Slight beat on revenue ($33.2M versus $32.98M), matching eps expectations ($0.19), bit of a selloff AH
NQ Mobile Inc. Announces First Quarter 2013 Results
Record Net Revenues of $33.2 million, Up 108.0% Year-over-Year
Income from Operations was $2.3 million, Up 74.5% Year-over-Year
Non-GAAP Income from Operations[1] was $10.0 million, Up 77.9% Year-over-Year
Net Income Attributable to NQ Mobile was $2.9 million, Up 34.2% Year-over-Year
GAAP Fully Diluted Earnings per ADS[2] of $0.05
Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to NQ Mobile[3] was $10.5 million, Up 64.0% Year-over-Year
Non-GAAP Fully Diluted Earnings per ADS[4] of $0.19
Press Release: NQ Mobile Inc. – 6 minutes ago
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BEIJING and DALLAS, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NQ Mobile Inc. ("NQ Mobile" or the "Company"
(NQ), a leading global provider of mobile Internet services, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.
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First Quarter 2013 Highlights
- Net revenues increased 108.0% year-over-year to $33.2 million.
- Income from operations, or operating income, increased 74.5% year-over-year to $2.3 million.
- Non-GAAP operating income[5] increased 77.9% year-over-year to $10.0 million.
- Net income attributable to NQ Mobile increased 34.2% year-over-year to $2.9 million.
- Non-GAAP net income[6] increased 64.0% year-over-year to $10.5 million.
- GAAP fully diluted Earnings per ADS was $0.05 and non-GAAP fully diluted Earnings per ADS was $0.19. Diluted weighted average number of ADSs outstanding increased to 56.4 million in the first quarter of 2013 from 53.5 million in the previous quarter.
- Net cash flow generated from operations was $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with $6.8 million in the corresponding period of 2012. Cash and cash equivalents and term deposits together amounted to $121.9 million as of March 31, 2013.
- Deferred revenue was $14.4 million at the end of first quarter of 2013, up 18.0% from $12.2 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
The Company's non-GAAP financial measures and related reconciliations to GAAP financial measures are described in the accompanying sections of "Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliations" and "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
First Quarter 2013 Operating Metrics
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Cumulative registered user accounts were 326.6 million as of March 31, 2013, compared with 172.0 million as of March 31, 2012 and 283.4 million as of December 31, 2012. Including 76.9 million registered user accounts for Beijing Feiliu Jiutian Technology Co., Ltd ("Feiliu", NQ Mobile had total registered user accounts of 403.5 million as of March 31, 2013.
- Average monthly active user accounts for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 were 111.1 million, compared with 60.1 million for the corresponding period of 2012 and 97.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. Including Feiliu's 13.7 million average monthly active user accounts, NQ Mobile had total average monthly active user accounts of 124.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
- Average monthly paying user accounts for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 were 9.2 million, compared with 6.5 million for the corresponding period of 2012 and 8.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2012.
- Feiliu operated and distributed a total of 14 games on iOS and 36 games on Android platforms as of March 31, 2013. In the first quarter of 2013, Feiliu had 8 games ranked among the Top 100 grossing applications, of which 3 ranked among the Top 30 on Apple's iTunes app store in China. Average Daily Active Users (DAU) for Feiliu's games reached 68,810 in the first quarter of 2013.
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Beijing NationSky Network Technology Co., Ltd, Inc. ("NationSky" had over 1,250 enterprise customers as of March 31, 2013.
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(In millions) |
As of Mar.31, |
As of Mar.31, |
As of Dec. 31, |
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Cumulative registered user accounts |
326.6 |
172.0 |
283.4 |
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China |
186.4 |
105.2 |
164.0 |
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Overseas |
140.2 |
66.8 |
119.4 |
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Feiliu cumulative registered user accounts |
76.9 |
- |
67.4 |
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Total cumulative registered user accounts |
403.5 |
172.0 |
350.8 |
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Three months |
Three months |
Three months |
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Average monthly active user accounts |
111.1 |
60.1 |
97.7 |
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China |
62.5 |
36.4 |
56.9 |
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Overseas |
48.6 |
23.7 |
40.8 |
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Feiliu average monthly active user accounts |
13.7 |
- |
12.5 |
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Total average monthly active user accounts |
124.8 |
60.1 |
110.2 |
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Average monthly paying user accounts |
9.2 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
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China |
6.0 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
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Overseas |
3.2 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
"I am pleased to report that we started 2013 with a solid first quarter. We again achieved record revenue and began to realize the significant growth potential and synergy from the acquisition of NationSky and Feiliu," commented Dr. Henry Lin, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of NQ Mobile. "NationSky achieved an outstanding quarter and improved its margin significantly by growing its software and services business. Feiliu also launched two self-developed mobile games, Dragon's Summon and Wulin MengZhu, which have become a great success on the iOS platform in China. In 2013, we will continue our evolution to become a leading mobile Internet platform company by focusing on broadening our service offerings, diversifying our revenue streams and creating synergies among different lines of our businesses, particularly in the China market."
"In the first quarter, our consumer mobile security business in the international markets continued its strong growth and accounted for approximately 56% of the total consumer mobile security revenues. Furthermore, our investment in the international markets has started to pay off as we have begun to see upward trends in operating margins," added Omar Khan, Co-Chief Executive Officer of NQ Mobile. "As we continue our strong momentum of international growth through the continued expansion of our retail presence and initiating operations of key carrier partnerships in North and Latin America, we are confident that our international business will further drive and sustain our long term growth."
First Quarter 2013 Results
Revenues
Net revenues in the first quarter of 2013 were $33.2 million, up 108.0% year-over-year and 10.7% sequentially.
Consumer Mobile Security revenues increased 50.7% year-over-year and 6.6% sequentially to $20.9 million in the first quarter of 2013. The increases were primarily due to the growth in the number of paying user accounts, which reflected growth in the number of NQ Mobile's registered and active user accounts, as well as an increased use of NQ Mobile's premium services, particularly among its overseas paying user accounts, which generally pay a higher subscription rate. Revenue contribution from overseas users accounted for 55.5% of Consumer Mobile Security revenues in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 50.8% in the first quarter of 2012 and 53.7% in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Enterprise Mobility revenues decreased 8.4% sequentially to $6.1 million in the first quarter of 2013 mainly due to seasonality of the NationSky business, which typically records the lowest revenue in the first quarter of a fiscal year. Out of the total $6.1 million revenue from NationSky in the first quarter of 2013, $4.1 million, or 67.2% was from hardware sales, compared with $5.0 million, or 74.8% of the total $6.7 million in the previous quarter.
Mobile Games and Advertising revenues were $2.9 million for the first quarter of 2013, up 338.0% from $0.7 million recorded in December 2012. The robust growth was due to the launch of new mobile games in the first quarter of 2013, as well as the consolidation of the full three months results in the first quarter of 2013 instead of just one month of December in the previous quarter.
Other revenues in the first quarter of 2013 were $3.3 million, up 57.2% year-over-year and 7.3% sequentially, primarily due to the growth in revenues from secured download and delivery services for mobile applications produced by third parties.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues in the first quarter of 2013 was $10.5 million, up 205.8% year-over-year and 8.2% sequentially. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to the impact from NationSky and Feiliu acquisitions in 2012, increased customer acquisition cost to drive user growth, amortization of intangible assets resulted from Feiliu acquisition and higher staff cost from salary and headcount increases. The sequential increase was primarily due to increased customer acquisition costs, amortization of intangible assets resulted from Feiliu acquisition, and higher staff cost, partially offset by the decrease of hardware procurement cost for NationSky's Enterprise Mobility business. The total hardware procurement costs for NationSky were $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2013.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit in the first quarter of 2013 was $22.8 million, up 81.4% year-over-year and 11.9% sequentially. Gross margin, or gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, was 68.5% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 78.6% in the same quarter a year ago and 67.8% in the previous quarter.
Excluding the impact from NationSky, gross margin was 76.3% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 79.5% in the previous quarter. NationSky's gross margin in the first quarter of 2013 was approximately 33.9%, compared with 26.8% in the previous quarter, and the cost of revenues for NationSky primarily consists of the hardware procurement cost.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses in the first quarter of 2013 were $20.4 million, up 82.2% year-over-year and 2.4% sequentially. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $12.9 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 84.4% year-over-year and 3.0% sequentially.
Selling and marketing expenses were $5.1 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 58.4% year-over-year and 5.6% sequentially. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher staff costs as a result of the increased headcounts from Feiliu and NationSky acquisitions, higher share-based compensation expenses, higher office related expenses and higher marketing and advertising spending. The sequential increase was primarily due to the higher share-based compensation expenses and higher office related expenses partially offset by lower marketing and advertising spending in the first quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses were $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 50.6% year-over-year and down 0.3% sequentially. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to higher staff costs as a result of the increased headcounts from Feiliu and NationSky acquisitions, higher office related expenses and higher marketing and advertising spending while the sequential decrease was primarily due to lower marketing and advertising spending partially offset by higher office related expenses.
General and administrative expenses were $11.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 80.6% year-over-year and almost unchanged sequentially. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses were 5.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 96.7% year-over-year and 5.2% sequentially. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to higher share-based compensation expenses, higher legal and professional fees, and higher bad debt expenses. The sequential increase for non-GAAP general and administrative expenses was primarily due to higher legal and professional fees and higher bad debt expenses, partially offset by lower staff costs.
Research and development expenses were $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 140.4% year-over-year and 5.2% sequentially. Non-GAAP research and development expenses were $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 128.9% year-over-year and 3.5% sequentially. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher staff costs, higher share-based compensation expenses and higher office related expenses. The sequential increase was primarily due to higher share-based compensation expenses and higher consulting service cost partially offset by lower staff costs.
Income from Operations and Operating Margin
Income from operations in the first quarter of 2013 was $2.3 million, up 74.5% year-over-year and 485.5% sequentially. Operating margin, or income from operations as a percentage of net revenues, was 7.0% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 8.4% in the same quarter a year ago and 1.3% in the previous quarter.
Non-GAAP operating income was $10.0 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 77.9% year-over-year and 26.7% sequentially. Non-GAAP operating margin, or non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net revenues, was 29.9% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 35.0% in the same quarter a year ago and 26.2% in the previous quarter. Excluding the impact from NationSky, non-GAAP operating margin was 33.4% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 30.7% in the previous quarter. Operating margin for NationSky was about 14.8% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 10.3% in the previous quarter.
Foreign Exchange Gain / (Loss), Interest Income and Other Income
Foreign exchange gain was $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with a loss of $0.06 million in the same quarter a year ago and a gain of $0.7 million in the previous quarter. Foreign exchange gain was primarily attributable to the appreciation of RMB against US$. Interest income was $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with $0.7 million in the same quarter a year ago and $0.9 million in the previous quarter. Interest income was primarily due to the term deposit position.
Income Tax
Income tax expenses were $0.3 million and the effective tax rate was 9.3% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with an income tax expense of $0.07 million in the same quarter a year ago and an income tax benefit of $0.07 million in the previous quarter. The increase in effective tax rate was primarily due to the expiration of the preferential tax treatment enjoyed by certain subsidiaries of the Company.
Net Income
Net income attributable to NQ Mobile was $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with $2.1 million in the same quarter a year ago and $4.9 million in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP net income attributable to NQ Mobile was $10.5 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $12.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. The sequential declines were due to the one-time gain of $2.9 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012 as a result of the step acquisition of Feiliu.
Cash Flows and Deferred Revenue
Net cash flow generated from operations for the first quarter of 2013 was $4.4 million, compared with $6.8 million in the same quarter a year ago and $3.9 million in the previous quarter. Cash and cash equivalents and term deposits together amounted to $121.9 million as of March 31, 2013. Deferred revenue was $14.4 million at the end of first quarter of 2013, up 18.0% from $12.2 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
Other Business Updates and Significant Events
NQ Mobile™ Expands Point-of-Purchase Sales through 114 Cricket and Metro PCS Wireless Dealer Stores in U.S.
On April 22, 2013, NQ Mobile announced that it has again grown its U.S. retail partnerships, bringing the company's award-winning apps to customers in more than 100 Cricket and Metro PCS authorized dealer stores, including Gratis Cellular (50 Cricket retail locations), Exclusive Wireless (40 Cricket retail locations) and I-Communications (24 Metro PCS locations). NQ Mobile's successful retail dealer program now includes nearly 2,000 mobile retailers in the U.S. These dealers provide in-store marketing and point-of-sale promotion for NQ Mobile's top-selling mobile security, privacy and family protection solutions.
Axiom Telecom and NQ Mobile Strike Exclusive Deal To Make Android Smartphones Safer
On April 11, 2013, NQ Mobile announced an exclusive alliance with Axiom Telecom to safeguard Axiom's Android smartphone customers. Axiom Telecom was established in 1997 by Faisal Al Bannai and is today the leading multi-brand, multi-channel distributor and retailer of mobile telecommunications devices, accessories and telecom services in the Middle East. Beginning mid-April, 2013, Axiom Android customers in UAE and Saudi Arabia will enjoy unprecedented device protection via the preloaded NQ Mobile Security™, which is the most popular solution of its kind in the world.
Russell Cellular to Offer NQ Mobile™ Privacy, Security and Family Protection Solutions at over 170 Verizon Premium Wireless Retail Locations Across the Midwestern, Western and Southern US
On April 4, 2013, NQ Mobile announced that Russell Cellular, a Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer, will offer NQ Mobile Security, NQ Mobile Vault for Android and NQ Family Guardian at over 170 retail locations across the Midwestern, Western and Southern U.S. beginning in June 2013.
Acquisition of Beijing Fanyue Information Technology Co., Ltd.
On March 21, 2013, NQ Mobile completed the acquisition of 51% equity interest in Beijing Fanyue Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Fanyue", a mobile internet advertisement integration and marketing solution provider, with a payment of approximately US$89,000 in cash and 2,828,511 NQ Mobile common shares (equivalent to approximately 565,700 ADSs). Beijing Fanyue's financial statements were consolidated in the Company's financial statements starting from March 31, 2013 as the 10-day impact was considered immaterial. As the valuation of this business acquired is still in progress, the Company has estimated the tangible and intangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed as well as the non-controlling interest and goodwill in its unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2013.
Business Outlook
The Company expects net revenues to be in the range of $38.5 million and $38.8 million for the second quarter of 2013 and raises the full year 2013 net revenue guidance from the previously issued range of $178 million to $183 million to a range of $179 million to $184 million.
The above forecast reflects the Company's current and preliminary view, which is subject to possible material changes.
