IDT Corporation to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results

IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) has scheduled its presentation of
financial and operational results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010
(the three months ended April 30th) on June 10, 2010 at 5:15
PM Eastern.

As in the prior quarter, management’s pre-recorded remarks will be
accessible through the investor relations page of the IDT website (https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp)
in an MP3 audio file. The audio file will be available through the IDT
website for one year.

Investors are invited to e-mail questions for IDT’s management to invest@idt.net.
The Company will accept questions received through close of business on
Friday, June 11, 2010. Questioners must identify themselves by name and
(if applicable) firm.

When management can constructively answer the question, the initial
question, the questioner’s name and firm’s name, and management’s
response, will be posted in a document available on the IDT
Corporation’s website’s investor relations page and on a Form 8-K filing
as early as Wednesday, June 16, 2010 following the market close.

An earnings release will be filed on a Form 8-K and posted on the
investor relations page of the IDT website (https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp) simultaneously
with the posting of management’s remarks. As in prior quarters, the
earnings release will not be issued over a wire service.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B
Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

IDT Corporation
Bill Ulrey, 973-438-3838
Investor Relations
invest@idt.net

Michael Steinhardt to Become Chairman of IDT Corporation Subsidiary, Israel Energy Initiatives

Noted Investor and Money Manager Invests in Genie Energy

Genie Energy Corporation (Genie), a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE:
IDT, IDT.C), announced today that legendary Wall Street investor Michael
Steinhardt has agreed to serve as Chairman of the Board of Israel Energy
Initiatives Ltd (IEI), Genie’s Israel-based alternative energy affiliate.

IEI holds an exclusive Shale Oil Exploration and Production License
awarded in July 2008 by the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructure,
covering approximately 238 square kilometers in the Shfela basin region
in Israel. Mr. Steinhardt has also agreed to purchase a minority
interest in Genie, which constitutes IDT’s energy businesses including
IEI, IDT Energy, its energy services company, and American Shale Oil,
IDT’s joint venture with Total SA.

After beginning his career as an analyst at Loeb, Rhodes & Co, Michael
Steinhardt founded an early and hugely successful hedge fund,
Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co., in 1967. The fund delivered returns
nearly three times the S&P 500 average over thirty years.

“We are very excited to have an individual of the caliber and with the
experience of Michael Steinhardt join the IEI board,” said Wes Perry,
Chairman of the Board of Genie. “His input will be appreciated and
important as IEI pursues its business plan.”

“I am personally overjoyed and professionally proud to welcome Michael
Steinhardt to the IDT family,” said Howard Jonas, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of IDT Corporation. “Michael is a man of stature with
a track record as one of the most successful money managers in the
history of Wall Street. We share a vision of energy independence for the
US and Israel powered by the vast oil shale reserves in these two free
countries. Michael’s perspective and business judgment will be
invaluable to the development of IEI’s business.”

“I am pleased to be associated with Genie Energy and IEI,” said Michael
Steinhardt. “The talented teams that they have assembled and the
exciting prospects that they are developing particularly in oil shale
have inspired me to join and become actively involved.”

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries.
IDT Corporation’s Class
B Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.
Genie
Energy is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation and is currently comprised of
IDT’s interests in IDT Energy, American Shale Oil, LLC (AMSO), and
Israel Energy Initiatives (IEI).

IDT Corporation
Bill Ulrey, 973-438-3838
Investor Relations
invest@idt.net

IDT Regains Full Compliance with NYSE Listing Standards

IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) said today that it has regained full
compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) quantitative
continued listing standards.

The Company reported that, on April 1, 2010, it received notification
from the NYSE that it had regained compliance as a result of its
“consistent positive performance with respect to the original business
plan submission and the achievement of compliance with the NYSE’s $100
million market capitalization requirement at the end of its business
plan period on March 30, 2010.”

“IDT significantly improved its operational and bottom-line performance
during the eighteen month business plan period provided by the NYSE, as
well as improved its liquidity and overall financial condition,” said
IDT’s Chairman and CEO, Howard Jonas. “I am pleased that the Company is
once again in compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. Our officers
and employees deserve great credit for their hard work that got us to
this important milestone, as do the shareholders who stuck by us and
continued to believe in IDT’s future.”

As of March 30, 2010, the final day of the compliance period, IDT’s
market capitalization was $140.9 million and its 30 trading day trailing
average market capitalization through and including March 30th was
$120.8 million.

Previously, on April 9, 2009, IDT was notified by the NYSE that it had
regained compliance with the NYSE’s minimum share price continuing
listing standard.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B
Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

IDT Corporation
Investor Relations
Bill Ulrey, 973/438-3838
E-mail:
invest@idt.net

IDT Reports Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2010

 
 

PRESS RELEASE

IDT Corporation – Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2010

IDT Reports Positive Income from Operations, Cash Flow from Operations and Net Income

NEWARK, NJ — March 11, 2010:  IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) reported net income of $3.7 million ($0.17 per diluted share) for its second quarter of fiscal 2010 – the three months ended January 31, 2010. 

SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

$ in millions, except EPS

Q2 2010

Q2 2009

Change (%/$)

Revenues

362.7

403.9

-10.2%

Gross Profit

74.2

93.9

-21.0%

Gross Margin Percentage

20.5%

23.3%

-280 basis points

SG&A expenses

54.7

66.3

-17.6%

Adjusted EBITDA

17.7

20.7

-14.7%

Income from Operations

7.6

(6.2)

+$13.8

Net Income attributable to IDT

3.7

(62.0)

+$65.7

Diluted EPS attributable to IDT

$0.17

($2.71)

+$2.88

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

13.0

(40.5)

+$53.5

 

Jan. 31, 2010

July 31, 2009

Change

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

194.3

188.6

+3.0%

 

NOTE: Adjusted EBITDA for all periods presented is a non-GAAP measure representing income (loss) from operations exclusive of depreciation and amortization, restructuring charges, and impairments.  It is one of several key metrics used by management to evaluate the operating performance of the Company and its individual business units.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTS

Howard Jonas, IDT’s Chairman and CEO, said, “For the past year and a half, we have been very focused on cutting costs and improving the performance of our core businesses.  I am very proud of our employees for making an extraordinary effort to get us back in the black.  In the second half of fiscal 2010, we will focus on growing our core businesses while at the same time remaining committed to being a lean and disciplined company.”

IDT’s Chief Financial Officer, Bill Pereira, said, “IDT’s bottom line and financial strength continue to improve.  Strong contributions from both our IDT Telecom and IDT Energy businesses and substantial reductions in overhead generated positive income from operations, positive cash flow from operating activities and net income. We also attained good revenue growth quarter over quarter as a result of improved operational performance, expanded sales and marketing efforts in our Telecom business, and various seasonal factors.  This strong performance improved our balance sheet and liquidity.”

OVERALL OPERATIONAL RESULTS

Supplementary information and explanation of the operational results is contained in the discussion of results for our operating segments. Unless otherwise indicated, all operational results in this release refer to the second quarter of IDT’s 2010 fiscal year – the quarter ended January 31, 2010, and all comparisons are for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

IDT revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 were $362.7 million, a decline of 10.2% compared to Q2 2009 but a 10.8% increase sequentially.  Historically, seasonal factors typically have had a positive impact on second quarter revenues at both IDT Telecom and IDT Energy – all other factors being equal.  Nevertheless, the $35.3 million quarter over quarter increase in company-wide revenue during Q2 2010 far exceeds the $149 thousand revenue increase from Q1 2009 to Q2 2009 and the $7.2 million increase from Q1 2008 to Q2 2008.

IDT generated $74.2 million in gross profit, a 21.0% decline year over year and a 7.3% increase sequentially.

The Company-wide gross margin percentage of 20.5% decreased 280 basis points year over year and decreased 60 basis points sequentially.

SG&A expense totaled $54.7 million, a 17.6% reduction compared to the year ago quarter and a 4.3% reduction sequentially.  Corporate SG&A of $2.8 million represents a 53.2% reduction compared to the year ago quarter and a 49.3% reduction from the prior quarter. The reduction in corporate SG&A compared to the year ago quarter is primarily attributable to decreases in compensation and related benefits, consulting fees and charitable contributions. The sequential reduction in corporate SG&A is mostly due to decreases in legal fees, compensation and related benefits and stock-based compensation.  In addition, non-recurring reductions in medical benefits expense as a result of a smaller workforce and changes to our healthcare plan contributed to the company-wide SG&A decline compared to the year ago quarter and sequentially.

Adjusted EBITDA totaled $17.7 million, a 14.7% decline compared to the same period a year ago, but an 86.2% increase sequentially. 

Income from operations was $7.6 million, including the impact of $8.4 million in depreciation and amortization costs and $1.6 million in restructuring charges.  In the year ago quarter, IDT’s loss from operations was $6.2 million, including the impact of $12.2 million in depreciation and amortization costs, $6.0 million in restructuring charges, and impairments of $8.8 million.  In the prior quarter, income from operations was $0.2 million including the impact of $9.4 million in depreciation and amortization costs.

Income from continuing operations was $4.1 million during Q2 2010 compared to a $23.7 million loss from continuing operations in Q2 2009.  

Net income attributable to IDT (formerly referred to as net income after minority interest) was $3.7 million, or $0.18 per basic share and $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to IDT in the year ago quarter of $62.0 million, or $2.71 per basic and diluted share.

The weighted-average numbers of shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share were 20.6 million and 22.9 million for Q2 2010 and Q2 2009, respectively.  For diluted earnings per share, the comparable numbers of shares were 21.5 million and 22.9 million.

BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS HIGHLIGHTS

At January 31, 2010, IDT reported cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $194.3 million, including $19.7 million in restricted cash and cash equivalents.  The comparable figures at July 31, 2009 were $188.6 million and $70.1 million, respectively. 

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended January 31, 2010 totaled $15.3 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $92.9 million in the comparable year ago period.

OPERATING RESULTS BY SEGMENT

IDT TELECOM

Revenues at IDT Telecom were $300.3 million in Q2 2010, down 2.5% from the year ago quarter, but up 5.2% sequentially.

Gross margin percentage was 18.8%, down 370 basis points from the year ago quarter and up 10 basis points sequentially, on gross profit of $56.5 million, an 18.7% decline year over year, but a 6.0% increase sequentially.

SG&A expense declined to $44.1 million, a 14.6% reduction year over year, and a 0.9% decline compared to the prior quarter. 

Adjusted EBITDA was $11.3 million, a 27.3% decline year over year, but a 51.1% increase sequentially.

Depreciation and amortization expense declined to $7.4 million, a 31.4% decline year over year and a 12.0% decline sequentially.

Income from operations was $3.3 million, compared to $0.1 million for the same period a year ago and a loss from operations of $0.9 million in the prior quarter.

Telecom Platform Services – TPS (Wholesale Carrier and Retail Communications Services)

Telecom Platform Services (TPS) minutes of use totaled 5.3 billion for Q2 2010, a 13.2% increase year over year and a 10.0% increase over the prior quarter as a result of improved distribution and lower price offerings across both the wholesale carrier and retail business lines.  Minutes of use growth year over year was led by the wholesale carrier business, augmented by increased minutes of use from retail calling card sales in both Europe and Asia.  These were partially offset by declines in U.S. retail card minutes. On a sequential basis versus the previous quarter, most business units contributed to the increase in minutes of use. 

TPS’ revenues for the quarter declined 1.2% year over year to $290.4 million, but increased 5.5% sequentially.  Compared to the year ago quarter, U.S. retail sales declined significantly, more than offsetting strong growth in European retail which was aided by the positive effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and by modest growth in wholesale carrier revenues.  Sequentially, most business units contributed to revenue growth.  This revenue growth was driven by both seasonal factors and by expanded retail sales and marketing activities in U.S. retail following the purchase of the remaining interests in UTA. 

TPS’ gross margin fell to 17.6%, a 280 basis point decrease from the year ago period but a 40 basis point increase sequentially.  The year over year decline reflects continued margin pressures on the sales of international long distance products and services, as a result of lower price offerings across both the wholesale carrier and retail business lines and the launch of new, lower margin, calling card offerings, as well as growth in the sales of international mobile top-up — a relatively low margin product that enables customers to transfer minutes purchased in the U.S. directly to accounts held by friends and family at participating wireless carriers overseas.  Sequentially, gross margin benefitted from the mixed impact to total TPS revenues of higher margin retail sales in Q2, and by the impact of U.S. gift card sales during the year-end holiday season.

TPS’ SG&A expense was reduced to $42.2 million in Q2 2010, down 13.6% compared to Q2 2009, and a 0.9% decrease compared to the prior quarter.  Reductions in employee compensation, as well as certain production costs accounted for most of the year-over-year improvement.  With its restructuring and reductions in force largely completed, compensation costs in TPS will likely stabilize during the second half of fiscal 2010 while remaining below comparable year ago periods.

TPS generated $8.1 million in Adjusted EBITDA, a 13.1% decline compared to the year-ago period, but a 127.5% increase compared to the prior quarter.   

TPS’ income from operations was $0.1 million, compared to a loss from operations of $6.1 million in the year ago period and a loss from operations of $4.8 million in the prior quarter.  Decreases in depreciation and amortization expense to $7.4 million in Q2 2010 compared to $10.7 million in the year ago period and $8.4 million in the prior quarter contributed to the improvement in income from operations.

Consumer Phone Services – CPS

Consumer Phone Services, which includes both bundled (unlimited local and long distance) services customers as well as long distance-only customers, has been in “harvest mode” since fiscal 2006.  Revenues declined at a slower than expected rate, to $9.9 million for Q2 2010, 29.8% below Q2 2009’s revenues.

Gross margin for CPS declined to 53.8% from 66.5% in the year ago quarter when several one time factors boosted the gross margin above the normalized range.

CPS’ SG&A expenses were reduced to $1.9 million, a 31.8% reduction year over year, as operational costs are being continuously adjusted to the needs of the declining revenues generated by this business. 

CPS’ Adjusted EBITDA was $3.2 million, down 48.7% from the year ago period.

Income from operations was also $3.2 million, a 48.6% decline year over year.

GENIE ENERGY

Genie Energy includes the IDT Energy and Alternative Energy segments. The Alternative Energy segment consists of IDT’s interest in AMSO, LLC – a U.S. joint venture to develop oil shale on federal lands in Colorado, and Israel Energy Initiatives, Ltd. (IEI), an alternative energy venture in Israel. 

IDT Energy

IDT Energy’s revenues were $60.7 million during Q2 2010, a 35.3% decline compared to Q2 2009 but a 50.7% increase sequentially.  Revenues for gas and electricity were $31.6 million and $29.1 million respectively, compared to $53.1 million and $40.8 million in the year ago quarter. 

In the aggregate, revenue was primarily impacted by decreases in the average rates charged to customers for both electricity and gas as a result of reductions in the underlying commodity costs and, secondarily, by decreased consumption.  Gas rates declined 26.3% from the comparable year ago period while electric rates declined 25.7%.  Gas consumption declined 19.1% and electric consumption declined by 4.1% compared to the year ago period, reflecting lower per meter consumption and a decline in meters served.

Gross meter acquisitions strengthened from Q1, while remaining below year ago levels.  Gross meter acquisitions for the quarter were 28,000 compared to 68,100 in the year ago quarter and 13,600 during Q1 2010. The sales and marketing restructuring undertaken in Q4 of fiscal 2009 in combination with generally lower energy prices has substantially decreased customer churn.  The churn rate for Q2 2010 was 2.6% compared to 5.0% in the year ago quarter, and to 2.7% in Q1 2010.

As of January 31, 2010, IDT Energy served approximately 366,000 meters, comprised of 158,000 gas and 208,000 electric meters.  Total meters were down 10.4% year over year but declined by a more modest 1.7% sequentially, reflecting lower relative churn rates and an increase in the rate of gross meter acquisition following the sales and marketing restructuring.  IDT Energy expects to return to net meter growth during the latter part of fiscal 2010, but does not anticipate returning to the gross acquisition levels in New York State attained during the early part of fiscal 2009.  In other states with deregulatory initiatives, IDT Energy continues to monitor developments and has begun to test several new markets for potential growth opportunities.

Gross margin for IDT Energy rose to 26.9%, a 260 basis point increase compared to the year ago period, but a 940 basis point decline compared to the prior quarter.  The levels of gross margin achieved during fiscal 2009 and in the first half of fiscal 2010 may not be sustainable on a consistent basis going forward.

SG&A expense was reduced to $4.5 million; a 22.9% decline compared to the year ago period, primarily due to decreases in customer acquisition costs, compensation expense and Purchase of Receivables, or POR, fees.   

Adjusted EBITDA was $11.9 million, a 27.9% decline compared to Q2 2009.  Sequentially, Adjusted EBITDA increased 12.8%.

Income from operations was $11.8 million, a 28.3% decline compared to Q2 2009, and a 12.3% increase sequentially.

Alternative Energy

Alternative Energy reported total costs, and a loss from operations of $1.1 million including research and development expenses of $0.8 million compared to a loss from operations of $4.0 million in Q2 2009.  Alternative Energy’s operating expenses currently consist of costs of the IEI business only, since AMSO, LLC is accounted for using the equity method.  IEI began the resource appraisal and characterization study on its exclusive Shale Oil Exploration and Production License area in the third quarter of calendar 2009. IEI anticipates that a subsequent pilot test will be conducted to determine technical and economic viability of its process and as a basis for application for the required permits and approvals for a future commercial lease and project.

During Q2 2010, AMSO, LLC, a joint venture oil shale exploration and production initiative with Total, SA began initial construction work to prepare an oil shale pilot heating test to be conducted late in calendar 2010 or early in 2011. The pilot test is intended to confirm the accuracy of several of the key underlying assumptions of AMSO, LLC’s proposed in-situ heating and retorting process. 

IDT accounts for its 50% stake in AMSO, LLC using the equity method.  IDT’s equity in the net loss of AMSO, LLC in Q2 2010 of $0.3 million is included in “Other income (expense), net” in its consolidated statement of operations.  

OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

On September 30, 2008, IDT received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it was no longer in compliance with the NYSE’s $100 million average market capitalization threshold over a 30-day trading period required for continued listing.  The Company submitted a plan, which was accepted by the NYSE, to regain compliance with the continued listing standard by March 30, 2010 (18 months after IDT fell out of compliance). In the event that either IDT’s market capitalization is below $100 million on March 30, 2010, or its average market capitalization for the 30 trading days preceding and including March 30, 2010 (the period beginning February 17, 2010) is below $100 million, the NYSE is likely to initiate the delisting process for IDT’s stock.  Should the NYSE commence the delisting process, the Company would seek to transition IDT stock listings to an alternative exchange.  Currently, IDT meets the initial quantitative listing standards for the NASDAQ Global Market and NYSE Amex. As of March 10, 2010, IDT had a market capitalization of $105.4 million and its average market capitalization for the period beginning February 17, 2010 through and including March 10, 2010 was $105.0 million.

During Q2 2010, IDT purchased an aggregate of 65,800 shares of its common stock for $254,000 under an existing stock buyback program. As of January 31, 2010, 5.4 million shares remained authorized for repurchase under the current stock buyback program.

IDT EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT & SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

§         Management’s discussion of the Company’s financial and operational results is posted in an audio file on the Company’s website at https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp.  The audio file is in an MP3 format and may be played directly from the website or downloaded for later playback.

§         An archived copy of this audio file will be available on the Investor Relations page of the IDT website, under the “Presentations” heading, for at least one year after the webcast.

§         Copies of this release – which includes a reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures that are both used herein and referenced during management’s discussion of results – are available in the Investor Relations portion of IDT’s website, at https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp.

§         As in recent quarters, Q&A will be in a written format.  Investors and others interested in the Company are invited to e-mail questions for management to invest@idt.net.  The Company will accept questions received through the close of business on Friday, March 12, 2010.  Questioners must identify themselves by name and (if applicable) firm. When management can constructively answer the question, the initial question, the questioner’s name and firm’s name, and management’s response will be posted in a document available on IDT Corporation’s website and in a Form 8-K filing as early as Wednesday, March 17, 2010 following the market close.

 

ABOUT IDT CORPORATION

IDT Corporation (www.idt.net) is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the telecommunications and energy industries.  IDT Corporation’s Class B Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

In this press release, all statements that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate, “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors, including, but not limited to, those described in our most recent report on SEC Form 10-K (under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”), which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-Q and 8-K.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: potential declines in prices for our products and services; our ability to maintain and grow our calling card business, our wholesale telecommunication businesses and our retail energy business; availability of termination capacity to particular destinations; our ability to maintain carrier agreements with foreign carriers; our ability to obtain telecommunications products or services required for our products and services; the business and regulatory evolution of and competition and unfair business practices in, the energy services business in New York State; financial stability of our major customers; our ability to reduce our losses and improve our cash flow; impact of government regulation; effectiveness of our marketing and distribution efforts; and general economic conditions.  We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact:

IDT Corporation Investor Relations

Bill Ulrey

william.ulrey@idt.net

973-438-3838

 
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IDT and IDT Chile Assist Relief Effort

IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) – a leading provider of international
telecommunications services – and IDT Chile, S.A., today announced a
package of measures to assist communications following the earthquake in
Chile and support the relief effort.

“IDT is helping our customers in both the US and Chile to connect with
family and friends during this time of crisis. To assist the Chilean
earthquake relief effort, we are contributing the net proceeds from our
popular Boss Revolution service, matching employee donations to the
American Red Cross, and donating calling cards in Chile,” said Liore
Alroy, President and CEO of IDT Telecom.

IDT said that effective immediately:

  • IDT Chile is distributing free calling cards through international
    consulates and local charities to help Chileans connect with family
    and friends to assure them of their welfare.
  • 100% of all proceeds less termination costs on all calls to Chile made
    with IDT Telecom’s popular Boss Revolution service through March 31st
    will be donated to the American Red Cross’ Chilean earthquake relief
    effort.
  • IDT will match the first $50,000 in donations made by its employees
    worldwide to organizations leading the Chilean relief effort.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B
Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

IDT Corporation
Bill Ulrey, 973-438-3838
William.ulrey@idt.net

IDT Corporation to Report Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results

IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) has scheduled its presentation of
financial and operational results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010
(the three months ended January 31st) on March 11, 2010 at
5:30 PM Eastern.

Management’s pre-recorded remarks will be accessible through the
investor relations page of the IDT website (https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp).
To enhance accessibility, management’s remarks will be released as an
MP3 audio file rather than webcast. The audio file will be available
through the IDT website for one year.

As in previous quarters, investors are invited to e-mail questions for
IDT’s management to invest@idt.net.
The Company will accept questions received through close of business on
Friday, March 12, 2010. Questioners must identify themselves by name and
(if applicable) firm.

When management can constructively answer the question, the initial
question, the questioner’s name and firm’s name, and management’s
response, will be posted in a document available on the IDT
Corporation’s website’s investor relations page and on a Form 8-K filing
as early as Wednesday, March 17, 2009 following the market close.

An earnings release will be filed on a Form 8-K and posted on the
investor relations page of the IDT website (https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp) simultaneously
with the posting of management’s remarks. As in the prior quarters, the
earnings release will not be issued over a wire service.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B
Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

Investor Relations
IDT Corporation
Bill Ulrey, 973-438-3838
invest@idt.net

ADDING MULTIMEDIA IDT Corporation Lends a Hand to Haitian Relief Effort

IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C), a leading provider of international
telecommunications services, is employing its global presence and wide
range of calling services to help its customers contact family and
friends in Haiti, and to contribute to the relief effort now underway.

“Many of the local telecommunications service providers in Haiti
suffered significant damage, resulting in sporadic access for both
inbound and outbound Haiti traffic,” said Yona Katz, COO of IDT Telecom.
“IDT is rerouting calls and taking other steps to help our customers
reach their family members and friends, while also supporting the
broader humanitarian assistance effort.”

In Haiti, IDT is working with its sales partner Access Haiti, a leading
broadband provider, to set up calling stations in hotels and other
central sites to allow Haitians to use the IDT VoiceLine service to
reach family and friends around the world to assure them of their
safety. VoiceLine is IDT’s internet phone service. It does not depend on
the local landline service, which experienced significant damage in the
earthquake.

In the United States, IDT will donate 4,000 Boss and Calypso two-dollar
prepaid calling cards to Haitian community organizations in New York and
Florida. In addition, in order to help anyone trying to reach family and
friends in Haiti, IDT has lowered rates to Haiti on its PennyTalk®
prepaid international calling card during this crisis period to just two
cents a minute for calls to mobile and landline phones. The lower rate
will be in effect, at a minimum, through January 24th, 2010,
and may be extended to compensate for significant service disruptions.
PennyTalk service is available in the United States, Canada and the
United Kingdom. Anyone interested in activating immediate service can do
so through www.pennytalk.com/haiti.

IDT will donate 100% of net proceeds on all calls to Haiti made with IDT
Telecom’s popular Boss Revolution prepaid calling service through
February 28th to the American Red Cross’ Haitian relief effort. Boss
Revolution customers will also be offered the opportunity to donate
$1.00 of their account balance to the Red Cross’ relief effort in Haiti.
Anyone interested in obtaining Boss Revolution service can do so at www.bossrevolution.com.
Furthermore, IDT will match the first $50,000 in donations made by its
approximately 1,200 employees worldwide to organizations leading the
Haitian relief effort.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B
Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

In this press release, all statements that are not purely about
historical facts, including, but not limited to, those with the words
“believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
forward-looking statements and risk factors included in this document
are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to IDT as
of the date thereof, and IDT assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements or risk factors.

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IDT Corporation
Investor Relations:
Bill Ulrey,
973-438-3838
invest@idt.net

IDT Corporation Lends a Hand to Haitian Relief Effort

IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C), a leading provider of international
telecommunications services, is employing its global presence and wide
range of calling services to help its customers contact family and
friends in Haiti, and to contribute to the relief effort now underway.

“Many of the local telecommunications service providers in Haiti
suffered significant damage, resulting in sporadic access for both
inbound and outbound Haiti traffic,” said Yona Katz, COO of IDT Telecom.
“IDT is rerouting calls and taking other steps to help our customers
reach their family members and friends, while also supporting the
broader humanitarian assistance effort.”

In Haiti, IDT is working with its sales partner Access Haiti, a leading
broadband provider, to set up calling stations in hotels and other
central sites to allow Haitians to use the IDT VoiceLine service to
reach family and friends around the world to assure them of their
safety. VoiceLine is IDT’s internet phone service. It does not depend on
the local landline service, which experienced significant damage in the
earthquake.

In the United States, IDT will donate 4,000 Boss and Calypso two-dollar
prepaid calling cards to Haitian community organizations in New York and
Florida. In addition, in order to help anyone trying to reach family and
friends in Haiti, IDT has lowered rates to Haiti on its PennyTalk®
prepaid international calling card during this crisis period to just two
cents a minute for calls to mobile and landline phones. The lower rate
will be in effect, at a minimum, through January 24th, 2010,
and may be extended to compensate for significant service disruptions.
PennyTalk service is available in the United States, Canada and the
United Kingdom. Anyone interested in activating immediate service can do
so through www.pennytalk.com/haiti.

IDT will donate 100% of net proceeds on all calls to Haiti made with IDT
Telecom’s popular Boss Revolution prepaid calling service through
February 28th to the American Red Cross’ Haitian relief effort. Boss
Revolution customers will also be offered the opportunity to donate
$1.00 of their account balance to the Red Cross’ relief effort in Haiti.
Anyone interested in obtaining Boss Revolution service can do so at www.bossrevolution.com.
Furthermore, IDT will match the first $50,000 in donations made by its
approximately 1,200 employees worldwide to organizations leading the
Haitian relief effort.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B
Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

In this press release, all statements that are not purely about
historical facts, including, but not limited to, those with the words
“believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
forward-looking statements and risk factors included in this document
are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to IDT as
of the date thereof, and IDT assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements or risk factors.

IDT Corporation
Investor Relations:
Bill Ulrey,
973-438-3838
invest@idt.net

IDT Reports Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2010

NEWARK, NJ — December 10, 2009: IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) released today financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended October 31, 2009. The Company has scheduled a webcast for 5:30 PM Eastern today to discuss its financial and operational results.
 
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS*

  • Revenues of $327.3 million – down 18.9%.
  • Gross profit of $69.2 million – down 23.9%.
  • Gross margin percentage of 21.1% – down 140 basis points.
  • Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense of $57.1 million – down 33.3%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $9.5 million – increased from $2.0 million.
  • Income from operations of $0.2 million – compared to a loss from operations of $12.1 million.
  • Net loss attributable to IDT of $3.5 million – down from a loss of $37.3 million.
  • Net loss attributable to IDT per share of $0.17 – down from a loss per share of $1.53.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $187.0 million at October 31, 2009, including $20.3 million in restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities of $2.2 million.
*Unless otherwise indicated, all operational results in this release refer to the first quarter of IDT’s 2010 fiscal year – the quarter ended October 31, 2009, and all comparisons are for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
 
NOTE: Adjusted EBITDA for all periods presented is a non-GAAP measure representing income (loss) from operations exclusive of depreciation and amortization, restructuring charges, and impairments. It is one of several key metrics used by management to evaluate the operating performance of the Company and its individual business units.
 
MANAGEMENT COMMENTS
IDT’s Chairman and CEO, Howard Jonas, said, “Our restructuring program is substantially complete and we are benefitting from a significantly improved cost structure – particularly reduced SG&A at the corporate and operating division levels – as a result. In fiscal 2010, we will aggressively pursue strategies to grow revenues in both our core IDT Telecom and Genie Energy subsidiaries while continuing to invest modestly in several promising initiatives.”
OVERALL OPERATIONAL RESULTS
IDT revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 were $327.3 million, a decline of 18.9% compared to Q1 2009, and a decline of 4.6% sequentially. Revenue declined 14.9% and 40.0% at IDT Telecom and IDT Energy, respectively, compared to the prior year. Sequentially, IDT Telecom revenue declined 6.3%, while IDT Energy revenue rose 9.0%.
IDT generated $69.2 million in gross profit compared to $90.9 million in the year ago quarter, a 23.9% decline year over year. The gross margin percentage decreased 140 basis points year over year and decreased 170 basis points sequentially to 21.1%.
 
SG&A expense totaled $57.1 million, a 33.3% reduction compared to the year ago quarter. Corporate SG&A of $5.5 million was 49.8% below the year ago period. The reduction was primarily attributable to decreases in personnel expenses, legal fees, consulting fees and other professional fees, partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation expense.
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $9.5 million, an increase compared to Q1 2009 when the Company generated $2.0 million in Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA declined 28.9% sequentially.
Income from operations was $0.2 million, including the impact of $9.4 million in depreciation and amortization costs. Depreciation and amortization costs have declined in recent quarters primarily due to property, plant and equipment becoming fully depreciated and reflecting the lower capital expenditures required as a result of IDT Telecom’s migration of its global network from dedicated capacity TDM circuits to burstable Internet protocol circuits. In the year ago quarter, the loss from operations was $12.1 million, including the impact of $12.9 million in depreciation and amortization costs. The loss from operations in Q4 2009 was $0.2 million (after reclassification of certain businesses between continuing and discontinued operations).
The loss from continuing operations was $3.5 million during Q1 2010 compared to $35.5 million in Q1 2009. (For the first quarter of fiscal 2010, our discontinued operations include CTM Media Holdings, Inc., and in all other periods presented, our discontinued operations include (1) CTM Media Holdings, Inc. (2) IDT Carmel, (3) UTA’s calling card distribution business in the Dominican Republic, (4) our ethnic grocery brand food distribution business, and (5) our interest in certain real estate in Palo Alto, CA real estate. Please see the “Other Recent Developments” section below for a discussion of the spin-off of CTM Media Holdings and IDT Telecom’s European prepaid financial services business.)
Net loss attributable to IDT (formerly referred to as net loss before minority interest) was $3.5 million, or $0.17 per share, compared to net loss attributable to IDT of $37.3 million, or $1.53 per share, in the year ago quarter, and net income attributable to IDT of $7.2 million, or $0.35 per share, in the prior quarter.
The weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to calculate earnings per share was 20.2 million, 24.3 million and 20.9 million for Q1 2010, Q1 2009 and Q4 2009, respectively.
 
OPERATING RESULTS BY SEGMENT
 
IDT TELECOM
Revenues at IDT Telecom declined to $285.6 million in Q1 2010, down 14.9% from the year ago quarter, and down 6.3% sequentially.
 
Gross margin percentage was 18.7%, down 220 basis points from the year ago quarter and down 320 basis points sequentially, on gross profit of $53.3 million.
SG&A expense declined to $44.5 million, a 27.1% reduction year over year, and a 12.5% decline sequentially.
Adjusted EBITDA was $7.5 million, an 8.0% increase year over year, and a 48.7% decline sequentially.
Depreciation and amortization expense declined to $8.4 million compared to $11.4 million in Q1 2009.
Loss from operations was $0.9 million, compared to a loss of $3.7 million for the same period a year ago and income from operations of $3.3 million in the previous quarter.
 
Telecom Platform Services – TPS (Wholesale Carrier and Retail Communications Services)
Telecom Platform Services revenues during the quarter fell to $275.2 million, down 14.0% year over year. Total minutes declined to 4.8 billion, down 5.8% year over year, as a result of the decline in minutes-of-use utilized by our retail communications businesses, partially offset by a slight rise in wholesale minutes.
Despite the slight growth in wholesale carrier minutes during Q1, wholesale carrier revenues declined by 12.5% year over year, as competition in this market continues to intensify.
Global retail revenues fell 15.4% compared to Q1 2009, and 3.9% on a sequential basis, primarily due to continued competitive pressures. Following the acquisition of the remaining interest in its UTA calling card distribution subsidiary in Q4 of fiscal 2009, IDT Telecom focused on marketing and distributing a newly launched calling card brand for the U.S. market. This initiative helped to slow the rate of decline in U.S. calling card revenues during Q1 2010.
In addition, IDT Telecom is continuing to expand its international mobile top-up product line in the U.S., and expects to aggressively grow this business and add new destinations in the coming year. This product enables customers to transfer minutes purchased in the U.S. directly to accounts held by friends and family at participating wireless carriers overseas.
Year over year, Europe and Asia retail revenue grew on the strength of aggressive pricing and new calling card offerings, while retail revenues in South America declined.
Gross margin for TPS fell to 17.2%, a 220 basis point decrease from the year ago period. The investments in our new calling card brand in the U.S. and in our aggressively priced calling cards in Europe, as well as the growth in international mobile top-up sales – a relatively low margin business – were largely responsible for the margin decline.
TPS’ SG&A expense was reduced to $42.6 million in Q1 2010, down 26.2% compared to Q1 2009. Significant reductions in headcount and compensation, as well as in legal services and facilities costs, accounted for most of the improvement.
TPS generated $3.6 million in Adjusted EBITDA, up from $1.0 million in the year-ago period but down from the $11.2 million achieved in the previous quarter. TPS’ loss from operations was $4.8 million, a 48.6% improvement year over year, aided by declining depreciation and amortization costs throughout the year.
 
Consumer Phone Services – CPS
Consumer Phone Services, which includes both bundled (unlimited local and long distance) services customers as well as long distance-only customers, has been in “harvest mode” since fiscal 2006. Revenues declined in line with expectations, to $10.4 million for Q1 2010, down 32.7% from Q1 2009.
Gross margin for this segment climbed to 58.1% from 52.4% in the year ago quarter.
CPS’ SG&A expenses were reduced to $1.9 million, a 42.7% reduction year over year, as operational costs are being continuously adjusted to the needs of the declining business. CPS’ income from operations was $3.9 million, a 30.6% decline year over year.
GENIE ENERGY
Genie Energy includes our IDT Energy segment – an ESCO operating in New York State – and our Alternative Energy segment. The Alternative Energy segment includes our interest in AMSO, LLC – our U.S. oil shale joint venture, and Israel Energy Initiatives, Ltd., our alternative energy venture in Israel.

IDT Energy
IDT Energy’s revenues, were $40.3 million during Q1 2010, a 40.0% decline compared to Q1 2009, primarily reflecting declines in the average rates charged to customers for both electricity and gas. Electric rates declined 37.8%, while gas rates declined 41.1% corresponding to declines in the underlying commodity costs. Revenues rose 9.0% sequentially primarily on the strength of somewhat higher gas and electric rates compared to the prior quarter.

The total number of meters served on October 31, 2009 was approximately 372,000, comprised of 159,000 gas and 213,000 electric meters. Total meters were down 5.1% year over year and 6.3% sequentially.
Gross meter acquisitions for the quarter were 13,600 compared to 92,100 during Q1 2009. The slower pace of meter acquisitions resulted from the restructuring of IDT Energy’s sales and marketing program undertaken during Q4 2009 to reduce churn and target higher value customers, and from lower energy prices which tends to decrease the productivity of sales and marketing efforts.
During the quarter, acquisitions were more than offset by customer churn, which resulted in a net loss of approximately 25,000 meters for the quarter. The rate of churn fell significantly compared to the first quarter a year ago, from 6.07% in Q1 2009 to 2.69% in Q1 2010.
Gross margin rose to 36.3% from 30.1% during the year ago period. IDT’s management does not believe that this level of gross margin is sustainable on a consistent basis going forward. However, IDT Energy has been successful in maintaining strong margins despite fluctuating market conditions over the past several quarters.
SG&A expense was reduced to $4.1 million, a 52.8% decline compared to the year ago period, primarily reflecting reduced customer acquisition costs due to the decrease in the number of new customers acquired as a result of a sales and marketing restructuring initiated during Q4 2009, as well as reduced compensation expense and reduced billing related fees.
Adjusted EBITDA declined to $10.5 million from $11.1 million in Q1 2009. Sequentially, Adjusted EBITDA increased 108.8%.
Income from operations was $10.5 million, a 5.5% decline compared to Q1 2009, and a 109.8% increase sequentially.
Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy costs reported within research and development expense of $1.2 million currently consist of costs of our Israel Energy Initiatives business only, since AMSO, LLC is accounted for using the equity method. IEI began the resource appraisal and characterization study on its oil shale Exploration and Production License area in the third quarter of calendar 2009. A subsequent pilot stage will be used to determine technical and economic viability and as a basis for application for the required permits and approvals for a future commercial project.
Alternative Energy had Adjusted EBITDA and loss from operations of $1.5 million compared to $0.9 million in Q1 2009.
In March 2009, Total acquired a 50% interest in AMSO, LLC in exchange for cash paid to us of $3.2 million and Total’s commitment to fund the majority of AMSO, LLC’s research, development and demonstration expenditures. AMSO no longer consolidates AMSO, LLC as of the closing of the transaction with Total, instead, AMSO accounts for its 50% ownership interest in AMSO, LLC using the equity method. AMSO’s equity in the net loss of AMSO, LLC of $0.4 million is included in “Other expense, net” in IDT’s consolidated statement of operations.
 
AMSO, LLC intends to initiate a pilot heating test to confirm the accuracy of several of the key underlying assumptions of its proposed in-situ heating and retorting process at the end of calendar 2010 or early in 2011. In parallel, AMSO, LLC will be developing other technologies to address carbon management and advanced heating techniques. Upon successful completion of the test, it expects to design and implement a larger scale demonstration to further test its process and operations under commercial conditions, and assess scalability to commercial levels.
 
BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS HIGHLIGHTS
At October 31, 2009, IDT reported cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $187.0 million, including $20.3 million in restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. The comparable figures at July 31, 2009 were $188.6 million and $70.1 million, respectively.
During Q4 2009, IDT Energy entered into a multi-year agreement with BP Energy whereby BP became its preferred supplier of electricity and natural gas in New York State. As a result, $57.0 million in letters of credit outstanding at July 31, 2009 representing collateral for IDT Energy’s purchases of electricity and natural gas (and was secured by restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities) was reduced to $7.0 million as of October 31, 2009.
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $2.2 million in Q1 2010, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $52.4 million in Q1 2009.
 
OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On September 30, 2008, IDT received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it was no longer in compliance with the NYSE’s $100 million market capitalization threshold required for continued listing. IDT has until March 2010 to regain compliance with the $100 million market capitalization requirement. As of December 8, 2009, IDT had a trailing 30-day average market capitalization of $83.5 million.
 
On September 14, 2009, IDT completed the spin-off to its stockholders of the equity of CTM Media Holdings, Inc. (formerly the Local Media Group of IDT), which holds CTM Media Group, a majority interest in IDW Publishing and WMET 1160AM. CTM Media Holdings Class A and Class B common stock are quoted on the Pink OTC Markets under the ticker symbols CTMMA and CTMMB, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents of CTM Media Holdings and its subsidiaries of $9.8 million were deconsolidated as a result of this spin-off. In addition, CTM Media Holdings and its subsidiaries were reclassified to discontinued operations in Q1 2010 and in all prior periods, which reduced Q4 2009 income from operations by $1.3 million.
On October 13, 2009, IDT Spectrum, an IDT subsidiary, began accepting offers for its portfolio of 38 GHz and 28-31 GHz spectrum licenses. Although no offers were submitted prior to the November 12, 2009 deadline, IDT continues in discussions with interested parties.
 
On October 21, 2009, Jim Courter retired as CEO of IDT Corporation. As previously announced, Mr. Courter is continuing as the Company’s non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board. Howard Jonas, the Company’s Chairman, assumed the additional position of Chief Executive Officer.
 
During Q4 2009, IDT entered into an agreement for the sale of its European prepaid financial services business (EPP) and reported EPP as discontinued operations. On October 31, 2009, as a result of certain events that indicated that the buyer was unlikely to complete the transaction, IDT concluded that this sale was no longer probable. Therefore, EPP no longer met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and reported as discontinued operations. Accordingly, EPP’s assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows are classified as continuing operations for all periods presented.
 
During Q1 2010, IDT purchased an aggregate of 0.6 million shares of its Class B Common Stock and Common Stock for $1.5 million under an existing stock buyback program. As of December 8, 2009, 5.5 million shares remained authorized for repurchase under the current stock buyback program.
 
IDT EARNINGS WEBCAST INFORMATION & SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

  • The earnings webcast is scheduled for today, December 10, 2009, at 5:30 PM Eastern time.
  • The webcast may be accessed by visiting the IDT Corporation website at www.idt.net , and through www.InvestorCalendar.com.
  • Windows Media software is required to listen to the streaming feed. Please allow at least 15 minutes to download any necessary audio software prior to the webcast.
  • An archived copy of the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of the IDT website, at https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp  under the “Presentations” heading for at least one year after the webcast.
  • Copies of this release – which includes a reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures that are both used herein and discussed during the webcast – are available in the Investor Relations portion of IDT’s website, at https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp.
  • Pursuant to the format utilized in prior quarters, the earnings announcement webcast will not include a Q&A session. In lieu of asking questions during the webcast, investors and others interested in the Company are invited to e-mail questions to invest@idt.net.  The Company will accept questions received through close of business on December 11, 2009. Questioners must identify themselves by name and (if applicable) firm. When management can constructively answer the question, the initial question, the questioner’s name and firm’s name, and management’s response will be posted in a document available on the IDT Corporation’s website and in a Form 8-K filing as early as December 16, 2009 following the market close.
 
ABOUT IDT CORPORATION
IDT Corporation (www.idt.net ) is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.
 
In this press release, all statements that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate, “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors, including, but not limited to, those described in our most recent report on SEC Form 10-K (under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”), which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-Q and 8-K. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: potential declines in prices for our products and services; our ability to maintain and grow our prepaid calling card business, our wholesale telecommunication businesses and our retail energy business; availability of termination capacity to particular destinations; our ability to maintain carrier agreements with foreign carriers; our ability to obtain telecommunications products or services required for our products and services; the business and regulatory evolution of and competition and unfair business practices in, the energy services business in New York State; financial stability of our major customers; our ability to reduce our losses and improve our cash flow; impact of government regulation; effectiveness of our marketing and distribution efforts; and general economic conditions. We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
Contact:
IDT Corporation Investor Relations
Bill Ulrey
william.ulrey@idt.net
973-438-3838
 
IDT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   

 

October 31,
2009

 

July 31,
2009

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Assets

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

$        166,189

$     117,902

Restricted cash and cash equivalents………………………………………………………………………………………….

            15,214

         64,992

Marketable securities……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

              5,594

           5,702

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $12,851 at October 31, 2009 and $15,740 at July 31, 2009…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

          116,312

       138,697

Prepaid expenses………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

            18,829

         17,597

Investments—short-term………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

              2,420

              631

Other current assets…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

            18,786

         17,394

Assets of discontinued operations……………………………………………………………………………………………….

                 —  

         18,790

 

 

 

Total current assets……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

          343,344

       381,705

Property, plant and equipment, net………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

          116,324

       129,066

Goodwill……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

            17,423

         17,275

Licenses and other intangibles, net……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

              4,900

           5,350

Investments—long-term………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

              9,833

         13,099

Other assets………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

            12,270

         13,125

 

 

 

Total assets……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

$        504,094

$     559,620

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Trade accounts payable……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

$          62,330

$       68,120

Accrued expenses……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

          139,608

       159,032

Deferred revenue…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

            71,195

         67,505

Income taxes payable…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

              2,031

           2,031

Capital lease obligations—current portion……………………………………………………………………………………

              6,583

           7,058

Notes payable—current portion……………………………………………………………………………………………………

                 585

              820

Other current liabilities…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

              5,121

           4,852

Liabilities of discontinued operations…………………………………………………………………………………………..

                 —  

           5,496

 

 

 

Total current liabilities………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

          287,453

       314,914

Capital lease obligations—long-term portion…………………………………………………………………………………………

              3,996

           5,211

Notes payable—long-term portion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

            36,439

         43,281

Other liabilities………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

            16,363

         16,772

 

 

 

Total liabilities……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

          344,251

       380,178

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Equity:

 

 

IDT Corporation stockholders’ equity:

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—10,000; no shares issued……………………………….

                 —  

               —  

Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—100,000; 9,241 and 9,241 shares issued and 3,811 and 4,202 shares outstanding at October 31, 2009 and July 31, 2009, respectively…………..

                   92

                92

Class A common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—35,000; 3,272 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2009 and July 31, 2009…………………………………………………………………..

                   33

                33

Class B common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—200,000; 23,193 and 22,913 shares issued and 15,607 and 15,503 shares outstanding at October 31, 2009 and July 31, 2009, respectively…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

                 232

              229

Additional paid-in capital…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

          708,014

       720,804

Treasury stock, at cost, consisting of 5,430 and 5,039 shares of common stock and 7,586 and 7,410 shares of Class B common stock at October 31, 2009 and July 31, 2009, respectively………

        (295,370 )

      (293,901 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income…………………………………………………………………………………..

              1,969

              953

Accumulated deficit………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

        (255,397 )

      (251,916 )

 

 

 

Total IDT Corporation stockholders’ equity…………………………………………………………………………

          159,573

       176,294

Noncontrolling interests………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

                 270

           3,148

 

 

 

Total equity………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

          159,843

       179,442

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

$        504,094

$     559,620

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
IDT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

  

 

Three Months Ended
October 31,

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

Revenues……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

$       327,329

$       403,792

Costs and expenses:

 

 

Direct cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)……………………………..

         258,176

         312,933

Selling, general and administrative (i)……………………………………………………………………………

           57,099

           85,554

Depreciation and amortization………………………………………………………………………………………

             9,383

           12,862

Bad debt……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

                448

             1,636

Research and development…………………………………………………………………………………………..

             2,109

             1,644

Restructuring and impairment charges …………………………………………………………………………

                (41)

             1,214

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses……………………………………………………………………………………………………

         327,174

         415,843

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations…………………………………………………………………………………………….

                155

         (12,051)

Interest (expense) income, net…………………………………………………………………………………………….

           (1,332)

                358

Other expense, net………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

           (1,188)

         (20,998)

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes………………………………………………………….

           (2,365)

         (32,691)

Provision for income taxes………………………………………………………………………………………………….

           (1,152)

           (2,800)

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations…………………………………………………………………………………………

           (3,517)

         (35,491)

Discontinued operations, net of tax:

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations………………………………………………………………………..

                    7

           (1,900)

Loss on sale of discontinued operations……………………………………………………………………………..

              (147)

              (231)

 

 

 

Total discontinued operations…………………………………………………………………………………………….

              (140)

           (2,131)

 

 

 

Net loss………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

           (3,657)

         (37,622)

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests……………………………………………………………………

                176

                364

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to IDT Corporation………………………………………………………………………………..

$         (3,481)

$       (37,258)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to IDT Corporation common stockholders:

 

 

Loss from continuing operations…………………………………………………………………………………………

$         (3,441)

$       (35,106)

Loss from discontinued operations……………………………………………………………………………………..

                (40)

           (2,152)

 

 

 

Net loss………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

$         (3,481)

$       (37,258)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to IDT Corporation common stockholders:

 

 

Basic and diluted:

 

 

Loss from continuing operations………………………………………………………………………

$           (0.17)

$           (1.44)

Loss from discontinued operations…………………………………………………………………..

                 

             (0.09)

 

 

 

Net loss……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

$           (0.17)

$           (1.53)

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of shares used in calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share………………………………………………………………………………………

           20,190

           24,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)…… Stock-based compensation included in selling, general and administrative expenses..

$           1,205

$           1,323

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
IDT CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
October 31,

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

(in thousands)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities……………………………………………………………………………

$          2,227

$      (52,397)

Investing activities

 

 

Capital expenditures………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

          (2,824)

          (2,508)

Repayment of notes receivable, net………………………………………………………………………………………….

                 50

                 15

Investment……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

             (303)

                

Proceeds from sale and redemption of investments………………………………………………………………….

               507

            5,000

Restricted cash and cash equivalents………………………………………………………………………………………

          49,778

        (17,977)

Proceeds from sales of buildings……………………………………………………………………………………………..

            5,150

                

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities……………………………………………………..

                

          52,312

Purchases of marketable securities…………………………………………………………………………………………..

                

        (19,890)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities…………………………………………………………………………………………..

          52,358

          16,952

Financing activities

 

 

Cash of subsidiaries deconsolidated as a result of the CTM Spin-Off………………………………………..

          (9,775)

                

Distributions to holders of noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries…………………………………………..

             (649)

             (299)

Proceeds from sale of stock of subsidiary…………………………………………………………………………………

                

               987

Repayments of capital lease obligations…………………………………………………………………………………..

          (1,689)

          (2,180)

Repayments of borrowings………………………………………………………………………………………………………

             (183)

             (251)

Repurchases of common stock and Class B common stock……………………………………………………..

          (1,468)

          (2,894)

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities………………………………………………………………………………………………….

        (13,764)

          (4,637)

Discontinued operations

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities…………………………………………………………………..

               930

             (632)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities…………………………………………………………………..

               (44)

            3,224

Net cash used in financing activities………………………………………………………………………………………..

             (471)

             (675)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by discontinued operations………………………………………………………………………………….

               415

            1,917

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents…………………………………………………………

               571

          (4,320)

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents……………………………………………………………………….

          41,807

        (42,485)

Cash and cash equivalents (including discontinued operations) at beginning of period…………………….

        124,382

        164,886

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents (including discontinued operations) at end of period………………………………

        166,189

        122,401

Less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period…………………………………….

                

          (6,084)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents (excluding discontinued operations) at end of period……………………………..

$      166,189

$      116,317

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing and investing activities

 

 

Mortgage note payable settled in connection with the sale of building ……………………………………..

$       (6,137)

$                  

 

 

 

Net assets excluding cash and cash equivalents of subsidiaries deconsolidated as a result of the CTM Spin-Off………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

$        (6,014)

$              

 

 

 

 
  
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), IDT’s earnings release for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 also disclosed Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure that contains certain adjustments to net loss or income (loss) from operations to eliminate the impact of certain items that management believes do not truly reflect IDT’s performance.

Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. IDT’s measure of Adjusted EBITDA consists of gross profit less selling, general and administrative expense, research and development expense and bad debt expense. Another way of calculating Adjusted EBITDA is to start with income (loss) from operations and (1) add depreciation and amortization and (2) deduct/add restructuring and impairment charges. These additions and deductions are non-cash and/or non-recurring items in the relevant fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 periods.

Management believes that IDT’s Adjusted EBITDA measure provides useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses and non-recurring gains or losses that may not be indicative of IDT’s or the relevant segment’s core operating results. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, as a relevant indicator of core operational strengths in its financial and operational decision making. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate operating performance in relation to IDT’s competitors. Disclosure of this financial measure may be useful to investors in evaluating performance and allows for greater transparency to the underlying supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. Adjusted EBITDA may also be an indicator of the strength and performance of IDT’s and the segment’s ongoing business operations, including the ability to fund capital expenditures, and meet working capital needs from current operations (as opposed to cash resources), and to incur and service debt. In addition, IDT has historically reported similar financial measures and believes such measures are commonly used by readers of financial information in assessing performance, therefore the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency in financial reporting at this time.

Management refers to Adjusted EBITDA, as well as the GAAP measures gross profit, income (loss) from operations and net loss, on a segment and/or consolidated level to facilitate internal and external comparisons to the segments’ and IDT’s historical operating results, in making operating decisions, for budget and planning purposes, and to form the basis upon which management is compensated.

While depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under GAAP, these expenses primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. While IDT’s business may be capital intensive, IDT has significantly reduced its capital expenditures to date and going forward intends to incur capital expenditures at the reduced levels. Accordingly, IDT’s telecommunications network is less costly than in the past, therefore exclusion of depreciation and amortization charges from IDT’s operating results is a useful indicator of its current performance.

The restructuring and impairment charges are also excluded in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. Restructuring charges are substantially non-recurring and are reflective of decisions made by management in each period regarding the aspects of IDT’s and its segments’ businesses to be focused on in light of changing market realities and other factors. In addition, restructuring charges are decreasing and are expected to remain at the reduced levels for the foreseeable future. Impairments are primarily dictated by events and circumstances outside the control of management that trigger an impairment analysis. While there may be similar charges in other periods, the nature and magnitude of these charges can fluctuate markedly and do not reflect the performance of IDT’s core and continuing operations.

The other calculation of Adjusted EBITDA consists of gross profit less selling, general and administrative expense, research and development expense and bad debt expense. As the other excluded items are not reflected in this calculation, they are excluded automatically and there is no need to make additional adjustments. This calculation results in the same Adjusted EBITDA amount and its utility and significance is as explained above.

Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, gross profit, income (loss) from operations, cash flow from operating activities, net loss or other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, IDT’s measurement of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Following are reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure – income (loss) from operations for both IDT’s reportable segments and for IDT on a consolidated basis.

 
 
 


IDT Corporation

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss (Income)

 

Figures may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding to millions. 

                  $ in millions

Total IDT Corporation

 

Telecom Platform Services

Consumer Phone Services

IDT Energy

Alternative Energy

All Other

Corporate

Three Months Ended October 31, 2009 (Q1 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$     327.3

 

$ 275.2

$   10.4

$   40.3

 $         

$     1.5

 $         

Direct cost of revenues

       258.2

 

   227.9

       4.3

     25.7

            

       0.3

            

Selling, general and administrative

         57.1

 

     42.6

       1.9

       4.1

       0.3

       2.7

       5.5

Bad debt

           0.4

 

       0.2

       0.2

            

            

            

            

Research and development

           2.1

 

       0.9

            

            

       1.2

            

            

Adjusted EBITDA

           9.5

 

       3.6

       3.9

     10.5

      (1.5)

      (1.5)

      (5.5)

Subtract (Add):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Depreciation and amortization

           9.4

 

       8.4

            

            

            

       0.6

       0.3

  Impairments

          (0.1)

 

            

            

            

            

      (0.1)

            

  Restructuring charges

           0.1

 

            

            

            

            

            

       0.1

Income (loss) from operations

           0.2

 

$    (4.8)

$     3.9

$   10.5

$    (1.5)

$    (2.0)

$    (6.0)

Interest expense, net

          (1.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense, net

          (1.2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

          (2.4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

          (1.2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

          (3.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

          (0.1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

          (3.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

           0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to IDT Corporation

$        (3.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IDT Corporation

 

Telecom Platform Services

Consumer Phone Services

IDT Energy

Alternative Energy

All Other

Corporate

Three Months Ended July 31, 2009 (Q4 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$     343.0

 

$ 293.1

$   11.6

$   37.0

 $         

$     1.4

 $         

Direct cost of revenues

       265.0

 

   232.4

       5.5

     27.6

            

      (0.5)

            

Selling, general and administrative

         62.7

 

     48.5

       2.4

       4.3

       0.1

       1.8

       5.6

Bad debt

           0.9

 

       0.6

       0.3

            

            

            

            

Research and development

           1.1

 

       0.4

            

            

       0.7

            

            

Adjusted EBITDA

         13.4

 

     11.2

       3.4

       5.0

      (0.8)

       0.1

      (5.6)

Subtract:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Depreciation and amortization

         11.8

 

     10.6

            

            

            

       0.8

       0.3

  Impairments

           0.2

 

            

            

            

            

       0.2

            

  Restructuring charges

           1.6

 

       0.6

            

            

            

            

       1.0

(Loss) income from operations

          (0.2)

 

 $         

$     3.3

$     5.0

$    (0.8)

$    (0.9)

$    (6.9)

Interest expense, net

          (1.6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense, net

          (1.9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

          (3.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit from income taxes

         15.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

         11.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

          (2.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

           9.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

          (1.9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to IDT Corporation

$         7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

IDT Corporation

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss

 

Figures may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding to millions. 

                  $ in millions

Total IDT Corporation

 

Telecom Platform Services

Consumer Phone Services

IDT Energy

Alternative Energy

All Other

Corporate

Three Months Ended October 31, 2008 (Q1 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$     403.8

 

$ 320.1

$   15.4

$   67.2

 $         

$     1.1

 $         

Direct cost of revenues

       312.9

 

   258.1

       7.3

     47.0

            

       0.6

            

Selling, general and administrative

         85.6

 

     57.8

       3.4

       8.7

       0.1

       4.6

     11.1

Bad debt

           1.6

 

       2.4

      (1.2)

       0.4

            

            

            

Research and development

           1.6

 

       0.8

            

            

       0.8

            

            

Adjusted EBITDA

           2.0

 

       1.0

       5.9

     11.1

      (0.9)

      (4.1)

    (11.1)

Subtract (Add):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Depreciation and amortization

         12.9

 

     11.1

       0.3

            

            

       1.1

       0.3

  Impairments

            

 

            

            

            

            

            

            

  Restructuring charges

           1.2

 

      (0.8)

            

            

            

       0.7

       1.3

(Loss) income from operations

        (12.1)

 

$    (9.3)

$     5.6

$   11.1

$    (0.9)

$    (5.9)

$  (12.7)

Interest income, net

           0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense, net

        (21.0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

        (32.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

          (2.8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

        (35.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

          (2.1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

        (37.6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

           0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to IDT Corporation

$      (37.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDT Corporation to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results

IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C) has scheduled its presentation of
financial and operational results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010
ended October 31, 2009 on December 10, 2009 at 5:30 PM Eastern via
webcast.

The earnings webcast, consisting of management’s pre-recorded remarks,
will be accessible through the investor relations page of the IDT
website (https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp)
and through www.InvestorCalendar.com.
The remarks will be archived and available for replay for one year.

As in recent quarters, the webcast will not include a Q&A session. In
lieu of asking questions during the webcast, investors are invited to
e-mail questions to invest@idt.net.
The Company will accept questions received through close of business on
December 11, 2009. Questioners must identify themselves by name and (if
applicable) firm.

When management can constructively answer the question, the initial
question, the questioner’s name and firm’s name, and management’s
response, will be posted in a document available on the IDT
Corporation’s website and in an 8-K filing as early as December 16, 2009
following the market close.

An earnings release will be filed as an 8-K and posted on the investor
relations page of the IDT website (https://www.idt.net/about/ir/overview.asp) where
it will be available for viewing and download approximately one half
hour prior to the webcast. As in the prior quarters, the earnings
release will not be issued over a wire service.

In the event of technical problems during the webcast, and to pre-check
system compatibility, investors can visit http://www.investorcalendar.com/aboutus/HelpDesk.asp
for assistance.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT
Corporation
(www.idt.net)
is a consumer services company with operations primarily in the
telecommunications and energy industries. IDT Corporation’s Class B
Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively.

Investor Relations
IDT Corporation
Bill Ulrey, 973-438-3838
invest@idt.net