Grid Dynamics Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Grid Dynamics reported record revenue of $57.9 million for Q3 2021, marking a 21.5% increase sequentially and a 120.0% rise year-over-year. Excluding revenue from acquisitions, organic revenue stood at $44.1 million, up 14.8% sequentially. The company saw growth across all verticals, with non-retail industries contributing 68.5% of revenue. Notably, the Retail vertical surged by 198.2% year-over-year. Despite a net loss of $(0.5) million, non-GAAP net income reached $7.9 million. Q4 2021 revenue is expected between $58.0 million and $59.0 million.
- Record revenue of $57.9 million, a 21.5% sequential increase and 120.0% year-over-year growth.
- Organic revenue of $44.1 million grew 14.8% sequentially.
- Retail vertical revenue increased by 198.2% year-over-year.
- Non-GAAP net income of $7.9 million, or $0.11 per diluted share.
- GAAP net loss of $(0.5) million, or $(0.01) per share.
Record Revenue of
We are very pleased to report another record quarter of revenue in the company’s history. Our revenue of
Our non-retail industry verticals represented
During the third quarter we had 215 customers, 160 coming from our acquisitions of
“I am proud of our third quarter results as we executed across multiple fronts and exceeded expectations. In addition to reporting record revenue in the third quarter, we achieved other notable milestones that included working in close partnerships with major Cloud Providers, introducing an autonomous cross-functional POD engagement model at our customers, performing above our long-term targets on profitability, and redeeming all of our unexercised warrants. Additionally, we are increasingly finding ourselves playing pivotal roles in influencing and shaping our customers’ growth strategies as customers seek our expertise around digital transformation areas such as application modernization, data science, and machine learning. I am very proud of what we accomplished and thank our entire team for their continued hard work in achieving our goals,” said
Third Quarter of 2021 Financial Highlights
-
Total revenue was
, an increase of$57.9 million 21.5% sequentially and120.0% year-over-year. -
GAAP gross profit was
or$25.3 million 43.6% of revenue, compared to GAAP gross profit of or$19.8 million 41.5% of revenue in the second quarter of 2021 and to GAAP gross profit of or$11.2 million 42.4% of revenue in the third quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP gross profit was or$25.4 million 43.9% of revenue, compared to non-GAAP gross profit of or$19.9 million 41.8% of revenue in the second quarter of 2021 and to Non-GAAP gross profit of or$11.2 million 42.6% of revenue in the third quarter of 2020. -
GAAP Net loss attributable to common stockholders was
, or$(0.5) million per share, based on 62.6 million weighted-average common shares outstanding, compared to GAAP Net loss attributable to common stockholders of$(0.01) or$(1.5) million per share based on 54.4 million weighted-average common shares outstanding in the second quarter of 2021 and to GAAP Net loss of$(0.03) , or$(1.1) million per share, based on 49.7 million weighted-average common shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP Net income was$(0.02) , or$7.9 million per diluted share, based on 69.5 million weighted-average common shares outstanding, compared to Non-GAAP Net income of$0.11 or$6.1 million per diluted share based on 61.0 million weighted-average common shares outstanding second quarter of 2021 and to Non-GAAP Net income of$0.10 , or$2.5 million per diluted share, based on 52.3 million weighted-average common shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2020.$0.05 -
Non-GAAP EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, other income, fair value adjustments, stock-based compensation, and transaction and transformation-related costs), a non-GAAP metric, was
, compared with Non-GAAP EBITDA of$12.5 million in the second quarter of 2021 and Non-GAAP EBITDA of$9.7 million in the third quarter of 2020.$4.2 million
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information” below for a discussion of our non-GAAP measures.
Cash Flow and Other Metrics
-
Cash provided by operating activities was
for the nine months ended$14.7 million September 30, 2021 , compared to cash provided by operating activities of for the nine months ended$3.0 million September 30, 2020 . -
Cash and cash equivalents totaled
as of$199.3 million September 30, 2021 , compared to as of$112.7 million December 31, 2020 . -
Total headcount was 2,884 as of
September 30, 2021 , compared with 1,204 employees as ofSeptember 30, 2020 .
Financial Outlook
-
The company expects revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021 to be between
and$58.0 million . This includes a projected contribution of$59.0 million from$12.5 million Daxx and Tacit. -
Non-GAAP EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2021 is expected to be between
and$9.0 million .$9.9 million -
For the full year of 2021, revenues are expected to be between
and$202.0 million . This includes a contribution of$203.0 million from$42.0 million Daxx and Tacit. - For the fourth quarter of 2021, we expect our basic share count to be in the 65-66 million range and diluted share count to be in the 72-73 million range.
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About
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the financial measures presented in
A “non-GAAP financial measure” refers to a numerical measure of
There are significant limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Further, these measures may differ from the non-GAAP information, even where similarly titled, used by other companies and therefore should not be used to compare our performance to that of other companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside Grid Dynamics’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (i)
Schedule 1: |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND |
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COMPREHENSIVE LOSS |
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Unaudited |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
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Revenue |
$ |
57,933 |
|
|
$ |
26,332 |
|
|
$ |
144,743 |
|
|
$ |
81,157 |
|
Cost of revenue |
32,667 |
|
|
15,178 |
|
|
84,343 |
|
|
51,799 |
|
||||
Gross profit |
25,266 |
|
|
11,154 |
|
|
60,400 |
|
|
29,358 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Engineering, research, and development |
2,132 |
|
|
2,076 |
|
|
5,687 |
|
|
7,193 |
|
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Sales and marketing |
4,073 |
|
|
2,245 |
|
|
9,942 |
|
|
7,451 |
|
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General and administrative |
17,091 |
|
|
8,504 |
|
|
43,195 |
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|
26,606 |
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Total operating expenses |
23,296 |
|
|
12,825 |
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|
58,824 |
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|
41,250 |
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|
|
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Income/(loss) from operations |
1,970 |
|
|
(1,671 |
) |
|
1,576 |
|
|
(11,892 |
) |
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Other income/(expenses), net |
114 |
|
|
455 |
|
|
(1,015 |
) |
|
419 |
|
||||
Income/(loss) before income taxes |
2,084 |
|
|
(1,216 |
) |
|
561 |
|
|
(11,473 |
) |
||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes |
2,633 |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
4,655 |
|
|
(3,594 |
) |
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Net loss |
$ |
(549 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,117 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,094 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,879 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |
(86 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
— |
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Comprehensive loss |
$ |
(635 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,117 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,166 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,879 |
) |
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|
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Loss per share |
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Basic |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
Diluted |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
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|
|
|
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|
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
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|
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Basic |
62,610 |
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|
49,651 |
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|
56,280 |
|
|
43,074 |
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Diluted |
62,610 |
|
|
49,651 |
|
|
56,280 |
|
|
43,074 |
|
Schedule 2: |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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Unaudited |
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(In thousands, except share and per share data) |
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As of |
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Assets |
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Current assets |
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
199,297 |
|
|
$ |
112,745 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of |
30,773 |
|
|
16,890 |
|
||
Unbilled receivables |
4,883 |
|
|
1,799 |
|
||
Prepaid income taxes |
694 |
|
|
821 |
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
5,301 |
|
|
2,361 |
|
||
Total current assets |
240,948 |
|
|
134,616 |
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|
|
|
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Property and equipment, net |
5,395 |
|
|
4,095 |
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||
Intangible assets, net |
19,729 |
|
|
8,125 |
|
||
Deferred tax assets |
3,258 |
|
|
5,609 |
|
||
|
35,358 |
|
|
14,690 |
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||
Total assets |
$ |
304,688 |
|
|
$ |
167,135 |
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|
|
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|
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Liabilities and equity |
|
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|
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Current liabilities |
|
|
|
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Accounts payable |
$ |
1,772 |
|
|
$ |
757 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
1,148 |
|
|
628 |
|
||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
11,222 |
|
|
7,479 |
|
||
Accrued income taxes |
2,302 |
|
|
1,248 |
|
||
Other current liabilities |
7,775 |
|
|
3,206 |
|
||
Total current liabilities |
24,219 |
|
|
13,318 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
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Deferred tax liabilities |
4,903 |
|
|
2,093 |
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||
Total liabilities |
29,122 |
|
|
15,411 |
|
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Stockholders’ equity |
|
|
|
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Common stock, |
7 |
|
|
5 |
|
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Additional paid-in capital |
256,936 |
|
|
128,930 |
|
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Retained earnings |
18,699 |
|
|
22,793 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(76 |
) |
|
(4 |
) |
||
Total stockholders’ equity |
275,566 |
|
|
151,724 |
|
||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
304,688 |
|
|
$ |
167,135 |
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Schedule 3: |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS |
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Unaudited |
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(In thousands) |
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Nine Months Ended
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|
2021 |
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2020 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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|
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Net loss |
$ |
(4,094 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,879 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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|
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Depreciation and amortization |
3,520 |
|
|
1,896 |
|
||
Bad debt |
(17 |
) |
|
398 |
|
||
Deferred income taxes |
2,663 |
|
|
(4,519 |
) |
||
Stock based compensation |
21,459 |
|
|
13,584 |
|
||
Change in fair value of warrants |
979 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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|
|
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Accounts receivable |
(10,549 |
) |
|
(2,139 |
) |
||
Unbilled receivables |
(1,257 |
) |
|
2,973 |
|
||
Prepaid income taxes |
127 |
|
|
(822 |
) |
||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(2,062 |
) |
|
10 |
|
||
Accounts payable |
676 |
|
|
(250 |
) |
||
Accrued liabilities |
16 |
|
|
(576 |
) |
||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
1,533 |
|
|
348 |
|
||
Accrued income taxes |
848 |
|
|
110 |
|
||
Other current liabilities |
813 |
|
|
(136 |
) |
||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
14,655 |
|
|
2,998 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
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Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
||||
Purchase of property and equipment |
(3,016 |
) |
|
(1,607 |
) |
||
Acquisition of Tacit, net of cash acquired |
(30,585 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(33,601 |
) |
|
(1,607 |
) |
||
|
|
|
|
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Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
||||
Cash received from ChaSerg |
— |
|
|
208,997 |
|
||
GDI shares redeemed for cash |
— |
|
|
(123,865 |
) |
||
Equity issuance costs |
— |
|
|
(2,264 |
) |
||
Payments of tax obligations resulted from net share settlement of vested stock awards |
(21,007 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Proceeds from exercises of stock options, net of shares withheld for taxes |
619 |
|
|
78 |
|
||
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants |
48,145 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Proceeds related to issuance of Common Stock from |
78,311 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Payments for professional fees related to issuance of common stock from |
(498 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
105,570 |
|
|
82,946 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(72 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
86,552 |
|
|
84,337 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
112,745 |
|
|
42,189 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ |
199,297 |
|
|
$ |
126,526 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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|
|
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Cash paid for income taxes |
$ |
1,403 |
|
|
$ |
1,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities |
|
|
|
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Conversion of preferred stock to common stock |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
9,187 |
|
Conversion of private warrants |
979 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Contingent consideration for acquisition of businesses |
$ |
2,979 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Schedule 4: |
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION |
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Unaudited |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
|
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|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
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Revenue |
$ |
57,933 |
|
|
$ |
26,332 |
|
|
$ |
144,743 |
|
|
$ |
81,157 |
|
Cost of revenue |
32,667 |
|
|
15,178 |
|
|
84,343 |
|
|
51,799 |
|
||||
GAAP gross profit |
25,266 |
|
|
11,154 |
|
|
60,400 |
|
|
29,358 |
|
||||
Retention bonus expense |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,072 |
|
||||
Stock-based compensation |
173 |
|
|
66 |
|
|
433 |
|
|
740 |
|
||||
Non-GAAP Gross profit |
$ |
25,439 |
|
|
$ |
11,220 |
|
|
$ |
60,833 |
|
|
$ |
31,170 |
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
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|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
||||||||
GAAP net loss |
$ |
(549 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,117 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,094 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,879 |
) |
Adjusted for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
1,420 |
|
|
662 |
|
|
3,520 |
|
|
1,896 |
|
||||
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes |
2,633 |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
4,655 |
|
|
(3,594 |
) |
||||
Stock-based compensation |
9,113 |
|
|
5,126 |
|
|
21,459 |
|
|
13,584 |
|
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Transaction and transformation-related costs(1) |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
942 |
|
|
3,940 |
|
||||
Restructuring costs(2) |
— |
|
|
56 |
|
|
— |
|
|
888 |
|
||||
Other (income)/expenses, net(3) |
(114 |
) |
|
(455 |
) |
|
1,015 |
|
|
(419 |
) |
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Non-GAAP EBITDA |
$ |
12,503 |
|
|
$ |
4,173 |
|
|
$ |
27,497 |
|
|
$ |
8,416 |
|
(1) | Transaction and transformation-related costs include, when applicable, external deal costs, transaction-related professional fees, transaction-related retention bonuses, which are allocated proportionally across cost of revenue, engineering, research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses as well as other transaction-related costs including integration expenses consisting of outside professional and consulting services. |
(2) |
We implemented a cost reduction plan during first quarter of 2020. During the three and nine months ended |
(3) | Other expenses consist primarily of losses and gains on foreign currency transactions, fair value adjustments, and other miscellaneous non-operating expenses and other income consists primarily of interest on cash held at banks. |
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
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|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
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GAAP net loss |
$ |
(549 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,117 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,094 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,879 |
) |
Adjusted for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
9,113 |
|
|
5,126 |
|
|
21,459 |
|
|
13,584 |
|
||||
Transaction and transformation-related costs (1) |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
942 |
|
|
3,940 |
|
||||
Restructuring costs (2) |
— |
|
|
56 |
|
|
— |
|
|
888 |
|
||||
Other (income)/expenses, net (3) |
(114 |
) |
|
(455 |
) |
|
1,015 |
|
|
(419 |
) |
||||
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (4) |
(581 |
) |
|
(1,118 |
) |
|
(2,298 |
) |
|
(5,311 |
) |
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Non-GAAP Net Income |
$ |
7,869 |
|
|
$ |
2,492 |
|
|
$ |
17,024 |
|
|
$ |
4,803 |
|
Number of shares used in the Non-GAAP Diluted EPS |
69,494 |
|
|
52,317 |
|
|
64,361 |
|
|
46,734 |
|
||||
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS(5) |
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
(1) | Transaction and transformation-related costs include, when applicable, external deal costs, transaction-related professional fees, transaction-related retention bonuses, which are allocated proportionally across cost of revenue, engineering, research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses as well as other transaction-related costs including integration expenses consisting of outside professional and consulting services. |
(2) |
We implemented a cost reduction plan during first quarter of 2020. During the three and nine months ended |
(3) | Other expenses consist primarily of losses and gains on foreign currency transactions, fair value adjustments, and other miscellaneous non-operating expenses and other income consists primarily of interest on cash held at banks. |
(4) | Reflects the estimated tax impact of the non-GAAP adjustments presented in the table. |
(5) |
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing Non-GAAP Net Income/(Loss) by the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. From the three months ended |
Schedule 5: |
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REVENUE BY VERTICALS |
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Unaudited |
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(In thousands) |
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Three Months Ended |
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|
2021 |
% of revenue |
2020 |
% of revenue |
|||||||
Technology, Media and Telecom |
$ | 17,597 |
30.4 |
% | $ | 12,637 |
48.0 |
% | |||
Retail |
18,271 |
31.5 |
% | 6,127 |
23.3 |
% | |||||
CPG/Manufacturing |
11,208 |
19.3 |
% | 3,357 |
12.7 |
% | |||||
Finance |
5,224 |
9.0 |
% | 3,091 |
11.7 |
% | |||||
Other |
5,633 |
9.8 |
% | 1,120 |
4.3 |
% | |||||
Total |
$ | 57,933 |
100.0 |
% | $ | 26,332 |
100.0 |
% | |||
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||
|
2021 |
% of revenue |
2020 |
% of revenue |
|||||||
Technology, Media and Telecom |
$ |
48,123 |
33.2 |
% |
$ |
34,689 |
42.7 |
% |
|||
Retail |
|
39,850 |
27.5 |
% |
|
26,226 |
32.3 |
% |
|||
CPG/Manufacturing |
|
29,832 |
20.6 |
% |
|
8,012 |
9.9 |
% |
|||
Finance |
|
12,733 |
8.8 |
% |
|
10,646 |
13.1 |
% |
|||
Other |
|
14,205 |
9.9 |
% |
|
1,584 |
2.0 |
% |
|||
Total |
$ |
144,743 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
81,157 |
100.0 |
% |
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