SPS Commerce Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Company delivers 25% growth in recurring revenue over 2015


MINNEAPOLIS, April 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPS Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPSC), a leader in retail cloud services, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Revenue was $45.6 million in the first quarter of 2016, compared to $37.0 million in the first quarter of 2015, reflecting 23% growth in revenue from the first quarter of 2015. Recurring revenue grew 25% from the first quarter of 2015.

Net income in the first quarter of 2016 was $1.0 million or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to net income of $586,000 or $0.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.22, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.17 in the first quarter of 2015. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2016 increased 27% to $6.0 million compared to the first quarter of 2015.

“Our financial results for the first quarter marked a strong start to the year,” said Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. “Today, the only way to meet the demands of the consumer and build loyalty is through a more agile supply chain.  Our business success continues to be driven by the ever-expanding adoption of omnichannel strategies as we work as a strategic advisor to both retailers and suppliers to help them grow their businesses and stay ahead of the competitive curve.”

“We executed across all fronts in the first quarter, adding customers and increasing wallet share,” said Kim Nelson, CFO of SPS Commerce.  “Looking to the rest of the year, we will continue to go after the large market opportunity ahead of us while working to expand our market leadership.”

Guidance

For the second quarter of 2016, revenue is expected to be in the range of $46.7 million to $47.2 million.  Second quarter net income per diluted share is expected to be approximately breakeven with fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 17.3 million shares.  Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.19 to $0.20.  Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $5.1 million to $5.6 million.  Non-cash, share-based compensation expense is expected to be approximately $2.2 million, depreciation expense is expected to be approximately $1.9 million and amortization expense is expected to be approximately $1.2 million.

For the full year of 2016, revenue is expected to be in the range of $192.1 million to $193.6 million, representing approximately 21% to 22% growth over 2015. Full year net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.18 to $0.21 with fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 17.3 million shares.  Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.93 to $0.95. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $25.7 to $26.5 million. Non-cash, share-based compensation expense is expected to be approximately $8.5 million, depreciation expense is expected to be approximately $7.5 million and amortization expense is expected to be approximately $4.8 million.  Also for the year, we expect an annual effective tax rate of approximately 40%, with cash taxes for the year to be minimal.

Quarterly Conference Call

SPS Commerce will discuss its quarterly results today via teleconference at 3:30 p.m. CT (4:30 p.m. ET). To access the call, please dial (877) 312-7508, or outside the U.S. (253) 237-1184, with Conference ID# 76760301 at least five minutes prior to the 3:30 p.m. CT start time. A live webcast of the call will also be available at investors.spscommerce.com under the Events and Presentations menu.  The replay will also be available on our website at investors.spscommerce.com.

About SPS Commerce

SPS Commerce perfects the power of trading partner relationships with the industry's most broadly adopted, retail cloud services platform. As a leader in cloud-based supply chain management solutions, we provide proven integrations and comprehensive retail performance analytics to thousands of customers worldwide. SPS Commerce has achieved 61 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and is headquartered in Minneapolis. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or visit www.spscommerce.com.

SPS COMMERCE, SPS, and RETAIL UNIVERSE are marks of SPS Commerce, Inc. and Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 1=INFINITY logo, AS THE NETWORK GROWS, SO DOES YOUR OPPORTUNITY, INFINITE RETAIL POWER, RETAIL UNIVERSE, RSX, SPS logo, and others are further marks of SPS Commerce, Inc. These marks may be registered or otherwise protected in other countries.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement its financial statements, SPS Commerce also provides investors with Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income per share, which are non-GAAP financial measures. SPS Commerce believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. SPS Commerce's management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the company's performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses and planning purposes. It uses Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation. These measures are also presented to the company's board of directors.

EBITDA consists of net income plus depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income, income tax expense and other adjustments as necessary for a fair presentation. Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA plus non-cash, stock-based compensation expense. SPS Commerce uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of operating performance because it assists the company in comparing performance on a consistent basis, as it removes from operating results the impact of the company's capital structure. SPS Commerce believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating the company's operating performance because it is widely used to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as depreciation and amortization, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, and to present a meaningful measure of corporate performance exclusive of the company's capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.

Non-GAAP net income per share consists of net income plus non-cash, stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense related to intangible assets and other adjustments as necessary for a fair presentation divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. SPS Commerce believes non-GAAP net income per share is useful to an investor because it is widely used to measure a company's operating performance.

These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the company's financial statements and are subject to inherent limitations. SPS Commerce urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures that are included in this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including information about management's view of SPS Commerce's future expectations, plans and prospects, including our views regarding future execution within our business, the opportunity we see in the retail supply chain world and our performance for the second quarter and full year of 2016, within the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the results of SPS Commerce to be materially different than those expressed or implied in such statements. Certain of these risk factors and others are included in documents SPS Commerce files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, SPS Commerce's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as well as subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on SPS Commerce's future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. SPS Commerce cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, SPS Commerce expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SPS COMMERCE, INC.
 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share amounts)
     
   March 31,   December 31, 
   2016   2015 
     
ASSETS    
     
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $110,889  $121,538 
Short-term marketable securities  10,010   7,517 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $444 and $446, respectively  20,426   17,615 
Deferred costs  15,799   15,086 
Other current assets  5,529   5,030 
Total current assets  162,653   166,786 
     
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net  13,972   13,620 
GOODWILL  50,921   33,848 
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net  23,845   15,081 
MARKETABLE SECURITIES, non-current  12,529   14,950 
OTHER ASSETS    
Deferred costs, non-current  5,311   5,260 
Deferred income tax asset, non-current  11,451   11,149 
Other non-current assets  1,043   1,037 
Total assets $281,725  $261,731 
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
     
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable $3,900  $2,163 
Accrued compensation  11,333   11,150 
Accrued expenses  2,926   1,987 
Deferred revenue  11,334   7,740 
Deferred rent  1,081   1,194 
Total current liabilities  30,574   24,234 
     
OTHER LIABILITIES    
Deferred revenue, non-current  10,876   11,005 
Deferred rent, non-current  4,486   4,307 
Deferred income tax liability, non-current  2,396   - 
Total liabilities  48,332   39,546 
     
COMMITMENTS and CONTINGENCIES    
     
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued
and outstanding
  -   - 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized; 16,881,758
and 16,723,994 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
  17   17 
Additional paid-in capital  272,533   265,265 
Accumulated deficit  (38,405)  (39,449)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (752)  (3,648)
Total stockholders’ equity  233,393   222,185 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $281,725  $261,731 
         


SPS COMMERCE, INC.
 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
     
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2016   2015 
     
Revenues $45,599  $36,970 
Cost of revenues  14,881   11,572 
Gross profit  30,718   25,398 
Operating expenses    
Sales and marketing  15,889   13,744 
Research and development  5,069   4,069 
General and administrative  7,285   5,818 
Amortization of intangible assets  1,161   845 
Total operating expenses  29,404   24,476 
Income from operations  1,314   922 
Other income (expense)    
Interest income, net  145   37 
Other income (expense), net  293   (112)
Total other income (expense), net  438   (75)
Income before income taxes  1,752   847 
Income tax expense  (708)  (261)
Net income $1,044  $586 
     
Net income per share    
Basic $0.06  $0.04 
Diluted $0.06  $0.03 
     
Weighted average common shares used to compute net income per share    
Basic  16,783   16,433 
Diluted  17,029   17,011 
         


SPS COMMERCE, INC.
 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited; in thousands)
     
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2016   2015 
     
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net income $1,044  $586 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities    
Deferred income taxes  (302)  (51)
Share based earn-out liability  (365)  - 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment  1,626   1,541 
Amortization of intangible assets  1,161   845 
Provision for doubtful accounts  304   138 
Stock-based compensation  1,927   1,499 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of
acquisition
    
Accounts receivable  (2,189)  (594)
Deferred costs  (765)  (863)
Other current and non-current assets  99   (105)
Accounts payable  1,694   (477)
Accrued compensation  (319)  420 
Accrued expenses  (90)  347 
Deferred revenue  3,019   (78)
Deferred rent  67   (146)
Net cash provided by operating activities  6,911   3,062 
Cash flows from investing activities    
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired  (17,942)  - 
Purchases of property and equipment  (2,116)  (2,308)
Purchases of marketable securities  (2,495)  - 
Maturities of marketable securities  2,500   - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (20,053)  (2,308)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net proceeds from exercise of options to purchase
common stock
  1,069   2,047 
Excess tax benefit from exercise of options to purchase
common stock
  1,021   300 
Net cash provided by financing activities  2,090   2,347 
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes  403   (346)
Net (decrease)  increase in cash and cash equivalents  (10,649)  2,755 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  121,538   130,795 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $110,889  $133,550 
         


 SPS COMMERCE, INC. 
 NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION 
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
      
    Three Months Ended 
    March 31, 
    2016   2015 
      
Net income $1,044  $586 
Depreciation and amortization of property 
and equipment
  1,626   1,541 
Amortization of intangible assets  1,161   845 
Interest income, net  (145)  (37)
Income tax expense  708   261 
Other  (365)  - 
      
EBITDA  4,029   3,196 
Stock-based compensation expense  1,927   1,499 
      
Adjusted EBITDA $5,956  $4,695 
      
Net income $1,044  $586 
Stock-based compensation expense  1,927   1,499 
Amortization of intangible assets  1,161   845 
Other  (365)  - 
      
Non-GAAP income $3,767  $2,930 
      
Shares used to compute non-GAAP income    
per share    
Basic  16,783   16,433 
Diluted  17,029   17,011 
      
Non-GAAP income per share     
Basic $0.22  $0.18 
Diluted $0.22  $0.17 
         

            

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