Rackspace Technology Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

• Revenue of $759 million in the First Quarter, down 2% Year-over-Year
• Public Cloud Revenue grew 7% Year-over-Year to $445 million
• Private Cloud Revenue was $314 million, down 12% Year-over-Year
• First Quarter 2023 Cash Flow Used in Operating Activities was $(2) million; Cash Flow From Operating Activities was $180 million on a Trailing-Twelve-Month Basis

SAN ANTONIO, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rackspace Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXT), a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

Amar Maletira, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “I am pleased that we delivered first quarter revenue and profit above the midpoint of our guidance. Additionally, we have now completed our first full quarter in our new two-business unit operating model, and we are already seeing the benefits in terms of greater focus and opportunities for further cost efficiencies.”

Mr. Maletira added, “2023 is a transformation year for the business, and we believe our second quarter will be the trough in profitability for the company. We know the road ahead will be challenging in the short-term given the uncertain macro and industry environment. However, the secular growth trends in multicloud remain, and we are using this market slowdown to better position our company to capitalize when the market growth rebounds. Our goal is to drive long-term profitable growth while continuing to deliver value to our customers.”

First Quarter 2023 Results

Revenue was $759 million in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 2% as compared to revenue of $776 million in the first quarter of 2022. On a constant currency basis, revenue decreased 1% in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022.

In the first quarter of 2023, we completed our business unit realignment and are now reporting in our two new operating segments - Public Cloud and Private Cloud. Our prior Multicloud segment has been separated into its public and private cloud components and our prior OpenStack Public Cloud segment has been included in Private Cloud. The offerings previously reported in our Apps & Cross Platform segment have been reassigned to either the Public Cloud or Private Cloud segment based on the nature of the offering. Comparative periods have been recast to reflect results in the new structure.

Public Cloud revenue was $445 million in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 7% on both a reported and constant currency basis as compared to revenue of $417 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Private Cloud revenue was $314 million in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 12% as compared to revenue of $359 million in the first quarter of 2022. On a constant currency basis, Private Cloud revenue decreased 11% in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022.

In the first quarter of 2023, we recorded a total of $543 million of non-cash goodwill impairment charges as a result of the January 1^st reallocation of goodwill due to the business unit realignment and the decrease in our market capitalization.

Loss from operations was $(581) million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to income from operations of $21 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Net loss was $(612) million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to net loss of $(39) million in the first quarter of 2022.

Net loss per diluted share was $(2.87) in the first quarter of 2023, compared to net loss per diluted share of $(0.18) in the first quarter of 2022.

Non-GAAP Operating Profit was $51 million in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 55% compared to $112 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Non-GAAP Loss Per Share was $(0.02) in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 109% as compared to Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share of $0.22 in the first quarter of 2022.

Capital expenditures were $72 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $31 million in the first quarter of 2022.

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $174 million with no balance outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility ($375 million of undrawn commitments).

Financial Outlook

Rackspace Technology is providing guidance as follows:

¹ Non-GAAP Other Income (Expense) is only expected to include interest expense.

Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to the most directly comparable measures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) are provided in subsequent sections of this press release narrative and supplemental schedules. Rackspace Technology has not reconciled Non-GAAP Operating Profit, Non-GAAP Loss Per Share, Non-GAAP Other Income (Expense) or Non-GAAP Tax Expense Rate guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because it does not provide guidance on GAAP net income (loss) or the reconciling items between these Non-GAAP measures and GAAP net income (loss) as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, certain of these items, such as share-based compensation expense. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure guidance to the corresponding GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable effort. With respect to Non-GAAP Operating Profit, Non-GAAP Loss Per Share, Non-GAAP Other Income (Expense) and Non-GAAP Tax Expense Rate guidance, adjustments in future periods are generally expected to be similar to the kinds of charges and costs excluded from these Non-GAAP measures in prior periods, but the impact of such adjustments could be significant.

Conference Call and Webcast

Rackspace Technology will hold a conference call today, May 9, 2023, at 4:00pm CT / 5:00pm ET to discuss its first quarter 2023 results. Interested parties may access the conference call as follows:

USA & Canada - Toll-Free (800) 715-9871
International - Toll (646) 307-1963

Conference ID: 2227483

To listen to the live webcast or access the replay following the webcast, please visit our IR website at the following link: https://ir.rackspace.com/news-and-events/events-and-presentations.

About Rackspace Technology

Rackspace Technology is a leading end-to-end multicloud technology services company. We can design, build and operate our customers’ cloud environments across all major technology platforms, irrespective of technology stack or deployment model. We partner with our customers at every stage of their cloud journey, enabling them to modernize applications, build new products and adopt innovative technologies.

Forward-looking Statements

Rackspace Technology has made statements in this press release and other reports, filings, and other public written and verbal announcements that are forward-looking and therefore subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this document are, or could be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided thereunder. These forward-looking statements relate to anticipated financial performance, management’s plans and objectives for future operations, business prospects, outcome of regulatory proceedings, market conditions, our ability to successfully respond to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and other matters. Any forward-looking statement made in this presentation speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Forward-looking statements can be identified by various words such as “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “confident,” “continue,” “propose,” “seeks,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “might,” “goals,” “objectives,” “targets,” “planned,” “projects,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Rackspace Technology cautions that these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause future events or results to be materially different from those stated or implied in this document, including among others, risk factors that are described in Rackspace Technology, Inc.’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained therein.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes several non-GAAP financial measures such as constant currency revenue, Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit, Adjusted EBITDA and Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of certain costs, losses and gains that are required to be included in our profit and loss measures under GAAP. Although we believe these measures are useful to investors and analysts for the same reasons they are useful to management, as described in the accompanying pages, these measures are not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP financial measures or disclosures. Other companies may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. We have reconciled each of these non-GAAP measures to the applicable most comparable GAAP measure in the accompanying pages.

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Constant Currency Revenue

We use constant currency revenue as an additional metric for understanding and assessing our growth excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations on our international business operations. Constant currency information compares results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period over period and is calculated by translating the non-U.S. dollar income statement balances for the most current period to U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective period. We also believe this is an important metric to help investors evaluate our performance in comparison to prior periods.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit

We present Non-GAAP Gross Profit because we believe the measure is useful in analyzing trends in our underlying, recurring gross margins. We define Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit, adjusted to exclude the impact of share-based compensation expense and other non-recurring or unusual compensation items, purchase accounting-related effects, certain business transformation-related costs, and costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident.

Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA

We present Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA because they are a basis upon which management assesses our performance and we believe they are useful to evaluating our financial performance. We believe that excluding items from net income that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, our core operating results, and that may vary in frequency or magnitude, enhances the comparability of our results and provides a better baseline for analyzing trends in our business.

We define Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude the impact of non-cash charges for share-based compensation, special bonuses and other compensation expense, transaction-related costs and adjustments, restructuring and transformation charges, costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, goodwill and asset impairment charges, and certain other non-operating, non-recurring or non-core gains and losses, as well as the tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments.

We define Non-GAAP Operating Profit as income (loss) from operations adjusted to exclude the impact of non-cash charges for share-based compensation, special bonuses and other compensation expense, transaction-related costs and adjustments, restructuring and transformation charges, costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, goodwill and asset impairment charges, and certain other non-operating, non-recurring or non-core gains and losses.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude the impact of non-cash charges for share-based compensation, special bonuses and other compensation expense, transaction-related costs and adjustments, restructuring and transformation charges, costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident, certain other non-operating, non-recurring or non-core gains and losses, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and goodwill and asset impairment charges.

Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are management’s principal metrics for measuring our underlying financial performance. Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA, along with other quantitative and qualitative information, are also the principal financial measures used by management and our board of directors in determining performance-based compensation for our management and key employees.

These non-GAAP measures are not intended to imply that we would have generated higher income or avoided net losses if the November 2016 merger and the subsequent transactions and initiatives had not occurred. In the future we may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit or Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these items. Other companies, including our peer companies, may calculate similarly-titled measures in a different manner from us, and therefore, our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. Investors are cautioned against using these measures to the exclusion of our results in accordance with GAAP.

Net loss reconciliation to Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)

Income (loss) from operations reconciliation to Non-GAAP Operating Profit

Net loss reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA

Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share

We define Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share as Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) divided by our GAAP weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period on a diluted basis and further adjusted for the weighted average number of shares associated with securities which are anti-dilutive to GAAP loss per share but dilutive to Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share. Management uses Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share to evaluate the performance of our business on a comparable basis from period to period, including by adjusting for the impact of the issuance of shares that would be dilutive to Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share.