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Travelzoo Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

04/19/2013| 11:11:29 AM| 中文

Travelzoo Inc., a global Internet media company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, with revenue of $42.2 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year.

NEW YORK, April 18, 2013 — Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO):

• Revenue of $42.2 million, up 7% year-over-year

• Net income of $5.6 million, up 49% year-over-year

• Earnings per share of $0.36, compared to $0.23 (GAAP) / $0.42 (non-GAAP) in the prior-year period

• Cash flow from operations of $6.5 million

Travelzoo Inc., a global Internet media company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, with revenue of $42.2 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year. Operating profit was $8.0 million. Net income was $5.6 million, with earnings per share of $0.36, up from $0.23 in the prior-year period. Non-GAAP earnings per share was $0.36, down from $0.42 in the prior-year period.

"We kicked off 2013 with record revenues, driven by strong performance within our travel segments in both North America and Europe,” said Chris Loughlin, chief executive officer. “We accelerated subscriber growth and made significant improvements in audience engagement across email, social media and mobile apps. We continued to develop our new hotel booking platform, which we plan to roll out later this year."

North America

North America business segment revenue increased 5% year-over-year to $30.2 million. Operating profit for the first quarter was $5.5 million, or 18% of revenue, down from $7.1 million, or 25% of revenue, in the prior-year period. The decrease in operating profit was a result of increased expenses related to sales force expansion, hotel booking platform development, traffic acquisition and subscriber marketing.

Europe

Europe business segment revenue increased 14% year-over-year to $12.4 million. In local currency terms, revenue for the first quarter increased 14% year-over-year. Operating profit was $2.5 million, or 21% of revenue, up from an operating profit of $2.4 million, or 23% of revenue in the prior-year period.

Subscribers

Travelzoo had a total unduplicated number of subscribers in North America and Europe of 22.9 million as of March 31, 2013, up 5% from March 31, 2012. In North America, total unduplicated number of subscribers was 16.3 million as of March 31, 2013, up 3% from March 31, 2012. In Europe, total unduplicated number of subscribers was 6.5 million as of March 31, 2013, up 9% from March 31, 2012.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $2.5 million, compared to $2.9 million in the prior-year period. The non-GAAP effective income tax rate was 31%, up from 30% in the prior-year period.

Asset Management

During the first quarter 2013, Travelzoo generated $6.5 million of cash from operating activities. Accounts receivable increased by $648,000 over the prior-year period to $15.3 million. Accounts payable increased by $4.5 million over the prior-year period to $26.9 million. Capital expenditures were $900,000, up from $678,000 in the prior-year period. Travelzoo exited the first quarter with $65.1 million in cash and cash equivalents.

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