Dropbox Announces Fiscal 2022 First Quarter Results
First Quarter Revenue of
GAAP and Non-GAAP Operating Income of
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of
“2022 is off to a strong start as we launched new functionality and features across Backup, Shop and document workflows with HelloSign, DocSend and PDF editing; all designed to help customers organize, secure, and do more with their digital content,” said Dropbox Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results
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Total revenue was
$562.4 million , an increase of 9.9% from the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, year-over-year growth would have been 9.7%.(1)
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Total ARR ended at
$2.290 billion , an increase of 8.4% from the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, Total ARR grew$40 million quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year growth would have been 8.9%.(2)
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Paying users ended at 17.09 million, as compared to 15.83 million for the same period last year. Average revenue per paying user was
$134.63 , as compared to$132.55 for the same period last year.
- GAAP gross margin was 79.9%, as compared to 78.6% for the same period last year. Non-GAAP gross margin was 81.3%, as compared to 80.2% for the same period last year.
- GAAP operating margin was 15.9%, as compared to 8.3% for the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 30.3%, as compared to 29.1% for the same period last year.
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GAAP net income was
$79.7 million , as compared to$47.6 million for the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income was$141.5 million , as compared to$141.8 million for the same period last year.
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Net cash provided by operating activities was
$141.4 million , as compared to$115.7 million for the same period last year. Free cash flow was$130.7 million , as compared to$108.8 million for the same period last year.
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GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders was
$0.21 , as compared to$0.12 for the same period last year. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders was$0.38 , as compared to$0.35 for the same period last year.(3)
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Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments ended at
$1.496 billion .
| (1) We calculate constant currency revenue growth rates by applying the prior period weighted average exchange rates to current period results. |
| (2) We calculate total annual recurring revenue ("Total ARR") as the number of users who have active paid licenses for access to our platform as of the end of the period, multiplied by their annualized subscription price to our platform. We adjust our exchange rates used to calculate Total ARR on an annual basis, at the beginning of each fiscal year. We calculate constant currency Total ARR growth rates by applying the current period exchange rate to prior period results. |
| (3) Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated based upon 372.9 million and 405.4 million diluted weighted-average shares of common stock for the three months ended |
Financial Outlook
Dropbox will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its conference call, webcast, and on its investor relations website at http://investors.dropbox.com.
Conference Call Information
Dropbox plans to host a conference call today to review its first quarter financial results and to discuss its financial outlook. This call is scheduled to begin at
Other Upcoming Events
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Timothy Young , President, will be presenting at theJefferies Software Conference onThursday, June 2
During these events, a live webcast will be accessible from the Dropbox investor relations website at http://investors.dropbox.com. Following the event, a replay will be made available at the same location.
About Dropbox
Dropbox is the one place to keep life organized and keep work moving. With more than 700 million registered users across 180 countries, we're on a mission to design a more enlightened way of working. Dropbox is headquartered in
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, among other things, our expectations regarding distributed work trends, related market opportunities and our ability to capitalize on those opportunities. Words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "plans," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Dropbox has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that Dropbox believes may affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions including, but not limited to: (i) our ability to realize anticipated benefits to our business from our shift to a Virtual First work model as well as impacts to our financial results and business operations as a result of this shift, (ii) impacts to our financial results, business operations and the business of our customers, suppliers, partners and the economy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and related public health measures, as well as the potential for a more permanent global shift to remote work, (iii) our ability to retain and upgrade paying users, and increase our recurring revenue; (iv) our ability to attract new users or convert registered users to paying users; (v) our future financial performance, including trends in revenue, costs of revenue, gross profit or gross margin, operating expenses, paying users, and free cash flow; (vi) our history of net losses and our ability to achieve or maintain profitability; (vii) our liability for any unauthorized access to our data or our users’ content, including through privacy and data security breaches; (viii) significant disruption of service on our platform or loss of content; (ix) any decline in demand for our platform or for content collaboration solutions in general; (x) changes in the interoperability of our platform across devices, operating systems, and third-party applications that we do not control; (xi) competition in our markets; (xii) our ability to respond to rapid technological changes, extend our platform, develop new features or products, or gain market acceptance for such new features or products, particularly in light of potential disruptions to the productivity of our employees that may result from our shift to a Virtual First work model; (xiii) our ability to manage our growth or plan for future growth; (xiv) our acquisition of other businesses and the potential of such acquisitions to require significant management attention, disrupt our business, or dilute stockholder value; (xv) our ability to attract and retain key personnel and highly qualified personnel; (xvi) our capital allocation plans with respect to our stock repurchase program and other investments; and (xvii) the dual class structure of our common stock and its effect of concentrating voting control with certain stockholders who held our capital stock prior to the completion of our initial public offering. Further information on risks that could affect Dropbox’s results is included in our filings with the
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended
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2022 |
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|
|
2021 |
|
|
Revenue |
$ |
562.4 |
|
|
$ |
511.6 |
|
|
Cost of revenue(1) |
|
112.9 |
|
|
|
109.3 |
|
|
Gross profit |
|
449.5 |
|
|
|
402.3 |
|
|
Operating expenses(1): |
|
|
|
||||
|
Research and development |
|
210.8 |
|
|
|
181.2 |
|
|
Sales and marketing |
|
95.7 |
|
|
|
102.7 |
|
|
General and administrative |
|
53.5 |
|
|
|
58.6 |
|
|
Impairment related to real estate assets(2) |
|
— |
|
|
|
17.3 |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
360.0 |
|
|
|
359.8 |
|
|
Income from operations |
|
89.5 |
|
|
|
42.5 |
|
|
Interest expense, net |
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
Other income, net |
|
5.7 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
93.8 |
|
|
|
46.4 |
|
|
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes |
|
(14.1 |
) |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
Net income |
$ |
79.7 |
|
|
$ |
47.6 |
|
|
Basic net income per share |
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
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Diluted net income per share |
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share attributable to common stockholders, basic |
|
370.7 |
|
|
|
398.1 |
|
|
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted |
|
372.9 |
|
|
|
405.4 |
|
| (1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: |
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Three Months Ended
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|
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2022 |
|
|
2021 |
||
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Cost of revenue |
$ |
5.7 |
|
$ |
5.4 |
||
|
Research and development |
|
50.5 |
|
|
43.5 |
||
|
Sales and marketing |
|
4.5 |
|
|
6.9 |
||
|
General and administrative |
|
11.6 |
|
|
12.1 |
||
| (2) Includes impairment charges related to real estate assets as a result of our decision to shift to a Virtual First work model. |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) |
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As of |
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Assets |
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|
|
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Current assets: |
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
445.5 |
|
|
$ |
533.0 |
|
|
Short-term investments |
|
1,050.1 |
|
|
|
1,185.1 |
|
|
Trade and other receivables, net |
|
44.6 |
|
|
|
49.6 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
82.7 |
|
|
|
82.1 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
1,622.9 |
|
|
|
1,849.8 |
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
316.1 |
|
|
|
322.0 |
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use asset |
|
420.3 |
|
|
|
413.9 |
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
50.0 |
|
|
|
53.6 |
|
|
|
|
355.9 |
|
|
|
356.6 |
|
|
Other assets |
|
86.8 |
|
|
|
95.4 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
2,852.0 |
|
|
$ |
3,091.3 |
|
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Liabilities and stockholders' deficit |
|
|
|
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Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
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|
Accounts payable |
$ |
24.4 |
|
|
$ |
25.7 |
|
|
Accrued and other current liabilities |
|
155.2 |
|
|
|
140.8 |
|
|
Accrued compensation and benefits |
|
44.6 |
|
|
|
139.1 |
|
|
Operating lease liability |
|
82.6 |
|
|
|
78.3 |
|
|
Finance lease obligation |
|
118.9 |
|
|
|
120.4 |
|
|
Deferred revenue |
|
691.7 |
|
|
|
671.5 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
1,117.4 |
|
|
|
1,175.8 |
|
|
Operating lease liability, non-current |
|
632.3 |
|
|
|
632.0 |
|
|
Finance lease obligation, non-current |
|
156.6 |
|
|
|
167.7 |
|
|
Convertible senior notes, net, non-current |
|
1,371.2 |
|
|
|
1,370.3 |
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
37.8 |
|
|
|
39.4 |
|
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Total liabilities |
|
3,315.3 |
|
|
|
3,385.2 |
|
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Stockholders' deficit: |
|
|
|
||||
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Additional paid-in-capital |
|
2,419.7 |
|
|
|
2,448.1 |
|
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(2,854.9 |
) |
|
|
(2,739.4 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(28.1 |
) |
|
|
(2.6 |
) |
|
Total stockholders' deficit |
|
(463.3 |
) |
|
|
(293.9 |
) |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit |
$ |
2,852.0 |
|
|
$ |
3,091.3 |
|
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In millions) (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended
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2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
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Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
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Net income |
$ |
79.7 |
|
|
$ |
47.6 |
|
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
|
39.4 |
|
|
|
34.7 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
72.3 |
|
|
|
67.9 |
|
|
Impairment related to real estate assets |
|
— |
|
|
|
17.3 |
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
Amortization of deferred commissions |
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
Other |
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
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|
Trade and other receivables, net |
|
4.8 |
|
|
|
(7.1 |
) |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
(9.7 |
) |
|
|
(12.3 |
) |
|
Other assets |
|
26.1 |
|
|
|
17.9 |
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
(1.0 |
) |
|
|
10.1 |
|
|
Accrued and other current liabilities |
|
19.1 |
|
|
|
6.3 |
|
|
Accrued compensation and benefits |
|
(94.5 |
) |
|
|
(70.6 |
) |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
19.5 |
|
|
|
28.9 |
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
(27.0 |
) |
|
|
(34.1 |
) |
|
Tenant improvement allowance reimbursement |
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
141.4 |
|
|
|
115.7 |
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
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|
Capital expenditures |
|
(10.7 |
) |
|
|
(6.9 |
) |
|
Business combinations, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
|
(125.4 |
) |
|
Purchases of short-term investments |
|
(81.6 |
) |
|
|
(513.9 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments |
|
51.8 |
|
|
|
114.2 |
|
|
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments |
|
137.5 |
|
|
|
129.9 |
|
|
Other |
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
101.0 |
|
|
|
(398.8 |
) |
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
||||
|
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,389.1 |
|
|
Purchase of convertible note hedge in connection with issuance of convertible senior notes |
|
— |
|
|
|
(265.3 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of warrants in connection with issuance of convertible senior notes |
|
— |
|
|
|
202.9 |
|
|
Payments of debt issuance costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
(22.7 |
) |
|
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of restricted stock units and awards |
|
(36.7 |
) |
|
|
(35.8 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of taxes withheld |
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
Principal payments on finance lease obligations |
|
(32.4 |
) |
|
|
(24.6 |
) |
|
Common stock repurchases |
|
(259.9 |
) |
|
|
(431.9 |
) |
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
|
(328.8 |
) |
|
|
814.6 |
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
Change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(87.5 |
) |
|
|
530.6 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period |
|
533.0 |
|
|
|
314.9 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period |
$ |
445.5 |
|
|
$ |
845.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Supplemental cash flow data: |
|
|
|
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|
Property and equipment acquired under finance leases |
$ |
19.7 |
|
|
$ |
24.0 |
|
|
Three Months Ended Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP results (In millions, except for percentages, which may not foot due to rounding) (Unaudited) |
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GAAP |
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Stock-based
|
|
Acquisition-
|
|
Intangibles
|
|
Non-GAAP |
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|
Cost of revenue |
$ |
112.9 |
|
|
$ |
(5.7 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(2.0 |
) |
|
$ |
105.2 |
|
|
Cost of revenue margin |
|
20.1 |
% |
|
|
(1.0 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(0.4 |
%) |
|
|
18.7 |
% |
|
Gross profit |
|
449.5 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
457.2 |
|
|
Gross margin |
|
79.9 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
81.3 |
% |
|
Research and development |
|
210.8 |
|
|
|
(50.5 |
) |
|
|
(3.2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
157.1 |
|
|
Research and development margin |
|
37.5 |
% |
|
|
(9.0 |
%) |
|
|
(0.6 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
27.9 |
% |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
95.7 |
|
|
|
(4.5 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
|
88.0 |
|
|
Sales and marketing margin |
|
17.0 |
% |
|
|
(0.8 |
%) |
|
|
(0.3 |
%) |
|
|
(0.3 |
%) |
|
|
15.6 |
% |
|
General and administrative |
|
53.5 |
|
|
|
(11.6 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
41.8 |
|
|
General and administrative margin |
|
9.5 |
% |
|
|
(2.1 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
7.4 |
% |
|
Income from operations |
$ |
89.5 |
|
|
$ |
72.3 |
|
|
$ |
5.0 |
|
|
$ |
3.5 |
|
|
$ |
170.3 |
|
|
Operating margin |
|
15.9 |
% |
|
|
12.9 |
% |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
30.3 |
% |
|
Three Months Ended Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP results (In millions, except for percentages, which may not foot due to rounding) (Unaudited) |
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|
GAAP |
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Stock-based
|
|
Acquisition-
|
|
Intangibles
|
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Impairment
|
|
Workforce
|
|
Non-GAAP |
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|
Cost of revenue |
$ |
109.3 |
|
|
$ |
(5.4 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(1.0 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(1.6 |
) |
|
$ |
101.3 |
|
|
Cost of revenue margin |
|
21.4 |
% |
|
|
(1.1 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(0.2 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(0.3 |
%) |
|
|
19.8 |
% |
|
Gross profit |
|
402.3 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
410.3 |
|
|
Gross margin |
|
78.6 |
% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
80.2 |
% |
|
Research and development |
|
181.2 |
|
|
|
(43.5 |
) |
|
|
(4.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2.6 |
) |
|
|
130.8 |
|
|
Research and development margin |
|
35.4 |
% |
|
|
(8.5 |
%) |
|
|
(0.8 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(0.5 |
%) |
|
|
25.6 |
% |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
102.7 |
|
|
|
(6.9 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6.3 |
) |
|
|
87.9 |
|
|
Sales and marketing margin |
|
20.1 |
% |
|
|
(1.3 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(0.3 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(1.2 |
%) |
|
|
17.2 |
% |
|
General and administrative |
|
58.6 |
|
|
|
(12.1 |
) |
|
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
43.0 |
|
|
General and administrative margin |
|
11.5 |
% |
|
|
(2.4 |
%) |
|
|
(0.2 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(0.4 |
%) |
|
|
8.4 |
% |
|
Impairment related to real estate assets |
|
17.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(17.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Impairment related to real estate assets margin |
|
3.4 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(3.4 |
%) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
Income from operations |
$ |
42.5 |
|
|
$ |
67.9 |
|
|
$ |
5.7 |
|
|
$ |
2.4 |
|
|
$ |
17.3 |
|
|
$ |
12.8 |
|
|
$ |
148.6 |
|
|
Operating margin |
|
8.3 |
% |
|
|
13.3 |
% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
3.4 |
% |
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
|
29.1 |
% |
| (1) Includes impairment charges related to real estate assets as a result of our decision to shift to a Virtual First work model. |
| (2) Includes expenses related to workforce reduction such as severance, benefits, and other related items. |
|
Three Months Ended Reconciliation of GAAP net income to Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP diluted net income per share (In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
|||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
GAAP net income |
$ |
79.7 |
|
|
$ |
47.6 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
72.3 |
|
|
|
67.9 |
|
|
Acquisition-related and other expenses |
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
Impairment related to real estate assets |
|
— |
|
|
|
17.3 |
|
|
Workforce reduction expense |
|
— |
|
|
|
12.8 |
|
|
Income tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments |
|
(19.0 |
) |
|
|
(11.9 |
) |
|
Non-GAAP net income |
$ |
141.5 |
|
|
$ |
141.8 |
|
|
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share |
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
Weighted-average shares used to compute Non-GAAP diluted net income per share |
|
372.9 |
|
|
|
405.4 |
|
|
Three Months Ended Reconciliation of free cash flow and supplemental cash flow disclosure (In millions, except for percentages) (Unaudited) |
|||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
Free cash flow reconciliation: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
141.4 |
|
|
$ |
115.7 |
|
|
Less: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(10.7 |
) |
|
|
(6.9 |
) |
|
Free cash flow |
$ |
130.7 |
|
|
$ |
108.8 |
|
|
Free cash flow margin |
|
23.2 |
% |
|
|
21.3 |
% |
|
Supplemental disclosures: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Key employee holdback payments related to acquisitions(1) |
$ |
14.3 |
|
|
$ |
4.0 |
|
|
Payments related to workforce reduction(2) |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
12.4 |
|
| (1) For the first quarter ended |
| (2) Includes payments made related to workforce reduction such as severance, benefits, and other related items. |
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors and others with additional information regarding Dropbox's results, we have disclosed the following non-GAAP financial measures: revenue growth and Total ARR growth excluding foreign exchange effect, which we refer to as on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expenses (including research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative), non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income, free cash flow ("FCF") and non-GAAP diluted net income per share. Dropbox has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP cost of revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, income from operations, and net income differ from GAAP in that they exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, other acquisition-related expenses, which include third-party diligence costs and expenses related to key employee holdback agreements, impairment charges related to real estate assets, expenses related to our reduction in force and the income tax effect of the aforementioned adjustments. FCF differs from GAAP net cash provided by operating activities in that it treats capital expenditures as a reduction to net cash provided by operating activities. Free cash flow margin is calculated as FCF divided by revenue. For periods that we are in a GAAP net income position, the weighted average shares used in the computation are the same as the shares used in our non-GAAP diluted net income per share computation. In order to present revenue on a constant currency basis for the quarter ended
Dropbox's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short and long-term operating plans, and to evaluate Dropbox's financial performance and the ability to generate cash from operations. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect Dropbox's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in Dropbox's business, as they exclude expenses that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating Dropbox's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies.
We believe that the non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP cost of revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, income from operations, net income, and diluted net income per share are meaningful to investors because they help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude.
We believe that FCF is an indicator of our liquidity over the long term, and provides useful information regarding cash provided by operating activities and cash used for investments in property and equipment required to maintain and grow our business. FCF is presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. FCF has limitations as an analytical tool, and it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of other GAAP financial measures, such as net cash provided by operating activities. Some of the limitations of FCF are that FCF does not reflect our future contractual commitments, excludes investments made to acquire assets under finance leases, includes capital expenditures, and may be calculated differently by other companies in our industry, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
The use of non-GAAP cost of revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, income from operations, net income, free cash flow, and diluted net income per share measures has certain limitations as they do not reflect all items of income, expense, and cash expenditures, as applicable, that affect Dropbox's operations. Dropbox mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. Additionally, we have provided supplemental disclosures in our reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow to include expenses related to reduction in workforce and key employee holdback payments related to its acquisitions. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited. Management encourages investors and others to review Dropbox's financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
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