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Tenable Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

July 27, 2021 4:05 PM

COLUMBIA, Md., July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tenable (Nasdaq: TENB), the Cyber Exposure company, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

“We are pleased with results for the second quarter as calculated current billings and revenue growth accelerated from strong customer adds and large deals,” said Amit Yoran, Chairman and CEO of Tenable. “These results reflect the continued importance and growing demand for a holistic understanding of Cyber Exposure across the entire attack surface. Our recent acquisition of Alsid and the closing of our $425 million credit facility position us well for continued growth and success."

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

Recent Business Highlights

Financial Outlook

For the third quarter of 2021, we currently expect:

For the year ending December 31, 2021, we currently expect:

(1) We also added 91 new enterprise customers in connection with completing the acquisition of Alsid.

Conference Call Information

Tenable will host a conference call today, July 27, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results. The conference call can be accessed at 877-407-9716 (U.S.) and 201-493-6779 (international). A live webcast of the event will be available on the Tenable Investor Relations website at https://investors.tenable.com. An archived replay of the live broadcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of the website following the call.

About Tenable

Tenable® is the Cyber Exposure company. Over 30,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. As the creator of Nessus®, Tenable extended its expertise in vulnerabilities to deliver the world’s first platform to see and secure any digital asset on any computing platform. Tenable customers include more than 50 percent of the Fortune 500, more than 30 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Learn more at tenable.com.

Contact Information

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Media Relations[email protected]

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements and represent our views as of the date of this press release. The words “anticipate,” believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions and risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control that could affect our financial results. These risks and uncertainties are detailed in the sections titled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at sec.gov. Such risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our business and the global economy. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we are under no obligation to update these forward-looking statements subsequent to the date of this press release, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, as described below, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by management for financial and operational decision-making. We present these non-GAAP financial measures to assist investors in seeing our financial performance using a management view and because we believe that these measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.

Calculated Current Billings: We define calculated current billings, a non-GAAP financial measure, as total revenue recognized in a period plus the change in current deferred revenue in the corresponding period. We believe that calculated current billings is a key metric to measure our periodic performance. Given that most of our customers pay in advance (including multi-year contracts), but we generally recognize the related revenue ratably over time, we use calculated current billings to measure and monitor our ability to provide our business with the working capital generated by upfront payments from our customers. We believe that calculated current billings, which excludes deferred revenue for periods beyond twelve months in a customer’s contractual term, more closely correlates with annual contract value and that the variability in total billings, depending on the timing of large multi-year contracts and the preference for annual billing versus multi-year upfront billing, may distort growth in one period over another.

Free Cash Flow: We define free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash (if any) that is available, after purchases of property and equipment, for investment in our business and to make acquisitions. We believe that free cash flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash.

Non-GAAP Income (Loss) from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin: We define these non-GAAP financial measures as their respective GAAP measures, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets. Acquisition-related expenses include transaction expenses and costs related to the transfer of acquired intellectual property.

Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share: We define non-GAAP net income (loss) as GAAP net loss, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets, including the applicable tax impact. In addition, we exclude the tax impact of intra-entity asset transfers resulting from the internal restructuring of legal entities. We use non-GAAP net income (loss) to calculate non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin: We define non-GAAP gross profit as GAAP gross profit, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets. Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense, Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense and Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense: We define these non-GAAP measures as their respective GAAP measures, excluding stock-based compensation and acquisition-related expenses.

TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)2021 2020 2021 2020
Revenue$130,259 $107,209 $253,448 $209,857
Cost of revenue(1)26,425 19,142 48,498 37,843
Gross profit103,834 88,067 204,950 172,014
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing(1)65,678 55,443 124,313 115,298
Research and development(1)28,201 25,310 55,039 52,141
General and administrative(1)21,836 17,879 43,281 36,812
Total operating expenses115,715 98,632 222,633 204,251
Loss from operations(11,881) (10,565) (17,683) (32,237)
Interest (expense) income, net(42) 455 (70) 1,189
Other expense, net(471) (298) (537) (1,258)
Loss before income taxes(12,394) (10,408) (18,290) (32,306)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes(756) 1,552 1,096 2,631
Net loss$(11,638) $(11,960) $(19,386) $(34,937)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted$(0.11) $(0.12) $(0.18) $(0.35)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted105,869 100,209 105,203 99,532

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(1)Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Cost of revenue$1,202 $830 $2,139 $1,577
Sales and marketing7,577 5,375 13,873 9,871
Research and development5,176 3,893 9,332 6,841
General and administrative6,514 5,568 12,077 10,412
Total stock-based compensation$20,469 $15,666 $37,421 $28,701

TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$135,927 $178,223
Short-term investments125,111 113,623
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $240 and $261 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)100,483 115,342
Deferred commissions32,686 32,143
Prepaid expenses and other current assets42,255 44,462
Total current assets436,462 483,793
Property and equipment, net37,407 38,920
Deferred commissions (net of current portion)45,811 46,733
Operating lease right-of-use assets37,299 39,426
Acquired intangible assets, net42,610 13,193
Goodwill126,705 54,414
Other assets18,473 14,110
Total assets$744,767 $690,589
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,992 $5,731
Accrued compensation35,901 35,509
Deferred revenue334,106 328,819
Operating lease liabilities5,355 3,815
Other current liabilities274 1,028
Total current liabilities387,628 374,902
Deferred revenue (net of current portion)110,768 105,691
Operating lease liabilities (net of current portion)52,028 54,529
Other liabilities8,888 4,802
Total liabilities559,312 539,924
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock (par value: $0.01; 500,000 shares authorized; 106,510 and 103,715 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)1,065 1,037
Additional paid-in capital811,644 757,470
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(16) 10
Accumulated deficit(627,238) (607,852)
Total stockholders’ equity185,455 150,665
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$744,767 $690,589

TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)2021 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss$(19,386) $(34,937)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization6,807 5,268
Stock-based compensation37,421 28,701
Other(268) 606
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable18,985 13,512
Prepaid expenses and other assets5,077 7,173
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued compensation985 (8,297)
Deferred revenue6,665 2,182
Other current and noncurrent liabilities(1,126) 7,283
Net cash provided by operating activities55,160 21,491
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment(2,595) (11,004)
Purchases of short-term investments(87,624) (91,908)
Sales and maturities of short-term investments76,000 124,675
Business combination, net of cash acquired(98,489)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(112,708) 21,763
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from loan agreement 2,000
Proceeds from stock issued in connection with the employee stock purchase plan8,046 7,307
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options8,704 10,974
Other financing activities(5) (8)
Net cash provided by financing activities16,745 20,273
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash(1,463) (1,463)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash(42,266) 62,064
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period178,463 74,665
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$136,197 $136,729

TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC.REVENUE COMPONENTS AND RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES(unaudited)

RevenueThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
Subscription revenue$114,167 $92,010 $221,569 $178,400
Perpetual license and maintenance revenue12,567 12,179 24,972 25,598
Professional services and other revenue3,525 3,020 6,907 5,859
Revenue(1)$130,259 $107,209 $253,448 $209,857

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(1)Recurring revenue, which includes revenue from subscription arrangements for software and cloud-based solutions and maintenance associated with perpetual licenses, represented 94% of revenue in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 93% of revenue in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

Calculated Current BillingsThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
Revenue$130,259 $107,209 $253,448 $209,857
Add: Deferred revenue (current), end of period334,106 274,953 334,106 274,953
Less: Deferred revenue (current), beginning of period(1)(327,569) (270,916) (331,275) (274,348)
Calculated current billings$136,796 $111,246 $256,279 $210,462

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(1)Deferred revenue (current), beginning of period for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 includes $2.5 million related to Alsid's deferred revenue at the acquisition date, which is not included in the deferred revenue, current balance at March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

Free Cash FlowThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
Net cash provided by operating activities$16,535 $16,999 $55,160 $21,491
Purchases of property and equipment(1,534) (10,390) (2,595) (11,004)
Free cash flow(1)$15,001 $6,609 $52,565 $10,487

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(1)Free cash flow for the periods presented was impacted by:

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)2021 2020 2021 2020
Employee stock purchase plan activity$3.1 $3.3 $(1.9) $(0.4)
Acquisition-related expenses(1.6) (3.3) (0.7)
Tax payment on intra-entity asset transfer 2.8
Proceeds from lease incentives 8.6 8.6
Capital expenditures related to new headquarters(0.6) (9.7) (0.8) (9.8)

Free cash flow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were benefited by approximately $5 million and $10 million, respectively, as a result of the accelerated timing of payments for insurance, professional fees and rent in the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Non-GAAP Income (Loss) from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating MarginThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
Loss from operations$(11,881) $(10,565) $(17,683) $(32,237)
Stock-based compensation20,469 15,666 37,421 28,701
Acquisition-related expenses1,542 3,700 339
Amortization of acquired intangible assets1,404 578 1,983 1,157
Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations$11,534 $5,679 $25,421 $(2,040)
Operating margin(9)% (10)% (7)% (15)%
Non-GAAP operating margin9 % 5 % 10 % (1)%

Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per ShareThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)2021 2020 2021 2020
Net loss$(11,638) $(11,960) $(19,386) $(34,937)
Stock-based compensation20,469 15,666 37,421 28,701
Tax impact of stock-based compensation(1)(480) 437 (484) 635
Acquisition-related expenses(2)1,542 3,700 339
Tax impact of acquisition(3)(1,137) (1,137)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(2)1,404 578 1,983 1,157
Tax impact of intra-entity asset transfer(4) 2,808
Non-GAAP net income (loss)$10,160 $4,721 $24,905 $(4,105)
Net loss per share, diluted$(0.11) $(0.12) $(0.18) $(0.35)
Stock-based compensation0.19 0.16 0.36 0.29
Tax impact of stock-based compensation(1) 0.01
Acquisition-related expenses(2)0.02 0.03
Tax impact of acquisition(3)(0.01) (0.01)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(2)0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01
Tax impact of intra-entity asset transfer(4) 0.02
Adjustment to diluted earnings per share(5)(0.01) (0.01) (0.02)
Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share, diluted$0.09 $0.04 $0.22 $(0.04)
Weighted-average shares used to compute GAAP net loss per share, diluted 105,869 100,209 105,203 99,532
Weighted-average shares used to compute non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share, diluted(6) 113,869 108,587 113,905 99,532

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(1)The tax impact of stock-based compensation is based on the tax treatment for the applicable tax jurisdictions.
(2)The tax impact of acquisition-related expenses and the amortization of acquired intangible assets is not material.
(3)The tax impact of the Alsid acquisition includes a $1.1 million deferred tax benefit.
(4)The tax impact of the intra-entity asset transfer is related to the internal restructuring of Indegy, resulting in a current tax payment based on the applicable Israeli tax rate.
(5)An adjustment may be necessary to reconcile GAAP net loss per share, which excludes potentially dilutive shares, to non-GAAP earnings per share, which includes potentially dilutive shares.
(6)In periods in which there is a non-GAAP net loss, basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding are the same, as potentially dilutive shares would be antidilutive.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross MarginThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
Gross profit$103,834 $88,067 $204,950 $172,014
Stock-based compensation1,202 830 2,139 1,577
Amortization of acquired intangible assets1,404 578 1,983 1,157
Non-GAAP gross profit$106,440 $89,475 $209,072 $174,748
Gross margin80% 82% 81% 82%
Non-GAAP gross margin82% 83% 82% 83%

Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing ExpenseThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
Sales and marketing expense$65,678 $55,443 $124,313 $115,298
Less: Stock-based compensation7,577 5,375 13,873 9,871
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense$58,101 $50,068 $110,440 $105,427
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense as % of revenue45% 47% 44% 50%

Non-GAAP Research and Development ExpenseThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
Research and development expense$28,201 $25,310 $55,039 $52,141
Less: Stock-based compensation5,176 3,893 9,332 6,841
Non-GAAP research and development expense$23,025 $21,417 $45,707 $45,300
Non-GAAP research and development expense as % of revenue18% 20% 18% 22%

Non-GAAP General and Administrative ExpenseThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)2021 2020 2021 2020
General and administrative expense$21,836 $17,879 $43,281 $36,812
Less: Stock-based compensation6,514 5,568 12,077 10,412
Less: Acquisition-related expenses1,542 3,700 339
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense$13,780 $12,311 $27,504 $26,061
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense as % of revenue11% 11% 11% 12%

The following adjustments to reconcile forecasted non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share are subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions, each of which are inherently difficult to forecast. As a result, actual adjustments and GAAP results may differ materially.

Forecasted Non-GAAP Income from OperationsThree Months Ending September 30, 2021 Year Ending December 31, 2021
(in millions)Low High Low High
Forecasted loss from operations$(17.2) $(16.2) $(52.1) $(48.1)
Forecasted stock-based compensation22.0 22.0 82.5 82.5
Forecasted acquisition-related expenses0.5 0.5 4.2 4.2
Forecasted amortization of acquired intangible assets(1)1.7 1.7 5.4 5.4
Forecasted non-GAAP income from operations$7.0 $8.0 $40.0 $44.0

Forecasted Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Earnings Per ShareThree Months Ending September 30, 2021 Year Ending December 31, 2021
(in millions, except per share data)Low High Low High
Forecasted net loss(1)$(21.8) $(19.8) $(62.4) $(58.4)
Forecasted stock-based compensation22.0 22.0 82.5 82.5
Forecasted tax impact of stock-based compensation0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6
Forecasted acquisition-related expenses0.5 0.5 4.2 4.2
Forecasted tax impact of acquisition(1.8) (1.8) (4.1) (4.1)
Forecasted amortization of acquired intangible assets1.7 1.7 5.4 5.4
Forecasted tax impact of intra-entity asset transfer 2.8 2.8
Forecasted non-GAAP net income$1.0 $3.0 $29.0 $33.0
Forecasted net loss per share, diluted(1)$(0.20) $(0.19) $(0.59) $(0.55)
Forecasted stock-based compensation0.22 0.22 0.77 0.77
Forecasted tax impact of stock-based compensation 0.01 0.01
Forecasted acquisition-related expenses 0.04 0.04
Forecasted tax impact of acquisition(0.02) (0.02) (0.04) (0.04)
Forecasted amortization of acquired intangible assets0.02 0.02 0.05 0.05
Forecasted tax impact of intra-entity asset transfer 0.03 0.03
Adjustment to diluted earnings per share(2)(0.01) (0.02) (0.02)
Forecasted non-GAAP earnings per share, diluted$0.01 $0.03 $0.25 $0.29
Forecasted weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, diluted 107.0 107.0 106.5 106.5
Forecasted weighted-average shares used to compute non-GAAP earnings per share, diluted 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0

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(1)The forecasted GAAP net loss assumes a provision for income taxes of $0.8 million and $2.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and year ending December 31, 2021, respectively.
(2)Adjustment to reconcile GAAP net loss per share, which excludes potentially dilutive shares, to non-GAAP earnings per share, which includes potentially dilutive shares.

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