Interactive Data Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results
(firmenpresse) - BEDFORD, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/17/12 -- Interactive Data Corporation today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. Interactive Data's fourth-quarter 2011 revenue increased 6.8% to a record $222.1 million from $207.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. Fourth-quarter 2010 revenue was reduced by $1.3 million due to the purchase accounting for the amortization of acquisition-related deferred revenue. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and the reduction in fourth-quarter 2010 revenue associated with the acquisition-related deferred revenue adjustment, Interactive Data's organic (non-GAAP) revenue grew 6.1% from the fourth quarter in 2010.
Interactive Data's fourth-quarter 2011 income from operations was $33.2 million, compared with a loss from operations of $1.2 million in same period one year ago. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (which excludes items that are either not part of the Company's ongoing core operations, or do not require a cash outlay, or are not otherwise expected to recur in the ordinary course) for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $83.5 million, a 13.6% increase over the same period one year ago.
"2011 was a successful year for Interactive Data, capped by a solid performance in the fourth quarter," stated Mason Slaine, Interactive Data's president and chief executive officer. "During the fourth quarter, we continued to drive steady revenue growth within our evaluated pricing and reference data product areas, and produced strong gains within our ultra low latency trading infrastructure services product area. We are pleased with the growth in adjusted EBITDA and our ability to sustain very strong free cash flow while making key investments in our people, products, infrastructure and technology. Our initiatives to innovate during the past year are resonating with our customers worldwide as we focus on broadening our market coverage, adding new and enhanced features and functionality, and bringing new high-value offerings to the marketplace."
Effective for the fourth quarter of 2011, Interactive Data's two reportable segments have been reorganized as Pricing and Reference Data, and Trading Solutions. The change was made in response to operational and organizational initiatives undertaken during the preceding year and completed in the fourth quarter and reflects the way the Company currently approaches the market and analyzes operating performance. The Pricing and Reference Data segment represents the Company's evaluated pricing, reference data and fixed income analytics product areas. The Trading Solutions segment represents the Company's real-time data feeds, ultra low latency infrastructure services, hosted web solutions and desktop solutions. Historical financial results have been reclassified to reflect this change.
Pricing and Reference Data Segment:
Interactive Data's Pricing and Reference Data segment reported fourth-quarter 2011 revenue of $150.7 million, a 6.0% increase over the fourth quarter of 2010. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange and the reduction of $1.1 million in fourth-quarter 2010 revenue associated with the acquisition-related deferred revenue adjustment, fourth-quarter 2011 organic (non-GAAP) revenue for this business increased by 5.1% from the same period last year. The fourth-quarter 2011 organic revenue performance primarily reflects expansion in its evaluated pricing and reference data services product areas. In recent months, the Company completed its first sale of its newly launched offering, expanded its derivatives coverage, , and added the BlackRock iShares® Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to the .
Interactive Data's Trading Solutions segment generated fourth-quarter 2011 revenue of $71.4 million, which is 8.7% higher than the same quarter last year. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange and the reduction of $0.3 million in fourth-quarter 2010 revenue associated with the acquisition-related deferred revenue adjustment, fourth-quarter 2011 organic (non-GAAP) revenue for this business increased 8.1%. The organic revenue growth for this business primarily reflected strong growth in the ultra low latency trading infrastructure services delivered by Interactive Data 7ticks. Key segment highlights included the addition of new market coverage, ongoing progress to add new features and functionality to its hosted web solutions and workstation offerings, and the initial rollout of a customized version of Market-Q by a major bank.
Management Team
Interactive Data continued to strengthen its management team in recent months. The Company has appointed new executives to lead its business operations in Germany and Japan. In addition, Dan Videtto plans to join Interactive Data in April 2012 as Managing Director, Asia Pacific to oversee the continued expansion of the Company's operations across this region. Videtto is an accomplished financial services executive who most recently served as chief operating officer of Deutsche Bank's Global Markets and Investment Banking business in Japan as well as managing director of Thomson Financial, Japan. In addition, Interactive Data has continued to add a number of senior-level sales professionals over the past several quarters.
Effects of Foreign Exchange:
The net effect of foreign exchange on fourth-quarter 2011 operating results was immaterial.
Balance Sheet Highlights:
As of December 31, 2011, Interactive Data had cash and cash equivalents of $262.2 million, compared with $123.7 million at the same time last year and $217.2 million at the end of the third quarter of 2011. The Company's total debt outstanding as of December 31, 2011, was approximately $2.0 billion.
Please note that Interactive Data's full-year 2010 results detailed below are presented on a non-GAAP basis as they reflect the combination of results from the predecessor period prior to the Company's acquisition (from July 1, 2010 through July 29, 2010) and the successor period following it (from July 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010).
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Interactive Data reported record revenue of $867.7 million, an increase of $71.1 million, or 8.9%, from $796.6 million in the same period last year. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange and the reduction of $3.7 million in revenue for 2010 associated with the acquisition-related deferred revenue adjustment, organic revenue grew by 6.9% during 2011.
Interactive Data's income from operations for 2011 was $101.7 million, compared with a loss from operations of $7.1 million in 2010. The 2010 loss from operations included merger costs of $120.0 million. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (which excludes items that are not part of the Company's ongoing core operations, or do not require a cash outlay, or are not otherwise expected to recur in the ordinary course) increased by 13.8% to a record $329.3 million in 2011 from $289.4 million in the same period one year ago.
Interactive Data Corporation will host a conference call to discuss the Company's fourth-quarter 2011 results on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The dial-in number for the conference call is (785) 424-1057 and the related access code is IDCQ411. For those who cannot listen to this broadcast, a replay of the call will be available from February 17, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. until Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:00 p.m., and it can be accessed by dialing (402) 530-9029 or (800) 695-2533 (no access code is required).
In addition to presenting our results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we also disclose the following non-GAAP information:
Management presents full-year 2010 results as the combination of results from the predecessor period prior to the Company's acquisition (from July 1, 2010 through July 29, 2010) and the successor period following it (from July 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010). This presentation is not in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that a presentation and discussion of Combined 2010 is meaningful as it enables a comparison to the comparable period in 2011.
Management includes information regarding organic revenue. Organic revenue excludes the effects of foreign currency exchange rates, adjustments related to the amortization of acquisition-related deferred revenue, and, if applicable, the contribution of businesses recently acquired (and related intercompany eliminations as appropriate). Management believes reporting organic revenue facilitates period-to-period comparisons, and provides a better understanding of underlying business trends and our future revenue growth prospects.
Management includes organic revenue for our Pricing and Reference Data, and Trading Solutions segments because management believes this additional level of detail provides further insight into underlying performance trends.
Management includes information regarding earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). We also include information regarding adjusted EBITDA, which we define as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges and benefits, adjustments related to the amortization of acquisition-related deferred revenue, and other non-cash, non-operational or non-recurring items. In addition, management also includes information regarding pro forma adjusted EBITDA. We define this metric as earnings, excluding all of the above factors as well as other adjustments permitted under the Company's senior secured credit facilities. Management considers these measures to be important indicators of the Company's operational profitability and cash generation strength and a good measure of the Company's historical operating trend because it eliminates items that are either not part of the Company's ongoing core operations, do not require a cash outlay, or are not otherwise expected to recur in the ordinary course of business. In addition, the Company's pro forma adjusted EBITDA measure is based on the definition of EBITDA set forth in the agreements governing the Company's senior secured credit facilities.
Management includes information regarding free cash flow, which we define as adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures. Management considers free cash flow as another important measure of the Company's cash generation strength that supports the Company's ability to repay its debt obligations and invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as the basis for measuring the Company's core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods and to the performance of our competitors. Such measures are also used by management in their financial and operating decision-making, and for forecasting and planning purposes. In addition, management also considers pro forma adjusted EBITDA to be an important indicator which can be used for the purpose of analyzing covenant compliance under the Company's senior secured credit facilities.
The non-GAAP financial measures of the Company's results of operations included in this press release should not be considered in isolation from comparable measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for the Company's results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in the accompanying tables. The non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The following constitutes a "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements and include our statements discussing our goals, beliefs, strategies, objectives, plans, future financial conditions, future challenges and opportunities, including our statements about broadening our market coverage, adding new and enhanced features and functionality, and bringing new high-value offerings to the marketplace. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, under the caption "Risk Factors," as well as the Company's recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available in the "Investors" section of our Website under the heading "SEC Filings." Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to: (i) the implementation of strategies designed to improve core revenue and profit growth; (ii) the impact of cost-cutting pressures across the industries we serve; (iii) general worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties; (iv) consolidation of financial services companies, within and across industries, or the failure of financial institutions; (v) decline in activity levels in the securities markets, weak or declining financial performance of market participants or the failure of market participants; (vi) the intensity of competition we face; (vii) a prolonged outage at one of our data centers or other major disruptions of our computer operations or those of our suppliers; (viii) our ability to maintain relationships with our key suppliers and providers of market data; (ix) our ability to maintain our relationships with service bureaus and custodian banks and our other customers; (x) the need to develop new products and adapt to legal, regulatory, technology or other change; (xi) our cost-savings plans may not be effective or yield the expected efficiencies or may take longer than anticipated; (xii) risks related to our substantial leverage, including our ability to raise additional capital to fund operations or react to changes in the economy or our industry, and our exposure to interest rate risk on our variable rate debt (to the extent the risk is not mitigated by the interest rate hedge and cap arrangements that we may have in place from time to time); (xiii) our ability to negotiate and enter into strategic acquisitions or alliances on favorable terms, if at all, (xiv) our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from any strategic acquisitions or alliances that we enter into; (xv) we are subject to regulatory oversight and we provide services to financial institutions that are subject to regulatory oversight; (xvi) certain of our subsidiaries are subject to complex regulations and licensing requirements; (xvii) the risks of doing business internationally; (xviii) intellectual property related risks, including any allegations that we infringe the intellectual property rights of others; and (xix) our ability to attract and retain qualified management and other key personnel. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change and, therefore, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to today.
Interactive Data Corporation is a trusted leader in financial information. Thousands of financial institutions and active traders, as well as hundreds of software and service providers, subscribe to our fixed income evaluations, reference data, real-time market data, trading infrastructure services, fixed income analytics, desktop solutions and web-based solutions. Interactive Data's offerings support clients around the world with mission-critical functions, including portfolio valuation, regulatory compliance, risk management, electronic trading and wealth management. Interactive Data is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts and has over 2,500 employees in offices worldwide.
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