Weave Communications Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

• Third quarter total revenue of $30.3 million, up 42% year-over-year
• Expanded vertical market presence by launching into the home services market
• 22,553 customer locations now benefiting from the Weave Platform, up 31% year-over-year

Weave Communications, Inc. (NYSE: WEAV), a leading all-in-one customer communications and engagement software platform for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

“Weave was started to enable small and medium sized businesses everywhere to unify, modernize and personalize every customer interaction. Today we provide these businesses with a purpose-built communications and software platform that is intuitive to use and offers a high ROI,” said CEO Roy Banks. “In the third quarter we continued executing our mission and grew revenue by 42% year-over-year. As we recently completed our IPO, we welcome our public shareholders to the very early innings of a large opportunity we are endeavoring to address. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize on the market and opportunity before us.”

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

• Total revenue was $30.3 million, representing a 42% year-over-year increase compared to $21.4 million in the third quarter of 2020.

• GAAP loss from operations was $13.9 million, compared to a GAAP loss from operations of $10.1 million in the third quarter of 2020.

• Non-GAAP loss from operations was $10.0 million, compared to a non-GAAP loss from operations of $5.4 million in the third quarter of 2020.

• GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $14.8 million, compared to a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $10.9 million in the third quarter of 2020.

• Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $10.3 million, compared to a non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $5.7 million in the third quarter of 2020.

• GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was $1.03 on 14,317,575 weighted average shares outstanding, compared to a net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.95 in the third quarter of 2020.

• Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was $0.72 on 14,317,575 weighted average shares outstanding, compared to a non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.50 in the third quarter of 2020.

• Adjusted EBITDA was $(9.1) million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $(5.0) million in the third quarter of 2020.

• Operating cash flow of $(3.3) million, compared to $(2.3) million in the third quarter of 2020.

• Free cash flow of $(6.4) million, compared to $(2.8) million in the third quarter of 2020.

• Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate (NRR) was 104% as of September 30, 2021, reflecting ongoing customer acceptance and utilization of our platform.

• Dollar-Based Gross Retention Rate (GRR) was 93% as of September 30, 2021, reflecting product-market fit and our ability to retain our customers.

Business Highlights

• Priced our initial public offering on November 10, 2021 and raised $111.6 million in net proceeds.

• We added key integration partnerships with Quickbooks Online and Sycle in the third quarter, laying the foundation for new market growth in the home services vertical and deeper penetration into a sub-vertical of audiology.

• We added 1,326 net new customer locations in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and had 22,553 customer locations as of September 30, 2021.

• In the third quarter, Weave was Certified by Great Place to Work, adding to a number of workplace recognitions the company achieved in 2021.

• We were recognized by being named to the Forbes Cloud 100 and Utah Business Fast 50 in August, marking repeat appearances on both lists.

• Our product continues to receive accolades in key verticals for its performance, and Weave was named a Cellerant Best of Class award winner in September, a notable recognition in the dental community.

• Ashish Chaudhary was promoted to Chief Technology Officer in August, aligning our product and engineering organizations to drive technological developments moving forward.

Financial Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Outlook

Non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP net loss and adjusted EBITDA excludes estimates for, among other things, equity-based compensation expense. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial guidance measures to corresponding GAAP financial guidance measures is not available on a forward-looking basis because we do not provide guidance on GAAP net loss and are not able to present the various reconciling cash and non-cash items between GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss without unreasonable effort. In particular, equity-based compensation expense is impacted by our future hiring and retention needs, as well as the future fair market value of our common stock, all of which is difficult to predict and is subject to constant change. The actual amount of these expenses during 2021 will have a significant impact on our future GAAP financial results.

Webcast

The company will host a conference call for analysts and investors on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, beginning at 5 p.m. EST.

Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing (929) 477-0591 or (866) 248-8441 for toll free. Please reference the following conference ID: 4823211. The live webcast and a webcast replay of the conference call can be accessed from the investor relations page of Weave's website at investors.getweave.com.

Partial Early Lock-Up Release

Beginning at the opening of trading on Friday, December 10, 2021 and ending at the close of trading on December 15, 2021, Weave’s current and former employees (excluding our directors and executive officers) are permitted, pursuant to the terms of lock-up agreements they have entered into with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets, as representatives of the underwriters for Weave’s recent initial public offering, to sell up to 25% of their vested shares (including shares issuable upon exercise of vested options). Accordingly, Weave estimates that up to 1,103,644 shares will become eligible for sale in the public market at the open of trading on December 10, 2021.

About Weave

Weave is the all-in-one customer communications and engagement platform for small business. From the first phone call to the final invoice and every touchpoint in between, Weave connects the entire customer journey. Weave's software solutions transform how local businesses attract, communicate with and engage customers to grow their business. The first Utah company to join Y Combinator, Weave has set the bar for Utah startup achievement & work culture. In the past year, Weave has been included in the Forbes Cloud 100, Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies in America, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work. To learn more, visit www.getweave.com/newsroom/.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release and the accompanying conference call contain forward-looking statements including, among others, current estimates of fourth quarter and full year 2021 revenue and non-GAAP loss from operations and statements relating to our market and opportunity.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of our assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include risks associated with: our ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and increase our customers’ use of our platform; our ability to manage our growth; the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on our company; our ability to maintain and enhance our brand and increase market awareness of our company, platform and products; customer adoption of our platform and products; expansion into new vertical markets; customer acquisition costs and sales and marketing strategies; competition; our ability to enhance our platform and products; interruptions in service; general business and economic conditions; and the risks described in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus for our initial public offering, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 12, 2021 and the risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which should be read in conjunction with our financial results and forward-looking statements and are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations page of our website at investors.getweave.com.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

Channels for Disclosure of Information

Weave Communications uses the investor relations page on our website, blog posts on our website, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, our twitter feed (@getweave), our Facebook page, and our LinkedIn page as the means of complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. We encourage investors, the media, and others to follow the channels listed above, in addition to following Weave Communications’ press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts, and to review the information disclosed through such channels.

Supplemental Financial Information

Dollar-Based Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

For retention rate calculations, we use adjusted monthly revenue (AMR), which is calculated for each location as the sum of (i) the subscription component of revenue for each month and (ii) the average of the trailing-three-month recurring payments revenue. To calculate our NRR, we first identify the cohort of locations (the Base Locations) that were active in a particular month (the Base Month). We then divide AMR for the Base Locations in the same month of the subsequent year (the Comparison Month), by AMR in the Base Month to derive a monthly NRR. We derive our annual NRR as of any date by taking a weighted average of the monthly net retention rates over the trailing twelve months prior to such date.

Dollar-Based Gross Revenue Retention (GRR)

To calculate our GRR, we first identify the cohort of locations (the Base Locations) that were under subscription in a particular month (the Base Month). We then calculate the effect of reductions in revenue from customer location terminations by measuring the amount of AMR in the Base Month for Base Locations still under subscription twelve months subsequent to the Base Month (Remaining AMR). We then divide Remaining AMR for the Base Locations by AMR in the Base Month for the Base Locations to derive a monthly gross retention rate. We calculate GRR as of any date by taking a weighted average of the monthly gross retention rates over the trailing twelve months prior to such date. GRR reflects the effect of customer locations that terminate their subscriptions, but does not reflect changes in revenue due to revenue expansion, revenue contraction, or addition of new customer locations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, Weave Communications has provided financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). We disclose the following historical non-GAAP financial measures in this press release: non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net loss, and non-GAAP net loss per share, Adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow. We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in understanding and evaluating ongoing operating results and trends in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of these non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider these non-GAAP financial measures along with other GAAP-based financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, operating income (loss), net loss, and our GAAP financial results. We have provided a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures in the tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation.

Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share

We define non-GAAP net loss as GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders less equity-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP net loss per share is calculated as non-GAAP net loss divided by the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.

Non-GAAP operating income (loss)

We define non-GAAP operating income (loss) as GAAP operating income (loss) less equity-based compensation expense.

Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, provision for taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Our depreciation adjustment includes depreciation on operating fixed assets and does not include depreciation on phone hardware provided to our customers. We further adjust EBITDA to exclude equity-based compensation expense, a non-cash item. We believe that adjusted EBITDA provides management and investors consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations. Additionally, management uses adjusted EBITDA to measure our financial and operational performance and prepare our budgets.

Free Cash Flow

We define free cash flow as net cash used in operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized internal-use software costs. We believe that free cash flow is a useful indicator of liquidity that provides useful information to management and investors, even if negative, as it provides information about the amount of cash consumed by our combined operating and investing activities. For example, as free cash flow has been negative, we have needed to access cash reserves or other sources of capital for these investments.

The foregoing non-GAAP financial measures have a number of limitations. For example, the non-GAAP financial information presented above may be determined or calculated differently by other companies and may not be directly comparable to that of other companies. In addition, free cash flow does not reflect our future contractual commitments and the total increase or decrease of our cash balance for a given period. Further, Adjusted EBITDA excludes some costs, namely, non-cash equity-based compensation expense. Therefore, adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the non-cash impact of equity-based compensation expense or working capital needs, that will continue for the foreseeable future. All of these limitations could reduce the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools.

The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures for the periods indicated below:

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