Upland Software Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Upland Software Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

AUSTIN, Texas, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Upland Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: UPLD), a leader in cloud-based Enterprise Work Management software, today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2018 and provided guidance for its second quarter and full year of 2018.

First Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights

    --  Total revenue was $31.6 million, an increase of 52% from $20.8 million
        in the first quarter of 2017.
    --  Subscription and support revenue was $27.7 million, an increase of 53%
        from $18.1 million in the first quarter of 2017.
    --  GAAP net loss was $3.2 million, a decrease of 44% from a GAAP net loss
        of $5.6 million, in the first quarter of 2017.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA was $10.8 million, or 34% of total revenue, an increase
        of 98% from $5.5 million, or 26% of total revenue, in the first quarter
        of 2017.
    --  Cash on hand as of the end of the first quarter was $32.5 million.

"We began 2018 with a strong Q1, delivering 50%+ growth in total and recurring revenue, record Adjusted EBITDA, a host of product innovations, and the strategic and accretive acquisition of InterFAX, our first in Europe," said Jack McDonald, chairman and CEO of Upland Software. "We have now met or exceeded guidance in each of the 15 quarters we've reported since going public, and our strong guidance shows the momentum continuing in Q2."

First Quarter Business Highlights

    --  Expanded 193 existing customer relationships, including 22 major
        expansions, and added 91 new customer relationships, including 19 major
        accounts.
    --  Released Upland's knowledge-enabled professional services automation
        (PSA) solution, which integrates Tenrox PSA and RightAnswers Enterprise
        Knowledge Management solutions.
    --  Enhanced the Project & IT Management product family with improvements to
        resource and project management in our Tenrox PSA solution, as well as
        significant improvements in dashboards and reporting in our ITFM
        solution, ComSci, to support our Upland Analytics initiative.
    --  Improved the Workflow and Automation product family by enhancing
        performance and user experience to streamline the RFP approval process
        for Qvidian; and improved FileBound Workflow Automation
        interconnectivity with other applications.
    --  Continued to transition our computing infrastructure to Amazon Web
        Services, creating a more scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud
        environment to support our ongoing customer growth.

Business Outlook

For the quarter ending June 30, 2018, Upland expects reported total revenue to be between $33.5 and $34.5 million, including subscription and support revenue between $30.5 and $31.5 million, for growth in recurring revenue of 60% at the mid-point over the quarter-ended June 30, 2017. Second quarter 2018 Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $11.7 and $12.3 million, for an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 35% at the mid-point, representing growth of 76% at the mid-point over the quarter-ended June 30, 2017.

For the full year ending December 31, 2018, Upland expects reported total revenue to be between $133.2 and $136.2 million, including subscription and support revenue between $119.9 and $122.9 million, for growth in recurring revenue of 42% at the mid-point over the year ended December 31, 2017. Full year 2018 Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $46.8 and $48.8 million, for an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 35% at the mid-point, representing growth of 58% at the mid-point over the year ended December 31, 2017.

Conference Call Details

Upland's executive team will host a live conference call and webcast at 4:00 p.m. Central Time, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today to review Upland's financial results and outlook for the business. The conference call may be accessed within North America by dialing 1.888.684.7501 and outside of North America by dialing 1.925.418.7884, referencing conference code 1378268. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast on Upland's investor relations website, which can be accessed at investor.uplandsoftware.com. This webcast will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding Upland's financial and operating results.

Following completion of the live call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on Upland's website at investor.uplandsoftware.com for twelve months.

About Upland Software

Upland Software (Nasdaq: UPLD) is a leading provider of cloud-based Enterprise Work Management software. Our family of applications enables users to manage their projects, professional workforce and IT investments; automate document-intensive business processes; and effectively engage with their customers, prospects and community via the web and mobile technologies. With more than 4,000 customers and over 450,000 users around the world, Upland Software solutions help customers run their operations smoothly, adapt to change quickly, and achieve better results every day. To learn more, visit www.uplandsoftware.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and expenditures that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results, such as our revenues excluding the impact for foreign currency fluctuations or our operating performance excluding not only non-cash charges, but also discrete cash charges that are infrequent in nature. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to our historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors' operating results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health of our business. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, see the tables provided below in this release.

Upland defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus net income (loss) from discontinued operations, depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, net, other expense (income), net, provision for income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses, non-recurring litigation costs, and purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue. Prior to the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we did not include purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue as a component of Adjusted EBITDA, and as such, the prior year Adjusted EBITDA amounts presented herein have been recast to reflect the inclusion of purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue.

Upland defines non-GAAP net income (loss) as net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus, amortization of purchased intangible assets, amortization of debt discount, loss on debt extinguishment, stock-based compensation expenses, acquisition-related expenses, nonrecurring litigation expenses, purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue, and the related tax effect of the adjustments above.

Upland defines annual net dollar retention rate as of December 31 as the aggregate annualized recurring revenue value at December 31 from those customers that were also customers as of December 31 of the prior fiscal year, divided by the aggregate annualized recurring revenue value from all customers as of December 31 of the prior fiscal year. This measure excludes the revenue value of uncontracted overage fees and on-demand service fees.

Upland defines major accounts as accounts with greater than or equal to $25,000 in annual recurring revenue.

Upland's earnings press releases containing such non-GAAP reconciliations can be found on the Investor Relations section of Upland's website at investor.uplandsoftware.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance, including our guidance related to future performance, and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, or investments we may make. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact and often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "seek," "will," "may," "hope," "predict," "could," "should," "would," "project," or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, but are not limited to: our financial performance and our ability to achieve, sustain or increase profitability or predict future results; our ability to attract and retain customers; our ability to deliver high-quality customer service; the growth of demand for enterprise work management applications; our plans regarding, and our ability to effectively manage, our growth; our plans regarding future acquisitions and our ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions; maintaining our senior management and key personnel; our ability to maintain and expand our direct sales organization; our ability to obtain financing in the future on acceptable terms or at all; the performance of our resellers; our ability to adapt to changing market conditions and competition; our ability to successfully enter new markets and manage our international expansion; the operation and reliability of our third-party data centers and other service providers; our ability to adapt to technological change and continue to innovate; our ability to integrate our applications with other software applications; our ability to comply with privacy laws and regulations; and factors that could affect our business and financial results identified in Upland's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Upland's most recent 10-K and our recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. Additional information will also be set forth in Upland's future quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and other filings that Upland makes with the SEC. The forward-looking statements herein represent Upland's views as of the date of this press release, and these views could change. However, while Upland may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Upland specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the views of Upland as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Investor Relations Contact:
Mike Hill
Upland Software
512-960-1031
investor-relations@uplandsoftware.com

Media Contact:
Christina Turner
Media@uplandsoftware.com
855-944-7526


                                                                               Upland Software, Inc.

                                                                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                                       (in thousands, except per share data)


                                                                                                                     Three Months Ended March 31,

                                                                                                                         2018                      2017
                                                                                                                         ----                      ----

                                                                                                                  (unaudited)              (unaudited)

    Revenue:

    Subscription and support                                                                                                     $27,729                             $18,135

    Perpetual license                                                                                                   1,626                                  694
                                                                                                                        -----                                  ---

       Total product revenue                                                                                           29,355                               18,829
                                                                                                                       ------                               ------

    Professional services                                                                                               2,260                                1,923
                                                                                                                        -----                                -----

       Total revenue                                                                                                   31,615                               20,752
                                                                                                                       ------                               ------

    Cost of revenue:

    Subscription and support                                                                                            9,249                                5,893

    Professional services                                                                                               1,396                                1,135
                                                                                                                        -----                                -----

       Total cost of revenue                                                                                           10,645                                7,028

    Gross profit                                                                                                       20,970                               13,724

    Operating expenses:

    Sales and marketing                                                                                                 4,408                                3,221

    Research and development                                                                                            4,891                                3,477

    Refundable Canadian tax credits                                                                                     (102)                               (117)

    General and administrative                                                                                          7,000                                5,904

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                                       2,130                                1,164

    Acquisition-related expenses                                                                                        3,102                                3,691
                                                                                                                        -----                                -----

       Total operating expenses                                                                                        21,429                               17,340

    Loss from operations                                                                                                (459)                             (3,616)

    Other expense:

    Interest expense, net                                                                                             (2,494)                               (935)

    Other income (expense), net                                                                                           303                                (112)

       Total other expense                                                                                            (2,191)                             (1,047)
                                                                                                                       ------                               ------

    Loss before provision for income taxes                                                                            (2,650)                             (4,663)

    Provision for income taxes                                                                                          (511)                               (951)
                                                                                                                         ----                                 ----

    Net loss                                                                                                                    $(3,161)                           $(5,614)
                                                                                                                                 =======                             =======

    Net loss per common share:

    Net loss per common share, basic and diluted                                                                                 $(0.16)                            $(0.33)

    Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted                                                  19,759,203                           16,971,393


                                  Upland Software, Inc.

                          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                      (in thousands)


                                 March 31,                 December 31,
                                 ---------                 ------------

                                        2018                        2017
                                        ----                        ----

                                 (unaudited)

    Assets

    Current assets:

    Cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents                                 $32,505                            $22,326

     Accounts
     receivable,
     net of
     allowance                        27,578                                26,504

     Deferred
     commissions,
     current                           2,062                                     -

    Prepaid
     and
     other                             3,892                                 2,856

       Total
        current
        assets                        66,037                                51,686

     Canadian
     tax
     credits
     receivable                        1,388                                 1,196

     Property
     and
     equipment,
     net                               3,081                                 2,927

     Intangible
     assets,
     net                             115,199                                70,043

    Goodwill                         148,051                               154,607

     Deferred
     commissions,
     noncurrent                        4,676                                     -

    Other
     assets                              201                                   800

    Total
     assets                                     $338,633                           $281,259
                                                ========                           ========

    Liabilities and
     stockholders' equity

    Current liabilities:

     Accounts
     payable                                      $3,446                             $3,887

    Accrued
     compensation                      3,379                                 5,157

    Accrued
     expenses
     and
     other                            13,503                                12,148

     Deferred
     revenue                          45,370                                43,807

    Due to
     sellers                          11,462                                 7,839

    Current
     maturities
     of
     notes
     payable                           3,282                                 2,301

       Total
        current
        liabilities                   80,442                                75,139

    Notes
     payable,
     less
     current
     maturities                      156,584                               108,843

     Deferred
     revenue                           1,301                                 1,570

     Noncurrent
     deferred
     tax
     liability,
     net                               3,353                                 3,262

    Other
     long-
     term
     liabilities                         865                                 1,030

    Total
     liabilities                     242,545                               189,844

    Stockholders' equity:

    Common
     stock                                 2                                     2

     Additional
     paid-
     in
     capital                         176,939                               174,944

     Accumulated
     other
     comprehensive
     loss                            (2,856)                              (2,403)

     Accumulated
     deficit                        (77,997)                             (81,128)

    Total
     stockholders'
     equity                           96,088                                91,415
                                      ------                                ------

    Total
     liabilities
     and
     stockholders'
     equity                                     $338,633                           $281,259
                                                ========                           ========


                                                                                        
    Upland Software, Inc.
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                                                                                                    (in thousands)


                                                                                                                                                                  Three Months Ended March 31,

                                                                                                                                                                      2018                      2017
                                                                                                                                                                      ----                      ----

                                                                                                                                                               (unaudited)              (unaudited)

    Operating activities

    Net loss                                                                                                                                                                 $(3,161)                          $(5,614)

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                                    4,172                               2,398

    Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                                              132                                 178

    Amortization of deferred costs                                                                                                                                     539                                   -

    Foreign currency re-measurement (gain) loss                                                                                                                        142                                (59)

    Non-cash interest and other expense                                                                                                                                190                                  75

    Non-cash stock compensation expense                                                                                                                              2,577                               2,304

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of purchase business combinations:

       Accounts receivable                                                                                                                                             555                               3,935

       Prepaids and other                                                                                                                                          (1,811)                                  6

       Accounts payable                                                                                                                                            (1,124)                                460

       Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                                                                      (3,569)                              1,211

       Deferred revenue                                                                                                                                                883                                  33

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                                                                                              (475)                              4,927

    Investing activities

    Purchase of property and equipment                                                                                                                               (426)                              (348)

    Purchase of customer relationships                                                                                                                                   -                               (55)

    Purchase business combinations, net of cash acquired                                                                                                          (34,320)                           (19,256)

    Net cash used in investing activities                                                                                                                         (34,746)                           (19,659)

    Financing activities

    Payments on capital leases                                                                                                                                       (298)                              (331)

    Proceeds from notes payable, net of issuance costs                                                                                                              49,375                              15,927

    Payments on notes payable                                                                                                                                        (844)                            (6,755)

    Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards                                                                                                      (668)                               (73)

    Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs                                                                                                                     87                                 171

    Additional consideration paid to sellers of businesses                                                                                                         (1,978)                            (3,585)

    Net cash provided by financing activities                                                                                                                       45,674                               5,354

    Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash                                                                                                                     (274)                                 37

    Change in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                             10,179                             (9,341)

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                                                                                  22,326                              28,758

    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                                                                                                  $32,505                            $19,417
                                                                                                                                                                              =======                            =======

    Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    Cash paid for interest                                                                                                                                                     $2,316                               $864

    Cash paid for taxes                                                                                                                                                        $1,044                               $591

    Noncash investing and financing activities:

    Equipment acquired pursuant to capital lease obligations                                                                                                             $          -                              $144


                                     Upland Software, Inc.

                               Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

                                         (in thousands)


                                       Three Months Ended March 31,

                                           2018                      2017
                                           ----                      ----

                                    (unaudited)              (unaudited)

    Reconciliation of Net loss
     to Adjusted EBITDA:

    Net Loss                                      $(3,161)                      $(5,614)

    Add:

    Depreciation
     and
     amortization
     expense                              4,172                           2,398

    Interest
     expense,
     net                                  2,494                             935

    Other
     expense
     (income),
     net                                  (303)                            112

    Provision
     for income
     taxes                                  511                             951

    Stock-based
     compensation
     expense                              2,577                           2,304

    Acquisition-
     related
     expense                              3,102                           3,691

    Purchase
     accounting
     deferred
     revenue
     discount                             1,389                             679

    Adjusted
     EBITDA                                        $10,781                         $5,456
                                                   =======                         ======


                                                                                      Upland Software, Inc.

                                                              Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS

                                                                         (in thousands, except share and per share data)


                                                                                                                                       Three Months Ended March 31,

                                                                                                                                           2018                      2017
                                                                                                                                           ----                      ----

                                                                                                                                    (unaudited)              (unaudited)

    Reconciliation of Net Loss to Non-GAAP net income (loss):

    Net loss                                                                                                                                      $(3,161)                           $(5,614)

    Add:

    Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                      2,577                                2,304

    Amortization of purchased intangibles                                                                                                 3,616                                1,836

    Amortization of debt discount                                                                                                           190                                   75

    Acquisition-related expense                                                                                                           3,102                                3,691

    Purchase accounting deferred revenue discount                                                                                         1,389                                  679

    Tax effect of adjustments above                                                                                                        (17)                                (80)

    Non-GAAP net income (loss)                                                                                                                      $7,696                              $2,891
                                                                                                                                                    ======                              ======


    Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding, basic                                                                              19,759,203                           16,971,393

    Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding, diluted                                                                            20,952,589                           17,761,803

    Non-GAAP earnings per share, basic                                                                                                               $0.39                               $0.17

    Non-GAAP earnings per share, diluted                                                                                                             $0.37                               $0.16


                                      Upland Software, Inc.

                               Supplemental Financial Information

                                    (in thousands, unaudited)


                                                       Three Months Ended March 31,

                                                            2018                 2017
                                                            ----                 ----

    Stock-based compensation:

    Cost of revenue                                                    $77                     $18

    Research and development                                 113                         60

    Sales and marketing                                       46                         23

    General and administrative                             2,341                      2,203

    Total                                                           $2,577                  $2,304
                                                                    ======                  ======



                                                       Three Months Ended March 31,

                                                            2018                 2017
                                                            ----                 ----

    Depreciation:

    Cost of revenue                                                   $436                    $449

    Operating expense                                        120                        113

    Total                                                             $556                    $562
                                                                      ====                    ====


    Amortization:

    Cost of revenue                                                 $1,606                    $785

    Operating expense                                      2,010                      1,051

    Total                                                           $3,616                  $1,836
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