Qumu Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Company Affirms 74% Revenue Increase in Second Quarter to Record $9.3 Million; Strong Demand Continues to Expand Sales Pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS--()--Qumu Corporation (Nasdaq: QUMU), the leading provider of best-in-class video technology for the enterprise, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Q2 2020 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue increased 74% year-over-year to a quarterly record $9.3 million, Qumu's highest for a second quarter period as a video technology solutions company
  • Net loss was $(692,000) and adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, totaled $809,000
  • Customer retention was 90% for the second quarter 2020
  • Cash and cash equivalents totaled $9.9 million
  • Management reaffirms its 2020 revenue outlook of $29 million, representing 14% year-over-year growth and an increase from previous revenue outlook of $28 million provided on May 5, 2020

Management Commentary

“Our financial outperformance in the second quarter was the direct result of the swelling demand for Qumu’s best-in-class software platform in the now largely remote-work environment," said Qumu Chairman Neil E. Cox. “We believe the COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed a fundamental shift in enterprise video usage, driving organizations globally to rapidly adopt and expand their use of video for both business continuity and effective internal communications in the ‘new normal’ business landscape. Qumu’s technology forms the critical infrastructure that enables Global 2000 enterprises to securely create, manage and deliver live and on demand video across any organization at scale.”

TJ Kennedy, Qumu President and CEO commented: “The global pandemic has positioned Qumu as an even more essential part of our customers’ businesses, fueling an exponential increase in usage of our platform over the last several months. One illustrative example of this paradigm shift is the large expansion order we received at the end of Q1 from one our financial institutions customers that multiplied from 3,000 to 50,000 users in just a matter of days. This win, while notable in its own right, is indicative of an overall surge we’re experiencing across our customer base, where usage is running at orders of magnitude above base levels, and which we expect will ultimately translate to real revenue growth in the coming quarters.

“As customers and prospects first solved their immediate video and collaboration needs in the wake of the pandemic, we’ve seen a material increase in demand from both constituencies for Qumu’s back end video infrastructure platform to help them securely manage and deliver their outgrown video needs. We are seeing this increased demand drive a record sales pipeline for our Company that we are actively and efficiently working to monetize over the coming quarters.”

Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Revenue increased 74% to $9.3 million in the second quarter 2020 from $5.4 million in the second quarter 2019. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a large customer order received at the end of the first quarter 2020, which the customer identified as specifically driven by COVID-19. A significant portion of the revenue from that customer order was recognized in the second quarter 2020, with incremental revenue to be recognized in the third and fourth quarter of 2020.

Subscription, maintenance and support revenue increased 12% to $4.7 million in the second quarter 2020 from $4.2 million in the second quarter 2019, which was driven by revenue related to the large customer order received at the end of the first quarter 2020 previously mentioned.

Gross margin for the second quarter 2020 was 68.5% compared to 70.9% for the second quarter 2019. The gross margin percentage decrease was primarily due to a higher mix of appliance revenue, which generally carries lower margins compared to term license revenue. The higher mix of appliance revenue was driven by the on-premise expansion component of the large customer order.

Net loss for the second quarter 2020 was $(692,000), or $(0.05) loss per basic share and $(0.06) loss per diluted share, an improvement compared to $(3.6) million, or $(0.37) loss per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter 2019. Net loss for the second quarter of 2020 included transaction-related expenses of $699,000 related to the previously announced merger termination with Synacor, Inc. on June 29, 2020. The transaction-related expenses represent an adjustment in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA (see Supplemental Financial Information below).

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter 2020 was $809,000, an improvement compared to adjusted EBITDA loss of $(1.4) million for the second quarter 2019.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $9.9 million as of June 30, 2020, compared to $10.6 million as of December 31, 2019.

Six Month 2020 Financial Highlights

Revenue increased 25% to $15.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 from $12.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a large customer order received at the end of the first quarter 2020, which the customer identified as specifically driven by COVID-19.

Subscription, maintenance and support revenue decreased 9% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to $8.8 million from $9.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease in subscription, maintenance and support revenue was due to the recognition of large term license renewals in the first six months of 2019 that were absent in the comparable period of 2020.

Gross margin was 67.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to 75.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The gross margin percentage decrease was primarily due to a higher mix of appliance revenue, which generally carries lower margins compared to term license revenue. Additionally, the six months ended June 30, 2020 included outsourced professional services expenses for certain customer-specific projects, which negatively impacted services gross margin.

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $(3.4) million, or $(0.25) loss per basic share and $(0.27) loss per diluted share, an improvement compared to $(4.6) million, or $(0.47) loss per basic and diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2020 included transaction-related expenses of $1.5 million related to the merger termination with Synacor, Inc. The transaction-related expenses represent an adjustment in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA (see Supplemental Financial Information below).

Adjusted EBITDA loss was $(436,000), an improvement compared to adjusted EBITDA loss of $(1.2) million for the comparable 2019 period.

Business Outlook

Qumu provides revenue guidance based on current market conditions and management’s expectations, including the financial impact that COVID-19 is expected to have on economies and enterprises around the world. Based on the Company’s strong second quarter 2020 financial results and expanding pipeline of business, management currently expects revenue for 2020 to be approximately $29 million compared to $25.4 million in 2019, representing year-over-year growth of 14%. Management will continue to assess its revenue outlook for the second half of 2020 as more information becomes available on customer ordering trends and the economic disruption caused by COVID-19.

Conference Call

Qumu executive management will host a conference call today (July 28, 2020) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. A question and answer session will follow management’s prepared remarks.

U.S. Dial-In Number: +1.833.644.0679
International Dial-In Number: +1.918.922.6755

Investors can also access a webcast of the live conference call by linking through the Investor Relations section of the Qumu website at https://qumu.com/en/investor-relations/. The webcast will be archived on Qumu’s website for one year.

Non-GAAP Information

To supplement the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, the Company uses adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, which excludes certain items from net loss, a GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA excludes items related to interest income and expense, the impact of income-based taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, foreign currency gains and losses, other non-operating income and expenses, and transaction-related expenses.

The Company uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when planning, monitoring, and evaluating the Company’s performance. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it provides supplemental information that allows investors to review the Company's results of operations from the same perspective as management and the Company's board of directors. Non-GAAP results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only for understanding our operating results. The non-GAAP results should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

See the attached Supplemental Financial Information for a reconciliation of net loss, a GAAP measure, to adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

About Qumu

Qumu Corporation (Nasdaq: QUMU) is the leading provider of best-in-class tools to create, manage, secure, distribute and measure the success of live and on-demand video for the enterprise. Backed by the most trusted and experienced team in the industry, the Qumu platform enables global organizations to drive employee engagement, increase access to video, and modernize the workplace by providing a more efficient and effective way to share knowledge.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” or “estimate” or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

Such forward-looking statements include, for example, statements about: the expected use and adoption of video in the enterprise, the impact of COVID-19 on the use and adoption of video in the enterprise, the Company’s future revenue and operating performance, cash balances, future product mix or the timing of recognition of revenue and the demand for the Company’s products or software. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Qumu assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future, except as required by law.

QUMU CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software licenses and appliances

$

4,061

 

 

$

689

 

 

$

5,601

 

 

$

1,694

 

Service

5,273

 

 

4,676

 

 

9,960

 

 

10,769

 

Total revenues

9,334

 

 

5,365

 

 

15,561

 

 

12,463

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software licenses and appliances

1,477

 

 

336

 

 

2,125

 

 

647

 

Service

1,463

 

 

1,227

 

 

2,902

 

 

2,453

 

Total cost of revenues

2,940

 

 

1,563

 

 

5,027

 

 

3,100

 

Gross profit

6,394

 

 

3,802

 

 

10,534

 

 

9,363

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

2,088

 

 

1,838

 

 

3,868

 

 

3,512

 

Sales and marketing

2,181

 

 

2,212

 

 

4,399

 

 

4,564

 

General and administrative

2,320

 

 

1,579

 

 

4,913

 

 

3,325

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles

163

 

 

201

 

 

327

 

 

419

 

Total operating expenses

6,752

 

 

5,830

 

 

13,507

 

 

11,820

 

Operating loss

(358

)

 

(2,028

)

 

(2,973

)

 

(2,457

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

(22

)

 

(214

)

 

(5

)

 

(419

)

Decrease in fair value of derivative liability

105

 

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

Increase in fair value of warrant liability

(434

)

 

(1,436

)

 

(398

)

 

(1,725

)

Other, net

(37

)

 

66

 

 

(197

)

 

35

 

Total other income (expense), net

(388

)

 

(1,584

)

 

(495

)

 

(2,109

)

Loss before income taxes

(746

)

 

(3,612

)

 

(3,468

)

 

(4,566

)

Income tax benefit

(54

)

 

(11

)

 

(104

)

 

(15

)

Net loss

$

(692

)

 

$

(3,601

)

 

$

(3,364

)

 

$

(4,551

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share – basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share – basic

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(0.47

)

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

13,534

 

 

9,861

 

 

13,543

 

 

9,775

 

Net loss per share – diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss attributable to common shareholders

$

(820

)

 

$

(3,601

)

 

$

(3,658

)

 

$

(4,551

)

Net loss per share – diluted

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

(0.27

)

 

$

(0.47

)

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

13,538

 

 

9,861

 

 

13,573

 

 

9,775

 

QUMU CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited - in thousands)

Assets

June 30,
2020

 

December 31,
2019

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,887

 

 

$

10,639

 

Receivables, net

8,224

 

 

4,586

 

Contract assets

948

 

 

1,089

 

Income taxes receivable

515

 

 

338

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

1,719

 

 

1,981

 

Total current assets

21,293

 

 

18,633

 

Property and equipment, net

464

 

 

596

 

Right of use assets – operating leases

1,490

 

 

1,746

 

Intangible assets, net

2,537

 

 

3,075

 

Goodwill

6,718

 

 

7,203

 

Deferred income taxes, non-current

12

 

 

21

 

Other assets, non-current

478

 

 

442

 

Total assets

$

32,992

 

 

$

31,716

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

$

3,744

 

 

$

2,816

 

Accrued compensation

1,329

 

 

1,165

 

Deferred revenue

11,142

 

 

10,140

 

Operating lease liabilities

600

 

 

587

 

Financing obligations

203

 

 

157

 

Note payable

1,735

 

 

 

Derivative liability

35

 

 

 

Warrant liability

1,482

 

 

2,939

 

Total current liabilities

20,270

 

 

17,804

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, non-current

3,979

 

 

1,449

 

Income taxes payable, non-current

597

 

 

585

 

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

1,256

 

 

1,587

 

Financing obligations, non-current

39

 

 

83

 

Other liabilities, non-current

151

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

6,022

 

 

3,704

 

Total liabilities

26,292

 

 

21,508

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Common stock

135

 

 

136

 

Additional paid-in capital

78,416

 

 

78,061

 

Accumulated deficit

(68,492

)

 

(65,128

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(3,359

)

 

(2,861

)

Total stockholders’ equity

6,700

 

 

10,208

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

32,992

 

 

$

31,716

 

QUMU CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited - in thousands)

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2020

 

2019

Operating activities:

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(3,364

)

 

$

(4,551

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

618

 

 

809

 

Stock-based compensation

409

 

 

425

 

Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs

20

 

 

263

 

Gain on lease modification

 

 

(21

)

Decrease in fair value of derivative liability

(105

)

 

 

Increase in fair value of warrant liability

398

 

 

1,725

 

Deferred income taxes

9

 

 

7

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Receivables

(3,685

)

 

3,290

 

Contract assets

140

 

 

(1,010

)

Income taxes receivable / payable

(184

)

 

(15

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

394

 

 

586

 

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

1,030

 

 

(397

)

Accrued compensation

177

 

 

(711

)

Deferred revenue

3,709

 

 

(1,445

)

Other non-current liabilities

151

 

 

(24

)

Net cash used in operating activities

(283

)

 

(1,069

)

Investing activities:

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

(29

)

 

(43

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(29

)

 

(43

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock plans

 

 

42

 

Principal payments on financing obligations

(185

)

 

(158

)

Common stock repurchases to settle employee withholding liability

(54

)

 

(53

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(239

)

 

(169

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

(201

)

 

(6

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(752

)

 

(1,287

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

10,639

 

 

8,636

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

9,887

 

$

7,349

QUMU CORPORATION

Supplemental Financial Information

(unaudited - in thousands)

 

A summary of revenue is as follows:

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Software licenses and appliances

$

4,061

 

 

$

689

 

 

$

5,601

 

 

$

1,694

 

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscription, maintenance and support

4,673

 

 

4,154

 

 

8,833

 

 

9,717

 

Professional services and other

600

 

 

522

 

 

1,127

 

 

1,052

 

Total service

5,273

 

 

4,676

 

 

9,960

 

 

10,769

 

Total revenue

$

9,334

 

 

$

5,365

 

 

$

15,561

 

 

$

12,463

 

A reconciliation from GAAP results to adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Net loss

$

(692

)

 

$

(3,601

)

 

$

(3,364

)

 

$

(4,551

)

Interest expense, net

22

 

 

214

 

 

5

 

 

419

 

Income tax benefit

(54

)

 

(11

)

 

(104

)

 

(15

)

Depreciation and amortization expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization in operating expenses

73

 

 

86

 

 

151

 

 

159

 

Total depreciation and amortization expense

73

 

 

86

 

 

151

 

 

159

 

Amortization of intangibles included in cost of revenues

68

 

 

114

 

 

140

 

 

231

 

Amortization of intangibles included in operating expenses

163

 

 

201

 

 

327

 

 

419

 

Total amortization of intangibles expense

231

 

 

315

 

 

467

 

 

650

 

Total depreciation and amortization expense

304

 

 

401

 

 

618

 

 

809

 

EBITDA

(420

)

 

(2,997

)

 

(2,845

)

 

(3,338

)

Decrease in fair value of derivative liability

(105

)

 

 

 

(105

)

 

 

Increase in fair value of warrant liability

434

 

 

1,436

 

 

398

 

 

1,725

 

Other income (expense), net

37

 

 

(66

)

 

197

 

 

(35

)

Stock-based compensation expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation included in cost of revenues

5

 

 

6

 

 

10

 

 

14

 

Stock-based compensation included in operating expenses

159

 

 

188

 

 

399

 

 

411

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

164

 

 

194

 

 

409

 

 

425

 

Transaction-related expenses

699

 

 

 

 

1,510

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

809

 

 

$

(1,433

)

 

$

(436

)

 

$

(1,223

)

 

Contacts

Company Contact:
Dave Ristow
Chief Financial Officer
Qumu Corporation
Dave.Ristow@qumu.com
+1.612.638.9045

Investor Contact:
Matt Glover or Tom Colton
Gateway Investor Relations
QUMU@gatewayir.com
+1.949.574.3860

Contacts

Company Contact:
Dave Ristow
Chief Financial Officer
Qumu Corporation
Dave.Ristow@qumu.com
+1.612.638.9045

Investor Contact:
Matt Glover or Tom Colton
Gateway Investor Relations
QUMU@gatewayir.com
+1.949.574.3860