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Earnings Release May 7, 2014

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First Quarter 2014 Earnings Report

David Ehrhardt, CEO Chris Mack, CFO May 7, 2014

© 2014 Apptix, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

First Quarter Highlights

  • Revenue of USD 10.0M; down 1% Q/Q and down 6% Y/Y
  • Partners remain measured in the pace of onboarding as they balance resource allocation priorities

Backlog of USD 1.1 million of QRR (111 thousand users); flat Q/Q

  • ~50% of backlog to be on-boarded over Q2/Q3
  • Speedway pushes Q2-13 new users (40 thousand users and USD 300k QRR) to late 2014 for onboarding

Bookings of USD 400 QRR; up 22% Q/Q and down 16% Y/Y

  • Challenged to move partners to closure in Q1
  • 82% of bookings from Channels

User churn at 13% annualized level

  • Larger account consolidated with parent company during Q1-14; excluding this account churn just below 10% annually
  • Business continues positive net income and cash flow trends
  • Continue to invest most operating margin gains into sales and onboarding resources

Reaching an Inflection Point?

  • Bookings exceed churn for 7th quarter; backlog building
  • Further development in partner run rate bookings required

Key Performance Indicators

\$ in Millions Trend Q1 - 14 Q4 - 13 Q/Q Q1 - 13 Y/Y
Users - Billable * 416,000 403,000 3% 380,000 9%
Users - Under Contract * 527,000 509,000 4% 416,000 27%
Backlog (QRR) \$1.07 \$1.05 2% \$0.35 208%
Revenues \$10.04 \$10.15 -1% \$10.71 -6%
Gross Margins 69% 72% -4% 74% -6%
EBIT \$0.31 \$0.35 -12% \$0.71 -57%
Net Earnings \$0.07 \$0.06 21% \$0.37 -81%
* User/customer
data shown as actual
-
Revenue of USD 10.04 million in Q1-14; down 1% Q/Q and 6%Y/Y

Revenue backlog of ~ USD 1.1 million QRR (contracted and in process of implementing)

Anticipate ~50% of backlog to be onboarded
in Q2/Q3; revenue lags onboarding by a quarter
-
Billable user counts up 3% Q/Q; up 9% Y/Y to 416,000

Net user churn of 13% annualized due to larger account being consolidated; pricing churn is ~3%

Total Users under contract totals 527,000 (including backlog)
-
Gross margin declining due to mix of wholesale and retail pricing; anticipate trend to continue as channel
dominates sales focus
-
Despite lower gross margins of channel revenue; contribution margins at EBITDA level as strong as
retail
-
Net income of USD 70 thousand; up 21 % Q/Q and down 81% Y/Y

- Revenue of USD 10.04 million in Q1-14; down 1% Q/Q and 6%Y/Y

  • Revenue backlog of ~ USD 1.1 million QRR (contracted and in process of implementing)
  • Anticipate ~50% of backlog to be onboarded in Q2/Q3; revenue lags onboarding by a quarter
  • Billable user counts up 3% Q/Q; up 9% Y/Y to 416,000
  • Net user churn of 13% annualized due to larger account being consolidated; pricing churn is ~3%
  • Total Users under contract totals 527,000 (including backlog)
  • Gross margin declining due to mix of wholesale and retail pricing; anticipate trend to continue as channel dominates sales focus
  • Despite lower gross margins of channel revenue; contribution margins at EBITDA level as strong as retail

Comparative Cash Flows

Q1-13 Q2-13 Q3-13 Q4-13 Q1-14
Net income \$ 366 \$ 175 \$
182
\$
58
\$
70
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 939 967 1,196 1,286 1,100
Stock based compensation 36 41 28 24 18
Net changes in working capital & FX impact (150) (286) (577) 525 (860)
Cash from operating activities 1,191 897 829 1,893 328
Fixed asset purchases, net of financings (51) (34) (283) (132) (59)
Debt and lease related payments (915) (877) (933) (819) (810)
Cash used in financing & investing activities (966) (911) (1,216) (951) (869)
Change in cash position during the period 225 (14) (387) 942 (541)
Beginning period cash 2,358 2,583 2,569 2,182 3,124
Ending period cash \$ 2,583 \$ 2,569 \$
2,182
\$
3,124
\$
2,583
  • Positive operating cash flow trend continues across the business
  • Q1-14 operating cash flow impacted by working capital fluctuations (prepaid insurance, sales/marketing initiatives, license subscriptions)
  • Liquidity of USD 3.6 million, including cash balances and available borrowings

Strategic Priorities Address Growth Challenges

Strategy Success

Result Evidence
Profitability & cash flow
Consistently positive net income and cash flow

CapEx
trending lower than depreciation

Financing costs at ~10% levels (versus 15+% in 2010)
Channel-first strategy
accelerating

82% of Q1-14 and 61% of 2013 bookings value from channels
(up from 30% in
2012)

Channel revenue growing
at 41% CAGR (Q1 2011 to Q1 2014); 10% of total
revenue (17% including backlog)

Contribution margins equivalent
to retail
Expanded service portfolio
& uptake

Non-exchange
revenue growing at 30% of revenue from non-Exchange
services

Security / Compliance attach rates at 10%; 40% of customers have expressed
interest

Lync showing promise
with attach rate of 4%
; 33% of customers have
expressed interest
More footprint through
channel partners & larger
direct customers

Over 75% of user bookings in last 6 quarters are from partners or customers
with >100 seats
Enhanced customer
management

User churn below industry average at ~ 10% annually for last three years

90% customer satisfaction rating

* Attach rates do not include users from "Speedway," Apptix's largest direct customer

Channel Revenues Growing

  • 41% Channel CAGR since Q1-11; 67% when including backlog QRR
  • With backlog, Channels revenues account for 17% of total revenues
  • Channel margins equivalent to retail

2014 Priorities

  • Accelerate development of channel network
  • Channel is primary "go-to-market" strategy; drive resource allocation in favor of channel
  • Run rate production from existing partners remains a focus
  • Shrinking on-boarding time
  • New partner install base on-boarding times have grown to 6 months
  • Turning backlog regularly will help overcome consistency of even low churn levels
  • Expand uptake of service portfolio
  • Key to fighting pricing pressures
  • Value differentiator to both partners and end customers
  • Protecting the base continued focus on operational excellence

© 2014 Apptix, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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