EX-99.1 2 d812249dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

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Expedia, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results

BELLEVUE, WA – October 30, 2014 – Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

 

    Gross bookings growth of 29% and revenue growth of 22% were primarily driven by strong hotel room night and air ticket growth. Revenue growth was also driven by strength in advertising and media revenue which grew 29% to $141 million for the quarter.

 

    Room nights grew 24% year-over-year, driven by continued strong performance at Brand Expedia® and Hotels.com®, with both domestic and international room nights increasing 24% year-over-year.

 

    The combination of healthy top-line growth and leverage on fixed costs led to Adjusted EBITDA* improving 20% and Adjusted EPS* improving 35% compared to the third quarter of 2013.

 

    Year to date, Expedia, Inc. repurchased 6.5 million shares of its common stock for approximately $492 million excluding transaction costs.

Financial Summary & Operating Metrics (financial figures in $MMs except per share amounts)

 

Metric

   Quarter
Ended
9.30.14
    Quarter
Ended
9.30.13
    Y / Y
Growth
 

Room night growth

     24     20     357  bps 

Gross bookings

     13,469.6        10,436.7        29

Revenue

     1,712.5        1,401.9        22

Adjusted EBITDA*

     409.1        339.9        20

Operating income

     296.8        238.7        24

Adjusted net income*

     256.0        200.9        27

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.

     257.1        170.9        50

Adjusted EPS*

   $ 1.93      $ 1.43        35

Diluted EPS

   $ 1.94      $ 1.22        59

Free cash flow *

     19.4        (301.8     NM   

 

* “Adjusted EBITDA” (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization), “Adjusted net income,” “Adjusted EPS” and “Free cash flow” are non-GAAP measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Please see “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and “Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures” on pages 10-13 herein for an explanation of non-GAAP measures used throughout this release. The definition for adjusted net income was revised in the fourth quarters of 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the definition for Adjusted EBITDA was revised in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Please refer to the Glossary in the Quarterly Results section on Expedia’s investor relations website for definitions of the business and financial terms discussed within this release.

 

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Discussion of Results

The results include Expedia.com®, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com®, Expedia® Affiliate Network, Classic Vacations®, Expedia Local Expert®, Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®, Egencia®, eLong, Venere® Net SpA, trivago GmbH, and CarRentals.com™, in addition to the related international points of sale.

Expedia and AirAsia™ formed a joint venture on July 1, 2011, which is 50% owned by Expedia; therefore, results do not include the Brand Expedia websites contributed to the joint venture.

The results include trivago GmbH (“trivago”) following acquisition of a controlling interest during March 2013 as well as results from the strategic marketing agreement with Travelocity launched during the fourth quarter of 2013. Unless otherwise noted, all comparisons below are versus the third quarter of 2013.

Gross Bookings, Revenue & Revenue Margins

For the third quarter of 2014, gross bookings increased 29% (29% excluding foreign exchange) primarily driven by room night and air ticket growth. Room night growth was driven by Brand Expedia including the Travelocity-branded websites and Hotels.com. Air ticket growth was driven by Brand Expedia including the Travelocity-branded websites.

For the third quarter of 2014, domestic gross bookings increased 35% and international gross bookings increased 22% (22% excluding foreign exchange). International bookings totaled $5.6 billion, accounting for 42% of worldwide bookings versus 44% in the third quarter of 2013. The decrease in international gross bookings mix was primarily due to the inclusion of the Travelocity-branded websites, which bolstered domestic gross bookings.

For the third quarter of 2014, revenue increased 22% (21% excluding foreign exchange) primarily driven by growth in hotel and advertising and media revenue. Domestic revenue increased 20% and international revenue increased 25% (24% excluding foreign exchange). International revenue equaled $824 million, representing 48% of worldwide revenue versus 47% in the third quarter of 2013.

Revenue as a percentage of gross bookings (“revenue margin”) was 12.7% for the third quarter of 2014, a decrease of 72 basis points compared to the third quarter of 2013. The decrease primarily relates to lower revenue per room night and the inclusion of the Travelocity-branded websites.

Product & Services Detail

As a percentage of total worldwide revenue in the third quarter of 2014, hotel accounted for 73%, advertising and media accounted for 8%, air accounted for 7% and all other revenues accounted for the remaining 12%.

Hotel revenue increased 21% in the third quarter of 2014 on a 24% increase in room nights stayed driven by Brand Expedia including the Travelocity-branded websites and Hotels.com, partially offset by a 2% decrease in revenue per room night. Revenue per room night decreased primarily due to promotional activities such as growing loyalty programs and couponing as well as efforts to expand the size and availability of the global hotel supply portfolio, including contracts signed as part of the Expedia® Traveler Preference™ (ETP) program. This decline was partially offset by a 5% increase in average daily rates.

Air revenue increased 21% in the third quarter of 2014 due to a 30% increase in air tickets sold, partially offset by a 7% decrease in revenue per ticket. Advertising and media revenue increased 29% in the third quarter of 2014 due to continued strong growth in trivago® and Expedia® Media Solutions. All other revenue increased 24% in the third quarter of 2014 primarily on growth in our car rental and travel insurance products.

 

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Adjusted Expenses

 

     Costs and Expenses     As a % of Revenue  
   Three months ended September 30,     Three months ended September 30,  
     2014      2013      Growth     2014     2013     D in bps  

Adjusted cost of revenue *

   $ 289       $ 267         8     16.9     19.0     (214

Adjusted selling and marketing *

     810         620         31     47.3     44.2     310   

Adjusted technology and content *

     111         98         14     6.5     7.0     (46

Adjusted general and administrative *

     93         83         12     5.4     5.9     (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjusted costs and expenses

   $ 1,303       $ 1,067         22     76.1     76.1     2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total depreciation

     67         53         27     3.9     3.8     16   

Total stock based compensation

     22         18         24     1.3     1.3     2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses - GAAP

   $ 1,393       $ 1,138         22     81.4     81.2     20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-GAAP measures as defined by the SEC. Please see “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and “Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures” on pages 10-13 herein for an explanation of the use of these non-GAAP measures.

Adjusted Cost of Revenue

 

    For the third quarter of 2014, adjusted cost of revenue increased 8% primarily due to a $14 million increase in customer operations expenses primarily due to an increase in transaction costs and volumes period over period as well as a $6 million increase in net credit card processing costs, including fraud and chargebacks.

Adjusted Selling and Marketing

 

    For the third quarter of 2014, adjusted selling and marketing expense increased 31% due to a $172 million increase in direct costs, including online and offline marketing expenses. Brand Expedia including commissions related to the Travelocity agreement, trivago and Hotels.com accounted for a majority of the total increase in direct selling and marketing expenses.

 

    Indirect costs increased $19 million for the third quarter of 2014 primarily driven by additional personnel, including accelerated pace of hiring in our lodging supply organization as well as higher incentive compensation accrual. As a percentage of total selling and marketing, indirect costs represented 17% in the third quarter of 2014 compared to 19% in the third quarter of 2013.

Adjusted Technology and Content

 

    For the third quarter of 2014, adjusted technology and content expense increased 14% primarily due to a $13 million increase in personnel and overhead costs, net of capitalized salary costs, for additional personnel to support key technology projects for our corporate technology function, supply organization and Brand Expedia as well as higher incentive compensation accrual.

Adjusted General and Administrative

 

    For the third quarter of 2014, adjusted general and administrative expense increased 12% primarily due to higher personnel costs totaling $7 million including higher incentive compensation accrual as well as higher professional and legal fees.

Depreciation Expense

For the third quarter of 2014, depreciation expense increased 27% primarily due to increased expenses related to previously capitalized software development costs for completed technology which has been placed into service. We expect depreciation expense to continue to increase as additional projects are completed.

Interest and Other

For the third quarter of 2014, interest income increased 22% primarily due to higher cash and short-term investment balances. Interest expense increased 16% primarily due to higher long-term debt balances.

For the third quarter of 2014, other, net was a gain of $10 million compared to a loss of $11 million in the third quarter of 2013. The gain for the third quarter of 2014 and loss for the third quarter of 2013 were primarily related to foreign exchange. Foreign currency rate fluctuations positively impacted third quarter 2014 revenue growth rates reflecting

 

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appreciation in certain foreign currencies compared to the third quarter of 2013. Our revenue hedging program is designed to offset the book-to-stay impact on merchant hotel revenue. We include any realized gains or losses from our revenue hedging program in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate on GAAP pre-tax income was 13.4% for the third quarter of 2014, compared with 21.4% in the prior year period. The effective tax rate on pre-tax adjusted net income (“ANI”) was 20.4% for the third quarter of 2014 compared with 25.4% in the prior year period. The year-over-year changes in the GAAP and ANI effective tax rates were primarily due to expiration of the statute of limitations for the 2001 – 2005 federal tax years and the associated release of liabilities related to uncertain tax positions.

Balance Sheet, Cash Flows and Capitalization

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments totaled $2.7 billion at September 30, 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net cash provided by operating activities was $1.6 billion and free cash flow totaled $1.3 billion. Both measures include $898 million from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, primarily driven by an increase in deferred merchant bookings, which includes amounts related to the Travelocity agreement. Free cash flow increased $587 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower pay-to-play tax assessment payments in the current period, higher operating income after adjusting for the impacts of depreciation and amortization as well as increased benefits from working capital changes.

In August 2014, we registered $500 million of senior unsecured notes that are due in August 2024 and bear interest at 4.5% (the “4.5% Notes”). The 4.5% Notes were issued at 99.444% of par resulting in a discount, which is being amortized over their life. Interest is payable semi-annually in February and August of each year, beginning February 15, 2015.

Long-term debt totaled $1.75 billion at September 30, 2014 consisting of $497 million, net of discount, in 4.5% senior notes due 2024, $749 million, net of discount, in 5.95% senior notes due 2020 and $500 million in 7.456% senior notes due 2018. In addition, we have a $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility which was essentially untapped as of September 30, 2014.

At September 30, 2014, we had stock-based awards outstanding representing approximately 16.0 million shares of our common stock, consisting of options to purchase approximately 15.7 million common shares with a $47.45 weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining life of 4.5 years, and approximately 0.3 million restricted stock units (RSUs).

During the third quarter of 2014, we repurchased 1.5 million shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $130 million excluding transaction costs (an average of $84.63 per share). As of September 30, 2014, we had approximately 2.5 million shares remaining under our April 2012 repurchase authorization.

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Governance Agreement with Liberty Interactive Corporation (“Liberty”), we issued 264,608 shares of common stock to Liberty at a price of $77.11 per share for an aggregate value of approximately $20 million. The shares were issued from treasury stock during the fourth quarter of 2014.

On September 17, 2014, we paid a quarterly dividend of $23 million ($0.18 per common share). In addition, on October 27, 2014, the Executive Committee of Expedia’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share of outstanding common stock to be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2014, with a payment date of December 11, 2014. Based on our current shares outstanding, we estimate the total payment for this quarterly dividend will be approximately $23 million. Future declaration of dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to the final determination of Expedia’s Board of Directors.

 

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Recent Highlights

Global Presence and Supply Portfolio

 

  At quarter-end, Expedia, Inc. global websites featured over 365,000 properties, including approximately 155,000 in China through eLong.

 

  HomeAway and Expedia.com broadened their existing vacation rental listing partnership. Expedia.com customers in the U.S. will now have the opportunity to browse more than 115,000 vacation rental listings, providing more choice and variety in their trip planning.

 

  Expedia Inc. renewed distribution agreements with American Airlines, who merged with US Airways last year to become the world’s largest airline, and Seattle-based Alaska Airlines, which flies to over 100 destinations in the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico.

 

  Expedia Lodging Partner Services enabled new provisions that allow for distribution under the Expedia Traveler Preference (ETP) program with a number of noteworthy hotel brands, including a leading global hospitality company Choice Hotels International.

 

  Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN) signed agreements to power online hotel bookings for several international companies, including The Travel Network Group (formerly known as TTA / Worldchoice), one of the largest independent travel networks in Europe. 

 

  Egencia signed nearly 300 new customers, including ActionTarget, a US-based leading global manufacturer of shooting ranges, equipment, and services, and SNCF, the French national rail company.

 

  As part of the joint venture between Brand Expedia and AirAsia, AirAsiaGo launched their new site in China, enabling Alipay payments for standalone hotels.

Technology Innovation

 

  Continued advancements in mobile apps and on the mobile web including:

 

    Brand Expedia launched a new tablet app for iOS and Android, featuring federated search, making it the first app to allow a search for a flight and a hotel at the same time.

 

    AirAsiaGo launched a mobile Hotels and Flights app on iOS and Android.

 

    Hotwire’s mobile apps won several awards including a W3 Award for excellence in mobile travel for iPhone and a Travel Weekly Magellan Award for excellence in mobile travel for the iPad app.

 

    Corporate travel mobile transactions increased by 200% since the launch of the mobile app Egencia® TripNavigator, now available on iPhone and Android operating systems.

 

  Brand Expedia, Hotels.com and Hotwire entered the wearable device space:

 

    Brand Expedia app is now available for the Samsung Gear 2 around the globe.

 

    Hotels.com Android app for wearables (e.g. watches) launched during the quarter. It sends helpful reminders to travelers before checking into their hotel, which means not having to pull out travel wallets, phones or itineraries.

 

    Hotwire launched an add-on to its Android app, making it one of the first travel apps on Android to sync automatically with the Google Watch for a fully integrated approach to trip planning.

 

  Brand Expedia successfully completed the global platform migration of the car rental business. Similar investments at Hotwire mean its car offering is now available across all native app platforms.

 

  Hotels.com launched hotel gift cards in North America, redeemable on over 100,000 hotels worldwide (including chain hotels, bed & breakfast, resort, vacation rentals and boutique properties).

Distribution Channels

 

  Brand Expedia launched two new travel cobranded credit cards via a partnership with Citi: the Expedia+ Credit Card and the Expedia+ Voyager Credit Card allow travelers to earn Expedia+ rewards bonus points faster and redeem for travel rewards from Expedia.com.

 

  Brand Expedia brand campaign received accolades this quarter. #ThrowMeBack contest won the 2014 Skifties Award for Best Integrated Campaign and social media program was recognized on Skift.com as one of the “5 Travel Brands Winning on Social Media for the Week Ending September 19, 2014.”

 

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EXPEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except for per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Revenue

   $ 1,712,504      $ 1,401,860      $ 4,407,507      $ 3,619,244   

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of revenue (1)(2)

     299,708        276,318        894,828        789,506   

Selling and marketing (1)(2)

     815,800        625,296        2,184,115        1,711,919   

Technology and content (1)(2)

     172,754        143,816        504,804        422,781   

General and administrative (1)(2)

     104,999        92,351        306,584        276,618   

Amortization of intangible assets

     18,519        18,514        55,275        49,921   

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

     3,888        6,874        38,843        74,678   

Acquisition-related and other (1)

     —          —          —          66,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     296,836        238,691        423,058        227,349   

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     8,075        6,642        20,756        19,837   

Interest expense

     (25,558     (21,966     (69,683     (65,343

Other, net

     10,172        (11,287     2,514        (1,611
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense, net

     (7,311     (26,611     (46,413     (47,117
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     289,525        212,080        376,645        180,232   

Provision for income taxes

     (38,904     (45,356     (59,974     (57,861
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     250,621        166,724        316,671        122,371   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     6,438        4,135        15,457        15,762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.

   $ 257,059      $ 170,859      $ 332,128      $ 138,133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Expedia, Inc. available to common stockholders:

        

Basic

   $ 2.01      $ 1.25      $ 2.57      $ 1.01   

Diluted

     1.94        1.22        2.48        0.98   

Shares used in computing earnings per share:

        

Basic

     127,911        136,380        129,326        136,381   

Diluted

     132,274        140,451        133,683        141,202   

Dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.18      $ 0.15      $ 0.48      $ 0.41   

 

        

(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

        

Cost of revenue

   $ 1,045      $ 887      $ 3,190      $ 2,712   

Selling and marketing

     3,643        3,943        13,798        11,857   

Technology and content

     7,374        5,372        17,892        15,459   

General and administrative

     10,242        7,837        33,259        22,532   

Acquisition-related and other

     —          —          —          56,643   

(2) Includes depreciation as follows:

        

Cost of revenue

   $ 9,217      $ 8,519      $ 25,554      $ 25,629   

Selling and marketing

     2,086        1,676        5,757        4,665   

Technology and content

     54,129        40,942        157,890        117,312   

General and administrative

     2,037        1,828        5,960        5,364   

 

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EXPEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 
   (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,252,748      $ 1,021,033   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     31,794        26,042   

Short-term investments

     396,041        325,510   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $13,430 and $11,555

     887,436        614,735   

Deferred income taxes

     97,541        66,130   

Income taxes receivable

     19,545        64,296   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     151,713        101,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     3,836,818        2,219,287   

Property and equipment, net

     525,053        480,702   

Long-term investments and other assets

     298,396        250,626   

Deferred income taxes

     18,196        14,151   

Intangible assets, net

     1,076,780        1,111,041   

Goodwill

     3,669,745        3,663,674   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 9,424,988      $ 7,739,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable, merchant

   $ 1,272,709      $ 1,044,259   

Accounts payable, other

     425,310        261,288   

Deferred merchant bookings

     2,086,886        1,350,319   

Deferred revenue

     56,234        39,746   

Income taxes payable

     31,037        61,874   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     669,531        536,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     4,541,707        3,294,381   

Long-term debt

     1,746,712        1,249,412   

Deferred income taxes

     446,922        433,532   

Other long-term liabilities

     167,325        138,300   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     520,443        364,871   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock $.0001 par value

     20        19   

Authorized shares: 1,600,000

    

Shares issued: 195,674 and 192,562

    

Shares outstanding: 113,729 and 116,886

    

Class B common stock $.0001 par value

     1        1   

Authorized shares: 400,000

    

Shares issued and outstanding: 12,800 and 12,800

    

Additional paid-in capital

     5,818,942        5,802,140   

Treasury stock - Common stock, at cost

     (3,934,942     (3,465,675

Shares: 81,945 and 75,676

    

Retained earnings (deficit)

     31,802        (209,218

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (31,035     18,197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expedia, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     1,884,788        2,145,464   

Non-redeemable noncontrolling interest

     117,091        113,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,001,879        2,258,985   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 9,424,988      $ 7,739,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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EXPEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013  

Operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 316,671      $ 122,371   

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

    

Depreciation of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development

     195,161        152,970   

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     68,139        109,203   

Amortization of intangible assets

     55,275        49,921   

Deferred income taxes

     (27,371     2,863   

Foreign exchange (gain) loss on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, net

     44,484        53,199   

Realized (gain) loss on foreign currency forwards

     11,267        (40,228

Other

     4,919        8,772   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable

     (277,056     (210,118

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (55,810     (14,226

Accounts payable, merchant

     226,362        257,016   

Accounts payable, other, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     289,525        (49,299

Taxes payable/receivable, net

     3,704        (31,745

Deferred merchant bookings

     694,830        547,988   

Deferred revenue

     16,702        16,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

     1,566,802        975,415   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development

     (239,678     (235,416

Purchases of investments

     (1,044,665     (1,139,157

Sales and maturities of investments

     957,347        1,338,062   

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (25,177     (540,489

Net settlement of foreign currency forwards

     (11,267     40,228   

Other, net

     2,188        (177
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations

     (361,252     (536,949
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs

     493,630        —     

Purchases of treasury stock

     (469,267     (355,689

Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock

     —          25,273   

Payment of dividends to stockholders

     (61,777     (56,080

Proceeds from exercise of equity awards and employee stock purchase plan

     79,490        42,693   

Excess tax benefit on equity awards

     38,352        33,368   

Other, net

     (1,591     (9,920
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations

     78,837        (320,355
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by continuing operations

     1,284,387        118,111   

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

     —          13,637   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (52,672     (30,411
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     1,231,715        101,337   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     1,021,033        1,293,161   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 2,252,748      $ 1,394,498   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

    

Cash paid for interest from continuing operations

   $ 86,349      $ 83,659   

Income tax payments, net from continuing operations

     42,428        52,550   

 

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Expedia, Inc.

Trended Metrics

(All figures in millions)

 

  The following metrics are intended as a supplement to the financial statements found in this release and in our filings with the SEC. In the event of discrepancies between amounts in these tables and our historical financial statements, readers should rely on our filings with the SEC and financial statements in our most recent earnings release.

 

  We intend to periodically review and refine the definition, methodology and appropriateness of each of our supplemental metrics. As a result, metrics are subject to removal and/or change, and such changes could be material.

 

  These metrics do not include adjustments for one-time items, acquisitions, foreign exchange or other adjustments.

 

  Some numbers may not add due to rounding.

 

    2012     2013     2014     Y / Y  
    Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2     Q3     Growth  

Gross Bookings by Segment

                   

Leisure

  $ 8,120      $ 6,571      $ 8,664      $ 8,933      $ 9,312      $ 8,000      $ 11,315      $ 11,718      $ 12,185        31

Egencia

    936        955        1,117        1,188        1,125        1,104        1,310        1,328        1,285        14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,056      $ 7,526      $ 9,781      $ 10,121      $ 10,437      $ 9,104      $ 12,624      $ 13,046      $ 13,470        29

Gross Bookings by Geography

                   

Domestic

  $ 5,155      $ 4,201      $ 5,484      $ 5,848      $ 5,828      $ 4,982      $ 7,427      $ 7,889      $ 7,861        35

International

    3,902        3,324        4,297        4,273        4,609        4,122        5,197        5,157        5,609        22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,056      $ 7,526      $ 9,781      $ 10,121      $ 10,437      $ 9,104      $ 12,624      $ 13,046      $ 13,470        29

Gross Bookings by Agency/Merchant

                   

Agency

  $ 4,706      $ 4,165      $ 5,270      $ 5,466      $ 5,701      $ 5,248      $ 7,326      $ 7,525      $ 7,596        33

Merchant

    4,350        3,361        4,511        4,655        4,736        3,856        5,299        5,520        5,874        24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,056      $ 7,526      $ 9,781      $ 10,121      $ 10,437      $ 9,104      $ 12,624      $ 13,046      $ 13,470        29

Revenue

                   

Leisure

  $ 1,121      $ 890      $ 924      $ 1,110      $ 1,316      $ 1,056      $ 1,100      $ 1,392      $ 1,616        23

Egencia

    78        85        89        95        85        96        100        103        97        13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,199      $ 975      $ 1,012      $ 1,205      $ 1,402      $ 1,152      $ 1,200      $ 1,495      $ 1,713        22

Revenue by Geography

                   

Domestic

  $ 642      $ 511      $ 558      $ 664      $ 742      $ 583      $ 642      $ 789      $ 888        20

International

    557        464        454        541        660        569        559        706        824        25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,199      $ 975      $ 1,012      $ 1,205      $ 1,402      $ 1,152      $ 1,200      $ 1,495      $ 1,713        22

Revenue by Agency/ Merchant/Advertising

                   

Agency

  $ 235      $ 212      $ 234      $ 270      $ 330      $ 293      $ 329      $ 397      $ 477        45

Merchant

    930        730        733        855        963        774        772        975        1,095        14

Advertising & Media

    35        33        46        80        109        84        99        123        141        29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,199      $ 975      $ 1,012      $ 1,205      $ 1,402      $ 1,152      $ 1,200      $ 1,495      $ 1,713        22

Adjusted EBITDA

                   

Leisure

  $ 357      $ 262      $ 178      $ 265      $ 419      $ 315      $ 181      $ 342      $ 495        18

Unallocated Overhead Costs

    (76     (90     (85     (91     (91     (91     (91     (100     (101     12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

  $ 281      $ 172      $ 93      $ 174      $ 328      $ 224      $ 90      $ 242      $ 393        20

Egencia

    12        13        12        18        11        18        16        17        16        37
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 294      $ 185      $ 105      $ 192      $ 340      $ 242      $ 107      $ 259      $ 409        20

Worldwide Hotel (Merchant & Agency)

                   

Room Nights

    36.7        29.7        29.0        35.9        44.1        37.1        35.9        45.9        54.5     

Room Night Growth

    27     33     28     19     20     25     24     28     24  

Domestic Room Night Growth

    18     19     15     11     12     18     20     24     24  

International Room Night Growth

    37     49     43     29     28     31     27     31     24  

ADR Growth

    -3     -3     0     0     0     0     1     2     5  

Revenue per Night Growth

    -6     -6     -3     -6     -7     -9     -10     -4     -2  

Revenue Growth

    20     25     24     12     11     13     12     23     21  

Worldwide Air (Merchant & Agency)

                   

Tickets Sold Growth

    11     12     9     7     7     13     30     28     30  

Airfare Growth

    1     2     0     0     3     1     1     3     0  

Revenue per Ticket Growth

    -19     -2     5     1     9     3     -2     -5     -7  

Revenue Growth

    -10     10     14     8     16     17     28     22     21  

Notes:

The metrics above exclude results from the joint venture between Brand Expedia and AirAsia.

The metrics above include VIA Travel following our acquisition on April 27, 2012 and trivago GmbH following our acquisition of a controlling interest on March 8, 2013. VIA Travel and trivago GmbH are recorded within the Egencia and Leisure segments, respectively.

Advertising & Media Revenue includes revenue from trivago GmbH. All trivago GmbH revenue is classified as international.

Beginning in Q1 2014, Expedia moved to a new Enterprise Accounting System of Record, which caused immaterial changes to some of the metrics above due to remapping.

 

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Notes & Definitions:

Gross Bookings – Total retail value of transactions booked for both agency and merchant transactions, recorded at the time of booking. Bookings include the total price due for travel, including taxes, fees and other charges, and are generally reduced for cancellations and refunds.

Leisure – Reflects results for travel products and services provided to customers of our leisure travel sites including Expedia branded sites, Hotels.com branded sites, Hotwire.com, the Expedia Affiliate Network, trivago, eLong and other leisure brands.

Egencia – Reflects worldwide results for our managed corporate travel business.

Corporate – Includes unallocated corporate expenses.

Worldwide Hotel metrics – Reported on a stayed basis, and include both merchant and agency model hotel stays.

Worldwide Air metrics – Reported on a booked basis and includes both merchant and agency air bookings.

Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures

Expedia, Inc. reports Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Expenses (non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP selling and marketing, non-GAAP technology and content and non-GAAP general and administrative), all of which are supplemental measures to GAAP and are defined by the SEC as non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are among the primary metrics by which management evaluates the performance of the business and on which internal budgets are based. Management believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses to analyze our results. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS have certain limitations in that they do not take into account the impact of certain expenses to our consolidated statements of operations. We endeavor to compensate for the limitation of the non-GAAP measures presented by also providing the most directly comparable GAAP measures and descriptions of the reconciling items and adjustments to derive the non-GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS also exclude certain items related to transactional tax matters, which may ultimately be settled in cash, and we urge investors to review the detailed disclosure regarding these matters in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Legal Proceedings sections, as well as the notes to the financial statements, included in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. The definition of Adjusted Net Income was revised in the fourth quarters of 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the definition for Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization was revised in the fourth quarter of 2012. The definition of Adjusted Expenses was revised in the first quarter of 2014.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income / (loss) plus: (1) stock-based compensation expense, including compensation expense related to certain subsidiary equity plans; (2) acquisition-related impacts, including (i) amortization of intangible assets and goodwill and intangible asset impairment, (ii) gains (losses) recognized on changes in the value of contingent consideration arrangements; and (iii) upfront consideration paid to settle employee compensation plans of the acquiree; (3) certain infrequently occurring items, including restructuring; (4) items included in Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other, which includes reserves for potential settlement of issues related to transactional taxes (e.g. hotel and excise taxes), related to court decisions and final settlements, and charges incurred, if any, for monies that may be required to be paid in advance of litigation in certain transactional tax proceedings; (5) gains (losses) realized on revenue hedging activities that are included in other, net; and (6) depreciation.

The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are noncash in nature, or because the amount and timing of these items is unpredictable, not driven by core operating results and renders comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure for analysts and investors to evaluate our future on-going performance as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison of our performance and projected cash earnings with our historical results from prior periods and to the results of our competitors. Moreover, our management uses this measure internally to evaluate the performance of our business as a whole and our individual business segments. In addition, we believe that by excluding certain items, such as stock-based compensation and acquisition-related impacts, Adjusted EBITDA corresponds more closely to the cash operating income generated from our business and allows investors to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting the ongoing cash earnings capabilities of our business, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced.

 

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Adjusted Net Income generally captures all items on the statements of operations that occur in normal course operations and have been, or ultimately will be, settled in cash and is defined as net income/(loss) attributable to Expedia, Inc. plus net of tax: (1) stock-based compensation expense, including compensation expense related to equity plans of certain subsidiaries and equity-method investments; (2) acquisition-related impacts, including (i) amortization of intangible assets, including as part of equity-method investments, and goodwill and intangible asset impairment, (ii) gains (losses) recognized on changes in the value of contingent consideration arrangements, and (iii) upfront consideration paid to settle employee compensation plans of the acquiree and (iv) gains (losses) recognized on noncontrolling investment basis adjustments when we acquire controlling interests; (3) currency gains or losses on U.S. dollar denominated cash or investments held by eLong; (4) certain other infrequently occurring items, including restructuring charges; (5) items included in Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other, which includes reserves for potential settlement of issues related to transactional taxes (e.g., hotel occupancy and excise taxes), related court decisions and final settlements, and charges incurred, if any, for monies that may be required to be paid in advance of litigation in certain transactional tax proceedings; (6) discontinued operations; (7) the noncontrolling interest impact of the aforementioned adjustment items and (8) unrealized gains (losses) on revenue hedging activities that are included in other, net. We believe Adjusted Net Income is useful to investors because it represents Expedia, Inc.’s combined results, taking into account depreciation, which management believes is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the impact of certain expenses, infrequently occurring items and items not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses.

Adjusted EPS is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by adjusted weighted average shares outstanding, which include dilution from options per the treasury stock method and include all shares relating to RSUs in shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS. This differs from the GAAP method for including RSUs, which treats them on a treasury method basis. Shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes are therefore higher than shares outstanding for GAAP EPS purposes. We believe Adjusted EPS is useful to investors because it represents, on a per share basis, Expedia’s consolidated results, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, as well as other items which are not allocated to the operating businesses such as interest expense, taxes, foreign exchange gains or losses, and minority interest, but excluding the effects of certain expenses not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS have similar limitations as Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, Adjusted Net Income does not include all items that affect our net income / (loss) and net income / (loss) per share for the period. Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate these measures along with our consolidated statements of operations.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash flow provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Management believes Free Cash Flow is useful to investors because it represents the operating cash flow that our operating businesses generate, less capital expenditures but before taking into account other cash movements that are not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses, such as financing activities, foreign exchange or certain investing activities. Free Cash Flow has certain limitations in that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period, nor does it represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures. Therefore, it is important to evaluate Free Cash Flow along with the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Adjusted Expenses (cost of revenue, selling and marketing, technology and content and general and administrative expenses) exclude stock-based compensation related to expenses for stock options, restricted stock units and other equity compensation under applicable stock-based compensation accounting standards as well as depreciation expense. Expedia, Inc. excludes stock-based compensation and depreciation expenses from these measures primarily because they are non-cash expenses that we do not believe are necessarily reflective of our ongoing cash operating expenses and cash operating income. Moreover, because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use when adopting applicable stock-based compensation accounting standards, management believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between our recurring core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing management with an important tool for financial operational decision making and for evaluating our own recurring core business operating results over different periods of time. Exclusion of depreciation expense also allows the year-over-year comparison of expenses on a basis that is consistent with the year-over-year comparison of Adjusted EBITDA. There are certain limitations in using financial measures that do not take into account stock-based compensation and depreciation expense, including the fact that stock-based compensation is a recurring expense and a valued part of employees’ compensation and depreciation expense is also a recurring expense and is a direct result of previous capital investment decisions made by management. Therefore it is important to evaluate both our GAAP and non-GAAP measures. See the Notes to the Consolidated Statements of Operations for stock-based compensation and depreciation expense by line item.

 

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Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures

Adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
     (In thousands)  

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 409,070      $ 339,897      $ 775,097      $ 636,727   

Depreciation

     (67,469     (52,965     (195,161     (152,970

Amortization of intangible assets

     (18,519     (18,514     (55,275     (49,921

Stock-based compensation

     (22,304     (18,039     (68,139     (109,203

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

     (3,888     (6,874     (38,843     (74,678

Acquisition-related and other

     —          —          —          (9,829

Realized (gain) loss on revenue hedges

     (54     (4,814     5,379        (12,777
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     296,836        238,691        423,058        227,349   

Interest expense, net

     (17,483     (15,324     (48,927     (45,506

Other, net

     10,172        (11,287     2,514        (1,611
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     289,525        212,080        376,645        180,232   

Provision for income taxes

     (38,904     (45,356     (59,974     (57,861
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     250,621        166,724        316,671        122,371   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     6,438        4,135        15,457        15,762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.

   $ 257,059      $ 170,859      $ 332,128      $ 138,133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income & Adjusted EPS

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2014     2013     2014     2013  
   (In thousands)  

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.

   $ 257,059      $ 170,859      $ 332,128      $ 138,133   

Amortization of intangible assets

     18,519        18,514        55,275        49,921   

Stock-based compensation

     22,304        18,039        68,139        109,203   

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

     3,888        6,874        38,843        74,678   

Acquisition-related and other

     —          —          —          9,829   

Foreign currency (gain) loss on U.S. dollar cash balances held by eLong

     272        49        (16     (126

Unrealized (gain) loss on revenue hedges

     (14,914     13,555        (9,835     1,637   

Stock-based compensation as part of equity method investments

     74        33        219        99   

Provision for income taxes

     (26,454     (23,088     (55,612     (45,656

Noncontrolling interests

     (4,738     (3,890     (14,015     (11,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

   $ 256,010      $ 200,945      $ 415,126      $ 326,460   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     132,274        140,451        133,683        141,202   

Additional dilutive securities

     230        461        246        644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding

     132,504        140,912        133,929        141,846   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.94      $ 1.22      $ 2.48      $ 0.98   

Adjusted earnings per share

     1.93        1.43        3.10        2.30   

 

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Free Cash Flow

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
    Trailing twelve months
ended, September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013     2014     2013  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 101,860      $ (224,193   $ 1,566,802      $ 975,415      $ 1,354,587      $ 758,689   

Less: capital expenditures

     (82,465     (77,576     (239,678     (235,416     (312,843     (294,133
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 19,395      $ (301,769   $ 1,327,124      $ 739,999      $ 1,041,744      $ 464,556   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Expenses (cost of revenue, selling and marketing, technology and content and general and administrative expenses)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2014     2013     2014     2013  
     (in thousands)  

Cost of revenue

   $ 299,708      $ 276,318      $ 894,828      $ 789,506   

Less: stock-based compensation

     (1,045     (887     (3,190     (2,712

Less: depreciation

     (9,217     (8,519     (25,554     (25,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted cost of revenue

   $ 289,446      $ 266,912      $ 866,084      $ 761,165   

Selling and marketing expense

   $ 815,800      $ 625,296      $ 2,184,115      $ 1,711,919   

Less: stock-based compensation

     (3,643     (3,943     (13,798     (11,857

Less: depreciation

     (2,086     (1,676     (5,757     (4,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted selling and marketing expense

   $ 810,071      $ 619,677      $ 2,164,560      $ 1,695,397   

Technology and content expense

   $ 172,754      $ 143,816      $ 504,804      $ 422,781   

Less: stock-based compensation

     (7,374     (5,372     (17,892     (15,459

Less: depreciation

     (54,129     (40,942     (157,890     (117,312
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted technology and content expense

   $ 111,251      $ 97,502      $ 329,022      $ 290,010   

General and administrative expense

   $ 104,999      $ 92,351      $ 306,584      $ 276,618   

Less: stock-based compensation

     (10,242     (7,837     (33,259     (22,532

Less: depreciation

     (2,037     (1,828     (5,960     (5,364
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted general and administrative expense

   $ 92,720      $ 82,686      $ 267,365      $ 248,722   

Conference Call

Expedia, Inc. will webcast a conference call to discuss third quarter 2014 financial results and certain forward-looking information on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT). The webcast will be open to the public and available via http://ir.expediainc.com. Expedia, Inc. expects to maintain access to the webcast on the IR website for approximately three months subsequent to the initial broadcast.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations as of October 30, 2014 and assumptions which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The use of words such as “intends” and “expects,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements and may include statements relating to future revenues, expenses, margins, profitability, net income / (loss), earnings per share and other measures of results of operations and the prospects for future growth of Expedia, Inc.’s business.

 

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Actual results and the timing and outcome of events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others:

 

    an increasingly competitive global environment;

 

    modifications to our current business models and practices or our adoption of new business models or practices in order to compete;

 

    changes in search engine algorithms and dynamics or other traffic-generating arrangements;

 

    declines or disruptions in the travel industry;

 

    our failure to maintain and expand our relationships and contractual agreements with travel suppliers or travel distribution partners;

 

    our failure to maintain and expand our brand awareness or increased costs to do so;

 

    our failure to adapt to technological developments or industry trends;

 

    risks relating to our operations in international markets, including China;

 

    adverse application of existing tax or unclaimed property laws, rules or regulations or implementation of new unfavorable laws, rules or regulations;

 

    adverse outcomes in legal proceedings to which we are a party;

 

    our failure to comply with current laws, rules and regulations, or changes to such laws, rules and regulations;

 

    determinations by U.S. and foreign tax authorities regarding our worldwide tax provision for income taxes;

 

    payments related risks, including credit card fraud;

 

    volatility in our stock price;

 

    liquidity constraints or our inability to access the capital markets when necessary;

 

    interruption or lack of redundancy in our information systems;

 

    failure to retain or motivate key personnel or hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel, including senior management;

 

    changes in control of the Company;

 

    management and director conflicts of interest;

 

    risks related to actions taken by our business partners and third party service providers, including failure to comply with our requirements or standards or the requirements or standards of governmental authorities, or any cessation of their operations;

 

    risks related to the failure of counterparties to perform on financial obligations;

 

    fluctuations in foreign exchange rates;

 

    our failure to comply with governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to our processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data, and liabilities related to security breaches;

 

    risks related to our acquisitions, investments or significant commercial arrangements;

 

    risks related to our long-term indebtedness;

 

    our failure to effectively operate our businesses due to restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness;

 

    our failure to protect our intellectual property from copying or use by others, including competitors;

as well as other risks detailed in our public filings with the SEC, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Expedia, Inc.

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is one of the world’s largest travel companies, with an extensive brand portfolio that includes leading online travel brands, such as:

 

    Expedia.com®, the world’s largest full service online travel agency with localized sites in 31 countries

 

    Hotels.com®, the hotel specialist with localized sites in more than 60 countries

 

    Hotwire®, a leading discount travel site that offers opaque deals in 12 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia

 

    Egencia®, the world’s fifth largest corporate travel management company

 

    eLong™, a leading mobile and online travel service provider in China

 

    Venere.com™, the online hotel reservation specialist in Europe

 

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    trivago®, a leading online hotel metasearch company with sites in 49 countries

 

    Expedia Local Expert®, a provider of online and in-market concierge services, activities, experiences and ground transportation in hundreds of destinations worldwide

 

    Classic Vacations®, a top luxury travel specialist

 

    Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®, a provider of exceptional value and expert advice for travelers booking cruises and vacations through its network of 180 franchise locations across North America

 

    CarRentals.com™, the premier car rental booking company on the web.

The company delivers consumers value in leisure and business travel, drives incremental demand and direct bookings to travel suppliers, and provides advertisers the opportunity to reach a highly valuable audience of in-market consumers through Expedia Media Solutions. Expedia also powers bookings for some of the world’s leading airlines and hotels, top consumer brands, high traffic websites, and thousands of active affiliates through Expedia® Affiliate Network. For corporate and industry news and views, visit us at www.expediainc.com or follow us on Twitter @expediainc.

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Contacts

 

Investor Relations   Communications
(425) 679-3759   (425) 679-4317
ir@expedia.com   press@expedia.com

 

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