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Exhibit 99

SPS Commerce Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results

Company delivers 15% growth in recurring revenue over 2016

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPS Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPSC), a leader in retail cloud services, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017.

Revenue was $58.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to $51.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, reflecting 14% growth in revenue from the fourth quarter of 2016. Recurring revenue grew 15% from the fourth quarter of 2016.

Net loss in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $9.1 million or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.8 million or $0.10 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2016.  The company’s Q4 2017 earnings were impacted by several elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which resulted in a discrete tax expense of approximately $8.6 million.  The primary driver of this expense was a decrease in our deferred tax assets resulting from a lower corporate federal tax rate of 21%.

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.25, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.20 in the fourth quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2017 increased 14% to $8.5 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2016.

“2017 was a year of strong execution for SPS Commerce, in a retail market undergoing a significant transition,” said Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. “We bolstered our leadership position by growing our customer base and increasing wallet share.  SPS powers the largest retail network that enables fully orchestrated retailing across all channels and is architected for today’s complex omnichannel environment.  We are excited about the multibillion dollar global market opportunity in front of us.”

Revenue for the full year ended December 31, 2017 was $220.6 million compared to $193.3 million for the full year ended December 31, 2016, reflecting 14% growth in revenue.  Recurring revenue grew 15% from the year ended December 31, 2016.

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $2.4 million or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.7 million or $0.33 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2016. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $0.96, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.72 for the comparable period in 2016. Adjusted EBITDA for the full year ended December 31, 2017 increased 23% to $32.6 million, compared to the full year ended December 31, 2016.

“In 2017, we achieved year-over-year recurring revenue growth of 15%, customer growth of 4% and wallet share growth of 10%,” said Kim Nelson, CFO of SPS Commerce. “We delivered strong revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth in 2017 as we continued to invest for the future.  We believe SPS is well positioned to expand its market leadership.”

Guidance

First quarter 2018 revenue is expected to be in the range of $57.4 million to $58.1 million.  Full year 2018 revenue is expected to be in the range of $241 million to $244 million, representing approximately 10% to 11% growth over 2017.

First quarter 2018 net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.14 to $0.16 with fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 17.4 million shares. Full year 2018 net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.67 to $0.71 with fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 17.5 million shares.  

First quarter 2018 non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.30 to $0.32.  Full year 2018 non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $1.32 to $1.36.

First quarter 2018 Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $9.5 to $10.0 million. Full year 2018 Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $42.0 million to $43.5 million, representing approximately 23% to 27% growth over 2017.

First quarter 2018 non-cash, share-based compensation expense is expected to be approximately $2.9 million.  Depreciation expense is expected to be approximately $2.1 million and amortization expense is expected to be approximately $1.1 million.

Full year 2018 non-cash, share-based compensation expense is expected to be approximately $11.9 million. Depreciation expense is expected to be approximately $9.9 million and amortization expense is expected to be approximately $4.4 million. 

For 2018, we expect an annual effective tax rate of approximately 30%, with cash taxes for the year to be minimal.

Quarterly Conference Call

SPS Commerce will discuss its quarterly and annual results today via teleconference at 3:30 p.m. CT (4:30 p.m. ET). To access the call, please dial (877) 312-7508, or outside the U.S. (253) 237-1184, with Conference ID # 4459198 at least five minutes prior to the 3:30 p.m. CT start time. A live webcast of the call will also be available at http://investors.spscommerce.com under the Events and Presentations menu.  The replay will also be available on our website at http://investors.spscommerce.com.

About SPS Commerce

SPS Commerce perfects the power of trading partner relationships with the industry's most broadly adopted, retail cloud services platform. As a leader in cloud-based supply chain management solutions, we provide proven integrations and comprehensive retail performance analytics to thousands of customers worldwide. SPS Commerce has achieved 68 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and is headquartered in Minneapolis. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or visit www.spscommerce.com.

SPS COMMERCE, SPS, SPS logo, RETAIL UNIVERSE, 1=INFINITY logo, AS THE NETWORK GROWS, SO DOES YOUR OPPORTUNITY, INFINITE RETAIL POWER, RETAIL UNIVERSE are marks of SPS Commerce, Inc. and Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. RSX, IN:FLUENCE, and others are further marks of SPS Commerce, Inc. These marks may be registered or otherwise protected in other countries.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement its financial statements, SPS Commerce also provides investors with Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income per share, which are non-GAAP financial measures. SPS Commerce believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. SPS Commerce's management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the company's performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses and planning purposes. It uses Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation. These measures are also presented to the company's board of directors.

Adjusted EBITDA consists of net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income, income tax expense, stock-based compensation expense, the discrete impact from tax law change and other adjustments as necessary for a fair presentation. SPS Commerce uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of operating performance because it assists the company in comparing performance on a consistent basis, as it removes from operating results the impact of the company's capital structure. SPS Commerce believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating the company's operating performance because it is widely used to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as depreciation and amortization, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, and to present a meaningful measure of corporate performance exclusive of the company's capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.

Non-GAAP income per share consists of net income plus stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense related to intangible assets, the discrete impact from tax law change and other adjustments as necessary for a fair presentation, divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. SPS Commerce believes non-GAAP income per share is useful to an investor because it is widely used to measure a company's operating performance.

These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the company's financial statements and are subject to inherent limitations. SPS Commerce urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures that are included in this press release.

Pursuant to Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in May 2016 (the “May C&DI”) related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures, SPS Commerce now includes an adjustment to non-GAAP income to reflect the income tax effects of the adjustments to GAAP net income, as discussed above. To quantify these tax effects, SPS Commerce recalculates income tax expense excluding the direct book and tax effects of the specific items constituting the non-GAAP adjustments (e.g., stock-based compensation expense). The difference between this recalculated income tax expense and GAAP income tax expense is presented as the income tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including information about management's view of SPS Commerce's future expectations, plans and prospects, including our views regarding future execution within our business, the opportunity we see in the retail supply chain world and our performance for the first quarter and full year of 2018, within the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the results of SPS Commerce to be materially different than those expressed or implied in such statements. Certain of these risk factors and others are included in documents SPS Commerce files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, SPS Commerce's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on SPS Commerce's future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. SPS Commerce cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, SPS Commerce expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

SPS COMMERCE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; in thousands, except shares)
     
  December 31,
   2017   2016 
ASSETS    
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $  123,127  $  115,877 
Short-term investments    40,192     23,076 
Accounts receivable, net    24,897     20,746 
Deferred costs    25,091     19,224 
Other current assets    6,149     7,010 
Total current assets    219,456     185,933 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net    16,856     15,314 
GOODWILL    51,613     49,777 
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net    16,529     19,788 
INVESTMENTS    5,206     7,494 
OTHER ASSETS    
Deferred costs    6,770     6,086 
Deferred income tax asset    17,551     12,446 
Other assets    1,539     1,527 
Total assets $  335,520  $  298,365 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable $  4,463  $  2,302 
Accrued compensation    15,886     13,740 
Accrued expenses    4,712     3,508 
Deferred revenue    16,407     11,055 
Deferred rent    1,679     1,556 
Total current liabilities    43,147     32,161 
OTHER LIABILITIES    
Deferred revenue    10,602     10,847 
Deferred rent    3,064     4,179 
Deferred income tax liability    1,887     1,911 
Total liabilities    58,700     49,098 
COMMITMENTS and CONTINGENCIES    
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and
  outstanding
    —     — 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized; 17,249,153 and
  17,081,145 shares issued; and 17,127,006 and 17,081,145 outstanding, respectively
    17     17 
Treasury stock, at cost; 122,147 and 0 shares, respectively    (5,815)    — 
Additional paid-in capital    301,863     286,315 
Accumulated deficit    (19,902)    (33,739)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)    657     (3,326)
Total stockholders’ equity    276,820     249,267 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $  335,520  $  298,365 
     
Subject to reclassification    
     



SPS COMMERCE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
         
  Three Months Ended Year Ended
  December 31, December 31,
   2017   2016   2017   2016
Revenues $  58,200  $  51,061  $  220,566  $  193,295
Cost of revenues    19,459     17,322     73,625     64,346
Gross profit    38,741     33,739     146,941     128,949
Operating expenses        
Sales and marketing    19,236     16,794     73,295     65,886
Research and development    6,160     5,796     23,183     21,981
General and administrative    12,752     7,311     37,461     28,827
Amortization of intangible assets    1,114     1,185     4,574     4,738
Total operating expenses    39,262     31,086     138,513     121,432
(Loss) income from operations    (521)    2,653     8,428     7,517
Other income (expense)        
Interest income, net    328     193     1,032     601
Other income (expense), net    36     (134)    (320)    732
Total other income, net    364     59     712     1,333
(Loss) income before income taxes    (157)    2,712     9,140     8,850
Income tax expense    8,944     907     11,580     3,140
Net (loss) income $  (9,101) $  1,805  $  (2,440) $  5,710
         
Net (loss) income per share        
Basic $  (0.53) $  0.11  $  (0.14) $  0.34
Diluted $  (0.53) $  0.10  $  (0.14) $  0.33
         
Weighted average common shares used to compute net income (loss) per share        
Basic    17,157     17,050     17,183     16,947
Diluted    17,325     17,366     17,356     17,241
         

 

SPS COMMERCE, INC. 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited; in thousands) 
  Year Ended 
  December 31, 
   2017   2016  
Cash flows from operating activities     
Net (loss) income $  (2,440) $  5,710  
Reconciliation of net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities     
Deferred income taxes    10,854     (1,698) 
Share-based earn-out liability    —     (1,103) 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment    7,208     6,598  
Amortization of intangible assets    4,574     4,738  
Provision for doubtful accounts    1,705     1,375  
Stock-based compensation    12,728     8,023  
Other, net    (15)    —  
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition     
Accounts receivable    (5,586)    (3,735) 
Deferred costs    (6,548)    (4,964) 
Other current and non-current assets    393     (1,911) 
Accounts payable    832     (382) 
Accrued compensation    2,073     2,180  
Accrued expenses    1,192     990  
Deferred revenue    5,107     2,710  
Deferred rent    (1,027)    234  
Net cash provided by operating activities    31,050     18,765  
Cash flows from investing activities     
Purchases of property and equipment    (7,271)    (8,008) 
Purchases of investments    (47,878)    (23,135) 
Maturities of investments    33,029     15,018  
Acquisition of business and intangible assets, net of cash acquired    (500)    (18,032) 
Net cash used in investing activities    (22,620)    (34,157) 
Cash flows from financing activities     
Repurchases of common stock    (5,815)    —  
Net proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock    1,410     4,303  
Excess tax benefit from exercise of options to purchase common stock    —     4,070  
Net proceeds from employee stock purchase plan    1,933     1,732  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities    (2,472)    10,105  
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes    1,292     (374) 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    7,250     (5,661) 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    115,877     121,538  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $  123,127  $  115,877  
      
Subject to reclassification     
      

 

 

SPS COMMERCE, INC.
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
         
  Three Months Ended Year Ended
  December 31, December 31,
   2017   2016   2017   2016 
Net (loss) income $  (9,101) $  1,805  $  (2,440) $  5,710 
Depreciation and amortization of property        
  and equipment    1,947     1,715     7,208     6,598 
Amortization of intangible assets    1,114     1,185     4,574     4,738 
Interest income, net    (328)    (193)    (1,032)    (601)
Income tax expense    331     907     2,967     3,140 
Discrete impact from tax law change    8,613     -     8,613     - 
Stock-based compensation expense    5,894     2,019     12,727     8,023 
Other    -     -     -     (1,106)
Adjusted EBITDA $  8,470  $  7,438  $  32,617  $  26,502 
         
Net (loss) income $  (9,101) $  1,805  $  (2,440) $  5,710 
Stock-based compensation expense    5,894     2,019     12,727     8,023 
Amortization of intangible assets    1,114     1,185     4,574     4,738 
Discrete impact from tax law change    8,613     -     8,613     - 
Other    -     -     -     (1,106)
Income tax effects of adjustments    (2,171)    (1,526)    (6,774)    (4,925)
Non-GAAP income $  4,349  $  3,483  $  16,700  $  12,440 
         
Shares used to compute non-GAAP income per share        
Basic    17,157     17,050     17,183     16,947 
Diluted    17,325     17,366     17,356     17,241 
Non-GAAP income per share        
Basic $  0.25  $  0.20  $  0.97  $  0.73 
Diluted $  0.25  $  0.20  $  0.96  $  0.72 
         


Contact:
Investor Relations
The Blueshirt Group
Irmina Blaszczyk
Lisa Laukkanen
SPSC@blueshirtgroup.com
415-217-4962