Medidata Reports Record Third Quarter 2017 Results

Medidata, the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions and data analytics for clinical research, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2017.

Oct. 26, 2017 10:30 UTC

 

  • Record revenue of $140.1 million, representing 17% year-over-year growth
  • Record GAAP net income of $12.8 million, representing 75% year-over-year growth
  • Record year-to-date cash flow from operations of $91.6 million, representing 89% year-over-year growth
 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medidata Solutions, Inc.(NASDAQ:MDSO), the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions and data analytics for clinical research, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2017.

“Medidata achieved strong results in many of our operational and financial metrics, highlighted by cash flow, bookings and multi-year backlog growth,” said Tarek Sherif, Medidata’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Growing momentum and adoption of our end-to-end eClinical solutions is being driven by the value we’re creating for our customers and partners. With the increase in complexity and regulation of clinical research, we are both a strategic and uniquely qualified partner to our customers, based on our integrated technology, deep clinical expertise and cross-sponsor data analytics.”

Third Quarter 2017 Results

  • Total revenue for the third quarter of 2017 was $140.1 million, an increase of $20.0 million, or 17%, compared with $120.1 million in the third quarter of 2016. Subscription revenue was $118.4 million, an increase of $16.9 million, or 17%, compared with the same period last year.
  • Professional services revenue for the third quarter of 2017 was $21.7 million, an increase of $3.2 million, or 17%, compared with $18.5 million in the third quarter of 2016.
  • GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of 2017 was 77.5%, up 180 basis points compared with 75.7% in the third quarter of 2016.
  • GAAP operating income1 for the quarter was $22.0 million, up 47% compared with $14.9 million in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP operating income2 for the third quarter of 2017 increased to $36.2 million, up 23% compared with $29.3 million a year ago.
  • GAAP operating income margin1 was 15.7% in the third quarter of 2017, up 330 basis points compared with 12.4% in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP operating income margin2 was 25.8% in the third quarter of 2017, up 140 basis points compared with 24.4% in the third quarter of 2016.
  • GAAP net income1 for the third quarter of 2017 was $12.8 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, up 75% compared with $7.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016. Adjusted non-GAAP net income2 for the third quarter of 2017 was $20.2 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, up 26% compared with $16.0 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016. See the non-GAAP reconciliation included in this release for full details of the non-GAAP adjustments.
  • For the third quarter of 2017, GAAP income1 includes a pre-tax benefit of $4.8 million related to the probable insurance recovery of the previously recognized 2014 wire transaction loss as a result of a recent favorable district court ruling.
  • Cash flow from operations was $30.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of $25.6 million, or 480%, compared with $5.3 million a year ago. For the nine-month period ending September 30, cash flow from operations was $91.6 million in 2017, an increase of $43.2 million, or 89%, compared with $48.4 million in 2016.
  • Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $553.6 million at the end of the third quarter, compared with $515.2 million on December 31, 2016.

 

Additional Highlights

  • Remaining adjusted subscription backlog3 as of September 30, 2017 was $117 million, an increase of $15 million, or 15%, compared with $102 million a year ago.
  • Total multi-year subscription backlog4 as of September 30, 2017 was $898 million, an increase of $325 million, or 57%, compared with $573 million a year ago. Total backlog growth includes the impact of the successful renewal of one of our largest customers during the third quarter.
  • We signed our first Synthetic Control agreement in multiple oncology indications with a longstanding global biotech customer, representing a landmark step forward in demonstrating the scientific relevance of our data assets. This allows customers to leverage the power of our dataset through the reuse of patient response control data from one trial to support the conclusions of another trial in order to improve selection of compounds for next phase, lower failure rates in subsequent trials, and reduce time to submissions.
  • Today we announced that Horizon Pharma plc selected the Medidata Clinical Cloud® platform to meet its Study Conduct and eTMF requirements. Continued interest in our regulated content management offering demonstrates our success in delivering integrated, end-to-end solutions that meet all R&D content and document management needs.
  • Medidata was recently named to the Challengers list of Fortune Future 50, ranking companies best positioned for future growth.
  • Medidata’s revenue retention rate5 was nearly 100%.

“Our performance year-to-date reflects strong profit and cash flow expansion demonstrating the long-term health and scale of our business,” said Rouven Bergmann, Medidata’s chief financial officer. “Platform momentum continues to build, driven by strong adoption of our data and analytics solutions and renewals at 17% above prior contract value, driving total contracted future cloud subscription revenue growth of 57% year-over-year to nearly $900 million.”

Financial Outlook

We are not changing our financial guidance for full year 2017 as we continue to expect results to be within the previously stated ranges issued at the beginning of the year. The previously issued revenue and profitability guidance ranges for full-year 2017 were as follows:

  • Total revenue between $538 and $562 million.
  • Professional services revenue is expected to be in the low $80 million dollar range. This reflects strong demand across many customers implementing the platform, data analytics, and strategic services.
  • GAAP operating income between $61 and $69 million. Non-GAAP operating income6, which excludes the impact of depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, and stock-based compensation expense, between $131 and $139 million.
  • GAAP net income between $31 and $36 million. Adjusted non-GAAP net income6, which excludes the impact of stock-based compensation, non-cash interest expense associated with convertible senior notes, and amortization, tax-effected at a 40% rate, between $69 and $74 million.
  • While changes in the stock price could change the fully diluted share count, Medidata is assuming 59.5 million fully diluted shares.

The operating and net income measures above reflect Medidata’s non-GAAP financial guidance and the corresponding GAAP equivalents to its guidance.

Conference Call

The company plans to host its investor conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time. The investor conference call will be available via live webcast on the “Investor” section of Medidata’s website at http://investor.mdsol.com. To participate by telephone, domestic participants may dial 877-303-2528 and international participants may dial 847-829-0023. Those interested in participating in the conference call should dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the call to register. Participants can also join the call via a simultaneous live audio webcast, which will be made available on the “Investor” section of Medidata’s website at http://investor.mdsol.com. A replay of the conference call can be accessed until Thursday, November 9, 2017 by dialing 800-585-8367 domestically or 404-537-3406 internationally, with the passcode 97148841. An archive of the call will also be hosted on the “Investor” section of Medidata’s website, http://investor.mdsol.com, for a limited period of time.

About Medidata

Medidata is reinventing global drug and medical device development by creating the industry's leading cloud-based solutions for clinical research. Through our advanced applications and intelligent data analytics, Medidata helps advance the scientific goals of life sciences customers worldwide, including over 850 global pharmaceutical companies, biotech, diagnostic and device firms, leading academic medical centers, and contract research organizations.

The Medidata Clinical Cloud® brings a new level of quality and efficiency to clinical trials that empower our customers to make more informed decisions earlier and faster. Our unparalleled clinical trial data assets provide deep insights that pave the way for future growth. The Medidata Clinical Cloud is the primary technology solution powering clinical trials for 18 of the world's top 25 global pharmaceutical companies and is used by 18 of the top 25 medical device developers—from study design and planning through execution, management and reporting.

Cautionary Statement

Certain statements made in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve significant risks and uncertainties about Medidata Solutions, Inc. (“Medidata”), including, but not limited to, statements about Medidata’s forecast of financial performance, products and services, business model, strategy and growth opportunities, and competitive position. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in these statements. In particular, the risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks associated with possible fluctuations in our financial and operating results; errors, interruptions or delays in our service or our web hosting; integration activities, performance and financial impact of acquired companies; our ability to continue to release, and gain customer acceptance of, new and improved versions of our products; changes in our sales and implementation cycles; competition; our ability to retain and expand our customer base or increase new business from those customers; our ability to hire, retain, and motivate our employees and manage our growth; regulatory developments; litigation; and general developments in the economy. For additional disclosure regarding these and other risks faced by Medidata, see disclosures contained in Medidata’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section of Medidata’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. You should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements included in this press release and not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and Medidata undertakes no obligation to update such statements as a result of new information.

(1) On September 18, 2014, Medidata discovered that it had been the subject of a fraud involving the transfer of $4.8 million to an overseas account. Medidata commenced legal action, alleging that its insurer had wrongly denied coverage with regard to the loss. On July 21, 2017, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Medidata’s motion for summary judgment, and denied the insurer’s motion. In light of this ruling, operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 include recognition of the amount that is probable to be recovered, up to the amount of the originally recorded loss. Any potential recovery amounts that are in excess of the amount of the loss, such as interest, have not been recognized.

(2) Non-GAAP Financial Information

Medidata provides non-GAAP operating income, net income, and net income per share applicable to common stockholders data as additional information for its operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP operating income excludes the impact of depreciation, amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisitions, stock-based compensation expense, wire transaction recovery, and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration. Adjusted non-GAAP net income excludes the tax-effected impact of amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisitions, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense on convertible senior notes, wire transaction recovery, and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate its financial results, develop budgets, manage expenditures, and as an important factor in determining variable compensation. In addition, investors frequently have requested information from management regarding depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash charges, such as share-based compensation, and management believes, based on discussions with investors, that these non-GAAP measures enhance investors’ ability to assess Medidata’s historical and projected future financial performance. While management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors, there are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. One limitation of non-GAAP operating income is that it excludes depreciation and amortization, which represents the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our business. Medidata compensates for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplements to GAAP financial measures and by reviewing the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP results, which are attached to this press release.

(3) Adjusted subscription backlog equals subscription backlog plus outstanding intra-year renewals valued at an amount equal to the contracts to be renewed.

(4) Total multi-year subscription backlog is unadjusted for renewals.

(5) Revenue retention rate is calculated as the percentage of prior year revenue attributable to customers retained in the current year.

(6) A tabular reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable forward-looking GAAP measures is attached to this press release.

 
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
      Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,
      2017   2016   2017   2016
Revenues                  
Subscription     $ 118,411     $ 101,560     $ 339,772     $ 288,288  
Professional services     21,669     18,501     64,543     50,621  
Total revenues     140,080     120,061     404,315     338,909  
Cost of revenues (1)(2)                  
Subscription     17,131     16,095     51,277     46,024  
Professional services     14,423     13,133     42,811     36,929  
Total cost of revenues     31,554     29,228     94,088     82,953  
Gross profit     108,526     90,833     310,227     255,956  
Operating costs and expenses                  
Research and development (1)     36,207     28,028     102,028     84,523  
Sales and marketing (1)(2)     31,428     27,789     94,321     80,856  
General and administrative (1)     23,701     20,089     70,772     57,866  
Wire transaction recovery (3)     (4,770 )       (4,770 )    
Total operating costs and expenses     86,566     75,906     262,351     223,245  
Operating income     21,960     14,927     47,876     32,711  
Interest and other income (expense)                  
Interest expense     (4,407 )   (4,220 )   (13,117 )   (12,530 )
Interest income     1,531     1,005     4,030     2,809  
Other expense, net     (7 )   (7 )   (7 )   (8 )
Total interest and other expense, net     (2,883 )   (3,222 )   (9,094 )   (9,729 )
Income before income taxes     19,077     11,705     38,782     22,982  
Provision for income taxes     6,233     4,347     8,170     4,839  
Net income     $ 12,844     $ 7,358     $ 30,612     $ 18,143  
Earnings per share                  
Basic     $ 0.23     $ 0.13     $ 0.54     $ 0.33  
Diluted     $ 0.21     $ 0.13     $ 0.51     $ 0.32  
Weighted average common shares outstanding                  
Basic     56,654     55,670     56,389     55,395  
Diluted     60,614     57,738     59,664     57,272  
(1) Stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues and operating costs and expenses is as follows:
Cost of revenues     $ 1,152     $ 1,154     $ 3,567     $ 3,603  
Research and development     3,472     2,292     9,734     6,809  
Sales and marketing     1,864     1,633     4,875     5,349  
General and administrative     5,521     5,379     16,846     15,394  
Total stock-based compensation     $ 12,009     $ 10,458     $ 35,022     $ 31,155  
(2) Amortization of intangible assets included in costs of revenues and operating costs and expenses is as follows:
Cost of revenues     $ 1,094     $ 314     $ 2,570     $ 707  
Sales and marketing     119     84     321     193  
Total amortization of intangible assets     $ 1,213     $ 398     $ 2,891     $ 900  
(3) Operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 include the probable insurance recovery of amounts associated with the previously recognized 2014 wire transaction loss.
 

 

 
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income and GAAP Net Income to

Non-GAAP Operating Income and Adjusted Non-GAAP Net Income (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
      Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,
      2017   2016   2017   2016
Operating income:                  
GAAP operating income     $ 21,960     $ 14,927     $ 47,876     $ 32,711  
GAAP operating margins     15.7 %   12.4 %   11.8 %   9.7 %
Stock-based compensation     12,009     10,458     35,022     31,155  
Depreciation and amortization     6,853     3,918     16,918     10,901  
Wire transaction recovery (1)     (4,770 )       (4,770 )    
Contingent consideration adjustment (2)     102         160      
Non-GAAP operating income     $ 36,154     $ 29,303     $ 95,206     $ 74,767  
Non-GAAP operating margins     25.8 %   24.4 %   23.5 %   22.1 %
Net income:                  
GAAP net income     $ 12,844     $ 7,358     $ 30,612     $ 18,143  
Stock-based compensation     12,009     10,458     35,022     31,155  
Amortization     1,213     398     2,891     900  
Wire transaction recovery (1)     (4,770 )       (4,770 )    
Contingent consideration adjustment (2)     102         160      
Non-cash interest expense

on convertible senior notes (3)

    3,698     3,501     10,944     10,364  
Tax impact on add-back items (4)     (4,901 )   (5,743 )   (17,699 )   (16,968 )
Adjusted non-GAAP net income     $ 20,195     $ 15,972     $ 57,160     $ 43,594  
GAAP basic earnings per share     $ 0.23     $ 0.13     $ 0.54     $ 0.33  
GAAP diluted earnings per share     $ 0.21     $ 0.13     $ 0.51     $ 0.32  
Adjusted Non-GAAP basic earnings per share     $ 0.36     $ 0.29     $ 1.01     $ 0.79  
Adjusted Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share     $ 0.33     $ 0.28     $ 0.96     $ 0.76  
                                   
(1) Operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 include the probable insurance recovery of amounts associated with the previously recognized 2014 wire transaction loss. We exclude these amounts for the purposes of calculating non-GAAP operating income and adjusted non-GAAP net income because we believe they are not indicative of our continuing operations or meaningful when comparing current to past results.
 
(2) Amount represents the change in fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration liabilities.
 
(3) Amount represents non-cash interest expense, including amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, on our 1.00% convertible senior notes issued during the third quarter of 2013. We exclude this incremental non-cash interest expense for purposes of calculating adjusted non-GAAP net income. We believe that excluding these expenses from our non-GAAP measures is useful to investors because such incremental non-cash interest expense does not generate a cash outflow, nor do the debt issuance costs represent a cash outflow except in the period the notes were issued; therefore both are not indicative of our continuing operations.
 
(4) Tax impact calculated using a 40% tax rate.
 

The table above presents a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP operating income, net income, and net income per share applicable to common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Non-GAAP operating income excludes the impact of stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisitions, wire transaction recovery, and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration. Adjusted non-GAAP net income excludes the tax-affected impact of stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisitions, wire transaction recovery, adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration, and non-cash interest expense on convertible senior notes.

 

 

 
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
     

September 30,
2017

 

December 31,
2016

ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 128,435     $ 93,519  
Marketable securities     269,351     281,285  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,393 and $1,041, respectively     105,961     115,216  
Prepaid commission expense     4,115     1,842  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     34,997     20,382  
Deferred income taxes         6,536  
Total current assets     542,859     518,780  
Restricted cash     5,515     5,760  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net     81,619     58,461  
Marketable securities, long-term     155,826     140,418  
Goodwill     47,913     30,780  
Intangible assets, net     18,801     5,090  
Deferred income taxes, long-term     37,697     40,415  
Other assets     23,484     18,181  
Total assets     $ 913,714     $ 817,885  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable     $ 2,408     $ 6,202  
Accrued payroll and other compensation     29,455     29,260  
Accrued expenses and other     35,438     20,958  
Deferred revenue     80,319     75,911  
1.00% convertible senior notes, net     274,345      
Total current liabilities     421,965     132,331  
Noncurrent liabilities:          
1.00% convertible senior notes, net         263,401  
Deferred revenue, less current portion     2,926     1,703  
Deferred tax liabilities     124     322  
Other long-term liabilities     21,011     18,138  
Total noncurrent liabilities     24,061     283,564  
Total liabilities     446,026     415,895  
Commitments and contingencies          
Stockholders' equity:          
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding          

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 200,000 shares authorized; 62,627 and 61,393 shares
issued; 58,493 and 57,733 shares outstanding, respectively

    626     614  
Additional paid-in capital     467,645     418,497  
Treasury stock, 4,134 and 3,660 shares, respectively     (130,499 )   (114,204 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (3,055 )   (5,276 )
Retained earnings     132,971     102,359  
Total stockholders' equity     467,688     401,990  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $ 913,714     $ 817,885  
                   

 

 
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
 
      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
      2017   2016  
Cash flows from operating activities            
Net income     $ 30,612     $ 18,143    
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization     16,918     10,901    
Stock-based compensation     35,022     31,155    
Amortization of discounts or premiums on marketable securities     1,131     2,268    
Deferred income taxes     6,066     3,768    
Amortization of debt issuance costs     958     959    
Amortization of debt discount     9,986     9,405    
Provision for doubtful accounts     806     863    
(Gain) loss on fixed asset disposal     (8 )   15    
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration     160        
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
Accounts receivable     9,050     (32,414 )  
Prepaid commission expense     (5,265 )   (3,096 )  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (17,453 )   (1,747 )  
Other assets     596     (5,443 )  
Accounts payable     (3,796 )   (1,883 )  
Accrued payroll and other compensation     (3,155 )   863    
Accrued expenses and other     3,539     10,525    
Deferred revenue     5,406     10,661    
Other long-term liabilities     1,001     (6,577 )  
Net cash provided by operating activities     91,574     48,366    
Cash flows from investing activities            
Purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment     (30,502 )   (15,872 )  
Purchase of available-for-sale securities     (224,291 )   (214,670 )  
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities     220,059     223,664    
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired     (22,941 )   (17,186 )  
Purchase of cost method investment         (4,000 )  
Net cash used in investing activities     (57,675 )   (28,064 )

(1)

Cash flows from financing activities            
Proceeds from exercise of stock options     9,675     4,269    
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan     6,799     5,190    
Acquisition of treasury stock     (16,293 )   (14,437 )  
Repayment of notes payable         (100 )  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     181     (5,078 )  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     591     299    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     34,671     15,523    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – Beginning of period     99,279     55,472  

(1)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – End of period     $ 133,950     $ 70,995  

(1)

(1) As a result of our early adoption of ASU. No. 2016-18 during the first quarter of 2017, the consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 has been adjusted to include restricted cash in beginning- and end-of-period cash.
 

 

 
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reconciliation of Forward-Looking GAAP Operating Income Guidance and GAAP Net Income Guidance to

Non-GAAP Operating Income Guidance and Adjusted Non-GAAP Net Income Guidance (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
 
     

Estimated Full-Year
2017

GAAP operating income:     $61 - $69
Stock-based compensation (1)     47
Depreciation and amortization (1)     23
Non-GAAP operating income     $131 - $139
       
GAAP net income:     $31 - $36
Stock-based compensation (1)     47
Amortization (1)     2
Non-cash interest expense on convertible senior notes (1)     15

Tax impact on add-back items (2)

    (26)
Adjusted non-GAAP net income     $69 - $74
       
(1) Represents the estimated midpoint of our guidance range.
(2) Tax impact estimated using a 40% rate.
 

 

Contacts

Investors:
Medidata Solutions
Anthony D’Amico, 732-767-4331
adamico@mdsol.com
or
Media:
Medidata Solutions
Erik Snider, 646-362-2997
esnider@mdsol.com

 

 
 

Source: Medidata

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