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MeridianLink® Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

MLNK

Revenue of $73.0 million grows 7% year-over-year

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

“We saw a strong second quarter of 2022, once again exceeding market expectations, with GAAP revenue up 7% year-over-year to $73.0 million, lending software solutions revenue up 14% year-over-year to $51.7 million and 39% adjusted EBITDA margins,” said Nicolaas Vlok, chief executive officer of MeridianLink. “I remain confident in the ability of our business to continue delivering growth with strong profitability.”

Quarterly Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue of $73.0 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year
  • Operating income of $8.9 million, or 12% of revenue and Non-GAAP operating profit of $14.4 million, or 20% of revenue
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $28.2 million, or 39% of revenue
  • Cash flow from operations of $87.6 million, and Free Cash Flow of $80.1 million for the last twelve month period

Business and Operating Highlights:

  • MeridianLink completed the migration of the MeridianLink Mortgage lending module to the cloud. As we migrate more of our products to a cloud-native environment, we are strengthening the MeridianLink One platform, which now includes Mortgage, multiple Consumer modules, and our unified Point of Sale solution.
  • MeridianLink’s market-leading Home Equity lending capabilities were selected by a top-15 national mortgage lender to facilitate their launch into this new category of lending. This selection was based on our solution’s unique depth and breadth of functionality and our ability to facilitate a swift market entry and serve higher value customers.
  • As part of the Company’s growth-focused alignment, we welcomed Sean Blitchok as our new Chief Financial Officer and transitioned Chris Maloof to a newly created role as President of Go To Market. With this additional expertise and operating experience on the team, we have increased the organization’s capacity to execute on strategic initiatives.

Business Outlook

Based on information as of today, August 9, 2022, the Company issues third quarter financial guidance and updates full year 2022 financial guidance as follows:

Third Quarter Fiscal 2022:

  • Revenue is expected to be in the range of $73.0 million to $75.0 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $25.0 million to $27.0 million

Full Year 2022:

  • Revenue is expected to be in the range of $289.0 million to $293.0 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $112.0 million to $116.0 million

Conference Call Information

MeridianLink will hold a conference call to discuss our second quarter results today, August 9, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The conference call can be accessed by dialing (888) 396-8049 from the United States and Canada toll-free or the Participant Local number of (416) 764-8646 with Conference ID 87855235. A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed from the investor relations page of MeridianLink’s website at ir.meridianlink.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available at the same website following the conclusion of the call. A telephonic replay will be available until approximately 8:59 p.m. Pacific Time (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at (877) 674-7070 from the United States and Canada or (416) 764-8692 as a Participant Local with Conference ID 855235.

About MeridianLink

MeridianLink® (NYSE: MLNK) is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, specialty lending providers and consumer reporting agencies. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, MeridianLink provides services to more than 1,900 customers, including a majority of the financial institutions on Forbes’ 2021 lists of America’s Best Credit Unions and Banks. Further information can be found at www.meridianlink.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial measures presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we provide certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin; non-GAAP operating income (loss); non-GAAP net income (loss); non-GAAP cost of revenue; non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses; non-GAAP research and development expenses; non-GAAP general and administrative expenses; and free cash flow. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Rather, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed in addition to and not in lieu of our reported GAAP financial results, provide investors with additional meaningful information to assess our financial performance and trends, enable comparison of financial results between periods, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics utilized internally in analyzing and operating our business. The following definitions are provided:

  • Adjusted EBITDA: net income (loss) before interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation expense, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, certain expenses associated with our IPO, sponsor and third-party acquisition related costs, losses resulting from early repayment of debt, lease termination charges, and deferred revenue reductions from purchase accounting
  • Non-GAAP operating income: GAAP income (loss) from operations, excluding the impact of share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, and sponsor and third-party acquisition-related costs
  • Non-GAAP net income: GAAP net income (loss), excluding the impact of share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, and sponsor and third-party acquisition-related costs
  • Non-GAAP cost of revenue: GAAP cost of revenue, excluding the impact of share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, and amortization of developed technology
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses: GAAP operating expenses, excluding the impact of share-based compensation and employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions
  • Free cash flow: GAAP cash flow from operating activities plus GAAP purchases of property and equipment (Capital Expenditures) and capitalized costs related to developed technology (Capitalized Software)

Reconciliations to comparable GAAP financial measures are available in the accompanying schedules, which are posted as part of this earnings release on our website. No reconciliation is provided with respect to certain forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures as the GAAP measures are not accessible on a forward-looking basis. We cannot reliably predict all necessary components or their impact to reconcile such financial measures without unreasonable effort. The events necessitating a non-GAAP adjustment are inherently unpredictable and may have a significant impact on our future GAAP financial results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains, and our above-referenced conference call and webcast will contain, statements which are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” and variations of such words or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Further, statements describing our strategy, outlook, guidance, plans, intentions, or goals are also forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our predictions, expectations, or forecasts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding, and guidance with respect to, our future financial and operational performance, our strategic initiatives, including anticipated benefits and integration of an acquisition, our stock repurchase program, including the execution and amount of repurchases, our development or delivery of new or enhanced solutions, our market size and growth opportunities, and our competitive positioning. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation, risks related to our business and industry, as well as those set forth in Item 1A. Risk Factors, or elsewhere, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, any updates in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed for periods subsequent to such Form 10-K, and our other SEC filings. Any forward-looking statement contained herein or provided on the related conference call is based on reasonable assumptions as of the date hereof. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We undertake no obligation, other than as required by applicable law, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

As of

June 30, 2022

(unaudited)

December 31,

2021

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

100,259

$

113,645

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

33,876

24,913

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

9,402

9,398

Escrow deposit

30,000

Total current assets

173,537

147,956

Property and equipment, net

5,330

5,989

Right of use assets

2,562

Intangible assets, net

293,430

298,597

Deferred tax assets, net

10,818

4,286

Goodwill

569,129

564,799

Other assets

4,153

4,266

Total assets

$

1,058,959

$

1,025,893

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

1,563

$

2,335

Accrued liabilities

28,020

24,667

Deferred revenue

23,259

14,707

Current portion of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs

3,362

2,139

Total current liabilities

56,204

43,848

Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs

424,439

425,371

Long-term deferred revenue

378

Deferred rent

396

Other long-term liabilities

1,621

Total liabilities

482,642

469,615

Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 600,000,000 shares authorized, 80,475,781 and 79,734,984 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

126

88

Additional paid-in capital

607,085

596,542

Accumulated deficit

(30,894

)

(40,352

)

Total stockholders’ equity

576,317

556,278

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,058,959

$

1,025,893

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenues, net

$

72,987

$

68,474

$

145,741

$

136,285

Cost of revenues:

Subscription and services

23,376

17,997

44,480

34,611

Amortization of developed technology

3,850

3,109

7,284

5,971

Total cost of revenues

27,226

21,106

51,764

40,582

Gross profit

45,761

47,368

93,977

95,703

Operating expenses:

General and administrative

20,806

16,591

38,993

34,186

Research and development

10,487

7,288

18,896

14,274

Sales and marketing

5,465

4,224

10,208

7,823

Acquisition related costs

103

31

2,386

781

Total operating expenses

36,861

28,134

70,483

57,064

Operating income

8,900

19,234

23,494

38,639

Other (income) expense, net:

Other income

(216

)

(10

)

(379

)

(30

)

Interest expense, net

5,436

9,846

9,794

19,908

Total other expense, net

5,220

9,836

9,415

19,878

Income before provision for income taxes

3,680

9,398

14,079

18,761

Provision for income taxes

1,508

1,966

4,428

4,098

Net income

$

2,172

$

7,432

$

9,651

$

14,663

Class A preferred return

(9,232

)

(18,165

)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

$

2,172

$

(1,800

)

$

9,651

$

(3,502

)

Net income (loss) per share:

Basic

$

0.03

$

(0.03

)

$

0.12

$

(0.07

)

Diluted

0.03

(0.03

)

0.12

(0.07

)

Weighted average common stock outstanding:

Basic

80,418,520

52,015,526

80,197,832

51,843,086

Diluted

82,223,181

52,015,526

82,251,322

51,843,086

Net Revenues by Major Source

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Subscription fees

$

63,529

$

60,427

$

126,998

$

120,743

Professional services

6,665

5,615

13,777

11,106

Other

2,793

2,432

4,966

4,436

Total

$

72,987

$

68,474

$

145,741

$

136,285

Net Revenues by Solution Type

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Lending software solutions

$

51,668

$

45,243

$

100,835

$

88,377

Data verification software solutions

21,319

23,231

44,906

47,908

Total (1)

$

72,987

$

68,474

$

145,741

$

136,285

% Growth attributable to:

Lending software solutions

9

%

9

%

Data verification software

(3

)%

(2

)%

Total % growth

7

%

7

%

(1) % Revenue related to mortgage loan market:

Lending software solutions

7

%

9

%

7

%

10

%

Data verification software

64

%

71

%

67

%

72

%

Total % revenue related to mortgage loan market

24

%

30

%

26

%

32

%

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

9,651

$

14,663

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

26,376

24,957

Provision for doubtful accounts

89

Amortization of debt issuance costs

1,429

1,817

Share-based compensation expense

9,247

1,308

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

135

207

Loss on sublease liability

405

Gain on change in fair value of earnout

Other adjustments

(16

)

Deferred income taxes

4,025

3,842

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(8,806

)

(2,641

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

661

(1,774

)

Accounts payable

(1,059

)

(39

)

Accrued liabilities

(2,065

)

(3,081

)

Deferred revenue

8,076

10,221

Deferred rent

(49

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

47,670

49,909

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisition, net of cash acquired – TazWorks, LLC

(85,421

)

Acquisition, net of cash and restricted cash acquired – Saylent Technologies, Inc.

(35,957

)

Acquisition, net of cash and restricted cash acquired – StreetShares, Inc.

(23,059

)

Escrow deposit

(30,000

)

Capitalized software additions

(4,079

)

(2,216

)

Purchases of property and equipment

(480

)

(553

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(57,618

)

(124,147

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repurchases of common stock

(193

)

Repurchases of Class A Units

(54

)

Repurchases of Class B Units

(1,887

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

186

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

922

Proceeds from long-term debt

100,000

Principal payments of long-term debt

(1,088

)

(2,590

)

Payment of Regulation A+ investor note

(3,265

)

Payments of debt issuance costs

(1,970

)

Payments of Class A cumulative preferred return

(12

)

Payments of deferred offering costs

(2,008

)

Holdback payment to sellers of MeridianLink

(25,665

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(3,438

)

65,814

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(13,386

)

(8,424

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

113,645

39,881

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

100,259

$

31,457

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents

$

100,259

$

29,236

Restricted cash

2,221

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

$

100,259

$

31,457

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

Cash paid for interest

$

8,337

$

18,078

Cash paid for income taxes

762

212

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

Regulation A+ investor note assumed in business combination

$

3,265

$

Initial recognition of operating lease liability

3,372

Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use asset

2,627

Share-based compensation expense capitalized to software additions

188

Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses

93

56

Vesting of restricted stock awards and RSUs

38

Related party receivable net against holdback payment to prior shareholders

4,335

Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") Loan forgiven, reclassified from long- and short-term debt to payable due to sellers of Teledata Communications, Inc.

2,142

Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses

327

Vesting of Class B Units

47

Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Operating income

$

8,900

$

19,234

$

23,494

$

38,639

Add: Share-based compensation expense

5,439

665

9,247

1,308

Add: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions

3

148

Add: Sponsor and third-party acquisition related costs

99

741

2,386

2,114

Non-GAAP operating income

$

14,441

$

20,640

$

35,275

$

42,061

Non-GAAP operating margin

20

%

30

%

24

%

31

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net income

$

2,172

$

7,432

$

9,651

$

14,663

Add: Share-based compensation expense

5,439

665

9,247

1,308

Add: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions

3

148

Add: Sponsor and third-party acquisition related costs

99

741

2,386

2,114

Non-GAAP net income

$

7,713

$

8,838

$

21,432

$

18,085

Non-GAAP basic net income per share

$

0.10

$

0.17

$

0.27

$

0.35

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share

0.09

0.16

0.26

0.32

Weighted average shares used to compute Non-GAAP basic net income per share

80,418,520

52,015,526

80,197,832

51,843,086

Weighted average shares used to compute Non-GAAP diluted net income per share

82,223,181

56,756,604

82,251,322

56,584,164

Non-GAAP net income margin

11

%

13

%

15

%

13

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net income

$

2,172

$

7,432

$

9,651

$

14,663

Interest expense

5,436

9,846

9,794

19,908

Taxes

1,508

1,966

4,428

4,098

Depreciation and amortization

13,472

12,606

26,376

24,957

Share-based compensation expense

5,439

665

9,247

1,308

Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions

3

148

Expenses associated with IPO

194

Sponsor and third-party acquisition related costs

99

741

2,386

2,114

Deferred revenue reduction from purchase accounting for acquisitions prior to 2022

55

178

119

502

Adjusted EBITDA

$

28,184

$

33,434

$

62,149

$

67,744

Adjusted EBITDA margin

39

%

49

%

43

%

50

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Cost of revenue

$

27,226

$

21,106

$

51,764

$

40,582

Less: Share-based compensation expense

1,251

93

2,215

165

Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions

54

Less: Amortization of developed technology

3,850

3,109

7,284

5,971

Non-GAAP cost of revenue

$

22,125

$

17,904

$

42,211

$

34,446

As a % of revenue

30

%

26

%

29

%

25

%

Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

General & administrative

$

20,806

$

16,591

$

38,993

$

34,186

Less: Share-based compensation expense

2,396

353

3,777

706

Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions

33

Less: Depreciation expense

580

588

1,141

1,171

Less: Amortization of intangibles

9,042

8,909

17,951

17,815

Non-GAAP general & administrative

$

8,788

$

6,741

$

16,091

$

14,494

As a % of revenue

12

%

10

%

11

%

11

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Research and development

$

10,487

$

7,288

$

18,896

$

14,274

Less: Share-based compensation expense

1,288

82

2,365

164

Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions

1

40

Non-GAAP research and development

$

9,198

$

7,206

$

16,491

$

14,110

As a % of revenue

13

%

11

%

11

%

10

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Sales and marketing

$

5,465

$

4,224

$

10,208

$

7,823

Less: Share-based compensation expense

504

137

890

273

Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions

2

21

Non-GAAP sales and marketing

$

4,959

$

4,087

$

9,297

$

7,550

As a % of revenue

7

%

6

%

6

%

6

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

12,807

$

21,212

$

47,670

$

49,909

Less: Capital expenditures

(61

)

(308

)

(480

)

(553

)

Less: Capitalized software

(2,557

)

(1,412

)

(4,079

)

(2,216

)

Free cash flow

$

10,189

$

19,492

$

43,111

$

47,140

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