MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL), the security backbone for modern computing, today announced results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016.

Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

• GAAP revenue was $45.5 million, up 6% year-over-year
• Recurring revenue was $30.2 million, up 16% year-over-year
• Gross billings were $55.4 million, up 14% year-over-year
• Recurring billings, which represented 72% of gross billings, were $39.7 million, up 26% year-over-year
• GAAP net loss per share was $0.12; non-GAAP net loss per share was $0.03
• Cash flow generated from operations was $8.5 million
• Cash and equivalents, plus short and long term investments, end the quarter at $90.2 million
• Surpassed 13,500 cumulative customers

Full Year 2016 Financial Highlights

• GAAP revenue was $163.9 million, up 10% year-over-year
• Recurring revenue was $113.4 million, up 25% year-over-year
• Gross billings were $182.1 million, up 10% year-over-year
• Recurring billings, which represented 72% of gross billings, were $131.8 million, up 23% year-over-year
• GAAP net loss per share was $0.78; non-GAAP net loss per share was $0.36

"I am very proud of our performance in the fourth quarter and for the full year. We had our strongest quarter ever and surpassed our goal of cash flow breakeven," said Barry Mainz, President and CEO, MobileIron. "Customers buy our products because we solve both technical and regulatory challenges. For example, MobileIron Access is the only product that solves the security challenges that happen when mobile apps connect to cloud services, and that's why we recognized our first billings from it in Q4. A regulatory example is the recently implemented 'Right to Disconnect' law in France. With MobileIron, our French customers can use our policy engine to time-fence access to corporate resources. We have the right products and the right roadmap and I believe that our innovation and business strategy will continue to accelerate our business in 2017."

Fourth Quarter 2016 Business Highlights

Platform

• Introduced MobileIron Bridge, the first solution to unify mobile and desktop operations for Windows 10 using a single console and communications channel.
• Added Single Sign-On (SSO) capability for native mobile apps to MobileIron Access so that employees no longer need to enter a username or password to log into their business apps.
• At the end of 4Q 2016, MobileIron ecosystem had over 550 active technology partners, who have released over 280 technology integrations.*

Channels

• Named 2016 Premier Partner of the Year by global IT provider Zones.
• Our largest reseller, AT&T, represented approximately 16% of revenue for the quarter.

Milestones and Recognition

• Our MobileIron Government Cloud platform received FedRAMP Authority to Operate from the United States Postal Service and is available for purchase by all federal government agencies.
• Granted EU-US Privacy Shield Certification from the US Department of Commerce.
• Awarded two additional US patents bringing the total to 40.

Financial Outlook

The company is providing the following outlook for its first quarter 2017 (ending March 31, 2017):

• GAAP revenue is expected to be between $41 million and $43 million, which represents growth of 8% to 13% year-over-year.
• Gross billings are expected to be between $44 million and $46 million, growth between 16% and 21% over last year.
• Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be between 81% and 83%.
• Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be between $41 million and $43 million.

The company is providing the following outlook for 2017 (ending December 31, 2017)

• GAAP revenue is expected to be between $175 million and $190 million, growth between 7% and 16% year-over-year.
• Gross billings are expected to be between $195 million and $210 million, growth between 7% and 15% over last year.
• Exit the year (fourth quarter) with a non-GAAP operating margin between -2% to 2%.
• Generate positive cash from operations for the full year 2017.

All forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures contained in this section "Financial Outlook" exclude estimates for stock-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets. While a reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis, the company has provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the financial statement tables included in this press release for its fourth quarter of 2015 and 2016 and for year 2015 and 2016.

Conference Call and Webcast
MobileIron will host a conference call and live webcast at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (4:30 p.m. EST) to discuss the company's financial results and business highlights. Interested parties may access the call by dialing (855) 327-6837 in the U.S. or (631) 891­-4304 from international locations. The live webcast will be available on the MobileIron Investor Relations website at http://investors.mobileiron.com/. A replay will be available through the same link or by dialing (877) 870-­5176 and referencing conference ID#10002224 through March 7, 2017.

Analyst Event
MobileIron will host an analyst event in New York City on Wednesday, February 22 from 10am to 1pm at the NASDAQ Marketsite in Times Square. Barry Mainz, President and CEO, Simon Biddiscombe, CFO, and other MobileIron executives will review MobileIron's performance in 2016 and discuss the company's strategy for 2017. The company will also discuss a major product innovation. To attend the event, please contact [email protected].

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements regarding MobileIron's revenue, operating expenses, cost structure, GAAP and non-GAAP financial metrics, projected financial results and trends in MobileIron's business. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including, but not limited to, our limited operating history, quarterly fluctuations in our operating results, our need to develop new solutions and enhancements to compete in rapidly evolving markets, product defects, customer adoption, competitive pressures, billings type mix shift, our ability to scale, our ability to recruit and retain key personnel, and the quality of our support services.

Additional information on potential factors that could affect MobileIron's financial results is included in our SEC filings, including our reports on Forms 10­-K, 10-­Q and 8-K and other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time. MobileIron does 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.    

* MobileIron will stop reporting ecosystem metrics after the fourth quarter 2016.   

About MobileIron
MobileIron provides the secure foundation for companies around the world to transform into Mobile First organizations. For more information, please visit www.mobileiron.com.

"MobileIron" and the MobileIron Planet M logo are registered trademarks of MobileIron, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Trade names, trademarks, and service marks of other companies that are used in this press release belong to their respective owners.

Financial Results

Non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations

To supplement our financial results presented on a U.S. GAAP basis, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including gross billings, recurring billings, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, and the amortization of intangible assets.

Beginning the first quarter of 2016, we stopped reporting non-GAAP revenue as reconciling items between GAAP and non-GAAP revenue became immaterial.

Stock-based compensation expenses: In our non-GAAP financial measures, we have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expenses. Stock-based compensation expenses will recur in future periods.

Amortization of intangible assets: In our non-GAAP financial measures, we have excluded the effect of the amortization of intangible assets. Amortization of intangible assets is significantly affected by the timing and size of our acquisitions. Amortization of intangible assets will recur in future periods.

Restructuring Charges: In our non-GAAP financial measures, we have excluded the effect of the severance and other expenses related to our reduction in workforce. Restructuring charges may recur in the future; however, the timing and amounts are difficult to predict.

Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, and non-GAAP net loss per share: We believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, and restructuring charges from revenue, non-GAAP gross profit, gross margin, operating loss, operating margin, net loss, and net loss per share provides useful measures for management and investors. Stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, and restructuring charges have been and can continue to be inconsistent in amount from period to period. We believe the inclusion of these items makes it difficult to compare periods and understand the growth and performance of our business. In addition, we evaluate our business performance and compensate management based in part on these non-GAAP measures. There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by our competitors and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. Further, stock-based compensation expense has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business and an important part of the compensation provided to our employees. Similarly, amortization of intangible assets has been and will continue to be a recurring expense.

Gross and recurring billings, recurring revenue and free cash flow: Our non-GAAP financial measures also include: gross billings, which we define as total revenue plus the change in deferred revenue in a period; recurring billings, which we define as total revenue less perpetual license, hardware, and professional services revenue plus the change in deferred revenue for subscription and software support arrangements in a period, adjusted for nonrecurring perpetual license billings; recurring revenue, which we define as total revenue less perpetual license, hardware, professional services and perpetual amounts recorded as subscription or software support revenue in multiple elements arrangements; and free cash flow, which we define as cash used in operating activities less the amount of property and equipment purchased. We consider gross billings to be a useful metric for management and investors because subscription billings, excluding MRC, and software support and services billings drive deferred revenue, which is an important indicator of future revenue. Similarly, we consider recurring billings and recurring revenue to be useful metrics because they are important indicators of the portion of our business that we would expect to recur each year. There are a number of limitations related to the use of gross, recurring billings and recurring revenue. First, gross and recurring billings include amounts that have not yet been recognized as revenue. Second, our calculation of gross and recurring billings may be different from other companies that report similar financial measures. Third, recurring revenue excludes perpetual license amounts recognized from multiple elements arrangements that we record as subscription or software support revenue in our GAAP statements of operations, and these perpetual license amounts are based on invoice value, not fair value, although we believe invoice value approximates the fair value of the element. Fourth, in the MRC model, revenue and billings are based on active devices or users of the service provider's customer and are billed to us by the service provider on a monthly basis over time and one month in arrears. Thus, under the MRC model, we receive no billings or revenue for MRC at the time the deal is booked, but instead the MRC is billed and revenue is recognized each month based on active usage. Unlike term subscriptions, MRC is not reflected in deferred revenue. This important difference between MRC billings and perpetual and term subscription billings can lead to significant variability of billings in a given quarter depending on the type of billing model that the customer chooses and the overall mix of billing types for all customers within a quarter. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding revenue and evaluating gross and recurring billings and recurring revenue together with revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that information regarding free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to invest in our business and fund ongoing operations. However, our calculation of free cash flow may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and our future results. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business, and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business using certain of these non-GAAP measures.

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