Support.com Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

SUNNYVALE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 6, 2020 / Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRT), a full-spectrum leader in virtual call center services and direct-to-consumer technical support solutions, today reported unaudited financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Q2 2020 Financial Summary

For the second quarter of 2020, total revenue was $11.0 million, a decrease of $5.7 million or 34 percent compared to revenues of $16.7 million in the second quarter of 2019 and down $0.9 million or 8 percent compared to revenues of $11.9 million in the second quarter of 2020.

We recorded net income of $0.6 million or $0.03 per share in the second quarter of 2020 compared to net income of $0.7 million, or $0.03 per share, in the second quarter of 2019 and net income of $0.4 million, or $0.02 per share, in the first quarter of 2020.

Key changes in our net income included the following:

• Gross profit of $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2020 was relatively flat with the same period in 2019, but decreased by $0.4 million compared to the first quarter of 2020.
• Our gross profit margin increased by 11 percentage points to 35% compared with the same quarter of 2019 and remained relatively flat when compared to the first quarter of 2020. The increase over the prior year amounts reflects the reduction in recruiting and training costs and other variable components of the lower revenues as well as the other operating efficiencies.
• Operating expenses were $3.4 million in the second quarter of both 2020 and 2019 and were $0.5 million lower than the $3.9 million of operating expenses in the first quarter of 2020.
• The lower operating expenses in the second quarter of 2020 as compared with the prior quarter is due to lower marketing spending as well as lower public company related spending in general and administrative expenses.

Balance Sheet Information

At June 30, 2020, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $29.7 million as compared with $43.2 million at June 30, 2019 and $26.4 million at December 31, 2019. The year-over-year decrease was primarily attributable to the previously discussed $10.0 million legal-settlement payment in the second quarter of 2019 and the $19.1 million special distribution to shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Total assets as of June 30, 2020 were $39.7 million and total shareholders' equity was $34.2 million.

Support.com will not host a conference call discussing the Company's second quarter results. For more information, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Support.com website at Support.com/about-us/investor-relations/.

About Support.com

Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT) is a full-spectrum leader in virtual call center services and direct-to-consumer and small business technical support solutions. With more than 20 years of providing high quality technical support services to consumers and small businesses through white-labeled partnerships or direct solutions, Support.com has the expertise, tools and software solutions to troubleshoot and maintain all the devices in the connected home and business. The company's skilled U.S.-based live agents and rich self-support tools troubleshoot more than 10,000 technical support issues consumers and small businesses face on an ongoing basis. Support.com delivers high quality, turnkey technical support solutions and digital support experiences that enable customers to get the most out of their technology. For more information, please visit www.support.com.

Support.com, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, visit http://www.support.com/about-us/careers.

© 2020 Support.com, Inc. All rights reserved. Support.com and the Support.com logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Support.com, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement

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Note 1: Amounts are subject to completion of management's customary closing and review procedures.
Note 2: Derived from audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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Investor Contact

Investor Relations, Support.com
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SOURCE: Support.com, Inc.