EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   IR CONTACT:    Deborah Crawford

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

      Director, Investor Relations
      408 540-3712
   PR CONTACT:    Ken Ross
      VP, Corporate Communications
      408 540-3931

Netflix Announces Q4 2006 Financial Results

Subscribers – 6.3 million, up 51 percent year-over-year

Revenue – $277.2 million, up 44 percent year-over-year

GAAP Net Income – $14.9 million, down 61 percent year-over-year

Income Before Income Taxes – $23.8 million, up 439 percent year-over-year

LOS GATOS, Calif., January 24, 2007 – Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.

“2006 was a solid year for Netflix, demonstrating again the strength of our business model,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer. “Our accomplishments during the year – strong subscriber growth, continued improvement in the customer experience, and increased profitability – together with the recent launch of the first generation of our online video option, leave us better positioned than ever to achieve our long-term objective of being the movie rental leader.”

Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal-Year 2006 Financial Highlights

Revenue1 for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $277.2 million, representing 44 percent year-over-year growth from $193.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2005, and 8 percent sequential growth from $256.0 million for the third quarter of 2006. Revenue for fiscal 2006 was $996.7 million, up 46 percent from $682.2 million for fiscal 2005.

GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $14.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $38.2 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2005 and GAAP net income of $12.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2006. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 included a benefit of the realized deferred tax assets of $34.9 million, or approximately $0.52 per diluted share, related to the recognition of the Company’s deferred tax assets.

GAAP net income for fiscal 2006 was $49.1 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $42.0 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, for fiscal 2005.


1 The Company had previously recorded proceeds from sales of previously viewed DVDs and the related cost of DVDs sales as Sales revenue and Cost of sales revenue, respectively. The Company now records the net gain on sales of DVDs as a separate line item on the income statement.


Non-GAAP net income was $16.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2006, compared to non-GAAP net income of $41.5 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2005 and non-GAAP net income of $14.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 included a benefit of the realized deferred tax assets of $34.9 million, or approximately $0.52 per diluted share, related to the recognition of the Company’s deferred tax assets.

Non-GAAP net income was $56.8 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, for fiscal 2006 compared to non-GAAP net income of $56.4 million, or $0.86 per diluted share for fiscal 2005.

Non-GAAP net income equals net income on a GAAP basis before stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes.

Gross margin2 for the fourth quarter of 2006 was 38.9 percent, compared to 37.2 percent for the fourth quarter of 2005 and 38.0 percent for the third quarter of 2006. Gross margin for fiscal 2006 was 37.1 percent, compared to 31.7 percent for fiscal 2005.

Stock-based compensation. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, stock-based compensation is no longer presented as a separate line item on our income statement. Stock-based compensation is now presented in the same lines as cash compensation paid to the same individuals. Stock-based compensation recognized in prior periods has been reclassified to conform with the presentation in the current period. In the fourth quarter, the charge related to stock-based compensation was $3.1 million, compared to $3.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 and compared to $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2006.

The charge related to stock-based compensation for fiscal 2006 was $12.7 million, compared to $14.3 million for fiscal 2005.

Free cash flow3 for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $22.5 million, compared to $24.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 and $22.3 million for the third quarter of 2006. Free cash flow for fiscal 2006 was $62.0 million as compared to $24.3 million in fiscal 2005.

Cash provided by operating activities for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $87.1 million, compared to $59.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2005 and $61.5 million for the third quarter of 2006. Cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2006 was $247.9 million, compared to $157.5 million for fiscal 2005.

Subscriber acquisition cost4 for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $44.31 per gross subscriber addition, compared to $41.17 for the same period of 2005 and $45.32 for the third quarter of 2006. SAC for fiscal 2006 was $42.96 per gross subscriber addition compared to $38.77 for fiscal 2005.

Churn5 for the fourth quarter of 2006 was 3.9 percent, compared to 4.0 percent for the fourth quarter of 2005 and 4.2 percent for the third quarter of 2006. Churn includes free subscribers as well as paying subscribers who elect not to renew their monthly subscription service during the quarter.


2 Gross margin is defined as revenue less cost of subscription and fulfillment expense. The Company had previously recorded fulfillment expense as an operating expense.
3 Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less cash used in investing activities excluding purchases and sales of short-term investments.
4 Subscriber acquisition cost is defined as the total marketing expense, which includes stock-based compensation for marketing personnel, on the Company’s Statement of Operations divided by total gross subscriber additions during the quarter.
5 Churn is defined as customer cancellations in the quarter divided by the sum of beginning subscribers and gross subscriber additions, divided by three months.

 

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Subscribers. Netflix ended the fourth quarter of 2006 with approximately 6,316,000 total subscribers, representing 51 percent year-over-year growth from 4,179,000 total subscribers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2005 and 12 percent sequential growth from 5,662,000 subscribers at the end of the third quarter of 2006.

Net subscriber additions in the quarter were 654,000, compared to 587,000 for the same period of 2005 and 493,000 for the third quarter of 2006.

During the quarter Netflix acquired 1,493,000 gross subscriber additions, representing 29 percent year-over-year growth from 1,156,000 gross subscriber additions in the fourth quarter of 2005 and 14 percent quarter-over-quarter growth from 1,310,000 gross subscriber additions in the third quarter of 2006.

Of the 6,316,000 total subscribers at quarter end, 97 percent, or 6,154,000, were paid subscribers. The other 3 percent, or 162,000, were free subscribers. Paid subscribers represented 96 percent of total subscribers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2005 and 97 percent of total subscribers at the end of the third quarter of 2006.

Business Outlook

The Company’s performance expectations for the first quarter of 2007 and full-year 2007 are as follows:

First-Quarter 2007

 

  Ending subscribers of 6.7 million to 7.0 million

 

  Revenue of $304 million to $310 million

 

  GAAP net income of $9 million to $13 million, or $0.13 to $0.18 per diluted share

Full-Year 2007

 

  Ending subscribers of 8.0 million to 8.4 million

 

  Revenue of $1.25 billion to $1.3 billion

 

  GAAP net income of $55 million to $60 million, or $0.76 to $0.83 per diluted share

Float and Trading Plans

The Company estimates the public float at approximately 55,863,475 shares as of December 31, 2006, up 1 percent from 55,230,571 shares as of September 30, 2006, based on registered shares held in street name with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation. From time to time executive officers of Netflix may elect to buy or sell stock in Netflix. All open market sales are made pursuant to the terms of 10b5-1 Trading Plans approved by the Company and generally adopted no less than three months prior to the first date of sale under such plan.

Earnings Call

The Netflix earnings call will be webcast today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, and may be accessed at http://ir.netflix.com. Following the conclusion of the webcast, a replay of the call will be available via Netflix’s website at http://ir.netflix.com. For those without access to the Internet, a replay of the call will be available from approximately 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time on January 24, 2007 through January 29, 2007. To listen to a replay, call (719) 457-0820, access code 6497808.

 

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Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Management believes that non-GAAP net income is a useful measure of operating performance because it excludes the non-cash impact of stock option accounting, and, where specified, excludes the benefit of the realized tax assets. In addition, management believes that free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity because it excludes the non-operational cash flows from purchases and sales of short-term investments and cash flows from financing activities. However, these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income and net cash provided by operating activities, or other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation to the GAAP equivalents of these non-GAAP measures is contained in tabular form on the attached unaudited financial statements.

About Netflix

Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world’s largest online movie rental service, providing more than six million subscribers access to over 70,000 DVD titles. The company offers a variety of subscription plans, starting at $5.99 a month. There are no due dates, no late fees and no shipping fees. DVDs are delivered for free by the USPS from regional shipping centers located throughout the United States. Netflix can reach more than 90 percent of its subscribers with generally one business-day delivery. Netflix offers personalized movie recommendations to its members and has more than one billion movie ratings. Netflix also allows members to share and recommend movies to one another through its FriendsSM feature. For more information, visit www.netflix.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our subscriber growth, revenue, GAAP net income and earnings per share for the first quarter of 2007 as well as subscriber growth, revenue, GAAP net income and earnings per share for the full-year 2007. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ, including, without limitation: impacts arising out of competition, our ability to manage our growth, in particular, managing our subscriber acquisition cost as well as the cost of content delivered to our subscribers; our ability to attract new subscribers and retain existing subscribers; changes in pricing, availability and effectiveness related to our advertising; fluctuations in consumer usage of our service, customer spending on DVDs and related products; disruption in service on our website or with our computer systems; deterioration of the U.S. economy or conditions specific to online commerce or the filmed entertainment industry; conditions that effect our delivery through the U.S. Postal Service, including regulatory changes and increases in first class postage; increases in the costs of acquiring DVDs; and, widespread consumer adoption of different modes of viewing in-home filmed entertainment. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2006. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
     December 31,
2005
    September 30,
2006
   

December 31,

2006

    December 31,
2005
    December 31,
2006
 

Revenues

   $ 193,000     $ 255,950     $ 277,233     $ 682,213     $ 996,660  

Cost of revenues:

          

Subscription

     101,967       135,210       142,586       393,788       532,621  

Fulfillment expenses*

     19,189       23,583       26,762       71,987       94,364  
                                        

Total cost of revenues

     121,156       158,793       169,348       465,775       626,985  
                                        

Gross profit

     71,844       97,157       107,885       216,438       369,675  

Operating expenses:

          

Technology and development *

     9,219       11,929       13,201       35,388       48,379  

Marketing *

     47,591       59,367       66,158       144,562       225,524  

General and administrative *

     13,024       9,948       11,142       35,486       36,155  

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (788 )     (1,142 )     (1,304 )     (1,987 )     (4,797 )
                                        

Total operating expenses

     69,046       80,102       89,197       213,449       305,261  
                                        

Operating income

     2,798       17,055       18,688       2,989       64,414  

Other income (expense):

          

Interest and other income

     1,965       4,687       5,064       5,753       15,904  

Interest and other expense

     (353 )     —         —         (407 )     —    
                                        

Income before income taxes

     4,410       21,742       23,752       8,335       80,318  

Provision for income taxes

     (33,801 )     8,961       8,892       (33,692 )     31,236  
                                        

Net income

   $ 38,211     $ 12,781     $ 14,860     $ 42,027     $ 49,082  
                                        

Net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ .70     $ .19     $ .22     $ .79     $ .78  

Diluted

   $ .57     $ .18     $ .21     $ .64     $ .71  

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     54,393       68,081       68,424       53,528       62,577  

Diluted

     66,962       70,345       70,670       65,518       69,075  

Amortization of stock-based compensation included in expense line items:

          

Fulfillment

   $ 225     $ 213     $ 229     $ 1,225     $ 925  

Technology and development

     951       884       892       4,446       3,608  

Marketing

     602       540       515       2,565       2,138  

General and administrative

     1,554       1,532       1,494       6,091       6,025  
                                        
   $ 3,332     $ 3,169     $ 3,130     $ 14,327     $ 12,696  
                                        

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

          

Non-GAAP net income reconciliation:

          

Net income

   $ 38,211     $ 12,781     $ 14,860     $ 42,027     $ 49,082  

Add back:

          

Stock-based compensation

     3,332       3,169       3,130       14,327       12,696  

Income tax effect of stock-based compensation

     —         (1,306 )     (1,171 )     —         (4,950 )
                                        

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 41,543     $ 14,644     $ 16,819     $ 56,354     $ 56,828  
                                        

Non-GAAP net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ .76     $ .22     $ .25     $ 1.05     $ .91  

Diluted

   $ .62     $ .21     $ .24     $ .86     $ .82  

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     54,393       68,081       68,424       53,528       62,577  

Diluted

     66,962       70,345       70,670       65,518       69,075  

* Stock-based compensation recognized in the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2005 has been reclassed to this expense line to conform with the current period presentation.

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and par value data)

 

     As of  
     December 31,
2005
    December 31,
2006
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 212,256     $ 400,430  

Prepaid expenses

     7,848       4,742  

Prepaid revenue sharing expenses

     5,252       9,456  

Deferred tax assets

     13,666       3,155  

Other current assets

     4,669       10,635  
                

Total current assets

     243,691       428,418  

DVD library, net

     57,032       104,908  

Intangible assets, net

     457       969  

Property and equipment, net

     40,213       55,503  

Deposits

     1,249       1,316  

Deferred tax assets

     21,239       15,600  

Other assets

     800       2,065  
                

Total assets

   $ 364,681     $ 608,779  
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 63,491     $ 93,864  

Accrued expenses

     25,563       29,905  

Deferred revenue

     48,533       69,678  
                

Total current liabilities

     137,587       193,447  

Deferred rent

     842       1,121  
                

Total liabilities

     138,429       194,568  

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2005 and 2006; 54,755,731 and 68,612,463 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively

     55       69  

Additional paid-in capital

     315,868       454,731  

Accumulated deficit

     (89,671 )     (40,589 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     226,252       414,211  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 364,681     $ 608,779  
                

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
     December 31,
2005
    September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2006
    December 31,
2005
    December 31,
2006
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net income

   $ 38,211     $ 12,781     $ 14,860     $ 42,027     $ 49,082  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation of property and equipment

     2,616       4,066       4,374       9,134       15,903  

Amortization of DVD library

     24,848       36,253       45,716       96,883       141,160  

Amortization of intangible assets

     12       25       25       985       73  

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,332       3,169       3,130       14,327       12,696  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     —         (3,923 )     (5,652 )     —         (13,217 )

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     —         —         —         —         (23 )

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (1,432 )     (2,241 )     (2,770 )     (3,588 )     (9,089 )

Noncash interest expense

     —         —         —         11       —    

Deferred taxes

     (34,905 )     4,126       2,651       (34,905 )     16,150  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (7,737 )     (143 )     (3,134 )     (4,884 )     (7,064 )

Accounts payable

     14,863       (2,624 )     3,178       8,246       3,208  

Accrued expenses

     5,159       9,049       4,918       12,432       17,559  

Deferred revenue

     14,133       846       19,803       16,597       21,145  

Deferred rent

     (33 )     78       12       242       279  
                                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     59,067       61,462       87,111       157,507       247,862  
                                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchases of property and equipment

     (10,434 )     (5,231 )     (11,524 )     (27,653 )     (27,333 )

Acquisition of intangible asset

     —         —         —         (481 )     (585 )

Acquisitions of DVD library

     (27,056 )     (37,255 )     (56,289 )     (111,446 )     (169,528 )

Proceeds from sale of DVDs

     2,040       3,675       3,977       5,781       12,886  

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

     —         —         —         —         23  

Deposits and other assets

     716       (311 )     (804 )     551       (1,332 )
                                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (34,734 )     (39,122 )     (64,640 )     (133,248 )     (185,869 )
                                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     5,815       776       3,566       13,393       112,964  

Principal payments on notes payable and capital lease obligations

     —         —         —         (79 )     —    

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     —         3,923       5,652       —         13,217  
                                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     5,815       4,699       9,218       13,314       126,181  
                                        

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     222       —         —         222    

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     30,370       27,039       31,689       37,795       188,174  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     181,886       341,702       368,741       174,461       212,256  
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 212,256     $ 368,741     $ 400,430     $ 212,256     $ 400,430  
                                        

Non-GAAP free cash flow reconciliation:

          

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 59,067     $ 61,462     $ 87,111     $ 157,507     $ 247,862  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (10,434 )     (5,231 )     (11,524 )     (27,653 )     (27,333 )

Acquisition of intangible asset

     —         —         —         (481 )     (585 )

Acquisitions of DVD library

     (27,056 )     (37,255 )     (56,289 )     (111,446 )     (169,528 )

Proceeds from sale of DVDs

     2,040       3,675       3,977       5,781       12,886  

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

     —         —         —         —         23  

Deposits and other assets

     716       (311 )     (804 )     551       (1,332 )
                                        

Non-GAAP free cash flow

   $ 24,333     $ 22,340     $ 22,471     $ 24,259     $ 61,993  
                                        

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Other data

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except percentages and subscriber acquisition cost)

 

     As of / Three Months Ended     As of / Twelve Months Ended  
     December 31,
2005
    September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2006
    December 31,
2005
    December 31,
2006
 

Subscriber information:

          

Subscribers: beginning of period

     3,592       5,169       5,662       2,610       4,179  

Gross subscribers additions: during period

     1,156       1,310       1,493       3,729       5,250  

Gross subscriber additions year-to-year change

     47.6 %     42.2 %     29.2 %     37.3 %     40.8 %

Gross subscriber additions quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     25.5 %     22.4 %     14.0 %     —         —    

Less subscriber cancellations : during period

     (569 )     (817 )     (839 )     (2,160 )     (3,113 )

Subscribers: end of period

     4,179       5,662       6,316       4,179       6,316  

Subscribers year-to-year change

     60.1 %     57.6 %     51.1 %     60.1 %     51.1 %

Subscribers quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     16.3 %     9.5 %     11.6 %     —         —    

Free subscribers: end of period

     153       173       162       153       162  

Free subscribers as percentage of ending subscribers

     3.7 %     3.1 %     2.6 %     3.7 %     2.6 %

Paid subscribers: end of period

     4,026       5,489       6,154       4,026       6,154  

Paid subscribers year-to-year change

     61.9 %     60.4 %     52.9 %     61.9 %     52.9 %

Paid subscribers quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     17.6 %     9.4 %     12.1 %     —         —    

Churn

     4.0 %     4.2 %     3.9 %     —         —    

Subscriber acquisition cost

   $ 41.17     $ 45.32     $ 44.31     $ 38.77     $ 42.96  

Margins:

          

Gross margin

     37.2 %     38.0 %     38.9 %     31.7 %     37.1 %

Operating margin

     1.4 %     6.7 %     6.7 %     0.4 %     6.5 %

Net margin

     19.8 %     5.0 %     5.4 %     6.2 %     4.9 %

Expenses as percentage of revenues:

          

Technology and development

     4.8 %     4.7 %     4.8 %     5.2 %     4.9 %

Marketing

     24.7 %     23.2 %     23.9 %     21.2 %     22.6 %

General and administrative

     6.7 %     3.9 %     4.0 %     5.2 %     3.6 %

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (0.4 %)     (0.5 %)     (0.5 %)     (0.3 %)     (0.5 %)
                                        

Total operating expenses

     35.8 %     31.3 %     32.2 %     31.3 %     30.6 %

Year-to-year change:

          

Total revenues

     37.2 %     48.2 %     43.6 %     36.3 %     46.1 %

Fulfillment

     13.9 %     32.7 %     39.5 %     23.5 %     31.1 %

Technology and development

     26.5 %     33.2 %     43.2 %     20.1 %     36.7 %

Marketing

     63.1 %     77.4 %     39.0 %     43.8 %     56.0 %

General and administrative

     74.7 %     4.3 %     (14.5 %)     60.5 %     1.9 %

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (22.0 %)     194.3 %     65.5 %     (22.4 %)     141.4 %

Total operating expenses

     60.9 %     55.3 %     29.2 %     42.7 %     43.0 %

 

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