Total Revenue Increased 9% Sequentially – Total Bookings Increased 18% Sequentially, FreeStor Subscription Bookings Increased Over 200% Sequentially
MELVILLE, N.Y., July 27, 2016 — FalconStor Software®, Inc. (NASDAQ: FALC), a market leader in software-defined storage, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2016.
“The storage industry landscape continued its transformation during the second quarter of 2016. We saw a reasonable recovery in overall performance sequentially from Q1 2016 and we saw significant growth in our new business initiatives for FreeStor® subscription model which grew over 200% sequentially” said Gary Quinn, President and CEO. “That said, we saw improvements in all routes to market for OEM, MSPs, and new enterprise customers, as well as the beginning of some existing enterprise customer conversions to FreeStor. We remain committed to driving our new business initiatives with FreeStor through the rest of 2016 and are adjusting to the marketplace with fiscal responsibility.”
Business Highlights:
- FreeStor MSP subscription business increased over 400% for the first half of 2016 as compared with total FY 2015 bookings results.
- FreeStor Enterprise subscription business increased over 500% in the first half of 2016 as compared with total FY 2015 bookings results.
- FreeStor technology perpetual license business achieved over 40% of the total FY 2015 bookings results in the first half of 2016.
- FreeStor technology OEMs achieved their first year annual commitments and achieved over 90% of the total FY 2015 bookings results for the first half of 2016.
- The Company added an additional 13 new customers or conversion customers from the install base utilizing the FreeStor subscription model during Q2 2016. We added 35 new customers or conversion customers from the install base utilizing the traditional perpetual licenses during Q2 2016.
- During the first half of 2016, the Company added 21 new FreeStor subscription customers and 68 new FreeStor technology customers utilizing the traditional perpetual license model.
- The Company year-to-date 2016 achieved 96% of its total FY 2015 total FreeStor bookings results.
Financial Highlights:
- Total revenue for the second quarter of 2016 was $8.1 million, compared with $7.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 and compared with $9.6 million in the second quarter of 2015.
- Total bookings for the second quarter of 2016 were $8.8 million, compared with $7.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 and compared with $8.4 million in the second quarter of 2015.
- In the second quarter of 2016, approximately 82% of our total bookings were ratable as compared with 77% in the second quarter of 2015.
- In the second quarter of 2016, approximately 72% of our total product bookings were ratable compared with 58% in the second quarter of 2015.
- Our deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2016 decreased 1%, compared with December 31, 2015 and decreased 4% compared with June 30, 2015.
- The Company closed the quarter with $9.4 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, compared with $13.4 million at December 31, 2015.
- Non-GAAP expenses decreased 2%, compared with the first quarter of 2016 and decreased 15% when compared with the second quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP expenses totaled $10.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, compared with non-GAAP expenses of $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2016 and non-GAAP expenses of $12.3 million in the second quarter of 2015.
- Non-GAAP gross margins were 72% in the second quarter of 2016, compared with non-GAAP gross margins of 73% in the first quarter of 2016 and 73% in the second quarter of 2015.
Financials
Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2016, was $8.1 million, compared with $9.6 million in the same period a year ago. GAAP loss from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016, was $3.6 million, compared with $3.1 million in the same period a year ago. Included in our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 were $1.1 million and $0.4 million of share-based compensation expense, respectively. GAAP net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016, was $3.5 million, compared with $2.7 million for the same period a year ago. Included in our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 was an income tax provision of $0.2 million and an income tax benefit of $0.4 million, respectively. GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2016, which includes the effects of the accretion to redemption value of the Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock and the accrual of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock dividends, was $3.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared with $3.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago.
Non-GAAP loss from operations was $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared with $2.7 million for the same period a year ago. Non-GAAP net loss was $2.3 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared with $2.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Non-GAAP results exclude the effects of stock-based compensation, costs associated with the Company’s investigations, litigation, and settlement related costs, restructuring costs and the effects of our Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock.
Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2016, was $15.5 million, compared with $29.5 million in the same period a year ago. Included in total revenue for the first six months of 2015 was $11.3 million of revenue from a joint-development agreement. GAAP loss from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016, was $7.9 million, compared with income from operations of $3.2 million in the same period a year ago. Included in our operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 were; (i) $2.1 million and $0.8 million of share-based compensation expense, respectively; and (ii) $0.2 million of restructuring costs in both periods. GAAP net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016, was $7.8 million, compared with net income of $2.6 million for the same period a year ago. Included in our net loss for both the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 was an income tax provision of $0.3 million. GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2016, which includes the effects of the accretion to redemption value of the Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock and the accrual of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock dividends, was $8.6 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared with income of $1.9 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago.
Non-GAAP loss from operations was $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared with income of $4.2 million for the same period a year ago. Non-GAAP net loss was $5.5 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared with income of $3.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
The Company closed the quarter with $9.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. Cash flow used in operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016, was $3.8 million, compared with cash flow used in operations of $1.6 million during the same period in 2015. Deferred revenue at June 30, 2016, was $25.4 million, compared with $25.7 million at December 31, 2015.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. EDT. To participate in the conference call, please dial:
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company’s management refers to these non-GAAP financial measures in making operating decisions because they provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating performance. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management’s internal comparisons to the Company’s historical operating results and comparisons to competitors’ operating results. We include these non-GAAP financial measures (which should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, their comparable GAAP measures) in this press release because we believe they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency into the supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. The non-GAAP financial measures exclude (i) costs associated with the Company’s class action and derivative lawsuits, government investigations, and related legal fees, (ii) restructuring costs, (iii) effects of our Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, and (iv) non-cash stock-based compensation charges and any potential tax effects. For a reconciliation of our GAAP and non-GAAP financial results, please refer to our Non-GAAP Operating Data GAAP Reconciliation, presented in this release.
About FalconStor Software
FalconStor Software®, Inc. (NASDAQ: FALC) is a leading software-defined storage company offering a converged data services software platform that is hardware agnostic. Our open, integrated flagship solution FreeStor reduces vendor lock-in and gives enterprises the freedom to choose the applications and hardware components that make the best sense for their business. We empower organizations to modernize their data center with the right performance, in the right location, all while protecting existing investments. FalconStor’s mission is to maximize data availability and system uptime to ensure nonstop business productivity while simplifying data management to reduce operational costs. Our award-winning solutions are available and supported worldwide by OEMs as well as leading service providers, system integrators, resellers and FalconStor. The Company is headquartered in Melville, N.Y. with offices throughout Europe and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit www.falconstor.com or call 1-866-NOW-FALC (866-669-3252)..
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