UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,  D.C. 20549 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

July 26, 2019

 

 

YANDEX N.V.

 

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Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a press release of Yandex N.V. dated July 26, 2019, announcing the Company’s results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

YANDEX N.V.

 

 

 

 

Date: July 26, 2019By:

     Greg Abovsky

     Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Operating Officer

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Number 

Description

99.1

Press release of Yandex N.V. dated July 26, 2019, announcing the Company’s results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

 

 

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yndx_Current_Folio_6K_Ex99_1

Exhibit 99.1

Yandex Announces Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results

 

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, July 26, 2019 -- Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), one of Europe's largest internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

 

Q2 2019 Financial Highlights(1)(2)(3)

 

Q2 2019 consolidated financial results

 

·

Revenues of RUB 41.4 billion ($656.3 million), up 40% compared with Q2 2018

·

Net income of RUB 3.4 billion ($54.2 million), down 90% compared with Q2 2018; net income margin of 8.3%

·

Adjusted net income of RUB 5.8 billion ($92.3 million), up 16% compared with Q2 2018; adjusted net income margin of 14.1%

·

Adjusted EBITDA of RUB 13.1 billion ($207.6 million), up 50% compared with Q2 2018; adjusted EBITDA margin of 31.6%

 

 

Q2 2019 financial results excluding Yandex.Market in 2018 and 2019

 

·

Revenues excluding Yandex.Market of RUB 41.4 billion ($656.3 million), up 41% compared with Q2 2018

·

Net income excluding Yandex.Market of RUB 4.5 billion ($70.6 million), down 3% compared with Q2 2018

·

Adjusted net income excluding Yandex.Market of RUB 6.9 billion ($108.8 million), up 31%  compared with Q2 2018;  adjusted net income margin excluding Yandex.Market of 16.6%

·

Adjusted EBITDA excluding Yandex.Market of RUB 13.1 billion ($207.6  million), up 48% compared with Q2 2018;  adjusted EBITDA margin excluding Yandex.Market of 31.6%

 

Cash, cash equivalents and term deposits as of June 30, 2019:

·

RUB 75.0 billion ($1,189.2 million) on a consolidated basis

·

Of which RUB 24.9 billion ($395.5 million) related to Taxi segment 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q2 2019 Operational and Corporate Highlights

 

·

Share of Russian search market, including mobile, averaged 56.9% in Q2 2019, up from 56.2% in Q2 2018 and down slightly from 57.0% in Q1 2019, according to Yandex.Radar

 

·

Search share on Android in Russia was 52.3% in Q2 2019, up from 47.8% in Q2 2018 and 51.2% in Q1 2019, according to Yandex.Radar

·

Search queries in Russia grew 9% compared with Q2 2018

·

Paid clicks on Yandex’s and its partners’ websites, in aggregate, increased 17% compared with Q2 2018. Excluding Yandex.Market, paid clicks grew 20% compared to Q2 2018

·

Average cost per click grew 2% compared with Q2 2018. Excluding Yandex.Market, average cost per click increased 1% compared to Q2 2018

·

Number of rides in the Taxi segment grew 49% year-on-year compared with Q2 2018

·

Yandex introduced the smart home concept, powered by its AI-assistant Alice

·

Yandex.Auto became the official supplier of infotainment systems for Renault,  Nissan, and LADA in Russia

 

Q2 2019 Subsequent Events

 

·

MLU B.V., Yandex’s ride-sharing and food delivery joint venture with Uber, announced an agreement to acquire the IP and call-centers of the Vezet group of companies in Russia

 

“We have delivered consolidated revenue growth of more than 40% year-on-year for the fifth straight quarter,” said Arkady Volozh, Chief Executive Officer of Yandex. “Thanks to our focus on sustainable, long-term investments, we have built a strong ecosystem that is continuing to play a key role in the rapid growth of both our existing and new businesses. As a result, non-core businesses contributed one-third of consolidated revenues in Q2. Our advanced capabilities in machine learning are helping to deliver exciting results in self-driving. We also continue integrating Alice, our voice assistant, into a growing number of different platforms to help users get things done more easily, including at home and in their cars.”

 

“We had a great quarter, with revenues up 41% year-on-year, excluding Yandex.Market,” said Greg Abovsky, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Yandex. “In Q2 our Taxi segment had strong momentum and became profitable, and we also continued to improve profitability in ride-sharing as well as the unit economics of our food delivery business. We are extremely excited about this business. Our recently announced agreement to acquire the IP and call centers of Vezet Group is in line with our plans to further invest in the regions and to boost safety and security technologies in the taxi market.”

 

The following table provides a summary of our key consolidated financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019, which includes Yandex.Market financial results through April 27, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Revenues

29,672

41,397

40%

56,245

78,681

40%

 

Ex-TAC revenues2

24,948

35,803

44%

47,204

67,745

44%

Income from operations

4,262

6,987

64%

7,421

12,372

67%

Adjusted EBITDA2

8,756

13,097

50%

16,460

23,865

45%

Net income

32,575

3,416

-90%

34,426

6,540

-81%

Adjusted net income2

5,012

5,825

16%

9,021

11,265

25%

 

The table below provides a summary of our key financial results excluding Yandex.Market for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions, excluding Yandex.Market

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Revenues ex. Yandex.Market

29,350

41,397

41%

55,018

78,681

43%

Ex-TAC revenues2  ex. Yandex.Market

24,633

35,803

45%

46,011

67,745

47%

Income from operations ex. Yandex.Market

4,377

6,987

60%

7,740

12,372

60%

Adjusted EBITDA2  ex. Yandex.Market

8,857

13,097

48%

16,723

23,865

43%

Net income ex. Yandex.Market

4,571

4,453

-3%

6,573

8,298

26%

Adjusted net income2  ex. Yandex.Market

5,241

6,862

31%

9,365

13,023

39%

 

 

(1)

Pursuant to SEC rules regarding convenience translations, Russian ruble (RUB) amounts have been translated into U.S. dollars at a rate of RUB 63.0756 to $1.00, the official exchange rate quoted as of June 30, 2019 by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

 

(2)

The following measures presented in this release are “non-GAAP financial measures”: ex-TAC revenues; adjusted EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA margin; adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin; adjusted net income; adjusted net income margin and adjusted ex-TAC net income margin. Please see the section headed “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a discussion of how we define these measures, as well as reconciliations at the end of this release of each of these measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures.

 

(3)

On April 27, 2018, Yandex and Sberbank formed a joint venture based on the Yandex.Market platform. Since that date, each of Yandex and Sberbank hold an equal number of the outstanding shares in Yandex.Market, with 10% of outstanding shares allocated to management and an equity incentive pool. Accordingly, starting April 27, 2018, we deconsolidated Yandex.Market from Yandex’s consolidated financial results and, under the equity method of

 

accounting, we record our share of Yandex.Market’s financial results within the (income)/loss from equity method investments line in the consolidated statements of income. Financial results excluding Yandex.Market exclude the results of Yandex.Market and Yandex's share of Yandex.Market’s net loss after the deconsolidation from the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2019.

 

 

Our segment disclosure is available in the Segment financial results table below Income from operations.

 

 

Consolidated revenues breakdown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Online advertising revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

              Yandex properties

18,863

22,854

21%

36,338

43,766

20%

              Advertising network

5,619

6,287

12%

10,984

12,415

13%

Total online advertising revenues

24,482

29,141

19%

47,322

56,181

19%

Revenues related to Taxi segment

4,064

8,798

116%

7,180

16,422

129%

Other

1,126

3,458

207%

1,743

6,078

249%

Total revenues

29,672

41,397

40%

56,245

78,681

40%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions, excluding Yandex.Market

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Online advertising revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Yandex properties

18,454

22,854

24%

34,743

43,766

26%

   Advertising network

5,593

6,287

12%

10,905

12,415

14%

Total online advertising revenues

24,047

29,141

21%

45,648

56,181

23%

Revenues related to Taxi segment

4,064

8,798

116%

7,180

16,422

129%

Other

1,239

3,458

179%

2,190

6,078

178%

Total revenues

29,350

41,397

41%

55,018

78,681

43%

 

 

 

Online advertising revenues grew 19% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018 and generated 70% of total revenues. Online advertising revenues include revenues derived from performance and brand advertising on Yandex properties and in our advertising network. Excluding revenues of Yandex.Market from Q2 2018, online advertising revenues grew 21% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018.

 

Online advertising revenues from Yandex properties increased 21% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018 and accounted for 55% of total revenues. Excluding revenues of Yandex.Market from Q2 2018, online advertising revenues from Yandex properties increased 24% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018.

 

Online advertising revenues from our advertising network increased 12% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018 and accounted for 15% of total revenues. The growth was primarily driven by the ongoing strong contribution from medium and small partners.

 

Revenues related to Taxi segment grew 116% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018 and accounted for 21% of total revenues. This increase mainly reflected the solid performance of our ride-sharing business due to the increase in the number of rides and incentives optimization, the strong growth of our corporate Taxi offering, which we recognize on a gross basis, as well as the growing contribution of our food delivery businesses.

 

Other revenues grew 207% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018 and amounted to 8% of total revenues. The growth was primarily driven by our car-sharing service Yandex.Drive, subscription revenues of Media Services and our initiatives related to IoT (Internet of Things).

 

 

Consolidated Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Yandex’s operating costs and expenses consist of cost of revenues, product development expenses, sales, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) and depreciation and amortization expenses (D&A). Apart from D&A, each of the above expense categories include personnel-related costs and expenses, relevant office space rental, and related share-based compensation expense. Increases across all cost categories reflect investments in overall growth. In Q2 2019 Yandex's headcount increased by 376 full-time employees. The total number of full-time employees was 9,005 as of June 30, 2019, up by 4% compared with March 31, 2019, and up 9% from June 30, 2018.

 

 

Cost of revenues, including traffic acquisition costs (TAC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

TAC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related to the Yandex advertising network

3,439

3,802

11%

6,607

7,425

12%

Related to distribution partners

1,285

1,792

39%

2,434

3,511

44%

 

Total TAC

4,724

5,594

18%

9,041

10,936

21%

Total TAC as a % of total revenues

15.9%
13.5%

 

16.1%
13.9%

 

Costs related to Taxi segment

1,486

2,717

83%

2,177

5,126

135%

Costs related to Taxi segment as a % of revenues

5.0%
6.6%

 

3.9%
6.5%

 

Other cost of revenues

2,050

4,266

108%

3,754

8,100

116%

Other cost of revenues as a % of revenues

6.9%
10.3%

 

6.7%
10.3%

 

Total cost of revenues

8,260

12,577

52%

14,972

24,162

61%

Total cost of revenues as a % of revenues

27.8%
30.4%

 

26.6%
30.7%

 

 

TAC grew 18% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018 and represented 13.5% of total revenues, 240 basis points lower than in Q2 2018 and 81 basis points lower compared with Q1 2019 as a result of revenue mix effect. 

 

Costs related to Taxi segment increased 83% compared with Q2 2018. The growth was mainly due to an increase of our outsourced costs and services provided to Taxi corporate clients and the logistics costs related to food delivery. We are the principal in transactions with our Taxi corporate clients, therefore, we recognize both revenues and cost of revenues on a gross basis. Costs related to Taxi corporate clients represent payments we make to the drivers to fulfill our contract obligations to the taxi corporate clients.

 

Other cost of revenues in Q2 2019 increased 108% compared with Q2 2018,  mainly reflecting the growth of costs related to Yandex.Drive, our investments in music and video content library within Media Services, as well as our IoT initiatives.

 

Product development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Product development

5,386

6,995

30%

11,189

13,701

22%

As a % of revenues

18.1%
16.8%

 

19.9%
17.5%

 

 

Product development expenses grew slower than revenues and primarily reflected new hires, the growth of share-based compensation and salary increases in Q2 2019. Excluding Yandex.Market from Q2 2018, product development expenses grew 33% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018.

 

 

Sales, general and administrative (SG&A)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Sales, general and administrative

8,838

11,082

25%

16,847

21,433

27%

As a % of revenues

29.8%
26.8%

 

30.0%
27.2%

 

 

SG&A expenses grew 25% in Q2 2019 compared to Q2 2018. The growth was mainly driven by the increase of personnel costs as a result of new hires and salary increases as well as by the growth of our rent and utilities expenses due to our headcount increase. Excluding Yandex.Market from Q2 2018, SG&A expenses grew 29% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018.

 

Share-based compensation (SBC) expense

 

SBC expense is included in each of the cost of revenues, product development, and SG&A categories discussed above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

SBC expense included in cost of revenues

43

64

49%

79

132

67%

SBC expense included in product development

1,058

1,579

49%

2,204

3,011

37%

SBC expense included in SG&A

460

704

53%

911

1,323

45%

Total SBC expense

1,561

2,347

50%

3,194

4,466

40%

As a % of revenues

5.3%
5.7%

 

5.7%
5.7%

 

 

Total SBC expense increased 50% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018. The growth was primarily related to new equity-based grants made in 2018-2019.

 

Depreciation and amortization (D&A) expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

 

Depreciation and amortization

2,926

3,756

28%

5,816

7,013

21%

As a % of revenues

9.9%
9.1%

 

10.3%
8.9%

 

 

D&A expense increased 28% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018. The D&A expense increase primarily reflects our investments in servers and data center equipment, costs related to land lease of the Korston Site, which we acquired in December 2018 for our new Moscow headquarters, as well as purchases of office equipment.

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Income from operations

4,262

6,987

64%

7,421

12,372

67%

 

Income from operations increased 64% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018.

 

Segment financial results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search and Portal

23,965

29,090

21%
45,534

56,199

23%

Search and Portal, excluding IoT*

23,965

28,899

21%
45,534

55,786

23%

E-commerce**

442

 -

-100%

1,697

 -

-100%

Taxi

4,064

8,810

117%
7,180

16,449

129%

Classifieds

915

1,302

42%
1,621

2,408

49%

Media Services

395

876

122%
816

1,610

97%

Other Bets and Experiments

1,130

3,420

203%
1,909

5,898

209%

Eliminations

(1,239)
(2,101)
70%
(2,512)
(3,883)
55%

Total revenues

29,672

41,397

40%
56,245

78,681

40%

 

Total revenues, excluding Yandex.Market**

29,350

41,397

41%
55,018

78,681

43%

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search and Portal

11,661

13,747

18%

22,215

26,594

20%

Search and Portal, excluding IoT*

11,694

13,870

19%

22,290

26,887

21%

E-commerce**

(101)

 -

-100%

(263)

 -

-100%

Taxi

(1,882)

423

-122%

(3,594)

307

-109%

Classifieds

44

265

n/m

(243)
(63)

-74%

Media Services

(260)
(438)
68%
(357)
(878)
146%

Other Bets and Experiments

(733)
(947)
29%
(1,356)
(2,186)
61%

Eliminations

27

47

74%
58

91

57%

Total adjusted EBITDA

8,756

13,097

50%

16,460

23,865

45%

Total adjusted EBITDA, excluding Yandex.Market**

8,857

13,097

48%

16,723

23,865

43%

Adjusted EBITDA margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search and Portal

48.7%
47.3%

-1.4%

48.8%
47.3%

-1.5%

Search and Portal, excluding IoT*

48.8%
48.0%

-0.8%

49.0%
48.2%

-0.8%

E-commerce**

-22.9%

n/m

n/m

-15.5%

n/m

n/m

Taxi

-46.3%

4.8%
51.1%

-50.1%

1.9%
52.0%

Classifieds

4.8%
20.4%
15.6%

-15.0%

-2.6%

12.4%

Media Services

-65.8%

-50.0%

15.8%

-43.8%

-54.5%

-10.7%

Other Bets and Experiments

-64.9%

-27.7%

37.2%

-71.0%

-37.1%

33.9%

Total adjusted EBITDA margin

29.5%
31.6%
2.1%
29.3%
30.3%
1.0%

Total adjusted EBITDA margin, excluding Yandex.Market**

30.2%
31.6%
1.4%
30.4%
30.3%

-0.1%

 

 

Financial result of segments are presented in the new segment structure that we introduced in Q1 2019. The historical data is provided in the supplementary slides related to Q2 2019 results.

 

*IoT stands for Internet of Things

 

**Our E-commerce segment revenues include revenues of Yandex.Market through April 27, 2018. As a result of deconsolidation, we record our share of Yandex.Market’s financial results within the (income)/loss from equity method investments line in the consolidated statements of income.

 

·

Search and Portal segment offers a broad range of services in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey, other than those described below. Since Q1 2019 our Search and Portal segment also includes Yandex.Health, previously reported in Other Bets and Experiments;

·

E-commerce segment includes Yandex.Market for the period prior to April 27, 2018, the date of the completion of the Yandex.Market joint venture between Yandex and Sberbank;

·

Taxi segment includes our Taxi business (including Yandex.Taxi and Uber in Russia and neighboring countries), Food Delivery business (including Yandex.EATs, UberEATs and Yandex.Chef, a meal kit subscription service) and Self-Driving Cars division;

·

Classifieds segment includes Auto.ru, Yandex.Realty and Yandex.Jobs;

·

Media Services segment includes KinoPoisk, Yandex.Music, Yandex.Afisha, Yandex.TV program, our production center Yandex.Studio and our subscription service Yandex.Plus;

·

Other Bets and Experiments category includes Zen, Yandex.Cloud, Yandex.Drive, Geolocation Services and Yandex.Education. Geolocation Services and Yandex.Education previously were a part of our Search and Portal segment;

·

Eliminations in our revenues represent the elimination of transactions between the reportable segments, primarily related to advertising. Eliminations related to our adjusted EBITDA mainly reflect reallocation of a portion of Search and Portal D&A expenses related to leasehold improvements to office rent expenses of our business unites.

 

Adjusted EBITDA increased 50% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018. 

 

Adjusted EBITDA excluding Yandex.Market increased 48% in Q2 2019 compared with Q2 2018. The growth was mainly driven by the improved adjusted EBITDA of our Taxi segment and solid performance of Search and Portal, which were slightly offset by our investments in the Media Services and Cloud businesses as well as IoT initiatives.

 

Adjusted EBITDA of Taxi was RUB 423 million in Q2 2019, up from negative RUB 1,882 million in Q2 2018. The significant increase of adjusted EBITDA was driven by consistently improving profitability of our ride-sharing business, partially offset by our investments in food delivery and autonomous vehicles.

 

Interest income in Q2 2019 was RUB 834 million, compared with RUB 817 million in Q2 2018.

 

Interest expense in Q2 2019 was RUB 12 million, down from RUB 243 million in Q2 2018.

 

Foreign exchange loss in Q2 2019 was RUB 270 million, compared with a foreign exchange gain of RUB 1,224 million in Q2 2018. This loss reflects the appreciation of the Russian ruble during Q2 2019 from RUB 64.7347 to $1.00 on March 31, 2019, to RUB 63.0756 to $1.00 on June 30, 2019. Yandex's Russian operating subsidiaries' functional currency is the Russian ruble, and therefore changes due to exchange rate fluctuations in the ruble value of these subsidiaries' monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in other currencies are recognized as foreign exchange gains or

 

losses within the other income/(loss), net line in the condensed consolidated statements of income. Although the U.S. dollar value of Yandex's U.S. dollar-denominated assets and liabilities was not impacted by these currency fluctuations, they resulted in  a downward revaluation of the ruble equivalent of these U.S. dollar-denominated monetary assets and liabilities in Q2 2019.

 

Income tax expense for Q2 2019 was RUB 3,033 million, up from RUB 2,068 million in Q2 2018. Our effective tax rate of 47.0% in Q2 2019 was higher than in Q2 2018, primarily due to the gain from deconsolidation of Yandex.Market recognized in Q2 2018 which is non-taxable. Adjusted for this and similar effects, SBC expense, deferred tax asset valuation allowances provided on operations of our Uber and Food Delivery businesses acquired in late 2017 and early 2018, our effective tax rate for Q2 2019 was 33.4%, compared with 23.4% for Q2 2018 as adjusted for SBC expense and similar provisions in that year. The increase in the adjusted effective tax rate was primarily driven by certain additional valuation allowances provided in Q2 2019.

 

Net income was RUB 3.4 billion ($54.2 million) in Q2 2019, down 90% compared with Q2 2018.

 

Adjusted net income in Q2 2019 was RUB 5.8 billion ($92.3 million), a 16% increase from Q2 2018. Excluding Yandex.Market, adjusted net income increased 31% in Q2 2019 compared to Q2 2018.

 

Adjusted net income margin was 14.1% in Q2 2019, compared with 16.9% in Q2 2018.

 

As of June 30, 2019, Yandex had cash, cash equivalents and term deposits of RUB 75.0 billion ($1,189.2 million), including cash, cash equivalents and term deposits of Yandex.Taxi in total amount of RUB 24.9 billion ($395.5 million). 

 

Net cash flow provided by operating activities for Q2 2019 was RUB 10.5 billion ($167.1 million) and capital expenditures were RUB 7.7 billion ($122.5 million).

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheets relate to the equity incentive arrangements we have made available to the senior employees of the Taxi and Classifieds segments, pursuant to which such persons are eligible to acquire depositary receipts, or receive options to acquire depositary receipts, which entitle them to economic interests in the respective business unit subsidiaries.

 

The total number of shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 was 326,898,551 including 289,149,892 Class A shares, 37,748,658 Class B shares, and one Priority share and excluding 3,417,763 Class A shares held in treasury and all Class C shares outstanding solely as a result of the conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares. All such Class C shares were cancelled.

 

There were also employee share options outstanding to purchase up to an additional 3.5 million shares, at a weighted average exercise price of $35.72 per share, 1.5 million of which were fully vested; equity-settled share appreciation rights (SARs) for 0.2 million shares, at a weighted average measurement price of $32.63, all of which were fully vested; and restricted share units (RSUs) covering 13.7 million shares, of which RSUs to acquire 4.9 million shares were fully vested. Equity awards in respect of business unit subsidiaries are described under Redeemable noncontrolling interests above.

 

 

Financial outlook

 

Based on our recent performance, we currently expect our ruble-based revenues excluding Yandex.Market to grow in the range of 32% to 36% for the full year 2019 compared with 2018.

 

We reiterate our Search and Portal ruble-based revenue growth outlook of 19% to 21% in the full year 2019 compared with 2018.

 

 

This outlook reflects our current view, based on the trends that we see at this time, and may change in light of market and economic developments in the business sectors and jurisdictions in which we operate.

 

Conference Call Information

 

Yandex’s management will hold an earnings conference call on July 26, 2019 at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (3:00 PM Moscow time; 1:00 PM London time).

 

To access the conference call live, please dial:

 

US: +1 866 966 1396

UK/International: +44 (0) 844 571 8892

Russia: 8 10 800 2357 5011

Passcode: 6329555

 

A replay of the call will be available until August 2, 2019. To access the replay, please dial:

 

US: +1 917 677 7532

UK/International: +44 (0) 844 571 8951

Russia: +7 495 249 9138

Passcode: 6329555

 

A live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at

 

https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/o8kpp9gk

 

 

ABOUT YANDEX

 

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) is a technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning. Our goal is to help consumers and businesses better navigate the online and offline world. Since 1997, we have delivered world-class, locally relevant search and information services. Additionally, we have developed market-leading on-demand transportation services, navigation products, and other mobile applications for millions of consumers across the globe. Yandex, which has 34 offices worldwide, has been listed on the NASDAQ since 2011.

More information on Yandex can be found at https://yandex.com/company.

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These include statements regarding our anticipated revenues for full year 2019. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted or implied by such statements, and our reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted or implied by such statements include, among others, macroeconomic and geopolitical developments affecting the Russian economy or our business, changes in the political, legal and/or regulatory environment, competitive pressures, changes in advertising patterns, changes in user preferences, technological developments, and our need to expend capital to accommodate the growth of the business, as well as those risks and uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is available on our investor relations website at http://ir.yandex.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All information in this release and in the attachments is as of July 26, 2019, and Yandex undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

 

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we present the following non-GAAP financial measures: ex-TAC revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted net income margin and adjusted ex-TAC net income margin. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable U.S. GAAP measures”, included following the accompanying financial tables. We define the various non-GAAP financial measures we use as follows:

 

·

Ex-TAC revenues means U.S. GAAP revenues less total traffic acquisition costs (TAC)

·

Adjusted EBITDA means U.S. GAAP net income plus (1) depreciation and amortization, (2) SBC expense, (3) accrual of expense related to the contingent compensation that may be payable to employees in connection with certain business combinations, (4) interest expense, (5) income tax expense,  less (1) effect of Yandex.Market deconsolidation, (2) interest income, (3)  (income)/loss from equity method investments and (4) other (income)/loss, net

·

Adjusted EBITDA margin means adjusted EBITDA divided by U.S. GAAP revenues

·

Adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin means adjusted EBITDA divided by ex-TAC revenues

·

Adjusted net income means U.S. GAAP net income plus (1) SBC expense adjusted for the income tax reduction attributable to SBC expense, (2) accrual of expense related to the contingent compensation that may be payable to certain employees in connection with certain business combinations, (3) amortization of debt discount related to our convertible debt adjusted for the related reduction in income tax, less (1) foreign exchange (gains)/losses adjusted for increase/(reduction) in income tax attributable to foreign exchange (gains)/losses and (2) effect of deconsolidation of former subsidiaries

·

Adjusted net income margin means adjusted net income divided by U.S. GAAP revenues

·

Adjusted ex-TAC net income margin means adjusted net income divided by ex-TAC revenues

 

 

These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management for evaluating financial performance as well as decision-making. Management believes that these metrics reflect the organic, core operating performance of the company, and therefore are useful to analysts and investors in providing supplemental information that helps them understand, model and forecast the evolution of our operating business.

 

Although our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for operational decision-making and considers these financial measures to be useful for analysts and investors, we recognize that there are a number of limitations related to such measures. In particular, it should be noted that several of these measures exclude some recurring costs, particularly share-based compensation. In addition, the components of the costs that we exclude in our calculation of the measures described above may differ from the components that our peer companies exclude when they report their results of operations.

 

Below we describe why we make particular adjustments to certain U.S. GAAP financial measures:

 

TAC

 

We believe that it may be useful for investors and analysts to review certain measures both in accordance with U.S. GAAP and net of the effect of TAC, which we view as comparable to sales commissions and bonuses but, unlike sales commissions and bonuses, are not deducted from U.S. GAAP revenues. By presenting revenue, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted net income margin net of TAC, we believe that investors and analysts are able to obtain a clearer picture of our business without the impact of the revenues we share with our partners.

 

SBC

 

SBC is a significant expense item, and an important part of our compensation and incentive programs. As it is a non-cash charge, however, and highly dependent on our share price at the time of equity award grants, we believe that it is useful for investors and analysts to see certain financial measures excluding the impact of these charges in order to obtain a clearer picture of our operating performance.

 

Acquisition-related costs

 

We may incur expenses in connection with acquisitions that are not indicative of our recurring core operating performance. In particular, we are required under U.S. GAAP to accrue as expense the contingent compensation that is payable to certain employees in connection with certain business combinations. We eliminate these acquisition-related expenses from adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to provide management and investors a tool for comparing on a period-to-period basis our operating performance in the ordinary course of operations.

 

Foreign exchange gains and losses

 

Because we hold significant assets and liabilities in currencies other than our Russian ruble operating currency, and because foreign exchange fluctuations are outside of our operational control, we believe that it is useful to present adjusted net income and related margin measures excluding these effects, in order to provide greater clarity regarding our operating performance.

 

 

Effect of deconsolidation of Yandex.Market/former subsidiaries

 

We believe that it is useful to present adjusted net income and related margin measures excluding the effect of deconsolidation of former subsidiaries and to present certain other financial metrics described above in order to provide a clearer picture of our underlying operating performance and to provide meaningful period-to-period comparisons. Adjusted net income in Q2 2018 excludes a gain from deconsolidation of Yandex.Market following the formation of Yandex.Market joint venture by Yandex and Sberbank in April 2018.

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

We also adjust net income for interest expense representing amortization of the debt discount related to our convertible notes issued in Q4 2013 and Q1 2014 which matured in Q4 2018. We have eliminated this expense from adjusted net income as it is non-cash in nature and is not indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

 

The tables at the end of this release provide detailed reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure we use from the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure.

 

 

YANDEX N.V.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

2018*

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

RUB

 

RUB

 

$

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

68,798

 

33,809

 

536.0

Term deposits

 

 -

 

41,201

 

653.2

Investments in marketable equity securities

 

 -

 

4,469

 

70.9

Accounts receivable, net

 

14,570

 

16,048

 

254.4

Prepaid expenses

 

2,119

 

2,445

 

38.7

Funds receivable, net

 

2,217

 

3,038

 

48.2

Other current assets

 

4,177

 

6,388

 

101.3

Total current assets

 

91,881

 

107,398

 

1,702.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

39,740

 

43,319

 

686.8

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

16,944

 

16,398

 

260.0

Intangible assets, net

 

11,545

 

10,893

 

172.7

Non-current content assets, net

 

335

 

1,656

 

26.3

Goodwill

 

52,662

 

52,967

 

839.7

Long-term prepaid expenses

 

1,800

 

2,103

 

33.2

Investments in non-marketable equity securities

 

36,484

 

30,473

 

483.1

Deferred tax assets

 

3,523

 

2,211

 

35.1

Other non-current assets

 

3,473

 

3,101

 

49.2

TOTAL ASSETS

 

258,387

 

270,519

 

4,288.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

22,550

 

26,072

 

413.4

Income and non-income taxes payable

 

4,059

 

6,550

 

103.8

Deferred revenue

 

2,792

 

2,796

 

44.3

Total current liabilities

 

29,401

 

35,418

 

561.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

1,572

 

2,138

 

33.9

Operating lease liabilities

 

12,204

 

9,876

 

156.6

Other accrued liabilities

 

569

 

1,026

 

16.2

Total liabilities

 

43,746

 

48,458

 

768.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

13,035

 

13,528

 

214.5

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Priority share: €1.00 par value; 1 share authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Preference shares: €0.01 par value; 1,000,000,001 shares authorized, nil shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Ordinary shares: par value (Class A €0.01, Class B €0.10 and Class C €0.09); shares authorized (Class A: 1,000,000,000, Class B: 46,997,887 and Class C: 46,997,887); shares issued (Class A: 292,437,655 and 292,567,655, Class B: 37,878,658 and 37,748,658, and Class C: nil and 130,000, respectively); shares outstanding (Class A: 286,848,365 and 289,149,892, Class B: 37,878,658 and 37,748,658, and Class C: nil)

 

263

 

263

 

4.2

Treasury shares at cost (Class A: 5,589,290 and 3,417,763, respectively)

 

(10,769)

 

(6,638)

 

(105.2)

Additional paid-in capital

 

69,729

 

70,016

 

1,110.0

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

8,182

 

5,692

 

90.2

Retained earnings

 

111,465

 

117,920

 

1,869.5

Total equity attributable to Yandex N.V.

 

178,870

 

187,253

 

2,968.7

Noncontrolling interests

 

22,736

 

21,280

 

337.4

Total shareholders’ equity

 

201,606

 

208,533

 

3,306.1

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

258,387

 

270,519

 

4,288.8

 

    Derived from audited consolidated financial statements except for restatement of balances due to adoption of ASC 842 Leases, which required the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases

 

YANDEX N.V.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

 

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 

 

 

2018*

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

RUB

 

RUB

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,672

 

41,397

 

656.3

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues(1)

 

8,260

 

12,577

 

199.4

Product development(1)

 

5,386

 

6,995

 

110.9

Sales, general and administrative(1)

 

8,838

 

11,082

 

175.7

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,926

 

3,756

 

59.5

Total operating costs and expenses

 

25,410

 

34,410

 

545.5

Income from operations

 

4,262

 

6,987

 

110.8

Interest income

 

817

 

834

 

13.2

Interest expense

 

(243)

 

(12)

 

(0.2)

Effect of Yandex.Market deconsolidation

 

28,244

 

 -

 

 -

Income/(loss) from equity method investments

 

211

 

(946)

 

(15.0)

Other income/(loss), net

 

1,352

 

(414)

 

(6.6)

Net income before income taxes

 

34,643

 

6,449

 

102.2

Income tax expense

 

2,068

 

3,033

 

48.0

Net income

 

32,575

 

3,416

 

54.2

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

715

 

289

 

4.5

Net income attributable to Yandex N.V.

 

33,290

 

3,705

 

58.7

Net income per Class A and Class B share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

101.44

 

11.35

 

0.18

Diluted

 

99.00

 

11.03

 

0.17

Weighted average number of Class A and Class B shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

328,163,442

 

326,335,979

 

326,335,979

Diluted

 

336,270,128

 

334,912,393

 

334,912,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

These balances exclude depreciation and amortization expenses, which are presented separately, and include share-based compensation expenses of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

43

 

64

 

1.0

 

Product development

 

1,058

 

1,579

 

25.0

 

Sales, general and administrative

 

460

 

704

 

11.2

 

 

 

*  Adjusted for restatement of operating costs and expenses and other income/(loss), net due to adoption of ASC 842 Leases, which required the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases

 

 

 

 

YANDEX N.V.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

 

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

2018*

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

 

RUB

 

RUB

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,245

 

78,681

 

1,247.4

 

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues(1)

 

14,972

 

24,162

 

383.1

 

Product development(1)

 

11,189

 

13,701

 

217.2

 

Sales, general and administrative(1)

 

16,847

 

21,433

 

339.8

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,816

 

7,013

 

111.2

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

48,824

 

66,309

 

1,051.3

 

Income from operations

 

7,421

 

12,372

 

196.1

 

Interest income

 

1,525

 

1,661

 

26.3

 

Interest expense

 

(464)

 

(13)

 

(0.2)

 

Effect of Yandex.Market deconsolidation

 

28,244

 

 -

 

 -

 

Income/(loss) from equity method investments

 

302

 

(1,584)

 

(25.1)

 

Other income/(loss), net

 

861

 

(649)

 

(10.2)

 

Net income before income taxes

 

37,889

 

11,787

 

186.9

 

Income tax expense

 

3,463

 

5,247

 

83.2

 

Net income

 

34,426

 

6,540

 

103.7

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

1,244

 

687

 

10.9

 

Net income attributable to Yandex N.V.

 

35,670

 

7,227

 

114.6

 

Net income per Class A and Class B share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

108.88

 

22.19

 

0.35

 

Diluted

 

106.16

 

21.65

 

0.34

 

Weighted average number of Class A and Class B shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

327,618,094

 

325,741,663

 

325,741,663

 

Diluted

 

335,991,164

 

333,750,613

 

333,750,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)  These balances exclude depreciation and amortization expenses, which are presented separately, and

     include share-based compensation expenses of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

79

 

132

 

2.1

Product development

 

2,204

 

3,011

 

47.7

Sales, general and administrative

 

911

 

1,323

 

21.0

 

*  Adjusted for restatement of operating costs and expenses and other income/(loss), net due to adoption of ASC 842 Leases, which required the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases

 

 

 

 

 

YANDEX N.V.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 

 

 

2018*

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

RUB

 

RUB

 

$

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

32,575

 

3,416

 

54.2

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

2,376

 

3,100

 

49.1

Amortization of intangible assets

 

550

 

656

 

10.4

ROU assets amortization*

 

1,233

 

2,097

 

33.2

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

 

187

 

 -

 

 -

Share-based compensation expense

 

1,561

 

2,347

 

37.2

Deferred income taxes

 

(721)

 

772

 

12.2

Foreign exchange (gains)/losses

 

(1,224)

 

270

 

4.3

Effect of deconsolidation of Yandex.Market

 

(28,244)

 

 -

 

 -

(Income)/loss from equity method investments

 

(213)

 

946

 

15.0

Other

 

(90)

 

182

 

2.9

Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding the effect of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(747)

 

(908)

 

(14.4)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(2,298)

 

(1,504)

 

(23.8)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

1,683

 

(1,087)

 

(17.3)

Deferred revenue

 

194

 

256

 

4.1

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

6,822

 

10,543

 

167.1

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets

 

(9,005)

 

(7,724)

 

(122.5)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

147

 

22

 

0.4

Investments in non-marketable equity securities

 

(38)

 

(65)

 

(1.0)

Investments in term deposits

 

(10,953)

 

(27,755)

 

(440.0)

Maturities of term deposits

 

3,448

 

5,552

 

88.0

Deconsolidation of cash and cash equivalents of Yandex.Market

 

(2,181)

 

 -

 

 -

Loans granted, net of proceeds from repayments

 

(48)

 

84

 

1.3

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(18,630)

 

(29,886)

 

(473.8)

CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of share options

 

52

 

20

 

0.3

Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 -

 

(187)

 

(3.0)

Repurchases of ordinary shares

 

(221)

 

 -

 

 -

Payment for contingent consideration

 

(156)

 

(14)

 

(0.2)

Other financing activities

 

(44)

 

20

 

0.3

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(369)

 

(161)

 

(2.6)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash balances

 

1,681

 

(512)

 

(8.0)

Net change in cash and cash balances

 

(10,496)

 

(20,016)

 

(317.3)

Cash and cash balances at beginning of period

 

46,612

 

53,869

 

854.0

Cash and cash balances at end of period

 

36,116

 

33,853

 

536.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of cash and cash balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

46,443

 

53,825

 

853.3

Restricted cash, beginning of period

 

169

 

44

 

0.7

Cash and cash balances, beginning of period

 

46,612

 

53,869

 

854.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

35,930

 

33,809

 

536.0

Restricted cash, end of period

 

186

 

44

 

0.7

 

Cash and cash balances, end of period

 

36,116

 

33,853

 

536.7

 

 

*  Adjusted for restatement of cash flows from operating activities due to adoption of ASC 842 Leases, which required the recognition of right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities for operating leases

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions of Russian rubles and U.S. dollars) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

2018*

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

RUB

 

RUB

 

$

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

34,426

 

6,540

 

103.7

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

4,728

 

5,740

 

91.0

Amortization of intangible assets

 

1,088

 

1,273

 

20.2

ROU assets amortization*

 

2,371

 

4,009

 

63.6

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

 

357

 

 -

 

 -

Share-based compensation expense

 

3,194

 

4,466

 

70.8

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,432)

 

1,760

 

27.9

Foreign exchange (gains)/losses

 

(742)

 

549

 

8.7

Effect of deconsolidation of Yandex.Market

 

(28,244)

 

 -

 

 -

(Income)/loss from equity method investments

 

(304)

 

1,584

 

25.1

Other

 

(149)

 

186

 

2.9

Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding the effect of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(1,152)

 

(1,576)

 

(25.0)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(2,676)

 

(4,642)

 

(73.6)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

610

 

1,147

 

18.2

Deferred revenue

 

(66)

 

34

 

0.5

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

12,009

 

21,070

 

334.0

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets

 

(10,161)

 

(9,705)

 

(153.9)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

164

 

29

 

0.5

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

20,763

 

(347)

 

(5.5)

Investments in non-marketable equity securities

 

(139)

 

(65)

 

(1.0)

Investments in term deposits

 

(55,592)

 

(47,755)

 

(757.1)

Maturities of term deposits

 

27,100

 

5,552

 

88.0

Deconsolidation of cash and cash equivalents of Yandex.Market

 

(2,181)

 

 -

 

 -

Loans granted, net of proceeds from repayments

 

(189)

 

84

 

1.3

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(20,235)

 

(52,207)

 

(827.7)

CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of share options

 

104

 

51

 

0.8

Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 -

 

(212)

 

(3.4)

Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests

 

 -

 

20

 

0.3

Repurchases of ordinary shares

 

(221)

 

 -

 

 -

Payment for contingent consideration

 

(641)

 

(47)

 

(0.7)

Other financing activities

 

(63)

 

(12)

 

(0.2)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(821)

 

(200)

 

(3.2)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash balances

 

1,932

 

(3,696)

 

(58.5)

Net change in cash and cash balances

 

(7,115)

 

(35,033)

 

(555.4)

Cash and cash balances at beginning of period

 

43,231

 

68,886

 

1,092.1

Cash and cash balances at end of period

 

36,116

 

33,853

 

536.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of cash and cash balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

42,662

 

68,798

 

1,090.7

Restricted cash, beginning of period

 

569

 

88

 

1.4

Cash and cash balances, beginning of period

 

43,231

 

68,886

 

1,092.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

35,930

 

33,809

 

536.0

Restricted cash, end of period

 

186

 

44

 

0.7

Cash and cash balances, end of period

 

36,116

 

33,853

 

536.7

 

*  Adjusted for restatement of cash flows from operating activities due to adoption of ASC 842 Leases, which required the recognition of right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities for operating leases

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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE U.S. GAAP MEASURES

 

Reconciliation of Ex-TAC Revenues to U.S. GAAP Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Total revenues

29,672

41,397

40%

56,245

78,681

40%

Less: traffic acquisition costs (TAC)

4,724

5,594

18%

9,041

10,936

21%

Ex-TAC revenues

24,948

35,803

44%

47,204

67,745

44%

 

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to U.S. GAAP Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Net income

32,575

3,416

-90%

34,426

6,540

-81%

Add: depreciation and amortization

2,926

3,756

28%

5,816

7,013

21%

Add: share-based compensation expense

1,561

2,347

50%

3,194

4,466

40%

Add: compensation expense related to contingent consideration

 7

 7

0%

29

14

-52%

Less: effect of Yandex.Market deconsolidation

(28,244)

 -

n/m

(28,244)

 -

n/m

Less: interest income

(817)

(834)

2%

(1,525)

(1,661)

9%

Add: interest expense

243

12

-95%

464

13

-97%

 

Less: (income)/loss from equity method investments

(211)

946

n/m

(302)

1,584

n/m

Less: other (income)/loss, net

(1,352)

414

n/m

(861)

649

n/m

Add: income tax expense

2,068

3,033

47%

3,463

5,247

52%

Adjusted EBITDA

8,756

13,097

50%

16,460

23,865

45%

 

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to U.S. GAAP Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

 

2018

2019

Change

2018

2019

Change

Net income

32,575

3,416

-90%

34,426

6,540

-81%

Add: SBC expense

1,561

2,347

50%

3,194

4,466

40%

Less: reduction in income tax attributable to SBC expense

(27)

(21)

-22%

(47)

(39)

-17%

Add: compensation expense related to contingent consideration

 7

 7

0%

29

14

-52%

Less: foreign exchange (gains)/losses

(1,224)

270

n/m

(742)

549

n/m

Add: increase/(reduction) in income tax attributable to foreign exchange (gains)/losses

223

(73)

n/m

137

(144)

n/m

Less: effect of deconsolidation of former subsidiaries

(28,244)

(121)

-100%

(28,244)

(121)

-100%

Add: amortization of debt discount

187

 -

n/m

357

 -

n/m

Less: reduction in income tax attributable to amortization of debt discount

(46)

 -

n/m

(89)

 -

n/m

Adjusted net income

5,012

5,825

16%

9,021

11,265

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Ex-TAC EBITDA Margin to U.S. GAAP Net Income Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GAAP Actual Net Income

Net Income Margin (1)

Adjustment (2)

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (3)

Adjusted Ex-TAC EBITDA Margin (4)

Three months ended June 30, 2019

3,416

8.3%

9,681

13,097

31.6%
36.6%

Six months ended June 30, 2019

6,540

8.3%

17,325

23,865

30.3%
35.2%

 


 

(1)

Net income margin is defined as net income divided by total revenues.

(2)

Adjusted to eliminate depreciation and amortization expense, SBC expense, expense related to contingent compensation, effect of deconsolidation of former subsidiaries,  interest income, interest expense, (income)/loss from equity method investments, other (income)/loss, net and income tax expense. For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income, please see the table above.

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues.

(4)

Adjusted ex-TAC EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by ex-TAC revenues. For a reconciliation of ex-TAC revenues to U.S. GAAP revenues, please see the table above.

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income Margin and Adjusted Ex-TAC Net Income Margin to U.S. GAAP Net Income Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In RUB millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GAAP Actual Net Income

Net Income Margin (1)

Adjustment (2)

Adjusted Net Income

Adjusted Net Income Margin (3)

Adjusted Ex-TAC Net Income Margin (4)

Three months ended June 30, 2019

3,416

8.3%

2,409

5,825

14.1%
16.3%

 

Six months ended June 30, 2019

6,540

8.3%

4,725

11,265

14.3%
16.6%

 


 

(1)

Net income margin is defined as net income divided by total revenues.

(2)

Adjusted to eliminate SBC expense (as adjusted for the income tax reduction attributable to SBC expense), expense related to contingent compensation, foreign exchange (gains)/losses as adjusted for the increase/(reduction) in income tax attributable to the (gains)/losses, effect of deconsolidation of former subsidiaries and amortization of debt discount (as adjusted for the related reduction in income tax). For a reconciliation of adjusted net income to net income, please see the table above.

(3)

Adjusted net income margin is defined as adjusted net income divided by total revenues.

(4)

Adjusted ex-TAC net income margin is defined as adjusted net income divided by ex-TAC revenues. For a reconciliation of ex-TAC revenues to U.S. GAAP revenues, please see the table above.

 

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