Yandex

Yandex Announces Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

October 30, 2012

MOSCOW and THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Oct. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yandex (Nasdaq:YNDX), the leading internet company in Russia operating the country's most popular search engine and most visited website, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Q3 2012 Financial Highlights

  • Revenues of RUR 7.3 billion ($235.2 million1), up 41% compared with Q3 2011

Ex-TAC revenues2 (excluding traffic acquisition costs) up 39% compared with Q3 2011

  • Income from operations of RUR 2.5 billion ($82.3 million), up 43% compared with Q3 2011
  • Adjusted EBITDA3 of RUR 3.4 billion ($111.3 million), up 47% compared with Q3 2011
  • Operating margin of 35%

Adjusted EBITDA margin2 of 47%

Adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin2 of 57%

  • Net income of RUR 2.3 billion ($74.2 million), up 34% compared with Q3 2011

Adjusted net income3 of RUR 2.2 billion ($72.1 million), up 53% compared with Q3 2011

  • Net income margin of 32%

Adjusted net income margin2 of 31%

Adjusted ex-TAC net income margin2 of 37%

"Q3 marked yet another strong quarter with our core contextual search business driving 41% top-line growth," said Arkady Volozh, Chief Executive Officer of Yandex. "We launched our own browser, a milestone for the company. And I am pleased with the performance of our search product over the past few months as we maintained 60+% market share in Russia. Importantly, we recorded a noticeable improvement in the quality of our search and increased our share of searches across all major browsers and platforms."

1 Pursuant to SEC rules regarding convenience translations, Russian ruble (RUR) amounts have been translated into U.S. dollars at a rate of RUR 30.9169 to $1.00, the official exchange rate quoted as of September 30, 2012 by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
2 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a discussion of how we define this non-GAAP financial measure. You will find a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable US GAAP measure in the accompanying financial tables at the end of this release.
3 Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are non-GAAP financial measures. Beginning with Q1 2012, our adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income include adjustments for the accrual of expense related to the contingent compensation that may be payable to certain employees through November 2013 in connection with our acquisition of the mobile software business of SPB Software. Beginning with Q3 2012, our adjusted net income includes adjustment for gains from the sale of our equity investments. Please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a discussion of how we define adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income. You will find a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to GAAP net income, the most directly comparable US GAAP measure for both non-GAAP measures, in the accompanying financial tables at the end of this release.

The following table provides a summary of key financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012.

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Revenues 5,159 7,273 41% 13,594 19,948 47%
Ex-TAC revenues2 4,341 6,042 39% 11,598 16,584 43%
Income from operations 1,781 2,543 43% 4,431 6,347 43%
Adjusted EBITDA3 2,335 3,440 47% 5,968 8,887 49%
Net income 1,705 2,291 34% 3,650 5,532 52%
Adjusted net income3 1,459 2,229 53% 3,805 5,803 53%

Q3 2012 Operational Highlights

  • Share of Russian search market (including mobile) averaged 60.5% in Q3 2012 (according to LiveInternet)
  • Search queries grew 31% from Q3 2011
  • Number of advertisers – more than 202,000, up 28% from Q3 2011 and up 5% from Q2 2012
  • Launched Yandex Browser
  • Expanded Yandex.Market to include the lucrative apparel segment of the fast growing e-commerce market  

Revenues

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Advertising revenues:            
Text-based advertising            
Yandex websites 3,768 5,255 39% 10,185 14,429 42%
Ad network 827 1,284 55% 1,885 3,436 82%
Total text-based advertising 4,595 6,539 42% 12,070 17,865 48%
Display advertising 464 580 25% 1,232 1,628 32%
Total advertising revenues 5,059 7,119 41% 13,302 19,493 47%
Online payment commissions 95 133 40% 268 374 40%
Other 5 21 320% 24 81 238%
Total revenues 5,159 7,273 41% 13,594 19,948 47%

Text-based advertising revenues, accounting for 90% of total revenues in Q3 2012, continued to determine overall top-line performance.

Text-based advertising revenues from Yandex's own websites accounted for 72% of total revenues during Q3 2012, and increased by 39% compared with Q3 2011. Text-based advertising revenues from our ad network increased 55% compared with Q3 2011 and contributed 18% of total revenues during Q3 2012. Growth rates on the ad network sharply contrast with those seen from Q3 2011 through Q2 2012 given that a full year has passed since we implemented changes to our monetization algorithms that increased network ad revenues and since we added Rambler to our partner network.

Paid clicks on Yandex's and its partners' websites, in aggregate, increased 35% in Q3 2012 compared with Q3 2011. As with growth rates in network ad revenues, lower growth rates in paid clicks reflects the fact that a full year has passed since we launched initiatives on our ad network that resulted in a significant increase in click through rates and the number of clicks on the ad network and since we added Rambler to our ad network. Additionally, growth rates during the four previous quarters benefited from our initiatives also launched in Q3 2011 targeted at regional advertisers that resulted in many new lower cost clicks on our own search. Our average cost per click in Q3 2012 increased 5% compared with Q3 2011, and 10% compared with Q2 2012.

Display advertising revenue, accounting for 8% of total revenues during Q3 2012, increased 25% compared with Q3 2011.

Online payment commissions accounted for 2% of revenues during Q3 2012, and increased 40% compared with Q3 2011.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Yandex's operating costs and expenses consist of cost of revenues, product development expenses, sales, general and administrative expenses (SG&A), and depreciation and amortization expenses (D&A). Apart from D&A, each of the above expense categories includes personnel-related costs and expenses, including related share-based compensation expense. Increases across all cost categories, excluding D&A, primarily reflect investments in overall growth, including personnel. In Q3 2012, Yandex added 133 full-time employees, an increase of about 4% from June 30, 2012, and up 14% from September 30, 2011. The total number of full-time employees was 3,607 as of September 30, 2012. Total share-based compensation expense increased 61% in Q3 2012 compared with Q3 2011.

Cost of revenues, including traffic acquisition costs (TAC)

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
TAC:            
Related to the Yandex ad network 526 814 55% 1,188 2,200 85%
Related to distribution partners 292 417 43% 808 1,164 44%
Total TAC 818 1,231 50% 1,996 3,364 69%
Total TAC as a % of total revenues 15.9% 16.9%   14.7% 16.9%  
Other cost of revenues 476 614 29% 1,226 1,748 43%
Other cost of revenues as a % of revenues 9.2% 8.4%   9.0% 8.8%  
Total cost of revenues 1,294 1,845 43% 3,222 5,112 59%
Total cost of revenues as a % of revenues 25.1% 25.4%   23.7% 25.6%  

TAC increased from 17.8% of text-based revenues in Q3 2011 to 18.8% in Q3 2012, primarily representing an increase in our Yandex ad network revenues' share in Yandex revenues for the period.

Other cost of revenues in Q3 2012 increased 29% compared with Q3 2011, reflecting growth in personnel and data center-related costs at rates below revenue growth.

Product development

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Product development 792 1,034 31% 2,271 3,159 39%
As a % of revenues 15.4% 14.2%   16.7% 15.8%  

Growth in product development expenses in Q3 2012 primarily reflects increases in the number of developers, as well as in employee remuneration. Headcount in this category grew from 1,738 at September 30, 2011 to 1,949 at September 30, 2012.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Sales, general and administrative 804 1,117 39% 2,378 3,239 36%
As a % of revenues 15.6% 15.4%   17.5% 16.2%  

SG&A costs in Q3 2012 were lower as a percentage of revenues but were higher in absolute terms compared to Q3 2011. The principal factor contributing to growth in this category in Q3 2012 was higher spend on advertising campaigns in Russia and in Turkey.

Share-based compensation (SBC) expense

SBC expense is included in each of the cost of revenues, product development and SG&A categories discussed above.

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
SBC expense included in cost of revenues 7 7 0% 19 19 0%
SBC expense included in product development 41 59 44% 111 151 36%
SBC expense included in SG&A 18 40 122% 115 91 -21%
Total SBC expense 66 106 61% 245 261 7%
As a % of revenues 1.3% 1.5%   1.8% 1.3%  

Total SBC expense increased 61% in Q3 2012 compared with Q3 2011. The increase is principally related to new grants as well as the effects of variable accounting for certain options previously granted to advisors, included in the SG&A expense.

Depreciation and amortization (D&A) expense

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Depreciation and amortization 488 734 50% 1,292 2,091 62%
As a % of revenues 9.5% 10.1%   9.5% 10.5%  

D&A expense increased 50% in Q3 2012 compared with Q3 2011, primarily reflecting our considerable investments last year in servers and data centers.

As a result of the factors described above, income from operations was RUR 2.5 billion ($82.3 million) in Q3 2012, a 43% increase from Q3 2011, while adjusted EBITDA reached RUR 3.4 billion ($111.3 million) in Q3 2012, up 47% from Q3 2011.

Interest income in Q3 2012 was RUR 268 million, up from RUR 47 million in Q3 2011, principally as a result of investing more of our cash provided by operating activities in Russia, where our investments earn higher returns.

Foreign exchange loss in Q3 2012 was RUR 13 million, compared with a foreign exchange gain of RUR 383 million in Q3 2011. This loss is due to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar during Q3 2012 from RUR 32.8169 to $1.00 on June 30, 2012 to RUR 30.9169 to $1.00 on September 30, 2012. Yandex's Russian operating subsidiaries' functional currency is the Russian ruble, and therefore changes in the ruble value of these subsidiaries' assets and liabilities that are denominated in other currencies due to exchange rate fluctuations are recognized as foreign exchange gains or losses in the income statement. The U.S. dollar value of Yandex's U.S. dollar-denominated cash, cash equivalents and term deposits was not impacted by these currency fluctuations, but they resulted in downward revaluations of the ruble equivalent of these U.S. dollar-denominated assets in Q3 2012.

Other non-operating income in Q3 2012 was RUR 160 million, arising primarily from gains on the disposition of Yandex's interest in face.com in connection with that company's acquisition by Facebook.

Income tax expense for Q3 2012 was RUR 667 million, up from RUR 484 million in Q3 2011. Our effective tax rate in Q3 2012 was in line with previous quarters at 22.5%. The effective rate in Q3 2011 benefited from the effect of a change in our treasury policy following the IPO. In recent years, Yandex's principal Russian operating subsidiary had been paying dividends to its Netherlands parent company and incurred a 5% withholding tax in Russia when these dividends were paid. Under the new treasury policy, however, management does not currently expect this Russian operating subsidiary to pay dividends to the parent company out of 2011 or 2012 earnings. Therefore, no accrual for dividend withholding tax was required for Q3 2012.

Adjusted net income in Q3 2012 was RUR 2.2 billion ($72.1 million), a 53% increase from Q3 2011. Growth in adjusted net income exceeded revenue growth as costs generally increased at a rate slower than revenue. 

Adjusted net income margin was 30.6% in Q3 2012, compared with 28.3% in Q3 2011.

Net income was RUR 2.3 billion ($74.2 million) in Q3 2012, up 34% compared with Q3 2011. The growth in net income at a rate below that of adjusted net income is due to a considerable foreign exchange gain recorded in Q3 2011.

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2012, Yandex had cash, cash equivalents, term deposits (including long-term deposits) and long-term debt securities of RUR 24.3 billion ($785.9 million).

Assets and liabilities related to the operations of Yandex.Money, our proprietary electronic payments system, have been reclassified on the balance sheet as assets of RUR 1.7 billion, ($56.0 million) and liabilities of RUR 1.3 billion ($42.7 million), respectively, held for sale, as we are actively seeking to transfer majority control of Yandex.Money to a strategic buyer.

Net operating cash flow and capital expenditures for Q3 2012 were RUR 3.1 billion ($100.1 million) and RUR 1.5 billion ($49.7 million), respectively.

The total number of shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2012 was 327,258,774, including 187,851,850 Class A shares, 139,406,923 Class B shares, and one Priority share and excluding Class C shares outstanding solely as a result of conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares; all such Class C shares will be cancelled. There were also options outstanding to purchase up to an additional 11.0 million shares, at a weighted average exercise price of $4.33 per share, of which options to purchase 8.0 million shares were fully vested; equity-settled share appreciation rights equal to 1.2 million shares, at a weighted average measurement price of $20.21, none of which were vested; and restricted share units equal to 1.0 million shares, none of which were vested.

Outlook for 2012

We are narrowing our full-year revenue guidance towards the upper end of the previously announced range and expect year-on-year ruble-based revenue growth of 42-45%.

Conference Call Information

Yandex's management will hold an earnings conference call on October 30, 2012 at 9:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (2:00 PM Amsterdam time; 1:00 PM London time).

To access the conference call live, please dial:

US: +1 631 621 5256

UK: +44 (0) 1452 555 131

Russia: 8 10 800 23942044

Passcode: 38529333#

A replay of the call will be available until November 6, 2012. To access the replay, please dial:

US: +1 866 247 4222

Russia/International: +44 (0) 1452 550 000

Passcode: 38529333#

A live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.yandex.com/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=119637

ABOUT YANDEX

Yandex (Nasdaq:YNDX) is the leading internet company in Russia, operating the country's most popular search engine and most visited website. Yandex also operates in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Turkey. Yandex's mission is to answer any question internet users may have.

The Yandex Company logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=10933

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These include statements regarding our anticipated revenues for full-year 2012. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted or implied by such statements, and our reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted or implied by such statements include, among others, competitive pressures, changes in advertising patterns, changes in user preferences, changes in the legal and regulatory environment, technological developments, and our need to expend capital to accommodate the growth of the business, as well as those risks and uncertainties included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on our investor relations website at ir.yandex.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Yandex undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP, we present the following non-GAAP financial measures: ex-TAC revenue, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted net income margin and adjusted ex-TAC net income margin. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable US GAAP measures", included following the accompanying financial tables. We define the various non-GAAP financial measures we use as follows:

  • Ex-TAC revenue means US GAAP revenues less total traffic acquisition costs (TAC).
  • Adjusted EBITDA means net income plus (1) depreciation and amortization, (2) share-based compensation expense, (3) accrual of expense related to the contingent compensation that may be payable to employees in connection with our acquisition of the mobile software business of SPB Software and (4) provision for income taxes, less (A) interest income and (B) other income/(expense).
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin means adjusted EBITDA divided by US GAAP revenues.
  • Adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin means adjusted EBITDA divided by ex-TAC revenue.
  • Adjusted net income means US GAAP net income plus (1) SBC expense adjusted for the income tax reduction attributable to SBC expense, (2) accrual of expense related to the contingent compensation that may be payable to certain employees in connection with our acquisition of the mobile software business of SPB Software, and (3) foreign exchange losses (less foreign exchange gains) adjusted for the (reduction) increase in income tax attributable to the foreign exchange losses (gains); minus (4) gain from the sale of equity investments.
  • Adjusted net income margin means adjusted net income divided by US GAAP revenues.
  • Adjusted ex-TAC net income margin means adjusted net income divided by ex-TAC revenues.

These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management for evaluating financial performance as well as decision-making. Management believes that these metrics reflect the organic, core operating performance of the company, and therefore are useful to analysts and investors in providing supplemental information that helps them understand, model and forecast the evolution of our operating business. Below we describe why we make particular adjustments to certain US GAAP financial measures:

TAC

We believe that it may be useful for investors and analysts to review certain measures both in accordance with US GAAP and net of the effect of TAC, which we view as comparable to sales commissions but, unlike sales commissions, are not deducted from US GAAP revenues. By presenting revenue, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted net income margin net of TAC, we believe that investors and analysts are able to obtain a clearer picture of our business without the impact of the revenues we share with our partners.

SBC

SBC is a significant expense item, and an important part of our compensation and incentive programs. As it is a non-cash charge, however, and highly dependent on our share price at the time of equity award grants, we believe that it is useful for investors and analysts to see certain financial measures excluding the impact of these charges in order to obtain a clear picture of our operating performance.

Acquisition-related costs

We may incur expenses in connection with acquisitions that are not indicative of our recurring core operating performance. In particular, we are required under US GAAP to accrue as expense the contingent compensation that may be payable to certain employees in connection with our acquisition of the mobile software business of SPB Software in November 2011. The maximum aggregate amount of such contingent compensation is $14.1 million, payable on the achievement of certain milestones and the continued employment of the sellers, in two installments in November 2012 and 2013. Such maximum aggregate amount is being accrued substantially pro rata over the eight quarters of such period. We have eliminated this acquisition-related expense from adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to provide management and investors a tool for comparing on a period-to-period basis our operating performance in the ordinary course of operations.

Foreign exchange gains and losses

Because we hold significant assets in currencies other than our Russian ruble operating currency, and because foreign exchange fluctuations are outside of our operational control, we believe that it is useful to present adjusted net income and related margin measures excluding these effects, in order to provide greater clarity regarding our operating performance.

Gain from the sale of equity investments

Adjusted net income also excludes a gain in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 from our sale of our minority interest in face.com in connection with the sale of that company. We believe that it is useful to present adjusted net income and related margin measures excluding the effect of this significant one-off item in order to provide a clearer picture of our operating performance.

Although our management uses these measures for operational decision making and considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful for analysts and investors, we recognize that there are a number of limitations related to such measures. In particular, it should be noted that several of these measures exclude some costs, particularly share-based compensation, that are recurring. In addition, the components of the costs that we exclude in our calculation of the measures described above may differ from the components that our peer companies exclude when they report their results of operations.

The tables at the end of this release provide detailed reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure we use to the most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure.

 

YANDEX N.V.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in millions of Russian rubles ("RUR") and U.S. dollars ("$"), except share and per share data)

  As of
  Dec 31, 2011* Sep 30, 2012 Sep 30, 2012
ASSETS RUR RUR $
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents 6,322 5,196 168.1
Marketable securities -- 63 2.0
Term deposits 5,169 6,665 215.6
Accounts receivable, net 1,250 1,437 46.5
Funds receivable, net 174 19 0.6
Prepaid expenses 630 589 19.1
Assets held for sale -- 1,730 56.0
Deferred tax assets 297 421 13.6
Other current assets 663 1,153 37.3
Total current assets 14,505 17,273 558.8
Property and equipment, net 6,973 8,119 262.6
Intangible assets, net 486 396 12.8
Goodwill 1,132 756 24.5
Long-term prepaid expenses 616 701 22.7
Restricted cash 454 436 14.1
Term deposits 2,454 6,768 218.9
Investments in non-marketable equity securities 569 508 16.4
Investments in debt securities 6,733 5,666 183.3
Deferred tax assets 11 1 0.0
Other non-current assets 143 310 10.0
TOTAL ASSETS 34,076 40,934 1,324.1
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,722 2,817 91.1
Taxes payable 916 921 29.8
Deferred revenue 900 924 29.9
Funds payable and amounts due to customers 1,174 -- --
Liabilities related to assets held for sale -- 1,319 42.7
Deferred tax liabilities -- 6 0.2
Total current liabilities 4,712 5,987 193.7
Deferred tax liabilities 189 420 13.6
Other accrued liabilities 222 79 2.6
Total liabilities 5,123 6,486 209.9
Commitments and contingencies      
Shareholders' equity:      
Priority share: €1 par value; 1 share authorized, issued and outstanding
Preference shares: €0.01 par value; 2,000,000,001 shares authorized, nil
shares issued and outstanding      
Ordinary shares: par value (Class A €0.01, Class B €0.10 and Class C €0.09); shares      
authorized (Class A: 2,000,000,000 and 2,000,000,000, Class B: 273,764,304 and        
159,494,722, and Class C: 276,063,445 and 159,494,722); shares issued (Class A:      
159,217,348 and 187,851,850, Class B: 164,621,382 and 139,406,923, and Class C:      
109,142,922 and 14,006,925, respectively);  shares outstanding (Class A: 159,217,348      
and 187,851,850, Class B: 164,621,382 and 139,406,923, and Class C: nil) 595 499 16.1
Additional paid-in capital 12,729 13,395 433.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,828 1,221 39.5
Retained earnings 13,801 19,333 625.3
Total shareholders' equity 28,953 34,448 1,114.2
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 34,076 40,934 1,324.1
* Derived from the audited financial statements

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

  Three months ended September 30,
  2011 2012 2012
  RUR RUR $
       
Revenues 5,159 7,273 235.2
Operating costs and expenses:      
Cost of revenues(1) 1,294 1,845 59.7
Product development(1) 792 1,034 33.4
Sales, general and administrative(1) 804 1,117 36.1
Depreciation and amortization 488 734 23.7
Total operating costs and expenses 3,378 4,730 152.9
Income from operations 1,781 2,543 82.3
Interest income 47 268 8.7
Other income, net 361 147 4.8
Net income before income taxes 2,189 2,958 95.8
Provision for income taxes 484 667 21.6
Net income 1,705 2,291 74.2
Net income per Class A and Class B share:      
Basic 5.28 7.01 0.23
Diluted 5.08 6.82 0.22
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B shares outstanding      
Basic 322,991,507 326,705,954 326,705,954
Diluted 335,758,197 335,732,348 335,732,348
 
(1)These balances exclude depreciation and amortization expenses, which are presented separately, and include share‑based compensation expenses of:
 
Cost of revenues 7 7 0.2
Product development 41 59 1.9
Sales, general and administrative 18 40 1.3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

  Nine months ended September 30,
  2011 2012 2012
  RUR RUR $
       
Revenues 13,594 19,948 645.2
Operating costs and expenses:      
Cost of revenues(1) 3,222 5,112 165.3
Product development(1) 2,271 3,159 102.2
Sales, general and administrative(1) 2,378 3,239 104.8
Depreciation and amortization 1,292 2,091 67.6
Total operating costs and expenses 9,163 13,601 439.9
Income from operations 4,431 6,347 205.3
Interest income 117 669 21.6
Other income, net 74 76 2.5
Net income before income taxes 4,622 7,092 229.4
Provision for income taxes 972 1,560 50.5
Net income 3,650 5,532 178.9
Net income per Class A and Class B share:      
Basic 11.66 16.98 0.55
Diluted 11.20 16.50 0.53
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B shares outstanding      
Basic 312,946,822 325,774,183 325,774,183
Diluted 325,941,238 335,327,826 335,327,826
       
(1)These balances exclude depreciation and amortization expenses, which are presented separately, and include share‑based compensation expenses of:
 
Cost of revenues 19 19 0.6
Product development 111 151 4.9
Sales, general and administrative 115 91 2.9

YANDEX N.V.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars)

  Three months ended September 30,
  2011 2012 2012
  RUR RUR $
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income 1,705 2,291 74.2
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment 481 708 22.9
Amortization of acquisition‑related intangible assets 7 26 0.8
Share‑based compensation expense 50 106 3.4
Deferred income taxes 8 192 6.2
Foreign exchange losses/(gains) (383) 13 0.4
Gain from sale of equity securities -- (234) (7.6)
Other 21 64 2.1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding the effect of acquisitions:      
Accounts receivable, net (122) 23 0.7
Funds receivable 14 (43) (1.4)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (140) (348) (11.3)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 328 213 6.9
Deferred revenue 84 61 2.0
Funds payable and amounts due to customers 76 24 0.8
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,129 3,096 100.1
       
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Purchase of property and equipment (1,711) (1,536) (49.7)
Investments in non-marketable equity securities (478) -- --
Investments in debt securities (3,119) -- --
Proceeds from sale of equity securities -- 174 5.6
Proceeds from maturity of debt securities -- 763 24.7
Investments in term deposits (7,338) (1,600) (51.8)
Maturities of term deposits 2 042 845 27.3
       
Net cash used in investing activities (10,604) (1,354) (43.9)
       
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from exercise of share options -- 70 2.3
Net cash provided by financing activities -- 70 2.3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 1,323 (237) (7.6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (7,152) 1,575 50.9
       
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 15,805 4,677 151.3
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period, including cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale 8,653 6,252 202.2
Cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale -- (1,056) (34.1)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 8,653 5,196 168.1

YANDEX N.V.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars)

  Nine months ended September 30,
  2011 2012 2012
  RUR RUR $
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income 3,650 5,532 178.9
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment 1,273 2,021 65.4
Amortization of acquisition‑related intangible assets 19 70 2.3
Share‑based compensation expense 216 261 8.4
Deferred income taxes (162) 111 3.6
Foreign exchange losses/(gains) (95) 75 2.4
Gain from sale of equity securities -- (234) (7.6)
Other 21 74 2.4
Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding the effect of acquisitions:      
Accounts receivable, net (138) (198) (6.4)
Funds receivable (49) (37) (1.2)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (759) (715) (23.1)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 771 787 25.5
Deferred revenue 174 28 0.9
Funds payable and amounts due to customers 137 91 2.9
Net cash provided by operating activities 5,058 7,866 254.4
       
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Purchase of property and equipment (3,817) (2,999) (97.0)
Investments in non-marketable equity securities (478) (47) (1.5)
Investments in debt securities (3,119) -- --
Proceeds from sale of equity securities -- 174 5.6
Proceeds from maturity of debt securities -- 763 24.7
Investments in term deposits (9,228) (10,730) (347.1)
Maturities of term deposits 4,311 4,709 152.3
       
Net cash used in investing activities (12,331) (8,130) (263.0)
       
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from exercise of share options 142 305 9.9
Repurchase of share options (8) -- --
Ordinary shares issuance costs (23) -- --
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares 11,403 -- --
Net cash provided by financing activities 11,514 305 9.9
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 1,041 (111) (3.6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 5,282 (70) (2.3)
       
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 3,371 6,322 204.5
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period, including cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale 8,653 6,252 202.2
Cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale -- (1,056) (34.1)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 8,653 5,196 168.1
       

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE US GAAP MEASURES

Reconciliation of Ex-TAC Revenues to US GAAP Revenues

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Total revenues 5,159 7,273 41% 13,594 19,948 47%
Less: traffic acquisition costs (TAC) 818 1,231 50% 1,996 3,364 69%
Ex-TAC revenues 4,341 6,042 39% 11,598 16,584 43%

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to US GAAP Net Income

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Net income  1,705  2,291 34%  3,650  5,532 52%
Add: depreciation and amortization  488  734 50%  1,292  2,091 62%
Add: share-based compensation (SBC) expense  66  106 61%  245  261 7%
Add: compensation expense related to contingent consideration  --   57 n/m  --   188 n/m
Less: interest income  (47)  (268) 470%  (117)  (669) 472%
Less: other income, net  (361)  (147) -59%  (74)  (76) 3%
Add: provision for income taxes  484  667 38%  972  1,560 60%
Adjusted EBITDA  2,335  3,440 47%  5,968  8,887 49%

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to US GAAP Net Income

In RUR millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
Net income  1,705  2,291 34%  3,650  5,532 52%
Add: SBC expense  66  106 61%  245  261 7%
Less: reduction in income tax attributable to SBC expense  (6)  (1) n/m  (9)  (3) n/m
Add: compensation expense related to contingent consideration  --   57 n/m  --   188 n/m
Add: foreign exchange loss /(gain)  (383)  13 -103%  (95)  74 -178%
Less: reduction / (increase) in income tax attributable to foreign exchange loss /(gain)  77  (3) -104%  14  (15) -207%
Less: gain from sale of equity investments  --   (234) n/m  --   (234) n/m
Adjusted Net Income  1,459  2,229 53%  3,805  5,803 53%

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Ex-TAC EBITDA Margin to US GAAP Net Income Margin for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

In RUR millions  
  US GAAP
Actual
Net
Income
Margin (1)
Adjustment
(2)
Adjusted
EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
Margin (3)
Adjusted
Ex-TAC
EBITDA
Margin (4)
Net income 2,291 31.5% 1,149 3,440 47.3% 56.9%
(1)  Net income margin is defined as net income divided by total revenues.
(2)  Adjusted to eliminate depreciation and amortization expense, SBC expense, expense related to SPB Software contingent compensation, interest income, other income, net, and provision for income taxes. For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income, please see the table above.
(3)  Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues.
(4)  Adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by ex-TAC revenues. For a reconciliation of ex-TAC revenues to GAAP revenues, please see the table above.


Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income Margin and Adjusted Ex-TAC Net Income Margin to US GAAP Net Income Margin for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

In RUR millions  
  US GAAP
Actual
Net
Income
 Margin (1)
Adjustment
(2)
Adjusted
Net
Income
Adjusted
Net
Income
Margin (3)
Adjusted
Ex-TAC
Net
Income
Margin (4)
Net income 2,291 31.5% (62) 2,229 30.6% 36.9%
(1)  Net income margin is defined as net income divided by total revenues.
(2)  Adjusted to eliminate SBC expense (as adjusted for the income tax reduction attributable to SBC expense), expense related to SPB Software contingent compensation, gain from sale of equity investments and foreign exchange losses (as adjusted for the reduction in income tax attributable to the loss). For a reconciliation of adjusted net income to net income, please see the table above.
(3)  Adjusted net income margin is defined as adjusted net income divided by total revenues.
(4)  Adjusted ex-TAC net income margin is defined as adjusted net income divided by ex-TAC revenues. For a reconciliation of ex-TAC revenues to US GAAP revenues, please see the table above.


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