Press Release


Contact: Colin Smith, WebEx Communications
408-566-5694 or colin.smith@webex.com

WebEx Announces Second Quarter 2005 Results

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2005—WebEx Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBX) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

For the second quarter of 2005, revenues were $75.3 million, a 23% increase from $61.1 million in the second quarter of 2004. Net income was $13.9 million, a 35% increase from $10.3 million in the second quarter of 2004. Diluted earnings per share, (“EPS”) were $0.29, an increase of 32% from $0.22 in the second quarter of 2004.

During the second quarter of 2005, cash and short-term investments increased to approximately $220.8 million, up $13.6 million from the first quarter of 2005. Cash flow from operations of $ 13.6 million was offset by $3.4 million of capital expenditures, providing free cash flow of $10.2 million. During the second quarter of 2005, WebEx spent approximately $8.5 million as part of its stock buyback program, repurchasing approximately 385,000 shares of common stock. During the second quarter of 2005, WebEx received approximately $11.8 million in cash from stock issuances under employee stock plans.

“We had another good quarter, demonstrating the expanding market for collaborative application services,” said Subrah Iyar chairman and chief executive officer of WebEx. “As companies realize the huge cost advantages of on-demand solutions, we continue to see new customer requirements like the WebEx Retention Solution we announced during second quarter.”

Guidance
The following contains forward-looking guidance regarding WebEx’s financial outlook. The following statements are based on current expectations.

WebEx reiterates revenue guidance for the 2005 fiscal year in the range of $300 to $310 million. WebEx is increasing EPS guidance for the 2005 fiscal year to the range of $1.14 to $1.20 from earlier guidance of $1.08 to $1.18. For the third quarter of 2005, WebEx anticipates revenues in the range of $76.5 to $79.0 million and EPS in the range of $0.28 to $0.30.

Conference Call
Management will host the quarterly conference call to discuss the results today July 28, 2005, beginning at 5:00 p.m. EDT. In conjunction with the audio call, there will be a WebEx meeting for the visual part of the presentation. Interested parties may participate in the conference call in one of two ways:

To join the WebEx online meeting and listen to the audio via the computer
(WebEx VoIP), please go to webex.com/q2_earnings_voip.
or
To join the WebEx online meeting and listen to the audio via the telephone, please go to webex.com/q2_earnings_tele and call 617-614-3933 and enter passcode 90504408.

For those unable to participate in the live WebEx meeting, a replay will be available beginning one hour after the conclusion of the meeting and both the transcript and the presentation materials will be posted on the investor relations’ section of the web site. To replay the recorded WebEx meeting, go to webex.com/q2_replay or to replay the audio only, call (617) 801-6888 and enter passcode 90504408.

About WebEx Communications
WebEx Communications, Inc. is the world's leading provider of collaborative web meeting applications. WebEx applications improve collaboration and increase productivity in sales, support, training, marketing, engineering and product design. WebEx delivers its suite of real-time collaborative applications over the global WebEx MediaTone Network, a network specifically designed for secure web collaboration. WebEx Communications is based in Santa Clara, California and with offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. Please call toll free 877-509-3239 or visit www.webex.com for more information.

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WebEx Communications, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

(In 000's - except per share amounts)

 
   

QTD

YTD

June 30,

June 30,

2005

2004

-

2005

2004

 

Net revenues

$75,329

$61,128

$146,183

$117,472

Cost of revenues

12,804

10,384

24,661

19,909

Gross profit

62,525

50,744

121,522

97,563

 

Operating expenses:

 Sales and marketing

24,745

21,377

48,848

41,301

  Research and development

10,982

8,265

21,048

15,480

General and administrative

5,293

5,030

11,075

8,437

 

Total operating expenses

before equity-based compensation

41,020

34,672

80,971

65,218

 

Operating income

before equity-based compensation

21,505

16,072

40,551

32,345

 

Equity-based compensation

6

(130)

7

381

 

Operating income

including equity-based compensation

21,499

16,202

40,544

31,964

 

Other income, net

1,502

433

3,239

545

Net income before income tax

23,001

16,635

43,783

32,509

 

Provision for income tax

9,121

6,350

17,052

12,223

Net income

$13,880

$10,285

$26,731

$20,286

 
 

Net income per share

Basic

$ 0.31

$ 0.23

$ 0.59

$ 0.47

Diluted

0.29

0.22

0.57

0.44

 

Shares used in per share calculations

Basic

45,479

43,807

45,223

43,380

Diluted

47,518

46,499

47,183

46,479



WebEx Communications, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In 000's)

 

June 30,

December 31,

2005

2004

ASSETS

 
Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents

$112,272

$110,552

  Short-term investments

108,564

74,586

  Accounts receivable, net

40,986

32,438

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

5,187

4,817

  Prepaid income taxes

  -

1,739

  Deferred tax assets

4,483

4,665

Total current assets

271,492

228,797

 

Property & equipment, net

47,037

44,783

Goodwill

2,284

1,822

Intangibles and Other assets

4,293

4,667

Deferred tax assets

5,129

5,724

Total assets

$330,235

$285,793

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

  Accounts payable

$5,758

$8,685

  Accrued expenses

21,917

20,179

  Deferred revenue

11,098

9,867

  Income tax payable

2,561

-

Total current liabilities

41,334

38,731

 

Stockholders' equity:

  Common stock

46

45

  Additional paid-in capital

260,694

245,807

  Accumulated earnings/(deficit)

25,688

(1,043)

  Deferred equity-based compensation

(5)

(15)

  Accumulated other comprehensive income

2,478

2,268

Total stockholders' equity

288,901

247,062

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$330,235

$285,793




WebEx Communications, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In 000's)

 
 

YTD

YTD

June 30,

June 30,

2005

2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities: