Qualys Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

2023 Revenue Growth of 13% Year-Over-Year

Q4 Revenue Growth of 10% Year-Over-Year

2023 GAAP EPS: $4.03; Non-GAAP EPS: $5.27

Q4 GAAP EPS: $1.08; Q4 Non-GAAP EPS: $1.40

Announces $200 Million Increase to Share Repurchase Program

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023. For the quarter, the Company reported revenues of $144.6 million, net income under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") of $40.6 million, non-GAAP net income of $52.8 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $65.8 million, GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.08, and non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.40.

"In 2023, we continued to execute against our strategic vision of helping organizations consolidate security tools on a natively integrated platform to measure, communicate, and eliminate cyber risk," said Sumedh Thakar, president and CEO of Qualys. "Our financial results, growing scale, and increased module adoption demonstrate customers are starting to leverage the breadth and depth of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform to transform their security stack for transparent risk assessment, measurable business results, and lower TCO. Looking ahead, we believe we're well positioned as the fundamental risk management platform for the future and remain committed to further advancing our position in the market with a balanced approach to growth and profitability."

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

Revenues: Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 10% to $144.6 million compared to $130.8 million for the same quarter in 2022.

Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 14% to $117.4 million compared to $103.1 million for the same quarter in 2022. GAAP gross margin was 81% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 79% for the same quarter in 2022. Non-GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 14% to $120.2 million compared to $105.7 million for the same quarter in 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin was 83% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 81% for the same quarter in 2022.

Operating Income: GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 35% to $41.5 million compared to $30.7 million for the same quarter in 2022. As a percentage of revenues, GAAP operating income was 29% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 23% for the same quarter in 2022. Non-GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 28% to $60.8 million compared to $47.4 million for the same quarter in 2022. As a percentage of revenues, non-GAAP operating income was 42% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 36% for the same quarter in 2022.

Net Income: GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 43% to $40.6 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to $28.3 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the same quarter in 2022. As a percentage of revenues, GAAP net income was 28% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 22% for the same quarter in 2022. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $52.8 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, compared to $38.9 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the same quarter in 2022. As a percentage of revenues, non-GAAP net income was 37% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 30% for the same quarter in 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 20% to $65.8 million compared to $55.1 million for the same quarter in 2022. As a percentage of revenues, Adjusted EBITDA was 46% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 42% for the same quarter in 2022.

Operating Cash Flow: Operating cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased by 23% to $33.8 million compared to $43.8 million for the same quarter in 2022. As a percentage of revenues, operating cash flow was 23% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 34% for the same quarter in 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Business Highlights

    --  Showcased the Company's innovation and leadership to more than 500
        customers and partners at its annual Qualys Security Conference (QSC) in
        Orlando, Florida.
    --  Announced the results of a Return on Investment (ROI) study conducted by
        leading analyst firm IDC, which found organizations achieved $5.1M per
        year in benefits from leveraging Qualys and a three-year ROI of 403%.
    --  Qualys released small-to-medium sized business (SMBs) and
        small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) offerings of Qualys' VMDR with
        TruRisk, Patch Management and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) for
        the AWS Marketplace.

Full Year 2023 Financial Highlights

Revenues: Revenues for 2023 increased by 13% to $554.5 million compared to $489.7 million for 2022.

Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit for 2023 increased by 16% to $447.0 million compared to $386.9 million for 2022. GAAP gross margin was 81% for 2023 compared to 79% in 2022. Non-GAAP gross profit increased by 15% to $457.3 million for 2023 compared to $397.6 million for 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin was 82% in 2023 compared to 81% in 2022.

Operating Income: GAAP operating income for 2023 was $163.1 million compared to $130.5 million for 2022. As a percentage of revenues, GAAP operating income was 29% for 2023 compared to 27% for 2022. Non-GAAP operating income for 2023 was $235.2 million compared to $189.6 million for 2022. As a percentage of revenues, non-GAAP operating income was 42% for 2023 compared to 39% for 2022.

Net Income: GAAP net income for 2023 increased by 40% to $151.6 million, or $4.03 per diluted share, compared to $108.0 million, or $2.74 per diluted share for 2022. As a percentage of revenues, GAAP net income was 27% for 2023 compared to 22% for 2022. Non-GAAP net income for 2023 was $198.1 million, or $5.27 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $146.5 million, or $3.72 per diluted share for 2022. As a percentage of revenues, non-GAAP net income was 36% for 2023 compared to 30% for 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) for 2023 increased by 19% to $259.1 million compared to $218.6 million for 2022. As a percentage of revenues, Adjusted EBITDA was 47% for 2023 compared to 45% for 2022.

Operating Cash Flow: Operating cash flow for 2023 was $244.6 million compared to $198.9 million for 2022. As a percentage of revenues, operating cash flow was 44% for 2023 compared to 41% for 2022.

Full Year 2023 Business Highlights

Market Recognition

    --  Qualys' VMDR was recognized by SC Awards Europe as the best
        vulnerability management solution, and peer review site G2 named Qualys'
        VMDR the top Risk-based vulnerability product in its summer 2023 G2 Grid
        Report.
    --  CRN recognized Qualys as a leader in its 2023 Cloud 100 list for
        relentless innovation in cloud-based technology development.
    --  The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has received prestigious Pwnie
        award nominations for work on RenderDoc, marking the fifth consecutive
        year of recognition for their exceptional contributions to cybersecurity
        research.

Products & Features

    --  Unveiled the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management platform to provide a
        unified view of cyber risk, empowering customers to bring security and
        vulnerability findings from third-party security solutions into the
        Qualys platform.
    --  Unified Cloud Workload Protection (CWP), Cloud Security Posture
        Management (CSPM), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), Infrastructure as
        Code (IaC), and Container Security and brought an organically integrated
        agent and agentless TotalCloud Cloud Native Application Protection
        Platform (CNAPP) solution to market.
    --  Introduced GovCloud, a FedRAMP Ready (High Impact Level) vulnerability
        and patch management platform that comprehensively meets Executive
        Orders and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
        compliance and helps federal agencies improve their security posture.
    --  Harnessed technology from our acquisition of Blue Hexagon and extended
        our cloud-scale deep learning Artificial Intelligence (AI) to discover
        and identify relationships and patterns within our own highly integrated
        data lake that are invisible and undetectable in traditional
        signature-based solutions.
    --  Introduced Qualys' First-Party Software Risk Management, to enable
        application security teams to detect, prioritize and remediate
        vulnerabilities within company-developed software and embedded
        open-source components.

Business Developments

    --  The inaugural Qualys Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report
        was launched to showcase the company's robust adherence to responsible
        business practices and sustainable operations.
    --  The relationship between Qualys and Cowbell was expanded as Cowbell
        added Qualys' External Attack Surface Management (EASM) real-time
        intelligence feed to access clients' risk posture.
    --  Expanded Qualys VMDR offering with new packages for small enterprises
        and small/medium businesses to offer simple, easy-to-deploy,
        all-inclusive security solutions to manage, remediate and protect
        against cyber threats and reduce risk.
    --  Launched Qualys' inaugural 2023 TruRisk Research Report, offering a
        reliable resource for security practitioners seeking data-driven,
        real-world, and actionable perspectives on vulnerabilities and trends
        critical to organizations across all industries and sizes.
    --  Mazars integrated Qualys' cybersecurity solutions into its Cybersecurity
        Managed Services offering to empower customers with unprecedented
        insights into their risk postures with integrated vulnerability
        detection, prioritization and remediation capabilities.
    --  Demonstrated the company's cutting-edge innovation and industry
        leadership to over 1,000 participants during the Qualys Security
        Conferences held throughout the year in Orlando, Florida, London and
        Munich.
    --  Launched a virtual thought leadership Cyber Risk Series holding three
        events in 2023 with more than 3,500 attendees offering insightful
        content on PCI DSS and compliance, reducing risk and attack surface
        management.

Financial Performance Outlook

Based on information as of today, February 7, 2024, Qualys is issuing the following financial guidance for the first quarter and full year fiscal 2024. The Company emphasizes that the guidance is subject to various important cautionary factors referenced in the sections entitled "Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

First Quarter 2024 Guidance: Management expects revenues for the first quarter of 2024 to be in the range of $144.5 million to $146.5 million, representing 11% to 12% growth over the same quarter in 2023. GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.84 to $0.92, which assumes an effective income tax rate of 22%. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $1.27 to $1.35, which assumes a non-GAAP effective income tax rate of 21%. First quarter 2024 net income per diluted share estimates are based on approximately 37.9 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter.

Full Year 2024 Guidance: Management expects revenues for the full year of 2024 to be in the range of $600.0 million to $610.0 million, representing 8% to 10% growth over 2023. GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $3.11 to $3.43. This assumes an effective income tax rate of 22%. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $4.95 to $5.27. This assumes a non-GAAP effective income tax rate of 21%. Full year 2024 net income per diluted share estimates are based on approximately 37.9 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

Qualys has not reconciled non-GAAP net income per diluted share guidance to GAAP net income per diluted share guidance because Qualys does not provide guidance on the various reconciling cash and non-cash items between GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income (i.e., stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions and non-recurring items). The actual dollar amount of reconciling items in the first quarter and full year 2024 is likely to have a significant impact on the Company's GAAP net income per diluted share in the first quarter and full year 2024. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP net income per diluted share guidance to the GAAP net income per diluted share guidance is not available without unreasonable effort.

Investor Conference Call

Qualys will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. To access the conference call by phone, please register here. A live webcast of the earnings conference call, investor presentation and prepared remarks can be accessed at https://investor.qualys.com/events-presentations. A replay of the conference call will be available through the same webcast link following the end of the call.

Investor Contact

Blair King
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development
(650) 801-6299
ir@qualys.com

About Qualys

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based Security, Compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and consolidate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.

The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit www.qualys.com.

Qualys, Qualys VMDR(®) and the Qualys logo are proprietary trademarks of Qualys, Inc. All other products or names may be trademarks of their respective companies.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, quotations of management and statements related to: the benefits of our existing, new and upcoming products, features, integrations, acquisitions, collaborations and joint solutions, and their impact upon our long-term growth; our ability to advance our value proposition and competitive differentiation in the market; our ability to address demand trends; our ability to maintain and strengthen our category leadership; our ability to solve modern security challenges at scale; our strategies and ability to achieve and maintain durable profitable growth; statements regarding our share repurchase program; our guidance for revenues, GAAP EPS and non-GAAP EPS for the first quarter and full year 2024; and our expectations for the number of weighted average diluted shares outstanding and the GAAP and non-GAAP effective income tax rate for the first quarter and full year 2024. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include our ability to continue to develop platform capabilities and solutions; the ability of our platform and solutions to perform as intended; customer acceptance and purchase of our existing solutions and new solutions; real or perceived defects, errors or vulnerabilities in our products or services; our ability to retain existing customers and generate new customers; the budgeting cycles and seasonal buying patterns of our customers; general market, political, economic and business conditions in the United States as well as globally; our ability to manage costs as we increase our customer base and the number of our platform solutions; the market for cloud solutions for IT security and compliance not increasing at the rate we expect; competition from other products and services; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; unexpected fluctuations in our effective income tax rate on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis; our ability to effectively manage our rapid growth and our ability to anticipate future market needs and opportunities; and any unanticipated accounting charges. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Qualys as of the date hereof, and Qualys disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, Qualys provides investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, Adjusted EBITDA (defined as earnings before interest expense, interest income and other income (expense), net, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation) and non-GAAP free cash flows (defined as cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal).

In computing non-GAAP financial measures, Qualys excludes the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions, non-recurring items and for non-GAAP net income, certain tax effects. Qualys believes that these non-GAAP financial measures help illustrate underlying trends in its business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the income or expenses that are excluded in non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP free cash flows.

Furthermore, Qualys uses some of these non-GAAP financial measures to establish budgets and operational goals for managing its business and evaluating its performance. Qualys believes that non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP free cash flows provide additional tools for investors to use in comparing its recurring core business operating results over multiple periods with other companies in its industry.

Although Qualys does not focus on or use quarterly billings in managing or monitoring the performance of its business, Qualys provides calculated current billings (defined as total revenues recognized in a period plus the sequential change in current deferred revenue in the corresponding period) for the convenience of investors and analysts in building their own financial models.

In order to provide a more complete picture of recurring core operating business results, the Company's non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share include adjustments for non-recurring income tax items and certain tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments to achieve the effective income tax rate on a non-GAAP basis. The Company's non-GAAP effective tax rate may differ from the GAAP effective income tax rate as a result of these income tax adjustments. The Company believes its estimated non-GAAP effective income tax rate of 21% in 2024 is a reasonable estimate under its current global operating structure and core business operations. The Company may adjust this rate during the year to take into account events or trends that it believes materially impact the estimated annual rate. The non-GAAP effective income tax rate could be subject to change for a number of reasons, including but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in geographic mix of revenues and expenses and other significant events.

The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included with the financial statements contained in this press release. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating its business internally and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors.


                                                             
            
              Qualys, Inc.

                                            
            
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                              
            
              (unaudited)

                                                 
            
              (in thousands, except per share data)




                                                                                                                          Three Months Ended              Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                           
             December 31,            December 31,


                                                                                                                2023                 2022          2023             2022



     Revenues                                                                                              $144,570             $130,849      $554,458         $489,723



     Cost of revenues (1)                                                                                    27,130               27,748       107,485          102,788



     Gross profit                                                                                           117,440              103,101       446,973          386,935



     Operating expenses:



     Research and development (1)                                                                            27,471               27,810       110,472          101,186



     Sales and marketing (1)                                                                                 31,941               28,302       111,691           97,221



     General and administrative (1)                                                                          16,559               16,316        61,741           57,981



     Total operating expenses                                                                                75,971               72,428       283,904          256,388



     Income from operations                                                                                  41,469               30,673       163,069          130,547



     Other income (expense), net:



     Interest income                                                                                          5,563                2,266        16,905            5,191



     Other income (expense), net                                                                                560                1,458       (1,323)         (2,038)



     Total other income, net                                                                                  6,123                3,724        15,582            3,153



     Income before income taxes                                                                              47,592               34,397       178,651          133,700



     Income tax provision                                                                                     6,999                6,071        27,056           25,708



     Net income                                                                                             $40,593              $28,326      $151,595         $107,992



     Net income per share:



     Basic                                                                                                    $1.10                $0.75         $4.11            $2.81



     Diluted                                                                                                  $1.08                $0.74         $4.03            $2.74



     Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:



     Basic                                                                                                   36,845               37,781        36,879           38,453



     Diluted                                                                                                 37,748               38,480        37,602           39,344



     
              (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:



     Cost of revenues                                                                                        $2,045               $1,567        $7,300           $5,305



     Research and development                                                                                 5,357                4,521        21,091           14,585



     Sales and marketing                                                                                      3,654                3,007        12,234            9,837



     General and administrative                                                                               7,463                6,456        28,454           23,681



     Total stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized                                             $18,519              $15,551       $69,079          $53,408


                                                         
       
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         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                          
       
                (unaudited)

                                                        
       
                (in thousands)






                                                                                    December 31,    December 31,
                                                                                            2023             2022



     
                Assets



     Current assets:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                         $203,665         $173,719



     Restricted cash                                                                      1,500                -



     Short-term marketable securities                                                   221,893          147,608



     Accounts receivable, net                                                           146,226          121,795



     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                           26,714           30,216



     Total current assets                                                               599,998          473,338



     Long-term marketable securities                                                     56,644           59,206



     Property and equipment, net                                                         32,599           47,428



     Operating leases - right of use asset                                               22,391           33,752



     Deferred tax assets, net                                                            62,761           45,412



     Intangible assets, net                                                               9,715           12,801



     Goodwill                                                                             7,447            7,447



     Noncurrent restricted cash                                                           1,200            2,700



     Other noncurrent assets                                                             19,863           18,857



     Total assets                                                                      $812,618         $700,941



     
                Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity



     Current liabilities:



     Accounts payable                                                                      $988           $2,808



     Accrued liabilities                                                                 43,096           42,592



     Deferred revenues, current                                                         333,267          293,728



     Operating lease liabilities, current                                                11,857           13,060



     Total current liabilities                                                          389,208          352,188



     Deferred revenues, noncurrent                                                       31,671           23,490



     Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent                                             16,885           29,121



     Other noncurrent liabilities                                                         6,680            7,013



     Total liabilities                                                                  444,444          411,812



     Stockholders' equity:



     Common stock                                                                            37               37



     Additional paid-in capital                                                         597,921          512,486



     Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                               (1,704)         (1,947)



     Accumulated deficit                                                              (228,080)       (221,447)



     Total stockholders' equity                                                         368,174          289,129



     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                        $812,618         $700,941


                                                                         
              
                Qualys, Inc.

                                                        
              
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                          
              
                (unaudited)

                                                                        
              
                (in thousands)


                                                                                                                                                  Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                                                     December 31,


                                                                                                                                     2023               2022



     Cash flow from operating activities:



     Net income                                                                                                                 $151,595           $107,992



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



     Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                                        26,991             34,622



     Provision for credit losses                                                                                                     547                590



     Loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                                                        -                 6



     Loss on non-marketable securities                                                                                               533



     Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized                                                                         69,079             53,408



     Amortization (accretion) of premiums (discount) on marketable securities, net                                               (5,712)               833



     Deferred income taxes                                                                                                      (16,636)          (20,251)



     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:



     Accounts receivable                                                                                                        (24,978)          (13,387)



     Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                                           (3,407)             3,878



     Accounts payable                                                                                                            (1,578)             2,107



     Accrued liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities                                                                            451              3,867



     Deferred revenues                                                                                                            47,720             25,189



     Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                   244,605            198,854



     Cash flow from investing activities:



     Purchases of marketable securities                                                                                        (306,812)         (178,788)



     Sales and maturities of marketable securities                                                                               242,432            347,837



     Purchases of property and equipment                                                                                         (8,786)          (15,361)



     Purchases of intangible assets                                                                                                    -           (8,620)



     Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities                                                                        (73,166)           145,068



     Cash flow from financing activities:



     Repurchase of common stock                                                                                                (170,800)         (317,344)



     Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                                                      45,576             24,483



     Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards                                                        (22,346)          (17,615)



     Proceeds from issuance of common stock through employee stock purchase plan                                                   6,077              4,445



     Net cash used in financing activities                                                                                     (141,493)         (306,031)



     Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                                                                   29,946             37,891



     Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period                                                           176,419            138,528



     Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period                                                                $206,365           $176,419


                                                           
        
                Qualys, Inc.

                                              
              
          RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP DISCLOSURES

                                                         
        
                ADJUSTED EBITDA

                                                           
        
                (unaudited)

                                                
              
          (in thousands, except percentages)




                                                                                                                       Three Months Ended                      Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                          December 31,                     December 31,


                                                                                                          2023               2022               2023          2022



     Net income                                                                                       $40,593            $28,326           $151,595      $107,992



     Net income as a percentage of revenues                                                              28 %              22 %              27 %         22 %



     Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment                                            5,080              7,688             23,904        28,936



     Amortization of intangible assets                                                                    771              1,161              3,087         5,686



     Income tax provision                                                                               6,999              6,071             27,056        25,708



     Stock-based compensation                                                                          18,519             15,551             69,079        53,408



     Total other income, net                                                                          (6,123)           (3,724)          (15,582)      (3,153)



     Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                  $65,839            $55,073           $259,139      $218,577



     Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues                                                         46 %              42 %              47 %         45 %


                                                         
              
                Qualys, Inc.

                                            
              
                RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP DISCLOSURES

                                                          
              
                (unaudited)

                                             
              
                (in thousands, except per share data)




                                                                                                                           Three Months Ended                  Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                              December 31,                    December 31,


                                                                                                              2023                 2022             2023          2022



     GAAP Cost of revenues                                                                                $27,130              $27,748         $107,485      $102,788



     Less: Stock-based compensation                                                                       (2,045)             (1,567)         (7,300)      (5,305)



     Less: Amortization of intangible assets                                                                (746)             (1,076)         (2,987)      (5,347)



     Non-GAAP Cost of revenues                                                                            $24,339              $25,105          $97,198       $92,136



     GAAP Gross profit                                                                                   $117,440             $103,101         $446,973      $386,935



     Plus: Stock-based compensation                                                                         2,045                1,567            7,300         5,305



     Plus: Amortization of intangible assets                                                                  746                1,076            2,987         5,347



     Non-GAAP Gross Profit                                                                               $120,231             $105,744         $457,260      $397,587



     GAAP Research and development                                                                        $27,471              $27,810         $110,472      $101,186



     Less: Stock-based compensation                                                                       (5,357)             (4,521)        (21,091)     (14,585)



     Less: Amortization of intangible assets                                                                 (25)                (85)           (100)        (339)



     Non-GAAP Research and development                                                                    $22,089              $23,204          $89,281       $86,262



     GAAP Sales and marketing                                                                             $31,941              $28,302         $111,691       $97,221



     Less: Stock-based compensation                                                                       (3,654)             (3,007)        (12,234)      (9,837)



     Non-GAAP Sales and marketing                                                                         $28,287              $25,295          $99,457       $87,384



     GAAP General and administrative                                                                      $16,559              $16,316          $61,741       $57,981



     Less: Stock-based compensation                                                                       (7,463)             (6,456)        (28,454)     (23,681)



     Non-GAAP General and administrative                                                                   $9,096               $9,860          $33,287       $34,300



     GAAP Operating expenses                                                                              $75,971              $72,428         $283,904      $256,388



     Less: Stock-based compensation                                                                      (16,474)            (13,984)        (61,779)     (48,103)



     Less: Stock-based compensation                                                                      (16,474)            (13,984)        (61,779)     (48,103)



     Less: Amortization of intangible assets                                                                 (25)                (85)           (100)        (339)



     Non-GAAP Operating expenses                                                                          $59,472              $58,359         $222,025      $207,946



     GAAP Income from operations                                                                          $41,469              $30,673         $163,069      $130,547



     Plus: Stock-based compensation                                                                        18,519               15,551           69,079        53,408



     Plus: Amortization of intangible assets                                                                  771                1,161            3,087         5,686



     Non-GAAP Income from operations                                                                      $60,759              $47,385         $235,235      $189,641



     GAAP Net income                                                                                      $40,593              $28,326         $151,595      $107,992



     Plus: Stock-based compensation                                                                        18,519               15,551           69,079        53,408



     Plus: Amortization of intangible assets                                                                  771                1,161            3,087         5,686



     Less: Tax adjustment                                                                                 (7,046)             (6,187)        (25,615)     (20,563)



     Non-GAAP Net income                                                                                  $52,837              $38,851         $198,146      $146,523



     GAAP Net income per share:



     Basic                                                                                                  $1.10                $0.75            $4.11         $2.81



     Diluted                                                                                                $1.08                $0.74            $4.03         $2.74



     Non-GAAP Net income per share:



     Basic                                                                                                  $1.43                $1.03            $5.37         $3.81



     Diluted                                                                                                $1.40                $1.01            $5.27         $3.72



     Weighted average shares used in GAAP and non-GAAP net income per share:



     Basic                                                                                                 36,845               37,781           36,879        38,453



     Diluted                                                                                               37,748               38,480           37,602        39,344


                                                             
              
                Qualys, Inc.

                                                
              
                RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP DISCLOSURES

                                                           
              
                FREE CASH FLOWS

                                                             
              
                (unaudited)

                                                            
              
                (in thousands)




                                                                                                                                Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                                   December 31,


                                                                                                                   2023               2022



     GAAP Cash flows provided by operating activities                                                         $244,605           $198,854



     Less:



     Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal                                        (8,786)          (15,361)



     Non-GAAP Free cash flows                                                                                 $235,819           $183,493


                                                            
              
                Qualys, Inc.

                                               
              
                RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP DISCLOSURES

                                                     
              
                CALCULATED CURRENT BILLINGS

                                                             
              
                (unaudited)

                                                 
              
                (in thousands, except percentages)




                                                                                                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                    December 31,


                                                                                                                   2023                2022



     GAAP Revenue                                                                                             $144,570            $130,849



     GAAP Revenue growth compared to same quarter of prior year                                                   10 %               19 %



     Plus: Current deferred revenue at December 31                                                             333,267             293,728



     Less: Current deferred revenue at September 30                                                          (307,179)          (278,947)



     Non-GAAP Calculated current billings                                                                     $170,658            $145,630



     Calculated current billings growth compared to same quarter of prior year                                    17 %               12 %

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