MITK Mitek Systems Inc

Mitek Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MITK, www.miteksystems.com, “Mitek” or the “Company”), a global leader in digital identity and fraud prevention, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended June 30, 2024 and revised its previously provided guidance for its 2024 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

Fiscal 2024 Third Quarter Financial Highlights

• Total revenue was $45.0 million, compared to $43.1 million a year ago, or 4% year-over-year growth.
• GAAP operating income was $0.7 million, an operating margin of 2%, compared to GAAP operating income of $1.8 million, an operating margin of 4% a year ago.
• GAAP net income was $0.2 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share a year ago.
• Non-GAAP operating income was $11.6 million and non-GAAP operating margin was 26%, compared to non-GAAP operating income of $12.0 million and a non-GAAP operating margin of 28% a year ago.
• Non-GAAP net income increased 27% to $12.0 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to $9.5 million, or $0.20 per diluted share a year ago.
• Cash flow from operations was $13.0 million, compared to $16.6 million a year ago.
• Total cash and investments was $133.2 million at June 30, 2024, an increase of $2.9 million from $130.3 million at March 31, 2024.
• Mitek repurchased 819,623 shares at an average per share price of $12.25, totaling approximately $10.0 million.

Mitek Executive Chairman and Interim CEO Scott Carter’s Comments

“While we grew total revenue 4% year over year with Deposits leading the way, I am disappointed in our fiscal Q3 Identity product revenue and revenue outlook for fiscal year 2024. Although we had challenges in Identity, which we are addressing, I remain confident that our superior technology, strategic investments and upcoming product launches position us well to drive growth and deliver long-term shareholder value.”

Fiscal 2024 Full Year Guidance

Mitek is revising its previously provided guidance for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, as follows:

• Mitek now expects full-year revenue to be between $169 million and $173 million, a decrease of 1% at the midpoint of the range when compared to last year’s revenue. In fiscal 2023, Mitek signed a large multi-year mobile deposit reorder with one customer that locked in favorable pricing over a four-year period. Due to the unique terms of this contract, Mitek recognized additional license revenue relating to future years of approximately $7 million in fiscal 2023. If the Company backs out the future year revenue of approximately $7 million from its fiscal 2023 revenue and attributes the approximately $2.7 million that would have been attributable to fiscal 2024 to the midpoint of the fiscal 2024 revenue guidance, the Company estimates that it would represent growth of approximately 5% at the midpoint.
• Mitek now expects its Non-GAAP operating margin for fiscal 2024 to be between 23% and 25%. If the Company adjusts for the impact of the $7 million revenue item as described above, the Company estimates that it would represent a Non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 25% at the midpoint.

Conference Call Information

Mitek management will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s financial results for its fiscal 2024 third quarter ended June 30, 2024. To access the live call, dial 888-999-5318 (US and Canada) or +1 848-280-6460 (International) and ask to join the Mitek call. A live and archived conference call webcast will also be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.miteksystems.com. A phone replay will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call and will remain available for one week. The phone call replay can be accessed by dialing 877-481-4010 (US or Canada) or +1-919-882-2331 (International) and entering the passcode 50966.

About Mitek Systems, Inc.

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital access, founded to bridge the physical and digital worlds. Mitek’s advanced identity verification technologies and global platform make digital access faster and more secure than ever, providing companies new levels of control, deployment ease and operation, while protecting the entire customer journey. Trusted by 99% of U.S. banks for mobile check deposits and 7,900 of the world’s largest organizations, Mitek helps companies reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. [(MITK-F)]

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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this news release relating to the Company or its management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the Company’s fiscal 2024 guidance, the Company’s ability to address its challenges in Identity and the Company’s superior technology, strategic investments and upcoming product launches positioning the Company well to drive growth and deliver long-term shareholder value, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks related to the Company’s ability to withstand negative conditions in the global economy, a lack of demand for or market acceptance of the Company’s products, the impact of the Company’s acquisition of HooYu Ltd. including any operational or cultural difficulties associated with the integration of the businesses of Mitek and HooYu Ltd., the Company’s ability to continue to develop, produce and introduce innovative new products in a timely manner, the Company’s ability to capitalize on a growing market, quarterly variations in revenue, the profitability of certain sectors of the Company, the performance of the Company’s growth initiatives, the outcome of any pending or threatened litigation, and the timing of the implementation and launch of the Company’s products by the Company’s signed customers.

Additional risks and uncertainties faced by the Company are contained from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which you may obtain for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Collectively, these risks and uncertainties could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in its forward-looking statements and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release contains non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures for non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, non-GAAP operating income, and non-GAAP operating expense that exclude acquisition-related costs and expenses, litigation and other legal costs, executive transition costs, stock compensation expense, non-recurring audit fees, enterprise risk, portfolio positioning and other related costs, restructuring costs and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. These financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP and are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In evaluating the Company’s performance, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement financial statements prepared under GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide a useful measure of the Company’s operating results, a meaningful comparison with historical results and with the results of other companies, and insight into the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Further, management and the Board of Directors of the Company utilize these non-GAAP financial measures to gain a better understanding of the Company’s comparative operating performance from period-to-period and as a basis for planning and forecasting future periods. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial statements, are useful to investors because they provide a basis for meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s ongoing operating results, including results of operations against investor and analyst financial models, which helps identify trends in the Company’s underlying business and provides a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business.

The Company has not provided a reconciliation of its forward outlook for non-GAAP operating margin with its forward-looking GAAP operating margin in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company is unable, without unreasonable efforts, to quantify share-based compensation expense, which is excluded from our non-GAAP operating margin, as it requires additional inputs such as the number of shares granted and market prices that are not ascertainable due to the volatility of the Company’s share price. Additionally, a significant portion of the Company’s operations are in foreign countries and the transactional currencies are primarily Euros and British pound sterling and the Company is not able to predict fluctuations in those currencies without unreasonable efforts.

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

September 30, 2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

84,351

 

 

$

58,913

 

Short-term investments

 

38,718

 

 

 

74,700

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

41,609

 

 

 

32,132

 

Contract assets, current portion

 

16,805

 

 

 

18,355

 

Prepaid expenses

 

11,520

 

 

 

3,513

 

Other current assets

 

2,681

 

 

 

2,396

 

Total current assets

 

195,684

 

 

 

190,009

 

Long-term investments

 

10,157

 

 

 

1,304

 

Property and equipment, net

 

2,597

 

 

 

2,829

 

Right-of-use assets

 

2,848

 

 

 

4,140

 

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

181,434

 

 

 

188,222

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

13,268

 

 

 

11,645

 

Contract assets, non-current portion

 

1,793

 

 

 

5,579

 

Other non-current assets

 

1,446

 

 

 

1,647

 

Total assets

$

409,227

 

 

$

405,375

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

6,275

 

 

$

7,589

 

Accrued payroll and related taxes

 

10,889

 

 

 

10,554

 

Accrued interest payable

 

500

 

 

 

305

 

Income tax payables

 

132

 

 

 

4,329

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

23,746

 

 

 

17,360

 

Lease liabilities, current portion

 

747

 

 

 

1,902

 

Acquisition-related contingent consideration

 

—

 

 

 

7,976

 

Restructuring accrual

 

42

 

 

 

—

 

Other current liabilities

 

1,577

 

 

 

1,482

 

Total current liabilities

 

43,908

 

 

 

51,497

 

Convertible senior notes

 

141,531

 

 

 

135,516

 

Deferred revenue, non-current portion

 

1,257

 

 

 

957

 

Lease liabilities, non-current portion

 

2,409

 

 

 

2,867

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

6,696

 

 

 

6,476

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

3,790

 

 

 

2,874

 

Total liabilities

 

199,591

 

 

 

200,187

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 46,148,999 and 45,591,199 issued and outstanding, as of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively

 

46

 

 

 

46

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

244,110

 

 

 

228,691

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(9,874

)

 

 

(14,237

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(24,646

)

 

 

(9,312

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

209,636

 

 

 

205,188

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

409,227

 

$

405,375

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software and hardware

$

22,662

 

 

$

21,447

 

 

$

63,531

 

 

$

73,083

 

Services and other

 

22,314

 

 

 

21,623

 

 

 

65,330

 

 

 

61,813

 

Total revenue

 

44,976

 

 

 

43,070

 

 

 

128,861

 

 

 

134,896

 

Operating costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue—software and hardware (exclusive of depreciation & amortization)

 

54

 

 

 

428

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

816

 

Cost of revenue—services and other (exclusive of depreciation & amortization)

 

6,428

 

 

 

5,284

 

 

 

18,108

 

 

 

15,863

 

Selling and marketing

 

10,354

 

 

 

10,296

 

 

 

31,231

 

 

 

29,434

 

Research and development

 

9,982

 

 

 

7,461

 

 

 

28,569

 

 

 

22,504

 

General and administrative

 

12,604

 

 

 

11,588

 

 

 

43,085

 

 

 

30,126

 

Amortization and acquisition-related costs

 

3,750

 

 

 

6,207

 

 

 

11,581

 

 

 

15,302

 

Restructuring costs

 

1,070

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

1,648

 

 

 

2,000

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

44,242

 

 

 

41,278

 

 

 

134,345

 

 

 

116,045

 

Operating income (loss)

 

734

 

 

 

1,792

 

 

 

(5,484

)

 

 

18,851

 

Interest expense

 

2,329

 

 

 

2,362

 

 

 

6,895

 

 

 

6,662

 

Other income (expense), net

 

1,436

 

 

 

925

 

 

 

4,268

 

 

 

1,719

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(159

)

 

 

355

 

 

 

(8,111

)

 

 

13,908

 

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

375

 

 

 

(783

)

 

 

2,816

 

 

 

(4,437

)

Net income (loss)

$

216

 

 

$

(428

)

 

$

(5,295

)

 

$

9,471

 

Net income (loss) per share—basic

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.21

 

Net income (loss) per share—diluted

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.20

 

Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—basic

 

47,017

 

 

 

46,002

 

 

 

46,764

 

 

 

45,625

 

Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—diluted

 

48,307

 

 

 

46,473

 

 

 

47,792

 

 

 

46,210

 

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Cost of revenue

$

194

 

$

124

 

$

447

 

$

316

Selling and marketing

 

818

 

 

 

885

 

 

 

2,579

 

 

 

2,423

 

Research and development

 

1,344

 

 

 

644

 

 

 

3,751

 

 

 

2,097

 

General and administrative

 

1,229

 

 

 

991

 

 

 

4,124

 

 

 

2,954

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

3,585

 

 

$

2,644

 

 

$

10,901

 

 

$

7,790

 

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

% of Total

 

2023

 

% of Total

 

2024

 

% of Total

 

2023

 

% of Total

Major product category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits software and hardware

$

21,793

 

74

%

 

$

18,300

 

74

%

 

$

58,335

 

73

%

 

$

64,979

 

77

%

Deposits services and other

 

7,493

 

26

%

 

 

6,504

 

26

%

 

 

21,539

 

27

%

 

 

18,866

 

23

%

Deposits revenue

 

29,286

 

 

 

 

24,804

 

 

 

 

79,874

 

 

 

 

83,845

 

 

Identity verification software and hardware

 

869

 

6

%

 

 

3,147

 

17

%

 

 

5,196

 

11

%

 

 

8,104

 

16

%

Identity verification services and other

 

14,821

 

94

%

 

 

15,119

 

83

%

 

 

43,791

 

89

%

 

 

42,947

 

84

%

Identity verification revenue

 

15,690

 

 

 

 

18,266

 

 

 

 

48,987

 

 

 

 

51,051

 

 

Total revenue

$

44,976

 

 

 

$

43,070

 

 

 

$

128,861

 

 

 

$

134,896

 

 

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

NON-GAAP NET INCOME RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Net income (loss)

$

216

 

 

$

(428

)

 

$

(5,295

)

 

$

9,471

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related costs and expenses(1)

 

3,749

 

 

 

6,207

 

 

 

11,581

 

 

 

15,302

 

Litigation and other legal costs(2)

 

157

 

 

 

393

 

 

 

3,244

 

 

 

1,119

 

Executive transition costs

 

1,265

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

2,033

 

 

 

672

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

3,585

 

 

 

2,644

 

 

 

10,901

 

 

 

7,790

 

Non-recurring audit fees

 

1,014

 

 

 

812

 

 

 

5,025

 

 

 

2,185

 

Enterprise risk, portfolio positioning and other related costs(3)

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

996

 

 

 

—

 

Restructuring costs(4)

 

1,070

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

1,648

 

 

 

2,000

 

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

 

2,081

 

 

 

1,909

 

 

 

6,057

 

 

 

5,609

 

Income tax effect of pre-tax adjustments

 

(1,880

)

 

 

(3,415

)

 

 

(9,274

)

 

 

(9,113

)

Cash tax difference(5)

 

740

 

 

 

1,243

 

 

 

2,939

 

 

 

2,410

 

Non-GAAP net income

$

11,997

 

 

$

9,470

 

 

$

29,855

 

 

$

37,445

 

Non-GAAP income per share—basic

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.21

 

 

$

0.64

 

 

$

0.82

 

Non-GAAP income per share—diluted

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.62

 

 

$

0.81

 

Shares used in calculating non-GAAP net income per share—basic

 

47,017

 

 

 

46,002

 

 

 

46,764

 

 

 

45,625

 

Shares used in calculating non-GAAP net income per share—diluted

 

48,307

 

 

 

46,473

 

 

 

47,792

 

 

 

46,210

 

(1)

Amortization of intangible assets recognized primarily from the ID R&D and HooYu acquisitions and the change in fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration.

(2)

During the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, our legal team used third party legal experts to perform and provide advice regarding a variety of activities including intellectual property litigation matters and risk analysis and in providing support for customers in their litigation, matters and options related to getting our SEC filings current, the process for a potential delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market, ongoing litigation support, and various other projects.

(3)

During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, we used three third party experts to evaluate our product portfolio positioning, competitive landscape, enterprise risk and other related analyses.

(4)

Restructuring costs consist of employee severance obligations and other related costs. Restructuring costs were $1.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2024 and were related to expenses incurred to relocate employees and a restructuring that occurred in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Restructuring costs were $2.0 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2023 and were related to a restructuring plan that was initially implemented in June and November 2022.

(5)

The Company’s non-GAAP net income is calculated using a cash tax rate of 13% in fiscal 2024 and 23% in fiscal 2023. The estimated cash tax rate is the estimated annual tax payable on the Company’s tax returns as a percentage of estimated annual non-GAAP pre-tax net income. The Company uses an estimated cash tax rate to adjust for the historical variation in the effective book tax rate associated with the reversal of valuation allowances, and the utilization of research and development tax credits which currently have an overall effect of reducing taxes payable. The Company believes that the cash tax rate provides a more transparent view of the Company’s operating results. The Company’s effective tax rate used for the purposes of calculating GAAP net income for fiscal 2024 and 2023 was 35% and 32%, respectively.

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

GAAP operating income

$

734

 

 

$

1,792

 

 

$

(5,484

)

 

$

18,851

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related costs and expenses

 

3,749

 

 

 

6,207

 

 

 

11,581

 

 

 

15,302

 

Litigation and other legal costs

 

157

 

 

 

393

 

 

 

3,244

 

 

 

1,119

 

Executive transition costs

 

1,265

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

2,033

 

 

 

672

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

3,585

 

 

 

2,644

 

 

 

10,901

 

 

 

7,790

 

Non-recurring audit fees

 

1,014

 

 

 

812

 

 

 

5,025

 

 

 

2,185

 

Enterprise risk, portfolio positioning and other related costs

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

996

 

 

 

—

 

Restructuring costs

 

1,070

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

1,648

 

 

 

2,000

 

Non-GAAP operating income

$

11,574

 

 

$

11,953

 

 

$

29,944

 

 

$

47,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue

$

44,976

 

 

$

43,070

 

 

$

128,861

 

 

$

134,896

 

Non-GAAP operating margin

 

26

%

 

 

28

%

 

 

23

%

 

 

36

%

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP ACTUALS TO NON-GAAP ACTUALS

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Selling and marketing

$

10,354

 

$

10,296

 

$

31,231

 

$

29,434

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

818

 

 

 

885

 

 

 

2,579

 

 

 

2,423

 

Non-GAAP Selling and marketing

$

9,536

 

 

$

9,411

 

 

$

28,652

 

 

$

27,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

$

9,982

 

 

$

7,461

 

 

$

28,569

 

 

$

22,504

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

1,344

 

 

 

644

 

 

 

3,751

 

 

 

2,097

 

Non-GAAP Research and development

$

8,638

 

 

$

6,817

 

 

$

24,818

 

 

$

20,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

$

12,604

 

 

$

11,588

 

 

$

43,085

 

 

$

30,126

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

1,229

 

 

 

991

 

 

 

4,124

 

 

 

2,954

 

Litigation and other legal costs

 

157

 

 

 

393

 

 

 

3,244

 

 

 

1,119

 

Executive transition costs

 

1,265

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

2,033

 

 

 

672

 

Non-recurring audit fees

 

1,014

 

 

 

812

 

 

 

5,025

 

 

 

2,185

 

Enterprise risk, portfolio positioning and other related costs

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

996

 

 

 

—

 

Non-GAAP General and administrative

$

8,939

 

 

$

9,301

 

 

$

27,663

 

 

$

23,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Non-GAAP Operating Expense

$

27,113

 

 

$

25,529

 

 

$

81,133

 

 

$

70,614

 

 

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