Press Release


@Road Reports Third Quarter Results

Quarterly Revenues Up 8 Percent Sequentially; Significant Customer Wins Announced During Quarter

FREMONT, Calif. – October 26, 2006 @Road, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDI), a global provider of next-generation solutions for Mobile Resource Management (MRM), today announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2006 were $25.2 million, an 8% sequential growth compared to $23.2 million for the second quarter of 2006.  Hosted revenues for the third quarter of 2006 were $21.2 million, and licensed revenues for the third quarter of 2006 were $4.0 million.  Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2006 was $3.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, total revenues were $73.1 million, an 11% increase compared to $65.6 million for the same period in 2005.  Hosted revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $61.8 million, and licensed revenues for the same nine months were $11.3 million.  Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the first nine months of 2006 was $10.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.

“@Road’s revenue for the third quarter of 2006 was above our target as we continued to monetize our sales orders.  We are pleased that the momentum we saw during the first half of the year in sales orders continued into the third quarter,” said Krish Panu, president and CEO of @Road. “We have expanded our market footprint during the quarter as we are now offering our solutions in the UK and in Australia, as well as in North America.  We also intend to leverage sales alliances which have the potential to help accelerate adoption of MRM solutions.” 

Non-GAAP earnings before tax for the third quarter of 2006 was $2.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share.  Non-GAAP earnings before tax is calculated by adjusting GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders for the impacts of stock-based compensation of $1.0 million, intangibles amortization expense of $1.0 million, an expense for the change in the value of the derivative instrument liability of $3.0 million, a benefit from income taxes of $0.2 million, and depreciation expense of $0.8 million. 

Non-GAAP earnings before tax for the first nine months of 2006 was $1.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share.  Non-GAAP earnings before tax is calculated by adjusting GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders for the impacts of stock-based compensation of $3.2 million, intangibles amortization expense of $3.0 million, an expense for the change in the value of the derivative instrument liability of $4.0 million, a benefit from income taxes of $0.9 million, and depreciation expense of $2.4 million.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release to the GAAP financial measures and presentation of the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in the Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures, included below in this press release. 

 

Year to Date Highlights

New Customers

  • Announced that Telstra, one of Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services companies, has selected the @Road® GeoManager(SM) solution for Field Force Management for deployment to up to approximately 7,060 Telstra field technicians.
  • Announced that Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (“MCFA”), a producer of quality forklifts, has selected @Road as its preferred MRM solutions provider. With a service delivery organization of more than 5,000 mobile resources, Houston-based MCFA intends to promote @Road MRM solutions throughout its North American network of approximately 150 dealers. MCFA provides complete sales and product support for its full line of Mitsubishi forklift trucks and Cat® lift trucks.
  • Announced that E.ON UK has selected @Road as a preferred supplier. E.ON UK and @Road have executed a written agreement to govern E.ON UK’s deployment of the @Road Taskforce(TM) Field Service Management solution to optimize the service delivery of approximately 1,300 field engineers. E.ON UK, part of the E.ON Group, is one of the UK's largest integrated power and gas companies, generating and distributing electricity, and retailing electricity and gas.
  • Announced that BellSouth Corporation has selected @Road MRM solutions designed to optimize the work of up to 17,000 BellSouth field technicians operating within its nine-state service area.
  • Announced that Performance Transportation Services, Inc., one of largest transporters of new automobiles, sport-utility vehicles and light trucks in North America, has selected @Road as its MRM solutions provider for up to 1,544 commercial carrier drivers.
  • Announced that British Gas, a Centrica company, completed the deployment of the @Road Taskforce solution to help optimize the service delivery of approximately 6,500 field engineers.  
  • Announced that The ServiceMaster Company has selected @Road as its supplier of MRM solutions with an initial deployment in ServiceMaster’s Terminix business unit. The @Road MRM solution is designed to provide Terminix branch managers with greater location intelligence, manageability and visibility into the work of up to approximately 6,000 field personnel.

New Services

  • Announced the general availability in the United Kingdom of the flagship @Road GeoManager MRM solution for Field Force Management.
  • Introduced @Road Dynamic Capacity Management (DCM) Suite. DCM is a capacity management solution designed to optimize field service planning, capacity control and appointment management by using intelligent automation that can continually synchronize available resources in line with ever-changing customer needs and preferences. DCM builds on existing @Road capabilities for Field Service Management and is available to both new and current customers.
  • Introduced AppSmart™, a next-generation MRM solution platform designed to enable businesses to deliver integrated field service applications with advanced location intelligence, mobile device independence and a higher level of business performance on demand.  AppSmart is built upon an existing @Road product and technology portfolio and extends the @Road vision for an on-demand application platform designed to serve the needs of medium-sized businesses as well as the complex field service delivery requirements of large enterprises.

Intellectual Property

  • Announced the issuance of two recently awarded patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, bringing @Road’s patent portfolio to twenty-two issued patents. @Road has additional patents and patents pending in jurisdictions throughout the world.

Alliances

  • Announced that CAL-Logistics of North Wales has signed a reseller agreement to offer @Road’s flagship GeoManager MRM solution for Field Force Management in the UK.
  • Announced that Telstra and @Road have signed an agreement under which Telstra is to resell @Road GeoManager in Australia.
  • Announced that @Road has entered into a reseller agreement with Vodafone UK. Under the terms of the agreement, @Road will resell Vodafone wireless data services bundled with the @Road GeoManager Field Force Management solution in the UK.
  • Announced a strategic agreement with Eaton Corporation’s Vehicle Solutions Business Unit. Under the terms of the agreement, @Road and Eaton are to cooperate on the development of a comprehensive Field Asset Management (FAM) solution as well as co-marketing and distribution initiatives in the global commercial vehicle market.
  • Entered into an agreement with LogicaCMG that enables LogicaCMG to integrate, market and resell the @Road Taskforce Field Service Management software to North American utilities as part of LogicaCMG’s Asset and Resource Management (ARM) product suite. 

Awards

  • Received ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2000 recertification for operations in the UK and India from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, an independent international certification body and a member of the Lloyd's Register Group providing verification and assessment services.
  • The @Road MRM Technology Demo Van was selected as a winner of the Wireless Emerging Technologies Award at CTIA WIRELESS 2006 for the Enterprise Solutions - Location Based Services category.
  • Received Frost & Sullivan’s 2006 Customer Value Enhancement Award for developing the @Road AppSmart on-demand technology and service delivery platform.  The Award recognizes the company that is best positioned to expand its customer base, while maintaining its existing installed base, through more innovative value creation and enhancement strategies than competing vendors.
  • Recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a “Player to Watch in 2006” in the leading market research and consulting firm’s just released U.S. Next Generation Mobile Resource Management study.
  • Ranked fourth on the Forbes Magazine Midas List of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies.  This year’s ranking for @Road is based on a 122% five-year sales growth rate and marks the second year in a row that @Road has ranked on the Forbes list.
  • For the fifth consecutive year, @Road earned a place on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list.  @Road also ranked 23 on the Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Silicon Valley.
 

Conference Call and Webcast Details

@Road will host a teleconference Thursday, October 26, commencing at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, to discuss the third quarter financial results.  Participating in the call will be @Road President and CEO Krish Panu and CFO Mike Martini.  All interested parties may listen by dialing 888-481-7939 or 617-847-8707, pass code 42874947, or by tuning into the webcast at www.road.com.

 

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement @Road’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, @Road provides certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance.  These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP earnings before tax and non-GAAP earnings before tax per diluted share.

@Road’s reference to these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared under current accounting standards, but are not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results.

These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of @Road’s current financial performance and provide further information for comparative purposes due to the adoption of the new accounting standard FAS 123(R) during the first quarter of 2006.

Specifically, @Road believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses that may not be indicative of its core operating results and business outlook.  In addition, @Road believes the non-GAAP measures that exclude stock-based compensation enhance the comparability of results against prior periods. Reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure of all non-GAAP measures included in this press release can be found in the financial tables included below in this press release.

 

About @Road

@Road, Inc. is a leading global provider of solutions designed to automate the management of mobile resources and to optimize the service delivery process for customers across a variety of industries. @Road delivers Mobile Resource Management solutions in three key areas: Field Force Management, Field Service Management and Field Asset Management. By providing real-time Mobile Resource Management infrastructure integrating wireless communications, location-based technologies, transaction processing and the Internet, @Road solutions are designed to provide a secure, scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class platform, and are offered in on-demand software delivery, on-premise or hybrid environments that can seamlessly connect mobile workers in the field to real-time corporate data. @Road is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on @Road solutions, visit www.road.com.

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Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Numerous factors, risks and uncertainties affect @Road’s operating results and could cause actual results to differ materially from forecasts and estimates or from any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, @Road, and there can be no assurance that future results will meet expectations, estimates or projections. These factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, @Road historical and future operating results and profitability; the risk that demand for MRM solutions will not grow or will grow slower than anticipated; the ability of customers to improve operations as a result of using @Road solutions; the market acceptance of new @Road solutions such as AppSmart, DCM and other solutions mentioned in this press release; the ability of @Road to develop new solutions to meet market demand and deployment commitments; the ability of @Road and its alliances to market, sell and support @Road solutions; performance of @Road and its alliances, such as Telstra, Eaton, and LogicaCMG in accordance with the terms of their respective agreements; the ability of @Road to protect its intellectual property and enforce its intellectual property rights; the size and timing of purchasing and implementation decisions by BellSouth, Telstra, E.ON UK, The ServiceMaster Company and other prospects and customers; competition; the dependence of @Road on mobile data systems technology, wireless networks, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and controlled by others; and general economic and political conditions. @Road cautions the reader that the planned appearances of @Road personnel, time and/or manner of the live teleconference, webcast and replays may change for administrative or other reasons outside @Road’s control. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the @Road Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, the @Road Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the @Road Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and in @Road’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

@Road, the @Road logo, AppSmart, Taskforce and GeoManager are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of @Road, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks used herein are the properties of their respective owners.

 

@Road, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)

   

Sept. 30, 2006 

 

Dec. 31, 2005 

ASSETS

       

Current assets:

       

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 17,015

 

$  25,773

Short-term investments

 

77,458

 

77,643

Accounts receivable, net

 

16,950

 

12,475

Inventories

 

17,146

 

6,087

Deferred product costs

 

16,512

 

16,187

Deferred tax assets

 

1,178

 

1,448

Prepaid expenses and other

 

1,740

 

2,566

Total current assets

 

147,999

 

142,179

Property and equipment, net

 

7,673

 

6,195

Deferred product costs

 

24,930

 

16,995

Deferred tax assets

 

41,000

 

39,843

Goodwill

 

13,341

 

13,341

Intangible assets, net

 

24,303

 

27,333

Other non-current assets

 

737

 

400

Total assets

 

$ 259,983
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$ 246,286
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LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

Current liabilities:

       

Accounts payable

 

$ 10,744

 

$  6,653

Accrued liabilities

 

8,975

 

8,751

Derivative instrument

 

6,899

 

1,457

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

 

20,379

 

15,495

Total current liabilities

 

46,997

 

32,356

Deferred revenue

 

22,813

 

17,333

Deferred tax liabilities

   

-

   

323

Derivative instrument

   

-

 

1,457

Other long-term liabilities

 

395

 

461

Total liabilities

 

70,205

 

51,930

         

Commitments and contingencies

       
         

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 98 shares designated as redeemable preferred stock, shares issued and outstanding: 77 at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

 

8,556

 

8,184

         

Stockholders’ equity:

       

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 250,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding: 61,670 at September 30, 2006 and 61,154 at December 31, 2005

   

270,051

   

265,347

Note receivable from stockholder

   

(4)

   

(7)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(23)

 

(78)

Accumulated deficit

 

(88,802)

 

(79,090)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

181,222

 

186,172

Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders’ equity

 

$ 259,983
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$ 246,286
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@Road, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
Sept. 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
Sept.30,

   

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

Revenues:

               

Hosted

 

$ 21,201

 

$ 18,965

 

$61,806

 

$58,140

Licensed

 

3,954

 

6,004

 

11,295

 

7,447

Total revenues

 

25,155

 

24,969

 

73,101

 

65,587

                 

Costs and expenses:

               

Cost of hosted revenue (excluding intangibles amortization included below)

 

11,369

 

10,238

 

33,716

 

28,989

Cost of licensed revenue (excluding intangibles amortization included below)

 

1,205

 

1,481

 

3,562

 

3,654

Intangibles amortization

 

1,010

 

1,010

 

3,030

 

2,477

Sales and marketing

 

5,359

 

5,496

 

16,783

 

15,975

Research and development

 

3,922

 

3,487

 

11,801

 

9,911

General and administrative

 

4,498

 

4,724

 

14,468

 

13,113

In-process research and development

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5,640

Total costs and expenses

 

27,363

 

26,436

 

83,360

 

79,759

                 

(Loss) income from operations

 

(2,208)

 

(1,467)

 

(10,259)

 

(14,172)

Other (expense) income, net:

               

Interest income, net

 

1,204

 

781

 

3,317

 

2,128

Change in derivative instrument liability

 

(2,969)

 

4,845

 

(3,985)

 

772

Other income (expense), net

 

339

 

17

 

317

 

(135)

Total other (expense) income, net

 

(1,426)

 

5,643

 

(351)

 

2,765

Net (loss) income before tax

 

(3,634)

 

4,176

 

(10,610)

 

(11,407)

Benefit from income taxes

 

164

 

33,822

 

898

 

37,017

                 

Net (loss) income 

 

(3,470)

 

37,998

 

(9,712)

 

25,610

Preferred stock dividends

 

(127)

 

(124)

 

(377)

 

(305)

                 

Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders

 

$ (3,597)
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$ 37,874
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$(10,089)
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$ 25,305
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Net (loss) income per share:

           

Basic

 

$ (0.06)
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$  0.62
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$ (0.16)
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$  0.42
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Diluted

 

$ (0.06)
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$  0.61
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$ (0.16)
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$  0.41
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Shares used in calculating net (loss) income per share:

               

Basic

 

61,721 ======

 

60,740 ======

 

61,484
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59,571
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Diluted

 

61,721
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62,133
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61,484
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60,994
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@Road, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2006

Nine Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2006

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$   (3,597)

$  (10,089)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,039

3,163

Intangibles amortization

 

1,010

3,030

Change in value of derivative instrument liability

 

2,969

3,985

Benefit from income taxes

 

(164)

(898)

Depreciation expense

 

826

2,437

Total adjustments

 

5,680

11,717

Non-GAAP earnings before tax

 

$     2,083

$     1,628

 

 

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Non-GAAP earnings before tax per diluted share

 

0.03

0.03

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Shares used in calculating non-GAAP earnings before tax per diluted share:

 

63,276

63,222

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Media Contact: 

 

Michael Martini
Chief Financial Officer
@Road
510-870-1099
mmartini@road-inc.com

David Lebedeff
Vice President Investor Relations
@Road
510-870-1317
dlebedeff@road-inc.com

Bob Stern
@Road Media Relations Manager
510-870-1360
bstern@road-inc.com


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