Bentley Systems, Incorporated (NASDAQ:BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

First Quarter 2025 Results

Total revenues were $370.5 million, up 9.7% or 10.9% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
Subscriptions revenues were $342.3 million, up 11.5% or 12.7% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
Annualized Recurring Revenues ("ARR") were $1,319.3 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $1,186.5 million as of March 31, 2024, representing a constant currency ARR growth rate of 12%;
Last twelve-month recurring revenues dollar-based net retention rate was 110%, compared to 108% for the same period last year;
Operating income margin was 31.1%, compared to 27.2% for the same period last year;
Adjusted operating income less stock-based compensation expense ("AOI less SBC") (previously titled Adjusted operating income inclusive of stock-based compensation expense ("Adjusted OI w/SBC")) margin was 34.1%, compared to 33.3% for the same period last year;
Net income per diluted share was $0.28, compared to $0.22 for the same period last year;
Adjusted net income per diluted share ("Adjusted EPS") was $0.35, compared to $0.31 for the same period last year;
Cash flows from operations was $219.4 million, compared to $205.0 million for the same period last year; and
Free cash flow was $216.4 million, compared to $201.4 million for the same period last year.

Executive Chair Greg Bentley said, "It is gratifying to report BSY's excellent operational and financial results despite heightened uncertainties facing global markets. While software will always broadly benefit from globalization, infrastructure investment stands as a vital ‘local' imperative within every individual country. Coinciding generally with our end markets, our colleagues and ongoing investments are distributed very widely. We are well served, with respect to even unprecedented macro disruption, by having consistently improved our business resilience over the course of five years as a public company. Our consistency, including current performance, underscores our intentionally more dependable mix within infrastructure sectors, across the infrastructure lifecycle, and of commercial models, account scale, and geography."

CEO Nicholas Cumins said, "We started the year off strong and our results position us well in regard to our financial outlook for the year. Our accounts remain cautiously optimistic about their businesses, following the tariff announcements, as countries continue to prioritize infrastructure funding, some even more than before. The fundamentals of our demand environment remain the same: a critical need for better and more resilient infrastructure, a continued shortage of engineers, and backlogs extending further out."

CFO Werner Andre said, "Our Q1 financial results were consistent with our expectations, including year-over-year constant-currency ARR growth of 12% and strong profitability and free cash flow. While acknowledging current global economic uncertainties, we continue to execute towards our financial outlook range for the year. Our balance sheet strength and anticipated cash flow generation amply funds our dividend, share repurchases to offset dilution from stock-based compensation, growth initiatives including potential acquisitions, and with our available credit capacity, the refinancing of next year's maturing convertible debt."

Call Details

Bentley Systems will host a live Zoom video webinar on May 7, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Those wishing to participate should access the live Zoom video webinar of the event through a direct registration link at https://bentley-com.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IMvNdW_9TbKDlC_12IGdnQ#/registration. 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.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, we sometimes refer to financial measures that are not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Certain of these measures are considered non-GAAP financial measures under the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regulations. Those rules require the supplemental explanations and reconciliations that are in Bentley Systems' Form 8-K (Quarterly Earnings Release) furnished to the SEC.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the future results of operations and financial condition, 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: adverse changes in global economic and/or political conditions; the impact of tariffs and related policies on our business and the businesses of the industries we serve; 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; failure to effectively manage succession; 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; the impact of changing or uncertain interest rates on us and on the industries we serve; our ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully; and our ability to identify and consummate future investments and/or acquisitions on terms satisfactory to us or at all.

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 Form 10‑Qs, which are on file with the SEC. 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

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance.

© 2025 Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Bentley, and the Bentley logo 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
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	83,637		$	64,009
Accounts receivable		312,296			322,862
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(8,736	)		(8,395	)
Prepaid income taxes		8,802			13,066
Prepaid and other current assets		50,056			50,531
Total current assets		446,055			442,073
Property and equipment, net		33,302			33,798
Operating lease right-of-use assets		31,765			32,303
Intangible assets, net		202,811			213,959
Goodwill		2,380,494			2,367,179
Investments		25,871			25,764
Deferred income taxes		199,405			198,286
Other assets		83,231			86,445
Total assets	$	3,402,934		$	3,399,807
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	24,498		$	16,479
Accruals and other current liabilities		163,858			169,522
Cloud Services Subscription deposits		447,907			366,895
Deferred revenues		244,075			245,729
Operating lease liabilities		11,744			11,656
Income taxes payable		13,905			4,053
Current portion of long-term debt		—			—
Total current liabilities		905,987			814,334
Long-term debt		1,244,308			1,388,088
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		94,962			96,684
Long-term operating lease liabilities		26,092			26,894
Deferred revenues		16,576			16,641
Deferred income taxes		8,285			8,612
Income taxes payable		3,615			3,615
Other liabilities		5,420			3,819
Total liabilities		2,305,245			2,358,687
Equity:
Common stock		3,029			3,020
Additional paid-in capital		1,239,817			1,217,986
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(97,583	)		(104,078	)
Accumulated deficit		(47,681	)		(75,941	)
Total Bentley Systems stockholders' equity		1,097,582			1,040,987
Noncontrolling interest		107			133
Total equity		1,097,689			1,041,120
Total liabilities and equity	$	3,402,934		$	3,399,807

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025			2024
Revenues:
Subscriptions	$	342,318		$	307,089
Perpetual licenses		10,792			9,512
Subscriptions and licenses		353,110			316,601
Services		17,432			21,162
Total revenues		370,542			337,763
Cost of revenues:
Cost of subscriptions and licenses		46,498			40,218
Cost of services		19,161			21,612
Total cost of revenues		65,659			61,830
Gross profit		304,883			275,933
Operating expense (income):
Research and development		72,450			68,371
Selling and marketing		63,059			54,386
General and administrative		47,228			46,482
Deferred compensation plan		(1,246	)		5,799
Amortization of purchased intangibles		8,208			8,964
Total operating expenses		189,699			184,002
Income from operations		115,184			91,931
Interest expense, net		(3,808	)		(6,520	)
Other income, net		449			7,137
Income before income taxes		111,825			92,548
Provision for income taxes		(20,488	)		(22,247	)
Equity in net income of investees, net of tax		1			9
Net income		91,338			70,310
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		(30	)		—
Net income attributable to Bentley Systems	$	91,368		$	70,310

Net income per share attributable to Bentley Systems stockholders:
Basic	$	0.29		$	0.22
Diluted	$	0.28		$	0.22
Weighted average shares:
Basic		315,130,071			314,295,102
Diluted		333,441,006			333,623,518

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025			2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	91,338		$	70,310
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		15,640			16,385
Deferred income taxes		(1,216	)		5,302
Stock-based compensation expense		17,402			19,658
Deferred compensation plan		(1,246	)		5,799
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs		1,894			1,823
Change in fair value of derivative		4,372			(2,790	)
Foreign currency remeasurement gain		(25	)		(1,744	)
Other		175			1,099
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		14,346			14,508
Prepaid and other assets		2,942			(5,321	)
Accounts payable, accruals, and other liabilities		(8,356	)		(874	)
Cloud Services Subscription deposits		74,489			85,945
Deferred revenues		(6,538	)		(9,257	)
Income taxes payable, net of prepaid income taxes		14,198			4,126
Net cash provided by operating activities		219,415			204,969
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software		(3,044	)		(3,599	)
Purchases of investments		—			(250	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(3,044	)		(3,849	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit facilities		122,249			39,838
Payments of credit facilities		(257,565	)		(131,866	)
Repurchase of convertible senior notes		(9,797	)		—
Repayments of term loan		—			(2,500	)
Payments of contingent and non-contingent consideration		(310	)		(451	)
Payments of dividends		(21,198	)		(17,871	)
Proceeds from stock purchases under employee stock purchase plan		5,312			5,560
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		—			4,007
Payments for shares acquired including shares withheld for taxes		(9,436	)		(8,099	)
Repurchases of Class B common stock under approved program		(30,014	)		(15,006	)
Other		(49	)		(47	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(200,808	)		(126,435	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		4,065			(1,496	)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		19,628			73,189
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		64,009			68,412
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	83,637		$	141,601

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

Reconciliation of operating income to AOI less SBC and to Adjusted operating income:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025			2024
Operating income	$	115,184		$	91,931
Amortization of purchased intangibles		11,444			12,190
Deferred compensation plan		(1,246	)		5,799
Acquisition expenses		838			2,359
Realignment expenses		—			66
AOI less SBC		126,220			112,345
Stock-based compensation expense		17,305			19,337
Adjusted operating income	$	143,525		$	131,682

Reconciliation of net income attributable to Bentley Systems to Adjusted net income:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025						2024
	$			EPS⁽¹⁾			$			EPS⁽¹⁾
Net income attributable to Bentley Systems	$	91,368		$	0.28		$	70,310		$	0.22
Non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes:
Amortization of purchased intangibles		11,444			0.03			12,190			0.04
Stock-based compensation expense		17,305			0.05			19,337			0.06
Deferred compensation plan		(1,246	)		—			5,799			0.02
Acquisition expenses		838			—			2,359			0.01
Realignment expenses		—			—			66			—
Other income, net		(449	)		—			(7,137	)		(0.02	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes		27,892			0.08			32,614			0.10
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments		(4,682	)		(0.01	)		—			—
Equity in net income of investees, net of tax		(1	)		—			(9	)		—
Adjusted net income⁽²⁾	$	114,577		$	0.35		$	102,915		$	0.31

Adjusted diluted weighted average shares					333,441,006						333,623,518


⁽¹⁾		Adjusted EPS was computed independently for each reconciling item presented; therefore, the sum of Adjusted EPS for each line item may not equal total Adjusted EPS due to rounding.
⁽²⁾		Adjusted EPS numerator includes $1,569 and $1,723 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to interest expense, net of tax, attributable to the convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method.

Reconciliation of cash flows from operations to free cash flow:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025			2024
Cash flows from operations	$	219,415		$	204,969
Purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software		(3,044	)		(3,599	)
Free cash flow	$	216,371		$	201,370

Reconciliation of cash flows from operations to Adjusted EBITDA:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025			2024
Cash flows from operations	$	219,415		$	204,969
Cash interest		2,150			5,257
Cash taxes		7,963			11,543
Cash deferred compensation plan distributions		526			473
Cash acquisition expenses		1,727			1,807
Cash realignment costs		—			7,517
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(81,775	)		(93,332	)
Other⁽¹⁾		(1,864	)		(2,357	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	148,142		$	135,877


⁽¹⁾		Includes receipts related to interest rate swap.

Reconciliation of total revenues and subscriptions revenues to total revenues and subscriptions revenues in constant currency:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025						Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Actual		Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2024 Rates		Constant Currency		Actual		Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2024 Rates			Constant Currency
Total revenues	$	370,542	$	3,777	$	374,319	$	337,763	$	(342	)	$	337,421
Subscriptions revenues	$	342,318	$	3,333	$	345,651	$	307,089	$	(332	)	$	306,757

Explanation of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures

Constant currency

Constant currency and constant currency growth rates are non-GAAP financial measures that present our results of operations excluding the estimated effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. A significant amount of our operations is conducted in foreign currencies. As a result, the comparability of the financial results reported in U.S. dollars is affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We use constant currency and constant currency growth rates to evaluate the underlying performance of the business, and we believe it is helpful for investors to present operating results on a comparable basis period over period to evaluate its underlying performance.

In reporting period‑over‑period results, except for ARR as discussed further below, we calculate the effects of foreign currency fluctuations and constant currency information by translating current and prior period results on a transactional basis to our reporting currency using prior period average foreign currency exchange rates in which the transactions occurred.

Recurring revenues

Recurring revenues are the basis for our other revenue-related key business metrics. We believe this measure is useful in evaluating our ability to consistently retain and grow our revenues from accounts with revenues in the prior period ("existing accounts").

Recurring revenues are subscriptions revenues that recur monthly, quarterly, or annually with specific or automatic renewal clauses and professional services revenues in which the underlying contract is based on a fixed fee and contains automatic annual renewal provisions.

Annualized recurring revenues ("ARR")

ARR is a key business metric that we believe is useful in evaluating the scale and growth of our business as well as to assist in the evaluation of underlying trends in our business. Furthermore, we believe ARR, considered in connection with our last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate, is a leading indicator of revenue growth.

ARR is defined as the sum of the annualized value of our portfolio of contracts that produce recurring revenues as of the last day of the reporting period, and the annualized value of the last three months of recognized revenues for our contractually recurring consumption‑based software subscriptions with consumption measurement durations of less than one year, calculated using the spot foreign currency exchange rates. We believe that the last three months of recognized revenues, on an annualized basis, for our recurring software subscriptions with consumption measurement period durations of less than one year is a reasonable estimate of the annual revenues, given our consistently high retention rate and stability of usage under such subscriptions.

Constant currency ARR growth rate is the growth rate of ARR measured on a constant currency basis. In reporting period‑over‑period ARR growth rates in constant currency, we calculate constant currency growth rates by translating current and prior period ARR on a transactional basis to our reporting currency using current year budget exchange rates. Constant currency ARR growth rate from business performance excludes the ARR onboarding of our platform acquisitions and includes the impact from the ARR onboarding of programmatic acquisitions, which generally are immaterial, individually and in the aggregate. We believe these ARR growth rates are important metrics indicating the scale and growth of our business.

Last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate

Last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate is a key business metric that we believe is useful in evaluating our ability to consistently retain and grow our recurring revenues.

Last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate is calculated, using the average exchange rates for the prior period, as follows: the recurring revenues for the current period, including any growth or reductions from existing accounts, but excluding recurring revenues from any new accounts added during the current period, divided by the total recurring revenues from all accounts during the prior period. A period is defined as any trailing twelve months. Related to our platform acquisitions, recurring revenues into new accounts will be captured as existing accounts starting with the second anniversary of the acquisition when such data conforms to the calculation methodology. This may cause variability in the comparison.

Adjusted operating income less stock-based compensation expense ("AOI less SBC")

(previously titled Adjusted operating income inclusive of stock-based compensation expense ("Adjusted OI w/SBC"))

AOI less SBC is a non-GAAP financial measure and is used to measure the operational strength and performance of our business, as well as to assist in the evaluation of underlying trends in our business.

AOI less SBC is defined as operating income adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses, and realignment expenses (income), for the respective periods.

AOI less SBC is our primary performance measure, which excludes certain expenses and charges, including the non-cash amortization expense resulting from the acquisition of intangible assets, as we believe these may not be indicative of the Company's core business operating results. We intentionally include stock-based compensation expense in this measure as we believe it better captures the economic costs of our business.

Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, to evaluate financial performance, and in our comparison of our financial results to those of other companies. It is also a significant performance measure in certain of our executive incentive compensation programs.

AOI less SBC margin is calculated by dividing AOI less SBC by total revenues.

Adjusted operating income ("AOI")

Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is useful to investors in making comparisons to other companies, although this measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses, realignment expenses (income), and stock‑based compensation expense, for the respective periods.

Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS

Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures presenting the earnings generated by our ongoing operations that we believe is useful to investors in making meaningful comparisons to other companies, although these measures may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies, and period-over-period comparisons.

Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to Bentley Systems adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, stock‑based compensation expense, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses, realignment expenses (income), other non‑operating (income) expense, net, the tax effect of the above adjustments to net income, and equity in net (income) losses of investees, net of tax, for the respective periods. The income tax effect of non‑GAAP adjustments was determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which income or expense occurred, and represent both current and deferred income tax expense or benefit based on the nature of the non‑GAAP adjustments, including the tax effects of non‑cash stock‑based compensation expense.

Adjusted EPS is calculated as Adjusted net income, less net income attributable to Bentley Systems allocated to participating securities, plus interest expense, net of tax, attributable to the convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method, if applicable, (numerator) divided by Adjusted diluted weighted average shares (denominator). Adjusted diluted weighted average shares is calculated by adding incremental shares related to the dilutive effect of convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method, if applicable, to diluted weighted average shares.

Free cash flow

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and our primary liquidity measure that we believe provides a meaningful measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to service our debt obligations, make strategic acquisitions and investments, and return capital to investors through dividends and stock repurchases. Additionally, we believe free cash flow is useful to investors as a basis for comparing our results with other companies in our industries, although our measure of free cash flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Free cash flow has certain limitations, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary payments, such as mandatory debt repayments, are not deducted from the measure.

Free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operations less purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe provides a meaningful measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to repay debt, make strategic acquisitions and investments, and return capital to investors.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as cash flow from operations adjusted for the following: cash interest, cash taxes, cash deferred compensation plan distributions, cash acquisition expenses, cash realignment costs, changes in operating assets and liabilities, and other cash items (such as those related to our interest rate swap). From time to time, we may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the impact of certain cash receipts or payments that affect period-to-period comparability.

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Bentley Systems Announces First Quarter 2025 Results