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HubSpot Reports Q3 2017 Results

Strong Revenue Growth, Improved Margins and Positive Free Cash Flow

Full-Year 2017 Guidance Raised

CAMBRIDGE, MA (November 1, 2017) — HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE: HUBS), a leading CRM, marketing, sales and customer experience platform, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Financial Highlights:

Revenue

 

    Total revenue was $97.7 million, up 38% compared to the third quarter of 2016.

 

    Subscription revenue was $93.2 million, up 40% compared to the third quarter of 2016.

 

    Professional services and other revenue was $4.6 million, up 12% compared to the third quarter of 2016.

Operating Income (Loss)

 

    GAAP operating margin was (12.4%) for the quarter, compared to (14.1%) in the third quarter of 2016.

 

    Non-GAAP operating margin was 0.5% for the quarter, an improvement of approximately 2.3 percentage points from (1.8%) in the third quarter of 2016.

 

    GAAP operating loss was ($12.1) million for the quarter, compared to ($10.0) million in the third quarter of 2016.

 

    Non-GAAP operating income was $0.5 million for the quarter, compared to a loss of ($1.2) million in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and acquisition related expenses.

Net Income (Loss)

 

    GAAP net loss was ($10.6) million, or ($0.29) per basic and diluted share for the quarter, compared to ($10.5) million, or ($0.30) per basic and diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016.

 

    Non-GAAP net income was $1.3 million, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share for the quarter, compared to a net loss of ($1.8) million, or ($0.05) per basic and diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, non-cash interest expense for amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, and the deferred income tax benefit from convertible notes and business combination.

 

    Third quarter weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding for GAAP net loss per share was 37.0 million, compared to 35.4 million basic and diluted shares in the third quarter of 2016.

 

    Third quarter weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding for non-GAAP net income per share was 37.0 million and 39.4 million, respectively, compared to 35.4 million weighted average basic and diluted shares in the third quarter of 2016.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

 

    The company’s cash, cash equivalents and investments balance was $527.5 million as of September 30, 2017.

 

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    During the third quarter, the company generated $1.8 million of free cash flow compared to $1.5 million during the third quarter of 2016.

Additional Recent Business Highlights

 

    Grew total customers to 37,450 at September 30, 2017, up 47% from September 30, 2016.

 

    Total average subscription revenue per customer was $10,332 during the third quarter of 2017.

“Q3 was yet another strong quarter for HubSpot and we’re thrilled with the results,” said Brian Halligan, Co-founder & CEO. “We delivered strong revenue growth, positive profitability and continue to see increasing adoption of our growth stack among our customer base. All of this reinforces what I saw at our annual INBOUND event in September — this global movement is just getting started. And it’s our mission at HubSpot to lead that movement every step of the way.”

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of November 1, 2017, HubSpot is issuing guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017 and raising guidance for full year 2017 as indicated below.

Fourth Quarter 2017:

 

    Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $101 million to $102 million.

 

    Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $1.5 million to $2.5 million. This excludes stock-based compensation expense of approximately $12.4 million, amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $50 thousand and acquisition related expenses of approximately $819 thousand.

 

    Non-GAAP net income per common share is expected to be in the range of $0.06 to $0.08. This excludes stock-based compensation expense of approximately $12.4 million, amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $50 thousand, acquisition related expenses of approximately $819 thousand, non-cash interest expense for the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs of approximately $4.9 million, and the deferred income tax benefit from convertible notes of approximately $2.5 million. This assumes approximately 39.9 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

Full Year 2017:

 

    Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $370 million to $371 million, up from our previously guided range of $362.8 million to $364.8 million dollars.

 

    Non-GAAP operating income is expected to in be in the range of $5.7 to $6.7 million, up from our previously guided range of breakeven to $2.0 million. This excludes stock-based compensation expense of approximately $46.8 million amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $104 thousand, and acquisition related expenses of approximately $1.3 million.

 

    Non-GAAP net income per common share is expected to be in the range of $0.19 to $0.21, up from our previously guided range of $0.03 to $0.07. This excludes stock-based compensation expense of approximately $46.8 million, amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately $104 thousand, acquisition related expenses of approximately $1.3 million, non-cash interest expense for the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs of approximately $12.4 million, and the deferred income tax benefit from convertible notes and business combination of approximately $11.6 million. This assumes approximately 39.2 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

HubSpot’s estimates of stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and acquisition-related expenses in future periods assume, among other things, the occurrence of no additional acquisitions, investments or restructurings, and no further revisions to stock-based compensation and related expenses.

 

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Conference Call Information

HubSpot will host a conference call on Wednesday, Nov 1, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss its third quarter 2017 financial results and business outlook. To access this call, dial (866) 393-4306 (domestic) or (734) 385-2616 (international). The conference ID is 99807970. Additionally, a live webcast of the conference call will be available in the “Investor” section of HubSpot’s web site at www.hubspot.com.

Following the conference call, a replay will be available until 11 p.m. ET on Nov 8, 2017 at (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international). The replay pass code is 99807970. An archived webcast of this conference call will also be available in the “Investor” section of HubSpot’s web site at www.hubspot.com. The company has used, and intends to continue to use, the investor relations portion of its website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

About HubSpot

HubSpot is a leading CRM, marketing, sales, and customer experience platform. Over 37,000 total customers in over 90 countries use HubSpot’s award-winning software, services, and support to create an inbound experience that will attract, engage, and delight customers. Learn more at www.hubspot.com.

The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to non-GAAP operating income (loss), operating margin, subscription margin, expense, expense as a percentage of revenue, net income (loss), and free cash flow for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning our financial guidance for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2017 and full year 2017, our position to execute on our growth strategy in the mid-market, and our ability to expand our leadership position and market opportunity for our inbound platform. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation, our history of losses, our ability to retain existing customers and add new customers, the continued growth of the market for an inbound platform; our ability to differentiate our platform from competing products and technologies; our ability to manage our growth effectively to maintain our high level of service; our ability to maintain and expand relationships with our marketing agency partners; our ability to successfully acquire and integrate companies and assets; our ability to successfully recruit and retain highly-qualified personnel; the price volatility of our common stock, and other risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 2, 2017 and our other SEC filings. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

     September 30,
2017
    December 31,
2016
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 176,743     $ 59,702  

Short-term investments

     315,130       54,648  

Accounts receivable – net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $622 and $617 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

     48,790       38,984  

Deferred commission expense

     11,228       9,025  

Restricted cash

     —         162  

Prepaid hosting costs

     1,411       5,299  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     17,726       8,433  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     571,028       176,253  

Long-term investments

     35,669       35,718  

Property and equipment, net

     40,601       30,201  

Capitalized software development costs, net

     8,566       6,523  

Restricted cash

     5,106       321  

Other assets

     4,044       950  

Intangible assets

     6,362       16  

Goodwill

     14,950       9,773  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 686,326     $ 259,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 4,749     $ 4,350  

Accrued compensation costs

     11,611       11,415  

Other accrued expenses

     25,753       16,033  

Deferred rent

     157       159  

Deferred revenue

     118,366       95,426  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     160,636       127,383  

Deferred rent, net of current portion

     18,173       10,079  

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

     1,792       1,171  

Other long-term liabilities

     3,626       2,422  

Convertible senior notes

     293,563       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     477,790       141,055  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     36       36  

Additional paid-in capital

     482,964       365,444  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     83       (864

Accumulated deficit

     (274,547     (245,916
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     208,536       118,700  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 686,326     $ 259,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

    For the Three Months Ended September 30,     For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016  

Revenues:

       

Subscription

  $ 93,164     $ 66,505     $ 255,030     $ 182,357  

Professional services and other

    4,562       4,084       14,041       12,166  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

    97,726       70,589       269,071       194,523  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

       

Subscription

    12,933       10,655       36,834       29,550  

Professional services and other

    6,077       5,157       17,839       15,428  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

    19,010       15,812       54,673       44,978  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    78,716       54,777       214,398       149,545  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

       

Research and development

    18,828       12,100       48,087       33,182  

Sales and marketing

    57,904       41,193       155,284       115,531  

General and administrative

    14,110       11,435       41,730       31,674  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    90,842       64,728       245,101       180,387  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

    (12,126     (9,951     (30,703     (30,842
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense:

       

Interest income

    1,274       224       2,311       604  

Interest expense

    (5,063     (97     (7,947     (277

Other expense

    (26     (365     (251     (900
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

    (3,815     (238     (5,887     (573
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax benefit (expense)

    (15,941     (10,189     (36,590     (31,415

Income tax benefit (expense)

    5,358       (326     8,411       (318
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

  $ (10,583   $ (10,515   $ (28,179   $ (31,733
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $ (0.29   $ (0.30   $ (0.77   $ (0.91

Weighted average common shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share:

    37,047       35,393       36,639       35,038  

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Operating Activities:

        

Net loss

   $ (10,583   $ (10,515   $ (28,179   $ (31,733

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities

        

Depreciation and amortization

     4,146       2,769       11,123       7,992  

Stock-based compensation

     12,110       8,695       34,419       23,401  

Benefit for deferred income taxes

     (5,581     —         (9,125     (165

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

     4,799       —         7,482       —    

(Accretion) amortization of bond discount premium

     (692     136       (747     547  

Noncash rent expense

     1,344       744       4,343       2,693  

Unrealized currency translation

     (153     (82     (348     (146

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition

        

Accounts receivable

     (9,671     (4,755     (8,510     (5,140

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     2,555       (762     (5,363     (3,386

Deferred commission expense

     (110     (77     (2,011     (80

Accounts payable

     1,883       431       1,556       733  

Accrued expenses

     (131     1,800       6,838       3,737  

Deferred rent

     (21     (41     3,581       (75

Deferred revenue

     7,906       6,929       20,561       18,715  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities

     7,801       5,272       35,620       17,093  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities:

        

Purchases of investments

     (267,359     (23,212     (572,636     (44,323

Maturities of investments

     276,000       22,045       313,060       43,388  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (4,017     (2,081     (15,089     (13,350

Capitalization of software development costs

     (1,966     (1,661     (5,306     (4,173

Acquisition of a business and purchase of technology

     (9,415     —         (9,415     —    

Purchases of strategic investments

     (2,200     —         (2,800     —    

Restricted cash

     —         —         (4,587     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities

     (8,957     (4,909     (296,773     (18,458
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

        

Employee taxes paid related to the net share settlement of stock-based awards

     (1,057     (478     (3,154     (1,820

Proceeds related to the issuance of common stock under stock plans

     2,924       2,977       10,409       9,145  

Repayments of capital lease obligations

     (269     (209     (787     (528

Proceeds of the issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance costs paid of $10,767

     (12     —         389,233       —    

Purchase of note hedge related to convertible notes

     —         —         (78,920     —    

Proceeds from the issuance of warrants related to convertible notes, net of issuance costs of $200

     —         —         58,880       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities

     1,586       2,290       375,661       6,797  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     691       125       2,533       427  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     1,121       2,778       117,041       5,859  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     175,622       58,661       59,702       55,580  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 176,743     $ 61,439     $ 176,743     $ 61,439  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income (loss) and operating margin

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

GAAP operating loss

   $ (12,126   $ (9,951   $ (30,703   $ (30,842

Stock-based compensation

     12,110       8,695       34,419       23,401  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     38       20       54       64  

Acquisition related expenses

     439       —         439       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income (loss)

   $ 461     $ (1,236   $ 4,209     $ (7,377
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP operating margin

     (12.4 %)      (14.1 %)      (11.4 %)      (15.9 %) 

Non-GAAP operating margin

     0.5     (1.8 %)      1.6     (3.8 %) 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP net income (loss)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

        
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

GAAP net loss

   $ (10,583   $ (10,515   $ (28,179   $ (31,733

Stock-based compensation

     12,110       8,695       34,419       23,401  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     38       20       54       64  

Acquisition related expenses

     439       —         439       —    

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

     4,799       —         7,482       —    

Deferred income tax benefit from convertible notes and business combination

     (5,552     —         (9,093     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

   $ 1,251     $ (1,800   $ 5,122     $ (8,268
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.03     $ (0.05   $ 0.14     $ (0.24

Diluted

   $ 0.03     $ (0.05   $ 0.13     $ (0.24

Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculations

        

Basic

     37,047       35,393       36,639       35,038  

Diluted

     39,443       35,393       38,763       35,038  

 

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP expense and expense as a percentage of revenue

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2017     2016  
     COS,
Subscription
    COS, Prof.
services &
other
    R&D     S&M     G&A     COS,
Subscription
    COS, Prof.
services &
other
    R&D     S&M     G&A  

GAAP expense

   $ 12,933     $ 6,077     $ 18,828     $ 57,904     $ 14,110     $ 10,655     $ 5,157     $ 12,100     $ 41,193     $ 11,435  

Stock-based compensation

     (163     (591     (3,110     (5,015     (3,231     (139     (438     (2,341     (3,473     (2,304

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     (38     —         —         —         —         (13     —         —         (7     —    

Acquisition related expenses

     —         —         (439     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP expense

   $ 12,732     $ 5,486     $ 15,279     $ 52,889     $ 10,879     $ 10,503     $ 4,719     $ 9,759     $ 37,713     $ 9,131  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP expense as a percentage of revenue

     13.2     6.2     19.3     59.3     14.4     15.1     7.3     17.1     58.4     16.2

Non-GAAP expense as a percentage of revenue

     13.0     5.6     15.6     54.1     11.1     14.9     6.7     13.8     53.4     12.9
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2017     2016  
     COS,
Subscription
    COS, Prof.
services &
other
    R&D     S&M     G&A     COS,
Subscription
    COS, Prof.
services &
other
    R&D     S&M     G&A  

GAAP expense

   $ 36,834     $ 17,839     $ 48,087     $ 155,284     $ 41,730     $ 29,550     $ 15,428     $ 33,182     $ 115,531     $ 31,674  

Stock-based compensation

     (455     (1,707     (9,013     (13,889     (9,355     (363     (1,238     (6,371     (9,368     (6,061

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     (47     —         —         (7     —         (44     —         —         (20     —    

Acquisition related expenses

     —         —         (439     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP expense

   $ 36,332     $ 16,132     $ 38,635     $ 141,388     $ 32,375     $ 29,143     $ 14,190     $ 26,811     $ 106,143     $ 25,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP expense as a percentage of revenue

     13.7     6.6     17.9     57.7     15.5     15.2     7.9     17.1     59.4     16.3

Non-GAAP expense as a percentage of revenue

     13.5     6.0     14.4     52.5     12.0     15.0     7.3     13.8     54.6     13.2

 

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP subscription margin

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016  

GAAP subscription margin

  $ 80,231     $ 55,850     $ 218,196     $ 152,807  

Stock -based compensation

    163       139       455       363  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

    38       13       47       44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP subscription margin

  $ 80,432     $ 56,002     $ 218,698     $ 153,214  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP subscription margin percentage

    86.1     84.0     85.6     83.8

Non-GAAP subscription margin percentage

    86.3     84.2     85.8     84.0

Reconciliation of free cash flow

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016  

GAAP net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities

  $ 7,801     $ 5,272     $ 35,620     $ 17,093  

Purchases of property and equipment

    (4,017     (2,081     (15,089     (13,350

Capitalization of software development costs

    (1,966     (1,661     (5,306     (4,173
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

  $ 1,818     $ 1,530     $ 15,225     $ (430
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this release, HubSpot’s non-GAAP operating income (loss), operating margin, subscription margin, expense, expense as a percentage of revenue, net income (loss), and free cash flow are not presented in accordance with GAAP and are not intended to be used in lieu of GAAP presentations of results of operations.

Management presents these non-GAAP financial measures because it considers them to be important supplemental measures of performance. Management uses the non-GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including analysis of the company’s performance against prior periods, the preparation of operating budgets and to determine appropriate levels of operating and capital investments. Management also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the company’s financial and operational performance. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool and are not intended to be an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We intend to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of our future earnings discussions and, therefore, the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide consistency in our financial reporting. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included above in this press release.

These non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, non-cash interest expense for the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, and the deferred income tax benefit from convertible notes. We believe investors may want to

 

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exclude the effects of these items in order to compare our financial performance with that of other companies and between time periods:

 

(a) Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. We believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense allows for financial results that are more indicative of our operational performance and provide for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies because stock-based compensation expense varies from period to period and company to company due to such things as differing valuation methodologies and changes in stock price.

 

(b) Expense for the amortization of acquired intangible assets is a non-cash item, and we believe that the exclusion of this amortization expense provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies.

 

(c) Acquisition related expenses, such as transaction costs and retention payments, are expenses that are not necessarily reflective of operational performance during a period. We believe that the exclusion of this these expenses provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies.

 

(d) In May 2017, the Company issued $400 million of convertible notes due in 2022 with a coupon interest rate of 0.25%. The imputed interest rate of the convertible senior notes was approximately 6.95%. This is a result of the debt discount recorded for the conversion feature that is required to be separately accounted for as equity, and debt issuance costs, which reduce the carrying value of the convertible debt instrument. The debt discount is amortized as interest expense together with the issuance costs of the debt. The expense for the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs is a non-cash item, and we believe the exclusion of this interest expense provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies.

 

(e) The deferred income tax benefit from the convertible notes issued in May 2017 is a non-cash item created by the difference in the carrying amount and tax basis of the convertible notes. This taxable temporary difference resulted in the Company recognizing a $9.4 million deferred tax liability which was recorded as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheet. The creation of the deferred tax liability is recognized as a component of equity and represents a source of future taxable income which supports the realization of a portion of the income tax benefit associated with historical net operating losses. The deferred income tax benefit from the convertible notes is a non-cash item that is unique to the issuance of the Company’s convertible notes, and we believe the exclusion of this deferred tax benefit provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies.

The deferred income tax benefit from the business combination entered into in September 2017 is a non-cash item created by the difference in the carrying amount and tax basis of the assets and liabilities acquired. This taxable temporary difference resulted in the Company recognizing a $2.2 million deferred tax liability which was recorded as an adjustment to goodwill on the consolidated balance sheet. The creation of the deferred tax liability represents a source of future taxable income which supports the realization of a portion of the income tax benefit associated with historical net operating losses. The deferred income tax benefit from the business combination is a non-cash item that is unique to the business combination, and we believe the exclusion of this deferred tax benefit provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies.

 

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Investor Relations Contact:

Charles MacGlashing,

investors@hubspot.com

Media Contact:

Ellie Botelho

ebotelho@hubspot.com

 

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