Instructure Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Instructure, Inc. (NYSE: INST), a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that makes software that makes people smarter, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015.
“Instructure had an excellent year in 2015, driven by continued adoption of our learning management platform in all markets we serve – higher education, K-12, international and corporate,” said Josh Coates, CEO at Instructure.
“We also delivered strong year-over-year revenue growth of 59% and 65% for the fourth quarter and full year 2015, respectively,” continued Coates. “We remain focused on our path to profitability as demonstrated by the year-over-year gross margin improvements for both the fourth quarter and the full year and over 900 bps of year-over-year improvements in Non-GAAP gross margin for the full year of 2015.”
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Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Summary |
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(in thousands, except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended Ended December 31, |
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2015 |
2014 |
2015 |
2014 |
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Revenue |
$ |
21,797 |
$ |
13,736 |
$ |
73,193 |
$ |
44,352 |
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Gross Margin |
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GAAP |
68.6 |
% |
65.0 |
% |
67.1 |
% |
65.9 |
% |
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Non-GAAP(1) |
69.3 |
% |
67.1 |
% |
67.6 |
% |
66.7 |
% |
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Operating Loss |
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GAAP |
(11,912) |
(17,606) |
(51,972) |
(38,709) |
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Non-GAAP(1) |
(10,373) |
(9,037) |
(41,400) |
(29,280) |
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Net Loss |
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GAAP |
(12,122) |
(18,044) |
(52,978) |
(41,427) |
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Non-GAAP(1) |
(10,466) |
(9,176) |
(41,753) |
(29,480) |
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EPS |
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GAAP(2) |
$ |
(0.74) |
$ |
(2.98) |
$ |
(6.07) |
$ |
(7.50) |
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Non-GAAP(1)(2) |
$ |
(0.43) |
$ |
(0.44) |
$ |
(1.90) |
$ |
(1.46) |
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(1) |
Non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation, payroll taxes related to equity transactions, amortization of acquisition related intangibles, and change in fair value of the warrant liability. |
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(2) |
Q4 and FY 2015 GAAP share count was 16.4M and 8.8M, respectively, due to the conversion of redeemable convertible preferred shares into common stock, which occurred on the closing of Instructure’s IPO on November 18, 2015. Non-GAAP share count assumes the conversion of the redeemable convertible preferred shares to common stock occurred at the beginning of the annual period. |
Fourth Quarter 2015 Business Highlights
- Instructure completed its initial public offering and began trading on NYSE on November 13, 2015. Net proceeds from the IPO were approximately $71 million, after underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses.
- Instructure announced the beta launch of Arc, the next generation video platform for interactive learning and intuitive collaboration. As one of the first and only platforms to combine both delivery and interactivity into video content, Arc is designed to disrupt the often passive experience of video learning and create an active and collaborative learning experience.
- Instructure continued to grow its customer base in the fourth quarter. A few highlights include:
- Higher Education – Canvas was selected by Houston Community College as the primary platform for course management to be used by the university’s student body of 50,000.
- K-12 Schools – Canvas was selected by Perry Township in Indiana as the learning management system for its 16,000 students across 17 schools.
- International– Canvas was selected by Singapore’s only private university, SIM University, to provide their 7,500 students with its learning management system.
- Corporate – Bridge was selected by Jamberry, a network marketing company, for their 55,000 internal employees and contractors; and William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty for their independent agents.
Business Outlook
Today, Instructure issued financial guidance for the first quarter and full year 2016.
For the first quarter ending March 31, 2016, Instructure expects revenue of approximately $22.0 million to $22.6 million, a non-GAAP net loss of $(13.2) million to $(12.8) million, and non-GAAP net loss per share of $(0.49) to $(0.47) per common share.
For the full year ending December 31, 2016, Instructure expects revenue of approximately $106 million to $109 million, a non-GAAP net loss of $(54) million to $(52) million, and non-GAAP net loss per share of $(1.96) to $(1.88) per common share.
Conference Call Details:
Instructure will discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2015 results today, February 9, 2016, via teleconference at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call may be accessed at (719) 325-4785 or (877) 741-4239, passcode 8750042. A live webcast, as well as replay, of the conference call will be accessible at Instructure’s investor relations website, http://ir.instructure.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this release, Instructure’s non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP net loss, and 12-month billings are not presented in accordance with GAAP and are not intended to be used in lieu of GAAP presentations of results of operations.
Management presents these non-GAAP financial measures because it considers them to be important supplemental measures of performance. Management uses the non-GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including analysis of the company’s performance against prior periods, the preparation of operating budgets and to determine appropriate levels of operating and capital investments. Management also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the company’s financial and operational performance. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool and are not intended to be an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We intend to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of our future earnings discussions and, therefore, the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide consistency in our financial reporting. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. 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. Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics.
These non-GAAP measures exclude stock-based compensation, payroll taxes related to equity transactions, amortization of acquisition related intangibles, and change in fair value of the warrant liability. We believe investors may want to exclude the effects of these items in order to compare our financial performance between time periods:
- Stock-based compensation – Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of our employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business. Unlike cash compensation, the value of stock options is determined using a complex formula that incorporates factors, such as market volatility and forfeiture rates that are beyond our control. Stock-based compensation from the employee sale of securities to investors prior to our IPO at a price above the current fair market value was dependent on our fair value assumptions and other factors that were beyond our control.
- Payroll taxes related to equity transactions – Operating expenses included employer payroll tax-related items on employee sales of securities to investors prior to our IPO. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on these transactions was dependent on the fair market value of our stock.
- Amortization of acquisition related intangibles – Expense for the amortization of acquisition related intangibles is a non-cash item, and we believe that the exclusion of this expense provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods.
- Change in fair value of the warrant liability – Under GAAP, prior to our IPO, we were required to record a mark-to-market adjustment for the change in fair value of the liability for warrants issued in connection with term debt and our credit facility. This expense was excluded from management’s assessment of our operating performance because management believes that these non-cash expenses were not indicative of ongoing operating performance. Following our IPO, we are not required to record any further mark-to-market adjustments.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains, and statements made during the above referenced conference call will contain, “forward-looking” statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company’s financial guidance for the first quarter of 2016 and full year 2016, the company’s growth, customer demand and application adoption, the company’s research and development efforts and future application releases, and the company’s expectations regarding future revenue, expenses and net income or loss. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are based on management’s expectations as of the date of this press release and assumptions that are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include the following: risks associated with anticipated growth in Instructure’s addressable market; competitive factors, including changes in the competitive environment, pricing changes, sales cycle time and increased competition; Instructure’s ability to build and expand its sales efforts; general economic and industry conditions; new application introductions and Instructure’s ability to develop and deliver innovative applications and features; Instructure’s ability to provide high-quality service and support offerings; risks associated with international operations; and macroeconomic conditions. These and other important risk factors are described more fully in the final prospectus for our initial public offering, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 13, 2015 and other documents filed with the SEC and could cause actual results to vary from expectations. All information provided in this release and in the conference call is as of the date hereof and Instructure undertakes no duty to update this information except as required by law.
About Instructure
Instructure, Inc. is a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that makes software that makes people smarter. With a vision to help maximize the potential of people through technology, Instructure created Canvas and Bridge to enable organizations everywhere to easily develop, deliver and manage engaging face-to-face and online learning experiences. To date, Instructure has connected millions of teachers and learners at more than 1,800 educational institutions and corporations throughout the world. Learn more about Canvas for higher ed and K-12, and Bridge for the corporate market at www.Instructure.com.