Determine Announces 4th Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

CARMEL, Ind., June 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTRM), a pioneering leader in global Source-to-Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (ECLM) Cloud Platform solutions, announces financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

FY2018 GAAP Financial Highlights:

• GAAP revenue was $28.1 million in FY2018, compared to $27.5 million in FY2017, representing a 2.4% increase year-over-year.
• GAAP gross profit percentage was 52.0% in FY2018, compared to 50.4% in FY2017, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.6 percentage points.
• Deferred revenues decreased 5.0% to $9.6 million in FY2018 from $10.1 million in FY2017.
• GAAP net loss was $9.9 million or $0.69 per share in FY2018, compared to $9.5 million or $0.81 in FY2017, representing a $0.12 improvement year-over-year.

FY2018 Non-GAAP Financial Highlights:

• Non-GAAP revenue was $28.1 million in FY2018, compared to $27.5 million in FY2017, representing a 2.4% year-over-year increase.
• Non-GAAP gross profit percentage was 56.5% in FY2018, compared to 55.3% in FY2017, representing a 1.2 percentage point year-over-year increase.
• Billings increased 1.6% to $27.6 million in FY2018 from $27.2 million in FY2017. Billings, a non-GAAP measure, are defined as revenue plus the change in deferred revenues.
• Non-GAAP net loss was $5.5 million or ($0.38) per share in FY2018, compared to $4.7 million or ($0.40) per share in FY2017, representing an improvement of $0.02 per share year-over-year.
• Non-GAAP EBITDA was ($2.5) million in FY2018, compared to ($1.8) million in FY2017, representing an additional loss of ($0.7) million year-over-year.

“I would sum up fiscal 2018 under the theme of ‘Doubling Down.’ We have done this in all areas of the company this past year, from our continued investment in and expansion of the capabilities on the Determine Cloud Platform, to key appointments of seasoned, industry experts on the leadership team and board, and to an even deeper focus on customer success and advocacy. These efforts are illustrated by our many advancements including the launch of our HIPAA compliance program which demonstrates our ongoing commitment to our valued – and growing - healthcare customers.  We further expanded advanced capabilities across the entire modular Source-to-Pay and Contract Management continuum, often in collaboration with customer users. During Fiscal 2018, we seized the opportunity to bolster key positions within our Sales & Marketing, Partnership Management and Customer Success groups with veteran industry-recognized talent. These subject matter experts are critical to supporting our efforts to achieve our pipeline and customer success goals. Concurrently, we’ve formalized a company-wide program with the goal of improving overall satisfaction and converting customers into advocates. These efforts are resulting in significant customer-directed product innovation as well as creating additional sales and upsell opportunities. As I noted previously, our goal is to exceed expectations at every stage ­– especially those of our customers. We are redoubling our efforts as we move confidently down that path.”
— Patrick Stakenas, President, CEO and Director, Determine, Inc.

FY2018 Determine Business Highlights:

• Q4 Annualized Bookings:  In Q4 FY2018, the revenue team delivered approximately $732,000 in annualized bookings to the company. Retail, cloud computing, chemical and technology sectors were particularly strong.
   
• Q4: Kevin Turner Brought Unparalleled Industry Experience to Determine, Inc. as Senior Vice President of Customer Success: The leading practitioner who wrote the book on customer success left a major competitor to bring more than 20 years of experience as an eBusiness/eCommerce/SaaS professional to Determine.
   
• Q4: The Determine Cloud Platform Was Recognized in Seven Spend Matters 1Q 2018 SolutionMaps^SM: Determine modular solutions swept across these influential vendor comparison rankings, including all procurement categories, and moved ahead in its Value Leader ranking in E-Procurement.
   
• Q4: Determine, Inc. Successfully Met The Requirements to Comply with the Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology For Economic And Clinical Health (HITECH) Act: The HIPAA Compliance Program demonstrates Determine’s ongoing commitment to healthcare organizations and increasing customer confidence as examined by an independent third party, Schellman & Company.
   
• Q4: Global Source-to-Pay Leader Determine, Inc. Named One of the Most Trusted Brands of the Year by Insights Success Magazine: According to Editor-in-Chief Pooja Bansal, “Upon review of the 2018 nominees for Most Trusted Brands of the Year, and going through various factors such as technological utilization, strategic focus and global footprint, Determine, Inc., stood out as a pioneering global leader in providing SaaS Source-to-Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (ECLM) solutions.”
   
• FY2018: New Customer Expansions: In FY2018, Determine added an expanded roster of customer accounts in the US, UK, Europe and Nordics to the Determine Cloud Platform across its suite of Source-to-Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management solutions. Most notable, as announced during Q3, 100% new customer growth in Q2 FY2018 was on the Determine Cloud Platform - a major achievement after just one year of going live. Key customer sectors included: pharmaceutical, retail, financial services, transportation, airline, agribusiness, consumer goods, scientific research and manufacturing. Examples of FY2018 Customer Expansions:
  • Q1: Orion Corporation, the leading Finnish global pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, selected Determine to optimize its source-to-contract effectiveness on the Determine Cloud Platform.
  • Q1: Scania (Great Britain) Limited, a part of the Volkswagen Group, selected the Determine Cloud Platform Sourcing, Supplier Management and Contract Lifecycle Management solutions to drive its efficiency and future growth in Purchasing.
  • Q1: c2c, the award-winning U.K.-based train operator and part of leading European train operator Trenitalia, selected the Determine Cloud Platform to advance their strategic sourcing processes and contract management effectiveness.
  • Q2: Selecta TMP AG, the leading European vending and coffee services provider signed a multi-year Determine Sourcing renewal to assist in its rapid expansion across markets in Europe.
  • Q2: Monoprix, leading French retail group, integrated Procurement Solution on the Determine Cloud Platform to leverage the agility, ease of use and implementation speed which are hallmarks of Determine modular solutions.
  • Q3: SILVAN, one of the largest DIY consumer retailers in the Nordic region, decided to build its future on the Determine Cloud Platform with Sourcing, Contract Management and Supplier Management.
  • Q4: Servier Group, a French pharmaceutical leader broadened a 10-year commitment to Determine, expanding use of the functional spectrum of the Determine Cloud Platform to full Procure-to-Pay.
     
• FY2018: Product Enhancements: During FY2018, the Determine Cloud Platform further expanded advanced capabilities available to customers across the entire modular Source-to-Pay and Contract Management continuum. Highlights include:
  • Platform-Wide / Determine Core:
    • Advanced UI Grid opened a new chapter for UX development — it automatically creates a process hierarchy that spans individual records, departments and company-wide, simplifying and accelerating workflows.
    • A newly introduced ADA-Compliant Graphic Palette color palette now allows for easy reading for those with low or impaired vision , as well as overall enhanced navigation.
  • Sourcing:
    • By extending sourcing and contract integration, it enables contract(s) creation requests directly from an awarded sourcing event, defining contract type, terms, counterparties and other variables.
    • Supplier bid analysis now includes comparison between bids and a benchmark reference price to identify potential savings.
    • Newly integrated eAuction app enables English, Dynamic, Dutch and Japanese eAuction events.
  • Supplier Management:
    • Adding the ability to “tag” Suppliers now allows for easy identification of certification status, reducing the potential for third-party risk.
    • Certification Management now enables a company to implement all business rules and workflows needed to respect legislation and compliance requirements.
  •  Contract Management:
    • Enhanced CLM/Procure to Pay (P2P) Contract integration now provides full lifecycle capability of contract management, including full P2P purchase contracts and budgets management capability, all in one combined feature set.
    • The addition of Dynamic Contract Creation now reduces the number of templates admins need for maintenance because one template can adjust dynamically to cover many use cases.
  • Procurement:
    • Enhanced eCommerce platform features provided a more user-friendly and intuitive experience, including catalog item review and rate, similar item comparison and item sorting by relevance and price. 
    • Improved Catalog Management now benefits enterprise organizations that import numerous catalogs with thousands of items in each.  This improved functionality increases productivity and ease of use. 
       
• Q3: Determine, Inc. Added Senior Industry Leaders to Board of Directors As Growth Accelerated: The appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, long-time industry veterans Bill Angeloni and Steve Sovik, brought an exceptional amount of talent, expertise and energy to work with the Executive team in advising the company as it continues to grow.
   
• Q3: Industry-Leading Source-to-Pay Provider Determine Launched New DetermineAlliance Partner Program: The launch of the DetermineAlliance Partner Program with an expanded global footprint established a truly collaborative partner forum to meet the end-to-end needs of customers now and in the future.
   
• Q2: Global Marketing Leadership: In September 2017, Determine named Gérard Dahan as Chief Marketing Officer and SVP of EMEA. He brought 25 years of experience in leadership, sales management, business development and strategic marketing with global technology and services companies including Ivalua, BravoSolution, Ariba, Intel and IBM.
   
• Q2: Determine, Inc. Promoted Kevin Grande to General Counsel: As leader of Determine’s legal operations, he now provides strategic legal advice to management, sets internal governance policies and manages the impact of external factors.
   
• Q2: Determine Recognized in Multiple Categories in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2017: The Determine Cloud Platform was cited four times across categories - a testament to innovation and continuing focus on customer-centered product development.
   
• Q1: Determine, Inc. joined Russell Microcap® Index: Membership in the Russell Microcap® Index was a recognition of all the value that has been created by the innovative thinking and hard work of the Determine team.
   
• Q1: Determine, Inc. Named Industry Veteran Sean Regan as Vice President of Global Alliances: to spearhead and manage a dynamic business ecosystem of partnerships with leading global companies to deliver the best in source-to-pay and contract management solutions and services.

Conference Call and Webcast Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Related: http://investor.determine.com

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share, which we believe are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and future results. For reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the section of the accompanying tables titled, “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations”. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP revenue is due to the impact of revaluing the deferred revenue balances acquired from primarily b-pack as required by GAAP purchase accounting.

The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP gross profit is the difference in GAAP versus non-GAAP revenues as well as the elimination of the amortization of acquisition related intangibles, stock based compensation and severance expense from the costs of revenue. Non-GAAP net loss excludes the non-GAAP gross profit items as well as acquisition related costs.

Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand and manage our business and forecast future periods; as such, we believe it is useful for investors to understand the effects of these items on our total operations. Further, please note that our non-GAAP revenue is intended to reflect the full amount of revenues that would have been otherwise recorded by the acquired entities of Iasta and b-pack, while our non-GAAP gross profit also excludes the amortization of intangibles that occurred due to the acquisition of the entities of Iasta and b-pack.

Annualized Bookings are an operating measure not derived from the company’s revenues or any other amounts presented in accordance with GAAP in the company’s statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows or other equivalent statements.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this release and elsewhere by Determine are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding business outlook, assessment of market conditions, anticipated financial and operating results, strategies, product and channel development, future plans, contingencies and contemplated transactions of the company. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause or contribute to actual results of company operations, or the performance or achievements of the company or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed, or implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition to any such risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed elsewhere herein, risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from those expressed or implied for the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to fluctuations in demand for Determine’s products and services, risks of losing key personnel or customers, protection of the company’s intellectual property and government policies and regulations, including, but not limited to those affecting the company’s industry. Determine undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional risk factors concerning the company can be found in the company’s most recent Form 10-K as filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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About Determine, Inc.

Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTRM) is a leading global provider of SaaS Source-to-Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (ECLM) solutions. The Determine Cloud Platform provides procurement, legal and finance professionals analytics of their supplier, contract and financial performance. Our technologies empower customers to drive new revenue, identify savings, improve compliance and mitigate risk.

The Determine Cloud Platform seamlessly integrates with major ERP or third-party systems such as SAP, Oracle, Sage, QAD and Microsoft. Modular solutions can be configured to add more as needed to provide additional value beyond spend management. Our unified master database and business process approach empower users at every level to make more informed and smarter decisions.

For more information, please visit: www.determine.com.

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Mike Mitchell
Determine Inc.
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