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Synchronoss Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

March 7, 2023 4:05 PM

Income from Operations of $1.3 Million Versus Loss of $19.0 Million in 2021

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $17.4 Million in 2022, a $12.4 Million Improvement from 2021

Eleventh Consecutive Quarter of Double-Digit Cloud Subscriber Growth and Invoiced Cloud Revenue Growth of 9.5% in Q4 Underscore Strength in Core Operations

Management Introduces 2023 Guidance

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synchronoss Technologies Inc. (“Synchronoss” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SNCR), a global leader and innovator in cloud, messaging, and digital products and platforms, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth Quarter and Recent Operational Highlights

Management Commentary

“Our continued focus on growing our core Cloud business resulted in further improvements to profitability and cash flow in the fourth quarter, enabling us to meet our bottom-line targets for the year,” said Jeff Miller, President and CEO of Synchronoss. “Our performance through 2022 has set the stage for us to attain our goal of cash flow positivity in 2023 and to ramp cash growth even further in 2024.”

“Cloud subscribers grew 14% in Q4, and we increased invoiced Cloud revenue by 9.5% in the quarter and more than 8% for the year despite the challenging macroeconomic climate, including a combination of delayed customer decision making and continued foreign exchange impact. In the quarter we also finalized a major agreement with another Tier One global operator, which is forecasted to deliver more than $50 million over the term of the relationship, that we expect to launch in the second half of 2023. The momentum of our Cloud business remains strong, our cash generation capabilities are materializing and growing, and we are continuing to deliver innovative solutions to our global customer base.”

Key Performance Indicators ("KPIs")

GAAP revenue breakdown by product is included below:

Q4 2022 vs Q4 2021 2022 vs 2021
(in thousands)Q4 2022 Revenue % Increase/ (Decrease) % of Total Revenue FY 2022 Revenue % Increase/ (Decrease) % of Total Revenue
Cloud$39,795 (11.7)% 64.6% $163,331 (1.6)% 64.7%
Digital8,102 (45.9)% 13.1% 40,338 (25.9)% 16.0%
Messaging13,733 (0.3)% 22.3% 48,959 (18.6)% 19.3%
Total$61,630 100.0% $252,628 100.0%

Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results:

Results compare 2022 fiscal fourth quarter end (December 31, 2022) to 2021 fiscal fourth quarter end (December 31, 2021) unless otherwise indicated.

Full Year 2022 Financial Results

Results compare 2022 fiscal year end (December 31, 2022) to 2021 fiscal year end (December 31, 2021) unless otherwise indicated.

Financial Commentary

CFO Lou Ferraro added: “Our fourth quarter free cash flow performance resulted from the combination of prudent cost management efforts and solid Cloud subscriber growth over the past year. We achieved free cash flow of $1.4 million and adjusted free cash flow of $4.2 million, increases of $8.1 million and $10.6 million, respectively, from the prior year period. As noted previously, we are still experiencing macroeconomic conditions that are slowing the pace of customer decision making, which had a moderate impact on our topline results during the period. Additional contributors to financial performance in the quarter came from $5.9 million in revenue recognized in Q4 2021 from the DXP and Activation assets that were sunset and divested in 2022, an expected $3.6 million run-off in Cloud deferred revenue and a $1.2 million unfavorable revenue impact from foreign exchange. Despite these headwinds, the operating improvements made throughout 2022 still resulted in a $20.3 million increase in operating income for the year thanks to a nearly $50 million reduction in costs and expenses.”

2023 Financial Outlook

Based on the continued strong performance within the Company’s core Cloud business as well as improvements in operational expense management, Synchronoss is reiterating its expectation to be cash flow positive, on an unadjusted basis, for 2023. The current expectation is to generate cash flow in the single-digit millions for the full year. Additionally, after factoring in the expiry of certain existing payment obligations as well as other general costs, management expects cash flow generation to significantly improve in 2024.

The Company also expects Cloud subscriber growth to continue at a double-digit rate on a year-over-year basis in 2023.

For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, the Company expects GAAP revenue to range between $242.0 million and $255.0 million. The comparable 2022 pro forma GAAP revenue is $240.4 million after adjusting for the deferred revenue run-off and $4.8 million in revenue recognized prior to the sale of the Company’s DXP and Activation assets. The net contribution to GAAP revenue from non-cash deferred revenue is expected to be $7.4 million less in 2023 than it was in 2022, most of which is related to the first half of the year. As a result of these factors, revenue in the first and second quarters of 2023 is expected to decline moderately year-over-year on a GAAP basis. The Company expects to return to total revenue growth on a GAAP basis for the second half of the year and in 2024.

The Company expects adjusted EBITDA to range between $44.0 million and $55.0 million in 2023.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." With respect to forward looking statements related to adjusted EBITDA, the Company has relied upon the exception in item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K and has not provided a quantitative reconciliation of forecasted adjusted EBITDA to forecasted GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Synchronoss or to forecasted GAAP income (loss) from operations, before taxes, within this earnings release because the Company is unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to calculate certain reconciling items with confidence. These items include, but are not limited to, other income, other expense, (provision) benefit for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, gain (loss) on divestitures, net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

Conference Call

Synchronoss will hold a conference call today, March 7, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss these results.

Synchronoss management will host the call, followed by a question-and-answer period.

Registration Link: Click here to register.

Please register online at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. Upon registration, the webcast platform will provide dial-in numbers and a unique access code. If you have any difficulty with registration or connecting to the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at 949-574-3860.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of Synchronoss’ website.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Synchronoss has provided in this release selected financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP although this non-GAAP financial information is derived from numbers that have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information includes historical non-GAAP revenues, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, effective tax rate, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Synchronoss, diluted non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, free cash flow, invoiced cloud revenue and adjusted free cash flow (which excludes cash payments and receipts related to non-core business activities). The Company believes that the exclusion of non-routine cash-settled expenses, such as Litigation and Remediation costs (net) and Restructuring costs in the calculation of adjusted free cash flow which do not correlate to the operation of its business, provide for more useful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s results. Synchronoss uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating Synchronoss’ ongoing operational performance. Synchronoss believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends, and in comparing its financial results with other companies in Synchronoss’ industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. As noted, the non-GAAP financial results discussed above add back fair value stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, restructuring, transition and cease-use lease expense, litigation, remediation and refiling costs and depreciation and amortization, interest income, interest expense, loss (gain) on divestitures, other (income) expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, and net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and preferred dividends.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as detailed above. Investors are encouraged to also review the Balance Sheet, Statement of Operations, and Statement of Cash Flow. As previously mentioned, a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements concerning Synchronoss and its future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “believes,” “potential” or “continue” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Synchronoss has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, risks relating to the Company’s ability to sustain or increase revenue from its larger customers and generate revenue from new customers, the Company’s expectations regarding expenses and revenue, the sufficiency of the Company’s cash resources, the impact of legal proceedings involving the Company, including the investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice described in the Company’s most recent SEC filings, and other risks and factors that are described in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is on file with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Synchronoss

Synchronoss Technologies (Nasdaq: SNCR) builds software that empowers companies around the world to connect with their subscribers in trusted and meaningful ways. The company’s collection of products helps streamline networks, simplify onboarding, and engage subscribers to unleash new revenue streams, reduce costs and increase speed to market. Hundreds of millions of subscribers trust Synchronoss products to stay in sync with the people, services, and content they love. Learn more at www.synchronoss.com.

Media Relations Contact:Domenick CileaSpringboard[email protected]

Investor Relations Contact:Matt Glover and Tom ColtonGateway Group, Inc.[email protected]

-Financial Tables to Follow-

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands)

December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $21,921 $31,504
Accounts receivable, net 47,024 47,586
Operating lease right-of-use assets 20,863 26,399
Goodwill 210,889 224,577
Other assets 97,375 120,668
Total assets $398,072 $450,734
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $66,324 $73,013
Deferred revenues 14,183 22,916
Debt, non-current 134,584 133,104
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 29,637 36,095
Other liabilities 4,399 9,778
Preferred stock 68,348 72,505
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 12,500 12,500
Stockholders’ equity 68,097 90,823
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $398,072 $450,734

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021 2020
Net revenues $61,630 $73,831 $252,628 $280,615 $291,670
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues1 22,107 26,026 91,702 109,050 121,817
Research and development 13,458 14,375 55,620 64,337 77,043
Selling, general and administrative 21,803 17,201 70,326 84,991 89,292
Restructuring charges 2,114 1,905 5,189 7,955
Depreciation and amortization 7,734 9,498 31,753 36,065 43,685
Total costs and expenses 65,102 69,214 251,306 299,632 339,792
(Loss) income from operations (3,472) 4,617 1,322 (19,017) (48,122)
Interest income 235 (15) 465 39 1,597
Interest expense (3,509) (3,248) (13,640) (6,420) (476)
Gain on divestiture 2,549
Other income (expense), net (6,759) (1,388) 3,447 (4,877) 9,535
Loss from operations, before taxes (13,505) (34) (5,857) (30,275) (37,466)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes (181) (169) (1,859) 7,177 27,108
Net loss (13,686) (203) (7,716) (23,098) (10,358)
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests 56 (130) (200) 156 (344)
Preferred stock dividend (2,297) (1,781) (9,552) (35,509) (37,981)
Net loss attributable to Synchronoss $(15,927) $(2,114) $(17,468) $(58,451) $(48,683)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic $(0.18) $(0.02) $(0.20) $(0.90) $(1.16)
Diluted $(0.18) $(0.02) $(0.20) $(0.90) $(1.16)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic 86,456 85,720 86,232 64,734 41,950
Diluted 86,456 85,720 86,232 64,734 41,950

________________________________1 Cost of revenues excludes depreciation and amortization which are shown separately.

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands)

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2020
Net loss from continuing operations$(7,716) $(23,098) $(10,358)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash items 39,919 47,570 55,796
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (14,844) (19,527) (46,002)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 17,359 4,945 (564)
Investing activities:
Purchases of fixed assets (1,408) (1,521) (885)
Purchases of intangible assets and capitalized software (19,758) (22,972) (16,665)
Other investing activities 8,000 550 3,211
Net cash used in investing activities (13,166) (23,943) (14,339)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (13,276) 16,188 9,991
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (500) 643 (418)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (9,583) (2,167) (5,330)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 31,504 33,671 39,001
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$21,921 $31,504 $33,671

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliation:
GAAP Revenue $61,630 $73,831 $252,628 $280,615
Less: Cost of revenues 22,107 26,026 91,702 109,050
Less: Restructuring1 401 356 574
Less: Depreciation and Amortization2 7,317 8,606 29,045 31,894
Gross Profit 32,206 38,798 131,525 139,097
Add / (Less):
Stock-based compensation expense 196 304 788 1,593
Restructuring, transition and cease-use lease expense 58 466 1,452 1,071
Depreciation and Amortization2 7,317 8,606 29,045 31,894
Adjusted Gross Profit $39,777 $48,174 $162,810 $173,655
Adjusted Gross Margin 64.5% 65.2% 64.4% 61.9%

__________________________________________1 Amounts reflected in cost of revenues.2 Depreciation and Amortization contains a reasonable allocation for expenses associated with cost of revenues.

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
GAAP Net loss attributable to Synchronoss $(15,927) $(2,114) $(17,468) $(58,451)
Add / (Less):
Stock-based compensation expense 769 1,950 5,461 9,305
Restructuring, transition and cease-use lease expense 324 2,286 4,273 10,242
Amortization expense1 2,447 3,042 9,916 12,893
Change in contingent consideration 3,638 3,638
Litigation, remediation and refiling costs, net 1,892 (30) 1,665 12,828
Non-GAAP Net (loss) income attributable to Synchronoss $(6,857) $5,134 $7,485 $(13,183)
Diluted Non-GAAP Net (loss) income per share $(0.08) $0.06 $0.09 $(0.20)
Weighted shares outstanding - Dilutive 86,456 85,720 86,232 64,734

___________________________1 Amortization from acquired intangible assets.

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES(In thousands)

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Net (loss) income attributable to Synchronoss $(15,927) $(1,278) $5,327 $(5,590) $(2,114) $(17,468) $(58,451)
Add / (Less):
Stock-based compensation expense 769 1,801 964 1,927 1,950 5,461 9,305
Restructuring, transition and cease-use lease expense 324 557 1,381 2,011 2,286 4,273 10,242
Change in contingent consideration 3,638 3,638
Litigation, remediation and refiling costs, net 1,892 88 (1,292) 977 (30) 1,665 12,828
Depreciation and amortization 7,734 7,726 8,259 8,034 9,498 31,753 36,065
Interest income (235) (20) (118) (92) 15 (465) (39)
Interest expense 3,509 3,463 3,343 3,325 3,248 13,640 6,420
Loss (gain) on sale of DXP Business 73 (2,622) (2,549)
Other expense (income), net 6,759 (4,437) (4,065) (1,704) 1,388 (3,447) 4,877
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 181 1,115 435 128 169 1,859 (7,177)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (56) 66 75 115 130 200 (156)
Preferred dividend1 2,297 2,298 2,519 2,438 1,781 9,552 35,509
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) $10,885 $11,452 $14,206 $11,569 $18,321 $48,112 $49,423

___________________________1 Includes $10.4 million preferred stock amortization costs accelerated due to Series A Preferred stock redemption in the second quarter of 2021.

Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities $6,281 $(606) $17,359 $4,945
Add / (Less):
Capitalized software (4,508) (5,968) (19,758) (22,972)
Property and equipment (387) (135) (1,408) (1,521)
Free Cashflow 1,386 (6,709) (3,807) (19,548)
Add: Litigation and remediation costs, net 1,593 (2,203) 4,297 1,842
Add: Restructuring 1,220 2,501 7,110 8,704
Adjusted Free Cashflow $4,199 $(6,411) $7,600 $(9,002)

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES(In thousands)

Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
GAAP Cloud Revenue $39,795 $45,071 $163,331 $165,982
Increase / (Decrease) Change in Deferred Revenue 999 (3,307) (6,661) (17,731)
(Increase) / Decrease: Change in Unbilled Receivables & Contract Assets 583 (3,974) (4,123) (7,330)
Invoiced Cloud Revenue $41,377 $37,790 $152,547 $140,921

Invoiced Cloud Revenue is defined as GAAP revenue for Cloud disaggregated revenue stream, plus the period change in deferred revenue balance related to the Cloud revenue stream, less the period change in Unbilled Receivables and Contract Assets balance related to the Cloud revenue stream.

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