Guidewire Software Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), provider of the industry platform Property and Casualty (“P&C”) insurers rely upon, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2019.

“Total revenue and profitability in the first quarter exceeded our outlook and was highlighted with the selection of InsuranceSuite Cloud by a Tier One carrier for a new, greenfield line of business,” said Mike Rosenbaum, chief executive officer, Guidewire Software. "As we build momentum into the year, we are as committed as ever to the cloud, data, and analytics transformation we are helping drive in the P&C insurance industry.”

First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Highlights

Revenue

• Total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $157.0 million, a decrease of 13% from the same quarter in fiscal year 2019. License and subscription revenue was $82.4 million, a decrease of 13%; services revenue was $53.6 million, a decrease of 17%; and maintenance revenue was $21.0 million, which remained relatively flat.
• Annual recurring revenue, or ARR, was $463 million as of October 31, 2019, up from $460 million as of July 31, 2019. Quarterly ARR results for fiscal year 2020 are based on actual currency rates at the end of fiscal year 2019, held constant throughout the year.

Profitability

• GAAP loss from operations was $24.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, compared with $2.5 million of income for the comparable period in fiscal year 2019.
• Non-GAAP income from operations was $7.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, compared with $33.1 million of non-GAAP income for the comparable period in fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net loss was $15.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, compared with $6.3 million of net income for the comparable period in fiscal year 2019. GAAP net loss per share was $0.18, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 82.4 million, compared with net income per share of $0.08 for the comparable period in fiscal year 2019, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 82.2 million.
• Non-GAAP net income was $11.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, compared with $31.1 million of non-GAAP net income for the comparable period in fiscal year 2019. Non-GAAP net income per share was $0.13, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 83.1 million, compared with non-GAAP net income per share of $0.38 for the comparable period in fiscal year 2019, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 82.2 million.

Liquidity

• The Company had $1.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and investments at October 31, 2019, the same as at July 31, 2019. The Company used $18.1 million in cash from operations and had negative free cash flow of $29.1 million during the three months ended October 31, 2019.

Business Outlook

Guidewire is issuing the following outlook for the second fiscal quarter and fiscal year 2020 based on current expectations:

The Company is not providing an outlook for GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss) and GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share due to the issuance of base erosion and anti-abuse tax ("BEAT") regulations earlier this week. The Company is currently evaluating these regulations; however, the Company believes that these regulations will increase the Company's GAAP income tax provision in fiscal year 2020 but will not impact the non-GAAP income tax provision.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP income tax provision (benefit), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, free cash flow, and annual recurring revenue ("ARR"). Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP income (loss) from operations exclude stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles. Non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP income tax provision (benefit), and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share also exclude the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs from our convertible notes and the related tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments. Free cash flow, which consists of net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities less cash used for capital expenditures, enables us to analyze our financial performance without the effects of certain non-cash items such as depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation expenses. ARR is used to identify the annualized recurring value of active customer contracts at the end of a reporting period. ARR includes the annualized recurring value of term licenses, subscription agreements, maintenance contracts, and hosting contracts. All components of the licensing and usage arrangements that are not expected to recur (primarily perpetual licenses and services) are excluded.

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

Management of the Company does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Guidewire urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including the financial tables at the end of this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire delivers the industry platform that P&C insurers rely upon to adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating change. We provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to enable our customers to run, differentiate, and grow their business. As of the end of our fiscal year 2019, we were privileged to serve more than 380 companies in 34 countries. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

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Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook, market positioning, business momentum, and the future effects of recently issued base erosion and anti-abuse tax regulations. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Guidewire’s control. Guidewire’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in Guidewire’s most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate more than expected; seasonal and other variations related to our revenue recognition may cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows; our reliance on sales to and renewals from a relatively small number of large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue; our ability to successfully manage any changes to our business model, including the transition of our products to cloud offerings and the costs related to cloud operations; our services revenue produces lower gross margins than our license and maintenance revenue; assertions by third parties that we violate their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business; we face intense competition in our market; our products or cloud-based services may experience data security breaches; changes in accounting guidance on revenue recognition, such as contained in ASC 606, have and may cause us to experience greater volatility in our quarterly and annual results; weakened global economic conditions may adversely affect the P&C insurance industry including the rate of information technology spending; our product development and sales cycles are lengthy; the risk of losing key employees; changes in foreign exchange rates; general political or destabilizing events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other risks and uncertainties. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Guidewire’s views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. Guidewire undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Guidewire’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

(1)Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:

(1) Adjustments relate to amortization of acquired intangibles and stock-based compensation recognized during the periods for GAAP purposes.
(2) Adjustments reflect the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs related to the issuance of our Senior Convertible Notes recognized during the periods for GAAP purposes.
(3) Adjustments reflect the tax benefit (provision) resulting from all non-GAAP adjustments.
(4) Due to the occurrence of a net loss on a GAAP basis, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of GAAP net income (loss) per share, as they would have an anti-dilutive effect. However, these shares have a dilutive effect on non-GAAP net income (loss) per share and, therefore, are included in the non-GAAP net income (loss) per share calculation.

(1) Adjustments relate to amortization of acquired intangibles and stock-based compensation recognized during the periods for GAAP purposes.
(2) Adjustments reflect the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs related to the issuance of our Senior Convertible Notes recognized during the periods for GAAP purposes.
(3) Adjustments reflect the tax benefit (provision) resulting from all non-GAAP adjustments.
(4) Due to the occurrence of a net loss on a GAAP basis, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of GAAP net income (loss) per share, as they would have an anti-dilutive effect. However, these shares have a dilutive effect on non-GAAP net income (loss) per share and, therefore, are included in the non-GAAP net income (loss) per share calculation.

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