Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) today announced its financial results for
the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2024.
“We continue to see great momentum as P&C insurers look to
Guidewire to deliver the platform they trust to innovate and grow
efficiently,” said Mike Rosenbaum, chief executive officer,
Guidewire. “Our momentum was on display at our annual industry
conference, Connections, where we heard some of the largest
insurers in the world share the success they are seeing with
Guidewire Cloud Platform.”
“We achieved or exceeded the high end of our guidance ranges for
ARR, revenue, and profitability, driven by nine Q1 cloud deals,
including five at Tier-1 insurers,” said Jeff Cooper, chief
financial officer, Guidewire. “This strong start to fiscal year
2025, which combined better-than-expected subscription and support
gross margin and disciplined operational execution, positions us
well for our full-year targets.”
First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Highlights
Revenue
- Total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was
$262.9 million, an increase of 27% from the same quarter in fiscal
year 2024. Subscription and support revenue was $169.7 million, an
increase of 33%; license revenue was $37.4 million, an increase of
10%; and services revenue was $55.8 million, an increase of 22%,
each as compared to the same quarter in fiscal year 2024.
- As of October 31, 2024, annual recurring revenue, or ARR, was
$874.0 million, compared to $864.0 million as of July 31, 2024. ARR
results for interim quarterly periods in fiscal year 2025 are based
on actual currency rates at the end of fiscal year 2024, held
constant throughout the year.
Profitability
- GAAP loss from operations was $4.7 million for the first
quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared with $33.8 million for the
same quarter in fiscal year 2024.
- Non-GAAP income from operations was $34.7 million for the first
quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared with $4.1 million for the
same quarter in fiscal year 2024.
- GAAP net income was $9.1 million for the first quarter of
fiscal year 2025, compared with GAAP net loss of $27.1 million for
the same quarter in fiscal year 2024. GAAP net income per share was
$0.11, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 86.0
million, compared to GAAP net loss per share of $0.33 for the same
quarter in fiscal year 2024, based on diluted weighted average
shares outstanding of 81.7 million.
- Non-GAAP net income was $36.8 million for the first quarter of
fiscal year 2025, compared with non-GAAP net loss of $0.3 million
for the same quarter in fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP net income per
share was $0.43, based on diluted weighted average shares
outstanding of 86.0 million, compared to non-GAAP net loss per
share of $0.00 for the same quarter in fiscal year 2024, based on
diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 81.7 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
- Guidewire had $1,480.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, and
investments at October 31, 2024, compared to $1,129.5 million at
July 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to net proceeds of
$413.6 million related to the new issuance of convertible notes
after the purchase of capped calls and the retirement of a portion
of the convertible notes due in March 2025. On December 2, 2024,
subsequent to its quarter end, Guidewire entered into a $300.0
million revolving line of credit under which no amounts have been
drawn as of December 5, 2024.
Business Outlook
Guidewire is issuing the following outlook for the second
quarter of fiscal year 2025 based on current expectations:
- Ending ARR between $909 million and $914 million
- Total revenue between $282 million and $288 million
- Operating income (loss) between $(1) million and $5
million
- Non-GAAP operating income between $39 million and $45
million
Guidewire is issuing the following updated outlook for fiscal
year 2025 based on current expectations:
- Ending ARR between $995 million and $1,005 million
- Total revenue between $1,155 million and $1,167 million
- Operating income between $0 million and $12 million
- Non-GAAP operating income between $164 million and $176
million
- Operating cash flow between $220 million and $250 million
Conference Call Information
What:
Guidewire First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025
Financial Results Conference Call
When:
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time:
2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET)
Dial-In:
(669) 444-9171
Meeting ID:
925 7898 6570
Password:
685230
Webcast:
http://ir.guidewire.com/ (live and
replay)
The webcast will be archived on Guidewire’s website
(www.guidewire.com) for a period of three months.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Metrics
This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial
measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from
operations, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP tax provision
(benefit), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, and free cash
flow. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP income (loss) from
operations exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of
intangibles, and acquisition consideration holdback. Non-GAAP net
income (loss) and non-GAAP tax provision (benefit) also exclude the
amortization of debt issuance costs from our convertible senior
notes, changes in fair value of strategic investments, retirement
of debt, and related tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments.
Additionally, non-GAAP net income (loss) per share includes shares
from the conversion premium related to our convertible debt and
excludes the tax-effected interest expense on convertible debt
using the if-converted method, as appropriate. Free cash flow
consists of net cash flow provided by (used in) operating
activities less cash used for purchases of property and equipment
and capitalized software development costs. These non-GAAP measures
enable us to analyze our financial performance without the effects
of certain non-cash items such as amortization and stock-based
compensation.
Annual recurring revenue (“ARR”) is used to quantify the
annualized recurring value outlined in active customer contracts at
the end of a reporting period. ARR includes the annualized
recurring value of term licenses, subscription agreements, support
contracts, and hosting agreements based on customer contractual
terms and invoicing activities for the current reporting period,
which may not be the same as the timing and amount of revenue
recognized. ARR reflects all fee changes due to contract renewals,
non-renewals, expansion, cancellations, attrition, or
renegotiations at a higher or lower fee arrangement that are
effective as of the ARR reporting date. All components of the
licensing and other arrangements that are not expected to recur
(primarily perpetual licenses and professional services) are
excluded from our ARR calculations. In some arrangements with
multiple performance obligations, a portion of recurring license
and support or subscription contract value is allocated to services
revenue for revenue recognition purposes, but does not get
allocated for purposes of calculating ARR. This revenue allocation
generally only impacts the initial term of the contract. This means
that if we increase arrangements with multiple performance
obligations that include services at discounted rates, more of the
total contract value would be recognized as services revenue, but
our reported ARR amount would not be impacted. During the three
months ended October 31, 2024, the recurring license and support or
subscription contract value recognized as services revenue was $2.1
million.
Guidewire believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and
other metrics provide useful information to management and
investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating
to Guidewire’s financial condition and results of operations.
Guidewire’s management uses these non-GAAP measures and other
metrics to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior
periods for trend analysis, for purposes of determining executive
and senior management incentive compensation, and for budgeting and
planning purposes. Guidewire believes that the use of these
non-GAAP financial measures and other metrics provides an
additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing
operating results and trends and in comparing Guidewire’s financial
measures with other software companies, many of which present
similar non-GAAP financial measures and other metrics to
investors.
Guidewire’s management does not consider these non-GAAP measures
in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined
in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP
financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and
income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in Guidewire’s
financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent
limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management
about which expenses and income are excluded or included in
determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Guidewire urges
investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial
measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which it
includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results,
including the financial tables at the end of this press release,
and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate
Guidewire’s business.
About Guidewire
Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage,
innovate, and grow efficiently. More than 570 insurers in 42
countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the
world, rely on Guidewire products. With core systems leveraging
data and analytics, digital, and artificial intelligence, Guidewire
defines cloud platform excellence for P&C insurers.
We are proud of our unparalleled implementation record, with
1,700+ successful projects supported by the industry’s largest
R&D team and SI partner ecosystem. Our marketplace represents
the largest solution partner community in P&C, where customers
can access hundreds of applications to accelerate integration,
localization, and innovation.
Guidewire uses its Investor Relations website
(ir.guidewire.com), X (formerly known as Twitter) feed
(@Guidewire_PandC), and LinkedIn page
(www.linkedin.com/company/guidewire-software) as a means of
disclosing information about the company and for complying with its
disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. The information that is
posted through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly,
investors should monitor these channels in addition to Guidewire’s
press releases, filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, public conference calls, and webcasts.
NOTE: For information about Guidewire’s trademarks, visit
www.guidewire.com/legal-notices.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited
to, statements regarding our financial outlook and targets, and our
future business momentum relating to our market leadership, cloud
deals, and financial performance expectations. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first
issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts
and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of
management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,”
“believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,”
“potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,”
variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and
similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or
circumstances that are beyond Guidewire’s control. Guidewire’s
actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied
in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including
but not limited to, risks detailed in Guidewire’s most recent Forms
10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) as well as other documents that may be filed by
Guidewire from time to time with the SEC. In particular, the
following factors, among others, could cause results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements: quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate
more than expected; seasonal and other variations related to our
customer agreements and related revenue recognition may cause
significant fluctuations in our results of operations, ARR, and
cash flows; our reliance on sales to and renewals from a relatively
small number of large customers for a substantial portion of our
revenue and ARR; our making long-term pricing commitments in our
customer contracts based on available information and estimates
about our future costs that may change; our ability to successfully
manage our business model, including achieving market acceptance of
our cloud-based services and products and the costs related to
cloud operations, cybersecurity, product development, and services;
the timing, success, and number of professional services
engagements and the billing rates and utilization of our
professional services employees and contractors; the impact of
global events (including, without limitation, ongoing global
conflicts, inflation, high interest rates, economic volatility,
bank failures and associated financial instability, and supply
chain issues) on our employees, our business, and the businesses of
our customers, system integrator (“SI”) partners, and vendors; data
security breaches of our cloud-based services and products or
unauthorized access to our employees’ or our customers’ data; our
competitive environment and changes thereto; issues in the
development and use of AI and machine learning, combined with an
uncertain regulatory environment; use of AI by our workforce may
present risks to our business; errors or failures in our products
or services, as well as service interruptions or failure of the
third-party service providers we rely on; our services revenue
produces lower gross margins than our license, subscription and
support revenue; our product development and sales cycles are
lengthy and may be affected by factors outside of our control; the
impact of new regulations and laws (including, without limitation,
security, privacy, AI and machine learning, tax regulations and
laws, and accounting standards); assertions by third parties that
we violate their intellectual property rights; weakened global
economic conditions may adversely affect the P&C insurance
industry, including the rate of information technology spending;
our ability to sell our services and products is highly dependent
on the quality of our professional services and SI partners; the
risk of losing key employees; the challenges of international
operations, including changes in foreign exchange rates; and other
risks and uncertainties. Past performance is not indicative of
future results. The forward-looking statements included in this
press release represent Guidewire’s views as of the date of this
press release. Guidewire anticipates that subsequent events and
developments will cause its views to change. Guidewire undertakes
no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as representing Guidewire’s views as of any date subsequent to
the date of this press release.
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands)
October 31,
2024
July 31, 2024
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
823,562
$
547,992
Short-term investments
514,767
455,576
Accounts receivable, net
97,475
137,339
Unbilled accounts receivable, net
129,429
87,031
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
72,059
67,596
Total current assets
1,637,292
1,295,534
Long-term investments
142,119
125,885
Unbilled accounts receivable, net
648
4,157
Property and equipment, net
55,215
55,409
Operating lease assets
41,993
43,750
Intangible assets, net
7,638
9,005
Goodwill
372,214
372,214
Deferred tax assets, net
274,875
253,085
Other assets
64,703
67,255
TOTAL ASSETS
$
2,596,697
$
2,226,294
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
$
31,394
$
15,209
Accrued employee compensation
51,860
109,084
Deferred revenue, net
224,189
281,855
Convertible senior notes, net
278,595
398,903
Other current liabilities
29,199
32,584
Total current liabilities
615,237
837,635
Lease liabilities
32,934
34,721
Convertible senior notes, net
671,820
—
Deferred revenue, net
3,187
3,628
Other liabilities
5,490
7,578
Total liabilities
1,328,668
883,562
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock
8
8
Additional paid-in capital
1,894,904
1,979,021
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
(11,969
)
(12,244
)
Retained earnings (accumulated
deficit)
(614,914
)
(624,053
)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,268,029
1,342,732
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
$
2,596,697
$
2,226,294
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands except
share and per share data)
Three Months Ended October
31,
2024
2023
Revenue:
Subscription and support
$
169,742
$
127,627
License
37,370
34,025
Services
55,789
45,755
Total revenue
262,901
207,407
Cost of revenue(1):
Subscription and support
54,024
48,054
License
881
1,219
Services
49,604
45,842
Total cost of revenue
104,509
95,115
Gross profit:
Subscription and support
115,718
79,573
License
36,489
32,806
Services
6,185
(87
)
Total gross profit
158,392
112,292
Operating expenses(1):
Research and development
68,880
62,469
Sales and marketing
51,478
44,581
General and administrative
42,754
39,023
Total operating expenses
163,112
146,073
Income (loss) from operations
(4,720
)
(33,781
)
Interest income
13,606
10,613
Interest expense
(2,062
)
(1,683
)
Other income (expense), net
(4,055
)
(13,742
)
Income (loss) before provision for
(benefit from) income taxes
2,769
(38,593
)
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes
(6,370
)
(11,522
)
Net income (loss)
$
9,139
$
(27,071
)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic
$
0.11
$
(0.33
)
Diluted
$
0.11
$
(0.33
)
Shares used in computing net income (loss)
per share:
Basic
83,276,236
81,690,912
Diluted
85,960,868
81,690,912
(1) Amounts include stock-based
compensation expense as follows:
Three Months Ended October
31,
2024
2023
Stock-based compensation expense:
Cost of subscription and support
revenue
$
3,140
$
3,462
Cost of license revenue
36
95
Cost of services revenue
4,802
4,789
Research and development
9,824
9,986
Sales and marketing
9,688
7,729
General and administrative
10,570
10,036
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
38,060
$
36,097
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
Three Months Ended October
31,
2024
2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)
$
9,139
$
(27,071
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
5,845
5,442
Amortization of debt issuance costs
545
430
Amortization of contract acquisition
costs
5,139
4,064
Stock-based compensation
38,060
36,097
Changes to allowance for credit losses and
revenue reserves
1,257
128
Deferred income tax
(7,955
)
(13,220
)
Amortization of premium (accretion of
discount) on available-for-sale securities, net
(3,228
)
(2,927
)
Changes in fair value of strategic
investments
(53
)
—
Other non-cash items affecting net income
(loss)
286
(29
)
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable
38,609
57,193
Unbilled accounts receivable
(38,889
)
(17,250
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(6,291
)
(6,560
)
Operating lease assets
1,757
1,971
Accounts payable
16,206
(16,982
)
Accrued employee compensation
(56,545
)
(54,576
)
Deferred revenue
(58,107
)
(37,893
)
Lease liabilities
(1,685
)
(1,601
)
Other liabilities
(6,395
)
701
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
(62,305
)
(72,083
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of available-for-sale
securities
(211,649
)
(160,239
)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale
securities
139,896
137,386
Purchases of property and equipment
(843
)
(998
)
Capitalized software development costs
(4,233
)
(3,692
)
Acquisition of strategic investments
(772
)
(250
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
(77,601
)
(27,793
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible
senior notes, net of issuance costs
672,750
—
Payment for the retirement of convertible
senior notes
(200,394
)
—
Purchase of capped calls
(58,788
)
—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
upon exercise of stock options
1,939
—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities
415,507
—
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on
cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(31
)
(4,303
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH
EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH
275,570
(104,179
)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED
CASH—Beginning of period
549,184
406,790
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED
CASH—End of period
$
824,754
$
302,611
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited, in thousands)
The following tables reconcile the
specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP
financial measures for the periods indicated below:
Three Months Ended October
31,
2024
2023
Gross profit reconciliation:
GAAP gross profit
$
158,392
$
112,292
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation
7,978
8,346
Amortization of intangibles
485
485
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
166,855
$
121,123
Income (loss) from operations
reconciliation:
GAAP income (loss) from operations
$
(4,720
)
$
(33,781
)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation
38,060
36,097
Amortization of intangibles
1,367
1,367
Acquisition consideration holdback
—
386
Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations
$
34,707
$
4,069
Net income (loss)
reconciliation:
GAAP net income (loss)
$
9,139
$
(27,071
)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation
38,060
36,097
Amortization of intangibles
1,367
1,367
Acquisition consideration holdback
—
386
Amortization of debt issuance costs
545
430
Changes in fair value of strategic
investments
53
—
Retirement of debt (1)
300
—
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
(12,667
)
(11,493
)
Non-GAAP net income (loss)
$
36,797
$
(284
)
Tax provision (benefit)
reconciliation:
GAAP tax provision (benefit)
$
(6,370
)
$
(11,522
)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation
5,575
3,379
Amortization of intangibles
200
128
Acquisition consideration holdback
—
36
Amortization of debt issuance costs
80
40
Changes in fair value of strategic
investments
(8
)
—
Retirement of debt (1)
44
—
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
6,776
7,910
Non-GAAP tax provision (benefit)
$
6,297
$
(29
)
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited, in thousands except
share and per share data)
The following tables reconcile the
specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP
financial measures for the periods indicated below:
Three Months Ended October
31,
2024
2023
Net income (loss) per share
reconciliation:
GAAP net income (loss) per share –
diluted
$
0.11
$
(0.33
)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation
0.44
0.44
Amortization of intangibles
0.02
0.02
Acquisition consideration holdback
—
—
Amortization of debt issuance costs
0.01
0.01
Changes in fair value of strategic
investments
—
—
Retirement of debt (1)
—
—
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
(0.15
)
(0.14
)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share –
diluted
$
0.43
$
—
Shares used in computing non-GAAP net
income (loss) per share amounts:
GAAP and pro forma weighted average shares
— diluted
85,960,868
81,690,912
(1) During the three months ended October
31, 2024, the Company recorded $0.3 million as a loss on the
induced conversion of a portion of its convertible senior notes due
March 2025 in other income (expense). Prior to the first quarter of
fiscal year 2025, there were no transactions similar to the
retirement of debt in any periods presented on the condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
The following table summarizes our free cash flow for the
periods indicated below:
Three Months Ended October
31,
2024
2023
Free cash flow:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
$
(62,305
)
$
(72,083
)
Purchases of property and equipment
(843
)
(998
)
Capitalized software development costs
(4,233
)
(3,692
)
Free cash flow
$
(67,381
)
$
(76,773
)
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to
Non-GAAP Outlook
The following table reconciles the
specific items excluded from GAAP outlook in the calculation of
non-GAAP outlook for the periods indicated below (in millions):
Second Quarter Fiscal
Year 2025
Fiscal Year 2025
Income (loss) from operations outlook
reconciliation:
GAAP income (loss) from operations
$(1)
—
$5
$-
—
$12
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation
39
—
39
159
—
159
Amortization of intangibles
1
—
1
5
—
5
Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations
$39
—
$45
$164
—
$176
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