| NEW YORK, March 15, 2010: Reis, Inc. (NASDAQ:REIS) (“Reis” or the “Company”), a leading provider of commercial real estate market information and analytical tools, announced its financial results and operational achievements for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Results and Performance
Reis presents financial information for its two operating segments: the Reis Services segment, which is our primary business of real estate information services; and the Residential Development Activities segment, which business we are in the process of exiting.
Financial Results Summary
Consolidated revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $6,178,786 compared to $8,358,917 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. During the fourth quarter of 2009, revenue was comprised of subscription revenue (from the Reis Services segment) of $5,826,285 and revenue from sales of residential units of $352,501. During the 2008 period, consolidated revenue was comprised of subscription revenue of $6,411,015 and revenue from sales of residential units of $1,947,902.
On a consolidated basis, the Company reported net income of $358,497, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2009. For the three months ended December 31, 2008, the Company’s consolidated net (loss) was $(8,743,707), or $(0.80) per basic and diluted share.
For the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, consolidated revenues were $30,951,423 and $47,621,066, respectively. During 2009, consolidated revenue was comprised of subscription revenue (from the Reis Services segment) of $23,891,683 and revenue from sales of residential units of $7,059,740. During 2008, consolidated revenue was comprised of subscription revenue of $25,851,168 and revenue from sales of residential units of $21,769,898.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company’s consolidated net income was $1,004,112, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company’s consolidated net (loss) was $(7,480,381), or $(0.68) and $(0.71) per basic and diluted share, respectively.
Reis Services EBITDA and Revenue
Management uses EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) to monitor and assess Reis Services’s performance and believes it is helpful to investors in understanding Reis Services’s business (see Reconciliations of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA below).
Reis Services’s EBITDA was $2,379,000 and the EBITDA margin was 40.8% during the fourth quarter of 2009. During the fourth quarter of 2008, EBITDA was $3,026,000 and the EBITDA margin was 47.2%. During the | |