Atlassian Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results

Quarterly revenue of $873 million, up 27% year-over-year

Quarterly subscription revenue of $711 million, up 40% year-over-year

Quarterly GAAP operating margin of (11)% and non-GAAP operating margin of 20%

Quarterly cash flow from operations of $151 million and free cash flow of $146 million

Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ: TEAM), a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software, today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2023 ended December 31, 2022 and released a shareholder letter available on Atlassian’s Work Life blog at http://atlassian.com/blog/announcements/shareholder-letter-q2fy23. The shareholder letter was also posted to the Investor Relations section of Atlassian’s website at https://investors.atlassian.com.

“We closed out 2022 with quarterly revenue of $873 million, up 27% year-over-year, driven by subscription revenue growth of 40% year-over-year,” said Scott Farquhar, Atlassian’s co-founder and co-CEO. “We are proud of everything we have accomplished in yet another unpredictable year. 2023 will be all about helping our customers navigate these challenging times, absorbing the macro-driven impacts on our business, and setting Atlassian up for long-term success.”

“Our track record of making smart investment decisions in the service of long-term payoffs continues to yield results as we recently surpassed 45,000 Jira Service Management customers, making it one of our fastest-growing products. On top of that, Atlassian has also been recognized as a Leader by Gartner in the ITSM space,” added co-founder and co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes. “We’ll keep playing offense across our three large markets while being pragmatic.”

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights:

On a GAAP basis, Atlassian reported:

• Revenue: Total revenue was $872.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, up 27% from $688.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.
• Operating Income (Loss) and Operating Margin: Operating loss was $99.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with operating income of $23.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. Operating margin was (11)% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with 3% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.
• Net Loss and Net Loss Per Diluted Share: Net loss was $205.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with a net loss of $22.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. Net loss per diluted share was $0.80 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with a net loss per diluted share of $0.09 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. Net loss for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 includes a non-recurring income tax charge of $83.1 million which increased net loss per diluted share by $0.32.
• Balance Sheet: Cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 totaled $1.7 billion.

On a non-GAAP basis, Atlassian reported:

• Operating Income and Operating Margin: Operating income was $174.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with operating income of $176.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. Operating margin was 20% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with 26% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.
• Net Income and Net Income Per Diluted Share: Net income was $114.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with net income of $110.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. Net income per diluted share was $0.45 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared with net income per diluted share of $0.43 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.
• Free Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations was $150.5 million and free cash flow was $146.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023. Free cash flow margin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was 17%. Cash flow from operations and free cash flow for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 include a discrete tax payment of $57.0 million. Excluding this payment, cash flow from operations would have been $207.4 million, free cash flow would have been $203.4 million, and free cash flow margin would have been 23%.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below, under the heading “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Recent Business Highlights:

• A Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for IT Service Management Platforms: Atlassian was named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Service Management Platforms¹. Atlassian aims to unlock high-velocity teams across the enterprise with Jira Service Management. Today, Jira Service Management powers service delivery at more than 45,000 customers.
• Recognized in The Forrester Wave for Collaborative Work Management Tools: Atlassian was recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Collaborative Work Management Tools, Q4, 2022. Atlassian’s work management solutions for business teams - Trello, Confluence, Jira Work Management, Atlas and Jira Align - enable every team to choose the best tool for their needs. Today, over 150,000 organizations around the world use Atlassian work management products.
• Recognized in The Forrester Wave for Value Stream Management Solutions: Atlassian was recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Value Stream Management Solutions, Q4 2022. Atlassian’s product vision spans the entire software delivery organizational chart by leveraging the Jira suite as the centerpiece of its Value Stream Management strategy.
• Automation for Confluence: Atlassian launched Automation for Confluence, a feature that manages system maintenance so teams can focus on continuous collaboration. Automation gives admins the ability to manage content, organize spaces, streamline teamwork, and notify teams of important updates without the manual overhead.
• Atlassian Presents: Unleash: Atlassian will hold an agile & DevOps tailored event on February 9, 2023. Discover how Atlassian tools, such as the Jira suite, and the right practices can unleash your team’s ability to find success and take opportunities from idea to impact. Unleash will give attendees a unique opportunity to innovate with industry experts, master complexity through collaboration, and bring discovery into the software lifecycle. Unleash will be held in person at the bcc Berlin in Berlin, Germany, as well as virtually. Learn more at https://events.atlassian.com/unleash.
• Customer Growth: Atlassian ended its second quarter of fiscal year 2023 with a total customer count, on an active subscription or maintenance agreement basis, of 253,177 customers, adding 4,004 net new customers during the quarter.

Share Repurchase Program Authorization

In January 2023, the Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $1 billion of Atlassian's Class A Common Stock. Atlassian may repurchase shares of Class A Common Stock from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration date, may be suspended or discontinued at any time, and does not obligate Atlassian to acquire any amount of Class A Common Stock. The timing, manner, price, and amount of any repurchases will be determined by Atlassian at its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including business, economic and market conditions, prevailing stock prices, corporate and regulatory requirements, and other considerations.

Financial Targets:

Atlassian is providing its financial targets as follows:

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $890 million to $910 million.
• Gross margin is expected to be approximately 81% on a GAAP basis and approximately 84% on a non-GAAP basis.
• Operating margin is expected to be approximately (14%) on a GAAP basis and approximately 15% on a non-GAAP basis.

Fiscal Year 2023:

• Total revenue growth year-over-year is expected to be approximately 25%.
• Cloud revenue growth year-over-year is expected to be in the range of 35% to 40%.
• Operating margin is expected to be approximately (11%) on a GAAP basis and approximately 17% on a non-GAAP basis.

For additional commentary regarding financial targets, please see Atlassian’s second quarter fiscal year 2023 shareholder letter dated February 2, 2023.

With respect to Atlassian’s expectations under “Financial Targets” above, a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP gross margin and operating margin has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.

Shareholder Letter and Webcast Details:

A detailed shareholder letter is available on Atlassian’s Work Life blog at https://atlassian.com/blog/announcements/shareholder-letter-q2fy23, and the Investor Relations section of Atlassian’s website at: https://investors.atlassian.com. Atlassian will host a webcast to answer questions today:

• When: Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
• Webcast: A live webcast of the call can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of Atlassian’s website at https://investors.atlassian.com. Following the call, a replay will be available on the same website.

Atlassian has used, and will continue to use, its Investor Relations website at https://investors.atlassian.com as a means of making material information public and for complying with its disclosure obligations.

About Atlassian

Atlassian unleashes the potential of every team. Our agile & DevOps, IT service management and work management software helps teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. The majority of the Fortune 500 and over 250,000 companies of all sizes worldwide - including NASA, Kiva, Deutsche Bank, and Salesforce - rely on our solutions to help their teams work better together and deliver quality results on time. Learn more about our products, including Jira Software, Confluence, Jira Service Management, Trello, Bitbucket, and Jira Align at https://atlassian.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

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We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date such statements are made.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results is included in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time, including the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Forms 20-F and 10-Q. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations section of our website at: https://investors.atlassian.com/.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the measures presented in our condensed consolidated financial statements, we regularly review other measures that are not presented in accordance with GAAP, defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends, prepare financial forecasts and make strategic decisions. The key measures we consider are non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share and free cash flow (collectively, the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”). These Non-GAAP Financial Measures, which may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies, provide supplemental information regarding our operating performance on a non-GAAP basis that excludes certain gains, losses and charges of a non-cash nature or that occur relatively infrequently and/or that management considers to be unrelated to our core operations. Management believes that tracking and presenting these Non-GAAP Financial Measures provides management, our board of directors, investors and the analyst community with the ability to better evaluate matters such as: our ongoing core operations, including comparisons between periods and against other companies in our industry; our ability to generate cash to service our debt and fund our operations; and the underlying business trends that are affecting our performance.

Our Non-GAAP Financial Measures include:

• Non-GAAP gross profit. Excludes expenses related to stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets.
• Non-GAAP operating income. Excludes expenses related to stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets.
• Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share. Excludes expenses related to stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, non-coupon impact related to exchangeable senior notes and capped calls, gain on a non-cash sale of a controlling interest of a subsidiary and the related income tax effects on these items, and a non-recurring income tax adjustment.
• Free cash flow. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, which consists of purchases of property and equipment.

We understand that although these Non-GAAP Financial Measures are frequently used by investors and the analyst community in their evaluation of our financial performance, these measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We compensate for such limitations by reconciling these Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. We encourage you to review the tables in this press release titled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results” and “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Targets” that present such reconciliations.

(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation as follows:

(2) Amounts include amortization of acquired intangible assets, as follows:

(1) Included in Server is perpetual license revenue. Perpetual license revenue is captured as other revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2) Included in Marketplace and services is premier support revenue. Premier support is a subscription-based arrangement for a higher level of support across different deployment options. Premier support is recognized as subscription revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as the services are delivered over the term of the arrangement.

(1) The effects of these dilutive securities were not included in the GAAP calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

¹ Gartner, Magic Quadrant for IT Service Management Platforms, Rich Doheny, Chris Matchett, Siddharth Shetty, 31 October 2022.

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