News Release

Spok Reports 2021 Second Quarter Results

Alexandria, Va. (July 28, 2021) – Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), a global leader in healthcare communications, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, payable on September 10, 2021, to stockholders of record on August 17, 2021.

Key Second Quarter 2021 Operating Highlights:

  • Second quarter 2021 software revenue of $15.9 million included $9.6 million of maintenance revenue and $6.3 million of operations revenue. This was up from the second quarter 2020 software revenue of $14.7 million, which included $9.5 million of maintenance revenue and $5.2 million of operations revenue.
  • Software bookings in the second quarter of 2021 totaled $13.0 million, compared to $15.4 million in the prior year quarter. Second quarter software bookings included two Spok Go® deals from existing customers transitioning to the new platform with an aggregate total contract value of approximately $1.3 million. Second quarter software bookings also included $3.0 million of legacy operations bookings and $8.7 million of maintenance renewals. As of June 30, 2021, the software revenue backlog totaled $45.6 million, compared to the backlog of $48.4 million at June 30, 2020.
  • The quarterly rate of paging unit erosion was 0.6% in the second quarter of 2021, compared to paging unit erosion of 1.2% in the second quarter of 2020.
  • Total paging ARPU (average revenue per unit) in the second quarter of 2021 totaled $7.32, up from ARPU of $7.24 in the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to the recovery of Telecommunications Relay Service Charges (TRS) that began in early 2021, and general increases of Universal Service Fees (USF). USF and TRS fees are effectively pass-through items that have corresponding costs associated with them. Excluding these pass-through items, ARPU would have been in-line with historical trends.
  • Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2021 totaled $37.3 million, up from $32.6 million in the second quarter of 2020. Adjusted operating expenses (which excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion charges, and includes capitalized software development costs) totaled $37.6 million in the second quarter of 2021, compared to adjusted operating expenses of $34.1 million in the second quarter of 2020.
  • Capital expenses were $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2020.
  • The number of full-time equivalent employees as of June 30, 2021 totaled 590, compared to 610 at June 30, 2020.
  • Capital paid to stockholders in the second quarter of 2021 totaled $2.5 million. This came in the form of the Company’s regular quarterly dividend.
  • The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance as of June 30, 2021 was $68.1 million, compared to $78.7 million at December 31, 2020.

Management Commentary:

“We made progress in several key performance areas with software revenue up more than 8% from prior year levels, continued improvement in wireless trends, and continued expense management that resulted in declines in many expense categories,” said Vincent D. Kelly, president and chief executive officer.  “However, our second quarter results demonstrate the continuation of the very challenging selling environment we are operating in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related impact on our customers budgets and their ability to focus on new projects. While we were not satisfied with the level of software revenue bookings in the second quarter, given the slow recovery in the healthcare industry, we believe that seasonality and timing had a large impact on performance. We remain encouraged by the size and quality of the pipeline of software deals for the second half of 2021 and believe that we will exit the year on very firm footing.

“We launched Spok Go, our software-as-a-service, cloud-native platform just over a year ago, at the onset of the pandemic. In the second quarter, we added two more Spok Go wins, bringing the aggregate contract value for that product to $3.1 million. Spok is a company with a strong operational foundation built on three pillars. First is our paging network, the largest in the United States, generating strong margins. Next is our Spok Care Connect® suite of products with a valuable maintenance revenue stream that contributed $38.6 million in 2020. Last is our new subscription-based, cloud-native Spok Go platform that we believe has strong potential.

“Finally, Spok continues to demonstrate its stable revenue base, with over 82 percent of second quarter 2021 revenues recurring in nature, coming from either our legacy wireless business or software maintenance contracts. This, combined with disciplined expense control, gives us confidence as we enter the second half of the year. Spok Go provides a critical function that we believe will become even more important in this environment. Our clinical communications platform provides hospitals with a system of action, not just of record, delivering reliable communications and clinical information, including clinical test results, to care teams when and where it matters most to improve patient outcomes,” concluded Kelly.

2021 Second Quarter and Year-to-Date Results:

Consolidated revenue for the second quarter of 2021 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) was $35.7 million, compared to $35.7 million in the second quarter of 2020. For the first six months of 2021, consolidated revenue totaled $71.8 million, compared to $73.0 million in the prior year period.

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

(Dollars in thousands)

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2020

Change (%)

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2020

Change (%)

Wireless revenue

Paging revenue

$

19,135 

$

19,990 

(4.3)

%

$

38,488 

$

40,441 

(4.8)

%

Product and other revenue

724 

1,088 

(33.5)

%

1,491 

2,024 

(26.3)

%

Total wireless revenue

$

19,859 

$

21,078 

(5.8)

%

$

39,979 

$

42,465 

(5.9)

%

Software revenue

License

$

818 

$

749 

9.2 

%

$

2,325 

$

1,704 

36.4 

%

Services

$

4,865 

$

3,812 

27.6 

%

$

9,219 

$

8,359 

10.3 

%

Equipment

$

482 

$

601 

(19.8)

%

$

1,098 

$

1,327 

(17.3)

%

Subscription

$

90 

$

— 

— 

%

$

135 

$

— 

— 

%

Maintenance

9,609 

9,499 

1.2 

%

19,003 

19,151 

(0.8)

%

Total software revenue

15,864 

14,661 

8.2 

%

31,780 

30,541 

4.1 

%

Total revenue

$

35,723 

$

35,739 

— 

%

$

71,759 

$

73,006 

(1.7)

%

GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2021 was $0.7 million, or a loss of $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $3.8 million, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share, in the second quarter of 2020. GAAP net loss for the first six months of 2021 was $3.0 million, or a loss of $0.16 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the prior year period.

In the second quarter of 2021, adjusted EBITDA loss totaled $0.1 million compared to adjusted EBITDA of $3.0 million in the second quarter of 2020. In the first six months of 2021, the Company generated $0.2 million of adjusted EBITDA, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $0.5 million in the prior year period.

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

(Dollars in thousands)

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2020

Change (%)

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2020

Change (%)

Net (loss) income

$

(719)

$

3,759 

119.1 

%

$

(3,016)

$

(780)

(286.7)

%

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share

$

(0.04)

$

0.20 

120.0 

%

$

(0.16)

$

(0.04)

(300.0)

%

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(69)

$

2,997 

102.3 

%

$

237 

$

514 

53.9 

%

Financial Outlook:

The Company is reiterating the guidance for fiscal 2021 as provided when it reported its first quarter 2021 results as follows:

(Unaudited and in millions)

Current Guidance

Full Year 2021

Revenue

Wireless

$

77.0 

to

$

81.0 

Software

$

61.0 

$

70.0 

Total Revenue

$

138.0 

$

151.0 

Adjusted Operating Expenses

$

151.0 

$

157.0 

Capital Expenditures

$

3.5 

$

5.5 

 

“We are confident in our performance for the second half of 2021, which is reinforced by the fact that we are reiterating the guidance we provided last quarter,” said Michael W. Wallace, chief operating officer and chief financial officer. “Disciplined expense management continues to be a key focus, as we further align expense levels with market demand for our products. In the second quarter of 2021, both operating expenses and adjusted operating expenses were down sequentially, with improvements in many expense categories over that period.  Spok’s balance sheet remains strong, as the cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance was $68.1 million at June 30, 2021, and we are still operating with no debt.”

2021 Annual Stockholders Meeting:

The Company had previously announced the results of its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At that meeting, each of the 10 nominees to the Company’s board of directors were elected for one-year terms, and the stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2021 and approved, in an advisory vote, the compensation of Spok’s named executive officers, as described in the 2021 proxy statement.

Final voting results are disclosed in a current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

2021 Investor Day Program:

As previously disclosed, Spok also announced that it plans to host an investor day on October 11, 2021.  The investor day program will feature presentations by management and will be run concurrently with Spok’s annual user conference, Connect 21.  Due to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases across the nation related to the Delta variant, this year’s investor day and Connect 21 conference will be held virtually.  The Company will provide more details in the future.

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2021 Second Quarter Call and Replay:

Spok plans to host a conference call for investors to discuss its 2021 second quarter results on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  Dial-in numbers for the call are 1 334-323-0501 or 800-353-6461.  The confirmation code for the call is 1286071.  A replay of the call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET on July 29, 2021 until 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 12, 2021. To listen to the replay, please register at http://tinyurl.com/Spok2021Q2earningsreplay. Please cut and paste this address into your browser, enter the registration information, and you will be given access to the replay.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted operating expenses and adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted operating expenses excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion and includes capitalized software development costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income/(loss) before interest income/expense, income tax expense/benefit, depreciation, amortization and accretion expense and stock-based compensation expense, and includes capitalized software development costs.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Spok’s financial condition and results of operations. We use these non-GAAP measures for financial, operational and budgetary decision-making purposes, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, and to generate future operating plans. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures permit us to more thoroughly analyze key financial metrics used to make operational decisions and allow us to assess our core operating results. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial measures with other software companies who present similar non-GAAP financial measures. We adjust for certain items because we do not regard these costs as reflective of normal costs related to the ongoing operation of the business in the ordinary course. In general, these items possess one or more of the following characteristics; non-cash expenses, factors outside of our control, items that are non-operational in nature, and unusual items not expected to occur in the normal course of business.

We do not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to compensate for these limitations, management presents non-GAAP financial measures in connection with GAAP results. We urge investors to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which are included in this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Tables to Follow

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands except share, per share amounts and ARPU)

         
  

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

  

6/30/2021

 

6/30/2020

 

6/30/2021

 

6/30/2020

Revenue:

        

Wireless

 

$

19,859 

  

$

21,078 

  

$

39,979 

  

$

42,465 

 

Software

 

15,864 

  

14,661 

  

31,780 

  

30,541 

 

Total revenue

 

35,723 

  

35,739 

  

71,759 

  

73,006 

 

Operating expenses:

        

Cost of revenue

 

6,973 

  

5,901 

  

14,214 

  

14,165 

 

Research and development

 

4,278 

  

2,754 

  

8,784 

  

8,203 

 

Technology operations

 

7,087 

  

7,212 

  

14,339 

  

15,115 

 

Selling and marketing

 

4,980 

  

3,831 

  

9,880 

  

10,192 

 

General and administrative

 

11,557 

  

10,810 

  

22,707 

  

22,061 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

2,457 

  

2,072 

  

5,184 

  

4,218 

 

Total operating expenses

 

37,332 

  

32,580 

  

75,108 

  

73,954 

 

% of total revenue

 

104.5 

%

 

91.2 

%

 

104.7 

%

 

101.3 

%

Operating (loss) income

 

(1,609)

  

3,159 

  

(3,349)

  

(948)

 

% of total revenue

 

(4.5)

%

 

8.8 

%

 

(4.7)

%

 

(1.3)

%

Interest income

 

61 

  

146 

  

122 

  

509 

 

Other income (expense)

 

29 

  

101 

  

  

(37)

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(1,519)

  

3,406 

  

(3,225)

  

(476)

 

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

 

800 

  

353 

  

209 

  

(304)

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(719)

  

$

3,759 

  

$

(3,016)

  

$

(780)

 

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share

 

$

(0.04)

  

$

0.20 

  

$

(0.16)

  

$

(0.04)

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

19,395,364 

  

19,016,853 

  

19,335,081 

  

18,987,469 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

19,395,364 

  

19,115,148 

  

19,335,081 

  

18,987,469 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

0.125 

  

0.125 

  

0.25 

  

0.25 

 

Key statistics:

        

Units in service

 

869 

  

915 

  

869 

  

915 

 

Average revenue per unit (ARPU)

 

$

7.32 

  

$

7.24 

  

$

7.31 

  

$

7.27 

 

Bookings

 

$

13,037 

  

$

15,411 

  

$

27,634 

  

$

31,050 

 

Backlog

 

$

45,632 

  

$

48,441 

  

$

45,632 

  

$

48,441 

 
         

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

    

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands except share, per share amounts and ARPU)

                 
  

For the three months ended

  

6/30/2021

 

3/31/2021

 

12/31/2020

 

9/30/2020

 

6/30/2020

 

3/31/2020

 

12/31/2019

 

9/30/2019

Revenue:

                

Wireless

 

$

19,859 

  

$

20,120 

  

$

20,300 

  

$

20,828 

  

$

21,078 

  

$

21,386 

  

$

21,615 

  

$

21,814 

 

Software

 

15,864 

  

15,916 

  

17,180 

  

16,865 

  

14,661 

  

15,881 

  

17,933 

  

17,639 

 

Total revenue

 

35,723 

  

36,036 

  

37,480 

  

37,693 

  

35,739 

  

37,267 

  

39,548 

  

39,453 

 

Operating expenses:

                

Cost of revenue

 

6,973 

  

7,241 

  

7,833 

  

6,544 

  

5,901 

  

8,264 

  

8,051 

  

7,190 

 

Research and development

 

4,278 

  

4,506 

  

4,166 

  

3,459 

  

2,754 

  

5,449 

  

7,132 

  

7,437 

 

Technology operations

 

7,087 

  

7,252 

  

7,371 

  

7,357 

  

7,212 

  

7,904 

  

8,083 

  

7,805 

 

Selling and marketing

 

4,980 

  

4,900 

  

5,004 

  

4,272 

  

3,831 

  

6,361 

  

5,891 

  

5,595 

 

General and administrative

 

11,557 

  

11,150 

  

10,046 

  

10,994 

  

10,810 

  

11,251 

  

11,531 

  

11,813 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

2,457 

  

2,727 

  

2,503 

  

2,335 

  

2,072 

  

2,146 

  

2,250 

  

2,305 

 

Goodwill impairment

 

— 

  

— 

  

25,007 

  

— 

  

— 

  

— 

  

8,849 

  

— 

 

Total operating expenses

 

37,332 

  

37,776 

  

61,930 

  

34,961 

  

32,580 

  

41,375 

  

51,787 

  

42,145 

 

% of total revenue

 

104.5 

%

 

104.8 

%

 

165.2 

%

 

92.8 

%

 

91.2 

%

 

111.0 

%

 

130.9 

%

 

106.8 

%

Operating (loss) income

 

(1,609)

  

(1,740)

  

(24,450)

  

2,732 

  

3,159 

  

(4,108)

  

(12,239)

  

(2,692)

 

% of total revenue

 

(4.5)

%

 

(4.8)

%

 

(65.2)

%

 

7.2 

%

 

8.8 

%

 

(11.0)

%

 

(30.9)

%

 

(6.8)

%

Interest income

 

61 

  

61 

  

51 

  

127 

  

146 

  

363 

  

350 

  

399 

 

Other income (expense)

 

29 

  

(27)

  

95 

  

151 

  

101 

  

(137)

  

206 

  

163 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(1,519)

  

(1,706)

  

(24,304)

  

3,010 

  

3,406 

  

(3,882)

  

(11,683)

  

(2,130)

 

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

 

800 

  

(591)

  

(22,306)

  

155 

  

353 

  

(657)

  

2,172 

  

804 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(719)

  

$

(2,297)

  

$

(46,610)

  

$

3,165 

  

$

3,759 

  

$

(4,539)

  

$

(9,511)

  

$

(1,326)

 

Basic net (loss) income per common share

 

$

(0.04)

  

$

(0.12)

  

$

(2.44)

  

$

0.17 

  

$

0.20 

  

$

(0.24)

  

$

(0.50)

  

$

(0.07)

 

Diluted net (loss) income per common share

 

(0.04)

  

(0.12)

  

(2.44)

  

0.16 

  

0.20 

  

(0.24)

  

(0.50)

  

(0.07)

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

19,395,364 

  

19,272,786 

  

19,088,329 

  

19,051,502 

  

19,016,853 

  

18,958,716 

  

18,860,020 

  

19,086,811 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

19,395,364 

  

19,272,786 

  

19,088,329 

  

19,208,452 

  

19,115,148 

  

18,958,716 

  

18,860,020 

  

19,086,811 

 

Key statistics:

                

Units in service

 

869 

  

874 

  

885 

  

898 

  

915 

  

926 

  

938 

  

955 

 

Average revenue per unit (ARPU)

 

$

7.32 

  

$

7.34 

  

$

7.30 

  

$

7.34 

  

$

7.24 

  

$

7.31 

  

$

7.33 

  

$

7.32 

 

Bookings

 

$

13,037 

  

$

14,597 

  

$

16,528 

  

$

21,414 

  

$

15,411 

  

$

15,639 

  

$

21,932 

  

$

20,421 

 

Backlog

 

$

45,632 

  

$

48,849 

  

$

50,504 

  

$

51,708 

  

$

48,441 

  

$

49,052 

  

$

50,553 

  

$

42,604 

 
                 

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (a)

(In thousands)

     
  

6/30/2021

 

12/31/2020

     

ASSETS

 

Unaudited

  
     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

38,127 

  

$

48,729 

 

Short term investments

 

29,998 

  

29,995 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

27,483 

  

29,934 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

8,369 

  

8,958 

 

Other current assets

 

1,197 

  

1,269 

 

Total current assets

 

105,174 

  

118,885 

 

Non-current assets:

    

Property and equipment, net

 

7,861 

  

7,815 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

16,769 

  

14,016 

 

Capitalized software development, net

 

13,499 

  

10,179 

 

Goodwill

 

99,175 

  

99,175 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

— 

  

417 

 

Deferred income tax assets, net

 

25,969 

  

25,826 

 

Other non-current assets

 

792 

  

978 

 

Total non-current assets

 

164,065 

  

158,406 

 

Total assets

 

$

269,239 

  

$

277,291 

 
     

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    
     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

 

$

4,166 

  

$

6,685 

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

12,621 

  

14,103 

 

Deferred revenue

 

25,598 

  

27,686 

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

5,825 

  

5,264 

 

Other current liabilities

 

4,305 

  

3,702 

 

Total current liabilities

 

52,515 

  

57,440 

 

Non-current liabilities:

    

Asset retirement obligations

 

7,465 

  

7,289 

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

12,211 

  

9,456 

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

2,044 

  

2,493 

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

21,720 

  

19,238 

 

Total liabilities

 

74,235 

  

76,678 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock

 

$

— 

  

$

— 

 

Common stock

 

  

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

94,276 

  

91,780 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1,435)

  

(1,452)

 

Retained earnings

 

102,161 

  

110,283 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

195,004 

  

200,613 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

269,239 

  

$

277,291 

 
     

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

    
 

For the six months ended

 

6/30/2021

 

6/30/2020

Operating activities:

   

Net loss

$

(3,016)

  

$

(780)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

5,184 

  

4,218 

 

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

(291)

  

290 

 

Stock-based compensation

4,020 

  

2,544 

 

Provisions for doubtful accounts, service credits and other

657 

  

673 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

   

Accounts receivable

1,775 

  

(670)

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

994 

  

475 

 

Net operating lease liabilities

563 

  

(60)

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other

(3,538)

  

1,142 

 

Deferred revenue

(2,482)

  

(1,373)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

3,866 

  

6,459 

 

Investing activities:

   

Purchases of property and equipment

(2,198)

  

(1,895)

 

Capitalized software development

(5,618)

  

(5,300)

 

Purchase of short-term investments

(29,993)

  

(29,877)

 

Maturity of short-term investments

30,000 

  

30,000 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(7,809)

  

(7,072)

 

Financing activities:

   

Cash distributions to stockholders

(5,152)

  

(5,008)

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan

132 

  

166 

 

Purchase of common stock for tax withholding on vested equity awards

(1,656)

  

(903)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

(6,676)

  

(5,745)

 

Effect of exchange rate on cash

17 

  

(117)

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(10,602)

  

(6,475)

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

48,729 

  

47,361 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

38,127 

  

$

40,886 

 

Supplemental disclosure:

   

Income taxes (refunds received) paid

$

(42)

  

$

148 

 
    

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

                 
  

For the three months ended

  

6/30/2021

 

3/31/2021

 

12/31/2020

 

9/30/2020

 

6/30/2020

 

3/31/2020

 

12/31/2019

 

9/30/2019

Revenue

                

Paging

 

$

19,135 

  

$

19,353 

  

$

19,513 

  

$

19,961 

  

$

19,990 

  

$

20,451 

  

$

20,826 

  

$

21,212 

 

Non-paging

 

$

724 

  

$

767 

  

$

787 

  

$

867 

  

$

1,088 

  

$

935 

  

$

789 

  

$

602 

 

Total wireless revenue

 

$

19,859 

  

$

20,120 

  

$

20,300 

  

$

20,828 

  

$

21,078 

  

$

21,386 

  

$

21,615 

  

$

21,814 

 
                 

License

 

$

818 

  

$

1,507 

  

$

1,486 

  

$

1,988 

  

$

749 

  

$

955 

  

$

1,711 

  

$

2,723 

 

Services

 

$

4,865 

  

$

4,354 

  

$

4,778 

  

$

4,772 

  

$

3,812 

  

$

4,549 

  

$

4,947 

  

$

4,202 

 

Equipment

 

$

482 

  

$

616 

  

$

961 

  

$

554 

  

$

601 

  

$

725 

  

$

1,125 

  

$

689 

 

Subscription

 

$

90 

  

$

45 

  

$

42 

  

$

24 

  

$

— 

  

$

— 

  

$

— 

  

$

— 

 

Operations revenue

 

$

6,255 

  

$

6,522 

  

$

7,267 

  

$

7,338 

  

$

5,162 

  

$

6,229 

  

$

7,783 

  

$

7,614 

 
                 

Maintenance revenue

 

$

9,609 

  

$

9,394 

  

$

9,913 

  

$

9,527 

  

$

9,499 

  

$

9,652 

  

$

10,150 

  

$

10,025 

 

Total software revenue

 

$

15,864 

  

$

15,916 

  

$

17,180 

  

$

16,865 

  

$

14,661 

  

$

15,881 

  

$

17,933 

  

$

17,639 

 
                 

Total revenue

 

$

35,723 

  

$

36,036 

  

$

37,480 

  

$

37,693 

  

$

35,739 

  

$

37,267 

  

$

39,548 

  

$

39,453 

 
                 

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING EXPENSES

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

                 
  

For the three months ended

  

6/30/2021

 

3/31/2021

 

12/31/2020

 

9/30/2020

 

6/30/2020

 

3/31/2020

 

12/31/2019

 

9/30/2019

Cost of revenue

                

Payroll and related

 

$

4,920 

  

$

5,369 

  

$

5,447 

  

$

4,941 

  

$

4,350 

  

$

5,785 

  

$

5,222 

  

$

5,099 

 

Cost of sales

 

1,427 

  

1,251 

  

1,740 

  

1,064 

  

1,098 

  

1,940 

  

2,278 

  

1,567 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

285 

  

322 

  

136 

  

148 

  

134 

  

119 

  

42 

  

21 

 

Other

 

341 

  

299 

  

510 

  

391 

  

319 

  

420 

  

509 

  

503 

 

Total cost of revenue

 

6,973 

  

7,241 

  

7,833 

  

6,544 

  

5,901 

  

8,264 

  

8,051 

  

7,190 

 

Research and development

                

Payroll and related

 

4,333 

  

4,475 

  

4,358 

  

4,147 

  

4,115 

  

4,761 

  

5,056 

  

5,083 

 

Outside services

 

2,060 

  

2,277 

  

2,358 

  

2,113 

  

1,803 

  

1,584 

  

1,742 

  

2,027 

 

Capitalized software development

 

(2,698)

  

(2,920)

  

(3,046)

  

(2,906)

  

(3,596)

  

(1,705)

  

— 

  

— 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

305 

  

475 

  

246 

  

240 

  

243 

  

236 

  

113 

  

102 

 

Other

 

278 

  

199 

  

250 

  

(135)

  

189 

  

573 

  

221 

  

225 

 

Total research and development

 

4,278 

  

4,506 

  

4,166 

  

3,459 

  

2,754 

  

5,449 

  

7,132 

  

7,437 

 

Technology operations

                

Payroll and related

 

2,323 

  

2,467 

  

2,467 

  

2,246 

  

2,213 

  

2,712 

  

2,656 

  

2,823 

 

Site rent

 

3,143 

  

3,196 

  

3,313 

  

3,467 

  

3,399 

  

3,398 

  

3,669 

  

3,269 

 

Telecommunications

 

825 

  

837 

  

857 

  

949 

  

961 

  

1,001 

  

1,026 

  

1,016 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

131 

  

137 

  

48 

  

52 

  

47 

  

43 

  

32 

  

30 

 

Other

 

665 

  

615 

  

686 

  

643 

  

592 

  

750 

  

700 

  

667 

 

Total technology operations

 

7,087 

  

7,252 

  

7,371 

  

7,357 

  

7,212 

  

7,904 

  

8,083 

  

7,805 

 

Selling and marketing

                

Payroll and related

 

3,161 

  

3,135 

  

2,912 

  

2,773 

  

2,538 

  

3,583 

  

3,382 

  

3,524 

 

Commissions

 

1,244 

  

1,105 

  

1,178 

  

1,059 

  

852 

  

1,212 

  

1,158 

  

1,114 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

254 

  

319 

  

192 

  

208 

  

194 

  

172 

  

164 

  

137 

 

Advertising and events

 

247 

  

161 

  

539 

  

151 

  

160 

  

784 

  

1,034 

  

703 

 

Other

 

74 

  

180 

  

183 

  

81 

  

87 

  

610 

  

153 

  

117 

 

Total selling and marketing

 

4,980 

  

4,900 

  

5,004 

  

4,272 

  

3,831 

  

6,361 

  

5,891 

  

5,595 

 

General and administrative

                

Payroll and related

 

3,564 

  

3,818 

  

3,373 

  

3,476 

  

3,355 

  

4,134 

  

3,974 

  

4,220 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

806 

  

986 

  

726 

  

968 

  

744 

  

612 

  

770 

  

674 

 

Facility rent, office, and technology costs

 

2,484 

  

2,480 

  

2,412 

  

178 

  

628 

  

43 

  

56 

  

402 

 

Outside services

 

2,219 

  

1,825 

  

1,584 

  

2,259 

  

2,276 

  

2,068 

  

1,952 

  

2,369 

 

Taxes, licenses and permits

 

1,117 

  

1,081 

  

484 

  

2,148 

  

2,043 

  

2,036 

  

2,350 

  

2,004 

 

Bad debt

 

328 

  

106 

  

202 

  

994 

  

804 

  

859 

  

1,000 

  

888 

 

Other

 

1,039 

  

854 

  

1,265 

  

971 

  

960 

  

1,499 

  

1,429 

  

1,256 

 

Total general and administrative

 

11,557 

  

11,150 

  

10,046 

  

10,994 

  

10,810 

  

11,251 

  

11,531 

  

11,813 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

2,457 

  

2,727 

  

2,503 

  

2,335 

  

2,072 

  

2,146 

  

2,250 

  

2,305 

 

Goodwill impairment

 

— 

  

— 

  

25,007 

  

— 

  

— 

  

— 

  

8,849 

  

— 

 

Operating expenses

 

$

37,332 

  

$

37,776 

  

$

61,930 

  

$

34,961 

  

$

32,580 

  

$

41,375 

  

$

51,787 

  

$

42,145 

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

1,480 

  

$

727 

  

$

638 

  

$

934 

  

$

846 

  

$

1,063 

  

$

679 

  

$

1,378 

 
                 

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

UNITS IN SERVICE ACTIVITY, MARKET SEGMENT, CHURN

AND AVERAGE REVENUE PER UNIT (ARPU) (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

                 
  

For the three months ended

  

6/30/2021

 

3/31/2021

 

12/31/2020

 

9/30/2020

 

6/30/2020

 

3/31/2020

 

12/31/2019

 

9/30/2019

Paging units in service

                

Beginning units in service (000’s)

 

874 

  

885 

  

898 

  

915 

  

926 

  

938 

  

955 

  

977 

 

Gross placements

 

31 

  

20 

  

20 

  

25 

  

35 

  

24 

  

22 

  

28 

 

Gross disconnects

 

(36)

  

(31)

  

(33)

  

(42)

  

(46)

  

(36)

  

(39)

  

(50)

 

Net change

 

(5)

  

(11)

  

(13)

  

(17)

  

(11)

  

(12)

  

(17)

  

(22)

 

Ending units in service

 

869 

  

874 

  

885 

  

898 

  

915 

  

926 

  

938 

  

955 

 

End of period units in service % of total (b)

                

Healthcare

 

84.5 

%

 

84.1 

%

 

83.6 

%

 

83.7 

%

 

83.6 

%

 

82.6 

%

 

82.4 

%

 

81.7 

%

Government

 

4.9 

%

 

4.8 

%

 

5.3 

%

 

5.3 

%

 

5.5 

%

 

5.4 

%

 

5.4 

%

 

5.5 

%

Large enterprise

 

4.1 

%

 

4.3 

%

 

4.3 

%

 

4.3 

%

 

4.4 

%

 

5.5 

%

 

5.5 

%

 

6.1 

%

Other(b)

 

6.4 

%

 

6.8 

%

 

6.8 

%

 

6.6 

%

 

6.6 

%

 

6.5 

%

 

6.6 

%

 

6.7 

%

Total

 

100.0 

%

 

100.0 

%

 

100.0 

%

 

100.0 

%

 

100.0 

%

 

100.0 

%

 

100.0 

%

 

100.0 

%

Account size ending units in service (000’s)

                

1 to 100 units

 

58 

  

59 

  

61 

  

63 

  

65 

  

67 

  

69 

  

72 

 

101 to 1,000 units

 

155 

  

163 

  

167 

  

167 

  

165 

  

171 

  

173 

  

175 

 

>1,000 units

 

656 

  

652 

  

657 

  

668 

  

685 

  

688 

  

696 

  

708 

 

Total

 

869 

  

874 

  

885 

  

898 

  

915 

  

926 

  

938 

  

955 

 

Account size net loss rate(c)

                

1 to 100 units

 

(1.7)

%

 

(3.3)

%

 

(3.2)

%

 

(2.9)

%

 

(3.1)

%

 

(3.0)

%

 

(3.8)

%

 

(2.1)

%

101 to 1,000 units

 

(4.9)

%

 

(2.4)

%

 

— 

%

 

1.5 

%

 

(4.2)

%

 

(1.0)

%

 

(1.0)

%

 

(2.4)

%

>1,000 units

 

0.6 

%

 

(0.8)

%

 

(1.6)

%

 

(2.5)

%

 

(0.4)

%

 

(1.2)

%

 

(1.8)

%

 

(2.2)

%

Total

 

(0.6)

%

 

(1.2)

%

 

(1.4)

%

 

(1.9)

%

 

(1.3)

%

 

(1.3)

%

 

(1.8)

%

 

(2.2)

%

Account size ARPU

                

1 to 100 units

 

$

11.69 

  

$

11.72 

  

$

11.62 

  

$

11.80 

  

$

11.65 

  

$

12.01 

  

$

11.99 

  

$

11.84 

 

101 to 1,000 units

 

8.35 

  

8.33 

  

8.35 

  

8.37 

  

8.24 

  

8.34 

  

8.31 

  

8.41 

 

>1,000 units

 

6.68 

  

6.68 

  

6.62 

  

6.67 

  

6.57 

  

6.59 

  

6.62 

  

6.59 

 

Total

 

$

7.32 

  

$

7.34 

  

$

7.30 

  

$

7.34 

  

$

7.24 

  

$

7.31 

  

$

7.33 

  

$

7.32 

 
                 

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

(b) Other includes hospitality, resort and indirect units

(c) Net loss rate is net current period placements and disconnected units in service divided by prior period ending units in service.

  

SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO EBITDA (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

         
  

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

  

6/30/2021

 

6/30/2020

 

6/30/2021

 

6/30/2020

Net (loss) income

 

$

(719)

  

$

3,759 

  

$

(3,016)

  

$

(780)

 

Add back:

        

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

 

(800)

  

(353)

  

(209)

  

304 

 

Other (income) expenses

 

(29)

  

(101)

  

(2)

  

37 

 

Interest income

 

(61)

  

(146)

  

(122)

  

(509)

 

Operating (loss) income

 

(1,609)

  

3,159 

  

(3,349)

  

(948)

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

2,457 

  

2,072 

  

5,184 

  

4,218 

 

EBITDA

 

$

848 

  

$

5,231 

  

$

1,835 

  

$

3,270 

 

Capitalized software development costs

 

(2,698)

  

(3,596)

  

(5,618)

  

(5,300)

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,781 

  

1,362 

  

4,020 

  

2,544 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(69)

  

$

2,997 

  

$

237 

  

$

514 

 
 

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSES TO ADJUSTED OPERATING EXPENSES (a)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

         
  

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

  

6/30/2021

 

6/30/2020

 

6/30/2021

 

6/30/2020

Operating expenses

 

$

37,332 

  

$

32,580 

  

$

75,108 

  

$

73,954 

 

Add back:

        

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

(2,457)

  

(2,072)

  

(5,184)

  

(4,218)

 

Capitalized software development costs

 

2,698 

  

3,596 

  

5,618 

  

5,300 

 

Adjusted operating expenses

 

$

37,573 

  

$

34,104 

  

$

75,542 

  

$

75,036 

 
 

(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

(Unaudited and in millions)

      
   

Current Guidance

   

Full Year 2021

Operating expenses

  

$

149.7 

 

to

$

155.7 

 

Add back:

     

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

  

(10.2)

  

(10.2)

 

Capitalized software development costs

  

11.5 

  

11.5 

 

Adjusted operating expenses

  

$

151.0 

  

$

157.0