Workiva Announces First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Total Revenue of $35.2 Million, Up 25% From Q1 of 2014

AMES, Iowa, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), creator of the Wdesk cloud-based productivity platform for enterprises, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2015, and increased its full-year 2015 guidance.

"We had a strong start to 2015, highlighted by 25% revenue growth in the quarter," said Matt Rizai , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Workiva. "Our first quarter revenue beat the high end of our guidance range. Our growth was driven in part by the addition of customers and seats for an increasing number of use cases in our non-SEC markets, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, as well as risk and management reporting. We also continued to gain market share in the SEC compliance market."

"In April we launched a new feature in Wdesk, called Evidence Management, which allows SOX teams, for the first time, to digitally embed evidence in internal audit work papers," said Rizai. "Substantiating evidence is a big issue for companies and auditors who are under increased scrutiny of how they document and test internal controls over financial reporting required by SOX. We believe Evidence Management for Wdesk is an important differentiator and will help us continue to gain market share in the SOX compliance market."

The non-GAAP adjustments referenced herein relate to the exclusion of stock-based compensation.

First Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights

• Revenue: Total revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $35.2 million, an increase of 25.0% from $28.1 million in the first quarter of 2014. Subscription and support revenue was $26.3 million, an increase of 27.2% versus results in the first quarter of 2014. Professional services revenue was $8.9 million, an increase of 18.7% compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
• Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $25.5 million compared with $20.7 million in the same quarter of the prior year. GAAP gross margin was 72.5% in the first quarter of 2015 versus 73.5% in the first quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $25.7 million, an increase of 21.8% compared with the prior year's first quarter, and non-GAAP gross margin was 73.0% compared to 74.9% in the first quarter of 2014.
• Loss from Operations: GAAP loss from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $7.0 million compared with a loss of $4.3 million in the prior year's first quarter. Non-GAAP loss from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $4.8 million, compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2014.
• Net Loss: GAAP net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $7.4 million compared with a net loss of $4.6 million for the prior year's first quarter. GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $0.19, based on 39.6 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.14, based on 31.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the first quarter of 2014.
• Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $5.3 million compared with a net loss of $2.6 million in the prior year's first quarter. Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $0.13, based on 39.6 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.08, based on 31.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the first quarter of 2014.
• Balance Sheet: As of March 31, 2015, Workiva had cash and cash equivalents of $89.9 million, compared with $101.1 million as of December 31, 2014. Debt, including capital lease and financing obligations, totaled $24.3 million as of March 31, 2015.
• Cash Flow: Net cash used in operating activities was $9.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to cash generated from operating activities of $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2014.

Operating Metrics

• Customers: Workiva had 2,290 customers as of March 31, 2015, a net increase of 297 customers from 1,993 as of March 31, 2014.
• Revenue Retention Rate: As of March 31, 2015, Workiva's revenue retention rate (excluding add-on revenue) was 95.9%, and the revenue retention rate (including add-on revenue) was 105.8%. Add-on revenue includes the change in both seats purchased and seat pricing for existing customers.

Financial Outlook:

As of May 5, 2015, Workiva is providing guidance for its second quarter 2015 and raising guidance for the full year 2015, as follows:

Second Quarter 2015 Guidance:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $32.8 million to $33.3 million.
• Non-GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $9.3 million to $9.8 million.
• GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $12.0 million to $12.5 million.
• Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.24 to $0.25.
• GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.31 to $0.32.
• Net loss per basic and diluted share is based on 40 million weighted-average shares outstanding.

Full Year 2015 Guidance:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $140.5 million to $142.5 million, compared with the prior outlook for revenue of $139 million to $142 million.
• Non-GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $36 million to $38 million, compared with the prior outlook for non-GAAP loss from operations of between $37 million and $40 million.
• GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $47 million to $49 million, compared with the prior outlook for GAAP loss from operations of between $48 million and $51 million.
• Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.90 to $0.95, compared with the prior outlook for non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share of between $0.92 and $1.00.
• GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $1.17 to $1.22, compared with the prior outlook for non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share of between $1.19 and $1.27.
• Net loss per basic and diluted share continues to be based on 40 million weighted-average shares outstanding.

Quarterly Conference Call

Workiva will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to review the Company's financial results for the first quarter of 2015, in addition to discussing the Company's outlook for the second quarter and full year 2015. To access this call, dial 877-201-0168 (domestic) or 647-788-4901 (international). The conference ID is 19918334. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible in the "Investor Relations" section of Workiva's website at www.workiva.com. A replay of this conference call can also be accessed through May 12, 2015 at 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international). The replay pass code is 19918334. An archived webcast of this conference call will also be available an hour after the completion of the call in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at www.workiva.com.

About Workiva

Workiva created Wdesk, a cloud-based productivity platform for enterprises to collect, link, report and analyze business data with control and accountability. Thousands of organizations, including over 65% of the Fortune 500, use Wdesk for risk, compliance or management reporting. Wdesk proprietary word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications are integrated and built upon a data management engine, offering synchronized data, controlled collaboration, granular permissions and a full audit trail. Wdesk helps mitigate enterprise risk, improve productivity and give users confidence to make decisions with real-time data. Workiva employs more than 950 people with offices in 15 cities. The Company is headquartered in Ames, Iowa. For more information, visit workiva.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP adjustments referenced herein relate to the exclusion of stock-based compensation. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP historical financial measures has been provided in Table I at the end of this press release. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP guidance has been provided in Table II at the end of this press release.

Workiva believes that the use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share is helpful to its investors. These measures, which are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures, are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. Non-GAAP gross profit is calculated by excluding stock-based compensation expense attributable to cost of revenues from gross profit. Non-GAAP gross margin is the ratio calculated by dividing non-GAAP gross profit by revenues. Non-GAAP loss from operations is calculated by excluding stock-based compensation expense from loss from operations. Non-GAAP net loss is calculated by excluding stock-based compensation expense, net of tax, from net loss. Non-GAAP net loss per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net loss by the weighted- average shares outstanding as presented in the calculation of GAAP net loss per share. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company's non-cash expenses, Workiva believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation expense allows for more meaningful comparisons between its operating results from period to period. Workiva's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures as tools for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating Workiva's own operating results over different periods of time.

Non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in Workiva's industry, as other companies in the industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on Workiva's reported financial results. Further, stock-based compensation expense has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in Workiva's business and an important part of the compensation provided to its employees. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included below, and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Workiva's business.

Safe Harbor Statement

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Please see the Company's documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual reports filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and any amendments thereto for a discussion of certain important risk factors that relate to forward-looking statements contained in this report. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control. These and other important factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.