Exhibit 99.1
ACTIVIDENTITY REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2010
FINANCIAL RESULTS
FREMONT, Calif., May 6, 2010 — ActivIdentity Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global leader in credential management and strong authentication, reported revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, of $14.2 million, compared to $16.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, and $14.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.
ActivIdentity’s net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, was ($4.0) million, or ($0.08) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($2.8) million, or ($0.06) per basic and diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, was negatively impacted by $0.6 million in foreign exchange losses and $0.5 million write-down of auction rate securities.
ActivIdentity’s operating loss was ($3.0) million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 compared to an operating loss of ($1.7) million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, and ($2.9) million for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Adjusted EBITDA was ($1.0) million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, a decrease of $1.7 million compared to the quarter ending March 31, 2009, and an increase of $0.2 million compared to the quarter ending December 31, 2009. General and administrative expenses in the quarter ending March 31, 2010 included significant legal expenses related to intellectual property litigation. Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure and is defined as Operating Income (Loss) adjusted for non-recurring and non-cash items such as stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, amortization of intangibles, severance and asset impairments.
“The economic climate remains challenging and our financial results for the first two fiscal quarters reflect the softer demand that we experienced in certain markets for some of our products. We have managed our expenses exceptionally well and we believe that our fiscal 2010 will show an increase in profitability and modest growth in revenue compared to fiscal 2009,” said Grant Evans, chief executive officer and chairman of ActivIdentity. “We believe that the security and compliance market will outpace the total I.T. market growth rate over time. Our focus has been on improving our operations and sales execution and we are confident that we will see gradual improvement.”
Financial Highlights
GAAP RESULTS
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Revenues |
| $ | 14.2 |
| $ | 14.7 |
| $ | 16.1 |
| $ | 28.9 |
| $ | 32.4 |
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Net Loss |
| $ | (4.0 | ) | $ | (0.3 | ) | $ | (2.8 | ) | $ | (4.3 | ) | $ | (7.4 | ) |
Loss Per Share - Basic |
| $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) |
Loss Per Share - Diluted |
| $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) |
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NON-GAAP RESULTS |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
| $ | (1.0 | ) | $ | (1.2 | ) | $ | 0.7 |
| $ | (2.2 | ) | $ | 0.9 |
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ActivIdentity is presenting non-GAAP numbers in this press release as it believes the one-time charges for non-recurring items and the non-cash charges distort the period to period results and that investors will benefit from the comparison of information from period to period without these items. Please refer to the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation table for further detail. Certain financial results are subject to the application of accounting estimates, especially with regards to fair value accounting. Management has used what it believes to be appropriate valuation techniques to assess the fair value of impaired investments and the fair value of undelivered elements in multi-element software arrangements.
Conference Call Details
ActivIdentity will host its Fiscal Second Quarter conference call on Thursday, May 6, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time / 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
To access the conference call within the U.S. or Canada, please dial (866) 393-1796 and enter conference ID 69251524. To access the conference call outside the U.S. or Canada please dial (706) 679-9681 and enter conference ID 69251524.
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call at www.actividentity.com.
About ActivIdentity
ActivIdentity Corporation is a global leader in credential management and strong authentication, providing solutions to confidently establish a person’s identity when interacting digitally. For more than two decades the company’s experience has been leveraged by security-minded organizations in large-scale deployments such as the U.S. Department of Defense, Nissan, and Saudi Aramco. The company’s customers have issued more than 100 million credentials, securing the holder’s digital identity. ActivIdentity is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.actividentity.com.
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ActivIdentity is a registered trademark in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.
Safe Harbor Statement
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, statements regarding ActivIdentity’s ability to achieve its fiscal year guidance and continued customer acceptance of its products. These risks and uncertainties include risks relating to uncertainty in the economy and its impact on customer deployments of our products, customer adoption of ActivIdentity’s new products, continued expense reductions from ActivIdentity’s various restructuring and cost control measures, changes to our management team, the use of estimates and assumptions in our financial reporting, and other risks identified under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K, and as may be amended in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of these filings are available from us and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially from our forward-looking statements and final results may vary from our preliminary reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. ActivIdentity disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Press Contact:
Torsten George
VP Marketing
+1 510-745-6310
tgeorge@actividentity.com
Investor Contact:
Jacques Kerrest
Chief Financial Officer
+1 510-574-1792
jkerrest@actividentity.com
ACTIVIDENTITY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
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| March 31, |
| September 30, |
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| 2010 |
| 2009 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 65,588 |
| $ | 75,624 |
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Marketable Securities |
| 12,873 |
| 3,100 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
| 14,540 |
| 13,983 |
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Inventory |
| 698 |
| 701 |
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Prepaid and other current assets |
| 1,632 |
| 556 |
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Total current assets |
| 95,331 |
| 93,964 |
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Restricted cash |
| 1,839 |
| 1,746 |
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Investments |
| — |
| 11,752 |
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Property and equipment, net |
| 2,041 |
| 2,353 |
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Intangible assets, net |
| 10,223 |
| 1,842 |
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Goodwill |
| 9,416 |
| — |
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Other long-term assets |
| 727 |
| 2,920 |
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Total assets |
| $ | 119,577 |
| $ | 114,577 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
| $ | 2,178 |
| $ | 1,853 |
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Accrued compensation and related benefits |
| 5,022 |
| 5,507 |
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Accrued and other current liabilities |
| 3,359 |
| 4,135 |
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Current portion of deferred revenue |
| 11,481 |
| 12,574 |
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Total current liabilities |
| 22,040 |
| 24,069 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
| 3,783 |
| 2,261 |
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Total liabilities |
| 25,823 |
| 26,330 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value: 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,082,422 and 45,866,110 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009, respectively |
| 46 |
| 46 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
| 436,380 |
| 429,105 |
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Accumulated deficit |
| (332,911 | ) | (328,599 | ) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
| (10,068 | ) | (12,616 | ) | ||
Total ActivIdentity stockholder’s equity |
| 93,447 |
| 87,936 |
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Non-controlling interest |
| 307 |
| 311 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
| 93,754 |
| 88,247 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
| $ | 119,577 |
| $ | 114,577 |
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ACTIVIDENTITY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
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Revenue: |
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Software |
| 6,055 |
| 6,207 |
| 11,184 |
| 11,517 |
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Hardware |
| 2,593 |
| 4,148 |
| 6,701 |
| 8,951 |
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Service |
| 5,586 |
| 5,775 |
| 11,011 |
| 11,963 |
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Total revenue |
| 14,234 |
| 16,130 |
| 28,896 |
| 32,431 |
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Cost of revenue: |
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Software |
| 394 |
| 1,142 |
| 846 |
| 2,181 |
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Hardware |
| 1,352 |
| 2,138 |
| 3,474 |
| 4,559 |
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Service |
| 2,160 |
| 1,891 |
| 4,209 |
| 3,983 |
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Amortization of developed technology and patents |
| 263 |
| 593 |
| 446 |
| 1,186 |
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Total cost of revenue |
| 4,169 |
| 5,764 |
| 8,975 |
| 11,909 |
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Gross profit |
| 10,065 |
| 10,366 |
| 19,921 |
| 20,522 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Sales and marketing |
| 4,401 |
| 5,294 |
| 8,834 |
| 10,304 |
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Research and development |
| 4,105 |
| 3,505 |
| 8,184 |
| 8,292 |
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General and administration |
| 4,615 |
| 3,204 |
| 8,778 |
| 6,631 |
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Restructuring expense (net of recoveries) |
| (356 | ) | — |
| (356 | ) | — |
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Amortization of other intangible assets |
| 311 |
| 41 |
| 363 |
| 82 |
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Total operating expenses |
| 13,076 |
| 12,044 |
| 25,803 |
| 25,309 |
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Loss from operations |
| (3,011 | ) | (1,678 | ) | (5,882 | ) | (4,787 | ) |
Other income (expense), net |
| (962 | ) | (475 | ) | 1,712 |
| (1,981 | ) |
Loss before income tax and non-controlling interest |
| (3,973 | ) | (2,153 | ) | (4,170 | ) | (6,768 | ) |
Income tax expense |
| 47 |
| 624 |
| 149 |
| 653 |
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Net loss |
| (4,020 | ) | (2,777 | ) | (4,319 | ) | (7,421 | ) |
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interest |
| 7 |
| 5 |
| 8 |
| 104 |
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Net loss attributable to ActivIdentity stockholders |
| (4,013 | ) | (2,772 | ) | (4,311 | ) | (7,317 | ) |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share |
| (0.08 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.16 | ) |
Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share |
| 47,639 |
| 45,798 |
| 46,743 |
| 45,792 |
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ACTIVIDENTITY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
| $ | (4,311 | ) | $ | (7,317 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Gain on sale of investments |
| (2,382 | ) | — |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
| 1,953 |
| 1,631 |
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Amortization of developed technology and patents |
| 446 |
| 1,186 |
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Amortization of other intangible assets |
| 363 |
| 82 |
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Unrealized foreign exchange gain |
| 716 |
| 2,831 |
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Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets |
| 550 |
| 691 |
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Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
| — |
| 59 |
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Non-controlling interest in ActivIdentity Europe S.A. |
| (8 | ) | (104 | ) | ||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination: |
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Accounts receivable |
| (165 | ) | (1,472 | ) | ||
Inventories |
| (115 | ) | 611 |
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Prepaid and other current assets |
| 1,568 |
| (2,453 | ) | ||
Accounts payable |
| 191 |
| (140 | ) | ||
Accrued compensation and related benefits |
| (557 | ) | 292 |
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Accrued and other liabilities |
| (1,380 | ) | 637 |
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Deferred revenue |
| 607 |
| 2,663 |
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Long-term income taxes receivable |
| — |
| 2,693 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
| (2,524 | ) | 1,890 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Acquisition, net of cash acquired |
| (12,751 | ) | — |
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Proceeds from sales of investments |
| 5,586 |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
| (272 | ) | (108 | ) | ||
Other long-term assets |
| 80 |
| (1 | ) | ||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities |
| — |
| 6,125 |
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Restricted cash |
| — |
| (1,340 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
| (7,357 | ) | 4,676 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
| (155 | ) | (254 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| (10,036 | ) | 6,312 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
| 75,624 |
| 70,173 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
| $ | 65,588 |
| $ | 76,485 |
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Supplemental Financial Measures — Adjusted EBITDA
In this press release and our related earnings conference call, we intend to provide investors with a better understanding of operating results and underlying trends to assess our performance and liquidity. We evaluate our operating performance based on several measures, including the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA (defined as Operating Income adjusted for non-recurring and non-cash items such as stock-based compensation expenses, depreciation, amortization of intangibles, severance and asset impairments). We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental financial measure for investors because it facilitates investors’ ability to evaluate the operational strength of the company’s business. Adjusted EBITDA, however, is not calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for net income (loss) as an indicator of operating performance. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to operating income (loss) from continuing operations is presented below.
ActivIdentity Corporation
Unaudited Reconciliation from GAAP Operating Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
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Operating Income (Loss) |
| $ | (3,011 | ) | $ | (2,871 | ) | $ | (1,678 | ) | $ | (5,882 | ) | $ | (4,787 | ) |
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Add back depreciation expense |
| 275 |
| 275 |
| 316 |
| 550 |
| 691 |
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Add back amortization expense |
| 574 |
| 235 |
| 634 |
| 809 |
| 1,268 |
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Add back stock compensation expense |
| 1,115 |
| 838 |
| 740 |
| 1,953 |
| 1,631 |
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Add back severance expense |
| 423 |
| 277 |
| 639 |
| 700 |
| 2,139 |
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Add back restructuring related expense |
| (356 | ) | 0 |
| 0 |
| (356 | ) | 0 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
| $ | (980 | ) | $ | (1,246 | ) | $ | 651 |
| $ | (2,226 | ) | $ | 942 |
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Supplemental Financial Measures — Non-GAAP Results
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures in the press release to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP costs of revenue, operating expenses, other expenses, net loss and net loss per share amounts.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP financial measures, which should be considered as the primary financial metrics for evaluating our financial performance. Significantly, non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Instead, they are based on subjective determinations by management designed to supplement our GAAP financial measures. They are subject to a number of important limitations and should be considered only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP
financial measures differ from GAAP measures with the same names, may vary over time, and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar names used by other companies. Accordingly, investors should exercise caution when evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures.
Despite these limitations, we believe our non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating results, primarily because they exclude goodwill and investment impairments as well as costs and expenses that we do not believe are indicative of the ongoing operating performance of our business and our senior management. Although these items should properly be considered in our GAAP financial measures, we believe they should be excluded when evaluating our current operating performance. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in the accompanying press release are used by our Board of Directors and senior management to evaluate our current operating performance, are used in evaluating the performance of our senior management, and are used in our budget and planning processes. We believe that our non-GAAP financial measures are helpful to investors by facilitating comparisons of our current and prior operating results and by facilitating comparisons of our operating results with those of other software companies.
Unaudited Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Expenses
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COST OF REVENUE (GAAP) |
| $ | 4,169 |
| $ | 4,806 |
| $ | 5,764 |
| $ | 8,975 |
| $ | 11,909 |
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Subtract depreciation expense |
| (11 | ) | (13 | ) | (19 | ) | (24 | ) | (41 | ) | |||||
Subtract amortization expense |
| (263 | ) | (183 | ) | (593 | ) | (446 | ) | (1,186 | ) | |||||
Subtract stock-based compensation expense |
| (47 | ) | (40 | ) | (38 | ) | (87 | ) | (94 | ) | |||||
Subtract severance expense |
| (40 | ) | 0 |
| (11 | ) | (40 | ) | (17 | ) | |||||
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COST OF REVENUE (NON-GAAP) |
| 3,808 |
| 4,570 |
| 5,103 |
| 8,378 |
| 10,571 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Sales & Marketing (GAAP) |
| $ | 4,401 |
| $ | 4,433 |
| $ | 5,294 |
| $ | 8,834 |
| $ | 10,304 |
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Subtract depreciation expense |
| (21 | ) | (23 | ) | (32 | ) | (44 | ) | (70 | ) | |||||
Subtract stock-based compensation expense |
| (116 | ) | (127 | ) | (164 | ) | (243 | ) | (317 | ) | |||||
Subtract severance expense |
| (79 | ) | (162 | ) | (515 | ) | (241 | ) | (1,153 | ) | |||||
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Sales & Marketing (Non-GAAP) |
| 4,185 |
| 4,121 |
| 4,583 |
| 8,306 |
| 8,764 |
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Research & Development (GAAP) |
| $ | 4,105 |
| $ | 4,079 |
| $ | 3,505 |
| $ | 8,184 |
| $ | 8,292 |
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Subtract depreciation expense |
| (30 | ) | (35 | ) | (45 | ) | (65 | ) | (99 | ) | |||||
Subtract stock-based compensation expense |
| (220 | ) | (199 | ) | (176 | ) | (419 | ) | (456 | ) | |||||
Subtract severance expense |
| (71 | ) | (11 | ) | 0 |
| (82 | ) | (779 | ) | |||||
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Research & Development (Non-GAAP) |
| 3,784 |
| 3,834 |
| 3,284 |
| 7,618 |
| 6,958 |
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General & Administration (GAAP) |
| $ | 4,615 |
| $ | 4,163 |
| $ | 3,204 |
| $ | 8,778 |
| $ | 6,631 |
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Subtract depreciation expense |
| (213 | ) | (204 | ) | (220 | ) | (417 | ) | (481 | ) | |||||
Subtract stock-based compensation expense |
| (732 | ) | (472 | ) | (362 | ) | (1,204 | ) | (764 | ) | |||||
Subtract severance expense |
| (233 | ) | (104 | ) | (113 | ) | (337 | ) | (190 | ) | |||||
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General & Administration (Non-GAAP) |
| 3,437 |
| 3,383 |
| 2,509 |
| 6,820 |
| 5,196 |
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Amortization of intangibles expense |
| 311 |
| 52 |
| 41 |
| 363 |
| 82 |
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Subtract amortization expense |
| (311 | ) | (52 | ) | (41 | ) | (363 | ) | (82 | ) | |||||
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Restructuring related expenses |
| (356 | ) | 0 |
| 0 |
| (356 | ) | 0 |
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Subtract restructuring related expense |
| 356 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 356 |
| 0 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES (GAAP) |
| $ | 13,076 |
| $ | 12,727 |
| $ | 12,044 |
| $ | 25,803 |
| $ | 25,309 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES (Non-GAAP) |
| $ | 11,406 |
| $ | 11,338 |
| $ | 10,376 |
| $ | 22,744 |
| $ | 20,918 |
|
Discussion of Specific Items Excluded from Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We exclude the below items in our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they are not closely related to the ongoing operating performance of our business and management and are generally excluded from our budget and planning process. In addition, we believe our non-GAAP financial measures are helpful to investors by facilitating comparisons of our operating results over different time periods and by facilitating comparisons of our financial performance with that of other companies. Except for costs and expenses related to restructuring and severance, these items are non-cash and do not affect cash flows.
1. Amortization of acquired intangible assets — In accordance with GAAP, we amortize intangible assets acquired in connection with acquisitions over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We exclude these amortization costs in our non-GAAP financial measures because they (i) result from prior acquisitions, rather than the ongoing operating performance of our business, and (ii) absent additional acquisitions, are expected to decline over time as the remaining carrying amounts of these assets are amortized. We believe excluding these costs helps investors compare our financial performance with that of other companies with different acquisition histories. However, as with impairment charges, we recognize that amortization costs provide a helpful measure of the financial impact and performance of prior acquisitions and investors should consider our non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with our GAAP financial results that include amortization costs.
2. Stock-based compensation — We exclude stock-based compensation expense associated with stock options and restricted stock units granted to employees and non-executive directors in our non-GAAP financial measures. While stock based compensation is a significant component of our expenses, we believe that investors wish to be able to exclude the effects of stock based compensation expenses in comparing our financial performance with that of other companies.
3. Restructuring and severance — We exclude restructuring and severance in our non-GAAP financial measures because these costs are unrelated to our ongoing operations. We believe excluding restructuring and severance expenses help investors compare our operating performance with that of other companies. We recognize, however, that restructuring and severance will impact cash flows and that we and investors should carefully consider the impact of these costs on future cash flows.
4. Depreciation expenses — We exclude depreciation expenses in our non-GAAP financial measures because these costs are non-cash charges. Depreciation is an amortization of the original cost of a fixed asset upon acquisition.