Alkami Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

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PLANO, Texas, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alkami Technology, Inc. (“Alkami”), a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for U.S.-based financial institutions, announced today results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2021.

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

  • GAAP total revenues of $36.7 million, an increase of 38% year-over-year;

  • GAAP gross margin of 55.9%, an expansion of over 550 basis points year-over-year;

  • Non-GAAP gross margin of 57.5%, an expansion of over 680 basis points year-over-year;

  • GAAP net loss of ($11.4) million compared to a net loss of ($7.3) million in the prior year quarter; and

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss of ($5.4) million compared to a loss of ($6.0) million in the prior year quarter.

Comments on the News

“Second quarter financial results were strong and validate our team’s dedication to the goal of being the best-of-breed digital banking platform for our industry,” said Mike Hansen, Chief Executive Officer. “We introduced new features and functionality as part of two code releases during the quarter that focused on our key innovation areas of UI/UX, business banking, open platform capabilities and data solutions. We believe a relentless focus on innovation will drive client demand and revenue growth over the long term. We believe this focus, in part, enabled us to secure three new key banks during July.”

“Second quarter financial results were above our expectations,” said Bryan Hill, Chief Financial Officer. “We added over 740,000 digital banking users to our platform during the second quarter, exited the quarter with 10.7 million digital banking users on our platform, annual recurring revenue of $144.7 million and revenue per user of $13.48. We expect to continue to invest in our go-to-market capabilities as well as innovation to drive revenue growth over the long term as we march towards profitability.”

2021 Financial Outlook

Alkami’s financial outlook is based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Alkami management expects to achieve the following results during the third quarter ending September 30, 2021:

  • GAAP total revenue is expected to be in the range of $38.0 million to $39.0 million;

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss is expected to be in the range of ($7.5) million to ($6.5) million.

Alkami management expects to achieve the following results during the calendar year ending December 31, 2021:

  • GAAP total revenue is expected to be in the range of $148.0 million to $151.0 million;

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss is expected to be in the range of ($24.5) million to ($22.5) million.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET today to discuss its financial results with investors. A live webcast of the event will be available on the Alkami investor relations website at investors.alkami.com. In addition, a live dial-in will be available domestically at 800-708-4540 and internationally at 847-619-6937 using passcode 50201363. A replay will be available on the “News & Events” page of the Alkami investor relations website.

About Alkami

Alkami Technology, Inc. is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the United States that enables clients to grow confidently, adapt quickly and build thriving digital communities. The Alkami Platform is the digital banking and fraud mitigation platform of choice for over 260 financial institutions. Alkami's investments have resulted in a premium platform that has enabled it to replace older, larger and better-funded incumbents and provide clients with world-class experiences reflecting their individual digital strategies.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements relating to Alkami Technology, Inc.’s strategy, goals, future focus areas, and expected, possible or assumed future results, including its future cash flows and its financial outlook for the third quarter ending September 30, 2021 and for the full year ending December 31, 2021. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “plans,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the uncertainty associated with the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We may be required to revise the results contained herein upon finalizing our review of our quarterly results, which could cause or contribute to such differences. Factors that may materially affect such forward-looking statements include: Our limited operating history and history of operating losses; our ability to manage future growth; our ability to attract new clients and expand existing clients’ use of our solutions; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our brand; our ability to accurately predict the long-term rate of client subscription renewals or adoption of our solutions; our reliance on third-party software, content and services; our ability to effectively integrate our solutions with other systems used by our clients; intense competition in our industry; any downturn, consolidation or decrease in technology spend in the financial services industry; our ability and the ability of third parties on which we rely to prevent and identify breaches of security measures and resulting disruptions of our systems or operations and unauthorized access to client customer and other data; our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies or businesses; our ability to comply with regulatory and legal requirements and developments; our ability to attract and retain key employees; the political, economic and competitive conditions in the markets and jurisdictions where we operate; our ability to maintain, develop and protect our intellectual property; our ability to respond to evolving technological requirements and to develop or acquire new and enhanced products that achieve market acceptance in a timely manner; and our ability to estimate our expenses, future revenues, capital requirements, our needs for additional financing and our ability to obtain additional capital. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The company reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. However, the company believes that, in order to properly understand its short-term and long-term financial, operational and strategic trends, it may be helpful for investors to exclude certain non-cash or non-recurring items when used as a supplement to financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. These items result from facts and circumstances that vary in both frequency and impact on continuing operations. The company also uses results of operations excluding such items to evaluate the operating performance of Alkami and compare it against prior periods, make operating decisions, determine executive compensation, and serve as a basis for long-term strategic planning. These non-GAAP financial measures provide the company with additional means to understand and evaluate the operating results and trends in its ongoing business by eliminating certain non-cash expenses and other items that Alkami believes might otherwise make comparisons of its ongoing business with prior periods more difficult, obscure trends in ongoing operations, reduce management’s ability to make useful forecasts, or obscure the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of certain business strategies and management incentive structures. In addition, the company also believes that investors and financial analysts find this information to be helpful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance and comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors.

The company defines “Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)” by aggregating annualized recurring revenue related to SaaS subscription services recognized in the last month of the reporting period as well as the next 12 months of expected implementation services revenues for all clients on the platform in the last month of the reporting period. We believe ARR provides important information about our future revenue potential, our ability to acquire new clients, and our ability to maintain and expand our relationship with existing clients.

The company defines “Registered Users” as an individual or business related to an account holder of an FI client on our digital banking platform who has registered to use one or more of our solutions and has current access to use those solutions as of the last day of the reporting period presented. We price our digital banking platform based on the number of registered users, so as the number of registered users of our digital banking platform increases, our ARR grows. We believe growth in the number of registered users provides important information about our ability to expand market adoption of our digital banking platform and its associated software products, and therefore to grow revenues over time.

The company defines “Revenue per Registered User (RPU)” by dividing ARR as of the last day of the reporting period by the number of registered users as of the last day of the reporting period. We believe RPU provides important information about our ability to grow the number of software products adopted by new clients over time, as well as our ability to expand the number of software products that our existing clients add to their contracts with us over time.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues” as cost of revenues, excluding (1) amortization of intangible assets and (2) stock-based compensation expense. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ability to generate income from ongoing business operations.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Gross Margin” as gross profit, plus (1) amortization of intangible assets and (2) stock-based compensation expense, all divided by revenue. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ability to generate income from ongoing business operations.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense” as research and development expense, excluding (1) amortization of intangible assets and (2) stock-based compensation expense. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ongoing expenditures related to product innovation.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense” as sales and marketing expense, excluding (1) amortization of intangible assets and (2) stock-based compensation expense. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ongoing expenditures related to its sales and marketing strategies.

The company defines “Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense” as general and administrative expense, excluding (1) amortization of intangible assets, (2) stock-based compensation expense, and (3) acquisition-related expenses. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s underlying expense structure to support corporate activities and processes.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Net Loss” as net loss attributable to common stockholders, plus (1) convertible preferred stock deemed and accrued dividends, (2) loss on financial instruments, (3) amortization of intangible assets, (4) stock-based compensation expense, and (5) acquisition-related expenses. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ability to generate income from ongoing business operations.

The company defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as net loss before provision for income taxes, plus (1) loss on financial instruments, (2) interest expense, net, (3) amortization of intangible assets, (4) depreciation, (5) stock-based compensation expense, and (6) acquisition-related costs. The company believes adjusted EBITDA provides investors and other users of our financial information consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations.


ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(UNAUDITED)

June 30,

December 31,

2021

2020

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

338,477

$

166,790

Accounts receivable, net

15,590

14,103

Deferred implementation costs, current

5,434

4,745

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

8,693

7,598

Total current assets

368,194

193,236

Property and equipment, net

10,418

10,461

Deferred implementation costs, net of current portion

15,219

14,858

Intangibles, net

7,848

8,266

Goodwill

16,542

16,218

Other assets

6,521

6,127

Total assets

$

424,742

$

249,166

Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Current liabilities

Current portion of long-term debt

$

938

$

313

Accounts payable

2,575

360

Accrued liabilities

18,746

13,099

Deferred rent and tenant allowance, current

676

596

Deferred revenues, current portion

6,618

6,116

Total current liabilities

29,553

20,484

Long-term debt, net

23,967

24,566

Warrant liability

-

2,692

Deferred revenues, net of current portion

13,018

14,424

Deferred rent and tenant allowance, net of current portion

5,553

5,867

Other non-current liabilities

1,393

1,393

Total liabilities

73,484

69,426

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par, 0 and 72,799,602 shares authorized and 0 and 72,225,916 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

-

443,263

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Preferred stock, $0.001 par, 10,000,000 and 0 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

-

-

Common stock, $0.001 par, 500,000,000 and 101,671,156 shares authorized and 87,186,730 and 4,909,529 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

87

5

Additional paid-in capital

640,456

-

Accumulated deficit

(289,285

)

(263,528

)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

351,258

(263,523

)

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity (deficit)

$

424,742

$

249,166


ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(UNAUDITED)

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Revenues

$

36,701

$

26,666

$

69,963

$

49,876

Cost of revenues

16,180

13,236

31,677

25,138

Gross profit

20,521

13,430

38,286

24,738

Operating expenses:

Research and development

12,107

9,780

23,020

19,469

Sales and marketing

5,417

3,910

10,823

8,550

General and administrative

12,810

6,850

23,195

14,008

Total operating expenses

30,334

20,540

57,038

42,027

Loss from operations

(9,813

)

(7,110

)

(18,752

)

(17,289

)

Non-operating income (expense):

Interest income

127

8

141

37

Interest expense

(298

)

(99

)

(608

)

(203

)

Loss on financial instruments

(1,391

)

(66

)

(3,035

)

(67

)

Loss before income taxes

(11,375

)

(7,267

)

(22,254

)

(17,522

)

Provision for income taxes

-

-

-

-

Net loss

$

(11,375

)

$

(7,267

)

$

(22,254

)

$

(17,522

)

Less: cumulative dividends and adjustments to redeemable convertible preferred stock

-

(277

)

(277

)

(554

)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders:

$

(11,375

)

$

(7,544

)

$

(22,531

)

$

(18,076

)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic and diluted

$

(0.15

)

$

(1.63

)

$

(0.56

)

$

(3.93

)

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding:

Basic and diluted

74,831,512

4,635,852

40,399,138

4,602,436


ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(UNAUDITED)

Six months ended June 30,

2021

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$

(22,254

)

$

(17,522

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization expense

1,582

1,317

Stock-based compensation expense

4,441

909

Amortization of debt issuance costs

26

38

Loss on financial instruments

3,035

67

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(1,487

)

(3,083

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(3,319

)

(1,577

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

7,851

859

Deferred implementation costs

(1,051

)

(1,474

)

Deferred rent and tenant allowances

(233

)

279

Deferred revenues

(879

)

191

Net cash used in operating activities

(12,288

)

(19,996

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property and equipment

(477

)

(1,403

)

Capitalized software development costs

(643

)

-

Acquisition of business

(326

)

-

Net cash used in investing activities

(1,446

)

(1,403

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Borrowings on line of credit

-

13,000

Payments on line of credit

-

(13,000

)

Proceeds from stock option exercises

4,935

98

Proceeds on sales of preferred stock, net of issuance costs

-

24,879

Deferred IPO issuance costs paid

(3,857

)

-

Payments on capital lease obligations

-

(11

)

Repurchase of common stock

(3,497

)

-

Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions

192,810

-

Payment of Series B dividend

(4,969

)

-

Net cash provided by financing activities

185,422

24,966

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

171,688

3,567

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

171,663

11,982

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

343,351

$

15,549


ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP total revenues

$

36,701

$

26,666

$

69,963

$

49,876

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)

$

144,685

$

105,001

$

144,685

$

105,001

Registered Users

10,730

8,304

10,730

8,304

Revenue per Registered User (RPU)

$

13.48

$

12.64

$

13.48

$

12.64

Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues." Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP cost of revenues

$

16,180

$

13,236

$

31,677

$

25,138

Amortization of intangible assets

(118

)

-

(236

)

-

Stock-based compensation expense

(465

)

(88

)

(698

)

(180

)

Non-GAAP cost of revenues

$

15,597

$

13,148

$

30,743

$

24,958

Non-GAAP Gross Margin

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Non-GAAP Gross Margin." Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP gross margin

55.9

%

50.4

%

54.7

%

49.6

%

Amortization of intangible assets

0.3

%

-

%

0.3

%

-

%

Stock-based compensation expense

1.3

%

0.3

%

1.0

%

0.4

%

Non-GAAP gross margin

57.5

%

50.7

%

56.0

%

50.0

%

Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense." Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP research and development expense

$

12,107

$

9,780

$

23,020

$

19,469

Amortization of intangible assets

-

-

-

-

Stock-based compensation expense

(702

)

(101

)

(1,001

)

(206

)

Non-GAAP research and development expense

$

11,405

$

9,679

$

22,019

$

19,263

Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense." Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP sales and marketing expense

$

5,417

$

3,910

$

10,823

$

8,550

Amortization of intangible assets

(91

)

-

(182

)

-

Stock-based compensation expense

(241

)

(33

)

(344

)

(66

)

Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense

$

5,085

$

3,877

$

10,297

$

8,484

Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense." Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP general and administrative expense

$

12,810

$

6,850

$

23,195

$

14,008

Amortization of intangible assets

-

-

-

-

Stock-based compensation expense

(1,615

)

(228

)

(2,398

)

(457

)

Acquisition-related expenses

(625

)

-

(1,263

)

-

Non-GAAP general and administrative expense

$

10,570

$

6,622

$

19,534

$

13,551

Non-GAAP Net Loss

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Non-GAAP Net Loss." Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders

$

(11,375

)

$

(7,544

)

$

(22,531

)

$

(18,076

)

Convertible preferred stock deemed and accrued dividends

-

277

277

554

Loss on financial instruments

1,391

66

3,035

67

Amortization of intangible assets

209

-

418

-

Stock-based compensation expense

3,023

450

4,441

909

Acquisition-related expenses

625

-

1,263

-

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(6,127

)

$

(6,751

)

$

(13,097

)

$

(16,546

)

Adjusted EBITDA

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Adjusted EBITDA." Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

GAAP net loss

$

(11,375

)

$

(7,267

)

$

(22,254

)

$

(17,522

)

Provision for income taxes

-

-

-

-

Loss on financial instruments

1,391

66

3,035

67

Interest expense, net

170

90

466

165

Amortization of intangible assets

209

-

418

-

Depreciation

587

665

1,164

1,317

Stock-based compensation expense

3,023

450

4,441

909

Acquisition-related expenses

625

-

1,263

-

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(5,370

)

$

(5,996

)

$

(11,467

)

$

(15,064

)

Adjusted EBITDA Guidance

Set forth below is a presentation of the company's "Adjusted EBITDA" for the three months ending September 30, 2021, and the twelve months ending December 31, 2021. Please reference the "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" section.

Guidance Range for the

Guidance Range for the

Three Months Ending

Twelve Months Ending

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Low

High

Low

High

GAAP net loss

$

(12,655

)

$

(11,410

)

$

(45,510

)

$

(42,935

)

Provision for income taxes

-

-

-

-

Loss on financial instruments

-

-

3,035

3,035

Interest expense, net

110

95

725

600

Amortization of intangible assets

220

190

750

900

Depreciation

850

750

3,000

2,700

Stock-based compensation expense

3,350

3,250

11,000

10,700

Acquisition-related expenses

625

625

2,500

2,500

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(7,500

)

$

(6,500

)

$

(24,500

)

$

(22,500

)

Investor Relations Contact
Rhett Butler
ir@alkami.com

Media Relations Contacts
Jennifer Cortez
jennifer.cortez@alkami.com

Andrea Ryan
andrea@outlookmarketingsrv.com


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