Anaplan Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

  • Third Quarter Subscription Revenue up 47% Year-Over-Year
  • Remaining Performance Obligation of $590 million, up 55% Year-Over-Year
  • Dollar-Based Net Expansion of 123%

SAN FRANCISCO--()--Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE:PLAN), a pioneer in Connected Planning, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended October 31, 2019.

We are proud of all our accomplishments during this first year as a public company. It’s been impressive to see how Connected Planning has resonated throughout the enterprise planning ecosystem,” said Frank Calderoni, chief executive officer at Anaplan. “We hear consistently from our customers that the value they see with our platform is essential and a major competitive advantage.”

Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 Financial Results

  • Total revenue was $89.4 million, an increase of 44% year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $79.7 million, an increase of 47% year-over-year.
  • GAAP operating loss was $32.5 million or 36.4% of total revenue, compared to $50.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 or 81.2% of total revenue. Non-GAAP operating loss was $8.8 million, or 9.9% of total revenue, compared to $18.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, or 29.5% of total revenue.
  • GAAP loss per share was $0.26, compared to $1.11 in the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Non-GAAP loss per share was $0.08, compared to $0.18 in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.
  • Cash and Cash Equivalents were $310.8 million as of October 31, 2019.

Financial Outlook

The Company is providing the following guidance for its fourth quarter fiscal 2020:

  • Total revenue is expected to be between $96.5 and $97.5 million.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be between negative 14% and 15%.

The Company is updating its previous guidance provided on August 27, 2019 for full year fiscal 2020:

  • Total revenue is now expected to be between $346 and $347 million (was between $339 and $343 million).
  • Non-GAAP operating margin is now expected to be between negative 17% and 18% (was between negative 19.5% and 20.5%).

The section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below contains a description of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release, definitions of our operating metrics and a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures is contained in the tables below. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, the costs and expenses that may be incurred in the future and therefore, cannot be reasonably predicted. The effect of these excluded items may be significant.

Recent Highlights

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Anaplan will host a conference call for investors on November 21, 2019 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time and 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to share the company’s financial results and business highlights. Investors are invited to listen to a live webcast of the conference call by visiting https://investors.anaplan.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year. The call can also be accessed live via phone by dialing (877) 823-8690 or, for international callers, (647) 689-4061 with conference ID 8452399. An audio replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (800) 585-8367 or, for international callers (416) 621-4642. The passcode for the replay is 8452399.

Upcoming Investor Events

Anaplan management will be participating in the following investor conference:

Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference
San Francisco, CA
December 11, 2019
1:00 PM (PT) / 4:00 PM (ET)

Interested parties can listen to the live audio webcast of Anaplan’s presentation available on Anaplan’s Investor Center website at https://investors.anaplan.com. A replay of the presentation will be available on the website following the completion of the event.

About Anaplan

Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE: PLAN) is pioneering the category of Connected Planning. Our platform, powered by our proprietary Hyperblock® technology, purpose-built for Connected Planning, enables dynamic, collaborative, and intelligent planning. Large global enterprises use our solution to connect people, data, and plans to enable real-time planning and decision-making in rapidly changing business environments to give our customers a competitive advantage. Based in San Francisco, we have over 20 offices globally, 175 partners, and more than 1,300 customers worldwide. To learn more, visit anaplan.com.

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, each as amended, including all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release and, in particular, estimates regarding the value of the Company’s platform to its customers, the quotations from management, financial outlook and earnings guidance, statements about the Company’s plans, strategies and prospects, estimates of enterprise cloud-market growth, market demand, competitive position, current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, short- and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These statements identify prospective information and may include words such as “expects,” “intends,” “continue,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “potential,” “should,” “may,” “will,” or the negative version of these words, variations of these words and comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this press release and are based on management’s current views and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are conditioned upon and also involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors may be beyond the Company’s control and may pose a risk to the Company’s operating and financial condition. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: we have a limited history of operating at our current scale and under our current strategy, which makes it difficult to predict our future operating results, and we may not achieve our expected operating results in the future; due to our history of net losses, we anticipate increasing our operating expenses in the future, and we do not expect to be profitable for the foreseeable future; our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly and may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business; because we derive substantially all of our revenue from a single software platform, failure of our Connected Planning solutions in general and our platform in particular to satisfy customer demands or to achieve increased market acceptance would adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and growth prospects; if we are unable to attract new customers, both domestically and internationally, the growth of our revenue will be adversely affected and our business may be harmed; our business depends substantially on our customers renewing their subscriptions and expanding their use of our platform and failure to achieve renewals and expansions may result in a material adverse effect on our business operations; the markets in which we participate are intensely competitive, and if we do not compete effectively, our business and operating results could be adversely affected; if we experience a security incident, our platform may be perceived as not being secure, our reputation may be harmed, customers may reduce the use of or stop using our platform, we may incur significant liabilities, and our business could be materially adversely affected; real or perceived errors, failures, bugs, service outages, or disruptions in our platform could adversely affect our reputation and harm our business; we have experienced rapid growth in recent periods and expect to continue to invest in our growth for the foreseeable future; if we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of service, or adequately address competitive challenges; we could incur substantial costs in protecting or defending our intellectual property rights, and any failure to protect our intellectual property rights could impair our ability to protect our proprietary technology and our brand; our global operations and sales to customers outside the United States or with international operations subject us to risks inherent in international operations that can harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition; the uncertainty in and volatility of the broader stock market generally or the stock price of our common stock specifically may result in stockholders not being able to resell their shares at or above the price at which they purchased shares; we may engage in acquisitions and strategic transactions that do not yield the expected results. Information concerning risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from the expectations described in this press release is contained in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2019, the “Risk Factors” section of which is incorporated into this press release by reference, and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, Anaplan’s website and social media channels are not part of this press release.

Preliminary Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended October 31,

 

Nine Months Ended October 31,

(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenue:
Subscription revenue

$

79,695

 

$

54,366

 

$

218,378

 

$

148,905

 

Professional services revenue

 

9,715

 

 

7,648

 

 

31,402

 

 

22,487

 

Total revenue

 

89,410

 

 

62,014

 

 

249,780

 

 

171,392

 

Cost of revenue:
Cost of subscription revenue (1)

 

13,108

 

 

9,341

 

 

36,406

 

 

25,915

 

Cost of professional services revenue (1)

 

9,376

 

 

7,904

 

 

30,162

 

 

21,321

 

Total cost of revenue

 

22,484

 

 

17,245

 

 

66,568

 

 

47,236

 

Gross profit

 

66,926

 

 

44,769

 

 

183,212

 

 

124,156

 

Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)

 

16,462

 

 

12,207

 

 

47,963

 

 

36,056

 

Sales and marketing (1)

 

60,644

 

 

48,540

 

 

180,931

 

 

126,462

 

General and administrative (1)

 

22,344

 

 

34,348

 

 

65,158

 

 

57,218

 

Total operating expenses

 

99,450

 

 

95,095

 

 

294,052

 

 

219,736

 

Loss from operations

 

(32,524

)

 

(50,326

)

 

(110,840

)

 

(95,580

)

Interest income, net

 

1,180

 

 

314

 

 

3,770

 

 

439

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(2,398

)

 

(602

)

 

(2,096

)

 

(1,242

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(33,742

)

 

(50,614

)

 

(109,166

)

 

(96,383

)

Provision for income taxes

 

(959

)

 

(617

)

 

(3,368

)

 

(2,077

)

Net loss

$

(34,701

)

$

(51,231

)

$

(112,534

)

$

(98,460

)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

$

(0.26

)

$

(1.11

)

$

(0.88

)

$

(3.24

)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

 

132,352

 

 

46,085

 

 

128,286

 

 

30,416

 

 
 
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of subscription revenue

$

689

 

$

231

 

$

1,817

 

$

369

 

Cost of professional services revenue

 

539

 

 

260

 

 

1,577

 

 

378

 

Research and development

 

2,790

 

 

1,571

 

 

7,120

 

 

2,107

 

Sales and marketing

 

8,927

 

 

6,833

 

 

23,728

 

 

8,869

 

General and administrative

 

7,948

 

 

23,088

 

 

23,072

 

 

25,160

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

20,893

 

$

31,983

 

$

57,314

 

$

36,883

 

Preliminary Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

As of

October 31,

 

January 31,

2019

 

2019

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

310,840

 

$

326,863

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

97,573

 

 

92,597

 

Deferred commissions, current portion

 

22,688

 

 

15,827

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

11,841

 

 

13,377

 

Total current assets

 

442,942

 

 

448,664

 

Property and equipment, net

 

45,809

 

 

43,340

 

Deferred commissions, net of current portion

 

50,062

 

 

35,063

 

Intangible asset, net

 

7,188

 

 

35

 

Goodwill

 

31,935

 

 

-

 

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

38,250

 

 

-

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

1,939

 

 

1,667

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

618,125

 

$

528,769

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

7,401

 

$

6,182

 

Accrued expenses

 

71,687

 

 

52,570

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

190,312

 

 

149,611

 

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

 

7,824

 

 

-

 

Total current liabilities

 

277,224

 

 

208,363

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

1,647

 

 

1,232

 

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

33,740

 

 

-

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

11,099

 

 

11,696

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

323,710

 

 

221,291

 

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock

 

13

 

 

12

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,189

)

 

(3,036

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

752,361

 

 

653,738

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(455,770

)

 

(343,236

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

294,415

 

 

307,478

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

618,125

 

$

528,769

 

Preliminary Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended October 31,

2019

 

2018

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss

$

(112,534

)

$

(98,460

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

 

14,355

 

 

8,920

 

Amortization of deferred commissions

 

14,053

 

 

8,117

 

Stock-based compensation

 

57,314

 

 

36,883

 

Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets and accretion of operating lease liabilities

 

7,840

 

 

-

 

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

 

594

 

 

457

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net

 

(4,495

)

 

3,249

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,795

 

 

1,755

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

(170

)

 

410

 

Deferred commissions

 

(36,134

)

 

(21,382

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

16,039

 

 

7,462

 

Deferred revenue

 

39,375

 

 

21,741

 

Payments for operating lease liabilities

 

(7,595

)

 

-

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(3,271

)

 

933

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(12,834

)

 

(29,915

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment

 

(2,455

)

 

(13,545

)

Capitalized internal-use software

 

(8,021

)

 

(5,364

)

Business combinations, net of acquired cash

 

(29,192

)

 

-

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(39,668

)

 

(18,909

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions

 

-

 

 

281,813

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock in private placement

 

-

 

 

20,000

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

18,862

 

 

5,576

 

Proceeds from repayment of promissory notes

 

11,526

 

 

1,644

 

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

 

9,088

 

 

-

 

Payment of exercise of warrants

 

-

 

 

12

 

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

 

(3,777

)

 

(818

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

35,699

 

 

308,227

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

780

 

 

(2,232

)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

(16,023

)

 

257,171

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH - Beginning of period

 

326,863

 

 

117,026

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH - End of period

$

310,840

 

$

374,197

 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31,
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)  

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

   
Revenue  

$

89,410

 

$

62,014

 

$

249,780

 

$

171,392

 

   
GAAP operating loss  

$

(32,524

)

$

(50,326

)

$

(110,840

)

$

(95,580

)

Stock-based compensation  

 

20,893

 

 

31,983

 

 

57,314

 

 

36,883

 

Employer payroll tax expense related to employee stock plans  

 

1,303

 

 

-

 

 

6,432

 

 

-

 

Business combination and other related cost  

 

1,390

 

 

-

 

 

1,390

 

 

-

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles  

 

112

 

 

53

 

 

147

 

 

159

 

Non-GAAP operating loss  

$

(8,826

)

$

(18,290

)

$

(45,557

)

$

(58,538

)

GAAP operating margin %  

 

-36.4%

 

-81.2%

 

-44.4%

 

-55.8%

Stock-based compensation %  

 

23.4%

 

51.6%

 

22.9%

 

21.5%

Employer payroll tax expense related to employee stock plans %  

 

1.4%

 

0.0%

 

2.6%

 

0.0%

Amortization of acquired intangibles %  

 

1.7%

 

0.1%

 

0.7%

 

0.1%

Non-GAAP operating margin %  

 

-9.9%

 

-29.5%

 

-18.2%

 

-34.2%

   
GAAP net loss  

$

(34,701

)

$

(51,231

)

$

(112,534

)

$

(98,460

)

Stock-based compensation  

 

20,893

 

 

31,983

 

 

57,314

 

 

36,883

 

Employer payroll tax expense related to employee stock plans  

 

1,303

 

 

-

 

 

6,432

 

 

-

 

Business combination and other related cost  

 

1,390

 

 

-

 

 

1,390

 

 

-

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles  

 

112

 

 

53

 

 

147

 

 

159

 

Non-GAAP net loss  

$

(11,003

)

$

(19,195

)

$

(47,251

)

$

(61,418

)

   
GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted  

$

(0.26

)

$

(1.11

)

$

(0.88

)

$

(3.24

)

Stock-based compensation  

 

0.16

 

 

0.69

 

 

0.45

 

 

1.21

 

Employer payroll tax expense related to employee stock plans  

 

0.01

 

 

0.00

 

 

0.05

 

 

0.00

 

Business combination and other related cost  

 

0.01

 

 

0.00

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.00

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles  

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

0.01

 

Impact of difference in number of GAAP and non-GAAP shares  

 

-

 

 

0.24

 

 

-

 

 

1.41

 

Non-GAAP net loss per share  

$

(0.08

)

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.37

)

$

(0.61

)

   
Shares used to compute GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted  

 

132,352

 

 

46,085

 

 

128,286

 

 

30,416

 

Weighted average effect of the assumed conversion of convertible preferred stock from the date of issuance  

 

-

 

 

57,605

 

 

-

 

 

68,214

 

Weighted average effect of the assumed vesting of restricted stock unit from the date of issuance  

 

-

 

 

1,680

 

 

-

 

 

1,982

 

Shares used to compute Non-GAAP net loss per share  

 

132,352

 

 

105,370

 

 

128,286

 

 

100,612

 

   
GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  

$

(16,029

)

$

(14,220

)

$

(12,834

)

$

(29,915

)

Purchase of property and equipment  

 

(852

)

 

(1,126

)

 

(2,455

)

 

(13,545

)

Capitalized internal-use software  

 

(2,970

)

 

(1,985

)

 

(8,021

)

 

(5,364

)

Non-GAAP free cash flow  

$

(19,851

)

$

(17,331

)

$

(23,310

)

$

(48,824

)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables contain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP sales and marketing expense, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP general and administrative expense, non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, and free cash flow. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, and is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP measures presented here may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

We use these non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. We believe these non-GAAP measures, when viewed collectively with the GAAP measures, may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our operating results.

There are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures since they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial statements. The definitions of our non-GAAP measures may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may utilize metrics that are not similar to ours. We compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis and by providing specific information regarding the GAAP items excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the reconciliation tables in this release for the reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP results.

We adjust the following items from one or more of our non-GAAP financial measures:

Stock-based compensation expense. We exclude stock-based compensation expense, which is a non-cash expense, from certain of our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that excluding this item provides meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance. In particular, companies calculate stock-based compensation expense using a variety of valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions.

Employer payroll tax expense related to employee stock plans. We exclude employer payroll tax expense related to employee stock plans, which is a cash expense, from certain of our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that excluding this item provides meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance. In particular, this expense is tied to the exercise or vesting of underlying equity awards and the price of our common stock at the time of exercise or vesting, which may vary from period to period independent of the operating performance of our business.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets. We exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, which is a non-cash expense, from certain of our non-GAAP financial measures. Our expenses for amortization of intangible assets are inconsistent in amount and frequency because they are significantly affected by the timing, size of acquisitions and the inherent subjective nature of purchase price allocations. We exclude these amortization expenses because we do not believe these expenses have a direct correlation to the operation of our business.

Internal-use software. We include capitalization and the subsequent amortization of internal-use software, which is a non-cash expense, in certain of our non-GAAP financial measures. We capitalize certain costs incurred for the development of computer software for internal use and then amortize those costs over the estimated useful life. Capitalization and amortization of software development costs can vary significantly depending on the timing of products reaching technological feasibility and being made generally available.

Purchase of property and equipment. We include purchase of property and equipment in certain of our non-GAAP financial measures, such as free cash flow. Our management reviews cash flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital expenditures such as purchase of property and equipment as these expenditures are considered to be a necessary component of ongoing operations.

Business combinations and related cost. We include transaction and integration expenses that are directly related to business combinations. Such expenses primarily include transaction closing costs, professional service fees and retention payments.

Operating Metrics

Annual recurring revenue (ARR) is calculated as subscription revenue already booked and in backlog that will be recorded over the next 12 months, assuming any contract expiring in those 12 months is renewed and continues on its existing terms and at its prevailing rate of utilization.

Dollar-based Net Expansion Rate is calculated as the ARR at the end of a period for the base set of customers from which we had ARR in the year prior to the calculation, divided by the ARR one year prior to the date of calculation for that same customer base.

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Edelita Tichepco
investors@anaplan.com

Media Contact:
Caitlin Tridle
press@anaplan.com

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Edelita Tichepco
investors@anaplan.com

Media Contact:
Caitlin Tridle
press@anaplan.com