Nimble Storage Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 

• Q4FY2017 Revenue growth accelerates; up 30% year-over-year
• Continued strong All Flash array momentum; AFA total bookings increase 67% sequentially from Q3FY2017 to an annualized run-rate of over $160M
• Over 750 new customers added in Q4; installed base now exceeds 10,200 customers
• Nimble Cloud Volumes, announced in February as the only enterprise-grade multicloud block storage service for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure

Nimble Storage (NYSE: NMBL), the leader in predictive cloud infrastructure, today reported financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017.

Recent Acquisition Announcement

In light of the recently announced pending acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nimble Storage will not hold a conference call to discuss these financial results and will not provide Q1FY18 guidance.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2017 Key Financial Results:

• Total revenue increased 30% to $117.0 million, up from $90.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.  Excluding fluctuations in foreign currency, revenue would have been $118.7 million representing a 32% increase over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.
• GAAP gross margin was 63.5% compared to 64.4% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Non-GAAP gross margin was 65.8% compared to 66.4% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.
• GAAP operating loss was $36.1 million, compared to a loss of $31.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Non-GAAP operating loss was $10.6 million, compared to a loss of $9.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. 
• GAAP operating margin was negative 31%, compared to negative 35% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.  Non-GAAP operating margin was negative 9%, compared to negative 10% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. 
• GAAP net loss was $36.4 million, or $0.41 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 of $32.4 million, or $0.40 per basic and diluted share.  Non-GAAP net loss was $10.9 million, or $0.12 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $9.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, or $0.12 per basic and diluted share.  

Fiscal Year 2017 Key Financial Results:

• Total revenue was $402.6 million, compared to $322.2 million in fiscal 2016, representing growth of 25% year-over-year. GAAP gross margin was 63.8% compared to 65.0% in fiscal 2016.  Non-GAAP gross margin was 66.1% compared to 67.1% in fiscal 2016.
• GAAP operating loss was $156.6 million, compared to a loss of $118.6 million in fiscal 2016.  Non-GAAP operating loss was $61.1 million compared to a loss of $35.3 million in fiscal 2016.
• GAAP operating margin was negative 39% compared to negative 37% in fiscal 2016.  Non-GAAP operating margin was negative 15% compared to negative 11% in fiscal 2016.
• GAAP net loss was $158.3 million, or $1.85 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss in fiscal 2016 of $120.1 million, or $1.52 per basic and diluted share. Non-GAAP net loss was $62.8 million, or $0.73 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $36.8 million in fiscal 2016, or $0.47 per basic and diluted share.   

In computing non-GAAP financial measures, the effects of stock-based compensation, which is a recurring non-cash expense for the company, are excluded. The company has provided a reconciliation below of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Business Highlights

• Introduced Nimble Cloud Volumes, the First Multicloud Storage Service. Nimble Cloud Volumes is the only enterprise-grade multicloud block storage service for running applications in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. This service, announced in February, will enable the next wave of applications – traditional transactional workloads – to be moved to the cloud with enterprise-grade availability and data services.
• Achieved Six-Nines Availability Powered by InfoSight Predictive Analytics. This is a new standard for uptime in the infrastructure industry. This level of availability translates to an impact of fewer than 25 seconds annually, empowering IT staff to focus on business priorities instead of routine maintenance with an infrastructure that gets smarter every single day.
• Nimble All Flash Arrays Awarded the 2016 Product of the Year Award by Storage Magazine/ SearchStorage.com. The AF-Series All Flash arrays won the Gold award and were named as the All-Flash Systems Product of the Year. The CS-Series Adaptive Flash arrays were also recognized with the Silver award in the Disk and Hybrid Systems category.
• InfoSight Wins 2016 Technology Leadership Award from Ventana Research in IT Analytics. Nimble Storage end user Flexi-Van Leasing was recognized for its use of InfoSight. The Ventana Research award identifies businesses and IT leaders who are using technologies and applying best practices to create the best possible outcomes in productivity, performance and support of an organization's goals and objectives.
• Bob Kelly Appointed to Nimble Storage Board of Directors. Mr. Kelly serves as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Kelly is a General Partner at Ignition Partners. He most recently served as the Corporate Vice President of Merger & Acquisition Strategy and Business Development for the Cloud and Enterprise Division at Microsoft Corporation.
• Vice President of Worldwide Channels Named a 2017 CRN Channel Chief. Leonard Iventosch was recognized on this annual list that represents top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organizations through channel partners.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, Nimble Storage has disclosed in this release and the accompanying tables non-GAAP financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. The company provides non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, and non-GAAP net loss per share. In computing these non-GAAP financial measures, the company excludes the effects of stock-based compensation, which is a recurring non-cash expense for the company. The company has provided reconciliation below of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

The company discloses these non-GAAP financial measures because they are key measures used by the company's management and board of directors to understand and evaluate operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve the annual budget and to develop short-term and long-term operational and compensation plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating non-GAAP financial measures can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of the company's business. Accordingly, the company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating the company's operating results in the same manner as the company's management and board of directors.

Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and, as such, should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of the company's results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

• Non-GAAP financial measures do not consider the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation, which is an ongoing expense for the company; and
• Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures.

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About Nimble Storage
Nimble Storage (NYSE: NMBL) is the leader in predictive cloud infrastructure. Its Predictive Cloud Platform gives users fast, reliable access to data. By combining predictive analytics with flash storage, IT teams radically simplify operations in their data center and in the cloud. Over 10,000 customers rely on Nimble to power their businesses. Find out more at www.nimblestorage.com (NYSE:NMBL) and follow us on Twitter: @NimbleStorage.

Nimble Storage, the Nimble Storage logo, Nimble Cloud Volumes, Predictive Cloud Platform, CASL, InfoSight, SmartStack and NimbleConnect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nimble Storage. Other trade names or words used in this document are the properties of their respective owners.

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Nimble Storage, Inc.
Preliminary Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
					Three Months Ended				Year Ended
					January 31,				January 31,
					2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenue:
Product					$    94,814		$    73,083		$     322,114		$     265,602
Support and service					22,214		17,008		80,483		56,613
Total revenue					117,028		90,091		402,597		322,215
Cost of revenue:
Product (1)					32,870		24,866		110,651		86,506
Support and service (1)					9,832		7,175		35,002		26,129
Total cost of revenue					42,702		32,041		145,653		112,635
Total gross profit					74,326		58,050		256,944		209,580
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)					31,744		24,806		116,222		93,990
Sales and marketing (1)					67,853		55,823		254,919		197,979
General and administrative (1)					10,813		9,288		42,420		36,247
Total operating expenses					110,410		89,917		413,561		328,216
Loss from operations					(36,084)		(31,867)		(156,617)		(118,636)
Interest income, net					78		45		274		240
Other expense, net					(30)		(312)		(629)		(656)
Loss before provision for income taxes					(36,036)		(32,134)		(156,972)		(119,052)
Provision for income taxes					375		266		1,343		1,017
Net loss					$   (36,411)		$   (32,400)		$   (158,315)		$   (120,069)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted					$       (0.41)		$       (0.40)		$         (1.85)		$         (1.52)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted					88,145		81,175		85,541		78,932
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of product revenue					$          813		$          502		$         2,860		$         1,972
Cost of support and service revenue					1,843		1,256		6,394		4,743
Research and development					8,807		6,302		30,027		23,259
Sales and marketing					9,672		11,016		39,636		39,648
General and administrative					4,398		3,392		16,625		13,682
Total stock-based compensation expense					$    25,533		$    22,468		$       95,542		$       83,304

 

Nimble Storage, Inc.
Preliminary Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
					As of
					January 31,		January 31,
					2017		2016
					(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents					$         184,814		$       211,160
Restricted cash, current					409		793
Accounts receivable, net					64,336		50,432
Inventories					21,944		15,994
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					8,540		5,212
Total current assets					280,043		283,591
Property and equipment, net					51,258		47,404
Intangible assets, net					1,007		-
Other long-term assets					712		754
Total assets					$         333,020		$       331,749
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable					$            33,008		$          24,330
Accrued compensation and benefits					28,914		19,325
Deferred revenue, current portion					71,121		54,580
Other current liabilities					12,724		8,933
Total current liabilities					145,767		107,168
Deferred revenue, non-current portion					72,943		60,265
Other long-term liabilities					7,280		8,708
Total liabilities					225,990		176,141
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock					79		75
Additional paid-in capital					586,111		476,271
Accumulated other comprehensive loss					(838)		(731)
Accumulated deficit					(478,322)		(320,007)
Total stockholders' equity					107,030		155,608
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity					$         333,020		$       331,749

 

Nimble Storage, Inc.
Preliminary Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
					Three Months Ended				Year Ended
					January 31,				January 31,
					2017		2016		2017		2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss					$   (36,411)		$   (32,400)		$  (158,315)		$  (120,069)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization					6,121		4,613		22,596		15,598
Stock-based compensation expense					25,533		22,468		95,542		83,304
Loss on disposal of property and equipment					55		22		145		182
Provision (recoveries) for allowance for doubtful accounts					6		(56)		3		25
Provision for excess and obsolete inventories					226		77		635		157
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable					(5,085)		(5,858)		(13,907)		(15,186)
Inventories					(2,364)		(1,350)		(9,018)		(3,930)
Prepaid expenses and other assets					(756)		392		(3,611)		(663)
Short term restricted cash					(329)		(793)		464		(793)
Accounts payable					(82)		1,537		8,890		7,661
Deferred revenue					10,336		9,396		29,219		40,399
Accrued and other liabilities					10,831		4,242		11,761		(930)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities					8,081		2,290		(15,596)		5,755
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment					(5,461)		(6,392)		(23,928)		(29,423)
Purchase of intangible asset					-		-		(938)		-
Change in restricted cash					-		3,904		(6)		3,909
Net cash used in investing activities					(5,461)		(2,488)		(24,872)		(25,514)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of repurchases					1,372		1,658		4,097		8,146
Proceeds from issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan					-		-		10,131		14,321
Excess tax benefit from employee stock plans					-		325		-		551
Net cash provided by financing activities					1,372		1,983		14,228		23,018
Foreign exchange impact on cash and cash equivalents					83		(337)		(106)		(493)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents					4,075		1,448		(26,346)		2,766
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period					180,739		209,712		211,160		208,394
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period					$   184,814		$   211,160		$     184,814		$     211,160

 

Nimble Storage, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
					Three Months Ended				Year Ended
					January 31, 2017		January 31, 2016		January 31, 2017		January 31, 2016
Revenue					$                     117,028		$                       90,091		$                     402,597		$                     322,215
GAAP gross margin					$                       74,326		$                       58,050		$                     256,944		$                     209,580
Stock-based compensation					2,656		1,758		9,254		6,715
Non-GAAP gross margin					$                       76,982		$                       59,808		$                     266,198		$                     216,295
GAAP gross margin %					63.5%		64.4%		63.8%		65.0%
Stock-based compensation %					2.3%		2.0%		2.3%		2.1%
Non-GAAP gross margin %					65.8%		66.4%		66.1%		67.1%
GAAP operating margin					$                     (36,084)		$                     (31,867)		$                   (156,617)		$                   (118,636)
Stock-based compensation					25,533		22,468		95,542		83,304
Non-GAAP operating margin					$                     (10,551)		$                       (9,399)		$                     (61,075)		$                     (35,332)
GAAP operating margin %					-31%		-35%		-39%		-37%
Stock-based compensation %					22%		25%		24%		26%
Non-GAAP operating margin %					-9%		-10%		-15%		-11%
GAAP net loss					$                     (36,411)		$                     (32,400)		$                   (158,315)		$                   (120,069)
Stock-based compensation					25,533		22,468		95,542		83,304
Non-GAAP net loss					$                     (10,878)		$                       (9,932)		$                     (62,773)		$                     (36,765)
GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted					$                         (0.41)		$                         (0.40)		$                         (1.85)		$                         (1.52)
Stock-based compensation					0.29		0.28		1.12		1.05
Non-GAAP net loss per share					$                         (0.12)		$                         (0.12)		$                         (0.73)		$                         (0.47)
Shares used to compute GAAP and Non-GAAP net loss per share					88,145		81,175		85,541		78,932

 

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