CyberArk Reports Strong Q2 2024 Results, Beating Expectations

CyberArk Non-GAAP EPS of $0.54 beats by $0.14, revenue of $224.7M beats by $5.52M (NASDAQ:CYBR)

CyberArk press release (NASDAQ:CYBR): Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.54 beats by $0.14. Revenue of $224.7M (+27.8% Y/Y) beats by $5.52M. Subscription revenue was $158.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 49 percent from $106.2 million in the second quarter of 2023. Maintenance and professional services revenue was $62.7 million in the second quarter of 2024, compared to $64.6 million in the second quarter of 2023. Perpetual license revenue was $3.6 million in the second quarter of 2024, compared to $5.1 million in the second quarter of 2023. Third Quarter 2024: Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $230.0 million and $236.0 million vs $232.67M consensus, representing growth of 20 percent to 23 percent compared to the third quarter of 2023. Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $20.5 million to $25.5 million. Non-GAAP net income per share is expected to be in the range of $0.38 to $0.49 per diluted share vs $0.38 consensusAssumes 48.2 million weighted average diluted shares. Full Year 2024: Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $932.0 million to $942.0 million vs $934.75M consensus, representing growth of 24 percent to 25 percent compared to the full year 2023. Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $107.5 million to $116.5 million. Non-GAAP net income per share is expected to be in the range of $2.17 to $2.36 per diluted share vs $2.03 consensusAssumes 48.2 million weighted average diluted shares. ARR as of December 31, 2024 is expected to be in the range of $985 million to $995 million, representing growth of 27 percent to 29 percent from December 31, 2023. Non-GAAP free cash flow is expected to be in the range of $145.0 million to $155.0 million for the full year 2024. More on CyberArk Initiating CyberArk With A Buy: Boarding The Ark CyberArk: Potential Second-Order AI Winner Harding Loevner - CyberArk Software: Well Positioned To Surf The Wave CyberArk Q2 2024 Earnings Preview Check Point surges on Q2 results, other cybersecurity stocks trend down

CyberArk Announces Strong Second Quarter 2024 Results

"We had a strong quarter, posting record revenue and increasing our profitability, resulting in CyberArk again outperforming our guidance across all metrics," said Matt Cohen, CyberArk's Chief Executive Officer. "With the explosion of new identities, new environments, and new attack methods, a new paradigm is needed to protect every identity - human or machine - with the right level of privilege controls. Customers are consolidating on our platform, driving land and expand, as evidenced by the 245 new logos we signed and our net new Subscription ARR of $56 million. Our consistent performance puts us in an elite class of companies that deliver 25 plus percent topline growth, strong profitability and cash flow margins. Given the mission-critical nature of identity security and durable demand for our platform, we are confidently raising our guidance for the full year 2024. We have a tremendous opportunity ahead of us and are well positioned to deliver strong long-term profitable growth." Financial Summary for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024 Balance Sheet and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities The transaction is still expected to close in the second half of 2024, subject to required regulatory approvals, clearances, and other customary closing conditions. Business Outlook Based on information available as of August 8, 2024, CyberArk is issuing guidance for the third quarter and full year 2024 as indicated below. CyberArk's guidance for the third quarter and full year 2024 does not include contributions from the proposed acquisition of Venafi, Inc., which is expected to close in the second half of 2024, or the issuance of approximately 2.3 million CyberArk shares in connection with the closing of the proposed acquisition of Venafi, Inc. In conjunction with this announcement, CyberArk will host a conference call on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the Company's second quarter financial results and its business outlook. To access this call, dial +1 (888) 596-4144 (U.S.) or +1 (646) 968-2525 (international). The conference ID is 9488637. Additionally, a live webcast of the conference call will be available via the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website at www.cyberark.com. Following the conference call, a replay will be available for one week at +1 (800) 770-2030 (U.S.) or +1 (609) 800-9909 (international). The replay pass code is 9488637. An archived webcast of the conference call will also be available in the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website at www.cyberark.com. About CyberArk CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) is the global leader in identity security. Centered on intelligent privilege controls, CyberArk provides the most comprehensive security offering for any identity - human or machine - across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud environments and throughout the DevOps lifecycle. The world's leading organizations trust CyberArk to help secure their most critical assets. To learn more about CyberArk, visit https://www.cyberark.com, read the CyberArk blogs or follow on LinkedIn, X, Facebook or YouTube. Copyright © 2024 CyberArk Software. All Rights Reserved. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures Subscription Portion of Annual Recurring Revenue Maintenance Portion of Annual Recurring Revenue Net New Subscription ARR Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Subscription portion of ARR and Maintenance portion of ARR are performance indicators that provide more visibility into the growth of our recurring business in the upcoming year. This visibility allows us to make informed decisions about our capital allocation and level of investment. Each of these measures should be viewed independently of revenues and total deferred revenue as each is an operating measure and is not intended to be combined with or to replace either of those measures. ARR, Subscription portion of ARR and Maintenance portion of ARR are not forecasts of future revenues and can be impacted by contract start and end dates and renewal rates. Non-GAAP Financial Measures CyberArk believes that the use of non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and free cash flow is helpful to our investors. These financial measures are not measures of the Company's financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to gross profit, operating loss, net (loss) or net cash provided by (used in) operating activities or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that are adjusted by, as applicable, share-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance cost, and the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments and purchase of property and equipment allows for more meaningful comparisons of its period to period operating results. Share-based compensation expense has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in the Company's business and an important part of the compensation provided to its employees. Share based compensation expense has varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and a variety of equity instruments that can impact a company's non-cash expense. The Company believes that expenses related to its acquisitions, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, and non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs do not reflect the performance of its core business and impact period-to-period comparability. The Company believes free cash flow is a liquidity measure that, after the purchase of property and equipment, provides useful information about the amount of cash generated by the business. Non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in the Company's industry, as other companies in the industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring, unusual items. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures as they exclude expenses that may have a material impact on the Company's reported financial results. 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 U.S. GAAP. CyberArk urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures included below, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate its business. Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes, as applicable, share-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments, and purchase of property and equipment. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability and significance of, the amounts of share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, and the non-recurring expenses that are excluded from the guidance, as well as changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, which impact other GAAP performance metrics. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures for future periods is not available without unreasonable effort. Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of CyberArk's (the "Company") management. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as "believe," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "expect," "predict," "potential" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Such statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating, but not limited to: the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction regarding the Company's acquisition of Venafi Holdings, Inc. ("Venafi") in a timely manner or at all; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction, including the ability to secure regulatory approvals on the terms expected, in a timely manner or at all; the potential impact of the announcement of the proposed transaction on the ability of the Company or Venafi to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and others with whom the Company or Venafi do business, or on the Company's or Venafi's operating results and business generally; disruption of the current plans and operations of the Company and Venafi as a result of the proposed transaction or its announcement, including increased risks of cyberattacks; risks that Venafi's business will not be integrated successfully into the Company's operations; risks relating to the Company's ability to realize anticipated benefits of the combined operations; changes to the drivers of the Company's growth and the Company's ability to adapt its solutions to the information security market changes and demands, including artificial intelligence ("AI"); the Company's ability to acquire new customers and maintain and expand the Company's revenues from existing customers; intense competition within the information security market; real or perceived security vulnerabilities, gaps, or cybersecurity breaches of the Company, or the Company's customers' or partners' systems, solutions or services; risks related to the Company's compliance with privacy, data protection and AI laws and regulations; the Company's ability to successfully operate its business as a subscription company and fluctuation in the quarterly results of operations; the Company's reliance on third-party cloud providers for its operations and software-as-a-service ("SaaS") solutions; the Company's ability to hire, train, retain and motivate qualified personnel; the Company's ability to effectively execute its sales and marketing strategies; the Company's ability to find, complete, fully integrate or achieve the expected benefits of additional strategic acquisitions; the Company's ability to maintain successful relationships with channel partners, or if the Company's channel partners fail to perform; risks related to sales made to government entities; prolonged economic uncertainties or downturns; the Company's history of incurring net losses, the Company's ability to generate sufficient revenue to achieve and sustain profitability and the Company's ability to generate cash flow from operating activities; regulatory and geopolitical risks associated with the Company's global sales and operations; risks related to intellectual property claims; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; the ability of the Company's products to help customers achieve and maintain compliance with government regulations or industry standards; the Company's ability to protect its proprietary technology and intellectual property rights; risks related to using third-party software, such as open-source software; risks related to stock price volatility or activist shareholders; any failure to retain the Company's "foreign private issuer" status or the risk that the Company may be classified, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a "passive foreign investment company"; risks related to the Company's Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Convertible Notes"), including the potential dilution to existing shareholders and the Company's ability to raise the funds necessary to repurchase the Convertible Notes; changes in tax laws; the Company's expectation to not pay dividends on the Company's ordinary shares for the foreseeable future; risks related to the Company's incorporation and location in Israel, including the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and conflict in the region; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.