Annual recurring revenues grew 17% year-over-year
SaaS ARR as a percentage of total ARR was approximately 23%
Year-to-date cash from operations generated
Year-to-date free cash flow generated
Financial Summary for the Fourth Quarter Ended
- Total revenues were
$154.1 million , compared with$142.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. - Subscription revenues were
$129.2 million , compared with$116.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. - Maintenance and services revenues were
$24.9 million , compared with$25.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. - GAAP operating loss was
($5.2) million , compared to GAAP operating loss of($10.0) million in the fourth quarter of 2022. - Non-GAAP operating income was
$27.2 million , compared to non-GAAP operating income of$26.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Financial Summary for the Year Ended
- Total revenues were
$499.2 million , compared with$473.6 million in 2022. - Subscription revenues were
$400.9 million , compared with$366.1 million in 2022. - Maintenance and services revenues were
$98.3 million , compared with$107.5 million in 2022. - GAAP operating loss was
($117.2) million , compared to GAAP operating loss of($121.2) million in 2022. - Non-GAAP operating income was
$28.7 million , compared to non-GAAP operating income of$29.5 million in 2022.
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of GAAP operating income (loss) to non-GAAP operating income (loss) and GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP net income (loss) for the three and twelve months ended
Key Performance Indicators and Recent Business Highlights
- Annual recurring revenues, or ARR, were
$543.0 million as of the end of the fourth quarter, up 17% year-over-year. - As of
December 31, 2023 , the Company had$744.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and marketable securities. - During the twelve months ended
December 31, 2023 , the Company generated$59.4 million of cash from operations, compared to$11.9 million generated in the prior year period. - During the twelve months ended
December 31, 2023 , the Company generated$54.3 million of free cash flow, compared to$0.5 million generated in the prior year period. - Expanded Microsoft Exchange Online protection to prevent sensitive email exposure.
- Added Generative AI capabilities to Varonis Data Security Platform with introduction of Athena AI.
- Launched Varonis Data Security Platform on Salesforce AppExchange.
- Announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to help companies safely harness the power of AI with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
- Expanded our SaaS offering with coverage for Snowflake, which allows customers to continuously discover and classify critical data, remove exposures, and detect threats to Snowflake data warehouses and databases.
- Announced universal data classification support for databases, which allows customers to centralize data classification efforts under a single platform.
- Introduced Varonis MDDR, the industry’s first data-centric managed detection and response service with 24x7x365 coverage, further enabling customers to achieve effortless security outcomes.
An explanation of ARR is included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators." In addition, the tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to non-GAAP free cash flow. An explanation of this measure is also included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators."
Financial Outlook
For the first quarter of 2024, the Company expects:
- Revenues of
$111.0 million to$115.0 million , or year-over-year growth of 3% to 7%. - Non-GAAP operating loss of
($15.0) million to($13.0) million . - Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share in the range of (
$0.10 ) to ($0.09 ), based on 110.1 million basic and diluted shares outstanding.
For full year 2024, the Company expects:
- ARR of
$617.0 million to$625.0 million , or year-over-year growth of 14% to 15%. - Free cash flow of
$70.0 million to$75.0 million . - Revenues of
$536.0 million to$546.0 million , or year-over-year growth of 7% to 9%. - Non-GAAP operating income of
$7.5 million to$12.5 million . - Non-GAAP net income per diluted share in the range of
$0.11 to$0.13 , based on 127.7 million diluted shares outstanding.
Actual results may differ materially from the Company’s Financial Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described below under “Forward-Looking Statements”.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) is calculated as operating income (loss) excluding (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation, and (iii) amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related expenses.
Non-GAAP net income (loss) is calculated as net income (loss) excluding (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation, (iii) amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related expenses, (iv) foreign exchange gains (losses) which include exchange rate differences on lease contracts as a result of the implementation of ASC 842 and (v) amortization of debt issuance costs.
The Company believes that the exclusion of these expenses provides a more meaningful comparison of our operational performance from period to period and offers investors and management greater visibility to the underlying performance of our business. Specifically:
- Stock-based compensation expenses utilize varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and a variety of equity instruments that can impact a company's non-cash expenses;
- Payroll taxes are tied to the exercise or vesting of underlying equity awards and the price of our common stock at the time of vesting or exercise, factors which may vary from period to period;
- Acquired intangible assets are valued at the time of acquisition and are amortized over an estimated useful life after the acquisition, and acquisition-related expenses are unrelated to current operations and neither are comparable to the prior period nor predictive of future results;
- The Company incurs foreign exchange gains or losses from the revaluation of its significant operating lease liabilities in foreign currencies as well as other assets and liabilities denominated in non-
U.S. dollars, which may vary from period to period; and - Amortization of debt issuance costs, which relate to the Company’s convertible senior notes issued in 2020, is a non-cash item.
Free cash flow is calculated as net cash provided by or used in operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. We believe that free cash flow is a useful indicator of liquidity that provides information to management and investors about the amount of cash provided by or used in our operations that, after the investments in property and equipment, can be used for strategic initiatives.
Each of our non-GAAP financial measures is an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating our own operating results over different periods of time. The non-GAAP financial measures do not represent our financial performance under
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 GAAP.
A reconciliation for non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) referred to in our “Financial Outlook” is not provided because, as forward-looking statements, such reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort due to the high variability, complexity, and difficulty of estimating certain items such as charges to stock-based compensation expense and currency fluctuations which could have an impact on our consolidated results. The Company believes the information provided is useful to investors because it can be considered in the context of the Company’s historical disclosures of this measure.
ARR is a key performance indicator defined as the annualized value of active term-based subscription license contracts, SaaS contracts, and maintenance contracts in effect at the end of that period. Subscription license contracts, SaaS contracts, and maintenance contracts are annualized by dividing the total contract value by the number of days in the term and multiplying the result by 365. The annualized value of contracts is a legal and contractual determination made by assessing the contractual terms with our customers. The annualized value of maintenance contracts is not determined by reference to historical revenues, deferred revenues or any other GAAP financial measure over any period. ARR is not a forecast of future revenues, which can be impacted by contract start and end dates and renewal rates.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains, and statements made during the above referenced conference call will contain, "forward-looking" statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including regarding the Company's growth rate and its expectations regarding future revenues, operating income or loss or earnings or loss per share. These statements are not guarantees of future performance but are based on management's expectations as of the date of this press release and assumptions that are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. 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. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include the following: the impact of potential information technology, cybersecurity or data security breaches; risks associated with anticipated growth in Varonis’ addressable market; general economic and industry conditions, such as foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and expenditure trends for data and cybersecurity solutions; Varonis’ ability to predict the timing and rate of subscription renewals and their impact on the Company’s future revenues and operating results; risks associated with international operations; the impact of global conflicts on the budgets of our clients and on economic conditions generally; competitive factors, including increased sales cycle time, changes in the competitive environment, pricing changes and increased competition; the risk that
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except for share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
Subscriptions | $ | 129,164 | $ | 116,727 | $ | 400,907 | $ | 366,144 | |||||||
Maintenance and services | 24,935 | 25,890 | 98,253 | 107,490 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 154,099 | 142,617 | 499,160 | 473,634 | |||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 19,347 | 17,030 | 71,751 | 69,836 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 134,752 | 125,587 | 427,409 | 403,798 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Research and development | 48,144 | 45,018 | 183,838 | 177,881 | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 70,569 | 71,779 | 277,893 | 275,090 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 21,283 | 18,783 | 82,901 | 72,055 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 139,996 | 135,580 | 544,632 | 525,026 | |||||||||||
Operating loss | (5,244 | ) | (9,993 | ) | (117,223 | ) | (121,228 | ) | |||||||
Financial income, net | 5,433 | 4,270 | 30,305 | 10,413 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 189 | (5,723 | ) | (86,918 | ) | (110,815 | ) | ||||||||
Income taxes | (1,087 | ) | (5,025 | ) | (13,998 | ) | (13,703 | ) | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (898 | ) | $ | (10,748 | ) | $ | (100,916 | ) | $ | (124,518 | ) | |||
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.92 | ) | $ | (1.14 | ) | |||
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | 109,007,859 | 109,214,698 | 109,141,894 | 109,281,368 |
Stock-based compensation expense for the three and twelve months ended | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||
Cost of revenues | $ | 1,275 | $ | 2,236 | $ | 7,221 | $ | 10,720 | |||
Research and development | 11,199 | 12,243 | 48,679 | 50,971 | |||||||
Sales and marketing | 10,186 | 12,573 | 48,047 | 51,793 | |||||||
General and administrative | 8,983 | 7,754 | 35,872 | 29,378 | |||||||
$ | 31,643 | $ | 34,806 | $ | 139,819 | $ | 142,862 |
Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation for the three and twelve months ended | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||
Cost of revenues | $ | 20 | $ | 61 | $ | 405 | $ | 595 | |||
Research and development | 133 | 40 | 365 | 180 | |||||||
Sales and marketing | 152 | 188 | 1,972 | 2,661 | |||||||
General and administrative | 32 | 23 | 518 | 704 | |||||||
$ | 337 | $ | 312 | $ | 3,260 | $ | 4,140 |
Amortization of acquired intangibles and acquisition-related expenses for the three and twelve months ended | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||
Cost of revenues | $ | 381 | $ | 381 | $ | 1,525 | $ | 1,525 | |||
Research and development | 128 | 467 | 1,363 | 2,235 | |||||||
Sales and marketing | — | — | — | — | |||||||
General and administrative | — | — | — | — | |||||||
$ | 509 | $ | 848 | $ | 2,888 | $ | 3,760 |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Unaudited | |||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 230,740 | $ | 367,800 | |||
Marketable securities | 253,175 | 236,338 | |||||
Short-term deposits | 49,800 | 128,350 | |||||
Trade receivables, net | 169,116 | 135,979 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 64,326 | 37,190 | |||||
Total current assets | 767,157 | 905,657 | |||||
Long-term assets: | |||||||
Long-term marketable securities | 211,063 | — | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 51,838 | 56,772 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 33,964 | 39,043 | |||||
Intangible assets, net | 1,263 | 2,788 | |||||
23,135 | 23,135 | ||||||
Other assets | 15,490 | 16,337 | |||||
Total long-term assets | 336,753 | 138,075 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,103,910 | $ | 1,043,732 | |||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Trade payables | $ | 672 | $ | 2,962 | |||
Accrued expenses and other short-term liabilities | 125,057 | 115,231 | |||||
Deferred revenues | 181,049 | 110,550 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 306,778 | 228,743 | |||||
Long-term liabilities: | |||||||
Convertible senior notes, net | 250,477 | 248,963 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities | 51,313 | 57,627 | |||||
Deferred revenues | 886 | 1,503 | |||||
Other liabilities | 4,808 | 4,771 | |||||
Total long-term liabilities | 307,484 | 312,864 | |||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Share capital | |||||||
Common stock | 109 | 108 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (8,649 | ) | (9,557 | ) | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,142,578 | 1,055,048 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (644,390 | ) | (543,474 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 489,648 | 502,125 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,103,910 | $ | 1,043,732 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
Twelve Months Ended | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Unaudited | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (100,916 | ) | $ | (124,518 | ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 11,703 | 12,176 | |||||
Stock-based compensation | 139,819 | 142,862 | |||||
Amortization of deferred commissions | 21,531 | 22,264 | |||||
Noncash operating lease costs | 9,468 | 9,305 | |||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1,514 | 1,486 | |||||
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on marketable securities | (9,354 | ) | (344 | ) | |||
Gain from sale of property and equipment | — | (21 | ) | ||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Trade receivables | (33,137 | ) | (18,800 | ) | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (21,459 | ) | (6,161 | ) | |||
Deferred commissions | (21,964 | ) | (22,033 | ) | |||
Other long-term assets | (577 | ) | 502 | ||||
Trade payables | (2,290 | ) | (2,362 | ) | |||
Accrued expenses and other short-term liabilities | (5,278 | ) | (9,115 | ) | |||
Deferred revenues | 69,882 | 5,266 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 474 | 1,364 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 59,416 | 11,871 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities | 301,350 | 41,600 | |||||
Investment in marketable securities | (517,948 | ) | (277,871 | ) | |||
Proceeds from short-term and long-term deposits | 214,444 | 15,961 | |||||
Investment in short-term and long-term deposits | (135,823 | ) | (142,566 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | — | 21 | |||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (5,099 | ) | (11,396 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (143,076 | ) | (374,251 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
Proceeds from employee stock plans | 11,537 | 11,940 | |||||
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | (21,415 | ) | (31,077 | ) | |||
Repurchase of common stock | (43,522 | ) | (56,444 | ) | |||
Net cash used in financing activities | (53,400 | ) | (75,581 | ) | |||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (137,060 | ) | (437,961 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 367,800 | 805,761 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 230,740 | $ | 367,800 |
Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to non-GAAP | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||||||
Reconciliation to non-GAAP operating income: | |||||||||||||||
GAAP operating loss | $ | (5,244 | ) | $ | (9,993 | ) | $ | (117,223 | ) | $ | (121,228 | ) | |||
Add back: | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 31,643 | 34,806 | 139,819 | 142,862 | |||||||||||
Payroll tax expenses related to stock-based compensation | 337 | 312 | 3,260 | 4,140 | |||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related expenses | 509 | 848 | 2,888 | 3,760 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 27,245 | $ | 25,973 | $ | 28,744 | $ | 29,534 | |||||||
Reconciliation to non-GAAP net income: | |||||||||||||||
GAAP net loss | $ | (898 | ) | $ | (10,748 | ) | $ | (100,916 | ) | $ | (124,518 | ) | |||
Add back: | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 31,643 | 34,806 | 139,819 | 142,862 | |||||||||||
Payroll tax expenses related to stock-based compensation | 337 | 312 | 3,260 | 4,140 | |||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related expenses | 509 | 848 | 2,888 | 3,760 | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange rate differences, net | 2,290 | 532 | (916 | ) | (5,147 | ) | |||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 381 | 374 | 1,514 | 1,486 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 34,262 | $ | 26,124 | $ | 45,649 | $ | 22,583 | |||||||
GAAP weighted average number of shares used in computing net loss per share of common stock - basic and diluted | 109,007,859 | 109,214,698 | 109,141,894 | 109,281,368 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP weighted average number of shares used in computing net income per share of common stock - basic | 109,007,859 | 109,214,698 | 109,141,894 | 109,281,368 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP weighted average number of shares used in computing net income per share of common stock - diluted | 126,061,869 | 126,010,187 | 126,585,777 | 126,247,041 | |||||||||||
GAAP net loss per share of common stock - basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.92 | ) | $ | (1.14 | ) | |||
Non-GAAP net income per share of common stock - basic | $ | 0.31 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.21 | |||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share of common stock - diluted | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.18 |
Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to non-GAAP | |||||||
(in millions) | |||||||
Twelve Months Ended | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Unaudited | |||||||
Reconciliation to non-GAAP free cash flow: | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 59.4 | $ | 11.9 | |||
Purchases of property and equipment | (5.1 | ) | (11.4 | ) | |||
Free cash flow | $ | 54.3 | $ | 0.5 |
Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to non-GAAP | |||||||
(in millions) | |||||||
Twelve Months Ended | |||||||
Low | High | ||||||
Reconciliation to non-GAAP free cash flow: | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 77.0 | $ | 84.0 | |||
Purchases of property and equipment | (7.0 | ) | (9.0 | ) | |||
Free cash flow | $ | 70.0 | $ | 75.0 |
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