Workiva Announces Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results

Q3 Revenue of $52.1 million, Up 16.5% from Q3 of 2016

Q3 Subscription and Support Revenue of $43.2 million, Up 19.3% from Q3 of 2016

AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), a leading provider of solutions for enterprise productivity, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

“We posted strong results in the third quarter, highlighted by 16.5% revenue growth over the same quarter last year,” said Matt Rizai, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Workiva. “We outperformed our guidance for quarterly revenue, operating loss and loss per share.”

“We continue to invest in the evolution of our Wdesk platform as part of a larger ecosystem that includes data integrations, partnerships and enterprise-wide opportunities where we see great long-term potential for broad-based adoption,” said Rizai. “Our investments are focused on improving user management, enhancing products and features and targeting sales and marketing to capitalize on our expanded total addressable market (TAM).”

“In the third quarter, we hosted our largest annual user conference to date,” said Rizai. “Our conference helps us maintain our high customer satisfaction rate and allows us to test new products and features while showcasing a wide range of Wdesk use cases to current customers and prospects.”

Third Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: Total revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 reached $52.1 million, an increase of 16.5% from $44.7 million in the third quarter of 2016. Subscription and support revenue contributed $43.2 million, up 19.3% versus results in the third quarter of 2016. Professional services revenue was $8.9 million, an increase of 4.5% compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
  • Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $36.4 million compared with $32.0 million in the same quarter of the prior year. GAAP gross margin was 69.9% in the third quarter of 2017 versus 71.5% in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $36.7 million, an increase of 14.1% compared with the prior year's third quarter, and non-GAAP gross margin was 70.6% compared to 72.0% in the third quarter of 2016.
  • Loss from Operations: GAAP loss from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $13.8 million compared with a loss of $12.7 million in the prior year's third quarter. Non-GAAP loss from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $9.1 million, compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of $9.1 million in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP loss from operations as a percentage of revenue improved 280 basis points for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016.
  • Net Loss: GAAP net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $14.1 million compared with a net loss of $12.9 million for the prior year's third quarter. GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $0.34, based on 41.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.32, based on 40.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2016.
  • Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $9.4 million compared with a net loss of $9.2 million in the prior year's third quarter. Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $0.23, based on 41.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.23, based on 40.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2016.

Operating Metrics

  • Customers: Workiva had 2,991 customers as of September 30, 2017, a net increase of 295 customers from September 30, 2016.
  • Revenue Retention Rate: As of September 30, 2017, Workiva's revenue retention rate (excluding add-on revenue) was 96.5%, and the revenue retention rate including add-on revenue was 108.6%. Add-on revenue includes the change in both seats purchased and seat pricing for existing customers.

Financial Outlook

As of November 7, 2017, Workiva is providing guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2017 as follows:

Fourth Quarter 2017 Guidance:

  • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $53.0 million to $53.4 million.
  • GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $15.6 million to $16.0 million.
  • Non-GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $8.8 million to $9.2 million.
  • GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.38 to $0.39.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.22 to $0.23.
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share is based on 42.0 million weighted-average shares outstanding.

Full Year 2017 Guidance:

  • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $206.4 million to $206.8 million.
  • GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $45.2 million to $45.6 million.
  • Non-GAAP loss from operations is expected to be in the range of $25.2 million to $25.6 million.
  • GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $1.11 to $1.12.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.63 to $0.64.
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share is based on 41.6 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 2017, in addition to discussing the Company’s outlook for the fourth quarter and full year 2017. To access this call, dial 866-393-4306 (domestic) or 734-385-2616 (international). The conference ID is 93468973. 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 14, 2017 at 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international). The replay pass code is 93468973. 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) delivers Wdesk, an intuitive cloud platform that modernizes how people work within thousands of organizations, including over 70 percent of the FORTUNE 500®. Wdesk is built upon a data management engine, offering controlled collaboration, data integration, granular permissions and a full audit trail. Wdesk helps mitigate risk, improves productivity and gives users confidence in their data-driven decisions. 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.

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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,
   2017  2016  2017  2016
Revenue            
Subscription and support  $43,214   $36,237   $123,734   $104,791 
Professional services  8,854   8,473   29,629   27,481 
Total revenue  52,068   44,710   153,363   132,272 
Cost of revenue            
Subscription and support (1)  8,472   6,694   23,867   20,651 
Professional services (1)  7,180   6,040   20,289   17,766 
Total cost of revenue  15,652   12,734   44,156   38,417 
Gross profit  36,416   31,976   109,207   93,855 
Operating expenses            
Research and development (1)  17,527   14,342   49,302   42,905 
Sales and marketing (1)  23,712   22,354   62,212   62,270 
General and administrative (1)  8,959   8,015   27,323   24,850 
Total operating expenses  50,198   44,711   138,837   130,025 
Loss from operations  (13,782)  (12,735)  (29,630)  (36,170)
Interest expense  (464)  (462)  (1,394)  (1,420)
Other income, net  198   298   986   1,152 
Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes  (14,048)  (12,899)  (30,038)  (36,438)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  25   (8)  67   23 
Net loss  $(14,073)  $(12,891)  $(30,105)  $(36,461)
Net loss per common share:            
Basic and diluted  $(0.34)  $(0.32)  $(0.73)  $(0.90)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  41,815,139   40,762,960   41,453,736   40,603,430 

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

       
   Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
   2017  2016  2017  2016
Cost of revenue            
Subscription and support  $204   $122   $522   $365
Professional services  129   100   329   315
Operating expenses            
Research and development  601   594   1,566   1,787
Sales and marketing  788   567   2,141   1,471
General and administrative  2,942   2,287   8,642   6,624
 
WORKIVA INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
   September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016
   (unaudited)   
Assets      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents  $62,718   $51,281 
Marketable securities  15,033   11,435 
Accounts receivable, net  24,283   22,535 
Deferred commissions  2,208   1,864 
Other receivables  1,109   1,545 
Prepaid expenses  6,298   9,382 
Total current assets  111,649   98,042 
Property and equipment, net  41,300   42,590 
Intangible assets, net  1,088   1,012 
Other assets  1,553   1,499 
Total assets  $155,590   $143,143 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities      
Accounts payable  $1,861   $849 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  20,771   20,695 
Deferred revenue  99,149   76,016 
Deferred government grant obligation  813   1,022 
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations  1,184   1,285 
Current portion of long-term debt     20 
Total current liabilities  123,778   99,887 
Deferred revenue  23,278   21,485 
Deferred government grant obligation  289   1,000 
Other long-term liabilities  4,008   4,100 
Capital lease and financing obligations  18,709   19,743 
Long-term debt     53 
Total liabilities  170,062   146,268 
Stockholders’ deficit      
Common stock  42   41 
Additional paid-in-capital  236,386   217,454 
Accumulated deficit  (251,016)  (220,911)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  116   291 
Total stockholders’ deficit  (14,472)  (3,125)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  $155,590   $143,143 
 
WORKIVA INC.
 
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
 
   Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
   2017  2016  2017  2016
Cash flows from operating activities            
Net loss  $(14,073)  $(12,891)  $(30,105)  $(36,461)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities            
Depreciation and amortization  854   944   2,612   2,916 
Stock-based compensation expense  4,664   3,670   13,200   10,562 
(Recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts  (691)  (92)  (259)  78 
Realized gain on sale of available-for-sale securities, net           (6)
Amortization of premiums and discounts on marketable securities, net  24   36   83   111 
Recognition of deferred government grant obligation  (207)  (247)  (943)  (910)
Deferred income tax     5      (7)
Changes in assets and liabilities:            
Accounts receivable  (757)  (4,009)  (1,299)  (6,734)
Deferred commissions  (179)  (135)  (330)  (264)
Other receivables  468   (365)  443   (447)
Prepaid expenses  5,123   415   3,097   (1,098)
Other assets  (87)  (455)  (74)  (841)
Accounts payable  669   279   1,008   380 
Deferred revenue  5,904   13,228   24,398   15,412 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  3,474   2,410   (83)  (3,012)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  5,186   2,793   11,748   (20,321)
Cash flows from investing activities            
Purchase of property and equipment  (987)  (91)  (1,134)  (1,100)
Purchase of marketable securities  (5,017)     (11,367)  (802)
Maturities of marketable securities  2,830      7,681    
Sale of marketable securities           7,197 
Purchase of intangible assets  (55)  (38)  (144)  (152)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities  (3,229)  (129)  (4,964)  5,143 
Cash flows from financing activities            
Proceeds from option exercises  1,154   840   6,669   1,360 
Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards        (936)  (761)
Repayment of other long-term debt  (53)     (73)  (18)
Principal payments on capital lease and financing obligations  (348)  (538)  (1,135)  (1,446)
Proceeds from government grants        22   183 
Payments of issuance costs on line of credit  (71)     (81)  (33)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  682   302   4,466   (715)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash  93   (9)  187   (15)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  2,732   2,957   11,437   (15,908)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  59,986   39,885   51,281   58,750 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $62,718   $42,842   $62,718   $42,842 
 
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,
   2017  2016  2017  2016
Gross profit, subscription and support  $34,742   $29,543   $99,867   $84,140 
Add back: Stock-based compensation  204   122   522   365 
Gross profit, subscription and support, non-GAAP  $34,946   $29,665   $100,389   $84,505 
As a percentage of subscription and support revenue, non-GAAP  80.9%  81.9%  81.1%  80.6%
             
Gross profit, professional services  $1,674   $2,433   $9,340   $9,715 
Add back: Stock-based compensation  129   100   329   315 
Gross profit, professional services, non-GAAP  $1,803   $2,533   $9,669   $10,030 
As a percentage of professional services revenue, non-GAAP  20.4%  29.9%  32.6%  36.5%
             
Gross profit, as reported  $36,416   $31,976   $109,207   $93,855 
Add back: Stock-based compensation  333   222   851   680 
Gross profit, non-GAAP  $36,749   $32,198   $110,058   $94,535 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  70.6%  72.0%  71.8%  71.5%
             
Research and development, as reported  $17,527   $14,342   $49,302   $42,905 
Less: Stock-based compensation  601   594   1,566   1,787 
Research and development, non-GAAP  $16,926   $13,748   $47,736   $41,118 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  32.5%  30.7%  31.1%  31.1%
             
Sales and marketing, as reported  $23,712   $22,354   $62,212   $62,270 
Less: Stock-based compensation  788   567   2,141   1,471 
Sales and marketing, non-GAAP  $22,924   $21,787   $60,071   $60,799 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  44.0%  48.7%  39.2%  46.0%
             
General and administrative, as reported  $8,959   $8,015   $27,323   $24,850 
Less: Stock-based compensation  2,942   2,287   8,642   6,624 
General and administrative, non-GAAP  $6,017   $5,728   $18,681   $18,226 
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  11.6%  12.8%  12.2%  13.8%
             
Loss from operations  $(13,782)  $(12,735)  $(29,630)  $(36,170)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  4,664   3,670   13,200   10,562 
Loss from operations, non-GAAP  $(9,118)  $(9,065)  $(16,430)  $(25,608)
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  (17.5)%  (20.3)%  (10.7)%  (19.4)%
             
Net loss  $(14,073)  $(12,891)  $(30,105)  $(36,461)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  4,664   3,670   13,200   10,562 
Net loss, non-GAAP  $(9,409)  $(9,221)  $(16,905)  $(25,899)
As percentage of revenue, non-GAAP  (18.1)%  (20.6)%  (11.0)%  (19.6)%
             
Net loss per basic and diluted share:  $(0.34)  $(0.32)  $(0.73)  $(0.90)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  0.11   0.09   0.32   0.26 
Net loss per basic and diluted share, non-GAAP  $(0.23)  $(0.23)  $(0.41)  $(0.64)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted, non-GAAP  41,815,139   40,762,960   41,453,736   40,603,430 
 
TABLE II
WORKIVA INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP GUIDANCE
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   Three months ending
December 31, 2017
  Year ending December 31,
2017
                   
Loss from operations, GAAP range  $(15,600)  -  $(16,000)  $(45,200)  -  $(45,600)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  6,800      6,800   20,000      20,000 
Loss from operations, non-GAAP range  $(8,800)  -  $(9,200)  $(25,200)  -  $(25,600)
                   
Net loss per share, GAAP range  $(0.38)  -  $(0.39)  $(1.11)  -  $(1.12)
Add back: Stock-based compensation  0.16      0.16   0.48      0.48 
Net loss per share, non-GAAP range  $(0.22)  -  $(0.23)  $(0.63)  -  $(0.64)
                   
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  42,000,000      42,000,000   41,600,000      41,600,000 

 

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