WalkMe Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

SAN FRANCISCO, February 21, 2024 -- WalkMe Ltd. (NASDAQ:WKME), a leading provider of digital adoption solutions, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023.

 

Management Commentary

 

 

 

2023 Financial Highlights

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:

 

Recent Business Highlights:

 

Financial Outlook:

 

For the first quarter of 2024, the Company currently expects:

 

For the full year 2024, the Company currently expects:

 

The section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators” below contains a description of the non-GAAP financial measures and Key Performance Indicators discussed in this press release and reconciliations between historical GAAP and non-GAAP information are contained in the tables below. The Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss) to Operating Income (Loss), its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort, because items that impact this GAAP financial measure are not within the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. These items may include, but are not limited to, predicting forward-looking share-based compensation. Such information may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on the Company’s future financial results.

 

Throughout this press release, we provide a number of key performance indicators used by our management and often used by competitors in our industry. These and other key performance indicators are discussed in more detail in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators” in this press release.

 

Conference Call Information:

 

WalkMe will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time on February 21, 2024. The press release with the financial results as well as the investor presentation materials will be accessible from the Company’s website prior to the conference call.

 

A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the WalkMe investor relations website at https://ir.walkme.com.

 

Approximately one hour after completion of the live call and for at least 30 days thereafter, an archived version of the webcast will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.walkme.com.

 

Supplemental Financial and Other Information:

 

We intend to announce material information to the public through the WalkMe Investor Relations website at ir.walkme.com, SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, and public webcasts. We use these channels to communicate with our investors, customers, and the public about our company, our offerings, and other issues. As such, we encourage investors, the media, and others to follow the channels listed above, and to review the information disclosed through such channels.

 

Any updates to the list of disclosure channels through which we will announce information will be posted on the investor relations page of our website.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators:

 

In addition to our financial results reported in accordance with GAAP, this press release and the accompanying tables and related presentation materials may contain one or more of the following non-GAAP financial measures: Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin, Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Margin, Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) attributable to WalkMe Ltd., Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) per share attributable to WalkMe Ltd. and Free Cash Flow, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that these measures provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key measures used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

 

Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin. We define Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit excluding share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles and restructuring expenses. We exclude these items because they occur for reasons that may be unrelated to our core operating performance during the period, and because we believe that such items may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult. We use Non-GAAP Gross Profit with traditional GAAP measures to evaluate our financial performance. Non-GAAP Gross Margin is calculated as a percentage of revenues.

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow. We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less cash used for purchases of property and equipment and capitalized internal-use software development costs. We believe that Free Cash Flow is a useful indicator of liquidity that provides information to management and investors, even if negative, about the amount of cash used in our business. Our Free Cash Flow may vary from period to period and be impacted as we continue to invest for growth in our business.

 

ARR. We define ARR as the annualized value of customer subscription contracts as of the measurement date, assuming any contract that expires during the next 12 months is renewed on its existing terms (including contracts for which we are negotiating a renewal). Our calculation of ARR is not adjusted for the impact of any known or projected future events (such as customer cancellations, upgrades or downgrades, or price increases or decreases) that may cause any such contract not to be renewed on its existing terms. In addition, the amount of actual revenue that we recognize over any 12-month period is likely to differ from ARR at the beginning of that period, sometimes significantly. This may occur due to new bookings, cancellations, upgrades, downgrades or other changes in pending renewals, as well as the effects of professional services revenue and acquisitions or divestitures. As a result, ARR should be viewed independently of, and not as a substitute for or forecast of, revenue and deferred revenue. Our calculation of ARR may differ from similarly titled metrics presented by other companies.

 

Enterprise-Wide DAP Customers: We define Enterprise-Wide DAP Customers as those who have purchased enterprise-wide subscriptions or who have department-wide usage of our Digital Adoption Platform across four or more applications. We believe these customers are an indication of the success of our customer acquisition and expansion strategy and demonstrate the strategic demand for our Digital Adoption Platform, the growth of our business and our potential future business opportunities.

 

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the reconciliation tables provided in this press release. The accompanying reconciliation tables have more details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial results, including revenue and non-GAAP operating loss guidance, and expectations regarding the Company’s ARR growth, operations and future profitability; the capabilities of and demand for the Company’s services; the growth and evolution of the digital adoption platform industry; the Company's future financial strategy and competitive market position within the industry are all forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “target,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual outcomes may differ materially from the information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation, the following: our ability to manage our growth effectively, sustain our historical growth rate in the future or achieve or maintain profitability; the impact of adverse macro-economic changes on our business, financial condition and results of operations; the growth and expansion of the markets for our offerings and our ability to adapt and respond effectively to evolving market conditions; our estimates of, and future expectations regarding, our market opportunity; our ability to keep pace with technological and competitive developments and develop or otherwise introduce new products and solutions and enhancements to our existing offerings; our ability to maintain the interoperability of our offerings across devices, operating systems and third-party applications and to maintain and expand our relationships with third-party technology partners; the effects of increased competition in our target markets and our ability to compete effectively; our ability to attract and retain new customers and to expand within our existing customer base; the success of our sales and marketing operations, including our ability to realize efficiencies and reduce customer acquisition costs; risks related to the war in Israel and the related challenges to the political, economic and security conditions in Israel and its impact on our business, financial performance and our actions designed to mitigate such impact;  our ability to meet the service-level commitments under our customer agreements and the effects on our business if we are unable to do so; our relationships with, and dependence on, various third-party service providers; our ability to maintain and enhance awareness of our brand; our ability to offer high quality customer support; our ability to effectively develop and expand our marketing and sales capabilities; our ability to maintain the sales prices of our offerings and the effects of pricing fluctuations; the sustainability of, and fluctuations in, our gross margin; risks related to our international operations and our ability to expand our international business operations; the effects of currency exchange rate fluctuations on our results of operations, including recent declines in the value of the Israeli shekel following Hamas’ attacks against Israel; challenges and risks related to our sales to government entities; our ability to consummate acquisitions at our historical rate and at acceptable prices, to enter into other strategic transactions and relationships, and to manage the risks related to these transactions and arrangements; our ability to protect our proprietary technology, or to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce sufficiently broad intellectual property rights therein; our ability to maintain the security and availability of our platform, products and solutions; our ability to comply with current and future legislation and governmental regulations to which we are subject or may become subject in the future; changes in applicable tax law, the stability of effective tax rates and adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns; the effects of unfavorable conditions in our industry or the global economy or reductions in information technology spending; factors that may affect the future trading prices of our ordinary shares; and other risk factors set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023, and other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC. These statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this press release. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

About WalkMe

 

WalkMe (WKME) pioneered the world’s leading Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) so companies can effectively navigate the constant change brought on by technology. With WalkMe, organizations drive enterprise productivity and reduce risk by ensuring consistent, responsible, and efficient adoption of software and the workflows it powers. Our AI-driven platform sits on top of an organization’s tech stack, identifies where people experience friction, and delivers the personalized guidance and automation needed to get the job done, right in the flow of work. Customers like IBM, Nestle, ThermoFisher Scientific, and the U.S. Dept. of Defense trust WalkMe to create the people-centric experiences required to boost the effectiveness of their workflows and maximize software ROI.

 

⁽¹⁾ Includes share-based compensation expense as follows:

⁽²⁾ Includes amortization and impairment of acquired intangibles as follows:

⁽³⁾ Includes restructuring expense as follows:

⁽⁴⁾ Includes legal settlement expense as follows:

 

WalkMe Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

(in thousands; unaudited)

		Three months ended								Year ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(9,747	)		$	(21,328	)		$	(56,753	)		$	(108,350	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Share-based compensation			13,498				11,996				55,457				50,104
Depreciation, amortization and impairment			1,574				1,215				6,157				7,878
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities, net			159				(159	)			(1,318	)			(551	)
Finance (income) expense			1,572				(1,226	)			2,125				(1,758	)
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on marketable securities, net			(737	)			(370	)			(2,245	)			(370	)
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, net			(2,252	)			(10,001	)			4,530				(7,417	)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets			344				2,099				(1,459	)			1,390
Decrease (increase) in deferred contract acquisition costs			1,222				(6,467	)			9,337				(10,272	)
Increase (decrease) in trade payables			(380	)			1,433				(2,449	)			(354	)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other current liabilities			7,327				7,822				(2,877	)			(3,178	)
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues			(2,844	)			5,051				2,429				22,924
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities			(580	)			1,136				2,346				3,146
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			9,156				(8,799	)			15,280				(46,808	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment			(29	)			(194	)			(540	)			(2,867	)
Investment in short-term deposits			(28,000	)			(30,000	)			(28,000	)			(170,500	)
Proceeds from short-term deposits			30,000				20,000				123,500				112,257
Investment in marketable securities			(32,323	)			(84,881	)			(75,653	)			(84,881	)
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities			4,593				-				46,057				-
Proceeds from restricted deposits			-				-				-				295
Capitalization of software development costs			(772	)			(1,196	)			(3,255	)			(4,260	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(26,531	)			(96,271	)			62,109				(149,956	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of options			368				2,489				1,864				5,074
Proceeds from employees share purchase plan			960				1,494				4,102				9,717
Net cash provided by financing activities			1,328				3,983				5,966				14,791
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			770				295				(560	)			(850	)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(15,277	)			(100,792	)			82,795				(182,823	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - Beginning of period			192,500				195,220				94,428				277,251
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - End of period		$	177,223			$	94,428			$	177,223			$	94,428

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