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Workiva Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

February 25, 2025 4:15 PM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), the world’s leading cloud platform for assured integrated reporting, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

"Our Q4 results contributed to a year of accelerating growth as we executed on our strategy across financial, operational, and innovation initiatives," said Julie Iskow, President & Chief Executive Officer. "Our platform continues to resonate resulting in broad-based global demand for our solutions. Through the power of our assured integrated reporting platform and our expanding partner ecosystem, we’re consistently increasing the value we deliver to our customers. We enter 2025 confident about our market opportunity and ability to execute on our large and untapped total addressable market."

"Q4 was a great quarter, capping off a year marked by improved productivity and execution," said Jill Klindt, Chief Financial Officer. "Subscription revenue grew by 22% in Q4, driving our total revenue beat to $4 million over the high end of our guidance range. Account expansion activity across our platform accelerated our net retention rate to 112% compared to 110% in Q4 of last year."

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Key Metrics and Recent Business Highlights

Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Financial Outlook

As of February 25, 2025, Workiva is providing guidance as follows:

First Quarter 2025 Guidance:

Full Year 2025 Guidance:

Quarterly Conference Call

Workiva will host a webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024, in addition to discussing the Company’s outlook for the first quarter and full year 2025. The call can be accessed by dialing 1-833-630-1956 (U.S. domestic) or 1-412-317-1837 (international). Additionally, a live webcast and replay will be available at https://investor.workiva.com/news-events/events.

About Workiva

Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK) is on a mission to power transparent reporting for a better world. We build and deliver the world’s leading cloud platform for assured integrated reporting to meet stakeholder demands for action, transparency, and disclosure of financial and non-financial data. Workiva offers the only unified SaaS platform that brings customers’ financial reporting, sustainability management, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) in a controlled, secure, audit-ready platform. Our platform simplifies the most complex reporting and disclosure challenges by streamlining processes, connecting data and teams, and ensuring consistency. Learn more at workiva.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP adjustments referenced herein relate to the exclusion of stock-based compensation and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP historical financial measures has been provided in Table I at the end of this press release. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP guidance has been provided in Table II at the end of this press release.

Workiva believes that the use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, free cash flow and free cash flow margin is helpful to its investors. These measures, which are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures, are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. Workiva’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures as tools for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating Workiva’s own operating results over different periods of time.

Non-GAAP gross margin is the ratio calculated by dividing non-GAAP gross profit by revenues. Non-GAAP gross profit is calculated by excluding stock-based compensation expense attributable to cost of revenues from gross profit. Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations is calculated by excluding stock-based compensation expense and amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets from loss from operations. Non-GAAP net income (loss) is calculated by excluding stock-based compensation expense, net of tax and amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets from net loss. Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income (loss) by the weighted- average shares outstanding as presented in the calculation of GAAP net loss per share. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company’s non-cash expenses, Workiva believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation expense allows for more meaningful comparisons between its operating results from period to period. For business combinations, we generally allocate a portion of the purchase price to intangible assets. The amount of the allocation is based on estimates and assumptions made by management and is subject to amortization. The amount of purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition and thus we do not believe they are reflective of ongoing operations.

Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, represents cash flow from operating activities less purchase of property and equipment. Free cash flow margin is calculated by dividing free cash flow by total revenue. We consider free cash flow and free cash flow margin to be liquidity measures that provide useful information to investors about the amount of cash generated or used by the business.

Non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in Workiva’s industry, as other companies in the industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on Workiva’s reported financial results. Further, stock-based compensation expense has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in Workiva’s business and an important part of the compensation provided to its employees. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included below, and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Workiva’s business.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. These statements relate to future events or the Company’s future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of the Company or its industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. In particular, statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or future performance contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "outlook," "guidance," "target," "goal," "project," "continue to," "confident," or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology.

Please see the Company’s documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s annual reports filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and any amendments thereto for a discussion of certain important risk factors that relate to forward-looking statements contained in this report. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. These and other important factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

WORKIVA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

(unaudited)

Revenue

Subscription and support

$

180,897

$

148,788

$

667,646

$

558,645

Professional services

18,992

17,865

71,034

71,394

Total revenue

199,889

166,653

738,680

630,039

Cost of revenue

Subscription and support (1)

32,204

25,113

118,697

99,193

Professional services (1)

13,485

12,732

53,358

55,029

Total cost of revenue

45,689

37,845

172,055

154,222

Gross profit

154,200

128,808

566,625

475,817

Operating expenses

Research and development (1)

50,607

42,555

192,935

172,790

Sales and marketing (1)

90,157

71,867

347,243

287,035

General and administrative (1)

26,756

23,859

102,981

110,519

Total operating expenses

167,520

138,281

643,159

570,344

Loss from operations

(13,320

)

(9,473

)

(76,534

)

(94,527

)

Interest income

9,306

10,336

39,395

25,882

Interest expense

(3,197

)

(3,202

)

(12,865

)

(53,639

)

Other income and (expense), net

872

(364

)

563

(1,814

)

Loss before provision for income taxes

(6,339

)

(2,703

)

(49,441

)

(124,098

)

Provision for income taxes

2,476

1,493

5,601

3,427

Net loss

$

(8,815

)

$

(4,196

)

$

(55,042

)

$

(127,525

)

Net loss per common share:

Basic and diluted

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.08

)

$

(0.99

)

$

(2.36

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

55,739,950

54,432,003

55,355,381

54,099,757

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

(unaudited)

Cost of revenue

Subscription and support

$

2,271

$

1,298

$

7,979

$

5,030

Professional services

873

617

3,221

2,540

Operating expenses

Research and development

5,562

4,764

21,036

18,441

Sales and marketing

8,869

7,005

35,339

27,774

General and administrative

8,696

7,052

34,575

44,980

WORKIVA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

As of December 31,

2024

2023

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

301,835

$

256,100

Marketable securities

514,585

557,622

Accounts receivable, net

148,433

125,193

Deferred costs

50,914

39,023

Other receivables

10,276

7,367

Prepaid expenses and other

22,199

23,631

Total current assets

1,048,242

1,008,936

Property and equipment, net

21,825

24,282

Operating lease right-of-use assets

11,786

12,642

Deferred costs, non-current

54,858

33,346

Goodwill

196,844

112,097

Intangible assets, net

27,389

22,892

Other assets

7,525

4,665

Total assets

$

1,368,469

$

1,218,860

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$

7,747

$

5,204

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

126,508

97,921

Deferred revenue

457,608

380,843

Finance lease obligations

562

532

Total current liabilities

592,425

484,500

Convertible senior notes, non-current

764,891

762,455

Deferred revenue, non-current

29,681

36,177

Other long-term liabilities

227

178

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

9,441

10,890

Finance lease obligations, non-current

13,488

14,050

Total liabilities

1,410,153

1,308,250

Stockholders’ deficit

Common stock

56

54

Additional paid-in-capital

672,363

562,942

Accumulated deficit

(707,683

)

(652,641

)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

(6,420

)

255

Total stockholders’ deficit

(41,684

)

(89,390

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

$

1,368,469

$

1,218,860

WORKIVA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

(unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities

Net loss

$

(8,815

)

$

(4,196

)

$

(55,042

)

$

(127,525

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities

Depreciation and amortization

2,911

2,787

11,003

11,140

Stock-based compensation expense

26,271

20,736

102,150

98,765

Provision for doubtful accounts

85

353

39

410

Accretion of premiums and discounts on marketable securities, net

(2,286

)

(3,186

)

(11,829

)

(7,716

)

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

610

608

2,436

1,730

Induced conversion expense

45,144

Realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities, net

708

Deferred income tax

(337

)

3

(629

)

(14

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(12,845

)

(25,561

)

(24,352

)

(18,318

)

Deferred costs

(19,337

)

(5,971

)

(34,477

)

277

Operating lease right-of-use asset

1,328

1,177

5,136

4,984

Other receivables

(1,680

)

(334

)

1,116

(2,176

)

Prepaid expenses and other

(1,311

)

(1,038

)

1,453

(5,023

)

Other assets

(1,094

)

751

(2,285

)

2,230

Accounts payable

(5,231

)

265

2,399

(1,002

)

Deferred revenue

51,681

37,887

73,840

60,112

Operating lease liability

(907

)

(1,004

)

(3,738

)

(4,133

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

14,927

1,065

20,486

11,282

Net cash provided by operating activities

43,970

24,342

87,706

70,875

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property and equipment

(809

)

(392

)

(1,363

)

(2,124

)

Purchase of marketable securities

(92,160

)

(251,296

)

(402,235

)

(573,304

)

Maturities of marketable securities

106,290

76,547

452,023

153,358

Sale of marketable securities

4,609

65,052

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(98,092

)

Purchase of intangible assets

(74

)

(68

)

(191

)

(235

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

13,247

(175,209

)

(45,249

)

(357,253

)

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from option exercises

1,044

1,148

4,909

4,472

Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards

(34

)

(35

)

(11,458

)

(9,459

)

Proceeds from shares issued in connection with employee stock purchase plan

13,822

12,513

Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs

691,113

Payments for repurchase of convertible senior notes

(396,869

)

Principal payments on finance lease obligations

(137

)

(129

)

(532

)

(505

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

873

984

6,741

301,265

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash

(4,494

)

1,719

(3,569

)

1,637

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

53,596

(148,164

)

45,629

16,524

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

248,754

404,885

256,721

240,197

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

$

302,350

$

256,721

$

302,350

$

256,721

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

(unaudited)

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheets

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

301,835

$

256,100

$

301,835

$

256,100

Restricted cash included within prepaid expenses and other at end of period

515

621

515

621

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows

$

302,350

$

256,721

$

302,350

$

256,721

TABLE I

WORKIVA INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION

(in thousands, except share and per share)

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Gross profit, subscription and support

$

148,693

$

123,675

$

548,949

$

459,452

Add back: Stock-based compensation

2,271

1,298

7,979

5,030

Add back: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

916

1,923

Gross profit, subscription and support, non-GAAP

$

151,880

$

124,973

$

558,851

$

464,482

Gross profit, professional services

$

5,507

$

5,133

$

17,676

$

16,365

Add back: Stock-based compensation

873

617

3,221

2,540

Gross profit, professional services, non-GAAP

$

6,380

$

5,750

$

20,897

$

18,905

Gross profit

$

154,200

$

128,808

$

566,625

$

475,817

Add back: Stock-based compensation

3,144

1,915

11,200

7,570

Add back: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

916

1,923

Gross profit, non-GAAP

$

158,260

$

130,723

$

579,748

$

483,387

Cost of revenue, subscription and support

$

32,204

$

25,113

$

118,697

$

99,193

Less: Stock-based compensation

2,271

1,298

7,979

5,030

Less: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

916

1,923

Cost of revenue, subscription and support, non-GAAP

$

29,017

$

23,815

$

108,795

$

94,163

Cost of revenue, professional services

$

13,485

$

12,732

$

53,358

$

55,029

Less: Stock-based compensation

873

617

3,221

2,540

Cost of revenue, professional services, non-GAAP

$

12,612

$

12,115

$

50,137

$

52,489

Research and development

$

50,607

$

42,555

$

192,935

$

172,790

Less: Stock-based compensation

5,562

4,764

21,036

18,441

Less: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

495

886

2,762

3,554

Research and development, non-GAAP

$

44,550

$

36,905

$

169,137

$

150,795

Sales and marketing

$

90,157

$

71,867

$

347,243

$

287,035

Less: Stock-based compensation

8,869

7,005

35,339

27,774

Less: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

453

587

1,745

2,392

Sales and marketing, non-GAAP

$

80,835

$

64,275

$

310,159

$

256,869

General and administrative

$

26,756

$

23,859

$

102,981

$

110,519

Less: Stock-based compensation

8,696

7,052

34,575

44,980

General and administrative, non-GAAP

$

18,060

$

16,807

$

68,406

$

65,539

Loss from operations

$

(13,320

)

$

(9,473

)

$

(76,534

)

$

(94,527

)

Add back: Stock-based compensation

26,271

20,736

102,150

98,765

Add back: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

1,864

1,473

6,429

5,946

Income from operations, non-GAAP

$

14,815

$

12,736

$

32,045

$

10,184

GAAP operating margin

(6.6

)%

(5.6

)%

(10.3

)%

(14.9

)%

Non-GAAP operating margin

7.4

%

7.6

%

4.3

%

1.6

%

Net loss

$

(8,815

)

$

(4,196

)

$

(55,042

)

$

(127,525

)

Add back: Stock-based compensation

26,271

20,736

102,150

98,765

Add back: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

1,864

1,473

6,429

5,946

Net income (loss), non-GAAP

$

19,320

$

18,013

$

53,537

$

(22,814

)

Net loss per basic and diluted share:

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.08

)

$

(0.99

)

$

(2.36

)

Add back: Stock-based compensation

0.48

0.38

1.84

1.83

Add back: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

0.03

0.03

0.12

0.11

Net income (loss) per basic share, non-GAAP

$

0.35

$

0.33

$

0.97

$

(0.42

)

Net income (loss) per diluted share, non-GAAP

$

0.33

$

0.32

$

0.94

$

(0.42

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic, non-GAAP

55,739,950

54,432,003

55,355,381

54,099,757

Effect of potentially dilutive securities

2,565,293

2,675,903

1,331,818

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted, non-GAAP

58,305,243

57,107,906

56,687,199

54,099,757

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

43,970

24,342

87,706

70,875

Purchase of property and equipment

(809

)

(392

)

(1,363

)

(2,124

)

Free cash flow

$

43,161

$

23,950

$

86,343

$

68,751

Free cash flow margin

21.6

%

14.4

%

11.7

%

10.9

%

TABLE II

WORKIVA INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP GUIDANCE

Three months ending March 31, 2025

Year ending December 31, 2025

GAAP operating margin

(14.3

)%

(9.1

)%

(8.6

)%

Add back: Stock-based compensation

13.5

%

13.3

%

13.3

%

Add back: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

0.8

%

0.8

%

0.8

%

Non-GAAP operating margin

%

5.0

%

5.5

%

Net loss per basic share, GAAP range

$

(0.45

)

$

(1.07

)

-

$

(1.00

)

Add back: Stock-based compensation

0.49

2.03

2.03

Add back: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

0.03

0.12

0.12

Effect of potentially dilutive securities

(0.06

)

(0.06

)

Net income per diluted share, non-GAAP range

$

0.07

$

1.02

-

$

1.09

Weighted-average common shares used in calculating GAAP earnings per share, basic

56,400,000

56,900,000

56,900,000

Weighted-average common shares used in calculating non-GAAP earnings per share, diluted

57,900,000

60,100,000

60,100,000

Investor Contact:

Katie White

Workiva Inc.

[email protected]

Media Contact:

Mandi McReynolds

Workiva Inc.

[email protected]

Source: Workiva Inc.

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