ON24 Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

• Launched next generation ON24 Intelligent Engagement Platform and AI-Powered ACE
• Ended 2023 with Core Platform ARR of $136.2 Million; Core Platform ARR performance for Q4 sequentially close to break-even
• Q4 improvement in key metrics; Exceeded profitability targets for third quarter in a row

ON24 (NYSE:ONTF), an intelligent engagement platform for B2B sales and marketing, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

"In Q4, we were pleased to deliver an improvement in sequential Core Platform ARR performance, which was approximately flat sequentially, and to beat our profitability targets, achieving positive non-GAAP EPS and positive adjusted EBITDA," said Sharat Sharan, co-founder and CEO of ON24. "We saw improvements in key metrics, including gross retention, which was the highest it has been in the last three years, and new business acquisition, which was the highest it has been in the last six quarters. We are encouraged by these signs of stability in our customer base, especially in a macroenvironment where our customers remain cautious about their marketing investments and their budgets remain under pressure. As we look ahead to 2024, I am excited to build upon the progress we made in 2023 and we will continue to focus on improving retention, while bringing the next generation of our platform and its significant AI innovations to market. In short, we will continue to control what we can control while setting the business up for our long-term goal of generating double-digit top-line growth with double-digit EBITDA margins."

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenue:
  • Revenue from our Core Platform, including services, was $38.3 million.
  • Total revenue was $39.3 million.
• ARR:
  • Core Platform ARR of $136.2 million as of December 31, 2023.
  • Total ARR of $139.7 million as of December 31, 2023.
• GAAP Operating Loss was $12.2 million, compared to GAAP operating loss of $13.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP Operating Income was $0.2 million, compared to non-GAAP operating loss of $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• GAAP Net Loss was $9.9 million, or $(0.24) per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $12.1 million, or $(0.25) per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Non-GAAP Net Income was $2.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $2.0 million, or $(0.04) per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $1.4 million.
• Cash Flow: Net cash used in operating activities was $0.9 million, compared to $7.6 million used in operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2022. Free cash flow was negative $2.0 million for the quarter, compared to negative $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities totaled $198.7 million as of December 31, 2023.

Full Year 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenue:
  • Revenue from our Core Platform, including services, was $158.1 million.
  • Total revenue was $163.7 million.
• GAAP Operating Loss was $62.0 million, compared to GAAP operating loss of $59.6 million in 2022.
• Non-GAAP Operating Loss was $5.9 million, compared to non-GAAP operating loss of $18.9 million in 2022.
• GAAP Net Loss was $51.8 million, or $(1.16) per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $58.2 million, or $(1.23) per diluted share in 2022.
• Non-GAAP Net Income was $4.3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $17.6 million, or $(0.37) per diluted share in 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA was negative $1.0 million.
• Cash Flow: Net cash used in operating activities was $12.2 million, compared to $20.5 million used in operating activities in 2022. Free cash flow was negative $14.4 million for the year, compared to negative $24.2 million in 2022.

For more information regarding non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and free cash flows, see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below. For reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, see the tables at the end of this press release.

Full Year 2023 Customer Metrics

As of December 31, 2023:

• Multi-Year Contracts: 49% of total ARR comprises multi-year contracts
• Multi-Product Customers: 37% of customers using two or more products

Recent Business Highlights:

• Launched next generation ON24 Intelligent Engagement Platform and AI-powered ACE to thousands of customers and prospects at global launch event, ON24 Next on Jan. 24^th.
• Swept TrustRadius "Best of Awards" based on customer reviews in 2023 which named ON24 a leader in platform capabilities, global support and sales and marketing results.
• Named a Leader in 2023-2024 IDC MarketScape for Virtual Events Applications recognizing strengths in AI innovation, data, integrations and actions that drive engagement and revenue.

Financial Outlook

For the first quarter of 2024, ON24 expects:

• Core Platform Revenue, including services, to be in the range of $35.6 million to $36.6 million.
• Total revenue of $36.5 million to $37.5 million.
• Non-GAAP operating loss of $2.7 million to $1.7 million.
• Non-GAAP net loss per share of $(0.02) to Non-GAAP net income per share of $0.00 using approximately 41.2 million basic and diluted shares outstanding and 45.7 million diluted shares outstanding, respectively.
  • Restructuring charge of $0.6 million to $0.9 million, excluded from the Non-GAAP amounts above.

For the full year 2024, ON24 expects:

• Core Platform Revenue, including services, to be in the range of $139.5 million to $143.5 million.
• Total revenue of $143 million to $147 million.
• Non-GAAP operating loss of $5.5 million to $3.5 million.
• Non-GAAP net income per share of $0.02 to $0.05 per share using approximately 47.6 million diluted shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

ON24 will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Parties in the United States can access the call by dialing 877-497-9071 or +1-201-689-8727.

A webcast and management's prepared remarks for today's call will be accessible on ON24's investor relations website at investors.on24.com. Approximately one hour after completion of the live call, an archived version of the webcast will be available on the Company's investor relations website.

Definitions of Certain Key Business Metrics

Core Platform: The ON24 Core Platform products include:

ON24 Elite: live, interactive webinar experience that engages prospective customers in real-time and can be made available in an on-demand format.

ON24 Breakouts: live breakout room experience that facilitates networking, collaboration and interactivity between users.

ON24 Forums: live, interactive experience that facilitates video-to-video interaction between presenters and audiences.

ON24 Go Live: live, interactive video event experience that enables presenters and attendees to engage face-to-face in real-time and can also be made available in an on-demand format.

ON24 Engagement Hub: always-on, rich multimedia content experience that prospective customers can engage anytime, anywhere.

ON24 Target: personalize and curate, rich landing page experience that engages specific segments of prospective customers to drive desired action.

ON24 AI-powered ACE: the next generation AI-powered analytics and content engine.

Annual Recurring Revenue ("ARR"): ARR is calculated as the sum of the annualized value of our subscription contracts as of the measurement date, including existing customers with expired contracts that we expect to be renewed. Our ARR amounts exclude professional services, overages from subscription customers and Legacy revenue.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or "GAAP", we consider our non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and free cash flow in evaluating our operating performance. We define non-GAAP operating income (loss) as net income (loss) excluding, interest expense, other (income) expense, net, income tax, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, shareholder activism related costs, restructuring costs, charges for underutilized real estate, and certain other costs. We define non-GAAP net income (loss) as net income (loss) excluding stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, shareholder activism related costs, restructuring costs, charges for underutilized real estate, and certain other costs. We define free cash flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment.

We use non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes, and we use free cash flow to measure and evaluate cash generated through normal business operations. We believe non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance. We believe free cash flow may be helpful to investors because it reflects that some purchases of property and equipment are necessary to support ongoing operations, while providing a measure of cash available to acquire customers, expand within existing customers and otherwise pursue our business strategies.

However, these non-GAAP financial measures are each presented for supplemental informational purposes only, have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP and are not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measure as a tool for comparison.

We do not provide a quantitative reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures due to the high variability and difficulty to predict certain items excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures; in particular, the effects of stock-based compensation expense, and restructuring and transaction expenses. We expect the variability of these excluded items may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP financial results.

Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure are included in the tables at the end of this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains "forward-looking statements" under applicable securities laws. Such statements can be identified by words such as: "outlook," "expect," "convert," "believe," "plan," "future," "may," "should," "will," and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements include express or implied statements regarding our expected financial and operating results, the execution of our capital return program, the size of our market opportunity, the success of our new products and capabilities, including our new Intelligent Engagement Platform and AI-Powered ACE, and other statements regarding our ability to achieve our business strategies, growth, or other future events or conditions. Such statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions about future events or conditions, which are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, including our ability to attract new customers and expand sales to existing customers, decline in our growth rate; fluctuation in our performance, our history of net losses and expected increases in our expenses; competition and technological development in our markets and any decline in demand for our solutions; our ability to expand our sales and marketing capabilities and otherwise achieve our growth; the impact of macroenvironment on our customers' marketing investments and their budgets; the resumption of in-person marketing activities on our customer growth rate; disruptions or other issues with our technology or third-party services; compliance with data privacy, import and export controls, customs, sanctions and other laws and regulations; intellectual property matters; and matters relating to our common stock, along with the other risks and uncertainties discussed in the filings we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on them. All statements herein are based only on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any such statement.

About ON24

ON24 is on a mission to help businesses bring their go-to-market strategy into the AI era and drive cost-effective revenue growth. Through its leading intelligent engagement platform, ON24 enables customers to combine best-in-class experiences with personalization and content, to capture and act on connected insights at scale.

ON24 provides industry-leading companies, including 3 of the 5 largest global technology companies, 3 of the 5 top global asset management firms, 3 of the 5 largest global healthcare companies and 3 of the 5 largest global industrial companies, with a valuable source of first-party data to drive sales and marketing innovation, improve efficiency and increase business results. Headquartered in San Francisco, ON24 has offices globally in North America, EMEA and APAC. For more information, visit www.ON24.com.

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The results of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 includes restructuring costs, which primarily represent severance and related expense due to restructuring activities.

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