• Datadog Announces First Quarter Results

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 06 May 2021 16:10:00   America/New_York

    First quarter revenue grew 51% year-over-year to $199 million

    Strong growth of larger customers, with 1,437 $100k+ ARR customers, up from 960 a year ago

    Closed on acquisitions of Sqreen and Timber

    Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring

    NEW YORK, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

    “We are pleased with our strong first quarter results, an excellent start to the year that demonstrated continued high growth at scale,” said Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog. “We continue to innovate at a rapid pace, delivering new products and features that leverage the strength of our observability platform to create value for our customers."

    Pomel added, “Businesses are planning for a post-pandemic world. Digital transformation projects are being prioritized, as the need to be digital-first and agile is more prominent than ever. We believe we are in a strong position to benefit from this trend as the most complete and cloud-native end-to-end observability platform.”

    First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

    • Revenue was $198.5 million, an increase of 51% year-over-year.
    • GAAP operating loss was $(12.8) million; GAAP operating margin was (6)%.
    • Non-GAAP operating income was $19.6 million; non-GAAP operating margin was 10%.
    • GAAP net loss per diluted share was $(0.04); non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.06.
    • Operating cash flow was $51.7 million, with free cash flow of $44.5 million.
    • Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities were $1.6 billion as of March 31, 2021.

    First Quarter & Recent Business Highlights:

    • As of March 31, 2021, we had 1,437 customers with ARR of $100,000 or more, an increase of 50% from 960 as of March 31, 2020.
    • Completed acquisition of Sqreen on April 12, a SaaS-based security platform that enables enterprises to detect, block and respond to application security exploits. The closing of this deal will bolster Datadog's existing Application Performance Monitoring (APM) functionality and move the company closer to providing customers with a robust, full-stack security solution for the cloud age.
    • Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) for Windows became generally available. Datadog is the first company to offer monitoring of live traffic between Windows Server hosts. Now, customers have visibility into all of their network traffic across operating systems in NPM, while maintaining extremely low overhead.
    • Surpassed 450 out-of-the-box supported integrations. We released integrations with AWS CloudWatch Metrics Stream, Red Hat Gluster Storage, Azure App Services extension, Juniper, SonarQube, and VoltDB, among others. Our broad and deep set of integrations enable customers to gain visibility and insights into their existing IT stacks without the need for manual instrumentation and with quick time-to-value. In addition to continually adding new integrations, we are continuously refining and improving all existing integrations.
    • Delivered additional product innovations, including Logs Outliers powered by Watchdog Insights; new detection rules for Security Monitoring for Okta, Kubernetes, and Azure; Core Web Vitals for Browser Tests; a new user interface for Log Explorer; enhanced AWS serverless tracing; and the ability to monitor .NET runtime metrics.
    • Recognized as a Leader in Gartner's 2021 Magic Quadrant for APM, which positions vendors according to their ability to execute and the completeness of their vision. Datadog was one of just four vendors recognized as a "Leader" in this year's report.

    Second Quarter and Full Year 2021 Outlook:

    Based on information as of today, May 6, 2021, Datadog is providing the following guidance:

    • Second Quarter 2021 Outlook:
      • Revenue between $211 million and $213 million.
      • Non-GAAP operating income between $9 million and $11 million.
      • Non-GAAP net income per share between $0.03 and $0.04, assuming approximately 344 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.
    • Full Year 2021 Outlook:
      • Revenue between $880 million and $890 million.
      • Non-GAAP operating income between $45 million and $55 million.
      • Non-GAAP net income per share between $0.13 and $0.16, assuming approximately 345 million weighted average shares outstanding.

    Datadog has not reconciled its expectations as to non-GAAP operating income, or as to non-GAAP net income per share, to their most directly comparable GAAP measure as a result of uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as stock-based compensation and employer payroll taxes on equity incentive plans. Accordingly, reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort, although it is important to note that these factors could be material to Datadog’s results computed in accordance with GAAP.

    Conference Call Details:

    • What: Datadog financial results for the first quarter of 2021 and outlook for the second quarter and the full year of 2021
    • When: May 6, 2021 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time (2:00 P.M. Pacific Time)
    • Dial in: To access the call in the U.S., please dial (800) 697-5978, and for international callers, please dial (630) 691-2750. Callers may provide confirmation number 8901366 to access the call more quickly, and are encouraged to dial into the call 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start to prevent any delay in joining.
    • Webcast: https://investors.datadoghq.com (live and replay)
    • Replay: A replay of the call will be archived on the investor relations website

    About Datadog

    Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers’ entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release and the earnings call referencing this press release contain “forward-looking” statements, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws, including but not limited to statements regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital transformation and cloud migration trends and the ability of Datadog to benefit from these trends, Datadog’s strategy, partnerships, investments and long-term opportunity, and Datadog’s future financial performance, including its outlook for the second quarter and full year 2021. These forward-looking statements are based on Datadog’s current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause Datadog’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement.

    The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to (1) our recent rapid growth may not be indicative of our future growth; (2) our history of operating losses; (3) our limited operating history; (4) our business depends on our existing customers purchasing additional subscriptions and products from us and renewing their subscriptions; (5) our ability to attract new customers; (6) our ability to effectively develop and expand our sales and marketing capabilities; (7) risk of a security breach; (8) risk of interruptions or performance problems associated with our products and platform capabilities; (9) our ability to adapt and respond to rapidly changing technology or customer needs; (10) the competitive markets in which we participate; (11) risks associated with successfully managing our growth; (12) general market, political, economic, and business conditions; and (13) the impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any related economic downturn could have on our or our customers’ businesses, financial condition and results of operations. These risks and uncertainties are more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021. Additional information will be made available in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and other filings and reports that we may file from time to time with the SEC. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements, or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. Forward-looking statements represent our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

    About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Datadog discloses the following non-GAAP financial measures in this release and the earnings call referencing this press release: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses (sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative), non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share, non-GAAP net income (loss) per basic share, and free cash flow. Datadog uses each of these non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, and to evaluate Datadog’s financial performance. Datadog believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating its operational performance, as further discussed below. Datadog’s non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in its industry, as other companies in its industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring and unusual items. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on Datadog’s reported financial results.

    Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.

    Datadog defines non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses (sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative), non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP net income (loss) as the respective GAAP balances, adjusted for, as applicable: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) the amortization of acquired intangibles; (3) employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions; and (4) amortization of issuance costs. Datadog defines free cash flow as Net cash provided by operating activities, minus capital expenditures and minus capitalized software development costs. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

    Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others in assessing Datadog’s operating performance due to the following factors:

    Stock-based compensation. Datadog utilizes stock-based compensation to attract and retain employees. It is principally aimed at aligning their interests with those of its stockholders and at long-term retention, rather than to address operational performance for any particular period. As a result, stock-based compensation expenses vary for reasons that are generally unrelated to financial and operational performance in any particular period.

    Amortization of acquired intangibles. Datadog views amortization of acquired intangible assets as items arising from pre-acquisition activities determined at the time of an acquisition. While these intangible assets are evaluated for impairment regularly, amortization of the cost of acquired intangibles is an expense that is not typically affected by operations during any particular period.

    Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions. Datadog excludes employer payroll tax expense on equity incentive plans as these expenses are tied to the exercise or vesting of underlying equity awards and the price of Datadog’s common stock at the time of vesting or exercise. As a result, these taxes may vary in any particular period independent of the financial and operating performance of Datadog’s business.

    Amortization of issuance costs. In May 2020, Datadog issued $747.5M of convertible senior notes due 2025, which bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 0.125%. Debt issuance costs, which reduce the carrying value of the convertible debt instrument, are amortized as interest expense over the term. The expense for the amortization of debt issuance costs is a non-cash item, and we believe the exclusion of this interest expense will provide for a more useful comparison of our operational performance in different periods.

    Additionally, Datadog’s management believes that the non-GAAP financial measure free cash flow is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital expenditures and the capitalization of software development costs due to the fact that these expenditures are considered to be a necessary component of ongoing operations.

    Operating Metrics

    Datadog’s number of customers with ARR of $100,000 or more and number of customers with ARR of $1 million or more are based on the ARR of each customer, as of the last month of the quarter.

    We define the number of customers as the number of accounts with a unique account identifier for which we have an active subscription in the period indicated. A single organization with multiple divisions, segments or subsidiaries is generally counted as a single customer. However, in some cases where they have separate billing terms, we may count separate divisions, segments or subsidiaries as multiple customers.

    We define ARR as the annualized revenue run-rate of subscription agreements from all customers at a point in time. We calculate ARR by taking the monthly recurring revenue, or MRR, and multiplying it by 12. MRR is defined as the revenue run-rate of subscription agreements from all customers for the last month of the period, including committed amounts and any additional usage. ARR and MRR should be viewed independently of revenue as they are operating metrics and are not intended to be replacements or forecasts of revenue.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

    (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)

     Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     2021 2020
    Revenue$198,549  $131,248 
    Cost of revenue (1)(2)(3)46,666  26,479 
    Gross profit151,883  104,769 
    Operating expenses:   
    Research and development (1)(3)79,266  40,824 
    Sales and marketing (1)(3)64,353  45,215 
    General and administrative (1)(3)21,094  14,952 
    Total operating expenses164,713  100,991 
    Operating (loss) income(12,830) 3,778 
    Other income:   
    Interest expense (4)(5,472) (707)
    Interest income and other income, net5,773  3,603 
    Other income, net301  2,896 
    (Loss) income before provision for income taxes(12,529) 6,674 
    Provision for income taxes(539) (195)
    Net (loss) income$(13,068) $6,479 
    Net (loss) income per share - basic$(0.04) $0.02 
    Net (loss) income per share - diluted$(0.04) $0.02 
    Weighted average shares used in calculating net (loss) income per share:   
    Basic306,034  295,455 
    Diluted306,034  327,801 


    (1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:   
    Cost of revenue$701  $231 
    Research and development16,069  5,847 
    Sales and marketing7,010  3,074 
    General and administrative5,081  2,908 
    Total$28,861  $12,060 


    (2) Includes amortization of acquired intangibles as follows:   
    Cost of revenue$355  $247 
    Total$355  $247 


    (3) Includes employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions as follows:   
    Cost of revenue$95  $— 
    Research and development1,771  37 
    Sales and marketing1,179  151 
    General and administrative124  58 
    Total$3,169  $246 


    (4) Includes amortization of issuance costs as follows:   
    Interest expense$835  $— 
    Total$835  $— 

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (In thousands; unaudited)

     March 31,
    2021    		 December 31,
    2020
    ASSETS   
    CURRENT ASSETS:   
    Cash and cash equivalents$369,706  $224,927 
    Marketable securities1,178,190  1,292,532 
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $2,317 and $2,468 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively154,111  163,359 
    Deferred contract costs, current15,446  13,638 
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets29,404  23,624 
    Total current assets1,746,857  1,718,080 
    Property and equipment, net52,805  47,197 
    Operating lease assets53,117  57,829 
    Goodwill48,479  17,609 
    Intangible assets, net3,414  2,069 
    Deferred contract costs, non-current27,874  26,750 
    Restricted cash3,613  3,784 
    Other assets15,915  16,967 
    TOTAL ASSETS$1,952,074  $1,890,285 
        
    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
    CURRENT LIABILITIES:   
    Accounts payable$12,065  $21,342 
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities68,476  55,351 
    Operating lease liabilities, current16,626  16,326 
    Deferred revenue, current223,647  204,825 
    Total current liabilities320,814  297,844 
    Operating lease liabilities, non-current46,620  51,433 
    Convertible senior notes, net732,968  575,864 
    Deferred revenue, non-current5,628  3,450 
    Other liabilities4,714  4,262 
    Total liabilities1,110,744  932,853 
        
    STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
    Common stock3  3 
    Additional paid-in capital985,004  1,103,305 
    Accumulated other comprehensive income752  2,287 
    Accumulated deficit(144,429) (148,163)
    Total stockholders’ equity841,330  957,432 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$1,952,074  $1,890,285 

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

    (In thousands; unaudited)

     Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     2021 2020
    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
    Net (loss) income$(13,068) $6,479 
    Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
    Depreciation and amortization4,402  3,688 
    Amortization of discounts or premiums on marketable securities4,259  244 
    Amortization of issuance costs835  — 
    Amortization of deferred contract costs3,779  2,185 
    Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized28,861  12,060 
    Non-cash lease expense4,012  3,226 
    Allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable25  1,073 
    Loss on disposal of property and equipment3  2 
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
    Accounts receivable, net9,223  (7,116)
    Deferred contract costs(6,711) (4,619)
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets(5,998) (1,404)
    Other assets572  919 
    Accounts payable(9,226) (1,391)
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities9,682  2,025 
    Deferred revenue21,000  6,884 
    Net cash provided by operating activities51,650  24,255 
    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
    Purchases of marketable securities(150,331) (427,482)
    Maturities of marketable securities253,234  2,620 
    Proceeds from sale of marketable securities6,497  — 
    Purchases of property and equipment(998) (1,526)
    Capitalized software development costs(6,183) (3,417)
    Cash paid for acquisition of businesses; net of cash acquired(11,509) — 
    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities90,710  (429,805)
    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options3,275  2,813 
    Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering costs—   (153)
    Employee payroll taxes paid related to net share settlement under the employee stock purchase plan(245) — 
    Net cash provided by financing activities3,030  2,660 
        
    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(782) (141)
        
    NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH144,608  (403,031)
    CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH—Beginning of period228,711  601,189 
    CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH—End of period$373,319  $198,158 
        
    RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH WITHIN THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS TO THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THE STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS ABOVE:   
    Cash and cash equivalents369,706  194,350 
    Restricted cash – Including amounts in prepaid expense and other current assets and other assets3,613  3,808 
    Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$373,319  $198,158 

    Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
    (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)

     Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     2021 2020
    Reconciliation of gross profit and gross margin   
    GAAP gross profit$151,883   $104,769 
    Plus: Stock-based compensation expense701   231 
    Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles355   247 
    Plus: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions95   — 
    Non-GAAP gross profit$153,034   $105,247 
    GAAP gross margin76 % 80%
    Non-GAAP gross margin77 % 80%
        
    Reconciliation of operating expenses   
    GAAP research and development$79,266   $40,824 
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense16,069   5,847 
    Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions1,771   37 
    Non-GAAP research and development$61,427   $34,940 
        
    GAAP sales and marketing$64,353   $45,215 
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense7,010   3,074 
    Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions1,179   151 
    Non-GAAP sales and marketing$56,164   $41,990 
        
    GAAP general and administrative$21,094   $14,952 
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense5,081   2,908 
    Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions124   58 
    Non-GAAP general and administrative$15,889   $11,986 
        
    Reconciliation of operating (loss) income and operating margin   
    GAAP operating (loss) income$(12,830)  $3,778 
    Plus: Stock-based compensation expense28,861   12,060 
    Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles355   247 
    Plus: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions3,169   246 
    Non-GAAP operating income$19,555   $16,331 
    GAAP operating margin(6)% 3%
    Non-GAAP operating margin10 % 12%
        
    Reconciliation of net (loss) income   
    GAAP net (loss) income$(13,068)  $6,479 
    Plus: Stock-based compensation expense28,861   12,060 
    Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles355   247 
    Plus: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions3,169   246 
    Plus: Amortization of issuance costs835   — 
    Non-GAAP net income$20,152   $19,032 
    Net income per share - basic$0.07   $0.06 
    Net income per share - diluted$0.06   $0.06 
    Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculations:   
    Basic306,034   295,455 
    Diluted342,329   327,801 

    Reconciliation of GAAP Cash Flow from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow
    (In thousands; unaudited)

     Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     2021 2020
    Net cash provided by operating activities$51,650  $24,255 
    Less: Purchases of property and equipment(998) (1,526)
    Less: Capitalized software development costs(6,183) (3,417)
    Free cash flow$44,469  $19,312 

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Datadog Investor Relations
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Datadog Communications
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