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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT: July 7, 1999
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YAHOO! INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
0-26822
(Commission File Number)
DELAWARE 77-0398689
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
3420 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95051
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 731-3300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On July 7, 1999, Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Yahoo!") announced its
financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1999. A
copy of Yahoo!'s press release announcing these financial results is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor"
language, pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
indicating that certain statements about the Company's business contained in the
press release are "forward-looking" rather than "historic." The press release
also states that more thorough discussions of factors affecting the Company's
operating results are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1999, the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K/A filed on June 8, 1999, and the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-4 filed on June 8, 1999, and all filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
99.1 Press Release dated July 7, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
YAHOO! INC.
Date: July 7, 1999 By: /s/ Gary Valenzuela
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Gary Valenzuela
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Administration, and Chief Financial Officer
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YAHOO! INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release dated July 7, 1999.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
YAHOO! REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 1999 FINANCIAL RESULTS
COMPANY POSTS $115 MILLION IN REVENUES AND $0.11 PRO FORMA EPS
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. - JULY 7, 1999 - Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) today
reported net revenues totaling $115,239,000 for the second quarter ended June
30, 1999, a 156 percent increase over net revenues of $44,948,000 reported in
the same period in 1998. Pro forma net income for the quarter was $28,298,000 or
$0.11 per share diluted, excluding merger-related charges incurred in the
acquisitions of GeoCities, Online Anywhere, and Encompass, Inc., and the effects
of amortization of intangible assets. This compares to pro forma net income of
$1,459,000 or $0.01 per share diluted for the same period in 1998, and pro forma
net income of $19,900,000 or $0.08 per share diluted in the first quarter ended
March 31, 1999. These financial results include the recent acquisitions of
GeoCities, Online Anywhere, and Encompass, and do not include the proposed
acquisition of broadcast.com, which is anticipated to close in the third quarter
of 1999. Net loss, including the merger-related charges and effects of
amortization of intangible assets for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, was
$15,062,000 or $0.07 per share compared to a net loss of $14,248,000 or $0.08
per share for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.
"During the second quarter, we expanded our audience, our extensive
global presence, the content and services we offer, the platforms and devices on
which they are delivered, and the marketing programs we offer our customers,"
said Tim Koogle, chairman and CEO, Yahoo!. "The GeoCities, broadcast.com, Online
Anywhere, and Encompass acquisitions support our strategy to further strengthen
our leadership in these areas, delivering the Web's best consumer experience
from any device, any time, while providing merchants and advertisers with
innovative, integrated, and measurable solutions."
AUDIENCE GROWTH AND USAGE
Yahoo!'s global audience, reach, and consumption continued to increase
during the second quarter. In the month of June 1999, more than 80 million
unique users worldwide visited the Yahoo! network, and the company's
registration base grew to more than 65 million unique registrations. In
addition, the Yahoo! and GeoCities combined reach among work and home users
increased to 59.7 percent in the United States during May (Media Metrix, May
1999). During the month of June 1999, traffic on the Yahoo! global network of
properties increased to an average of 310 million page views per day, compared
to an average of 235 million page views per day in March 1999. Yahoo! Japan's
traffic, which is included in the above page view totals, increased to more than
22 million page views per day during the month of June 1999 from more than 17
million per day in March 1999. These June 1999 page views reflect the recent
acquisition of GeoCities.
DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING
Yahoo! continued to expand its extensive global distribution during the
quarter. The company acquired Online Anywhere to enable Yahoo! to easily deliver
content and services to a wide array of non-PC and wireless devices. Yahoo! also
acquired Encompass, enabling Yahoo! to offer PC and device manufacturers a
comprehensive solution that results in easier consumer access to content and
services on the Web. In the United States, Yahoo! entered or extended
distribution alliances with Caere Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Phoenix
Technologies, Sprint PCS, and Symantec. Yahoo! also extended its relationship
with TIBCO Software, to offer Corporate My Yahoo! to the corporate marketplace.
Internationally, Yahoo! teamed with SmarTone in Hong Kong, D2 in Germany, and SK
Telecom and Hansol PCS in Korea to deliver Yahoo!'s Web content and services to
wireless phone users.
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YAHOO! REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 1999 FINANCIAL RESULTS/PAGE 2
During the quarter, Yahoo! and Canal Fox, the No. 1 general
entertainment channel in Latin America, entered a marketing and promotional
agreement. In addition, Yahoo! UK & Ireland and BskyB, U.K.'s largest television
network, entered a marketing and promotional agreement to promote Yahoo! UK &
Ireland throughout BskyB's network.
NETWORK PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES
During the second quarter, Yahoo! continued to build out its media
properties. Yahoo! completed its first phase of integrating the GeoCities online
community (http://geocities.yahoo.com) and home page building services into
Yahoo!'s global network, including its unique universal registration system. In
personal finance, Yahoo! and Bank of America began giving individuals access to
their bank account information through Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com)
and My Yahoo! (http://my.yahoo.com). Yahoo! Finance also launched auto loan
services through a relationship with debis Financial Services. During the
quarter, Yahoo! unveiled Yahoo! Radio (http://radio.yahoo.com), providing Web
users with direct access to broadcast audio programming. The company also
launched Yahoo! Health (http://health.yahoo.com), enabling users to conduct
research, obtain the latest health news, gain advice from medical experts, and
find a physician. Yahoo! also expanded its programming and services throughout
its geographic properties around the world. With the newly launched Yahoo!
Brazil (http://br.yahoo.com), Yahoo! now owns and operates 19 geographic
services around the world in 12 different languages.
In commerce, the company opened Yahoo! Auctions internationally in
Australia & NZ (http://auctions.yahoo.com.au), the UK & Ireland
(http://auctions.yahoo.com/uk), and Canada (http://auctions.yahoo.com/ca).
Yahoo! also unveiled Yahoo! Auctions Express (http://auctions.yahoo.com) to
enable sellers with large inventories to easily upload hundreds of items and run
multiple auctions. In addition, Yahoo! Classifieds was rolled out in Yahoo! UK &
Ireland and Yahoo! France.
During the quarter, Yahoo! expanded its communications services. In the
United States, Yahoo! gave users the ability to talk with others anywhere in the
world over the Internet using Yahoo! Messenger's voice chat feature
(http://messenger.yahoo.com). Yahoo! also added a new conference calling feature
to Yahoo! Address Book (http://address.yahoo.com), enabling users to create and
manage U.S.-based conference calls from any Internet-connected computer. In
addition, the company launched Yahoo! Messenger in Canada, the UK & Ireland,
Australia & NZ, France, and Germany. Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Address Book were
launched in Canada.
MERCHANT AND ADVERTISER SERVICES
During the quarter, Yahoo! expanded and executed upon its Fusion
Marketing Online-TM- (FMO) strategy, whiCh is designed to leverage the company's
significant worldwide audience, traffic, and database to provide customized and
measurable marketing solutions to its clients. Yahoo! and Procter & Gamble
expanded their relationship through extensive, highly-integrated FMO marketing
programs designed to connect Yahoo!'s global audience with P&G's brands in
innovative ways. In addition to P&G, Yahoo!'s advertiser base increased to 2,700
clients during the quarter, including major new accounts and brands such as
Autoweb.com, Bell Atlantic Mobile, Claritin, Milky Way, Musicland, Nabisco,
7-Eleven, Sprint, and Target Stores.
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YAHOO! REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 1999 FINANCIAL RESULTS/PAGE 3
ABOUT YAHOO!
Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet media company that offers a branded
network of comprehensive information, communication, and shopping services to 80
million users worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web,
www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household
and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated
with the Internet. The company's global Web network includes 19 World
properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, South America,
Canada, and the United States, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the company's ability to
grow its user and advertiser bases, its advertising and commerce revenues, and
to continue to generate profits and positive cash flow from operations. Actual
results may differ materially from the results predicted and reported results
should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential
risks and uncertainties include, among others, the company's limited operating
history, the increasingly competitive and constantly changing environment for
advertising sales and for Yahoo! branded services, the early stage of the Web as
an advertising and commerce medium, the company's dependence on advertising
revenues and on third parties for technology, content, and distribution, and the
company's ability to successfully integrate its acquired companies, especially
GeoCities and the proposed acquisition of broadcast.com. More information about
potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results
is included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec.
31, 1998, the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March
31, 1999, and the company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A and the company's
Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed June 8, 1999, including (without
limitation) under the captions, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Risk Factors," "Competition,"
and "Proprietary Rights," which are on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (http://www.sec.gov). The accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations and balance sheets are an integral part of this
announcement.
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Yahoo!, the Yahoo! logo, Fusion Marketing Online and FMO are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc.
All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
CONTACTS:
GARY VALENZUELA DIANE HUNT
Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer Director, Corporate Communications
Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Inc.
(408) 731-3350 (408) 731-3441
[email protected] [email protected]
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YAHOO! INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
June 30, DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
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(UNAUDITED) (AUDITED)
ASSETS
Cash, cash equivalents, and investments
in marketable debt securities $ 637,588 $ 576,976
Accounts receivable, net 34,052 29,642
Property and equipment, net 34,230 24,221
Investments in marketable equity securities 133,181 18,682
Other assets 112,070 85,677
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Total assets $ 951,121 $ 735,198
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 8,501 $ 8,953
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 62,303 50,963
Deferred revenue 63,932 38,661
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Total liabilities 134,736 98,577
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Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries 2,412 1,248
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Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock 791,024 670,596
Accumulated deficit (55,216) (45,797)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 78,165 10,574
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Total stockholders' equity 813,973 635,373
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$ 951,121 $ 735,198
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Note: The results for all periods presented have been restated to reflect
the acquisitions of GeoCities, Encompass, and Online Anywhere which
were completed during the quarter ended June 30, 1999 and accounted
for as poolings of interests.
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YAHOO! INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net revenues $ 115,239 $ 44,948 $ 209,505 $ 77,811
Cost of revenues 15,766 7,774 28,679 13,664
Amortization of purchased technology 2,708 417 4,674 417
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Total cost of revenues 18,474 8,191 33,353 14,081
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Gross profit 96,765 36,757 176,152 63,730
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Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 42,655 23,948 80,887 43,023
Product development 12,883 6,437 25,317 12,159
General and administrative 6,892 4,538 13,694 7,989
Amortization of intangibles 3,459 290 6,662 290
Other - non-recurring costs (1) 56,125 15,000 65,900 15,000
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Total operating expenses 122,014 50,213 192,460 78,461
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Loss from operations (25,249) (13,456) (16,308) (14,731)
Investment income, net 8,011 2,156 15,546 3,837
Minority interests in operations
of consolidated subsidiaries (839) 112 (1,164) 355
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Loss before income taxes (18,077) (11,188) (1,926) (10,539)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (2) (3,015) 3,060 7,493 4,131
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Net loss $ (15,062) $ (14,248) $ (9,419) $ (14,670)
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Net loss per share - diluted $ (0.07) $ (0.08) $ (0.04) $ (0.08)
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Shares used in per share calculation
- diluted 227,461 181,352 225,753 178,138
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(1) Non-recurring costs consist of the following:
- During the quarter ended June 30, 1999, $53,500,000 was incurred
in connection with the acquisition of GeoCities, $1,525,000 was
incurred in connection with the relocation of GeoCities employees,
and an aggregate of $1,100,000 was incurred in connection with the
acquisitions of Encompass and Online Anywhere.
- During the quarter ended March 31, 1999, $9,775,000 of in-process
research and development was incurred in connection with the
acquisition of a development stage Internet software company.
- During the quarter ended June 30, 1998, $15,000,000 of in-process
research and development was incurred in connection with the
acquisition of Viaweb Inc.
(2) During the quarter ended June 30, 1999, the benefit for income taxes
includes the effect of nondeductible acquisition-related costs and the
effect of a change in the income tax regulations which resulted in a
benefit in the current period for certain acquired net operating losses.
Note: The results for all periods presented have been restated to reflect the
acquisitions of GeoCities, Encompass, and Online Anywhere which were
completed during the quarter ended June 30, 1999 and accounted for as
poolings of interests.
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YAHOO! INC.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Net revenues $ 115,239 $ 44,948 $ 209,505 $ 77,811
Cost of revenues 15,766 7,774 28,679 13,664
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Gross profit 99,473 37,174 180,826 64,147
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Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 42,655 23,948 80,887 43,023
Product development 12,883 6,437 25,317 12,159
General and administrative 6,892 4,538 13,694 7,989
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Total operating expenses 62,430 34,923 119,898 63,171
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Income from operations 37,043 2,251 60,928 976
Investment income, net 8,011 2,156 15,546 3,837
Minority interests in operations
of consolidated subsidiaries (839) 112 (1,164) 355
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Income before income taxes 44,215 4,519 75,310 5,168
Provision for income taxes 15,917 3,060 27,112 4,131
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Pro forma net income $ 28,298 $ 1,459 $ 48,198 $ 1,037
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Pro forma net income per share - diluted $ 0.11 $ 0.01 $ 0.18 $ 0.00
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Shares used in per share pro forma
calculation - diluted 263,844 224,792 264,352 221,268
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Note: The above unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of
operations exclude the effects of the following:
- Nonrecurring acquisition-related charges incurred during the
quarter ended June 30, 1999: $53,500,000 in connection with the
acquisition of GeoCities, $1,525,000 in connection with the
relocation of GeoCities employees, and an aggregate of $1,100,000
in connection with the acquisitions of Encompass and Online
Anywhere.
- During the quarter ended March 31, 1999, $9,775,000 of in-process
research and development was incurred in connection with the
acquisition of a development stage Internet software company.
- During the quarter ended June 30, 1998, $15,000,000 of in-process
research and development was incurred in connection with the
acquisition of Viaweb Inc.
- Amortization of purchased technology and goodwill.
The above also assumes a 36% effective tax rate for the pro forma
presentation of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1999.
Note: The results for all periods presented have been restated to reflect the
acquisitions of GeoCities, Encompass, and Online Anywhere which were
completed during the quarter ended June 30, 1999 and accounted for as
poolings of interests.
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