Ziff Davis, Inc. · NASDAQ:ZD

Ziff Davis — J2 Global Communications — Q2 2005 Earnings Presentation

21 slides from Ziff Davis's earnings presentation, Jul 25, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation (Based upon Second Quarter 2005 results)

    Exhibit 99.2 www.j2global.com Investor Presentation (Based upon Second Quarter 2005 results) July 25, 2005 1

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

    Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly those contained in the slide entitled “2005 Financial Guidance”. These forward-looking s

  3. Slide 3: Risk Factors

    Risk Factors The following factors, among others, could cause our business, prospects, financial condition, operating results and cash flows to be materially adversely affected: Inability to sustain growth in our customer base, revenue or profitability Competition in price, quality, features and geo

  4. Slide 4: j2 Global deploys the power of the Internet to deliver business critical communication

    j2 Global deploys the power of the Internet to deliver business critical communication and messaging services to individuals and corporations throughout the world. 4

  5. Slide 5: Brand names and logos trademark notice

    5 All brand names and logos are trademarks of j2 Global Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or internationally.

  6. Slide 6: Unique Assets

    Unique Assets 9.3 million subscribed telephone numbers (DIDs) Global advanced messaging network 1,500+ cities in 25 countries on 5 continents 13.6MM+ unique DIDs worldwide in inventory Patented technology A portfolio of 23 issued U.S. patents, and numerous pending U.S. patent applications, issued fo

  7. Slide 7: Subscriber Profile

    Subscriber Profile Vertical Markets Financial institutions Real estate Law firms & corporate legal departments Medical Government Hospitality Remote workers & “road warriors” Value Proposition Digitization (paper reduction) Security Privacy Regulatory Compliance Efficiency Cost Infrastructure replac

  8. Slide 8: Subscriber Acquisition

    Subscriber Acquisition Individuals Targeted Web marketing (e.g. AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo!, Google, AT&T, United Online, etc.) Sold primarily through: www.eFax.com and www.j2.com Use of proprietary Life Cycle Management (i.e. Free Paid conversions) Advertising & Calling-Party-Pays revenue supports the Fre

  9. Slide 9: Paid Subscription Drivers

    Paid Subscription Drivers Six drivers for Paid subscription additions: Subscribers coming directly to the Company’s Websites Brand awareness Search engine discovery Free-to-Paid subscriber upgrades Life Cycle Management eFax Corporate SME sales Hybrid Website and human interaction (i.e. Telesales) D

  10. Slide 10: 1,500+ cities in 25 countries on 5 continents

    1,500+ cities in 25 countries on 5 continents 137 million total US employees Current population of j2 Global-served countries: 758 million j2 Global has 8.6 million U.S. subscribers Representing 246+ million Internet users j2 Global has >638,000 international subscribers Everyone has a fax number on

  11. Slide 11: Initiative Updates

    Initiative Updates Enterprise Sales 14 Enterprise accounts with 1,000+ DIDs – all under annual or multi-year contracts Signed another 3,000 DID account during Q2 Pipeline: 42 qualified 1,000+ DID opportunities, of which 13 are international International 54% increase in Paid net subscriber additions

  12. Slide 12: Product Roadmap

    Product Roadmap Unified IP Document Voice Email Messaging Fax Management Services Services & Comm. Services Inbound VM to Email Permission-based Integrated Email, Inbound Fax to Email ProtoFax® Outbound Fax via Email Messenger 4.0 Voicemail management Email marketing voicemail & fax services Fax bro

  13. Slide 13: Financial Highlights

    j2),Global Financial Highlights 13 +f j2 ) Global Communications, Inc.

  14. Slide 14: Historical Revenue & Operating Income Growth

    Historical Revenue & Operating Income Growth 33 consecutive quarters of Revenue growth 14 consecutive quarter of Operating Earnings growth 14

  15. Slide 15: Cost Trends

    Cost Trends * * * Reflects a reclassification of certain network operations and depreciation expenses into Cost of Revenues, which was implemented in Q1 2005 (and is on-going), versus their historical inclusion in General & Administrative expenses. See Slide 15 #19 for a reconciliation to previously

  16. Slide 16: 2005 Financial Guidance

    2005 Financial Guidance Q3 Year-End 2005 2005 Revenues (millions) $37.4 – 38.0 $145 – 148 Net Earnings per Share (1) $0.48 – 0.49 $1.82 – 1.87 (1) Assumes an effective annual tax rate of 27% and 25.5 million fully diluted shares outstanding 16

  17. Slide 17: Recent Events

    Recent Events j2 Global’s network expanded to 25 countries with the introduction of local telephone numbers in Spain and Portugal Acquired the assets of Data On Call, a profitable fax-to- email provider to businesses Electric Mail launched PerimeterProtect™ services, offering up-front email messagin

  18. Slide 18: Metrics

    2003 2004 Metrics 2005 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Fixed Subscriber Revenues $9,916 $11,177 $12,121 $13,976 $16,021 $17,750 $19,122 $20,823 $22,773 $23,756 Variable Subscriber Revenues 4,538 5,130 5,685 5,542 6,041 7,314 7,863 8,226 8,502 10,323 Subscriber Revenues $14,454 $16,307 $17,806 $19,517

  19. Slide 19: Reconciliation of previously reported Cost of Revenues and G&A Expenses for 2004

    Reconciliation of previously reported Cost of Revenues and General & Administrative Expenses for 2004 ($ in thousands) Q2-2004 % of Rev Q3-2004 % of Rev Q4-2004 % of Rev Cost of Revenues Previously reported $ 4,063 15.7% $ 4,363 15.7% $ 4,448 14.9% Add: Certain network operations and depreciation ex

  20. Slide 20: Computation of Free Cash Flow

    Computation of Free Cash Flow ($ in millions) (1,2) Q1 '03 Q2 '03 Q3 '03 Q4 '03 Q1 '04 Q2 '04 Q3 '04 Q4 '04 Q1 '05 Q2 '05 Net cash provided by operating activities $5.308 $8.542 $8.623 $10.375 $10.252 $13.044 $13.240 $14.785 $13.762 $15.227 Purchases of property & equipment (0.300) (1.414) (0.947) (

  21. Slide 21: Global

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