8x8, Inc. Announces Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGHT), provider of innovative business communications and cloud computing solutions, today reported record financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the period ended December 31, 2011.

Total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was $23.3 million, a 31% increase compared to the same period last year and a 17% sequential increase compared to revenue of $19.8 million in the prior quarter. Total revenue from business customers, including hosted communications service revenue as well as cloud data revenue, grew 42% year-over-year and represented 93% of total revenue.

Net income for the third quarter grew 73% vs. the same period last year to $2.6 million or $0.04 per share. Operating income was $2.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, an 80% increase compared to $1.4 million in the same period last year. Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expenses were approximately $385,000, $357,000 and $418,000, respectively.

Hosted service margin from recurring revenue remained strong at 77% and capital expenditures as a percentage of total revenue was 2.3%.

Business customer churn decreased to a record low of 2.0%, compared to a churn rate of 2.2% in the same period last year and 2.1% in the prior period. The Company ended the quarter with 27,677 business customers. The average new customer added during the December quarter purchased 14.1 services.

"We continue to see robust and accelerating growth in new business revenue, while simultaneously reducing churn, and this is contributing to strong overall organic growth across all segments of our business," said 8x8 Chairman & CEO Bryan Martin. "The acquisition of Contactual, which was completed at the end of the September quarter, has rounded out our portfolio of cloud communications services extremely well and now gives us the ability to better serve the needs of larger customers with both on-site and distributed call center operations. I am especially encouraged by the momentum we are seeing on the hosting side of our business and the continued success we are experiencing winning larger businesses and government organizations that are moving toward cloud-based solutions."

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had $21.9 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments compared to $19.1 million on September 30, 2011.

Q3FY'12 Business Highlights:
 

• Record overall revenue of $23.3 million, up 31% compared to the same period last year
• 42% year-over -year increase in revenue from business customers representing 93% of total revenue
• Net income of $2.6 million or $0.04 per share, compared to $1.5 million, or $0.02 per share, for the same period last year
• Business customer average service revenue of $239 per month, compared to $207 in the prior quarter
• Average services of 14.1 for new customers and 9.4 across the entire customer base, compared to 12.4 and 9.0, respectively, in the prior quarter
• New monthly recurring revenue (MRR) from 8x8 cloud data services sold during the quarter comprised 10% of total new MRR and represented 3.2% of total revenue
• Record low churn of 2.0% vs. 2.1% in the prior quarter
• Business subscriber acquisition cost decreased to $92 per service, compared to $101 in the prior quarter and $99 in the same period last year
• Launched new Virtual Office Account Manager web portal to streamline subscribers' customization and management of their 8x8 cloud communications services
• Announced partnership with AT&T to deliver AT&T Call International mobile VoIP calling service
• Introduced new Windows Cloud Server hosting solution for businesses on Windows-based networks and provisioned first VBlock customer for our enterprise VMWare-based solution

Management will host a conference call to discuss these results and other matters related to the Company's business today, January 18, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call is accessible via the following numbers and webcast links:

About 8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGHT) is a leading provider of cloud communications and computing solutions. With a portfolio of SaaS and IaaS solutions encompassing hosted communications, contact center, unified communications, video web conferencing, managed dedicated hosting, virtual private servers and more, 8x8 is uniquely positioned as a business' one-stop shop for everything cloud. 8x8 has been delivering cloud services since 2002 and has garnered a reputation for technological excellence and outstanding reliability, backed by a commitment to exceptional customer support. 8x8 customers include small to medium sized businesses, distributed enterprise organizations and government agencies. For additional information, visit www.8x8.com, or connect with 8x8 on Facebook and Twitter.

Forward Looking Statements

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