New Relic Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results
New Relic reported a 20% year-over-year revenue increase to $216 million for Q1 FY2023, surpassing expectations. GAAP gross margin stood at 71%, while the GAAP loss from operations improved to $(56) million, down from $(74) million a year prior. Active customer accounts grew to 15,100, with 83% revenue from accounts over $100,000. The company also announced a partnership with Microsoft Azure and received HITRUST certification. For Q2 FY2023, revenue guidance is projected between $219 million and $224 million, reflecting approximately 12% to 14% growth.
- Revenue growth of 20% year-over-year to $216 million.
- Improvement in GAAP loss from operations to $(56) million from $(74) million.
- Increase in active customer accounts to 15,100.
- Strong partnership established with Microsoft Azure.
- Projected revenue growth for Q2 FY2023 between $219 million and $224 million.
- Non-GAAP loss from operations increased slightly to $(17) million compared to $(16) million in Q1 FY2022.
First quarter revenue increased
“Q1 was a strong start for
First Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights:
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Revenue of
, compared to$216 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2022.$180 million -
GAAP gross margin of
71% and non-GAAP gross margin of73% . -
GAAP loss from operations was
, compared to$(56) million for the first quarter of fiscal 2022.$(74) million -
Non-GAAP loss from operations was
, compared to$(17) million for the first quarter of fiscal 2022.$(16) million -
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were
at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2023, compared with$867 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.$829 million
Key Operating Metrics*: |
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Jun-21 |
Sep-21 |
Dec-21 |
Mar-22 |
Jun-22 |
1Q22 |
2Q22 |
3Q22 |
4Q22 |
1Q23 |
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Active Customer Accounts |
14,100 |
14,300 |
14,600 |
14,800 |
15,100 |
Active Customer Accounts > |
964 |
1,011 |
1,064 |
1,099 |
1,137 |
Percentage of Revenue from Active Customer Accounts > |
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Net Revenue Retention Rate (NRR) |
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* Beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2022, we introduced new key operating metrics and changed the methodology we use to count customer accounts. Total customer accounts are now aggregated at the parent hierarchy level and include any account for which we have recognized any revenue in the fiscal quarter. Please refer to the appendix for the definitions of these new key operating metrics. |
Recent Business Highlights:
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Announced multi-year commercial partnership with Microsoft Azure including product integrations, adding
New Relic to theAzure Marketplace and enabling Azure customers to use credits to buy New Relic Products. - Named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring and Observability for the 10th consecutive time.
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Appointed Pali Bhat,
Kevin Galligan , andSusan Arthur to the Board of Directors and elevatedDavid Henshall , the former CEO and CFO of Citrix, to Audit Committee Chair. - Expanded Instant Observability ecosystem which now offers almost 500 integrations to empower every engineer to get started with observability in minutes.
- Achieved HITRUST certification for New Relic’s observability platform, meeting industry-defined regulations to secure patient Protected Health Information (PHI) when managing telemetry data.
- Launched agentless monitoring for SAP Solutions, empowering IT teams to better support business operations by harnessing SAP data sources, enabling faster root cause analysis.
Outlook:
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Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Outlook:
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Revenue between
and$219 million , representing year-over-year growth of approximately$224 million 12% and14% . -
Non-GAAP loss from operations between
and$(3) million .$(5) million -
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to
New Relic per diluted share between and$(0.04) .$(0.07)
-
Revenue between
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Full-Year Fiscal 2023 Outlook:
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Revenue between
and$920 million , representing year-over-year growth of approximately$930 million 17% and18% . -
Non-GAAP income from operations between
and$5 million .$10 million -
Non-GAAP net income attributable to
New Relic per diluted share between and$0.10 .$0.17
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Revenue between
Conference Call and Investor Letter Details:
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What:
New Relic financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 and outlook for the second quarter and the full year of fiscal 2023. -
When:
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and the earnings call referencing this press release contain “forward-looking” statements, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws, including but not limited to statements regarding: New Relic’s future financial performance, including its outlook on financial results for the second quarter and the full year of fiscal 2023, such as revenue, non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP net loss attributable to
The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to, New Relic’s ability to determine optimal prices for its products and the potential challenges presented by New Relic’s evolving pricing models; macroeconomic conditions; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on New Relic’s business and on global economies and financial markets generally; New Relic’s ability to generate sufficient revenue to achieve and sustain profitability, particularly in light of its significant ongoing expenses; New Relic’s short operating history in an evolving industry; New Relic’s ability to manage its significant recent growth; the dependence of New Relic’s business on its customers remaining on its platform and increasing their spend with
Further information on these and other factors that could affect New Relic’s financial results and the forward-looking statements in this press release and in the earnings call referencing this press release is included in the filings
All information provided in this press release and in the earnings call is as of the date hereof and
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.
Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others in assessing New Relic’s operating performance due to the following factors:
Stock-based compensation expense and amortization of stock-based compensation capitalized in software development costs.
Amortization of purchased intangibles.
Employer payroll tax expense on equity incentive plans.
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. In
Transaction costs related to acquisitions.
Lawsuit litigation cost and other expense.
Gain or loss from lease modification.
Adjustment to redeemable non-controlling interest.
Restructuring charges. In
Anti-dilutive impact of capped call transactions. In connection with the issuance of its convertible senior notes due in 2023,
Additionally, New Relic’s management believes that the non-GAAP financial measure free cash flow is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital expenditures and the capitalization of software development costs due to the fact that these expenditures are considered to be a necessary component of ongoing operations.
Operating Metrics
Active Customer Accounts.
Number of Active Customer Accounts with Revenue Greater than
Percentage of Revenue from Active Customer Accounts Greater than
Net Revenue Retention Rate (“NRR”). NRR monitors the growth in use of New Relic’s platform by its existing active customer accounts and allows
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2022 |
2021 |
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Revenue | $ |
216,459 |
|
$ |
180,484 |
|
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Cost of revenue |
|
63,893 |
|
|
59,264 |
|
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Gross profit |
|
152,566 |
|
|
121,220 |
|
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Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Research and development |
|
64,769 |
|
|
48,730 |
|
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Sales and marketing |
|
104,420 |
|
|
102,813 |
|
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General and administrative |
|
39,030 |
|
|
43,565 |
|
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Total operating expenses |
|
208,219 |
|
|
195,108 |
|
||
Loss from operations |
|
(55,653 |
) |
|
(73,888 |
) |
||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Interest income |
|
1,110 |
|
|
938 |
|
||
Interest expense |
|
(1,232 |
) |
|
(1,226 |
) |
||
Other expense |
|
(209 |
) |
|
(336 |
) |
||
Loss before income taxes |
|
(55,984 |
) |
|
(74,512 |
) |
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Income tax provision (benefit) |
|
267 |
|
|
(453 |
) |
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Net loss | $ |
(56,251 |
) |
$ |
(74,059 |
) |
||
Net loss and adjustment attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest |
|
6,012 |
|
|
(4,355 |
) |
||
Net loss attributable to |
$ |
(50,239 |
) |
$ |
(78,414 |
) |
||
Net loss attributable to |
$ |
(0.76 |
) |
$ |
(1.24 |
) |
||
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted |
|
66,421 |
|
|
63,339 |
|
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except par value; unaudited) |
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Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ |
303,493 |
|
$ |
268,695 |
|
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Short-term investments |
|
563,831 |
|
|
559,984 |
|
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Accounts receivable, net of allowances of |
|
109,637 |
|
|
226,182 |
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
28,239 |
|
|
29,447 |
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Deferred contract acquisition costs |
|
20,903 |
|
|
24,058 |
|
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Total current assets |
|
1,026,103 |
|
|
1,108,366 |
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Property and equipment, net |
|
65,501 |
|
|
68,368 |
|
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Restricted cash |
|
5,775 |
|
|
5,775 |
|
||
|
163,677 |
|
|
163,677 |
|
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Intangible assets, net |
|
13,344 |
|
|
15,636 |
|
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Deferred contract acquisition costs, non-current |
|
6,810 |
|
|
10,463 |
|
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Lease right-of-use assets |
|
48,093 |
|
|
50,465 |
|
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Other assets, non-current |
|
5,640 |
|
|
4,916 |
|
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Total assets | $ |
1,334,943 |
|
$ |
1,427,666 |
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Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest, and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ |
35,260 |
|
$ |
32,545 |
|
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Accrued compensation and benefits |
|
35,486 |
|
|
37,023 |
|
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Other current liabilities |
|
33,985 |
|
|
36,098 |
|
||
Convertible senior notes, net |
|
498,256 |
|
|
- |
|
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Deferred revenue |
|
332,882 |
|
|
398,754 |
|
||
Lease liabilities |
|
10,237 |
|
|
11,103 |
|
||
Total current liabilities |
|
946,106 |
|
|
515,523 |
|
||
Convertible senior notes, net |
|
- |
|
|
497,663 |
|
||
Lease liabilities, non-current |
|
46,218 |
|
|
49,809 |
|
||
Deferred revenue, non-current |
|
74 |
|
|
108 |
|
||
Other liabilities, non-current |
|
17,949 |
|
|
20,173 |
|
||
Total liabilities |
|
1,010,347 |
|
|
1,083,276 |
|
||
Redeemable non-controlling interest |
|
15,674 |
|
|
21,686 |
|
||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, |
|
67 |
|
|
66 |
|
||
|
(263 |
) |
|
(263 |
) |
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Additional paid-in capital |
|
1,152,613 |
|
|
1,114,221 |
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(9,948 |
) |
|
(8,012 |
) |
||
Accumulated deficit |
|
(833,547 |
) |
|
(783,308 |
) |
||
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
308,922 |
|
|
322,704 |
|
||
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders’ equity | $ |
1,334,943 |
|
$ |
1,427,666 |
|
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands; unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2022 |
2021 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to |
$ |
(50,239 |
) |
$ |
(78,414 |
) |
||
Net loss and adjustment attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest |
|
(6,012 |
) |
|
4,355 |
|
||
Net loss: | $ |
(56,251 |
) |
$ |
(74,059 |
) |
||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
17,868 |
|
|
23,025 |
|
||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
34,882 |
|
|
42,187 |
|
||
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
|
593 |
|
|
587 |
|
||
Other |
|
(352 |
) |
|
(922 |
) |
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition of businesses: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
|
116,545 |
|
|
80,550 |
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
(147 |
) |
|
18 |
|
||
Deferred contract acquisition costs |
|
(416 |
) |
|
(190 |
) |
||
Lease right-of-use assets |
|
2,562 |
|
|
2,692 |
|
||
Accounts payable |
|
2,650 |
|
|
4,894 |
|
||
Accrued compensation and benefits and other liabilities |
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
(8,627 |
) |
||
Lease liabilities |
|
(4,457 |
) |
|
(2,517 |
) |
||
Deferred revenue |
|
(65,906 |
) |
|
(57,766 |
) |
||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
43,009 |
|
|
9,872 |
|
||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(1,294 |
) |
|
(2,226 |
) |
||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
|
943 |
|
|
- |
|
||
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |
|
- |
|
|
(7,192 |
) |
||
Purchases of short-term investments |
|
(50,373 |
) |
|
(23,828 |
) |
||
Proceeds from sale and maturity of short-term investments |
|
44,175 |
|
|
40,513 |
|
||
Capitalized software development costs |
|
(3,387 |
) |
|
(2,860 |
) |
||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
(9,936 |
) |
|
4,407 |
|
||
Cash flows provided by financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options |
|
1,725 |
|
|
4,797 |
|
||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
1,725 |
|
|
4,797 |
|
||
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
34,798 |
|
|
19,076 |
|
||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
274,470 |
|
|
246,463 |
|
||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
|
309,268 |
|
|
265,539 |
|
Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2022 |
2021 |
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Reconciliation of gross profit and gross margin: | ||||||||
GAAP gross profit | $ |
152,566 |
|
$ |
121,220 |
|
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Plus: Stock-based compensation expense |
|
1,344 |
|
|
1,072 |
|
||
Plus: Amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
2,291 |
|
|
1,676 |
|
||
Plus: Amortization of stock-based compensation capitalized in software development costs |
|
745 |
|
|
420 |
|
||
Plus: Employer payroll tax on employee equity incentive plans |
|
48 |
|
|
52 |
|
||
Non-GAAP gross profit | $ |
156,994 |
|
$ |
124,440 |
|
||
GAAP gross margin |
|
71 |
% |
|
67 |
% |
||
Non-GAAP adjustments |
|
2 |
% |
|
2 |
% |
||
Non-GAAP gross margin |
|
73 |
% |
|
69 |
% |
||
Reconciliation of operating expenses: | ||||||||
GAAP research and development | $ |
64,769 |
|
$ |
48,730 |
|
||
Less: Stock-based compensation expense |
|
(13,286 |
) |
|
(10,964 |
) |
||
Less: Employer payroll tax on employee equity incentive plans |
|
(239 |
) |
|
(299 |
) |
||
Non-GAAP research and development | $ |
51,244 |
|
$ |
37,467 |
|
||
GAAP sales and marketing | $ |
104,420 |
|
$ |
102,813 |
|
||
Less: Stock-based compensation expense |
|
(10,583 |
) |
|
(11,534 |
) |
||
Less: Employer payroll tax on employee equity incentive plans |
|
(168 |
) |
|
(245 |
) |
||
Less: Restructuring charges (1) |
|
- |
|
|
(11,071 |
) |
||
Non-GAAP sales and marketing | $ |
93,669 |
|
$ |
79,963 |
|
||
GAAP general and administrative | $ |
39,030 |
|
$ |
43,565 |
|
||
Less: Stock-based compensation expense |
|
(9,669 |
) |
|
(18,617 |
) |
||
Less: Transaction costs related to acquisition |
|
- |
|
|
(361 |
) |
||
Less: Lawsuit litigation cost and other expense |
|
174 |
|
|
- |
|
||
Less: Employer payroll tax on employee equity incentive plans |
|
(297 |
) |
|
(217 |
) |
||
Less: Restructuring charges (1) |
|
- |
|
|
(1,208 |
) |
||
Non-GAAP general and administrative | $ |
29,238 |
|
$ |
23,162 |
|
||
Reconciliation of loss from operations and operating margin: | ||||||||
GAAP loss from operations | $ |
(55,653 |
) |
$ |
(73,888 |
) |
||
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense |
|
34,882 |
|
|
42,187 |
|
||
Plus: Amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
2,291 |
|
|
1,676 |
|
||
Plus: Transaction costs related to acquisition |
|
- |
|
|
361 |
|
||
Plus: Amortization of stock-based compensation capitalized in software development costs |
|
745 |
|
|
420 |
|
||
Plus: Lawsuit litigation cost and other expense |
|
(174 |
) |
|
- |
|
||
Plus: Employer payroll tax on employee equity incentive plans |
|
752 |
|
|
813 |
|
||
Plus: Restructuring charges (1) |
|
- |
|
|
12,279 |
|
||
Non-GAAP loss from operations | $ |
(17,157 |
) |
$ |
(16,152 |
) |
||
GAAP operating margin |
|
-26 |
% |
|
-41 |
% |
||
Non-GAAP adjustments |
|
18 |
% |
|
32 |
% |
||
Non-GAAP operating margin |
|
-8 |
% |
|
-9 |
% |
||
Reconciliation of net loss: | ||||||||
GAAP net loss attributable to |
$ |
(50,239 |
) |
$ |
(78,414 |
) |
||
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense |
|
34,882 |
|
|
42,187 |
|
||
Plus: Amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
2,291 |
|
|
1,676 |
|
||
Plus: Transaction costs related to acquisition |
|
- |
|
|
361 |
|
||
Plus: Amortization of stock-based compensation capitalized in software development costs |
|
745 |
|
|
420 |
|
||
Plus: Lawsuit litigation cost and other expense |
|
(174 |
) |
|
- |
|
||
Plus: Employer payroll tax on employee equity incentive plans |
|
752 |
|
|
813 |
|
||
Plus: Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
|
593 |
|
|
587 |
|
||
Plus: Adjustment to redeemable non-controlling interest |
|
(5,866 |
) |
|
4,395 |
|
||
Plus: Restructuring charges (1) |
|
- |
|
|
12,279 |
|
||
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to |
$ |
(17,016 |
) |
$ |
(15,696 |
) |
||
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to |
||||||||
Basic | $ |
(0.26 |
) |
$ |
(0.25 |
) |
||
Diluted | $ |
(0.26 |
) |
$ |
(0.25 |
) |
||
Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculations: | ||||||||
Basic |
|
66,421 |
|
|
63,339 |
|
||
Diluted |
|
66,421 |
|
|
63,339 |
|
(1) Restructuring related charge for the stock-based compensation expense of |
Reconciliation of GAAP Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (In thousands; unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2022 |
2021 |
|||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ |
43,009 |
|
$ |
9,872 |
|
||
Capital expenditures |
|
(1,294 |
) |
|
(2,226 |
) |
||
Capitalized software development costs |
|
(3,387 |
) |
|
(2,860 |
) |
||
Free cash flows (Non-GAAP) | $ |
38,328 |
|
$ |
4,786 |
|
||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ |
(9,936 |
) |
$ |
4,407 |
|
||
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ |
1,725 |
|
$ |
4,797 |
|
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