Rimini Street Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Results

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software, and a Salesforce and AWS partner, today announced financial and operating results for the fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

“For the third quarter of 2023, we saw our end-to-end ERP outsourcing solution, Rimini ONE^TM, and our solutions for SAP products continue to gain traction globally, driven in part by the current macro-economic environment where we believe our expanded, full service portfolio is increasingly valued by prospects and clients and in part by the further maturing of our go-to-market execution,” stated Seth A. Ravin, Rimini Street’s co-founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board.

Select Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenue was $107.5 million for the 2023 third quarter, an increase of 5.4% compared to $101.9 million for the same period last year.
• U.S. revenue was $55.7 million, an increase of 4.3% compared to $53.4 million for the same period last year.
• International revenue was $51.7 million, an increase of 6.6% compared to $48.5 million for the same period last year.
• Annualized Recurring Revenue was $416.3 million for the 2023 third quarter, an increase of 4.1% compared to $399.8 million for the same period last year.
• Revenue Retention Rate was 94% for both the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
• Subscription revenue was $104.1 million, which accounted for 96.9% of total revenue for the 2023 third quarter, compared to subscription revenue of $99.9 million, which accounted for 98.1% of total revenue for the same period last year.
• Billings was $60.5 million for the 2023 third quarter, an increase of 21.7% compared to $49.7 million for the same period last year.
• Gross margin was 62.7% for the 2023 third quarter compared to 61.5% for the same period last year.
• Operating income was $11.2 million for the 2023 third quarter compared to $2.0 million for the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP Operating Income was $16.5 million for the 2023 third quarter compared to $10.7 million for the same period last year.
• Net income was $6.8 million for the 2023 third quarter compared to a net loss of $0.4 million for the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP Net Income was $12.1 million for the 2023 third quarter compared to $8.3 million for the same period last year.
• Adjusted EBITDA for the 2023 third quarter was $18.2 million compared to $10.0 million for the same period last year.
• Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders was $0.08 for the 2023 third quarter compared to basic and diluted net loss per share of $0.00 for the same period last year.
• Cash and short-term investments of $128.1 million at September 30, 2023 compared to $129.7 million at September 30, 2022.

Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures provided in this press release to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial tables included at the end of this press release. An explanation of these measures, why we believe they are meaningful and how they are calculated is also included under the heading “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Certain Key Metrics.”

Select Third Quarter 2023 Operating Highlights

• Announced Gachon University Gil Medical Center, South Korea’s pioneering health provider and leading research-center hospital, has selected Rimini Support™ for Oracle Database, leading to both stability and improvement in its mission-critical IT operations that serve the needs of 1.5 million patients annually.
• Expanded Rimini Support™ for SAP products and Industry Solutions, while reaffirming its guarantee of 15 additional years of support and managed services for fifteen SAP products, including SAP ECC and S/4HANA.
• Announced the availability and expansion of Rimini Manage™ services for SAP Cloud Products, providing additional application managed services to help SAP cloud licensees benefit from improved productivity, better predictability and increased business value.
• Shared findings of the sponsored Censuswide Buyers Sentiment Survey, “Organizations Want More Control Over Their IT Budget,” which highlighted the deep concerns shared by more than 600 U.S-based CIOs and CTOs of vendor subscription-based licensing model due to lack of ROI and fear of vendor lock-in.
• Closed over 8,400 support cases and delivered over 4,000 tax, legal and regulatory updates to clients across 20 countries, while achieving an average client satisfaction rating on the Company’s support delivery and onboarding services of more than 4.9 out of 5.0 (where 5.0 is rated excellent).
• Recognized with Great Place to Work© Certifications in India and Australia, and awarded UK’s Best Workplace for Women™ for Medium Companies.
• Announced Gartner IT Symposium fall conference schedule, where Rimini Street has or will participate, present, and lead discussion groups, with events held in Orlando, Barcelona, and Tokyo.
• Rimini Street Foundation celebrated its 500th charitable donation, continuing the mission to “leave the world a better place.”

2023 Business Outlook

The Company is continuing to suspend guidance until there is more clarity around impacts from current litigation activity before the U.S. Federal courts in the Company’s ongoing litigation with Oracle.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Rimini Street will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the third quarter 2023 results and potentially select fourth quarter 2023 performance-to-date commentary at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on November 1, 2023. A live webcast of the event will be available on Rimini Street’s Investor Relations site at Rimini Street IR events link and directly via the webcast link. Dial-in participants can access the conference by registering from the dial-in registration link. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the event.

Company’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain “non-GAAP financial measures.” Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. This non-GAAP information supplements and is not intended to represent a measure of performance in accordance with disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the financial tables within this press release. Presented under the heading “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Certain Key Metrics” is a description and explanation of our non-GAAP financial measures.

About Rimini Street, Inc.

Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a Russell 2000® Company, is a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software and a Salesforce and AWS partner. The Company has operations globally and offers a comprehensive family of unified solutions to run, manage, support, customize, configure, connect, protect, monitor, and optimize enterprise application, database, and technology software, and enables clients to achieve better business outcomes, significantly reduce costs and reallocate resources for innovation. To date, over 5,300 Fortune 500, Fortune Global 100, midmarket, public sector, and other organizations from a broad range of industries have relied on Rimini Street as their trusted enterprise software solutions provider. To learn more, please visit riministreet.com, and connect with Rimini Street on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. (IR-RMNI)

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this communication are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “currently,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seem,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would” or other similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our expectations of future events, future opportunities, global expansion and other growth initiatives and our investments in such initiatives. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of management and are not predictions of actual performance, nor are these statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties regarding Rimini Street’s business, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, adverse developments in and costs associated with defending pending litigation or any new litigation, including the disposition of pending motions to appeal and any new claims; additional expenses to be incurred in order to comply with injunctions against certain of our business practices and the impact on future period revenue and costs; changes in the business environment in which Rimini Street operates, including the impact of any recessionary economic trends and changes in foreign exchange rates, as well as general financial, economic, regulatory and political conditions affecting the industry in which we operate and the industries in which our clients operate; the evolution of the enterprise software management and support landscape and our ability to attract and retain clients and further penetrate our client base; significant competition in the software support services industry; customer adoption of our expanded portfolio of products and services and products and services we expect to introduce; our ability to sustain or achieve revenue growth or profitability, manage our cost of revenue and accurately forecast revenue; estimates of our total addressable market and expectations of client savings relative to use of other providers; variability of timing in our sales cycle; risks relating to retention rates, including our ability to accurately predict retention rates; the loss of one or more members of our management team; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel; challenges of managing growth profitably; our need and ability to raise additional equity or debt financing on favorable terms and our ability to generate cash flows from operations to help fund increased investment in our growth; the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters; risks associated with global operations; our ability to prevent unauthorized access to our information technology systems and other cybersecurity threats, protect the confidential information of our employees and clients and comply with privacy regulations; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our brand and intellectual property; changes in laws and regulations, including changes in tax laws or unfavorable outcomes of tax positions we take, or a failure by us to establish adequate tax reserves; our credit facility’s ongoing debt service obligations and financial and operational covenants on our business and related interest rate risk, including uncertainty from the transition to SOFR or other interest rate benchmarks; the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our liquidity requirements; the amount and timing of repurchases, if any, under our stock repurchase program and our ability to enhance stockholder value through such program; uncertainty as to the long-term value of Rimini Street’s equity securities; catastrophic events that disrupt our business or that of our clients; and those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Rimini Street’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 1, 2023, and as updated from time to time by Rimini Street’s future Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other filings by Rimini Street with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, forward-looking statements provide Rimini Street’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. Rimini Street anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Rimini Street’s assessments to change. However, while Rimini Street may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Rimini Street specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Rimini Street’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.

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RIMINI STREET, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
ASSETS	September 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	108,233		$	109,008
Restricted cash		427			426
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $860 and $723, respectively		61,191			116,093
Deferred contract costs, current		17,641			17,218
Short-term investments		19,914			20,115
Prepaid expenses and other		24,678			18,846
Total current assets		232,084			281,706
Long-term assets:
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $17,320 and $15,441, respectively		8,488			6,113
Operating lease right-of-use assets		6,339			7,142
Deferred contract costs, noncurrent		22,412			23,508
Deposits and other		6,643			7,057
Deferred income taxes, net		59,009			65,515
Total assets	$	334,975		$	391,041
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	5,912		$	4,789
Accounts payable		6,139			8,040
Accrued compensation, benefits and commissions		35,782			37,459
Other accrued liabilities		22,718			32,676
Operating lease liabilities, current		4,175			4,223
Deferred revenue, current		214,073			265,840
Total current liabilities		288,799			353,027
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current maturities		65,671			70,003
Deferred revenue, noncurrent		24,326			34,081
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent		7,511			9,094
Other long-term liabilities		1,718			2,006
Total liabilities		388,025			468,211
Stockholders' Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value. Authorized 99,820 shares (excluding 180 shares of Series A Preferred Stock); no other series has been designated		—			—
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 89,323 and 88,517 shares, respectively		9			9
Additional paid-in capital		164,522			156,401
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4,904	)		(4,195	)
Accumulated deficit		(211,561	)		(228,269	)
Treasury stock, at cost		(1,116	)		(1,116	)
Total stockholders' deficit		(53,050	)		(77,170	)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$	334,975		$	391,041

RIMINI STREET, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Revenue	$	107,453		$	101,931		$	319,386		$	301,041
Cost of revenue		40,110			39,271			118,802			113,822
Gross profit		67,343			62,660			200,584			187,219
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		35,593			35,934			107,356			103,840
General and administrative		18,384			18,454			55,475			57,267
Reorganization costs		—			—			59			—
Litigation costs and related recoveries:
Professional fees and other costs of litigation		2,127			6,145			5,475			12,837
Insurance costs and recoveries, net		—			92			—			(389	)
Litigation costs and related recoveries, net		2,127			6,237			5,475			12,448
Total operating expenses		56,104			60,625			168,365			173,555
Operating income		11,239			2,035			32,219			13,664
Non-operating income and (expenses):
Interest expense		(1,413	)		(1,167	)		(4,139	)		(2,974	)
Other income (expenses), net		990			(1,329	)		1,799			(2,696	)
Income before income taxes		10,816			(461	)		29,879			7,994
Income taxes		(4,015	)		56			(13,171	)		(5,202	)
Net income (loss)	$	6,801		$	(405	)	$	16,708		$	2,792
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	6,801		$	(405	)	$	16,708		$	2,792
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic	$	0.08		$	—		$	0.19		$	0.03
Diluted	$	0.08		$	—		$	0.19		$	0.03
Weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding:
Basic		89,228			87,965			88,942			87,441
Diluted		89,357			87,965			89,322			89,054

RIMINI STREET, INC.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Non-GAAP operating income reconciliation:
Operating income	$	11,239		$	2,035		$	32,219		$	13,664
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Litigation costs and related recoveries, net		2,127			6,237			5,475			12,448
Stock-based compensation expense		3,131			2,443			9,056			8,653
Reorganization costs		—			—			59			—
Non-GAAP operating income	$	16,497		$	10,715		$	46,809		$	34,765
Non-GAAP net income reconciliation:
Net income (loss)	$	6,801		$	(405	)	$	16,708		$	2,792
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Litigation costs and related recoveries, net		2,127			6,237			5,475			12,448
Stock-based compensation expense		3,131			2,443			9,056			8,653
Reorganization costs		—			—			59			—
Non-GAAP net income	$	12,059		$	8,275		$	31,298		$	23,893
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:
Net income (loss)	$	6,801		$	(405	)	$	16,708		$	2,792
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Interest expense		1,413			1,167			4,139			2,974
Income taxes		4,015			(56	)		13,171			5,202
Depreciation and amortization expense		752			649			2,001			1,871
EBITDA		12,981			1,355			36,019			12,839
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Litigation costs and related recoveries, net		2,127			6,237			5,475			12,448
Stock-based compensation expense		3,131			2,443			9,056			8,653
Reorganization costs		—			—			59			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	18,239		$	10,035		$	50,609		$	33,940
Billings:
Revenue	$	107,453		$	101,931		$	319,386		$	301,041
Deferred revenue, current and noncurrent, as of the end of the period		238,399			248,187			238,399			248,187
Deferred revenue, current and noncurrent, as of the beginning of the period		285,324			300,387			299,921			300,268
Change in deferred revenue		(46,925	)		(52,200	)		(61,522	)		(52,081	)
Billings	$	60,528		$	49,731		$	257,864		$	248,960

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Certain Key Metrics

To provide investors and others with additional information regarding Rimini Street’s results, we have disclosed the following non-GAAP financial measures and certain key metrics. We have described below Annualized Recurring Revenue and Revenue Retention Rate, each of which is a key operational metric for our business. In addition, we have disclosed the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Billings. Rimini Street has provided in the tables above a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Due to a valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets, there were no tax effects associated with any of our non-GAAP adjustments. These non-GAAP financial measures are also described below.

The primary purpose of using non-GAAP measures is to provide supplemental information that management believes may prove useful to investors and to enable investors to evaluate our results in the same way management does. We also present the non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they assist investors in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis, as well as comparing our results against the results of other companies, by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Specifically, management uses these non-GAAP measures as measures of operating performance; to prepare our annual operating budget; to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business; to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies; to provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance; to facilitate a comparison of our results with those of other companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results; and in communications with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. Investors should be aware however, that not all companies define these non-GAAP measures consistently.

Billings represents the change in deferred revenue for the current period plus revenue for the current period.

Annualized Recurring Revenue is the amount of subscription revenue recognized during a fiscal quarter and multiplied by four. This gives us an indication of the revenue that can be earned in the following 12-month period from our existing client base assuming no cancellations or price changes occur during that period. Subscription revenue excludes any non-recurring revenue, which has been insignificant to date.

Revenue Retention Rate is the actual subscription revenue (dollar-based) recognized over a 12-month period from customers that were clients on the day prior to the start of such 12-month period, divided by our Annualized Recurring Revenue as of the day prior to the start of the 12-month period.

Non-GAAP Operating Income is operating income adjusted to exclude: litigation costs and related recoveries, net, stock-based compensation expense and reorganization costs. The exclusions are discussed in further detail below.

Non-GAAP Net Income is net income adjusted to exclude: litigation costs and related recoveries, net, stock-based compensation expense and reorganization costs. These exclusions are discussed in further detail below.

Specifically, management is excluding the following items from its non-GAAP financial measures, as applicable, for the periods presented:

Litigation Costs and Related Recoveries, Net: Litigation costs and the associated insurance and appeal recoveries relate to outside costs of litigation activities. These costs and recoveries reflect the ongoing litigation we are involved with, and do not relate to the day-to-day operations or our core business of serving our clients.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense: Our compensation strategy includes the use of stock-based compensation to attract and retain employees. This strategy is principally aimed at aligning the employee interests with those of our stockholders and to achieve long-term employee retention, rather than to motivate or reward operational performance for any particular period. As a result, stock-based compensation expense varies for reasons that are generally unrelated to operational decisions and performance in any particular period.

Reorganization Costs: The costs consist primarily of severance costs associated with the Company’s reorganization plan.

EBITDA is net income adjusted to exclude: interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense.

Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted to exclude: litigation costs and related recoveries, net, stock-based compensation expense and reorganization costs, as discussed above.