Five9 Reports Fourth Quarter Revenue Growth of 36% to a Record $173.6 Million

51% Growth in LTM Enterprise Subscription Revenue

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN), a leading provider of cloud contact center software, today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

• Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 36% to a record $173.6 million, compared to $127.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2020.
• GAAP gross margin was 54.1% for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 59.9% for the fourth quarter of 2020.
• Adjusted gross margin was 62.8% for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 66.4% for the fourth quarter of 2020.
• GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $(3.6) million, or $(0.05) per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $(7.2) million, or $(0.11) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020.
• Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $30.1 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $23.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020.
• Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $36.9 million, or 21.3% of revenue, compared to $29.2 million, or 22.8% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2020.
• GAAP operating cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $8.1 million, compared to GAAP operating cash flow of $19.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020.

2021 Financial Results

• Total revenue for 2021 increased 40% to a record $609.6 million, compared to $434.9 million in 2020.
• GAAP gross margin was 55.5% for 2021, compared to 58.5% in 2020.
• Adjusted gross margin was 63.5% for 2021, compared to 65.5% in 2020.
• GAAP net loss for 2021 was $(53.0) million, or $(0.79) per basic share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $(42.1) million, or $(0.66) per basic share, in 2020.
• Non-GAAP net income for 2021 was $82.2 million, or $1.16 per diluted share, compared to a non-GAAP net income of $67.4 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, in 2020.
• Adjusted EBITDA for 2021 was $110.5 million, or 18.1% of revenue, compared to $85.7 million, or 19.7% of revenue, in 2020.
• GAAP operating cash flow for 2021 was $28.5 million, compared to GAAP operating cash flow of $67.3 million in 2020.

“We are pleased to report that we finished the year with excellent results for the fourth quarter. Revenue grew 36% year-over-year to a record $173.6 million, driven by the continuing strength of our Enterprise business where LTM subscription revenue grew 51% year-over-year. Our results were driven by the growing market adoption of our AI and Automation offerings, in addition to the success we have made in our march up market, as prospective enterprise customers turn to Five9 for the reliable and innovative platform we have built as a company. We continue to build out our leadership position while delivering on a massive and barely penetrated opportunity, and we plan to continue investing in key strategic initiatives around AI, product innovation, traction with larger enterprises and global expansion to drive growth in the year ahead.”

- Rowan Trollope, CEO, Five9

Business Outlook

Five9 provides guidance based on current market conditions and expectations. Five9 emphasizes that the guidance is subject to various important cautionary factors referenced in the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" below, including risks and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

• For the full year 2022, Five9 expects to report:
  • Revenue in the range of $754.5 to $757.5 million.
  • Non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $1.12 to $1.16, assuming diluted shares outstanding of approximately 73 million.

• For the first quarter of 2022, Five9 expects to report:
  • Revenue in the range of $170.0 to $171.0 million.
  • Non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $0.12 to $0.14, assuming diluted shares outstanding of approximately 71 million.

With respect to Five9’s guidance as provided above, Five9 has not reconciled its expectations as to non-GAAP net income per share to GAAP net loss per share because stock-based compensation and one-time integration costs cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort.

Conference Call Details

Five9 will discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results today, February 23, 2022, via Zoom webinar at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the webinar, please register by clicking here. A copy of this press release will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Current Report on Form 8-K, and will be posted to our website, prior to the conference call.

A live webcast and a replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://investors.five9.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables contain certain non-GAAP financial measures. We calculate adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross margin by adding back the following items to gross profit: depreciation, intangibles amortization, stock-based compensation, COVID-19 relief bonus for employees and one-time integration costs. We calculate adjusted EBITDA by adding back or removing the following items to or from GAAP net loss: depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, interest expense, loss on early extinguishment of debt, interest income and other (expense), acquisition-related transaction costs and one-time integration costs, COVID-19 relief bonus for employees, contingent consideration expense and provision for (benefit from) income taxes. We calculate non-GAAP operating income by adding back or removing the following items to or from GAAP operating income (loss): stock-based compensation, intangibles amortization, acquisition-related transaction costs and one-time integration costs, COVID-19 relief bonus for employees and contingent consideration expense. We calculate non-GAAP net income by adding back or removing the following items to or from GAAP net loss: stock-based compensation, intangibles amortization, amortization of discount and issuance costs on convertible senior notes, loss on early extinguishment of debt, acquisition-related transaction costs and one-time integration costs, COVID-19 relief bonus for employees, contingent consideration expense, and tax benefit associated with acquired companies. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The Company considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be important because they provide useful measures of the operating performance of the Company, exclusive of factors that do not directly affect what we consider to be our core operating performance, as well as unusual events. The Company’s management uses these measures to (i) illustrate underlying trends in the Company’s business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of income or expenses that are excluded from non-GAAP measures, and (ii) establish budgets and operational goals for managing the Company’s business and evaluating its performance. In addition, investors often use similar measures to evaluate the operating performance of a company. Non-GAAP financial measures are presented only as supplemental information for purposes of understanding the Company’s operating results. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Please see the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures set forth herein and attached to this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including the statements in the quote from our Chief Executive Officer, including statements regarding Five9’s growth prospects, market momentum, product innovation and go-to-market capabilities, and the first quarter and full year 2022 financial projections set forth under the caption “Business Outlook,” that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Other risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include, among others: (i) our quarterly and annual results may fluctuate significantly, including as a result of the timing and success of new product and feature introductions by us, may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business and may result in decreases in the price of our common stock; (ii) if we are unable to attract new clients or sell additional services and functionality to our existing clients, our revenue and revenue growth will be harmed; (iii) our recent rapid growth may not be indicative of our future growth, and even if we continue to grow rapidly, we may fail to manage our growth effectively; (iv) failure to adequately retain and expand our sales force will impede our growth; (v) if we fail to manage our technical operations infrastructure, our existing clients may experience service outages, our new clients may experience delays in the deployment of our solution and we could be subject to, among other things, claims for credits or damages; (vi) our growth depends in part on the success of our strategic relationships with third parties and our failure to successfully maintain, grow and manage these relationships could harm our business; (vii) we have established, and are continuing to increase, our network of master agents and resellers to sell our solution; our failure to effectively develop, manage, and maintain this network could materially harm our revenues; (viii) the markets in which we participate involve many and an increasing number of competitors, and if we do not compete effectively, our operating results could be harmed; (ix) adverse economic conditions may harm our business; (x) the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have materially affected how we, our clients and business partners are operating, and the duration and extent to which this will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain; (xi) security breaches and improper access to or disclosure of our data or our clients’ data, or other cyber attacks on our systems, could result in litigation and regulatory risk, harm our reputation and our business; (xii) we may acquire other companies or technologies, or be the target of strategic transactions, or be impacted by transactions by other companies, which could divert our management’s attention, result in additional dilution to our stockholders or use a significant amount of our cash resources and otherwise disrupt our operations and harm our operating results; (xiii) if our existing clients terminate their subscriptions or reduce their subscriptions and related usage, our revenues and gross margins will be harmed and we will be required to spend more money to grow our client base; (xiv) we sell our solution to larger organizations that require longer sales and implementation cycles and often demand more configuration and integration services or customized features and functions that we may not offer, any of which could delay or prevent these sales and harm our growth rates, business and operating results; (xv) because a significant percentage of our revenue is derived from existing clients, downturns or upturns in new sales will not be immediately reflected in our operating results and may be difficult to discern; (xvi) we rely on third-party telecommunications and internet service providers to provide our clients and their customers with telecommunication services and connectivity to our cloud contact center software and any failure by these service providers to provide reliable services could cause us to lose clients and subject us to claims for credits or damages, among other things; (xvii) we have a history of losses and we may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability; (xviii) the contact center software solutions market is subject to rapid technological change, and we must develop and sell incremental and new solutions in order to maintain and grow our business; (xix) we may not be able to secure additional financing on favorable terms, or at all, to meet our future capital needs; (xx) failure to comply with laws and regulations could harm our business and our reputation; (xxi) we may not have sufficient cash to service our convertible senior notes and repay such notes, if required, and other risks attendant to our convertible senior notes and increased debt levels; and (xxii) the other risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and readers should not unduly rely on such statements. We undertake no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, including in any forward-looking statements.

About Five9

Five9 is a leading provider of cloud contact center software for the intelligent contact center space, bringing the power of cloud innovation to customers and facilitating more than nine billion call minutes annually. Five9 provides end-to-end solutions with omnichannel routing, analytics, WFO and AI to increase agent productivity and deliver tangible business results. The Five9 Genius platform is reliable, secure, compliant and scalable; designed to create exceptional personalized customer experiences. For more information, visit www.five9.com.

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