Pure Storage Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Financial Results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Storage PSTG, the data solutions leader that helps innovators build a better world with data, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended April 30, 2019.

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"Pure continues to gain market share with innovation, a differentiated business model and our laser focus on customer delight," said Charles Giancarlo, Chairman and CEO, Pure Storage. "As enterprises embark on their hybrid cloud journeys, Pure is excited to play a role in modernizing their business."

Q1 Key Business and Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue: $326.7 million, up 28% year over year
  • Gross margin: GAAP 66.2%; non-GAAP 68.1%
  • Operating margin: GAAP -29.8%; non-GAAP -9.6%

Recent Company Highlights:

During Pure's first quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company:

  • Announced the acquisition of Compuverde - a leading developer of file software solutions for enterprises and cloud providers. The acquisition will expand Pure Storage's file capabilities by providing a unified storage offering, as well as empowering customers to implement true hybrid architectures.
  • Released ObjectEngine for General Availability - the industry's first data protection platform purpose-built for flash and cloud. ObjectEngine unifies cloud and on-premises with seamless, rapid backup and recovery across both on-prem and the cloud and enables customers to modernize their entire data protection strategy to a "flash-to-flash-to-cloud" model.
  • Announced expansion of Evergreen Storage Service (ES2) - to enable a unified subscription model across hybrid environments. This allows organizations to leverage Pure's best-in-class storage-as-a-service model on-premises, hosted and in the cloud, without the need to manage multiple subscriptions or purchase separate or overlapping capacity.

"Q1 was a solid beginning of the year for Pure," said Tim Riitters, CFO, Pure Storage. "We continued to demonstrate strong growth, industry-leading margins, and innovation across our product portfolio."

First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Financial Highlights

The following tables summarize our consolidated financial results for the fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 (in millions except percentages, per share amounts and headcount, unaudited):

GAAP Quarterly Financial Information





Three Months Ended

April 30, 2019



Three Months Ended

April 30, 2018



Y/Y Change

Revenue



$326.7



$255.9



28%

Gross Margin



66.2%



65.0%



1.2 ppts

Product Gross Margin



67.9%



66.0%



1.9 ppts

Support Subscription Gross Margin



61.7%



61.6%



0.1 ppts

Operating Loss



$(97.4)



$(61.9)



$(35.5)

Operating Margin



-29.8%



-24.2%



-5.6 ppts

Net Loss



$(100.3)



$(64.3)



$(36.0)

Net Loss per Share – Basic and Diluted



$(0.41)



$(0.29)



$(0.12)

Weighted-Average Shares



245.3



223.8



21.5

Headcount



>3,150



>2,300



~850



Non-GAAP Quarterly Financial Information





Three Months Ended

April 30, 2019



Three Months Ended

April 30, 2018



Y/Y Change

Gross Margin



68.1%



66.3%



1.8 ppts

Product Gross Margin



68.7%



66.3%



2.4 ppts

Support Subscription Gross Margin



66.3%



66.3%



0.0 ppts

Operating Loss



$(31.2)



$(15.3)



$(15.9)

Operating Margin



-9.6%



-6.0%



-3.6 ppts

Net Loss



$(27.6)



$(16.2)



$(11.4)

Net Loss per Share



$(0.11)



$(0.07)



$(0.04)

Weighted-Average Shares



245.3



223.8



21.5

A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is provided at the end of this release. 

Financial Outlook

Second quarter fiscal 2020 guidance:

  • Revenue in the range of $389 million to $401 million, or $395 million at the midpoint
  • Non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 65.0% to 68.0%, or 66.5% at the midpoint
  • Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of -5.0% to -1.0%, or -3.0% at the midpoint

Full year fiscal 2020 guidance:

  • Revenue in the range of $1.70 billion to $1.77 billion, or $1.735 billion at the midpoint
  • Non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 65.5% to 68.0%, or 66.75% at the midpoint
  • Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 1.5% to 5.5%, or 3.5% at the midpoint

All forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures contained in this section titled "Financial Outlook" exclude stock-based compensation expense, payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities, amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, amortization of intangible assets acquired from acquisitions, any applicable anti-dilutive share count impact of our convertible debt hedge agreements and, as applicable, other special items. We have not reconciled guidance for non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating margin to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because the items that impact these measures are not within our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable effort.

Conference Call Information

Pure Storage will host a teleconference to discuss the first quarter fiscal 2020 results at 2:00 p.m. (PT) on May 21, 2019. Pure Storage will post its supplemental earnings presentation to the investor relations website at investor.purestorage.com following the conference call.

Teleconference details are as follows:

  • To Listen via Telephone: (866) 393-4306 or (734) 385-2616 (for international callers) with passcode 4955207.
  • To Listen via the Internet: A live and replay audio broadcast of the conference call with corresponding slides will be available at investor.purestorage.com.
  • Replay: A telephone playback of this conference call is scheduled to be available two hours after the call ends on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, through June 4, 2019. The replay will be accessible by calling (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 (for international callers), with conference ID 4955207.

Upcoming Events

Management will participate in upcoming financial Q&A discussions at the Bank of America Global Technology Conference on June 4th at 3:50 pm PT, the William Blair 2019 Growth Stock Conference on June 6th at 6 am PT, and the Stifel Cross Sector Insights Conference on June 11th at 12:35 pm PT. Pure Storage will post a link to each session on the investor relations website at investor.purestorage.com for both live and archived events.

About Pure Storage

Pure Storage PSTG helps innovators build a better world with data. Pure's data solutions enable SaaS companies, cloud service providers, and enterprise and public sector customers to deliver real-time, secure data to power their mission-critical production, DevOps, and modern analytics environments in a multi-cloud environment. One of the fastest growing enterprise IT companies in history, Pure Storage enables customers to quickly adopt next-generation technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to help maximize the value of their data for competitive advantage. And with a certified NPS customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world.

Pure Storage, DirectFlash, Evergreen, FlashBlade, FlashStack, ObjectEngine and the "P" Logo mark are trademarks of Pure Storage, Inc. All other trademarks or names referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products, business and operations, including our growth prospects and expectations regarding product and technology differentiation, and our outlook for the second quarter and full year fiscal 2020, and statements regarding our products, business, operations and results. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the captions "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our investor relations website at investor.purestorage.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Additional information is also set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2019. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of May 21, 2019, and we undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, free cash flow, free cash flow as a percentage of revenue, free cash flow without ESPP impact, and free cash flow without ESPP impact as a percentage of revenue.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and expenditures such as stock-based compensation expense, amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, and amortization of intangible assets acquired from acquisitions that may not be indicative of our ongoing core business operating results. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when analyzing historical performance and liquidity and planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures" and "Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow and free cash flow without ESPP impact," included at the end of this release.

PURE STORAGE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, unaudited)





As of

April 30, 2019



As of

January 31, 2019









Assets







Current assets:







Cash and cash equivalents

$

287,192





$

447,990



Marketable securities

878,958





749,482



Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $642 and $660

311,843





378,729



Inventory

45,936





44,687



Deferred commissions, current

28,532





29,244



Prepaid expenses and other current assets

54,570





51,695



Total current assets

1,607,031





1,701,827



Property and equipment, net

129,185





125,353



Operating lease right-of-use-assets

120,446







Deferred commissions, non-current

84,725





85,729



Intangible assets, net

57,220





20,118



Goodwill

36,407





10,997



Deferred income taxes, non-current

1,118





1,060



Restricted cash

16,286





15,823



Other assets, non-current

16,771





12,118



Total assets

$

2,069,189





$

1,973,025











Liabilities and stockholders' equity







Current liabilities:







Accounts payable

$

75,481





$

103,462



Accrued compensation and benefits

48,166





99,910



Accrued expenses and other liabilities

47,392





39,860



Operating lease liabilities, current

25,761







Deferred revenue, current

283,160





266,584



Total current liabilities

479,960





509,816



Convertible senior notes, net

456,318





449,828



Operating lease liabilities, non-current

101,112







Deferred revenue, non-current

281,070





269,336



Other liabilities, non-current

6,753





6,265



Total liabilities

1,325,213





1,235,245











Stockholders' equity:







Common stock and additional paid-in capital

1,924,972





1,820,067



Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

1,289





(338)



Accumulated deficit

(1,182,285)





(1,081,949)



Total stockholders' equity

743,976





737,780



Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,069,189





$

1,973,025







PURE STORAGE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)





Three Months Ended April 30,



2019



2018









Revenue:







Product

$

238,741





$

195,449



Support subscription

87,959





60,496



Total revenue

326,700





255,945











Cost of revenue:







Product (1)

76,592





66,420



Support subscription (1)

33,721





23,210



Total cost of revenue

110,313





89,630











Gross profit

216,387





166,315











Operating expenses:







Research and development (1)

105,075





78,492



Sales and marketing (1)

166,626





122,367



General and administrative (1)

42,110





27,330



Total operating expenses

313,811





228,189











Loss from operations

(97,424)





(61,874)



Other income (expense), net

(1,816)





(999)



Loss before provision for income taxes

(99,240)





(62,873)



Income tax provision

1,096





1,431



Net loss

$

(100,336)





$

(64,304)











Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

$

(0.41)





$

(0.29)



Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

245,334





223,768







(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:



Cost of revenue -- product

$

977





$

608



Cost of revenue -- support subscription

3,951





2,684



Research and development

28,245





21,090



Sales and marketing

18,314





13,940



General and administrative

10,670





5,633



Total stock-based compensation expense

$

62,157





$

43,955







PURE STORAGE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)





Three Months Ended April 30,



2019



2018









Cash flows from operating activities







Net loss

$

(100,336)





$

(64,304)



Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:







Depreciation and amortization

21,060





16,417



Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

6,490





1,455



Stock-based compensation expense

62,157





43,955



Other

(811)





152



Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:







Accounts receivable, net

67,299





47,143



Inventory

(2,023)





(4,429)



Deferred commissions

1,716





1,269



Prepaid expenses and other assets

(7,298)





11,111



Operating lease right-of-use assets

6,209







Accounts payable

(25,807)





(18,802)



Accrued compensation and other liabilities

(43,993)





(29,881)



Operating lease liabilities

(6,034)







Deferred revenue

28,013





14,510



Net cash provided by operating activities

6,642





18,596











Cash flows from investing activities







Purchases of property and equipment

(24,296)





(22,296)



Acquisition, net of cash acquired

(47,881)







Purchases of marketable securities

(312,859)





(81,702)



Sales of marketable securities

22,344





10,454



Maturities of marketable securities

164,139





61,023



Net cash used in investing activities

(198,553)





(32,521)











Cash flows from financing activities







Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

16,761





9,614



Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

32,042





19,698



Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs





562,062



Payment for purchase of capped calls





(64,630)



Repayment of debt acquired from acquisition

(11,555)







Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock

(5,672)







Repurchase of common stock





(20,000)



Net cash provided by financing activities

31,576





506,744











Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(160,335)





492,819



Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

463,813





258,820



Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

303,478





$

751,639



 

Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures

The following table presents non-GAAP gross margins by revenue source before certain items (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):



Three Months Ended April 30, 2019



Three Months Ended April 30, 2018



GAAP

results



GAAP

gross

margin (a)



Adjustment







Non-

GAAP

results



Non-

GAAP

gross

margin (b)



GAAP

results



GAAP

gross

margin (a)



Adjustment







Non-

GAAP

results



Non-

GAAP

gross

margin (b)



























































$

977





(c)



















$

608





(c)



















49





(d)



















25





(d)



















922





(e)

































Gross profit -- product

$

162,149





67.9

%



$

1,948









$

164,097





68.7

%



$

129,029





66.0

%



$

633









$

129,662





66.3

%



























































$

3,951





(c)



















$

2,684





(c)



















127





(d)



















142





(d)









Gross profit -- support subscription

$

54,238





61.7

%



$

4,078









$

58,316





66.3

%



$

37,286





61.6

%



$

2,826









$

40,112





66.3

%



























































$

4,928





(c)



















$

3,292





(c)



















176





(d)



















167





(d)



















922





(e)

































Total gross profit

$

216,387





66.2

%



$

6,026









$

222,413





68.1

%



$

166,315





65.0

%



$

3,459









$

169,774





66.3

%



(a) GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(e) To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited):



Three Months Ended April 30, 2019



Three Months Ended April 30, 2018



GAAP

results



GAAP

operating

margin (a)



Adjustment







Non-

GAAP

results



Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)



GAAP

results



GAAP

operating

margin (a)



Adjustment



Non-

GAAP

results



Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)























































$

62,157





(c)



















$

43,955



(c)

















3,124





(d)



















2,667



(d)

















922





(e)





























Operating loss

$

(97,424)





-29.8

%



$

66,203









$

(31,221)





-9.6

%



$

(61,874)





-24.2

%



$

46,622





$

(15,252)





-6.0

%























































$

62,157





(c)



















$

43,955



(c)

















3,124





(d)



















2,667



(d)

















922





(e)







































6,490





(f)



















1,455



(f)







Net loss

$

(100,336)









$

72,693









$

(27,643)









$

(64,304)









$

48,077





$

(16,227)



















































Net loss per share -- basic and diluted

$

(0.41)

















$

(0.11)









$

(0.29)













$

(0.07)







Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation -- basic and diluted

245,334

















245,334









223,768













223,768







(a) GAAP operating margin is defined as GAAP operating loss divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating loss divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(e) To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

(f) To eliminate amortization expense of debt discount and debt issuance costs related to our convertible debt.

Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow and free cash flow without ESPP impact (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):



Three Months Ended April 30,



2019



2018

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

6,642





$

18,596



Less: purchases of property and equipment

(24,296)





(22,296)



Free cash flow (non-GAAP)

$

(17,654)





$

(3,700)



Adjust: ESPP impact

21,960





12,252



Free cash flow without ESPP impact (non-GAAP)

$

4,306





$

8,552











Free cash flow as % of revenue

-5.4

%



-1.4

%

Free cash flow without ESPP impact as % of revenue

1.3

%



3.3

%

 

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