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PRESS RELEASES
Net2Phone Reports Second Quarter Results
Company records $15.5 million in quarterly revenues and loss
of $0.17 per shareNew products to include IP devices, Voice over
DSL, and unified messaging
Hackensack, NJ.- March 1, 2000 - Net2Phone, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTOP)
today reported net revenues totaling $15.5 million for the second
quarter fiscal year 2000 ended January 31, 2000, more than double
the net revenues of $7.5 million for the second quarter FY1999
and an 18% increase over revenues of $13.1 million in the first
quarter of this fiscal year.
Net loss before the amortization of non-cash compensation
expense for the issuance of options for the second quarter of 2000
was ($8.7) million or ($0.17) per share, as compared to a net loss
of ($0.8) million or ($0.03) per share for the second quarter of
1999 and ($5.4) million or ($0.11) per share in the prior quarter.
Gross margins in the quarter were 46% as compared
to 47% in the same quarter year-ago and 48% in the prior quarter.
Depreciation and amortization for the second quarter was $1.1 million
as compared to $0.4 million in the same quarter year-ago, and $0.9
million for the prior quarter.
EBITDA for the second quarter was ($10.2) million
or ($0.20) per share as compared to EBITDA of ($1.2) million or
($.04) per share for the same quarter one year-ago, and ($5.7) million
or ($0.12) per share in the first quarter of FY2000.
"Once again, we have shown an impressive
quarter filled with technological developments, international expansion,
and new distribution channels," said Howie Balter, CEO
of Net2Phone. "We intend to spend the coming quarters on
continuing our aggressive global IP network expansion as well as
bringing new products to market and value-added services worldwide."
Minutes of Use
Total Net2Phone minutes of use grew to 103 million
minutes for the quarter, a 94% increase over the 53 million minutes
of use for the same quarter year-ago and a 21% increase over the
prior quarter's 85 million minutes. Frost & Sullivan recently
reported that Net2Phone was the industry leader for Internet telephony
minutes of use.
Increased Usage
As of January 31, 2000, Net2Phone had over 575,000
active customers who had used Net2Phone's services during the past
three months, a 47% increase over the prior quarter's 390,000.
Hardware Solutions and IP Devices
The Company has recently entered into hardware
integration transactions with three of the top electronics manufacturers
in the world. Panasonic and Net2Phone will jointly develop a new
cordless phone featuring a "One Touch" button that will connect
users to Net2Phone's VoIP network. The Company also announced an
agreement with 3COM (NASDAQ: COMS) to create a new modem specifically
designed to enhance VoIP usage with Net2Phone's technology. Earlier
this week, the Company announced an agreement with Samsung Electronics
to build IP Telephony equipment for small-to-mid sized businesses
worldwide. The new hardware solutions are expected to be available
this summer.
The Company also plans on introducing its own line
of innovative hardware solutions designed to enable a wide range
of users to easily make Internet phone calls. The new product line
is called "Y@P – Your Alternative Phone," and will be
sold worldwide to consumers and enterprises through retail superstores,
resellers and VARs (Value Added Resellers) this year. More details
will be available in the coming weeks, including both product and
service solutions for Voice over DSL.
Online Distribution
This quarter, the company announced an integrated
relationship with Qualcomm's (NASDAQ: QCOM) Eudora software to integrate
the Company's PC-to-phone service throughout its e-mail program
as well as offer co-branded calling cards to its users worldwide.
The Company also signed distribution agreements with Mail.com (NASDAQ:
MAIL), ShopNow (NASDAQ: SPNW), CBS Switchboard (NASDAQ: BNYN) and
McAfee (NASDAQ: MCAF) during the quarter to integrate a combination
of PC-to-phone, PC-to-PC, voicemail, unified messaging, and phone
cards to their customers worldwide.
Net2Phone has secured multiple online distribution
agreements with the top companies on the web today, including Priceline.com
(NASDAQ: PCLN), America Online (NYSE: AOL), Excite (NASDAQ: ATHM),
Infospace (NASDAQ: INSP), and Go2Net (NASDAQ: GNET). The majority
of these distribution agreements are expected to go live in the
coming weeks. For example, Net2Phone will be implementing a name-your-own-price
system for long distance services with Priceline.com in the current
quarter. The Company also plans to unveil a feature-rich interactive
Unified Messaging service by the end of Q4 FY00.
IP Network Expansion
Furthering its commitment to a worldwide IP telephony
network, Net2Phone has rolled out its phone-to-phone service internationally.
The Company has started offering its low cost Voice over IP ("VoIP")
service in the UK, Canada, France, and Germany, and intends to expand
its retail offering to 20 additional countries by the end of the
year 2000. Net2Phone's network currently reaches 30 countries and
expects to be operational in 25 additional countries by the end
of the year.
Net2Phone is a leading provider of voice-enhanced
Internet communications services to individuals and businesses worldwide.
Net2Phone enables people to place low-cost high quality calls from
their computer, telephone, or fax machine to any telephone or fax
machine in the world. Net2Phone develops and markets technology
and services for IP voice and e-commerce solutions for the web and
other IP networks. For more information about Net2Phone's products
and services, please visit www.net2phone.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking
statements include, among other things, Net2Phone's expected operating
performance in the future. Actual results could differ from those
projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors.
Such factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainty of
financial estimates and projections, the competitive environment
for Internet telephony, changes of rates of all related telco rates
and services, legislation that may affect the Internet telephony
industry, and Net2Phone's ability to operate the services described
on a large scale commercial level. The forward-looking statements
are made as of the date of this press release, and Net2Phone assumes
no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update
the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected
in the forward-looking statements. Investors should consult all
of the information set forth herein and the other information set
forth from time to time in Net2Phone's reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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