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LOGO

www.bankrate.com

For more information contact:

Edward J. DiMaria

SVP, Chief Financial Officer

edimaria@bankrate.com

(917) 368-8608

Bruce J. Zanca

SVP, Chief Communications/Marketing Officer

bzanca@bankrate.com

(917) 368-8648

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Reminder — Conference Call and Webcast Today at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time

Interactive Dial-In: (866) 730-5768, Passcode 35065993. International Callers Dial-In (857) 350-1592, Passcode 35065993 (10 minutes before the call). Webcast: http://investor.bankrate.com/

BANKRATE ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Q3 Revenue of $116.8 million, up 3%

Q3 Adjusted EBITDA of $29.8 million, down 17%

Q3 Adjusted EPS of $0.13, down 28%

NEW YORK, NY – November 1, 2012 Bankrate, Inc. (NYSE: RATE) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Total revenue for the third quarter was $116.8 million compared to $112.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, an increase of 3%.

Net income for the quarter was $2.6 million or $0.03 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $7.1 million, or $0.07 per fully diluted share in the third quarter of 2011. Earnings per fully diluted share, excluding stock based compensation expense, amortization, IPO and deal related expenses, legal settlements and other income (“Adjusted EPS”), were $0.13 for the third quarter of 2012, compared to Adjusted EPS of $0.18 for the third quarter of 2011, representing a decrease of 28%.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding stock based compensation expense, IPO and deal related expenses and legal settlements (“Adjusted EBITDA”), were $29.8 million, with a margin of 25.6%, in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $36.0 million, with a margin of 31.9%, in the third quarter of 2011, a decrease of 17%.

Results for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $363.9 million compared to $310.4 million in the comparable period in 2011, representing a $53.5 million or 17% increase.


Net income was $29.0 million or $0.29 per fully diluted share for the first nine months of 2012, compared to a net loss of $27.5 million, or $0.30 per fully diluted share in the first nine months of 2011. Adjusted EPS was $0.49 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $0.43 for the same period in 2011, representing an increase of 14%.

Adjusted EBITDA was $105.2 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared to $96.9 million in the first nine months of 2011, an increase of 8.5%.

In a press release that was distributed by the company on October 15, 2012, Thomas R. Evans, President and CEO of Bankrate, Inc. stated, “We felt the need to be even more aggressive about cutting back our insurance lead volume as we received more disposition data and feedback, thereby reducing revenue in that area. We have seen meaningful improvements in quality and conversion, which we believe will result in better monetization in 2013. Although credit card traffic remains strong, we have seen no change or improvement in approvals. The core Bankrate mortgage and deposit business has been very strong in Q3 and for the year.”

2012 Guidance Reaffirmed

Bankrate reaffirms the company’s previously stated guidance provided on October 15, 2012. Bankrate expects revenue growth for the full year to be between 8 percent and 12 percent and the Adjusted EBITDA margin to be in the high 20 percent range. “The additional adjustments we have made in our insurance leads business to aggressively cut back on sources to drive higher conversion and quality has resulted in a short term reduction to our results and guidance,” Mr. Evans stated. “We will continue to execute on our strategy to move our insurance leads platform to higher quality, higher converting traffic which we believe will drive higher value and open up new product opportunities to drive growth in 2013,” Mr. Evans commented.

Third Quarter 2012 Financial Highlights

 

   

Total revenue for the quarter was $116.8 million, an increase of 3%, or $3.9 million from the $112.9 million in the same period last year.

 

   

Gross margin increased by approximately 140 bps. to 67.7% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year – helped by pricing initiatives as well as the Company’s initiative to transition to a higher conversion lead model with a greater percentage of owned and operated traffic from a high volume third party affiliate lead model.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $29.8 million in the third quarter was 17% or $6.2 million lower compared to the third quarter of 2011.

 

   

Display advertising or CPM revenue in the third quarter was 31% higher compared to the same period last year.

 

   

Hyperlink or CPC revenue for the quarter was 56% higher compared to the same period last year.

 

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Lead generation revenue, which consists of CPA and CPL revenue, was 11% lower compared to the third quarter 2011 as the Company continues to transition its insurance business to higher quality, higher converting volume and to reduce lesser converting lead sources. In addition, marketing by credit card issuers on the company’s platform was significantly lower compared to the outstanding Q3 2011 levels.

 

   

At the end of the third quarter, the company’s leverage ratio was 0.9x on a net debt basis based on the company’s trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA of $143.7 million compared to 0.8x at the end of the second quarter of 2012.

November 1, 2012 Conference Call Interactive Dial-In and Webcast Information:

To participate in the teleconference please call: (866) 730-5768, passcode 35065993. International participants should dial: (857) 350-1592, passcode 35065993. Please access at least 10 minutes prior to the time the conference is set to begin. A webcast of this call can be accessed at Bankrate’s website: http://investor.bankrate.com/.

Replay Information:

A replay of the conference call will be available beginning November 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT through November 8, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. ET / 8:59 p.m. PT. To listen to the replay, call (888) 286-8010 and enter the passcode: 38507677. International callers should dial (617) 801-6888 and enter the passcode: 38507677.

Non-GAAP Measures:

To supplement Bankrate’s financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), Bankrate uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EPS, and Gross Margin excluding stock based compensation, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain expenses, gains and losses. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of Bankrate’s current financial performance and its prospects for the future. Specifically, Bankrate believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses that may not be indicative of its core operating results. In addition, because Bankrate has historically reported certain non-GAAP results to investors, Bankrate believes the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides consistency in its financial reporting. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. The non-GAAP measures included in this press release have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure in the financial tables below.

About Bankrate, Inc.

Bankrate is a leading publisher, aggregator and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance

 

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editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards, and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans, and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, our flagship website, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including CreditCards.com, Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, Nationwide Card Services, InsuranceQuotes.com, CarInsuranceQuotes.com, InsureMe, Bankrate.com.cn, CreditCards.ca, NetQuote.com, and CD.com. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of nearly 600 local markets in all 50 U.S. states, Bankrate generates over 172,000 distinct rate tables capturing, on average, over three million pieces of information weekly. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 75 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, AOL, CNBC and Bloomberg. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 100 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

Certain matters included in this press release may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of our management team. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements made with respect to future revenue, revenue growth, market acceptance of our products, our strategy and profitability. Investors and prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the following: the willingness of our advertisers to advertise on our web site; increased competition and its effect on our website traffic, advertising rates, margins and market share; our dependence on internet search engines to attract a significant portion of the visitors to our websites; interest rate volatility; technological changes; our ability to manage traffic on our websites and service interruptions; our ability to maintain and develop our brands and content; the fluctuations of our results of operations from period to period; our indebtedness and the effect such indebtedness may have on our business; our need and our ability to incur additional debt or equity financing; our ability to integrate the operations and realize the expected benefits of businesses that we have acquired and may acquire in the future; the effect of unexpected liabilities we assume from our acquisitions; our ability to successfully execute on our strategy, including our quality initiative, and the effectiveness of our strategy; our ability to attract and retain executive officers and personnel; the impact of resolution of lawsuits to which we are a party; our ability to protect our intellectual

 

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property; the effects of facing liability for content on our websites; our ability to establish and maintain distribution arrangements; our ability to maintain good working relationships with our customers and third-party providers and to continue to attract new customers; the effect of our expansion of operations in China and possible expansion to other international markets, in which we may have limited experience; the willingness of consumers to accept the Internet and our online network as a medium for obtaining financial product information; the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the financial services industry in particular; changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government; changes in consumer spending and saving habits; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; changes in accounting principles, policies, practices or guidelines; and our ability to manage the risks involved in the foregoing. For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, refer to our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any factor described above or in our SEC reports could, by itself or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our financial results and condition. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

-Financial Statements Follow-

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Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ In thousands, except per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)        
     September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 71,109      $ 56,213   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,501 and $1,534 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     60,445        60,543   

Deferred income taxes

     25,131        24,690   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     7,706        2,535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     164,391        143,981   

Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $11,302 and $6,676 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     10,009        9,065   

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $115,510 and $81,212 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     395,135        378,240   

Goodwill

     602,768        595,522   

Other assets

     12,092        10,604   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,184,395      $ 1,137,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 7,668      $ 9,564   

Accrued expenses

     24,674        26,288   

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     3,375        5,891   

Accrued interest

     4,898        10,588   

Other current liabilities

     13,632        3,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     54,247        56,300   

Deferred income taxes

     82,670        82,670   

Senior secured notes, net of unamortized discount

     193,857        193,613   

Other liabilities

     28,120        16,367   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     358,894        348,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock, par value $.01 per share - 300,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011; 100,097,969 and 99,992,000 shares issued at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011; 100,047,525 and 99,992,000 shares outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     1,000        1,000   

Additional paid-in capital

     841,101        832,797   

Accumulated deficit

     (15,608     (44,595

Less: Treasury stock, at cost 50,444 and 0 shares at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     (591     —     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (401     (740
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     825,501        788,462   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,184,395      $ 1,137,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ In thousands, except per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2011
    September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2011
 

Revenue

   $ 116,775      $ 112,904      $ 363,920      $ 310,431   

Cost of revenue (excludes depreciation and amortization)

     37,682        38,071        115,569        111,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     79,093        74,833        248,351        199,085   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     67.7     66.3     68.2     64.1

Operating expenses:

        

Sales

     4,123        3,620        12,077        9,578   

Marketing

     34,986        24,007        97,787        59,709   

Product development

     4,082        3,696        12,652        10,818   

General and administrative

     8,302        9,990        27,469        24,978   

Legal settlements

     833        —          898        —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     (512     1,163        367        40,858   

Restructuring charges

     —          —          —          238   

Depreciation and amortization

     14,103        10,899        38,459        32,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     65,917        53,375        189,709        178,744   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     13,176        21,458        58,642        20,341   

Interest and other expenses, net

     (8,107     (6,519     (21,417     (25,439

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          —          —          (16,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     5,069        14,939        37,225        (21,727

Income tax expense

     2,509        7,807        8,238        5,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,560      $ 7,132      $ 28,987      $ (27,467
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.03      $ 0.07      $ 0.29      $ (0.30

Diluted

     0.03        0.07        0.29        (0.30

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     99,918,198        99,879,865        99,948,113        92,233,345   

Diluted

     100,541,993        100,427,391        101,157,285        92,233,345   

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 2,716      $ 7,000      $ 29,326      $ (27,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - NON-GAAP

($ In thousands, except per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2011
    September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2011
 

Revenue

   $ 116,775      $ 112,904      $ 363,920      $ 310,431   

Cost of revenue (excludes depreciation and amortization)

     37,559        37,868        115,098        111,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin excluding stock based compensation

     79,216        75,036        248,822        199,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     67.8     66.5     68.4     64.2

Operating expenses:

        

Sales

     3,781        3,205        11,043        9,094   

Marketing

     34,719        23,785        97,045        59,450   

Product development

     3,744        3,248        11,501        10,295   

General and administrative

     7,127        8,769        24,025        23,554   

Legal settlements

     833        —          898        —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     (512     1,163        367        40,858   

Restructuring charges

     —          —          —          238   

Stock based compensation

     2,245        2,509        6,842        2,927   

Depreciation and amortization

     14,103        10,899        38,459        32,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     66,040        53,578        190,180        178,981   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     13,176        21,458        58,642        20,341   

Interest and other expenses, net

     (8,107     (6,519     (21,417     (25,439

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          —          —          (16,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     5,069        14,939        37,225        (21,727

Income tax expense

     2,509        7,807        8,238        5,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,560      $ 7,132      $ 28,987      $ (27,467
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.03      $ 0.07      $ 0.29      $ (0.30

Diluted

     0.03        0.07        0.29        (0.30

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     99,918,198        99,879,865        99,948,113        92,233,345   

Diluted

     100,541,993        100,427,391        101,157,285        92,233,345   

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 2,716      $ 7,000      $ 29,326      $ (27,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)

($ in thousands, except per share data)

 

    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2011
    September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2011
 

Revenue

  $ 116,775      $ 112,904      $ 363,920      $ 310,431   

Gross margin excluding stock based compensation (1)

  $ 79,216      $ 75,036      $ 248,822      $ 199,322   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin excluding stock based compensation %

    67.8     66.5     68.4     64.2

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

  $ 29,845      $ 36,029      $ 105,208      $ 96,929   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    25.6     31.9     28.9     31.2

Adjusted net income (3)

  $ 12,691      $ 17,712      $ 49,620      $ 42,964   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS

  $ 0.13      $ 0.18      $ 0.49      $ 0.43   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding (5):

    100,541,993        100,427,391        101,157,285        100,427,391   

 

(1) Gross margin excluding stock based compensation represents gross margin plus stock based compensation classified as cost of revenue.

 

Reconciliation of gross margin excluding stock based compensation

           

Gross margin

   $ 79,093       $ 74,833       $ 248,351       $ 199,085   

Stock based compensation

     123         203         471         237   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross margin excluding stock based compensation

   $ 79,216       $ 75,036       $ 248,822       $ 199,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization adjusted to exclude legal settlements; acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees; restructuring charges; and stock based compensation.

 

Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA

          

Income from operations

   $ 13,176      $ 21,458       $ 58,642       $ 20,341   

Legal settlements

     833        —           898         —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     (512     1,163         367         40,858   

Restructuring Charges

     —          —           —           238   

Stock based compensation

     2,245        2,509         6,842         2,927   

Depreciation and amortization

     14,103        10,899         38,459         32,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 29,845      $ 36,029       $ 105,208       $ 96,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3) Adjusted net income adds back legal settlements; acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees; restructuring charges; stock based compensation; and amortization.

 

Reconciliation of adjusted net income

         

Income (loss) before income taxes

   $ 5,069      $ 14,939       $ 37,225      $ (21,727

Other income

     (135     —           (135     —     

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          —           —          16,629   

Legal settlements

     833        —           898        —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     (512     1,163         367        40,858   

Restructuring Charges

     —          —           —          238   

Stock based compensation

     2,245        2,509         6,842        2,927   

Amortization

     13,305        10,425         36,147        31,507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted income before tax

     20,805        29,036         81,344        70,432   

Income tax (3)

     8,114        11,324         31,724        27,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 12,691      $ 17,712       $ 49,620      $ 42,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(4) Assumes 39% income tax rate.
(5) Pro forma for post-IPO share count for 2011 periods presented.