Cognyte Announces Second Quarter Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) reported Q2 FYE23 revenue of $81.1 million (GAAP), signaling a decline amidst a global economic slowdown. Despite disappointing sales, the company noted stronger bookings than revenue, leading to an increase in backlog. Q2 gross margins were 63.4% (GAAP), while diluted EPS was $(0.43) (GAAP). For H1, total revenue reached $167.5 million with a gross margin of 61.5% (GAAP) and a diluted EPS of $(0.88). Management is focusing on optimizing resources and aims to return to growth and profitability.

Positive

• Bookings exceeded revenue, leading to increased backlog.
• Management is focused on optimizing resources for growth.

Negative

• Q2 revenue declined, indicating poor performance.
• GAAP diluted EPS of $(0.43) reflects financial losses.

HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) (the “Company,” “Cognyte,” “we,” “us” and “our”), a global leader in investigative analytics software, today announced results for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 (“Q2 FYE23” and “H1 FYE23”).

“Security threats are pervasive, and customers need innovative security solutions to address evolving threats. However, the global economic slowdown is affecting our near-term performance. In the second quarter, our revenue was disappointing, but we are encouraged with bookings coming in higher than revenue and contributing to a substantial increase in backlog,” said Elad Sharon, Cognyte’s Chief Executive Officer.

“We are taking actions to focus our resources on the highest potential opportunities, to reduce our cost structure, and to regain visibility. Cognyte has a long history of delivering profitable growth, strong customer relationships and a significant backlog. Leveraging our assets, the management team is laser focused on returning to growth and profitability,” Mr. Sharon added.

Q2 Highlights

• Revenue: $81.1 million (GAAP) and $81.3 million (non-GAAP)
• Gross Margin: 63.4% (GAAP) and 65.1% (non-GAAP)
• Diluted EPS: $(0.43) (GAAP) and $(0.04) (non-GAAP)

H1 Highlights

• Revenue: $167.5 million (GAAP) and $168.0 million (non-GAAP)
• Gross Margin: 61.5% (GAAP) and 62.9% (non-GAAP)
• Diluted EPS: $(0.88) (GAAP) and $(0.83) (non-GAAP)

Conference Call Information

We will conduct a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss our results for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022. A real-time webcast of the conference call with presentation slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of Cognyte’s website. Those interested in participating in the question-and-answer session need to register here to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call seamlessly. It is recommended that you join 10 minutes prior to the event start (although you may register and dial in at any time during the call). An archived webcast of the conference call will also be available in the “Investors” section of the company’s website.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures presented for completed periods to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, please see the tables below as well as "Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this press release.

About Cognyte Software Ltd.

We are a global leader in investigative analytics software that empowers governments and enterprises with Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™. Our open software is designed to help governments and enterprises accelerate and improve the effectiveness of investigations. Over 1,000 government and enterprise customers rely on our solutions to accelerate and conduct investigations and derive insights, with which they identify, neutralize, and tackle threats to national security, personal safety, business continuity and various forms of criminal activity. Our government customers consist of national, regional, and local government agencies in more than 100 countries around the world. Our enterprise customers consist of commercial customers and physical security customers.

Caution About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect relating to Cognyte. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance, and are based on management's expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from current expectations include, among others: risks that our customers may delay, cancel, or refrain from placing orders, refrain from renewing subscriptions or service contracts, or may be unable to honor contractual or payment obligations; risks related to the impact of disruptions to the global supply chain; uncertainties regarding the impact of changes in macroeconomic and/or global conditions, including as a result of military actions involving Russia and Ukraine and COVID-19; risks related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results, including customer readiness, deployment, marketing and sale abilities; risks relating to the global regulatory constraints to which we are subject; risks associated with larger orders and customer concentration; risks related to claims by third parties that our solutions infringe their terms of use or other propriety rights; risks associated with political and reputational factors related to our business or operations; risks that we may be unable to establish and maintain relationships with key resellers, partners, systems integrators and third-party suppliers; risks associated with our ability to keep pace with technological advances and challenges and evolving industry standards; risks due to aggressive competition in all of our markets; challenges associated with selling sophisticated solutions, including with respect to longer sales cycles and more complex sales processes; risks associated with significant customer and significant partners concentration, including risks related to significant amounts of our business coming from government customers around the world; risks associated with our ability to retain, recruit, and train qualified personnel in regions in which we operate; risks relating to our ability to properly manage investments in our business and operations; risks associated with acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships or alliances; risks associated with our significant international operations, including geopolitical risks, the relationship to Israel and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; risk of security vulnerabilities or lapses, including cyber-attacks, information technology system breaches, failures or disruptions; risks that our products or services, or those of third-parties contain defects, develop operational problems, or are vulnerable to cyber-attacks; risks associated with the mishandling or perceived mishandling of sensitive, confidential or classified information; risks associated with complex and changing regulatory environments relating to our operations and solutions; risks associated with our failure to comply with anti-corruption, trade compliance, anti-money-laundering and economic sanctions laws and regulations; risks related to the complex and evolving regulatory requirements that we are subject to, which may be difficult and expensive to comply with; risks that our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect our business or assets or that others may make claims on our intellectual property, claim infringement on their intellectual property rights, or claim a violation of their license rights, including relative to free or open source components we may use; risks associated with changing tax laws and regulations; risks associated with our credit facilities, liquidity and the discontinuation of LIBOR; risks associated with exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the New Israeli Shekel and other non-U.S. currencies; risks relating to the adequacy of our existing infrastructure, systems, processes, policies, procedures, internal controls, and personnel for our current and future operations and reporting needs; risk that the spin-off does not achieve the benefits anticipated, does not qualify as a tax-free transaction, or exposes us to unexpected claims or liabilities; risks associated with the agreements with Verint entered into in connection with the spin-off, and our indemnification obligations to Verint; risks associated with market volatility in the price of our shares; risks associated with different corporate governance requirements applicable to Israeli companies; risks related to our limited operating history as an independent public company and risks associated with being a foreign private issuer; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For a detailed discussion of these risk factors, see our latest annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022, and our other SEC filings. In addition, 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 its 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 that we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release are inherently uncertain and may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Any forward-looking statement made in this press release speaks only as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances, or any other reason.

Table 1
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

		Six Months Ended								Three Months Ended
		July 31,								July 31,
(in thousands except share and per share data)			2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenue:
Software		$	51,903			$	99,628			$	27,019			$	47,964
Software service			91,269				104,690				45,437				53,923
Professional service and other			24,375				26,407				8,649				14,104
Total revenue			167,547				230,725				81,105				115,991
Cost of revenue:
Software			9,017				13,860				4,099				5,970
Software service			25,397				25,312				13,254				13,359
Professional service and other			29,720				25,424				12,151				12,632
Amortization of acquired technology			341				341				170				170
Total cost of revenue			64,475				64,937				29,674				32,131
Gross profit			103,072				165,788				51,431				83,860
Operating expenses:
Research and development, net			76,526				69,542				38,547				36,130
Selling, general and administrative			82,445				95,960				39,043				45,142
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets			502				954				251				650
Total operating expenses			159,473				166,456				77,841				81,922
Operating (loss) income			(56,401	)			(668	)			(26,410	)			1,938
Other expense, net:
Interest income			340				65				193				42
Interest expense			(789	)			(10	)			(340	)			(6	)
Other income (expense), net			202				(417	)			(827	)			(550	)
Total other expense, net			(247	)			(362	)			(974	)			(514	)
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes			(56,648	)			(1,030	)			(27,384	)			1,424
Provision for income taxes			447				1,211				312				382
Net (loss) income			(57,095	)			(2,241	)			(27,696	)			1,042
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			2,147				2,433				1,178				1,327
Net loss attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.		$	(59,242	)		$	(4,674	)		$	(28,874	)		$	(285	)
Net loss per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.:
Basic		$	(0.88	)		$	(0.07	)		$	(0.43	)		$	(0.00	)
Diluted		$	(0.88	)		$	(0.07	)		$	(0.43	)		$	(0.00	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic			67,494				66,128				67,677				66,405
Diluted			67,494				66,128				67,677				66,405

Table 2
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

		July 31,				January 31,
(in thousands)			2022				2022
		(Unaudited)				(Audited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	32,884			$	152,590
Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted bank time deposits			4,416				3,597
Short-term investments			17,386				10,434
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively			133,290				179,198
Contract assets, net			32,147				27,908
Inventories			21,307				14,366
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			35,000				31,970
Total current assets			276,430				420,063
Property and equipment, net			29,611				30,839
Operating lease right-of-use assets			20,576				25,031
Goodwill			158,310				158,233
Intangible assets, net			2,320				3,162
Deferred income taxes			1,561				1,548
Other assets			25,005				25,729
Total assets		$	513,813			$	664,605
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term loan		$	20,000				100,000
Accounts payable			31,545				36,664
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			79,177				99,774
Contract liabilities			87,594				83,158
Total current liabilities			218,316				319,596
Long-term contract liabilities			12,214				14,520
Deferred income taxes			3,475				3,447
Operating lease liabilities			13,852				17,179
Other liabilities			11,336				10,774
Total liabilities			259,193				365,516
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock - $0 par value; Authorized 300,000,000 shares. Issued and outstanding 67,860,387 and 67,217,688 at July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022, respectively			—				—
Additional paid-in capital			329,147				316,706
Accumulated deficit			(74,132	)			(14,890	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(16,196	)			(16,679	)
Total Cognyte Software Ltd. stockholders' equity			238,819				285,137
Noncontrolling interest			15,801				13,952
Total stockholders’ equity			254,620				299,089
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	513,813			$	664,605

Table 3
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

		Six Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands)			2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(57,095	)		$	(2,241	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			9,092				11,966
Allowance for credit losses			415				373
Stock-based compensation, excluding cash-settled awards			11,463				18,642
Provision from deferred income taxes			(60	)			—
Non-cash gains on derivative financial instruments, net			(222	)			(169	)
Other non-cash items, net			(326	)			(119	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			44,733				15,605
Contract assets			(4,409	)			(392	)
Inventories			(7,715	)			(2,068	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(2,535	)			1,912
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(23,809	)			(9,814	)
Contract liabilities			1,911				(35,212	)
Other liabilities			1,395				938
Other, net			(330	)			957
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		$	(27,492	)		$	378
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment			(4,795	)			(4,767	)
Purchases of short-term investments			(28,438	)			(32,995	)
Maturities and sales of short-term investments			21,210				18,930
Settlements of derivative financial instruments not designated as hedges			153				(340	)
Cash paid for capitalized software development costs			(1,695	)			(3,491	)
Change in restricted bank time deposits, including long-term portion			150				5,616
Other investing activities			2				512
Net cash used in investing activities		$	(13,413	)		$	(16,535	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of credit facility - presented as short-term loan			(80,000	)			—
Dividend paid to former parent			—				(35,000	)
Payments of contingent consideration for business combinations (financing portion)			—				(949	)
Other financing activities			—				(181	)
Net cash used in financing activities		$	(80,000	)		$	(36,130	)
Foreign currency effects on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents			(101	)			273
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents			(121,006	)			(52,014	)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period			158,220				114,657
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period		$	37,214			$	62,643
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	32,884			$	49,814
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted bank time deposits			4,146				10,585
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in other assets			184				2,244
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents		$	37,214			$	62,643

Table 4
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
(Unaudited)

		Six Months Ended July 31,								Three Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)			2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenue
Total GAAP revenue		$	167,547			$	230,725			$	81,105			$	115,991
Revenue adjustments			488				820				244				387
Total non-GAAP revenue		$	168,035			$	231,545			$	81,349			$	116,378
Gross profit and gross margin
GAAP gross profit			103,072				165,788				51,431				83,860
GAAP gross margin			61.5	%			71.9	%			63.4	%			72.3	%
Revenue adjustments			488				820				244				387
Amortization of acquired technology			341				341				170				170
Stock-based compensation expenses			1,471				2,211				814				1,175
Restructuring expenses, net			316				1				283				1
Separation expenses, net			—				30				—				(1	)
Non-GAAP gross profit		$	105,688			$	169,191			$	52,942			$	85,592
Non-GAAP gross margin			62.9	%			73.1	%			65.1	%			73.5	%
Research and development, net
GAAP research and development, net			76,526				69,542				38,547				36,130
As a percentage of GAAP revenue			45.7	%			30.1	%			47.5	%			31.1	%
Stock-based compensation expenses			(3,702	)			(3,982	)			(1,877	)			(1,933	)
Restructuring expenses, net			(933	)			(189	)			(933	)			(189	)
Separation expenses, net			—				(67	)			—				—
Other adjustments			2				40				—				11
Non-GAAP research and development, net		$	71,893			$	65,344			$	35,737			$	34,019
As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue			42.8	%			28.2	%			43.9	%			29.2	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses
GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses			82,445				95,960				39,043				45,142
As a percentage of GAAP revenue			49.2	%			41.6	%			48.1	%			38.9	%
Stock-based compensation expenses			(6,290	)			(12,449	)			(3,667	)			(6,314	)
Acquisition (expenses) benefit, net			(97	)			(560	)			(12	)			96
Restructuring (expenses) benefit, net			(2,666	)			(344	)			(692	)			111
Separation expenses, net			(42	)			(10,768	)			(10	)			(2,155	)
Provision for legal claim			(37	)			(142	)			(7	)			—
Other adjustments			(4	)			107				(3	)			(29	)
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses		$	73,309			$	71,804			$	34,652			$	36,851
As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue			43.6	%			31.0	%			42.6	%			31.7	%
Operating (loss) income, operating margin and adjusted EBITDA
GAAP operating (loss) income			(56,401	)			(668	)			(26,410	)			1,938
GAAP operating margin			(33.7	)%			(0.3	)%			(32.6	)%			1.7	%
Revenue adjustments			488				820				244				387
Amortization of acquired technology			341				341				170				170
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets			502				954				251				650
Stock-based compensation expenses			11,463				18,642				6,358				9,422
		Six Months Ended July 31,								Three Months Ended January 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)			2022				2021				2022				2021
Acquisition expenses (benefit), net			97				560				12				(96	)
Restructuring expenses, net			3,915				534				1,908				79
Separation expenses, net			42				10,865				10				2,154
Provision for legal claim			37				142				7				—
Other adjustments			2				(147	)			3				18
Non-GAAP operating (loss) income		$	(39,514	)		$	32,043			$	(17,447	)		$	14,722
Depreciation and amortization			8,211				7,593				4,305				3,802
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(31,303	)		$	39,636			$	(13,142	)		$	18,524
Non-GAAP operating margin			(23.5	)%			13.8	%			(21.4	)%			12.7	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin			(18.6	)%			17.1	%			(16.2	)%			15.9	%
Other (expense) income reconciliation
GAAP other loss, net			(247	)			(362	)			(974	)			(514	)
Change in fair value of equity investment			(1,660	)			(729	)			—				—
Non-GAAP other loss, net		$	(1,907	)		$	(1,091	)		$	(974	)		$	(514	)
Tax provision reconciliation
GAAP provision for income taxes			447				1,211				312				382
Effective income tax rate			(0.8	)%			(117.6	)%			(1.1	)%			26.9	%
Non-GAAP tax adjustments			12,325				2,565				(17,060	)			1,351
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes (1)		$	12,772			$	3,776			$	(16,748	)		$	1,733
Non-GAAP effective income tax rate			(30.8	)%			12.2	%			90.9	%			12.2	%
Net (loss) income attributable to Cognyte software Ltd. reconciliation
GAAP net loss attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.		$	(59,242	)		$	(4,674	)		$	(28,874	)		$	(285	)
Revenue adjustments			488				820				244				387
Amortization of acquired technology			341				341				170				170
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets			502				954				251				650
Stock-based compensation expenses			11,463				18,642				6,358				9,422
Acquisition expenses (benefit), net			97				560				12				(96	)
Restructuring expenses, net			3,915				534				1,908				79
Separation expenses, net			42				10,865				10				2,154
Provision for legal claim			37				142				7				—
Other adjustments			2				(147	)			3				18
Change in fair value of equity investment			(1,660	)			(729	)			—				—
Non-GAAP tax adjustments			(12,325	)			(2,565	)			17,060				(1,351	)
Total adjustments			2,902				29,417				26,023				11,433
Non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.		$	(56,340	)		$	24,743			$	(2,851	)		$	11,148
Table comparing GAAP diluted net loss per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd. to Non-GAAP diluted net loss (income) per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.
GAAP diluted net loss per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.		$	(0.88	)		$	(0.07	)		$	(0.43	)			(0.00	)
Non-GAAP diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.		$	(0.83	)		$	0.37			$	(0.04	)		$	0.17
GAAP weighted-average shares used in computing diluted net loss per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.			67,494				66,128				67,677				66,405
Additional weighted-average shares applicable to non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.			—				805				—				646
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares used in computing net (loss) income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.			67,494				66,933				67,677				67,051
		Six Months Ended July 31,								Three Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)			2022				2021				2022				2021
Table of reconciliation from GAAP net loss attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd. to adjusted EBITDA
GAAP net loss attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.		$	(59,242	)		$	(4,674	)		$	(28,874	)		$	(285	)
As a percentage of GAAP revenue			(35.4	)%			(2.0	)%			(35.6	)%			(0.2	)%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			2,147				2,433				1,178				1,327
GAAP provision for income taxes			447				1,211				312				382
GAAP other expense (income), net			247				362				974				514
Amortization of acquired technology			341				341				170				170
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets			502				954				251				650
Depreciation and amortization			8,211				7,593				4,305				3,802
Revenue adjustments			488				820				244				387
Stock-based compensation expenses			11,463				18,642				6,358				9,422
Acquisition expenses (benefit), net			97				560				12				(96	)
Restructuring expenses, net			3,915				534				1,908				79
Separation expenses, net			42				10,865				10				2,154
Provision for legal claim			37				142				7				—
Other adjustments			2				(147	)			3				18
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(31,303	)		$	39,636			$	(13,142	)		$	18,524
As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue			(18.6	)%			17.1	%			(16.2	)%			15.9	%

Table 5
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Calculation of Change in Revenue on a Constant Currency Basis
(Unaudited)

		GAAP Revenue								Non-GAAP Revenue
(in thousands)		Six Months Ended				Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Three Months Ended
Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2021		$	230,725			$	115,991			$	231,545			$	116,378
Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022		$	167,547			$	81,105			$	168,035			$	81,349
Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 at constant currency (2)		$	171,000			$	83,500			$	171,500			$	84,000
Reported period-over-period revenue change			(27.4	)%			(30.1	)%			(27.4	)%			(30.1	)%
% impact from change in foreign currency exchange rates			1.6	%			2.2	%			1.6	%			2.2	%
Constant currency period-over-period revenue change			(25.8	)%			(27.8	)%			(25.9	)%			(27.9	)%

For more information see "Supplemental Information About Constant Currency" at the end of this press release.

Footnotes

(1) The actual cash tax paid, net of refunds, was $7.8 and $4.8 million for the six and three months ended July 31, 2022, respectively, and $3.3 and $2.9 million for the six and three months ended July 31, 2021, respectively.

(2) Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, at constant currency is calculated by translating current-period GAAP or non-GAAP foreign currency revenue (as applicable) into U.S. dollars using average foreign currency exchange rates for the three and six months ended July 31, 2021, rather than actual current-period foreign currency exchange rates.

Cognyte Software Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The press release includes reconciliations of certain financial measures not prepared in accordance with GAAP, consisting of non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross profit and gross margins, non-GAAP research and development expenses, net, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating (loss) income and operating margins, non-GAAP other income (expense), net, non-GAAP provision for income taxes and non-GAAP effective income tax rate, non-GAAP net income attributable to Cognyte, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to Cognyte and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares used in computing such measure. The tables above include a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure for completed periods presented in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, used in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business by:

• facilitating the comparison of our financial results and business trends between periods, by excluding certain items that either can vary significantly in amount and frequency, are based upon subjective assumptions, or in certain cases are unplanned for or difficult to forecast,

• facilitating the comparison of our financial results and business trends with other software companies who publish similar non-GAAP measures, and

• allowing investors to see and understand key supplementary metrics used by our management to run our business, including for budgeting and forecasting, resource allocation, and compensation matters.

We also make these non-GAAP financial measures available because our management believes they provide meaningful information about the financial performance of our business and are useful to investors for informational and comparative purposes.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation as substitutes for, or superior to, comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures we present have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP, and these non-GAAP financial measures should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures do not represent discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business, and we may in the future incur expenses similar to or in addition to the adjustments made in these non-GAAP financial measures. Other companies may calculate similar non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Our non-GAAP financial measures are calculated by making the following adjustments to our GAAP financial measures:

Revenue adjustments. We exclude from our non-GAAP revenue the impact of fair value adjustments required under GAAP relating to software and software service revenue and professional service and other revenue acquired in a business acquisition, which would have otherwise been recognized on a stand-alone basis. We believe that it is useful for investors to understand the total amount of revenue that we and the acquired company would have recognized on a stand-alone basis under GAAP, absent the accounting adjustment associated with the business acquisition. We believe that our non-GAAP revenue measure helps management and investors understand our revenue trends and serves as a useful measure of ongoing business performance.

Amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets. When we acquire an entity, we are required under GAAP to record the fair values of the intangible assets of the acquired entity and amortize those assets over their useful lives. We exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets, including acquired technology, from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions. We also exclude these amounts to provide easier comparability of pre and post-acquisition operating results.

Stock-based compensation expenses. We exclude stock-based compensation expenses related to restricted stock awards, stock bonus programs, bonus share programs, and other stock-based awards from our non-GAAP financial measures. We evaluate our performance both with and without these measures because stock-based compensation is typically a non-cash expense and can vary significantly over time based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted, and is influenced in part by certain factors which are generally beyond our control, such as the volatility of the price of our ordinary shares. In addition, measurement of stock-based compensation is subject to varying valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions, and therefore we believe that excluding stock-based compensation from our non-GAAP financial measures allows for meaningful comparisons of our current operating results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

Acquisition expenses (benefit), net. In connection with acquisition activity (including with respect to acquisitions that are not consummated), we incur expenses, including legal, accounting, and other professional fees, integration costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations, and other costs. Integration costs may consist of information technology expenses as systems are integrated across the combined entity, consulting expenses, marketing expenses, and professional fees, as well as non-cash charges to write-off or impair the value of redundant assets. We exclude these expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are unpredictable, can vary based on the size and complexity of each transaction, and are unrelated to our continuing operations or to the continuing operations of the acquired businesses.

Restructuring expenses. We exclude restructuring expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures, which include employee termination costs, facility exit costs, certain professional fees, asset impairment charges, and other costs directly associated with resource realignments incurred in reaction to changing strategies or business conditions. All of these costs can vary significantly in amount and frequency based on the nature of the actions as well as the changing needs of our business and we believe that excluding them provides easier comparability of pre- and post-restructuring operating results.

Separation expenses. On December 4, 2019, Verint announced its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies: Cognyte Software Ltd., which consists of Verint’s Cyber Intelligence Solutions business, and Verint Systems Inc., which consists of its Customer Engagement Business. We incurred significant expenses to separate the aforesaid businesses, including third-party advisory, accounting, legal, consulting, and other similar services related to the separation as well as costs associated with accelerated depreciation and amortization of assets which became obsolete following the separation from Verint, including those related to human resources, brand management, real estate, and information technology to the extent not capitalized. These costs are incremental to our normal operating expenses and incurred solely as a result of the separation transaction. Accordingly, we are excluding these separation expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures in order to evaluate our performance on a comparable basis.

Provision for legal claim. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures accrual made for the settlement of certain legal claims related to our business acquisitions.

Other adjustments. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures rent expense for redundant facilities, gains on change in fair value of equity investment, gains or losses on sales of property and certain professional fees unrelated to our ongoing operations.

Non-GAAP income tax adjustments. We exclude our GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes from our non-GAAP measures of net income attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd., and instead include a non-GAAP provision for income taxes, determined by applying a non-GAAP effective income tax rate to our income before provision for income taxes, as adjusted for the non-GAAP items described above. The non-GAAP effective income tax rate is generally based upon the income taxes we expect to pay in the reporting year. Our GAAP effective income tax rate can vary significantly from year to year as a result of tax law changes, settlements with tax authorities, changes in the geographic mix of earnings including acquisition activity, changes in the projected realizability of deferred tax assets, and other unusual or period-specific events, all of which can vary in size and frequency. We believe that our non-GAAP effective income tax rate removes much of this variability and facilitates meaningful comparisons of operating results across periods. We evaluate our non-GAAP effective income tax rate on an ongoing basis, and it can change from time to time. Our non-GAAP income tax rate can differ materially from our GAAP effective income tax rate.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure defined as net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, revenue adjustments, restructuring expenses, acquisition expenses, and other expenses excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures as described above. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is also commonly used by investors to evaluate operating performance between companies because it helps reduce variability caused by differences in capital structures, income taxes, stock-based compensation accounting policies, and depreciation and amortization policies. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by credit rating agencies, lenders, and other parties to evaluate our creditworthiness.

Supplemental Information About Constant Currency

Because we operate on a global basis and transact business in many currencies, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can affect our consolidated U.S. dollar operating results. To facilitate the assessment of our performance excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, we calculate our GAAP and non-GAAP revenue, cost of revenue, and operating expenses on both an as-reported basis and a constant currency basis, allowing for comparison of results between periods as if foreign currency exchange rates had remained constant. We perform our constant currency calculations by translating current-period foreign currency results into U.S. dollars using prior-period average foreign currency exchange rates or hedge rates, as applicable, rather than current period exchange rates. We believe that constant currency measures, which exclude the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, facilitate the assessment of underlying business trends.

Unless otherwise indicated, our financial outlook for each of revenue, operating margin, and diluted earnings per share, which is provided on a non-GAAP basis, reflects foreign currency exchange rates approximately consistent with rates in effect when the outlook is provided.

We also incur foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the revaluation and settlement of monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency. Our financial outlook for diluted earnings per share includes net foreign exchange gains or losses incurred to date, if any, but does not include potential future gains or losses.

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Investor Relations Contact

Dean Ridlon

Cognyte Software Ltd.

IR@cognyte.com

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FAQ

What were Cognyte's Q2 FYE23 revenue figures?

Cognyte reported revenue of $81.1 million for Q2 FYE23.

How did Cognyte perform financially in H1 FYE23?

For H1 FYE23, Cognyte had revenue of $167.5 million.

What was Cognyte's diluted EPS for Q2 FYE23?

Cognyte reported a diluted EPS of $(0.43) for Q2 FYE23.

What measures is Cognyte taking to address its financial challenges?

Cognyte is focusing on high-potential opportunities and reducing its cost structure.

How is the market influencing Cognyte's performance?

The global economic slowdown is affecting Cognyte's near-term performance.