Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: July 25, 2007

(Date of earliest event reported)

 


AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-27275   04-3432319

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts   02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 444-3000

 



Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 25, 2007, Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

99.1   Press Release dated July 25, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: July 25, 2007     AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   

/s/ J. Donald Sherman

    J. Donald Sherman
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

99.1

   Press Release dated July 25, 2007

 

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Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contacts:    

Jeff Young

Media Relations

Akamai Technologies

617-444-3913

jyoung@akamai.com

  –or–  

Sandy Smith

Investor Relations

Akamai Technologies

617-444-2804

ssmith@akamai.com

AKAMAI REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

   

Revenue grew to $152.7 million, up 52 percent year-over-year and up 10 percent from the first quarter 2007

 

   

GAAP net income was $21.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, up 92 percent year-over-year and up 13 percent over the first quarter 2007

 

   

Normalized net income* increased 55 percent year-over-year to $55.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, and increased 9 percent over the first quarter 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. July 25, 2007 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Revenue for the second quarter 2007 was $152.7 million, a ten percent increase over first quarter 2007 revenue of $139.3 million, and a 52 percent increase over second quarter 2006 revenue of $100.6 million.

Net income in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, for the second quarter of 2007 was $21.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share.

The Company generated normalized net income* of $55.4 million, or $0.30 per normalized diluted share*, in the second quarter of 2007, a 9 percent increase over first quarter 2007 normalized net income of $50.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, and a 55 percent improvement over 2006 second quarter normalized earnings of $35.8 million, or $0.20 per diluted share. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)

“Demand for our core content delivery and application acceleration services grew in all sectors of our business,” said Paul Sagan, president and CEO of Akamai. “With our record performance in the second quarter, we are excited about the potential we see to expand our business going forward.”

Adjusted EBITDA* for the second quarter of 2007 was $65.6 million, up from $58.8 million in the first quarter 2007, and $40.0 million in the second quarter of 2006. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the second quarter was 43 percent, a three point improvement over the second quarter of last year. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)


Cash from operations was $37.3 million in the second quarter. On a year-to-date basis, cash from operations was $93.6 million, an increase of 54 percent over the same period last year. At the end of the second quarter, the Company had approximately $504 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

The Company had approximately 165.2 million shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2007.

Customers

The number of customers under long-term services contracts at the end of the second quarter increased by 74 to a record 2,555, a 24 percent increase year-over-year.

Sales through resellers and sales outside the United States accounted for 20 percent and 23 percent, respectively, of revenue for the second quarter 2007.

Quarterly Conference Call

Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-888-689-4521 (or 1-706-645-9202 for international calls). A live Webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the Akamai Website or by calling 1-800-642-1687 (or 1-706-645-9291 for international calls) and using conference ID No. 4839771.

About Akamai

Akamai® is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online. Thousands of organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations gain business advantage today, and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is “The Trusted Choice for Online Business.” For more information, visit www.akamai.com.


Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 100,162    $ 80,595

Marketable securities

     255,088      188,141

Restricted marketable securities

     1,233      1,105

Accounts receivable, net

     99,157      86,232

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     23,986      18,600
             

Current assets

     479,626      374,673

Marketable securities

     144,341      161,511

Restricted marketable securities

     3,102      3,102

Property and equipment, net

     125,777      86,623

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

     468,077      298,263

Other assets

     4,918      4,256

Deferred tax assets, net

     294,134      319,504
             

Total assets

   $ 1,519,975    $ 1,247,932
             

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 71,933    $ 80,713

Other current liabilities

     10,994      8,551
             

Current liabilities

     82,927      89,264

Other liabilities

     6,787      3,975

Convertible notes

     199,960      200,000
             

Total liabilities

     289,674      293,239

Stockholders’ equity

     1,230,301      954,693
             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,519,975    $ 1,247,932
             


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2007
    March 31,
2007
    June 30,
2006
    March 31,
2006
    June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
 

Revenues

   $ 152,654     $ 139,274     $ 100,649     $ 90,825     $ 291,928     $ 191,474  

Costs and operating expenses:

            

Cost of revenues * †

     39,759       34,480       21,195       19,316       74,239       40,511  

Research and development *

     11,663       10,604       8,373       6,726       22,267       15,099  

Sales and marketing *

     37,739       36,749       29,720       26,295       74,488       56,015  

General and administrative * †

     29,779       27,478       21,870       18,543       57,257       40,413  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     2,932       2,812       2,198       2,296       5,744       4,494  

Restructuring benefit

     (178 )     —         —         —         (178 )     —    
                                                

Total costs and operating expenses

     121,694       112,123       83,356       73,176       233,817       156,532  
                                                

Operating income

     30,960       27,151       17,293       17,649       58,111       34,942  

Interest income, net

     (5,243 )     (4,732 )     (3,336 )     (2,658 )     (9,975 )     (5,994 )

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         1       —         —         1       —    

Gain on investments, net

     —         —         (2 )     (257 )     —         (259 )

Other expense (income), net

     572       204       (475 )     (186 )     776       (661 )
                                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     35,631       31,678       21,106       20,751       67,309       41,857  

Provision for income taxes

     13,985       12,499       9,842       9,255       26,484       19,097  
                                                

Net income

   $ 21,646     $ 19,179     $ 11,264     $ 11,495     $ 40,825     $ 22,759  
                                                

Net income per share:

            

Basic

   $ 0.13     $ 0.12     $ 0.07     $ 0.07     $ 0.25     $ 0.15  

Diluted

     0.12       0.11     $ 0.07     $ 0.07     $ 0.23     $ 0.14  

Shares used in per share calculations:

            

Basic

     164,798       161,569       154,702       153,819       163,184       154,260  

Diluted

     185,601       183,157       175,612       173,811       184,648       175,001  

* Includes stock-related compensation (see supplemental table for figures)
Includes depreciation (see supplemental table for figures)


     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     June 30,
2007
   March 31,
2007
   June 30,
2006
   March 31,
2006
   June 30,
2007
   June 30,
2006

Supplemental financial data (in thousands):

                 

Stock-related compensation:

                 

Cost of revenues

   $ 847    $ 739    $ 533    $ 273    $ 1,586    $ 806

Research and development

     3,944      3,976      3,332      1,657      7,920      4,989

Sales and marketing

     6,471      6,827      5,040      2,589      13,298      7,629

General and administrative

     5,946      5,288      4,270      2,568      11,234      6,838
                                         

Total stock-related compensation

   $ 17,208    $ 16,830    $ 13,175    $ 7,087    $ 34,038    $ 20,262

Depreciation and amortization:

                 

Network-related depreciation

   $ 12,277    $ 10,178    $ 6,178    $ 5,356    $ 22,455    $ 11,534

Capitalized stock-related compensation amortization

     401      188      27      6      589      33

Other depreciation

     1,967      1,671      1,164      1,035      3,638      2,199

Amortization of other intangible assets

     2,932      2,812      2,198      2,296      5,744      4,494
                                         

Total depreciation and amortization

   $ 17,577    $ 14,849    $ 9,567    $ 8,693    $ 32,426    $ 18,260

Capital expenditures:

                 

Purchases of property and equipment

   $ 25,579    $ 27,542    $ 10,733    $ 13,556    $ 53,121    $ 24,289

Capitalized internal-use software

     4,113      4,001      3,494      2,618      8,114      6,112

Capitalized stock-related compensation

     1,427      1,384      1,242      522      2,811      1,764
                                         

Total capital expenditures

   $ 31,119    $ 32,927    $ 15,469    $ 16,696    $ 64,046    $ 32,165

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted marketable securities

   $ 23,895    $ 45,577    $ 26,059    $ 27,294    $ 69,472    $ 53,353

End of period statistics:

                 

Number of customers under recurring contract

     2,555      2,481      2,060      1,981      

Number of employees

     1,261      1,213      871      833      

Number of deployed servers

     27,322      25,093      20,836      19,919      


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2007
    March 31,
2007
    June 30,
2006
    March 31,
2006
    June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

            

Net income

   $ 21,646     $ 19,179     $ 11,264     $ 11,495     $ 40,825     $ 22,759  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities, net of acquisitions:

            

Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing costs

     17,788       15,059       9,778       8,903       32,847       18,681  

Stock-related compensation

     17,208       16,830       13,175       7,087       34,038       20,262  

Non-cash portion of loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         1       —         —         1       —    

Non-cash portion of restructuring benefit

     (178 )     —         —         —         (178 )     —    

Utilization of tax NOLs/credits and changes in deferred tax assets, net

     13,437       11,701       9,178       8,764       25,138       17,942  

Excess tax benefits from stock-related compensation

     (3,009 )     (7,476 )     (5,467 )     (5,399 )     (10,485 )     (10,866 )

Gain on investments, property and equipment and foreign currency, net

     (41 )     (448 )     (294 )     (327 )     (489 )     (621 )

Provision for doubtful accounts

     594       515       279       318       1,109       597  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

            

Accounts receivable, net

     (12,156 )     659       (7,338 )     (3,403 )     (11,497 )     (10,741 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (307 )     (5,126 )     (1,206 )     (3,113 )     (5,433 )     (4,319 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (15,797 )     694       (419 )     6,840       (15,103 )     6,421  

Accrued restructuring

     (818 )     (678 )     (494 )     (554 )     (1,496 )     (1,048 )

Deferred revenue

     (1,003 )     4,117       (602 )     2,641       3,114       2,039  

Other noncurrent assets and liabilities

     (35 )     1,251       (108 )     (91 )     1,216       (199 )
                                                

Net cash provided by operating activities:

     37,329       56,278       27,746       33,161       93,607       60,907  
                                                

Cash flows from investing activities:

            

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     2,440       5,435       —         —         7,875       —    

Purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software costs

     (29,692 )     (31,543 )     (14,227 )     (16,174 )     (61,235 )     (30,401 )

Purchase of investments

     (152,831 )     (53,279 )     (86,923 )     (105,005 )     (206,110 )     (191,928 )

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

     104,414       51,669       68,965       50,766       156,083       119,731  

Decrease in restricted investments held for security deposits

     —         —         —         400       —         400  
                                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (75,669 )     (27,718 )     (32,185 )     (70,013 )     (103,387 )     (102,198 )
                                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

            

Payments on capital leases

     (23 )     —         —         —         (23 )     —    

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under stock option

             —      

and employee stock purchase plans

     11,059       6,692       6,822       4,643       17,751       11,465  

Excess tax benefits from stock-related compensation

     3,009       7,476       5,467       5,399       10,485       10,866  
                                                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     14,045       14,168       12,289       10,042       28,213       22,331  
                                                

Effects of exchange rate translation on cash and cash equivalents

     212       922       630       40       1,134       670  
                                                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (24,083 )     43,650       8,480       (26,770 )     19,567       (18,290 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     124,245       80,595       65,022       91,792       80,595       91,792  
                                                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 100,162     $ 124,245     $ 73,502     $ 65,022     $ 100,162     $ 73,502  
                                                

*Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Akamai has historically provided additional financial metrics that are


not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). Recent legislative and regulatory changes discourage the use of and emphasis on non-GAAP financial metrics and require companies to explain why non-GAAP financial metrics are relevant to management and investors. We believe that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures in this press release helps investors to gain a meaningful understanding of our future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts. Our management uses these non-GAAP measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as the basis for measuring our core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods and to the performance of our competitors. This measure is also used by management in their financial and operational decision-making. There are limitations associated with reliance on these non-GAAP financial metrics because they are specific to our operations and financial performance, which makes comparisons with other companies’ financial results more challenging. By providing both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, we believe that investors are able to compare our GAAP results to those of other companies while also gaining a better understanding of our operating performance as evaluated by management.

Akamai defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets, stock-related compensation, depreciation of capitalized stock-related compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, certain gains and losses on equity investments, foreign exchange gains and losses, loss on early extinguishment of debt, utilization of tax NOLs/credits and release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA to be an important indicator of the Company’s operational strength and performance of its business and a good measure of the Company’s historical operating trend.

Adjusted EBITDA eliminates items that are either not part of the Company’s core operations, such as investment gains and losses, foreign exchange gains and losses, early debt extinguishment and net interest expense, or do not require a cash outlay, such as stock-related compensation and impairment of intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization expense, which is based on the Company’s estimate of the useful life of tangible and intangible assets. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historic cost incurred to build out the Company’s deployed network, and may not be indicative of current or future capital expenditures.

Akamai defines “Adjusted EBITDA margin” as a percentage of Adjusted EBITDA over revenue. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA margin to be an indicator of the Company’s operating trend and performance of its business in relation to its revenue growth.

Akamai defines “capital expenditures” or “capex” as purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software development costs. Capital expenditures or capex are disclosed in Akamai’s condensed consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Akamai defines “normalized net income” as net income before amortization of intangible assets, stock-related compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, certain gains and losses on equity investments, loss on early extinguishment of debt, utilization of tax NOLs/credits and release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Akamai considers normalized net income to be another important indicator of the overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effects of events that are either not part of the Company’s core operations or are non-cash.


Akamai defines “normalized diluted shares” as diluted common shares outstanding used in GAAP net income per share calculation, excluding the effect of FAS 123R under the treasury stock method. Akamai considers normalized diluted shares to be another important indicator of overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effect of a non-cash item.

Adjusted EBITDA and normalized net income should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the Company’s operating income and net income, as well as other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation G issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is presenting the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and reconciling the non-GAAP financial metrics to the comparable GAAP measures.

Reconciliation of GAAP net income to normalized net income

and Adjusted EBITDA

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2007
    March 31,
2007
    June 30,
2006
    March 31,
2006
    June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
 

Net income

   $ 21,646     $ 19,179     $ 11,264     $ 11,495     $ 40,825     $ 22,759  

Amortization of intangible assets

     2,932       2,812       2,198       2,296       5,744       4,494  

Stock-related compensation

     17,208       16,830       13,175       7,087       34,038       20,262  

Amortization of capitalized stock-related compensation

     401       188       27       6       589       33  

Gain on investments, net

     —         —         (2 )     (257 )     —         (259 )

Utilization of tax NOLs/credits

     13,437       11,701       9,178       8,764       25,138       17,942  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         1       —         —         1       —    

Restructuring benefit

     (178 )     —         —         —         (178 )     —    
                                                

Total normalized net income:

     55,446       50,711       35,840       29,391       106,157       65,231  

Interest income, net

     (5,243 )     (4,732 )     (3,336 )     (2,658 )     (9,975 )     (5,994 )

Provision for income taxes

     548       798       664       491       1,346       1,155  

Depreciation and amortization

     14,244       11,849       7,342       6,391       26,093       13,733  

Other expense (income), net

     572       204       (475 )     (186 )     776       (661 )
                                                

Total Adjusted EBITDA:

   $ 65,567     $ 58,830     $ 40,035     $ 33,429     $ 124,397     $ 73,464  
                                                

Normalized net income per share:

            

Basic

   $ 0.34     $ 0.31     $ 0.23     $ 0.19     $ 0.65     $ 0.42  

Diluted

   $ 0.30     $ 0.28     $ 0.20     $ 0.17     $ 0.58     $ 0.37  

Shares used in normalized per share calculations:

            

Basic

     164,798       161,569       154,702       153,819       163,184       154,260  

Diluted

     187,432       185,179       178,358       176,644       186,320       177,817  

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Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai’s management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning the expected growth and development of our business and expectations with respect to revenue. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, unexpected increases in Akamai’s use of funds, loss of significant customers, failure to increase our revenue and keep our expenses consistent with revenues, the effects of any attempts to intentionally disrupt our services or network by unauthorized users or others, failure to have available sufficient transmission capacity, a failure of Akamai’s services or network infrastructure, failure to maintain the prices we charge for our services, inability to realize the benefits of our net operating loss carryforward, delay in developing or failure to develop new service offerings or functionalities, and if developed, lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and functionalities, unexpected expenses associated with the acquisitions and integrations of Nine Systems, Netli and Red Swoosh, and other factors that are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.

In addition, the statements in this press release represent Akamai’s expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. Akamai anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Akamai may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Akamai’s expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.