Bandwidth Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a software company focused on communications for the enterprise, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017.

"We were very pleased with our fourth quarter results, which capped off a strong finish to the year," stated David Morken, chief executive officer of Bandwidth. "During the quarter, the better-than-expected results were driven by ongoing enterprise demand to embed voice, messaging and 911 into software applications. We remain well positioned to capitalize on the growing market opportunity during 2018 and beyond given our unique combination of our API platform and owned nationwide IP voice network, as well as our significantly strengthened balance sheet to execute our growth strategy."

Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights

    --  Revenue: Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $42.5 million,
        compared to $38.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Within total
        revenue, CPaaS revenue was $35.0 million, up 16% compared to $30.2
        million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Other revenue contributed the
        remaining $7.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to $8.6
        million for the fourth quarter of 2016.


    --  Gross Profit: Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $19.6
        million, compared to $17.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2016.
        Non-GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $20.7 million,
        compared to $18.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Gross margin
        for the fourth quarter of 2017 was 46%, compared to 46% for the fourth
        quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP gross margin was 49% for the fourth quarter of
        2017, compared to 48% for the fourth quarter of 2016.




    --  Net Income (Loss): Net loss from continuing operations attributable to
        common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $(0.6) million,
        or $(0.04) per share, based on 14.9 million weighted average basic
        shares outstanding. This includes a charge of $2.1 million or $0.14 per
        share related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December
        2017 due to the remeasurement of our deferred tax assets at the lower
        corporate tax rate. During the fourth quarter of 2016, net income from
        continuing operations attributable to common stockholders was $12.0
        million, or $0.92 per share, based on 13.0 million weighted average
        diluted shares outstanding for the fourth quarter of 2016. This includes
        a $14.1 million or $1.08 per share benefit due to the release of the
        deferred tax asset valuation allowance subsequent to the spin-off of
        Republic Wireless. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2017
        was $1.6 million, or $0.09 per share, based on 18.1 million weighted
        average diluted shares outstanding.  This compares to a non-GAAP net
        income of $0.5 million, or $0.03 per share, based on 14.8 million
        weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the fourth quarter of
        2016.


    --  Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was $4.4 million for the fourth quarter
        of 2017, compared to $5.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2016.


    --  Cash and Cash Flow: As of December 31, 2017, Bandwidth had cash and cash
        equivalents of $37.6 million and no debt. The Company generated $4.8
        million in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing
        operations for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to $4.2 million
        during the fourth quarter of 2016.  The Company generated $1.7 million
        in free cash flow for the quarter, compared to $2.4 million for the
        fourth quarter of 2016.

Full Year 2017 Financial Highlights

    --  Revenue: Total revenue for the full year of 2017 was $163.0 million,
        compared to $152.1 million in 2016. Within total revenue, CPaaS revenue
        was $131.6 million, up 12% compared to $117.1 million in 2016. Other
        revenue contributed the remaining $31.4 million for the full year of
        2017, compared to $35.1 million for the full year of 2016.


    --  Gross Profit: Gross profit for the full year of 2017 was $73.7 million,
        compared to $66.9 million in 2016. Non-GAAP gross profit for the full
        year of 2017 was $78.1 million, compared to $71.6 million in 2016. Gross
        margin for the full year of 2017 was 45%, compared to 44% in 2016.
        Non-GAAP gross margin was 48% for the full year of 2017, compared to 47%
        in 2016.



    --  Net Income: Net income from continuing operations attributable to common
        stockholders for the full year of 2017 was $5.3 million, or $0.37 per
        share, based on 14.5 million weighted average diluted shares
        outstanding. This includes the aforementioned charge of $2.1 million or
        $0.14 per share related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in
        December 2017. This compares to net income from continuing operations
        attributable to common stockholders of $22.1 million, or $1.72 per
        share, based on 12.9 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding
        in 2016. This includes a $14.1 million or $1.10 per share benefit due to
        the release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance subsequent to
        the spin-off of Republic Wireless. Non-GAAP net income for the full year
        of 2017 was $9.5 million, or $0.59 per share, based on 16.1 million
        weighted average diluted shares outstanding.  This compares to a
        non-GAAP net income of $9.8 million, or $0.67 per share, based on 14.6
        million weighted average diluted shares outstanding in 2016.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was $22.2 million for the full year of
        2017, compared to $23.5 million in 2016.
    --  Cash Flow: The Company generated $14.6 million in net cash provided by
        operating activities from continuing operations for the full year of
        2017, compared to $16.9 million during 2016. The Company generated $6.7
        million in free cash flow for the year, compared to $10.9 million in
        2016.

Additional information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, including an explanation of these measures and how they are calculated are included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has also been provided in the financial tables included below.

Fourth Quarter 2017 Key Metrics

    --  The number of active CPaaS customers was 965 as of December 31, 2017, an
        increase of 21% from 798 as of December 31, 2016.
    --  The dollar-based net retention rate was 111% during the fourth quarter
        of 2017, compared to 108% during the fourth quarter of 2016.

Financial Outlook

As of February 21, 2018, Bandwidth is providing guidance for its first quarter and full year 2018 as follows:

    --  First Quarter 2018 Guidance: CPaaS revenue is expected to be in the
        range of $36.0 million to $36.5 million. Total revenue is expected to be
        in the range of $47.0 million to $47.5 million. Non-GAAP EPS is expected
        to be in the range of $0.07 to $0.10 per share, using 20.3 million
        weighted average diluted shares outstanding.
    --  Full Year 2018 Guidance: CPaaS revenue is expected to be in the range of
        $156.0 million to $158.0 million. Total revenue is expected to be in the
        range of $188.0 million to $190.0 million. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to
        be in the range of approximately breakeven to a loss of ($0.11) per
        share, using 17.8 million weighted average shares outstanding.

Bandwidth has not reconciled its first quarter and full-year guidance related to non-GAAP net income to GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS to GAAP EPS, because stock-based compensation cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort.

Quarterly Conference Call

Bandwidth will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017. To access this call, dial (877) 407-0792 for the U.S. or Canada, or (201) 689-8263 for international callers. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Investors section of Bandwidth's website at https://investors.bandwidth.com, and a recording will be archived and accessible at https://investors.bandwidth.com. An audio replay of this conference call will also be available through March 7, 2018, by dialing (844) 512-2921 for the U.S. or Canada, or (412) 317-6671 for international callers, and entering passcode 13675784.

About Bandwidth, Inc.

Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a software company focused on communications for the enterprise. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Ring Central use Bandwidth's APIs to easily embed voice, messaging and 9-1-1 access into software and applications. Bandwidth is the first and only CPaaS provider offering a robust selection of communications APIs built around their own nationwide IP voice network- one of the largest in the nation. More information available at www.bandwidth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial and business performance for the first quarter 2018 and full-year 2018, attractiveness of our product offerings and platform and the value proposition of our products, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "guide," "may," "will" and similar expressions and their negatives are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks related to our rapid growth and ability to sustain our revenue growth rate, competition in the markets in which we operate, market growth, our ability to innovate and manage our growth, our ability to expand effectively into new markets, our ability to operate in compliance with applicable laws as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of our prospectus related to the initial public offering (IPO), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on November 13, 2017 and subsequent reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. We are under no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, or GAAP, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics, which we believe are helpful to our investors. We use these non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics for financial and operational decision-making purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information and other business metrics is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. While our non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics are an important tool for financial and operational decision-making and for evaluating our own operating results over different periods of time, we urge investors to review the reconciliation of these financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included above, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

We define non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit after adding back depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation. We add back depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation because they are non-cash items. We eliminate the impact of these non-cash items because we do not consider them indicative of our core operating performance. Their exclusion facilitates comparisons of our operating performance on a period-to- period basis. Therefore, we believe that showing gross margin, as adjusted to remove the impact of these non- cash expenses, such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation, is helpful to investors in assessing our gross profit and gross margin performance in a way that is similar to how management assesses our performance. We calculate non-GAAP gross margin by dividing adjusted gross profit by revenue, expressed as a percentage of revenue.

We define non-GAAP net income as net income or losses adjusted for certain items affecting period to period comparability. Non-GAAP net (loss) income excludes stock-based compensation, change in fair value of stockholders' antidilutive arrangement, amortization of acquired intangible assets related to the Dash acquisition, impairment charges of intangibles assets, loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment, estimated tax impact of above adjustments, impact from the release of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets (DTA)during 2016, and impact of re-measurement of our DTA as a result of the 2017 tax reform act.

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income or losses from continuing operations, adjusted to reflect the addition or elimination of certain income statement items including, but not limited to: income tax expense (benefit), interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, impairment of intangible assets, loss (gain) from disposal of property and equipment, and change in fair value of financial instruments, including any change in shareholders' anti-dilutive arrangements. We have presented Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the exclusion of certain items in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can produce a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business.

We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow provided by or used in operating activities from continuing operations, adjusted to include the acquisition of property, equipment and capitalized development costs for software for internal use. We have presented Free Cash Flow because it is a measure of the Company's financial performance that represents the cash that the Company is able to generate after expenditures required to maintain or expand our asset base.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

While a reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, many of these costs and expenses that we may incur in the future, we have provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics to the nearest comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying financial statement tables included in this press release.

We define an active CPaaS customer account at the end of any period as an individual account, as identified by a unique account identifier, for which we have recognized at least $100 of revenue in the last month of the period. We believe that the use of our platform by active CPaaS customer accounts at or above the $100 per month threshold is a stronger indicator of potential future engagement than trial usage of our platform at levels below $100 per month. A single organization may constitute multiple unique active CPaaS customer accounts if it has multiple unique account identifiers, each of which is treated as a separate active CPaaS customer account.

Our dollar-based net retention rate compares the CPaaS revenue from customers in a quarter to the same quarter in the prior year. To calculate the dollar-based net retention rate, we first identify the cohort of customers that generate CPaaS revenue and that were customers in the same quarter of the prior year. The dollar-based net retention rate is obtained by dividing the CPaaS revenue generated from that cohort in a quarter, by the CPaaS revenue generated from that same cohort in the corresponding quarter in the prior year. When we calculate dollar-based net retention rate for periods longer than one quarter, we use the average of the quarterly dollar-based net retention rates for the quarters in such period.


                                                                                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

                                                                                                 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

                                                                                  (In Thousands, Except Share and per Share Amounts)

                                                                                                     (unaudited)


                                                                                                      Three Months Ended                               Year Ended
                                                                                                       December 31,                             December 31,

                                                                                                    2016                    2017              2016                     2017
                                                                                                    ----                    ----              ----                     ----

    Revenue                                                                                                 $38,763                                  $42,466                 $152,135  $162,955

    Cost of revenue                                                                               21,042                               22,831                       85,218      89,262

    Gross profit                                                                                  17,721                               19,635                       66,917      73,693

    Operating expenses:

    Research and development                                                                       2,363                                2,927                        8,520      10,789

    Sales and marketing                                                                            2,418                                3,119                        9,294      11,218

    General and administrative                                                                    10,289                               11,378                       33,859      37,069

    Total operating expenses                                                                      15,070                               17,424                       51,673      59,076

    Operating income                                                                               2,651                                2,211                       15,244      14,617

    Other expense, net                                                                             (310)                                 222                        (908)    (1,728)

    Income from continuing operations before income taxes                                          2,341                                2,433                       14,336      12,889

    Income tax benefit (provision)                                                                11,500                              (3,032)                      11,094     (6,918)
                                                                                                  ------                               ------                       ------      ------

    Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                      13,841                                (599)                      25,430       5,971

    Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes                                  667                                    -                     (3,072)          -

    Net income (loss)                                                                                       $14,508                                   $(599)                 $22,358    $5,971
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    Total comprehensive income (loss)                                                                       $14,508                                   $(599)                 $22,358    $5,971
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    Earnings (loss) per share:

    Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                $13,841                                   $(599)                 $25,430    $5,971

    Less: income (loss) allocated to participating securities                                      1,812                                 (21)                       3,355         644
                                                                                                   -----                                  ---                        -----         ---

    Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders                            $12,029                                   $(578)                 $22,075    $5,327
                                                                                                            -------                                    -----                  -------    ------

    Income (loss) from continuing operations per share:

    Basic                                                                                                     $1.02                                  $(0.04)                   $1.89     $0.42

    Diluted                                                                                                   $0.92                                  $(0.04)                   $1.72     $0.37

    Net income (loss)                                                                                       $14,508                                   $(599)                 $22,358    $5,971

    Less: income (loss) allocated to participating securities                                      1,900                                 (21)                       2,950         644
                                                                                                   -----                                  ---                        -----         ---

    Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders                                                   $12,608                                   $(578)                 $19,408    $5,327
                                                                                                            -------                                    -----                  -------    ------

    Net income (loss) per share:

    Basic                                                                                                     $1.07                                  $(0.04)                   $1.66     $0.42

    Diluted                                                                                                   $0.97                                  $(0.04)                   $1.51     $0.37

    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

    Basic                                                                                     11,782,523                           14,893,439                   11,678,568  12,590,221

    Diluted                                                                                   13,040,193                           14,893,439                   12,870,632  14,543,170

The Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense in continuing operations as follows:


                               Three Months Ended                Year Ended
                                  December 31,                  December 31,

                               2016               2017     2016              2017
                               ----               ----     ----              ----

    Cost of revenue                     $16                        $23               $61     $80

    Research and development     30                     54                   138      155

    Sales and marketing          40                     48                   182      172

    General and administrative  185                    576                   989    1,396
                                ---                    ---                   ---    -----

    Total                              $271                       $701            $1,370  $1,803
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                                                                                                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                                                                            (In Thousands)

                                                                                                              (unaudited)


                                                                                                                                                As of December 31,

                                                                                                                                           2016                  2017
                                                                                                                                           ----                  ----

    Assets

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                     $6,788                         $37,627

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts                                                                          16,838                          21,225

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                             4,417                           6,400

    Total current assets                                                                                                                 28,043                          65,252

    Property and equipment, net                                                                                                          11,180                          14,946

    Intangible assets, net                                                                                                                8,482                           7,643

    Deferred costs, non-current                                                                                                           1,696                           2,068

    Other long-term assets                                                                                                                1,011                           1,192

    Goodwill                                                                                                                              6,867                           6,867

    Deferred tax asset                                                                                                                   12,694                           6,526

    Total assets                                                                                                                                 $69,973                        $104,494
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    Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' (deficit) equity

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable                                                                                                                              $4,688                          $3,025

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                                       14,649                          15,633

    Current portion of deferred revenue and advanced billings                                                                             4,032                           5,768

    Line of credit, current portion                                                                                                       5,000                               -

    Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations                                                                       2,101                              92

    Total current liabilities                                                                                                            30,470                          24,518

    Other liabilities                                                                                                                       609                             716

    Deferred revenue, net of current portion                                                                                              1,712                           2,549

    Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion                                                                 37,738                               -

    Total liabilities                                                                                                                    70,529                          27,783

    Redeemable convertible preferred stock                                                                                               21,818                               -

    Commitments and contingencies

    Stockholders' (deficit) equity:

    Class A voting common stock                                                                                                               -                              4

    Class B voting common stock                                                                                                               -                             13

    Old Class A voting common stock                                                                                                          12                               -

    Old Class B non-voting common stock                                                                                                       -                              -

    Preferred stock                                                                                                                           -                              -

    Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                            9,356                         102,465

    Accumulated deficit                                                                                                                (31,742)                       (25,771)

    Total stockholders' (deficit) equity                                                                                               (22,374)                         76,711


    Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' (deficit) equity                                                 $69,973                        $104,494
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                                                                                                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                                                                 (In Thousands)

                                                                                                                  (unaudited)


                                                                                                                                                   Year Ended December 31,

                                                                                                                                                    2016                   2017
                                                                                                                                                    ----                   ----

    Operating activities

    Net income                                                                                                                                              $22,358                        $5,971

    Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes                                                                                         3,072                                -

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                  6,142                            5,712

    Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                                                                               52                              376

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                                                       1,370                            1,803

    Deferred taxes                                                                                                                              (11,086)                           6,168

    Loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                                                                        19                               91

    Impairment of intangible asset                                                                                                                   695                                -

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    Accounts receivable                                                                                                                          (4,043)                         (4,387)

    Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                                                              (848)                         (1,622)

    Deferred costs                                                                                                                                 (975)                           (906)

    Accounts payable                                                                                                                                 243                          (2,429)

    Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                                                         (567)                           1,273

    Deferred revenue and advanced billings                                                                                                           510                            2,573
                                                                                                                                                     ---                            -----

    Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations                                                                          16,942                           14,623

    Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations                                                                          (11,788)                               -
                                                                                                                                                 -------                              ---

    Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                                      5,154                           14,623
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    Investing activities

    Purchase of property and equipment                                                                                                           (3,831)                         (5,021)

    Capitalized software development costs                                                                                                       (2,230)                         (2,942)
                                                                                                                                                  ------                           ------

    Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations                                                                             (6,061)                         (7,963)

    Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations                                                                           (1,311)                               -
                                                                                                                                                  ------                              ---

    Net cash used in investing activities                                                                                                        (7,372)                         (7,963)
                                                                                                                                                  ------                           ------

    Financing activities

    Borrowings on line of credit                                                                                                                  56,950                            4,000

    Repayments on line of credit                                                                                                                (68,950)                         (9,000)

    Payments on capital leases                                                                                                                     (102)                            (73)

    Borrowings on term loan                                                                                                                       40,000                                -

    Repayments on term loan                                                                                                                            -                        (40,000)

    Payment of debt issuance costs                                                                                                                 (554)                            (25)

    Payment of costs related to the initial public offering                                                                                            -                         (5,385)

    Proceeds from the initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts                                                                           -                          74,400

    Proceeds from issuances of common stock                                                                                                          974                              174

    Proceeds from exercises of warrants                                                                                                              150                               91

    Cash distribution to Republic                                                                                                               (30,000)                               -

    Decrease (increase) in restricted cash                                                                                                           479                              (3)
                                                                                                                                                     ---                              ---

    Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities from continuing operations                                                               (1,053)                          24,179

    Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                         (3,271)                          30,839

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                                                                10,059                            6,788
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    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                                                                                 $6,788                       $37,627
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                                                                                                                                                            Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

                                                                                                                                                          (In Thousands, Except Share and per Share Amounts)

                                                                                                                                                                             (Unaudited)


    Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin


    Consolidated


                                                                                                                                                                                         Three Months Ended                         Year Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                            December 31,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   December 31,

                                                                                                                                                                                         2016                  2017                   2016                   2017
                                                                                                                                                                                         ----                  ----                   ----                   ----

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (In thousands)

    Consolidated Gross Profit                                                                                                                                                                     $17,721                                     $19,635               $66,917  $73,693

    Depreciation                                                                                                                                                                        1,060                               1,071                          4,574       4,315

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                                                                                               16                                  23                             61          80

    Non-GAAP Gross Profit                                                                                                                                                                         $18,797                                     $20,729               $71,552  $78,088
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    Non-GAAP Gross Margin %                                                                                                                                                             48%                  49%                   47%                   48%


    By Segment


    CPaaS
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                                                                                                                                                                                         Three Months Ended                         Year Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                            December 31,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    December 31,

                                                                                                                                                                                         2016                  2017                   2016                   2017
                                                                                                                                                                                         ----                  ----                   ----                   ----

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (In thousands)

    CPaaS Gross Profit                                                                                                                                                                            $12,536                                     $15,517               $45,860  $55,713

    Depreciation                                                                                                                                                                        1,060                               1,071                          4,574       4,315

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                                                                                               16                                  23                             61          80

    Non-GAAP Gross Profit                                                                                                                                                                         $13,612                                     $16,611               $50,495  $60,108
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    Non-GAAP Gross CPaaS Margin %                                                                                                                                                       45%                  47%                   43%                   46%


    There are no non-GAAP adjustments to gross profit for the Other segment.


    Adjusted EBITDA


                                                                                                                                                                                         Three Months Ended                         Year Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                            December 31,                           December 31,

                                                                                                                                                                                         2016                  2017                   2016                   2017
                                                                                                                                                                                         ----                  ----                   ----                   ----

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (In thousands)

    Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                                                                                                      $13,841                                      $(599)              $25,430   $5,971

    Income tax (benefit) provision                                                                                                                                                   (11,500)                              3,032                       (11,094)      6,918

    Interest expense, net                                                                                                                                                                 310                                 467                            908       1,728

    Depreciation                                                                                                                                                                        1,152                               1,229                          5,251       4,873

    Amortization                                                                                                                                                                          222                                 210                            891         839

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                                                                                              271                                 701                          1,370       1,803

    Impairment of intangible asset                                                                                                                                                        695                                   -                           695           -

    Loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                                                                                                              8                                  36                             19          91

    Change in fair value of shareholders' anti-dilutive arrangement (1)                                                                                                                     -                              (689)                             -          -
                                                                                                                                                                                          ---                               ----                            ---        ---

    Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                                                                                                $4,999                                      $4,387               $23,470  $22,223
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    (1)  Relates to an antidilutive agreement which allows certain principal non-founder shareholders the ability to purchase additional common shares


    Non-GAAP Net Income (loss)


                                                                                                                                                                                         Three Months Ended                         Year Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                            December 31,                           December 31,

                                                                                                                                                                                         2016                  2017                   2016                   2017
                                                                                                                                                                                         ----                  ----                   ----                   ----

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (In thousands)

    Net income (loss)                                                                                                                                                                             $14,508                                      $(599)              $22,358   $5,971

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                                                                                              271                                 701                          1,370       1,803

    Change in fair value of shareholders' anti-dilutive arrangement (1)                                                                                                                     -                              (689)                             -          -

    Amortization related to acquisitions                                                                                                                                                  130                                 130                            520         520

    Impairment of intangible asset                                                                                                                                                        695                                   -                           695           -

    Loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                                                                                                              8                                  36                             19          91

    Estimated tax effects of above adjustments (2)                                                                                                                                      (994)                               (69)                         (994)      (921)

    Release of valuation allowance (3)                                                                                                                                               (14,138)                                  -                      (14,138)          -

    Re-measurement of DTA associated with Tax rate change (4)                                                                                                                               -                              2,073                              -      2,073
                                                                                                                                                                                          ---                              -----                            ---      -----

    Non-GAAP net income                                                                                                                                                                              $480                                      $1,583                $9,830   $9,537
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    Non-GAAP net income per non-GAAP share, basic

    Non-GAAP net income                                                                                                                                                                              $480                                      $1,583                $9,830   $9,537

    Non-GAAP weighted average shares used to compute net income per share, basic                                                                                                   13,557,523                          15,665,178                     13,453,568  14,112,344

    Non-GAAP net income per share, basic                                                                                                                                                            $0.04                                       $0.10                 $0.73    $0.68

    Non-GAAP net income per non-GAAP share, diluted

    Non-GAAP net income                                                                                                                                                                              $480                                      $1,583                $9,830   $9,537

    Non-GAAP weighted average shares used to compute net income per share, diluted                                                                                                 14,815,193                          18,127,461                     14,645,632  16,065,293

    Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted                                                                                                                                                          $0.03                                       $0.09                 $0.67    $0.59

    Reconciliation of non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding (5)

    GAAP weighted average shares used to compute net income per share, basic                                                                                                       11,782,523                          14,893,439                     11,678,568  12,590,221

    Add back:

    Additional weighted average shares giving effect to conversion of preferred stock at the beginning of the period                                                                1,775,000                             771,739                      1,775,000   1,522,123

    Non-GAAP weighted average shares used to compute non-GAAP net income per share, basic                                                                                          13,557,523                          15,665,178                     13,453,568  14,112,344
                                                                                                                                                                                   ----------                          ----------                     ----------  ----------

    Dilutive effect of stock options and warrants                                                                                                                                   1,257,670                           2,462,283                      1,192,064   1,952,949

    Non-GAAP weighted average shares used to compute non-GAAP net income per share, diluted                                                                                        14,815,193                          18,127,461                     14,645,632  16,065,293
                                                                                                                                                                                   ==========                          ==========                     ==========  ==========

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    (1) Relates to an anti-dilutive agreement which allows certain principal non-founder shareholders the ability to purchase additional common shares.

    (2) The Company had a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

    (3) The Company recognized a tax benefit due to the release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance subsequent to the spin-off of Republic Wireless.

    (4) On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was enacted into law. As a result of this change in tax law, the Company recorded a one-time re-
          measurement of its deferred tax assets which resulted in additional expense.

    (5) Assumes proforma conversion of preferred stock at the beginning of the respective period; in connection with the initial public offering, the conversion of
          the 1,775,000 convertible preferred shares into shares of common stock occurred in the fourth quarter of 2017.


    Free Cash Flow


                                                                                                                                                                                         Three Months Ended                         Year Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                            December 31,                           December 31,
                                                                                                                                                                                            ------------

                                                                                                                                                                                         2016                  2017                   2016                   2017
                                                                                                                                                                                         ----                  ----                   ----                   ----

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (In thousands)

    Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations                                                                                                                           $4,215                                      $4,777               $16,942  $14,623

    Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations (1)                                                                                                              (1,836)                            (3,054)                       (6,061)    (7,963)
                                                                                                                                                                                       ------                              ------                         ------      ------

    Free cash flow                                                                                                                                                                                 $2,379                                      $1,723               $10,881   $6,660
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    (1) Represents the acquisition cost of property, equipment and capitalized development costs for software for internal use.

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