KLDiscovery Inc. Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
KLDiscovery Inc., a global provider of electronic discovery solutions, announced Q1 2024 results with revenue at $80.2 million, a decrease from $90.7 million in Q1 2023. The net loss was $(16.9) million compared to $(4.5) million in Q1 2023. EBITDA was $7.4 million, down from $18.2 million in Q1 2023. Adjusted EBITDA was $10.6 million, down from $20.9 million in Q1 2023. The company reached an agreement to reduce long-term debt, enhancing financial stability. Nebula revenue surged by 82% year-over-year, reflecting growth in the segment.
Agreement reached to reduce long-term debt, strengthening financial position.
Nebula revenue increased by 82% year-over-year, showcasing growth in the segment.
Active data hosted in Nebula increased by 24%, and active users by 11% compared to the previous year.
Client Portal delivering exceptional user experiences, strengthening customer relations.
Revenue decreased to $80.2 million in Q1 2024 from $90.7 million in Q1 2023.
Net loss increased to $(16.9) million in Q1 2024 from $(4.5) million in Q1 2023.
EBITDA decreased to $7.4 million in Q1 2024 from $18.2 million in Q1 2023.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $10.6 million in Q1 2024 from $20.9 million in Q1 2023.
Agreement in principle reached with debenture holders and term loan lender to reduce Company’s long-term debt and strengthen financial position
Nebula adoption accelerating with Nebula revenue up
EBITDA1 for the first quarter of 2024 was
As announced on May 02, 2024, KLDiscovery reached an agreement in principle with its principal convertible debenture holders and its principal term loan lender to significantly reduce the Company’s long-term debt and strengthen its financial position, enabling KLDiscovery to focus on its growth model and drive investment in its market-leading client solutions. This agreement in principle reflects the strong support of KLDiscovery’s debenture holders and term loan lender and positions the Company to continue its focus on investing in growth and technology-enabled services and software. This agreement in principle is subject to definitive documentation of the transaction.
“Nebula continues to be a powerful component of the KLD offering as we introduce new product capabilities and cross-sell Nebula to our existing clients,” said Christopher Weiler, CEO of KLDiscovery Inc. “Nebula is a steady component of our revenue base, now comprising
Weiler continued, “Last week, we reached an agreement in principle with our principal convertible debenture holders and our principal term loan lender, who are both aligned with our vision, to significantly reduce our long-term debt and strengthen our financial position. With a solid capital structure, we will remain laser-focused on our clients and pushing forward with the exceptionally high levels of innovation and service that they have come to expect from KLD.”
1 Non-GAAP measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
| 2023-2024 Quarterly Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 (unaudited) |
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2024 (unaudited) |
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Q1 |
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Q2 |
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Q3 |
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Q4 |
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Q1 |
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| Revenue |
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90.7 |
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|
90.0 |
|
|
79.3 |
|
|
85.8 |
|
|
80.2 |
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| Net loss |
|
(4.5 |
) |
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(4.7 |
) |
|
(11.4 |
) |
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(14.3 |
) |
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(16.9 |
) |
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| Net loss per share (basic and diluted) | $ |
(0.11 |
) |
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
$ |
(0.26 |
) |
$ |
(0.33 |
) |
$ |
(0.39 |
) |
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| Weighted average outstanding shares (basic and diluted) |
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42.9 |
|
|
43.0 |
|
|
43.1 |
|
|
43.1 |
|
|
43.1 |
|
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| EBITDA (Non-GAAP) |
|
18.2 |
|
|
18.5 |
|
|
13.9 |
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|
12.0 |
|
|
7.4 |
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| Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) |
|
20.9 |
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20.1 |
|
|
15.9 |
|
|
17.2 |
|
|
10.6 |
|
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Earnings Conference Call
Management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 AM ET on May 9, 2024, to discuss financial results for the first quarter of 2024. The audio portion of the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet in the Investors section of KLDiscovery's website https://investors.kldiscovery.com.
To join the conference call by telephone, please register via the following link: KLDiscovery Q1 2024 Financial Results Conference Call
Once registered, you will receive an email with Direct Entry and Registrant ID along with dial-in details. An audio recording of the conference call will be available for replay shortly after the call's completion and will remain available for two weeks following the call. To access the recorded conference call, please dial (800) 770-2030 (from the
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2024 |
|
2023 |
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| Revenues | $ |
80,172 |
|
$ |
90,659 |
|
||
| Cost of revenues |
|
42,068 |
|
|
43,587 |
|
||
| Gross profit |
|
38,104 |
|
|
47,072 |
|
||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| General and administrative |
|
18,147 |
|
|
17,301 |
|
||
| Research and development |
|
3,356 |
|
|
3,200 |
|
||
| Sales and marketing |
|
11,268 |
|
|
10,391 |
|
||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
4,376 |
|
|
4,813 |
|
||
| Total operating expenses |
|
37,147 |
|
|
35,705 |
|
||
| Income from operations |
|
957 |
|
|
11,367 |
|
||
| Other expenses | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
|
32 |
|
|
(191 |
) |
||
| Interest expense |
|
17,508 |
|
|
15,771 |
|
||
| Loss before income taxes |
|
(16,583 |
) |
|
(4,213 |
) |
||
| Income tax provision |
|
296 |
|
|
295 |
|
||
| Net loss | $ |
(16,879 |
) |
$ |
(4,508 |
) |
||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation |
|
(1,912 |
) |
|
825 |
|
||
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax |
|
(1,912 |
) |
|
825 |
|
||
| Comprehensive loss | $ |
(18,791 |
) |
$ |
(3,683 |
) |
||
| Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $ |
(0.39 |
) |
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
|
43,086,267 |
|
|
42,920,321 |
|
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| KLDiscovery Inc. | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ |
18,361 |
|
$ |
15,351 |
|
||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance | ||||||||
| for credit losses of |
|
106,279 |
|
|
101,257 |
|
||
| Prepaid expenses |
|
18,866 |
|
|
15,787 |
|
||
| Other current assets |
|
1,806 |
|
|
1,585 |
|
||
| Total current assets |
|
145,312 |
|
|
133,980 |
|
||
| Property and equipment | ||||||||
| Computer software and hardware |
|
61,762 |
|
|
61,731 |
|
||
| Leasehold improvements |
|
26,424 |
|
|
26,313 |
|
||
| Furniture, fixtures and other equipment |
|
2,162 |
|
|
2,262 |
|
||
| Accumulated depreciation |
|
(75,049 |
) |
|
(73,045 |
) |
||
| Property and equipment, net |
|
15,299 |
|
|
17,261 |
|
||
| Operating lease right of use assets, net |
|
9,045 |
|
|
10,078 |
|
||
| Intangible assets, net |
|
39,152 |
|
|
39,729 |
|
||
| Goodwill |
|
394,559 |
|
|
396,283 |
|
||
| Other assets |
|
7,539 |
|
|
8,262 |
|
||
| Total assets | $ |
610,906 |
|
$ |
605,593 |
|
||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt, net | $ |
565,691 |
|
$ |
546,845 |
|
||
| Accounts payable and accrued expense |
|
31,944 |
|
|
25,957 |
|
||
| Operating lease liabilities |
|
5,416 |
|
|
5,906 |
|
||
| Current portion of contingent consideration |
|
650 |
|
|
650 |
|
||
| Deferred revenue |
|
3,094 |
|
|
3,181 |
|
||
| Total current liabilities |
|
606,795 |
|
|
582,539 |
|
||
| Deferred tax liabilities |
|
9,218 |
|
|
8,941 |
|
||
| Long term operating lease liabilities |
|
6,713 |
|
|
7,870 |
|
||
| Other liabilities |
|
2,123 |
|
|
2,176 |
|
||
| Total liabilities |
|
624,849 |
|
|
601,526 |
|
||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Common stock | ||||||||
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
|||
| Preferred Stock | ||||||||
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|||
| Additional paid-in capital |
|
396,242 |
|
|
395,461 |
|
||
| Accumulated deficit |
|
(410,833 |
) |
|
(393,954 |
) |
||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
644 |
|
|
2,556 |
|
||
| Total stockholders' equity |
|
(13,943 |
) |
|
4,067 |
|
||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ |
610,906 |
|
$ |
605,593 |
|
||
Set forth below is a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures, to net (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information on these measures, including why we believe they are useful to investors and certain limitations thereof.
| KLDiscovery Inc. | ||||||||
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Matters | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2024 |
|
2023 |
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| Net loss | $ |
(16,879 |
) |
$ |
(4,508 |
) |
||
| Interest expense |
|
17,508 |
|
|
15,771 |
|
||
| Income tax provision |
|
296 |
|
|
295 |
|
||
| Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
6,454 |
|
|
6,610 |
|
||
| EBITDA | $ |
7,379 |
|
$ |
18,168 |
|
||
| Acquisition, financing and transaction costs |
|
2,506 |
|
|
1,762 |
|
||
| Stock compensation and other |
|
747 |
|
|
833 |
|
||
| Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
|
32 |
|
|
(191 |
) |
||
| Restructuring (gains) costs |
|
(98 |
) |
|
163 |
|
||
| Systems establishment costs |
|
— |
|
|
180 |
|
||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
10,566 |
|
$ |
20,915 |
|
||
Note:
- Acquisition, financing and transaction costs generally represent earn-out payments, rating agency fees and letter of credit and revolving facility fees, as well as professional service fees and direct expenses related to acquisitions and public offerings and cost associated with reviewing potential alternative sources for cash or financing related to our debt maturities.
- Stock compensation and other primarily represents portions of compensation paid to our employees and executives through stock-based instruments.
- Change in fair value of Private Warrants relates to changes in the fair market value of the Private Warrants issued in conjunction with the December 2019 business combination.
- Restructuring costs generally represent non-ordinary course costs incurred in connection with a change in a contract or a change in the makeup of our personnel often related to an acquisition, such as severance payments, recruiting fees and retention charges.
- Systems establishment costs relate to non-ordinary course expenses incurred to develop our IT infrastructure, including system automation and enterprise resource planning system implementation.
| KLDiscovery Inc. | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 |
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| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ |
(16,879 |
) |
$ |
(4,508 |
) |
||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
6,454 |
|
|
6,610 |
|
||
| Paid in kind interest |
|
6,184 |
|
|
5,156 |
|
||
| Stock-based compensation |
|
747 |
|
|
833 |
|
||
| Provision for losses on accounts receivable |
|
1,110 |
|
|
797 |
|
||
| Deferred income taxes |
|
279 |
|
|
118 |
|
||
| Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
|
32 |
|
|
(191 |
) |
||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable |
|
(6,326 |
) |
|
(7,186 |
) |
||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
(2,179 |
) |
|
(7,018 |
) |
||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
2,743 |
|
|
3,318 |
|
||
| Deferred revenue |
|
(66 |
) |
|
(975 |
) |
||
| Net cash used in operating activities |
|
(7,901 |
) |
|
(3,046 |
) |
||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(3,011 |
) |
|
(2,072 |
) |
||
| Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(3,011 |
) |
|
(2,072 |
) |
||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
| Revolving credit facility draws |
|
15,000 |
|
|
— |
|
||
| Payments for capital lease obligations |
|
— |
|
|
(533 |
) |
||
| Payments on long-term debt |
|
(750 |
) |
|
(750 |
) |
||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
14,250 |
|
|
(1,283 |
) |
||
| Effect of foreign exchange rates |
|
(328 |
) |
|
117 |
|
||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash |
|
3,010 |
|
|
(6,284 |
) |
||
| Cash at beginning of period |
|
15,351 |
|
|
32,629 |
|
||
| Cash at end of period | $ |
18,361 |
|
$ |
26,345 |
|
||
| Supplemental disclosure: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ |
11,352 |
|
$ |
10,842 |
|
||
| Net income taxes paid | $ |
690 |
|
$ |
263 |
|
||
| Significant noncash investing and financing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets | $ |
276 |
|
$ |
751 |
|
||
About KLDiscovery
KLDiscovery provides technology-enabled services and software to help law firms, corporations, and government agencies solve complex data challenges. With offices in 26 locations across 17 countries, KLDiscovery is a global leader in delivering best-in-class data management, information governance, and eDiscovery solutions to support the litigation, regulatory compliance, and internal investigation needs of clients. Serving clients for over 30 years, KLDiscovery offers data collection and forensic investigation, early case assessment, data processing, application software and data hosting for web-based document reviews, and managed document review services. In addition, through its global Ontrack data management business, KLDiscovery delivers world-class data recovery, disaster recovery, email extraction and restoration, data destruction, and tape management. KLDiscovery has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in
This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding the benefits of KLDiscovery’s products and Client Portal for its clients and the benefits of the Company’s agreement in principle with its principal debenture holders and principal term loan lender are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside KLDiscovery’s management’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: consequences of KLDiscovery’s substantial levels of indebtedness, including the pending maturity and potential acceleration thereof in June 2024, and its ability to repay its debt obligations as they become due or to secure alternative sources of financing; entry into definitive agreements with respect to and closing of a transaction in respect of the agreement in principle described above with KLDiscovery’s principal debenture holders and principal term loan lender; KLDiscovery’s potential failure to comply with privacy and information security regulations governing the client datasets it processes and stores; KLDiscovery’s ability to operate in highly competitive markets, and potential adverse effects of this competition; risk of decreased revenues if KLDiscovery does not adapt its pricing models; the ability to attract, motivate and retain qualified employees, including members of KLDiscovery’s senior management team; the ability to maintain a high level of client service and expand operations; potential issues with KLDiscovery’s product offerings that could cause legal exposure, reputational damage and an inability to deliver services; KLDiscovery’s ability to develop and successfully grow revenues from new products such as Nebula, improve existing products and adapt its business model to keep pace with industry trends; risk that KLDiscovery’s products and services fail to interoperate with third-party systems; potential unavailability of third-party technology that KLDiscovery uses in its products and services; potential disruption of KLDiscovery’s products, offerings, website and networks; difficulties resulting from KLDiscovery’s implementation of new consolidated business systems; the ability to deliver products and services following a disaster or business continuity event; disease or similar public health threat, such as COVID-19; potential unauthorized use of our products and technology by third parties and/or data security breaches and other incidents; potential intellectual property infringement claims; and the ability to comply with various trade restrictions, such as sanctions and export controls, resulting from KLDiscovery’s international operations.
These risks and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of KLDiscovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any other reports KLDiscovery files with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by KLDiscovery or on our behalf.
Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. All statements speak only as of the date made, and unless legally required, KLDiscovery undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We prepare financial statements in accordance with
Our management believes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA reflect our ongoing operating performance because the isolation of non-cash charges, such as amortization and depreciation, and other items, such as interest, income taxes, equity compensation, acquisition and transaction costs, restructuring costs, systems establishment and costs associated with strategic initiatives which are incurred outside the ordinary course of our business, provides information about our cost structure and helps us to track our operating progress. We encourage investors and potential investors to carefully review our
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
We define EBITDA as net income (loss) plus interest (income) expense, income tax expense (benefit), extinguishment of debt, impairment losses, and depreciation and amortization. We view adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure and as such, we believe that the most directly comparable
- Acquisition, financing and transaction costs generally represent earn-out payments, rating agency fees and letter of credit and revolving facility fees, as well as professional service fees and direct expenses related to acquisitions and public offerings and cost associated with reviewing potential alternative sources for cash or financing related to our debt maturities.
- Because we do not acquire businesses or effect financings on a regular or predictable cycle, we do not consider the amount of these costs to be a representative component of the day-to-day operating performance of our business.
- Stock compensation and other primarily represent portions of compensation paid to our employees and executives through stock-based instruments. Determining the fair value of the stock-based instruments involves a high degree of judgment and estimation and the expenses recorded may not align with the actual value realized upon the future exercise or termination of the related stock-based awards. Additionally, stock compensation is a non-cash expense. Therefore, we believe it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation to better understand the long-term performance of our core business.
- Change in fair value of Private Warrants relates to changes in the fair market value of the Private Warrants issued in conjunction with the Business Combination. We do not consider the amount to be representative of a component of the day-to-day operating performance of our business.
- Restructuring costs generally represent non-ordinary course costs incurred in connection with a change in a contract or a change in the makeup of our personnel often related to an acquisition, such as severance payments, recruiting fees and retention charges. We do not consider the amount of restructuring costs to be a representative component of the day-to-day operating performance of our business.
- Systems establishment costs relate to non-ordinary course expenses incurred to develop our IT infrastructure, including system automation and enterprise resource planning system implementation. We do not consider the amount to be representative of a component of the day-to-day operating performance of our business.
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