Avalara Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

Feb 12, 2019 04:10 pm
SEATTLE -- 

Avalara, Inc. (NYSE: AVLR), a leading provider of tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018.

“We achieved strong fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 results, measured by revenue growth, an expanding customer base and broadening partner channel,” said Scott McFarlane, Avalara co-founder and chief executive officer. “Transaction tax compliance remains a highly manual process and is in the early stages of automating, representing an estimated $8 billion addressable market for us. This year we expanded our tax content, software platform, partner channel, and pre-built integrations, which we believe position Avalara as a clear choice to lead this automation cycle.”

“One of the numerous triggers that drives our customers to automate is changes in tax policy, and over the course of 2018 we began to increasingly benefit from tax policy changes in several states as they respond to the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision. These changes have raised awareness and increased the number of states where small and mid-sized businesses must remit sales taxes, which is driving a sense of urgency among many businesses. Avalara is well positioned to capitalize on these changes due to our industry leading offerings and strong partner network.”

Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Results

  • Revenue: Total revenue was $76.9 million, up 33% from $58.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Subscription and returns revenue was $71.7 million, up 33% from $54.1 million in the same period last year. Professional services revenue was $5.2 million, up 33% from $3.9 million in the same period last year.
  • Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit was $54.7 million, representing a 71% gross margin, compared to a GAAP gross profit of $42.6 million and a 73% gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP gross profit was $56.2 million, representing a 73% non-GAAP gross margin, compared to a non-GAAP gross profit of $43.8 million and a 76% non-GAAP gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2017.
  • Operating Loss: GAAP operating loss was $19.4 million, compared to a GAAP operating loss of $21.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP operating loss was $13.3 million, compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $9.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.
  • Net Loss: GAAP net loss was $18.4 million, compared to a GAAP net loss of $22.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net loss was $12.3 million, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $9.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.
  • Net Loss per Share: GAAP net loss per share was $0.28 based on 66.7 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared to a GAAP net loss per share of $3.78 based on 5.9 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the fourth quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net loss per share was $0.19 based on 66.7 million non-GAAP shares outstanding, compared to a non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.17 based on 56.8 million non-GAAP shares outstanding in the fourth quarter of 2017.
  • Deferred Revenue: Total deferred revenue was $134.7 million at December 31, 2018, up from $118.2 million at September 30, 2018. The current portion of deferred revenue was $125.3 million at December 31, 2018, up from $109.3 million at September 30, 2018.
  • Cash: Net cash provided by operating activities was $7.0 million, compared to $2.0 million used in operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2017. Free cash flow was positive $4.5 million, compared to negative $5.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $142.3 million at December 31, 2018.

Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

  • Revenue: Total revenue was $272.1 million, up 28% from $213.2 million in fiscal 2017. Subscription and returns revenue was $254.1 million, up 27% from $199.9 million in the prior year. Professional services revenue was $18.0 million, up 37% from $13.2 million in the prior year.
  • Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit was $193.4 million, representing a 71% gross margin, compared to a GAAP gross profit of $155.2 million and a 73% gross margin in fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP gross profit was $199.1 million, representing a 73% non-GAAP gross margin, compared to a non-GAAP gross profit of $159.9 million and a 75% non-GAAP gross margin in fiscal 2017.
  • Operating Loss: GAAP operating loss was $76.1 million, compared to a GAAP operating loss of $63.3 million in fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP operating loss was $45.0 million, compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $37.4 million in fiscal 2017.
  • Net Loss: GAAP net loss was $75.6 million, compared to a GAAP net loss of $64.1 million in fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP net loss was $44.5 million, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $38.2 million in fiscal 2017.
  • Net Loss per Share: GAAP net loss per share was $1.95 based on 38.7 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared to a GAAP net loss per share of $11.39 based on 5.6 million weighted-average shares outstanding in fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP net loss per share was $0.67 based on 66.2 million non-GAAP shares outstanding, compared to a non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.68 based on 56.5 million non-GAAP shares outstanding in fiscal 2017.
  • Cash: Net cash used in operating activities was $3.1 million, compared to $3.5 million used in operating activities in fiscal 2017. Free cash flow was negative $18.5 million, compared to negative $17.5 million in fiscal 2017.

Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures have been provided in the tables included in this release.

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Highlights

  • Key Metrics: We ended the fourth quarter of 2018 with approximately 9,070 core customers, up from approximately 8,490 core customers at the end of the previous quarter and up from 7,490 at the end of the previous fiscal year. Net revenue retention rate was 108% in the fourth quarter of 2018 and has averaged 107% over the last four quarters.
  • Announced 41 Newly-Certified Integrations into Business Applications: We recently announced the release of 41 newly-certified integrations with accounting, ERP, ecommerce, point-of-sale, mobile commerce, and CRM software applications. Certified integrations are built to ensure customers enjoy a fast, reliable, and easy process for embedding Avalara’s automated tax management into existing systems.
  • Addition to Board of Directors: We recently announced the appointment of global business leader and innovator Kathleen Zwickert to our board of directors. Zwickert was formerly Chief People Officer at NetSuite (now Oracle NetSuite), a provider of cloud-based applications, where she transformed the company’s Human Resources function through technological innovations. Prior to NetSuite, Zwickert was EVP of Human Resources and Communications for Oclaro, a leading provider of optical communications solutions. She has more than 25 years of experience working with leaders, boards, and global teams to help companies scale and architect change.
  • Acquisitions: In January 2019, we acquired the operating assets of Compli, Inc., a provider of compliance services and technology to producers, distributors, and importers of alcoholic beverages in the United States. In February 2019, we acquired intellectual property and other assets from Indix Corporation, an artificial intelligence company providing comprehensive product descriptions for more than 1 billion products sold and shipped worldwide.

Financial Outlook

For the first quarter of 2019, the Company currently expects:

  • Total revenue between $78.0 and $79.0 million.
  • Non-GAAP operating loss between $10.0 and $11.0 million.

For the full year 2019, the Company currently expects:

  • Total revenue between $328.0 and $332.0 million.
  • Non-GAAP operating loss between $30.0 and $35.0 million.

Conference Call Information

Avalara will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (or 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) today, February 12, 2019, to discuss its financial results and business highlights. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (866) 393-4306 from the United States and Canada or (734) 385-2616 internationally with conference ID 2077397. A live webcast of the call will also be available on the Avalara investor relations website at investor.avalara.com.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available until 8:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 and a webcast replay will also be archived at investor.avalara.com. The telephone replay will be available by dialing (855) 859-2056 from the United States and Canada or (404) 537-3406 internationally with conference ID 2077397.

About Avalara, Inc.

Avalara helps businesses of all sizes get tax compliance right. In partnership with leading ERP, accounting, ecommerce, and other financial management system providers, Avalara delivers cloud-based compliance solutions for various transaction taxes, including sales and use, VAT, excise, communications, and other indirect tax types. Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and around the world in the U.K., Belgium, Brazil, and India. More information at avalara.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and the accompanying conference call contain forward-looking statements including, among others, statements about our financial outlook for the first quarter and full year 2019. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “likely,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “'will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.

These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed or suggested by the forward-looking statements. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of our assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include risks associated with: our ability to sustain our revenue growth rate, to achieve or maintain profitability, and to effectively manage our anticipated growth; our ability to attract new customers on a cost-effective basis and the extent to which existing customers renew and upgrade their subscriptions; the timing of our introduction of new solutions or updates to existing solutions; our ability to successfully diversify our solutions by developing or introducing new solutions or acquiring and integrating additional businesses, products, services, or content; our ability to maintain and expand our strategic relationships with third parties; our ability to deliver our solutions to customers without disruption or delay; our exposure to liability from errors, delays, fraud, or system failures, which may not be covered by insurance; our ability to expand our international reach; and the risks described in the other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2018, and which should be read in conjunction with our financial results and forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we have disclosed non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP sales and marketing expense, non-GAAP general and administrative expense, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, non-GAAP shares outstanding, and free cash flow, which are all non-GAAP financial measures. We have provided tabular reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure at the end of this release.

  • We calculate non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP sales and marketing expense, and non-GAAP general and administrative expense as GAAP cost of revenue, GAAP research and development expense, GAAP sales and marketing expense, and GAAP general and administrative expense before the stock-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangible assets included in each of the expense categories.
  • We calculate non-GAAP gross profit as GAAP gross profit before the stock-based compensation expense and amortization of acquired intangibles that is included in cost of revenue. We calculate non-GAAP gross margin as GAAP gross margin before the impact of stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue and amortization of acquired intangibles included in cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue.
  • We calculate non-GAAP operating loss as GAAP operating loss before stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, and goodwill impairments. We calculate non-GAAP net loss as GAAP net loss before stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, and goodwill impairments.
  • We calculate non-GAAP shares outstanding as GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding during the period adjusted as if (1) the conversion of preferred stock into common stock had occurred at the beginning of each respective period presented and (2) the issuance of 8,625,000 shares of common stock in our IPO had occurred as of January 1, 2018.
  • We calculate non-GAAP net loss per share as non-GAAP net loss divided by non-GAAP shares outstanding.
  • We define free cash flow as net cash (used in) provided by operating activities less cash used for the purchases of property and equipment.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, and to evaluate financial performance and liquidity. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results, prospects, and liquidity period-over-period without the impact of certain items that do not directly correlate to our performance and that may vary significantly from period to period for reasons unrelated to our operating performance, as well as comparing our financial results to those of other companies. We believe that non-GAAP per share measures provide investors and other users of our financial information consistency with our past financial performance.

The company has not reconciled its expectations of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures primarily because stock-based compensation expense cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort.

Our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the related GAAP financial measure.

Definitions of Key Business Metrics

Core Customers

We also use key business metrics, such as core customers and net revenue retention rate. We believe core customers is a key indicator of our market penetration, growth, and potential future revenue. We use core customers as a metric to focus our customer count reporting on our primary target market segment. We define a core customer as:

  • a unique account identifier in our billing system (multiple companies or divisions within a single consolidated enterprise that each have a separate unique account identifier are each treated as separate customers);
  • that is active as of the measurement date; and
  • for which we have recognized, as of the measurement date, greater than $3,000 in total revenue during the last twelve months.

Currently, our core customer count includes only customers with unique account identifiers in our primary U.S. billing systems and does not include customers who subscribe to our solutions through our international subsidiaries or certain legacy billing systems primarily related to past acquisitions. As we increase our international operations and sales in future periods, we may add customers billed from our international subsidiaries to the core customer metric.

We also have a substantial number of customers of various sizes who do not meet the revenue threshold to be considered a core customer. These customers provide us with market share and awareness, and we anticipate that some may grow into core customers. We believe there is strategic value to addressing the small business and self-serve segment of the marketplace.

Net Revenue Retention Rate

We believe that our net revenue retention rate provides insight into our ability to retain and grow revenue from our customers, as well as their potential long-term value to us. We also believe it reflects the stability of our revenue base, which is one of our core competitive strengths. We calculate our net revenue retention rate by dividing (a) total revenue in the current quarter from any billing accounts that generated revenue during the corresponding quarter of the prior year by (b) total revenue in such corresponding quarter from those same billing accounts. This calculation includes changes during the period for such billing accounts, such as additional solutions purchased, changes in pricing and transaction volume, and terminations, but does not reflect revenue for new billing accounts added during the one-year period.

Currently, our net revenue retention rate includes only customers with unique account identifiers in our primary U.S. billing systems and does not include customers who subscribe to our solutions through our international subsidiaries or certain legacy billing systems primarily related to past acquisitions.

Reported Consolidated Results

AVALARA, INC.

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2018   2017
Revenue:
Subscription and returns $ 71,730 $ 54,117
Professional services   5,193   3,918
Total revenue   76,923   58,035
Cost of revenue:
Subscription and returns 18,572 13,166
Professional services   3,700   2,222
Total cost of revenue (1)   22,272   15,388
Gross profit   54,651   42,647
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1) 13,577 10,890
Sales and marketing (1) 49,630 37,152
General and administrative (1) 10,816 8,097
Restructuring charges - (41 )
Goodwill impairment   -   8,418
Total operating expenses   74,023   64,516
Operating loss   (19,372 )   (21,869 )
Other (income) expense:
Interest income (742 ) (29 )
Interest expense 113 768
Other (income) expense, net   (160 )   563
Total other (income) expense, net   (789 )   1,302
Loss before income taxes (18,583 ) (23,171 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes   (151 )   (757 )
Net loss $ (18,432 ) $ (22,414 )
 
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted $ (0.28 ) $ (3.78 )
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted 66,654 5,934
 
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
(1) The stock-based compensation expense included above was as follows: 2018 2017
Cost of revenue $ 484 $ 236
Research and development 908 591
Sales and marketing 1,818 1,034
General and administrative   1,300   900
Total stock-based compensation $ 4,510 $ 2,761
 
The amortization of acquired intangibles included above was as follows:
 
Cost of revenue $ 1,114 $ 952
Research and development - -
Sales and marketing 468 496
General and administrative   -   9
Total amortization of acquired intangibles $ 1,582 $ 1,457

AVALARA, INC.

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
For the Year Ended December 31,
2018   2017
Revenue:
Subscription and returns (1) $ 254,056 $ 199,942
Professional services   18,042   13,217
Total revenue   272,098   213,159
Cost of revenue:
Subscription and returns 66,556 48,849
Professional services   12,093   9,128
Total cost of revenue (2)   78,649   57,977
Gross profit 193,449 155,182
Operating expenses:
Research and development (2) 51,909 41,264
Sales and marketing (2) 168,817 133,794
General and administrative (2) 39,603 34,286
Restructuring charges - 752
Goodwill impairment   9,174   8,418
Total operating expenses   269,503   218,514
Operating loss (76,054 ) (63,332 )
Other (income) expense:
Interest income (1,553 ) (77 )
Interest expense 2,608 2,585
Other (income) expense, net   (583 )   (495 )
Total other (income) expense, net   472   2,013
Loss before income taxes (76,526 ) (65,345 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes   (976 )   (1,219 )
Net loss $ (75,550 ) $ (64,126 )
 
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted $ (1.95 ) $ (11.39 )
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted 38,692 5,632
 

(1) Interest income on funds held for customers of $1.055 million was reclassified from Interest
income within Total other (income) expense, net to Subscription and returns revenue in the fourth quarter
of 2018. This reclass was done retrospectively, and impacted the reported second and third quarter 2018
consolidated statements of operations. See the Unaudited Reclassified Consolidated Statements of
Operations at the end of this press release.

For the Year Ended December 31,
(2) The stock-based compensation expense included above was as follows: 2018 2017
Cost of revenue $ 1,665 $ 976
Research and development 3,179 2,391
Sales and marketing 5,492 3,789
General and administrative   5,585   4,601
Total stock-based compensation $ 15,921 $ 11,757
 
The amortization of acquired intangibles included above was as follows:
 
Cost of revenue $ 4,020 $ 3,717
Research and development - -
Sales and marketing 1,951 1,913
General and administrative   17   102
Total amortization of acquired intangibles $ 5,988 $ 5,732

AVALARA, INC.

   

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 
December 31, December 31,
2018 2017
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 142,322 $ 14,075
Trade accounts receivable—net of allowance for doubtful accounts 40,287 26,596
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   11,307   7,016
Total current assets before customer fund assets 193,916 47,687
Funds held and receivable from customers—net of allowance for doubtful accounts   13,383   13,395
Total current assets 207,299 61,082
Noncurrent assets:
Property and equipment—net 33,373 25,394
Goodwill 61,300 72,482
Intangible assets—net 19,371 19,074
Other noncurrent assets   1,589   780
Total assets $ 322,932 $ 178,812
 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and trade payables 47,064 38,164
Deferred revenue 125,260 83,778
Credit facility and notes payable   -   859
Total current liabilities before customer funds obligations   172,324   122,801
Customer funds obligations   13,349   14,061
Total current liabilities 185,673 136,862
Noncurrent liabilities:
Deferred revenue 9,393 8,453
Deferred tax liability 560 1,854
Credit facility - 38,840
Deferred rent 17,317 14,689
Other noncurrent liabilities   436   785
Total liabilities   213,379   201,483
Convertible preferred stock   -   370,921
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock 7 1
Additional paid-in capital 599,493 18,121
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (2,345 ) 338
Accumulated deficit   (487,602 )   (412,052 )
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)   109,553   (393,592 )
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit) $ 322,932 $ 178,812

AVALARA, INC.

   

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2018 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (18,432 ) $ (22,414 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 3,412 2,730
Goodwill impairment - 8,418
Stock-based compensation 4,510 2,761
Deferred tax expense (184 ) (581 )
Amortization of deferred rent (41 ) (39 )
Non-cash change in earnout liability 28 281
Non-cash bad debt (recovery) expense 94 (307 )
Other 33 71
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable (5,656 ) (4,135 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (2,162 ) 677
Other long-term assets (259 ) 169
Trade payables (1,066 ) (917 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 9,171 923
Deferred rent (lease incentives) 1,144 2,793
Deferred revenue   16,444   7,594
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities 7,036 (1,976 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net (increase) decrease in customer fund assets (1,935 ) (251 )
Cash paid for acquired intangible assets - -
Purchase of property and equipment   (2,569 )   (3,605 )
Net cash used in investing activities (4,504 ) (3,856 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on credit facility - (1,373 )
Proceeds from credit facility - 9,605
Payments of debt issuance costs - (469 )
Payment of deferred financing costs - (675 )
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards (39 ) (543 )
Net increase (decrease) in customer fund obligations 1,935 251
Payment related to business combination earnouts (1,523 ) (1,579 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and common stock warrants   1,254   375
Net cash provided by financing activities 1,627 5,592
Foreign currency effect on cash and cash equivalents   70   (34 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 4,229 (274 )
Cash and cash equivalents—Beginning of period   138,093   14,349
Cash and cash equivalents—End of period $ 142,322 $ 14,075

AVALARA, INC.

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 
For the Year Ended December 31,
2018   2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (75,550 ) $ (64,126 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating

activities:

Depreciation and amortization 12,802 10,859
Goodwill impairment 9,174 8,418
Stock-based compensation 15,921 11,757
Deferred tax expense (1,294 ) (1,307 )
Amortization of deferred rent 190 (698 )
Non-cash change in earnout liability (402 ) (715 )
Non-cash bad debt recovery (288 ) (86 )
Other 559 270
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable (13,508 ) 159
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (4,850 ) (1,055 )
Other long-term assets (808 ) 725
Trade payables (4,419 ) (112 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 15,266 2,124
Deferred rent (lease incentives) 1,723 10,494
Deferred revenue   42,422   19,752
Net cash used in operating activities (3,062 ) (3,541 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net (increase) decrease in customer fund assets 118 (2,301 )
Cash paid for acquired intangible assets (5,002 ) -
Purchase of property and equipment   (15,483 )   (13,955 )
Net cash used in investing activities (20,367 ) (16,256 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts 192,510 -
Payments on credit facility (63,000 ) (2,935 )
Proceeds from credit facility 23,000 17,605
Payments of debt issuance costs - (469 )
Payments on capital leases - (14 )
Repurchase of shares (1,806 ) -
Repayment of note payable (234 ) -
Payment of deferred financing costs (2,084 ) (1,240 )
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards (2,365 ) (811 )
Net increase (decrease) in customer fund obligations (118 ) 2,301
Payment related to business combination earnouts (1,523 ) (1,662 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and common stock warrants   7,041   920
Net cash provided by financing activities 151,421 13,695
Foreign currency effect on cash and cash equivalents   255   (53 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 128,247 (6,155 )
Cash and cash equivalents—Beginning of year   14,075   20,230
Cash and cash equivalents—End of year $ 142,322 $ 14,075

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following schedule reflects our non-GAAP financial measures and reconciles our non-GAAP financial measures to the related GAAP financial measures:

AVALARA, INC.

   

UNAUDITED PRESENTATION AND RECONCILIATION TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Summary of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 
For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Year Ended December 31,
2018   2017 2018   2017
Non-GAAP cost of revenue $ 20,674 $ 14,200 $ 72,964 $ 53,284
Non-GAAP gross profit 56,249 43,835 199,134 159,875
Non-GAAP gross margin 73 % 76 % 73 % 75 %
Non-GAAP research and development expense $ 12,669 $ 10,299 $ 48,730 $ 38,873
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense 47,344 35,622 161,374 128,092
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense 9,516 7,188 34,001 29,583
Non-GAAP operating loss (13,280 ) (9,233 ) (44,971 ) (37,425 )
Non-GAAP net loss (12,340 ) (9,778 ) (44,467 ) (38,219 )
Non-GAAP net loss per share (0.19 ) (0.17 ) (0.67 ) (0.68 )
Free cash flow $ 4,467 $ (5,581 ) $ (18,545 ) $ (17,496 )

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

  For the Three Months Ended December 31,   For the Year Ended December 31,
2018   2017 2018   2017
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue:
Cost of revenue $ 22,272 $ 15,388 $ 78,649 $ 57,977
Stock-based compensation expense (484 ) (236 ) (1,665 ) (976 )
Amortization of acquired intangibles   (1,114 )   (952 )   (4,020 )   (3,717 )
Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue $ 20,674 $ 14,200 $ 72,964 $ 53,284
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Gross Profit:
Gross Profit $ 54,651 $ 42,647 $ 193,449 $ 155,182
Stock-based compensation expense 484 236 1,665 976
Amortization of acquired intangibles   1,114   952   4,020   3,717
Non-GAAP Gross Profit $ 56,249 $ 43,835 $ 199,134 $ 159,875
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Gross Margin:
Gross margin 71 % 73 % 71 % 73 %
Stock-based compensation expense as a percentage of revenue 1 % 0 % 1 % 0 %
Amortization of acquired intangibles as a percentage of revenue   1 %   2 %   1 %   2 %
Non-GAAP Gross Margin   73 %   76 %   73 %   75 %
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense:
Research and development $ 13,577 $ 10,890 $ 51,909 $ 41,264
Stock-based compensation expense (908 ) (591 ) (3,179 ) (2,391 )
Amortization of acquired intangibles   -   -   -   -
Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense $ 12,669 $ 10,299 $ 48,730 $ 38,873
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense:
Sales and marketing $ 49,630 $ 37,152 $ 168,817 $ 133,794
Stock-based compensation expense (1,818 ) (1,034 ) (5,492 ) (3,789 )
Amortization of acquired intangibles   (468 )   (496 )   (1,951 )   (1,913 )
Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense $ 47,344 $ 35,622 $ 161,374 $ 128,092
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense:
General and administrative $ 10,816 $ 8,097 $ 39,603 $ 34,286
Stock-based compensation expense (1,300 ) (900 ) (5,585 ) (4,601 )
Amortization of acquired intangibles   -   (9 )   (17 )   (102 )
Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense $ 9,516 $ 7,188 $ 34,001 $ 29,583
   

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Loss:
Operating loss $ (19,372 ) $ (21,869 ) $ (76,054 ) $ (63,332 )
Stock-based compensation expense 4,510 2,761 15,921 11,757
Amortization of acquired intangibles 1,582 1,457 5,988 5,732
Goodwill impairment   -   8,418   9,174   8,418
Non-GAAP Operating Loss $ (13,280 ) $ (9,233 ) $ (44,971 ) $ (37,425 )
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Loss:
Net loss $ (18,432 ) $ (22,414 ) $ (75,550 ) $ (64,126 )
Stock-based compensation expense 4,510 2,761 15,921 11,757
Amortization of acquired intangibles 1,582 1,457 5,988 5,732
Goodwill impairment   -   8,418   9,174   8,418
Non-GAAP Net Loss $ (12,340 ) $ (9,778 ) $ (44,467 ) $ (38,219 )
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share:
Net loss per share $ (0.28 ) $ (3.78 ) $ (1.95 ) $ (11.39 )
Stock-based compensation expense per share 0.07 0.47 0.41 2.09
Amortization of acquired intangibles per share 0.02 0.25 0.15 1.02
Goodwill impairment per share - 1.42 0.24 1.49
Non-GAAP unweighted adjustment to common and preferred shares issued (1) per share   -   1.48   0.48   6.11
Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share $ (0.19 ) $ (0.17 ) $ (0.67 ) $ (0.68 )
 
Computation of Non-GAAP Shares Outstanding:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share 66,654 5,934 38,692 5,632
Non-GAAP adjustment to common and preferred shares issued (1)   -   50,888   27,555   50,888
Non-GAAP Shares Outstanding Used in Computing Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share   66,654   56,822   66,247   56,520
 
Free Cash Flow:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $ 7,036 $ (1,976 ) $ (3,062 ) $ (3,541 )
Purchases of property and equipment   (2,569 )   (3,605 )   (15,483 )   (13,955 )
Free Cash Flow $ 4,467 $ (5,581 ) $ (18,545 ) $ (17,496 )

(1) The Company’s IPO closed on June 19, 2018 and 8,625,000 shares of common stock were issued. In connection with the IPO, the Company’s outstanding convertible preferred stock converted
into 50,888,014 shares of common stock. See description of adjustment in “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

(concluded)

AVALARA, INC.

                           

UNAUDITED PRESENTATION OF KEY BUSINESS METRICS

 
Dec 31,

2018

Sep 30,

2018

Jun 30,

2018

Mar 31,

2018

Dec 31,

2017

Sep 30,

2017

Jun 30,

2017

Mar 31,

2017

Number of core customers

(as of end of period)

  9,070   8,490   8,080   7,760   7,490   7,250   6,970   6,650
Net revenue retention rate 108% 105% 108% 109% 105% 107% 106% 109%

AVALARA, INC.

   

UNAUDITED RECLASSIFIED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
For the Three Months Ended

September 30, 2018

For the Three Months Ended

June 30, 2018

As Reported   As Reclassified As Reported   As Reclassified
Revenue:
Subscription and returns (1) $ 64,219 $ 64,611 $ 59,675 $ 59,845
Professional services   5,308   5,308   4,034   4,034
Total revenue   69,527   69,919   63,709   63,879
Cost of revenue:
Subscription and returns 17,330 17,330 15,837 15,837
Professional services   2,906   2,906   2,795   2,795
Total cost of revenue   20,236   20,236   18,632   18,632
Gross profit 49,291 49,683 45,077 45,247
Operating expenses:
Research and development 13,285 13,285 12,428 12,428
Sales and marketing 41,276 41,276 40,604 40,604
General and administrative 10,235 10,235 9,341 9,341
Restructuring charges - - - -
Goodwill impairment   9,174   9,174   -   -
Total operating expenses   73,970   73,970   62,373   62,373
Operating loss (24,679 ) (24,287 ) (17,296 ) (17,126 )
Other (income) expense:
Interest income (1,068 ) (676 ) (269 ) (99 )
Interest expense 534 534 1,067 1,067
Other (income) expense, net   49   49   (442 )   (442 )
Total other (income) expense, net   (485 )   (93 )   356   526
Loss before income taxes (24,194 ) (24,194 ) (17,652 ) (17,652 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes   (91 )   (91 )   114   114
Net loss $ (24,103 ) $ (24,103 ) $ (17,766 ) $ (17,766 )
 
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted $ (0.36 ) $ (0.36 ) $ (1.24 ) $ (1.24 )
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted 66,590 66,590 14,383 14,383
 

(1) Interest income on funds held from customers of $392,000 in the third quarter of 2018 and $170,000 in the second quarter of 2018 was reclassified from Interest income within Total other (income) expense, net to Subscription and returns revenue.

Investors
Kevin Faulkner
ICR, LLC
[email protected]
206-641-2425

Media
Jesse Hamlin
Avalara
[email protected]
518-281-0631