Yext, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2018 Results

Yext, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2018 Results

- Fourth Quarter Revenue of $48.0 Million, an Increase of 35% Year-Over-Year

- Quarterly Gross Margin of 74.6% as Compared to 72.7% in the Year Ago Quarter

- Issues Revenue Guidance of $49.0 Million - $50.0 Million for the First Quarter Fiscal 2019 and $224 Million - $226 Million for the Full Year Fiscal 2019

NEW YORK, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the leader in digital knowledge management (DKM), today announced its results for the three months ended January 31, 2018, or the Company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, and for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2018.

"We are very pleased with the results we achieved in our first year as a public company, highlighted by our full year revenue growth of 37% over fiscal 2017, the more than 230 new Enterprise logos we signed over the course of the fiscal year, and the 380 basis point expansion of our gross margins as compared to the prior fiscal year," said Howard Lerman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yext.

"Yext is the pioneer in a new category called DKM, and our mission is to ensure that perfect information is available everywhere. Though we are still very much in the early days, our opportunity is substantial and we see a pathway for sustained growth. The market's understanding of this new category is increasing every day, and Yext is increasingly being recognized as the solution of choice for DKM, particularly among mid- and large-sized businesses. To meet these opportunities, we expect to continue to invest to add to our sales capacity with high-quality sellers, and to bring new services and features to the market that will help our customers manage and control their digital knowledge.

"This year, our annual user conference, ONWARD18, will be held in New York City at JAZZ at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall starting October 23rd. We expect to see more than 1,000 of our customers and partners from around the world coming together to share the ways they are addressing the needs of the consumer in this age of intelligence. We invite our investors to join us."

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2018 Highlights:

    --  Revenue of $48.0 million, a 35% increase as compared to the $35.7
        million reported in fourth quarter fiscal 2017. The revenue increase was
        primarily due to the continued growth of our customer base and higher
        revenue from existing customers, primarily due to expanded
        subscriptions.
    --  Gross Profit of $35.8 million, a 38% increase as compared to the $25.9
        million reported in fourth quarter fiscal 2017. Gross margin of 74.6% as
        compared to the 72.7% reported in fourth quarter fiscal 2017.
    --  Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Loss:
        --  Net loss of $17.0 million as compared to the $14.6 million net loss
            in fourth quarter fiscal 2017. The increased loss was primarily
            driven by increased operating expenses, primarily in sales and
            marketing, due to efforts to acquire new customers.
        --  Non-GAAP net loss of $9.6 million as compared to the $11.0 million
            non-GAAP net loss in the fourth quarter fiscal 2017. The improvement
            was primarily due to improved operating leverage realized through
            greater efficiencies in general and administration and sales and
            marketing.
    --  Net Loss Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share:
        --  Net loss per share of $0.18 based on 92.4 million weighted-average
            shares outstanding, compared to the net loss per share of $0.47
            based on 31.2 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the
            fourth quarter fiscal 2017.
        --  Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.10 based on 92.4 million
            weighted-average shares outstanding, as compared to the $0.35
            non-GAAP net loss per share in the fourth quarter fiscal 2017 based
            on 31.2 million weighted-average shares outstanding.
        --  Readers are encouraged to review the tables labeled "Reconciliation
            of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release.
    --  Balance Sheet: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of
        $118.3 million as of January 31, 2018.
    --  Cash Flow: Cash used in operating activities for the fourth quarter of
        fiscal 2018 was $2.1 million as compared to cash used in operating
        activities of $0.9 million in the same period in fiscal 2017. The higher
        use of cash in the current period primarily reflects a greater use from
        working capital, driven primarily by a higher balance in accounts
        receivable.

Full Year Fiscal 2018 Highlights:

    --  Revenue of $170.2 million, a 37% increase as compared to the $124.3
        million reported in fiscal year ended January 31, 2017. The revenue
        increase was primarily due to the continued growth of our customer base
        and higher revenue from existing customers, primarily due to expanded
        subscriptions.
    --  Gross Profit of $126.1 million, a 44% increase as compared to the $87.3
        million reported in fiscal year ended January 31, 2017. Gross margin of
        74.1% as compared to the 70.3% reported in fiscal year ended January 31,
        2017.
    --  Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Loss:
        --  Net loss of $66.6 million as compared to the $43.2 million net loss
            in fiscal year ended January 31, 2017. The increased loss was
            primarily driven by increased operating expenses, primarily in sales
            and marketing, due to efforts to acquire new customers.
        --  Non-GAAP net loss of $44.2 million as compared to the $33.3 million
            non-GAAP net loss in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017.
    --  Net Loss Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share:
        --  Net loss per share of $0.85 based on 78.6 million weighted-average
            shares outstanding, compared to the net loss per share of $1.39
            based on 31.1 million weighted-average shares outstanding in the
            fiscal year ended January 31, 2017.
        --  Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.47 based on 94.0 million non-GAAP
            shares outstanding at January 31, 2018, as compared to the $1.06
            non-GAAP net loss per share in the fiscal year ended January 31,
            2017 based on 31.4 million non-GAAP shares outstanding at January
            31, 2017.
        --  Readers are encouraged to review the tables labeled "Reconciliation
            of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release.
    --  Cash Flow: Cash used in operating activities for the fiscal year ended
        January 31, 2018 was $31.9 million as compared to cash used in operating
        activities of $7.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017.
        The higher use of cash primarily reflects the greater loss in the
        current period as well as a greater use of working capital.

Recent Business Highlights:

    --  Managed approximately 29.1 million attributes through approximately 1.5
        million licenses(1) to Yext's digital knowledge platform as of January
        31, 2018, representing increases of 63% and 59%, respectively, as
        compared to January 31, 2017.
    --  Issued the Winter Product Release, which provides new services and
        features, including: the Yext Knowledge Assistant, a conversational UI
        that allows users to update the public data about their business in the
        Yext Knowledge Manager using Facebook Messenger or SMS text messaging;
        tailored support for ATMs, drop boxes, charging stations and retail
        kiosks; and WeChat location mini programs, enabling customers with
        locations in Mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau to use Yext to reach
        consumers in China on their platform of choice.
    --  Expanded the capabilities of the Yext App Directory through additional
        integrations with Agendize, Snaps and Octane. The Yext App Directory
        allows customers to connect the digital knowledge they are managing
        within Yext to other software systems used across their enterprise.
    --  Expanded the global reach of the industry-leading PowerListings(®)
        Network with new publishing partners in North America (CareDash) and
        Europe (Branchenbuch Deutschland).
    --  Awarded a Best in Biz Award (silver) for Best New Product of the Year in
        the healthcare category, and a Best in Biz Award (silver) for Best New
        Product Feature for the Intelligent Search Tracker, which brings brands
        into the intelligent future by providing a way to measure search rank as
        well as the control they have over the knowledge consumers see in search
        results.
    --  Named to the Great Place to Work(®) 2018 Best Workplaces in Technology
        list, published by Fortune Magazine.

1. The term licenses represents the number of entities subscribed to the Yext Knowledge Manager and includes not only the number of physical locations but also the number of persons and other entities managed with our platform, such as physicians, wealth advisors, insurance agents, etc. It is comparable to previous disclosures under the term locations.

Financial Outlook:

Yext is also providing the following guidance for its first fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2018 and the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019.

    --  First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Outlook:
        --  Revenue is projected to be $49.0 million to $50.0 million.
        --  Non-GAAP net loss per share is projected to be $0.11 to $0.13, which
            assumes 94.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding.
    --  Full Year Fiscal 2019 Outlook:
        --  Revenue is projected to be $224 million to $226 million.
        --  Non-GAAP net loss per share is projected to be $0.44 to $0.46, which
            assumes 97.3 million weighted-average shares outstanding.
        --  Readers are encouraged to review the tables labeled "Reconciliation
            of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release.

Conference Call Information
Yext will host a conference call at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time (2:00 P.M. Pacific Time) today to discuss its financial results. To join, participants may call 1.877.883.0383 (U.S. callers) or 1.412.902.6506 (international callers) using conference ID number 1896924. A live audio webcast of the call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at investors.yext.com. A replay of the call will be available until March 15, 2018 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time by dialing 1.877.344.7529 (U.S. callers) or 1.412.317.0088 (international) and entering passcode 10117522.

About Yext
Yext is the leading Digital Knowledge Management (DKM) platform. Yext's mission is to give companies control over their brand experiences across the digital universe of maps, apps, search engines, voice assistants, and other intelligent services that drive consumer discovery, decision, and action. Today, thousands of businesses including brands like Taco Bell, Rite Aid and Steward Health use the Yext Knowledge Engine(TM) to manage their digital knowledge in order to boost brand engagement, drive foot traffic, and increase sales.

Yext has been named a Best Place to Work by Fortune and Great Places to Work® as well as a Best Workplace for women. Yext is headquartered in New York City with offices in Berlin, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, London, Paris, Tyson's Corner, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.yext.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding our revenue and non-GAAP net loss and shares outstanding for our first quarter of fiscal 2019 and full-year fiscal 2019 in the paragraphs under "Financial Outlook" above, and other statements regarding our expectations regarding the growth of our company and our industry. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "intend," "potential," "might," "would," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Actual events or results may differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and these differences may be material and adverse.

We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this release primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, strategy, short- and long-term business operations, prospects, business strategy and financial needs. Our 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, our ability to renew existing customers and attract new customers; our ability to successfully compete in new geographies; our ability to recruit and retain our enterprise-level sales force; our ability to expand our publishing network to obtain new partners; our ability to develop new product and platform offerings; our ability to manage our growth effectively; the number of options exercised by our employees and former employees; and the accuracy of the assumptions and estimates underlying our financial projections. For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to the risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available at http://investors.yext.com and on the SEC's website at http://sec.gov. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in other filings we make with the SEC from time to time. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements made in this release relate only to events as of the date on which such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof or to conform such statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Measurements
In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share. Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. We define these non-GAAP financial measures as our GAAP net loss as adjusted to exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expenses. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and other users of our financial information consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations. We also believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry, as these metrics eliminate the effects of stock-based compensation, which may vary for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and to communicate with our Board of Directors concerning our financial performance. Our definition may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish this or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

These non-GAAP financial measures may be limited in their usefulness because they do not present the full economic effect of our use of stock-based compensation. We compensate for these limitations by providing investors and other users of our financial information a reconciliation of non-GAAP net loss to net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share to net loss per share, the most closely related GAAP financial measures. However, we have not reconciled the non-GAAP guidance measures disclosed under "Financial Outlook" to their corresponding GAAP measures because certain reconciling items such as stock-based compensation and the corresponding provision for income taxes depend on factors such as the stock price at the time of award of future grants and thus cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations to the non-GAAP guidance measures is not available without unreasonable effort. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share in conjunction with net loss and net loss per share.

For Further Information Contact:
James Hart
Yext Investor Relations
212.994.6768
IR@yext.com


                                                       YEXT, INC.

                                          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                     (In thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                       (Unaudited)


                                                         January 31,               January 31,
                                                                2018                       2017
                                                                ----                       ----

    Assets

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                            $34,367                           $24,420

    Marketable securities                                     83,974                                     -

    Accounts receivable, net of
     allowances of $231 and $189,
     respectively                                             44,656                                27,646

    Prepaid expenses and other current
     assets                                                    7,703                                 3,511

    Deferred commissions, current                              9,342                                 6,252
                                                               -----                                 -----

    Total current assets                                     180,042                                61,829

    Restricted cash                                                -                                  500

    Property and equipment, net                               11,438                                11,613

    Goodwill                                                   4,924                                 4,444

    Intangible assets, net                                     2,761                                 3,128

    Other long term assets                                     4,324                                 4,951
                                                               -----                                 -----

    Total assets                                                        $203,489                           $86,465
                                                                        ========                           =======

    Liabilities, convertible preferred stock and
     stockholders' equity (deficit)

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable, accrued expenses
     and other current liabilities                                       $27,416                           $25,633

    Deferred revenue, current                                 89,474                                57,112

    Deferred rent                                              1,288                                   936

    Total current liabilities                                118,178                                83,681

    Deferred rent, non-current                                 3,213                                 4,348

    Long term debt                                                 -                                5,000

    Other long term liabilities                                  645                                   576
                                                                 ---                                   ---

    Total liabilities                                        122,036                                93,605
                                                             -------                                ------

    Commitments and contingencies

    Convertible preferred stock:

    Convertible preferred stock,
     $0.001 par value per share; zero
     and 43,705,690 shares authorized
     at January 31, 2018 and 2017,
     respectively; zero and 43,594,753
     shares issued and outstanding at
     January 31, 2018 and 2017,
     respectively                                                  -                              120,615

    Stockholders' equity (deficit):

    Preferred stock, $0.001 par value
     per share; 50,000,000 and zero
     shares authorized at January 31,
     2018 and 2017, respectively; zero
     shares issued and outstanding at
     January 31, 2018 and 2017                                     -                                    -

    Common stock, $0.001 par value per
     share; 500,000,000 and
     200,000,000 shares authorized at
     January 31, 2018 and 2017,
     respectively; 100,482,264 and
     37,900,051 shares issued at
     January 31, 2018 and 2017,
     respectively; 93,976,930 and
     31,394,717 shares outstanding at
     January 31, 2018 and 2017,
     respectively                                                100                                    38

    Additional paid-in capital                               328,344                                52,805

    Accumulated other comprehensive
     loss                                                    (1,636)                              (1,808)


    Accumulated deficit                                    (233,450)                            (166,885)


    Treasury stock, at cost                                 (11,905)                             (11,905)



    Total stockholders' equity
     (deficit)                                                81,453                             (127,755)



    Total liabilities, convertible
     preferred stock and stockholders'
     equity (deficit)                                                   $203,489                           $86,465
                                                                        ========                           =======


                                                                                                            YEXT, INC.

                                                                              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

                                                                                          (In thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                                                                            (unaudited)


                                                                                                         Three months ended                                 Fiscal year ended
                                                                                                             January 31,                                     January 31,

                                                                                                    2018                              2017                2018                2017
                                                                                                    ----                              ----                ----                ----

    Revenue                                                                                                  $48,020                                    $35,671                                $170,201                $124,261

    Cost of revenue                                                                               12,208                               9,724                           44,095                     36,950
                                                                                                  ------                               -----                           ------                     ------

    Gross profit                                                                                  35,812                              25,947                          126,106                     87,311
                                                                                                  ------                              ------                          -------                     ------

    Operating expenses:

    Sales and marketing                                                                           35,089                              26,161                          126,980                     81,529

    Research and development                                                                       7,250                               5,108                           25,687                     19,316

    General and administrative                                                                    10,976                               8,944                           40,079                     29,166
                                                                                                  ------                               -----                           ------                     ------

    Total operating expenses                                                                      53,315                              40,213                          192,746                    130,011
                                                                                                  ------                              ------                          -------                    -------

    Loss from operations                                                                        (17,503)                           (14,266)                        (66,640)                  (42,700)


    Investment income                                                                                394                                   -                           1,135                         34

    Interest expense                                                                                (85)                               (78)                           (359)                     (150)


    Other income (expense), net                                                                      128                               (165)                           (539)                     (266)



    Loss from operations before income taxes                                                    (17,066)                           (14,509)                        (66,403)                  (43,082)


    Benefit from (provision for) income taxes                                                         68                                (64)                           (162)                      (68)



    Net loss                                                                                               $(16,998)                                 $(14,573)                     (66,565)              $(43,150)




    Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted                                $(0.18)                                   $(0.47)                                $(0.85)                $(1.39)



    Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share
     attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted                                   92,400,382                          31,184,117                       78,632,448                 31,069,695
                                                                                              ==========                          ==========                       ==========                 ==========


    Other comprehensive income (loss):

    Foreign currency translation adjustment                                                                      $82                                        $15                                    $492                  $(541)


    Unrealized loss on marketable securities                                                       (172)                                  -                           (320)                         -



    Total comprehensive loss                                                                               $(17,088)                                 $(14,558)                              $(66,393)              $(43,691)


                                                                                                            YEXT, INC.

                                                                                         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                                                                          (In thousands)

                                                                                                           (unaudited)


                                                                                                                                               Fiscal year ended January 31,

                                                                                                                                              2018                           2017
                                                                                                                                              ----                           ----

    Cash flows from operating activities:

    Net loss                                                                                                                                         $(66,565)                      $(43,150)


    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                            5,123                            4,082

    Provision for bad debts                                                                                                                    478                              653

    Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                        22,360                            9,851

    Change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability                                                                      491                              253

    Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                    (129)                              31


    Amortization of deferred financing costs                                                                                                   140                              104

    Amortization of premium on marketable securities                                                                                           156                                -

    Gain on sale of marketable securities                                                                                                      (1)                               -


    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    Restricted cash                                                                                                                            500                            5,789

    Accounts receivable                                                                                                                   (17,036)                         (4,117)


    Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                              (4,043)                         (1,642)


    Deferred commissions                                                                                                                   (4,420)                         (5,573)


    Other long term assets                                                                                                                   (358)                           (430)


    Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                           350                            6,037

    Deferred revenue                                                                                                                        31,753                           20,942

    Deferred rent                                                                                                                            (807)                           (590)


    Other long term liabilities                                                                                                                 99                               17
                                                                                                                                               ---                              ---

    Net cash used in operating activities                                                                                                 (31,909)                         (7,743)



    Cash flows from investing activities:

    Purchases of marketable securities                                                                                                   (110,644)                                -


    Maturities of marketable securities                                                                                                     20,154                                -

    Sales of marketable securities                                                                                                           6,041                                -

    Capital expenditures                                                                                                                   (3,674)                         (3,505)


    Purchases of intangible assets                                                                                                               -                           (298)



    Net cash used in investing activities                                                                                                 (88,123)                         (3,803)



    Cash flows from financing activities:

    Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions                                                   123,527                                -

    Payments of deferred offering costs                                                                                                    (4,263)                           (170)


    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                                                                 11,610                            1,321

    Proceeds from exercise of warrants                                                                                                          79                                -

    Proceeds from borrowings on Revolving Line                                                                                                   -                           5,000

    Repayments on Revolving Line                                                                                                           (5,000)                               -


    Payments of deferred financing costs                                                                                                      (99)                           (183)


    Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan withholdings                                                                                  3,750                                -

    Net cash provided by financing activities                                                                                              129,604                            5,968
                                                                                                                                           -------                            -----

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                                                               375                             (30)



    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                     9,947                          (5,608)


    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                                                        24,420                           30,028

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                                                                         $34,367                         $24,420
                                                                                                                                                       =======                         =======


                                           YEXT, INC.

                     Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

                                         (in thousands)

                                          (unaudited)


                              Three months ended January 31, 2018

                    GAAP                 Stock-Based              Non-GAAP
                                       Compensation
                                          Expense
                                                                        ---

    Cost and
     expenses:

     Cost
     of
     revenue                   $12,208                                         $(512)    $11,696

     Gross
     profit                    $35,812                                         $(512)    $36,324

     Sales
     and
     marketing                 $35,089                                       $(3,644)    $31,445

     Research
     and
     development                $7,250                                       $(1,323)     $5,927

     General
     and
     administrative            $10,976                                       $(1,879)     $9,097

     Loss
     from
     operations              $(17,503)                                      $(7,358)  $(10,145)


     Net
     loss                    $(16,998)                                      $(7,358)   $(9,640)




                             Three months ended January 31, 2017

                    GAAP                 Stock-Based              Non-GAAP
                                       Compensation
                                          Expense
                                                                        ---

    Cost and
     expenses:

     Cost
     of
     revenue                    $9,724                                         $(136)     $9,588

     Gross
     profit                    $25,947                                         $(136)    $26,083

     Sales
     and
     marketing                 $26,161                                       $(1,649)    $24,512

     Research
     and
     development                $5,108                                         $(557)     $4,551

     General
     and
     administrative             $8,944                                       $(1,193)     $7,751

     Loss
     from
     operations              $(14,266)                                      $(3,535)  $(10,731)

     Net
     loss                    $(14,573)                                      $(3,535)  $(11,038)


                                                    YEXT, INC.

                               Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

                                                  (in thousands)

                                                    (unaudited)


                                                      Fiscal year ended January 31, 2018

                                           GAAP                   Stock-Based            Non-GAAP
                                                               Compensation
                                                                  Expense
                                                                                               ---

    Cost and expenses:

    Cost of revenue                                   $44,095                                $(1,459)    $42,636

    Gross profit                                     $126,106                                $(1,459)   $127,565

    Sales and marketing                              $126,980                               $(11,121)   $115,859

    Research and development                          $25,687                                $(3,756)    $21,931

    General and administrative                        $40,079                                $(6,024)    $34,055

    Loss from operations                            $(66,640)                              $(22,360)  $(44,280)

    Net loss                                        $(66,565)                              $(22,360)  $(44,205)



                                                   Fiscal year ended January 31, 2017

                                           GAAP                   Stock-Based            Non-GAAP
                                                               Compensation
                                                                  Expense
                                                                                               ---

    Cost and expenses:

    Cost of revenue                                   $36,950                                  $(590)    $36,360

    Gross profit                                      $87,311                                  $(590)    $87,901

    Sales and marketing                               $81,529                                $(4,359)    $77,170

    Research and development                          $19,316                                $(1,954)    $17,362

    General and administrative                        $29,166                                $(2,948)    $26,218

    Loss from operations                            $(42,700)                               $(9,851)  $(32,849)

    Net loss                                        $(43,150)                               $(9,851)  $(33,299)


                                                                                                             YEXT, INC.

                                                                                       Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

                                                                                          (in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                                                                            (unaudited)


                                                                                                                                                  Three months ended January 31,

                                                                                                                                                   2018                              2017
                                                                                                                                                   ----                              ----

    Net loss                                                                                                                                              $(16,998)                         $(14,573)

    Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                              7,358                               3,535

    Non-GAAP net loss                                                                                                                                      $(9,640)                         $(11,038)
                                                                                                                                                            -------                           --------


    Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted                                                                               $(0.18)                           $(0.47)


    Stock-based compensation expense per share                                                                                                     0.08                                0.12

    Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted                                                                      $(0.10)                           $(0.35)
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    Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted            92,400,382                          31,184,117
                                                                                                                                             ==========                          ==========


                                                                                                                                                Fiscal year ended January 31,

                                                                                                                                                2018                              2017
                                                                                                                                                ----                              ----

    Net loss                                                                                                                                           $(66,565)                         $(43,150)

    Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                          22,360                               9,851

    Non-GAAP net loss                                                                                                                                  $(44,205)                         $(33,299)
                                                                                                                                                        --------                           --------


    Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted                                                                            $(0.85)                           $(1.39)


    Stock-based compensation expense per share                                                                                                  0.28                                0.32

    Non-GAAP unweighted adjustment                                                                                                              0.10                                0.01
                                                                                                                                                ----

    Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted                                                                   $(0.47)                           $(1.06)
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    Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted         78,632,448                          31,069,695


    Non-GAAP unweighted adjustment                                                                                                        15,344,482                             325,022
                                                                                                                                          ----------                             -------

    Non-GAAP number of shares outstanding in computing non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted 93,976,930                          31,394,717
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Note: the Company's IPO transaction closed on April 19, 2017, at which time the Company's convertible preferred stock converted to approximately 43.5 million shares and the Company issued an additional 12.1 million shares to investors in that offering. In order to serve as a better comparison for future periods, the Company calculated non-GAAP net loss per share for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2018, and 2017 on a comparative basis, using the shares outstanding as of the end of the period, as if they had been outstanding for the whole period.

The Company calculated non-GAAP net loss per share for the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the respective periods.


                                  YEXT, INC.

                           Condensed Cash Flow Data

                                (in thousands)

                                  (unaudited)


                                Three months ended January 31,

                                2018                           2017
                                ----                           ----

    Net cash (used in)
     provided by:

           Net
           loss                        $(16,998)                      $(14,573)

               Adjustments
               to
               net
               loss
               for
               non-
               cash
               items           8,854                            5,286

               Changes
               in
               operating
               assets
               and
               liabilities     6,065                            8,382
                               -----                            -----

        Operating
        activities           (2,079)                           (905)

        Investing
        activities             7,238                            (607)

        Financing
        activities             7,950                            5,121

        Effect
        of
        exchange
        rate
        changes
        on
        cash
        and
        cash
        equivalents              146                               83
                                 ---                              ---

     Net
     increase
     in
     cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents              13,255                            3,692

     Cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents
     at
     beginning
     of
     period                   21,112                           20,728

     Cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents
     at
     end
     of
     period                              $34,367                         $24,420
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CONTACT: Michael Dolmatch, 646-768-0689, mdolmatch@yext.com

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