CallidusCloud Announces First Quarter Revenue of $58.1 Million


  • Q1 SaaS Revenue Increases 31% to $45.2 Million
  • Increases Full Year SaaS Revenue Guidance to $191 to $197 Million, 26 to 30% growth rate
  • SaaS Deferred Revenue Grew 36% Year over Year to $101.5 Million

DUBLIN, Calif., May 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CALD), a global leader in cloud-based sales, marketing, learning and customer experience solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

“Q1 was a great start to 2017 building on the momentum of a record-breaking 2016. We posted another quarter of over 30% SaaS revenue growth and are on target to meet our full-year goals,” said Leslie Stretch, president and CEO, CallidusCloud. “In the quarter we were recognized as a leader in the Gartner Inc. 2017 Magic Quadrant for Sales Performance Management, the Forrester Wave™ for Configure-Price-Quote Solutions, G2 Crowd’s Best Software for HR Teams, Gartner’s FrontRunners Quadrant for Learning Management and we were named a “Great Workplace” by Independent Analysts at Great Place to Work.”

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter 2017 
SaaS revenue was $45.2 million, an increase of 31% over the same quarter in the prior year. Maintenance revenue was $1.0 million, resulting in total recurring revenue of $46.2 million. SaaS revenue growth continues to benefit from success in our Lead to Money suite. Professional services revenue was $11.9 million. Total revenue was $58.1 million for the first quarter, an increase of 20%. SaaS billings growth rate was 27% and normalized billings growth was 25% over last year. Cash and short-term investments were $183.2 million. Cash flow from operations for the quarter was $5.7 million, compared to cash flow from operations of $6.1 million in the same quarter of the prior year.

GAAP Performance

  • Recurring revenue gross margin was 72%, compared to 74% for the same quarter in the prior year.
  • Overall gross margin was 61%, compared to 62% for the same quarter in the prior year.
  • Operating loss was $6.8 million compared to $4.6 million for the same quarter in the prior year.
  • Pre-tax loss was $6.7 million, compared to $4.4 million for the same quarter in the prior year.  

Non-GAAP Performance
The following non-GAAP measures are described below and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures at the end of this release.

  • Recurring revenue gross margin was 75%, compared to 77% in the prior year.
  • Overall gross margin was 64%, compared to 66% in the prior year.
  • Operating income was $4.1 million, compared to $3.3 million for the same quarter in the prior year.
  • Pre-tax income was $4.1 million, compared to $3.5 million for the same quarter in the prior year. 

Business Highlights for the First Quarter 2017

  • CallidusCloud was positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s 2017 Magic Quadrant for Sales Performance Management. CallidusCloud was positioned highest for ability to execute and furthest for completeness of vision. This was the fourth consecutive report where CallidusCloud was in the Leaders quadrant.
  • Independent research firm cited CallidusCloud as a Leader in its report, The Forrester Wave™: Configure-Price-Quote Solutions, Q1 2017. CallidusCloud was one of only three leaders in this comprehensive view of the market.
  • CallidusCloud’s Litmos was named a leader in G2 Crowd’s Best Software for HR Teams 2017 list. Litmos was rated top Learning Management System in both Enterprise and Mid-Market categories. G2 Crowd is a leading business solutions review platform.
  • CallidusCloud unveiled the latest groundbreaking release of Thunderbridge analytics and data exploration platform. Built on state-of-the-art Hadoop, In-Memory and Big-Data visualization technology, Thunderbridge unlocks the power of Commissions data enabling customers to answer critical sales performance questions and uncover potentially millions of dollars of lost opportunity.
  • Salesforce and CallidusCloud expanded their partnership with a multi-year strategic agreement. This exclusive new program will see CallidusCloud featured in Salesforce’s financial services vertical blueprint, as well as collaboration between Salesforce and CallidusCloud on industry initiatives in media, communications and manufacturing, and the pursuit of new joint go-to-market activities. Customers will benefit from this extended partnership, combining Salesforce’s #1 CRM with CallidusCloud’s leading Sales Performance Management capabilities.

Financial Outlook for 2017 – Second Quarter and Full Year

For the second quarter of 2017, CallidusCloud expects SaaS revenue to be between $46.3 million and $46.9 million. Maintenance revenue is expected to be between $700 thousand and $900 thousand. Total revenue is expected to be between $58.4 million and $59.4 million. GAAP operating loss is expected to be between $6.4 million and $6.9 million, with GAAP pre-tax loss between $6.6 million and $7.1 million. Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be between $4.0 million and $5.0 million, with non-GAAP pre-tax income between $3.8 million and $4.8 million.

For the full year of 2017, CallidusCloud is updating its previous SaaS revenue guidance to be between $191.0 million and $197.0 million. Maintenance revenue is expected to be between $2.8 million and $3.3 million. CallidusCloud is updating its previous total revenue guidance to be between $241.0 million and $246.5 million. GAAP operating loss is expected to be between $21.5 million and $23.0 million, with GAAP pre-tax loss between $22.0 million and $24.0 million. Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be between $21.0 million and $23.5 million, with non-GAAP pre-tax income between $20.5 million and $22.5 million.

Conference Call

In conjunction with this announcement CallidusCloud will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) today to discuss the first quarter and outlook for the second quarter 2017 and the full year 2017. The conference call will be available via live webcast at the Investor Relations section of CallidusCloud’s website.

Webcast site: http://www.calliduscloud.com/about-us/investor-relations
Dial-in: 866-324-2828 (International callers: 678-509-7525)
Passcode: 4841883
Replay information: A webcast replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of our website under Calendar of Events. 

For more information, please visit: http://www.calliduscloud.com/about-us/investor-relations/

About CallidusCloud
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CALD), doing business as CallidusCloud®, is the global leader in cloud-based sales, marketing, learning and customer experience solutions. CallidusCloud enables organizations to accelerate and maximize their Lead to Money process with a complete suite of solutions that identify the right leads, ensure proper territory and quota distribution, enable sales forces, automate configure price quote, and streamline sales compensation – driving bigger deals, faster. Approximately 5,400 leading organizations, across all industries, rely on CallidusCloud to optimize the Lead to Money process to close more deals for more money in record time.

For more information, please visit www.calliduscloud.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this release, CallidusCloud has provided additional financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information includes non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP recurring revenue gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, and non-GAAP net income before provision for income taxes. CallidusCloud uses non-GAAP measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes that they are useful to investors as a supplement to GAAP measures in evaluating CallidusCloud’s operating performance. CallidusCloud believes that the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional insight for investors to use in evaluation of ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing its financial measures with other companies in CallidusCloud’s industry, many of which present non-GAAP financial measures that may resemble our non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Our non-GAAP measures reflect adjustments based on the following items:

Stock-based compensation expense: We have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expense from our non-GAAP gross profit, recurring revenue gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, and net income before provision for income taxes. We believe the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense provides a useful comparison of our operating results to our peers.

Restructuring and other expense: We have excluded the effect of restructuring and other expense from our non-GAAP operating expenses, operating income and net income before provision for income taxes. Restructuring and other expense consists of employee severance and facility exit costs. We feel it is useful to investors to understand the effects of these items on our financial results.

Patent litigation and settlement costs: We have excluded patent litigation and settlement costs from our non-GAAP gross profit, recurring revenue gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, and net income before provision for income taxes. We believe patent litigation and settlement costs are not indicative of our ongoing business operations, and are inconsistent in amount and frequency; as such we exclude these costs during our evaluation of our business performance.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets: We have excluded the effect of amortization of acquired intangibles which include developed technology, customer relationships, trade names, domain names, patents and licenses, and order backlog from our non-GAAP gross profit, recurring revenue gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, other income and expense, and net income before provision for income taxes. Amortization of acquired intangibles are significantly affected by timing, and as such, can be inconsistent in amount and nature.

Acquisition-related costs: We have excluded the costs related to acquisitions from our non-GAAP operating expenses, operating income, net income and net income before provision for income taxes. These costs include legal and transactional costs associated with acquisition activities as well as expense related to earnouts that we would not have otherwise incurred in the periods presented as part of our continuing operations. We believe the exclusion of acquisition-related costs provides a useful comparison of our operating results to our peers.

Cash taxes: Cash taxes are defined as GAAP current income tax expense excluding non-cash items.

Additionally, CallidusCloud believes the following supplemental non-GAAP financial information is useful to investors and others in assessing its operating performance. A calculation of the supplemental non-GAAP financial information is provided in the table titled “Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Information.”

  • SaaS billings is calculated as SaaS revenue plus the change in SaaS deferred revenue in a period.
  • Normalized SaaS billings is calculated as SaaS revenue plus the change in SaaS deferred revenue, reduced for the remaining deferred revenue acquired during the period, plus or minus the effect of multiple year SaaS billings in that period.

We believe that normalized SaaS billings provide valuable insight into the sales of our solutions and the performance of our business. We do not consider normalized SaaS billings as a substitute for revenue recognition or revenue measurement.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

The forward-looking statements included in this press release, including for example discussion of our commercial prospects, partnerships, estimates of future revenues, operating income/loss and expenses, stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, restructuring and other expenses, and patent litigation and settlement costs and estimates reflect management’s best judgment based on factors currently known and involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, potential disruption of customer purchase decisions resulting from global economic conditions, timing and size of orders, relative growth of our recurring revenue, potential decreases in customer spending, uncertainty regarding purchasing trends in the cloud software market, customer cancellations or non-renewal of maintenance contracts or on-demand services, our potential inability to manage effectively any growth we experience, our ability to develop new products and services, increased competition or new entrants in the marketplace, potential impact of acquisitions and investments, changes in staffing levels, and other risks detailed in periodic reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K which may be obtained by contacting CallidusCloud’s Investor Relations department at 415-445-3232, or from the Investor Relations section of CallidusCloud’s website (http://www.calliduscloud.com/about-us/investor-relations/). Actual results may differ materially from those presently reported. We assume no obligation to update the information contained in this release.

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Sales Performance Management, 28 March 2017.

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CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
    
    
 Three Months Ended March 31,
  2017   2016 
Revenue:   
Recurring$  46,197  $  37,606 
Services and license  11,944    10,772 
Total revenue  58,141    48,378 
Cost of revenue:   
Recurring  13,022    9,962 
Services and license  9,940    8,261 
Total cost of revenue  22,962    18,223 
Gross profit  35,179    30,155 
    
Operating expenses:   
Sales and marketing  22,691    18,903 
Research and development  9,301    7,242 
General and administrative  9,366    8,255 
Restructuring and other  597    316 
Total operating expenses  41,955    34,716 
Operating loss  (6,776)   (4,561)
Interest income and other income (expense), net  65    225 
Interest expense  (19)   (43)
Loss before provision for income taxes  (6,730)   (4,379)
Provision for income taxes  168    156 
Net loss$  (6,898) $  (4,535)
Net loss per share   
Basic and Diluted$  (0.11) $  (0.08)
    
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share:   
  Basic and Diluted  64,368    56,690 


  
CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC. 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
       
 March 31, December 31, 
 2017
 2016
 
ASSETS 
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$  143,099  $  148,008  
Short-term investments   40,133     39,266  
Accounts receivable, net   52,029     55,464  
Prepaid and other current assets   20,182     18,275  
Total current assets   255,443     261,013  
       
Property and equipment, net   42,087     35,456  
Goodwill   64,111     63,957  
Intangible assets, net   19,312     21,659  
Deposits and noncurrent assets   4,420     4,416  
Total assets$  385,373  $  386,501  
     
  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable$  6,078  $  3,573  
Accrued payroll and related expenses   13,262     17,831  
Accrued expenses   20,859     15,126  
Deferred revenue   102,926     99,758  
Total current liabilities   143,125     136,288  
       
Deferred revenue, noncurrent   1,860     3,209  
Deferred income taxes, noncurrent   1,575     1,541  
Other noncurrent liabilities   8,043     8,602  
Total liabilities   154,603     149,640  
      
Stockholders’ equity:      
Common stock   65     64  
Additional paid-in capital   559,411     559,200  
Treasury stock   (14,430)    (14,430) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (4,546)    (5,141) 
Accumulated deficit   (309,730)    (302,832) 
Total stockholders’ equity   230,770     236,861  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$  385,373  $  386,501  

 

 
CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC.
 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
       
  Three Months Ended March 31,
   2017   2016 
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net loss $(6,898) $(4,535)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:      
Depreciation expense  2,641   1,688 
Amortization of intangible assets  1,899   1,360 
Provision for doubtful accounts  205   529 
Stock-based compensation  8,250   6,453 
Deferred income taxes  1   71 
Loss on foreign currency from marked-to-market derivative  1   78 
     Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  -   (21)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  3   - 
Net amortization on investments  65   (45)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
 Accounts receivable  3,231   195 
 Prepaid and other current assets  (2,401)  437 
 Other noncurrent assets  29   (3)
 Accounts payable  2,423   (558)
 Accrued expenses and other liabilities  (774)  1,073 
 Accrued payroll and related expenses  (4,577)  (3,188)
 Accrued restructuring and other expenses  (210)  (266)
 Deferred revenue  1,819   2,844 
Net cash provided by operating activities  5,707   6,112 
       
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of investments  (2,823)  (3,700)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of investments  2,852   3,600 
Purchases of property and equipment (net)  (2,312)  (1,521)
Purchases of intangible assets  -   (267)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired  (495)  - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (2,778)  (1,888)
       
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  2,574   1,467 
Restricted stock units acquired to settle employee withholding liability  (10,613)  (1,085)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  -   21 
Payment of consideration related to acquisitions  (100)  (104)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (8,139)  299 
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents  301   75 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (4,909)  4,598 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  148,008   77,232 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $143,099  $81,830 


  
CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC. 
GAAP TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENT SUMMARY 
(In thousands) 
(unaudited) 
     
GAAP to Non-GAAP adjustments include stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, patent litigation and settlement costs, acquisition-related costs, restructuring and other expenses as follows: 
  
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2017  2016 
Cost of revenues:     
Recurring $1,622 $1,163 
Services and license  632  512 
Operating expenses:     
Sales and marketing  3,002  2,450 
Research and development  1,663  1,170 
General and administrative  3,322  2,230 
Restructuring and other  597  316 
Total $10,838 $7,841 


 
CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except for percentages)
      
   Three Months Ended
   March 31,
   2017  2016 
      
Non-GAAP gross profit reconciliation    
      
Gross profit$35,179 $30,155 
      
 Gross margin 61% 62%
Add back:     
 Stock-based compensation 1,055  1,021 
 Non-cash amortization of acquired    
 intangible assets 1,199  654 
Non-GAAP gross profit$37,433 $31,830 
      
 Gross margin 64% 66%
      
Non-GAAP recurring revenue gross profit reconciliation    
      
Recurring revenue gross profit$33,175 $27,644 
      
 Recurring revenue gross margin 72% 74%
Add back:     
 Stock-based compensation 423  509 
 Non-cash amortization of acquired    
 intangible assets 1,199  654 
Non-GAAP recurring revenue gross profit$34,797 $28,807 
      
 Recurring revenue gross margin 75% 77%
      
Non-GAAP operating expense reconciliation:    
      
Operating expenses$41,955 $34,716 
 Operating expenses, as a % of total    
   revenues 72% 72%
Subtract:     
 Stock-based compensation (7,409) (5,431)
 Non-cash amortization of acquired    
 intangible assets (471) (378)
 Patent litigation and settlement costs (28) (28)
 Acquisition costs (79) (13)
 Restructuring (597) (316)
Non-GAAP operating expenses$33,371 $28,550 
 Non-GAAP operating expenses, as a %    
   of total revenues 57% 59%
      
 
 
CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except for percentages)
      
      
   Three Months Ended
   March 31,
   2017  2016 
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) reconciliation:    
      
Operating loss$(6,776)$(4,561)
 Operating loss, as a % of total    
   revenues (12)% (9)%
Add back:     
 Stock-based compensation 8,465  6,453 
 Non-cash amortization of acquired    
 intangible assets 1,669  1,031 
 Patent litigation and settlement costs 28  28 
 Acquisition costs 79  13 
 Restructuring 597  316 
Non-GAAP operating income$4,062 $3,280 
 Non-GAAP operating income, as a %    
   of total revenues 7% 7%
      
Non-GAAP net income (loss) before provision for income tax reconciliation:  
      
Net loss before provision for income taxes$(6,730)$(4,379)
 Net loss before provision for income taxes, as a % of total  
   revenues (12)% (9)%
Add back:     
 Stock-based compensation 8,465  6,453 
 Non-cash amortization of acquired    
 intangible assets 1,669  1,031 
 Patent litigation and settlement costs 28  28 
 Acquisition costs 79  13 
 Restructuring 597  316 
Non-GAAP net income before provision for income taxes$4,108 $3,462 
 Non-GAAP net income before provision     
   for income taxes, as a % of total revenues 7% 7%
      
Cash taxes $163 $74 
      
Weighted average shares - basic 64,368  56,690 
Weighted average shares - diluted 66,313  58,091 

 

          
 CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC.
 Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Information
 (unaudited)
 (In thousands, except for percentages)
          
          
   Three Months Ended Trailing Twelve Months Ended
   March 31, March 31,
 SaaS Billings 2017  2016 2017  2016
 SaaS revenue$45,155 $34,504$162,175 $125,085
          
 Add back:        
 Increase in SaaS deferred revenue 2,421  2,960 27,088  12,244
 SaaS billings$47,576 $37,464$189,263 $137,329
          
 SaaS billings growth rate 27%   38%  
          
 Normalized Billings        
 SaaS billings$47,576 $37,464$189,264 $137,329
 Multi-year billings 907  1,381 1,224  4,803
 Remaining deferred revenue from 2016 acquisitions-  - (748) -
 Normalized SaaS billings$48,483 $38,845$189,740 $142,132
          
 Normalized SaaS billings growth rate 25%   33%  
          
          

CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC.
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

The guidance figures provided below and elsewhere in this press release are forward-looking statements, reflect a number of estimates, assumptions and other uncertainties, and are approximate in nature because the Company's future performance is difficult to predict. Such guidance is based on information available on the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update.

           
REVENUE GUIDANCE
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
           
   Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended  
   June 30, 2017    December 31, 2017  
           
SaaS revenue $46,300 - $46,900    $191,000 - $197,000  
Maintenance revenue $700 - $900    $2,800 - $3,300  
Total revenue $58,400- $59,400    $241,000 - $246,500  
           
           
 
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FORWARD LOOKING GUIDANCE MEASURES
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
           
           
           
           
   Three Months Ended  Twelve Months Ended
   June 30, 2017  December 31, 2017
   From To  From To
Non-GAAP operating income reconciliation:        
           
GAAP operating loss$(6,400)$(6,900) $(21,500)$(23,000)
           
Add back:         
 Stock-based compensation 8,500  9,300   34,500  36,000 
 Non-cash amortization of acquired         
 intangible assets 1,700  2,100   7,000  8,800 
 Acquisition, patent litigation, restructuring and other200  500   1,000  1,700 
Non-GAAP operating income$4,000 $5,000  $21,000 $23,500 
           
           
   Three Months Ended  Twelve Months Ended
   June 30, 2017  December 31, 2017
   From To  From To
Non-GAAP pre-tax income reconciliation:         
           
GAAP (loss) before income taxes$(6,600)$(7,100) $(22,000)$(24,000)
           
Add back:         
 Stock-based compensation 8,500  9,300   34,500  36,000 
 Non-cash amortization of acquired         
 intangible assets 1,700  2,100   7,000  8,800 
 Acquisition, patent litigation, restructuring and other200  500   1,000  1,700 
Non-GAAP pre-tax income$3,800 $4,800  $20,500 $22,500 
           
           
Cash taxes 200  300   1,000  1,400 
Weighted average basic shares outstanding 65,000  65,500   64,500  65,500 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 67,000  67,500   67,000  68,000 
           

            

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