AvidXchange Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

--Strong Q2’23 year over year (Y-O-Y) revenue growth, yield and unit cost-driven gross margin expansion and operating leverage fuel strong financial performance

--Q2’23 Y-O-Y lower net income loss of $(18.8) million vs. loss of $(25.7) million while non-GAAP net income loss drops substantially to loss of $(0.5) million from a loss of $(13.7) million

--Q2’23 adjusted EBITDA swings positively and sharply to $3.0 million from a loss of $(4.7) million

--Raising full year 2023 business outlook

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a leading provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

“Coming off of a successful Investor Day with explicit medium and long-term financial targets, we are excited to report another quarter of strong financial results driven by healthy revenue growth and gross margin expansion. In particular, we are extremely pleased with the sharp year-over-year increase in adjusted EBITDA performance, highlighting the progress we are making on unit costs coupled with the inherent operating leverage in the model. Given the on-going macro volatility, our value proposition for cost containment and reduction has tremendous resonance with our B2B middle market customers. And while it is unclear how this macro backdrop fully plays out across the broader economy, we remained focused on executing strategies that enable us to capitalize on the current macro backdrop and believe we are well positioned to achieve our medium and long-term Rule of 40 and 40-plus targets,” said Michael Praeger, CEO & Co-Founder of AvidXchange.  

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:

• Total revenue was $91.2 million, an increase of 19.1% year-over-year, compared with $76.6 million in the second quarter of 2022.
• GAAP net loss was $(18.8) million, compared with a GAAP net loss of $(25.7) million in the second quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP net loss was $(0.5) million, compared with a Non-GAAP net loss of $(13.7) million in the second quarter of 2022.
• GAAP gross profit was $55.6 million, or 61.0% of total revenue, compared with $42.9 million, or 56.0% of revenue in the second quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP gross profit was $62.3 million, or 68.3% of total revenue, compared with $48.7 million, or 63.7% of revenue in the second quarter of 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $3.0 million compared with $(4.7) million in the second quarter of 2022.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables following the financial statements in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Measures and Other Performance Metrics."

Second Quarter 2023 Key Business Metrics and Highlights:

• Total transactions processed in the second quarter of 2023 were 18.8 million, an increase of 8.7% from 17.3 million in the second quarter of 2022.
• Total payment volume in the second quarter of 2023 was $18.7 billion, an increase of 12.6% from $16.6 billion in the second quarter of 2022.
• Transaction yield in the second quarter of 2023 was $4.84, an increase of 9.5% from $4.42 in the second quarter of 2022.
  
  

Full Year 2023 Financial Outlook

As of August 2, 2023, AvidXchange anticipates its Full Year 2023 revenue and adjusted EBITDA to be in the following ranges (in millions):                                                

	Current FY 2023 Guidance	Previous FY 2023 Guidance
Revenue	$368.0 - $370.0	$363.0 - $368.0
Adjusted EBITDA(1)	$7.0 - $8.0	$2.0 - $4.0

      (1)   A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net loss on a forward-looking basis is not available without unreasonable efforts due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the items excluded from this non-GAAP measure. The 2023 updated adjusted EBITDA guidance excludes one-time non-recurring cyber-incident related costs, but includes approximately $2.0 million of incremental second-half investments in IT security enhancements and associated costs related to the cyber incident.

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

Earnings Teleconference Information
AvidXchange will discuss its second quarter 2023 financial results during a teleconference today, August 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM ET. The call will be broadcast simultaneously via webcast at https://ir.avidxchange.com/. Following the completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on AvidXchange’s website. In addition to the conference call, supplemental information is available on the Investor Relations section of AvidXchange’s website at https://ir.avidxchange.com/.

About AvidXchange™
AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable (“AP”) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers. AvidXchange’s software-as-a-service-based, end-to-end software and payment platform digitizes and automates the AP workflows for more than 8,800 businesses and it has made payments to more than 965,000 supplier customers of its buyers over the past five years. To learn more about how AvidXchange is transforming the way companies pay their bills, visit www.AvidXchange.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance and often contain words such as: “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar words and phrases indicating future results. The information presented in this press release related to our expectations of future performance, including guidance for our revenue and EBITDA for the full year 2023, statements related to our ability to achieve our medium and long-term Rule of 40 and Rule of 40-plus targets, our progress on controlling unit costs, our response to the cyber security incident detected in April 2023 and its impact on our future results, and other statements that are not purely statements of historical fact, are forward-looking in nature. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. We therefore cannot guarantee future results, performance or achievements.

Factors which could cause actual results or effects to differ materially from those reflected in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk factors and other cautionary statements described, from time to time, in AvidXchange’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, without limitation, AvidXchange’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed for the period ended June 30, 2023, and other documents filed with the SEC, which may be obtained on the investor relations section of our website (https://ir.avidxchange.com/) and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements made by us in this press release are based only on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any of these statements in light of new information, future events or otherwise unless required under the federal securities laws.

Non-GAAP Measures and Other Performance Metrics
To supplement the financial measures presented in our press release and related conference call in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), we also present the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance: Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Adjusted EBITDA, and Non-GAAP Net Loss.

A “non-GAAP financial measure” refers to a numerical measure of our historical or future financial performance or financial position that is included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in our financial statements. We provide certain non-GAAP measures as additional information relating to our operating results as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a measure of liquidity. There are significant limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Further, these measures may differ from the non-GAAP information, even where similarly titled, used by other companies and therefore should not be used to compare our performance to that of other companies.

We have presented Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Adjusted EBITDA, and Non-GAAP Net Loss in this press release. We define Non-GAAP Gross Profit as revenue less cost of revenue excluding the portion of depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense allocated to cost of revenues. We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net loss before depreciation and amortization, impairment and write-off of intangible assets, interest income and expense, income tax expense (benefit), stock-based compensation expense, transaction and acquisition-related costs expensed, change in fair value of derivative instrument, non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations, and charitable contributions of common stock. We define Non-GAAP Net Loss as net loss before amortization of acquired intangible assets, impairment and write-off of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, transaction and acquisition-related costs expensed, change in fair value of derivative instrument, non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations, acquisition-related effects on income tax, and charitable contributions of common stock. Non-GAAP income tax expense is calculated using our blended statutory rate except in periods of non-GAAP net loss when it is based on our GAAP income tax expense. In each case, non-GAAP income tax expense excludes the effects of acquisitions in the period on tax expense.

In the quarter ended March 31, 2023, we revised our definition for Non-GAAP Net Loss to include tax expense adjusted for acquisition-related effects on income tax. This change did not materially change Non-GAAP Net Loss reported in previous periods. The Non-GAAP Net Loss reported for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 have been revised to reflect the new definition.

We believe the use of non-GAAP financial measures, as a supplement to GAAP measures, is useful to investors in that they eliminate items that are either not part of our core operations or do not require a cash outlay, such as stock-based compensation expense. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating operating performance and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help indicate underlying trends in the business, are important in comparing current results with prior period results and are useful to investors and financial analysts in assessing operating performance.

Investor Contact:

Subhaash Kumar
Skumar1@avidxchange.com
813.760.2309

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Revenues		$	91,154			$	76,561			$	177,976			$	147,764
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense)			30,221				28,979				59,694				56,786
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing			20,076				20,448				40,211				37,687
Research and development			24,740				20,107				47,862				40,179
General and administrative			27,716				19,974				50,343				38,662
Depreciation and amortization			8,878				8,301				17,464				16,019
Total operating expenses			81,410				68,830				155,880				132,547
Loss from operations			(20,477	)			(21,248	)			(37,598	)			(41,569	)
Other income (expense)
Interest income			5,204				655				9,720				875
Interest expense			(3,363	)			(5,075	)			(6,678	)			(10,052	)
Other income (expense)			1,841				(4,420	)			3,042				(9,177	)
Loss before income taxes			(18,636	)			(25,668	)			(34,556	)			(50,746	)
Income tax expense			135				69				205				138
Net loss		$	(18,771	)		$	(25,737	)		$	(34,761	)		$	(50,884	)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted		$	(0.09	)		$	(0.13	)		$	(0.17	)		$	(0.26	)
Weighted average number of common shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted			201,559,007				197,864,993				200,734,555				197,443,615

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

		As of June 30,				As of December 31,
		2023				2022
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	337,342			$	350,563
Restricted funds held for customers			1,189,697				1,283,824
Marketable securities			101,008				110,986
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,352 and $3,123, respectively			43,010				39,668
Supplier advances receivable, net of allowances of $1,392 and $1,872 respectively			10,205				10,016
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			11,931				12,561
Total current assets			1,693,193				1,807,618
Property and equipment, net			102,384				103,892
Operating lease right-of-use assets			2,176				2,343
Deferred customer origination costs, net			27,567				28,284
Goodwill			165,921				165,921
Intangible assets, net			91,952				98,749
Other noncurrent assets and deposits			4,236				5,189
Total assets		$	2,087,429			$	2,211,996
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	16,831			$	13,453
Accrued expenses			53,588				73,535
Payment service obligations			1,189,697				1,283,824
Deferred revenue			12,581				12,063
Current maturities of lease obligations under finance leases			346				477
Current maturities of lease obligations under operating leases			1,637				1,380
Current maturities of long-term debt			6,425				6,425
Total current liabilities			1,281,105				1,391,157
Long-term liabilities
Deferred revenue, less current portion			17,014				17,487
Contingent consideration, less current portion			70				70
Obligations under finance leases, less current maturities			62,252				61,974
Obligations under operating leases, less current maturities			3,990				4,657
Long-term debt			75,236				75,912
Other long-term liabilities			3,245				3,295
Total liabilities			1,442,912				1,554,552
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022			-				-
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,600,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 202,113,613 and 199,433,998 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively			202				199
Additional paid-in capital			1,653,911				1,632,080
Accumulated deficit			(1,009,596	)			(974,835	)
Total stockholders' equity			644,517				657,444
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	2,087,429			$	2,211,996

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)

		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss		$	(34,761	)		$	(50,884	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization expense			17,464				16,019
Amortization of deferred financing costs			220				679
Provision for credit losses			2,125				2,318
Stock-based compensation			19,952				15,049
Accrued interest			1,004				1,184
Loss on fixed asset disposal			-				26
Accretion of investments held to maturity			(2,731	)			(494	)
Deferred income taxes			105				108
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable			(4,711	)			(5,555	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			631				(2,791	)
Other noncurrent assets			1,247				(453	)
Deferred customer origination costs			717				791
Accounts payable			2,925				(2,041	)
Deferred revenue			45				(613	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			(20,636	)			(3,975	)
Operating lease liabilities			(242	)			(107	)
Total adjustments			18,115				20,145
Net cash used in operating activities			(16,646	)			(30,739	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of marketable securities held to maturity			(162,996	)			(254,026	)
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities held to maturity			175,705				106,770
Purchases of equipment			(526	)			(2,470	)
Purchases of real estate			-				(767	)
Purchases of intangible assets			(7,733	)			(16,100	)
Supplier advances, net			(946	)			(4,796	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			3,504				(171,389	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt			-				2,367
Repayments of long-term debt			(812	)			-
Principal payments on finance leases			(305	)			(425	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			703				425
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under ESPP			1,178				602
Debt issuance costs			(743	)			-
Payment of acquisition-related liability			(100	)			(344	)
Payment service obligations			(94,127	)			(218,444	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(94,206	)			(215,819	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers			(107,348	)			(417,947	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers, beginning of year			1,634,387				1,805,163
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers, end of period		$	1,527,039			$	1,387,216
Supplementary information of noncash investing and financing activities
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations		$	81			$	499
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations			362				2,831
Common stock issued as contingent consideration			-				344
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued expenses			818				29
Interest paid on notes payable			2,541				5,305
Interest paid on finance leases			2,914				2,863

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands)

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Reconciliation from Revenue to Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin:
Total revenues		$	91,154			$	76,561			$	177,976			$	147,764
Expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense)			(30,221	)			(28,979	)			(59,694	)			(56,786	)
Depreciation and amortization expense			(5,364	)			(4,700	)			(10,583	)			(9,006	)
GAAP Gross profit		$	55,569			$	42,882			$	107,699			$	81,972
Adjustments:
Stock-based compensation expense			1,344				1,161				2,408				2,120
Depreciation and amortization expense			5,364				4,700				10,583				9,006
Non-GAAP gross profit		$	62,277			$	48,743			$	120,690			$	93,098
GAAP Gross margin			61.0	%			56.0	%			60.5	%			55.5	%
Non-GAAP gross margin			68.3	%			63.7	%			67.8	%			63.0	%
Reconciliation from Net Loss to Non-GAAP Net Loss:
Net loss		$	(18,771	)		$	(25,737	)		$	(34,761	)		$	(50,884	)
Exclude: Provision for income taxes			135				69				205				138
Loss before taxes			(18,636	)			(25,668	)			(34,556	)			(50,746	)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			3,624				3,736				7,247				7,329
Stock-based compensation expense			11,021				8,258				19,952				15,049
Transaction and acquisition-related costs			-				73				(7	)			277
Non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations (1)			3,626				(65	)			3,635				(57	)
Total net adjustments			18,271				12,002				30,827				22,598
Non-GAAP loss before taxes			(365	)			(13,666	)			(3,729	)			(28,148	)
Non-GAAP tax expense (2)			135				69				205				138
Non-GAAP net loss		$	(500	)		$	(13,735	)		$	(3,934	)		$	(28,286	)
Reconciliation from Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net loss		$	(18,771	)		$	(25,737	)		$	(34,761	)		$	(50,884	)
Depreciation and amortization			8,878				8,301				17,464				16,019
Interest income			(5,204	)			(655	)			(9,720	)			(875	)
Interest expense			3,363				5,075				6,678				10,052
Provision for income taxes			135				69				205				138
Stock-based compensation expense			11,021				8,258				19,952				15,049
Transaction and acquisition-related costs			-				73				(7	)			277
Non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations (1)			3,626				(65	)			3,635				(57	)
Adjusted EBITDA		$	3,048			$	(4,681	)		$	3,446			$	(10,281	)
(1) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, this amount is comprised of response costs, including professional services and legal fees, incurred in connection with the cybersecurity incident that was detected in April 2023.
(2) Non-GAAP tax expense is based on GAAP tax expense as the Company is in a loss position under both GAAP and non-GAAP.