Neustar reports results for third quarter 2011
Sterling, va.--(business wire)--neustar, inc. (nyse: nsr), a global leader in network addressing, routing and policy management, today announced results for the quarter ended september 30, 2011. the company also increased its guidance for full-year 2011 and announced the repurchase of up to $250 million of its class a common shares on an accelerated basis. in a separate announcement, the company stated that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire targus information corporation, or targusinfo, a leading, independent provider of real-time, on-demand information and analytics services including caller id, for approximately $650 million in cash. summary of consolidated third quarter results compared to third quarter of 2010 revenue increased 18% to $152.5 million income from continuing operations increased 19% to $37.8 million earnings per diluted share from continuing operations increased 21% to $0.51 ebitda from continuing operations increased 11% to $68.6 million, representing a 45% margin “neustar continues to drive shareholder value across multiple fronts. our third quarter results demonstrate our ability to continue to deliver double-digit revenue growth and generate strong profits and cash flows,” said lisa hook, neustar’s president and chief executive officer. ms. hook continued, “the acquisition of targusinfo furthers our business strategy with growing, high margin operations in markets adjacent to our core business. our new capital structure, including a prudent amount of debt, allows us to make this acquisition and continue significant returns to shareholders. we are building shareholder value by increasing future cash generation and strategically diversifying our business while accelerating our share repurchases.” paul lalljie, neustar’s chief financial officer added, “we continue to deliver strong top line growth coupled with high margins and cash flows. this allows us to invest organically, make strategic, accretive acquisitions and return meaningful amounts of capital to shareholders. the third quarter results and the key performance indicators of our business have prompted us to update our full-year revenue and ebitda guidance. strong financial momentum, coupled with our operational achievements, put us in a solid position for growth in the future.” discussion of third quarter results consolidated revenue totaled $152.5 million, an 18% increase from $129.4 million in the third quarter of 2010, driven by growth in both the carrier services and enterprise services business segments. in particular: carrier services revenue totaled $114.2 million, an 18% increase from $96.7 million in the third quarter of 2010. this increase is primarily due to a $10.9 million increase in the revenues under the company's contracts to provide npac services, which is included in our numbering services revenue. additionally, order management services revenue increased by $5.6 million, primarily due to greater customer demand and usage and the addition of our newly acquired licensed order management services. these revenue increases were partially offset by a decrease in revenues from customer requests for functionality improvements; and enterprise services revenue totaled $38.3 million, a 17% increase from $32.8 million in the third quarter of 2010. this increase is driven by a $3.2 million increase in internet infrastructure services revenue resulting from the addition of new dns solutions, including ip geolocation services. registry services revenue increased by $2.3 million mainly due to an increase in the number of common short codes under management. total operating expense increased 24% to $94.4 million from $76.1 million in the third quarter of 2010. the $18.3 million year-over-year increase includes approximately $6 million in operating expenses from acquired businesses, and approximately $2 million of deal related expenses. the remaining $10.3 million increase in operating expenses was driven by increased personnel and personnel-related expenses and royalties to support increased revenues and operations. results related to the company’s converged messaging services business for prior periods have been reclassified to discontinued operations following the company’s exit of its converged messaging services business during the second quarter of 2011. cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $410.3 million as of september 30, 2011, compared to $432.1 million as of june 30, 2011 and compared to $382.4 million as of december 31, 2010. the net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and investments from the quarter ended june 30, 2011 of $21.8 million was primarily due to the purchase of certain numbering solutions assets from evolving systems, inc. for approximately $39 million. the company also purchased approximately 941,000 shares of its class a common stock at an average price of $25.10 per share, for a total purchase price of $23.6 million. business outlook for 2011 the company updated the full-year 2011 guidance previously provided on july 27, 2011: revenue to range from $595 million to $600 million; ebitda from continuing operations to range from $257 million to $263 million; and income from continuing operations to range from $132 million to $138 million, or between $1.76 and$1.84 per diluted share. per share calculations are based on an estimated 75.0 million dilutedweighted average shares outstanding. reconciliation of non-gaap financial measures in this press release and in other public statements, neustar presents certain non-gaap financial data. to place this data in an appropriate context, the following is a reconciliation of income from continuing operations to ebitda from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended september 30, 2010 and 2011 and the year ended december 31, 2010. also provided is a reconciliation of projected income from continuing operations to projected ebitda from continuing operations for the year ending december 31, 2011. the reconciliation allows investors to appropriately consider each non-gaap financial measure. these non-gaap financial measures, however, should not be considered a substitute for or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with gaap, and the financial results calculated in accordance with gaap and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated. management believes that these measures enhance investors’ understanding of the company’s financial performance and the comparability of the company’s operating results to prior periods, as well as against the performance of other companies. however, these non-gaap financial measures may not be comparable with similar non-gaap financial measures used by other companies and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with gaap. prior disclosures of non-gaap figures do not exclude the same items and as such should not be used for comparison purposes. reconciliation to ebitda from continuing operations december 31, 2010 (1) 2011 (2) 238,584 (3) ebitda margin (4) december 31, 2010. results related to the company’s converged messaging services business for prior periods have been reclassified to discontinued operations. (3) includes management transition costs of $6.0 million for restructuring and severance costs. (4) ebitda margin is a measure of ebitda from continuing operations as a percentage of total revenue. conference call neustar will conduct an investor conference call to discuss the company’s results today at 4:50 p.m. (eastern time). prior to the call, investors may access the conference call over the internet via the investor relations tab of the company’s website (www.neustar.biz). those listening via the internet should go to the site 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. the conference call is also accessible via telephone by dialing (866) 510-0707 (international callers dial (617) 597-5376) and entering pin 85338644. for those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available through 11:59 p.m. (eastern time) tuesday, october 18, 2011 by dialing (888) 286-8010 (international callers dial (617) 801-6888) and entering replay pin 57755227, or by going to the investor relations tab of the company’s website (www.neustar.biz). neustar will take live questions from securities analysts and institutional portfolio managers; the complete call is open to all other interested parties on a listen-only basis. this press release, the financial tables and other supplemental information, including a reconciliation of segment contribution to the nearest comparable gaap measure and reconciliations of certain other non-gaap measures to their nearest comparable gaap measures that may be used periodically by management when discussing the company’s financial results with investors and analysts, are available on the company’s website under the investor relations tab. about neustar, inc. neustar, inc. (nyse: nsr) provides market-leading, innovative solutions and directory services that enable trusted communication across networks, applications, and enterprises around the world. visit neustar online at www.neustar.biz. safe harbor statement under the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 this press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements about the company’s expectations, beliefs and business results in the future, such as guidance regarding its 2011 results. the company has attempted, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes” and variations of these words and similar expressions. similarly, statements herein that describe the company’s business strategy, prospects, opportunities, outlooks, objectives, plans, intentions or goals are also forward-looking statements. the company cannot assure you that its expectations will be achieved or that any deviations will not be material. forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated. these potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risks and uncertainties arising from the company’s proposed acquisition of targusinfo; the possibility that the closing of the transaction may be delayed or may not occur; difficulties with the integration process or the realization of the benefits of the transaction; general economic conditions in the regions and industries in which neustar and targusinfo operate; regulatory matters involving antitrust and other issues that could affect the closing of the transaction; the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as disruptions to the company’s operations; modifications to or terminations of its material contracts; its ability to successfully identify and complete acquisitions; integrate and support the operations of businesses the company acquires; increasing competition; market acceptance of its existing services; its ability to successfully develop and market new services; the uncertainty of whether new services will achieve market acceptance or result in any revenue; and business, regulatory and statutory changes in the communications industry. more information about potential factors that could affect the company’s business and financial results is included in its filings with the securities and exchange commission, including, without limitation, the company’s annual report on form 10-k for the year ended december 31, 2010 and subsequent periodic and current reports. all forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company on the date of this press release, and the company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. neustar, inc. (1) carrier services: numbering services order management services ip services enterprise services: internet infrastructure services registry services
