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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Upland Software Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] The conference call will be simultaneously webcast on Upland’s Investor Relations website, which can be accessed at investor.uplandsoftware.com.

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Jack McDonald

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Mike Hill

everyone. Jack, Sure, afternoon, and good

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Jack McDonald

Thanks, on is Mike. It firing Upland was an clearly amazing cylinders. quarter. all

in QX. had XX% growth third over revenues, a both products, now place that as growth adjusted quarter, improvement QX and the sizes. we XXXX. for to adjusted We going straight have better public. meeting class, We recurring than a up had of margins sell point of headlines. move and XXX enterprise quarter and every guidance. and quarter basis This we transaction team record got EBITDA the in That’s bookings, record quarter the with into we single a We is revenue EBITDA major We’ve the new of great XX% Upland third some review recurring the increased expansion bookings or beating in since quarter accelerating had see sales in record Let’s them. XXth a

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target XX%. million it. if $XX closer guidance that long-term run to take adjusted annualized run adjusted $XX rates adjusted QX margin of rate EBITDA EBITDA you of moving EBITDA million, So And and around midpoint around the of annualize

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that, call with to you over detailed QX going look the more at I’m Mike to the a turn give numbers. Mike? to So

Mike Hill

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gross back the margins. as we XX% Overall amortization was the quarter, down of depreciation gross of P&L during to at Moving third XX%, margins. acquired product when remained our or margin cash to refer and intangible XX% which equipment, gross adding margin strong gross assets,

model. which XX%, below was XX%, yet services in resulting gross the not newly-acquired target of our are is margin professional from businesses, fully which Our

expect two. within of quarter professional next to our services XX% to the back target or We improve gross up margin

the tax third for Turning XX% representing the was and the representing quarter, total million, third expense $X.X and to $X million quarter. of third was in of Research total Canadian of third expenses. and Sales our revenue. quarter, revenue General XX% credits marketing of was revenue XX% $X.X for development for quarter. million operating total expense, net expense administrative refundable the representing

of activity. million share million XXXX. $X.X of loss of a of net or per Operating following XXXX. quarter a to million $X.X was quarter $X.XX loss & per of acquisition or Non-GAAP in compared further of the However, $X.X off was in $X.XX Rant or that third these net off million excluding until non-cash $X expenses QX million tapering new per income $X.XX net of acquisition stock third the in in third the QX, to $X.X XX% loss from compared acquisition, we were $X.X was the quarter of of these recent compared expense $X.XX XXXX, acquisitions, per taper the quarter was Acquisition-related our period GAAP million over the in at of compensation Rave Rant reporting expenses quarter, significant for GAAP to acquired million or revenue. be cost or $X.X total for we loss net so non-GAAP expense, third unless of G&A resulting for acquisition-related income quarters third previous share income in the share loss have will the Without addition expenses Note additional million in $X.X a the or the acquisitions. Rave same in XXXX. the & we beginning activity. to a share

$XX.X adjusted for same was XX% up total XX% XX% XXXX of million period compared revenue of or $X.X quarter year. EBITDA million last total third the Our or to revenue,

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we our our beginning acquisition, debt completed capacity Rant our the credit net to AWS million. year In the all have facility so to our interest credit have products & a on $XXX We outstanding, at accordion. X.X%. have rate facility, existing lowered $XXX forward. the We more in with we making now and have gross $XXX conjunction expanded debt million have acquired uncommitted effective going QX, including available approximately We than of for CapEx million ago, migration currently of of cloud spending of approximately approximately minimized of platform our now Rave

We have dry acquisitions. plenty powder additional of for

quarter XX% December $XX.X the be the and over and subscription expected margin quarter $XX growth reported million, EBITDA of for the adjusted expects ended at ended midpoint in revenue $XX.X revenue Upland XX, roughly between recurring million $XX.X million and XX% $XX.X revenue million of including support growth adjusted XX, and December ending at the at total to the an of over between Fourth to for For midpoint XXXX, midpoint, million, be between is XXXX XX% quarter quarter representing XXXX. EBITDA XX, the December XXXX. million $XX.X

be between turn growth revenue million Upland that, President representing at the midpoint, the over XX, the for For Tim full and COO. and and recurring total $XXX.X December million, EBITDA year XX% over – $XXX.X I’ll of an ending our midpoint and million, revenue support growth XXXX, over Full and expects to year million adjusted Mattox, revenue margin with $XX.X to between EBITDA December adjusted the for And the year million $XXX.X the the of XXXX to be of midpoint including $XX.X XXXX. is ended between million, XX, over midpoint in XX% subscription $XXX.X reported at call expected at XXXX. XX%

Tim Mattox

and across going operations I’m sales, Thanks, areas. our product you Mike, results through QX afternoon, and take to good everyone.

to over new early a starting Jack UplandOne and the committed we our our in annual As mentioned, revenue operating including committed customers but that $XXX,XXX the annual journey, customers recurring a respect and growth averaged who major in the with are each, committed in a across are in global total, a who committed automation who platform. We to XX landed technology solution, group Several advocacy $XXX,XXX committed our who to committed than new QX, our over In an solution. to revenue, of more over agency our our dozen we state that to industries quarter. spend quarter expansions who of sales days reference efforts averaged we bank major and on revenue and Upland had last double solution, Mobile Financial each including existing $X management new bookings. welcomed processor a the solution knowledge customers than each. XXX a Management pay record accounts a in Messaging for to to With XXX over in $XXX,XXX off. range landed products million XXX global RFP impact customer other recurring Upland in We our annual platform recurring payroll to committed $XXX,XXX expanded more Notably, of to organic company, sales, IT another customers recurring solutions. family, annual the leading relationships revenue

customers scalability portfolio. In speak addition, product their of expanding XX%. recurring and increased These XX at of by revenue our results strength to the Upland least the annual

Analytics, Workflow have market knowledge three we we Our the to of our within solution. document to UplandOne our and additional user continued capability. Upland experience engine. ITFM high our for scalable, and in Analytics services products. simply, and for in We data user innovation platform integration solution, professional Analytics power to announced sales quality budgeting product our project including solution. improved planning positioning, in Upland and to the delivered XXX team capabilities delivering development acquisition With chain and Financial supply and enterprise capability our charge-back Management powered we that a We introduced our enhancements our our major Upland’s them. Automation management and family, place and family, integrated and delivered management by new engine. platform solution automation capabilities reporting our have more customer-requested customer-driven we improved RFP sales offering. products management management and with capabilities solution performance improved and support our product efficient reporting for Automation Put added a product, our our in we now and with proposal product IT IT enterprise-grade Office upgrade, improved recently analytical sell We Upland SharePoint are visualization experience directly Workflow analyzing Excel our innovation Within enhanced for Within through respect commitment and

We in enhance Digital to also invest acquisition. continued and Engagement product our family through

of of international Rave, customer brands. and the close Rave’s the feedback fast cloud-based after proactively QX, use we & provider mobile, Rant acquisition Rant by & their employee capture, a email, platform, mentioned, the announced in our the adding Rave over channels including by our Europe Upland with, solutions gather of customer voice and enable as web the applications of act adopted European customer real-time analyze solutions users to are Jack and As United feedback leading employee from Rant expanding They Upland and social States. channels, communicate & media. and established in Messaging engagement of customers. to this as and XXX on further across multiple Rave reach for sales & Rant SMS, Mobile included solutions in platform’s Mobile both Messaging solutions voice well

even our our standard continue front, provider, to an to centers transition from providing company-managed back-end and enabling more secure is which hyper-scale On environment we our a costs to us scale as the for data customers. Cloud-based growths operations high-performing while business

Qvidian, platform, by XX%. over improved RFP migrating our when our automation For we times example, upload

more acquired working UplandOne operating of fully deliver foundation a to current elements We we have the strong anticipate quarter migrated well we’ve solid future. platform that summary, year. now, than of continued and the are results the quarters. performance for together future for in In products all a As strong,

Now back call hand me to the let Jack.

Jack McDonald

up And open you, it ready we’re Tim. Thank for questions. to

Operator

William from Blair. comes Bhavan [Operator from of Instructions] line Suri question first the Your

line Your is now open.

Bhavan Suri

you job Really me, there. nice okay? Can hear

Jack McDonald

we can. Yes,

Bhavan Suri

Great.

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Jack McDonald

So Bhavan. of I things, say would a couple

we’re it’s dollar retention success rates. and UplandOne First, making that’s increasing and in the on the investments impact customer having gross that that,

So number one. that’s

of Secondly, we’ve again, of when setting you’re customer expansion of we’re table expansions some Tim seeing satisfaction, you’re for additional mentioned high expansions. strength opportunity. the larger increased delivering seen. the level a And

onboard and the sales area, We’re the But that. a point place year we’re expansion with and acquiring, side. team prior I important. success. logo the that say about the the been we I done also we have is a which We’ve that a some a products guess, a quarter strength also and been some both that keeping was what’s very started pricing from of good. change what respect it’s been We’ve a fully maybe of formed having to the margins forces strong on sales up, had And quarter, of quarters. three to is reached in sales new that the this XX% mentioned to seeing retain and ago, we’re record we’ve that able XX% achieve still putting for now in we driving we’re the EBITDA We in bookings drive think the logo also about scale more for, that on seeing kind QX. bookings, side, on head some margins again, success, of contribution where sales in And new I sales would investment had to right, need

So a at we revenue. the sequential XXX to XX%, about long-term improvement of million $XXX on margin EBITDA basis-point there which our of want hit, to target way

great the and inches, really say, So of I’m family factors say of It’s across of it’s I’d to products, got number different game also board. the would a a a number But are been a performing more the happy growth have the that that of products product well I tell right? longest some standpoint. of we’ve very owned incredibly an you doing that well. organic we’ve recent adds from

to significant see nice as activity, in change of material any continue frankly, family activity any around in Engagement growth. it cross-sell. product is strength organic the change to without And relates all Digital We this, in

Upland have product doing we think with it predicate Now architecture. more laying cross-sell, experience been the again, the I and we’re, for

better into in really You’ll is terms more from well. a hear quarters into for to to existing into our from think clients greenfield offerings position bundling our really the solutions, way move the whole beginning to got a we’re a us be opportunity about I cross-sell we’ve products of will product well. we’re as which to how suites customer that how selling coming us, still as group so in new base and the opportunity But and orientation

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Bhavan Suri

puts And two. And & follow-up that it, risk view at given to quick and takes, Rant then, the RFP of that given on how big? Rave, one the first it’s you size, think guess, sort I traction got acquisition. solution – sizable the How if It’s it. But actually two. do revamp? fairly the just about here, Got maybe initial automation is pretty you integration first your

you. Thank So just two questions.

Jack McDonald

significant So had a – mentioned win talk side. a Do little win? to take we’ve that minute more got want and on the great about success you we’ve some bit there. Qvidian Tim a particular

Tim Mattox

and more our quarter. Yes. We really card grueling Well, continued went some more a of customer evaluation good through it through impressive pretty procurement enterprise seeing base, momentum with customer We pretty evaluated, broadly, have this we and significant a strong the came a have a of landed on capabilities. technology we’re past so that. report process and process names really

as a was with platform. Jack the mentioned, testament, to that all efforts So UplandOne our

of thing rounds that other with very base, customer it’s reference is purchased customer that note our ago, it out platform we the The I’d and quarters offering. couple that automation a to really relevant

when you’re So critical. making talking you’re the process is customer effective sure proposals, and those customer out references about wearing doing reference not automating business

And compelling Jack with future. is something approach, actually got solution offering as to, has so And more suite type the alluded the that think, legs acquisition. I in or that of our

introducing actual other’s more business that or we’re for customer our the of that’s base, Obviously, jointly doing those also and adopting good bids customers. So the in proposals. proposals around the standardize both one we’re our with looks that products. language internally, helping in security us to we’re the that marketing and I’ll note product them pipeline area then technology

the we’re seeing benefits as seeing customers well. are So that our

what’s that’s area. in So happening that

Jack McDonald

build together, these you and in one nail equals both customers. more two with than beginning sales bringing it’s the head hit a think do to a some releases new sales opportunity we I really we about two bit exciting. the market the the And suite. just one into earlier get existing And to of and enablement talked So in a Tim on something enablement, how terms were the plus that, how relevance product, really pretty products

like question that, combine very of capabilities integration experience the for see Rant to a there’s the of the technology platform Rave. the processing of natural solution. a Rant component start employ potentially, round engine, an Knowledge acquisitions voice of same Rant our in got & well, we that platform voice way. variety of hopper already which some capabilities customer can opportunity as mobile across you customer as RightAnswers think is the with Management their begin in we to you We Messaging powerful And Rave across Rave. doing a messaging Upland solution in Mobile tell and, us & And So out engagement frankly, Upland And see different other areas. & raised we’ve and a to a thing underway. customer we I that that the employee platform would to that about look language can products in AI really well powerful some exciting additional this

additional And to And in our automation Management that. and about talking IT in as and document project product more for Automation be us so opportunities in Workflow look family well.

to other Rant around customers, a to deal point access I’d mass which process, clustering. people, happen, you’d right? access also get mass that just about – capital, access where The the about talked but critical is it around starts where to get Bhavan, and flow, you to that & critical Rave, is We’re we add reaching exciting, around to around thing product

product And all, in get in even the and to the very Upland UplandOne begin bundles, helps that, in pick the expertise, is can synergies addition domain see and acquisitions. But baseline important. better we that addition to product an with to you greater can we enough products, to do So you products acquire from have real-world relevant execute you first synergies, platform. those introductions which against families some of to now begin

Rant example, Upland well. we the Rave sell solutions our for Messaging is sales be So can existing the Likewise, the & Rave force Mobile can believe. product force, sold UMM Rant sales & that one by

it principally U.S., Rave are in opportunity. & you’re in exposure but in here look customers to going Rant base, great customer see So the in at principally is if their There a Europe. And customers Europe. some the is U.S., the you some great

that do opportunity solution, in and an likewise starting Europe. customers, our X,XXX to customer the customer bring that award-winning to now have accounts, X,XXX-plus U.S. solution, we expense So with to experience major our

So that’s been going one, we and exciting an for incredibly great the well, see prospects it. where great, has integration some

Bhavan Suri

Thanks for taking helpful. my questions. That’s really congrats. and Thanks, guys,

Operator

Scott comes next line Needham. of the Your from Berg question from

open. Your line is now

Joshua Reilly

Hey guys, Scott. for this is Josh

question Just With months, in private you few SaaS any valuations seen from you for changes over us. company’s one fluctuating public guys? valuation opportunities have for last the market

Jack McDonald

any target seen to being roughly last the of pro and we’re over forma the our been haven’t have seeing seeing real between and change. hitting middle is We What deals, of able year most range. and pay EBITDA, X in X times those

And so real front. no that change on

Joshua Reilly

Okay, great. Thank you.

Operator

Your line next question comes James. from the of Raymond Brian from Peterson

open. now is line Your

Brian Peterson

the Hi quarter. gentlemen and solid on congrats

you referenced. that starting product just have on investments guys So the

solution and even the up. how the call, like sure pace reading on make understand, headroom And I the just it I of think innovation product about has feels using the and press cross-sell picked releases one particular opportunity? time up-sell this guys to want are product ceiling you kind sell do to we the out if what Just – really product just a much that customers of innovation today, of lot it, have for of that of taking does

Jack McDonald

question. it’s Well, a great

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success are recurring major And $XXX are major in customer million look resonating roughly philosophy these And Fortune and per mid-sized those just you average of – revenue XXXX XXX% that of are organizations. the million at about accounts. $XXX UplandOne if million, major $XXX $XXX,XXX. ARR The and So there. practices account, it’s

laying products more customers. One being one. $XXX,XXX, for groundwork the and customer bring on relationships expand and value our I think to to those average. able average, right, But we’re

surface. scratching the opportunity a There’s So this accounts we triple, currently the quadruple an the have are here double, just to foothold. we of size where just within business

as important reasons one focus think business. opportunity. we exciting a customer so an existing that’s of It’s the so is why our And for success

quarter, and acquired, in the adding we’re development around great significant. is the existing security. performance key features, that, have from We’ve across similar FileBound automation, example mentioned example, in want saw we of innovation, off-shoring. an but cloud analytics, right, the management place opportunity and in customers – solutions We’ve adopted pace AccuRoute And elements management side. of innovation, R&D to foundational in seeing every which workflow outsourcing the multiple and customer leveraging that and that before document had Now terms scalability fit and automation on in we customer above and is acquisitions, opportunities. and reference deriving a that And logos of platform invested that, RFP then, for put InterFAX’s philosophy, product are enablement customer-driven around new and our and UplandOne in enterprise speed fax multiple synergies we investment hand-in-glove solutions. And that kind We for Tim that the capability tremendous the with with we’re there. tied

manner. spending And in something than two one can really and revenue in of outcome. plus a very roughly equals research addition to efficient we that, get XX% then are more development So one a we on

you’ve seen. of enables that to so innovation us drive that that And product kind

there talked to So to We’ve highlight front. may let innovation of areas want me about few Tim. things a but comments, product some the in these your kick be it on you

Tim Mattox

Jack. Yes, you covered I ones, the think main

that’s was Analytics, on engine. IT based saw on our Brian, analytical and Another Upland Financial release, our you example, press comps, Management recent and our this

little today, share So to analytical but that we’ll investment accomplish OEM broadly the incremental multiple across with for that engine now portfolio internally and more across spread that effectively that. we very R&D products

our free really for products. it for buy common effectively experience across a as analytical our And customers and we’re they products. becomes multiple engine a So reporting strong getting very

exciting. So that’s

doing products purposeful also We’re our well, we’re an Integration is integrations Upland and powered using called of Boomi. as the which technology from by Dell underlying Platform,

as So each world effectively, and Upland integrating the cloud the Upland to also only other, products but well. efficiently very to products third-party not

environment. systems linking customer’s make more we’re products So of Upland records to other even in relevant customers’ a to the the

enterprise-grade compelling that, solution You and you and then for our take our offerings a you’ve got customers. that, and service pretty success wrap around Platinum Gold

to also drilling bids, the competitors also One that only it’s competitors operations we our against us of the our when things really but these mid-sized saw, a is products when as we cloud our development differentiator are for win also certainly of not larger but well. into customers particularly themselves, smaller security, approach

customers how quite that we some So heartening technologically savvy certainly after other is well to offerings. approach Hopefully, when and insight. large you that of aspect large as go our we’re of our going customers on fare well. more in our tires kick terms And the gives security

Brian Peterson

guys. color, Jack, impressive. Mike But obviously, And if this. you XX% want for great margins really kind know one been Yes, to EBITDA that’s don’t just, or ramp this maybe year, I that’s of take to the

guys. Thanks, Just going few next growth balance Obviously, expansion margins? but want of sure think we’re a we years. in think about about as just margin M&A should I understanding versus think that as this and the is the we how that forward, to we problem, about first-class make

Jack McDonald

Sure.

place it’s So has as margin here, in to in And will product at this customer as efficient margins to we office. G&A account we enabled R&D, XX% right? highly revenue. put And the back – look X% us layer from UplandOne at expansion platform XX% else, look additional QX. first to a come in take that to quarter of as from we as the expansion about management, EBITDA on XX% areas leverage to support, as much anything that range in from We’ve to really management M&A to XXXX quarter,

will And still that is product margin XX% can the driven. going that target our And on we’ve of about hitting investments be and feel organic, remains Some be marketing, talking but we continue that of make we been $XXX in really revenue. sales our sales around at the right? in this both EBITDA million M&A in it expand bulk to target We call, that innovation, to do force. that also and but

way. do to good of the want want of that – businesses stick couple very And a of though, years, having deliver that. we say being that over more quarter a to those public grown model, able feel to that? things we managed guidance and organic and some creation look emphasize than and But on deliver can pretty value to I add – it at we course, relates flat So investors conservative want we’re get it want growth, Mike, significant invite would to work anything we to to to about to we as every to that to you couple a a you again, of going both done.

Mike Hill

well-put. that’s No,

Brian Peterson

guys. a lot, Thanks

Operator

comes the question Terry Next from Tillman. of line

open. now is line Your

Eric Lemus

the Nice the on on quarter XXth Eric is for for Lemus time. This job Terry.

of be quick customers obviously, at the international And an acquisition, I for on M&A. Rave appears fairly suites? M&A as a Rant on that large-sized markets? into I base it’s international thinking acquisition, guys? bit acquisitions that good it Is your Looking in you European, about in and a UK around good it products Or so your should lot a thoughts know the that what’s product opportunity have overall could & buying Or fit color focus. are more and this little question a international just a

Jack McDonald

absolutely. Yes,

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there to the happens so that’s added Europe. And criteria. opportunities and you’ve financial we an It what’s in of desire, capabilities has are InterFAX, to is primary our see So had the bonus, to pipeline. sort Rave, support need, & more strategic, added sales sort had Europe. those customer portfolio and begun of expand the the in have right, our compelling the are And Rant product that as in acquisition that grown because opportunities other you’ve the benefit

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that’s more good seeing all We’re European opportunities, and news.

Eric Lemus

job. Thanks, Jack. Nice

Operator

There are this Please continue. no questions time. at further

Jack McDonald

call. seeing on QX Thanks look forward you Well, your very time the thank for to you afternoon, we and much. Okay. this

Operator

concludes today’s This call. conference

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Upland Software (UPLD) 12 Nov 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript