• Paylocity Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 03 Feb 2022 16:05:01   America/New_York

    • Q2 2022 Recurring & Other Revenue of $195.0 million, up 34% year-over-year
    • Q2 2022 Total Revenue of $196.0 million, up 34% year-over-year

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paylocity Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: PCTY), a leading provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, which ended December 31, 2021.

    “Our differentiated value proposition of providing the most modern software in the industry, coupled with strong sales execution, resulted in our 2nd consecutive quarter of 34% revenue growth. Our sales teams continue to build momentum across all segments of our target market and delivered record selling season results, which position us very well headed into the back-half of the fiscal year. In January we also completed the acquisition of Cloudsnap, a low-code integration automation platform that enables the development and deployment of API integrations. Cloudsnap’s technology will enable Paylocity to deliver modern integrations and seamless data sharing between critical systems more efficiently and effectively, while helping to unify and automate business processes across HR, Finance, Benefits, and other systems,” said Steve Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer of Paylocity.

    Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Highlights

    Revenue:

    • Total revenue was $196.0 million, an increase of 34% from the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.
    • Recurring & other revenue was $195.0 million, an increase of 34% from the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.

    Operating Income:

    • GAAP operating income was $8.1 million and Non-GAAP operating income was $36.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.

    Net Income:

    • GAAP net income was $9.9 million or $0.17 per share for the three months ended December 31, 2021 based on 56.5 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

    Adjusted EBITDA:

    • Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $46.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.

    Balance Sheet and Cash Flow:

    • Cash and cash equivalents totaled $84.1 million as of the end of the quarter.
    • Cash flow from operations for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $31.0 million compared to $21.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.
    • As of December 31, 2021, Paylocity had no long-term debt and had not drawn on its credit facility. In January 2022, Paylocity borrowed $50 million under its credit facility in connection with the Cloudsnap acquisition.

    A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in this press release, including the accompanying tables. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

    Business Outlook

    Based on information available as of February 3, 2022, Paylocity is issuing guidance for the third quarter and full fiscal year 2022 as indicated below.

    Third Quarter 2022:

    • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $239.0 million to $243.0 million, which represents approximately 30% growth over fiscal 2021 third quarter revenue.
    • Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is expected to be in the range of $77.0 million to $80.0 million.

    Fiscal Year 2022:

    • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $829.0 million to $834.0 million, which represents approximately 31% growth over fiscal year 2021 revenue.
    • Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is expected to be in the range of $220.0 million to $224.0 million.

    We are unable to reconcile forward-looking non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA to its directly comparable GAAP financial measure because the information which is needed to complete a reconciliation is unavailable at this time without unreasonable effort.

    Conference Call Details
    Paylocity will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter fiscal year 2022 results at 4:30 p.m. Central Time today (5:30 Eastern Time). A live audio webcast of the conference call, together with detailed financial information, can be accessed through the company's Investor Relations Web site at www.paylocity.com. Participants who choose to call in to the conference call can do so by dialing (855) 226-3021 or (315) 625-6892, passcode 3573468. A replay of the call will be available and archived via webcast at www.paylocity.com.

    About Paylocity

    Paylocity is a leading provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions headquartered in Schaumburg, IL. Founded in 1997 and publicly traded since 2014, Paylocity offers an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses tackle today’s challenges while moving them toward the promise of tomorrow. Known for its unique culture and consistently recognized as one of the best places to work, Paylocity accompanies its clients on the journey to create great workplaces and help people achieve their best through automation, data-driven insights, and engagement. For more information, visit www.paylocity.com.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    The company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release, including Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted gross profit, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, non-GAAP sales and marketing, non-GAAP total research and development and non-GAAP general and administrative and free cash flow. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization expense, adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and other items as described later in this release. Adjusted gross profit is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs. Non-GAAP operating income is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, the amortization of acquired intangibles and other items as described later in this release. Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises. Non-GAAP general and administrative expense is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, the amortization of acquired intangibles and other items as described later in this release. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share are adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, the amortization of acquired intangibles and other items as described later in this release, including the income tax effect on these items, the valuation allowance release, excess tax benefit related to employee stock-based compensation payments and the impact of tax reform. Non-GAAP total research and development is adjusted for capitalized internal-use software costs and to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and acquisition-related costs. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capitalized internal-use software costs, purchase of property and equipment and lease allowances used for tenant improvements. Please note that other companies may define their non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do. Management presents certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release because it considers them to be important supplemental measures of performance. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including analysis of the company's performance against prior periods, the preparation of operating budgets and to determine appropriate levels of operating and capital investments. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the company's financial and operational performance. Management also intends to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of the company’s future earnings discussions and, therefore, the inclusion of the non-GAAP financial measures should provide consistency in the company’s financial reporting. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures provided in this release.

    Safe Harbor/Forward Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein regarding Paylocity’s future operations, ability to scale its business, future financial position and performance, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “would,” “seek” and similar expressions (or the negative of these terms) are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about management's estimates regarding future revenues and financial performance and other statements about management’s beliefs, intentions or goals. Paylocity may not actually achieve the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on Paylocity’s forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to the possibility that the anticipated synergies of the unified solution through Paylocity’s recent acquisitions of Blue Marble and Cloudsnap may not be achieved and the combined operations may not be successfully integrated in a timely manner, if at all; general economic conditions in regions in which Paylocity does business, including the ongoing impact of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) on the U.S. and the global economy, reductions in interest rates, business disruptions, reductions in employment and an increase in business failures that have occurred or may occur in the future; the continuing impact of COVID-19 on Paylocity’s employees and clients and Paylocity’s ability to provide services to its clients and respond to their needs; Paylocity’s ability to retain existing clients and to attract new clients to enter into subscriptions for its services; Paylocity’s ability to sell new products and retain subscriptions for its existing products to its new and existing clients; the challenges associated with a growing company’s ability to effectively service clients in a dynamic and competitive market; challenges associated with expanding and evolving a sales organization to effectively address new geographies and products and services; challenges related to cybersecurity threats and evolving cybersecurity regulations; Paylocity’s reliance on and ability to expand its referral network of third parties; Paylocity’s reliance on third party payroll partners in foreign jurisdictions in its Blue Marble business; difficulties associated with accurately forecasting revenue and appropriately planning expenses; challenges with managing growth effectively; difficulties in forecasting Paylocity’s tax position; risks related to regulatory, legislative and judicial uncertainty in Paylocity’s markets; continued acceptance of SaaS as an effective method for delivery of payroll and HCM solutions; Paylocity’s ability to protect and defend its intellectual property; the risk that Paylocity’s security measures are compromised or a threat actor gains unauthorized access to customer data; unexpected events in the market for Paylocity’s solutions; changes in the competitive environment in Paylocity’s industry and the markets in which it operates; adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; changes in the employment rates of Paylocity’s clients and the resultant impact on revenue; the possibility that Paylocity may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and potential factors that could affect Paylocity’s business and financial results identified in Paylocity’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its 10-K filed with the SEC on August 6, 2021. Additional information will also be set forth in Paylocity’s future quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and other filings that Paylocity makes with the SEC. These forward-looking statements represent Paylocity’s expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events, including events relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and its severity, duration and ultimate impact, may cause these expectations to change, and Paylocity disclaims any obligations to update or alter these forward-looking statements in the future, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

     
    PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
    Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (in thousands, except per share data)
        
     June 30,
    2021
     December 31,
    2021
    Assets   
    Current assets:   
    Cash and cash equivalents$202,287  $84,104 
    Corporate investments 4,456    
    Accounts receivable, net 6,267   9,830 
    Deferred contract costs 44,230   50,294 
    Prepaid expenses and other 15,966   22,795 
    Total current assets before funds held for clients 273,206   167,023 
    Funds held for clients 1,759,677   1,920,063 
    Total current assets 2,032,883   2,087,086 
    Capitalized internal-use software, net 45,018   53,107 
    Property and equipment, net 59,835   62,425 
    Operating lease right-of-use assets 43,984   49,611 
    Intangible assets, net 13,027   35,175 
    Goodwill 33,650   68,326 
    Long-term deferred contract costs 170,663   191,385 
    Long-term prepaid expenses and other 4,223   6,778 
    Deferred income tax assets 11,602   34,697 
    Total assets$2,414,885  $2,588,590 
        
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   
    Current liabilities:   
    Accounts payable$4,230  $6,600 
    Accrued expenses 103,109   79,507 
    Total current liabilities before client fund obligations 107,339   86,107 
    Client fund obligations 1,759,677   1,920,063 
    Total current liabilities 1,867,016   2,006,170 
    Long-term operating lease liabilities 67,201   71,877 
    Other long-term liabilities 1,958   2,069 
    Deferred income tax liabilities 1,780   1,781 
    Total liabilities$1,937,955  $2,081,897 
    Stockholders’ equity:   
    Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021$  $ 
    Common stock, $0.001 par value, 155,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021; 54,594 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and 55,105 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 55   55 
    Additional paid-in capital 241,718   231,106 
    Retained earnings 235,091   275,876 
    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 66   (344)
    Total stockholders' equity$476,930  $506,693 
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$2,414,885  $2,588,590 
            


     
    PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
    (in thousands, except per share data)
        
     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020 2021 2020 2021
    Revenues:       
    Recurring and other revenue$145,393  $195,041  $280,268  $375,865 
    Interest income on funds held for clients 936   996   1,855   1,869 
    Total revenues 146,329   196,037   282,123   377,734 
    Cost of revenues 53,542   70,821   102,922   134,070 
    Gross profit 92,787   125,216   179,201   243,664 
    Operating expenses:       
    Sales and marketing 37,775   52,219   75,449   102,104 
    Research and development 19,338   25,278   37,985   48,354 
    General and administrative 29,323   39,581   55,967   74,816 
    Total operating expenses 86,436   117,078   169,401   225,274 
    Operating income 6,351   8,138   9,800   18,390 
    Other expense (379)  (372)  (636)  (489)
    Income before income taxes 5,972   7,766   9,164   17,901 
    Income tax benefit (3,670)  (2,087)  (12,938)  (22,884)
    Net income$9,642  $9,853  $22,102  $40,785 
    Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (187)  (335)  (410)  (410)
    Comprehensive income$9,455  $9,518  $21,692  $40,375 
            
    Net income per share:       
    Basic$0.18  $0.18  $0.41  $0.74 
    Diluted$0.17  $0.17  $0.39  $0.72 
            
    Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share:       
    Basic 54,305   55,067   54,160   54,938 
    Diluted 56,343   56,468   56,122   56,486 
                    

    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises for each of the three and six months ended December 31, are included in the above line items:

     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020
     2021
     2020
     2021
    Cost of revenues$2,002  $3,327  $4,405  $6,854 
    Sales and marketing 4,019   5,749   8,367   11,769 
    Research and development 2,765   5,446   5,616   10,220 
    General and administrative 8,300   11,948   15,435   21,383 
    Total stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises$17,086  $26,470  $33,823  $50,226 
                    


     
    PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    (in thousands)
      
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020 2021
    Cash flows from operating activities:   
    Net income$22,102  $40,785 
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities   
    Stock-based compensation expense 30,936   45,802 
    Depreciation and amortization expense 21,071   23,383 
    Deferred income tax benefit (12,940)  (22,952)
    Provision for credit losses 98   103 
    Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on available-for-sale securities 255   221 
    Amortization of debt issuance costs 83   90 
    Other 515   247 
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
    Accounts receivable (1,287)  (916)
    Deferred contract costs (23,431)  (26,786)
    Prepaid expenses and other (3,388)  (10,008)
    Accounts payable 1,070   1,403 
    Accrued expenses and other (15,412)  (24,514)
    Net cash provided by operating activities 19,672   26,858 
    Cash flows from investing activities:   
    Purchases of available-for-sale securities    (190,000)
    Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities 58,996   60,391 
    Capitalized internal-use software costs (14,832)  (17,966)
    Purchases of property and equipment (6,045)  (10,528)
    Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (14,992)  (60,234)
    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 23,127   (218,337)
    Cash flows from financing activities:   
    Net change in client fund obligations 876,982   160,325 
    Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 6,100   7,216 
    Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (44,749)  (67,109)
    Payment of debt issuance costs (17)  (41)
    Net cash provided by financing activities 838,316   100,391 
    Net change in cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents 881,115   (91,088)
    Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period 1,492,133   1,945,881 
    Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—end of period$2,373,248  $1,854,793 
    Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities   
    Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid$  $125 
    Liabilities assumed for acquisition$281  $1,874 
    Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information   
    Cash paid for interest$584  $126 
    Refunds received for income taxes$(110) $(115)
    Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents to the Consolidated Balance Sheets   
    Cash and cash equivalents$218,696  $84,104 
    Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents 2,154,552   1,770,689 
    Total cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents$2,373,248  $1,854,793 
            

    Paylocity Holding Corporation
    Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures
    (In thousands except per share data) 

     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020
     2021
     2020
     2021
    Reconciliation from Gross profit to Adjusted gross profit:       
    Gross profit$92,787  $125,216  $179,201  $243,664 
    Amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs 5,882   6,087   11,268   12,215 
    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises 2,002   3,327   4,405   6,854 
    Other items (1)    36      48 
    Adjusted gross profit$100,671  $134,666  $194,874  $262,781 


     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020
     2021
     2020
     2021
    Reconciliation from Operating income to Non-GAAP operating income:       
    Operating income$6,351  $8,138  $9,800  $18,390 
    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises 17,086   26,470   33,823   50,226 
    Amortization of acquired intangibles 940   2,000   1,784   3,352 
    Other items (2) 725      1,085   803 
    Non-GAAP operating income$25,102  $36,608  $46,492  $72,771 


     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020 2021 2020 2021
    Reconciliation from Net income to Non-GAAP net income:       
    Net income$9,642  $9,853  $22,102  $40,785 
    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises 17,086   26,470   33,823   50,226 
    Amortization of acquired intangibles 940   2,000   1,784   3,352 
    Other items (2) 725   208   1,085   1,011 
    Income tax effect on adjustments (3) (6,187)  (2,241)  (15,387)  (25,929)
    Non-GAAP net income$22,206  $36,290  $43,407  $69,445 


     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020
     2021
     2020
     2021
    Calculation of Non-GAAP net income per share:       
    Non-GAAP net income$22,206  $36,290  $43,407  $69,445 
    Diluted weighted-average number of common shares 56,343   56,468   56,122   56,486 
    Non-GAAP net income per share$0.39  $0.64  $0.77  $1.23 


     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020 2021 2020 2021
    Reconciliation from Net income to Adjusted EBITDA:       
    Net income$9,642  $9,853  $22,102  $40,785 
    Interest expense 351   110   691   218 
    Income tax benefit (3,670)  (2,087)  (12,938)  (22,884)
    Depreciation and amortization expense 10,836   12,061   21,071   23,383 
    EBITDA 17,159   19,937   30,926   41,502 
    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises 17,086   26,470   33,823   50,226 
    Other items (2) 725   208   1,085   1,011 
    Adjusted EBITDA$34,970  $46,615  $65,834  $92,739 


     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020
     2021
     2020
     2021
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP sales and marketing:       
    Sales and marketing$37,775  $52,219  $75,449  $102,104 
    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises 4,019   5,749   8,367   11,769 
    Other items (1)    76      102 
    Non-GAAP sales and marketing$33,756  $46,394  $67,082  $90,233 


     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020
     2021
     2020
     2021
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP total research and development:       
    Research and development$19,338  $25,278  $37,985  $48,354 
    Capitalized internal-use software costs 6,948   8,807   14,832   17,966 
    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises 2,765   5,446   5,616   10,220 
    Other items (1) 230   325   385   468 
    Non-GAAP total research and development$23,291  $28,314  $46,816  $55,632 


     Three Months Ended
    December 31,
     Six Months Ended
    December 31,
     2020
     2021 2020
     2021
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP general and administrative:       
    General and administrative$29,323  $39,581  $55,967  $74,816 
    Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises 8,300   11,948   15,435   21,383 
    Amortization of acquired intangibles 940   2,000   1,784   3,352 
    Other items (2) 495   (437)  700   185 
    Non-GAAP general and administrative$19,588  $26,070  $38,048  $49,896 

    (1) Represents certain nonrecurring acquisition-related costs.

    (2) Represents nonrecurring costs including acquisition-related costs and lease exit activity.

    (3) Includes the income tax effect on non-GAAP net income adjustments related to stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, amortization of acquired intangibles and other items, which include acquisition-related costs and lease exit activity.

    Contact:
    Ryan Glenn
    investors@paylocity.com


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