Cornerstone OnDemand Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

• Record quarterly revenue of $54.9 million, up 51% year-over-year
• Record full year revenue of $185.1 million, up 57% year-over-year
• Record quarterly bookings of $84.5 million, up 51% year-over-year[1]
• Record annual bookings of $231.7 million, up 50% year-over-year[1]
• Ended the year with over 1,600 clients and over 14 million users[2]

SANTA MONICA, Calif.- Talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSOD) today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $54.9 million, representing a 51% increase compared to the same period in 2012. Revenue for the full fiscal year of 2013 was $185.1 million, an increase of 57% compared to revenue for the same period in 2012.

Bookings, which the Company defines as gross revenue plus the change in deferred revenue for the period, were $84.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, representing a 51% increase compared to the same period in 2012.[1] Bookings for the full fiscal year of 2013 were $231.7 million, representing a 50% increase compared to the same period in 2012.[1] Deferred revenue at December 31, 2013 was $138.8 million, which was 50% higher than the balance at December 31, 2012.

“The fourth quarter capped another year of solid execution and record results for Cornerstone,” said Adam Miller, the company’s President and CEO. “Our business has the benefit of many vectors of available growth, and we made strong progress across all of these dimensions last year. We saw our business expand in each of our segments, verticals, and geographies, as well as within our installed base. Quite simply, we believe that what we do—helping organizations to recruit, train and manage their people—is applicable to any group of people, anywhere in the world, and 2013 provided further validation of this belief.”

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $39.4 million, representing a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2012. Gross profit for the full fiscal year of 2013 was $131.6 million, an increase of 58% compared to the same period in 2012. Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 71.8%. Gross margin for the full fiscal year of 2013 was 71.1%.

Non-GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $40.4 million, representing a 52% increase compared to the same period in 2012.[1] Non-GAAP gross profit for the full fiscal year of 2013 was $135.3 million, an increase of 55% compared to the same period in 2012.[1] Non-GAAP gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 73.7%.[1] Non-GAAP gross margin for the full fiscal year of 2013 was 73.0%.[1]

The Company’s net loss for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $10.8 million, or $0.21 net loss per share. The Company’s net loss for the full fiscal year of 2013 was $40.4 million, or $0.79 net loss per share.

Non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $1.7 million, or $0.03 net loss per share. Non-GAAP net loss for the full fiscal year of 2013 was $12.5 million, or $0.24 net loss per share.[1]

For the full fiscal year of 2013, net cash provided by operating activities was $17.4 million as compared to $10.3 million for the same period in 2012. For the full fiscal year of 2013, non-GAAP net cash provided by operating activities was $20.6 million as compared to $11.2 million for the same period in 2012.[1]

At December 31, 2013, the Company’s total cash and cash equivalents were $109.6 million, short-term investments were $199.9 million, and accounts receivable were $67.2 million, yielding a total of approximately $376.7 million. The Company’s investment in marketable securities had a weighted-average maturity date of approximately seven months.

The Company ended the quarter with over 1,600 clients and over 14 million users.[2]

[1] Bookings, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, and non-GAAP net cash provided by operating activities are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the discussion in the section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the reconciliations at the end of this release.
[2] Includes contracted clients and active users of our core solution, excluding Cornerstone for Small Business (CSB) and Cornerstone for Salesforce.

About Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand is a leader in cloud-based applications for talent management. The company’s solutions help organisations recruit, train, manage and connect their employees, empowering their people and increasing workforce productivity. Based in Santa Monica, California, the company’s solutions are used by more than 1600 clients worldwide, spanning over 14 million users across 191 countries and 41 languages. For more information about Cornerstone, visit cornerstoneondemand.co.uk. Read Cornerstone’s blog at csod.com/blog. Follow Cornerstone on Twitter at twitter.com/CSODEMEA. Like Cornerstone on Facebook at facebook.com/CSODcommunity.

Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Cornerstone OnDemand’s future financial performance, market growth, the demand for and benefits from the use of Cornerstone OnDemand’s solutions, and general business conditions. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon Cornerstone OnDemand’s historical performance and its current plans, estimates and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Cornerstone OnDemand’s expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and Cornerstone OnDemand disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements in the future. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from Cornerstone OnDemand’s current expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our ability to attract new clients; the extent to which clients renew their subscriptions for our solution; our ability to compete as the talent management provider for organizations of all sizes; changes in the proportion of our client base that is comprised of enterprise or mid-sized organizations; our ability to manage our growth, including additional headcount and entry into new geographies; the timing and success of solutions offered by our competitors; unpredictable macro-economic conditions; reductions in information technology spending; the success of our new product and service introductions; a disruption in our hosting network infrastructure; costs and reputational harm that could result from defects in our solution; the success of our strategic relationships with third parties; the loss of any of our key employees; failure to protect our intellectual property; acts of terrorism or other vandalism, war or natural disasters; changes in current tax or accounting rules; unanticipated costs or liabilities related to businesses that we acquire; and other risks and uncertainties. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements is included in Cornerstone OnDemand’s reports filed with the SEC, including its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 6, 2013.

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Source: RealWire