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Brightcove Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2021

July 28, 2021 at 4:05 PM EDT

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 28, 2021-- Brightcove Inc. (Nasdaq: BCOV), the global leader in video for business, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

“Brightcove’s second quarter performance was highlighted by revenue that was ahead of expectations and 33% growth in adjusted EBITDA,” said Jeff Ray, Brightcove’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our customers continue to turn to Brightcove as their trusted partner as they expand their use of video in new and innovative ways to engage with their audiences.”

Ray continued, “We made good progress across each of our four strategic focus areas that will enhance customer success and retention, accelerate product innovation, and grow our direct and indirect sales efforts. In the near-term, it will take some additional time to complete these initiatives. Longer-term, we are confident we will be on track to hit our long-term financial goal of being a Rule of 40 company.”

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

Revenue for the second quarter of 2021 was $51.5 million, an increase of 7% compared to $47.9 million for the second quarter of 2020. Subscription and support revenue was $48.6 million, an increase of 7% compared to $45.6 million for the second quarter of 2020.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2021 was $34.2 million, representing a gross margin of 67% compared to a gross profit of $28.0 million and 58% for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP gross profit for the second quarter of 2021 was $34.9 million, representing a non-GAAP gross margin of 68%, compared to a non-GAAP gross profit of $28.6 million and 60% for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin exclude stock-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangible assets.

Income from operations was $590 thousand for the second quarter of 2021, compared to a loss of $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, merger-related expense and other (benefit) expense, was $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared to non-GAAP operating income of $3.1 million during the second quarter of 2020.

Net income was $870 thousand, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021. This compares to a net loss of $1.3 million, or a loss of $0.03 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP net income, which excludes stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, merger-related expense and other (benefit) expense, was $4.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $2.9 million for the second quarter of 2020, or $0.07 per diluted share.

Adjusted EBITDA was $5.6 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense, merger-related expense, other (benefit) expense, restructuring, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, depreciation expense, other income/expense and the provision for income taxes.

Cash flow provided by operations was $8.0 for the second quarter for 2021, compared to cash flow provided by operations of $2.9 million for the second quarter of 2020.

Free cash flow was $5.7 million after the company invested $2.3 million in capital expenditures and capitalization of internal-use software during the second quarter of 2021. Free cash flow was $516,000 for the second quarter of 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents were $40.4 million as of June 30, 2021 compared to $37.5 million on December 31, 2020.

A Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP results has been provided in the financial statement tables included at the end of this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Other Second Quarter and Recent Highlights:

● Average annual subscription revenue per premium customer was $92,200 in the second quarter of 2021, excluding starter customers who had average annualized revenue of $4,500 per customer. This compares to $87,200 in the comparable period in 2020.

● Recurring dollar retention rate was 86% in the second quarter of 2021, versus our historical target of the low to mid-90 percent range.

● Ended the quarter with 3,263 customers, of which 2,280 were premium.

● New customers and customers who expanded their relationship during the second quarter include: Black News Channel, Sparrow Live, Dal-Tile Corp, Rooster Teeth Productions, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Softbank, TVNZ, and Hydrow.

● Established a partnership with Alibaba to create the Brightcove China Delivery via Alibaba Cloud solution, which makes Brightcove the first video provider to enable on-demand video streaming in China. With this new partnership, we are able to solve the challenges that have long hindered enterprise video adoption in China, including government restrictions, video loading or analytic failures, or being blacklisted for not having an in-country domain or license.

● Announced a technology partnership with ByteArk, a leading content delivery network (CDN) in Thailand. Together, we will be able to leverage each other’s technology to provide media organizations, content owners using OTT platforms and enterprises a flawless viewer experience across any device.

Business Outlook

Based on information as of today, July 28, 2021, the Company is issuing the following financial guidance.

Third Quarter 2021:

Revenue is expected to be in the range of $50.5 million to $51.5 million, including approximately $2.7 million of professional services revenue.

Non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be in the range of $0.5 million to $1.5 million, which excludes stock-based compensation of approximately $2.6 million and the amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $0.7 million.

Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $1.7 million to $2.7 million, which excludes stock-based compensation of approximately $2.6 million, the amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $0.7 million, depreciation expense of approximately $1.2 million, and other income/expense and the provision for income taxes of approximately $0.3 million.

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be $0.01 to $0.03, which excludes stock-based compensation of approximately $2.6 million, the amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $0.7 million, and assumes approximately 42.4 million weighted-average shares outstanding.

Full Year 2021:

Revenue is expected to be in the range of $211.0 million to $213.0 million, including approximately $12.5 million of professional services revenue.

Non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be in the range of $14.0 million to $17.0 million, which excludes stock-based compensation of approximately $10.4 million, the amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $3.0 million, merger-related expenses of $0.3 and other (benefit) expense of ($2.0) million.

Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $19.1 million to $22.1 million, which excludes stock-based compensation of approximately $10.4 million, the amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $3.0 million, merger-related expenses of $0.3, depreciation expense of approximately $5.1 million, other (benefit) expense of approximately ($2.0) million, and other income/expense and the provision for income taxes of approximately $1.3 million.

Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is expected to be $0.30 to $0.37, which excludes stock-based compensation of approximately $10.4 million, the amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $3.0 million, merger-related expenses of $0.3, other (benefit) expense of ($2.0) million and assumes approximately 42.3 million weighted-average shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

Brightcove will host a conference call today, July 28, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's financial results and current business outlook. A live webcast of the call will be available at the “Investors” page of the Company’s website, http://investor.brightcove.com. To access the call, dial 877-407-3982 (domestic) or 201-493-6780 (international). A replay of this conference call will be available for a limited time at 844-512-2921 (domestic) or 412-317-6671 (international). The replay conference ID is 13721361. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a limited time at http://investor.brightcove.com.

About Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV)

When video is done right, it can have a powerful and lasting effect. Hearts open. Minds change. Creativity thrives. Since 2004, Brightcove has been helping customers discover and experience the incredible power of video through its award-winning technology, empowering organizations in more than 70 countries across the globe to touch audiences in bold and innovative ways.

Brightcove achieves this by developing technologies once thought impossible, providing customer support without parallel or excuses, and leveraging the expertise and resources of a global infrastructure. Video is the world’s most compelling, exciting medium. Visit www.brightcove.com. Video That Means Business.™

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain “forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning our financial guidance for the third fiscal quarter and full year 2021, our position to execute on our growth strategy, and our ability to expand our leadership position and market opportunity. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation: the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including our business operations, as well as its impact on the general economic and financial market conditions; our ability to retain existing customers and acquire new ones; our history of losses; the timing and successful integration of the Ooyala acquisition; expectations regarding the widespread adoption of customer demand for our products; the effects of increased competition and commoditization of services we offer, including data delivery and storage; keeping up with the rapid technological change required to remain competitive in our industry; our ability to manage our growth effectively and successfully recruit additional highly-qualified personnel; the price volatility of our common stock; and other risks set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Brightcove has provided in this release the non-GAAP financial measures of non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share. Brightcove 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 Brightcove's ongoing operational performance. Brightcove 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 Brightcove’s industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. As noted, the non-GAAP financial results discussed above of non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, merger-related expenses, restructuring and other (benefit) expense. The non-GAAP financial results discussed above of adjusted EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income (loss), plus other income/expense, including interest expense and interest income, the provision for income taxes, depreciation expense, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, merger-related expenses, restructuring and other (benefit) expense. Merger-related expenses include fees incurred in connection with an acquisition. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool and 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 previously mentioned, a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release. The Company’s earnings press releases containing such non-GAAP reconciliations can be found on the Investors section of the Company’s web site at http://www.brightcove.com.

Net Revenue Retention Rate. We assess our ability to retain and expand customers using a metric we refer to as our net revenue retention rate. We calculate the net revenue retention rate by dividing; a) the current annualized recurring revenue for premium customers that existed twelve months prior by b) the annualized recurring revenue for all premium customers that existed twelve months prior. We define annualized recurring revenue for premium customers as the aggregate annualized contract value from our premium customer base, measured as of the end of a given period. We typically calculate our net revenue retention rate on a quarterly basis. For annual periods, we report net revenue retention rate as the average of the net revenue retention rate for all fiscal quarters included in the period. By dividing the retained recurring revenue by the base recurring revenue, we measure our success in retaining and growing installed revenue from the specific cohort of customers we served at the beginning of the period.

Brightcove Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
   
 

June 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Assets  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents  

$

40,387

 

$

37,472

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance  

 

31,445

 

 

29,305

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets  

 

21,046

 

 

18,738

 

Total current assets  

 

92,878

 

 

85,515

 

Property and equipment, net  

 

17,460

 

 

15,968

 

Operating lease right-of-use asset  

 

6,749

 

 

8,699

 

Intangible assets, net  

 

8,956

 

 

10,465

 

Goodwill  

 

60,902

 

 

60,902

 

Other assets  

 

6,236

 

 

5,254

 

Total assets  

$

193,181

 

$

186,803

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable  

$

11,001

 

$

10,456

 

Accrued expenses  

 

20,779

 

 

25,397

 

Operating lease liability  

 

2,734

 

 

4,346

 

Deferred revenue  

 

62,433

 

 

58,741

 

Total current liabilities  

 

96,947

 

 

98,940

 

Operating lease liability, net of current portion  

 

4,200

 

 

5,498

 

Other liabilities  

 

889

 

 

2,763

 

Total liabilities  

 

102,036

 

 

107,201

 

   
Stockholders' equity:  
Common stock  

 

41

 

 

40

 

Additional paid-in capital  

 

292,775

 

 

287,059

 

Treasury stock, at cost  

 

(871

)

 

(871

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss  

 

(362

)

 

(188

)

Accumulated deficit  

 

(200,438

)

 

(206,438

)

Total stockholders’ equity  

 

91,145

 

 

79,602

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  

$

193,181

 

$

186,803

 

   
   
Brightcove Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue:
Subscription and support revenue

$

48,602

 

$

45,617

 

$

99,441

 

$

90,275

 

Professional services and other revenue

 

2,870

 

 

2,309

 

 

6,848

 

 

4,304

 

Total revenue

 

51,472

 

 

47,926

 

 

106,289

 

 

94,579

 

Cost of revenue: (1) (2)
Cost of subscription and support revenue

 

14,756

 

 

17,807

 

 

30,434

 

 

34,555

 

Cost of professional services and other revenue

 

2,468

 

 

2,092

 

 

5,958

 

 

3,986

 

Total cost of revenue

 

17,224

 

 

19,899

 

 

36,392

 

 

38,541

 

Gross profit

 

34,248

 

 

28,027

 

 

69,897

 

 

56,038

 

Operating expenses: (1) (2)
Research and development

 

7,855

 

 

9,131

 

 

16,139

 

 

17,984

 

Sales and marketing

 

18,130

 

 

13,383

 

 

34,279

 

 

27,557

 

General and administrative

 

7,418

 

 

6,407

 

 

14,477

 

 

12,939

 

Merger-related

 

255

 

 

259

 

 

255

 

 

5,768

 

Other (benefit) expense

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(1,965

)

 

-

 

Total operating expenses

 

33,658

 

 

29,180

 

 

63,185

 

 

64,248

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

590

 

 

(1,153

)

 

6,712

 

 

(8,210

)

Other income (expense), net

 

117

 

 

(27

)

 

(618

)

 

(495

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

707

 

 

(1,180

)

 

6,094

 

 

(8,705

)

Provision for income taxes

 

(163

)

 

115

 

 

94

 

 

443

 

Net income (loss) before income taxes

$

870

 

$

(1,295

)

$

6,000

 

$

(9,148

)

 
Net income (loss) per share—basic and diluted
Basic

$

0.02

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.15

 

$

(0.23

)

Diluted

 

0.02

 

 

(0.03

)

 

0.14

 

 

(0.23

)

 
Weighted-average shares—basic and diluted
Basic

 

40,615

 

 

39,292

 

 

40,386

 

 

39,136

 

Diluted

 

42,209

 

 

39,292

 

 

42,391

 

 

39,136

 

 
(1) Stock-based compensation included in above line items:
Cost of subscription and support revenue

$

187

 

$

123

 

$

344

 

$

313

 

Cost of professional services and other revenue

 

118

 

 

90

 

 

186

 

 

170

 

Research and development

 

531

 

 

257

 

 

853

 

 

697

 

Sales and marketing

 

762

 

 

761

 

 

1,499

 

 

1,672

 

General and administrative

 

1,011

 

 

867

 

 

2,019

 

 

1,864

 

 
 
(2) Amortization of acquired intangible assets included in the above line items:
Cost of subscription and support revenue

$

336

 

$

335

 

$

671

 

$

830

 

Sales and marketing

 

407

 

 

478

 

 

838

 

 

955

 

 
Brightcove Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Operating activities

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

$

6,000

 

$

(9,148

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

 

4,278

 

 

4,357

 

Stock-based compensation

 

4,901

 

 

4,716

 

Provision for reserves on accounts receivable

 

276

 

 

401

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

 

(2,634

)

 

4,055

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(1,337

)

 

(5,357

)

Other assets

 

(1,000

)

 

(300

)

Accounts payable

 

105

 

 

2,038

 

Accrued expenses

 

(6,053

)

 

(577

)

Operating leases

 

(960

)

 

3

 

Deferred revenue

 

3,801

 

 

5,112

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

7,377

 

 

5,300

 

 
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment, net of returns

 

(808

)

 

(1,197

)

Capitalization of internal-use software costs

 

(2,977

)

 

(3,839

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(3,785

)

 

(5,036

)

 
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

1,980

 

 

394

 

Deferred acquisition payments

 

(475

)

 

-

 

Proceeds from debt

 

-

 

 

10,000

 

Debt paydown

 

-

 

 

(5,000

)

Other financing activities

 

(1,348

)

 

(429

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

157

 

 

4,965

 

 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(834

)

 

(235

)

 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

2,915

 

 

4,994

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

37,472

 

 

22,759

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

40,387

 

$

27,753

 

 
Brightcove Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit, GAAP Loss From Operations, GAAP Net Loss and GAAP Net Loss Per Share to
Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Income From Operations, Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) Per Share
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 31, Six Months Ended June 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

GROSS PROFIT:
GAAP gross profit

$

34,248

$

28,027

 

$

69,897

 

$

56,038

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

305

 

213

 

 

530

 

 

483

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

336

 

335

 

 

671

 

 

830

 

Restructuring

 

-

 

51

 

 

-

 

 

51

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

34,889

$

28,626

 

$

71,098

 

$

57,402

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
GAAP income (loss) from operations

$

590

$

(1,153

)

$

6,712

 

$

(8,210

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

2,609

 

2,098

 

 

4,901

 

 

4,716

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

743

 

813

 

 

1,509

 

 

1,785

 

Merger-related

 

255

 

259

 

 

255

 

 

5,768

 

Restructuring

 

-

 

1,039

 

 

-

 

 

1,268

 

Other (benefit) expense

 

-

 

-

 

 

(1,965

)

 

-

 

Non-GAAP income from operations

$

4,197

$

3,056

 

$

11,412

 

$

5,327

 

NET INCOME (LOSS):
GAAP net income (loss)

$

870

$

(1,295

)

$

6,000

 

$

(9,148

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

2,609

 

2,098

 

 

4,901

 

 

4,716

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

743

 

813

 

 

1,509

 

 

1,785

 

Merger-related

 

255

 

259

 

 

255

 

 

5,768

 

Restructuring

 

-

 

1,039

 

 

-

 

 

1,268

 

Other (benefit) expense

 

-

 

-

 

 

(1,965

)

 

-

 

Non-GAAP net income

$

4,477

$

2,914

 

$

10,700

 

$

4,389

 

GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share

$

0.02

$

(0.03

)

$

0.14

 

$

(0.23

)

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share

$

0.11

$

0.07

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.11

 

 
Shares used in computing GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share

 

40,615

 

39,292

 

 

40,386

 

 

39,136

 

Shares used in computing Non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share

 

42,209

 

39,952

 

 

42,391

 

 

39,802

 

 
Brightcove Inc.
Calculation of Adjusted EBITDA
(in thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

$

870

 

$

(1,295

)

$

6,000

 

$

(9,148

)

Other expense, net

 

(117

)

 

27

 

 

618

 

 

495

 

Provision for income taxes

 

(163

)

 

115

 

 

94

 

 

443

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,115

 

 

1,949

 

 

4,278

 

 

4,357

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

2,609

 

 

2,098

 

 

4,901

 

 

4,716

 

Merger-related

 

255

 

 

259

 

 

255

 

 

5,768

 

Restructuring

 

-

 

 

1,039

 

 

-

 

 

1,268

 

Other (benefit) expense

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(1,965

)

 

-

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

5,569

 

$

4,192

 

$

14,181

 

$

7,899

 

 
Brightcove Inc.      
Historical Net Revenue Retention (NRR)      
       
                   

1Q19

 

2Q19

 

3Q19

 

4Q19

 

1Q20

 

2Q20

 

3Q20

 

4Q20

 

1Q21

 

2Q21

Net Revenue Retention Rate

95%

 

100%

 

97%

 

97%

 

92%

 

92%

 

98%

 

100%

 

99%

 

98%

 

Investors:
ICR for Brightcove
Brian Denyeau, 646-277-1251
brian.denyeau@icrinc.com

Media:
Brightcove
Meredith Duhaime
mduhaime@brightcove.com

Source: Brightcove Inc.

Primary IR Contact

Investor Relations:
ICR
Brian Denyeau
Phone:
+1-617-500-4947 or
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