RetailMeNot Announces Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Results

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RetailMeNot, Inc. (NASDAQ:SALE), a leading digital savings destination connecting consumers with retailers, restaurants and brands, online and in-store, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

"I'm pleased we ended 2015 on a positive note with total revenue and adjusted EBITDA coming in ahead of the high-end of our guidance for the fourth quarter with the over performance driven in part by continued strength in our in-store and ads businesses, which grew a combined 57% year-over-year," said Cotter Cunningham, CEO & Founder, RetailMeNot, Inc.  "In 2016, we are committed to making focused investments in our mobile product, expanding our offer content and leveraging data to make our personalization experience better for shoppers and retailers alike, which we believe will return the company to long-term, sustainable growth."

In addition, the Company today announced that its board of directors has authorized a $50 million increase in its stock repurchase program of the company's outstanding Series 1 common stock. The stock repurchase program is an extension of the original $100 million dollar program implemented on February 10, 2015, bringing the total program to up to $150 million. The program is authorized through February 2017.

Fourth Quarter Financial Results Highlights and Key Operating Metrics

(All comparisons are made to the fourth quarter of 2014 unless otherwise noted.  Amounts may not compute due to rounding.)

• Total net revenues declined 5% to $83.1 million.
  • In-store + advertising net revenues increased 57% to $21.7 million, representing 26% of total net revenues.
  • Mobile online transaction net revenues increased 19% to $9.0 million, representing 11% of total net revenues.
  • Desktop online transaction net revenues, which include tablet, declined 21%, to $52.4 million, representing 63% of total net revenues.
• Net revenues from international markets were $16.6 million, representing 20% of total net revenues.
• GAAP net income was $9.0 million, compared to GAAP net income of $14.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net income was $19.1 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $23.6 million.
• EPS was $0.17 per share, based on 52.4 million fully-diluted, weighted-average shares outstanding.
• Non-GAAP EPS was $0.36 per share, based on 52.4 million fully-diluted, weighted-average shares outstanding.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $30.8 million, representing 37% of total net revenues.
• Total website visits were 214.8 million, down 5%.
  • Mobile visits in the quarter increased 20% to 93.2 million, or 43% of total visits.
  • Desktop visits in the quarter declined 18% to 121.6 million.
• Mobile unique visitors grew 9% totaling 23.2 million.

Full Year 2015 Financial Results Highlights and Key Operating Metrics

(All comparisons are made to the full year 2014 unless otherwise noted.  Amounts may not compute due to rounding.)

• Total net revenues declined 6% to $249.1 million.
  • In-store + advertising net revenues increased 73% to $50.8 million, representing 20% of total net revenues.
  • Mobile online transaction net revenues increased 56% to $24.4 million, representing 10% of total net revenues.
  • Desktop online transaction net revenues, which include tablet, declined 21%, to $173.9 million, representing 70% of total net revenues.
• Net revenues from international markets were $53.3 million, representing 21% of total net revenues.
• GAAP net income was $11.8 million, compared to GAAP net income of $27.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net income was $41.2 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $56.9 million.
• EPS was $0.22 per share, based on 54.1 million fully-diluted, weighted-average shares outstanding.
• Non-GAAP EPS was $0.76 per share, based on 54.1 million fully-diluted, weighted-average shares outstanding.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $71.9 million, representing 29% of total net revenues.
• Total website visits were 718.4 million, up 3%.
  • Mobile visits increased 51% to 297.9 million, or 41% of total visits.
  • Desktop visits declined 16% to 420.5 million.

Business Outlook

First Quarter 2016

• Total net revenues are expected to be in the range of $49.0 to $54.0 million, or a decline of 15% at the mid-point.
• Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $8.0 to $12.0 million, or adjusted EBITDA margins of 19% at the mid-point.

Full Year 2016

• Total net revenues are expected to be in the range of $225.0 to $240.0 million, or a decline of 7% at the mid-point.
• Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $51.0 to $62.0 million, or adjusted EBITDA margins of 24% at the mid-point.

The above statements are based on current expectations and actual results may differ materially as explained in "Forward-looking Statements" below.  Information about RetailMeNot's use of non-GAAP financial measures is provided below under the caption "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Quarterly Conference Call

RetailMeNot will host a webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal 2015 financial results and 2016 business outlook today at 7:00 a.m. Central Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time). 

A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed within the investor relations section of the RetailMeNot website at http://investor.retailmenot.com.  This webcast will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the company's financial and operating results.

Following completion of the call, a replay of the call will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on February 9, 2016.  To listen to the telephone replay, call (877) 344-7529 within the US, or (412) 317-0088 if calling internationally.  Access Code 10078694. 

About RetailMeNot, Inc. 

RetailMeNot, Inc. (http://www.retailmenot.com/corp/) is a leading digital savings destination connecting consumers with retailers, restaurants and brands, both online and in-store. The company enables consumers across the globe to find hundreds of thousands of digital offers to save money while they shop or dine out.  During the 12 months ended December 31, 2015, RetailMeNot, Inc. experienced over 718 million visits to its websites. It also averaged 23.2 million mobile unique visitors per month during the three months ended December 31, 2015. RetailMeNot, Inc. estimates that approximately $4.8 billion in retailer sales were attributable to consumer transactions from paid digital offers in its marketplace in 2015, more than $600 million of which were attributable to its in-store solution. The RetailMeNot, Inc. portfolio of websites and mobile applications includes RetailMeNot.com in the United States; RetailMeNot.ca in Canada; VoucherCodes.co.uk in the United Kingdom; retailmenot.de in Germany; Actiepagina.nl in the Netherlands; ma-reduc.com and Poulpeo.com in France; and Deals2Buy.com in North America. RetailMeNot, Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol "SALE." Investors interested in learning more about the company can visit http://investor.retailmenot.com.

Key Operating Metrics

Visits. RetailMeNot defines a visit as a group of interactions that take place on one of RetailMeNot Inc.'s websites from computers, smartphones, tablets or other mobile devices within a given time frame as measured by Google Analytics, a product that provides digital marketing intelligence. A single visit can contain multiple page views, events, social interactions and e-commerce transactions. A single visitor can open multiple visits. Visits can occur on the same day, or over several days, weeks or months. As soon as one visit ends, there is then an opportunity to start a new visit. A visit ends either through the passage of time or a campaign change, with a campaign generally meaning arrival via search engine, referring site or campaign-tagged information. A visit ends through passage of time either after 30 minutes of inactivity or at midnight Pacific Time. A visit ends through a campaign change if a visitor arrives via one campaign or source, leaves the site, and then returns via another campaign or source.  Visits for the period do not include interactions through our mobile applications.

Mobile Unique Visitors.  This amount represents the average number of mobile unique visitors per month for the three month period ending December 31, 2015.  RetailMeNot counts each of the following as a mobile unique visitor: (i) the first time a specific mobile device accesses one of our mobile applications during a calendar month, and (ii) the first time a specific mobile device accesses one of our mobile websites using a specific web browser during a calendar month. If a mobile device accesses more than one of our mobile websites or mobile applications in a single calendar month, the first access to each such mobile website or mobile application is counted as a mobile unique visitor as they are tracked separately for each mobile domain. We measure mobile unique visitors with a combination of internal data sources and Google Analytics data.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this document includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures.  For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, see the tables provided below in this release.

RetailMeNot defines adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, third-party acquisition-related costs, other non-cash operating expenses (including compensation arrangements entered into in connection with acquisitions), net interest expense, other non-operating income or expense (including net foreign exchange gains and losses) and income taxes.

RetailMeNot discloses adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by RetailMeNot and its board of directors to understand and evaluate RetailMeNot's financial and operating performance, establish budgets and operational goals and as an element in determining executive compensation.  RetailMeNot believes adjusted EBITDA also facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that RetailMeNot excludes in this non-GAAP financial measure and facilitates comparisons with other peer companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. 

Our presentation of non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share excludes the impact of amortization of purchased intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, third party acquisition-related costs, other non-cash operating expenses (including compensation arrangements entered into in connection with acquisitions) and income taxes, net of the tax effect of the adjustments above.  These measures are not key metrics used by RetailMeNot or its board of directors to measure financial or operating performance or otherwise manage the business. However, RetailMeNot provides non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share as supplemental information for investors, as they facilitate period-to-period comparisons of operations that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that RetailMeNot excludes in these non-GAAP financial measures and facilitates comparisons with other peer companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. 

Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of RetailMeNot's results as reported under GAAP. Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share alongside other financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net income (loss) and RetailMeNot's other GAAP results.

Forward-looking Statements               

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein regarding RetailMeNot's strategy, future operations, future financial position, future net revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "seek," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions (or the negative of these terms) are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about management's estimates regarding future net revenues, adjusted EBITDA and other financial performance, visits, mobile unique visitors, e-mail subscribers, other consumer engagement metrics, new product and content offerings and other statements about management's beliefs, intentions or goals. RetailMeNot may not actually achieve the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on RetailMeNot's forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, (1) RetailMeNot's ability to attract visitors to its websites from search engines; (2) RetailMeNot's ability to monetize digital offers available through its mobile solutions; (3) RetailMeNot's ability to attract and retain paid retailers and maintain its relationships with performance marketing networks; (4) risks related to RetailMeNot's ability to manage the growth in scope and complexity of its business, including accurately planning and forecasting its financial results; (5) RetailMeNot's ability to obtain and maintain digital offer content and maintain the positive perception of its brand; (6) the competitive environment for RetailMeNot's business; (7) changes in consumer sentiment regarding RetailMeNot's use of cookies; (8) RetailMeNot's need to manage regulatory, tax and litigation risks, including regulations imposing sales tax on e-commerce or m-commerce and ongoing litigation; (9) RetailMeNot's ability to use and protect consumer data and to protect its intellectual property; (10) RetailMeNot's ability to manage international business uncertainties; (11) the impact and integration of future acquisitions; and (12) other risks and potential factors that could affect RetailMeNot's business and financial results identified in RetailMeNot's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 6, 2015.  Additional information will also be set forth in RetailMeNot's future quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and other filings that RetailMeNot makes with the SEC. RetailMeNot does not intend or undertake any duty to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein.

Investor Contact
Michael Magaro
RetailMeNot, Inc.
[email protected]
(512) 777-2899

Media Contact
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RetailMeNot, Inc.
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(512) 777-2957

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