Guidewire Software Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Results

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products for property and casualty insurers, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015.

“Our second quarter results exceeded our expectations for both revenue and profitability, reflecting InsuranceSuite momentum with both existing and new customers,” said Marcus Ryu, chief executive officer, Guidewire Software. “We continue to benefit from the P&C industry's demand for business transformation predicated on a combination of legacy system replacement and adoption of new technologies for data management and digital interaction with their sales channels and end customers. We also continue to benefit from strong engagement with our global system integrators. While this element of our strategy is impacting the growth of our services revenue as planned, the SIs bring market validation and implementation scale to our growing customer base.”

Ryu continued, “We are also pleased with our engineering investments to support this demand and to widen our differentiation from competitors. For example, during the quarter, Gartner positioned Guidewire as a 'Leader' in their first ever Magic Quadrant for Property and Casualty Insurance Policy Management Modules in North America. This recognition complements our leadership position with InsuranceSuite and advances our goal of becoming the pre-eminent software provider to the global P&C industry.”

“On a personal note, Karen Blasing, our chief financial officer, has announced her retirement. She has been a tremendous asset to Guidewire and deserves significant credit for our growth and maturation over the last five years. Richard Hart, who was one of the lead bankers in our 2012 IPO, will be replacing Karen. I am very confident that Richard will be a great addition to our leadership team,” said Ryu.

Blasing will be succeeded by Hart and will remain with the company for the next several months to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities. Hart previously spent 14 years at Deutsche Bank, where he was a managing director.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Highlights

Revenue

  • License revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 was $43.6 million, an increase of 24% from the comparable period in fiscal 2014. Maintenance revenue was $12.2 million, up 23%, and Services revenue was $33.6 million, a decrease of 12%. Total revenue was $89.4 million, an increase of 7%.
  • License revenue for the six month period of fiscal 2015 was $72.5 million, an increase of 34% from the comparable period in fiscal 2014. Maintenance revenue was $24.7 million, up 26%, and Services revenue was $72.0 million, a decrease of 6%. Total revenue was $169.2 million, an increase of 13%.
  • Rolling four-quarter recurring term license and maintenance revenue was $204.6 million, an increase of 33%.

Profitability

  • GAAP operating income was $3.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with $4.5 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2014.
  • Non-GAAP operating income was $17.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with $17.0 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2014.
  • GAAP net income was $4.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with $3.3 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2014. GAAP net income per share was $0.06, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 72.1 million, compared with $0.05 for the comparable period in fiscal 2014, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 70.9 million.
  • Non-GAAP net income was $12.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with $11.6 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2014. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.17, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 72.1 million, compared with $0.16 in the comparable period in fiscal 2014, based on diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 70.9 million.

Balance Sheet

  • The Company had $627.2 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments at January 31, 2015, compared with $647.8 million at July 31, 2014. The Company had $9.6 million in cash flow provided by operations in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with cash flow from operations of $20.3 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2014.

Business Outlook

Guidewire is issuing the following outlook for the third quarter and fiscal 2015, based on current expectations:

(in $ millions, except per share outlook)

Third Quarter
Fiscal 2015

Full Year
Fiscal 2015

Revenue 76.5-84.0 362.7-378.4
License revenue 30.4-34.9 170.3-180.0
Maintenance revenue 11.1-12.1 48.4-50.4
Services revenue 35.0-37.0 144.0-148.0
GAAP operating income/(loss) (11.5)-(7.5) 0.4-8.4
Non-GAAP operating income 2.3-6.3 54.8-62.8
GAAP net income/(loss) (6.5)-(4.2) 0.4-4.9
Per share (0.09)-(0.06)

0.01-0.07

Non-GAAP net income 1.5-4.2 36.6-41.9
Per share 0.02-0.06 0.51-0.58

Non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP net income in the table above excludes stock-based compensation expense of $13.4 million and amortization of intangible assets of $0.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015, and $53.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for the full year fiscal 2015. GAAP effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 44% and non-GAAP effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 34% for both the third quarter and fiscal 2015.

Conference Call Information

What: Guidewire Software second quarter fiscal 2015 financial results conference call
When: Monday, March 2, 2015
Time: 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET)
Live Call: (888) 215-7015, domestic
(913) 981-5550, international
Conference ID: 2027616
Replay: (877) 870-5176, domestic
(858) 384-5517, international
Conference ID: 2027616
Webcast:

http://ir.guidewire.com (live and replay)

The webcast will be archived on Guidewire’s website for a period of three months.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Non-GAAP earnings per share and Non-GAAP effective tax rate.

Guidewire believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Guidewire’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analysis, for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation and for budgeting and planning purposes. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other software companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Management of the Company does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to compensate for these limitations, management presents non-GAAP financial measures in connection with GAAP results. Guidewire urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are included with the financial tables at the end of this release.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire builds software products that help Property/Casualty insurers replace their legacy core systems and transform their business. Designed to be flexible and scalable, Guidewire products enable insurers to deliver excellent service, increase market share and lower operating costs. Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ provides the core systems used by insurers as operational systems of record. Additional products provide support for data management, business intelligence, anytime/anywhere access and guidance and monitoring. More than 180 Property/Casualty insurers around the world have selected Guidewire. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com. Follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire PolicyCenter, and Guidewire BillingCenter are registered trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook, market positioning, and future investments. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Guidewire’s control. Guidewire’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in Guidewire’s most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: the market for our software may develop more slowly than expected or than it has in the past; quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate more than expected; seasonal and other variations related to our revenue recognition may cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows; our reliance on sales to and renewals from a relatively small number of large customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; our services revenues produce lower gross margins than our license and maintenance revenues; assertions by third parties that we violate their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business; we face intense competition in our market; weakened global economic conditions may adversely affect the P&C insurance industry including the rate of information technology spending; our product development and sales cycles are lengthy; the risk of losing key employees; changes in foreign exchange rates; general political or destabilizing events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other risks and uncertainties. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Guidewire’s views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. Guidewire undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Guidewire’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands)
January 31,
2015
July 31,
2014
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 125,224 $ 148,101
Short-term investments 420,161 296,231
Accounts receivable 61,797 49,839
Deferred tax assets, current 12,056 11,431
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 9,279 10,828
Total current assets 628,517 516,430
Long-term investments 81,779 203,449
Property and equipment, net 12,372 12,607
Intangible assets, net 4,719 5,439
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent 11,504 8,681
Goodwill 9,205 9,205
Other assets 924 1,416
TOTAL ASSETS $ 749,020 $ 757,227
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 7,008 $ 7,030
Accrued employee compensation 20,875 34,912
Deferred revenues, current 51,181 48,937
Other current liabilities 5,085 4,507
Total current liabilities 84,149 95,386
Deferred revenues, noncurrent 1,290 6,395
Other liabilities 4,510 4,760
Total liabilities 89,949 106,541
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock 7 7
Additional paid-in capital 640,573 629,076
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (5,458 ) (1,367 )
Retained earnings 23,949 22,970
Total stockholders’ equity 659,071 650,686
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 749,020 $ 757,227
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended January 31,Six Months Ended January 31,
2015201420152014
Revenues:
License $ 43,655 $ 35,215 $ 72,475 $ 54,085
Maintenance 12,163 9,890 24,683 19,529
Services 33,628 38,370 72,022 76,390
Total revenues 89,446 83,475 169,180 150,004
Cost of revenues: (1) (2)
License 1,145 1,593 2,227 2,439
Maintenance 2,271 1,902 4,513 3,684
Services 30,664 32,672 63,111 67,901
Total cost of revenues 34,080 36,167 69,851 74,024
Gross profit:
License 42,510 33,622 70,248 51,646
Maintenance 9,892 7,988 20,170 15,845
Services 2,964 5,698 8,911 8,489
Total gross profit 55,366 47,308 99,329 75,980
Operating expenses: (1) (2)
Research and development 22,282 17,525 42,592 35,052
Sales and marketing 20,176 17,278 37,705 32,951
General and administrative 9,573 8,024 19,335 16,123
Total operating expenses 52,031 42,827 99,632 84,126
Income (loss) from operations 3,335 4,481 (303 ) (8,146 )
Interest income, net 495 346 1,007 504
Other income (expense), net (861 ) (58 ) (1,344 ) 57
Income (loss) before income taxes (1) 2,969 4,769 (640 ) (7,585 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (1) (1,007 ) 1,437 (1,619 ) (4,462 )
Net income (loss)(1) $ 3,976 $ 3,332 $ 979 $ (3,123 )
Net income (loss) per share: (1)
Basic $ 0.06 $ 0.05 $ 0.01 $ (0.05 )
Diluted $ 0.06 $ 0.05 $ 0.01 $ (0.05 )
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share: (1)
Basic 69,883,622 67,360,775 69,600,161 63,005,064
Diluted 72,056,861 70,904,255 71,914,972 63,005,064

(1) See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Three Months Ended January 31,Six Months Ended January 31,
2015201420152014
(unaudited, in thousands)
Stock-based compensation expenses: (1)
Cost of license revenue $ 55 $ 51 $ 104 $ 96
Cost of maintenance revenues 309 201 586 361
Cost of services revenues 3,878 3,120 7,391 5,834
Research and development 2,662 2,402 4,805 4,397
Marketing and sales 3,442 3,790 6,429 5,849
General and administrative 3,152 2,575 6,171 4,788
Total stock-based compensation expenses $ 13,498 $ 12,139 $ 25,486 $ 21,325

(1) See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
Three Months Ended January 31,Six Months Ended January 31,
2015201420152014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income(loss) (1) $ 3,976 $ 3,332 $ 979 $ (3,123 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,848 1,617 3,621 3,208
Stock-based compensation (1) 13,498 12,139 25,486 21,325
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs (157 ) (289 )
Deferred tax assets (1) (2,504 ) 231 (3,459 ) (5,936 )
Other noncash items affecting net loss 1,470 823 2,884 1,139
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (22,268 ) (9,908 ) (12,775 ) (16,118 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,541 (232 ) 1,727 1,103
Accounts payable 730 (1,327 ) 817 (443 )
Accrued employee compensation 4,017 4,920 (13,215 ) (4,937 )
Other liabilities 447 614 457 (685 )
Deferred revenues 5,860 8,260 (2,455 ) 10,485
Net cash provided by operating activities 9,615 20,312 4,067 5,729
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (123,111 ) (310,944 ) (236,841 ) (354,101 )
Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities 129,356 79,126 231,895 110,228
Purchase of property and equipment (2,402 ) (1,375 ) (3,651 ) (2,581 )
Acquisition, net of cash acquired (95 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 3,843 (233,193 ) (8,597 ) (246,549 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options 2,414 2,080 3,859 4,143
Taxes remitted on RSU awards vested (9,278 ) (7,896 ) (17,848 ) (15,198 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with stock offerings, net of underwriting discounts and commission 389,949
Costs paid in connection with stock offerings (303 ) (410 )
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs 157 289
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (6,864 ) (5,962 ) (13,989 ) 378,773
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (2,880 ) (673 ) (4,358 ) (91 )
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 3,714 (219,516 ) (22,877 ) 137,862
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period 121,510 437,145 148,101 79,767
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period $ 125,224 $ 217,629 $ 125,224 $ 217,629

(1) See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
(unaudited, in thousands)
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP operating results for the periods indicated below:
Three Months Ended January 31,Six Months Ended January 31,
Income (loss) from operations reconciliation: (1)2015201420152014
GAAP net income (loss) from operations $ 3,335 $ 4,481 $ (303 ) $ (8,146 )
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation (2) 13,498 12,139 25,486 21,325
Amortization of intangibles (2) 360 360 720 720
Non-GAAP net income from operations $ 17,193 $ 16,980 $ 25,903 $ 13,899
Net income (loss) reconciliation: (1)
GAAP net income (loss) $ 3,976 $ 3,332 $ 979 $ (3,123 )
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation (2) 13,498 12,139 25,486 21,325
Amortization of intangibles (2) 360 360 720 720
Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments (3) (5,384 ) (4,265 ) (9,070 ) (9,311 )
Non-GAAP net income $ 12,450 $ 11,566 $ 18,115 $ 9,611
Three Months Ended January 31,Six Months Ended January 31,
2015201420152014
Tax provision (benefits) reconciliation:
GAAP tax provision (benefits) $ (1,007 ) (34

)%

$ 1,437 30 % $ (1,619 ) 253 % $ (4,462 ) 59 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation 4,432 3,933 8,563 6,921
Amortization of intangibles 118 117 242 234

ISO deduction

139 83 216 370

Tax effect on GAAP profit before taxes due to
different tax rates between GAAP and non-GAAP

695 132 49 1,786
Non-GAAP tax provision $ 4,377 26 % $ 5,702 33 % $ 7,451 29 % $ 4,849 34 %

(1) See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2) Adjustments relate to amortization of acquired intangibles and stock-based compensation recognized during the period for GAAP purposes.

(3) Adjustment reflects the tax benefit resulting from all non-GAAP adjustments.

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
(unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)

The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP operating results for the periods indicated below:

Three Months Ended
January 31,

Six Months Ended
January 31,

Earnings per share reconciliation: (1)2015201420152014
GAAP earnings per share - Diluted $ 0.06 $ 0.05 $ 0.01 $ (0.05 )
Amortization of intangibles acquired in business combinations 0.01 0.01
Stock-based compensation 0.18 0.17 0.35 0.32
Less tax benefit of non GAAP items (0.07 ) (0.06 ) (0.12 ) (0.14 )
Non-GAAP dilutive shares excluded from GAAP EPS calculation (2)

Non-GAAP earnings per share - Diluted $ 0.17 $ 0.16 $ 0.25 $ 0.14

(1) See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2) Due to the occurrence of a net loss on a GAAP basis, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation
of GAAP earnings per share, as they would have an anti-dilutive effect. However, as net income was earned on a Non-GAAP basis, these shares have a dilutive effect on
Non-GAAP earnings per share and are included here.

Three Months Ended
January 31,

Six Months Ended
January 31,

Shares used in computing non-GAAP per share amounts: (1)2015201420152014
Weighted average shares - Diluted 72,056,861 70,904,255 71,914,972 63,005,064
Non-GAAP dilutive shares excluded from GAAP EPS calculation (2)

3,822,087
Pro forma weighted average shares - Diluted 72,056,861 70,904,255 71,914,972 66,827,151

(1) See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2) Due to the occurrence of a net loss on a GAAP basis, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation
of GAAP earnings per share, as they would have an anti-dilutive effect. However, as net income was earned on a Non-GAAP basis, these shares have a dilutive effect on
Non-GAAP earnings per share and are included here.

Contacts:

Media Contact:
Guidewire Software, Inc.
Diana Stott, 650-356-4941
dstott@guidewire.com
or
Investor Contact:
ICR, LLC
Garo Toomajanian, 650-357-5282
ir@guidewire.com

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