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Jun 02, 2014 at 4:05 PM EDT

Guidewire Software Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2014 Financial Results

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 2, 2014-- Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products for Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2014.

"Our third quarter results exceeded our expectations for both revenue and profitability," said Marcus Ryu, chief executive officer, Guidewire Software. "New customer wins, expansions of existing relationships, and several major implementation go-lives all represented progress in our mission to be the global Property/Casualty insurance industry's premier technology partner in the replacement of its obsolete legacy core systems."

Ryu continued, "We also continue to advance our product development in significant new initiatives launched over the last year. We see significant opportunity in strategic areas including portals, data management, and analytics, as we further build on the success of our proven core operating platform, Guidewire InsuranceSuite, in the marketplace.”

Third Quarter Fiscal 2014 Financial Highlights

Revenue

  • Total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 was $82.0 million, an increase of 20% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013. Year to date revenue for fiscal 2014 was $232.0 million, an increase of 14% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013.
  • Total license revenue, including term and perpetual licenses, for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 was $31.9 million, an increase of 39% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013. Term license revenue was $28.2 million, a 58% increase from a year ago. Revenue from perpetual licenses was $3.7 million compared with $5.0 million a year ago. Maintenance revenue was $10.4 million, up 15% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013, and services revenue was $39.7 million, up 10% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013.
  • Total license revenue, including term and perpetual licenses, for the nine month period of fiscal 2014 was $86.0 million, an increase of 15% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013. Term license revenue was $80.6 million, a 19% increase from a year ago. Revenue from perpetual licenses was $5.4 million compared with $6.5 million a year ago. Maintenance revenue was $30.0 million, up 8% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013, and services revenue was $116.1 million, up 14% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013.
  • Rolling four-quarter recurring term license and maintenance revenue was $165.3 million, an increase of 26.3% from the comparable period in fiscal 2013.

Profitability

  • GAAP operating loss was $3.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, compared to $4.4 million GAAP operating loss in the comparable period in fiscal 2013.
  • Non-GAAP operating income was $10.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, compared to $3.9 million non-GAAP operating income in the comparable period in fiscal 2013.
  • GAAP net loss was $1.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, compared to $2.7 million GAAP net loss for the comparable period in fiscal 2013. GAAP net loss per share was $0.02, based on basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 68.3 million, compared to GAAP net loss per share of $0.05 for the comparable period in fiscal 2013, based on basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 57.0 million.
  • Non-GAAP net income was $7.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, compared to $2.0 million non-GAAP net income in the comparable period in fiscal 2013. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.11, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 71.9 million, compared to $0.03 non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 62.2 million.

Balance Sheet

  • The Company had $600.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments at April 30, 2014, compared to $588.4 million at January 31, 2014. The Company had $20.3 million in cash flow from operations in the third quarter, compared to cash flow from operations of $5.0 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2013.

Conference Call Information

           
What:         Guidewire Software Third Quarter Fiscal 2014 Financial Results Conference Call
When:         Monday, June 2, 2014
Time:         2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET)
Live Call:         (888) 812-8534, domestic
          (913) 312-1484, international
Replay:         (877) 870-5176, passcode 3010103, domestic
          (858) 384-5517, passcode 3010103, international
Webcast:        

http://ir.guidewire.com (live and replay)

           

The webcast will be archived on Guidewire's website for a period of three months.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP earnings per share.

Guidewire believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Guidewire's financial condition and results of operations. The Company's management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the company's performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses, for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation and for budgeting and planning purposes. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company's financial measures with other software companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Management of the Company does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income 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 management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to compensate for these limitations, management presents non-GAAP financial measures in connection with GAAP results. Guidewire urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the 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.

Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are included with the financial tables at the end of this release.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire builds software products that help Property/Casualty insurers replace their legacy core systems and transform their business. Designed to be flexible and scalable, Guidewire products enable insurers to deliver excellent service, increase market share and lower operating costs. Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ provides the core systems used by insurers as operational systems of record. Additional products provide support for data management, business intelligence, anytime/anywhere access and guidance and monitoring. More than 150 Property/Casualty insurers around the world have selected Guidewire. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com. Follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, Guidewire InsuranceSuite, Guidewire DataHub, Guidewire InfoCenter, Guidewire Live, Live Inside, Before & After, Claim Canvas, ViewPoint, Guidewire PartnerConnect, Guidewire SolutionConnect, Deliver Insurance Your Way, and the Guidewire logo are trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Cautionary Language Concerning 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 market positioning, future adoption of our products and future investments. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Guidewire's control. Guidewire's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in Guidewire's most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: the market for our software may develop more slowly than expected or than it has in the past; quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate more than expected; seasonal and other variations related to our revenue recognition may cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows; our reliance on sales to and renewals from a relatively small number of large customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; our services revenues produce lower gross margins than our license and maintenance revenues; assertions by third parties that we violate their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business; we face intense competition in our market; weakened global economic conditions may adversely affect the P&C insurance industry including the rate of information technology spending; our product development and sales cycles are lengthy; the risk of losing key employees; changes in foreign exchange rates; general political or destabilizing events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other risks and uncertainties. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Guidewire's views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. Guidewire undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Guidewire's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

 
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands)
                 
      April 30,
2014
    July 31,
2013
ASSETS                
CURRENT ASSETS:                
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 159,336       $ 79,767  
Short-term investments     271,033       76,932  
Accounts receivable     58,319       40,885  
Deferred tax assets, current     2,917       2,897  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     11,589       9,612  
Total current assets     503,194       210,093  
Long-term investments     169,780       51,040  
Property and equipment, net     12,459       12,914  
Intangible assets, net     5,799       6,879  
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent     31,786       21,091  
Goodwill     9,205       9,048  
Other assets     1,485       1,205  
TOTAL ASSETS     $ 733,708       $ 312,270  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Accounts payable     $ 6,418       $ 6,517  
Accrued employee compensation     24,214       26,302  
Deferred revenues, current     52,746       37,351  
Other current liabilities     5,088       4,614  
Total current liabilities     88,466       74,784  
Deferred revenues, noncurrent     5,552       3,845  
Other liabilities     4,695       5,212  
Total liabilities     98,713       83,841  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:                
Common stock     7       6  
Additional paid-in capital     657,027       237,769  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (1,386 )     (1,558 )
Accumulated deficit     (20,653 )     (7,788 )
Total stockholders’ equity     634,995       228,429  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     $ 733,708       $ 312,270  
                     
                     
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)
                                 
      Three Months Ended April 30,     Nine Months Ended April 30,
      2014     2013     2014     2013
Revenues:                                
License     $ 31,927       $ 22,918       $ 86,012       $ 74,482  
Maintenance     10,440       9,110       29,969       27,690  
Services     39,668       36,222       116,058       101,567  
Total revenues     82,035       68,250       232,039       203,739  
Cost of revenues: (1)                                
License     845       139       3,394       436  
Maintenance     2,238       2,079       6,192       5,430  
Services     34,259       33,774       106,397       89,071  
Total cost of revenues     37,342       35,992       115,983       94,937  
Gross profit:                                
License     31,082       22,779       82,618       74,046  
Maintenance     8,202       7,031       23,777       22,260  
Services     5,409       2,448       9,661       12,496  
Total gross profit     44,693       32,258       116,056       108,802  
Operating expenses: (1)                                
Research and development     20,634       16,854       58,444       47,503  
Sales and marketing     17,968       11,915       53,871       36,680  
General and administrative     9,489       7,851       27,567       23,962  
Total operating expenses     48,091       36,620       139,882       108,145  
Income (loss) from operations     (3,398 )     (4,362 )     (23,826 )     657  
Interest income, net     415       137       919       359  
Other income (expense), net     190       (268 )     372       (104 )
Income (loss) before benefit from income taxes     (2,793 )     (4,493 )     (22,535 )     912  
Benefit from income taxes     (1,435 )     (1,823 )     (9,670 )     (2,366 )
Net income (loss)     $ (1,358 )     $ (2,670 )     $ (12,865 )     $ 3,278  
Earnings (loss) per share:                                
Basic     $ (0.02 )     $ (0.05 )     $ (0.20 )     $ 0.06  
Diluted     $ (0.02 )     $ (0.05 )     $ (0.20 )     $ 0.05  
Shares used in computing earnings (loss) per share:                                
Basic     68,261,964       57,017,856       64,718,852       55,887,786  
Diluted     68,261,964       57,017,856       64,718,852       61,732,623  
                                 
                                 
(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:     Three Months Ended April 30,     Nine Months Ended April 30,
      2014     2013     2014     2013
Stock-based compensation expenses:            
Cost of license     $ 41     $     $ 245     $
Cost of maintenance revenues     309     313     932     914
Cost of services revenues     3,927     3,150     13,869     9,205
Research and development     3,075     2,056     10,147     6,544
Marketing and sales     3,440     676     12,153     4,269
General and administrative     3,121     2,077     10,174     7,498
Total stock-based compensation expenses     $ 13,913     $ 8,272     $ 47,520     $ 28,430
                                 
                                 
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
                                 
      Three Months Ended April 30,     Nine Months Ended April 30,
      2014     2013     2014     2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                
Net income (loss)     $ (1,358 )     $ (2,670 )     $ (12,865 )     $ 3,278  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:                                
Depreciation and amortization     1,770       1,137       4,978       3,182  
Stock-based compensation     13,913       8,272       47,520       28,430  
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs     (209 )     (137 )     (498 )     (323 )
Deferred taxes     (1,004 )     (2,776 )     (10,712 )     (4,779 )
Other noncash items affecting net income (loss)     1,088       189       2,227       272  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                
Accounts receivable     (1,702 )     (6,435 )     (17,820 )     (15,949 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets     (3,290 )     (305 )     (2,187 )     403  
Accounts payable     578       (24 )     135       700  
Accrued employee compensation     2,784       2,442       (2,279 )     (5,049 )
Other liabilities     1,067       (1,142 )     382       1,959  
Deferred revenues     6,687       6,452       17,172       (4,012 )
Net cash provided by operating activities     20,324       5,003       26,053       8,112  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                
Purchases of available-for-sale securities     (166,904 )     (54,784 )     (521,005 )     (170,513 )
Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities     95,818       43,367       206,046       57,256  
Purchase of property and equipment     (1,088 )     (1,205 )     (3,669 )     (7,061 )
Acquisition, net of cash acquired     (62 )           (157 )      
Decrease in restricted cash                       3,520  
Net cash used in investing activities     (72,236 )     (12,622 )     (318,785 )     (116,798 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options     3,211       2,333       7,354       7,964  
Taxes remitted on RSU awards vested     (10,456 )     (5,498 )     (25,654 )     (14,695 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with public offerings, net of underwriting discounts and commission                 389,949        
Costs paid in connection with public offerings     2             (408 )      
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs     209       137       498       323  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (7,034 )     (3,028 )     371,739       (6,408 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     653       (288 )     562       (94 )
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     (58,293 )     (10,935 )     79,569       (115,188 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period     217,629       101,465       79,767       205,718  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period     $ 159,336       $ 90,530       $ 159,336       $ 90,530  
                                         
                                         
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
(unaudited, in thousands)
                                 
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP operating results for the periods indicated below:
      Three Months Ended April 30,     Nine Months Ended April 30,
Income (loss) from operations reconciliation:     2014     2013     2014     2013
GAAP net income (loss) from operations     $ (3,398 )     $ (4,362 )     $ (23,826 )     $ 657  
Non-GAAP adjustments:                                
Stock-based compensation (1)     13,913       8,272       47,520       28,430  
Amortization of intangibles (1)     360             1,080        
Non-GAAP net income from operations     $ 10,875       $ 3,910       $ 24,774       $ 29,087  
                                 
Net income (loss) reconciliation:                                
GAAP net income (loss)     $ (1,358 )     $ (2,670 )     $ (12,865 )     $ 3,278  
Non-GAAP adjustments:                                
Stock-based compensation (1)     13,913       8,272       47,520       28,430  
Amortization of intangibles (1)     360             1,080        
Tax effect on Non-GAAP adjustments (2)     (5,330 )     (3,599 )     (18,414 )     (9,908 )
Non-GAAP net income     $ 7,585       $ 2,003       $ 17,321       $ 21,800  
                                         
                                         

(1) Adjustments relate to amortization of acquired intangibles and stock-based compensation recognized during the period for GAAP purposes.

(2) Adjustment reflects the tax benefit resulting from all non-GAAP adjustments.

 
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
(unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)
                                 
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP operating results for the periods indicated below:
      Three Months Ended April 30,     Nine Months Ended April 30,
      2014     2013     2014     2013
Earnings per share reconciliation:                                
GAAP earnings (loss) per share - Diluted     $ (0.02 )     $ (0.05 )     $ (0.20 )     $ 0.05  
Amortization of intangibles acquired in business combinations     0.01             0.02        
Stock-based compensation     0.20       0.15       0.73       0.46  
Less tax benefit of non-GAAP items     (0.08 )     (0.06 )     (0.28 )     (0.16 )
Non-GAAP dilutive shares excluded from GAAP EPS calculation (3)           (0.01 )     (0.02 )      
Non-GAAP earnings per share - Diluted     $ 0.11       $ 0.03       $ 0.25       $ 0.35  
(3) Due to the occurrence of a net loss on a GAAP basis, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of GAAP earnings per share, as they would have an antidilutive effect. However, as net income was earned on a Non-GAAP basis, these shares have a dilutive effect on Non-GAAP earnings per share and are included here.
                                 
      Three Months Ended January 31,     Nine Months Ended April 30,
      2014     2013     2014     2013
Shares used in computing non-GAAP per share amounts:                                
Weighted average shares - Diluted     68,261,964       57,017,856       64,718,852       61,732,623  
Non-GAAP dilutive shares excluded from GAAP EPS calculation (3)     3,675,429       5,209,194       4,190,824        
Pro forma weighted average shares - Diluted     71,937,393       62,227,050       68,909,676       61,732,623  
(3) Due to the occurrence of a net loss on a GAAP basis, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of GAAP earnings per share, as they would have an antidilutive effect. However, as net income was earned on a Non-GAAP basis, these shares have a dilutive effect on Non-GAAP earnings per share and are included here.

 

Source: Guidewire Software, Inc.

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