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Shopify Announces Second-Quarter 2019 Financial Results

August 1, 2019 7:00 AM

Second-Quarter Revenue Grows 48% Year on Year

Second-Quarter GMV Grows 51% Year on Year

Shopify reports in U.S. dollars and in accordance with U.S. GAAP

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP)(TSX: SHOP), the leading multi-channel commerce platform, today announced strong financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

“It should be easier than ever to start a business, but entrepreneurship is still too hard,” said Tobi Lütke, Shopify’s CEO. “Our job is to keep innovating on behalf of entrepreneurs so they can compete in an ever-changing retail landscape. Every announcement we made at Unite, especially the Shopify Fulfillment Network, is designed to democratize commerce and make it easier for our merchants to reach for independence.”

"Our strong performance in the second quarter reflects the success of our ongoing activities and investments to help merchants start selling, sell more, and sell globally," said Amy Shapero, Shopify’s CFO. "The appeal of entrepreneurship is universal, which is why more entrepreneurs everywhere are attracted to Shopify. Our powerful yet easy-to-use retail operating system helps level the playing field, providing expansive opportunities for our merchants and Shopify around the world."

Second-Quarter Financial Highlights

1. Monthly Recurring Revenue, or MRR, is calculated by multiplying the number of merchants by the average monthly subscription plan fee in effect on the last day of that period and is used by management as a directional indicator of subscription solutions revenue going forward assuming merchants maintain their subscription plan the following month.
2.Gross Merchandise Volume, or GMV, represents the total dollar value of orders processed on the Shopify platform in the period, net of refunds, and inclusive of shipping and handling, duty and value-added taxes.

Second-Quarter Business Highlights

Subsequent to the close of our second quarter, Shopify expanded Shopify Capital to merchants not on Shopify Payments, providing access to simple, fast, and convenient working capital to accelerate the growth of their business.

3. Gross Payments Volume, or GPV, is the amount of GMV processed through Shopify Payments.
4. Please refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this press release.

Financial Outlook

The financial outlook that follows constitutes forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws and is based on a number of assumptions and subject to a number of risks. Actual results could vary materially as a result of numerous factors, including certain risk factors, many of which are beyond Shopify’s control. Please see "Forward-looking Statements" below.

In addition to the other assumptions and factors described in this press release, Shopify’s outlook assumes the continuation of growth trends in our industry, our ability to manage our growth effectively and the absence of material changes in our industry or the global economy. The following statements supersede all prior statements made by Shopify and are based on current expectations. As these statements are forward-looking, actual results may differ materially.

These statements do not give effect to the potential impact of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or business combinations that may be announced or closed after the date hereof. All numbers provided in this section are approximate.

For the full year 2019, Shopify currently expects:

For the third quarter of 2019, Shopify currently expects:

Quarterly Conference Call

Shopify’s management team will hold a conference call to discuss our second-quarter results today, August 1, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast on the investor relations section of Shopify’s website at https://investors.shopify.com/events/Events-Presentations/default.aspx. An archived replay of the webcast will be available following the conclusion of the call.

Shopify’s Second-Quarter 2019 Interim Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes and its Second-Quarter 2019 Management’s Discussion and Analysis are available on Shopify’s website at www.shopify.com, and will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

About Shopify

Shopify is the leading multi-channel commerce platform. Merchants use Shopify to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including mobile, web, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business, from payments to shipping. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify currently powers over 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Unilever, Kylie Cosmetics, Allbirds, MVMT, and many more.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Shopify uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide additional information in order to assist investors in understanding our financial and operating performance.

Adjusted operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating expenses, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effect of share-based compensation expenses and related payroll taxes.

Management uses non-GAAP financial measures internally for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Shopify believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Non-GAAP financial measures are not recognized measures for financial statement presentation under U.S. GAAP and do not have standardized meanings, and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other public companies. Such non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the financial tables below for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding Shopify’s financial outlook and future financial performance. Words such as "expects", "continue", "will", "anticipates" and "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are based on Shopify’s current projections and expectations about future events and financial trends that management believes might affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs, and on certain assumptions and analysis made by Shopify in light of the experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors management believes are appropriate. These projections, expectations, assumptions and analyses are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, events and achievements to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Although Shopify believes that the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect, and readers cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including certain risk factors, many of which are beyond Shopify’s control, including but not limited to: (i) merchant acquisition and retention; (ii) managing our growth; (iii) our history of losses; (iv) our limited operating history; (v) our ability to innovate; (vi) a disruption of service or security breach; (vii) payments processed through Shopify Payments; (viii) our reliance on a single supplier to provide the technology we offer through Shopify Payments; (ix) the security of personal information we store relating to merchants and their customers, and consumers with whom we have a direct relationship; (x) evolving privacy laws and regulations, cross-border data transfer restrictions, data localization requirements and other domestic or foreign regulations; (xi) our potential inability to hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel; (xii) international sales and the use of our platform in various countries; and (xiii) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in Shopify’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities commissions or similar securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces or territories of Canada. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release represent Shopify’s expectations as of the date of this news release, or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made, and subsequent events may cause these expectations to change. Shopify undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Shopify Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Expressed in US $000’s, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

$

$

$

$

Revenues

Subscription solutions

153,047

110,721

293,498

210,919

Merchant solutions

208,932

134,242

388,963

248,384

361,979

244,963

682,461

459,303

Cost of revenues

Subscription solutions

29,538

24,524

57,523

47,684

Merchant solutions

127,676

83,484

239,882

150,822

157,214

108,008

297,405

198,506

Gross profit

204,765

136,955

385,056

260,797

Operating expenses

Sales and marketing

119,210

87,487

224,232

163,271

Research and development

85,520

54,305

161,875

102,021

General and administrative

39,655

25,924

74,359

46,599

Total operating expenses

244,385

167,716

460,466

311,891

Loss from operations

(39,620

)

(30,761

)

(75,410

)

(51,094)

Other income

10,942

6,808

22,581

11,239

Net loss

(28,678

)

(23,953

)

(52,829

)

(39,855)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

6,746

(4,398

)

16,020

(11,232

)

Comprehensive loss

(21,932

)

(28,351

)

(36,809

)

(51,087)

Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to shareholders

(0.26

)

(0.23

)

(0.47

)

(0.38

)

Weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to shareholders

112,013,409

105,978,076

111,470,359

104,127,640

Shopify Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in US $000’s except share amounts, unaudited)

As at

June 30, 2019

December 31, 2018

$

$

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

668,990

410,683

Marketable securities

1,344,341

1,558,987

Trade and other receivables, net

45,840

41,347

Merchant cash advances and loans receivable, net

115,556

91,873

Other current assets

36,438

26,192

2,211,165

2,129,082

Long-term assets

Property and equipment, net

84,159

61,612

Intangible assets, net

25,314

26,072

Right-of-use assets

98,285

Goodwill

48,375

38,019

256,133

125,703

Total assets

2,467,298

2,254,785

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

142,000

96,956

Deferred revenue

45,707

39,180

Lease liabilities

5,644

2,552

193,351

138,688

Long-term liabilities

Deferred revenue

2,092

1,881

Lease liabilities

108,873

22,316

Deferred tax liability

1,798

1,132

112,763

25,329

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders’ equity

Common stock, unlimited Class A subordinate voting shares authorized,
100,282,712 and 98,081,889 issued and outstanding; unlimited Class B
multiple voting shares authorized, 12,247,861 and 12,310,800 issued and outstanding

2,313,198

2,215,936

Additional paid-in capital

76,393

74,805

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

3,804

(12,216

)

Accumulated deficit

(232,211

)

(187,757

)

Total shareholders’ equity

2,161,184

2,090,768

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

2,467,298

2,254,785

Shopify Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in US $000’s, unaudited)

Six months ended

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

$

$

Cash flows from operating activities

Net loss for the period

(52,829)

(39,855)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:

Amortization and depreciation

14,207

15,008

Stock-based compensation

70,432

42,116

Provision for uncollectible receivables related to merchant cash advances and loans receivable

7,539

4,072

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

1,917

369

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Trade and other receivables

(20,540)

(16,426)

Merchant cash advances and loans receivable

(31,222)

(36,952)

Other current assets

(5,910)

(5,532)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

55,908

27,285

Deferred revenue

6,345

4,617

Lease assets and liabilities

1,555

2,501

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

47,402

(2,797)

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of marketable securities

(1,022,814)

(1,297,346)

Maturity of marketable securities

1,249,319

744,406

Acquisitions of property and equipment

(30,437)

(15,107)

Acquisitions of intangible assets

(1,935)

(9,353)

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

(12,476)

(3,718

)

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

181,657

(581,118)

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

27,624

16,140

Proceeds from public offering, net of issuance costs

646,984

Net cash provided by financing activities

27,624

663,124

Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents

1,624

(1,085)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

258,307

78,124

Cash and cash equivalents – Beginning of Period

410,683

141,677

Cash and cash equivalents – End of Period

668,990

219,801

Shopify Inc.
Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
(Expressed in US $000’s, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

$

$

$

$

GAAP Gross profit

204,765

136,955

385,056

260,797

% of Revenue

57

%

56

%

56

%

57

%

add: stock-based compensation

894

584

1,608

1,010

add: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

132

53

232

116

Non-GAAP Gross profit

205,791

137,592

386,896

261,923

% of Revenue

57

%

56

%

57

%

57

%

GAAP Sales and marketing

119,210

87,487

224,232

163,271

% of Revenue

33

%

36

%

33

%

36

%

less: stock-based compensation

8,409

5,722

15,244

9,760

less: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

1,102

527

1,912

1,258

Non-GAAP Sales and marketing

109,699

81,238

207,076

152,253

% of Revenue

30

%

33

%

30

%

33

%

GAAP Research and development

85,520

54,305

161,875

102,021

% of Revenue

24

%

22

%

24

%

22

%

less: stock-based compensation

22,983

13,639

41,098

24,504

less: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

3,465

1,582

5,273

2,633

Non-GAAP Research and development

59,072

39,084

115,504

74,884

% of Revenue

16

%

16

%

17

%

16

%

GAAP General and administrative

39,655

25,924

74,359

46,599

% of Revenue

11

%

11

%

11

%

10

%

less: stock-based compensation

6,982

4,246

12,482

6,842

less: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

462

140

993

485

Non-GAAP General and administrative

32,211

21,538

60,884

39,272

% of Revenue

9

%

9

%

9

%

9

%

GAAP Operating expenses

244,385

167,716

460,466

311,891

% of Revenue

68

%

68

%

67

%

68

%

less: stock-based compensation

38,374

23,607

68,824

41,106

less: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

5,029

2,249

8,178

4,376

Non-GAAP Operating Expenses

200,982

141,860

383,464

266,409

% of Revenue

56

%

58

%

56

%

58

%

Shopify Inc.
Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results (continued)
(Expressed in US $000’s, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2018

$

$

$

$

GAAP Operating loss

(39,620

)

(30,761

)

(75,410

)

(51,094

)

% of Revenue

(11

)%

(13

)%

(11

)%

(11

)%

add: stock-based compensation

39,268

24,191

70,432

42,116

add: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

5,161

2,302

8,410

4,492

Adjusted Operating income (loss)

4,809

(4,268

)

3,432

(4,486

)

% of Revenue

1

%

(2

)%

1

%

(1

)%

GAAP Net loss

(28,678

)

(23,953

)

(52,829

)

(39,855

)

% of Revenue

(8

)%

(10

)%

(8

)%

(9

)%

add: stock-based compensation

39,268

24,191

70,432

42,116

add: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

5,161

2,302

8,410

4,492

Adjusted Net income

15,751

2,540

26,013

6,753

% of Revenue

4

%

1

%

4

%

1

%

GAAP net loss per share attributable to shareholders

(0.26

)

(0.23

)

(0.47

)

(0.38

)

add: stock-based compensation

0.35

0.23

0.63

0.40

add: payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

0.05

0.02

0.08

0.04

Adjusted net income per share attributable to shareholders

0.14

0.02

0.24

0.06

Weighted average shares used to compute GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share attributable to shareholders

112,013,409

105,978,076

111,470,359

104,127,640

INVESTORS:

Katie Keita

Senior Director, Investor Relations

613-241-2828 x 1024

[email protected]

MEDIA:

Julie Nicholson

Director of Communications

416-238-6705 x 302

[email protected]

Source: Shopify Inc.

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