Workiva Announces Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Q3 Revenue of $44.7 million, Up 23% from Q3 of 2015

AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), a leading provider of enterprise cloud solutions for improving productivity, accountability and insight into business data, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2016.

“We posted strong results in the third quarter, highlighted by 23% revenue growth over the same quarter last year and better than expected operating margin,” said Matt Rizai, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Workiva. “We are pleased to have generated positive operating cash flow in the third quarter, and we expect to post positive operating cash flow again in the fourth quarter as we make progress toward sustained positive operating cash flow.”

“Our success in delivering multiple solutions has created demand from numerous customers for a broader-based, enterprise-wide Wdesk solution,” said Rizai. “In response, we have been evolving our business model, enhancing user management and improving our technology to capitalize on our growing enterprise-wide opportunities, even as we continue to focus on improving operating cash flow.”

“Our brand recognition and market penetration are also generating opportunities for us to develop partnerships with subject-matter experts and consultants, as well as with distribution and technology firms,” said Rizai.

Third Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: Total revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $44.7 million, an increase of 23.3% from $36.3 million in the third quarter of 2015. Subscription and support revenue was $36.2 million, an increase of 21.5% versus results in the third quarter of 2015. Professional services revenue was $8.5 million, an increase of 31.7% compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
  • Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $32.0 million compared with $26.5 million in the same quarter of the prior year. GAAP gross margin was 71.5% in the third quarter of 2016 versus 73.0% in the third quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $32.2 million, an increase of 20.7% compared with the prior year's third quarter, and non-GAAP gross margin was 72.0% compared to 73.5% in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Loss from Operations: GAAP loss from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $12.7 million compared with a loss of $14.3 million in the prior year's third quarter. Non-GAAP loss from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $9.1 million, compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of $11.2 million in the third quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP loss from operations as a percentage of revenue improved 1,070 basis points for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015.
  • Net Loss: GAAP net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $12.9 million compared with a net loss of $14.6 million for the prior year's third quarter. GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $0.32, based on 40.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.37, based on 40.0 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $9.2 million compared with a net loss of $11.5 million in the prior year's third quarter. Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $0.23, based on 40.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.29, based on 40.0 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2015.

Operating Metrics

  • Customers: Workiva had 2,696 customers as of September 30, 2016, a net increase of 228 customers from September 30, 2015.
  • Revenue Retention Rate: As of September 30, 2016, Workiva's revenue retention rate (excluding add-on revenue) was 95.0%, and the revenue retention rate including add-on revenue was 108.7%. Add-on revenue includes the change in both seats purchased and seat pricing for existing customers.

Financial Outlook

As of November 9, 2016, Workiva is providing guidance for its fourth quarter 2016 and full year 2016 as follows:

Fourth Quarter 2016 Guidance:

  • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $45.2 million to $45.7 million.
  • GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $11.8 million to $12.3 million.
  • Non-GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $8.0 million to $8.5 million.
  • GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.30 to $0.31.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.20 to $0.21.
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share is based on 41.0 million weighted-average shares outstanding.

Full Year 2016 Guidance:

  • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $177.5 million to $178.0 million.
  • GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $48.0 million to $48.5 million.
  • Non-GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $33.6 million to $34.1 million.
  • GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $1.19 to $1.20.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.84 to $0.85.
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share is based on 40.7 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 third quarter 2016, in addition to discussing the Company’s outlook for the fourth quarter and full year 2016. To access this call, dial 877-201-0168 (domestic) or 647-788-4901 (international). The conference ID is 87125969. 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 November 16, 2016 at 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international). The replay pass code is 87125969. 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 (NYSE:WK) 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 percent of the FORTUNE 500®, use Wdesk. The platform's 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 1,200 people with offices in 16 cities. The Company is headquartered in Ames, Iowa. For more information, visit workiva.com.

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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

Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. These statements relate to future events or the Company’s future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of the Company or its industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. In particular, statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or future performance contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “outlook,” “guidance” or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology.

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.

 
WORKIVA INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
    Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
    2016  2015  2016  2015
Revenue             
Subscription and support   $36,237   $29,832   $104,791   $84,186 
Professional services   8,473   6,436   27,481   21,204 
Total revenue   44,710   36,268   132,272   105,390 
Cost of revenue             
Subscription and support (1)   6,694   5,319   20,651   16,768 
Professional services (1)   6,040   4,457   17,766   12,423 
Total cost of revenue   12,734   9,776   38,417   29,191 
Gross profit   31,976   26,492   93,855   76,199 
Operating expenses             
Research and development (1)   14,342   12,766   42,905   36,970 
Sales and marketing (1)   22,354   20,903   62,270   50,937 
General and administrative (1)   8,015   7,153   24,850   20,178 
Total operating expenses   44,711   40,822   130,025   108,085 
Loss from operations   (12,735)  (14,330)  (36,170)  (31,886)
Interest expense   (462)  (494)  (1,420)  (1,517)
Other income and (expense), net   298   163   1,152   288 
Loss before provision for income taxes   (12,899)  (14,661)  (36,438)  (33,115)
Provision for income taxes   (8)  (31)  23   (9)
Net loss   $(12,891)  $(14,630)  $(36,461)  $(33,106)
Net loss per common share:             
Basic and diluted   $(0.32)  $(0.37)  $(0.90)  $(0.83)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
and diluted
   40,762,960   39,980,308   40,603,430   39,735,393 
                  

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

    Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
    2016  2015  2016  2015
Cost of revenue             
Subscription and support   $122   $92   $365   $275
Professional services   100   90   315   251
Operating expenses             
Research and development   594   586   1,787   1,289
Sales and marketing   567   461   1,471   1,243
General and administrative   2,287   1,853   6,624   4,818
                 
 
WORKIVA INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
   September 30, 2016  December 31, 2015
   (unaudited)   
Assets      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents  $42,842   $58,750 
Marketable securities  10,995   17,420 
Accounts receivable, net  22,353   15,647 
Deferred commissions  1,634   1,368 
Other receivables  1,261   818 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  4,972   3,875 
Total current assets  84,057   97,878 
Property and equipment, net  43,287   44,410 
Intangible assets, net  995   896 
Other assets  1,583   711 
Total assets  $129,922   $143,895 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities      
Accounts payable  $5,637   $5,138 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  17,177   20,394 
Deferred revenue  63,629   55,741 
Deferred government grant obligation  1,164   985 
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations  1,432   1,808 
Current portion of long-term debt  20   18 
Total current liabilities  89,059   84,084 
Deferred revenue  15,216   7,597 
Deferred government grant obligation  1,089   1,996 
Other long-term liabilities  4,064   3,343 
Capital lease and financing obligations  20,013   21,083 
Long-term debt  53   73 
Total liabilities  129,494   118,176 
Stockholders’ equity      
Common stock  41   41 
Additional paid-in-capital  213,532   202,371 
Accumulated deficit  (213,395)  (176,934)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  250   241 
Total stockholders’ equity  428   25,719 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $129,922   $143,895 
 
WORKIVA INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
       
   Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
   2016  2015  2016  2015
Cash flows from operating activities            
Net loss  $(12,891)  $(14,630)  $(36,461)  $(33,106)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities
            
Depreciation and amortization  944   1,058   2,916   3,354 
Stock-based compensation expense  3,670   3,082   10,562   7,876 
(Recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts  (92)  222   78   348 
Realized gain on sale of available-for-sale securities     (7)  (6)  (7)
Amortization (accretion) of premiums and discounts on
marketable securities, net
  36   32   111   32 
Recognition of deferred government grant obligation  (247)  (236)  (910)  (508)
Deferred income tax  5      (7)   
Changes in assets and liabilities:            
Accounts receivable  (4,009)  47   (6,734)  (1,448)
Deferred commissions  (135)  (217)  (264)  (104)
Other receivables  (365)  (44)  (447)  (656)
Prepaid expenses and other  415   (218)  (1,098)  (139)
Other assets  (455)  72   (841)  166 
Accounts payable  279   857   380   2,276 
Deferred revenue  13,228   1,686   15,412   3,528 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  2,410   3,578   (3,012)  1,732 
Change in restricted cash           101 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  2,793   (4,718)  (20,321)  (16,555)
Cash flows from investing activities            
Purchase of property and equipment  (91)  (629)  (1,100)  (1,659)
Purchase of marketable securities     (15,692)  (802)  (15,692)
Sale of marketable securities     3,012   7,197   3,012 
Purchase of intangible assets  (38)  (66)  (152)  (344)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities  (129)  (13,375)  5,143   (14,683)
Cash flows from financing activities            
Payment of equity issuance costs           (1,346)
Proceeds from option exercises  840   1,062   1,360   1,495 
Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-
based compensation awards
        (761)   
Changes in restricted cash           300 
Repayment of other long-term debt     (17)  (18)  (84)
Principal payments on capital lease and financing
obligations
  (538)  (522)  (1,446)  (1,683)
Distributions to members           (35)
Proceeds from government grants     235   183   548 
Payments of issuance costs on line of credit        (33)   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  302   758   (715)  (805)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash  (9)  (3)  (15)  6 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  2,957   (17,338)  (15,908)  (32,037)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  39,885   86,432   58,750   101,131 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $42,842   $69,094   $42,842   $69,094 
                     
 
TABLE I
WORKIVA INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION
(in thousands, except share and per share)
 
       
   Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
   2016  2015  2016  2015
Gross profit, subscription and support  $29,543   $24,513   $84,140   $67,418 
Add back: Stock-based compensation  122   92   365   275 
Gross profit, subscription and support, non-GAAP  $29,665   $24,605   $84,505   $67,693 
As a percentage of subscription and support revenue, non-GAAP  81.9%  82.5%  80.6%  80.4%
             
Gross profit, professional services  $2,433   $1,979   $9,715   $8,781 
Add back: Stock-based compensation  100   90   315   251 
Gross profit, professional services, non-GAAP  $2,533   $2,069   $10,030   $9,032 
As a percentage of professional services revenue, non-GAAP  29.9%  32.1%  36.5%  42.6%
             
Gross profit, as reported  $31,976   $26,492   $93,855   $76,199 
Add back: Stock-based compensation  222   182   680   526 
Gross profit, non-GAAP  $32,198   $26,674   $94,535   $76,725 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  72.0%  73.5%  71.5%  72.8%
             
Research and development, as reported  $14,342   $12,766   $42,905   $36,970 
Less: Stock-based compensation  594   586   1,787   1,289 
Research and development, non-GAAP  $13,748   $12,180   $41,118   $35,681 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  30.7%  33.6%  31.1%  33.9%
             
Sales and marketing, as reported  $22,354   $20,903   $62,270   $50,937 
Less: Stock-based compensation  567   461   1,471   1,243 
Sales and marketing, non-GAAP  $21,787   $20,442   $60,799   $49,694 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  48.7%  56.4%  46.0%  47.2%
             
General and administrative, as reported  $8,015   $7,153   $24,850   $20,178 
Less: Stock-based compensation  2,287   1,853   6,624   4,818 
General and administrative, non-GAAP  $5,728   $5,300   $18,226   $15,360 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  12.8%  14.6%  13.8%  14.6%
             
Loss from operations  $(12,735)  $(14,330)  $(36,170)  $(31,886)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  3,670   3,082   10,562   7,876 
Loss from operations, non-GAAP  $(9,065)  $(11,248)  $(25,608)  $(24,010)
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  (20.3)%  (31.0)%  (19.4)%  (22.8)%
             
Net loss  $(12,891)  $(14,630)  $(36,461)  $(33,106)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  3,670   3,082   10,562   7,876 
Net loss, non-GAAP  $(9,221)  $(11,548)  $(25,899)  $(25,230)
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  (20.6)%  (31.8)%  (19.6)%  (23.9)%
             
Net loss per basic and diluted share:  $(0.32)  $(0.37)  $(0.90)  $(0.83)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  0.09   0.08   0.26   0.20 
Net loss per basic and diluted share, non-GAAP  $(0.23)  $(0.29)  $(0.64)  $(0.63)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
and diluted, non-GAAP
  40,762,960   39,980,308   40,603,430   39,735,393 
                 
TABLE II
WORKIVA INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP GUIDANCE
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   Three months ending
December 31, 2016
  Year ending December 31,
2016
             
Loss from operations, GAAP range  $(11,800) -$(12,300)  $(48,000) -$(48,500)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  3,800   3,800   14,400   14,400 
Loss from operations, non-GAAP range  $(8,000) -$(8,500)  $(33,600) -$(34,100)
             
Net loss per share, GAAP range  $(0.30) -$(0.31)  $(1.19) -$(1.20)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  0.10   0.10   0.35   0.35 
Net loss per share, non-GAAP range  $(0.20) -$(0.21)  $(0.84) -$(0.85)
             
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
and diluted
  41,000,000   41,000,000   40,700,000   40,700,000