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: October 24, 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

 


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 24, 2007, Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 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 October 24, 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: October 24, 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 October 24, 2007

 

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Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contacts:         
Jeff Young       Sandy Smith   
Media Relations       Investor Relations   
Akamai Technologies    –or–    Akamai Technologies   
617-444-3913       617-444-2804   
jyoung@akamai.com       ssmith@akamai.com   

AKAMAI REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

   

Revenue grew to $161.2 million, up 45 percent year-over-year and up 6 percent from the second quarter 2007

 

   

GAAP net income was $24.3 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, up 73 percent year-over-year and up 12 percent over the second quarter 2007

 

   

Normalized net income* was $62.4 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, up 49 percent year-over-year and up 13 percent over the second quarter 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. October 24, 2007 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Revenue for the third quarter 2007 was $161.2 million, a six percent increase over second quarter 2007 revenue of $152.7 million, and a 45 percent increase over third quarter 2006 revenue of $111.5 million.

Net income in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, for the third quarter of 2007 was $24.3 million, or $0.13 per diluted share.

The Company generated normalized net income* of $62.4 million, or $0.34 per normalized diluted share*, in the third quarter of 2007, a 13 percent increase over second quarter 2007 normalized net income of $55.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, and a 49 percent improvement over 2006 third quarter normalized earnings of $41.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)

“We were very pleased with our third quarter results and the demand we saw for our services, especially as we experienced increased momentum during September,” said Paul Sagan, president and CEO of Akamai. “We saw strong growth across all of our core markets, as we continued to support our broad customer base with innovative solutions to help them realize the potential of their online businesses.”

Adjusted EBITDA* for the third quarter of 2007 was $71.9 million, up from $65.6 million in the second quarter 2007, and $46.8 million in the third quarter of 2006. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the third quarter was 45 percent, a three point improvement over the third quarter of last year. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)


Cash from operations was $77.4 million in the third quarter. On a year-to-date basis, cash from operations was $171.0 million, an increase of 56 percent over the same period last year. At the end of the third quarter, the Company had approximately $566 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

The Company had approximately 165.7 million shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2007.

Customers

The number of customers under long-term services contracts at the end of the third quarter increased by 61 to a record 2,616, a 22 percent increase year-over-year.

Sales through resellers and sales outside the United States accounted for 18 percent and 23 percent, respectively, of revenue for the third 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. 18946845.

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)

 

      September 30, 2007    December 31, 2006
Assets      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 152,804    $ 80,595

Marketable securities

     283,546      188,141

Restricted marketable securities

     511      1,105

Accounts receivable, net

     108,205      86,232

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     25,604      18,600
             

Current assets

     570,670      374,673

Marketable securities

     125,973      161,511

Restricted marketable securities

     3,102      3,102

Property and equipment, net

     134,185      86,623

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

     458,243      298,263

Other assets

     4,697      4,256

Deferred tax assets, net

     277,750      319,504
             

Total assets

   $ 1,574,620    $ 1,247,932
             
Liabilities and stockholders' equity      

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 82,572    $ 80,713

Other current liabilities

     11,911      8,551
             

Current liabilities

     94,483      89,264

Other liabilities

     8,485      3,975

Convertible notes

     199,855      200,000
             

Total liabilities

     302,823      293,239

Stockholders' equity

     1,271,797      954,693
             

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

   $ 1,574,620    $ 1,247,932
             


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2007
    June 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    June 30,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Revenues

   $ 161,240     $ 152,654     $ 111,495     $ 100,649     $ 453,168     $ 302,969  

Costs and operating expenses:

            

Cost of revenues * †

     43,811       39,759       24,984       21,195       118,050       65,495  

Research and development *

     11,408       11,663       8,862       8,373       33,675       23,961  

Sales and marketing *

     36,671       37,739       29,416       29,720       111,159       85,431  

General and administrative * †

     30,744       29,779       24,529       21,870       88,001       64,942  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     2,835       2,932       1,943       2,198       8,579       6,437  

Restructuring benefit

     —         (178 )     —         —         (178 )     —    
                                                

Total costs and operating expenses

     125,469       121,694       89,734       83,356       359,286       246,266  
                                                

Operating income

     35,771       30,960       21,761       17,293       93,882       56,703  

Interest income, net

     (5,913 )     (5,243 )     (3,970 )     (3,336 )     (15,888 )     (9,964 )

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     2       —         —         —         3       —    

Gain on investments, net

     (1 )     —         —         (2 )     (1 )     (259 )

Other (income) expense, net

     (1,273 )     572       448       (475 )     (497 )     (213 )
                                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     42,956       35,631       25,283       21,106       110,265       67,139  

Provision for income taxes

     18,692       13,985       11,264       9,842       45,176       30,361  
                                                

Net income

   $ 24,264     $ 21,646     $ 14,019     $ 11,264     $ 65,089     $ 36,778  
                                                

Net income per share:

            

Basic

   $ 0.15     $ 0.13     $ 0.09     $ 0.07     $ 0.40     $ 0.24  

Diluted

   $ 0.13     $ 0.12     $ 0.08     $ 0.07     $ 0.36     $ 0.22  

Shares used in per share calculations:

            

Basic

     165,474       164,798       155,739       154,702       163,947       154,753  

Diluted

     185,106       185,601       177,063       175,612       185,212       177,290  

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


     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
     September 30,
2007
   June 30,
2007
   September 30,
2006
   June 30,
2006
   September 30,
2007
   September 30,
2006

Supplemental financial data (in thousands):

                 

Stock-related compensation:

                 

Cost of revenues

   $ 896    $ 847    $ 517    $ 533    $ 2,482    $ 1,323

Research and development

     4,095      3,944      3,037      3,332      12,015      8,026

Sales and marketing

     6,810      6,471      4,781      5,040      20,108      12,410

General and administrative

     5,108      5,946      6,179      4,270      16,342      13,017
                                         

Total stock-related compensation

   $ 16,909    $ 17,208    $ 14,514    $ 13,175    $ 50,947    $ 34,776

Depreciation and amortization:

                 

Network-related depreciation

   $ 13,591    $ 12,277    $ 7,144    $ 6,178    $ 36,046    $ 18,678

Capitalized stock-related compensation amortization

     537      401      129      27      1,126      162

Other depreciation

     2,279      1,967      1,306      1,164      5,917      3,505

Amortization of other intangible assets

     2,835      2,932      1,943      2,198      8,579      6,437
                                         

Total depreciation and amortization

   $ 19,242    $ 17,577    $ 10,522    $ 9,567    $ 51,668    $ 28,782

Capital expenditures:

                 

Purchases of property and equipment

   $ 18,345    $ 25,579    $ 13,519    $ 10,733    $ 71,466    $ 37,808

Capitalized internal-use software

     4,981      4,113      2,932      3,494      13,095      9,044

Capitalized stock-related compensation

     1,551      1,427      1,058      1,242      4,362      2,822
                                         

Total capital expenditures

   $ 24,877    $ 31,119    $ 17,509    $ 15,469    $ 88,923    $ 49,674

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

   $ 62,010    $ 23,895    $ 48,600    $ 26,059    $ 131,482    $ 101,953

End of period statistics:

                 

Number of customers under recurring contract

     2,616      2,555      2,144      2,060      

Number of employees

     1,287      1,261      917      871      

Number of deployed servers

     28,301      27,322      21,864      20,836      


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2007
    June 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    June 30,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

            

Net income

   $ 24,264     $ 21,646     $ 14,019     $ 11,264     $ 65,089     $ 36,778  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

            

Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing costs

     19,452       17,788       10,732       9,778       52,299       29,413  

Stock-related compensation

     16,909       17,208       14,514       13,175       50,947       34,776  

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

     16,540       13,437       11,154       9,178       41,678       29,096  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (1,100 )     (3,009 )     (8,735 )     (5,467 )     (11,585 )     (19,601 )

(Gain) loss on sale of investments, property and equipment and foreign currency, net

     (678 )     (41 )     64       (295 )     (1,167 )     (557 )

Provision for doubtful accounts

     944       594       (164 )     279       2,053       433  

Non-cash portion of loss on early extinguishment of debt

     2       —         —         —         3       —    

Non-cash portion of restructuring benefit

     —         (178 )     —         —         (178 )     —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

            

Accounts receivable, net

     (9,054 )     (12,156 )     (3,257 )     (7,338 )     (20,551 )     (13,998 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (2,192 )     (307 )     (495 )     (1,205 )     (7,625 )     (4,814 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     10,975       (15,797 )     12,097       (418 )     (4,128 )     18,518  

Accrued restructuring

     (1,049 )     (818 )     (458 )     (494 )     (2,545 )     (1,506 )

Deferred revenue

     859       (1,003 )     (937 )     (602 )     3,973       1,102  

Other noncurrent assets and liabilities

     1,479       (35 )     (44 )     (109 )     2,695       (243 )
                                                

Net cash provided by operating activities:

     77,351       37,329       48,490       27,746       170,958       109,397  
                                                

Cash flows from investing activities:

            

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     —         2,440       —         —         7,875       —    

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

     (23,326 )     (29,692 )     (16,451 )     (14,227 )     (84,561 )     (46,852 )

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

     93,335       104,414       65,501       68,966       249,418       185,233  

Purchase of investments

     (102,716 )     (152,831 )     (87,778 )     (86,924 )     (308,826 )     (279,707 )

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     9       —         —         —         9       —    

Decrease in restricted investments held for security deposits

     723       —         —         —         723       400  
                                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (31,975 )     (75,669 )     (38,728 )     (32,185 )     (135,362 )     (140,926 )
                                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

            

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under stock option and employee stock purchase plans

     4,835       11,059       7,186       6,822       22,586       18,651  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     1,100       3,009       8,735       5,467       11,585       19,601  

Payments on capital leases

     —         (23 )     —         —         (23 )     —    
                                                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     5,935       14,045       15,921       12,289       34,148       38,252  
                                                

Effects of exchange rate translation on cash and cash equivalents

     1,331       212       (62 )     630       2,465       608  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     52,642       (24,083 )     25,621       8,480       72,209       7,331  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     100,162       124,245       73,502       65,022       80,595       91,792  
                                                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 152,804     $ 100,162     $ 99,123     $ 73,502     $ 152,804     $ 99,123  
                                                

*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 past performance and 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. These measures are also used by management in its 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 expense, amortization 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. 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 expense, amortization of capitalized 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     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2007
    June 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    June 30,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Net income

   $ 24,264     $ 21,646     $ 14,019     $ 11,264     $ 65,089     $ 36,778  

Amortization of intangible assets

     2,835       2,932       1,943       2,198       8,579       6,437  

Stock-related compensation

     16,909       17,208       14,514       13,175       50,947       34,776  

Amortization of capitalized stock-related compensation

     537       401       129       27       1,126       162  

Gain on investments, net

     (1 )     —         —         (2 )     (1 )     (259 )

Utilization of tax NOLs/credits

     17,833       13,437       11,154       9,178       42,971       29,096  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     2       —         —         —         3       —    

Restructuring benefit

     —         (178 )     —         —         (178 )     —    
                                                

Total normalized net income:

     62,379       55,446       41,759       35,840       168,536       106,990  

Interest income, net

     (5,913 )     (5,243 )     (3,970 )     (3,336 )     (15,888 )     (9,964 )

Provision for income taxes

     859       548       110       664       2,205       1,265  

Depreciation and amortization

     15,870       14,244       8,450       7,342       41,963       22,183  

Other (income) expense, net

     (1,273 )     572       448       (475 )     (497 )     (213 )
                                                

Total Adjusted EBITDA:

   $ 71,922     $ 65,567     $ 46,797     $ 40,035     $ 196,319     $ 120,261  
                                                

Normalized net income per share:

            

Basic

   $ 0.38     $ 0.34     $ 0.27     $ 0.23     $ 1.03     $ 0.69  

Diluted

   $ 0.34     $ 0.30     $ 0.24     $ 0.20     $ 0.91     $ 0.61  

Shares used in normalized per share calculations:

            

Basic

     165,474       164,798       155,739       154,702       163,947       154,753  

Diluted

     186,767       187,432       179,563       178,358       187,010       178,700  

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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, failure to maintain the prices we charge for our services, 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, 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, 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.