Secureworks Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) reported third quarter revenue of $141.6 million, reflecting a 0.2% increase from the previous year. Both GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin reached record highs of 57.9% and 60.7%, respectively. The company witnessed a significant growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR) of 25% from its Threat Detection and Response and Managed Detection and Response offerings. Non-GAAP net income improved to $6.7 million or $0.08 per share, up from $0.8 million or $0.01 per share in the prior year.

Positive

• Record GAAP gross margin of 57.9%, up from 56.4% YoY.
• Record non-GAAP gross margin of 60.7%, up from 59.2% YoY.
• Significant sequential ARR growth of 25% from TDR and MDR offerings.
• Non-GAAP net income improved to $6.7 million, up from $0.8 million YoY.
• Adjusted EBITDA increased to $11.3 million from $5.8 million YoY.

Negative

• GAAP net loss of $3.6 million, though improved from $7.9 million YoY.

News Summary

• Achieved third quarter revenue of $141.6 million. GAAP gross margin increased to a record 57.9 percent during the quarter and non-GAAP gross margin increased to a record 60.7 percent.
• Nearly 300 customers on our cloud-native Threat Detection and Response (TDR) security application.
• Significant sequential ARR growth of 25 percent from TDR and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) security analytics offerings.
• Offering customers a compelling alternative to legacy SIEMs through the addition of log retention and flexible reporting to our TDR application.
• Expanded software portfolio with Vulnerability, Detection and Prioritization (VDP) application.
  

ATLANTA, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX), a leader in software-driven security solutions, today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter, which ended on October 30, 2020. For the quarter, the company increased both GAAP and non-GAAP revenue 0.2 percent to $141.6 million from $141.3 million in the same period in the prior year. GAAP gross margin increased to 57.9 percent during the quarter, from 56.4 percent in the same period in the prior year. Non-GAAP gross margin increased to 60.7 percent from 59.2 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. GAAP net loss of $3.6 million, or $0.04 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, improved from $7.9 million, or $0.10 per share, in the same period in the prior year. Non-GAAP net income was $6.7 million, or $0.08 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, compared with a non-GAAP net income of $0.8 million, or $0.01 per share, in the same period in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter increased to $11.3 million from $5.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

"Our ability to outpace and outmaneuver adversaries at scale requires an integrated software platform accelerated by the power of the community," said Michael R. Cote, Chief Executive Officer of Secureworks. "Nearly 300 customers have now chosen our cloud-native security analytics platform to transform the way they secure their environments.”

“We’re pleased with our record GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin performance in the third quarter, as well as the continued significant growth and investment in our cloud-based SaaS security analytics platform,” said Paul Parrish, Chief Financial Officer of Secureworks.

Conference Call Information

As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter fiscal 2021 results on Dec. 3, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. ET. A live audio webcast of the conference call and the related supplemental financial information will be accessible on the Company’s website at http://investors.secureworks.com. The webcast and supplemental information will be archived at the same location for one year.

Operating Metrics

The Company defines annual recurring revenue (ARR) as the value of its subscription contracts as of a particular date. Because the Company uses recurring revenue as a leading indicator of future annual revenue, it includes operational backlog. Operational backlog is defined as the recurring revenue associated with pending contracts, which are contracts that have been sold but for which the service period has not yet commenced.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release presents information about the Company’s non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP research and development expenses, non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a supplement to the results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). A reconciliation of each of the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided below for each of the fiscal periods indicated.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release 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. In some cases, you can identify these statements by such forward-looking words as “anticipate,” “believe,” “confidence,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “outlook,” “should,” “will” and “would,” or similar words or expressions that refer to future events or outcomes. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current analysis of existing trends and information. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s judgment only as of the date of this press release.

Actual results and events in future periods may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those relating to, among others: the Company’s ability to achieve or maintain profitability; the Company’s ability to enhance its existing solutions and technologies and to develop or acquire new solutions and technologies; the rapidly evolving market in which the Company operates; the Company’s reliance on personnel with extensive information security expertise; fluctuations in the Company’s quarterly results and other operating measures; intense competition in the Company’s markets; the Company’s ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers and increase its annual contract values; the Company’s reliance on customers in the financial services industry; the Company’s ability to manage its growth effectively; the Company’s ability to maintain high-quality client service and support functions; terms of the Company’s service level agreements with customers that require credits for service failures or inadequacies; the Company’s ability to continue expansion of its sales force; the Company’s long and unpredictable sales cycles; risks associated with the Company’s international sales and operations; the effect of Brexit on the Company’s operations; the Company’s ability to expand its key distribution relationships; the Company’s technology alliance partnerships; real or perceived defects, errors or vulnerabilities in the Company’s solutions or the failure of its solutions to prevent a security breach; the risks associated with cyber attacks or other data security incidents; the effect of adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes or unfavorable outcomes in tax audits and other tax compliance matters; the ability of the Company’s solutions to interoperate with its customers’ IT infrastructure; the Company’s ability to use third-party technologies; the effect of evolving information security and data privacy laws and regulations on the Company’s business; the Company’s ability to maintain and enhance its brand; risks associated with the Company’s acquisition of other businesses; the Company’s recognition of revenue ratably over the terms of its managed security and threat intelligence contracts; estimates or judgments relating to the Company’s critical accounting policies; the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates; the effect of governmental export or import controls on the Company’s business; the Company’s compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar laws; the Company’s ability to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures; the effect of natural disasters, public health issues and other catastrophic events on the Company’s ability to serve its customers, including the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; the Company’s reliance on patents to protect its intellectual property rights; the Company’s ability to protect, maintain or enforce its non-patented intellectual property rights and proprietary information; claims by third parties of infringement of their proprietary technology by the Company; the Company’s use of open source technology; and risks related to the Company’s relationship with Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Inc. and control of the Company by Dell Technologies Inc.

This list of risks, uncertainties and other factors is not complete. The Company discusses these matters more fully, as well as certain risk factors that could affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, as well as in the Company’s other SEC filings.  Any or all forward-looking statements the Company makes may turn out to be wrong and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions the Company might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those identified in this press release. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this press release, which speak only as of its date. The Company does not undertake to update, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update, any of its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of circumstances or events that arise after the date the statements are made, new information or otherwise.

About Secureworks

Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX), a global cybersecurity leader, enables our customers and partners to outpace and outmaneuver adversaries with more precision, so they can rapidly adapt and respond to market forces to meet their business needs. With a unique combination of cloud-native, SaaS security platform and intelligence-driven security solutions, informed by 20+ years of threat intelligence and research, no other security platform is grounded and informed with this much real-world experience.
www.secureworks.com

Contact Information

Investor Inquiries:
Richie Downum
Investor Relations Director
404-235-1021
rdownum@secureworks.com

Media Inquiries:
Derek Delano
Corporate Communications
617-335-9516
press@secureworks.com

SECUREWORKS CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Related Financial Highlights
(in thousands, except per share data and percentages)
(unaudited)
					Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
					October 30, 2020				November 1, 2019				October 30, 2020				November 1, 2019
Net revenue					$	141,641			$	141,332			$	421,298			$	410,779
Cost of revenue					59,613				61,568				182,422				188,004
	Gross margin				82,028				79,764				238,876				222,775
	Research and development				27,608				24,095				75,790				71,600
	Sales and marketing				34,810				40,726				107,886				116,966
	General and administrative				24,508				25,078				73,824				73,862
		Total operating expenses			86,926				89,899				257,500				262,428
	Operating loss				(4,898		)		(10,135		)		(18,624		)		(39,653		)
Interest and other, net					(79		)		(1,257		)		944				961
	Loss before income taxes				(4,977		)		(11,392		)		(17,680		)		(38,692		)
Income tax benefit					(1,369		)		(3,484		)		(5,309		)		(12,254		)
	Net loss				$	(3,608	)		$	(7,908	)		$	(12,371	)		$	(26,438	)
Loss per common share (basic and diluted)					$	(0.04	)		$	(0.10	)		$	(0.15	)		$	(0.33	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)					81,474				80,518				81,276				80,553
Percentage of Total Net Revenue
Gross margin					57.9		%		56.4		%		56.7		%		54.2		%
Research and development					19.5		%		17.0		%		18.0		%		17.4		%
Sales and marketing					24.6		%		28.8		%		25.6		%		28.5		%
General and administrative					17.3		%		17.7		%		17.5		%		18.0		%
Operating expenses					61.4		%		63.6		%		61.1		%		63.9		%
Operating loss					(3.5		)%		(7.2		)%		(4.4		)%		(9.7		)%
Loss before income taxes					(3.5		)%		(8.1		)%		(4.2		)%		(9.4		)%
Net loss					(2.5		)%		(5.6		)%		(2.9		)%		(6.4		)%
Effective tax rate					27.5		%		30.6		%		30.0		%		31.7		%
Note: Percentage growth rates are calculated based on underlying data in thousands

SECUREWORKS CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
					October 30, 2020				January 31, 2020
Assets:
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents				$	188,048			$	181,838
	Accounts receivable, net				107,907				111,798
	Inventories, net				690				746
	Other current assets				25,992				27,449
		Total current assets			322,637				321,831
Property and equipment, net					19,669				27,606
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net					22,421				23,463
Goodwill					425,314				416,487
Intangible assets, net					164,928				180,052
Other non-current assets					76,488				78,592
		Total assets			$	1,031,457			$	1,048,031
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable				$	20,874			$	18,690
	Accrued and other				88,208				98,855
	Short-term deferred revenue				173,536				175,847
		Total current liabilities			282,618				293,392
Long-term deferred revenue					9,930				12,690
Operating lease liabilities, non-current					22,828				24,669
Other non-current liabilities					48,932				50,400
		Total liabilities			364,308				381,151
Stockholders' equity					667,149				666,880
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity					$	1,031,457			$	1,048,031

SECUREWORKS CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
		Nine Months Ended
		October 30, 2020					November 1, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(12,371	)			$	(26,438	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		30,978					32,017
Stock-based compensation expense		17,675					15,617
Effects of exchange rate changes on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		(1,190		)			(102		)
Income tax benefit		(5,309		)			(12,254		)
Other non cash impacts		150					1,830
Provision for doubtful accounts		1,871					1,651
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		2,296					21,689
Net transactions with parent		5,586					(18,571		)
Inventories		56					(438		)
Other assets		5,593					10,838
Accounts payable		2,668					9,086
Deferred revenue		(4,820		)			9,848
Accrued and other liabilities		(14,749		)			(8,921		)
Net cash provided by operating activities		28,434					35,852
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(2,181		)			(12,082		)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		(15,081		)			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(17,262		)			(12,082		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Taxes paid on vested restricted shares		(4,962		)			(8,197		)
Purchases of stock for treasury		—					(6,377		)
Net cash used in financing activities		(4,962		)			(14,574		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		6,210					9,196
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		181,838					129,592
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period		$	188,048				$	138,788

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release presents information about the Company’s non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP research and development expenses, non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a supplement to the results provided in accordance with GAAP. A detailed discussion of the Company’s reasons for including these non-GAAP financial measures, the limitations associated with these measures, the items excluded from these measures, and our reason for excluding those items are presented in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. The Company encourages investors to review its GAAP results in conjunction with the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures.

SECUREWORKS CORP.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
				Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
				October 30, 2020					November 1, 2019					October 30, 2020					November 1, 2019
GAAP and non-GAAP revenue				$	141,641				$	141,332				$	421,298				$	410,779
GAAP gross margin				$	82,028				$	79,764				$	238,876				$	222,775
	Amortization of intangibles			3,646					3,559					10,754					10,529
	Stock-based compensation expense			255					353					1,008					1,009
		Non-GAAP gross margin		$	85,929				$	83,676				$	250,638				$	234,313
GAAP research and development expenses				$	27,608				$	24,095				$	75,790				$	71,600
	Stock-based compensation expense			(793		)			(996		)			(3,181		)			(3,157		)
		Non-GAAP research and development expenses		$	26,815				$	23,099				$	72,609				$	68,443
GAAP sales and marketing expenses				$	34,810				$	40,726				$	107,886				$	116,966
	Stock-based compensation expense			(1,072		)			(691		)			(2,695		)			(2,389		)
		Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses		$	33,738				$	40,035				$	105,191				$	114,577
GAAP general and administrative expenses				$	24,508				$	25,078				$	73,824				$	73,862
	Amortization of intangibles			(3,524		)			(3,524		)			(10,571		)			(10,571		)
	Stock-based compensation expense			(3,961		)			(3,052		)			(10,791		)			(9,062		)
		Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses		$	17,023				$	18,502				$	52,462				$	54,229
GAAP operating loss				$	(4,898	)			$	(10,135	)			$	(18,624	)			$	(39,653	)
	Amortization of intangibles			7,170					7,083					21,325					21,100
	Stock-based compensation expense			6,081					5,092					17,675					15,617
		Non-GAAP operating income (loss)		$	8,353				$	2,040				$	20,376				$	(2,936	)
GAAP net loss				$	(3,608	)			$	(7,908	)			$	(12,371	)			$	(26,438	)
	Amortization of intangibles			7,170					7,083					21,325					21,100
	Stock-based compensation expense			6,081					5,092					17,675					15,617
	Aggregate adjustment for income taxes			(2,917		)			(3,438		)			(8,998		)			(11,997		)
		Non-GAAP net income (loss)		$	6,726				$	829				$	17,631				$	(1,718	)
GAAP loss per share				$	(0.04	)			$	(0.10	)			$	(0.15	)			$	(0.33	)
	Amortization of intangibles			0.09					0.09					0.26					0.26
	Stock-based compensation expense			0.08					0.06					0.22					0.19
	Aggregate adjustment for income taxes			(0.04		)			(0.04		)			(0.11		)			(0.15		)
		Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share *		$	0.08				$	0.01				$	0.22				$	(0.02	)
* Sum of reconciling items may differ from total due to rounding of individual components
GAAP net loss				$	(3,608	)			$	(7,908	)			$	(12,371	)			$	(26,438	)
	Interest and other, net			79					1,257					(944		)			(961		)
	Income tax benefit			(1,369		)			(3,484		)			(5,309		)			(12,254		)
	Depreciation and amortization			10,106					10,869					30,978					32,017
	Stock-based compensation expense			6,081					5,092					17,675					15,617
		Adjusted EBITDA		$	11,289				$	5,826				$	30,029				$	7,981

SECUREWORKS CORP.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
				Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
Percentage of Total Net Revenue				October 30, 2020			November 1, 2019			October 30, 2020			November 1, 2019
GAAP gross margin				57.9	%		56.4	%		56.7	%		54.2	%
	Non-GAAP adjustment			2.8	%		2.8	%		2.8	%		2.8	%
Non-GAAP gross margin				60.7	%		59.2	%		59.5	%		57.0	%
GAAP research and development expenses				19.5	%		17.0	%		18.0	%		17.4	%
	Non-GAAP adjustment			(0.6	)%		(0.7	)%		(0.8	)%		(0.7	)%
Non-GAAP research and development expenses				18.9	%		16.3	%		17.2	%		16.7	%
GAAP sales and marketing expenses				24.6	%		28.8	%		25.6	%		28.5	%
	Non-GAAP adjustment			(0.8	)%		(0.5	)%		(0.6	)%		(0.6	)%
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses				23.8	%		28.3	%		25.0	%		27.9	%
GAAP general and administrative expenses				17.3	%		17.7	%		17.5	%		18.0	%
	Non-GAAP adjustment			(5.3	)%		(4.6	)%		(5.0	)%		(4.8	)%
Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses				12.0	%		13.1	%		12.5	%		13.2	%
GAAP operating loss				(3.5	)%		(7.2	)%		(4.4	)%		(9.7	)%
	Non-GAAP adjustment			9.4	%		8.6	%		9.2	%		9.0	%
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)				5.9	%		1.4	%		4.8	%		(0.7	)%
GAAP net loss				(2.5	)%		(5.6	)%		(2.9	)%		(6.4	)%
	Non-GAAP adjustment			7.2	%		6.2	%		7.1	%		6.0	%
Non-GAAP net income (loss)				4.7	%		0.6	%		4.2	%		(0.4	)%

FAQ

What were Secureworks' revenues for the third quarter fiscal 2021?

Secureworks reported revenues of $141.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

How did Secureworks' gross margins perform in the third quarter?

GAAP gross margin increased to 57.9% and non-GAAP gross margin rose to 60.7%, both record highs.

What is the annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth for Secureworks?

Secureworks achieved a significant sequential ARR growth of 25% from its TDR and MDR offerings.

What was the non-GAAP net income for Secureworks in Q3 2021?

Secureworks reported a non-GAAP net income of $6.7 million, or $0.08 per share, in Q3 2021.

When will Secureworks discuss its fiscal Q3 2021 results?

Secureworks will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter fiscal 2021 results on December 3, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. ET.