Okta Announces Strong First Quarter Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Okta reported strong financial results for Q1 FY22 with total revenue of $251 million, a 37% increase year-over-year. Subscription revenue reached $240 million, up 38%. Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) grew by 52% to $1.89 billion. However, the company recorded a GAAP net loss of $109 million, worsening from the previous year's $58 million net loss. The acquisition of Auth0 is set to enhance Okta's identity platform, driving growth in the $80 billion identity market.

Positive

• Total revenue increased by 37% year-over-year to $251 million.
• Subscription revenue rose 38% year-over-year to $240 million.
• Remaining Performance Obligations of $1.89 billion, up 52% year-over-year.
• Calculated billings increased by 74% year-over-year to $364 million.
• Net cash provided by operations was $56 million, or 22% of total revenue.

Negative

• GAAP operating loss of $91 million, compared to a loss of $52 million in Q1 FY21.
• GAAP net loss increased to $109 million from $58 million year-over-year.
• Non-GAAP operating loss of $16 million, compared to $12 million in Q1 FY21.

Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended April 30, 2021.

"Broad-based demand for both our customer and workforce identity solutions led to another quarter of strong financial results and an excellent start to the fiscal year," said Todd McKinnon, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Okta. "Organizations around the world are turning to Okta to improve the digital customer experience and to improve how their employees safely connect to their applications from anywhere. With the closing of the Auth0 acquisition earlier this month, we are further enhancing Okta's market-leading identity platform, enabling us to provide even more choice and unprecedented innovation to customers and developers. Together, we’ll capture more of the massive $80 billion identity market opportunity even faster."

First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Highlights:

• Revenue: Total revenue was $251 million, an increase of 37% year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $240 million, an increase of 38% year-over-year.
• Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO): RPO, or subscription backlog, was $1.89 billion, an increase of 52% year-over-year. Current RPO, which is contracted subscription revenue expected to be recognized over the next 12 months, was $899 million, up 45% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
• Calculated Billings: Total calculated billings were $364 million, an increase of 74% year-over-year. Calculated billings includes the effect of billings process improvements that were enacted at the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. Excluding these changes, calculated billings would have been $293 million, an increase of 40% year-over-year.
• GAAP Operating Loss: GAAP operating loss was $91 million, or 36% of total revenue, compared to a GAAP operating loss of $52 million, or 29% of total revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
• Non-GAAP Operating Loss: Non-GAAP operating loss was $16 million, or 6% of total revenue, compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $12 million, or 7% of total revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
• GAAP Net Loss: GAAP net loss was $109 million, compared to a GAAP net loss of $58 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. GAAP net loss per share was $0.83, compared to a GAAP net loss per share of $0.47 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
• Non-GAAP Net Loss: Non-GAAP net loss was $13 million, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share was $0.10, compared to a non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share of $0.06 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
• Cash Flow: Net cash provided by operations was $56 million, or 22% of total revenue, compared to net cash provided by operations of $39 million, or 21% of total revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Free cash flow was $53 million, or 21% of total revenue, compared to $30 million, or 16% of total revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
• Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $2.69 billion at April 30, 2021.

The section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below contains a description of the non-GAAP financial measures, and reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP information are contained in the tables below.

Financial Outlook:

Okta's financial outlook for the second quarter and full year fiscal 2022 includes the expected contribution from the acquisition of Auth0, net of purchase accounting adjustments. The acquisition closed on May 3, 2021.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company expects:

• Total revenue of $295 million to $297 million, representing a growth rate of 47% to 48% year-over-year;
• Non-GAAP operating loss of $55 million to $53 million; and
• Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.36 to $0.35, assuming weighted-average shares outstanding of approximately 154 million.

For the full year fiscal 2022, the Company now expects:

• Total revenue of $1.215 billion to $1.225 billion, representing a growth rate of 45% to 47% year-over-year;
• Non-GAAP operating loss of $172 million to $167 million; and
• Non-GAAP net loss per share of $1.16 to $1.13, assuming weighted-average shares outstanding of approximately 150 million.

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

Okta has not reconciled its expectations as to non-GAAP operating loss and non-GAAP net loss per share to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items are out of Okta’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP operating loss and non-GAAP net loss per share are not available without unreasonable effort.

Chief Financial Officer Transition:

Okta also announced today that Mike Kourey is stepping down from his position as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2021. Kourey will sign the quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which will be filed later today, and he will remain at Okta in an advisory role to help ensure a smooth transition. Brett Tighe, Okta’s Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, has been appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company conducts a search for a permanent replacement. Tighe has been with Okta for the past six years, most recently leading the FP&A and Treasury functions. Prior to joining Okta, Tighe spent nearly 11 years at Salesforce in various leadership roles within its finance organization.

“I want to thank Mike for his significant contributions to Okta over the five plus years he was the chair of our audit committee and for his leadership as CFO. Mike will always be a friend and considered a member of the Okta family, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” said McKinnon.

Conference Call Information:

Okta will host a live video webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on May 26, 2021 to discuss the results and outlook. The news release with the financial results will be accessible from the Company’s website at investor.okta.com prior to the conference call. The live video webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Okta investor relations website at investor.okta.com.

Supplemental Financial and Other Information:

Supplemental financial and other information can be accessed through the Company’s investor relations website at investor.okta.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This press release and the accompanying tables contain the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted, free cash flow, free cash flow margin, current calculated billings and calculated billings. Certain of these non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation, non-cash charitable contributions, amortization of acquired intangibles, acquisition-related expenses, amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs and loss on conversion of debt.

Okta believes that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively with GAAP financial measures, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and assists in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by the Company's management about which expenses are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation is provided below for each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.

Okta encourages investors to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook, business strategy and plans, market trends and market size, opportunities and positioning and expected benefits that will be derived from the Auth0 transaction. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," "shall" and variations of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. For example, the market for our products may develop more slowly than expected or than it has in the past; our results of operations may fluctuate more than expected; there may be significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows related to our revenue recognition or otherwise; the impact of COVID-19, related public health measures and any associated economic downturn on our business and results of operations may be more than we expect; a network or data security incident that allows unauthorized access to our network or data or our customers’ data could damage our reputation; we could experience interruptions or performance problems associated with our technology, including a service outage; we may not be able to pay off our convertible senior notes when due; global economic conditions could deteriorate; we may not achieve expected synergies and efficiencies of operations between Okta and Auth0, and we may not be able to successfully integrate the companies. Further information on potential factors that could affect our financial results is included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views only as of the date of this press release and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

About Okta

Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,650 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

Okta uses its investor.okta.com website as a means of disclosing material non-public information, announcing upcoming investor conferences and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, you should monitor our investor relations website in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

OKTA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
		Three Months Ended April 30,
		2021				2020
Revenue:
Subscription		$	240,058			$	173,781
Professional services and other			10,948				9,078
Total revenue			251,006				182,859
Cost of revenue:
Subscription(1)			52,398				37,157
Professional services and other(1)			13,725				11,329
Total cost of revenue			66,123				48,486
Gross profit			184,883				134,373
Operating expenses:
Research and development(1)			68,863				48,494
Sales and marketing(1)			146,521				104,043

FAQ

What were Okta's revenue figures for Q1 FY22?

Okta reported total revenue of $251 million for Q1 FY22, a 37% increase year-over-year.

What is Okta's forecast for Q2 FY22?

For Q2 FY22, Okta expects total revenue between $295 million and $297 million, with a growth rate of 47% to 48% year-over-year.

What was Okta's net loss for Q1 FY22?

Okta reported a GAAP net loss of $109 million for Q1 FY22, compared to a $58 million loss in the same quarter of the previous year.

What impact did the Auth0 acquisition have on Okta?

The acquisition of Auth0 is expected to enhance Okta's identity platform and accelerate growth in the $80 billion identity market.

What are the projected losses for Okta in FY22?

For FY22, Okta projects a non-GAAP operating loss between $172 million and $167 million.