21.05.2018 22:05:00

Pure Storage Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Financial Results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the all-flash storage platform that helps innovators build a better world with data, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended April 30, 2018.

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Key quarterly financial highlights include:

  • Revenue: $255.9 million, up 40% Y/Y, exceeding the high end of our guidance;
  • Operating margin: -24.2% GAAP; -6.0% non-GAAP, up 7.7 ppts and 7.9 ppts Y/Y, respectively;
  • Operating cash flow: $18.6 million, free cash flow without ESPP impact: $8.6 million.

"Pure has delivered another strong quarter as we lead the industry in delivering new data-centric architectures that enable enterprises to succeed both today and tomorrow," said Pure Storage CEO Charles Giancarlo. "The combination of our innovative business model, first-to-market technology innovations, and focus on customer success drove continued momentum in Q1."

Approximately 300 new customers joined Pure Storage in the quarter, increasing the total to more than 4,800 organizations. New customer wins in the quarter include: ALDI International, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., U.S. Department of Energy, Paige.AI, and Panasonic Taiwan.

"Q1 marked a great start to fiscal 2019, growing 40% year-over-year in revenue and exceeding our operating margin goal," said Tim Riitters, CFO of Pure Storage. "We are focused on driving industry-leading growth and profitability in our business."

New Revenue Accounting Standard

Pure Storage adopted ASC 606, the new standard related to revenue recognition effective February 1, 2018. Prior period financial information in this press release has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of this new standard. Please also refer to our earnings presentation on investor.purestorage.com for further information. 

First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Financial Highlights

The following tables summarize our consolidated financial results for the fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2018 and 2017 (in millions except percentages, per share amounts and headcount, unaudited):

GAAP Quarterly Financial Information



Three Months Ended
April 30, 2018


Three Months Ended
April 30, 2017


Y/Y Change

Revenue


$255.9


$182.6


40%

Gross Margin


65.0%


65.2%


-0.2 ppts

Product Gross Margin


66.0%


67.3%


-1.3 ppts

Support Subscription Gross Margin


61.6%


57.5%


4.1 ppts

Operating Loss


-$61.9


-$58.2


-$3.7

Operating Margin


-24.2%


-31.9%


7.7 ppts

Net Loss


-$64.3


-$57.2


-$7.1

Net Loss per Share (Basic and Diluted)


-$0.29


-$0.28


-$0.01

Weighted-Average Shares


223.8


205.8


18.0

Headcount


>2,300


>1,800


~500



Non-GAAP Quarterly Financial Information



Three Months Ended
April 30, 2018


Three Months
Ended April 30, 2017


Y/Y Change

Gross Margin


66.3%


66.4%


-0.1 ppts

Product Gross Margin


66.3%


67.6%


-1.3 ppts

Support Subscription Gross Margin


66.3%


62.1%


4.2 ppts

Operating Loss


-$15.3


-$25.3


$10.0

Operating Margin


-6.0%


-13.9%


7.9 ppts

Net Loss


-$16.2


-$24.3


$8.1

Net Loss per Share


-$0.07


-$0.12


$0.05

Weighted-Average Shares


223.8


205.8


18.0

A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is provided at the end of this release.

Financial Outlook

Pure Storage's second quarter fiscal 2019 guidance is as follows:

  • Revenue in the range of $296 million to $304 million
  • Non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 63.5% to 66.5%
  • Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of -7.0% to -3.0%

Pure Storage's full year fiscal 2019 guidance is as follows:

  • Revenue in the range of $1.320 billion to $1.370 billion
  • Non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 63.5% to 66.5%
  • Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 0% to 4%

All forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures contained in this section titled "Financial Outlook" exclude stock-based compensation expense, payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities, amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs and any applicable anti-dilutive share count impact of the convertible debt hedge agreements and, as applicable, other special items. We have not reconciled guidance for non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating margin to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because such items that impact these measures are not within our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable effort.

Conference Call Information

Pure Storage will host a teleconference to discuss the first quarter fiscal 2019 results at 2:00 p.m. (PT) on May 21, 2018. Pure Storage will post its supplemental earnings presentation to the investor relations website at investor.purestorage.com following the conference call.

Teleconference details are as follows:

  • To Listen via Telephone: (877) 201-0168 or (647) 788-4901 (for international callers).
  • To Listen via the Internet: A live and replay audio broadcast of the conference call with corresponding slides will be available at investor.purestorage.com.
  • Replay: A telephone playback of this conference call is scheduled to be available two hours after the call ends on Monday, May 21, 2018, through June 4, 2018. The replay will be accessible by calling (800) 585-8367 or (416) 621-4642 (for international callers), with conference ID 9572519. The call runs 24 hours per day, including weekends.

2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Pure Storage will hold its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. (PT). The meeting will be held virtually, via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PSTG2018. The record date for the meeting was April 25, 2018, and only stockholders of record on that date are eligible to participate in the meeting. Other interested persons may listen to the live webcast of the meeting and can view the 2018 proxy statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K at investor.purestorage.com.

Upcoming Events

Pure Storage will host an investor session at its annual conference, Pure//Accelerate 2018, on May 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (PT). The event will be a live webcast on the investor relations website at investor.purestorage.com. Pure Storage will also be participating in financial conferences on June 6th,7th, and 12th of 2018.

About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) helps innovators build a better world with data. Pure's data solutions enable SaaS companies, cloud service providers, and enterprise and public sector customers to deliver real-time, secure data to power their mission-critical production, DevOps, and modern analytics environments in a multi-cloud environment. One of the fastest growing enterprise IT companies in history, Pure Storage enables customers to quickly adopt next-generation technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to help maximize the value of their data for competitive advantage. And with a Satmetrix-certified NPS customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world.

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Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products, business and operations, including our growth prospects and expectations regarding technology differentiation, and our outlook for the second quarter and full year fiscal 2019, and statements regarding our products, business, operations and results. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the captions "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, which are available on our investor relations website at investor.purestorage.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Additional information is also available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2018. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of May 21, 2018,and we undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, free cash flow, free cash flow as a percentage of revenue, free cash flow without ESPP impact, and free cash flow without ESPP impact as a percentage of revenue. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and expenditures such as stock-based compensation expense and amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs that may not be indicative of our ongoing core business operating results. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when analyzing historical performance and liquidity and planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures" and "Reconciliation from net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to free cash flow and free cash flow without ESPP impact," included at the end of this release.

PURE STORAGE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, unaudited)



As of
April 30, 2018


As of
January 31, 2018




(As Adjusted*)

Assets




Current assets:




Cash and cash equivalents

$

735,140



$

244,057


Marketable securities

362,817



353,289


Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $999 and $1,062

195,926



243,001


Inventory

38,540



34,497


Deferred commissions, current

20,122



21,088


Prepaid expenses and other current assets

35,652



47,552


Total current assets

1,388,197



943,484


Property and equipment, net

94,280



89,142


Intangible assets, net

4,681



5,057


Deferred income taxes, non-current

1,175



1,060


Restricted cash

16,499



14,763


Deferred commissions, non-current

65,922



66,225


Other assets, non-current

5,305



4,264


Total assets

$

1,576,059



$

1,123,995






Liabilities and stockholders' equity




Current liabilities:




Accounts payable

$

63,994



$

84,420


Accrued compensation and benefits

30,778



59,898


Accrued expenses and other liabilities

25,629



26,829


Deferred revenue, current

199,622



191,229


Liability related to early exercised stock options



320


Total current liabilities

320,023



362,696


Long term debt

430,253




Deferred revenue, non-current

188,992



182,873


Other liabilities, non-current

5,171



4,025


Total liabilities

944,439



549,594






Stockholders' equity:




Common stock and additional paid-in capital

1,602,144



1,479,905


Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(2,633)



(1,917)


Accumulated deficit

(967,891)



(903,587)


Total stockholders' equity

631,620



574,401


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,576,059



$

1,123,995



* Prior period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption impact of ASC 606, which we adopted on February 1, 2018.




PURE STORAGE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)



Three Months Ended April 30,


2018


2017




(As Adjusted*)

Revenue:




Product

$

195,449



$

142,850


Support subscription

60,496



39,795


Total revenue

255,945



182,645






Cost of revenue:




Product (1)

66,420



46,645


Support subscription(1)

23,210



16,903


Total cost of revenue

89,630



63,548






Gross profit

166,315



119,097






Operating expenses:




Research and development (1)

78,492



65,428


Sales and marketing (1)

122,367



91,763


General and administrative (1)

27,330



20,096


Total operating expenses

228,189



177,287






Loss from operations

(61,874)



(58,190)


Other income (expense), net

(999)



1,995


Loss before provision for income taxes

(62,873)



(56,195)


Provision for income taxes

1,431



964


Net loss

$

(64,304)



$

(57,159)






Net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders, basic and diluted

$

(0.29)



$

(0.28)


Weighted-average shares used in computing net
loss per share attributable to common
stockholders, basic and diluted

223,768



205,783



* Prior period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption impact of ASC 606, which we adopted on February 1, 2018.


(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:


Cost of revenue -- product

$

608



$

397


Cost of revenue -- support subscription

2,684



1,774


Research and development

21,090



15,588


Sales and marketing

13,940



10,626


General and administrative

5,633



3,834


Total stock-based compensation expense

$

43,955



$

32,219





PURE STORAGE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)



Three Months Ended April 30,


2018


2017




(As Adjusted*)

Cash flows from operating activities




Net loss

$

(64,304)



$

(57,159)


Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:




Depreciation and amortization

16,417



14,825


Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

1,455




Stock-based compensation expense

43,955



32,219


Other

152



451


Changes in operating assets and liabilities:




Accounts receivable, net

47,143



36,571


Inventory

(4,429)



(16,105)


Deferred commissions

1,269



(1,367)


Prepaid expenses and other assets

11,111



(3,944)


Accounts payable

(18,802)



(3,982)


Accrued compensation and other liabilities

(29,881)



(24,194)


Deferred revenue

14,510



8,384


Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

18,596



(14,301)






Cash flows from investing activities




Purchases of property and equipment

(22,296)



(12,769)


Purchases of marketable securities

(81,702)



(55,976)


Sales of marketable securities

10,454



5,384


Maturities of marketable securities

61,023



46,321


Net cash used in investing activities

(32,521)



(17,040)






Cash flows from financing activities




Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

9,614



2,257


Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

19,698



14,166


Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt, net of issuance costs

562,062




Payment for purchase of capped call

(64,630)




Repurchase of common stock

(20,000)




Net cash provided by financing activities

506,744



16,423






Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

492,819



(14,918)


Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

258,820



196,409


Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

751,639



$

181,491



* Prior period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption impact of ASC 606 and ASU 2016-18, which we adopted on February 1, 2018.

 

Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures


The following table presents non-GAAP gross margins by revenue source before certain items (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):




Three Months Ended April 30, 2018


Three Months Ended April 30, 2017 (As Adjusted*)



GAAP
results


GAAP
gross
margin (a)


Adjustment




Non-
GAAP
results


Non-
GAAP
gross
margin (b)


GAAP
results


GAAP
gross
margin (a)


Adjustment




Non-
GAAP
results


Non-
GAAP
gross
margin (b)
































$

608



(c)










$

397



(c)











25



(d)










5



(d)





Gross profit -- product


$

129,029



66.0

%


$

633





$

129,662



66.3

%


$

96,205



67.3

%


$

402





$

96,607



67.6

%
































$

2,684



(c)










$

1,774



(c)











142



(d)










31



(d)





Gross profit -- support subscription


$

37,286



61.6

%


$

2,826





$

40,112



66.3

%


$

22,892



57.5

%


$

1,805





$

24,697



62.1

%
































$

3,292



(c)










$

2,171



(c)











167



(d)










36



(d)





Total gross profit


$

166,315



65.0

%


$

3,459





$

169,774



66.3

%


$

119,097



65.2

%


$

2,207





$

121,304



66.4

%


 * Prior period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption impact of ASC 606, which we adopted on February 1, 2018.


(a) GAAP gross margin is defined as gross profit divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

 

The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited):



Three Months Ended April 30, 2018


Three Months Ended April 30, 2017 (As Adjusted*)


GAAP

results


GAAP

operating

margin (a)


Adjustment




Non-

GAAP

results


Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)


GAAP

results


GAAP

operating

margin (a)


Adjustment


Non-

GAAP

results


Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)




























$

43,955



(c)










$

32,219


(c)









2,667



(d)










651


(d)




Loss fromoperations

$

(61,874)



-24.2

%


$

46,622





$

(15,252)



-6.0

%


$

(58,190)



-31.9

%


$

32,870



$

(25,320)



-13.9

%




























$

43,955



(c)










$

32,219


(c)









2,667



(d)










651


(d)









1,455



(e)















Net loss

$

(64,304)





$

48,077





$

(16,227)





$

(57,159)





$

32,870



$

(24,289)


























Net loss per share --basic and diluted

$

(0.29)









$

(0.07)





$

(0.28)







$

(0.12)




Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation --basic and diluted

223,768









223,768





205,783







205,783










































 * Prior period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption impact of ASC 606, which we adopted on February 1, 2018.


(a) GAAP operating margin is defined as loss from operations divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP loss from operations divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(e) To eliminate the amortization expense of debt discount and debt issuance costs related to our convertible debt.

 

Reconciliation from net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to free cash flow and free cash flow without ESPP impact (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):



Three Months Ended April 30,


2018


2017

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

18,596



$

(14,301)


Less: purchases of property and equipment

(22,296)



(12,769)


Free cash flow (non-GAAP)

$

(3,700)



$

(27,070)


Adjust: ESPP impact

12,252



9,698


Free cash flow without ESPP impact (non-GAAP)

$

8,552



$

(17,372)






Free cash flow as % of revenue

-1.4

%


-14.8

%

Free cash flow without ESPP impact as % of revenue

3.3

%


-9.5

%

 

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