VistaPrint Reports 2009 Second Fiscal Quarter Financial Results




 -- Quarterly revenue rose 32 percent year over year to $138.9 million
 -- GAAP net income per fully diluted share rose 75 percent year over
    year to $0.42
 -- Non-GAAP adjusted net income per fully diluted share rose 66 
    percent year over year to $0.53
 -- 42 percent of revenue came from non-U.S. markets

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the small business marketing company, today announced financial results for the 2009 second fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2008.

"VistaPrint executed well in the second quarter with revenue and earnings that exceeded guidance," said Robert Keane, president and chief executive officer. "We believe that VistaPrint remains on track to achieve our goal of transforming small business marketing thanks to a superior value proposition, numerous competitive advantages, dedicated and talented employees, and financial and operating discipline."


 Financial Metrics:

 -- Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 grew to 
    $138.9 million, a 32 percent increase over revenue of $105.0 
    million reported in the same quarter a year ago. 
 -- Gross margin (revenue minus the cost of revenue) in the second 
    quarter was 63.5 percent, compared to 62.0 percent in the same 
    quarter a year ago. 
 -- Operating income in the second quarter was $20.7 million, or 
    14.9 percent of revenue, and reflected a 75 percent increase 
    compared to $11.8 million, or 11.2 percent of revenue in the same 
    quarter a year ago. 
 -- GAAP net income for the second quarter was $18.5 million, or 
    13.4 percent of revenue, representing a 66 percent increase 
    compared to $11.2 million, or 10.6 percent of revenue in the same 
    quarter a year ago. 
 -- GAAP net income per fully diluted share for the second quarter 
    was $0.42, representing a 75 percent increase compared to $0.24 
    in the same quarter a year ago. 
 -- Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the second quarter, which 
    excludes share-based compensation expense, was $23.5 million,
    or 16.9 percent of revenue, representing a 57 percent increase 
    compared to $15.0 million, or 14.3 percent of revenue in the 
    same quarter a year ago. 
 -- Non-GAAP adjusted net income per fully diluted share for the 
    second quarter, which excludes share-based compensation expense, 
    was $0.53, representing a 66 percent increase compared to $0.32 
    in the same quarter a year ago. 
 -- Capital expenditures in the second quarter were $27.3 million, 
    or 19.6 percent of revenue. 
 -- During the second quarter, the Company generated $44.1 million 
    in cash from operations and $15.1 million in free cash flow, 
    defined as cash from operations less purchases of property, 
    plant and equipment, net, and capitalization of software and 
    website development costs. 
 -- The Company had $111.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and 
    short-term marketable securities as of December 31, 2008.
 -- During the second quarter the Company repurchased 2,554,302 
    common shares for $45.5 million, at an average per-share price 
    of $17.82, as part of the share repurchase program authorized by 
    the Board of Directors.

 Operating Highlights:

 -- VistaPrint acquired approximately 1.5 million new customers 
    in the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008. 
 -- Repeat customers generated approximately 65 percent of total 
    quarterly bookings in the second quarter, compared with 63 
    percent in the same quarter a year ago. 
 -- Average daily order volume in the second quarter of fiscal 
    2009 exceeded 43,000, reflecting an approximate 43 percent 
    increase over an average of more than 30,000 orders per day 
    in the same quarter a year ago.
 -- Advertising spending in the second quarter was $27.8 million, 
    or 20.0 percent of revenue, compared to $20.9 million, or 19.9 
    percent of revenue in the same quarter a year ago. 
 -- Non-U.S. markets contributed 42 percent of total revenue in the 
    second quarter, up from 39 percent in the same quarter a year ago.
 -- Average order value in the second quarter including revenue from 
    shipping and processing was $33.57, a 5 percent decrease when 
    compared to $35.50 in the same quarter a year ago.
 -- Web site sessions in the second quarter were 61.4 million, a 
    16 percent increase over 53.0 million in the same quarter a 
    year ago.
 -- Conversion rates were 6.5 percent in the second quarter of 
    fiscal 2009, compared to 5.4 percent in the same quarter a 
    year ago.

"VistaPrint exceeded its second quarter targets thanks to the success of seasonal holiday product lines, gross margin improvements, and effective cost controls," noted chief financial officer Mike Giannetto. "However, economic conditions and exchange rates remain uncertain, and we have attempted to factor these risks into our financial guidance for future periods."

Financial Guidance as of January 27, 2009:

Based on current and anticipated levels of demand, the Company expects the following financial results:


 Revenue

 -- For the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, ending March 31, 
    2009, the Company expects revenue of approximately $121 
    million to $130 million.
 -- For the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the Company 
    expects revenue of approximately $495 million to $515 million. 

 GAAP Fully-Diluted Earnings Per Share

 -- For the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, ending March 31, 
    2009, the Company expects GAAP fully-diluted earnings per share 
    of approximately $0.23 to $0.28, which assumes 43.0 million 
    weighted average shares outstanding.
 -- For the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the Company 
    expects GAAP fully-diluted earnings per share of approximately 
    $1.07 to $1.16, which assumes 44.1 million weighted average 
    shares outstanding. 

 Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Per Fully-Diluted Share

 -- For the quarter ending March 31, 2009, the Company expects 
    non-GAAP adjusted net income per fully diluted share of 
    approximately $0.34 to $0.39, which assumes a non-GAAP 
    fully diluted weighted average share count of approximately 
    43.6 million shares, and share-based compensation expense of 
    approximately $4.9 million. 
 -- For the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the Company 
    expects non-GAAP adjusted net income per fully diluted share 
    of approximately $1.52 to $1.61, which assumes a non-GAAP 
    fully diluted weighted average share count of approximately 
    44.6 million shares, and share-based compensation expense of 
    approximately $20.9 million.

 Capital Expenditures

 -- For the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, ending March 31, 
    2009, the Company expects to make capital expenditures of 
    approximately $25 million to $30 million.
 -- For the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the Company 
    expects to make capital expenditures of approximately $77 
    million to $87 million.

Planned capital investments in fiscal 2009 include two major facility projects: the construction of a new service center facility to accommodate the company's Montego Bay, Jamaica operations, which is expected to be completed at the end of calendar year 2010, and continued work on the expansion of the Company's Windsor, Ontario manufacturing facility, the current phase of which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.

The foregoing guidance supersedes any guidance previously issued by the Company. All such previous guidance should no longer be relied upon.

At approximately 4:20 p.m. (EST) on January 27, 2009, VistaPrint will post, on the investor relations section of www.vistaprint.com, a link to a pre-recorded audio visual end-of-quarter presentation along with a downloadable transcript of the prepared remarks that accompany that presentation. At 5:00 p.m. (EST) there will be a Web cast of a live Q&A session with VistaPrint management. Links to this Q&A session will also be posted on the investor relations section of the Company's Web site. A replay of the Q&A session will be available on the Company's Web site following the call on January 27, 2009.

About non-GAAP financial measures

To supplement VistaPrint's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, VistaPrint has used the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per diluted share. The item excluded from the non-GAAP measurements is share-based compensation expense inclusive of income tax effects. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included at the end of this release. The table has more details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliation between these financial measures.

Share-based compensation expense

VistaPrint adopted SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payments, on July 1, 2005 and began expensing the fair value of share option grants issued to employees and directors. Prior to that date, the Company had accounted for share option grants under the provisions of APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and therefore had not recorded any compensation expense related to such grants.

VistaPrint's management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of our core business operating results. VistaPrint believes that both management and investors have historically benefited from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing VistaPrint's performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also have facilitated management's internal comparisons to VistaPrint's historical performance and our competitors' operating results. Management believes that these benefits were particularly important during the period following adoption of SFAS 123(R), as prospective equity grants resulted in incremental share-based compensation expenses not previously reported by VistaPrint prior to adoption of SFAS 123(R), which management believes were not indicative of core business operating results.

VistaPrint previously announced the Company's intention to eliminate the use of non-GAAP financial measures in its financial reporting and guidance beginning with the first quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, other than to facilitate non-GAAP comparisons during a transition period, because management believed that the reporting of non-GAAP measures would by that time no longer provide meaningful supplemental information to investors regarding the Company's performance. However, based on subsequent investor feedback, management has concluded that many investors believe they would continue to benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing VistaPrint's performance and when forecasting and analyzing future periods. Therefore, the Company intends to continue to use non-GAAP financial measures in its financial reporting and guidance in fiscal year 2009 and will reevaluate their use in future periods. Until VistaPrint ceases to include non-GAAP financial measures in its reporting, it expects to compute non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year.

Management provides these non-GAAP financial measures as a courtesy to investors. However, to gain a more complete understanding of the Company's financial performance, management does (and investors should) rely upon GAAP financial statements.

About VistaPrint

VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the small business marketing company having served over 17 million customers world-wide. VistaPrint offers small businesses the ability to market their business with a broad range of brand identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19 localized websites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint's products are satisfaction guaranteed.

VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This press release contains statements about management's future expectations, plans and prospects of our business that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the expected growth and development of our business including the financial guidance set forth under the heading "Financial Guidance as of January 27, 2009," our operating performance, our margins, our market position, our reinvestment program, and our ability to successfully attract and retain customers. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, our ability to attract customers and to retain customers and to do so in a cost-effective manner, willingness of purchasers of graphic design services and printed products to shop online, failure of our investments, unexpected increases in our use of funds, failure to increase our revenue and keep our expenses consistent with revenue, failures of our web sites or network infrastructure, failure to maintain the prices we charge for our products and services, the inability of our manufacturing operations to meet customer demand, exchange rate fluctuations, downturns in general economic conditions, and other factors that are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, and other documents we periodically file with the SEC.

In addition, the statements in this press release represent our expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. We specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.



                       VistaPrint Limited

                   Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                              December 31,   June 30,
                                                 2008          2008
                                               ---------    ---------
                                                    (Unaudited)

                                                In thousands, except 
                                                    share and per 
                                                     share data)
 Assets
 Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $  97,892    $ 103,145
  Marketable securities                           13,123       26,598
  Accounts receivable, net of allowances 
   of $200 and $213 at December 31, 2008 
   and June 30, 2008, respectively                 4,989        6,105
  Inventory                                        4,069        2,548
  Prepaid expenses and other current 
   assets                                          7,202        5,678
                                               ---------    ---------
 Total current assets                            127,275      144,074
 Property, plant and equipment, net              174,646      154,520
 Software and web site development 
  costs, net                                       5,992        5,380
 Deferred tax assets                               2,956        2,956
 Other assets                                      9,655        9,022
                                               ---------    ---------

 Total assets                                  $ 320,524    $ 315,952
                                               =========    =========

 Liabilities and shareholders' equity 
 Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                             $  12,506    $   8,486
  Accrued expenses                                47,528       35,655
  Deferred revenue                                 2,516        1,893
  Current portion of long-term debt                8,977        3,304
                                               ---------    ---------
 Total current liabilities                        71,527       49,338
 Deferred tax liability                            2,578        2,656
 Other liabilities                                 3,905        1,946
 Long-term debt                                   11,432       19,507
 Shareholders' equity:
  Common shares, par value $0.001 per 
   share, 500,000,000 shares authorized;
   43,878,282 and 44,279,248 shares issued 
   and 42,091,892 and 44,279,248 shares 
   outstanding at December 31, 2008 and 
   June 30, 2008, respectively                        45           44
  Treasury shares at cost: 1,786,390 
   shares at December 31, 2008                   (27,111)          --
  Additional paid-in capital                     185,237      191,271
  Retained earnings                               69,921       43,098
  Accumulated other comprehensive income           2,990        8,092
                                               ---------    ---------

 Total shareholders' equity                      231,082      242,505
                                               ---------    ---------

 Total liabilities and shareholders' 
  equity                                       $ 320,524    $ 315,952
                                               =========    =========


                         VistaPrint Limited

                Consolidated Statements of Operations


                       Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                          December 31,              December 31,
                     -----------------------   -----------------------
                        2008         2007         2008         2007
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                        (Unaudited)
                      (in thousands, except share and per share data)
 Revenue              $ 138,903    $ 105,017    $ 253,135    $ 184,470

 Cost of revenue (1)     50,692       39,896       95,536       69,648
 Technology and 
  development 
  expense (1)            15,246       11,124       29,054       20,232
 Marketing and 
  selling expense (1)    42,683       34,123       77,484       60,439
 General and adminis-
  trative expense (1)     9,629        8,076       20,576       15,445
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------

 Income from 
  operations             20,653       11,798       30,485       18,706
 Interest income            564        1,147        1,291        2,321
 Other income 
  (expense), net           (426)         100       (1,366)          98
 Interest expense           353          421          733          856
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------

 Income before 
  income taxes           20,438       12,624       29,677       20,269
 Income tax 
  provision               1,889        1,455        2,854        2,220
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------

 Net income           $  18,549    $  11,169    $  26,823    $  18,049
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

 Basic net income 
  per share           $    0.43    $    0.25    $    0.61    $    0.41
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

 Diluted net income 
  per share           $    0.42    $    0.24    $    0.59    $    0.39
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========


 Weighted average 
  common shares 
  outstanding - 
  basic              43,297,815   43,838,575   43,838,748   43,691,390
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

 Weighted average 
  common shares 
  outstanding - 
  diluted            44,253,345   46,313,960   45,133,894   46,056,567
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========


 (1) Share-based compensation cost is allocated as follows:

                       Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                          December 31,              December 31,
                     -----------------------   -----------------------
                        2008         2007         2008         2007
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                        (Unaudited)
                                      (in thousands)

 Cost of revenue      $     186    $     210    $     382    $     345
 Technology and devel-
  opment expense          1,196        1,056        2,460        1,861
 Marketing and selling 
  expense                   985          989        2,022        1,805
 General and adminis-
  trative expense         2,428        1,434        5,419        2,719
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                      $   4,795    $   3,689    $  10,283    $   6,730
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========


                     VistaPrint Limited

       Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures


                        Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                            December 31,           December 31,
                      ---------------------    ---------------------
                         2008        2007        2008         2007
                      ---------    --------    --------    --------
                            (Unaudited)             (Unaudited)
 Non-GAAP adjusted    (in thousands, except    (in thousands, except
  net income             per share data)           per share data)  
  reconciliation:    
 Net income            $ 18,549    $ 11,169    $ 26,823    $ 18,049
 Add back:
  Share-based 
   compensation 
   expense, inclusive
   of income tax 
   effects                4,971(a)    3,822(b)   10,652(c)    6,976(d)
                      ---------    --------    --------    --------
 Non-GAAP adjusted 
  net income           $ 23,520    $ 14,991    $ 37,475    $ 25,025
                      =========    ========    ========    ========


 Non-GAAP adjusted 
  net income per 
  diluted share 
  reconciliation:

 Net income per 
  diluted share        $   0.42    $   0.24    $   0.59    $   0.39
 Add back:
  Share-based 
   compensation 
   expense, inclusive
   of income tax 
   effects                 0.11        0.08        0.23        0.14
                      ---------    --------    --------    --------
 Non-GAAP adjusted 
  net income per 
  diluted share        $   0.53    $   0.32    $   0.82    $   0.53
                      =========    ========    ========    ========


 (a) Includes share-based compensation charges of $4,795 and the 
     income tax effects related to those charges of $176

 (b) Includes share-based compensation charges of $3,689 and the 
     income tax effects related to those charges of $133

 (c) Includes share-based compensation charges of $10,283 and the 
     income tax effects related to those charges of $369

 (d) Includes share-based compensation charges of $6,730 and the 
     income tax effects related to those charges of $246



                        VistaPrint Limited                           
                                                                     
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                  Six Months Ended   
                                                     December 31,    
                                               ----------------------
                                                 2008          2007  
                                               --------      --------
                                                     (Unaudited)        
                                                   (in thousands)      
 Operating activities                                                
 Net income                                    $ 26,823      $ 18,049
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to                              
  net cash provided by operating activities:                         
   Depreciation and amortization                 16,646        11,068
   Loss on disposal of long lived assets             --            50
   Write-off of long lived assets                 1,331            62
   Share-based compensation expense              10,283         6,730
   Tax benefits derived from share-based                             
    compensation awards                             (28)           --
   Changes in operating assets and                                   
    liabilities:                                                     
    Accounts receivable                             979         1,344
    Inventory                                    (1,628)       (1,176)
    Prepaid expenses and other assets            (2,046)       (3,119)
    Accounts payable                              3,848         5,432
    Accrued expenses and other current                               
     liabilities                                 16,496        13,590
                                               --------      --------
 Net cash provided by operating activities       72,704        52,030
                                                                     
 Investing activities                                                
 Purchases of property, plant and equipment     (41,500)      (34,692)
 Purchases of marketable securities              (6,078)      (28,970)
 Sales of marketable securities                  18,837        32,597
 Purchase of intangible assets                       --        (1,250)
 Capitalization of software and website                              
  development costs                              (3,327)       (2,155)
                                               --------      --------
 Net cash used in investing activities          (32,068)      (34,470)
                                                                     
 Financing activities                                                
 Repayments of long-term debt                    (1,624)       (1,611)
 Payment of withholding taxes in                                     
  connection with settlement of RSUs             (1,405)       (1,583)
 Repurchase of common shares                    (45,518)           --
 Tax benefits derived from share-based                               
  compensation awards                                28            --
 Proceeds from issuance of common shares          3,285         5,822
                                               --------      --------
 Net cash provided by financing activities      (45,234)        2,628
                                                                     
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash           (655)          530
                                               --------      --------
 Net increase (decrease) in cash and                                 
  cash equivalents                               (5,253)       20,718
                                                                     
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning                              
  of period                                     103,145        69,464
                                               --------      --------
                                                                     
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period    $ 97,892      $ 90,182
                                               ========      ========
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
 Free cash flow reconciliation:                                      
  Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 72,704      $ 52,030
  Purchases of property, plant and                                   
   equipment, net                               (41,500)      (34,692)
  Capitalization of software and website                             
   development costs                             (3,327)       (2,155)
                                               --------      --------
  Total free cash flow                         $ 27,877      $ 15,183
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