Atlassian Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Results


Quarterly revenue of $148.9 million, up 36% year-over-year

Quarterly IFRS operating loss of $2.6 million and non-IFRS operating income of $27.6 million

Quarterly free cash flow of $44.5 million

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlassian Corporation Plc (NASDAQ:TEAM), a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended December 31, 2016, and released a shareholder letter on the Investor Relations section of its website at https://investors.atlassian.com.

“We delivered great results this quarter, as we saw strong performance across our cloud, server and data center products," said Scott Farquhar, Atlassian co-CEO and co founder. "Additionally, we announced plans to acquire Trello, a breakout collaboration service that has amassed more than 19 million registered users and is especially popular with business teams. The acquisition will extend Atlassian's leadership in powering all work for all teams.”

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Highlights:

On an IFRS basis, Atlassian reported:

  • Revenue: Total revenue was $148.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, up 36% from $109.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.
  • Operating Loss: Operating loss was $2.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with operating income of $3.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.
  • Net Loss and Net Loss Per Diluted Share: Net loss was $1.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with net income of $5.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Net loss per diluted share was $0.01 for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with net income per diluted share of $0.03 for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.
  • Balance Sheet: Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 totaled $795.3 million.

On a non-IFRS basis, Atlassian reported:

  • Operating Income: Operating income was $27.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with $20.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.
  • Net Income and Net Income Per Diluted Share: Net income was $21.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with $19.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Net income per diluted share was $0.09 for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with $0.11 per diluted share for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.
  • Free Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 was $47.4 million, while capital expenditures totaled $2.9 million, leading to free cash flow of $44.5 million, an increase of 55% year-over-year.

A reconciliation of IFRS to non-IFRS financial measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below, under the heading “About Non-IFRS Financial Measures.”

Recent Business Highlights:

  • Customer growth: Atlassian ended the second quarter of fiscal 2017 with a total customer count on an active subscription or maintenance agreement basis of 68,837, a 27% increase over December 31, 2015. Atlassian added 3,164 net new customers during the quarter.
  • Trello acquisition: On January 9, 2017, Atlassian announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trello, one of the fastest growing cloud collaboration services. The acquisition is valued at approximately $425 million and is expected to close in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 ending March 31, 2017, subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory clearance.
  • New Chief People Officer: Atlassian welcomed Helen Russell as its new Chief People Officer in October 2016. Helen joined Atlassian from Sonos, where she was Chief Human Resources Officer, and before that ran global HR for Kantar, EMEA HR for Yahoo, and EMEA HR for Siebel Systems. Helen has a truly global background, having worked in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, as well as the United States.

Financial Targets:

Atlassian is providing its financial targets for the third quarter and full fiscal year 2017. The company’s financial targets are as follows:

  • Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2017: 
    • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $155 million to $157 million.*
    • Gross margin is expected to be approximately 80% on an IFRS basis and approximately 84% on a non-IFRS basis. 
    • Operating margin is expected to be approximately (24%) on an IFRS basis and approximately 12% on a non-IFRS basis. 
    • Weighted-average share count is expected to be in the range of 235 million to 237 million shares on a fully diluted basis. 
    • Net loss per diluted share is expected to be approximately ($0.15) on an IFRS basis, and net income per diluted share is expected to be approximately $0.06 on a non-IFRS basis.
       
  • Fiscal Year 2017: 
    • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $611 million to $615 million.** 
    • Gross margin is expected to be in the range of 81% to 82% on an IFRS basis and in the range of 84% to 85% on a non-IFRS basis. 
    • Operating margin is expected to be approximately (16%) on an IFRS basis and approximately 15% on a non-IFRS basis. 
    • Weighted-average share count is expected to be in the range of 234 million to 236 million shares on a fully diluted basis. 
    • Net loss per diluted share is expected to be in the range of ($0.30) to ($0.29) on an IFRS basis, and net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.32 to $0.33 on a non-IFRS basis. 
    • Free cash flow is expected to be in the range of $160 million to $165 million, which factors in capital expenditures that are expected to be approximately $15 million in fiscal 2017.

*Our third quarter fiscal 2017 revenue target includes a revenue contribution from Trello of approximately $1 million.
**Our full year fiscal 2017 revenue target includes a revenue contribution from Trello of approximately $4 million.

For fiscal year 2018, Trello is expected to be dilutive to IFRS earnings per share, and neutral to slightly accretive to non-IFRS earnings per share.
 
The above estimates relating to expected contributions from Trello include fair value write-down adjustments to acquired deferred revenue as part of purchase accounting for the acquisition.

With respect to Atlassian’s expectations under “Financial Targets” above, a reconciliation of IFRS to non-IFRS gross margin, operating margin, net income per diluted share, and free cash flow have been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.

Shareholder Letter and Webcast/Conference Call Details

A detailed shareholder letter is available on the Investor Relations section of Atlassian’s website at: https://investors.atlassian.com. Atlassian will host a webcast and conference call to answer questions today:

  • When: Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time (5:00 P.M. Eastern Time).
  • Webcast: A live webcast of the call can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of Atlassian’s website at: https://investors.atlassian.com. Following the call, a replay will be available on the same website.
  • Dial in: To access the call via telephone in North America, please dial 1-888-346-0688. For international callers, please dial 1-412-902-4250. Participants should request the “Atlassian call” after dialing in.
  • Audio replay: An audio replay of the call will be available via telephone for seven days, beginning two hours after the call. To listen to the replay in North America, please dial 1-877-344-7529 (access code 10097585). International callers, please dial 1-412-317-0088 (access code 10097585).

Atlassian has used, and will continue to use, its Investor Relations website at https://investors.atlassian.com as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations.

About Atlassian

Atlassian unleashes the potential in every team. Our collaboration software helps teams organize, discuss and complete shared work. Teams at more than 68,000 large and small organizations - including Citigroup, eBay, Coca-Cola, Visa, BMW and NASA - use Atlassian's project tracking, content creation and sharing, real-time communication and service management products to work better together and deliver quality results on time. Learn about products including JIRA Software, Confluence, HipChat, Bitbucket and JIRA Service Desk at https://atlassian.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward looking, including risks and uncertainties related to the anticipated benefits of the Trello acquisition, the ability of Atlassian to extend its leadership in powering all types of teamwork, the ability of Atlassian and Trello to close the announced acquisition and the timing of the closing of the acquisition, statements about Atlassian’s products, technology and other key strategic areas, and Atlassian’s financial targets such as revenue, share count and IFRS and non-IFRS financial measures including gross margin, operating margin, net income per diluted share and free cash flow.

Atlassian undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date such statements are made.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results is included in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Forms 20-F and 6-K. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations section of our website at: https://investors.atlassian.com.

About Non-IFRS Financial Measures

Our reported results and financial targets include certain non-IFRS financial measures, including non-IFRS gross profit, non-IFRS operating income, non-IFRS net income, non-IFRS net income per diluted share, and free cash flow. Management believes that the use of non-IFRS financial measures provides consistency and comparability with our past financial performance, facilitates period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations, and also facilitates comparisons with peer companies, many of which use similar non-IFRS or non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their IFRS or GAAP results. Non-IFRS results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only to aid in understanding our operating results. The non-IFRS results should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with IFRS, and may be different from non-IFRS or non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

Our non-IFRS financial measures reflect adjustments based on the items below:

  • Non-IFRS gross profit. Excludes expenses related to share-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets.
  • Non-IFRS operating income. Excludes expenses related to share-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets.
  • Non-IFRS net income and non-IFRS net income per diluted share. Excludes expenses related to share- based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets and related income tax effects on these items.
  • Free cash flow. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, which consists primarily of purchases of property and equipment.

We exclude expenses related to share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets and income tax effect on these items from certain of our non-IFRS financial measures as we believe this helps investors understand our operational performance. In addition, share-based compensation expense can be difficult to predict and varies from period to period and company to company due to differing valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of equity instruments, as well as changes in stock price. Management believes that providing non-IFRS financial measures that exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets and the tax effects on these items allow for more meaningful comparisons between our operating results from period to period.

We include the effect of our outstanding share options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) in weighted-average shares used in computing non-IFRS net income per diluted share. IFRS excludes the impact of the full weighting of these outstanding equity awards until the effectiveness of our initial public offering (“IPO”). We have presented the full weighting impact of these additional shares from previously granted share options and RSUs, as if they were outstanding from the date of grant, in order to provide investors with insight into the full impact of all potentially dilutive awards outstanding and to provide comparability across periods.

Management considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by our business that can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in our business, making strategic acquisitions and strengthening our statement of financial position.

Management uses non-IFRS gross profit, non-IFRS operating income, non-IFRS net income, non-IFRS net income per diluted share and free cash flow:

  • As measures of operating performance, because these financial measures do not include the impact of items not directly resulting from our core operations; 
  • For planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget; 
  • To allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business; 
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies; and 
  • In communications with our board of directors concerning our financial performance.

The tables in this press release titled “Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Results” and “Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Financial Targets” provide reconciliations of non-IFRS financial measures to the most recent directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS.

We understand that although non-IFRS gross profit, non-IFRS operating income, non-IFRS net income, non-IFRS net income per diluted share and free cash flow are frequently used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluation of companies, these measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results of operations as reported under IFRS.

 
Atlassian Corporation Plc
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(U.S. $ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended December 31, Six Months Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Revenues:       
Subscription$56,326  $33,911  $106,257  $64,378 
Maintenance65,060  53,508  126,801  103,862 
Perpetual license18,210  15,645  35,711  31,146 
Other9,313  6,642  16,927  12,142 
Total revenues148,909  109,706  285,696  211,528 
Cost of revenues (1) (2)26,899  18,473  49,461  34,893 
Gross profit122,010  91,233  236,235  176,635 
Operating expenses:       
Research and development (1)69,758  47,846  137,215  93,306 
Marketing and sales (1) (2)27,416  21,713  52,396  37,975 
General and administrative (1)27,475  18,307  54,391  34,909 
Total operating expenses124,649  87,866  244,002  166,190 
Operating income (loss)(2,639) 3,367  (7,767) 10,445 
Other non-operating income (expense), net(251) (181) (314) (784)
Finance income1,441  123  2,763  169 
Finance costs(38) (49) (45) (57)
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense)(1,487) 3,260  (5,363) 9,773 
Income tax benefit (expense)(211) 1,805  1,028  374 
Net income (loss)$(1,698) $5,065  $(4,335) $10,147 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to ordinary shareholders:       
Basic$(0.01) $0.03  $(0.02) $0.06 
Diluted$(0.01) $0.03  $(0.02) $0.06 
Weighted-average shares outstanding used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to ordinary shareholders:       
Basic221,316  160,328  219,910  152,168 
Diluted221,316  165,730  219,910  155,576 
            

_______________
(1) Amounts include share-based payment expense, as follows:

 Three Months Ended December 31, Six Months Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Cost of revenues$1,505  $1,301  $2,844  $2,507 
Research and development16,159  7,777  33,158  13,698 
Marketing and sales3,089  3,064  6,604  5,806 
General and administrative7,053  2,910  15,723  7,137 

(2) Amounts include amortization of acquired intangible assets, as follows:

 Three Months Ended December 31, Six Months Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Cost of revenues$2,198  $1,830  $4,400  $3,575 
Marketing and sales219  22  415  43 


Atlassian Corporation Plc
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(U.S. $ in thousands)
 
 December 31, 2016 June 30, 2016
 (unaudited)  
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$336,162  $259,709 
Short-term investments459,112  483,405 
Trade receivables27,608  15,233 
Current tax receivables6,301  6,013 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets17,053  14,178 
Total current assets846,236  778,538 
Non-current assets:   
Property and equipment, net49,687  58,762 
Deferred tax assets138,864  127,411 
Goodwill22,584  7,138 
Intangible assets, net17,332  13,577 
Other non-current assets8,404  5,547 
Total non-current assets236,871  212,435 
Total assets$1,083,107  $990,973 
Liabilities   
Current liabilities:   
Trade and other payables$56,245  $57,886 
Current tax liabilities2,457  286 
Provisions4,852  4,716 
Deferred revenue195,556  173,612 
Total current liabilities259,110  236,500 
Non-current liabilities:   
Deferred tax liabilities9,683  6,639 
Provisions2,169  2,170 
Deferred revenue9,988  7,456 
Other non-current liabilities9,955  6,545 
Total non-current liabilities31,795  22,810 
Total liabilities$290,905  $259,310 
Equity   
Share capital$22,240  $21,620 
Share premium447,468  441,734 
Other capital reserves306,507  244,335 
Other components of equity1,047  4,699 
Retained earnings14,940  19,275 
Total equity$792,202  $731,663 
Total liabilities and equity$1,083,107  $990,973 
        


Atlassian Corporation Plc
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(U.S. $ in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended December 31, Six Months Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Operating activities       
Income (loss) before income tax$(1,487) $3,260  $(5,363) $9,773 
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) before income tax to net cash provided by operating activities:       
Depreciation and amortization11,253  5,372  19,295  9,906 
Loss (gain) on sale of investments and other assets(65) 137  (407) 137 
Net unrealized foreign currency loss (gain)(115) (130) (208) 434 
Share-based payment expense27,806  15,052  58,329  29,148 
Interest income(1,441) (123) (2,763) (169)
Changes in assets and liabilities:       
Trade receivables(12,695) (2,866) (12,068) (1,588)
Prepaid expenses and other assets2,416  164  (2,770) (2,754)
Trade and other payables, provisions and other non-current liabilities5,135  5,962  (3,399) (4,742)
Deferred revenue16,629  7,551  24,317  14,252 
Interest received1,381  23  3,677  106 
Income tax paid, net of refunds(1,418) (2,503) (2,779) (8,200)
Net cash provided by operating activities47,399  31,899  75,861  46,303 
Investing activities       
Business combinations, net of cash acquired    (18,295)  
Purchases of property and equipment(2,907) (3,133) (5,298) (9,288)
Proceeds from sale of other assets    342   
Purchases of investments(81,628) (112,243) (233,364) (116,643)
Proceeds from maturities of investments22,250  15,040  57,100  34,622 
Proceeds from sales of investments86,706    198,588   
Increase in restricted cash(3,369)   (3,369)  
Payment of deferred consideration(750)   (935) (1,025)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities20,302  (100,336) (5,231) (92,334)
Financing activities       
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares upon initial public offering, net of offering costs  433,192    431,447 
Proceeds from exercise of share options2,151  2,291  5,868  3,502 
Employee payroll taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards  (5,395)   (5,395)
Net cash provided by financing activities2,151  430,088  5,868  429,554 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(435) 285  (45) (349)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents69,417  361,936  76,453  383,174 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period266,745  208,332  259,709  187,094 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$336,162  $570,268  $336,162  $570,268 
                


Atlassian Corporation Plc
Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Results
(U.S. $ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended December 31, Six Months Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Gross profit       
IFRS gross profit$122,010  $91,233  $236,235  $176,635 
Plus: Share-based payment expense1,505  1,301  2,844  2,507 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets2,198  1,830  4,400  3,575 
Non-IFRS gross profit$125,713  $94,364  $243,479  $182,717 
Operating income       
IFRS operating income (loss)$(2,639) $3,367  $(7,767) $10,445 
Plus: Share-based payment expense27,806  15,052  58,329  29,148 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets2,417  1,852  4,815  3,618 
Non-IFRS operating income$27,584  $20,271  $55,377  $43,211 
Net income       
IFRS net income (loss)$(1,698) $5,065  $(4,335) $10,147 
Plus: Share-based payment expense27,806  15,052  58,329  29,148 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets2,417  1,852  4,815  3,618 
Less: Income tax effects and adjustments(6,861) (2,859) (14,425) (5,424)
Non-IFRS net income$21,664  $19,110  $44,384  $37,489 
Net income per share       
IFRS net income (loss) per share - basic$(0.01) $0.03  $(0.02) $0.06 
Plus: Share-based payment expense0.13  0.10  0.27  0.20 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets0.01  0.01  0.02  0.02 
Less: Income tax effects and adjustments(0.03) (0.02) (0.07) (0.03)
Non-IFRS net income per share - basic$0.10  $0.12  $0.20  $0.25 
        
IFRS net income (loss) per share - diluted$(0.01) $0.03  $(0.02) $0.06 
Plus: Share-based payment expense0.12  0.09  0.25  0.17 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets0.01  0.01  0.02  0.02 
Less: Income tax effects and adjustments(0.03) (0.02) (0.06) (0.03)
Non-IFRS net income per share - diluted$0.09  $0.11  $0.19  $0.22 
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding       
Weighted-average shares used in computing diluted IFRS net income (loss) per share221,316  165,730  219,910  155,576 
Plus: Dilution from share options and RSUs (1)13,288    14,487   
Plus: Dilution from share options and RSUs granted in periods prior to IPO (2)  14,046    16,571 
Weighted-average shares used in computing diluted non-IFRS net income per share234,604  179,776  234,397  172,147 
Free cash flow       
IFRS net cash provided by operating activities$47,399  $31,899  $75,861  $46,303 
Less: Capital expenditures(2,907) (3,133) (5,298) (9,288)
Free cash flow$44,492  $28,766  $70,563  $37,015 
                

(1) The effects of these dilutive securities were not included in the IFRS calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016 because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
(2) Gives effect to share options and RSUs in periods prior to our IPO for comparability.

        
Atlassian Corporation Plc
 
Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Financial Targets
 
(U.S. $)
 
        
 Three Months Ending
March 31, 2017

 Fiscal Year Ending
June 30, 2017

Revenue $155 million to $157 million   $611 million to $615 million 
        
IFRS gross margin 80%  81% to 82%
Plus: Share-based payment expense 2   1 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets 2   2 
Non-IFRS gross margin 84%  84% to 85%
        
IFRS operating margin (24%)  (16%)
Plus: Share-based payment expense 33   29 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets 3   2 
Non-IFRS operating margin 12%  15%
        
IFRS net loss per share - diluted$(0.15) $(0.30) to (0.29)
Plus: Share-based payment expense 0.22   0.75 
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets 0.02   0.07 
Less: Income tax effects and adjustments (0.03)  (0.20)
Non-IFRS net income per share - diluted$0.06  $0.32 to 0.33 
Weighted-average shares used in computing diluted non-IFRS net income per share 235 million to 237 million   234 million to 236 million 
      
IFRS net cash provided by operations   $175 million to $180 million 
Less: Capital expenditures   (15 million)
Free cash flow   $160 million to $165 million 
    

 


            

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