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Bandwidth Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

October 30, 2018
Total revenue of $50.5 million, up 22% year-over-year
CPaaS Revenue of $41.5 million, up 24% year-over-year
Active CPaaS Customers of 1,155, up 26% year-over-year
Dollar-based net retention rate of 117%, up from 105% in Q3 2017

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a software company focused on communications for the enterprise, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

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"We continued our trend of surpassing expectations during the third quarter and delivered strong financial results.  We grew CPaaS revenue 24% year-over-year and expanded customer relationships evidenced by our 117% dollar-based net retention rate," stated David Morken, chief executive officer of Bandwidth.  "We have made excellent progress in bolstering our sales and marketing and technology teams.  I am proud of all Bandmates who continue to demonstrate strong execution during this period of accelerated hiring.  We are excited to deliver value and modernize communications for our enterprise customers."

Third Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: Total revenue for the third quarter of 2018 was $50.5 million, up 22% compared to $41.3 million for the third quarter of 2017. Within total revenue, CPaaS revenue was $41.5 million, up 24% compared to $33.4 million for the third quarter of 2017. Other revenue contributed the remaining $8.9 million for the third quarter of 2018. Other revenue was $7.9 million in the same period last year.
  • Gross Profit: Gross profit for the third quarter of 2018 was $23.0 million, compared to $18.8 million for the third quarter of 2017. Gross margin for the third quarter of 2018 was 46%, compared to 45% for the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP gross profit for the third quarter of 2018 was $24.1 million, compared to $19.9 million for the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP gross margin was 48% for the third quarter of 2018, compared to 48% for the third quarter of 2017.
  • Net Income: Net income for the third quarter of 2018 was $2.5 million, or $0.12 per share, based on 21.1 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding. This includes a $4.2 million income tax benefit from option exercises. During the third quarter of 2017, net income attributable to common stockholders was $1.4 million, or $0.11 per share, based on 13.3 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the third quarter of 2017.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income/(Loss): Non-GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2018 was $(1.0) million, or $(0.05) per share, based on 19.1 million weighted average basic shares outstanding. Non-GAAP net loss excludes the $4.2 million income tax benefit from option exercises. This compares to a Non-GAAP net income of $2.2 million, or $0.15 per share, based on 15.0 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the third quarter of 2017.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was $2.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2017.

Additional information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, including an explanation of these measures and how each are calculated are included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has also been provided in the financial tables included below.

Third Quarter 2018 Key Metrics

  • The number of active CPaaS customers was 1,155 as of September 30, 2018, an increase of 26% from 918 as of September 30, 2017.
  • The dollar-based net retention rate was 117% during the third quarter of 2018, compared to 105% during the third quarter of 2017.

Additional information regarding our active CPaaS customers and dollar-based net retention rate and how each are calculated are included below. 

Financial Outlook

As of October 30, 2018, Bandwidth is providing guidance for its fourth quarter and full year 2018 as follows:

  • Fourth Quarter 2018 Guidance: CPaaS revenue is expected to be in the range of $42.1 million to $42.6 million. Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $49.1 million to $49.6 million. Non-GAAP earnings per share is expected to be a loss in the range of ($0.28) to ($0.30) per share, using 19.4 million weighted average basic shares outstanding.
  • Full Year 2018 Guidance: CPaaS revenue is expected to be in the range of $162.3 million to $162.8 million. Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $200.8 million to $201.3 million. Non-GAAP earnings per share is expected to be in the range of approximately of $0.19 to $0.21 per share, using 21.1 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

Bandwidth has not reconciled its fourth quarter and full-year guidance related to non-GAAP net income (loss) to GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share to GAAP earnings (loss) per share, because stock-based compensation cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort.

Quarterly Conference Call

Bandwidth will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review the Company's financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.  To access this call, dial (877) 407-0792 for the U.S. or Canada, or (201) 689-8263 for international callers.  A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Investors section of Bandwidth's website at https://investors.bandwidth.com, and a recording will be archived and accessible at https://investors.bandwidth.com.  An audio replay of this conference call will also be available through  November 6, 2018, by dialing (844) 512-2921 for the U.S. or Canada, or (412) 317-6671 for international callers, and entering passcode 13683930.

About Bandwidth Inc.

Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a software company focused on communications for the enterprise. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Ring Central use Bandwidth's APIs to easily embed voice, messaging and 9-1-1 access into software and applications. Bandwidth is the first and only CPaaS provider offering a robust selection of communications APIs built around their own nationwide IP voice network- one of the largest in the nation.  More information is available at www.bandwidth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial and business performance for the fourth quarter 2018 and full-year 2018, attractiveness of our product offerings and platform and the value proposition of our products, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "guide," "may," "will" and similar expressions and their negatives are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks related to our rapid growth and ability to sustain our revenue growth rate, competition in the markets in which we operate, market growth, our ability to innovate and manage our growth, our ability to expand effectively into new markets, our ability to operate in compliance with applicable laws as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of our prospectus related to the initial public offering (IPO), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on November 13, 2017 and subsequent reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. We are under no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, or GAAP, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics, which we believe are helpful to our investors. We use these Non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics for financial and operational decision-making purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these Non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

The presentation of Non-GAAP financial information and other business metrics is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.  While our Non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics are an important tool for financial and operational decision-making and for evaluating our own operating results over different periods of time, we urge investors to review the reconciliation of these financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included above, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

We define Non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit after adding back depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation.  We add back depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation because they are non-cash items. We eliminate the impact of these non-cash items, because we do not consider them indicative of our core operating performance. Their exclusion facilitates comparisons of our operating performance on a period-to- period basis. Therefore, we believe that showing gross margin, as adjusted to remove the impact of these non- cash expenses, such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation, is helpful to investors in assessing our gross profit and gross margin performance in a way that is similar to how management assesses our performance. We calculate Non-GAAP gross margin by dividing adjusted gross profit by revenue, expressed as a percentage of revenue.

We define Non-GAAP net income (loss) as net income (loss) adjusted for certain items affecting period to period comparability. Non-GAAP net income (loss) excludes stock-based compensation, change in fair value of shareholders' antidilutive arrangement, amortization of acquired intangible assets related to the Dash acquisition, impairment charges of intangibles assets, loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment, estimated tax impact of above adjustments, income tax benefit resulting from excess tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options, benefit resulting from the release of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets ("DTA"), and impact on remeasurement of DTA as a result of 2017 tax reform.

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to reflect the addition or elimination of certain income statement items including, but not limited to: income tax expense (benefit), interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, impairment of intangible assets, and loss (gain) from disposal of property and equipment. We have presented Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the exclusion of certain items in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can produce a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business.

We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by or used in operating activities less net cash used in investments of property, plant and equipment activities and capitalized development costs for software for internal use.  We believe free cash flow is a useful indicator of liquidity and provides information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated from our core operations that can be used for investing in our business. Free cash flow has certain limitations in that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period, it does not take into consideration investment in long-term securities, nor does it represent the residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures. Therefore, it is important to evaluate free cash flow along with our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

We believe that these Non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

While a reconciliation of Non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, many of these costs and expenses that we may incur in the future, we have provided a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics to the nearest comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying financial statement tables included in this press release.

We define an active CPaaS customer account at the end of any period as an individual account, as identified by a unique account identifier, for which we have recognized at least $100 of revenue in the last month of the period. We believe that the use of our platform by active CPaaS customer accounts at or above the $100 per month threshold is a stronger indicator of potential future engagement than trial usage of our platform at levels below $100 per month. A single organization may constitute multiple unique active CPaaS customer accounts if it has multiple unique account identifiers, each of which is treated as a separate active CPaaS customer account.

Our dollar-based net retention rate compares the CPaaS revenue from customers in a quarter to the same quarter in the prior year. To calculate the dollar-based net retention rate, we first identify the cohort of customers that generate CPaaS revenue and that were customers in the same quarter of the prior year. The dollar-based net retention rate is obtained by dividing the CPaaS revenue generated from that cohort in a quarter, by the CPaaS revenue generated from that same cohort in the corresponding quarter in the prior year. When we calculate dollar-based net retention rate for periods longer than one quarter, we use the average of the quarterly dollar-based net retention rates for the quarters in such period.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands, Except Share and per Share Amounts)

(unaudited)




Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,


2017


2018


2017


2018

Revenue

$

41,338


$

50,454


$

120,489


$

151,770

Cost of revenue

22,571


27,474


66,431


79,404

Gross profit

18,767


22,980


54,058


72,366

Operating expenses:








Research and development

2,771


5,895


7,862


14,111

Sales and marketing

3,128


5,422


8,099


14,598

General and administrative

9,797


11,576


25,691


33,635

Total operating expenses

15,696


22,893


41,652


62,344









Operating income

3,071


87


12,406


10,022

Other (expense) income, net

(538)


103


(1,950)


242

Income before taxes

2,533


190


10,456


10,264

Income tax (provision) benefit

(899)


2,320


(3,886)


8,949

Net income

$

1,634


$

2,510


$

6,570


$

19,213

Other comprehensive loss








Unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of income
tax benefit

$


$

(1)


$


$

(3)

Total comprehensive income

$

1,634


$

2,509


$

6,570


$

19,210









Earnings per share:








Net income

$

1,634


$

2,510


$

6,570


$

19,213

Less: net income allocated to participating securities

213



858


Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

1,421


$

2,510


$

5,712


$

19,213









Net income per share:








Basic

$

0.12


$

0.13


$

0.48


$

1.05

Diluted

$

0.11


$

0.12


$

0.42


$

0.91









Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:








Basic

11,828,657


19,072,196


11,814,045


18,300,435

Diluted

13,252,737


21,146,124


13,487,649


21,065,802

 

The Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense in continuing operations as follows:


Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,


2017


2018


2017


2018

Cost of revenue

$

17


$

30


$

57


$

79

Research and development

38


173


100


376

Sales and marketing

54


146


124


364

General and administrative

503


413


821


1,198

Total

$

612


$

762


$

1,102


$

2,017

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands)

(unaudited)




December 31,
2017


September 30,
2018

Assets




Current assets:




Cash and cash equivalents

$

37,627


$

48,574

Marketable securities


14,936

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

21,225


23,780

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

6,400


7,839

Total current assets

65,252


95,129

Property and equipment, net

14,946


21,770

Intangible assets, net

7,643


7,219

Deferred costs, non-current

2,068


1,771

Other long-term assets

1,192


769

Goodwill

6,867


6,867

Deferred tax asset

6,526


15,568

Total assets

$

104,494


$

149,093

Liabilities and stockholders' equity




Current liabilities:




Accounts payable

$

3,025


$

4,294

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

15,725


20,294

Current portion of deferred revenue and advanced billings

5,768


7,052

Total current liabilities

24,518


31,640

Other liabilities

716


2,605

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

2,549


6,612

Total liabilities

27,783


40,857

Stockholders' equity:




Class A and Class B common stock

17


19

Additional paid-in capital

102,465


114,778

Accumulated deficit

(25,771)


(6,558)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(3)

Total stockholders' equity

76,711


108,236

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

104,494


$

149,093

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

(unaudited)




Nine Months Ended
September 30,


2017


2018

Operating activities




Net income

$

6,570


$

19,213

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:




Depreciation and amortization

4,272


4,109

Accretion of bond discount


(80)

Amortization of debt issuance costs

96


48

Stock-based compensation

1,102


2,017

Change in fair value of shareholders' anti-dilutive arrangement

689


Deferred taxes

3,450


(9,041)

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

55


27

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:




Accounts receivable

(1,864)


(2,555)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(1,470)


(1,122)

Deferred costs

(3,556)


345

Accounts payable

(2,339)


(778)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

1,267


6,471

Deferred revenue and advanced billings

1,405


5,347

Net cash provided by operating activities

9,677


24,001

Investing activities




Purchase of property and equipment

(2,155)


(4,921)

Capitalized software development costs

(2,586)


(3,511)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

3


3

Purchase of marketable securities


(23,860)

Maturities of marketable securities


9,000

Net cash used in investing activities

(4,738)


(23,289)

Financing activities




Borrowings on line of credit

4,000


Repayments on line of credit

(9,000)


Payments on capital leases

(49)


(74)

Repayments on term loan

(1,500)


Payment of costs related to the initial public offering


(285)

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

174


10,584

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(6,375)


10,225

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(1,436)


10,937

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

7,028


37,870

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

$

5,592


$

48,807

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information




Cash paid during the year for interest

$

1,346


$

74

Cash paid for taxes

$

691


$

155

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities




Purchase of property and equipment, accrued but not paid

$

168


$

2,107

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In Thousands, Except Share and per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)



Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin


Consolidated



Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,


2017


2018


2017


2018

Consolidated Gross Profit

$

18,767


$

22,980


$

54,058


$

72,366

Depreciation

1,161


1,135


3,245


3,214

Stock-based compensation

17


30


57


79

Non-GAAP Gross Profit

$

19,945


$

24,145


$

57,360


$

75,659

Non-GAAP Gross Margin %


 

48%



 

48%



 

48%



 

50%

















     By Segment
















     CPaaS
















     
    


Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,


2017


2018


2017


2018

CPaaS Gross Profit

$

14,150


$

17,541


$

40,197


$

51,229

Depreciation

1,161


1,135


3,245


3,214

Stock-based compensation

17


30


57


79

Non-GAAP Gross Profit

$

15,328


$

18,706


$

43,499


$

54,522

Non-GAAP CPaaS Gross Margin %


 

46%



 

45%



 

45%



45%

















Other
















     There are no non-GAAP adjustments to gross profit for the Other segment.






     

Adjusted EBITDA



Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,


2017


2018


2017


2018

Net income

$

1,634


$

2,510


$

6,570


$

19,213

Income tax provision /(benefit)(1)

899


(2,320)


3,886


(8,949)

Interest expense (income), net

402


(103)


1,261


(242)

Depreciation

1,241


1,296


3,643


3,685

Amortization

210


130


629


424

Stock-based compensation

612


762


1,102


2,017

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

46


17


55


27

Change in fair value of shareholders' anti-dilutive
arrangement (2)

136



689


Adjusted EBITDA

$

5,180


$

2,292


$

17,835


$

16,175

________________________


(1)

Includes $4,163 and $11,215 of excess tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.


(2)

Relates to an anti-dilutive agreement which allows certain principal non-founder shareholders the ability to purchase additional common shares. See Note 4, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for further explanation.

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In Thousands, Except Share and per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)



Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)




Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,


2017


2018


2017


2018

Net income

$

1,634


$

2,510


$

6,570


$

19,213

Stock-based compensation

612


762


1,102


2,017

Change in fair value of shareholders' anti-dilutive arrangement (1)

136



689


Amortization related to acquisitions

130


130


390


390

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

46


17


55


27

Estimated tax effects of adjustments

(351)


(233)


(852)


(625)

Income tax benefit of option exercises


(4,163)



(11,215)

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

$

2,207


$

(977)


$

7,954


$

9,807









Non-GAAP net income (loss) per Non-GAAP share








Basic

$

0.16


$

(0.05)


$

0.59


$

0.54

Diluted

$

0.15


$

(0.05)


$

0.52


$

0.47









Non-GAAP weighted average number of shares outstanding








Basic

11,828,657


19,072,196


11,814,045


18,300,435

Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding

1,775,000



1,775,000


Non-GAAP basic shares

13,603,657


19,072,196


13,589,045


18,300,435









Diluted

13,252,737


21,146,124


13,487,649


21,065,802

Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding

1,775,000



1,775,000


Non-GAAP diluted shares

15,027,737


21,146,124


15,262,649


21,065,802

________________________

(1)

Relates to an anti-dilutive agreement which allows certain principal non-founder shareholders the ability to purchase additional common shares. See Note 4, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for further explanation.

 

Free Cash Flow


Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,


2017


2018


2017


2018

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

4,671


$

6,884


$

9,677


$

24,001

Net cash used in investing in capital assets (1)

(2,020)


(3,772)


(4,741)


(8,432)

Free cash flow

$

2,651


$

3,112


$

4,936


$

15,569

________________________

(1)

 Represents the acquisition cost of property, equipment and capitalized development costs for software for internal use.

 

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