Attunity Reports First Quarter 2018; 45% License Revenue Growth

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Attunity Ltd. (NasdaqCM: ATTU), a leading provider of data integration and Big Data management software solutions, today reported its unaudited financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018.

"We are excited to report that we achieved 45% year-over-year license revenue growth and 32% year-over-year total revenue growth for the first quarter of 2018. Our success was primarily driven by our strong execution and the increased market demand for our solutions enabling modern analytics and cloud migrations. We continue to see that the demand in the market for big data integration is greater than ever before and growing," stated Shimon Alon, Chairman and CEO of Attunity.

"This is the third consecutive quarter where we have exceeded our own expectations. In addition to seeing continued strong sales momentum, we are particularly excited to report that during this quarter approximately 40% of new Attunity Replicate deals were term-based. This ramping of recurring revenue is becoming an important element of our business model that we expect will also give us greater visibility," concluded Mr. Alon.

Recent Operational Highlights

• Entered into a new technology license agreement with an existing OEM partner for $3.5 million in total licensing fees and additional recurring annual support fees of $0.3 million
• Closed several substantial agreements for Attunity Replicate, including one with a Fortune 500 leading investment and financial advisory services company

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2018 compared with the First Quarter of 2017

• Total revenue was $18.2 million, compared with $13.8 million*
• Operating profit was $0.8 million, compared with an operating loss of $0.6 million*
• Non-GAAP operating profit was $2.0 million, compared with $0.5 million**
• Net income was $0.2 million, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million*
• Non-GAAP net income was $1.5 million, compared with a non-GAAP net loss of $0.4 million**

Financial Results for First Quarter of 2018
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2018 was $18.2 million, compared with $13.8 million for the same period in 2017. This includes license revenue of $10.1 million, which grew 45% compared with $7.0 million for the same period in 2017, and maintenance and service revenue, which grew 18% to $8.1 million, compared with $6.9 million for the same period in 2017.*

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2018 increased 21% to $17.5 million, compared with $14.5 million for the same period in 2017.*

Non-GAAP operating expenses for the first quarter of 2018 increased 22% to $16.2 million, compared with $13.3 million for the same period in 2017. Non-GAAP operating expenses exclude approximately $1.3 million in equity-based compensation expenses and amortization associated with acquisitions, compared with $1.2 million of similar expenses for the same period in 2017.**

Operating profit for the first quarter of 2018 was $0.8 million, compared with an operating loss of $0.6 million for the same period in 2017.*

Non-GAAP operating profit was $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared with $0.5 million for the same period in 2017. Non-GAAP operating profit excludes approximately $1.3 million in equity-based compensation expenses and amortization associated with acquisitions, compared with $1.2 million of similar expenses for the same period in 2017.**

Net income for the first quarter of 2018 was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million, or ($0.09) per diluted share, in the same period in 2017.*

Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2018 was $1.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared with a non-GAAP net loss of $0.4 million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, for the same period in 2017. Non-GAAP net loss excludes approximately $1.3 million in equity-based compensation expenses and amortization associated with acquisitions, compared with approximately $1.1 million of similar expenses for the same period in 2017.**

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits were $28.8 million as of March 31, 2018, compared with $29.1 million as of December 31, 2017. Cash used in operations was $0.1 million, compared to cash flow from operations of $2.9 million in the same period in 2017.

Shareholders' equity as of March 31, 2018 increased to $59.4 million from $51.2 million as of December 31, 2017.

Updated Outlook for Full Year 2018

The Company increased its outlook for the full year 2018 as follows:

• Total revenue is estimated to grow to between $75 and $78 million, compared with prior guidance of $73 to $75 million.
• Non-GAAP operating margin is estimated to be between 6% and 10%, compared with prior guidance of 6% to 9%.

Financial Reconciliation to non-GAAP figures for the updated 2018 outlook:

(1) Non-GAAP Operating Profit Margin is calculated by dividing the non-GAAP Operating Profit by the total non-GAAP revenues for the period.

These estimates for 2018 reflect the Company's current and preliminary views, which are subject to change (see below under "Safe Harbor Statement"). The Company clarified that it does not expect to provide or update guidance more often than on an annual basis.

** See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information" below for more information regarding Attunity's use of Non-GAAP financial measures.

Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will host a conference call with the investment community on Thursday, May 3^rd at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time featuring remarks by Shimon Alon, Chairman and CEO, Dror Harel-Elkayam, CFO, and Itamar Ankorion, CMO of Attunity. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are +1-877-407-9039 (U.S. Toll Free), +1 809 406 247 (Israel), or +1-201-689-8470 (International). All dial-in participants must use the following code to access the call: 13678294.

Please call at least five minutes before the scheduled start time.  The conference call will also be available via webcast, which can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of Attunity's website, ir.attunity.com.  Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download any necessary software to listen to the live broadcast.

For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a replay of the call will be available through May 17, 2018, at +1-844-512-2921 (U.S. Toll Free) or +1-412-317-6671 (International). Participants must use the following code to access the replay of the call: 13678294. The online archive of the webcast will be available on ir.attunity.com/events for 30 days following the call.

About Attunity

Attunity is a leading provider of data integration and Big Data management software solutions that enable availability, delivery, and management of data across heterogeneous enterprise platforms, organizations, and the Cloud. Our software solutions include data replication and distribution, test data management, change data capture (CDC), data connectivity, enterprise file replication(EFR), managed file transfer (MFT), data warehouse automation, data usage analytics, and cloud data delivery.

Attunity has supplied innovative software solutions to its enterprise-class customers for over 20 years and has successful deployments at thousands of organizations worldwide. Attunity provides software directly and indirectly through a number of partners such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Headquartered in Boston, Attunity serves its customers via offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and through a network of local partners. For more information, visit http://www.attunity.com or our blog and join our communities on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

(*) New Revenue Accounting Standard

Effective January 1, 2018, Attunity adopted the FASB-issued ASU, No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)", or ASC 606, a new accounting standard related to revenue recognition. Attunity adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method, which means that the comparative financial information for first quarter 2017 has not been restated in the current financial statements under the new accounting standard. Accordingly, the percentage changes from the 2017 to 2018 periods differ from what they would have been had the same accounting standards been in effect for both periods. In the interest of comparability during the transition year to ASC 606, the company has provided revenue, operating expenses, operating income (loss), financial income, taxes on income, net income (loss) and earnings per share information in accordance with both ASC 606 and revenue recognition rules in effect prior to the adoption of ASC 606 (ASC No. 985-605, or ASC 605). For further details, see the Impact of the Adoption of ASC 606 table later in this press release and the note thereto. 

(**) Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Attunity uses Non-GAAP measures of net income (loss), operating expenses, operating profit (loss), and diluted net income (loss) per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude amortization associated with acquisitions, equity-based compensation expenses, non-cash financial expenses, such as the effect of a revaluation of liabilities presented at fair value, and the effect of changes in deferred taxes related to non-GAAP adjustments. Attunity's management believes the non-GAAP financial information provided in this release is useful to investors' understanding and assessment of Attunity's on-going core operations and prospects for the future. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating its business internally and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. For further details, see the Reconciliation of Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information table later in this press release.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable securities laws. Statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "plans", and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. For example, when we discuss the demand for our products, improved visibility and our updated outlook for 2018, we are using forward-looking statements. In addition, announced results for the first quarter of 2018 are preliminary, unaudited and subject to year-end audit adjustment. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, could differ materially from Attunity's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to: our history of operating losses and ability to achieve or sustain profitability; our business and operating results dependency on the successful and timely implementation of our third party partner solutions; the lengthy sales cycle of our products; competition; acquisitions, including costs and difficulties related to integration of acquired businesses and impairment charges; global economic conditions; the potential loss of one or more of our significant customers or a decline in demand from one or more of these customers; timely availability and customer acceptance of Attunity's new and existing products; risks relating to proprietary rights and risks of infringement; loss of the services of our key personnel; international operations; and other factors and risks on which Attunity may have little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Attunity, reference is made to Attunity's latest Annual Report on Form 20-F which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the other risk factors discussed from time to time by Attunity in reports filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, Attunity undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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© Attunity 2018. All Rights Reserved. Attunity is a registered trademark of Attunity Inc. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

IMPACT OF THE ADOPTION OF ASC 606
U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

(*) Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standard Board-issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)", or ASC 606, a new accounting standard related to revenue recognition, using the modified retrospective method. In order to provide comparable figures during 2018, the transition year to ASC 606, the Company has provided the above summary of adjustments in financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2018 in accordance with both ASC 606 and previous accounting literature, ASC No. 985-605, or ASC 605. The table above also shows the adjustments made to reconcile the ASC 606 presentation to ASC 605. The ASC 605 information should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, the financial information prepared and reported in accordance with ASC 606.

For more information, please contact:

Todd Fromer / Allison Soss
KCSA Strategic Communications
P: +1-212-682-6300
tfromer@kcsa.com / asoss@kcsa.com  

Dror Harel-Elkayam, CFO
Attunity Ltd.
Tel. +972-9-899-3000
dror.elkayam@attunity.com

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