Yext Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2023 Results

• Q4 FY23 Revenue of $101.9 Million, Increased 1% Year-over-Year or 3% on a Constant Currency Basis
• Full Year FY23 Revenue of $400.9 Million, Increased 3% Year-over-Year or 5% on a Constant Currency Basis
• Q4 FY23 Net Loss Per Share of $0.06 or Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share of $0.05
• ARR of $400 Million, Increased 3% Year-over-Year or 4% on a Constant Currency Basis
• Customer Count Increased 7% Year-over-Year to Over 2,960
• Cash and Cash Equivalents of $190 Million

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Answers Company, today announced its results for the three months ended January 31, 2023, or the Company’s fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2023.

“We’re proud of our performance in the fourth quarter, and we demonstrated continued operating efficiency and our second consecutive quarter of non-GAAP profitability,” said Michael Walrath, CEO and Chair of the Board. “Throughout fiscal year 2023, we drove transformation across our business through continued product innovation, focused execution, and improved productivity. We strengthened our commitment to solving customer pain points and drove increased adoption of our platform. Our focus remains on building for the long term, and we are now in an excellent position to deliver increasing value to our customers, partners, and shareholders.”

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Highlights:

Revenue of $101.9 million, a 1% increase, compared to $100.9 million reported in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022. Fourth quarter fiscal 2023 revenue included a negative impact of approximately $2.3 million from foreign currency exchange rates on a constant currency basis.

Gross Profit of $75.4 million, a 1% decrease, compared to $76.4 million reported in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022. Gross margin of 74.0%, compared to 75.7% reported in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022.

Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Income/Loss:

• Net loss of $7.8 million, compared to the net loss of $23.1 million in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022.
• Non-GAAP net income of $6.3 million, compared to the non-GAAP net loss of $4.1 million in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022.

Net Loss Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Income/Loss Per Share:

• Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, of $0.06 based on 122.3 million weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding, compared to net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, of $0.18 based on 130.3 million weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022.
• Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, of $0.05 based on 122.3 million weighted average basic shares outstanding and 124.2 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding, respectively. This compares to non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, of $0.03 based on 130.3 million weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA was $10.9 million, compared to $1.4 million in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022.

Balance Sheet: Cash and cash equivalents of $190 million as of January 31, 2023. Unearned revenue of $224 million as of January 31, 2023, compared to $223 million as of January 31, 2022.

Remaining Performance Obligations (“RPO”): RPO of $448 million as of January 31, 2023. RPO expected to be recognized over the next 24 months of $388 million with the remaining balance expected to be recognized thereafter. RPO does not include amounts under contract subject to certain accounting exclusions.

Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”): ARR increased 3% year-over-year to $400 million as of January 31, 2023, compared to $390 million as of January 31, 2022. As of January 31, 2023, ARR included an approximate $4.8 million negative impact from foreign currency exchange rates, on a constant currency basis.

Cash Flow: Net cash provided by operating activities was $35.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2023, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $29.1 million for the three months ended January 31, 2022.

Full Year Fiscal 2023 Highlights:

Revenue of $400.9 million, a 3% increase, compared to $390.6 million reported in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. Fiscal year 2023 revenue included a negative impact of approximately $10.2 million from foreign currency exchange rates on a constant currency basis.

Gross Profit of $296.9 million, a 2% increase, compared to $292.3 million reported in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. Gross margin of 74.1%, compared to 74.8% reported in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.

Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Loss:

• Net loss of $65.9 million, compared to the net loss of $93.3 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.
• Non-GAAP net loss of $2.9 million, compared to the non-GAAP net loss of $19.8 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.

Net Loss Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share:

• Net loss per share of $0.53, compared to net loss per share of $0.73 in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.
• Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.02, compared to non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.15 in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.
• Net loss per share and non-GAAP net loss per share were based on 125.3 million and 127.8 million weighted-average basic and diluted shares outstanding for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA was $15.8 million, compared to $0.3 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.

Cash Flow: Cash provided by operating activities of $17.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2023, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $21.8 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.

Share Repurchase Program: As of January 31, 2023, a total of 13.8 million shares have been purchased for a total cost of $77.4 million since the commencement of the share repurchase program.

Readers are encouraged to review the tables labeled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this release.

Recent Business Highlights:

• Announced the integration of generative AI into the Yext Knowledge Graph, transforming the product into a content management system (CMS) that generates its own content.
• Announced the launch of Yext Chat, a new product that empowers organizations to create accurate and natural language chat experiences with GPT-3 and other large language models (LLMs).
• Recognized by The Muse, Mogul, and Built In for creating a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Recognized as the best vendor across several software categories in G2’s Winter ’23 Reports, which measure a company’s market presence and performance based on real user ratings.
• Recognized by Frost & Sullivan with a 2022 Customer Value Leadership Award for reputation management in the North American financial services industry.
• Announced that Yvette Martinez-Rea has joined Yext as EVP of Corporate Development to oversee strategic growth initiatives.
• Announced an integration with Apple Business Connect, a new, free tool that allows businesses of all sizes to claim their location place cards and customize the way key information appears to more than a billion Apple users across Apple Maps, Messages, Wallet, Siri, and other Apple apps.
• Announced the general availability of its Fall ’22 Release, which introduces the Listings Verifier and other features designed to strengthen the company’s Answers Platform.

Financial Outlook:

Yext is also providing the following guidance for its first fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2023 and the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024.

• First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Outlook:
  • Revenue is projected to be in the range of $98.0 million to $99.0 million;
  • Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $10.5 million to $11.5 million; and
  • Non-GAAP net income per share is projected to be in the range of $0.05 to $0.06, which assumes 122.9 million weighted-average basic shares outstanding.

• Full Year Fiscal 2024 Outlook:
  • Revenue is projected to be in the range of $402.0 million to $406.0 million;
  • Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $44.0 million to $46.0 million; and
  • Non-GAAP net income per share is projected to be in the range of $0.22 to $0.23, which assumes 124.5 million weighted-average basic shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

Yext will host a conference call today at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time (2:00 P.M. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results with the investment community. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Yext Investor Relations website at http://investors.yext.com. A live dial-in is available domestically at (877) 883-0383 and internationally at (412) 902-6506, passcode 6862748.

A replay will be available domestically at (877) 344-7529 or internationally at (412) 317-0088, passcode 7074649, until midnight (ET) March 14, 2023.

About Yext

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) helps organizations answer every question about their business. Yext’s Answers Platform collects and organizes content into a Knowledge Graph, then leverages a complementary set of products — including Listings, Pages, Reviews, and Search — to deliver relevant, actionable answers wherever customers, employees, and partners look for information. For over 15 years, thousands of companies worldwide have trusted Yext to create seamless content-driven experiences at scale across search engines, websites, mobile apps, and hundreds of other digital touchpoints. Learn more at yext.com.

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We also discuss Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe offers a useful view of overall operations used to assess the performance of core business operations and for planning purposes. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before (1) interest income (expense), net, (2) provision for income taxes, (3) depreciation and amortization, (4) other income (expense), net, and (5) stock-based compensation expense. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted EBITDA is net loss. Users should consider the limitations of using Adjusted EBITDA, including the fact that this measure does not provide a complete measure of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to purport to be an alternate to net loss as a measure of operating performance.

In addition, we present non-GAAP constant currency measures of revenue. Constant currency as it relates to revenue provides a framework for assessing Company performance which exclude the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. Current period results for entities reporting in currencies other than U.S. Dollars (“USD”) are converted into USD at the average monthly exchange rates in effect during the comparative period, as opposed to the average monthly exchange rates in effect during the current period.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies. Our definition 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. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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We have not reconciled our forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA or non-GAAP net income (loss) per share ranges presented for the periods above, to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share. Information on which these reconciliations would be based on is not available without unreasonable efforts due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting within a reasonable range, the timing, occurrence and financial impact of when such items may be recognized. In particular, Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items including interest income (expense), net, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, other income (expense), net, and stock-based compensation expense, while non-GAAP income (loss) per share excludes stock-based compensation expense.

Operating Metrics

This press release also includes certain operating metrics that we believe are useful in providing additional information in assessing the overall performance of our business.

Customer count is defined as the total number of customers with contracts executed as of the last day of the reporting period and a unique administrative account identifier on the Yext platform. Generally, we assign unique administrative accounts to each separate and distinct entity (such as a company or government institution) or a business unit of a large corporation, that has its own separate contract with us to access the Yext platform. We believe that customer count provides insight into our ability to grow our enterprise and mid-market customer base. As such, customer count excludes third-party reseller customers and small business customers as well as customers only receiving free trials.

Annual recurring revenue, or ARR, for Direct customers is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts in our enterprise, mid-market and small business customer base as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount. The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature.

ARR for Third-party Reseller customers is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts with Third-party Reseller customers as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount. The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription. The calculation includes the annualized contractual minimum commitment and excludes amounts related to overages above the contractual minimum commitment. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature.

Total ARR is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts executed as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount. The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription, and where relevant, includes the annualized contractual minimum commitment and excludes amounts related to overages above the contractual minimum commitment. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature.

ARR is independent of historical revenue, unearned revenue, remaining performance obligations or any other GAAP financial measure over any period. It should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, these measures and other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe ARR-based metrics provides insight into the performance of our recurring revenue business model while mitigating for fluctuations in billing and contract terms.

In addition, we present ARR on a constant currency basis. Constant currency as it relates to ARR provides a framework for assessing Company performance which exclude the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. Contracts included in the determination of ARR in the current period are converted into USD at the exchange rates in effect at the end of the comparative period, as opposed to the end of the period exchange rates in effect during the current period.

Dollar-based net retention rate is a metric we use to assess our ability to retain customers and expand the ARR they generate for us. We calculate dollar-based net retention rate by first determining the ARR generated 12 months prior to the end of the current period for a cohort of customers who had active contracts at that time.

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