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Exhibit 99.1

 

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ANCESTRY.COM LLC REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS

– 2013 Total Non-GAAP Revenue $561.5 million, Up 15% Year-Over-Year –

– 2013 Adjusted EBITDA $211.6 million, Up 18% Year-Over-Year –

PROVO, Utah, February 20, 2014 – Ancestry.com LLC reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. Financial performance for the periods was consistent with the preliminary results reported by the Company on January 29, 2014.

“2013 was a successful year for Ancestry.com. We delivered strong financial performance highlighted by improved profit margins and growth in cash flows,” said Tim Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Ancestry.com. “We have a busy 2014 planned as we position the company to capitalize on its long-term growth opportunities. Key areas of activity and investment include areas such as product development initiatives; international expansion; our exclusive agreement with FamilySearch; and the continued growth of our popular AncestryDNA product, among others. We enjoy a solid foundation from which to pursue these initiatives, with a total subscriber base of more than 2.7 million across all websites and a profitable and healthy business model.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Financial Highlights1

 

    Total revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2013 were $145.0 million and $540.4 million, respectively.

 

    Non-GAAP revenues2 for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $145.9 million, an increase of 10.8% over $131.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. For the full year 2013, total non-GAAP revenues were $561.5 million, an increase of 15.1% over the full year 2012, driven by growth in revenues from the Company’s core Ancestry.com branded websites, Archives.com and AncestryDNA.

 

    Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $(23.3) million compared to net loss of $(60.3) million in the fourth quarter of 2012. For the full year 2013, net loss was $(79.7) million compared to a net loss of $(1.9) million for the full year 2012.

 

    Adjusted EBITDA3 for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $53.6 million, compared to $50.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 36.7%, compared to 38.2% in the fourth quarter of 2012. For the full year 2013, adjusted EBITDA was $211.6 million, compared to $178.8 million for the full year 2012. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the full year 2013 was 37.7%, compared to 36.7% for the full year 2012. The quarter and year-to-date periods included $2.0 and $5.6 million, respectively, of general legal and professional fees related to litigation, establishing the Company’s new corporate structure, registering the 2020 notes with the SEC and the dividend declared in September 2013 by the Company’s owners, and costs related to the settlement of litigation.

 

    Free cash flow4 totaled $132.9 million for the full year 2013 compared to $106.0 million for the full year 2012.

 

    Cash and cash equivalents totaled $86.6 million as of December 31, 2013.

 

    Obligations under long-term debt5 totaled $906.4 million as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

1  Fourth quarter and full year 2012 results reflect the combined periods preceding and succeeding the acquisition of Ancestry.com Inc. by a company controlled by Permira funds and co-investors (the “Transaction”). The Transaction was consummated on December 28, 2012.
2  Non-GAAP revenues are defined as the revenues that would have been recognized, except for the write-down of deferred revenue to fair value as a result of the application of purchase accounting for the Transaction. Non-GAAP revenues is calculated as total revenues plus the effects of non-cash adjustments to revenue from purchase accounting.
3  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus non-cash purchase accounting adjustments to revenue, interest expense, net; other (income) expense; income tax expense (benefit); non-cash charges including depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation expense; and expenses associated with the Transaction.
4  Free cash flow subtracts from adjusted EBITDA capitalization of content databases, purchases of property and equipment and cash received (paid) for income taxes and interest.
5  This amount does not include $400.0 million in senior unsecured PIK notes issued by our parent company, Ancestry.com Holdings LLC as of the date of this release. While not required, Ancestry.com LLC intends to make dividends to our parent in order to fund cash interest payments of these notes.


Recent Business Highlights

 

    Subscribers of Ancestry.com websites totaled approximately 2,140,000 as of December 31, 2013, a 6.2% increase over the end of the fourth quarter of 2012 and a 1.6% decrease from the end of the third quarter of 2013.

 

    The Company ended the year with approximately 12.7 billion records, having added more than 1.2 billion new records in 2013. New collections added in Q4 included:

 

    West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962 – 22.6 million records

 

    Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, 1918-1945 – 10.5 million records

 

    Ireland Census, 1901 & 1911 – 8.7 million records

 

    Netherlands Death Records, 1779-2013 – 3.5 million records

 

    Texas Birth and Death Certificates, 1903-1982 – 6.9 million records

 

    U.S. School Catalogs, 1756-1935 – 5.3 million records

 

    Associated Press Card Index, 1905-2001 – 2.6 million records

 

    User-generated content on Ancestry.com continued to grow significantly during the year, and at year-end more than 3.1 billion records had been attached to our users’ family members, including 191 million uploaded photos and more than 16 million uploaded stories.

 

    Since launching in May 2012, AncestryDNA now has a database of more than 300,000 DNA samples, delivering an average of 50 fourth cousin DNA matches per customer.

 

    The Ancestry app has been downloaded more than 10 million times across the Android and iOS platforms; additionally, our redesigned iOS app includes new features and other social capabilities.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

The Company believes that non-GAAP revenues, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are useful measures of operating performance because they exclude items that the Company does not consider indicative of its core performance. Non-GAAP revenues are calculated by adding the effects of non-cash adjustments to revenue from purchase accounting for the Transaction. In the case of adjusted EBITDA, net income (loss) is adjusted for such expenses as non-cash adjustments to revenue from purchase accounting, interest expense, net; other (income) expense, net; income tax expense (benefit); non-cash charges including depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense; and expenses associated with the Transaction. Free cash flow subtracts from adjusted EBITDA the capitalization of content databases, purchases of property and equipment and cash received (paid) for income taxes and interest. However, these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, total revenues, net income (loss) 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 summary financial statements.

The Company uses non-GAAP revenues, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow as measures of operating performance; for planning purposes, including the preparation of the annual operating budget; to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of its business; to evaluate the effectiveness of its business strategies; and in communications with its operating committee concerning its financial performance. The Company also uses non-GAAP revenues and adjusted EBITDA as factors when determining the incentive compensation pool.

About Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online family history resource with approximately 2.7 million paying subscribers across all its websites. More than 12 billion records have been added to the Ancestry.com sites and users have created more than 55 million family trees containing more than 5 billion profiles. In addition to its flagship site www.ancestry.com, the company operates several global Ancestry international websites along with a suite of online family history brands, including Archives.com, Fold3.com, Newspapers.com, and offers the AncestryDNA product, sold by its subsidiary, Ancestry.com DNA, LLC, all of which are designed to empower people to discover, preserve and share their family history.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “appears,” “may,” “designed,” “expect,” “intend,” “focus,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “should,” “continue” or “work” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements include statements describing the Company’s subscriber base, future earnings, growth outlook and financial and operating performance, its business outlook, its leadership position and its opportunities and prospects for growth, including growth in revenues, adjusted EBITDA and number of subscribers. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include a variety of factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. In particular, such risks and uncertainties include the Company’s continued ability to attract and retain subscribers; continued service outages or a significant disruption in service on its websites; its continued ability to acquire content and make it available online; its ability to add tools and features and provide value to satisfy customer demand; difficulties encountered in integrating acquired businesses and retaining customers; the timing and amount of investments in the Company’s DNA service; market conditions; the Company’s substantial debt obligations as a result of the acquisition of the Company by a company controlled by the Permira funds and co-investors; its intention to pay dividends to its parent; the availability of cash and credit; the adverse impact of competitive product announcements; failure to achieve anticipated revenues, adjusted EBITDA and operating performance; changes in overall economic conditions; the loss of key employees; competitors’ actions; pricing and gross margin pressures; inability to control costs and expenses; and significant litigation. Information concerning additional factors that could cause events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements is contained under the caption “Risk Factors” in Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2014, and in discussions in other of our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date and we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     December 31,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 86,554      $ 35,651   

Restricted cash

     60,740        83,863   

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $605 and $661 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     11,382        11,089   

Income tax receivable

     3,285        41,799   

Current deferred income taxes

     20,350        —     

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     11,530        9,816   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     193,841        182,218   

Property and equipment, net

     37,613        27,813   

Content databases, net

     272,758        270,984   

Intangible assets, net

     416,735        600,628   

Goodwill

     948,283        945,619   

Other assets

     35,512        50,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,904,742      $ 2,077,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S INTERESTS     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 12,575      $ 11,432   

Accrued expenses

     51,923        62,120   

Acquisition-related liabilities

     60,640        83,863   

Deferred revenues

     137,864        116,953   

Current deferred income taxes

     —          2,021   

Current portion of long-term debt

     36,760        6,432   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     299,762        282,821   

Long-term debt, net

     869,620        936,797   

Deferred income taxes

     185,553        235,167   

Other long-term liabilities

     9,110        13,323   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,364,045        1,468,108   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Member’s interests

     693,072        682,021   

Accumulated deficit

     (152,375     (72,675
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total member’s interests

     540,697        609,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and member’s interests

   $ 1,904,742      $ 2,077,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

 

     Successor      Predecessor(1)  
     Year ended     Period from      Period from  
     December 31,     Dec. 29, 2012 to      Jan. 1, 2012 to  
     2013(2)     Dec. 31, 2012      Dec. 28, 2012  
     (unaudited)               

Revenues:

       

Subscription revenues

   $ 499,557      $ 3,194       $ 451,744   

Product and other revenues

     40,834        264         31,883   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     540,391        3,458         483,627   

Costs of revenues:

       

Cost of subscription revenues

     91,118        664         66,741   

Cost of product and other revenues

     24,324        159         19,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

     115,442        823         85,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     424,949        2,635         397,724   

Operating expenses:

       

Technology and development

     85,723        642         77,512   

Marketing and advertising

     145,103        1,145         138,073   

General and administrative

     55,691        381         45,995   

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     185,193        1,472         16,551   

Transaction-related expenses(4)

     —          102,264         7,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     471,710        105,904         285,235   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     (46,761     (103,269      112,489   

Interest expense, net

     (97,837     (730      (1,065

Other income (expense), net

     (655     —           742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (145,253     (103,999      112,166   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     65,553        31,324         (41,377
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (79,700   $ (72,675    $ 70,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

 

     Successor      Predecessor(1)  
     Three Months
Ended
    Period from      Period from  
     December 31,     Dec. 29, 2012 to      Oct. 1, 2012 to  
     2013(5)     Dec. 31, 2012      Dec. 28, 2012  
     (unaudited)            (unaudited)  

Revenues:

       

Subscription revenues

   $ 133,556      $ 3,194       $ 117,179   

Product and other revenues

     11,430        264         10,479   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     144,986        3,458         127,658   

Costs of revenues:

       

Cost of subscription revenues

     24,400        664         17,268   

Cost of product and other revenues

     7,238        159         6,474   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

     31,638        823         23,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     113,348        2,635         103,916   

Operating expenses:

       

Technology and development

     21,825        642         22,220   

Marketing and advertising

     37,231        1,145         32,770   

General and administrative

     16,182        381         11,390   

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     46,161        1,472         6,189   

Transaction-related expenses(4)

     —          102,264         4,226   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     121,399        105,904         76,795   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     (8,051     (103,269      27,121   

Interest expense, net

     (27,268     (730      (391

Other income (expense), net

     (221     —           (19
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (35,540     (103,999      26,711   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     12,193        31,324         (14,346
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (23,347   $ (72,675    $ 12,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


ANCESTRY.COM LLC

 

     Successor      Predecessor(1)  
     Year ended     Period from      Period from  
     December 31,     Dec. 29, 2012 to      Jan. 1, 2012 to  
     2013(2)     Dec. 31, 2012      Dec. 28, 2012  
           (unaudited)         

Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to net income (loss) (in thousands):

       

Net income (loss)

   $ (79,700   $ (72,675    $ 70,789   

Non-cash revenue adjustment(3)

     21,115        550         —     

Interest expense, net

     97,837        730         1,065   

Other (income) expense, net

     655        —           (742

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (65,553     (31,324      41,377   

Depreciation

     16,931        —           14,699   

Amortization

     211,974        1,688         27,879   

Stock-based compensation expense

     8,324        —           15,421   

Transaction-related expenses(4)

     —          102,264         7,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 211,583      $ 1,233       $ 177,592   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capitalization of content database costs

     (22,239     —           (23,538

Purchase of property and equipment

     (26,714     —           (20,776

Cash paid for interest

     (70,311     —           (1,368

Cash received (paid) for income taxes

     40,601        —           (27,156
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 132,920      $ 1,233       $ 104,754   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
     Successor      Predecessor(1)  
     Year ended     Period from      Period from  
     December 31,     Dec. 29, 2012 to      Jan. 1, 2012 to  
     2013     Dec. 31, 2012      Dec. 28, 2012  
           (unaudited)         

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP revenues to total revenues (in thousands):

       

Total revenues

   $ 540,391      $ 3,458       $ 483,627   

Non-cash revenue adjustment(3)

     21,115        550         —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP revenues

   $ 561,506      $ 4,008       $ 483,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


ANCESTRY.COM LLC

 

     Successor      Predecessor(1)  
     Three Months
Ended
    Period from      Period from  
     December 31,     Dec. 29, 2012 to      Oct. 1, 2012 to  
     2013(5)     Dec. 31, 2012      Dec. 28, 2012  
           (unaudited)         

Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to net income (loss) (in thousands):

       

Net income (loss)

   $ (23,347   $ (72,675    $ 12,365   

Non-cash revenue adjustment(3)

     953        550         —     

Interest expense, net

     27,268        730         391   

Other (income) expense, net

     221        —           19   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (12,193     (31,324      14,346   

Depreciation

     4,675        —           3,792   

Amortization

     53,141        1,688         9,403   

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,849        —           4,335   

Transaction-related expenses(4)

     —          102,264         4,226   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 53,567      $ 1,233       $ 48,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capitalization of content database costs

     (7,507     —           (4,572

Purchase of property and equipment

     (9,466     —           (3,333

Cash paid for interest

     (24,666     —           (831

Cash received (paid) for income taxes

     3,682        —           (95
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 15,610      $ 1,233       $ 40,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
       
     Successor      Predecessor(1)  
     Three Months
Ended
    Period from      Period from  
     December 31,     Dec. 29, 2012 to      Oct. 1, 2012 to  
     2013     Dec. 31, 2012      Dec. 28, 2012  
           (unaudited)         

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP revenues to total revenues (in thousands):

       

Total revenues

   $ 144,986      $ 3,458       $ 127,658   

Non-cash revenue adjustment(3)

     953        550         —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP revenues

   $ 145,939      $ 4,008       $ 127,658   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(1) We operated as the Predecessor until December 28, 2012 when a company controlled by the Permira funds and co-investors acquired the Predecessor. As a result, our fiscal year 2012 is divided into a Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and a Predecessor period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012. Operational data presented for the Successor and Predecessor periods is not necessarily comparable due to the Transaction.
(2) Net loss and therefore adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2013 include $5.6 million of professional services related to litigation, reorganizing our corporate structure, registering the existing senior Notes with the SEC, costs associated with the dividend declared in September 2013 by our Parent and costs related to the settlement of litigation.
(3) Represents non-cash adjustments to revenue or the revenues that would have been recognized, except for the write-down of deferred revenue to fair value as a result of the application of purchase accounting for the Transaction.
(4) Transaction-related expenses for the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 include $53.1 million of stock-based compensation expense due to the acceleration of vesting for outstanding Predecessor stock-based awards upon closing of the Transaction.
(5) Net loss and therefore adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow for three months ended December 31, 2013 include $2.0 million of professional services related to litigation, reorganizing our corporate structure, registering the existing senior Notes with the SEC, costs associated with the dividend declared in September 2013 by our Parent and costs related to the settlement of litigation.


ANCESTRY.COM LLC

Total Subscribers and Net Subscriber Additions

(in thousands)

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Total subscribers

     2,140         2,016   

Net subscriber additions

     124         313   

Contact:

 

Media:      Investors:
Heather Erickson      Mike Houston
herickson@ancestry.com      mhouston@ancestry.com
(801) 705-7104      (801) 705-7942