Digimarc Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported a 11% revenue increase to $7.4 million in Q1 2022, boosted by the EVRYTHNG acquisition. Subscription revenue surged 30% to $3.8 million, with EVRYTHNG contributing $1.2 million. However, gross profit fell 23% to $3.3 million due to amortization expenses from the acquisition. Operating expenses skyrocketed by $8.8 million to $21.4 million, reflecting increased costs from EVRYTHNG. The net loss widened to $17.8 million, equating to $(1.03) per share. Cash and equivalents dropped to $24.9 million.

Positive

• Revenue increased 11% to $7.4 million.
• Subscription revenue rose 30% to $3.8 million, with significant contribution from EVRYTHNG.

Negative

• Gross profit decreased 23% to $3.3 million.
• Operating expenses rose significantly by $8.8 million, largely due to EVRYTHNG costs.
• Net loss expanded to $17.8 million, $(1.03) per share.

BEAVERTON, Ore., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Revenue for the first quarter of 2022 increased 11% to $7.4 million compared to $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2021. The increase in revenue includes $1.5 million of revenue from the EVRYTHNG acquisition, which closed on January 3, 2022. Subscription revenue increased 30% from $2.9 million to $3.8 million, with EVRYTHNG contributing $1.2 million. Excluding the impact of EVRYTHNG, subscription revenue was lower by $0.3 million due to $0.5 million of upfront revenue recognition on a two-year contract in the first quarter of 2021, partially offset by the impact of new customer contracts. Service revenue decreased 4% from $3.8 million to $3.6 million, with EVRYTHNG contributing $0.3 million. Excluding the impact of EVRYTHNG, service revenue was lower by $0.5 million reflecting the timing of program work with the Central Banks, which accounted for $0.3 million of the decrease, and less revenue from professional services work.

Gross profit for the first quarter of 2022 decreased 23% to $3.3 million compared to $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2021. The decrease in gross profit reflects $1.2 million of amortization expense recognized in the first quarter of 2022 on intangible assets acquired in the acquisition of EVRYTHNG.

Non-GAAP gross profit for the first quarter of 2022 increased 5% to $4.9 million compared to $4.7 million in the first quarter of 2021.

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2022 increased $8.8 million to $21.4 million compared to $12.6 million in the first quarter of 2021. The increase reflects EVRYTHNG operating expenses of $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2022. The remaining increase of $4.2 million largely reflects higher compensation costs of $1.2 million due to higher headcount and annual compensation adjustments, higher legal, accounting and tax costs of $0.7 million related to the EVRYTHNG acquisition and financing activities, a $0.6 million non-cash impairment charge in the first quarter of 2022 to write-down our lease right of use assets and leasehold improvements, higher consulting costs of $0.5 million for acquisition integration and other corporate initiatives and higher travel and conference costs of $0.5 million.

Non-GAAP operating expenses for the first quarter of 2022 increased $6.8 million to $17.0 million compared to $10.2 million in the first quarter of 2021.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $17.8 million or $(1.03) loss per common share compared to $8.2 million or $(0.50) loss per common share in the first quarter of 2021.

Non-GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $11.9 million or $(0.69) loss per common share compared to $5.6 million or $(0.34) loss per common share in the first quarter of 2021.

At March 31, 2022, cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities totaled $24.9 million compared to $41.6 million at December 31, 2021. The $16.7 million decrease included $4.0 million of cash used to pay closing costs on behalf of EVRYTHNG and another $3.0 million to pay outstanding payables owed by EVRYTHNG at the time of closing, net of the $0.5 million of cash acquired from EVRYTHNG. This compares to a $7.1 million use of cash and investments in the first quarter of 2021.

On April 7, 2022, Digimarc issued 2.25 million shares of its common stock at a price of $25.90 per share in a registered direct offering resulting in gross cash proceeds to the company of $58.3 million.

Conference call

Digimarc will hold a conference call today (Thursday, May 12, 2022) to discuss these results and provide an update on market conditions and execution of strategy. CEO Riley McCormack, CFO Charles Beck and CLO Robert Chamness will host the call starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). A question and answer session will follow management's presentation.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and in the investor section of the company's website. The conference call script will also be posted to the company's website shortly before the call.

For those who wish to call in via telephone to ask a question, please dial the number below at least five minutes before the scheduled start time:

Toll-Free Number: 866-562-9934
International Number: 706-679-0638
Conference ID: 1175210

If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Lara Burhenn.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) is a global leader in product digitization, delivering business value across industries through unique identifiers and cloud-based solutions. A trusted partner in deterring digital counterfeiting of global currency for more than 20 years, Digimarc illuminates a product's journey to provide intelligence and promote a prosperous, safer, and more sustainable world. With Digimarc, you can finally see everything. And when you see everything, you can achieve anything. For more information, visit us at digimarc.com.

Forward-looking statements

Except for historical information contained in this release, the matters described in this release contain various "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements include statements identified by terminology such as "will," "should," "expects," "estimates," "predicts" and "continue" or other derivations of these or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are statements of management's opinion and are subject to various assumptions, risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements in this release as a result of changes in economic, business and regulatory factors. More detailed information about risk factors that may affect actual results are outlined in the company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, Digimarc undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP gross profit margin, Non-GAAP operating expenses, Non-GAAP net loss, and Non-GAAP loss per common share (diluted). See below for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.  These non-GAAP financial measures are an important measure of our operating performance because they allow management, investors and analysts to evaluate and assess our core operating results from period-to-period after removing non-cash and non-recurring activities that affect comparability.  Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons.

Digimarc believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps management and investors make comparisons between us and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measures and the corresponding GAAP measures provided by each company under applicable SEC rules. These non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. In order to facilitate a clear understanding of its consolidated historical operating results, investors should examine Digimarc's non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with its historical GAAP financial information, and investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.  Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to, and should not be considered as alternatives to, GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures may not be indicative of the historical operating results of the Company nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results.

 

Digimarc Corporation Consolidated Income Statement Information (in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
		Three Month Information
		March 31,				March 31,
		2022				2021
Revenue:
Service		$	3,620			$	3,784
Subscription			3,791				2,916
Total revenue			7,411				6,700
Cost of revenue:
Service (1)			1,831				1,570
Subscription (1)			1,042				791
Amortization expense on acquired intangible assets			1,194				—
Total cost of revenue			4,067				2,361
Gross profit
Service (1)			1,789				2,214
Subscription (1)			2,749				2,125
Amortization expense on acquired intangible assets			(1,194)				—
Total gross profit			3,344				4,339
Gross profit margin:
Total			45	%			65	%
Service (1)			49	%			59	%
Subscription (1)			73	%			73	%
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing			7,945				4,941
Research, development and engineering			6,091				4,131
General and administrative			6,408				3,493
Amortization expense on acquired intangible assets			342				—
Impairment of lease right of use assets and leasehold improvements			574				—
Total operating expenses			21,360				12,565
Operating loss			(18,016)				(8,226)
Other income (loss), net			(4)				10
Loss before income taxes			(18,020)				(8,216)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes			239				(6)
Net loss		$	(17,781)			$	(8,222)
Loss per common share:
Loss per common share — basic		$	(1.03)			$	(0.50)
Loss per common share — diluted		$	(1.03)			$	(0.50)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic			17,344				16,333
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted			17,344				16,333
(1) Cost of revenue, Gross profit and Gross profit margin for Service and Subscription excludes amortization expense on acquired intangible assets.

 

Digimarc Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
		Three Month Information
		March 31,				March 31,
		2022				2021
GAAP gross profit		$	3,344			$	4,339
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			1,194				—
Amortization and write-off of other intangible assets			141				142
Stock-based compensation			201				173
Non-GAAP gross profit			4,880				4,654
Non-GAAP gross profit margin			66	%			69	%
GAAP operating expenses		$	21,360			$	12,565
Depreciation and write-off of property and equipment			(390)				(363)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			(342)				—
Amortization and write-off of other intangible assets			(30)				(35)
Amortization of lease right of use assets under operating leases			(271)				(118)
Stock-based compensation			(2,267)				(1,837)
Impairment of lease right of use assets and leasehold improvements			(574)				—
Acquisition-related expenses			(444)				—
Non-GAAP operating expenses		$	17,042			$	10,212
GAAP net loss		$	(17,781)			$	(8,222)
Total adjustments to gross profit			1,536				315
Total adjustments to operating expenses			4,318				2,353
Non-GAAP net loss		$	(11,927)			$	(5,554)
GAAP loss per common share (diluted)		$	(1.03)			$	(0.50)
Non-GAAP net loss		$	(11,927)			$	(5,554)
Non-GAAP loss per common share (diluted)		$	(0.69)			$	(0.34)

 

Digimarc Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheet Information (in thousands) (Unaudited)
		March 31,				December 31,
		2022				2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)		$	3,228			$	13,789
Marketable securities (1)			15,958				19,537
Trade accounts receivable, net			5,934				6,368
Loan receivable from related party			—				2,001
Other current assets			4,489				2,316
Total current assets			29,609				44,011
Marketable securities (1)			5,709				8,292
Property and equipment, net			2,922				2,875
Intangibles, net			41,833				6,611
Goodwill			6,412				1,114
Lease right of use assets			5,746				1,300
Other assets			1,268				673
Total assets		$	93,499			$	64,876
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		$	10,875			$	4,727
Deferred revenue			4,315				2,989
Total current liabilities			15,190				7,716
Long-term lease liabilities			6,267				1,028
Other long-term liabilities			519				752
Total liabilities			21,976				9,496
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock			50				50
Common stock			18				17
Additional paid-in capital			296,364				261,324
Accumulated deficit			(223,792)				(206,011)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(1,117)				—
Total shareholders' equity			71,523				55,380
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	93,499			$	64,876
(1) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities was $24,895 and $41,618 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

Digimarc Corporation Consolidated Cash Flow Information (in thousands) (Unaudited)
		Three Month Information
		March 31,				March 31,
		2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(17,781)			$	(8,222)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and write-off of property and equipment			390				363
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			1,536				—
Amortization and write-off of other intangible assets			171				177
Amortization of lease right of use assets under operating leases			271				118
Amortization of net premiums (discounts) on marketable securities			26				(266)
Stock-based compensation			2,468				2,010
Impairment of lease right of use assets and leasehold improvements			574				—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable			1,731				(612)
Other current assets			(17)				219
Other assets			(601)				(44)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities			219				501
Deferred revenue			(423)				(55)
Lease liability and other long-term liabilities			(420)				(177)
Net cash used in operating activities			(11,856)				(5,988)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash paid for acquisition			(3,512)				—
Purchase of property and equipment			(414)				(317)
Capitalized patent costs			(119)				(159)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities			5,937				17,494
Purchases of marketable securities			—				(25,151)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			1,892				(8,133)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of common stock			(583)				(870)
Repayment of loan			(15)				—
Net cash used in financing activities			(598)				(870)
Effect of exchange rate on cash			1				—
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2)		$	(10,561)			$	(14,991)
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period			41,618				77,728
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period			24,895				70,660
(2) Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities		$	(16,723)			$	(7,068)

 

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FAQ

What were Digimarc's Q1 2022 earnings results?

Digimarc reported a net loss of $17.8 million, or $(1.03) per share, for the first quarter of 2022.

How did revenue perform in Q1 2022 for DMRC?

Revenue increased by 11% to $7.4 million in Q1 2022, aided by the acquisition of EVRYTHNG.

What impact did the EVRYTHNG acquisition have on Digimarc's financials?

The EVRYTHNG acquisition contributed $1.5 million in revenue but also led to increased operational expenses, affecting overall profitability.

What is the future outlook for Digimarc after Q1 2022?

Future outlook will depend on the integration of EVRYTHNG and management's strategies discussed in the upcoming conference call.

How did cash reserves change for DMRC in Q1 2022?

Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities decreased to $24.9 million from $41.6 million at the end of 2021.