CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2024--
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leading enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, released its financial results for the second quarter of 2024.
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“Our approach to statistical AI and generative AI continues to be a significant differentiator,” said Alan Trefler, founder and CEO. “The offerings we’ve introduced, especially Pega GenAI Blueprint™, have captured the imagination of clients, prospects, and partners, allowing them to identify new possibilities and helping us drive deeper engagement. With tens of thousands of blueprints created over the last few months, we’re identifying opportunities to accelerate growth and creating additional momentum for Pega Cloud®.”
"I'm really proud to see how our team is improving profitability while driving ACV growth,” said Ken Stillwell, COO and CFO. “Our strong execution and our AI innovation put us in a fantastic position to pursue the massive digital transformation opportunity in front of us.”
Financial and performance metrics (1)
Reconciliation of ACV and Constant Currency ACV
Quarterly conference call
A conference call and audio-only webcast will be conducted at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Members of the public and investors are invited to join the call and participate in the question and answer session by dialing 1 (888) 415-4305 (domestic) or 1 (646) 960-0336 (international) and using Conference ID 1559653, or via https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/610142887 by logging onto www.pega.com at least five minutes prior to the event's broadcast and clicking on the webcast icon in the Investors section.
Discussion of non-GAAP financial measures
Our non-GAAP financial measures should only be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these measures help investors understand our core operating results and prospects, which is consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance without the effect of often one-time charges and other items outside our normal operations. Management uses these measures to assess the performance of the company's operations and establish operational goals and incentives. They are not a substitute for financial measures prepared under U.S. GAAP. Refer to the schedules at the end of this release for additional information, including a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP measures.
Forward-looking statements
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Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, will, could, should, estimates, may, targets, strategies, intends to, projects, forecasts, guidance, likely, and usually or variations of such words and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements represent our views only as of the date the statement was made and are based on current expectations and assumptions.
Forward-looking statements deal with future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to:
These risks and others that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements are described further in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and other filings we make with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, and there are no assurances that the results included in such statements will be achieved. Although subsequent events may cause our view to change, except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake and expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Any forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of July 24, 2024.
About Pegasystems
Pega provides a powerful platform that empowers the world's leading organizations to unlock business-transforming outcomes with real-time optimization. Clients use our enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation to solve their most pressing business challenges - from personalizing engagement to automating service to streamlining operations. Since 1983, we've built our scalable and flexible architecture to help enterprises meet today's customer demands while continuously transforming for tomorrow. For more information on how Pega (NASDAQ: PEGA) empowers its clients to Build for Change®, https://www.pega.com.
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Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect the following adjustments:
(1) Stock-based compensation:
(2) Effective income tax rates:
Our GAAP effective income tax rate is subject to significant fluctuations due to several factors, including our stock-based compensation plans, research and development tax credits, gains and losses on our capped call transactions, and the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets in the U.S. and U.K. We determine our non-GAAP income tax rate using applicable rates in taxing jurisdictions and assessing certain factors, including historical and forecasted earnings by jurisdiction, discrete items, and ability to realize tax assets. We believe it is beneficial for our management to review our non-GAAP results consistent with our annual plan's effective income tax rate as established at the beginning of each year, given tax rate volatility. See Note 13. Income Taxes in our Quarterly Report for the three months ended June 30, 2024 for additional information.
(1) Our non-GAAP free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less investment in property and equipment. Investment in property and equipment fluctuates in amount and frequency and is significantly affected by the timing and size of investments in our facilities. We provide information on free cash flow to enable investors to assess our ability to generate cash without incurring additional external financings. This information is not a substitute for financial measures prepared under U.S. GAAP.
(2) The supplemental information discloses items that affect our cash flows and are considered by management not to be representative of our core business operations and ongoing operational performance.
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ANNUAL CONTRACT VALUE
(in thousands, except percentages)
Annual contract value (“ACV”) - ACV represents the annualized value of our active contracts as of the measurement date. The contract's total value is divided by its duration in years to calculate ACV. ACV is a performance measure that we believe provides useful information to our management and investors.
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BACKLOG
(in thousands, except percentages)
Remaining performance obligations (“Backlog”) - Expected future revenue from existing non-cancellable contracts:
As of June 30, 2024:
As of June 30, 2023:
Backlog Growth (Graphic: Business Wire)
Cash Flow Growth (Graphic: Business Wire)
ACV Growth (Graphic: Business Wire)
