Ziff Davis, Inc. · NASDAQ:ZD

Ziff Davis — J2 Global Communications — Q4 2008 Earnings Presentation

21 slides from Ziff Davis's earnings presentation, Feb 20, 2009

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation (Based upon Fourth Quarter 2008 Results)

    EXHIBIT 99.2 Investor Presentation (Based upon Fourth Quarter 2008 Results) February 19, 2009 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 “2009 Assumptions/Guidance.” These forward-looking statemen

  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, particularly in light of the uncertain U.S. or

  4. Slide 4: Messaging/Communications as a Service

    Messaging/Communications as a Service All brand names and logos are trademarks of j2 Global Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or internationally. 4

  5. Slide 5: Core j2 Global Assets

    Core j2 Global Assets 11.6+ M Subscribed Telephone Numbers (DIDs) 1.2+ M Paid DIDs Global Advanced Messaging Network 3,100+ cities in 46 countries on 6 continents 19.8M+ unique DIDs worldwide in inventory Intellectual Property 57 issued patents and licensing programs designed to monetize the portfol

  6. Slide 6: Subscriber Acquisition

    Subscriber Acquisition Individuals Targeted marketing (search, online media and radio) Sold through: eFax.com, eVoice.com, Onebox.com, PhonePeople.com, Fax.com, j2.com and other brand Websites Use of proprietary Life Cycle Management Advertising, Up-selling, and Calling-Party-Pays revenue supports t

  7. Slide 7: Paid Subscription Drivers

    Paid Subscription Drivers Eight Drivers for Paid DID Additions Subscribers coming directly to the Company’s Websites/Telesales Brand awareness driven by demand-generation programs and “word of mouth” Search engine discovery Accounts for over 40% of monthly paid DID signups Free-to-Paid subscriber up

  8. Slide 8: Financial Highlights

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  9. Slide 9: GAAP Results

    GAAP Results Q4 2008 FY 2008 $ Margin $ Margin GAAP Revenues $60.6M $241.5M Gross Profit/Margin (1) $49.4M 81.5% $195.3M 80.9% Operating Profit/Margin (1) $26.2M 43.2% $97.9M 40.6% GAAP EPS (2) $0.45 Per Share $1.58 Per Share Free Cash Flow (3) $25.4M $88.2M Cash and Investments $162M $162M (1) Incl

  10. Slide 10: Accomplishments & Outlook

    Accomplishments & Outlook 10

  11. Slide 11: Fax Services: 2008 Review and 2009 Outlook

    2008 Review Fax Services Fax DIDs increased to ~1,050,000 Multiple pricing programs working well Expanded network to 46 countries and 3,100+ cities Acquired Mijanda brands and customer base Strong Corporate Sales 24 wins in 2008 of large customers Aggressive ROI based management of advertising campa

  12. Slide 12: Voice Services: 2008 Review and 2009 Outlook

    2008 Review Voice Services Voice DIDs grew 127% from ~80,000 to ~190,000; grew to ~10% of j2 revenue Began international marketing efforts; introduced eReceptionist brand in Europe Speech-to-text deployed in the US Increased Telesales staff and expanded CS support Continued cross-selling to Fax cust

  13. Slide 13: Other Businesses

    Other Businesses Email Successfully completed acquisition of Mailwise (hygiene provider) Cross-sell of Electric Mail services to Mailwise customers Integration of Mailwise nearing completion Currently evaluating additional M&A opportunities Patent Licensing Patents out of reexamination in late 2008/

  14. Slide 14: j2 Operations

    j2 Operations 2008 Achieved revenues and above range EPS targets Successfully managed cost structure for all departments Revenues grew 9.4% while employee headcount was kept flat with 12/31/07 Increased operational efficiencies steadily throughout the year Margins at an all time high in Q4 Improved

  15. Slide 15: 2009 Outlook

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  16. Slide 16: 2009 Assumptions/Guidance

    2009 Assumptions/Guidance Economy 2009 worse than 2008; 4 Quarters of GDP contraction; global recession; increasing unemployment; bottom not yet reached Stronger USD relative to GBP and Euro Operational View Continuing focus on optimizing margins and free cash flow Decrease in usage revenue and rete

  17. Slide 17: Supplemental Information

    Supplemental Information 17

  18. Slide 18: Metrics

    2007 2008 Metrics Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Fixed Subscriber Revenues $37,757 $39,643 $41,362 $43,336 $162,098 $44,260 $46,593 $47,481 $48,125 $186,459 Variable Subscriber Revenues 12,536 12,970 12,667 12,057 50,231 12,956 12,943 12,985 11,497 50,382 Subscriber Revenues $50,293 $52,613 $54

  19. Slide 19: Computation of Free Cash Flow

    Computation of Free Cash Flow ($ in millions) Q1 '07 Q2 '07 Q3 '07 Q4 '07 Q1 '08 Q2 '08 Q3 '08 Q4 '08 Net cash from operating activities $26.659 $23.113 $18.656 $25.779 $27.411 $23.840 $13.738 $25.727 Purch. of property & equipment (0.529) (2.506) (2.940) (4.340) (0.469) (0.796) (0.937) (0.305) (1)

  20. Slide 20: Usage of Corporate and Web High Volume Users

    Usage of Corporate and Web High Volume Users 20

  21. Slide 21: Global Communications

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