Exhibit 99.1
Kenexa Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter 2008
WAYNE, Pa. – August 4, 2008 – Kenexa (Nasdaq: KNXA), a global provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today announced its operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
For the second quarter of 2008, Kenexa reported total revenue of $56.4 million, representing an increase of 25% over the $45.2 million recorded for the second quarter of 2007. Subscription revenue was $43.7 million for the second quarter of 2008, an increase of 18% compared to the second quarter of 2007, while professional services and other revenue was $12.7 million for the second quarter of 2008, an increase of 57% over the same period of 2007.
Rudy Karsan, Chief Executive Officer of Kenexa, stated, “We were pleased with the company’s financial performance in light of the current macro-economic environment. The combination of solid sequential growth and integration of Quorum International enabled Kenexa to become the first independent talent management vendor to pass the $200 million in annualized revenue level during the second quarter. We continue to focus on innovation, adding new preferred partner customers and growing our relationships, expanding our global footprint and, ultimately, gaining market share.”
Kenexa’s income from operations, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), was $7.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared with $7.9 million for the corresponding period of 2007. GAAP net income was $6.0 million or $0.26 per diluted share for the quarter, compared to $5.8 million or $0.23 per diluted share for the same period of 2007.
Non-GAAP income from operations, which excludes stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangibles associated with our acquisitions, was a record $10.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, representing a 19% non-GAAP operating margin and an increase compared to $9.2 million in the year ago period. Non-GAAP net income was $9.0 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, an increase from $0.28 in the year ago period. Results for the second quarter include a charge of approximately $0.3 million related to the relocation of Kenexa’s office in India.
A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results has been provided in the financial statement tables included at the end of this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Kenexa had cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments of $49.3 million at June 30, 2008, a decrease from $68.1 million at the end of the prior quarter. The decrease was the result of approximately $20 million used in the acquisition of Quorum International and approximately $5 million in cash used to repurchase the company’s common shares during the quarter. The Company generated $12.9 million in positive cash from operations during the second quarter, and deferred revenue ended the quarter at $38.7 million, an increase compared to $37.5 million at the end of the first quarter 2008.
Don Volk, Chief Financial Officer of Kenexa, stated, “During the second quarter, the Company generated record non-GAAP operating income and we continued to return capital back to shareholders in the form of share buybacks. We remain committed to protecting and driving our profitability and using our cash flow to enhance shareholder value.”
Other Second Quarter and Recent Business Highlights
| • | More than 50 “preferred partner” customers were added during the quarter (defined as customers that spend more than $50,000 annually). |
| • | The average annual revenue from the Company’s top 80 customers was greater than $1.4 million, up from the $1.3 million level at the end of the prior quarter. |
| • | Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for e-Recruitment Software” report by Gartner, Inc. |
• | Kenexa launched the latest release of Kenexa Recruiter® BrassRing, the Company’s on-demand talent management system tailored for global organizations to source and track employment candidates throughout the hiring process. |
| • | Expanded its Talent Acquisition capabilities to include additional global support, increased multilingual and global sourcing capabilities and job family expertise. |
| • | Released Kenexa Cultural Fit™ and Kenexa Compatibility Fit™, web-based assessment tools designed to increase retention, decrease turnover, and increase organizational and job commitment. |
| • | Unveiled Kenexa Performance Indicators™ (KPI), a web-based suite of pre-employment assessment tools designed to identify prospective employees who have a propensity to be engaged, to work well in a team and to demonstrate excellent customer service orientation. |
| • | Launched SimsSJT™ Customer Service, the new online simulation platform designed to assess customer service aptitude. SimSJT engages candidates in a virtual 3D environment that measures knowledge of roles associated with excellent customer service – greeting, anticipating, information exchange, task performance, empathy, solving problems, adding value/upgrading and follow-up. |
Business Outlook
Based on information as of today, August 4, 2008, the Company is issuing guidance for the third quarter and full year 2008 as follows:
Third Quarter 2008: The Company expects revenue to be $57 million to $59 million, subscription revenue to represent the upper 70% range as a percentage of total revenue and non-GAAP operating income to be $11.4 million to $11.8 million. Assuming a 25% effective tax rate for reporting purposes and 22.8 million shares outstanding, Kenexa expects its non-GAAP net income per diluted share to be $0.38 to $0.39.
Full Year 2008: The Company expects total revenue to be $225 million to $230 million, subscription revenue to represent the upper 70% range as a percentage of total revenue and non-GAAP operating income to be $45.2 million to $46.2 million. Assuming a 25% effective tax rate and 23 million shares outstanding, Kenexa expects its non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to be $1.52 to $1.55.Full year 2008 results include a one-time expense of $2.3 million, which will be recognized over the course of the year, associated with the opening of a new office location in India in the first quarter.
Conference Call Information
Kenexa will host a conference call today, August 4, 2008, at 5:00 pm (Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s financial results and financial guidance. To access this call, dial 888-262-8973 (domestic) or 913-312-0685 (international). A replay of this conference call will be available through August 11, 2008, at 888-203-1112 (domestic) or 719-457-0820 (international). The replay passcode is 9001834. A live webcast of this conference call will be available on the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s Web site, (www.kenexa.com) and a replay will be archived on the Web site as well.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” or words of similar meaning. These statements may contain, among other things, guidance as to future revenue and earnings, operations, expected benefits from acquisitions, prospects of the business generally, intellectual property and the development of products. These statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in Kenexa’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as revised or supplemented by Kenexa’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors, Kenexa’s ability to implement business and acquisition strategies or to complete or integrate acquisitions. Kenexa does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Kenexa believes that non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Kenexa’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP results to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses, for purposes of determining executive incentive compensation, and for budget and planning purposes. These measures are used in monthly financial reports prepared for management and in quarterly financial reports presented to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing its financial measures with other companies in the Company’s industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.
Management of the Company does not consider such non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to such measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of such non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which charges are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures.
In order to compensate for these limitations, management of the Company presents its non-GAAP financial measures in connection with its GAAP results. Kenexa urges investors and potential investors in the Company��s securities to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures which it includes in press releases announcing earnings information, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.
Kenexa presents the following non-GAAP financial measures in this press release: non-GAAP income from operations before income taxes and interest income or expense; non-GAAP net income; non-GAAP sales and marketing expense; non-GAAP general and administrative expense; non-GAAP research and development expense; non-GAAP net income per diluted earnings per share; and non-GAAP effective tax as described below. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets related to the Company’s acquisitions.
Stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation consists of expenses for stock options and stock awards that the Company began recording in accordance with SFAS 123(R) during the first quarter of 2006. Stock-based compensation was $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. Stock-based compensation expenses are excluded in the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures because share-based compensation amounts are difficult to forecast. This is due in part to the magnitude of the charges which depends upon the volume and timing of stock option grants, which are unpredictable and can vary dramatically from period to period, and external factors such as interest rates and the trading price and volatility of the Company’s common stock. The Company believes that this exclusion provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating results because these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate the comparison of results for future periods with results from past periods. The dilutive effect of all outstanding options is included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share on both a GAAP and a non-GAAP basis.
Amortization of acquired intangible assets. In accordance with GAAP, operating expenses include amortization of acquired intangible assets over the estimated useful lives of such assets. Amortization of acquired intangible assets was $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, and $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, respectively. Amortization of acquired intangible assets is excluded from the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures because the Company believes that such exclusion facilitates comparisons to its historical operating results and to the results of other companies in the same industry, which have their own unique acquisition histories.
Each of non-GAAP sales and marketing expense, non-GAAP general and administrative expense, non-GAAP research and development expense, and estimated non-GAAP effective tax rate are each components necessary to calculate non-GAAP income from operations before income taxes and interest income, non-GAAP net income from operations and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and are calculated by adjusting the corresponding GAAP measure for the applicable period by the applicable portion of stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets.
About Kenexa
Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA) is a global leader in building the world’s greatest workforces using a combination of software, employee research science and business process optimization. Kenexa’s global solutions include applicant tracking, onboarding, recruitment process outsourcing, employment branding, skills and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Kenexa is headquartered in Wayne, PA. (outside Philadelphia). Additional information about Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed atwww.kenexa.com.
Note to Editors: Kenexa is a registered trademark of Kenexa Corporation. Other product or service names mentioned herein remain the property of their respective owners.
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Contact
MEDIA CONTACT:
Sarah Teten Kenexa (800) 391-9557 sarah.teten@kenexa.com | Jeanne Achille The Devon Group (732) 224-1000, ext. 11 jeanne@devonpr.com |
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Kori Doherty
ICR
(617) 956-6730
kdoherty@icrinc.com
Kenexa Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
| June 30, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 23,105 | $ | 38,032 | ||||
Short-term investments | 8,300 | 58,423 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,860 and $761 | 38,835 | 31,893 | ||||||
Unbilled receivables | 8,628 | 2,423 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | — | 2,008 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 2,911 | 2,399 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 5,285 | 3,356 | ||||||
Total current assets | 87,064 | 138,534 | ||||||
Long-term investments | 17,878 | — | ||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 23,761 | 17,620 | ||||||
Software, net of accumulated amortization | 3,600 | 1,557 | ||||||
Goodwill | 187,785 | 173,502 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization | 16,430 | 10,134 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization | 513 | 663 | ||||||
Other assets | 8,203 | 5,879 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 345,234 | $ | 347,889 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 5,291 | $ | 5,812 | ||||
Notes payable, current | 40 | 49 | ||||||
Commissions payable | 974 | 1,025 | ||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 7,291 | 8,363 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 13,812 | 6,298 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 38,741 | 35,076 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations | 218 | 140 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 66,367 | 56,763 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations, less current portion | 144 | 94 | ||||||
Notes payable, less current portion | 57 | 73 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 7,214 | 3,246 | ||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 74 | 65 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 73,856 | 60,241 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding | — | — | ||||||
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,544,545 and 24,032,446 and shares issued, respectively | 225 | 240 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 266,944 | 291,942 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (589 | ) | 1,407 | |||||
Retained earnings / Accumulated deficit | 4,798 | (5,941 | ) | |||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 271,378 | 287,648 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 345,234 | $ | 347,889 | ||||
Kenexa Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||
Subscription | $ | 43,668 | $ | 37,009 | $ | 82,824 | $ | 71,696 | ||||
Other Revenue | 12,773 | 8,155 | 21,824 | 15,685 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 56,441 | 45,164 | 104,648 | 87,381 | ||||||||
Cost of revenue | 17,173 | 12,600 | 30,278 | 24,032 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 39,268 | 32,564 | 74,370 | 63,349 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 10,988 | 9,094 | 20,877 | 17,324 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 12,845 | 9,765 | 24,838 | 19,436 | ||||||||
Research and development | 4,307 | 4,297 | 8,849 | 8,620 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,278 | 1,477 | 5,429 | 2,907 | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 31,418 | 24,633 | 59,993 | 48,287 | ||||||||
Income from operations | 7,850 | 7,931 | 14,377 | 15,062 | ||||||||
Interest income | 320 | 974 | 961 | 1,097 | ||||||||
Income from operations before income taxes | 8,170 | 8,905 | 15,338 | 16,159 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 2,205 | 3,092 | 4,599 | 5,650 | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 5,965 | $ | 5,813 | $ | 10,739 | $ | 10,509 | ||||
Basic net income per share | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.43 | ||||
Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share - basic | 22,596,510 | 25,326,997 | 23,004,791 | 24,690,936 | ||||||||
Diluted net income per share | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.42 | ||||
Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share - diluted | 22,819,042 | 25,743,996 | 23,229,123 | 25,116,145 | ||||||||
Non-GAAP income from operations and net income excludes stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
Non-GAAP income from operations reconciliation: | ||||||||
Income from operations | $ | 7,850 | $ | 7,931 | ||||
Add back: | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 1,459 | 1,069 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions | 1,577 | 221 | ||||||
Non-GAAP income from operations | $ | 10,886 | $ | 9,221 | ||||
Non-GAAP income from operations as a percentage of revenue | 19 | % | 20 | % | ||||
Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share - basic | 22,596,510 | 25,326,997 | ||||||
Dilutive effect of options and restricted stock units | 222,532 | 416,999 | ||||||
Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share - diluted | 22,819,042 | 25,743,996 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 5,965 | $ | 5,813 | ||||
Add back: | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 1,459 | 1,069 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions | 1,577 | 221 | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 9,001 | $ | 7,103 | ||||
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.28 | ||||
Non-GAAP tax rate calculation | ||||||||
Income from operations after interest income and before income taxes | 8,170 | 8,905 | ||||||
Add back: | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 1,459 | 1,069 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions | 1,577 | 221 | ||||||
Non-GAAP Income from operations before income taxes | 11,206 | 10,195 | ||||||
Income tax expense on operations | 2,205 | 3,092 | ||||||
Non-GAAP tax rate | 20 | % | 30 | % | ||||
Other Non-GAAP measures referenced on earnings call excludes stock based compensation: | ||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 39,268 | $ | 32,564 | ||||
Add: stock-based compensation expense | 87 | 39 | ||||||
Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 39,355 | $ | 32,603 | ||||
Sales and marketing | $ | 10,988 | $ | 9,094 | ||||
Less: stock-based compensation expense | (284 | ) | (272 | ) | ||||
Non-GAAP sales and marketing | $ | 10,704 | $ | 8,822 | ||||
General and administrative | $ | 12,845 | $ | 9,765 | ||||
Less: stock-based compensation expense | (961 | ) | (700 | ) | ||||
Non-GAAP general and administrative | $ | 11,884 | $ | 9,065 | ||||
Research and development | $ | 4,307 | $ | 4,297 | ||||
Less: stock-based compensation expense | (127 | ) | (58 | ) | ||||
Non-GAAP research and development | $ | 4,180 | $ | 4,239 | ||||
Kenexa Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net Income from operations | $ | 10,739 | $ | 10,509 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,429 | 2,907 | ||||||
Non-cash interest expense | — | 9 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 3,173 | 1,784 | ||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements | (159 | ) | (1,326 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 150 | 584 | ||||||
Bad debt expense | 205 | 70 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes (benefit) | 942 | (1,874 | ) | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts and unbilled receivables | (3,065 | ) | (1,817 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (1,695 | ) | 410 | |||||
Income taxes receivable | 2,008 | — | ||||||
Other long-term assets | (1,865 | ) | (335 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | (1,480 | ) | 331 | |||||
Accrued compensation and other accrued liabilities | (1,577 | ) | 591 | |||||
Commissions payable | (51 | ) | (268 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | 3,664 | 730 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 8 | (115 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operations | 16,426 | 12,190 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (11,393 | ) | (4,610 | ) | ||||
Purchases of available-for-sale securities | (22,732 | ) | (79,450 | ) | ||||
Sales of available-for-sale securities | 53,785 | — | ||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (21,526 | ) | (8,849 | ) | ||||
Net cash deposited in escrow for acquisitions | (80 | ) | (1,200 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,946 | ) | (94,109 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Net repayments under line of credit agreement | — | (65,000 | ) | |||||
Repayments of notes payable | (25 | ) | (58 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from common stock issued through Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 174 | 91 | ||||||
Repurchase of common shares | (29,842 | ) | — | |||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements | 159 | 1,326 | ||||||
Net Proceeds from public offering | — | 130,471 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs | — | (102 | ) | |||||
Net Proceeds from option exercises | 274 | 1,525 | ||||||
Repayment of capital lease obligations | (115 | ) | (115 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (29,375 | ) | 68,138 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (32 | ) | 459 | |||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (14,927 | ) | (13,322 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 38,032 | 42,502 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period: | $ | 23,105 | $ | 29,180 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 87 | $ | 622 | ||||
Income taxes | $ | 1,686 | $ | 1,009 | ||||
Income tax receivable applied against estimated tax payments | $ | 2,008 | $ | — | ||||
Noncash investing and financing activities | ||||||||
Capital Leases | $ | 253 | $ | 19 | ||||
Stock issuance for acquisition | $ | — | $ | 3,174 | ||||
Stock issuance for earn out | $ | 1,050 | $ | 650 | ||||