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Exhibit 99.1

Okta Announces Record Second Quarter Fiscal 2018 Financial Results
Q2 total revenue up 63% year-over-year; subscription revenue up 68% year-over-year
Q2 GAAP operating margin improved by 10 percentage points year-over-year; Non-GAAP operating margin improved by 20 percentage points, year-over-year
Named a leader and positioned highest in "ability to execute" in Gartner’s June 2017 Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide
Company had record attendance at Oktane17 in August, with registration growing over 50% year-over-year


SAN FRANCISCO – September 7, 2017 – Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2017.
“We had a very strong second quarter with revenue up 63% year-over-year while operating margin improved significantly once again,” said Todd McKinnon, CEO of Okta. “We also had record attendance last week at Oktane17, our annual customer and partner conference. We were thrilled to have had over 2,400 registrants, representing growth of more than 50% year-over-year, and we announced a number of new and exciting product enhancements. With these enhancements, we further extended our leadership in identity management. The Okta Identity Cloud remains the leading independent and neutral cloud identity solution to manage and secure the extended enterprise and transform the customer experience.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2018 Financial Highlights:
Revenue: Total revenue was $61.0 million, an increase of 62.9% year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $56.1 million, an increase of 67.7% year-over-year.
Operating Loss: GAAP operating loss was $27.2 million, or 44.5% of total revenue, compared to $20.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017, or 54.9% of total revenue. Non-GAAP operating loss was $15.2 million, or 24.9% of total revenue, compared to $16.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017, or 45.0% of total revenue.
Net Loss: GAAP net loss was $27.0 million, compared to $20.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. GAAP net loss per share was $0.29, compared to $1.10 in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP net loss was $15.0 million, compared to $16.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP net loss per share was $0.16, compared to $0.90 in the second quarter of fiscal 2017.
Cash Flow: Net cash used in operations was $6.2 million, compared to $11.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. Free cash flow was negative $10.5 million, or 17.2% of total revenue, compared to negative $15.0 million, or 40.2% of total revenue, in the second quarter of fiscal 2017.
Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments were $213.2 million as of July 31, 2017.






The section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below contains a description of the non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation between historical GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below.


Financial Outlook:
For the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company currently expects:
Total revenue of $62.0 to $63.0 million
Non-GAAP operating loss of $23.5 to $22.5 million
Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.25 to $0.24 assuming shares outstanding of approximately 94.0 million

For the full fiscal 2018, the Company now expects:
Total revenue of $243.0 to $245.0 million
Non-GAAP operating loss of $78.4 to $76.4 million
Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.98 to $0.95 assuming shares outstanding of approximately 80.6 million

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Okta has not reconciled its expectations as to non-GAAP operating loss and non-GAAP net loss per share to their most directly comparable GAAP measure because certain items are out of Okta’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation for non-GAAP operating loss and non-GAAP net loss per share is not available without unreasonable effort.

Conference Call Information:
Okta will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors at 2:00 p.m. pacific time on September 7, 2017. The news release with the financial results will be accessible from the Company’s website at investor.okta.com prior to the conference call. Interested parties can access the call by dialing 888-378-4361 or 719-325-4747, using the passcode 3768251.
A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Okta investor relations website at investor.okta.com. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through September 21, 2017 and may be accessed by dialing 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820, using the passcode 3768251.






Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release and the accompanying tables contain the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, free cash flow and calculated billings. Certain of these non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets.
Okta believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Okta’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analysis, for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation and for budgeting and planning purposes. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other software companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.
Management of the Company does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Okta urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.
Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are included with the financial tables at the end of this release.





Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook and market positioning. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” “shall” and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Okta’s control. Okta’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in Okta’s Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission effective on April 6, 2017 as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: the market for our products may develop more slowly than expected or than it has in the past; quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate more than expected; variations related to our revenue recognition may cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows; assertions by third parties that we violate their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business; a network or data security incident that allows unauthorized access to our network or data or our customers’ data could harm our reputation, create additional liability and adversely impact our financial results; the risk of interruptions or performance problems, including a service outage, associated with our technology; we face intense competition in our market; weakened global economic conditions may adversely affect our industry; the risk of losing key employees; changes in foreign exchange rates; general political or destabilizing events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other risks and uncertainties. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Okta’s views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. Okta undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Okta’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

About Okta
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud connects and protects employees of many of the world's largest enterprises. It also securely connects enterprises to their partners, suppliers and customers. With deep integrations to over 5,000 applications, the Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access for any user from any device. Thousands of customers, including 20th Century Fox, Adobe, Dish Networks, Experian, Flex, LinkedIn, and News Corp, trust Okta to help them work faster, boost revenue and stay secure. Okta helps customers fulfill their missions faster by making it safe and easy to use the technologies they need to do their most significant work. Learn more at www.okta.com.







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Investor Contact:    
Catherine Buan
investor@okta.com
415-604-3346

Media Contact:
Lindsay Life
lindsay.life@okta.com
888-722-7871







OKTA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
Six Months Ended July 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
$
56,080

 
$
33,439

 
$
104,437

 
$
61,002

Professional services and other
4,915

 
3,997

 
9,565

 
8,221

Total revenue
60,995

 
37,436

 
114,002

 
69,223

Cost of revenue
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Subscription  (1)
12,691

 
8,466

 
23,848

 
15,926

Professional services and other (1)
6,991

 
5,314

 
13,297

 
10,233

Total cost of revenue
19,682

 
13,780

 
37,145

 
26,159

Gross profit
41,313

 
23,656

 
76,857

 
43,064

Operating expenses
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Research and development  (1)
16,923

 
9,655

 
32,282

 
18,421

Sales and marketing  (1)
39,597

 
28,421

 
76,777

 
54,822

General and administrative  (1)
11,948

 
6,142

 
23,587

 
13,087

Total operating expenses
68,468

 
44,218

 
132,646

 
86,330

Operating loss
(27,155
)
 
(20,562
)
 
(55,789
)
 
(43,266
)
Other income, net
382

 
56

 
363

 
88

Loss before income taxes
(26,773
)
 
(20,506
)
 
(55,426
)
 
(43,178
)
Provision for income taxes
229

 
95

 
477

 
176

Net loss
$
(27,002
)
 
$
(20,601
)
 
$
(55,903
)
 
$
(43,354
)
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
$
(0.29
)
 
$
(1.10
)
 
$
(0.83
)
 
$
(2.32
)
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per common share
93,576

 
18,802

 
67,125

 
18,687



___________________________________
(1) 
Amounts include share-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
Six Months Ended
July 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of subscription revenue
$
1,056

 
$
446

 
$
1,742

 
$
839

Cost of professional services and other revenue
738

 
313

 
1,207

 
586

Research and development
4,438

 
736

 
7,739

 
1,354

Sales and marketing
3,021

 
1,412

 
5,396

 
2,766

General and administrative
2,725

 
757

 
4,800

 
1,488

Total share-based compensation expense
$
11,978

 
$
3,664

 
$
20,884

 
$
7,033







OKTA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
 
July 31, 2017
 
January 31, 2017
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
126,464

 
$
23,282

Short-term investments
86,755

 
14,390

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,261 and $1,306
35,304

 
34,544

Deferred commissions
13,279

 
13,549

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
12,884

 
7,025

Total current assets
274,686

 
92,790

Property and equipment, net
13,302

 
11,026

Deferred commissions, noncurrent
9,248

 
10,050

Intangible assets, net
11,051

 
9,155

Goodwill
6,282

 
2,630

Other assets
1,658

 
4,984

Total assets
$
316,227

 
$
130,635

Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
 

 
 
Current liabilities:
 

 
 
Accounts payable
$
9,848

 
$
11,897

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
4,399

 
5,853

Accrued compensation
11,334

 
9,866

Deferred revenue
127,218

 
108,012

Total current liabilities
152,799

 
135,628

Deferred revenue, noncurrent
4,108

 
5,711

Other liabilities, noncurrent
6,451

 
4,947

Total liabilities
163,358

 
146,286

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Redeemable convertible preferred stock

 
227,954

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
 

 
 
Preferred stock

 

Class A common stock
2

 

Class B common stock
8

 
2

Additional paid-in capital
496,801

 
44,469

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
70

 
(167
)
Accumulated deficit
(344,012
)
 
(287,909
)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
152,869

 
(243,605
)
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
$
316,227

 
$
130,635








OKTA, INC.
SUMMARY OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended July 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(55,903
)
 
$
(43,354
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
3,288

 
1,972

Stock-based compensation
20,884

 
7,033

Amortization of deferred commissions
8,333

 
6,389

Other
689

 
(114
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
(1,311
)
 
690

Deferred commissions
(7,261
)
 
(6,122
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(5,940
)
 
(3,403
)
Accounts payable
1,183

 
1,650

Accrued compensation
2,562

 
(2,901
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(52
)
 
(169
)
Deferred revenue
17,604

 
11,456

Net cash used in operating activities
(15,924
)
 
(26,873
)
Investing activities:
 

 
 

Capitalization of internal-use software costs
(2,743
)
 
(2,325
)
Purchases of property and equipment and other
(5,156
)
 
(3,029
)
Net purchases of securities available for sale
(72,403
)
 
7,207

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(80,302
)
 
1,853

Financing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriters' discounts and commissions
199,948

 

Other financing activities
(395
)
 
(289
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
199,553

 
(289
)
Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
134

 
(54
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
103,461

 
(25,363
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
23,282

 
58,081

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
$
126,743

 
$
32,718










OKTA, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data
(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
(unaudited)

 
 
Six Months Ended July 31, 2017
 
 
GAAP
 
Stock-based compensation
 
Amortization of acquired intangibles
 
Non-GAAP
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of subscription services
 
$
23,848

 
$
(1,742
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
22,102

Cost of professional services
 
13,297

 
(1,207
)
 

 
12,090

Gross profit
 
76,857

 
2,949

 
4

 
79,810

Gross margin
 
67
 %
 
3
%
 

 
70
 %
Research and development
 
32,282

 
(7,739
)
 

 
24,543

Sales and marketing
 
76,777

 
(5,396
)
 

 
71,381

General and administrative
 
23,587

 
(4,800
)
 

 
18,787

Operating loss
 
(55,789
)
 
20,884

 
4

 
(34,901
)
Operating margin
 
(49
)%
 
18
%
 

 
(31
)%
Net loss
 
$
(55,903
)
 
$
20,884

 
$
4

 
$
(35,015
)
Net loss per share (1)
 
$
(0.83
)
 
$
0.31

 
$

 
$
(0.52
)

(1) GAAP and Non-GAAP net loss per common share calculated based upon 67,125 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.

 
 
Six Months Ended July 31, 2016
 
 
GAAP
 
Stock-based compensation
 
Amortization of acquired intangibles
 
Non-GAAP
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of subscription services
 
$
15,926

 
$
(839
)
 
$
(94
)
 
$
14,993

Cost of professional services
 
10,233

 
(586
)
 

 
9,647

Gross profit
 
43,064

 
1,425

 
94

 
44,583

Gross margin
 
62
 %
 
2
%
 

 
64
 %
Research and development
 
18,421

 
(1,354
)
 

 
17,067

Sales and marketing
 
54,822

 
(2,766
)
 

 
52,056

General and administrative
 
13,087

 
(1,488
)
 

 
11,599

Operating loss
 
(43,266
)
 
7,033

 
94

 
(36,139
)
Operating margin
 
(63
)%
 
10
%
 
1
%
 
(52
)%
Net loss
 
$
(43,354
)
 
$
7,033

 
$
94

 
$
(36,227
)
Net loss per share (1)
 
$
(2.32
)
 
$
0.38

 
$

 
$
(1.94
)

(1) GAAP and Non-GAAP net loss per common share calculated based upon 18,687 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.








OKTA, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data
(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
(unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended July 31, 2017
 
 
GAAP
 
Stock-based compensation
 
Amortization of acquired intangibles
 
Non-GAAP
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of subscription services
 
$
12,691

 
$
(1,056
)
 
$

 
$
11,635

Cost of professional services
 
6,991

 
(738
)
 

 
6,253

Gross profit
 
41,313

 
1,794

 

 
43,107

Gross margin
 
68
 %
 
3
%
 

 
71
 %
Research and development
 
16,923

 
(4,438
)
 

 
12,485

Sales and marketing
 
39,597

 
(3,021
)
 

 
36,576

General and administrative
 
11,948

 
(2,725
)
 

 
9,223

Operating loss
 
(27,155
)
 
11,978

 

 
(15,177
)
Operating margin
 
(45
)%
 
20
%
 

 
(25
)%
Net loss
 
$
(27,002
)
 
$
11,978

 
$

 
$
(15,024
)
Net loss per share (1)
 
$
(0.29
)
 
$
0.13

 
$

 
$
(0.16
)

(1) GAAP and Non-GAAP net loss per common share calculated based upon 93,576 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.

 
 
Three Months Ended July 31, 2016
 
 
GAAP
 
Stock-based compensation
 
Amortization of acquired intangibles
 
Non-GAAP
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of subscription services
 
$
8,466

 
$
(446
)
 
$
(47
)
 
$
7,973

Cost of professional services
 
5,314

 
(313
)
 

 
5,001

Gross profit
 
23,656

 
759

 
47

 
24,462

Gross margin
 
63
 %
 
2
%
 

 
65
 %
Research and development
 
9,655

 
(736
)
 

 
8,919

Sales and marketing
 
28,421

 
(1,412
)
 

 
27,009

General and administrative
 
6,142

 
(757
)
 

 
5,385

Operating loss
 
(20,562
)
 
3,664

 
47

 
(16,851
)
Operating margin
 
(55
)%
 
10
%
 

 
(45
)%
Net loss
 
$
(20,601
)
 
$
3,664

 
$
47

 
$
(16,890
)
Net loss per share (1)
 
$
(1.10
)
 
$
0.19

 
$
0.01

 
$
(0.90
)

(1) GAAP and Non-GAAP net loss per common share calculated based upon 18,802 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.








OKTA, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

Free Cash Flow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
Six Months Ended July 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net cash used in operating activities
$
(6,238
)
 
$
(11,838
)
 
$
(15,924
)
 
$
(26,873
)
Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(2,708
)
 
(2,102
)
 
(5,156
)
 
(3,029
)
Capitalized internal-use software costs
(1,535
)
 
(1,093
)
 
(2,743
)
 
(2,325
)
Free Cash Flow
$
(10,481
)
 
$
(15,033
)
 
$
(23,823
)
 
$
(32,227
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(88,519
)
 
1,012

 
(80,302
)
 
1,853

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(555
)
 
48

 
199,553

 
(289
)
Free Cash Flow Margin
(17)%

 
(40)%

 
(21)%

 
(47)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Calculated Billings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
Six Months Ended July 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Total revenue
$
60,995

 
$
37,436

 
$
114,002

 
$
69,223

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred revenue (end of period)
131,326

 
90,981

 
131,326

 
90,981

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred revenue (beginning of period)
(120,644
)
 
(81,962
)
 
(113,723
)
 
(79,525
)
Calculated Billings
$
71,677

 
$
46,455

 
$
131,605

 
$
80,679