Yext, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the AI Search Company, today announced its results for the three months ended October 31, 2021, or the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2022.

"We are on the road to recovery," said Howard Lerman, Founder and CEO of Yext. "The solid results we delivered in the third quarter reflect strong execution against our growth plans. Answers is growing quickly, our Listings business is recovering, and our land-and-expand sales strategy is working. That, coupled with new growth vectors yet to tap, make us optimistic about the future."

Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights:

• Revenue of $99.5 million, a 12% increase, compared to $89.1 million reported in the third quarter fiscal 2021.
• Gross Profit of $74.3 million, a 10% increase, compared to $67.4 million reported in the third quarter fiscal 2021. Gross margin of 74.6%, compared to 75.7% reported in the third quarter fiscal 2021.
• Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Loss:
• Net loss of $24.9 million, compared to the net loss of $22.0 million in the third quarter fiscal 2021.
• Non-GAAP net loss of $5.5 million, compared to the non-GAAP net loss of $2.8 million in the third quarter fiscal 2021.
• Net Loss Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share:
• Net loss per share of $0.19 in the third quarter fiscal 2022, compared to net loss per share of $0.18 in the third quarter fiscal 2021.
• Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.04 in the third quarter fiscal 2022, compared to non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.02 in the third quarter fiscal 2021.
• Net loss per share and non-GAAP net loss per share were each based on 128.6 million and 120.7 million weighted-average basic shares outstanding for the third quarter fiscal 2022 and for the third quarter fiscal 2021, respectively.
• Balance Sheet: Cash and cash equivalents of $230 million as of October 31, 2021. Unearned revenue of $151 million as of October 31, 2021, compared to $129 million as of October 31, 2020.
• Remaining Performance Obligations ("RPO"): RPO of $337 million as of October 31, 2021. RPO expected to be recognized over the next 24 months of $315 million with the remaining balance expected to be recognized thereafter. RPO does not include amounts under contract subject to certain accounting exclusions.
• Cash Flow: Net cash used in operating activities was $9.7 million for the three months ended October 31, 2021, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $7.4 million for the three months ended October 31, 2020.

Readers are encouraged to review the tables labeled "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release.

Recent Business Highlights:

• Announced that Samsung's Net Promoter Score increased after optimizing its help site with Yext Support Answers.
• Announced that People's United Bank experienced ROI from Answers site search integration between Yext, Virtusa, and Adobe.
• Announced collaboration with Acquia, enabling businesses to seamlessly implement AI-powered search experiences on websites built with Acquia Drupal Cloud.
• Announced expansion of public sector efforts with new AI search solutions and team hires, building on successful work with the World Health Organization and State of New Jersey.
• Launched Financial Services Cloud, highlighted by guided AI-powered search solution.
• Announced that Yext continued to climb in the enterprise search software category on the Fall 2021 G2 Grid® Report by G2.com, Inc., a leading software review platform.
• Launched AI-Powered "Find-a-Doc" solution to improve the pre-appointment patient experience when searching for healthcare providers.
• Announced that Yext's AI search-powered website won a 2021 WebAward for Outstanding Website.
• Customer count, which excludes our small business and third-party reseller customers, increased 20% year-over-year to over 2,700 as of October 31, 2021.
• Annual recurring revenue, or ARR, increased 12% year-over-year to $387 million as of October 31, 2021, compared to $346 million as of October 31, 2020.

Financial Outlook:

Yext is also providing the following guidance for its fourth fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2022 and the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022.

• Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Outlook:
• Revenue is projected to be in the range of $100.0 million to $102.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net loss per share is projected to be $0.10 to $0.08 which assumes 130.3 million weighted-average basic shares outstanding.
• Full Year Fiscal 2022 Outlook:
• Revenue is projected to be in the range of $389.7 million to $391.7 million.
• Non-GAAP net loss per share is projected to be $0.22 to $0.20 which assumes 127.8 million weighted-average basic shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

Yext will host a conference call today at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time (1:30 P.M. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results with the investment community. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Yext Investor Relations website at http://investors.yext.com. A live dial-in is available domestically at (877) 883-0383 and internationally at (412) 902-6506, passcode 3063525.

A replay will be available domestically at (877) 344-7529 or internationally at (412) 317-0088, passcode 10161868, until midnight (ET) December 9, 2021.

About Yext

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the AI Search Company and is on a mission to transform the enterprise with AI search.

With the explosion of information and data online, search has never been more important. However, while the world of consumer search has innovated over time, enterprise search has not. In fact, the majority of enterprise search is powered by outdated keyword search technology that only scans for keywords and delivers a list of hyperlinks rather than actually answering questions.

Yext, the AI Search Company, offers a modern, AI-powered Answers Platform that understands natural language so that when people ask questions about a business online they get direct answers – not links.

Brands like Verizon, Vanguard, Subway and Marriott — as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department and World Health Organization — trust Yext to radically improve their business with answers-led AI search.

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This release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding our revenue, non-GAAP net loss and shares outstanding for our fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2022 in the paragraphs under "Financial Outlook" above, statements regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations and other statements regarding our expectations regarding the growth of our company, our market opportunity, product roadmap, sales efficiency efforts and our industry.  In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "intend," "potential," "might," "would," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.  Actual events or results may differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and these differences may be material and adverse.

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Non-GAAP Measurements

In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses (sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative), non-GAAP operating expenses (sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative) as a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, non-GAAP net income (loss) as a percentage of revenue, which are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP as they have been adjusted to exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses (sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative) as a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP net income (loss) as a percentage of revenue are calculated by dividing the applicable non-GAAP financial measure by revenue. Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is defined as non-GAAP net income (loss) on a per share basis. See "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a discussion of the applicable weighted-average shares outstanding.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and other users of our financial information consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations. With respect to non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses (sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative) as a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of revenue, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our profitability relative to the amount of revenue generated, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense. We also believe non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry, as these metrics eliminate the effects of stock-based compensation, which may vary for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies. Our definition may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.  In addition, other companies may not publish this or similar metrics.  Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

These non-GAAP financial measures may be limited in their usefulness because they do not present the full economic effect of our use of stock-based compensation. We compensate for these limitations by providing investors and other users of our financial information a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely related GAAP financial measures. However, we have not reconciled the non-GAAP guidance measures disclosed under "Financial Outlook" to their corresponding GAAP measures because certain reconciling items such as stock-based compensation and the corresponding provision for income taxes depend on factors such as the stock price at the time of award of future grants and thus cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations to the non-GAAP guidance measures is not available without unreasonable effort. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share in conjunction with net loss and net loss per share.

Operating Metrics

This press release also includes certain operating metrics that we believe are useful in providing additional information in assessing the overall performance of our business.

Customer count is defined as the total number of customers with contracts executed as of the last day of the reporting period and a unique administrative account identifier on the Yext platform. We believe that customer count provides insight into our ability to grow our enterprise and mid-market customer base. As such, customer count excludes third-party reseller customers and small businesses customers as well as customers only receiving free trials. 

Annual recurring revenue, or ARR, is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts executed as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount.  The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription and excludes amounts related to overages above the contractual minimum commitment. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature. ARR is independent of historical revenue, unearned revenue, remaining performance obligations or any other GAAP financial measure over any period. It should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, these measures and other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe ARR provides insight into the performance of our recurring revenue business model while mitigating for fluctuations in billing and contract terms.

For Further Information Contact:

Investor Relations:
Jeff Houston
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Public Relations:
Amanda Kontor
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