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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 2, 2019 
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Bandwidth Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware001-3828556-2242657
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
900 Main Campus Drive
Raleigh, NC
27606
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(800) 808-5150
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 2, 2019, Bandwidth Inc. (“Bandwidth”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description 
Bandwidth Inc. press release, dated May, 2, 2019




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
BANDWIDTH INC. 
Date: May 2, 2019By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Hoffman 
Name: Jeffrey A. Hoffman 
Title: Chief Financial Officer 


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Bandwidth Announces First Quarter 2019 Financial Results
Total first quarter revenue of $53.3 million, up 1% year-over-year
CPaaS first quarter revenue of $45.0 million, up 16% year-over-year
Active CPaaS customers of 1,351, up 31% year-over-year
Dollar-based net retention rate of 111%
Raleigh, NC - May 2, 2019 - Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a software company focused on communications for the enterprise, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.
“We are very pleased with our strong first quarter results which provide a great start to 2019. Our go-to market investments are building momentum as we have made continued progress in attracting innovative customers who choose to build on the Bandwidth platform,” stated David Morken, chief executive officer of Bandwidth. “Additionally, we recently introduced new A2P messaging and voice services demonstrating the ability of our expanded software development and engineering teams to continually improve our platform capabilities to serve the needs of enterprise customers.”
First Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights
Revenue: Total revenue for the first quarter of 2019 was $53.3 million, up 1% compared to $53.0 million in the first quarter of 2018, which included $6.3 million from a one-time legal settlement. Within total revenue, CPaaS revenue was $45.0 million, up 16% compared to $38.9 million for the first quarter of 2018. Other revenue contributed the remaining $8.3 million for the first quarter of 2019. Other revenue was $14.1 million in the same period last year and included the $6.3 million legal settlement.
Gross Profit: Gross profit for the first quarter of 2019 was $24.6 million, compared to $27.6 million for the first quarter of 2018. Gross margin for the first quarter of 2019 was 46%, compared to 52% for the first quarter of 2018. Non-GAAP gross profit for the first quarter of 2019 was $25.9 million, compared to $28.7 million for the first quarter of 2018. Non-GAAP gross margin was 49% for the first quarter of 2019, compared to 54% for the first quarter of 2018.  Excluding the one-time legal settlement, our Non-GAAP gross profit and margin for the first quarter of 2018 would have been $22.5 million and 48%, respectively.
Net Income: Net income for the first quarter of 2019 was $2.0 million, or $0.09 per share, based on 22.0 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding. During the first quarter of 2018, net income attributable to common stockholders was $6.2 million, or $0.30 per share, based on 20.5 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the first quarter of 2018.
Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss): Non-GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2019 was $(2.5) million, or $(0.12) per share, based on 20.5 million weighted average shares outstanding. This compares to a Non-GAAP net income of $6.7 million, or $0.33 per share, based on 20.5 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the first quarter of 2018. Excluding the one-time legal settlement, Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2018 would have been $2.3 million or $0.11 per diluted share.
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was $(1.7) million for the first quarter of 2019, compared to $10.7 million for the first quarter of 2018. Excluding the one-time legal settlement, Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2018 would have been $4.4 million. 




Additional information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, including an explanation of these measures and how each is calculated, is 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.
First Quarter 2019 Key Metrics
The number of active CPaaS customers was 1,351 as of March 31, 2019, an increase of 31% from 1,028 as of March 31, 2018.
The dollar-based net retention rate was 111% during the first quarter of 2019, compared to 115% during the first quarter of 2018.
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 May 2, 2019, Bandwidth is providing guidance for its second quarter and full year 2019 as follows:
Second Quarter 2019 Guidance: CPaaS revenue is expected to be in the range of $46.8 million to $47.3 million. Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $54.8 million to $55.3 million. Non-GAAP loss per share is expected to be in the range of ($0.17) to ($0.19) per share, using 23.0 million weighted average shares outstanding.
Full Year 2019 Guidance: CPaaS revenue is expected to be in the range of $201.5 million to $203.0 million. Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $233.5 million to $235.0 million.  Non-GAAP loss per share is expected to be in the range of approximately of ($0.44) to ($0.51) per share, using 22.4 million weighted average shares outstanding. 
Bandwidth has not reconciled its second quarter and full-year guidance related to non-GAAP net loss to GAAP net loss and non-GAAP loss per share to GAAP loss, 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 first quarter ended March 31, 2019. 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 May 9, 2019, by dialing (844) 512-2921 for the U.S. or Canada, or (412) 317-6671 for international callers, and entering passcode 13689220.
About Bandwidth Inc.
Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a software company focused on communications for the enterprise. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and RingCentral 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 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 second quarter 2019 and full-year 2019, 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 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any subsequent reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission after December 31, 2018. 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 adjusted for certain items affecting period to period comparability. Non-GAAP net income (loss) excludes stock-based compensation, 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 and vested restricted stock, and benefit resulting from the release of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets (“DTA”).
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to reflect the addition or elimination of certain statement of operations items including, but not limited to: income tax expense (benefit), interest income, 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 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 March 31, 
2018 2019 
Revenue $53,012 $53,321 
Cost of revenue 25,364 28,766 
Gross profit 27,648 24,555 
Operating expenses: 
Research and development 3,781 7,717 
Sales and marketing 4,522 8,349 
General and administrative 10,569 14,333 
Total operating expenses 18,872 30,399 
Operating income (loss) 8,776 (5,844)
Other income, net49 201 
Income (loss) before taxes 8,825 (5,643)
Income tax (provision) benefit (2,634)7,635 
Net income $6,191 $1,992 
Other comprehensive income 
Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities, net of income taxes
(6)
Total comprehensive income $6,185 $2,000 
Earnings per share: 
Net income attributable to common stockholders $6,191 $1,992 
Net income per share: 
Basic $0.35 $0.10 
Diluted $0.30 $0.09 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: 
Basic 17,658,611 20,498,104 
Diluted 20,484,753 21,975,944 

The Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense in continuing operations as follows:
Three months ended March 31, 
2018 2019 
Cost of revenue $18 $56 
Research and development 74 372 
Sales and marketing 78 320 
General and administrative 323 928 
Total $493 $1,676 








Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2018 March 31, 2019 
Assets 
Current assets: 
Cash and cash equivalents $41,261 $138,871 
Marketable securities 17,400 59,520 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 24,009 27,898 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 6,114 6,971 
Deferred costs 2,630 2,344 
Total current assets 91,414 235,604 
Property and equipment, net 25,136 26,363 
Intangible assets, net 7,089 6,959 
Deferred costs, non-current 1,828 1,433 
Other long-term assets 727 1,409 
Goodwill 6,867 6,867 
Deferred tax asset 17,359 25,020 
Total assets $150,420 $303,655 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity 
Current liabilities: 
Accounts payable $3,418 $3,369 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 21,393 21,768 
Current portion of deferred revenue 5,324 5,421 
Advanced billings 2,588 2,203 
Total current liabilities 32,723 32,761 
Deferred rent, net of current portion 2,503 2,660 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion 6,424 6,359 
Total liabilities 41,650 41,780 
Stockholders’ equity: 
Class A and Class B common stock 19 23 
Additional paid-in capital 116,600 267,875 
Accumulated deficit (7,848)(6,030)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (1)
Total stockholders’ equity 108,770 261,875 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $150,420 $303,655 





Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 
20182019
Operating activities 
Net income $6,191 $1,992 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: 
Depreciation and amortization 1,387 2,209 
Accretion of bond discount (6)(119)
Amortization of debt issuance costs 16 122 
Stock-based compensation 493 1,676 
Deferred taxes 2,611 (7,664)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 296 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 
Accounts receivable (3,179)(3,889)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (471)(1,552)
Deferred costs 146 604 
Accounts payable (656)(435)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1,165)(1,729)
Deferred revenue and advanced billings 5,876 (527)
Deferred rent (9)(19)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 11,243 (9,035)
Investing activities 
Purchase of property and equipment (961)(1,239)
Capitalized software development costs (441)(595)
Purchase of marketable securities (8,498)(50,990)
Maturities of marketable securities — 9,000 
Net cash used in investing activities (9,900)(43,824)
Financing activities 
Proceeds from the follow-on public offering, net of underwriting discounts — 147,391 
Payment of costs related to the follow-on public offering — (159)
Payment of costs related to the initial public offering (285)— 
Payments on capital leases (25)— 
Payment of debt issuance costs — (125)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options 34 3,935 
Proceeds from exercises of warrants 36 — 
Equity awards withheld and paid for tax liabilities — (589)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (240)150,453 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 1,103 97,594 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 37,870 41,501 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $38,973 $139,095 




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 March 31, 
20182019
Consolidated Gross Profit $27,648 $24,555 
Depreciation 1,064 1,293 
Stock-based compensation 18 56 
Non-GAAP Gross Profit $28,730 $25,904 
Non-GAAP Gross Margin % 54 %49 %
By Segment
CPaaS
Three months ended March 31, 
20182019
CPaaS Gross Profit $16,992 $19,713 
Depreciation 1,064 1,293 
Stock-based compensation 18 56 
Non-GAAP Gross Profit $18,074 $21,062 
Non-GAAP CPaaS Gross Margin % 46 %47 %
Other
There are no non-GAAP adjustments to gross profit for the Other segment.

Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended March 31, 
20182019
Net income $6,191 $1,992 
Income tax provision (benefit) (1) 
2,634 (7,635)
Interest income, net (49)(201)
Depreciation 1,222 2,079 
Amortization 165 130 
Stock-based compensation 493 1,676 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 296 
Adjusted EBITDA $10,665 $(1,663)
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(1) Includes $5,262 of excess tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units during the three months ended March 31, 2019.





Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)
Three months ended March 31, 
20182019
Net income $6,191 $1,992 
Stock-based compensation 493 1,676 
Amortization related to acquisitions 130 130 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 296 
Estimated tax effects of adjustments (160)(539)
Income tax benefit of option exercises — (5,262)
Income tax benefit of vesting restricted stocks units — (760)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) $6,663 $(2,467)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) per Non-GAAP share 
Basic $0.38 $(0.12)
Diluted $0.33 $(0.12)
Non-GAAP weighted average number of shares outstanding 
Non-GAAP basic shares 17,658,611 20,498,104 
Non-GAAP diluted shares 20,484,753 20,498,104 

Free Cash Flow
Three months ended March 31, 
20182019
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $11,243 $(9,035)
Net cash used in investing in capital assets (1)
(1,402)(1,834)
Free cash flow $9,841 $(10,869)
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(1) Represents the acquisition cost of property, equipment and capitalized development costs for software for internal use.


Investor Contact
Marc P. Griffin
ICR, Inc., for Bandwidth
919-283-5993
ir@bandwidth.com