EX-99.1 2 c10338_ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Commtouch Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of 2006

First Profitable Quarter Following 13 Consecutive Quarters of Growth

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 1, 2006 – Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH), the leading OEM provider of real time anti-spam, Zero-Hour™ virus protection and IP Reputation technology, today announced its third quarter results for the period ending September 30, 2006.

Highlights for the quarter ending September 30, 2006:

      Revenues: $1,866,000, an increase of 78% compared to revenues of $1,048,000 in the third quarter of 2005, and a 10% increase compared to revenues of $1,698,000 in the second quarter of 2006.
     
  GAAP Net Income: $149,000, achieved after 13 consecutive quarters of double-digit growth. This is compared to net loss of $855,000 in the same quarter in 2005, and compared to net loss of $114,000 in the second quarter of 2006.
     
  Non-GAAP Net Income: $315,000, compared to a Non–GAAP loss of $412,000 in the same quarter in 2005, and an increase of 518% compared to a Non-GAAP net income of $51,000 in the second quarter of 2006 (Refer to the “Use of Non-GAAP Measures” section and accompanying financial table for reconciliation of GAAP financial information to Non-GAAP).
     
  Deferred Revenues (long term and short term): $2,588,000, an increase of approximately 4% compared to deferred revenues of $2,483,000 as of June 30, 2006.
     
  Cash and marketable securities: an increase of approximately $862,000, to approximately $9,059,000, due to the company being cash positive for the fourth consecutive quarter and receipt of proceeds from warrant and option exercises (approximately $639,000).
     
  The company signed nine OEM licensing agreements during the third quarter, bringing the company’s global OEM partner count to fifty at the close of the quarter.

Commtouch CEO Gideon Mantel said: “The problem of SPAM and email-borne viruses has significantly increased over the last six months, causing increasing damage to the entire Internet community. Since traditional solutions have lacked the capability to compete against the new threats, the demand for our solution has increased over time, demonstrated in the record number of new OEM deals signed this past quarter. I am very proud that we have reached a major milestone in attaining profitability in the third quarter of 2006. We are confident in our ability to continue to grow the company while keeping high profit margins.”

Commtouch Conference Call

The company has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at 11 a.m. EST. To participate in the call, U.S. callers can dial 1-866-527-8676; UK Dial-in Number: 0-800-917-5108; ISRAEL Dial-in Number: 03-918-0609; INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: +972-3-918-0609 ten minutes prior to the start time. For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available from the day after the call in the investor relations section of Commtouch’s website, at: www.commtouch.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This press release includes financial measures for net income (loss), basic and diluted earnings per share that exclude stock-based compensation expense and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance that enhances management's and investors' ability to evaluate the company's net income or net loss and earnings or loss per share and to compare it with historical net income or net loss and earnings or loss per share, including for the period prior to the adoption of FAS 123R by the company effective January 1, 2006.

The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when evaluating the business internally and therefore felt it important to make these non-GAAP adjustments available to investors.


About Commtouch

Commtouch Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTCH) is dedicated to protecting and preserving the integrity of the world's most important communications tool -- e-mail. Commtouch has over 15 years of experience developing messaging software and is a global developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam, Zero-Hour virus protection and IP Reputation solutions. Using core technologies including RPD (Recurrent Pattern Detection™), the Commtouch Detection Center analyzes billions of email messages per month to identify new spam and malware outbreaks within minutes of their introduction into the Internet. Integrated by more than 50 OEM partners, Commtouch technology protects thousands of organizations, with over 50 million users in over 100 countries. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel, and has a subsidiary in Mountain View, Calif. For more information, see: www.commtouch.com. The site includes the Commtouch online lab detailing spam statistics and charts.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including projections about our business, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements in the future tense, and statements including words such as "expect," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," or "believe" are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on information available to us at the time of the release; we assume no obligation to update any of them. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations as a result of numerous factors, including business conditions and growth or deterioration in the Internet market, commerce and the general economy, both domestic as well as international; fewer than expected new-partner relationships; competitive factors, including pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered by competitors; the ability of our OEM partners to successfully penetrate markets with products integrated with Commtouch technology; a slower than expected acceptance rate for our newer product offerings; availability of qualified staff for expansion; technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products; and the failure of Commtouch to meet The Nasdaq Capital Market's listing standards, as well as those risks described in the text of this press release and the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K, which are available through www.sec.gov.

Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD and Zero-Hour are trademarks, and Commtouch is a registered trademark, of Commtouch Software Ltd. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch.

Contacts:

Investor Relations:
Ron Ela
IR@commtouch.com
US: 650-864-2112
Int’l: +972-9-863-6813
      Media :
Rebecca Steinberg Herson
rebeccah@commtouch.com
US: 650-864-2112
Int'l: +972-9-863-6877

 

 

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COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(USD in thousands)

               
   
September 30,
         
   
2006
 
December 31,
   
Unaudited
     
2005
 
 

 

Assets

 
Current Assets:              

   Cash and cash equivalents

$
6,559
 
$
3,986
   Marketable Securities
$
2,500
   
$
2,500
 
  Trade receivables, net
458
 
355
  Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivable
187
 
168
 

 

  Total current assets
9,704
 
7,009
 

 

Long-term lease deposits
16
 
18
Equity investment in Imatrix
 
48
Severance pay fund
594
 
547
Property and equipment, net
500
 
373
 

 

 
$
10,814
   
$
7,995
 
 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
Current Liabilities:
 
  Accounts payable
305
 
321
  Employees and payroll accruals
459
 
617
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities
327
 
301
  Short-term deferred revenue
2,030
 
1,533
 

 

  Total current liabilities
3,121
 
2,772
 

 

  Long-term deferred revenue  
558
     
386
 
  Accrued severance pay
685
 
638
 

 

   
1,243
     
1,024
 
 

 

  Shareholders’ equity
6,450
 
4,199
 

 

  $
10,814
  $
7,995
 

 

               
               

 

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COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(USD in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
Three Months ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2006
2005
2006
2005
 

 

 

 

                               

    Revenues

$
1,866
 
$
1,048
 
$
5,037
 
$
2,668
                               
    Cost of revenues
226
 
180
 
664
 
519

 

 

 

Gross profit
1,640
 
868
 
4,373
 
2,149

 

 

 

Operating expenses:  
     
     
     
 
    Research and development  
443
     
312
     
1,317
     
1,107
 
    Sales and marketing  
679
     
569
     
2,080
     
1,874
 
    General and administrative  
448
     
355
     
1,462
     
1,341
 

 

 

 

    Total operating expenses  
1,570
     
1,236
     
4,859
     
4,322
 

 

 

 

Operating profit (loss)  
70
     
(368
)    
(486
)    
(2,173
)
    Interest and other expense, net  
79
     
38
     
192
     
94
 
    Equity - loss of affiliate  
     
(82
)    
(49
)    
(142
)

 

 

 

    Net income (loss)  
149
     
(412
)    
(343
)    
(2,221
)
    Amortization of beneficial conversion feature relating to
       convertible Series A Preferred Shares
 
     
(433
)    
     
(1,751
)

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary and equivalently participating shareholders $
149
    $
(855
)   $
(343
)   $
(3,972
)

 

 

 

Earning (Loss) per share-basic and diluted $
0.00
    $
(0.02
)   $
(0.01
)   $
(0.09
)

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

                             

basic

 
70,984
     
47,010
     
64,624
     
45,797
 

 

 

 

diluted  
77,313
     
47,010
     
64,624
     
45,797
 

 

 

 

                               

 

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COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO NON-GAAP

(USD in thousands)

 
Three Months ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2006
2005
2006
2005
 

 

 

 

                               

    GAAP Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary and equivalently participating shareholders

$
149
 
$
(855
)
 
$
(343
)
 
$
(3,972
)
Stock-based compensation (b)
166
 
 
495
 
    Amortization of beneficial conversion feature relating to convertible Series A Preferred Shares
 
433
 
 
1,751

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Net income (loss)
$
315
 
$
(412
)
 
$
152
 
$
(2,221
)

 

 

 

(b) Stock-based compensation:                              
    Cost of revenues
$
9
   
$
   
$
27
   
$
 
    Research and development
63
   
   
190
   
 
    Sales and marketing
63
   
   
182
   
 
    General and administrative
31
   
   
96
   
 

 

 

 

    Stock-based compensation
$
166
   
$
   
$
495
   
$
 

 

 

 

                               

 

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