AutoNavi Holdings Limited Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
Nov 15, 2012 (Menafn - GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Total Free Mobile Map App Users Grew More Than 200% Year-Over-Year to 85
Million
Monthly Active Free Mobile Map App Users Increased More Than 300%
Year-Over-Year to 45 Million
BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoNavi Holdings Limited ("AutoNavi" or the "Company") AMAP, a leading provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Third Quarter 2012 Operational Highlights
--AutoNavi's free mobile map application had a total of 85 million users
and more than 45 million monthly active users as of the end of the third
quarter of 2012. This compares to a total of 65 million users and more
than 36 million monthly active users at the end of the second quarter of
2012, and a total of 26 million users and over 10 million monthly active
users at the end of the third quarter of 2011.
Third Quarter 2012Financial Highlights
--Net revenues in the third quarter of 2012 were 40.2 million, an
increase of 18.7% year-over-year.
--Gross profit in the third quarter of 2012 was 28.8 million, an increase
of 15.1% year-over-year.
--Operating income in the third quarter of 2012 was 10.5 million, an
increase of 5.2% year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating income in the third
quarter of 2012 was 13.2 million, an increase of 16.5% year-over-year.
--Net income attributable to AutoNavi shareholders was 10.1 million in
the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 8.8% year-over-year. Non-GAAP
net income attributable to AutoNavi shareholders was 12.8 million in
the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 20.4% year-over-year.
First Nine Months of 2012 Financial Highlights
--Net revenues in the first nine months of 2012 were 116.1 million, an
increase of 25.8% year-over-year.
--Gross profit in the first nine months of 2012 was 85.8 million, an
increase of 28.8% year-over-year.
--Operating income in the first nine months of 2012 was 30.1 million, an
increase of 3.9% year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating income in the first
nine months of 2012 was 40.3 million, an increase of 27.4%
year-over-year.
--Net income attributable to AutoNavi shareholders was 27.8 million in
the first nine months of 2012, a decrease of 5.6% year-over-year.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to AutoNavi shareholders was 38.0
million in the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 22.2%
year-over-year.
"AutoNavi grew at a healthy pace during the third quarter, resulting in net revenues for the first nine months of 2012 of 116.1 million, representing year-over-year growth of approximately 26%," said Mr. Congwu Cheng, chief executive officer of AutoNavi. "Our mobile and Internet location-based solutions business continues to build momentum, growing approximately 80% year-over-year and accounting for 32.1 million, or 27.6%, of our total net revenues in the first nine months of 2012, compared to 19.4% of our total revenues a year ago."
Mr. Cheng added, "We consider mobile maps to be the gateway to a fully connected mobile Internet. In addition, we believe the ownership of map content and its integration with dynamic lifestyle content and local services from our vertical partners place us in a competitively advantageous position, allowing us to utilize our cloud-based map service platform to provide an enriching user experience not only to our map users but also to users of our partners' applications."
Third Quarter 2012 Results
Revenues
Total net revenues in the third quarter of 2012 were 40.2 million, an increase of 18.7% year-over-year from 33.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, and flat compared to the second quarter of 2012.
Automotive Navigation
Net revenues from the automotive navigation market in the third quarter of 2012 were 23.9 million, an increase of 9.2% year-over-year and a decrease of 4.0% over the previous quarter. These results are mainly due to changes in the number of copies of digital map data licensed for use with in-dash navigation systems, which is directly linked to the number of vehicles sold in China that are equipped with these systems.
Mobile and Internet Location-based Solutions
The mobile and Internet location-based solutions business in the third quarter of 2012 achieved 11.1 million in net revenues, representing an increase of 26.2% year-over-year and 0.8% over the previous quarter. The increases were primarily due to the growth in revenues derived from the pre-installation of the Company's navigation solutions on mobile phones.
Public Sector and Enterprise Applications
Net revenues from the public sector and enterprise applications market in the third quarter of 2012 were 4.4 million, an increase of 51.4% year-over-year and 12.9% over the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase was largely attributable to certain new large aerial photogrammetry contracts entered this year, and to a lesser degree, the completion of certain large aerial photogrammetry contracts from a year ago. The sequential increase was a result of better progress of certain aerial photogrammetry contracts and an increased number of certain 3-D modeling application contracts during the quarter.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues in the third quarter of 2012 was 11.4 million, representing an increase of 28.8% year-over-year and 13.1% sequentially. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to aerial photogrammetry-related costs in connection with the new large aerial photogrammetry contracts entered this year, outsourced data production and software development costs, and a general annual increase in salary and welfare for employees directly involved in data collection and processing. The sequential increase was largely attributable to a rise in outsourced data production and software development costs.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses in the third quarter of 2012 were 20.0 million, an increase of 33.2% year-over-year and a decrease of 2.7% over the previous quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were 17.3 million, an increase of 25.5% year-over-year and 5.6% sequentially.
Research and development ("R&D") expenses increased 42.3% year-over-year and 12.2% sequentially to 9.3 million. The increases were primarily due to higher salary and benefit expenses, a result of an increase in the number of R&D staff, higher share-based compensation expenses and outsourced development costs. Non-GAAP R&D expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, increased 38.0% year-over-year and 12.2% sequentially to 8.2 million.
Selling and marketing expenses increased 32.7% year-over-year and decreased 11.2% sequentially to 5.9 million. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher salary and benefit expenses resulting from increased sales headcount, higher share-based compensation expenses, increased office facility rent expenses and travel expenses. The sequential decrease was primarily due to the decrease of marketing and promotion expenses as well as share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, increased 24.2% year-over-year and 2.1% sequentially to 5.0 million.
General and administrative expenses increased 19.2% year-over-year and decreased 14.5% sequentially to 4.8 million. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to a general annual increase in salary and welfare and higher share-based compensation expenses in the third quarter of 2012. The sequential decrease was primarily due to the decrease of professional service expenses and share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, increased 7.1% year-over-year and decreased 1.8% sequentially to 4.1 million.
Net Income Attributable to AutoNavi Shareholders
Net income attributable to AutoNavi shareholders increased 8.8% year-over-year and 14.5% sequentially to 10.1 million in the third quarter of 2012. Diluted net income per American depositary share ("ADS") attributable to AutoNavi shareholders for the third quarter of 2012 was 0.20, as compared to 0.18 from a year ago. One ADS represents four ordinary shares.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to AutoNavi shareholders, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, was 12.8 million in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 20.4% year-over-year and a decrease of 2.7% sequentially. Diluted non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to AutoNavi shareholders for the third quarter of 2012 was 0.25, as compared to 0.21 from a year ago.
Cash and Term Deposits Balance
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had 202.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and term deposits.
Business Outlook
The Company maintains its estimate for full year 2012 net revenues, which is in the range of 152 million to 159 million, representing an increase of approximately 20% to 25% over the fiscal year 2011.
Share Repurchase Program Update
AutoNavi announced a share repurchase plan on February 28, 2012, pursuant to which the Company is authorized, but not obligated, by its board of directors to repurchase up to 50 million worth of its ADSs until February 26, 2013. As of November 14, 2012, the Company has repurchased a total of 1,730,172 ADSs, representing 6,920,688 ordinary shares, with a total consideration of approximately 20.1 million at a price range of 10.47 to 12.57 per ADS, including brokerage commissions.
Conference Call Information
AutoNavi's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on November 15, 2012 (9:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on November 15)(9:2012).
The dial-in numbers and passcode for the conference call are as follows:
U.S. Toll Free:1-866-519-4004
International:65-6723-9381
Hong Kong:852-2475-0994
United Kingdom:44-20-3059-8139
Passcode:AutoNavi
A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until November 23, 2012:
U.S. Toll Free:1-866-214-5335
International:61-2-8235-5000
Passcode:54174983
Additionally, an archived web-cast of this call will be available on the Investor Relations section of AutoNavi's website at http://ir.autonavi.com.
About AutoNavi Holdings Limited
AutoNavi Holdings Limited AMAP is a leading provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China. At the core of its business is a comprehensive nationwide digital map database that covers approximately 3.6 million kilometers of roadway and over 20 million points of interest across China. Through its digital map database and proprietary technology platform, AutoNavi provides comprehensive, integrated navigation and location-based solutions optimized for the Chinese market and users, including automotive navigation solutions, mobile location-based solutions and Internet location-based solutions, and public sector and enterprise applications. For more information on AutoNavi, please visit http://www.autonavi.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things, the Business Outlook section and the quotations from management in this press release, as well as AutoNavi's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. AutoNavi may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about AutoNavi's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: AutoNavi's ability to adequately maintain and update its digital map database and minimize errors in its solutions; its current reliance on the automotive navigation market and a small number of customers for a substantial portion of its revenues; the project-based nature of its public sector and enterprise applications business; its limited operating history in the mobile/Internet location-based solutions markets; compliance with a complex set of laws, rules and regulations governing its surveying and mapping and other businesses in China; competition in the navigation and location-based solutions businesses in China; and its ability to manage its growth effectively and efficiently. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in AutoNavi's annual report on Form 20-F as well as in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and AutoNavi undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement AutoNavi's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), AutoNavi uses in this press release the following non-GAAP financial measures: (1) non-GAAP operating expenses, (2) non-GAAP R&D expenses, (3) non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, (4) non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, (5) non-GAAP operating income, (6) non-GAAP net income attributable to AutoNavi shareholders, and (7) non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS attributable to AutoNavi shareholders, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude the impact of share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
AutoNavi believes that these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate investors' and management's comparisons to AutoNavi's historical performance and assist management's financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that share-based compensation expenses are recurring expenses that will continue to exist in AutoNavi's business for the foreseeable future. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying table has more details on the reconciliation between non-GAAP financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to provide investors with context as to how the adjustments impact the GAAP amounts.
AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
SeptemberDecember
30,31,
20122011
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents155,894199,696
Restricted cash827--
Term deposits46,939--
Accounts receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful
accounts of 1,123 and 823 as
of September 30, 2012 and
December 31, 2011,
respectively45,69636,273
Due from related parties,
trading3,8461,056
Due from related parties,
non-trading3221
Prepaid expense and other
current assets13,7025,542
Deferred tax assets-current1,0371,355
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Total current assets267,944244,143
Properties and equipment, net47,57849,245
Equity method investments4,3734,442
Prepaid consideration in
connection with equity
investment--183
Acquired intangible assets, net5,4196,855
Goodwill8,7608,747
Deferred tax assets-non-current198224
Other long term assets401628
Prepayment for acquisition of
property8,602--
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TOTAL ASSETS343,275314,467
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable (including
accounts payable of the
consolidated variable interest
entities without recourse to
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
2,809 and 2,358 as of
September 30, 2012 and
December 31, 2011,
respectively)2,8092,364
Deferred revenue (including
deferred revenue of the
consolidated variable interest
entities without recourse to
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
9,289 and 5,567 as of
September 30, 2012 and
December 31, 2011,
respectively)10,2487,328
Accrued expenses and other
current liabilities (including
accrued expenses and other
current liabilities of the
consolidated variable interest
entities without recourse to
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
21,695 and 23,944 as of
September 30, 2012 and
December 31, 2011,
respectively)24,30826,071
Income tax payable (including
income tax payable of the
consolidated variable interest
entities without recourse to
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
8,290 and 7,394 as of
September 30, 2012 and
December 31, 2011,
respectively)8,4387,481
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Total current liabilities45,80343,244
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax
liability-non-current
(including deferred tax
liability of the consolidated
variable interest entities
without recourse to AutoNavi
Holdings Limited 937 and
1,191 as of September 30,
2012 and December 31, 2011,
respectively)1,0521,345
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Total liabilities46,85544,589
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Equity
Ordinary shares1919
Additional paid-in capital186,909175,726
Treasury stock(13,425)--
Statutory reserve9,3589,363
Retained earnings89,33561,517
Accumulated other comprehensive
income18,72918,262
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Total AutoNavi Holdings Limited
shareholders' equity290,925264,887
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Noncontrolling interest5,4954,991
Total equity296,420269,878
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY343,275314,467
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AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
For the nine months
For the three months endedended
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SeptemberSeptemberJuneSeptemberSeptember
30,30,30,30,30,
20122011201220122011
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Revenue40,90334,60941,232118,71494,202
Business tax(683)(718)(1,033)(2,629)(1,938)
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Net revenues40,22033,89140,199116,08592,264
Cost of revenues(11,406)(8,857)(10,085)(30,248)(25,599)
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Gross profit28,81425,03430,11485,83766,665
Operating expenses:
Research and development(9,251)(6,503)(8,245)(25,504)(16,239)
Selling and marketing(5,920)(4,462)(6,666)(17,846)(10,509)
General and administrative(4,842)(4,061)(5,663)(14,874)(10,939)
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Total operating expenses(20,013)(15,026)(20,574)(58,224)(37,687)
Government subsidies1,74211102,51422
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Operating income10,54310,0199,55030,12729,000
Gain on re-measurement of
fair value of the equity
method investment--------995
Interest income1,5701,2281,5634,7493,843
Change in fair value of
forward contract--2,753----2,465
Foreign exchange gains/(loss)545(2,631)(438)77(2,079)
Other Income474747141141
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Income before income taxes
and share of net
(loss)/income of equity
method investments12,70511,41610,72235,09434,365
Income tax expense(2,133)(1,643)(1,196)(5,422)(3,704)
Share of net (loss)/income of
equity method investments(29)13(263)(530)65
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Net income10,5439,7869,26329,14230,726
Less: Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interest4635234581,3241,267
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Net income attributable to
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
shareholders10,0809,2638,80527,81829,459
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Net income per ordinary share attributable
to AutoNavi Holdings Limited shareholders
Basic0.050.050.050.150.16
Diluted0.050.050.040.140.15
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Weighted average number of shares used in
calculating net income per ordinary share
Basic191,292,003190,404,199192,206,265191,765,831189,760,381
Diluted201,738,628201,191,706202,499,739202,212,802201,245,560
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Other comprehensive
income/(loss), net of tax
Foreign currency
translation adjustment2,2861,972(1,676)4714,797
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Comprehensive income12,82911,7587,58729,61335,523
Less: comprehensive income
attributable to
noncontrolling interest5225804061,3281,402
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Comprehensive income
attributable to AutoNavi
Holdings Limited
shareholders12,30711,1787,18128,28534,121
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AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to most directly comparable GAAP
measures (unaudited)
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per ADS data)
For the three months ended
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SeptemberSeptember
30,30,June 30,
201220112012
Total operating expenses20,01315,02620,574
Share-based compensation(2,750)(1,265)(4,228)
Non-GAAP total operating expenses17,26313,76116,346
R&D expenses9,2516,5038,245
Share-based compensation(1,088)(589)(971)
Non-GAAP R&D expenses8,1635,9147,274
Selling and marketing expenses5,9204,4626,666
Share-based compensation(877)(402)(1,725)
Non-GAAP selling and marketing
expenses5,0434,0604,941
General and administrative expenses4,8424,0615,663
Share-based compensation(785)(274)(1,532)
Non-GAAP general and administrative
expenses4,0573,7874,131
Operating income10,54310,0199,550
Share-based compensation2,6841,3384,313
Non-GAAP operating income13,22711,35713,863
Net income attributable to AutoNavi
Holdings Limited shareholders10,0809,2638,805
Share-based compensation2,6841,3384,313
Non-GAAP net income attributable to
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
shareholders12,76410,60113,118
For the three months ended
September 30, 2012
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GAAPAdjustmentsNon-GAAP(a)
Diluted net income per ADS
attributable to AutoNavi Holdings
Limited shareholders0.200.050.25
(a) Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS attributable to AutoNavi Holdings
Limited shareholders is computed by dividing non-GAAP net income
attributable to AutoNavi Holdings Limited shareholders by the weighted
average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding used in computing
the GAAP diluted net income per ordinary share attributable to AutoNavi
Holdings Limited shareholders (after adjusting for the ADS to ordinary
share ratio).
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SOURCE: AutoNavi Holdings Limited
CONTACT: For investor and media inquiries please contact:
In China:
Serena Shi
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
Tel: 86-10-8410-7883
E-mail: serena.shi@autonavi.com
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Ogilvy Financial, Beijing
Tel: 86-10-8520-6284
E-mail: amap@ogilvy.com
In the U.S.:
Jessica Barist Cohen
Ogilvy Financial, New York
Tel: 1-646-460-9989
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