Bentley Systems Announces Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2022
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Bentley Systems Announces Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2022

EXTON, Pa. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 10, 2022 — Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY) (“Bentley Systems” or the “Company”), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced operating results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Definitions of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release and reconciliations of such measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are included below under the heading “Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

CEO Greg Bentley said, “Against this quarter’s backdrop of compounding global concerns, I am pleased that we are reporting overall resilience, starting with strong operating results, consistent with our established financial outlook for 2022. Our 22Q1 results absorbed consequences directly related to Russia, including mandatory sanctions, our discretionary new business suspension there, and especially reductions in Russian ARR to reflect an estimation of recurrence probability. But we also absorbed a comparable amount of ARR attrition within China that I believe stems largely from indirectly related ‘counter-globalism.’ Net of these disruptions, we still achieved constant currency ARR growth, from a year ago, of 12% in business performance, plus 15% from platform acquisitions.”

Mr. Bentley continued, “To proactively enhance our business resilience with respect to counter-globalism, BSY Investments announced our first joint venture in China to ‘glocalize’ our platform within software and cloud service offerings being developed there to meet the Chinese government’s provenance requirements for critical infrastructure applications. Also on the investment front, our leadership in core structural and geotechnical engineering disciplines was augmented by our acquisition of ADINA to add advanced non-linear analyses across our simulation portfolio, to help in assessing and improving infrastructure asset resilience against increasingly prevalent environmental extremes.”

“And with respect to potential macroeconomic downturns, I consider that 22Q1’s impressive net momentum in our business corresponds with generally having become more resilient, even since going public in 2020. Notably, as we have extended our global leadership position in infrastructure engineering software and digital twins for mobility, our flourishing platform acquisitions for environmental opportunities (Seequent) and grid opportunities (Power Line Systems) have considerably reduced the significance of our comparatively minor exposure, within the commercial and industrial infrastructure sectors, to cyclically vulnerable CAPEX spending,” Mr. Bentley concluded.

First Quarter 2022 Financial Developments

On January 31, 2022, we completed the acquisition of Power Line Systems, a leader in software for the design of overhead electric power transmission lines and their structures, for $696.0 million in cash, net of cash acquired. We used available cash and borrowings under our bank credit facility to fund the transaction.

Operating Results Call Details

Bentley Systems will host a live Zoom video webinar on May 10, 2022 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time to discuss operating results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Those wishing to participate should access the live Zoom video webinar of the event through a direct registration link at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4aR1BzzRQJCALyGU052TrQ. Alternatively, the event can be accessed from the Events & Presentations page on Bentley Systems’ Investor Relations website at https://investors.bentley.com. In addition, a replay and transcript will be available after the conclusion of the live event on Bentley Systems’ Investor Relations website for one year.

Definitions of Certain Key Business Metrics

Definitions of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this operating results press release and reconciliations of such measures to their nearest GAAP equivalents are included below under “Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Constant Currency Metrics

In reporting period-over-period results, we calculate the effects of foreign currency fluctuations and constant currency information by translating current period results using prior period average foreign currency exchange rates. Our definition of constant currency may differ from other companies reporting similarly named measures, and these constant currency performance measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, our operating performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we have calculated Adjusted cost of subscriptions and licenses, Adjusted cost of services, Adjusted research and development, Adjusted selling and marketing, Adjusted general and administrative, Adjusted income from operations, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted EBITDA, each of which are non-GAAP financial measures. We have provided tabular reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to such measure’s most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, and to evaluate financial performance. Our non-GAAP financial measures are presented as supplemental disclosure as we believe they provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results and prospects period-over-period without the impact of certain items that do not directly correlate to our operating performance and that may vary significantly from period to period for reasons unrelated to our operating performance, as well as to compare our financial results to those of other companies. Our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

We calculate these non-GAAP financial measures as follows:

We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure, and to view these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the related GAAP financial measures. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company modified its definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to adjust for expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities and amounts for all periods herein reflect application of the modified definition.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, and plans and objectives for future operations of Bentley Systems, Incorporated (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and words of similar import). All such statements contained in this press release, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations, projections, and assumptions about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and there are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release including: current and potential future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and our business, and consolidated financial statements; adverse changes in global economic and/or political conditions; the impact of current and future sanctions, embargoes and other similar laws at the state and/or federal level that impose restrictions on our counterparties or upon our ability to operate our business within the subject jurisdictions; political, economic, regulatory and public health and safety risks and uncertainties in the countries and regions in which we operate; failure to retain personnel necessary for the operation of our business or those that we acquire; changes in the industries in which our accounts operate; the competitive environment in which we operate; the quality of our products; our ability to develop and market new products to address our accounts’ rapidly changing technological needs; changes in capital markets and our ability to access financing on terms satisfactory to us or at all; and our ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully.

Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of the Company are included in the Company’s Form 10-K and subsequent Forms 10-Q, which are on file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims 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.

About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings include MicroStation-based applications for modeling and simulation, ProjectWise for project delivery, AssetWise for asset and network performance, Seequent’s leading geoprofessional software portfolio, and the iTwin platform for infrastructure digital twins. Bentley Systems employs more than 4,500 colleagues and generates annual revenues of approximately $1 billion in 186 countries. www.bentley.com

© 2022 Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Bentley, the Bentley logo, AssetWise, iTwin, MicroStation, ProjectWise, Seequent, Power Line Systems, and ADINA are either registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or one of its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

         

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

129,617

 

 

$

329,337

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

233,032

 

 

 

241,807

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(7,486

)

 

 

(6,541

)

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

26,254

 

 

 

16,880

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

 

32,644

 

 

 

34,348

 

Total current assets

 

 

414,061

 

 

 

615,831

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

32,043

 

 

 

31,823

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

49,432

 

 

 

50,818

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

329,029

 

 

 

245,834

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,217,578

 

 

 

1,588,477

 

Investments

 

 

8,680

 

 

 

6,438

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

47,683

 

 

 

71,376

 

Other assets

 

 

59,797

 

 

 

48,646

 

Total assets

 

$

3,158,303

 

 

$

2,659,243

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

19,058

 

 

$

16,483

 

Accruals and other current liabilities

 

 

351,273

 

 

 

323,603

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

215,448

 

 

 

224,610

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

16,963

 

 

 

17,482

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

5,048

 

 

 

6,696

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

612,790

 

 

 

593,874

 

Long-term debt

 

 

1,871,527

 

 

 

1,430,992

 

Deferred compensation plan liabilities

 

 

89,282

 

 

 

94,890

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

 

34,907

 

 

 

35,274

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

13,006

 

 

 

7,983

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

58,316

 

 

 

65,014

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

7,718

 

 

 

7,725

 

Other liabilities

 

 

13,104

 

 

 

14,269

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,700,650

 

 

 

2,250,021

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

2,851

 

 

 

2,825

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

957,498

 

 

 

937,805

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(75,324

)

 

 

(91,774

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(427,372

)

 

 

(439,634

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

457,653

 

 

 

409,222

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

3,158,303

 

 

$

2,659,243

 

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

     

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

Subscriptions

 

$

241,233

 

 

$

188,125

 

Perpetual licenses

 

 

10,205

 

 

 

10,116

 

Subscriptions and licenses

 

 

251,438

 

 

 

198,241

 

Services

 

 

24,079

 

 

 

23,764

 

Total revenues

 

 

275,517

 

 

 

222,005

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

Cost of subscriptions and licenses

 

 

33,727

 

 

 

28,945

 

Cost of services

 

 

22,058

 

 

 

20,344

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

55,785

 

 

 

49,289

 

Gross profit

 

 

219,732

 

 

 

172,716

 

Operating expense (income):

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

61,273

 

 

 

47,803

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

45,945

 

 

 

32,440

 

General and administrative

 

 

51,154

 

 

 

33,221

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

(5,138

)

 

 

167

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles

 

 

9,906

 

 

 

3,438

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

163,140

 

 

 

117,069

 

Income from operations

 

 

56,592

 

 

 

55,647

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(7,042

)

 

 

(2,319

)

Other income, net

 

 

10,641

 

 

 

14,482

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

60,191

 

 

 

67,810

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(3,231

)

 

 

(10,358

)

Loss from investment accounted for using the equity method, net of tax

 

 

(572

)

 

 

(446

)

Net income

 

 

56,388

 

 

 

57,006

 

Less: Net income attributable to participating securities

 

 

(9

)

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders

 

$

56,379

 

 

$

57,006

 

Per share information:

 

 

 

 

Net income per share, basic

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.19

 

Net income per share, diluted

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.18

 

Weighted average shares, basic

 

 

307,969,672

 

 

 

302,583,452

 

Weighted average shares, diluted

 

 

331,330,256

 

 

 

321,736,649

 

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

     

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

56,388

 

 

$

57,006

 

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

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

17,212

 

 

 

8,993

 

Bad debt allowance

 

 

955

 

 

 

746

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

9,042

 

 

 

966

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

15,099

 

 

 

8,913

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

(5,138

)

 

 

1,021

 

Amortization and write-off of deferred debt issuance costs

 

 

1,778

 

 

 

1,229

 

Change in fair value of derivative

 

 

(12,084

)

 

 

(13,661

)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

Change on fair value of investments

 

 

(112

)

 

 

 

Gain on sale of aircraft

 

 

(2,029

)

 

 

 

Foreign currency remeasurement loss (gain)

 

 

1,677

 

 

 

(583

)

Loss from investment accounted for using the equity method, net of tax

 

 

572

 

 

 

446

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

8,691

 

 

 

14,903

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

 

5,718

 

 

 

8,257

 

Accounts payable, accruals, and other liabilities

 

 

26,791

 

 

 

54,977

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

(12,515

)

 

 

(21,889

)

Income taxes payable, net of prepaid income taxes

 

 

(10,814

)

 

 

11,474

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

101,731

 

 

 

132,798

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software

 

 

(4,176

)

 

 

(2,655

)

Proceeds from sale of aircraft

 

 

2,380

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(695,968

)

 

 

(57,975

)

Other investing activities

 

 

(2,811

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(700,575

)

 

 

(60,630

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from credit facilities

 

 

563,912

 

 

 

16,000

 

Payments of credit facilities

 

 

(123,696

)

 

 

(262,000

)

Proceeds from convertible senior notes, net of discounts and commissions

 

 

 

 

 

672,750

 

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(3,777

)

Purchase of capped call options

 

 

 

 

 

(25,530

)

Repayment of term loan

 

 

(1,250

)

 

 

 

Payments of financing leases

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(50

)

Payments of acquisition debt and other consideration

 

 

(2,721

)

 

 

(25

)

Payments of dividends

 

 

(8,528

)

 

 

(8,219

)

Payments for shares acquired including shares withheld for taxes

 

 

(35,117

)

 

 

(18,763

)

Proceeds from stock purchases under employee stock purchase plan

 

 

4,611

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

2,768

 

 

 

1,751

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

399,931

 

 

 

372,137

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(807

)

 

 

3,225

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(199,720

)

 

 

447,530

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

 

329,337

 

 

 

122,006

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

129,617

 

 

$

569,536

 

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

     

Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA:

     

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Net income

 

$

56,388

 

 

$

57,006

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

7,042

 

 

 

2,319

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

3,231

 

 

 

10,358

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

17,212

 

 

 

8,993

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

14,953

 

 

 

8,913

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

(5,138

)

 

 

167

 

Acquisition expenses

 

 

13,997

 

 

 

9,256

 

Other income, net

 

 

(10,641

)

 

 

(14,482

)

Loss from investment accounted for using the equity method, net of tax

 

 

572

 

 

 

446

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

97,616

 

 

$

82,976

 

Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income:

     

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Net income

 

$

56,388

 

 

$

57,006

 

Non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes:

 

 

 

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles and developed technologies

 

 

12,928

 

 

 

4,683

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

14,953

 

 

 

8,913

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

(5,138

)

 

 

167

 

Acquisition expenses

 

 

13,997

 

 

 

9,256

 

Other income, net

 

 

(10,641

)

 

 

(14,482

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes

 

 

26,099

 

 

 

8,537

 

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

 

 

(3,503

)

 

 

(1,859

)

Loss from investment accounted for using the equity method, net of tax

 

 

572

 

 

 

446

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

$

79,556

 

 

$

64,130

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Statement Line Items to Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Statement Line Items:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Cost of subscriptions and licenses

 

$

33,727

 

 

$

28,945

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles and developed technologies

 

 

(3,022

)

 

 

(1,245

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(380

)

 

 

(86

)

Adjusted cost of subscriptions and licenses

 

$

30,325

 

 

$

27,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

$

22,058

 

 

$

20,344

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(371

)

 

 

(235

)

Acquisition expenses

 

 

(1,324

)

 

 

(966

)

Adjusted cost of services

 

$

20,363

 

 

$

19,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

61,273

 

 

$

47,803

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(5,349

)

 

 

(3,909

)

Acquisition expenses

 

 

(1,651

)

 

 

(1,374

)

Adjusted research and development

 

$

54,273

 

 

$

42,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

$

45,945

 

 

$

32,440

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(1,371

)

 

 

(690

)

Acquisition expenses

 

 

(423

)

 

 

(44

)

Adjusted selling and marketing

 

$

44,151

 

 

$

31,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

$

51,154

 

 

$

33,221

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(7,482

)

 

 

(3,993

)

Acquisition expenses

 

 

(10,599

)

 

 

(6,860

)

Adjusted general and administrative

 

$

33,073

 

 

$

22,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

$

56,592

 

 

$

55,647

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles and developed technologies

 

 

12,928

 

 

 

4,683

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

14,953

 

 

 

8,913

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

(5,138

)

 

 

167

 

Acquisition expenses

 

 

13,997

 

 

 

9,256

 

Adjusted income from operations

 

$

93,332

 

 

$

78,666

 

 



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