CyberArk Announces First Quarter 2023 Results

Subscription Portion of Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $403 million; Growth of 84% Year-over-Year
Total ARR of $604 million; Growth of 42% Year-over-Year
Subscription Revenue of $92.7 million for the Quarter; Growth of 78% Year-Over-Year
Total Revenue of $161.7 million for the Quarter; Growth Accelerates to 27% Year-Over-Year
Company Raises Full Year ARR Guidance to a Range of $735 million to $745 million from $730 million to $740 million

Newton, Mass. and Petach Tikva, Israel – May 11, 2023 – CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in Identity Security, today announced the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“Our results in the first quarter demonstrate the durability of our business model and the mission criticality of our Identity Security platform,” said Matt Cohen, CyberArk’s Chief Executive Officer. “With identity-based attacks increasing in frequency and severity, CISOs are prioritizing our solutions even in today’s uncertain macro-economic environment. Demand for our SaaS solutions remains strong, resulting in our subscription bookings mix reaching an all-time high of 95 percent, higher than our guidance framework. While the bookings mix lowered our recognized revenue, it also drove strong 84 percent growth in Subscription ARR to $403 million and 42 percent growth in total ARR to $604 million. Given our results in the first quarter and resiliency in demand for our solutions, we are well positioned to deliver strong long-term growth, profitability and cash flow.”

Financial Summary for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2023

• Subscription revenue was $92.7 million in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 78 percent from $51.9 million in the first quarter of 2022.
• Maintenance and professional services revenue was $65.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $65.1 million in the first quarter of 2022.
• Perpetual license revenue was $3.9 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2022.
• Total revenue was $161.7 million in the first quarter of 2023, up 27 percent from $127.6 million in the first quarter of 2022.
• GAAP operating loss was $(46.1) million and non-GAAP operating loss was $(12.6) million in the first quarter of 2023.
• GAAP net loss was $(35.0) million, or $(0.85) per basic and diluted share, in the first quarter of 2023. Non-GAAP net loss was $(6.9) million, or $(0.17) per basic and diluted share, in the first quarter of 2023.

Balance Sheet and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

• As of March 31, 2023, CyberArk had $1.2 billion in cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, and short-term deposits.
• During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company generated $5.8 million in net cash provided by operating activities.
• As of March 31, 2023, total deferred revenue was $415.8 million, a 20 percent increase from $345.2 million at March 31, 2022.

Key Business Highlights

• Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) was $604 million, an increase of 42 percent from $427 million at March 31, 2022.
  • The Subscription portion of ARR was $403 million, or 67 percent of total ARR at March 31, 2023. This represents an increase of 84 percent from $219 million, or 51 percent of total ARR, at March 31, 2022.
  • The Maintenance portion of ARR was $202 million at March 31, 2023, compared to $208 million at March 31, 2022.
• Recurring revenue in the first quarter was $145.9 million, an increase of 37 percent from $106.9 million for the first quarter of 2022.

Recent Developments

• CyberArk Achieved SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3 Certifications for its Identity Security Platform
• CyberArk was named an Overall Leader in Privileged Access Management by KuppingerCole
• CyberArk Announced Enhanced Functionality for its Workforce Password Management solution

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of May 11, 2023, CyberArk is issuing guidance for the second quarter and full year 2023 as indicated below.

Second Quarter 2023:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $170.0 million and $175.0 million, representing growth of 19 percent to 23 percent compared to the second quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP operating loss is expected to be in the range of $(10.5) million to $(6.5) million.
• Non-GAAP net loss per share is expected to be in the range of $(0.19) to $(0.09) per basic and diluted share.
  • Assumes 41.7 million weighted average basic and diluted shares.

Full Year 2023:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $724.0 million to $736.0 million, representing growth of 22 percent to 24 percent compared to the full year 2022.
• Non-GAAP operating income/(loss) is expected to be in the range of $(5.0) million to $5.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net income per share is expected to be in the range of $0.16 to $0.38 per diluted share.
  • Assumes 46.3 million weighted average diluted shares
• ARR as of December 31, 2023 is expected to be in the range of $735 million to $745 million, representing growth of 29 percent to 31 percent from December 31, 2022.

 

Conference Call Information

In conjunction with this announcement, CyberArk will host a conference call on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the Company’s first quarter financial results and its business outlook. To access this call, dial +1 (888) 330-2455 (U.S.) or +1 (240) 789-2717 (international). The conference ID is 6515982. Additionally, a live webcast of the conference call will be available via the “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website at www.cyberark.com.

Following the conference call, a replay will be available for one week at +1 (800) 770-2030 (U.S.) or +1 (647) 362-9199 (international). The replay pass code is 6515982. An archived webcast of the conference call will also be available in the “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website at www.cyberark.com.

About CyberArk
CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) is the global leader in Identity Security. Centered on privileged access management, CyberArk provides the most comprehensive security offering for any identity – human or machine – across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud workloads and throughout the DevOps lifecycle. The world’s leading organizations trust CyberArk to help secure their most critical assets. To learn more about CyberArk, visit https://www.cyberark.com, read the CyberArk blogs or follow on Twitter via @CyberArk, LinkedIn or Facebook.

Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)

• Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) is defined as the annualized value of active SaaS, subscription or term-based license and maintenance contracts related to perpetual licenses in effect at the end of the reported period.

Subscription Portion of Annual Recurring Revenue

• Subscription portion of ARR is defined as the annualized value of active SaaS and subscription or term-based license contracts in effect at the end of the reported period. The subscription portion of ARR excludes maintenance contracts related to perpetual licenses.

Maintenance Portion of Annual Recurring Revenue

• Maintenance portion of ARR is defined as the annualized value of active maintenance contracts related to perpetual licenses. The Maintenance portion of ARR excludes SaaS and subscription or term-based license contracts in effect at the end of the reported period.

Recurring Revenue

• Recurring Revenue is defined as revenue derived from SaaS and subscription or term-based license contracts, and maintenance contracts related to perpetual licenses during the reported period.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

CyberArk believes that the use of non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP net loss and free cash flow is helpful to our investors. These financial measures are not measures of the Company’s financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to gross profit, operating loss, net loss or net cash provided by operating activities or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

• Non-GAAP gross profit is calculated as GAAP gross profit excluding share-based compensation expense, and amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions.
• Non-GAAP operating expense is calculated as GAAP operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses and amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions.
• Non-GAAP operating loss is calculated as GAAP operating loss excluding share-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses and amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions.
• Non-GAAP net loss is calculated as GAAP net loss excluding share-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, and the tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments.
• Free cash flow is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities less purchase of property and equipment.

The Company believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that are adjusted by, as applicable, share-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance cost, the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments and purchase of property and equipment allows for more meaningful comparisons of its period to period operating results. Share-based compensation expense has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in the Company’s business and an important part of the compensation provided to its employees. Share based compensation expense has varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and a variety of equity instruments that can impact a company’s non-cash expense. The Company believes that expenses related to its acquisitions, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, and non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs do not reflect the performance of its core business and impact period-to-period comparability. The Company believes free cash flow is a liquidity measure that, after the purchase of property and equipment, provides useful information about the amount of cash generated by the business.

Non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in the Company’s industry, as other companies in the industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring, unusual items. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures as they exclude expenses that may have a material impact on the Company’s reported financial results. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. CyberArk urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures included below, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate its business.

Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes, as applicable, share-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability and significance of, the amounts of share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, and the non-recurring expenses that are excluded from the guidance. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures for future periods is not available without unreasonable effort.

 

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of CyberArk’s (the “Company”) management. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Such statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: changes to the drivers of the Company’s growth and its ability to adapt its solutions to IT security market demands; fluctuation in the Company’s results due to sales cycles and multiple pricing and delivery models; the Company’s ability to sell into existing and new customers and industry verticals; an increase in competition within the Privileged Access Management and Identity Security markets; unanticipated product vulnerabilities or cybersecurity breaches of the Company’s, or the Company’s customers’ or partners’ systems; complications or risks in connection with the Company’s subscription model, including uncertainty regarding renewals from its existing customer base, and retaining sufficient subscription or maintenance and support service renewal rates; risks related to compliance with privacy and data protection laws and regulations; risks regarding potential negative economic conditions in the global economy or certain regions, including conditions resulting from financial and credit market fluctuations, rising interest rates, bank failures, inflation, and the potential for regional or global recessions; the Company’s ability to hire, train, retain and motivate qualified personnel; reliance on third-party cloud providers for the Company’s operations and SaaS solutions; the Company’s history of incurring net losses and its ability to achieve profitability in the future; risks related to the Company’s ongoing transition to a new Chief Executive Officer; the Company’s ability to find, complete, fully integrate or achieve the expected benefits of strategic acquisitions; the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting effect on the demand for the Company’s solutions and on its expected revenue growth rates and costs; the Company’s ability to expand its sales and marketing efforts and expand its channel partnerships across existing and new geographies; risks related to sales made to government entities; regulatory and geopolitical risks associated with global sales and operations (including the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine) and changes in regulatory requirements or fluctuations in currency exchange rates; the ability of the Company’s products to help customers achieve and maintain compliance with government regulations or industry standards; risks related to intellectual property claims or the Company’s ability to protect its proprietary technology and intellectual property rights; and other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.