SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg, Inc.
(NYSE: CHGG), the Smarter Way to Student, today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
"We had a great Q3, driven by 37% Chegg Services revenues growth and 45% subscriber growth, year-over-year," said Dan Rosensweig, Co-Chairman and CEO of Chegg, Inc. "As we come out of another back to school season, the
success we experienced gives us confidence to, once again, raise our guidance for the year, as well as provide a strong initial
outlook for 2019."
Q3 2018 Highlights:
- Total Net Revenues of $74.2 million, an increase of 19% year-over-year
- Chegg Services Revenues grew 37% year-over-year to $54.2 million, or 73% of total net
revenues, compared to 63% in Q3 2017
- Net Loss was $13.7 million
- Non-GAAP Net Income was $8.7 million
- Adjusted EBITDA was $12.5 million
- 1.7 million: number of Chegg Services subscribers, an increase of 45% year-over-year
- 110 million: total Chegg Study content views, an increase of 51% year-over-year
Total net revenues include revenues from Chegg Services and Required Materials. Chegg Services includes Chegg Study, Chegg
Writing, Chegg Tutors, Chegg Math Solver, Brand Partnership, Test Prep, Internships and Chegg CareerMatch. Required Materials
includes rental and sale of print textbooks and eTextbooks.
For more information about non-GAAP net income and adjusted EBITDA, and a reconciliation of non-GAAP net income to net loss,
and adjusted EBITDA to net loss, see the sections of this press release titled "Use of Non-GAAP Measures," "Reconciliation of Net
Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA," and "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Business Outlook:
Fourth Quarter 2018
- Total Net Revenues in the range of $90 million to $92.5
million
- Chegg Services Revenues in the range of $78 million to $79.5
million
- Gross Margin between 75% and 76%
- Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $33 million to $34
million
Full Year 2018
- Total Net Revenues in the range of $315 million to $318
million
- Chegg Services Revenues in the range of $250 million to $252
million
- Gross Margin between 74% and 75%
- Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $81.5 million to $82.5
million
- Capital Expenditures in the range of $32 million to $35
million
Full Year 2019
- Total Net Revenues of approximately $388 million
- Chegg Services Revenues of approximately $326 million
- Gross Margin of approximately 75%
- Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $112 million
- The quarterly contribution of full year 2019 adjusted EBITDA is approximately 17% in Q1 2019, 23% in Q2 2019, 18% in Q3
2019 and 42% in Q4 2019.
For more information about the use of forward-looking non-GAAP measures, a reconciliation of forward-looking net loss to
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2018, full year 2018, and full year 2019, see the below sections of the press
release titled "Use of Non-GAAP Measures," and "Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA." We
have not reconciled our 2019 quarterly adjusted EBITDA contribution guidance to net loss because we do not provide guidance on
quarterly 2019 total net revenues, net loss or the reconciling items between adjusted EBITDA and net loss as a result of the
uncertainty, timing, and the potential variability of these items. The actual amount of total net revenues, net loss, and such
reconciling items will have a significant impact on our 2019 quarterly adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the 2019
quarterly adjusted EBITDA to net loss is not available without unreasonable effort.
An updated investor presentation and an investor data sheet can be found on Chegg's Investor Relations website http://investor.chegg.com.
Prepared Remarks - Dan Rosensweig, CEO Chegg, Inc.
Thank you, Tracey, and welcome everyone. As we close out another back-to-school season, we are excited about the continued
growth of our business. Our team remains focused on our goals, to lower the cost of education and accelerate the path from
learning to earning. As a result, Chegg Services revenue grew 37% in Q3 on 45% subscriber growth, year-over-year. The
strength of our brands is as powerful as ever, with over 80% brand recognition among college students. This has led to great
financial results which Andy will walk you through shortly.
As we approach 2019, we are even more excited about our future. It is clear to us that the more we invest in content and
services that address student's biggest pain points, the larger the opportunity will be for Chegg. The education industry is a
trillion-dollar market, of which over 15% of the U.S. population participates on an annual basis, representing over 7% of the
U.S. GDP. This is a giant market that is going through dramatic change and we believe we are one of the driving forces behind
that change, as we are pushing the industry to realign with its most important constituent - the student. Modern students lead
busy and demanding lives. 3 out of 4 college students are working while they are in school and over 25% of college students are
parents themselves, which is not surprising given that 40% of today's students are over the age of 25. They are also being asked
to take on more debt than any generation before them to pursue their education, without a clear path showing their investment
will yield the ROI that they seek and they need. That is why we remain focused on putting the needs of the student first. And in
doing so, we are seeing strong demand for the products and services we offer and the way we offer them; online, on-demand,
adaptive, affordable, personalized, and backed by human help. We continue to expand the number of offerings, the depth, breadth,
and quality of our services, all to improve student outcomes. We believe this expands the TAM, increases engagement, and
positively impacts the business model. This is evident in the results that we have seen thus far this year and I want to walk you
through the highlights, as well as some of the updates on our most recent initiatives.
Chegg Study remains the center of our flywheel. We continue to invest in expanding the content and modalities to serve
students and, as a result, we now have over 34,000 ISBNs and almost 25 million questions answered and archived. That represents
41% growth, year-over-year, in our propriety catalog of expert answers and solutions. This drove over 110 million content views
in Q3 alone, up 51% year-over-year. We will continue to invest in Chegg Study because, when we do, we have seen increased
engagement, higher retention, lower customer acquisition, which has yielded increased subscribers and higher margins.
While we are investing in our core, we are also investing in our future. We are seeing strong initial demand for our new
subscription services, Chegg Math and an enhanced version of Chegg Writing. With over 40% of college students requiring
remediation in Math, English, or both, these are key subjects where we are starting to leverage A.I. and machine learning to
expand our product offerings and provide greater support to a broader range of students. Last quarter, we launched our math
product on mobile, to provide students increased access to help when, and where, they want it.
Chegg Writing now addresses more pain points around the subject of writing, including plagiarism, grammar, sentence structure,
and more. With our recent acquisition of WriteLab, we are now expanding the types of writing support we offer, in a more
personalized and adaptive way. In Q3 students uploaded over 1 million papers to our new writing service and they continue to rely
on our citation and bibliography services, creating over 64 million citations in this quarter alone.
While technology and A.I. allows us to accelerate and improve the learning experience for many students, they have also made
it clear that they benefit from human help. That is evident as over 60% of our Tutor customers come from other services across
the Chegg platform. They are increasingly turning to chat and other text-based solutions to get help at the time, and in
the format, that works best for their demanding schedules. We expect to introduce new chat-based capabilities on the platform,
for both students and tutors, in the second half of 2019.
As we look to the future of our business, our mission remains the same - to save students time, save them money, and help them
get smarter. We believe the more content, products, and services we offer students, the more we can increase their opportunities
to learn new skills and master their classes. This is why we recently began testing the Chegg Study Pack, a bundle that offers
overwhelming value to students and includes Chegg Study, Chegg Writing, and Chegg Math all for one affordable price.
In addition to saving money and improving their grades, research shows that 85% of students say they are in college to get a
better job. So, we feel that Chegg CareerMatch will be an important part of their future. We were excited about our first
on-campus launch of Chegg CareerMatch in Q3, as our team hosted events at the University of Central
Florida. We interacted with thousands of students on campus and were delighted by the feedback we received. Our team is
hard at work incorporating the insights we gathered into our product experience and we are enthusiastic about the impact Chegg
CareerMatch can have on student's abilities to go from learning to earning.
We are very proud that we have built a mission-driven company and we think the industry is being influenced by the work our
team is doing and is moving, increasingly, in a direction that we believe will benefit students. We couldn't have gotten to this
point without an ambitious, creative, and amazing team; which is why we were thrilled to place in the top 50 of Fortune's Top 100
Best Medium Sized Places to work list, in our first year of applying for this distinction. We want to take a moment to thank our
employees and we are deeply grateful for their commitment and dedication to increasing access to education by lowering the cost,
improving the outcome, and always putting the student first.
And, with that, I will turn it over to Andy. Andy.
Prepared Remarks - Andy Brown, CFO Chegg, Inc.
Thanks Dan and good afternoon everyone.
Chegg had a great third quarter with our business metrics and financials ahead of our expectations. These strong results give
us the confidence to raise our guidance again for 2018. We are also providing our initial outlook for 2019, which represents
continued growth and leverage in the model. We are extremely proud of what the Chegg team has accomplished, as students are
increasingly relying on Chegg's integrated platform of connected educational services to improve their outcomes.
For the third quarter, total revenue was $74.2 million, with both Required Materials and Chegg
Services revenues exceeding our expectations. This strong top line performance drove gross margins to 73.2%, a significant
increase over the 64.3% we achieved in Q3 of 2017.
This resulted in adjusted EBITDA of $12.5 million, more than double of what we achieved in Q3 of
2017 and well above our expectations, demonstrating the leverage of our model.
We ended the quarter with approximately $475 million of cash and investments on the balance
sheet. We believe the strength of our balance sheet and our operating model, which generates cash, is one of the strongest in the
education industry.
Based on the great results of the fall semester rush, we are increasing our guidance for 2018, even after incorporating the
anticipated costs associated with responding to the data incident that we announced in late September.
For Q4 we now expect:
- Total revenue between $90 and $92.5 million, with Chegg
Services revenue between $78 and $79.5 million
- Gross margin between 75 and 76 percent
- And adjusted EBITDA between $33 and $34 million, which
represents approximately 60% growth year-over-year.
As a result, we are now increasing our full year 2018 guidance. We now expect:
- Total revenue between $315 and $318 million, with Chegg
Services revenue between $250 and $252 million
- Gross margin between 74 and 75 percent
- And adjusted EBITDA between $81.5 and $82.5 million, or
approximately 26% EBITDA margin, growing more than 75% year-over-year
- And finally, we expect CapEx to be between $32 and $35 million,
with approximately 80% being used to fuel expansion of content and add new modalities such as video for our subscription
services. We believe these investments increase engagement on our platform, expand our TAM and create more value for
students.
Turning to 2019:
Our initial expectation for total revenue is approximately $388 million, with Chegg Services
revenue growing approximately 30% to $326 million. We expect Chegg Services revenue and
subscriber growth rates to be more closely aligned in 2019, as the subscription portion of our revenue becomes a larger
contributor. We expect gross margin to be approximately 75% and adjusted EBITDA margin to expand three points to 29%, or
$112 million. For those of you modeling 2019 by quarter, we expect Chegg Services and Required
Materials revenue to be seasonally similar to 2018, however our quarterly adjusted EBITDA cadence will shift slightly due to
expenses associated with the acquisitions of WriteLab and StudyBlue. Details of which have been provided in the earnings press
release and the investor deck on the IR website.
In closing, we had another strong quarter in Q3. We delivered above the high end of our expectations, giving us confidence to
increase full year guidance and provide a strong initial outlook for 2019, all while continuing to invest in both the content
that powers our existing services and building out our new services to improve student outcomes.
With that, I'll turn the call over to the operator for your questions.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
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Daylight Time (or 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time). A live webcast of the call will also be available
at http://investor.chegg.com under the Events & Presentations menu. An audio replay will be
available beginning at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on October 29, 2018, until 8:59 p.m. Pacific Standard
Time on November 5, 2018, by calling 1-844-512-2921, or outside the U.S. +1-412-317-6671, with Conference ID 13683764.
An audio archive of the call will also be available at http://investor.chegg.com.
Use of Investor Relations Website for Regulation FD Purposes
Chegg also uses its media center website, http://www.chegg.com/mediacenter, as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying
with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor http://www.chegg.com/mediacenter, in addition to following press releases, Securities and Exchange
Commission filings and public conference calls and webcasts.
About Chegg
Chegg puts students first. As the leading student-first connected learning platform, Chegg strives to improve the overall
return on investment in education by helping students learn more in less time and at a lower cost. Chegg is a
publicly-held company based in Santa Clara, California and trades on the NYSE under the symbol CHGG. For more
information, visit www.chegg.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement Chegg's financial results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables and the related earnings conference
call contain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP operating expenses and margin, non-GAAP income from
operations, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP weighted average shares, and non-GAAP net income per share. For reconciliations of
these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the section of the
accompanying tables titled, "Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA," "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
Financial Measures," and "Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA."
The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for,
or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP
financial measures used by other companies. Chegg defines (1) adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization, or EBITDA, adjusted to exclude share-based compensation expense, other income (expense), net, restructuring
charges, and acquisition-related compensation costs; (2) non-GAAP income from operations as loss from operations excluding
share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges, and acquisition-related compensation
costs; (3) non-GAAP income from operations margin as non-GAAP income from operations divided by total net revenues; (4) non-GAAP
net income as net loss excluding share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges,
acquisition-related compensation costs, and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs; (5) non-GAAP weighted average
shares outstanding as weighted average shares outstanding adjusted for the effect of dilutive options, restricted stock units,
shares related to convertible senior notes, and warrants; and (6) non-GAAP net income per share is defined as non-GAAP net income
divided by non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding. To the extent additional significant non-recurring items arise in the
future, Chegg may consider whether to exclude such items in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures it uses.
Chegg believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures,
provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Chegg's performance by excluding items that may not be indicative of
Chegg's core business, operating results or future outlook. Chegg management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing
Chegg's operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and believes that such measures
enhance investors' overall understanding of our current financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate
comparisons of Chegg's performance to prior periods.
As presented in the "Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA," "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial
Measures," and "Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA" tables below, each of the non-GAAP
financial measures excludes one or more of the following items:
Share-based compensation expense.
Share-based compensation expense is a non-cash expense that varies in amount from period to period and is dependent on market
forces that are often beyond Chegg's control. As a result, management excludes this item from Chegg's internal operating
forecasts and models. Management believes that non-GAAP measures adjusted for share-based compensation provide investors with a
basis to measure Chegg's core performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by
share-based compensation as a result of the variety of equity awards used by other companies and the varying methodologies and
assumptions used.
Amortization of intangible assets.
Chegg amortizes intangible assets that it acquires in conjunction with business combinations, which results in non?cash
operating expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred had Chegg internally developed such intangible assets. Chegg
believes excluding the accounting expense associated with acquired intangible asset from non-GAAP measures allows for a more
accurate assessment of its ongoing operations.
Restructuring charges.
Restructuring charges primarily relate to expenses related to the exit of Chegg's print coupon business, and Chegg's strategic
partnership with the National Research Center for College & University Admissions. These restructuring charges are excluded
from non-GAAP financial measures because they are the result of discrete events that are not considered core-operating
activities. Chegg believes that it is appropriate to exclude restructuring charges from non-GAAP financial measures because it
enables the comparison of period-over-period operating results from continuing operations.
Acquisition-related compensation costs.
Acquisition-related compensation costs include compensation expense resulting from the employment retention of certain key
employees established in accordance with the terms of the Imagine Easy, Cogeon GmbH, WriteLab and StudyBlue acquisitions. In most
cases, these acquisition-related compensation costs are not factored into management's evaluation of potential acquisitions or
Chegg's performance after completion of acquisitions, because they are not related to Chegg's core operating performance. In
addition, the frequency and amount of such charges can vary significantly based on the size and timing of acquisitions and the
maturities of the businesses being acquired. Excluding acquisition-related compensation costs from non-GAAP measures provides
investors with a basis to compare Chegg's results against those of other companies without the variability caused by purchase
accounting.
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
Under GAAP, we are required to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of our
convertible senior notes that were issued in private placements in April 2018. Accordingly, for
GAAP purposes we are required to recognize the effective interest expense on our convertible senior notes and amortize the debt
discount and issuance costs over the term of the notes. The difference between the effective interest expense and the contractual
interest expense, and the amortization expense of debt discount and issuance costs are excluded from management's assessment of
our operating performance because management believes that these non-cash expenses are not indicative of ongoing operating
performance. Chegg believes that the exclusion of the non-cash interest expense provides investors an enhanced view of our
performance and enables the comparison of period-over-period results.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which include, without limitation statements regarding Chegg's ability to meet or exceed its long
term financial targets in 2018 and Chegg's strong outlook for 2019; and those included in the investor presentation referenced
above, those included in the "Prepared Remarks" sections above, and all statements about Chegg's outlook under "Business
Outlook." The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "project," "endeavor," "will," "should," "future,"
"transition," "outlook" and similar expressions, as they relate to Chegg, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and are based on management's expectations as of the date of this
press release and assumptions that are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult
to predict. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include
the following: Chegg's ability to attract new students, increase engagement and increase monetization; the rate of adoption of
Chegg's offerings; the effect of Chegg's acquisition of Imagine Easy Solutions, Cogeon, WriteLab, and StudyBlue; Chegg's ability
to strategically take advantage of new opportunities to leverage the Student Graph; competitive developments, including pricing
pressures; Chegg's anticipated growth of Chegg Services; Chegg's ability to build and expand its services offerings; Chegg's
ability to develop new products and services on a cost-effective basis and to integrate acquired businesses and assets; the
impact of seasonality on the business; Chegg's reputation with students and tutors; the outcome of any current litigation;
Chegg's partnership with Ingram and the parties' ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the partnership, including the
potential impact of the economic risk-sharing arrangements between Chegg and Ingram on Chegg's results of operations; Chegg's
ability to effectively control operating costs; changes in Chegg's addressable market; changes in the education market; and
general economic, political and industry conditions. All information provided in this release and in the conference call is as of
the date hereof and Chegg undertakes no duty to update this information except as required by law. These and other important risk
factors are described more fully in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Chegg's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2018, and could
cause actual results to vary from expectations.
CHEGG, INC.
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
(in thousands, except for number of shares and par value)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
379,020
|
|
$
126,457
|
Short-term investments
|
80,898
|
|
81,742
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $268 and
$259 at September 30,
2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
|
8,620
|
|
10,855
|
Prepaid expenses
|
7,099
|
|
2,043
|
Other current assets
|
26,651
|
|
7,845
|
Total current assets
|
502,288
|
|
228,942
|
Long-term investments
|
14,961
|
|
20,305
|
Property and equipment, net
|
52,945
|
|
47,493
|
Goodwill
|
149,762
|
|
125,272
|
Intangible assets, net
|
27,813
|
|
21,153
|
Other assets
|
4,523
|
|
3,765
|
Total
assets
|
$
752,292
|
|
$
446,930
|
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
4,283
|
|
$
7,049
|
Deferred revenue
|
25,281
|
|
13,440
|
Accrued liabilities
|
46,999
|
|
31,074
|
Total current
liabilities
|
76,563
|
|
51,563
|
Long-term liabilities
|
|
|
|
Convertible senior notes, net
|
280,132
|
|
—
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
7,016
|
|
4,305
|
Total long-term liabilities
|
287,148
|
|
4,305
|
Total
liabilities
|
363,711
|
|
55,868
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value – 10,000,000 shares authorized, no
shares issued and outstanding
|
—
|
|
—
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value 400,000,000 shares authorized; 114,598,041
and 109,667,640
shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
|
115
|
|
110
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
801,355
|
|
782,845
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(965)
|
|
(282)
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(411,924)
|
|
(391,611)
|
Total stockholders'
equity
|
388,581
|
|
391,062
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
752,292
|
|
$
446,930
|
CHEGG, INC.
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Net revenues
|
$
74,237
|
|
$
62,640
|
|
$
225,408
|
|
$
181,559
|
Cost of revenues(1)
|
19,918
|
|
22,356
|
|
57,926
|
|
60,794
|
Gross profit
|
54,319
|
|
40,284
|
|
167,482
|
|
120,765
|
Operating expenses(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development
|
29,045
|
|
19,876
|
|
80,796
|
|
59,077
|
Sales and marketing
|
15,690
|
|
14,184
|
|
42,463
|
|
40,246
|
General and administrative
|
20,000
|
|
17,320
|
|
57,735
|
|
47,163
|
Restructuring charges
|
17
|
|
64
|
|
252
|
|
1,023
|
Gain on liquidation of textbooks
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(4,766)
|
Total operating expenses
|
64,752
|
|
51,444
|
|
181,246
|
|
142,743
|
Loss from operations
|
(10,433)
|
|
(11,160)
|
|
(13,764)
|
|
(21,978)
|
Interest expense and other income, net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
(3,772)
|
|
(19)
|
|
(7,456)
|
|
(56)
|
Other income, net
|
1,209
|
|
261
|
|
2,667
|
|
53
|
Total interest expense and other income, net
|
(2,563)
|
|
242
|
|
(4,789)
|
|
(3)
|
Loss before provision for income taxes
|
(12,996)
|
|
(10,918)
|
|
(18,553)
|
|
(21,981)
|
Provision for income taxes
|
713
|
|
598
|
|
1,682
|
|
1,961
|
Net loss
|
$
(13,709)
|
|
$
(11,516)
|
|
$
(20,235)
|
|
$
(23,942)
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
|
$
(0.12)
|
|
$
(0.11)
|
|
$
(0.18)
|
|
$
(0.25)
|
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and
diluted
|
114,184
|
|
103,041
|
|
112,621
|
|
97,008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)Includes share-based compensation expense as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
$
106
|
|
$
73
|
|
$
303
|
|
$
228
|
Research and development
|
4,528
|
|
3,706
|
|
12,190
|
|
10,334
|
Sales and marketing
|
1,675
|
|
1,261
|
|
4,994
|
|
3,588
|
General and administrative
|
7,509
|
|
5,051
|
|
20,016
|
|
13,318
|
Total share-based compensation expense
|
$
13,818
|
|
$
10,091
|
|
$
37,503
|
|
$
27,468
|
CHEGG, INC.
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
(in thousands)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
*
|
Net loss
|
$
(20,235)
|
|
$
(23,942)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
16,631
|
|
14,301
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
37,503
|
|
27,468
|
Gain on liquidation of textbooks
|
—
|
|
(4,766)
|
Loss from write-offs of textbooks
|
—
|
|
314
|
Loss from write-off of property and equipment
|
29
|
|
1,368
|
Interest accretion on deferred consideration
|
—
|
|
(626)
|
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
|
6,958
|
|
—
|
Deferred income taxes
|
(315)
|
|
—
|
Other non-cash items
|
51
|
|
62
|
Change in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
2,409
|
|
786
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
(24,250)
|
|
(4,293)
|
Other assets
|
(587)
|
|
333
|
Accounts payable
|
(3,001)
|
|
(2,291)
|
Deferred revenue
|
11,841
|
|
7,070
|
Accrued liabilities
|
16,044
|
|
12,880
|
Other liabilities
|
1,589
|
|
1,123
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
44,667
|
|
29,787
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from liquidations of textbooks
|
—
|
|
6,943
|
Purchases of marketable securities
|
(113,276)
|
|
(112,417)
|
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
|
1,800
|
|
14,499
|
Maturities of marketable securities
|
118,080
|
|
—
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
(18,048)
|
|
(19,930)
|
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
|
(34,650)
|
|
—
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(46,094)
|
|
(110,905)
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued under stock plans, net
|
23,463
|
|
13,565
|
Payment of taxes related to the net share settlement of equity
awards
|
(45,669)
|
|
(17,902)
|
Payment of deferred cash consideration related to acquisitions
|
—
|
|
(16,939)
|
Proceeds from follow-on offering, net of offering costs
|
—
|
|
147,632
|
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance
costs
|
335,618
|
|
—
|
Purchase of convertible senior notes capped call
|
(39,227)
|
|
—
|
Repurchase of common stock
|
(20,000)
|
|
—
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
254,185
|
|
126,356
|
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
252,758
|
|
45,238
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
|
126,963
|
|
77,433
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
|
$
379,721
|
|
$
122,671
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow data:
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for:
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
$
55
|
|
$
66
|
Income taxes
|
$
1,560
|
|
$
1,241
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Accrued purchases of long-lived assets
|
$
2,993
|
|
$
3,712
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
379,020
|
|
$
122,227
|
Restricted cash included in other assets
|
701
|
|
444
|
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
$
379,721
|
|
$
122,671
|
* Adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASU 2016-18.
|
CHEGG, INC.
|
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
|
(in thousands)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Net loss
|
$
(13,709)
|
|
$
(11,516)
|
|
$
(20,235)
|
|
$
(23,942)
|
Interest expense, net
|
3,772
|
|
19
|
|
7,456
|
|
56
|
Provision for income taxes
|
713
|
|
598
|
|
1,682
|
|
1,961
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
5,966
|
|
5,208
|
|
16,631
|
|
14,301
|
EBITDA
|
(3,258)
|
|
(5,691)
|
|
5,534
|
|
(7,624)
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
13,818
|
|
10,091
|
|
37,503
|
|
27,468
|
Other (income) expense, net
|
(1,209)
|
|
(261)
|
|
(2,667)
|
|
(53)
|
Restructuring charges
|
17
|
|
64
|
|
252
|
|
1,023
|
Acquisition-related compensation costs
|
3,153
|
|
1,500
|
|
7,857
|
|
4,500
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
12,521
|
|
$
5,703
|
|
$
48,479
|
|
$
25,314
|
CHEGG, INC.
|
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
|
(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
`
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Net revenues
|
$
74,237
|
|
$
62,640
|
|
$
225,408
|
|
$
181,559
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
$
64,752
|
|
$
51,444
|
|
$
181,246
|
|
$
142,743
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
(13,712)
|
|
(10,018)
|
|
(37,200)
|
|
(27,240)
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
(1,836)
|
|
(1,371)
|
|
(4,699)
|
|
(4,149)
|
Restructuring charges
|
(17)
|
|
(64)
|
|
(252)
|
|
(1,023)
|
Acquisition-related compensation costs
|
(3,153)
|
|
(1,500)
|
|
(7,857)
|
|
(4,500)
|
Non-GAAP operating expenses
|
$
46,034
|
|
$
38,491
|
|
$
131,238
|
|
$
105,831
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses as a percent of net revenues
|
87.2%
|
|
82.1%
|
|
80.4%
|
|
78.6%
|
Non-GAAP operating expenses as a percent of net revenues
|
62.0%
|
|
61.4%
|
|
58.2%
|
|
58.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
$
(10,433)
|
|
$
(11,160)
|
|
$
(13,764)
|
|
$
(21,978)
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
13,818
|
|
10,091
|
|
37,503
|
|
27,468
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
1,836
|
|
1,371
|
|
4,699
|
|
4,149
|
Restructuring charges
|
17
|
|
64
|
|
252
|
|
1,023
|
Acquisition-related compensation costs
|
3,153
|
|
1,500
|
|
7,857
|
|
4,500
|
Non-GAAP income from operations
|
$
8,391
|
|
$
1,866
|
|
$
36,547
|
|
$
15,162
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(13,709)
|
|
$
(11,516)
|
|
$
(20,235)
|
|
$
(23,942)
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
13,818
|
|
10,091
|
|
37,503
|
|
27,468
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
1,836
|
|
1,371
|
|
4,699
|
|
4,149
|
Restructuring charges
|
17
|
|
64
|
|
252
|
|
1,023
|
Acquisition-related compensation costs
|
3,153
|
|
1,500
|
|
7,857
|
|
4,500
|
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
|
3,537
|
|
—
|
|
6,958
|
|
—
|
Non-GAAP net income
|
$
8,652
|
|
$
1,510
|
|
$
37,034
|
|
$
13,198
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share
|
114,184
|
|
103,041
|
|
112,621
|
|
97,008
|
Effect of dilutive shares
|
12,678
|
|
12,241
|
|
12,369
|
|
10,237
|
Non-GAAP weighted average shares used to compute non-GAAP net income per
share
|
126,862
|
|
115,282
|
|
124,990
|
|
107,245
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share
|
$
(0.12)
|
|
$
(0.11)
|
|
$
(0.18)
|
|
$
(0.25)
|
Adjustments
|
0.19
|
|
0.12
|
|
0.48
|
|
0.37
|
Non-GAAP net income per share
|
$
0.07
|
|
$
0.01
|
|
$
0.30
|
|
$
0.12
|
CHEGG, INC.
|
RECONCILIATION OF FORWARD-LOOKING NET INCOME (LOSS) TO EBITDA AND
ADJUSTED EBITDA
|
(in thousands)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ending December
31, 2018
|
|
Year Ending
December 31, 2018
|
|
Year Ending
December 31, 2019
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
4,800
|
|
$
(15,400)
|
|
$
(6,000)
|
Interest expense, net
|
4,000
|
|
11,400
|
|
15,800
|
Provision for income taxes
|
1,000
|
|
2,700
|
|
3,800
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
6,600
|
|
23,400
|
|
29,800
|
EBITDA
|
16,400
|
|
22,100
|
|
43,400
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
14,500
|
|
52,000
|
|
63,000
|
Other income, net
|
(1,000)
|
|
(3,700)
|
|
(4,000)
|
Restructuring charges
|
100
|
|
300
|
|
500
|
Acquisition-related compensation costs
|
3,500
|
|
11,300
|
|
9,100
|
Adjusted EBITDA*
|
$
33,500
|
|
$
82,000
|
|
$
112,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the three months ending December 31, 2018
and the year ending
December 31, 2018 represents the midpoint of the ranges of $33 million to $34 million and $81.5 million to $82.5
million, respectively.
|
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