Netflix Announces Q2 2007 Financial Results

Netflix Announces Q2 2007 Financial Results

Subscribers - 6.7 million

Revenue - $303.7 million

GAAP Net Income - $25.6 million

LOS GATOS, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007.

"As expected, second-quarter revenue and subscriber growth reflected the impact of intense competition, as we delivered subscribers and revenue at the low end of our guidance range, even while achieving near record net income," said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer.

"Online DVD rental is a large and attractive opportunity and we remain committed to investing in our long-term growth. With yesterday's price cuts in two of our most popular subscription plans, together with the reductions in February and June, we are choosing to lower price and reduce marketing as the most efficient means of sub growth and retention in the current competitive environment, and we are lowering our full-year guidance for revenue, subscribers, and earnings accordingly."

Second-Quarter 2007 Financial Highlights

Revenue for the second quarter of 2007 was $303.7 million, representing 27 percent year-over-year growth from $239.4 million for the second quarter of 2006, and 1 percent sequential decline from $305.3 million for the first quarter of 2007.

GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2007 increased 50% to $25.6 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $17.0 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2006 and GAAP net income of $9.9 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2007. GAAP net income included a gain in the quarter related to the patent lawsuit settlement of $4.1 million, net of taxes. Excluding this net settlement gain, net income would have been $21.4 million, or $0.31 per diluted share.

Non-GAAP net income was $27.2 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007, compared to non-GAAP net income of $18.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2006 and non-GAAP net income of $11.5 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2007.

Non-GAAP net income equals net income on a GAAP basis before stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes. Excluding the net settlement gain in the quarter related to the patent lawsuit settlement, non-GAAP net income would have been $23.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted share.

Gross margin(1)for the second quarter of 2007 was 35.2 percent, compared to 37.1 percent for the second quarter of 2006 and 36.1 percent for the first quarter of 2007.

Free cash flow(2) for the second quarter of 2007 was positive $6.5 million, compared to positive $5.5 million in the second quarter of 2006 and negative $18.0 million for the first quarter of 2007.

Cash provided by operating activities for the second quarter of 2007 was $72.1 million, compared to $53.3 million for the second quarter of 2006 and $63.0 million for the first quarter of 2007.

Subscribers. Netflix ended the second quarter of 2007 with approximately 6,742,000 total subscribers, representing 30 percent year-over-year growth from 5,169,000 total subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2006 and 1 percent sequential decline from 6,797,000 subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2007.

Net subscriber change in the quarter was a decrease of 55,000, compared to an increase of 303,000 for the same period of 2006 and an increase of 481,000 for the first quarter of 2007.

Gross subscriber additions for the quarter totaled 1,028,000, representing 4 percent year-over-year decline from 1,070,000 gross subscriber additions in the second quarter of 2006 and 32 percent quarter-over-quarter decline from 1,520,000 gross subscriber additions in the first quarter of 2007.

Of the 6,742,000 total subscribers at quarter end, 98 percent, or 6,609,000, were paid subscribers. The other 2 percent, or 133,000, were free subscribers. Paid subscribers represented 97 percent of total subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2006 and 98 percent of total subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2007.

Subscriber acquisition cost(3) for the second quarter of 2007 was $44.02 per gross subscriber addition, compared to $43.95 for the same period of 2006 and $47.46 for the first quarter of 2007.

Churn(4) for the second quarter of 2007 was 4.6 percent, compared to 4.3 percent for the second quarter of 2006 and 4.4 percent for the first quarter of 2007. Churn includes free subscribers as well as paying subscribers who elect not to renew their monthly subscription service during the quarter.

Stock-based compensation for the second quarter was $2.8 million, compared to $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2006 and compared to $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2007. Stock-based compensation is presented in the same lines as cash compensation paid to the same individuals.

Business Outlook

The Company's performance expectations for the third and fourth quarter of 2007 and full-year 2007 are as follows:

Third-Quarter 2007

-- Ending subscribers of 6.7 million to 6.9 million
-- Revenue of $284 million to $289 million
-- GAAP net income of $8 million to $13 million, or $0.11 to $0.19 per
diluted share

Fourth-Quarter 2007

-- Ending subscribers of 6.8 million to 7.3 million
-- Revenue of $277 million to $287 million
-- GAAP net income (loss) of ($1) million to $4 million, or ($0.01) to
$0.06 per diluted share

Full-Year 2007

-- Ending subscribers of 6.8 million to 7.3 million, down from 7.3 million
to 7.8 million
-- Revenue of $1.17 billion to $1.185 billion, down from $1.21 billion to
$1.26 billion
-- GAAP net income of $42.4 million to $52.4 million, or $0.62 to
$0.76 per diluted share, down from $55 million to $60 million, or
$0.76 to $0.83 per diluted share

Float and Trading Plans

The Company estimates the public float at approximately 55,194,672 shares as of June 30, 2007, down approximately 2 percent from 56,139,802 shares as of March 31, 2007, based on registered shares held in street name with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation. From time to time executive officers of Netflix may elect to buy or sell stock in Netflix. All open market sales are made pursuant to the terms of 10b5-1 Trading Plans approved by the Company and generally adopted no less than three months prior to the first date of sale under such plan.

Earnings Call

The Netflix earnings call will be webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and may be accessed at http://ir.netflix.com/.

For those without access to the Internet, the conference call may be accessed by dialing (719) 457-2620. The access code is 6223459. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available at http://ir.netflix.com/. The telephone replay of the call will be available from approximately 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on July 23, 2007 through July 29, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time. To listen to the telephone replay, call (719) 457-0820, access code 6223459.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Management believes that non-GAAP net income is a useful measure of operating performance because it excludes the non-cash impact of stock option accounting, and, where specified, excludes the net settlement gain related to the patent lawsuit settlement. In addition, management believes that free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity because it excludes the non-operational cash flows from purchases and sales of short-term investments and cash flows from financing activities. However, these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income and net cash provided by operating activities, or other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation to the GAAP equivalents of these non-GAAP measures is contained in tabular form on the attached unaudited financial statements.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is the world's largest online movie rental service, providing more than six million subscribers access to over 80,000 DVD titles plus a growing library of over 2,000 titles that can be watched instantly on their PCs. The Company offers nine subscription plans, starting at only $4.99 per month. There are no due dates and no late fees -- ever. All Netflix plans include both DVDs delivered to subscribers' homes and, for no additional fee, movies and TV series that can be started in as little 30 seconds on subscribers' PCs. DVDs are delivered free to members by first class mail, with a postage paid return envelope, from over 100 U.S. shipping points. Nearly 95 percent of Netflix subscribers live in areas that can be reached with generally one business day delivery. Netflix offers personalized movie recommendations and has more than one billion movie ratings. For more information, visit http://www.netflix.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our subscriber growth, revenue, GAAP net income and earnings per share for the third and fourth quarter of 2007 as well as subscriber growth, revenue, GAAP net income and earnings per share for the full-year 2007. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ, including, without limitation: impacts arising out of competition, our ability to manage our growth, in particular, managing our subscriber acquisition cost as well as the cost of content delivered to our subscribers; our ability to attract new subscribers and retain existing subscribers; changes in pricing, availability and effectiveness related to our advertising; fluctuations in consumer usage of our service, customer spending on DVDs and related products; disruption in service on our website or with our computer systems; deterioration of the U.S. economy or conditions specific to online commerce or the filmed entertainment industry; conditions that effect our delivery through the U.S. Postal Service, including regulatory changes and increases in first class postage; increases in the costs of acquiring DVDs; and, widespread consumer adoption of different modes of viewing in-home filmed entertainment. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2007. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

(1) Gross margin is defined as revenue less cost of subscription and
fulfillment expenses.
(2) Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities
less cash used in investing activities excluding purchases and sales
of short-term investments.
(3) Subscriber acquisition cost is defined as the total marketing expense,
which includes stock-based compensation for marketing personnel, on
the Company's Statement of Operations divided by total gross
subscriber additions during the quarter.
(4) Churn is defined as customer cancellations in the quarter divided by
the sum of beginning subscribers and gross subscriber additions,
divided by three months.

Netflix, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

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

Revenues $239,351 $305,320 $303,693 $463,477 $609,013
Cost of revenues:
Subscription 128,605 165,189 166,838 254,825 332,027
Fulfillment expenses* 21,974 29,783 29,855 44,019 59,638
Total cost of
revenues 150,579 194,972 196,693 298,844 391,665
Gross profit 88,772 110,348 107,000 164,633 217,348
Operating expenses:
Technology and
development * 12,043 15,715 18,907 23,249 34,622
Marketing * 47,031 72,138 45,255 99,999 117,393
General and
administrative * 6,773 12,188 13,847 15,065 26,035
Gain on disposal of DVDs (964) (908) (2,282) (2,351) (3,190)
Gain on legal settlement - - (7,000) - (7,000)
Total operating
expenses 64,883 99,133 68,727 135,962 167,860
Operating income 23,889 11,215 38,273 28,671 49,488
Other income:
Interest and other
income 3,701 5,350 4,972 6,153 10,322
Income before income
taxes 27,590 16,565 43,245 34,824 59,810
Income taxes 10,553 6,701 17,665 13,383 24,366
Net income $17,037 $9,864 $25,580 $21,441 $35,444
Net income per share:
Basic $0.29 $0.14 $0.38 $0.38 $0.52
Diluted $0.25 $0.14 $0.37 $0.32 $0.50
Weighted average common
shares outstanding:
Basic 58,383 68,693 68,031 56,808 68,360
Diluted 69,175 70,672 69,891 67,813 70,276

*Stock-based compensation
included in expense line
items:
Fulfillment expenses $223 $146 $82 $483 $228
Technology and
development 867 757 831 1,832 1,588
Marketing 529 531 521 1,083 1,052
General and
administrative 1,468 1,369 1,384 2,999 2,753

Reconciliation of Non-
GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
Non-GAAP net income
reconciliation:
GAAP net income $17,037 $9,864 $25,580 $21,441 $35,444
Stock-based
compensation 3,087 2,803 2,818 6,397 5,621
Income tax effect of
stock-based
compensation (1,179) (1,134) (1,150) (2,473) (2,284)
Non-GAAP net income $18,945 $11,533 $27,248 $25,365 $38,781
Non-GAAP net income per
share:
Basic $0.32 $0.17 $0.40 $0.45 $0.57
Diluted $0.27 $0.16 $0.39 $0.37 $0.55
Weighted average common
shares outstanding:
Basic 58,383 68,693 68,031 56,808 68,360
Diluted 69,175 70,672 69,891 67,813 70,276

Netflix, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and par value data)

As of
December 31, June 30,
2006 2007
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $400,430 $184,182
Short-term investments - 193,770
Prepaid expenses 4,742 6,234
Prepaid revenue sharing expenses 9,456 6,095
Deferred tax assets 3,155 3,179
Other current assets 10,635 17,110
Total current assets 428,418 410,570
Content library, net 104,908 113,902
Property and equipment, net 55,503 67,355
Deferred tax assets 15,600 16,336
Other assets 4,350 4,137
Total assets $608,779 $612,300
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $93,864 $70,757
Accrued expenses 29,905 35,754
Deferred revenue 69,678 60,522
Total current liabilities 193,447 167,033
Deferred rent 1,121 1,186
Total liabilities 194,568 168,219
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value;
160,000,000 shares authorized
at December 31, 2006 and June 30,
2007; 68,612,463 and 67,638,182
issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2006 and June 30,
2007, respectively 69 68
Additional paid-in capital 454,731 449,679
Accumulated other comprehensive loss - (521)
Accumulated deficit (40,589) (5,145)
Total stockholders' equity 414,211 444,081
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $608,779 $612,300

Netflix, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, June 30,
2006 2007 2007 2006 2007
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net income $17,037 $9,864 $25,580 $21,441 $35,444
Adjustments to reconcile
net income to net cash
provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation of
property and equipment 3,854 4,601 5,126 7,463 9,727
Amortization of
content library 31,910 49,442 50,985 59,191 100,427
Amortization of
intangible assets 11 24 25 23 49
Amortization of
discounts and
premiums on
investments - (82) 11 - (71)
Stock-based compensation
expense 3,087 2,803 2,818 6,397 5,621
Excess tax benefits
from stock-based
compensation (2,952) (4,076) (12,018) (3,642) (16,094)
Gain on disposal of
property and
equipment - - - (23) -
Gain on sale of
short-term investments - (147) (47) - (194)
Gain on disposal of
DVDs (2,029) (2,597) (5,197) (4,078) (7,794)
Deferred taxes 7,315 (255) (505) 9,373 (760)
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets (6,091) (10,266) 5,660 (3,787) (4,606)
Accounts payable (219) 11,399 (10,850) 2,654 549
Accrued expenses 153 7,699 14,244 3,592 21,943
Deferred revenue 1,104 (5,444) (3,712) 496 (9,156)
Deferred rent 119 64 1 189 65
Net cash provided
by operating
activities 53,299 63,029 72,121 99,289 135,150
Cash flows from
investing activities:
Purchases of short-term
investments - (264,234) (53,906) - (318,140)
Proceeds from sale of
short-term investments - 95,422 28,693 - 124,115
Purchases of property
and equipment (3,892) (18,013) (8,968) (10,578) (26,981)
Acquisition of
intangible asset (585) - - (585) -
Acquisitions of content
library (46,142) (68,541) (64,337) (75,984)(132,878)
Proceeds from sale of
DVDs 2,753 5,626 7,370 5,234 12,996
Proceeds from disposal
of property and
equipment - - - 23 -
Other assets 74 (103) 267 (217) 164
Net cash used in
investing activities (47,792)(249,843) (90,881) (82,107)(340,724)
Cash flows from
financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance
of common stock 105,478 766 2,681 108,622 3,447
Excess tax benefits
from stock-based
compensation 2,952 4,076 12,018 3,642 16,094
Repurchases of common
stock - - (30,215) - (30,215)
Net cash (used in)
provided by
financing activities 108,430 4,842 (15,516) 112,264 (10,674)
Net increase (decrease)
in cash and cash
equivalents 113,937 (181,972) (34,276) 129,446 (216,248)
Cash and cash
equivalents, beginning
of period 227,765 400,430 218,458 212,256 400,430
Cash and cash
equivalents, end of
period $341,702 $218,458 $184,182 $341,702 $184,182

Non-GAAP free cash flow
reconciliation:
Net cash provided by
operating activities $53,299 $63,029 $72,121 $99,289 $135,150
Purchases of property
and equipment (3,892) (18,013) (8,968) (10,578) (26,981)
Acquisition of
intangible asset (585) - - (585) -
Acquisitions of content
library (46,142) (68,541) (64,337) (75,984)(132,878)
Proceeds from sale of
DVDs 2,753 5,626 7,370 5,234 12,996
Proceeds from disposal
of property and
equipment - - - 23 -
Other assets 74 (103) 267 (217) 164
Non-GAAP free cash flow $5,507 $(18,002) $6,453 $17,182 $(11,549)

Netflix, Inc.
Consolidated Other data
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except percentages
and subscriber acquisition cost)
As of/Three Months Ended
June 30, March 31, June 30,
2006 2007 2007
Subscriber information:
Subscribers: beginning of period 4,866 6,316 6,797
Gross subscribers additions:
during period 1,070 1,520 1,028
Gross subscriber additions
year-to-year change 51.3% 10.4% (3.9%)
Gross subscriber additions
quarter-to-quarter sequential
change (22.3%) 1.8% (32.4%)
Less subscriber cancellations :
during period (767) (1,039) (1,083)
Subscribers: end of period 5,169 6,797 6,742
Subscribers year-to-year change 61.7% 39.7% 30.4%
Subscribers quarter-to-quarter
sequential change 6.2% 7.6% (0.8%)
Free subscribers: end of period 152 121 133
Free subscribers as percentage of
ending subscribers 2.9% 1.8% 2.0%
Paid subscribers: end of period 5,017 6,676 6,609
Paid subscribers year-to-year
change 61.4% 41.0% 31.7%
Paid subscribers quarter-to-
quarter sequential change 6.0% 8.5% (1.0%)
Churn 4.3% 4.4% 4.6%
Subscriber acquisition cost $43.95 $47.46 $44.02
Margins:
Gross margin 37.1% 36.1% 35.2%
Operating margin 10.0% 3.7% 12.6%
Net margin 7.1% 3.2% 8.4%
Expenses as percentage of revenues:
Technology and development 5.0% 5.1% 6.2%
Marketing 19.6% 23.6% 14.9%
General and administrative 2.8% 4.0% 4.6%
Gain on disposal of DVDs (0.3%) (0.2%) (0.8%)
Gain on legal settlement - - (2.3%)
Total operating expenses 27.1% 32.5% 22.6%
Year-to-year change:
Total revenues 45.9% 36.2% 26.9%
Fulfillment 22.8% 35.1% 35.9%
Technology and development 39.3% 40.2% 57.0%
Marketing 74.5% 36.2% (3.8%)
General and administrative 8.7% 47.0% 104.4%
Gain on disposal of DVDs 731.0% (34.5%) 136.7%
Total operating expenses 55.5% 39.5% 5.9%

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: jdonadio@netflix.com

Source: Netflix, Inc.

CONTACT: Deborah Crawford, Director, Investor Relations, +1-408-540-
3712, or Ken Ross, VP, Corporate Communications, +1-408-540-3931, both of
Netflix, Inc.

Web site:

http://www.netflix.com/

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