Carbonite Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results


59% Business Subscription Bookings Growth and Better-than-Expected Profitability

BOSTON, Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carbonite, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARB), a global leader in data protection, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Third Quarter 2018 Highlights:

  • Revenue of $77.7 million increased 26% year-over-year.
  • Non-GAAP revenue of $79.1 million increased 25% year-over-year.1
  • Business subscription bookings of $43.9 million increased 59% year-over-year.2
  • Net income for the third quarter was $0.6 million, compared to net loss of ($3.6) million in the third quarter of 2017.
  • Net income (loss) per share was $0.02 (basic and diluted), as compared to ($0.13) in 2017 (basic and diluted).
  • Non-GAAP net income per share was $0.53 (basic) and $0.48 (diluted), as compared to $0.26 (basic) and $0.25 (diluted) in 2017.3
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $23.0 million, or 29% of non-GAAP revenue, compared to $11.3 million, or 18% of non-GAAP revenue in 2017.4

“We continue to deliver strong results across the board while successfully executing against our strategic plan,” said Mohamad Ali, CEO of Carbonite. “With the newly launched Carbonite Data Protection Console and our robust server backup solution that now includes purpose-built protection for virtual machines, our solutions address all of the market's most pressing data protection needs. In addition to our strengthening product portfolio, we are making investments in our partner network to effectively enable our partners to sell the full suite of Carbonite data protection solutions.”

“In Q3 we delivered strong bookings growth, significantly expanded gross margin, and drove a meaningful increase in free cash flow. Our focus on driving total growth and delivering operating efficiencies across the business continues to yield exceptional results,” said Anthony Folger, CFO of Carbonite.

The Company uses a variety of operational and financial metrics, including non-GAAP financial measures, to evaluate its performance and financial condition. The accompanying financial data includes additional information regarding these metrics and a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information to GAAP. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Third Quarter 2018 Results:

  • Revenue for the third quarter was $77.7 million, an increase of 26% from $61.6 million in the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP revenue for the third quarter was $79.1 million, an increase of 25% from $63.1 million in the third quarter of 2017.1
  • Bookings for the third quarter were $78.8 million, an increase of 32% from $59.7 million in the third quarter of 2017.2
  • Net income for the third quarter was $0.6 million, compared to net loss of ($3.6) million in the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter was $17.3 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $7.3 million in the third quarter of 2017.3
  • Net income per share for the third quarter was $0.02 (basic and diluted), compared to net loss per share of ($0.13) (basic and diluted) in the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net income per share was $0.53 (basic) and $0.48 (diluted) for the third quarter, compared to non-GAAP net income per share of $0.26 (basic) and $0.25 (diluted) in the third quarter of 2017.3
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter was $23.0 million, compared to $11.3 million in the third quarter of 2017.4
  • Gross margin for the third quarter was 71.9%, compared to 71.5% in the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP gross margin was 78.4% in the third quarter, compared to 76.3% in the third quarter of 2017.5
  • Cash flow from operations for the third quarter was $17.0 million, compared to $6.9 million in the third quarter of 2017. Adjusted free cash flow for the third quarter was $17.3 million, compared to $6.0 million in the third quarter of 2017.6
   
1 Non-GAAP revenue excludes the impact of purchase accounting adjustments for acquisitions.
2

 Bookings represent the aggregate dollar value of customer subscriptions and software arrangements, which may include multiple revenue elements, such as software licenses, hardware, professional services and post-contractual support, received during a period and are calculated as revenue recognized during a particular period plus the change in total deferred revenue, excluding deferred revenue recorded in connection with acquisitions, divestitures and the adoption impact of Topic 606, net of foreign exchange and the change in unbilled revenue during the same period. Business subscription bookings specifically include sales of software-as-a-service offerings, royalty arrangements and term software licenses.
3

 Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share excludes the impact of purchase accounting adjustments on acquired deferred revenue, amortization expense on intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, litigation-related expense, restructuring-related expense, acquisition-related expense, non-cash convertible debt interest expense and the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments.
4

 Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by excluding the impact of interest expense, net, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, purchase accounting adjustments on acquired deferred revenue, stock-based compensation expense, litigation-related expense, restructuring-related expense, and acquisition-related expense from net income (loss).
5 Non-GAAP gross margin excludes the impact of purchase accounting adjustments on acquired deferred revenue, amortization expense on intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, and acquisition-related expense.
6 Adjusted free cash flow is calculated by subtracting the cash paid for the purchase of property and equipment and adding the payments related to acquisitions, restructuring, and litigation from net cash provided by operating activities.
   

Business Outlook

Based on the information available as of November 1, 2018, Carbonite expects the following for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018:

  
Fourth Quarter 2018: 
  
 Current Guidance
(11/1/2018)
GAAP Revenue$77.6 - $80.6 million
Non-GAAP Revenue$78.6 - $81.6 million
Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share (Diluted)$0.40 - $0.44


   
Full Year 2018:  
   
 Prior Guidance
(8/2/2018)
Current Guidance
(11/1/2018)
Business Bookings$223.8 - $234.8 million$205.0 - $210.0 million
Consumer Bookings Y/Y Growth10% - 15% growth15% - 20% growth
GAAP Revenue$296.9 - $306.9 million$297.0 - $300.0 million
Non-GAAP Revenue$302.5 - $312.5 million$302.5 - $305.5 million
Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share (Diluted)$1.51 - $1.59$1.61 - $1.65
Non-GAAP Gross Margin76.5% - 77.5%76.5% - 77.5%
Adjusted Free Cash Flow$40.0 - $45.0 million$43.0 - $46.0 million

Carbonite’s expectations of non-GAAP net income per share for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018 excludes the impact of purchase accounting adjustments on acquired deferred revenue, amortization expense on intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, litigation-related expense, restructuring-related expense, non-cash convertible debt interest expense, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments. Non-GAAP net income per share assumes an effective tax rate of 8% for the full year of 2018. Non-GAAP net income per share assumes fully-diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 37.8 million for the fourth quarter and 34.0 million for the full year of 2018.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Carbonite will host a conference call on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. ET to review these results. This call will be webcast live and can be found in the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://investor.carbonite.com. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing (877) 303-1393 in the United States or (315) 625-3228 internationally with the passcode 7758358.

Following the completion of the call, a recorded replay will be available on the Company’s website, http://investor.carbonite.com, under “Events & Presentations”.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including bookings, non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share, non-GAAP operating expense, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and ordinary results of operations. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior periods and uses these measures in financial reports prepared for management and the Company’s board of directors. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other software-as-a-service companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

The Company does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant items that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management. The Company urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures provided in the tables at the end of this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

With respect to our expectations under "Business Outlook" above, the Company has not reconciled non-GAAP net income per share to net income per share in this press release because we do not provide guidance for amortization expense on intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, litigation-related expense, restructuring-related expense, acquisition-related expense, non-cash convertible debt interest expense, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments as we are unable to quantify certain of these amounts that would be required to be included in the GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts. In addition, the Company believes such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release, including under “Business Outlook,” have "forward-looking statements"  intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified as such because the context of such statements will include words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to integrate acquisitions into our operations and achieve the expected benefits of such acquisitions, our ability to profitably attract new customers and retain existing customers, our dependence on the market for cloud backup services, our ability to manage growth, changes in economic or regulatory conditions or other trends affecting the Internet and the information technology industry, and those discussed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which is available on www.sec.gov, and elsewhere in any subsequent periodic or current reports filed by us with the SEC. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation  to update our forward-looking statements to reflect future events, new information or circumstances.

About Carbonite

Carbonite provides a robust Data Protection Platform for businesses, including backup, disaster recovery, high availability and workload migration technology. The Carbonite Data Protection Platform supports global businesses with secure cloud infrastructure. To learn more visit www.Carbonite.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

Jeremiah Sisitsky
Carbonite
781-928-0713
investor.relations@carbonite.com

Media Contact:

Sarah King
Carbonite
617-421-5601
media@carbonite.com

 
Carbonite, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenue$77,682  $61,637  $219,442  $177,770 
Cost of revenue21,828  17,590  63,197  53,256 
Gross profit55,854  44,047  156,245  124,514 
Operating expenses:       
Research and development14,914  12,781  43,152  34,035 
General and administrative11,159  9,676  39,079  33,399 
Sales and marketing21,184  22,131  63,130  68,165 
Amortization of intangible assets3,924  553  8,515  1,535 
Restructuring charges357    1,260   
Total operating expenses51,538  45,141  155,136  137,134 
Income (loss) from operations4,316  (1,094) 1,109  (12,620)
Interest expense(2,873) (2,416) (8,894) (5,011)
Interest income390  210  803  364 
Other (expense) income, net(147) (66) 48  1,129 
Income (loss) before income taxes1,686  (3,366) (6,934) (16,138)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes1,100  237  (13,777) (13,750)
Net income (loss)$586  $(3,603) $6,843  $(2,388)
Net income (loss) per share:       
Basic$0.02  $(0.13) $0.23  $(0.09)
Diluted$0.02  $(0.13) $0.21  $(0.09)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:       
Basic32,876,529  27,795,858  29,965,390  27,714,273 
Diluted36,454,443  27,795,858  32,762,302  27,714,273 
            


 
Carbonite, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Assets   
Current assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$200,981  $128,231 
Trade accounts receivable, net32,582  22,219 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets10,059  6,823 
Total current assets243,622  157,273 
Property and equipment, net35,436  28,790 
Other assets13,072  804 
Acquired intangible assets, net126,501  44,994 
Goodwill155,258  80,958 
Total assets$573,889  $312,819 
Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders’ Equity   
Current liabilities   
Accounts payable$4,074  $10,842 
Accrued compensation9,398  9,892 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities15,848  11,783 
Short-term debt116,640   
Current portion of deferred revenue121,270  100,241 
Total current liabilities267,230  132,758 
Long-term debt  111,819 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion28,044  24,273 
Other long-term liabilities5,686  5,704 
Total liabilities300,960  274,554 
Temporary equity27,110   
Stockholders’ equity   
Common stock365  301 
Additional paid-in capital420,383  233,343 
Treasury stock, at cost(27,837) (26,616)
Accumulated deficit(148,621) (169,344)
Accumulated other comprehensive income1,529  581 
Total stockholders’ equity245,819  38,265 
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ equity$573,889  $312,819 
        


  
Carbonite, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(In thousands)
  
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017
Operating activities   
Net income (loss)$6,843  $(2,388)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization29,622  16,039 
Amortization of deferred costs1,521   
Gain on disposal of equipment(245) (893)
Impairment of capitalized software653  906 
Stock-based compensation expense13,461  9,220 
Benefit for deferred income taxes(16,228) (15,054)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of debt discount4,712  2,943 
Other non-cash items, net136  (367)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:   
Accounts receivable(7,001) 510 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(2,281) 806 
Other assets(4,655) (209)
Accounts payable(5,811) 346 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities3,341  (2,153)
Other long-term liabilities(38) 32 
Deferred revenue9,784  7,593 
Net cash provided by operating activities33,814  17,331 
Investing activities   
Purchases of property and equipment(9,927) (11,944)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment and businesses657  1,231 
Proceeds from maturities of derivatives2,596  370 
Purchases of derivatives(1,403) (4,829)
Payment for intangibles(5,750)  
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired(144,597) (69,798)
Net cash used in investing activities(158,424) (84,970)
Financing activities   
Proceeds from exercise of stock options1,139  4,158 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for secondary offering199,302   
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock under employee stock purchase plan1,215   
Payments of withholding taxes in connection with restricted stock unit vesting(2,154) (1,504)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings, net of debt issuance costs88,068  177,797 
Payments on long-term borrowings(90,000) (39,200)
Repurchase of common stock  (14,964)
Net cash provided by financing activities197,570  126,287 
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash(210) 1,490 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash72,750  60,138 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period128,231  59,287 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$200,981  $119,425 
        


 
Carbonite, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
Reconciliation of GAAP Revenue to Non-GAAP Revenue
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
GAAP revenue$77,682  $61,637  $219,442  $177,770 
Add:       
Fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue1,427  1,465  4,425  5,498 
Non-GAAP revenue$79,109  $63,102  $223,867  $183,268 
                


    
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Margin to Non-GAAP Gross Margin
    
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Gross profit55,854  44,047  156,245  124,514 
Gross margin71.9% 71.5% 71.2% 70.0%
Add:       
Fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue1,427  1,465  4,425  5,498 
Amortization of intangibles4,317  2,203  11,067  5,953 
Stock-based compensation expense416  287  1,154  787 
Acquisition-related expense4  176  61  309 
Non-GAAP gross profit$62,018  $48,178  $172,952  $137,061 
Non-GAAP gross margin78.4% 76.3% 77.3% 74.8%
            


    
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Net Income (Loss) per Share to Non-GAAP Net Income and Net Income per Share
    
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
GAAP net income (loss)$586  $(3,603) $6,843  $(2,388)
Add:       
Fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue1,427  1,465  4,425  5,498 
Amortization of intangibles8,241  2,756  19,582  7,488 
Stock-based compensation expense4,983  3,254  13,461  9,219 
Litigation-related expense22  49  85  193 
Restructuring-related expense357    1,260   
Acquisition-related expense219  2,086  6,196  6,364 
Non-cash convertible debt interest expense1,611  1,477  4,712  2,943 
Less:       
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments126  190  16,944  15,241 
Non-GAAP net income$17,320  $7,294  $39,620  $14,076 
GAAP net income (loss) per share:       
Basic$0.02  $(0.13) $0.23  $(0.09)
Diluted$0.02  $(0.13) $0.21  $(0.09)
Non-GAAP net income per share:       
Basic$0.53  $0.26  $1.32  $0.51 
Diluted$0.48  $0.25  $1.21  $0.47 
GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding:       
Basic32,876,529  27,795,858  29,965,390  27,714,273 
Diluted36,454,443  27,795,858  32,762,302  27,714,273 
Non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding:       
Basic32,876,529  27,795,858  29,965,390  27,714,273 
Diluted36,454,443  29,007,629  32,762,302  29,649,353 
            


    
Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Expense to Non-GAAP Operating Expense
    
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Research and development$14,914  $12,781  $43,152  $34,035 
Less:       
Stock-based compensation expense1,022  590  2,756  1,304 
Acquisition-related expense3  1,038  40  1,172 
Non-GAAP research and development$13,889  $11,153  $40,356  $31,559 
        
General and administrative$11,159  $9,676  $39,079  $33,399 
Less:       
Stock-based compensation expense2,656  1,860  7,274  5,800 
Litigation-related expense22  49  85  193 
Acquisition-related expense208  494  6,019  4,303 
Non-GAAP general and administrative$8,273  $7,273  $25,701  $23,103 
        
Sales and marketing$21,184  $22,131  $63,130  $68,165 
Less:       
Stock-based compensation expense889  517  2,277  1,328 
Acquisition-related expense4  378  76  580 
Non-GAAP sales and marketing$20,291  $21,236  $60,777  $66,257 
        
Amortization of intangible assets$3,924  $553  $8,515  $1,535 
Less:       
Amortization of intangible assets3,924  553  8,515  1,535 
Non-GAAP amortization of intangible assets$  $  $  $ 
        
Restructuring charges$357  $  $1,260  $ 
Less:       
Restructuring-related expense357    1,260   
Non-GAAP restructuring charges$  $  $  $ 
                


    
Reconciliation of Revenue to Bookings
    
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
GAAP revenue$77,682  $61,637  $219,442  $177,770 
Add:       
Change in deferred revenue600  (1,275) 24,800  18,114 
Deferred revenue divested    288  373 
Impact of Topic 606 adoption    3,998   
Impact of foreign exchange    24   
Less:       
Impact of foreign exchange98  377    1,150 
Beginning deferred revenue from acquisitions  320  19,740  9,420 
Change in unbilled revenue(611)   643   
Change in deferred revenue and adjustments1,113  (1,972) 8,727  7,917 
Bookings$78,795  $59,665  $228,169  $185,687 
                


    
Calculation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow
    
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Net cash provided by operating activities$16,968  $6,898  $33,814  $17,331 
Subtract:       
Purchases of property and equipment2,132  1,905  9,927  11,944 
Free cash flow14,836  4,993  23,887  5,387 
        
Add:       
Acquisition-related payments1,891  954  7,219  4,843 
Restructuring-related payments461    1,586   
Litigation-related payments63  68  275  137 
Adjusted free cash flow$17,251  $6,015  $32,967  $10,367 
                


    
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss)
    
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Net income (loss)$586  $(3,603) $6,843  $(2,388)
Adjustments:       
Interest expense, net2,483  2,206  8,091  4,647 
Income tax provision (benefit)1,100  237  (13,777) (13,750)
Depreciation and amortization11,859  5,647  29,622  16,039 
EBITDA16,028  4,487  30,779  4,548 
        
Adjustments to EBITDA:       
Fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue1,427  1,465  4,425  5,498 
Stock-based compensation expense4,983  3,254  13,461  9,219 
Litigation-related expense22  49  85  193 
Restructuring-related expense357    1,260   
Acquisition-related expense219  2,086  6,196  6,364 
Adjusted EBITDA$23,036  $11,341  $56,206  $25,822