SolarWinds Announces First Quarter 2023 Results

April 27, 2023

SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, today reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

First Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Total revenue for the first quarter of $186.0 million, representing 5% year-over-year growth, and total recurring revenue representing 91% of total revenue.
  • Net loss for the first quarter of $5.6 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of $77.4 million, representing a margin of 42% of total revenue and 12% year-over-year growth.

Please see the tables below for a reconciliation of our GAAP to non-GAAP results.

“We had a strong start to the year building off the foundations we established in 2022 and delivered total revenue and adjusted EBITDA results above the high end of our guidance, driven by strong subscription revenue growth,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President and Chief Executive Officer, SolarWinds. “We believe our broad portfolio of solutions, compelling value proposition, the trust our customers place in us, the resiliency of our business model, and our committed teams position us for revenue growth while increasing profitability.”

Recent Business Highlights

  • SolarWinds hosted partner summits in all three major geographies in Q1, in addition to a virtual partner summit for the public sector, emphasizing the company’s growing focus on channel partners through its Transform Partner Program.
  • SolarWinds announced the opening of a new data center in Germany, which will allow more Amazon Web Services® (AWS) customers to manage their hybrid and multi-cloud IT environments with expanded access to SolarWinds Observability SaaS solution.
  • SolarWinds announced the launch of its first ITSM data center in Australia for Service Desk customers, enhancing its SaaS-delivered offering and expanding customer availability to Australian customers and businesses throughout the Asia-Pacific and Japan region.
  • Forrester Research named SolarWinds among notable AIOps vendors in its “Process-Centric AIOps Landscape, Q1 2023” report.

Balance Sheet

At March 31, 2023, total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $140.7 million, and total debt was $1.2 billion.

The financial results included in this press release are preliminary and pending final review by the company and its external auditors. Financial results will not be final until SolarWinds files its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period. Information about SolarWinds’ use of non-GAAP financial measures is provided below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Financial Outlook

As of April 27, 2023, SolarWinds is providing its financial outlook for the second quarter and its updated financial outlook for the full year of 2023. The financial information below represents forward-looking non-GAAP financial information, including an estimate of adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude, among other items mentioned below, stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes, amortization, certain expenses related to the cyberattack that occurred in December 2020 (the “Cyber Incident”), restructuring costs, and other costs related to non-recurring items. We have not reconciled our estimates of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measure as a result of uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, these excluded items in future periods. Accordingly, reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort, although it is important to note that these excluded items could be material to our results computed in accordance with GAAP in future periods. Our reported results provide reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest GAAP equivalents.

Financial Outlook for Second Quarter of 2023

SolarWinds’ management currently expects to achieve the following results for the second quarter of 2023:

  • Total revenue in the range of $177 to $182 million, representing growth at the midpoint of approximately 2% as compared to the second quarter of 2022 total revenue.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $69.5 million to $72.5 million, representing growth at the midpoint of approximately 6% over the second quarter of 2022 adjusted EBITDA.
  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.15 to $0.17.
  • Weighted average outstanding diluted shares of approximately 164.4 million.

Financial Outlook for Full Year of 2023

SolarWinds’ management currently expects to achieve the following results for the full year of 2023:

  • Total revenue in the range of $725 to $740 million, representing growth at the midpoint of approximately 2% over the full year of 2022 total revenue.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $295 to $305 million, representing growth at the midpoint of approximately 7% over the full year of 2022 adjusted EBITDA.
  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.71 to $0.76.
  • Weighted average outstanding diluted shares of approximately 166.3 million.

The conference call will provide additional details on the company's outlook.

Conference Call and Webcast

In conjunction with this announcement, SolarWinds will host a conference call today to discuss its financial results, business, and business outlook at 7:30 a.m. CT (8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT). A live webcast of the call and materials presented during the call will be available on the SolarWinds Investor Relations website at http://investors.solarwinds.com. A live dial-in will be available domestically at (888) 510-2008 and internationally at +1 (646) 960-0306. To access the live call, please dial in 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start time and enter the conference passcode 2975715. A replay of the webcast will be available on a temporary basis shortly after the event on the SolarWinds Investor Relations website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our financial outlook for the second quarter and the full year 2023. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by terms such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “could,” “seek,” “should,” “feel,” “expect,” “will,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue,” “may,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) risks related to the Cyber Incident, including with respect to (1) numerous financial, legal, reputational and other risks to us related to the Cyber Incident, including risks that the incident or SolarWinds’ response thereto may result in the loss of business as a result of termination or non-renewal of agreements or reduced purchases or upgrades of our products, reputational damage adversely affecting customer, partner and vendor relationships and investor confidence, increased attrition of personnel and distraction of key and other personnel, indemnity obligations, damages for contractual breach, penalties for violation of applicable laws or regulations, significant costs for remediation and the incurrence of other liabilities, (2) litigation and investigation risks related to the Cyber Incident, including as a result of U.S. regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, including any proceeding that may be commenced by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the previously disclosed Wells Notice, and exposure to judgements, fines, settlements and other costs and liabilities related thereto, (3) risks that our insurance coverage may not be available or sufficient to compensate for all liabilities we incur related to these matters and (4) the possibility that our steps to secure our internal environment, improve our product development environment and ensure the security and integrity of the software that we deliver to our customers may not be successful or sufficient to protect against future threat actors or attacks or be perceived by existing and prospective customers as sufficient to address the harm caused by the Cyber Incident; (b) other risks related to cybersecurity, including that we may experience other security incidents or have vulnerabilities in our systems and services exploited, whether through the actions or inactions of our employees or otherwise, which may result in compromises or breaches of our and our customers’ systems or, theft or misappropriation of our and our customers’ confidential, proprietary or personal information, as well as exposure to legal and other liabilities, including the related risk of higher customer, employee and partner attrition and the loss of key personnel, as well as negative impacts to our sales, renewals and upgrades; (c) risks related to the evolving breadth of our sales motion and challenges, investments and additional costs associated with increased selling efforts toward enterprise customers and adopting a subscription first approach; (d) risks relating to increased investments in, and the timing and success of, our ongoing transformation from monitoring to observability; (e) risks related to any shifts in our revenue mix and the timing of how we recognize revenue as we transition to subscription; (f) regulatory risks, including risks related to evolving regulation of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the receipt, collection, storage, processing and transfer of data, (g) potential foreign exchange gains and losses related to expenses and sales denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of an associated entity; (h) any of the following factors either generally or as a result of the impacts of global macroeconomic conditions, including the war in Ukraine, geopolitical tensions involving China, inflation, instability in the banking sector and financial services industry, foreign currency exchange rates and the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy or on our business operations and financial condition or on the business operations and financial conditions of our customers, their end-customers and our prospective customers: (1) reductions in information technology spending or delays in purchasing decisions by our customers, their end-customers and our prospective customers, (2) the inability to sell products to new customers or to sell additional products or upgrades to our existing customers or to convert our existing customers to subscription products, (3) any decline in our renewal or net retention rates or any delay or loss of U.S. government sales, (4) the inability to generate significant volumes of high quality sales leads from our digital marketing initiatives and convert such leads into new business at acceptable conversion rates, (5) the timing and adoption of new products, product upgrades or pricing model changes by us or our competitors, (6) changes in interest rates, (7) risks associated with our international operations and any international expansion efforts and (8) ongoing sanctions and disruptions resulting from the war in Ukraine; (i) the possibility that our operating income could fluctuate and may decline as percentage of revenue as we make further expenditures to expand our product offerings and sales motion in order to support additional growth in our business; (j) our ability to compete effectively in the markets we serve and the risks of increased competition as we enter new markets; (k) our ability to attract, retain and motivate employees; (l) risks related to the spin-off of the N-able business into a newly created and separately traded public company, including that we could incur significant liability if the separation is determined to be a taxable transaction, or that potential indemnification liabilities incurred in connection with the separation could materially affect our business and financial results; (m) our inability to successfully identify, complete, and integrate acquisitions and manage our growth effectively; (n) risks associated with our status as a controlled company; and (o) such other risks and uncertainties described more fully in documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed on February 22, 2023, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that SolarWinds anticipates filing on or before May 10, 2023. All information provided in this release is as of the date hereof, and SolarWinds undertakes no duty to update this information except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures to clarify and enhance our understanding and aid in the period-to-period comparison of our performance. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide supplemental information that is meaningful when assessing our operating performance because they exclude the impact of certain amounts that our management and board of directors do not consider part of core operating results when assessing our operational performance, allocating resources, preparing annual budgets and determining compensation. Accordingly, these non-GAAP financial measures may provide insight to investors into the motivation and decision-making of management in operating the business.

SolarWinds also believes that investors and security analysts use these non-GAAP financial measures to (a) compare and evaluate its performance from period to period and (b) compare its performance to those of its competitors. These non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their financing and accounting methods, the book value of their assets, their capital structures, and the method by which their assets were acquired.

There are limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, and may not be completely comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in the exact calculation method between companies. Certain items that are excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures can have a material impact on operating and net income (loss).

As a result, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the most comparable GAAP measures. SolarWinds' management and board of directors compensate for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplements to GAAP financial measures and by reviewing the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measure. Set forth in the tables below are the corresponding GAAP financial measures for each non-GAAP financial measure presented. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures that are set forth in the tables below.

Non-GAAP Revenue on a Constant Currency Basis. We provide non-GAAP revenue on a constant currency basis to provide a framework for assessing our performance, excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current period results for entities reporting in currencies other than U.S. Dollars are converted into U.S. Dollars at the average exchange rates in effect during the corresponding prior period presented. We believe that providing non-GAAP revenue on a constant currency basis facilitates the comparison of revenue to prior periods.

Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue and Non-GAAP Operating Income. We provide non-GAAP cost of revenue and non-GAAP operating income and related non-GAAP margins excluding such items as amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes, acquisition and other costs, restructuring costs, and Cyber Incident costs. Management believes these measures are useful for the following reasons:

  • Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets. We provide non-GAAP information that excludes expenses related to purchased intangible assets associated with our acquisitions. We believe that eliminating this expense from our non-GAAP measures is useful to investors because the amortization of acquired intangible assets can be inconsistent in amount and frequency and is significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of our acquisition transactions, which also vary in frequency from period to period. Accordingly, we analyze the performance of our operations in each period without regard to such expenses.
  • Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Related Employer-Paid Payroll Taxes. We provide non-GAAP information that excludes expenses related to stock-based compensation and related employer-paid payroll taxes. We believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense provides for a better comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies as the calculations of stock-based compensation vary from period to period and company to company due to different valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and the variety of award types. Employer-paid payroll taxes on stock-based compensation is dependent on our stock price and the timing of the taxable events related to the equity awards, over which our management has little control and does not correlate to the core operation of our business. Because of these unique characteristics of stock-based compensation and related employer-paid payroll taxes, management excludes these expenses when analyzing the organization’s business performance.
  • Acquisition and Other Costs. We exclude certain expense items resulting from acquisitions, such as legal, accounting, and advisory fees, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, costs related to integrating the acquired businesses, deferred compensation, severance and retention expense. In addition, we exclude certain other costs, including expenses related to our offerings. We consider these adjustments, to some extent, to be unpredictable and dependent on a significant number of factors that are outside of our control. Furthermore, acquisitions result in operating expenses we would not have otherwise incurred in the normal course of our organic business operations. We believe that providing these non-GAAP measures that exclude acquisition and other costs allows users of our financial statements to better review and understand the historical and current results of our continuing operations and also facilitates comparisons to our historical results and results of less acquisitive peer companies, both with and without such adjustments.
  • Restructuring Costs. We provide non-GAAP information that excludes restructuring costs such as severance, lease impairments, and other costs incurred in connection with the exiting of certain leased facilities and other contracts as they relate to our corporate restructuring and exit activities and costs related to the separation of employment with executives of the Company. In addition, we exclude certain costs resulting from the spin-off of N-able. These costs are inconsistent in amount and are significantly impacted by the timing and nature of these events. Therefore, although we may incur these types of expenses in the future, we believe that eliminating these costs for purposes of calculating the non-GAAP financial measures facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.
  • Cyber Incident Costs. We exclude certain expenses resulting from the Cyber Incident. Expenses include costs to investigate and remediate the Cyber Incident, costs of lawsuits and investigations related thereto, including settlement costs and legal and other professional services, and consulting services being provided to customers at no charge. Cyber Incident costs are provided net of expected and received insurance reimbursements, although the timing of recognizing insurance reimbursements may differ from the timing of recognizing the associated expenses. We expect to incur significant legal and other professional services expenses associated with the Cyber Incident in future periods. The Cyber Incident results in operating expenses that we would not have otherwise incurred in the normal course of our organic business operations. We believe that providing non-GAAP measures that exclude these costs facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance. We continue to invest significantly in cybersecurity and expect to make additional investments. These investments are in addition to the Cyber Incident costs and not included in the net Cyber Incident costs reported.

Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) Per Diluted Share. We believe that the use of non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share is helpful to our investors to clarify and enhance their understanding of past performance and future prospects. Non-GAAP net income (loss) is calculated as net income (loss) excluding the adjustments to non-GAAP cost of revenue and non-GAAP operating income, certain other non-operating gains and losses, and the income tax effect of the non-GAAP exclusions. We define non-GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share as non-GAAP net income (loss) divided by the weighted average outstanding diluted common shares.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. We regularly monitor adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, as it is a measure we use to assess our operating performance. We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding amortization of acquired intangible assets and developed technology, depreciation expense, stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes, restructuring costs, acquisition and other costs, Cyber Incident costs, net, interest expense, net, debt-related costs including fees related to our credit agreements, debt extinguishment and refinancing costs, unrealized foreign currency (gains) losses, and income tax expense (benefit). We define adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are: although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt; adjusted EBITDA does not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; and other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Unlevered Free Cash Flow .Unlevered free cash flow is a measure of our liquidity used by management to evaluate cash flow from operations after the deduction of capital expenditures and prior to the impact of our capital structure, acquisition and other costs, restructuring costs, Cyber Incident costs, employer-paid payroll taxes on stock awards and other one-time items, that can be used by us for strategic opportunities and strengthening our balance sheet. However, given our debt obligations, unlevered free cash flow does not represent residual cash flow available for discretionary expenses.

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About SolarWinds

SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) is a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software built to enable customers to accelerate their digital transformation. Our solutions provide organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—with a comprehensive and unified view of today’s modern, distributed, and hybrid network environments. We continuously engage IT service and operations professionals, DevOps and SecOps professionals, and Database Administrators (DBAs) to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures, applications, and environments. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK® community, allow us to address customers’ needs now, and in the future. Our focus on the user and our commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management have established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for observability, IT service management, application performance, and database management. Learn more today at www.solarwinds.com.

The SolarWinds, SolarWinds & Design, Orion, and THWACK trademarks are the exclusive property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC or its affiliates, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks or are registered or pending registration. All other trademarks mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks of (and may be registered trademarks of) their respective companies.

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SolarWinds Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share information)

(Unaudited)

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

129,180

 

 

$

121,738

 

Short-term investments

 

11,553

 

 

 

27,114

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,772 and $1,173 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

108,064

 

 

 

100,204

 

Income tax receivable

 

1,316

 

 

 

987

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

63,906

 

 

 

57,350

 

Total current assets

 

314,019

 

 

 

307,393

 

Property and equipment, net

 

23,447

 

 

 

26,634

 

Operating lease assets

 

52,739

 

 

 

61,418

 

Deferred taxes

 

136,958

 

 

 

134,922

 

Goodwill

 

2,388,999

 

 

 

2,380,059

 

Intangible assets, net

 

228,272

 

 

 

243,980

 

Other assets, net

 

47,015

 

 

 

45,600

 

Total assets

$

3,191,449

 

 

$

3,200,006

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

8,848

 

 

$

14,045

 

Accrued liabilities and other

 

35,219

 

 

 

68,284

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

15,013

 

 

 

15,005

 

Accrued interest payable

 

306

 

 

 

579

 

Income taxes payable

 

14,909

 

 

 

11,841

 

Current portion of deferred revenue

 

343,594

 

 

 

337,541

 

Current debt obligation

 

12,450

 

 

 

9,338

 

Total current liabilities

 

430,339

 

 

 

456,633

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

41,992

 

 

 

38,945

 

Non-current deferred taxes

 

10,488

 

 

 

8,582

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities

 

55,968

 

 

 

59,235

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

74,586

 

 

 

74,193

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

1,192,276

 

 

 

1,192,765

 

Total liabilities

 

1,805,649

 

 

 

1,830,353

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value: 1,000,000,000 shares authorized and 163,666,768 and 161,928,532 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

164

 

 

 

162

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,638,670

 

 

 

2,627,370

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(37,648

)

 

 

(48,114

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(1,215,386

)

 

 

(1,209,765

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,385,800

 

 

 

1,369,653

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

3,191,449

 

 

$

3,200,006

 

SolarWinds Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share information)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

Subscription

$

54,357

 

 

$

38,747

 

Maintenance

 

114,478

 

 

 

115,495

 

Total recurring revenue

 

168,835

 

 

 

154,242

 

License

 

17,141

 

 

 

22,626

 

Total revenue

 

185,976

 

 

 

176,868

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

Cost of recurring revenue

 

18,394

 

 

 

17,831

 

Amortization of acquired technologies

 

3,436

 

 

 

17,227

 

Total cost of revenue

 

21,830

 

 

 

35,058

 

Gross profit

 

164,146

 

 

 

141,810

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

65,916

 

 

 

61,044

 

Research and development

 

23,791

 

 

 

23,422

 

General and administrative

 

25,601

 

 

 

32,664

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

13,005

 

 

 

13,239

 

Total operating expenses

 

128,313

 

 

 

130,369

 

Operating income

 

35,833

 

 

 

11,441

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(28,581

)

 

 

(16,087

)

Other expense, net

 

(89

)

 

 

(169

)

Total other expense

 

(28,670

)

 

 

(16,256

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

7,163

 

 

 

(4,815

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

12,784

 

 

 

(156

)

Net loss

$

(5,621

)

 

$

(4,659

)

Net loss available to common stockholders

$

(5,621

)

 

$

(4,659

)

Net loss available to common stockholders per share:

 

 

 

Basic loss per share

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.03

)

Diluted loss per share

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.03

)

Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss available to common stockholders per share:

 

 

 

Shares used in computation of basic loss per share

 

162,773

 

 

 

159,847

 

Shares used in computation of diluted loss per share

 

162,773

 

 

 

159,847

 

SolarWinds Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(5,621

)

 

$

(4,659

)

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

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

22,018

 

 

 

33,928

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

594

 

 

 

297

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

16,234

 

 

 

15,269

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

2,666

 

 

 

2,258

 

Deferred taxes

 

1,906

 

 

 

(6,392

)

Loss on foreign currency exchange rates

 

184

 

 

 

280

 

Other non-cash expenses

 

5,920

 

 

 

211

 

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

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(7,930

)

 

 

(3,332

)

Income taxes receivable

 

(312

)

 

 

(243

)

Prepaid and other assets

 

(6,339

)

 

 

8,073

 

Accounts payable

 

(5,205

)

 

 

(138

)

Accrued liabilities and other

 

(33,587

)

 

 

(8,482

)

Accrued interest payable

 

(273

)

 

 

18

 

Income taxes payable

 

3,485

 

 

 

(822

)

Deferred revenue

 

7,059

 

 

 

3,876

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

116

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

799

 

 

 

40,258

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

Maturities of investments

 

15,035

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(342

)

 

 

(1,180

)

Purchases of intangible assets

 

(3,138

)

 

 

(3,120

)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

(6,500

)

Other investing activities

 

564

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

12,119

 

 

 

(10,800

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

 

1,711

 

 

 

1,753

 

Repurchase of common stock and incentive restricted stock

 

(6,991

)

 

 

(6,419

)

Exercise of stock options

 

8

 

 

 

12

 

Repayments of borrowings from credit agreement

 

 

 

 

(4,975

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(5,272

)

 

 

(9,629

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(204

)

 

 

(727

)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

7,442

 

 

 

19,102

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

121,738

 

 

 

732,116

 

End of period

$

129,180

 

 

$

751,218

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$

26,740

 

 

$

13,907

 

Cash paid for income taxes

$

6,566

 

 

$

6,259

 

SolarWinds Corporation

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands,

except margin data)

GAAP cost of revenue

$

21,830

 

 

$

35,058

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

(519

)

 

 

(519

)

Amortization of acquired technologies

 

(3,436

)

 

 

(17,227

)

Restructuring costs

 

(377

)

 

 

 

Cyber Incident costs

 

 

 

 

(156

)

Non-GAAP cost of revenue

$

17,498

 

 

$

17,156

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP gross profit

$

164,146

 

 

$

141,810

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

519

 

 

 

519

 

Amortization of acquired technologies

 

3,436

 

 

 

17,227

 

Restructuring costs

 

377

 

 

 

 

Cyber Incident costs

 

 

 

 

156

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

168,478

 

 

$

159,712

 

GAAP gross margin

 

88.3

%

 

 

80.2

%

Non-GAAP gross margin

 

90.6

%

 

 

90.3

%

 

 

 

 

GAAP sales and marketing expense

$

65,916

 

 

$

61,044

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

(5,536

)

 

 

(5,515

)

Restructuring costs

 

(2,574

)

 

 

(163

)

Cyber Incident costs

 

 

 

 

(68

)

Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense

$

57,806

 

 

$

55,298

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP research and development expense

$

23,791

 

 

$

23,422

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

(3,012

)

 

 

(2,624

)

Restructuring costs

 

(240

)

 

 

 

Cyber Incident costs

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Non-GAAP research and development expense

$

20,539

 

 

$

20,796

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP general and administrative expense

$

25,601

 

 

$

32,664

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

(8,090

)

 

 

(7,279

)

Acquisition and other costs

 

(55

)

 

 

(168

)

Restructuring costs

 

(7,768

)

 

 

(1,260

)

Cyber Incident costs, net

 

7,770

 

 

 

(5,490

)

Non-GAAP general and administrative expense

$

17,458

 

 

$

18,467

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating expenses

$

128,313

 

 

$

130,369

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

(16,638

)

 

 

(15,418

)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

(13,005

)

 

 

(13,239

)

Acquisition and other costs

 

(55

)

 

 

(168

)

Restructuring costs

 

(10,582

)

 

 

(1,423

)

Cyber Incident costs, net

 

7,770

 

 

 

(5,560

)

Non-GAAP operating expenses

$

95,803

 

 

$

94,561

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating income

$

35,833

 

 

$

11,441

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

17,157

 

 

 

15,937

 

Amortization of acquired technologies

 

3,436

 

 

 

17,227

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

13,005

 

 

 

13,239

 

Acquisition and other costs

 

55

 

 

 

168

 

Restructuring costs

 

10,959

 

 

 

1,423

 

Cyber Incident costs, net

 

(7,770

)

 

 

5,716

 

Non-GAAP operating income

$

72,675

 

 

$

65,151

 

GAAP operating margin

 

19.3

%

 

 

6.5

%

Non-GAAP operating margin

 

39.1

%

 

 

36.8

%

 

 

 

 

GAAP net loss

$

(5,621

)

 

$

(4,659

)

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

17,157

 

 

 

15,937

 

Amortization of acquired technologies

 

3,436

 

 

 

17,227

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

13,005

 

 

 

13,239

 

Acquisition and other costs

 

55

 

 

 

168

 

Restructuring costs

 

10,959

 

 

 

1,387

 

Cyber Incident costs, net

 

(7,770

)

 

 

5,716

 

Tax benefits associated with above adjustments

 

1,662

 

 

 

(11,447

)

Non-GAAP net income

$

32,883

 

 

$

37,568

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP diluted loss per share

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.03

)

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.24

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands,
except margin data)

Net loss

$

(5,621

)

 

$

(4,659

)

Amortization and depreciation

 

20,931

 

 

 

33,928

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

12,784

 

 

 

(156

)

Interest expense, net

 

28,581

 

 

 

16,087

 

Unrealized foreign currency losses

 

184

 

 

 

280

 

Acquisition and other costs

 

55

 

 

 

168

 

Debt-related costs

 

105

 

 

 

102

 

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer-paid payroll taxes

 

17,157

 

 

 

15,937

 

Restructuring costs(1)

 

10,959

 

 

 

1,387

 

Cyber Incident costs, net

 

(7,770

)

 

 

5,716

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

77,365

 

 

$

68,790

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

41.6

%

 

 

38.9

%

______________
(1)

Restructuring costs for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $6.8 million of non-cash lease impairment and other charges incurred in connection with the exiting of certain leased facilities.

Reconciliation of Revenue to Non-GAAP Revenue

on a Constant Currency Basis

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Growth Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

Total revenue

$

185,976

 

$

176,868

 

5.1

%

Estimated foreign currency impact(1)

 

1,778

 

 

 

1.0

 

Non-GAAP total revenue on a constant currency basis

$

187,754

 

$

176,868

 

6.2

%

______________
(1)

The estimated foreign currency impact is calculated using the average foreign currency exchange rates in the comparable prior year monthly periods and applying those rates to foreign-denominated revenue in the corresponding monthly periods in the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

Reconciliation of Unlevered Free Cash Flow

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

799

 

 

$

40,258

 

Capital expenditures(1)

 

(3,480

)

 

 

(4,300

)

Free cash flow

 

(2,681

)

 

 

35,958

 

Cash paid for interest and other debt related items

 

26,129

 

 

 

13,912

 

Cash paid for acquisition and other costs, restructuring costs, Cyber Incident costs, net(2), employer-paid payroll taxes on stock awards and other one-time items

 

24,463

 

 

 

8,770

 

Unlevered free cash flow (excluding forfeited tax shield)

 

47,911

 

 

 

58,640

 

Forfeited tax shield related to interest payments(3)

 

(6,952

)

 

 

(3,407

)

Unlevered free cash flow

$

40,959

 

 

$

55,233

 

______________
(1)

Includes purchases of property and equipment and purchases of intangible assets.

(2)

Includes the $26 million consolidated putative class action lawsuit settlement payment made during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

(3)

Forfeited tax shield related to interest payments assumes a statutory rate of 26.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 24.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

Media:
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Goldin Solutions
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solarwinds@goldinsolutions.com

Jenne Barbour
SolarWinds
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pr@solarwinds.com

Investors:
Tim Karaca
SolarWinds
+1-512-498-6739
ir@solarwinds.com

Source: SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC.