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MobileIron Announces Strong Third Quarter 2018 Results

MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL), the secure foundation for modern work, today announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Third Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue was $49.3 million, up 8% year-over-year.
  • Recurring revenue was $39.7 million, up 19% year-over-year.
  • Billings were $57.2 million, up 14% year-over-year.
  • GAAP net loss per share was $0.07; non-GAAP net income per share was $0.02.
  • Cash generated in operating activities was $860 thousand.

“Our third quarter financial results demonstrate the significant progress we are making in the business. We have increased our revenue and billings growth rate each quarter this year as our sales execution improves and our new products gain traction with customers. Combining strong momentum in the market with continued fiscal discipline allowed us to deliver record revenue and profit in Q3 and add more than $20 million in cash and equivalents to the balance sheet over the last year,” said Simon Biddiscombe, CEO, MobileIron. “Our proven products continue to garner accolades from leading industry analyst firms and we have once again been named a Leader by IDC. Integrating our UEM platform with Threat Defense and Cloud Access has cemented our status as a preferred solution for leading global companies looking to navigate the increasingly challenging mobile security landscape.”

Financial Outlook

The company is providing the following outlook for its fourth quarter 2018 (ending December 31, 2018):

  • Revenue is expected to be between $53 million and $56 million, growth of 8% to 14% year-over-year.
  • Billings are expected to be between $64 million and $67 million, growth of 6% to 11% year-over-year.
  • Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 85%.
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $43 million.

Share Repurchase

The company announced a share repurchase authorization for up to $25 million. The program will run over 2 years and be funded using the company's cash on hand and cash generated from operations.

Any repurchases would be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, and may be made from time to time or in one or more larger repurchases. The program will be conducted in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 10b-18 and applicable legal requirements. The amount and timing of any repurchases made under the repurchase program will depend on a variety of factors, including available liquidity, cash flow and market conditions.

Business Highlights

Milestones and Recognition

Platform

  • Released new versions of MobileIron Cloud, Access, AppConnect, Docs@Work, Derived Credentials (PIV-D), Email+, Tunnel, and Web@Work.

All forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures contained in this section exclude estimates for stock-based compensation expenses. While a reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis, the company has provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the financial statement tables included in this press release for its three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2018.

Conference Call and Webcast

MobileIron will report final results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 after the close of the market and host a conference call and live webcast at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (4:30 p.m. EDT) to discuss the company's financial results and business highlights. Interested parties may access the call by dialing 1-855-327-6837 in the U.S. or 1-631-891-4304 from international locations. The live webcast will be available on the MobileIron Investor Relations website at http://investors.mobileiron.com. A replay will be available through the same link.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements regarding MobileIron's revenue, operating expenses, cost structure, GAAP and non-GAAP financial metrics, projected financial results, and trends in MobileIron's business and statements relating to the timing and extent of any stock repurchases. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including, but not limited to, our limited operating history, quarterly fluctuations in our operating results, one-time expenses, including restructuring charges, seasonality, our need to develop new solutions and enhancements to compete in rapidly evolving markets, product defects, strength of intellectual property portfolio, customer adoption, competitive pressures, billings type mix shift, our ability to scale, our ability to recruit and retain key personnel, and the quality of our support services.

Additional information on potential factors that could affect MobileIron's financial results is included in our SEC filings, including our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time. MobileIron does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

Disclosure Information

MobileIron uses the investor relations section on its website as the means of complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, we recommend that investors should monitor MobileIron’s investor relations website in addition to following MobileIron’s press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts.

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About MobileIron

MobileIron provides the secure foundation for modern work. For more information, please visit www.mobileiron.com.

"MobileIron" is a registered trademark of MobileIron, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Trade names, trademarks, and service marks of other companies that are used in this press release belong to their respective owners.

Financial Results

MOBILEIRON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2017September 30, 2018
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1) $ 85,833 $ 99,191
Short-term investments (1) 6,797 3,096
Accounts receivable - net 50,629 49,851
Deferred commissions - current 9,285 7,595
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,510 8,264
Total current assets 158,054 167,997
Property and equipment - net 8,812 7,481
Deferred commissions - noncurrent 9,123 9,396
Goodwill 5,475 5,475
Other assets 2,976 4,622
Total assets $ 184,440 $ 194,971

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 1,369 $ 1,623
Accrued expenses 25,070 23,707
Unearned revenue - current 55,105 65,220
Customer arrangements with termination rights 19,546 16,506
Total current liabilities 101,090 107,056
Unearned revenue - noncurrent 21,917 27,754
Other long-term liabilities 1,881 1,664
Total liabilities 124,888 136,474
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock 10 11
Additional paid-in capital 420,525 455,344
Accumulated deficit (360,983 ) (396,858 )
Total stockholders’ equity 59,552 58,497
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 184,440 $ 194,971
(1) Total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 92,630 $ 102,287
MOBILEIRON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2018
(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2018
Revenue:
License $ 16,531 $ 15,006
Cloud services 9,539 13,199
Software support and services 19,437 21,046
Total revenue 45,507 49,251
Cost of revenue:
License (2) 708 529
Cloud services (1) 2,318 3,331
Software support and services (1) 4,681 4,613
Restructuring expense 311 -
Total cost of revenue 8,018 8,473
Gross profit 37,489 40,778
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1) 19,581 18,465
Sales and marketing (1) 23,920 22,867

General and administrative (1)

7,210 6,806
Restructuring expense 489 -
Total operating expenses 51,200 48,138
Operating loss (13,711 ) (7,360 )
Other income (expense) - net 188 181
Loss before income taxes (13,523 ) (7,179 )
Income tax expense 358 319
Net loss $ (13,881 ) $ (7,498 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (0.15 ) $ (0.07 )
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted 95,024 104,032
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of revenue
License $ - $ -
Cloud services 225 423
Software support and services 707 800
Research and development 3,914 3,670
Sales and marketing 2,258 2,653
General and administrative 1,974 1,834
$ 9,078 $ 9,380
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets as follows:
Cost of revenue
Perpetual license $ 137 $ -
$ 137 $ -
MOBILEIRON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2018
(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2018
Revenue:
License $ 45,729 $ 41,327
Cloud services 28,111 36,181
Software support and services 56,855 61,561
Total revenue 130,695 139,069
Cost of revenue:
License (2) 1,689 1,475
Cloud services (1) 6,512 8,624
Software support and services (1) 14,807 14,260
Restructuring charge 311 -
Total cost of revenue 23,319 24,359
Gross profit 107,376 114,710
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1) 56,440 58,072
Sales and marketing (1) 73,728 70,869
General and administrative (1) 21,238 21,080
Litigation settlement charge 1,143 -
Restructuring charge 489 -
Total operating expenses 153,038 150,021
Operating loss (45,662 ) (35,311 )
Other income (expense) - net 701 479
Loss before income taxes (44,961 ) (34,832 )
Income tax expense 881 1,043
Net loss $ (45,842 ) $ (35,875 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (0.49 ) $ (0.35 )
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted 92,825 101,369
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of revenue
License - -
Cloud services 575 1,061
Software support and services 2,284 2,611
Research and development 11,046 11,780
Sales and marketing 6,612 7,341
General and administrative 5,732 5,700
$ 26,249 $ 28,493
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets as follows:
Cost of revenue
Perpetual license $ 445 $ 100
$ 445 $ 100
MOBILEIRON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2018
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (45,842 ) $ (35,875 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense 26,249 28,493
Depreciation 2,430 2,856
Amortization of intangible assets 445 100
Provision for doubtful accounts 97 80
Accretion of premium on investment securities (36 ) (47 )
Loss on disposal of fixed assets - 41
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (4,538 ) 698
Deferred commissions 435 1,417
Other current and noncurrent assets (936 ) (4,499 )
Accounts payable 1,241 68
Unearned revenue 7,654 15,952
Customer arrangements with termination rights 3,074 (3,041 )
Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities 2,362 852
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (7,365 ) 7,095
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment (5,046 ) (1,380 )
Maturities of investment securities 35,415 12,800
Purchases of investment securities (1,794 ) (9,053 )
Net cash provided by investing activities 28,575 2,367
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 3,590 3,281
Taxes paid for net settlement of equity awards (3,149 ) (3,942 )
Amounts withheld for net settlement of equity awards - (1,352 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 3,911 5,909
Net cash provided by financing activities 4,352 3,896
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 25,562 13,358
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 54,043 85,833
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 79,605 $ 99,191

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations

To supplement our financial results presented on a U.S. GAAP basis, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including billings, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share and free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, a litigation settlement charge, and restructuring charges.

Stock-based compensation expenses: In our non-GAAP financial measures, we have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expenses. We exclude stock-based compensation expense because it is non-cash in nature and excluding this expense provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our operational performance. In particular, because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use under FASB ASC Topic 718, we believe that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude this expense allows investors the ability to make more meaningful comparisons between MobileIron operating results and those of other companies. Stock-based compensation expenses will recur in future periods.

Amortization of intangible assets: In our non-GAAP financial measures, we have excluded the effect of the amortization of intangible assets. Amortization of intangible assets can be significantly affected by the timing and size of our acquisitions. Beginning our second quarter ended June 30, 2018, we no longer have amortizing intangible assets.

Litigation settlement charges: In our non-GAAP financial measures, we have excluded the charge for the cost of the settlement of our shareholder litigation. While it is possible that we will have material litigation-related charges in the future, we do not expect it to be a consistently recurring expense.

Restructuring charges: In our non-GAAP financial measures, we have excluded the effect of severance and other expenses related to a reduction in our workforce. Restructuring charges may recur in the future; however, the timing and amounts are difficult to predict.

Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, and non-GAAP net loss per share: We believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense, the amortization of intangible assets, the litigation settlement charge, and restructuring charges from various non-GAAP financial metrics such as gross profit, gross margin, operating income (loss), operating margin, net income (loss), and net income (loss) per share provides useful measures for management and investors. Stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, and the amortization of intangible assets have been and can continue to be inconsistent in amount from period to period. Other than in 2017, we have not historically had a material litigation-related settlement charge. While it is possible that we will have material litigation settlement charges in the future, we do not expect it to be a consistently recurring expense. We believe the inclusion of these items makes it difficult to compare periods and understand the growth and performance of our business. In addition, we evaluate our business performance and compensate management based in part on these non-GAAP measures. There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by our competitors and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. Further, stock-based compensation expense has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business and an important part of the compensation provided to our employees.

Billings and free cash flow: Our non-GAAP financial measures also include: billings, which we define as total revenue plus the change in unearned revenue plus the change in customer arrangements in termination rights minus the change in unbilled accounts receivable in a period; and free cash flow, which we define as cash provided by (used in) operating activities less the amount of property and equipment purchased. We consider billings to be a useful metric for management and investors because subscription billings and software support and services billings drive unearned revenue and customer arrangements with termination rights, which are important indicators of future revenue. There are limitations related to the use of billings. First, billings include amounts that have not yet been recognized as revenue. Changes in contract duration and the timing of large transactions, for example, may significantly impact quarterly billings, but have little impact on revenue. Second, our calculation of billings may be different from other companies that report similar financial measures. We compensate for these limitations by evaluating billings together with revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP, including recurring revenue. Management believes that information regarding free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to invest in our business and fund ongoing operations. However, our calculation of free cash flow may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and our future results. 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 only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business, and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business using certain of these non-GAAP measures.

MOBILEIRON, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2018

Non-GAAP gross profit reconciliation:

GAAP gross profit $ 37,489 $ 40,778
Stock-based compensation expenses 932 1,223
Amortization of intangible assets 137 -
Restructuring charge 311 -
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 38,869 $ 42,001

Non-GAAP gross margin reconciliation:

GAAP gross margin: GAAP gross profit over total revenue 82.4

 %

82.8

 %

GAAP to non-GAAP gross margin adjustments 3.0

 %

2.5

 %

Non-GAAP gross margin: Non-GAAP gross profit over total revenue 85.4

 %

85.3

 %

Non-GAAP operating income (loss) reconciliation:

GAAP operating loss $ (13,711 ) $ (7,360 )
Stock-based compensation expenses 9,078 9,380
Amortization of intangible assets 137 -
Restructuring charge 800 -
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) $ (3,696 ) $ 2,020

Non-GAAP operating margin reconciliation:

GAAP operating margin: GAAP operating loss over total revenue (30.1 )% (14.9 )%
GAAP to non-GAAP operating margin adjustments 22.0

 %

19.0

 %

Non-GAAP operating margin: Non-GAAP operating loss over total revenue (8.1 )% 4.1

 %

Non-GAAP net income (loss) reconciliation:

GAAP net loss $ (13,881 ) $ (7,498 )
Stock-based compensation expenses 9,078 9,380
Amortization of intangible assets 137 -
Restructuring charge 800 -
Non-GAAP net income (loss) $ (3,866 ) $ 1,882
MOBILEIRON, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2018

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share reconciliation:

GAAP net loss per share $ (0.15 ) $ (0.07 )
Stock-based compensation expenses 0.10 0.09
Amortization of intangible assets - -
Restructuring charge 0.01 -
Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share $ (0.04 ) $ 0.02

Billings reconciliation:

Total revenue $ 45,507 $ 49,251
Total unearned revenue, end of period 68,242 92,974
Less: Total unearned revenue, beginning of period (65,022 ) (82,934 )
Total customer arrangements with termination rights, end of period 17,272 16,506
Less: Total customer arrangements with termination rights, beginning of period (15,014 ) (19,512 )
Total unbilled accounts receivable, end of period (3,636 ) (1,608 )
Less: Total unbilled accounts receivable, beginning of period 3,008 2,521
Billings $ 50,357 $ 57,198

Free cash flow reconciliation:

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (4,249 ) $ 860
Purchase of property and equipment (4,124 ) (615 )
Free cash flow $ (8,373 ) $ 245
MOBILEIRON, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2018

Non-GAAP gross profit reconciliation:

GAAP gross profit $ 107,376 $ 114,710
Stock-based compensation expenses 2,859 3,672
Amortization of intangible assets 445 100
Restructuring charge 311 -
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 110,991 $ 118,482

Non-GAAP gross margin reconciliation:

GAAP gross margin: GAAP gross profit over GAAP total revenue 82.2

 %

82.5

 %

GAAP to non-GAAP gross margin adjustments 2.7

 %

2.7

 %

Non-GAAP gross margin: Non-GAAP gross profit over non-GAAP total revenue 84.9

 %

85.2

 %

Non-GAAP operating loss reconciliation:

GAAP operating loss $ (45,662 ) $ (35,311 )
Stock-based compensation expenses 26,249 28,493
Amortization of intangible assets 445 100
Litigation settlement charge 1,143 -
Restructuring charge 800 -
Non-GAAP operating loss $ (17,025 ) $ (6,718 )

Non-GAAP operating margin reconciliation:

GAAP operating margin: GAAP operating loss over GAAP total revenue (34.9 )% (25.4 )%
GAAP to non-GAAP operating margin adjustments 21.9

 %

20.6

 %

Non-GAAP operating margin: Non-GAAP operating loss over non-GAAP total revenue (13.0 )% (4.8 )%

Non-GAAP net loss reconciliation:

GAAP net loss $ (45,842 ) $ (35,875 )
Amortization of intangible assets 445 100
Stock-based compensation expenses 26,249 28,493
Litigation settlement charge 1,143 -
Restructuring charge 800 -
Non-GAAP net loss $ (17,205 ) $ (7,282 )
MOBILEIRON, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2018

Non-GAAP net loss per share reconciliation:

GAAP net loss per share $ (0.49 ) $ (0.35 )
Stock-based compensation expenses per share 0.28 0.28
Amortization of intangible assets - -
Litigation settlement charge 0.01 -
Restructuring charge 0.01 -
Non-GAAP net loss per share $ (0.19 ) $ (0.07 )

Billings reconciliation:

Total revenue $ 130,695 $ 139,069
Total unearned revenue, end of period 68,242 92,974
Less: Total unearned revenue, beginning of period (60,588 ) (77,022 )
Total customer arrangements with termination rights, end of period 17,272 16,506
Less: Total customer arrangements with termination rights, beginning of period (14,198 ) (19,546 )
Total unbilled accounts receivable, end of period (3,636 ) (1,608 )
Less: Total unbilled accounts receivable, beginning of period 2,811 3,435
Billings $ 140,598 $ 153,808

Free cash flow reconciliation:

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (7,365 ) $ 7,095
Purchase of property and equipment (5,046 ) (1,380 )
Free cash flow $ (12,411 ) $ 5,715
MOBILEIRON, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
30-Sep-17 31-Dec-17 31-Mar-18 30-Jun-18 30-Sep-18
Revenue:
United States $ 21,630 $ 22,543 $ 18,767 $ 20,640 $ 21,654
International 23,877 26,520 24,922 25,489 27,597
Total revenue $ 45,507 $ 49,063 $ 43,689 $ 46,129 $ 49,251
Disaggregation of Revenue:
Perpetual license $ 11,393 $ 14,552 $ 8,904 $ 8,422 $ 8,669
Professional services 844 902 965 816 912
Non-recurring revenue 12,237 15,454 9,869 9,238 9,581
Upfront on-premise subscription 5,137 3,754 3,537 5,458 6,337
Ratable on-premise subscription 3,583 3,868 3,886 3,949 4,121
Cloud services 9,539 10,617 11,150 11,832 13,199
Software support on perpetual licenses 15,011 15,370 15,247 15,652 16,013
Recurring revenue 33,270 33,609 33,820 36,891 39,670
Total revenue $ 45,507 $ 49,063 $ 43,689 $ 46,129 $ 49,251
Gross billings $ 50,357 $ 60,319 $ 46,006 $ 50,604 $ 57,198
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 38,869 $ 42,858 $ 37,194 $ 39,287 $ 42,001
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) $ (3,696 ) $ 585 $ (5,733 ) $ (3,005 ) $ 2,020
Free cash flow $ (8,373 ) $ 8,991 $ 8,664 $ (3,194 ) $ 245

Contacts:

MobileIron
Erik Bylin, 650-282-7555
ir@mobileiron.com

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