Tenable Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

• Added 597 new enterprise platform customers and 156 net new six-figure customers in the fourth quarter⁽¹⁾.
• Fourth quarter revenue of $213.3 million, up 16% year-over-year; full year revenue of $798.7 million, up 17% year-over-year.
• Fourth quarter calculated current billings of $271.6 million, up 14% year-over year; full year calculated current billings of $873.3 million, up 12% year-over-year.
• Full year net cash provided by operating activities of $149.9 million; full year unlevered free cash flow of $175.4 million.

COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tenable Holdings, Inc. (“Tenable”) (Nasdaq: TENB), the Exposure Management company, today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

“We delivered a strong Q4, including better-than-expected results on the top and bottom line,” said Amit Yoran, Chairman and CEO of Tenable. “Underpinning our results was strength in Tenable One, driven by strong adoption of cloud and identity, as well as continued traction in OT. We are optimizing the business as we leverage the investments we have made to broaden our offerings and bring greater value to our customers.”

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenue was $213.3 million, a 16% increase year-over-year.
• Calculated current billings was $271.6 million, a 14% increase year-over-year.
• GAAP loss from operations was $14.3 million, compared to a loss of $14.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP income from operations was $36.1 million, compared to $19.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• GAAP net loss was $21.6 million, compared to $21.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• GAAP net loss per share was $0.19 in the fourth quarter of 2023 and in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP net income was $30.2 million, compared to $14.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.25, compared to $0.12 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $38.5 million, compared to $31.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Unlevered free cash flow was $43.3 million, compared to $32.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Repurchased 0.4 million shares of our common stock for $14.9 million.
  

Full Year 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenue was $798.7 million, a 17% increase year-over-year.
• Calculated current billings was $873.3 million, a 12% increase year-over-year.
• GAAP loss from operations was $52.2 million, compared to $67.8 million in 2022.
• Non-GAAP income from operations was $121.0 million, compared to $67.7 million in 2022.
• GAAP net loss was $78.3 million, compared to $92.2 million in 2022.
• GAAP net loss per share was $0.68, compared to $0.83 in 2022.
• Non-GAAP net income was $97.2 million, compared to $44.3 million in 2022.
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.80, compared to $0.38 in 2022.
• Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $474.0 million at December 31, 2023, compared to $567.4 million at December 31, 2022.
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $149.9 million, compared to $131.2 million in 2022.
• Unlevered free cash flow was $175.4 million, compared to $128.1 million in 2022.
  

Fourth Quarter 2023 and Recent Business Highlights

• Added 597 new enterprise platform customers and 156 net new six-figure customers⁽¹⁾.
• Achieved "Ready" designation for Tenable Cloud Security (via Ermetic) at the moderate impact level from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®).
• Expanded our partnership with Siemens Energy to further secure operational technology (OT) environments in the energy sector. Siemens Energy will integrate Tenable OT Security into their Omnivise T3000 control system as a network intrusion detection system (NIDS), in addition to already leveraging Tenable OT Security for asset discovery and vulnerability management.
• Named a Leader in IDC's 2023 MarketScape report on Risk-Based VM Platforms.
• Recognized as a Leader in the Cloud Security category of the inaugural report, The Next Generation of Cybersecurity Applications, executed and launched by Snowflake.
  

⁽¹⁾ Includes 104 enterprise platform customers and 15 six-figure customers added in connection with our acquisition of Ermetic.

Financial Outlook

For the first quarter of 2024, we currently expect:

• Revenue in the range of $212.0 to $214.0 million.
• Non-GAAP income from operations in the range of $27.0 million to $29.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net income in the range of $20.0 million to $22.0 million, assuming interest income of $5.2 million, interest expense of $8.2 million and a provision for income taxes of $3.9 million.
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.16 to $0.18.
• 123.0 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
  

For the year ending December 31, 2024, we currently expect:

• Calculated current billings in the range of $982.0 million to $992.0 million.
• Revenue in the range of $895.0 million to $905.0 million.
• Non-GAAP income from operations in the range of $152.0 million to $160.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net income in the range of $129.0 million to $137.0 million, assuming interest income of $21.7 million, interest expense of $32.2 million and a provision for income taxes of $10.6 million.
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $1.03 to $1.10.
• 125.0 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
• Unlevered free cash flow in the range of $220.0 million to $230.0 million.
  

Conference Call Information

Tenable will host a conference call today, February 6, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results. The conference call can be accessed at 877-407-9716 (U.S.) and 201-493-6779 (international). A live webcast of the event will be available on the Tenable Investor Relations website at https://investors.tenable.com. An archived replay of the live broadcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of the website following the call.

About Tenable

Tenable^® is the Exposure Management company. Approximately 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. As the creator of Nessus^®, Tenable extended its expertise in vulnerabilities to deliver the world’s first platform to see and secure any digital asset on any computing platform. Tenable customers include approximately 65 percent of the Fortune 500, approximately 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Learn more at tenable.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, as described below, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance the overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by management for financial and operational decision-making. We include these non-GAAP financial measures to present our financial performance using a management view and because we believe that these measures provide an additional comparison of our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.

Calculated Current Billings: We define calculated current billings, a non-GAAP financial measure, as total revenue recognized in a period plus the change in current deferred revenue in the corresponding period. We believe that calculated current billings is a key metric to measure our periodic performance. Given that most of our customers pay in advance (including multi-year contracts), but we generally recognize the related revenue ratably over time, we use calculated current billings to measure and monitor our ability to provide our business with the working capital generated by upfront payments from our customers. We believe that calculated current billings, which excludes deferred revenue for periods beyond twelve months in a customer’s contractual term, more closely correlates with annual contract value and that the variability in total billings, depending on the timing of large multi-year contracts and the preference for annual billing versus multi-year upfront billing, may distort growth in one period over another.

Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow: We define free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available (if any), after purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs, for investment in our business and to make acquisitions. We believe that free cash flow is useful as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash. We define unlevered free cash flow as free cash flow plus cash paid for interest and other financing costs. We believe unlevered free cash flow is useful as a liquidity measure as it measures the cash that is available to invest in our business and meet our current debt obligations and future financing needs. However, given our debt obligations, non-cancelable commitments and other contractual obligations, unlevered free cash flow does not represent residual cash flow available for discretionary expenses.

Non-GAAP Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin: We define these non-GAAP financial measures as their respective GAAP measures, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses, restructuring expenses, costs related to the intra-entity asset transfers resulting from the internal restructuring of legal entities, and amortization of acquired intangible assets. Acquisition-related expenses include transaction and integration expenses, as well as costs related to the intercompany transfer of acquired intellectual property. Restructuring expenses include non-ordinary course severance, employee related benefits, and other charges. We believe that the exclusion of these expenses provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies, which commonly exclude restructuring expenses.

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share: We define non-GAAP net income as GAAP net loss, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses, restructuring expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets, including the applicable tax impacts. In addition, we exclude the tax impact and related costs of intra-entity asset transfers resulting from the internal restructuring of legal entities as well as deferred income tax benefits recognized in connection with acquisitions. We use non-GAAP net income to calculate non-GAAP earnings per share.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin: We define non-GAAP gross profit as GAAP gross profit, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets. Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense, Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense and Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense: We define these non-GAAP measures as their respective GAAP measures, excluding stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses and costs related to intra-entity asset transfers resulting from the internal restructuring of legal entities.

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⁽¹⁾ Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

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⁽¹⁾ Recurring revenue, which includes revenue from subscription arrangements for software (both recognized ratably over the subscription term and upon delivery) and cloud-based solutions and maintenance associated with perpetual licenses, represented 95% of revenue in the three months and years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

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⁽¹⁾ Deferred revenue (current), beginning of period for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 includes $4.1 million, $4.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively, related to acquired deferred revenue.

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⁽¹⁾ Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow for the periods presented were impacted by:

Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2022 were benefited by approximately $8 million from prepayments of software subscription costs, insurance and rent made in prior quarters.

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⁽¹⁾ The costs related to the intra-entity asset transfer resulted from our internal restructuring of Cymptom.

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⁽¹⁾ The tax impact of stock-based compensation is based on the tax treatment for the applicable tax jurisdictions.
⁽²⁾ The tax impact of acquisition-related expenses and restructuring charges are not material.
⁽³⁾ The costs related to the intra-entity asset transfer resulted from our internal restructuring of Cymptom.
⁽⁴⁾ The tax impact of the amortization of acquired intangible assets is included in the tax impact of acquisitions.
⁽⁵⁾ The tax impact of acquisitions for all periods presented includes the deferred tax benefits of the Alsid acquisition. In the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, tax impact from acquisitions includes a reversal of deferred tax expense related to indefinite-lived intangible assets. Additionally, the tax impact of acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes a reversal of the $2.5 million income tax benefit recognized for GAAP purposes related to the partial release of our valuation allowance associated with the Bit Discovery acquisition.
⁽⁶⁾ The tax impact of the intra-entity transfer is related to current tax expense based on the applicable Israeli tax rates resulting from our internal restructuring of Cymptom in the year ended December 31, 2022.
⁽⁷⁾ An adjustment to reconcile GAAP net loss per share, which excludes potentially dilutive shares, to non-GAAP earnings per share, which includes potentially dilutive shares.

The following adjustments to reconcile forecasted non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share, free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow are subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions, each of which are inherently difficult to forecast. As a result, actual adjustments and GAAP results may differ materially.

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⁽¹⁾ The forecasted GAAP net loss assumes income tax expense of $3.8 million and $14.8 million in the three months ending March 31, 2024 and year ending December 31, 2024, respectively.
⁽²⁾ Adjustment to reconcile GAAP net loss per share, which excludes potentially dilutive shares, to non-GAAP earnings per share, which includes potentially dilutive shares.