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Verint Announces Q2 FY2021 Results

September 9, 2020 4:05 PM

Strong Sequential Growth in Q2; Expect Momentum to Continue in Second Half of Year

Strong Cloud Momentum; New SaaS ACV up 65% Year-over-Year

Cash From Operations Increases 39% in First Half of Year

Separation on Track for Shortly After Fiscal Year-End

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Verint® Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT), a global Actionable Intelligence® leader, today announced results for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020 (FY2021). Revenue for the three months ended July 31, 2020 was $309 million on a GAAP basis and $313 million on a non-GAAP basis. For the three months ended July 31, 2020, diluted EPS was $0.09 on a GAAP basis, and $1.06 on a non-GAAP basis. Revenue for the six months ended July 31, 2020 was $596 million on a GAAP basis and $605 million on a non-GAAP basis. For the six months ended July 31, 2020, diluted EPS was $0.00 on a GAAP basis, and $1.59 on a non-GAAP basis.

“We had a solid Q2 with strong sequential revenue growth, year-over-year operating income growth and cash from operations growth. Our cloud business accelerated, and our on-premises business began to recover from the initial impact of COVID-19. We expect our cloud momentum to continue in the second half of the year and on-premises deals to continue to gradually recover,” said Dan Bodner, CEO.

Bodner continued, “We are also pleased to report significant progress on our plan to create two independent public companies and that we are on track to complete the separation shortly after fiscal year-end. Both businesses are market leaders and we believe both companies will have significant growth opportunities post separation.”

Customer Engagement Q2 Highlights

“Our cloud-first strategy is working well. In Q2, we delivered strong cloud revenue growth, strong SaaS bookings growth, and an increase in the percentage of our software revenue that is recurring. During the quarter, we continued to win new cloud customers and displace competitors due to our strong differentiation in artificial intelligence and automation and communications infrastructure neutrality. In addition to receiving many seven figure cloud orders in Q2, we received an initial multi-million dollar order from the Social Security Administration and expect expansions as the project scales over time. Looking forward, we expect our cloud momentum to continue and we are on track to meet our target of completing our cloud transition within two years,” said Bodner.

Cyber Intelligence Q2 Highlights

“In Cyber Intelligence, we continued to win many large deals in Q2 for our analytical security software. Our margins expanded in Q2, with our estimated fully allocated operating margins increasing approximately 600bps year-over-year. As a leader in analytical security software, customers come to Verint for our mission critical security software to help prevent terror, crime and cyber threats and to accelerate investigations," said Bodner.

Outlook

Doug Robinson, CFO, added, “I am pleased with our Q2 performance, particularly with our strong cloud momentum. Looking forward, our view of the year has improved and we expect our non-GAAP revenue to improve sequentially both in Q3 and Q4 and adjusted EBITDA for the year to be similar to last year. We are also pleased with the progress we are making towards our separation and we expect to make our initial confidential submission to the SEC later this month.”

Conference Call Information

We will conduct a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss our results for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020 and outlook. An online, real-time webcast of the conference call will be available on our website at www.verint.com. The conference call can also be accessed live via telephone at 1-844-309-0615 (United States and Canada) and 1-661-378-9462 (international) and the passcode is 7557358. Please dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures presented for completed periods to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, please see the tables below as well as "Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Operating Metrics" at the end of this press release.

About Verint Systems Inc.

Verint® (Nasdaq: VRNT) is a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solutions with a focus on customer engagement optimization and cyber intelligence. Today, over 10,000 organizations in more than 180 countries—including over 85 percent of the Fortune 100—count on intelligence from Verint solutions to make more informed, effective and timely decisions. Learn more about how we’re creating A Smarter World with Actionable Intelligence® at www.verint.com.

Cautions About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect relating to Verint Systems Inc. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and they are based on management's expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from current expectations include, among others: uncertainties regarding the impact of changes in macroeconomic and/or global conditions, including as a result of slowdowns, recessions, economic instability, political unrest, armed conflicts, natural disasters, or outbreaks of disease, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the resulting impact on information technology spending and government budgets in both developed countries and developing countries, on our business; risks that our customers delay, cancel, or refrain from placing orders, refrain from renewing subscriptions or service contracts, or are unable to honor contractual commitments or payment obligations due to liquidity issues or other challenges in their budgets and business, due to the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise; risks that continuing restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or actions taken in response to the pandemic adversely impact our operations or our ability to fulfill orders, complete implementations, or recognize revenue; risks associated with our ability to keep pace with technological advances and challenges and evolving industry standards; to adapt to changing market potential from area to area within our markets; and to successfully develop, launch, and drive demand for new, innovative, high-quality products that meet or exceed customer needs, while simultaneously preserving our legacy businesses and migrating away from areas of commoditization; risks due to aggressive competition in all of our markets, including with respect to maintaining revenue, margins, and sufficient levels of investment in our business and operations; risks created by the continued consolidation of our competitors or the introduction of large competitors in our markets with greater resources than we have; risks associated with our ability to successfully compete for, consummate, and implement mergers and acquisitions, including risks associated with valuations, reputational considerations, capital constraints, costs and expenses, maintaining profitability levels, expansion into new areas, management distraction, post-acquisition integration activities, and potential asset impairments; risks relating to our ability to properly manage investments in our business and operations, execute on growth initiatives, and enhance our existing operations and infrastructure, including the proper prioritization and allocation of limited financial and other resources; risks associated with our ability to retain, recruit, and train qualified personnel in regions in which we operate, including in new markets and growth areas we may enter; risks that we may be unable to establish and maintain relationships with key resellers, partners, and systems integrators and risks associated with our reliance on third-party suppliers, partners, or original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) for certain components, products, or services, including companies that may compete with us or work with our competitors; risks associated with the mishandling or perceived mishandling of sensitive or confidential information, including information that may belong to our customers or other third parties, and with security vulnerabilities or lapses, including cyber-attacks, information technology system breaches, failures, or disruptions; risks that our products or services, or those of third-party suppliers, partners, or OEMs which we use in or with our offerings or otherwise rely on, including third-party hosting platforms, may contain defects, develop operational problems, or be vulnerable to cyber-attacks; risks associated with our significant international operations, including, among others, in Israel, Europe, and Asia, exposure to regions subject to political or economic instability, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, and challenges associated with a significant portion of our cash being held overseas; risks associated with political and reputational factors related to our business or operations, including reputational risks associated with our security solutions and our ability to maintain security clearances where required, as well as risks associated with a significant amount of our business coming from domestic and foreign government customers; risks associated with complex and changing local and foreign regulatory environments in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including, among others, with respect to trade compliance, anti-corruption, information security, data privacy and protection, tax, labor, government contracts, relating to our own operations, the products and services we offer, and/or the use of our solutions by our customers; challenges associated with selling sophisticated solutions, including with respect to assisting customers in understanding and realizing the benefits of our solutions, and developing, offering, implementing, and maintaining a broad and sophisticated solution portfolio; challenges associated with pursuing larger sales opportunities, including with respect to longer sales cycles, transaction reductions, deferrals, or cancellations during the sales cycle; risk of customer concentration; challenges associated with our ability to accurately forecast when a sales opportunity will convert to an order, or to accurately forecast revenue and expenses; challenges associated with our Customer Engagement segment cloud transition and our Cyber Intelligence segment software model transition, and risk of increased volatility of our operating results from period to period; risks that our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect our business or assets or that others may make claims on our intellectual property, claim infringement on their intellectual property rights, or claim a violation of their license rights, including relative to free or open source components we may use; risks that we may experience liquidity or working capital issues and related risks that financing sources may be unavailable to us on reasonable terms or at all; risks associated with significant leverage resulting from our current debt position or our ability to incur additional debt, including with respect to liquidity considerations, covenant limitations and compliance, fluctuations in interest rates, dilution considerations (with respect to our convertible notes), and our ability to maintain our credit ratings; risks arising as a result of contingent or other obligations or liabilities assumed in our acquisition of our former parent company, Comverse Technology, Inc. (“CTI”), or associated with formerly being consolidated with, and part of a consolidated tax group with, CTI, or as a result of the successor to CTI's business operations, Mavenir, Inc., being unwilling or unable to provide us with certain indemnities to which we are entitled; risks relating to the adequacy of our existing infrastructure, systems, processes, policies, procedures, internal controls, and personnel, and our ability to successfully implement and maintain enhancements to the foregoing, for our current and future operations and reporting needs, including related risks of financial statement omissions, misstatements, restatements, or filing delays; risks associated with changing accounting principles or standards, tax laws and regulations, tax rates, and the continuing availability of expected tax benefits; risks associated with market volatility in the prices of our common stock and convertible notes based on our performance, third-party publications or speculation, or other factors and risks associated with actions of activist stockholders; risks associated with the issuance of preferred stock to an affiliate of Apax Partners, including with respect to completion of the second tranche of the investment and Apax's significant ownership position and potential that its interests will not be aligned with those of our common stockholders; and risks associated with the planned spin-off of our Cyber Intelligence Solutions business, including the possibility that the spin-off transaction may not be completed in the expected timeframe or at all, that it will not achieve the benefits anticipated, or that it may negatively impact our operations or stock price, including as a result of management distraction from our business. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law. For a detailed discussion of these risk factors, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2020, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2020, when filed, and other filings we make with the SEC.

VERINT, ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE, THE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT COMPANY, CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT SOLUTIONS and CYBER INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS are trademarks of Verint Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries. Verint and other parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used herein.

Table 1

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
July 31,

Six Months Ended
July 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Revenue:

Product

$

96,076

$

109,983

$

173,360

$

214,207

Service and support

213,033

214,322

423,044

425,357

Total revenue

309,109

324,305

596,404

639,564

Cost of revenue:

Product

24,648

29,424

45,966

57,544

Service and support

69,023

81,430

145,422

160,791

Amortization of acquired technology

4,428

5,587

9,037

12,294

Total cost of revenue

98,099

116,441

200,425

230,629

Gross profit

211,010

207,864

395,979

408,935

Operating expenses:

Research and development, net

55,229

58,685

114,308

115,854

Selling, general and administrative

105,406

126,265

217,057

247,986

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

8,058

7,639

16,123

15,352

Total operating expenses

168,693

192,589

347,488

379,192

Operating income

42,317

15,275

48,491

29,743

Other income (expense), net:

Interest income

839

1,687

1,856

3,113

Interest expense

(10,263)

(10,107)

(20,961)

(20,041)

Other (expense) income, net

(12,211)

909

(14,441)

119

Total other expense, net

(21,635)

(7,511)

(33,546)

(16,809)

Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes

20,682

7,764

14,945

12,934

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

10,095

(4,507)

8,333

(3,098)

Net income

10,587

12,271

6,612

16,032

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

2,093

1,713

4,132

3,898

Net income attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

8,494

10,558

2,480

12,134

Dividends on preferred stock

(2,484)

(2,484)

Net income (loss) attributable to Verint Systems Inc. common shares

$

6,010

$

10,558

$

(4)

$

12,134

Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.:

Basic

$

0.09

$

0.16

$

$

0.18

Diluted

$

0.09

$

0.16

$

$

0.18

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

Basic

64,954

66,272

64,670

65,870

Diluted

65,849

67,519

64,670

67,338

Table 2

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures by Segment

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
July 31,

2020

2019

(in thousands)

Customer
Engagement

Cyber
Intelligence

Consolidated

Customer
Engagement

Cyber
Intelligence

Consolidated

REVENUE

Total GAAP revenue

$

204,080

$

105,029

$

309,109

$

211,436

$

112,869

$

324,305

Revenue adjustments

3,066

1,238

4,304

6,988

24

7,012

Total non-GAAP revenue

$

207,146

$

106,267

$

313,413

$

218,424

$

112,893

$

331,317

ESTIMATED GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN

Segment products costs

$

8,071

$

15,327

$

23,398

$

8,861

$

18,654

$

27,515

Segment service expenses

50,986

14,801

65,787

57,844

18,924

76,768

Amortization of acquired technology

4,189

239

4,428

5,224

363

5,587

Stock-based compensation expenses (1)

1,346

392

1,738

1,570

464

2,034

Shared support expenses allocation (3)

1,797

951

2,748

2,959

1,578

4,537

Total GAAP estimated fully allocated cost of revenue

66,389

31,710

98,099

76,458

39,983

116,441

GAAP estimated fully allocated gross profit

137,691

73,319

211,010

134,978

72,886

207,864

GAAP estimated fully allocated gross margin

67.5

%

69.8

%

68.3

%

63.8

%

64.6

%

64.1

%

Revenue adjustments

3,066

1,238

4,304

6,988

24

7,012

Amortization of acquired technology

4,189

239

4,428

5,224

363

5,587

Stock-based compensation expenses (1)

1,346

392

1,738

1,570

464

2,034

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

34

19

53

3

2

5

Restructuring expenses (4)

(39)

(20)

(59)

688

367

1,055

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated gross profit

$

146,287

$

75,187

$

221,474

$

149,451

$

74,106

$

223,557

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated gross margin

70.6

%

70.8

%

70.7

%

68.4

%

65.6

%

67.5

%

ESTIMATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, NET

Segment expenses

$

22,194

$

23,335

$

45,529

$

26,871

$

22,418

$

49,289

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

1,933

1,023

2,956

2,182

1,165

3,347

Shared support expenses allocation (3)

4,410

2,334

6,744

3,944

2,105

6,049

GAAP estimated fully allocated research and development, net

28,537

26,692

55,229

32,997

25,688

58,685

As a percentage of GAAP revenue

14.0

%

25.4

%

17.9

%

15.6

%

22.8

%

18.1

%

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

(1,933)

(1,023)

(2,956)

(2,182)

(1,165)

(3,347)

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

(78)

(41)

(119)

(140)

(75)

(215)

Restructuring expenses (4)

(206)

(110)

(316)

(80)

(43)

(123)

Other adjustments (4)

(45)

(24)

(69)

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated research and development, net

$

26,275

$

25,494

$

51,769

$

30,595

$

24,405

$

55,000

As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue

12.7

%

24.0

%

16.5

%

14.0

%

21.6

%

16.6

%

ESTIMATED SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Segment expenses

$

36,307

$

17,507

$

53,814

$

48,076

$

22,407

$

70,483

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

8,308

4,395

12,703

9,891

5,279

15,170

Shared support expenses allocation (3)

25,433

13,456

38,889

26,479

14,133

40,612

GAAP estimated fully allocated selling, general and administrative expenses

70,048

35,358

105,406

84,446

41,819

126,265

As a percentage of GAAP revenue

34.3

%

33.7

%

34.1

%

39.9

%

37.1

%

38.9

%

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

(8,308)

(4,395)

(12,703)

(9,891)

(5,279)

(15,170)

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

(1,596)

(843)

(2,439)

(1,492)

(796)

(2,288)

Restructuring expenses (4)

(424)

(224)

(648)

(300)

(161)

(461)

Separation expenses (4)

(4,151)

(2,196)

(6,347)

(145)

(78)

(223)

Other adjustments (4)

838

443

1,281

(3,591)

(1,918)

(5,509)

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated selling, general and administrative expenses

$

56,407

$

28,143

$

84,550

$

69,027

$

33,587

$

102,614

As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue

27.2

%

26.5

%

27.0

%

31.6

%

29.8

%

31.0

%

OPERATING INCOME, OPERATING MARGIN, AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

GAAP estimated fully allocated operating income

$

31,387

$

10,930

$

42,317

$

10,026

$

5,249

$

15,275

GAAP estimated fully allocated operating margin

15.4

%

10.4

%

13.7

%

4.7

%

4.7

%

4.7

%

Revenue adjustments

3,066

1,238

4,304

6,988

24

7,012

Amortization of acquired technology

4,189

239

4,428

5,224

363

5,587

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

7,719

339

8,058

7,509

130

7,639

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

11,587

5,810

17,397

13,643

6,908

20,551

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

1,708

903

2,611

1,635

873

2,508

Restructuring expenses (4)

591

314

905

1,068

571

1,639

Separation expenses (4)

4,151

2,196

6,347

145

78

223

Other adjustments (4)

(793)

(419)

(1,212)

3,591

1,918

5,509

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated operating income

63,605

21,550

85,155

49,829

16,114

65,943

Depreciation and amortization (5)

6,953

3,679

10,632

5,146

2,746

7,892

Estimated fully allocated adjusted EBITDA

$

70,558

$

25,229

$

95,787

$

54,975

$

18,860

$

73,835

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated operating margin

30.7

%

20.3

%

27.2

%

22.8

%

14.3

%

19.9

%

Estimated fully allocated adjusted EBITDA margin

34.1

%

23.7

%

30.6

%

25.2

%

16.7

%

22.3

%

Six Months Ended
July 31,

2020

2019

(in thousands)

Customer
Engagement

Cyber
Intelligence

Consolidated

Customer
Engagement

Cyber
Intelligence

Consolidated

REVENUE

Total GAAP revenue

$

389,945

$

206,459

$

596,404

$

418,531

$

221,033

$

639,564

Revenue adjustments

6,328

2,330

8,658

15,760

151

15,911

Total non-GAAP revenue

$

396,273

$

208,789

$

605,062

$

434,291

$

221,184

$

655,475

ESTIMATED GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN

Segment products costs

$

15,205

$

28,828

$

44,033

$

17,323

$

36,504

$

53,827

Segment service expenses

106,642

32,645

139,287

115,671

37,600

153,271

Amortization of acquired technology

8,545

492

9,037

10,612

1,682

12,294

Stock-based compensation expenses (1)

2,094

611

2,705

2,654

784

3,438

Shared support expenses allocation (3)

3,508

1,855

5,363

5,086

2,713

7,799

Total GAAP estimated fully allocated cost of revenue

135,994

64,431

200,425

151,346

79,283

230,629

GAAP estimated fully allocated gross profit

253,951

142,028

395,979

267,185

141,750

408,935

GAAP estimated fully allocated gross margin

65.1

%

68.8

%

66.4

%

63.8

%

64.1

%

63.9

%

Revenue adjustments

6,328

2,330

8,658

15,760

151

15,911

Amortization of acquired technology

8,545

492

9,037

10,612

1,682

12,294

Stock-based compensation expenses (1)

2,094

611

2,705

2,654

784

3,438

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

158

84

242

13

7

20

Restructuring expenses (4)

1,018

539

1,557

981

523

1,504

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated gross profit

$

272,094

$

146,084

$

418,178

$

297,205

$

144,897

$

442,102

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated gross margin

68.7

%

70.0

%

69.1

%

68.4

%

65.5

%

67.4

%

ESTIMATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, NET

Segment expenses

$

46,095

$

49,006

$

95,101

$

53,320

$

44,338

$

97,658

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

3,461

1,831

5,292

3,871

2,066

5,937

Shared support expenses allocation (3)

9,100

4,815

13,915

7,993

4,266

12,259

GAAP estimated fully allocated research and development, net

58,656

55,652

114,308

65,184

50,670

115,854

As a percentage of GAAP revenue

15.0

%

27.0

%

19.2

%

15.6

%

22.9

%

18.1

%

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

(3,461)

(1,831)

(5,292)

(3,871)

(2,066)

(5,937)

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

(271)

(143)

(414)

(266)

(142)

(408)

Restructuring expenses (4)

(812)

(430)

(1,242)

(379)

(202)

(581)

Other adjustments (4)

(45)

(24)

(69)

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated research and development, net

$

54,067

$

53,224

$

107,291

$

60,668

$

48,260

$

108,928

As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue

13.6

%

25.5

%

17.7

%

14.0

%

21.8

%

16.6

%

ESTIMATED SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Segment expenses

$

76,451

$

39,904

$

116,355

$

94,274

$

45,966

$

140,240

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

15,424

8,160

23,584

18,438

9,841

28,279

Shared support expenses allocation (3)

50,435

26,683

77,118

51,812

27,655

79,467

GAAP estimated fully allocated selling, general and administrative expenses

142,310

74,747

217,057

164,524

83,462

247,986

As a percentage of GAAP revenue

36.5

%

36.2

%

36.4

%

39.3

%

37.8

%

38.8

%

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

(15,424)

(8,160)

(23,584)

(18,438)

(9,841)

(28,279)

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

889

471

1,360

(3,878)

(2,070)

(5,948)

Restructuring expenses (4)

(2,346)

(1,241)

(3,587)

(646)

(345)

(991)

Separation expenses (4)

(9,236)

(4,886)

(14,122)

(147)

(79)

(226)

Other adjustments (4)

777

411

1,188

(4,932)

(2,633)

(7,565)

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated selling, general and administrative expenses

$

116,970

$

61,342

$

178,312

$

136,483

$

68,494

$

204,977

As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue

29.5

%

29.4

%

29.5

%

31.4

%

31.0

%

31.3

%

OPERATING INCOME, OPERATING MARGIN, AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

GAAP estimated fully allocated operating income

$

37,502

$

10,989

$

48,491

$

22,380

$

7,363

$

29,743

GAAP estimated fully allocated operating margin

9.6

%

5.3

%

8.1

%

5.3

%

3.3

%

4.7

%

Revenue adjustments

6,328

2,330

8,658

15,760

151

15,911

Amortization of acquired technology

8,545

492

9,037

10,612

1,682

12,294

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

15,483

640

16,123

15,097

255

15,352

Stock-based compensation expenses (2)

20,979

10,602

31,581

24,963

12,691

37,654

Acquisition expenses, net (4)

(460)

(244)

(704)

4,157

2,219

6,376

Restructuring expenses (4)

4,176

2,210

6,386

2,006

1,070

3,076

Separation expenses (4)

9,236

4,886

14,122

147

79

226

Other adjustments (4)

(732)

(387)

(1,119)

4,932

2,633

7,565

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated operating income

101,057

31,518

132,575

100,054

28,143

128,197

Depreciation and amortization (5)

13,858

7,332

21,190

10,279

5,486

15,765

Estimated fully allocated adjusted EBITDA

$

114,915

$

38,850

$

153,765

$

110,333

$

33,629

$

143,962

Non-GAAP estimated fully allocated operating margin

25.5

%

15.1

%

21.9

%

23.0

%

12.7

%

19.6

%

Estimated fully allocated adjusted EBITDA margin

29.0

%

18.6

%

25.4

%

25.4

%

15.2

%

22.0

%

(1) Represents the stock-based compensation expenses applicable to cost of revenue, allocated proportionally based upon our year ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, annual operations and service expense wages for each segment, which we believe provides a reasonable approximation for purposes of understanding the relative GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins of our two businesses.

(2) Represents the stock-based compensation expenses applicable to research and development, net and selling, general and administrative, allocated proportionally based upon our non-GAAP segment revenue for the year ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which we believe provides a reasonable approximation for purposes of understanding the relative non-GAAP operating margins of our two businesses.

(3) Represents our shared support expenses (as disclosed in footnote 16 to our July 31, 2020 Form 10-Q, when filed), including general and administrative shared services acquisition expenses, net and restructuring expenses, separation expenses and other adjustments, allocated proportionally based upon our non-GAAP segment revenue for the year ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which we believe provides a reasonable approximation for purposes of understanding the relative non-GAAP operating margins of our two businesses.

(4) Represents the portion of our acquisition expenses, net and restructuring expenses, separation expenses and other adjustments, allocated proportionally based upon our year ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, annual non-GAAP segment revenue, which we believe provides a reasonable approximation for purposes of understanding the relative GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins and operating margins of our two businesses.

(5) Represents certain depreciation and amortization expenses, which are otherwise included in our non-GAAP operating income, allocated proportionally based upon our non-GAAP segment revenue for the year ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which we believe provides a reasonable approximation for purposes of understanding the relative adjusted EBITDA of our two businesses.

Table 3

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
July 31,

Six Months Ended
July 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Other Expense, Net to Non-GAAP Other Expense, Net

GAAP other expense, net

$

(21,635)

$

(7,511)

$

(33,546)

$

(16,809)

Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, net

(173)

639

(173)

1,318

Amortization of convertible note discount

3,174

3,102

6,400

6,163

Expenses and losses on debt modification or retirement

1,462

1,462

Change in fair value of future tranche right

13,610

13,610

Acquisition expenses, net

54

(23)

66

(57)

Non-GAAP other expense, net(1)

$

(3,508)

$

(3,793)

$

(12,181)

$

(9,385)

Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes to Non-GAAP Provision for Income Taxes

GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes

$

10,095

$

(4,507)

$

8,333

$

(3,098)

GAAP effective income tax rate

48.8

%

(58.0)

%

55.8

%

(24.0)

%

Non-GAAP tax adjustments

(3,995)

9,462

572

13,463

Non-GAAP provision for income taxes

$

6,100

$

4,955

$

8,905

$

10,365

Non-GAAP effective income tax rate

7.5

%

8.0

%

7.4

%

8.7

%

Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. Common Shares to Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. Common Shares

GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Verint Systems Inc. common shares

$

6,010

$

10,558

$

(4)

$

12,134

Revenue adjustments

4,304

7,012

8,658

15,911

Amortization of acquired technology

4,428

5,587

9,037

12,294

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

8,058

7,639

16,123

15,352

Stock-based compensation expenses

17,397

20,551

31,581

37,654

Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, net

(173)

639

(173)

1,318

Amortization of convertible note discount

3,174

3,102

6,400

6,163

Expenses and losses on debt modification or retirement

1,462

1,462

Change in fair value of future tranche right

13,610

13,610

Acquisition expenses, net

2,666

2,485

(637)

6,319

Restructuring expenses

904

1,639

6,386

3,076

Separation expenses

6,347

223

14,122

226

Other adjustments

(1,212)

5,509

(1,119)

7,565

Non-GAAP tax adjustments

3,995

(9,462)

(572)

(13,463)

Dividends, reversed due to assumed conversion of preferred stock

2,484

2,484

Total adjustments

67,444

44,924

107,362

92,415

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Verint Systems Inc. common shares

$

73,454

$

55,482

$

107,358

$

104,549

Table Comparing GAAP Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. to Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Common Share Attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

GAAP diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

$

0.09

$

0.16

$

$

0.18

Non-GAAP diluted net income per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

$

1.06

$

0.82

$

1.59

$

1.55

GAAP weighted-average shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

65,849

67,519

64,670

67,338

Additional weighted-average shares applicable to non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

3,495

2,815

Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares used in computing net income per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

69,344

67,519

67,485

67,338

Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Net Income Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. to Adjusted EBITDA

GAAP net income attributable to Verint Systems Inc.

$

8,494

$

10,558

$

2,480

$

12,134

As a percentage of GAAP revenue

2.7

%

3.3

%

0.4

%

1.9

%

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

2,093

1,713

4,132

3,898

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

10,095

(4,507)

8,333

(3,098)

Other expense, net

21,635

7,511

33,546

16,809

Depreciation and amortization(2)

23,107

21,117

46,342

43,410

Revenue adjustments

4,304

7,012

8,658

15,911

Stock-based compensation expenses

17,397

20,551

31,581

37,654

Acquisition expenses, net

2,611

2,508

(704)

6,376

Restructuring expenses

916

1,640

6,394

3,077

Separation expenses

6,347

223

14,122

226

Other adjustments

(1,212)

5,509

(1,119)

7,565

Adjusted EBITDA

$

95,787

$

73,835

$

153,765

$

143,962

As a percentage of non-GAAP revenue

30.6

%

22.3

%

25.4

%

22.0

%

Table of Reconciliation from Gross Debt to Net Debt

July 31,
2020

January 31,
2020

Current maturities of long-term debt

$

380,229

$

4,250

Long-term debt

603,875

832,798

Unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs

15,033

22,327

Gross debt

999,137

859,375

Less:

Cash and cash equivalents

731,101

379,146

Restricted cash and cash equivalents, and restricted bank time deposits

31,662

43,860

Short-term investments

82,443

20,215

Net debt, excluding long-term restricted cash, cash equivalents, time deposits, and investments

153,931

416,154

Long-term restricted cash, cash equivalents, time deposits and investments

22,479

26,363

Net debt, including long-term restricted cash, cash equivalents, time deposits, and investments

$

131,452

$

389,791

(1) For the three months ended July 31, 2020, non-GAAP other expense, net of $3.5 million was comprised of $5.9 million of interest and other expense, net of $2.4 million of foreign exchange gains primarily related to balance sheet translations.

(2) Adjusted for financing fee amortization.

Table 4

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

GAAP to Non-GAAP Customer Engagement Revenue and Cloud Metrics

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
July 31,

Six Months Ended
July 31,

(in thousands)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Software (includes cloud and support) and Professional Services Revenue to Non-GAAP Software (includes cloud and support) and Professional Services Revenue

Software (includes cloud and support) revenue - GAAP

$

175,096

$

177,360

$

332,691

$

348,320

Perpetual revenue - GAAP

35,829

48,028

64,354

95,630

Cloud revenue - GAAP

60,208

47,813

113,205

94,898

Support revenue - GAAP

79,059

81,519

155,132

157,792

Professional services revenue - GAAP

$

28,984

$

34,076

$

57,254

$

70,211

Total revenue - GAAP

$

204,080

$

211,436

$

389,945

$

418,531

Estimated software (includes cloud and support) revenue adjustments

$

3,066

$

6,988

$

6,328

$

15,760

Estimated perpetual revenue adjustments

Estimated cloud revenue adjustments

3,018

6,918

6,225

15,562

Estimated support revenue adjustments

48

70

103

198

Estimated professional services revenue adjustments

Total estimated revenue adjustments

$

3,066

$

6,988

$

6,328

$

15,760

Software (includes cloud and support) revenue - non-GAAP

$

178,162

$

184,348

$

339,019

$

364,080

Perpetual revenue - non-GAAP

35,829

48,028

64,354

95,630

Cloud revenue - non-GAAP

63,226

54,731

119,430

110,460

Support revenue - non-GAAP

79,107

81,589

155,235

157,990

Professional services revenue - non-GAAP

$

28,984

$

34,076

$

57,254

$

70,211

Total revenue - non-GAAP

$

207,146

$

218,424

$

396,273

$

434,291

Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Cloud Revenue to Non-GAAP Cloud Revenue

SaaS revenue - GAAP

$

45,880

$

33,649

$

84,745

$

67,105

Bundled SaaS revenue - GAAP

35,818

27,208

69,211

54,412

Unbundled SaaS revenue - GAAP

10,062

6,441

15,534

12,693

Optional managed services revenue - GAAP

$

14,328

$

14,164

$

28,460

$

27,793

Cloud revenue - GAAP

$

60,208

$

47,813

$

113,205

$

94,898

Estimated SaaS revenue adjustments

$

2,750

$

6,442

$

5,676

$

14,496

Estimated bundled SaaS revenue adjustments

2,706

6,386

5,588

13,616

Estimated unbundled SaaS revenue adjustments

44

56

88

880

Estimated optional managed services revenue adjustments

$

268

$

476

$

549

$

1,066

Estimated cloud revenue adjustments

$

3,018

$

6,918

$

6,225

$

15,562

SaaS revenue - non-GAAP

$

48,630

$

40,091

$

90,421

$

81,601

Bundled SaaS revenue - non-GAAP

38,524

33,594

74,799

68,028

Unbundled SaaS revenue - non-GAAP

10,106

6,497

15,622

13,573

Optional managed services revenue - non-GAAP

$

14,596

$

14,640

$

29,009

$

28,859

Cloud revenue - non-GAAP

$

63,226

$

54,731

$

119,430

$

110,460

Table of New SaaS ACV

New SaaS ACV

$

16,697

$

10,135

$

28,589

$

18,320

New SaaS ACV Growth YoY

64.7

%

115.2

%

56.1

%

71.9

%

Table of New Perpetual License Equivalent Bookings

New perpetual license equivalent bookings

$

65,565

$

63,964

$

117,268

$

129,379

New perpetual license equivalent bookings change YoY

2.5

%

7.9

%

(9.4)

%

11.1

%

Table 5

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

GAAP to Non-GAAP Cyber Intelligence Revenue Metrics

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
July 31,

Six Months Ended
July 31,

(in thousands)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Recurring revenue - GAAP

$

51,651

$

46,171

$

107,689

$

92,988

Nonrecurring revenue - GAAP

53,378

66,698

98,770

128,045

Total revenue - GAAP

$

105,029

$

112,869

$

206,459

$

221,033

Estimated recurring revenue adjustments

$

1,238

$

24

$

2,330

$

151

Estimated nonrecurring revenue adjustments

Total estimated revenue adjustments

$

1,238

$

24

$

2,330

$

151

Recurring revenue - non-GAAP

$

52,889

$

46,195

$

110,019

$

93,139

Nonrecurring revenue - non-GAAP

53,378

66,698

98,770

128,045

Total revenue - non-GAAP

$

106,267

$

112,893

$

208,789

$

221,184

Table 6

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

GAAP to Non-GAAP Segment and Shared Support Metrics

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
July 31,

Six Months Ended
July 31,

(in thousands)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Segment expenses - GAAP (1)

$

211,106

$

249,060

$

437,368

$

493,810

Shared support expenses - GAAP (2)

55,686

59,970

110,545

116,011

Total expenses - GAAP

$

266,792

$

309,030

$

547,913

$

609,821

Estimated segment expense adjustments

$

(23,670)

$

(28,102)

$

(49,044)

$

(54,802)

Estimated shared support expense adjustments

(14,864)

(15,554)

(26,382)

(27,741)

Total estimated expense adjustments

$

(38,534)

$

(43,656)

$

(75,426)

$

(82,543)

Segment expenses - non-GAAP (1)

$

187,436

$

220,958

$

388,324

$

439,008

Shared support expenses - non-GAAP (2)

40,822

44,416

84,163

88,270

Total expenses - non-GAAP

$

228,258

$

265,374

$

472,487

$

527,278

(1) Segment expenses include expenses incurred directly by our two segments.

(2) Shared support expenses include certain operating expenses that are provided by shared resources or are otherwise generally not controlled by segment management. The majority of which are for administrative support functions, such as information technology, human resources, finance, legal, and other general corporate support, and for occupancy expenses.

Table 7

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Calculation of Change in Revenue on a Constant Currency Basis

(Unaudited)


GAAP Revenue


Non-GAAP Revenue

(in thousands, except percentages)

Three Months
Ended

Six Months
Ended

Three Months
Ended

Six Months
Ended

Total Revenue

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2019

$

324,305

$

639,564

$

331,317

$

655,475

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020

$

309,109

$

596,404

$

313,413

$

605,062

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020 at constant currency(1)

$

311,000

$

602,000

$

316,000

$

611,000

Reported period-over-period revenue change

(4.7)

%

(6.7)

%

(5.4)

%

(7.7)

%

% impact from change in foreign currency exchange rates

0.6

%

0.8

%

0.8

%

0.9

%

Constant currency period-over-period revenue change

(4.1)

%

(5.9)

%

(4.6)

%

(6.8)

%

Customer Engagement

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2019

$

211,436

$

418,531

$

218,424

$

434,291

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020

$

204,080

$

389,945

$

207,146

$

396,273

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020 at constant currency(1)

$

205,000

$

393,000

$

208,000

$

399,000

Reported period-over-period revenue change

(3.5)

%

(6.8)

%

(5.2)

%

(8.8)

%

% impact from change in foreign currency exchange rates

0.5

%

0.7

%

0.4

%

0.7

%

Constant currency period-over-period revenue change

(3.0)

%

(6.1)

%

(4.8)

%

(8.1)

%

Cyber Intelligence

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2019

$

112,869

$

221,033

$

112,893

$

221,184

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020

$

105,029

$

206,459

$

106,267

$

208,789

Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020 at constant currency(1)

$

106,000

$

209,000

$

108,000

$

212,000

Reported period-over-period revenue change

(6.9)

%

(6.6)

%

(5.9)

%

(5.6)

%

% impact from change in foreign currency exchange rates

0.8

%

1.2

%

1.6

%

1.4

%

Constant currency period-over-period revenue change

(6.1)

%

(5.4)

%

(4.3)

%

(4.2)

%

(1) Revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2020 at constant currency is calculated by translating current-period GAAP or non-GAAP foreign currency revenue (as applicable) into U.S. dollars using average foreign currency exchange rates for the three and six months ended July 31, 2019 rather than actual current-period foreign currency exchange rates.

For further information see "Supplemental Information About Constant Currency" at the end of this press release.

Table 8

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

July 31,

January 31,

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

2020

2020

Assets

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

731,101

$

379,146

Restricted cash and cash equivalents, and restricted bank time deposits

31,662

43,860

Short-term investments

82,443

20,215

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6.1 million and $5.3 million, respectively

309,355

382,435

Contract assets, net

60,387

64,961

Inventories

20,898

20,495

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

76,831

87,946

Total current assets

1,312,677

999,058

Property and equipment, net

113,394

116,111

Operating lease right-of-use assets

94,068

102,149

Goodwill

1,468,197

1,469,211

Intangible assets, net

172,246

197,764

Other assets

142,125

131,765

Total assets

$

3,302,707

$

3,016,058

Liabilities, Preferred Stock, and Stockholders' Equity

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

69,638

$

71,604

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

249,199

229,698

Current maturities of long-term debt

380,229

4,250

Contract liabilities

340,868

397,350

Total current liabilities

1,039,934

702,902

Long-term debt

603,875

832,798

Long-term contract liabilities

37,768

40,565

Operating lease liabilities

83,547

90,372

Other liabilities

101,453

106,984

Total liabilities

1,866,577

1,773,621

Preferred stock - $0.001 par value; authorized 2,207,000 shares; Series A Preferred Stock; 200,000 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2020; no shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2020; aggregate liquidation preference and current redemption value of $202,484 at July 31, 2020.

200,628

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders' Equity:

Common stock - $0.001 par value; authorized 120,000,000 shares. Issued 69,804,000 and 68,529,000 shares; outstanding 65,400,000 and 64,738,000 shares at July 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020, respectively.

70

68

Additional paid-in capital

1,689,388

1,660,889

Treasury stock, at cost - 4,404,000 and 3,791,000 shares at July 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020, respectively.

(208,124)

(174,134)

Accumulated deficit

(104,050)

(105,590)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(158,295)

(151,865)

Total Verint Systems Inc. stockholders' equity

1,218,989

1,229,368

Noncontrolling interests

16,513

13,069

Total stockholders' equity

1,235,502

1,242,437

Total liabilities, preferred stock, and stockholders' equity

$

3,302,707

$

3,016,058

Table 9

VERINT SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
July 31,

(in thousands)

2020

2019

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

6,612

$

16,032

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

Depreciation and amortization

47,738

44,766

Stock-based compensation, excluding cash-settled awards

31,567

37,605

Change in fair value of future tranche right

13,610

Amortization of discount on convertible notes

6,400

6,163

Non-cash gains on derivative financial instruments, net

(550)

(728)

Other, net

250

3,305

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

Accounts receivable

70,174

23,439

Contract assets

4,292

7,884

Inventories

(1,572)

(4,436)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(1,982)

8,169

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

11,891

(8,291)

Contract liabilities

(57,753)

(24,460)

Other, net

6,054

(11,169)

Net cash provided by operating activities

136,731

98,279

Cash flows from investing activities:

Cash paid for business combinations, including adjustments, net of cash acquired

(49,258)

Purchases of property and equipment

(16,040)

(17,718)

Purchases of investments

(92,865)

(20,101)

Maturities and sales of investments

30,791

23,836

Cash paid for capitalized software development costs

(6,224)

(6,581)

Change in restricted bank time deposits, and other investing activities, net

15,850

3,807

Net cash used in investing activities

(68,488)

(66,015)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and future tranche right, net of issuance costs

197,254

Proceeds from borrowings

155,000

Repayments of borrowings and other financing obligations

(3,794)

(3,194)

Payments to repurchase convertible notes

(13,032)

Payments of debt-related costs

(2,207)

(212)

Purchases of treasury stock

(36,836)

(474)

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest

(649)

(655)

Payments of deferred purchase price and contingent consideration for business combinations (financing portion) and other financing activities

(11,834)

(22,601)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

283,902

(27,136)

Foreign currency effects on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents

(796)

(1,890)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents

351,349

3,238

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period

411,657

412,699

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period

$

763,006

$

415,937

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at end of period to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

731,101

$

388,546

Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in restricted cash and cash equivalents, and restricted bank time deposits

22,890

23,702

Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in other assets

9,015

3,689

Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents

$

763,006

$

415,937

Verint Systems Inc. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Operating Metrics

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures, consisting of non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP software revenue (includes cloud and support), non-GAAP perpetual revenue, non-GAAP support revenue, non-GAAP professional services revenue, non-GAAP recurring revenue, non-GAAP nonrecurring revenue, non-GAAP cloud revenue, non-GAAP SaaS revenue, non-GAAP bundled SaaS revenue, non-GAAP unbundled SaaS revenue, non-GAAP optional managed services revenue, estimated GAAP fully allocated cost of revenue, estimated GAAP and non-GAAP fully allocated gross profit and gross margins, estimated GAAP and non-GAAP fully allocated research and development, net, estimated GAAP and non-GAAP fully allocated selling, general and administrative expenses, estimated GAAP and non-GAAP fully allocated operating income and operating margins, non-GAAP other income (expense), net, non-GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes and non-GAAP effective income tax rate, non-GAAP net income attributable to Verint Systems Inc. common shares, estimated fully allocated adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins, net debt, non-GAAP segment expenses, non-GAAP shared support expenses and constant currency measures. The tables above include a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure for completed periods presented in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, used in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business by:

We also make these non-GAAP financial measures available because a number of our investors have informed us that they find this supplemental information useful.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation as substitutes for, or superior to, comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures we present have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP, and these non-GAAP financial measures should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures do not represent discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business, and we may in the future incur expenses similar to or in addition to the adjustments made in these non-GAAP financial measures. Other companies may calculate similar non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Our non-GAAP financial measures are calculated by making the following adjustments to our GAAP financial measures:

Revenue adjustments. We exclude from our non-GAAP revenue the impact of fair value adjustments required under GAAP relating to cloud services and customer support contracts acquired in a business acquisition, which would have otherwise been recognized on a stand-alone basis. We believe that it is useful for investors to understand the total amount of revenue that we and the acquired company would have recognized on a stand-alone basis under GAAP, absent the accounting adjustment associated with the business acquisition. Our non-GAAP revenue also reflects certain adjustments from aligning an acquired company’s revenue recognition policies to our policies. We believe that our non-GAAP revenue measure helps management and investors understand our revenue trends and serves as a useful measure of ongoing business performance.

Amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets. When we acquire an entity, we are required under GAAP to record the fair values of the intangible assets of the acquired entity and amortize those assets over their useful lives. We exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets, including acquired technology, from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions. We also exclude these amounts to provide easier comparability of pre- and post-acquisition operating results.

Stock-based compensation expenses. We exclude stock-based compensation expenses related to restricted stock awards, stock bonus programs, bonus share programs, and other stock-based awards from our non-GAAP financial measures. We evaluate our performance both with and without these measures because stock-based compensation is typically a non-cash expense and can vary significantly over time based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted, and is influenced in part by certain factors which are generally beyond our control, such as the volatility of the price of our common stock. In addition, measurement of stock-based compensation is subject to varying valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions, and therefore we believe that excluding stock-based compensation from our non-GAAP financial measures allows for meaningful comparisons of our current operating results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

Unrealized gains and losses on certain derivatives, net. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures unrealized gains and losses on certain foreign currency derivatives which are not designated as hedges under accounting guidance. We exclude unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency derivatives that serve as economic hedges against variability in the cash flows of recognized assets or liabilities, or of forecasted transactions. These contracts, if designated as hedges under accounting guidance, would be considered “cash flow” hedges. These unrealized gains and losses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are non-cash transactions which are highly variable from period to period. Upon settlement of these foreign currency derivatives, any realized gain or loss is included in our non-GAAP financial measures.

Amortization of convertible note discount. Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude the amortization of the imputed discount on our convertible notes. Under GAAP, certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion are required to be bifurcated into separate liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components in a manner that reflects the issuer’s assumed non-convertible debt borrowing rate. For GAAP purposes, we are required to recognize imputed interest expense on the difference between our assumed non-convertible debt borrowing rate and the coupon rate on our $400.0 million of 1.50% convertible notes. This difference is excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that this expense is based upon subjective assumptions and does not reflect the cash cost of our convertible debt.

Expenses and losses on debt modification or retirement. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures losses on early retirements of debt attributable to refinancing or repaying our debt, and expenses incurred to modify debt terms, because we believe they are not reflective of our ongoing operations.

Change in fair value of future tranche right. On December 4, 2019, we entered into an Investment Agreement with an affiliate of Apax Partners (the “Apax Investor”), whereby the Apax Investor agreed to make an investment in us of up to $400.0 million of convertible preferred stock. In connection with the Apax Investor’s first $200.0 million investment on May 7, 2020 (for 200,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock), we determined that our obligation to issue, and the Apax Investor’s obligation to purchase, up to 200,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the completion of the spin-off of our Cyber Intelligence Solutions business and other customary closing conditions (the “Future Tranche Right”) meets the definition of a freestanding financial instrument. This Future Tranche Right is reported at fair value as an asset or liability on our consolidated balance sheet, and is remeasured at fair value each reporting period until settlement, with changes in its fair value recognized within other income (expense), net on the consolidated statement of operations. We are excluding this change in fair value of the Future Tranche Right from our non-GAAP financial measures because it is unusual in nature, can vary significantly in amount, and is unrelated to our ongoing operations.

Acquisition expenses, net. In connection with acquisition activity (including with respect to acquisitions that are not consummated), we incur expenses, including legal, accounting, and other professional fees, integration costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations, and other costs. Integration costs may consist of information technology expenses as systems are integrated across the combined entity, consulting expenses, marketing expenses, and professional fees, as well as non-cash charges to write-off or impair the value of redundant assets. We exclude these expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are unpredictable, can vary based on the size and complexity of each transaction, and are unrelated to our continuing operations or to the continuing operations of the acquired businesses.

Restructuring expenses. We exclude restructuring expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures, which include employee termination costs, facility exit costs, certain professional fees, asset impairment charges, and other costs directly associated with resource realignments incurred in reaction to changing strategies or business conditions. All of these costs can vary significantly in amount and frequency based on the nature of the actions as well as the changing needs of our business and we believe that excluding them provides easier comparability of pre- and post-restructuring operating results.

Separation expenses. On December 4, 2019, we announced our intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies: one which will consist of our Customer Engagement Solutions business, and one which will consist of our Cyber Intelligence Solutions business. We are incurring significant expenses to prepare for this separation, including third-party advisory, accounting, legal, consulting, and other similar services related to the separation as well as costs associated with the operational separation of the two businesses, including those related to human resources, brand management, real estate, and information technology (which IT expenses are included in Separation expenses to the extent not capitalized). Separation expenses also include incremental cash income taxes related to the reorganization of legal entities and operations in order to effect the separation. These costs are incremental to our normal operating expenses and are being incurred solely as a result of the separation transaction. Accordingly, we are excluding these separation expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures in order to evaluate our performance on a comparable basis.

Impairment charges and other adjustments. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures asset impairment charges (other than those already included within restructuring or acquisition activity), rent expense for redundant facilities, gains or losses on sales of property, gains or losses on settlements of certain legal matters, and certain professional fees unrelated to our ongoing operations, including fees and expenses (or recoveries) related to a shareholder proxy contest that was settled in June 2019 of $(1.3) million and $7.5 million during the six months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, all of which are unusual in nature and can vary significantly in amount and frequency.

Non-GAAP income tax adjustments. We exclude our GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes from our non-GAAP measures of net income attributable to Verint Systems Inc., and instead include a non-GAAP provision for income taxes, determined by applying a non-GAAP effective income tax rate to our income before provision for income taxes, as adjusted for the non-GAAP items described above. The non-GAAP effective income tax rate is generally based upon the income taxes we expect to pay in the reporting year. Our GAAP effective income tax rate can vary significantly from year to year as a result of tax law changes, settlements with tax authorities, changes in the geographic mix of earnings including acquisition activity, changes in the projected realizability of deferred tax assets, and other unusual or period-specific events, all of which can vary in size and frequency. We believe that our non-GAAP effective income tax rate removes much of this variability and facilitates meaningful comparisons of operating results across periods. Our non-GAAP effective income tax rate for the year ending January 31, 2021 is currently approximately 7%, and was 8% for the year ended January 31, 2020. We evaluate our non-GAAP effective income tax rate on an ongoing basis and it can change from time to time. Our non-GAAP income tax rate can differ materially from our GAAP effective income tax rate.

Customer Engagement Revenue Metrics and Operating Metrics

Software (includes cloud and support) includes, software licenses, appliances, SaaS and optional managed services. Recurring Software Revenue includes SaaS, optional managed services and support revenue.

Cloud revenue, on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, primarily consists of SaaS and optional managed services.

SaaS revenue includes bundled SaaS, software with standard managed services and unbundled SaaS that we account for as term licenses where managed services are purchased separately.

Optional Managed Services is recurring services that are intended to improve our customers operations and reduce expenses.

New SaaS Annual Contract Value (ACV) includes the annualized contract value of all new SaaS contracts received within the period; in cases where SaaS is offered to partners through usage-based contracts, we include the incremental value of usage contracts over a rolling four quarters.

New Perpetual License Equivalent Bookings are used to normalize between perpetual and SaaS bookings and measure overall software growth. We calculate new perpetual license equivalent bookings by multiplying New SaaS ACV bookings (excluding bookings from maintenance conversions, except for the uplift) by a conversion factor of 2.0 and adding that amount to perpetual license bookings. The conversion factor of 2.0 is an estimate that is derived from an analysis of our historical bookings and may change over time. Management uses perpetual license equivalent bookings to understand our performance, including our software growth and SaaS/perpetual license mix. This metric should not be viewed in isolation from other operating metrics that we make available to investors. The New Perpetual License Equivalent Bookings calculation was adjusted in Q4 for the full year to exclude bookings from maintenance conversion, except for uplift.

Cyber Intelligence Recurring and Nonrecurring Revenue Metrics

Recurring revenue, on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, primarily consists of initial and renewal support, subscription software licenses, and SaaS in certain limited transactions.

Nonrecurring revenue, on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, primarily consists of our perpetual licenses, long-term projects including software customizations that are recognized over time using a percentage of completion (“POC”) method, consulting, implementation and installation services, training, and hardware.

We believe that recurring and nonrecurring revenue provide investors with useful insight into the nature and sustainability of our revenue streams. The recurrence of these revenue streams in future periods depends on a number of factors including contractual periods and customers' renewal decisions. Please see “Revenue adjustments” above for an explanation for why we present these revenue numbers on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure defined as net income (loss) before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, revenue adjustments, restructuring expenses, acquisition expenses, and other expenses excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures as described above. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is also commonly used by investors to evaluate operating performance between companies because it helps reduce variability caused by differences in capital structures, income taxes, stock-based compensation, accounting policies, and depreciation and amortization policies. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by credit rating agencies, lenders, and other parties to evaluate our creditworthiness.

Net Debt

Net Debt is a non-GAAP measure defined as the sum of long-term and short-term debt on our consolidated balance sheet, excluding unamortized discounts and issuance costs, less the sum of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, restricted cash equivalents, restricted bank time deposits, and restricted investments (including long-term portions), and short-term investments. We use this non-GAAP financial measure to help evaluate our capital structure, financial leverage, and our ability to reduce debt and to fund investing and financing activities, and believe that it provides useful information to investors.

Supplemental Information About Constant Currency

Because we operate on a global basis and transact business in many currencies, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can affect our consolidated U.S. dollar operating results. To facilitate the assessment of our performance excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, we calculate our GAAP and non-GAAP revenue, cost of revenue, and operating expenses on both an as-reported basis and a constant currency basis, allowing for comparison of results between periods as if foreign currency exchange rates had remained constant. We perform our constant currency calculations by translating current-period foreign currency results into U.S. dollars using prior-period average foreign currency exchange rates or hedge rates, as applicable, rather than current period exchange rates. We believe that constant currency measures, which exclude the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, facilitate the assessment of underlying business trends.

Unless otherwise indicated, our financial outlook for revenue, operating margin, and diluted earnings per share, which is provided on a non-GAAP basis, reflects foreign currency exchange rates approximately consistent with rates in effect when the outlook is provided.

We also incur foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the revaluation and settlement of monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency. We periodically report our historical non-GAAP diluted net income per share both inclusive and exclusive of these net foreign exchange gains or losses. Our financial outlook for diluted earnings per share includes net foreign exchange gains or losses incurred to date, if any, but does not include potential future gains or losses.

Investor Relations

Alan Roden

Verint Systems Inc.

(631) 962-9304

[email protected]

Source: Verint Systems Inc.

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