Yandex

Yandex Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

October 27, 2015

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Oct. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), one of Europe's largest internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Q3 2015 Financial Highlights(1)(2)

  • Revenues of RUB 15.4 billion ($233.1 million), up 18% compared with Q3 2014
  • Ex-TAC revenues (excluding traffic acquisition costs) up 18% compared with Q3 2014
  • Income from operations of RUB 3.2 billion ($48.1 million), down 29% compared with Q3 2014
  • Adjusted EBITDA of RUB 6.0 billion ($90.9 million), up 2% compared with Q3 2014
  • Operating margin of 20.6%
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 39.0%
  • Adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin of 49.5%
  • Net income of RUB 4.3 billion ($64.6 million), down 2% compared with Q3 2014
  • Adjusted net income of RUB 3.5 billion ($52.9 million), down 10% compared with Q3 2014
  • Net income margin of 27.7%
  • Adjusted net income margin of 22.7%
  • Adjusted ex-TAC net income margin of 28.8%
  • Cash, cash equivalents and deposits of RUB 55.1 billion ($831.9 million) as of September 30, 2015

1 Pursuant to SEC rules regarding convenience translations, Russian ruble (RUB) amounts have been translated into U.S. dollars at a rate of RUB 66.2367 to $1.00, the official exchange rate quoted as of September 30, 2015 by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

2 The following measures presented in this release are "non-GAAP financial measures": ex-TAC revenues; adjusted EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA margin; adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin; adjusted net income; adjusted net income margin and adjusted ex-TAC net income margin. Please see the section headed "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a discussion of how we define these measures, as well as reconciliations at the end of this release of each of these measures to the most directly comparable US GAAP measures.

"This was an excellent quarter for the company on all fronts," said Arkady Volozh, Chief Executive Officer of Yandex. "We stabilized our search share in Russia, became the default search engine for Windows 10 in Russia, Turkey, and several other countries, and achieved a historic decision from the Russian antimonopoly service that we hope will return fair competition to the market."

"Our consolidated revenues grew 18% in Q3," said Alexander Shulgin, Chief Operating Officer of Yandex. "We smoothly transitioned to the VCG auction, leading to lower CPCs for our advertisers, higher quality traffic to their websites and an increase in click through rates on Yandex.Direct."

The following table provides a summary of key financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015:

In RUB millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Revenues 13,057 15,439 18% 36,100 41,698 16%
Ex-TAC revenues2 10,295 12,157 18% 28,119 32,677 16%
Income from operations 4,496 3,183 -29% 10,845 6,865 -37%
Adjusted EBITDA2 5,905 6,021 2% 14,974 14,409 -4%
Net income 4,372 4,278 -2% 9,448 6,828 -28%
Adjusted net income2 3,914 3,507 -10% 9,784 8,547 -13%

Q3 2015 Operational Highlights

  • Share of Russian search market (including mobile) averaged 57.1% in Q3 2015 (according to LiveInternet)
  • Search queries in Russia grew 4% compared to Q3 2014
  • Number of advertisers grew to 354,000, up 18% from Q3 2014 and up 1% from Q2 2015
  • Switched to the VCG auction in Yandex.Direct and changed the ranking formula
  • Introduced 'Protect' online security technology built directly into Yandex.Browser

Subsequent Events

  • Announced cooperation with Microsoft to deliver Windows 10 with Yandex search in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and several other countries

Revenues

In RUB millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Advertising revenues:        
 Text-based advertising        
Yandex websites 9,310 10,503 13% 25,263 28,318 12%
Ad network 2,772 3,740 35% 8,140 10,095 24%
Total text-based advertising 12,082 14,243 18% 33,403 38,413 15%
 Display advertising        
Yandex websites 716 634 -11% 2,037 1,898 -7%
Ad network 114 191 67% 291 381 31%
Total display advertising  830 825 -1% 2,328 2,279 -2%
Total advertising revenues 12,912 15,068 17% 35,731 40,692 14%
Other 145 371 156% 369 1,006 173%
Total revenues 13,057 15,439 18% 36,100 41,698 16%

Text-based advertising revenues increased 18% compared with Q3 2014 and constituted 92% of our total revenues.

Text-based advertising revenues from Yandex websites grew 13% compared with Q3 2014 and accounted for 68% of our total revenues in Q3 2015.

Text-based advertising revenues from our ad network increased 35% compared with Q3 2014 and contributed 24% of total revenues during Q3 2015, as we added new partners to the network earlier in the year.

Paid clicks on Yandex's and its partners' websites, in aggregate, increased 15% in Q3 2015 compared with Q3 2014. Our average cost per click in Q3 2015 grew 3% compared with Q3 2014.

Display advertising revenue decreased 1% compared to Q3 2014 and contributed 5% to our total revenues.

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, relevant office space rental, and related share-based compensation expense. Increases across all cost categories, excluding D&A, reflect investments in overall growth. In Q3 2015, our headcount reduced by 46 employees, a decrease of 2% compared to September 30, 2014 and a decrease of 1% compared to June 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, the total number of Yandex's full-time employees was 5,412.

Costs of revenues, including traffic acquisition costs (TAC)

In RUB millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
TAC:            
Related to the Yandex ad network 1,825 2,333 28% 5,418 6,312 17%
Related to distribution partners 937 949 1% 2,563 2,709 6%
Total TAC 2,762 3,282 19% 7,981 9,021 13%
Total TAC as a % of total revenues 21.2% 21.3% 22.1% 21.6%
Other cost of revenues 808 1,036 28% 2,348 2,992 27%
Other cost of revenues as a % of revenues 6.2% 6.7% 6.5% 7.2%
Total cost of revenues 3,570 4,318 21% 10,329 12,013 16%
Total cost of revenues as a % of revenues 27.3% 28.0% 28.6% 28.8%

TAC grew 19% compared with Q3 2014 and slightly increased as a percentage of total revenues to 21.3% in Q3 2015. This is compared with 21.2% in Q3 2014 and 21.7% in Q2 2015. Our ad network TAC grew 28% in Q3 2015 compared with Q3 2014, slower than revenues from our advertising network, primarily reflecting changes in our partner revenue mix. Partner TAC includes traffic acquisition costs related to both our text-based and our display advertising networks.

Other cost of revenues in Q3 2015 increased 28% compared with Q3 2014, primarily reflecting an increase in expenses for content and outsource services, personnel expenses and rent expenses attributable to the material appreciation of the U.S. dollar in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014, since the rent for our Moscow headquarters is U.S. dollar-denominated.

Product development

In RUB millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Product development 2,086 3,168 52% 6,169 9,815 59%
As a % of revenues 16.0% 20.5% 17.1% 23.5%

Growth in product development expenses in Q3 2015 primarily reflects growth of personnel expenses mainly related to salary increases effective in early 2015, as well as increases in our rent expenses described above. As of the end of Q3 2015, our development headcount has grown by one employee to 3,273 employees compared with the end of Q3 2014 and Q2 2015.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)

In RUB millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Sales, general and administrative 1,810 2,618 45% 5,479 7,489 37%
As a % of revenues 13.9% 17.0% 15.2% 18.0%

SG&A costs grew 45% compared with Q3 2014. The growth was driven by several factors, including additional advertising and marketing expenses in Q3 2015, increase in personnel costs (connected with salary increases in the beginning of the year), growth of costs for legal services and increases in rent expenses for our Moscow headquarters related to the SG&A category.

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 RUB millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
SBC expense included in cost of revenues 27 41 52% 69 125 81%
SBC expense included in product development 191 457 139% 526 1,231 134%
SBC expense included in SG&A 86 173 101% 239 469 96%
Total SBC expense 304 671 121% 834 1,825 119%
As a % of revenues 2.3% 4.3% 2.3% 4.4%

Total SBC expense increased 121% in Q3 2015 compared with Q3 2014. The increase is related to the material appreciation of the U.S. dollar in Q3 2015 versus Q3 2014, new equity-based grants made in 2014 and 2015, as well as the exchange of certain equity awards in Q2 and Q3 2015 (as described below).

Depreciation and amortization (D&A) expense

In RUB millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Depreciation and amortization 1,095 2,152 97% 3,278 5,516 68%
As a % of revenues 8.4% 13.9% 9.1% 13.2%

D&A expense increased 97% in Q3 2015 compared with Q3 2014, reflecting investments in servers and data centers made in 2014 and the first half of 2015.

As a result of the factors described above, income from operations was RUB 3.2 billion ($48.1 million) in Q3 2015, a 29% decline from Q3 2014, while adjusted EBITDA reached RUB 6.0 billion ($90.9 million) in Q3 2015, up 2% from Q3 2014.

Interest income, net in Q3 2015 was RUB 415 million, up from RUB 224 million in Q3 2014. The significant growth of interest income was partly offset by an increase in interest expense on our U.S. dollar denominated 1.125% convertible senior notes following the material appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the ruble.

Foreign exchange gain in Q3 2015 was RUB 1,947 million, up from RUB 1,824 million in Q3 2014. This gain reflects the appreciation of the U.S. dollar during Q3 2015 from RUB 55.5240 to $1.00 on June 30, 2015, to RUB 66.2367 to $1.00 on September 30, 2015. Yandex's Russian operating subsidiaries' functional currency is the Russian ruble, and therefore changes due to exchange rate fluctuations in the ruble value of these subsidiaries' monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in other currencies are recognized as foreign exchange gains or losses within other income, net in the statements of income. Although the U.S. dollar value of Yandex's U.S. dollar-denominated assets and liabilities was not impacted by these currency fluctuations, they resulted in an upward revaluation of the ruble equivalent of these U.S. dollar-denominated monetary assets and liabilities in Q3 2015.

Income tax expense
for Q3 2015 was RUB 1,396 million, down from RUB 1,418 million in Q3 2014. Our effective tax rate of 24.6% in Q3 2015, generally in line with the effective tax rate in Q3 2014.

Adjusted net income in Q3 2015 was RUB 3.5 billion ($52.9 million), a 10% decrease from Q3 2014.

Adjusted net income margin was 22.7% in Q3 2015. This is compared with adjusted net income margin of 20.1% in Q2 2015 and 30.0% in Q3 2014.

Net income was RUB 4.3 billion ($64.6 million) in Q3 2015, down 2% compared with Q3 2014.

As of September 30, 2015, Yandex had cash, cash equivalents and deposits of RUB 55.1 billion ($831.9 million).

Net operating cash flow and capital expenditures for Q3 2015 were RUB 6.6 billion ($99.4 million) and RUB 2.5 billion ($38.1 million), respectively.

During Q3 2015, we repurchased $42.4 million in aggregate principal amount of our 1.125% convertible senior notes due 2018 for approximately $36.6 million.

The total number of shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 was 318,917,852, including 266,022,246 Class A shares, 52,895,605 Class B shares, and one Priority share and excluding 11,138,902 Class A shares held in treasury and all Class C shares outstanding solely as a result of the conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares; all such Class C shares will be cancelled. There were also employee share options outstanding to purchase up to an additional 4.1 million shares, at a weighted average exercise price of $5.90 per share, of which options to purchase 4.1 million shares were fully vested; equity-settled share appreciation rights (SARs) equal to 0.3 million shares, at a weighted average measurement price of $27.27, 0.2 million of which were fully vested; and restricted share units (RSUs) covering 6.4 million shares, of which restricted share units to acquire 1.6 million shares were fully vested.

In Q3 2015, we completed additional exchanges of outstanding SAR awards for new RSU awards based on an exchange ratio of 2:1. In all but one instance, the exchanges were effected for non-senior employees and the replacement RSUs are subject to the same vesting schedule as was in place for the replaced SARs. An exchange was also offered to and accepted by one senior employee; in this case the replacement RSUs were granted on the condition that vesting be reset to begin as of January 1, 2016.

As a result of the exchanges, a total of 42 employees exchanged an aggregate of 256,850 SARs for an aggregate of 128,426 RSUs during Q3 2015. These exchanges are reflected in the outstanding equity award numbers as of September 30, 2015 set out above.

Outlook for 2015

We are increasing our previously announced revenue guidance and now expect our ruble-based revenue to grow in the range of 14% to 16% in the full year 2015 compared with 2014.

Conference Call Information

Yandex's management will hold an earnings conference call on October 27, 2015 at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (3:00 PM Moscow time; 12:00 PM London time).

To access the conference call live, please dial:

US: +1 877 280 2296
UK/International: +44(0)20 3427 1916
Russia: 8 800 500 9311

Passcode: 3446284

A replay of the call will be available through November 2, 2015. To access the replay, please dial:

US: +1 866 932 5017
UK/International: +44(0)20 3427 0598
Russia: +8 10 800 2870 1012

Passcode: 3446284

A live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/s88txo8a

ABOUT YANDEX

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) is one of the largest European internet companies, providing a wide variety of search and other online services. Yandex's mission is to help users solve their everyday problems by building people-centric products and services. Based on innovative technologies, the company provides the most relevant, locally tailored experience on all digital platforms and devices. Yandex operates Russia's most popular search engine and also serves Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Turkey.

More information on Yandex can be found at https://yandex.com/company.

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 2015. 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, macroeconomic and geopolitical developments affecting the Russian economy, fluctuations in the value of the Russian ruble, competitive pressures, changes in advertising patterns, changes in user preferences, changes in the political, legal and/or 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, 2014, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on our investor relations website at http://ir.yandex.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All information in this release and in the attachments is as of October 27, 2015, and 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 certain business combinations and (4) provision for income taxes, less (A) interest income and (B) other income, net
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin means adjusted EBITDA divided by US GAAP revenues
  • Adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin means adjusted EBITDA divided by ex-TAC revenues
  • 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 certain business combinations, (3) impairment of investment in equity securities recorded in Q3 2014 adjusted for reduction in income tax attributable to impairment of investment in such securities and (4) amortization of debt discount related to our convertible debt adjusted for the related reduction in income tax; less (A) foreign exchange gains adjusted for the increase in income tax attributable to the foreign exchange gains and (B) gain from repurchases of our convertible notes adjusted for the related increase in income tax
  • 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.

Although our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for operational decision making and considers these 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.

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 is payable to certain employees in connection with certain business combinations. We eliminate these acquisition-related expenses 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.

Amortization of debt discount

We also adjust net income for interest expense representing amortization of the debt discount related to our convertible notes issued in Q4 2013 and Q1 2014.We have eliminated this expense from adjusted net income as it is non-cash in nature and is not indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

Gain from repurchases of convertible debt

Adjusted net income also excludes a gain from the repurchase of $42.4 million in principal amount of our 1.125% convertible senior notes due 2018 for approximately $36.6 million that we recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2015. We have eliminated this gain from adjusted net income as it is not indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

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 and U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

  As of
  December 31, September 30, September 30,
  2014* 2015 2015
  RUB RUB $
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents   17,645  18,039  272.3
Term deposits   5,863  20,163  304.4
Investments in debt securities  3,124 -- --
Accounts receivable, net   3,703  4,641  70.1
Prepaid expenses   1,556  1,398  21.2
Deferred tax assets   180  82  1.2
Other current assets   3,736  4,015  60.6
Total current assets   35,807  48,338  729.8
       
Property and equipment, net   17,107  24,208  365.5
Intangible assets, net   2,425  2,568  38.8
Goodwill  8,920  9,004  135.9
Long-term prepaid expenses   1,590  1,520  22.9
Restricted cash   932  484  7.3
Term deposits   25,663  16,903  255.2
Investments in non-marketable equity securities   871  1,051  15.9
Other non-current assets   1,609  1,625  24.5
TOTAL ASSETS   94,924  105,701  1,595.8
       
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   5,058  6,853  103.4
Taxes payable   2,930  2,588  39.1
Deferred revenue   1,808  1,646  24.9
Total current liabilities   9,796  11,087  167.4
Convertible debt  26,325  26,260  396.5
Deferred tax liabilities   1,587  1,416  21.4
Other accrued liabilities   1,480  1,255  18.9
Total liabilities   39,188  40,018  604.2
       
Commitments and contingencies       
Shareholders' equity:      
Priority share: €1.00 par value; 1 share authorized, issued and outstanding  —   —   — 
Preference shares: € 0.01 par value; 1,000,000,001 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: 1,000,000,000, Class B: 71,870,411 and 61,295,523, and Class C: 71,870,411 and 61,295,523); shares issued (Class A: 267,970,405 and 277,161,148, Class B: 62,051,348 and 52,895,605, and Class C: 8,919,063 and 7,000,000, respectively); shares outstanding (Class A: 255,592,322 and 266,022,246, Class B: 62,051,348 and 52,895,605, and Class C: nil)  182  116  1.8
Treasury shares at cost (Class A: 12,378,083 and 11,138,902)  (14,179)  (12,893)  (194.7)
Additional paid-in capital   16,192  16,663  251.6
Accumulated other comprehensive income   1,023  2,451  36.9
Retained earnings   52,518  59,346  896.0
Total shareholders' equity   55,736  65,683  991.6
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   94,924  105,701  1,595.8
       
 _________________________      
* Derived from audited financial statements

YANDEX N.V.

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,
  2014 2015 2015
  RUB RUB $
       
Revenues 13,057 15,439 233.1
Operating costs and expenses:      
Cost of revenues(1) 3,570 4,318 65.2
Product development(1)  2,086 3,168 47.8
Sales, general and administrative(1) 1,810 2,618 39.5
Depreciation and amortization  1,095 2,152 32.5
Total operating costs and expenses 8,561 12,256 185.0
Income from operations 4,496 3,183 48.1
Interest income, net 224 415 6.3
Other income, net  1,070  2,076 31.3
Net income before income taxes 5,790 5,674 85.7
Provision for income taxes 1,418 1,396 21.1
Net income 4,372 4,278 64.6
Net income per Class A and Class B share:      
Basic 13.74 13.42 0.20
Diluted 13.49 13.28 0.20
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B shares outstanding      
Basic 318,081,690 318,800,527 318,800,527
Diluted 324,094,946 322,118,209 322,118,209
 
(1)These balances exclude depreciation and amortization expenses, which are presented separately, and include share‑based compensation expenses of:
       
Cost of revenues 27 41 0.6
Product development 191 457 6.9
Sales, general and administrative 86 173 2.6
       

YANDEX N.V.

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,
  2014 2015 2015
  RUB RUB $
       
Revenues 36,100 41,698 629.5
Operating costs and expenses:      
Cost of revenues(1) 10,329 12,013 181.4
Product development(1) 6,169 9,815 148.2
Sales, general and administrative(1) 5,479 7,489 113.0
Depreciation and amortization  3,278 5,516 83.3
Total operating costs and expenses 25,255 34,833 525.9
Income from operations 10,845 6,865 103.6
Interest income, net 599 1,255 18.9
Other income, net  1,121  1,122 17.0
Net income before income taxes 12,565 9,242 139.5
Provision for income taxes 3,117 2,414 36.4
Net income 9,448 6,828 103.1
Net income per Class A and Class B share:      
Basic 29.54 21.45 0.32
Diluted 28.95 21.15 0.32
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B shares outstanding      
Basic 319,862,807 318,353,267 318,353,267
Diluted 326,344,768 322,791,055 322,791,055
 
(1)These balances exclude depreciation and amortization expenses, which are presented separately, and include share‑based compensation expenses of:
       
Cost of revenues 69 125 1.9
Product development 526 1,231 18.6
Sales, general and administrative 239 469 7.1
       

YANDEX N.V.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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

  Three months ended September 30,
  2014 2015 2015
  RUB RUB $
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income   4,372  4,278  64.6
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment   1,042  2,034  30.7
Amortization of acquisition‑related intangible assets   53  118  1.8
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs   198  241  3.6
Share‑based compensation expense   304  671  10.1
Deferred income taxes   28  4  0.1
Foreign exchange gains  (1,824)  (1,947)  (29.4)
Impairment of investment in equity securities  700 -- --
Gain from repurchases of convertible debt  --  (93)  (1.4)
Other   31  (31)  (0.5)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding the effect of acquisitions:  
Accounts receivable, net   (256)  (80)  (1.2)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (639)  121  1.8
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   983  1,394  21.1
Deferred revenue   207  (127)  (1.9)
Net cash provided by operating activities  5,199  6,583  99.4
CASH FLOWS (USED IN)/PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Purchase of property and equipment   (2,470)  (2,524)  (38.1)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  36  8  0.1
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired   (5,683) -- --
Investments in non‑marketable equity securities   (9)  (21)  (0.3)
Investments in debt securities   (2,546) -- --
Proceeds from maturity of debt securities  --  582  8.7
Investments in term deposits   (4,296)  (4,700)  (71.0)
Maturities of term deposits   1,716  7,263  109.7
Loans granted --  (22)  (0.3)
Escrow cash deposit   (519) -- --
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities  (13,771)  586  8.8
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from exercise of share options   37  48  0.7
Repurchases of convertible debt   (1,739)  (2,192)  (33.1)
Repurchases of ordinary shares   (23) -- --
Payment for contingent consideration --  (89)  (1.3)
Net cash used in financing activities  (1,725)  (2,233)  (33.7)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   2,380  3,673  55.5
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   (7,917)  8,609  130.0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   20,836  9,430  142.3
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   12,919  18,039  272.3
       

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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

  Nine months ended September 30,
  2014 2015 2015
  RUB RUB $
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income   9,448  6,828  103.1
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment   3,151  5,177  78.2
Amortization of acquisition‑related intangible assets   127  339  5.1
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs   571  732  11.1
Share‑based compensation expense   834  1,825  27.6
Deferred income taxes   (21)  (101)  (1.5)
Foreign exchange gains  (1,846)  (794)  (12.0)
Impairment of investment in equity securities  700  --   -- 
Gain from repurchases of convertible debt   --   (243)  (3.7)
Other   5  (96)  (1.4)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding the effect of acquisitions:    
Accounts receivable, net   (362)  (863)  (13.0)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (2,128)  782  11.7
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   1,319  661  9.9
Deferred revenue   23  (171)  (2.6)
Net cash provided by operating activities  11,821  14,076  212.5
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Purchase of property and equipment   (6,681)  (11,386)  (171.9)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  36  35  0.5
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired   (5,829)  (186)  (2.8)
Investments in non‑marketable equity securities   (45)  (75)  (1.1)
Proceeds from sale of equity securities   120  --   -- 
Investments in debt securities   (2,546)  --   -- 
Proceeds from maturity of debt securities   --   3,426  51.6
Investments in term deposits   (16,222)  (26,610)  (401.7)
Maturities of term deposits   1,716  22,638  341.8
Loans granted  (209)  (22)  (0.3)
Escrow cash deposit   (656)  58  0.9
Net cash used in investing activities  (30,316)  (12,122)  (183.0)
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from exercise of share options   123  139  2.1
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt   2,981  --   -- 
Repurchases of convertible debt   (1,739)  (4,909)  (74.2)
Payment of debt issuance costs   (42)  --   -- 
Repurchases of ordinary shares   (7,357)  --   -- 
Payment for contingent consideration  --   (89)  (1.3)
Net cash used in financing activities  (6,034)  (4,859)  (73.4)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   4,054  3,299  49.8
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   (20,475)  394  5.9
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   33,394  17,645  266.4
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   12,919  18,039  272.3
       

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


Reconciliation of Ex-TAC Revenues to US GAAP Revenues

In RUB millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Total revenues 13,057 15,439 18% 36,100 41,698 16%
Less: traffic acquisition costs (TAC) 2,762 3,282 19% 7,981 9,021 13%
Ex-TAC revenues 10,295 12,157 18% 28,119 32,677 16%

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to US GAAP Net Income

In RUB millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Net income  4,372  4,278 -2%  9,448  6,828 -28%
Add: depreciation and amortization  1,095  2,152 97%  3,278  5,516 68%
Add: share-based compensation expense  304  671 121%  834  1,825 119%
Add: compensation expense related to contingent consideration  10  15 50%  17  203 n/m
Less: interest income, net  (224)  (415) 85%  (599)  (1,255) 110%
Less: other income, net  (1,070)  (2,076) 94%  (1,121)  (1,122) 0%
Add: provision for income taxes  1,418  1,396 -2%  3,117  2,414 -23%
Adjusted EBITDA  5,905  6,021 2%  14,974  14,409 -4%

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to US GAAP Net Income

In RUB millions Three months
ended September 30,
Nine months
ended September 30,
  2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
Net income  4,372  4,278 -2%  9,448  6,828 -28%
Add: SBC expense  304  671 121%  834  1,825 119%
Less: reduction in income tax attributable to SBC expense  (5)  (10) 100%  (15)  (30) 100%
Add: compensation expense related to contingent consideration  10  15 50%  17  203 n/m
Less: foreign exchange gain  (1,824)  (1,947) 7%  (1,846)  (794) -57%
Add: increase in income tax attributable to foreign exchange gain  383  386 1%  387  139 -64%
Add: impairment of investment in equity securities  700 -- -100%  700 -- -100%
Less: reduction in income tax attributable to impairment of investment in equity securities  (175) -- -100%  (175) -- -100%
Less: gain from repurchases of convertible debt --  (93) n/m --  (243) n/m
Add: increase in income tax attributable to gain from repurchases of convertible debt --  23 n/m --  61 n/m
Add: amortization of debt discount  195  241 24%  568  732 29%
Less: reduction in income tax attributable to amortization of debt discount  (46)  (57) 24%  (134)  (174) 30%
Adjusted net income  3,914  3,507 -10%  9,784  8,547 -13%

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Ex-TAC EBITDA Margin to US GAAP Net Income Margin

In RUB millions 
  US GAAP
Actual Net
Income
Net Income
Margin
(1)
Adjustment
(2)
Adjusted
EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
Margin
(3)
Adjusted Ex-
TAC
EBITDA
Margin
(4)
Three months ended September 30, 2015  4,278 27.7%  1,743  6,021 39.0% 49.5%
Nine months ended September 30, 2015  6,828 16.4%  7,581  14,409 34.6% 44.1%
(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 contingent compensation, interest income, net, 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

In RUB millions 
  US GAAP
Actual Net
Income
Net Income
Margin
(1)
Adjustment
(2)
Adjusted
Net Income
Adjusted
Net Income
Margin
(3)
Adjusted Ex-
TAC Net
Income
Margin
(4)
Three months ended September 30, 2015  4,278 27.7%  (771)  3,507 22.7% 28.8%
Nine months ended September 30, 2015  6,828 16.4%  1,719  8,547 20.5% 26.2%
(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 contingent compensation, foreign exchange gain (as adjusted for the increase in income tax attributable to the gain), gain from repurchases of convertible debt (as adjusted for the increase in income tax attributable to the gain) and amortization of debt discount (as adjusted for the reduction in income tax attributable to the expense). 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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