CYREN Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CYREN (NASDAQ: CYRN), a leading provider of integrated cloud-based security solutions and software-based security technology, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results for the period ending December 31, 2013.

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In addition, the company, previously operating as Commtouch, announced that its common shares will commence trading on NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) under the name CYREN Ltd. with the symbol "CYRN" today. The new CUSIP (Committee of Uniform Security Identification Procedures) number will be M26895108.

Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2013 Financial Highlights:

• Revenues in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) totaled $8.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to $8.0 million for the sequential third quarter of 2013 and $6.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Full year 2013 revenues totaled $32.2 million, an increase of 35% as compared to $23.9 million in 2012.
• Non-GAAP revenues totaled $8.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to $8.1 million for the sequential third quarter of 2013 and $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Full year 2013 non-GAAP revenues totaled $32.8 million, an increase of 36% as compared to $24.1 million in 2012. The difference between non-GAAP and GAAP revenue is derived from the fact that deferred revenues consolidated from acquired companies are recorded based on fair value rather than book value for GAAP purposes.
• GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $7.0 million compared to net loss of $0.9 million for the sequential third quarter of 2013 and a net loss of $0.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Full year 2013 GAAP net loss totaled $9.9 million compared to GAAP net income of $1.5 million in 2012. Full year 2013 results include: an adjustment to deferred tax benefit of $5.3 million; an acquisition related earn out adjustment of $3.3 million; an investment impairment of $1.3 million; and acquisition expenses and related integration, severance and streamlining expenses of $0.6 million.
• GAAP loss per basic share for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $0.26, compared to a loss of $0.03 for the sequential third quarter of 2013 and a loss of $0.02 in the fourth quarter of 2012. Full year 2013 GAAP loss per basic share was $0.38 compared to GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.06 in 2012. Full year 2013 results include the aforementioned adjustments and expenses.
• Non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter 2013 was $1.9 million compared to non-GAAP net income of $0.3 million for the sequential third quarter of 2013 and non-GAAP net income of $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.  Full year 2013 non-GAAP net loss totaled $1.4 million compared to non-GAAP net income of $3.9 million in 2012.
• Non-GAAP loss per basic share for the fourth quarter 2013 was $0.07, compared to non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.01 for the sequential third quarter of 2013 and $0.01 in the fourth quarter of 2012. Full year 2013 non-GAAP loss per basic share was $0.05 compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.16 in 2012.
• Cash used by operating activities during the quarter was $0.2 million.
• Cash as of December 31, 2013 was $3.8 million, compared to $4.0 million as of September 30, 2013.

"We delivered a solid fourth quarter performance driven by strong demand for our cloud-based detection services globally," said Lior Samuelson, chief executive officer at CYREN. "In addition, we completed a major step in our transformation to a complete cloud-based Security-as-a-Service provider with the official launch of our CYREN WebSecurity offering and announced our first distribution partner."

"Our core detection business remains very profitable and enables us to invest in new products to expand our market opportunity and enhance our top line growth rate," Mr. Samuelson added. "We plan to continue leveraging our core assets to further expand our cloud-based service offering over the next 18 to 24 months."

"We are pleased with our financial performance in the quarter, said Brian Briggs, chief financial officer at CYREN. Our continued streamlining efforts yielded another substantial improvement in the company's cost structure in the fourth quarter and we significantly lowered our cash burn.   These efforts have strengthened our financial position and will enable us to focus on executing on our strategy."

For information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information" and "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Financial Information."

Business Highlights:

• CYREN launched its new cloud-based CYREN WebSecurity solutions built on the company's market-leading security detection services. Delivering the low cost and high utility of cloud-based applications, CYREN WebSecurity is ideally suited to address explosive growth in demand for Security as a Service (SECaaS) solutions fueled by the BYOD trend, an increasingly mobile workforce, and the management and accessibility of information assets beyond the boundaries of traditionally secured network perimeters.
• The company announced the first distribution agreement for its recently launched CYREN WebSecurity offering.  This partnership with Certsys, a leading Russian IT security provider, allows them to distribute CYREN's cloud-based web security offering on a private label basis.
• The company announced CYREN Security Center, which gives the industry online insight to the latest global trends in Internet security.  The Security Center includes reviews of the previous week's malware and spam levels, common Web categories of sites that have been hacked, distribution of global zombies, and a spam topics cloud showing the main active spam campaigns on a daily basis.
• Lior Samuelson, Chairman of the Board, expanded his role with the company to chief executive officer.  Mr. Samuelson has a long-term relationship with CYREN as well as an extensive career including serving as chairman, CEO and board member of multiple companies in technology, telecom, financial services and management consulting.
• Eva Edwards Markowitz joined CYREN as vice president of human resources.  Ms. Markowitz brings nearly two decades of leadership experience building and overseeing human resources teams. 
• CYREN partnered with U-Mail to offer its users strong protection against spam and viruses. U-Mail is one of the latest providers to join the large group of partners and customers that use CYREN services to protect their own business and that of their customers.

Business Outlook        

Based on current expectations, the company is announcing its financial outlook for the full year 2014.  CYREN anticipates that its core detection business will remain steady, with low single digit revenue growth during 2014 and that its recently launched WebSecurity offering will be incremental to this growth. The company plans to continue to invest the cash flow from its core business into its new strategy.

The above outlook is as of the date of this release, and the company undertakes no obligation to update its estimates in the future.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures  

Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude: stock based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets, executive termination costs, deferred taxes, acquisition related costs, investment impairment and adjustments to earn-out obligations. The purpose of such adjustments is to give an indication of the company's performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of the company's core operating results. The company's non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with the company's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Company management regularly uses supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions.

These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. The company believes this adjustment is useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of our business. The company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide consistent and comparable measures to help investors understand the company's current and future operating cash flow performance. These non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Reconciliation between results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in a table immediately following the Consolidated Statements of Income. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when evaluating the business internally and therefore felt it important to make these non-GAAP adjustments available to investors.

Financial Results Conference Call

The company has scheduled a conference call later today, February 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. ET to review the fourth quarter and full year 2013 highlights, as well as walk through a strategic overview and evolution of the company's growth strategy.

To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers by dialing in at least 10 minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, please try the international dial-in number.

US Dial-in Number: 1-877-407-8289
Israel Dial-in Number: 1-80-940-6247
International Dial-in Number: 1-201-689-8341
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10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 5:00 p.m. Israel Time

The call will be simultaneously webcast live on the investor relations section of CYREN's website at http://www.cyren.com/ir.html.

For those unable to listen to the live call, a webcast replay of the call will be available from the day after the call in the investor relations section of CYREN's corporate website.

About CYREN
CYREN provides the world's largest service providers and software vendors with the Internet security solutions they need to protect billions of people and transactions. Designed specifically to be easily deployed or private labeled by partners, CYREN's Web, Email and AntiMalware products provide relentless protection on any device. CYREN's proactive analytics and cloud-based malware detection capabilities equip its partners with security solutions that stand out as clear differentiators in the ever-evolving industry. Visit CYREN's GlobalView Security Center or go to www.CYREN.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including projections about our business, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements in the future tense, and statements including words such as "expect," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," or "believe" are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on information available to us at the time of the press release; we assume no obligation to update any of them. The statements in this press release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations as a result of numerous factors, including business conditions and growth or deterioration in the internet security market, technological developments, products offered by competitors, availability of qualified staff, and technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products, as well as those risks described in the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K, which are available through www.sec.gov.  

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