India headquartered and Nasdaq listed, Rediff.com India Limited
(NASDAQ:REDF) grew its unique users in June 2008, as measured by
ComScore Media Metrix, by approximately 13% over the corresponding
figure for March 2008. As per Comscore data, in this 3-month period
Rediff grew at a rate approximately double that of the average growth
rates in the Indian internet market and ahead of the growth rate of
international portals like Google and Yahoo! in India.
Rediff’s user growth was powered by increased
usage of services such as e-mail and video sharing services and its
finance channel.
Rediff continued its push to make its search engine a basic utility,
useful to a wide base of users in India. During the quarter, Rediff
added search tools for tickets and schedules for approximately 20,000
buses that commute daily between approximately 10,000 locations in
India. Rediff also added a tool to compare these bus schedules and fares
with train fares and schedules for the same destinations as well as a
tool to check the status of reservations and arrival times of trains on
the extensive Indian Railway system. High school exam results for 70
different exam boards were also made searchable through Search. Other
innovations in Search include adding a social search component whereby
Search users post questions to other users and extending the video
search coverage to over 2 million videos.
Rediff introduced a version of its toolbar for Firefox 3 within a week
of the launch of this version of the browser.
Further details of Rediff’s results for the
first quarter ended June 30, 2008 are appended in tabular form to this
press release. A presentation and the script of the earnings result
conference call held on July 24, 2008, will also be made available on
Rediff’s Investor Information website at
investor.rediff.com.
About Rediff.com
Rediff.com (NASDAQ:REDF) is one of the premier worldwide online
providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and
shopping services to Indians worldwide. Rediff.com provides a platform
for Indians worldwide to connect with one another online. Founded in
1996, Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New
Delhi and New York, USA.
Safe Harbor
Except for historical information and discussions contained herein,
statements included in this release may constitute “forward-looking
statements.” These statements involve a number
of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those that may be projected by these
forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but
are not limited to the slowdown in the U.S. and Indian economies and in
the sectors in which our clients are based, the slowdown in the Internet
and IT sectors world-wide, competition, success of our past and future
acquisitions, attracting, recruiting and retaining highly skilled
employees, technology, legal and regulatory policy, managing risks
associated with customer products, the wide spread acceptance of the
Internet as well as other risks detailed in the reports filed by
Rediff.com India Limited with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. Rediff.com India Limited and its subsidiaries may, from time
to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements,
including statements contained in its filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission and its reports to shareholders. Rediff.com
India Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement
that may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 |
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All figures are in US$ million, unless otherwise indicated below |
| | | | |
| | Quarter ended June 30 | | Percentage |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | Change |
|
Revenues
| | | | | | |
|
India Online
| |
6.56
| | |
4.62
| | |
42
|
%
|
|
US Publishing
| |
1.76
| | |
2.18
| | |
-19
|
%
|
| Total Revenues | | 8.32 | | | 6.80 | | |
22
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
|
Cost Of Revenues
| |
-1.68
| | |
-1.51
| | |
11
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
| Gross Margin | | 6.64 | | | 5.29 | | |
25
|
%
|
| Gross Margin % | | 80 | % | | 78 | % | | |
| | | | | | |
Operating Expenses (a)
| |
-5.54
| | |
-4.68
| | |
18
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
|
Operating EBITDA
| | 1.10 | | | 0.61 | | |
80
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
Depreciation/Amortization
| |
-1.68
| | |
-1.1
| | |
52
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
|
Interest Income
| |
1.17
| | |
1.35
| | |
-13
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
Foreign Exchange Gain/(Loss)
| |
0.29
| | |
-0.44
| | | |
| | | | | | |
Income from sale of Investment (b)
| |
0
| | |
1.89
| | | |
| | | | | | |
| Net Income before income taxes | | 0.88 | | | 2.31 | | |
-62
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
|
Tax
| |
-0.11
| | |
-0.19
| | |
-42
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
| Net Income | | 0.77 | | | 2.12 | | |
-64
|
%
|
| | | | | | |
| Net Income per ADS (in US cents) | | 2.64 | | | 7.26 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Net Income per ADS (in US cents) diluted | | 2.62 | | | 7.08 | | | |
| | | | | | |
|
Weighted average ADS Outstanding (in millions)
| |
29.23
| | |
29.2
| | | |
| | | | | | |
(a) Stock based Compensation included in operating expenses.
| |
0.44
| | |
0.43
| | | |
(b) Income from sale of investment arose from the sale of equity
shares in an external company.
| | | | | | |
Notes
-
Each ADS represents one half of an equity share.
-
The above numbers are subject to audit and while no significant
changes are anticipated, an audit could result in adjustments which
would result in the audited numbers varying from the numbers set forth
above.
Non-GAAP Measures Note
Operating EBITDA and non-GAAP Operating Expenses are the non-GAAP
measures in this press release. These measurements are not recognized
under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Operating EBITDA represents income (loss) from operations prior to
adjustments for depreciation/amortization, non-recurring items and other
income or expense and tax. However, other companies may calculate
operating EBITDA differently. Operating EBITDA is not intended to
represent cash flows as defined by generally accepted accounting
principles and should not be considered as an indicator of cash flow
from operations. We have included information concerning operating
EBITDA in this press release because management and our board of
directors use it as a measure of our performance. In addition, future
investment and capital allocation decisions are based on operating
EBITDA. Investors and industry analysts use operating EBITDA to measure
the Company’s performance to historic results
and our peer group. The reconciliation between operating EBITDA and net
income (loss), the GAAP measure, is as follows:
RECONCILIATION FROM OPERATING EBITDA TO NET INCOME Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 |
|
(All figures are in US$ million)
|
| | |
| | Quarter ended June 30 |
| | 2008 | | 2007 |
| | | | |
| Operating EBITDA (Non GAAP) | | 1.10 | | 0.61 |
| | | | |
Depreciation/Amortization
| |
-1.68
| |
-1.10
|
| | | | |
|
Interest Income
| |
1.17
| |
1.35
|
| | | | |
|
Other Income
| |
-
| |
1.89
|
| | | | |
Foreign Exchange Gain/(Loss)
| |
0.29
| |
-0.44
|
| | | | |
|
Net Income before income taxes
| |
0.88
| |
2.31
|
| | | | |
|
Tax
| |
-0.11
| |
-0.19
|
| | | | |
| Net Income (GAAP) | | 0.77 | | 2.12 |
Non-GAAP operating expenses represent our operating expenses comprised
of sales and marketing, product development and general and
administrative expenses net of depreciation and amortization. We have
used the non-GAAP operating expense to compute our operating EBITDA. A
reconciliation of the GAAP operating expense to non-GAAP operating
expense is as follows:
RECONCILIATION FROM GAAP TO NON-GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 |
|
(All figures are in US$ million) |
| | |
| | Quarter Ended June 30 |
| | 2008 | | 2007 |
| | | | |
|
Operating Expenses (GAAP)
| |
7.22
| |
5.78
|
| | | | |
|
Depreciation/Amortization
| |
-1.68
| |
-1.10
|
| | | | |
|
Operating Expense (Non-GAAP)
| |
5.54
| |
4.68
|