Dropbox Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2018 Results
Fourth Quarter Revenue of
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of
Fiscal 2018 Revenue of
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of
“We ended our incredible first year as a public company with
a great Q4,” said Dropbox Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2018 Results
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Total revenue was
$375.9 million , an increase of 23% from the same period last year. -
Paying users totaled 12.7 million, as compared to 11.0 million for the
same period last year. Average revenue per paying user was
$119.61 , as compared to$113.39 for the same period last year. - GAAP gross margin was 74.9%, as compared to 70.0% in the same period last year. Non-GAAP gross margin was 75.7%, as compared to 70.9% in the same period last year.
- GAAP operating margin was (3.2%), as compared to (12.2%) in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 11.0%, as compared to 3.3% in the same period last year.
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GAAP net loss was
($9.5) million , as compared to($37.7) million in the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income was$42.3 million , as compared to$11.2 million in the same period last year. -
Net cash provided by operating activities was
$123.7 million , as compared to$71.1 million in the same period last year. Free cash flow was$88.3 million , as compared to$57.8 million in the same period last year. -
GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share was
($0.02) , as compared to($0.19) in the same period last year. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was$0.10 , as compared to$0.03 in the same period last year. (1) -
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were
$1,089.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, as compared to$430.0 million at the end of the fourth quarter of last year.
Full Year Fiscal 2018 Results
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Total revenue was
$1,391.7 million , an increase of 26% year over year. -
Average revenue per paying user was
$117.64 , as compared to$111.91 in the prior year. - GAAP gross margin was 71.6%, as compared to 66.7% in the prior year. Non-GAAP gross margin was 75.1%, as compared to 67.8% in the prior year.
- GAAP operating margin was (35.5%), as compared to (10.3%) in the prior year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 12.2%, as compared to 5.5% in the prior year.
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GAAP net loss was
($484.9) million , as compared to($111.7) million in the prior year. Non-GAAP net income was$166.2 million , as compared to$59.9 million in the prior year. -
Net cash provided by operating activities was
$425.4 million , as compared to$330.3 million in the prior year. Free cash flow was$362.4 million , as compared to$305.0 million in the prior year. -
GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share was
($1.35) , as compared to($0.57) in the prior year. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was$0.41 , as compared to$0.17 in the prior year. (2)
(1) Non-GAAP diluted net income per share is calculated based
upon 416.3 million and 351.2 million diluted weighted-average shares of
common stock for the three months ended
(2) Non-GAAP diluted net income per share is calculated based
upon 409.8 million and 347.7 million diluted weighted-average shares of
common stock for the fiscal year ended
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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."
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Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 375.9 | $ | 305.5 | $ | 1,391.7 | $ | 1,106.8 | ||||||||
Cost of revenue(1) | 94.4 | 91.7 | 394.7 | 368.9 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 281.5 | 213.8 | 997.0 | 737.9 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses(1): | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 136.8 | 104.0 | 768.2 | 380.3 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 100.2 | 102.9 | 439.6 | 314.0 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 56.5 | 44.2 | 283.2 | 157.3 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 293.5 | 251.1 | 1,491.0 | 851.6 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (12.0 | ) | (37.3 | ) | (494.0 | ) | (113.7 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income (expense), net | 3.9 | (1.6 | ) | 7.1 | (11.0 | ) | ||||||||||
Other income, net | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 13.2 | ||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (7.4 | ) | (38.7 | ) | (480.1 | ) | (111.5 | ) | ||||||||
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes | (2.1 | ) | 1.0 | (4.8 | ) | (0.2 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss | $ | (9.5 | ) | $ | (37.7 | ) | $ | (484.9 | ) | $ | (111.7 | ) | ||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (1.35 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | ||||
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 408.0 | 196.9 | 358.6 | 195.9 | ||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended |
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December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | $ | 3.1 | $ | 2.9 | $ | 47.0 | $ | 12.2 | ||||||||
Research and development | 29.2 | 26.7 | 368.2 | 93.1 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 5.9 | 10.8 | 94.3 | 33.7 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 15.3 | 7.0 | 140.6 | 25.6 | ||||||||||||
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Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 519.3 | $ | 430.0 | ||||
Short-term investments | 570.0 | — | ||||||
Trade and other receivables, net | 28.6 | 29.3 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 92.3 | 58.8 | ||||||
Total current assets | 1,210.2 | 518.1 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 310.6 | 341.9 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 14.7 | 17.0 | ||||||
Goodwill | 96.5 | 98.9 | ||||||
Other assets | 62.1 | 44.0 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,694.1 | $ | 1,019.9 | ||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 33.3 | $ | 31.9 | ||||
Accrued and other current liabilities | 164.5 | 129.8 | ||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 80.9 | 56.1 | ||||||
Capital lease obligation | 73.8 | 102.7 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 485.0 | 417.9 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 837.5 | 738.4 | ||||||
Capital lease obligation, non-current | 89.9 | 71.6 | ||||||
Deferred rent, non-current | 81.0 | 69.8 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 8.9 | 37.2 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,017.3 | 917.0 | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Convertible preferred stock | — | 615.3 | ||||||
Preferred stock | — | — | ||||||
Common stock | — | — | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,337.5 | 533.1 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,659.5 | ) | (1,049.7 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(1.2 | ) | 4.2 | |||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 676.8 | 102.9 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,694.1 | $ | 1,019.9 | ||||
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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Three Months Ended |
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2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Net loss | $ | (9.5 | ) | $ | (37.7 | ) | $ | (484.9 | ) | $ | (111.7 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 45.2 | 42.9 | 166.8 | 181.8 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 53.5 | 47.4 | 650.1 | 164.6 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred commissions | 3.6 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||
Donation of common stock to charitable foundation | — | — | — | 9.4 | ||||||||||||
Other | (1.0 | ) | 0.1 | (1.9 | ) | (1.7 | ) | |||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Trade and other receivables, net | (0.3 | ) | (2.8 | ) | 0.1 | (14.4 | ) | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (0.6 | ) | (19.7 | ) | (47.9 | ) | (18.2 | ) | ||||||||
Other assets | (0.8 | ) | (6.4 | ) | (11.2 | ) | (10.6 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 2.2 | 16.3 | (1.7 | ) | 16.2 | |||||||||||
Accrued and other current liabilities | (0.3 | ) | 8.0 | 40.3 | 34.0 | |||||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 17.8 | 10.2 | 25.0 | 14.4 | ||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 5.6 | 11.8 | 66.4 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities | 8.3 | (1.0 | ) | 12.2 | (4.4 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 123.7 | 71.1 | 425.4 | 330.3 | ||||||||||||
Cash flow from investing activities | ||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (35.4 | ) | (13.3 | ) | (63.0 | ) | (25.3 | ) | ||||||||
Purchase of intangible assets | (0.1 | ) | — | (3.0 | ) | (0.8 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases of short-term investments | (186.1 | ) | — | (850.4 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | 110.5 | — | 212.4 | — | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments | 9.6 | — | 71.2 | — | ||||||||||||
Other | (3.3 | ) | 0.3 | (1.0 | ) | 2.2 | ||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (104.8 | ) | (13.0 | ) | (633.8 | ) | (23.9 | ) | ||||||||
Cash flow from financing activities | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from initial public offering and private placement, net of underwriters' discounts and commissions | — | — | 746.6 | — | ||||||||||||
Payments of deferred offering costs | — | (2.5 | ) | (4.5 | ) | (2.5 | ) | |||||||||
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on release of restricted stock | (25.2 | ) | (15.7 | ) | (351.9 | ) | (87.9 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of repurchases | 16.4 | — | 26.2 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
Principal payments on capital lease obligations | (25.0 | ) | (30.7 | ) | (109.1 | ) | (133.0 | ) | ||||||||
Principal payments against note payable | (0.3 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (3.5 | ) | (3.9 | ) | ||||||||
Fees paid for revolving credit facility | — | — | (0.4 | ) | (2.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Other | (0.1 | ) | (0.7 | ) | (2.6 | ) | (2.3 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (34.2 | ) | (50.6 | ) | 300.8 | (231.7 | ) | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (1.6 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (3.1 | ) | 2.6 | |||||||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | (16.9 | ) | 7.3 | 89.3 | 77.3 | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period | 536.2 | 422.7 | 430.0 | 352.7 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period | $ | 519.3 | $ | 430.0 | $ | 519.3 | $ | 430.0 | ||||||||
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Property and equipment acquired under capital leases | $ | 25.8 | $ | 26.5 | $ | 98.5 | $ | 44.9 | ||||||||
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP results | ||||||||||||
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Cost of revenue | $ | 94.4 | $ | (3.1 | ) | $ | 91.3 | |||||
Cost of revenue margin | 25.1 | % | (0.8 | )% | 24.3 | % | ||||||
Gross profit | 281.5 | 3.1 | 284.6 | |||||||||
Gross margin | 74.9 | % | 0.8 | % | 75.7 | % | ||||||
Research and development | 136.8 | (29.2 | ) | 107.6 | ||||||||
Research and development margin | 36.4 | % | (7.8 | )% | 28.6 | % | ||||||
Sales and marketing | 100.2 | (5.9 | ) | 94.3 | ||||||||
Sales and marketing margin | 26.7 | % | (1.6 | )% | 25.1 | % | ||||||
General and administrative | 56.5 | (15.3 | ) | 41.2 | ||||||||
General and administrative margin | 15.0 | % | (4.0 | )% | 11.0 | % | ||||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | (12.0 | ) | $ | 53.5 | $ | 41.5 | |||||
Operating margin |
(3.2 | )% | 14.2 | % | 11.0 | % | ||||||
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Cost of revenue | $ | 91.7 | $ | (2.9 | ) | $ | 88.8 | |||||
Cost of revenue margin | 30.0 | % | (0.9 | )% | 29.1 | % | ||||||
Gross profit | 213.8 | 2.9 | 216.7 | |||||||||
Gross margin | 70.0 | % | 0.9 | % | 70.9 | % | ||||||
Research and development | 104.0 | (26.7 | ) | 77.3 | ||||||||
Research and development margin | 34.0 | % | (8.7 | )% | 25.3 | % | ||||||
Sales and marketing | 102.9 | (10.8 | ) | 92.1 | ||||||||
Sales and marketing margin | 33.7 | % | (3.6 | )% | 30.1 | % | ||||||
General and administrative | 44.2 | (7.0 | ) | 37.2 | ||||||||
General and administrative margin | 14.5 | % | (2.3 | )% | 12.2 | % | ||||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | (37.3 | ) | $ | 47.4 | $ | 10.1 | |||||
Operating margin | (12.2 | )% | 15.5 | % | 3.3 | % | ||||||
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Twelve months ended December 31, 2018 |
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Cost of revenue | $ | 394.7 | $ | (47.0 | ) | $ | (1.1 | ) | $ | 346.6 | ||||||
Cost of revenue margin | 28.4 | % | (3.4 | )% | (0.1 | )% | 24.9 | % | ||||||||
Gross profit | 997.0 | 47.0 | 1.1 | 1,045.1 | ||||||||||||
Gross margin | 71.6 | % | 3.4 | % | 0.1 | % | 75.1 | % | ||||||||
Research and development | 768.2 | (368.2 | ) | (8.3 | ) | 391.7 | ||||||||||
Research and development margin | 55.2 | % | (26.5 | )% | (0.6 | )% | 28.1 | % | ||||||||
Sales and marketing | 439.6 | (94.3 | ) | (2.2 | ) | 343.1 | ||||||||||
Sales and marketing margin | 31.6 | % | (6.7 | )% | (0.2 | )% | 24.7 | % | ||||||||
General and administrative | 283.2 | (140.6 | ) | (2.3 | ) | 140.3 | ||||||||||
General and administrative margin | 20.3 | % | (10.0 | )% | (0.2 | )% | 10.1 | % | ||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | (494.0 | ) | $ | 650.1 | $ | 13.9 | $ | 170.0 | |||||||
Operating margin | (35.5 | )% | 46.7 | % | 1.0 | % | 12.2 | % | ||||||||
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Cost of revenue | $ | 368.9 | $ | (12.2 | ) | $ | — | $ | 356.7 | |||||||
Cost of revenue margin | 33.3 | % | (1.1 | )% | — | % | 32.2 | % | ||||||||
Gross profit | 737.9 | 12.2 | — | 750.1 | ||||||||||||
Gross margin | 66.7 | % | 1.1 | % | — | % | 67.8 | % | ||||||||
Research and development | 380.3 | (93.1 | ) | — | 287.2 | |||||||||||
Research and development margin | 34.4 | % | (8.5 | )% | — | % | 25.9 | % | ||||||||
Sales and marketing | 314.0 | (33.7 | ) | — | 280.3 | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing margin | 28.4 | % | (3.1 | )% | — | % | 25.3 | % | ||||||||
General and administrative | 157.3 | (25.6 | ) | (9.4 | ) | 122.3 | ||||||||||
General and administrative margin | 14.2 | % | (2.4 | )% | (0.8 | )% | 11.0 | % | ||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | (113.7 | ) | $ | 164.6 | $ | 9.4 | $ | 60.3 | |||||||
Operating margin | (10.3 | )% | 15.0 | % | 0.8 | % | 5.5 | % | ||||||||
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Reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP diluted net income per share | ||||||||||||||||
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GAAP net loss | $ | (9.5 | ) | $ | (37.7 | ) | $ | (484.9 | ) | $ | (111.7 | ) | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 53.5 | 47.4 | 650.1 | 164.6 | ||||||||||||
Employer payroll taxes related to the release of two-tier RSUs | — | — | 13.9 | — | ||||||||||||
Donation of common stock to the Dropbox Foundation | — | — | — | 9.4 | ||||||||||||
Income tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments | (1.7 | ) | 1.5 | (12.9 | ) | (2.4 | ) | |||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 42.3 | $ | 11.2 | $ | 166.2 | $ | 59.9 | ||||||||
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.17 | ||||||||
Weighted-average shares used to compute Non-GAAP diluted net income per share | 416.3 | 351.2 | 409.8 | 347.7 | ||||||||||||
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Free cash flow reconciliation: | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 123.7 | $ | 71.1 | $ | 425.4 | $ | 330.3 | ||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (35.4 | ) | (13.3 | ) | (63.0 | ) | (25.3 | ) | ||||||||
Free cash flow | $ | 88.3 | $ | 57.8 | $ | 362.4 | $ | 305.0 | ||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 23.5 | % | 18.9 | % | 26.0 | % | 27.6 | % | ||||||||
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Capital expenditures related to our new corporate headquarters, net of tenant improvement allowances(1) | $ | 28.2 | $ | — | $ | 32.9 | $ | — | ||||||||
(1) Capital expenditures include cash outflows related to the
build-out of our new corporate headquarters in
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors and others with additional information regarding
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 capital leases, includes capital expenditures related to our new corporate headquarters, 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
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