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Exhibit 99.1


www.angieslist.com


Angie's List Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results

Gross member additions of approximately 350,000 at an average cost per acquisition of $64

Revenue of $81.3 million, representing a 24% increase over the prior year

Cash provided by operations of $8.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014


INDIANAPOLIS — October 22, 2014 — Angie’s List, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) announced today financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
“We continue to add new members and grow revenue while we transition our business to a marketplace model," said Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle. "Margins improved significantly as we reduced our marketing spend and improved operating efficiency. While we made strides executing on our marketplace, we see opportunity for further improvement."


Key Operating Metrics
Three months ended
 
9/30/14
 
9/30/13
 
Change
Total paid memberships (end of period)
 
2,983,439

 
2,378,867

 
25
 %
Gross paid memberships added (in period)
 
350,376

 
371,318

 
(6
)%
Marketing cost per paid membership acquisition (in period)
 
$
64

 
$
76

 
(16
)%
First-year membership renewal rate (in period)
 
74
%
 
75
%
 
(1.0) pts
Average membership renewal rate (in period)
 
77
%
 
78
%
 
(1.0) pts
Participating service providers (end of period)
 
51,997

 
44,876

 
16
 %
Total service provider contract value (end of period, in thousands)
 
$
236,303

 
$
181,975

 
30
 %

Nine months ended
 
9/30/14
 
9/30/13
 
Change
Gross paid memberships added (in period)
 
1,035,814

 
993,556

 
4
%
Marketing cost per paid membership acquisition (in period)
 
$
79

 
$
76

 
4
%
First-year membership renewal rate (in period)
 
74
%
 
75
%
 
(1.0) pts
Average membership renewal rate (in period)
 
77
%
 
78
%
 
(1.0) pts


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Market Cohort Analysis
“Penetration rates in each of our cohorts and total average revenue per member continue to grow, reflecting the strength and stability of the model," continued Oesterle. "Combined with improved operating margins, these strong results provide the foundation for investment in new growth."
Cohort
 
# of
Markets
 
Average
Revenue/
Market
 
Membership
Revenue/Paid
Membership
 
Service
Provider
Revenue/Paid
Membership
 
Average
Marketing
Expense/
Market  
 
Total Paid
Memberships
 
Estimated
Penetration
Rate*
 
Annual
Membership
Growth
Rate
Pre-2003
 
10

 
$
7,258,018

 
$
34.01

 
$
108.50

 
$
1,416,968

 
564,568

 
14.9
%
 
24
%
2003-2007
 
35

 
5,416,899

 
30.35

 
99.70

 
1,486,922

 
1,622,252

 
11.7
%
 
25
%
2008-2010
 
103

 
341,123

 
16.35

 
41.03

 
204,621

 
674,337

 
12.0
%
 
23
%
Post 2010
 
105

 
39,230

 
12.05

 
28.46

 
59,383

 
122,282

 
7.3
%
 
51
%
Total
 
253

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,983,439

 
 
 
 
Cohort table presents financial and operational data for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014.

* Demographic information used in penetration rate calculations is based on a third-party study we commissioned in September 2014. According to the study, the number of U.S. households in our target demographic was 28 million.


Third Quarter Results
Total revenue for the third quarter of 2014 was $81.3 million, an increase of 24 percent compared to the prior year period. Membership revenue in the third quarter of 2014 was $18.3 million, an increase of 7 percent compared to the prior year period. Service provider revenue remains the largest and fastest growing component of total revenue at $63.0 million for the quarter, representing a 30 percent growth rate year over year. Service provider revenue includes revenue from advertising contracts and fees from e-commerce transactions. Advertising revenue was $56.0 million in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 33 percent compared to the prior year period, and e-commerce revenue was $7.0 million, an increase of approximately 9 percent year over year.
Marketing expense decreased 20 percent, or $5.7 million, compared to the prior year period. Net loss for the quarter was $5.2 million, with selling expense of $32.1 million and marketing expense of $22.5 million, compared to a net loss of $13.5 million, with selling expense of $24.0 million and marketing expense of $28.2 million, in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA loss, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $1.3 million for the period as compared to a loss of $11.3 million in the prior year period.
Cash used in operations for the third quarter was approximately $9.6 million. At September 30, 2014, the balance of cash, cash equivalents and investments was $79.1 million.


Business Outlook
The Company’s financial and operating expectations for the fourth quarter of 2014 are as follows:
Total revenue of $80 million to $82 million.
Marketing expense of approximately $5 million.

The Company expects to generate positive adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2014.


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Angie’s List, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
 
 
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
62,319

 
$
34,803

Restricted cash
 
50

 
50

Short-term investments
 
16,739

 
21,055

Accounts receivable, net
 
14,250

 
12,385

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
18,196

 
13,651

Total current assets
 
111,554

 
81,944

Property, equipment and software, net
 
43,443

 
18,657

Goodwill
 
1,145

 
1,145

Amortizable intangible assets, net
 
3,031

 
3,500

Other assets, noncurrent
 
1,874

 
397

Total assets
 
$
161,047

 
$
105,643

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
16,309

 
$
6,838

Accrued liabilities
 
32,010

 
21,770

Deferred membership revenue
 
38,114

 
35,560

Deferred advertising revenue
 
47,638

 
39,448

Current portion of obligations under leases
 
217

 

Total current liabilities
 
134,288

 
103,616

Long-term debt, net
 
58,793

 
14,918

Deferred membership revenue, noncurrent
 
5,058

 
4,909

Deferred advertising revenue, noncurrent
 
605

 
521

Obligations under leases
 
351

 

Other liabilities, noncurrent
 
1,342

 
169

Total liabilities
 
200,437

 
124,133

Stockholders’ deficit:
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
67

 
67

Additional paid-in-capital
 
263,951

 
257,505

Treasury stock
 
(23,719
)
 
(23,719
)
Accumulated deficit
 
(279,689
)
 
(252,343
)
Total stockholders’ deficit
 
(39,390
)
 
(18,490
)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
 
$
161,047

 
$
105,643



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Angie’s List, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Membership
 
$
18,279

 
$
17,050

 
$
55,095

 
$
47,598

Service provider
 
63,027

 
48,450

 
177,764

 
129,288

Total revenue
 
81,306

 
65,500

 
232,859

 
176,886

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operations and support
 
14,119

 
11,016

 
39,413

 
29,418

Selling
 
32,078

 
23,960

 
88,478

 
65,582

Marketing
 
22,508

 
28,189

 
81,909

 
75,870

Product and technology
 
8,696

 
7,565

 
24,243

 
20,064

General and administrative
 
8,639

 
7,798

 
25,080

 
20,304

Total operating expenses
 
86,040


78,528


259,123


211,238

Operating loss
 
(4,734
)
 
(13,028
)
 
(26,264
)
 
(34,352
)
Interest expense, net
 

 
468

 
579

 
1,395

Loss on debt extinguishment
 
458

 

 
458

 

Loss before income taxes
 
(5,192
)
 
(13,496
)
 
(27,301
)
 
(35,747
)
Income tax expense
 
15

 
15

 
45

 
45

Net loss
 
$
(5,207
)
 
$
(13,511
)
 
$
(27,346
)
 
$
(35,792
)
Net loss per common share — basic and diluted
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
(0.47
)
 
$
(0.62
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted
 
58,517

 
58,389

 
58,508

 
58,164

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operations and support
 
$
20

 
$
19

 
$
45

 
$
52

Selling
 
109

 
50

 
292

 
101

Product and technology
 
387

 
(408
)
 
838

 
(45
)
General and administrative
 
1,901

 
1,015

 
4,770

 
2,558

Total non-cash stock-based compensation
 
$
2,417

 
$
676


$
5,945


$
2,666

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of net loss (unaudited) to adjusted EBITDA (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(5,207
)
 
$
(13,511
)

$
(27,346
)

$
(35,792
)
Income tax expense
 
15

 
15


45


45

Interest expense, net
 

 
468


579


1,395

Depreciation and amortization
 
1,450

 
1,050

 
4,018

 
2,874

Non-cash stock-based compensation
 
2,417

 
676

 
5,945

 
2,666

Loss on debt extinguishment
 
458

 

 
458

 

Litigation settlement accrual adjustment
 
(450
)
 

 
(450
)
 

Adjusted EBITDA (loss)
 
$
(1,317
)

$
(11,302
)

$
(16,751
)

$
(28,812
)


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Angie’s List, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
(Unaudited)
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(27,346
)
 
$
(35,792
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
4,018

 
2,874

Amortization of debt discount, deferred financing fees and bond premium
 
301

 
420

Non-cash loss on debt extinguishment
 
266

 

Non-cash compensation expense
 
5,945

 
2,666

Changes in certain assets:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
(1,865
)
 
(2,849
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
(4,545
)
 
4,810

Changes in certain liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
7,546

 
(3,175
)
Accrued liabilities
 
12,653

 
21,423

Deferred advertising revenue
 
8,274

 
12,577

Deferred membership revenue
 
2,703

 
10,494

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
7,950

 
13,448

 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
Purchase of investments
 
(13,164
)
 
(27,572
)
Sale of investments
 
17,400

 
16,855

Acquisition of business assets
 

 
(2,150
)
Property, equipment and software
 
(12,904
)
 
(5,685
)
Capitalized website and software development costs
 
(12,785
)
 

Intangible assets
 
(841
)
 
(701
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(22,294
)
 
(19,253
)
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
 
501

 
4,776

Principal payments on long-term debt
 
(15,000
)
 

Proceeds from long-term debt issuance
 
60,000

 

Fees paid to lender
 
(1,210
)
 

Cash paid for financing fees
 
(1,879
)
 

Payment of contingent consideration from acquisition of business assets
 
(500
)
 

Payments on capital lease obligations
 
(52
)
 

Net cash provided by financing activities
 
41,860

 
4,776

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
27,516

 
$
(1,029
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
34,803

 
42,638

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
62,319

 
$
41,609



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Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call on October 22, 2014 at approximately 8:30 AM (ET) / 5:30 AM (PT) to discuss the quarterly financial results with the investment community. A live webcast of the event will be available on the Angie’s List Investor Relations website at http://investor.angieslist.com/.
A live domestic dial-in is available at (877) 380-5664 or (253) 237-1143 internationally. An audio replay will be available at (855) 859-2056 domestically or (404) 537-3406 internationally, using Conference ID 13194470 through October 28, 2014.
Live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Angie’s List Investor Relations website at http://investor.angieslist.com/.

About Angie’s List
Angie’s List helps facilitate happy transactions between nearly 3.0 million consumers nationwide and its collection of highly-rated service providers in 720 categories of service, ranging from home improvement to health care. Built on a foundation of authentic reviews of local service, Angie's List connects consumers directly to its online marketplace of services from member-reviewed providers, and offers unique tools and support designed to improve the local service experience for both consumers and service professionals.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), Angie’s List has disclosed in this press release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information includes non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, which Angie’s List defines as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, loss on debt extinguishment, non-cash stock-based compensation and the legal settlement accrual adjustment. Angie’s List uses Adjusted EBITDA internally in analyzing its financial results and has determined to disclose this measure to investors because it believes it will be useful to them, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating Angie’s List’s operating performance relative to its industry sector and competitors. Angie’s List believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA provides additional insight for investors to use in evaluation of ongoing operating results and trends. However, non-GAAP financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Angie’s List has significant uses of cash flows, including capital expenditures and other contractual commitments, interest payments and income taxes that are not reflected in adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of issuing non-cash stock-based compensation to Angie’s List’s management and other employees. It should also be noted that other companies, including companies in the same industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA in a different manner than Angie’s List. Angie’s List has provided a reconciliation of the Adjusted EBITDA measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expected revenue, future marketing expense and growth opportunities. These forward-looking statements are based on Angie’s List’s current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that may cause results, performance or achievement to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: our ability to accurately measure and predict revenue per paid membership, membership acquisition costs or costs associated with servicing our members; our ability to protect our brand and maintain our reputation among consumers and local service providers; our ability to attract and retain local service providers to advertise on our service; our ability to increase our pricing on memberships and service provider contracts as we increase our market penetration; our ability to replicate our business model in our less penetrated markets; our success in converting consumers and local service providers into paid memberships and participating service providers; competitive factors; our ability to stay abreast of modified or new laws and regulations applying to our business, including those regarding sales or transaction taxes and privacy regulation; our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property; our ability to manage our growth; and general economic conditions worldwide.
Further information on these factors and other risks that may affect our business is included in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including Angie’s List’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
These documents are or will be available online from the SEC or on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investor.angieslist.com. Information on our website is not part of this release. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events.

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CONTACT:
Investor Relations:        
Leslie Arena        
317-808-4527        
lesliea@angieslist.com        

Public Relations:
Debra DeCourcy
317-396-9134
debra.decourcy@angieslist.com



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