MongoDB, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results

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Aug 31, 2023

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Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Total Revenue of $423.8 million, up 40% Year-over-Year

Continued Strong Customer Growth with Over 45,000 Customers as of July 31, 2023

MongoDB Atlas Revenue up 38% Year-over-Year; 63% of Total Q2 Revenue

NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2023.

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"MongoDB delivered excellent results in the second quarter, highlighted by 40% revenue growth, continued strength in new workload acquisition and record operating margin. The ongoing success of our new business efforts for Atlas and Enterprise Advanced across our sales channels is a testament to the value of MongoDB's run anywhere strategy which enables customers of any size to innovate faster and more efficiently," said Dev Ittycheria, President and Chief Executive Officer of MongoDB.

"We are at the early stages of AI powering the next wave of application development. We believe MongoDB provides developers a unified platform that supports both the foundational requirements necessary for any application and the exceptionally demanding needs of AI-specific applications, making our competitive advantage even stronger in the world of AI."

Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: Total revenue was $423.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of 40% year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $409.3 million, an increase of 40% year-over-year, and services revenue was $14.5 million, an increase of 20% year-over-year.
  • Gross Profit: Gross profit was $318.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, representing a 75% gross margin compared to 71% in the year-ago period. Non-GAAP gross profit was $329.0 million, representing a 78% non-GAAP gross margin, compared to a non-GAAP gross margin of 73% in the year-ago period.
  • Loss from Operations: Loss from operations was $49.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to a loss from operations of $114.8 million in the year-ago period. Non-GAAP income from operations was $79.1 million, compared to a non-GAAP loss from operations of $12.4 million in the year-ago period.
  • Net Loss: Net loss was $37.6 million, or $0.53 per share, based on 70.9 million weighted-average shares outstanding, for the second quarter of fiscal 2024. This compares to a net loss of $118.9 million, or $1.74 per share, in the year-ago period. Non-GAAP net income was $76.7 million, or $0.93 per share, based on 82.5 million diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. This compares to a non-GAAP net loss of $15.6 million, or $0.23 per share, in the year-ago period.
  • Cash Flow: As of July 31, 2023, MongoDB had $1.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash. During the three months ended July 31, 2023, MongoDB used $25.3 million of cash from operations, used $0.6 million of cash in capital expenditures and used $1.4 million of cash in principal repayments of finance leases, leading to negative free cash flow of $27.3 million, compared to negative free cash flow of $48.6 million in the year-ago period.

A reconciliation of each Non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure has been provided in the financial statement tables included at the end of this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 and Recent Business Highlights

  • MongoDB announced a number of new products and capabilities at MongoDB.local NYC. Highlights include: Atlas Vector Search, to dramatically simplify the integration of generative AI and semantic search functionality to develop more intelligent applications; Atlas Stream Processing, to build sophisticated, real-time, event-driven applications; and the general availability of Relational Migrator, to make it significantly easier to migrate from legacy database technologies to MongoDB.
  • MongoDB continues to make significant progress in building out an AI ecosystem, anchored by the announcement of an expanded partnership with Google Cloud that enables developers to use state-of-the-art AI foundation models from Google to accelerate the use of generative AI. In addition, we launched MongoDB's AI Innovators Program, which provides customers with access to technology and partnerships to help them build with generative AI.
  • MongoDB launched Atlas for Industries, a comprehensive and industry-specific set of programs, expertise, partnerships, and integrated solutions to support customers on their modernization journey. MongoDB launched Atlas for Financial Services at the NYC.local event, followed by Atlas for Public Sector, with additional industries coming later in the year.

Third Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2024 Guidance

Based on information available to management as of today, August 31, 2023, MongoDB is issuing the following financial guidance for the third quarter and full year fiscal 2024.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2024

Full Year Fiscal 2024

Revenue

$400.0 million to $404.0 million

$1.596 billion to $1.608 billion

Non-GAAP Income from Operations

$41.0 million to $44.0 million

$189.0 million to $197.0 million

Non-GAAP Net Income per Share

$0.47 to $0.50

$2.27 to $2.35

Reconciliations of non-GAAP income from operations and non-GAAP net income per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the charges excluded from these non-GAAP measures; in particular, the measures and effects of stock-based compensation expense specific to equity compensation awards that are directly impacted by unpredictable fluctuations in MongoDB's stock price. MongoDB expects the variability of the above charges to have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on its future GAAP financial results.

Conference Call Information

MongoDB will host a conference call today, August 31, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results and business outlook. A live webcast of the call will be available on the "Investor Relations" page of MongoDB's website athttps://investors.mongodb.com. To access the call by phone, please go to this link (registration link), and you will be provided with dial in details. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a limited time athttp://investors.mongodb.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements concerning MongoDB's financial guidance for the third fiscal quarter and full year fiscal 2024 and our ability to capitalize on our market opportunity and deliver strong growth for the foreseeable future. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "will," "would" or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions or variations. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and are subject to a variety of assumptions, uncertainties, risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation: the impact the COVID-19 pandemic may have on our business and on our customers and our potential customers; the effects of the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine on our business and future operating results; economic downturns and/or the effects of rising interest rates, inflation and volatility in the global economy and financial markets on our business and future operating results; our potential failure to meet publicly announced guidance or other expectations about our business and future operating results; our limited operating history; our history of losses; failure of our platform to satisfy customer demands; the effects of increased competition; our investments in new products and our ability to introduce new features, services or enhancements; social, ethical and security issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in our offerings or partnerships; our ability to effectively expand our sales and marketing organization; our ability to continue to build and maintain credibility with the developer community; our ability to add new customers or increase sales to our existing customers; our ability to maintain, protect, enforce and enhance our intellectual property; the growth and expansion of the market for database products and our ability to penetrate that market; our ability to integrate acquired businesses and technologies successfully or achieve the expected benefits of such acquisitions; our ability to maintain the security of our software and adequately address privacy concerns; our ability to manage our growth effectively and successfully recruit and retain additional highly-qualified personnel; and the price volatility of our common stock. These and other risks and uncertainties are more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2023. Additional information will be made available in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2023 and other filings and reports that we may file from time to time with the SEC. . Except as required by law, we undertake no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the following financial measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share and free cash flow. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin exclude expenses associated with stock-based compensation. Non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share exclude:

  • expenses associated with stock-based compensation including employer payroll taxes upon the vesting and exercising of stock-based awards and expenses related to stock appreciation rights previously issued to our employees in China;
  • amortization of intangible assets for the acquired technology and acquired customer relationships associated with prior acquisitions;
  • amortization of time-based payments associated with prior acquisitions that were deemed to be post-combination compensation expense for U.S. GAAP purposes; and
  • in the case of non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, amortization of the debt issuance costs associated with our convertible senior notes and gains or losses on investments;
  • additionally, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share for the fiscal year 2024 periods are adjusted for an assumed provision for income taxes based on an estimated long-term non-GAAP tax rate. The non-GAAP tax rate was calculated utilizing a three-year financial projection that excludes the direct impact of the GAAP to non-GAAP adjustments and considers other factors such as operating structure and existing tax positions in various jurisdictions. We intend to periodically reevaluate the projected long-term tax rate, as necessary, for significant events and our ongoing analysis of relevant tax law changes.

MongoDB uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating MongoDB's ongoing operational performance. MongoDB believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing its financial results with other companies in MongoDB's industry, many of which may present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Free cash flow represents net cash from/used in operating activities, less capital expenditures, principal repayments of finance lease liabilities and capitalized software development costs, if any. MongoDB uses free cash flow to understand and evaluate its liquidity and to generate future operating plans. The exclusion of capital expenditures, principal repayments of finance lease liabilities and amounts capitalized for software development facilitates comparisons of MongoDB's liquidity on a period-to-period basis and excludes items that it does not consider to be indicative of its liquidity. MongoDB believes that free cash flow is a measure of liquidity that provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating the strength of its liquidity and future ability to generate cash that can be used for strategic opportunities or investing in its business in the same manner as MongoDB's management and board of directors.

Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. In particular, other companies may report non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, free cash flow or similarly titled measures but calculate them differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as presented below. This earnings press release and any future releases containing such non-GAAP reconciliations can also be found on the Investor Relations page of MongoDB's website at https://investors.mongodb.com.

About MongoDB

Headquartered in New York, MongoDB's mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. Built by developers, for developers, our developer data platform is a database with an integrated set of related services that allow development teams to address the growing requirements for today's wide variety of modern applications, all in a unified and consistent user experience. MongoDB has tens of thousands of customers in over 100 countries. The MongoDB database platform has been downloaded hundreds of millions of times since 2007, and there have been millions of builders trained through MongoDB University courses. To learn more, visitmongodb.com.

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MONGODB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

July 31, 2023

January 31, 2023

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 607,175

$ 455,826

Short-term investments

1,293,926

1,380,804

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,165 and $6,362 as of July 31,
2023 and January 31, 2023, respectively

272,392

285,192

Deferred commissions

84,140

83,550

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

37,329

31,212

Total current assets

2,294,962

2,236,584

Property and equipment, net

53,866

57,841

Operating lease right-of-use assets

42,218

41,194

Goodwill

57,779

57,779

Acquired intangible assets, net

6,838

11,428

Deferred tax assets

3,565

2,564

Other assets

189,006

181,503

Total assets

$ 2,648,234

$ 2,588,893

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 8,156

$ 8,295

Accrued compensation and benefits

91,316

90,112

Operating lease liabilities

9,438

8,686

Other accrued liabilities

55,031

52,672

Deferred revenue

348,355

428,747

Total current liabilities

512,296

588,512

Deferred tax liability, non-current

907

225

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

36,959

36,264

Deferred revenue, non-current

20,286

31,524

Convertible senior notes, net

1,141,574

1,139,880

Other liabilities, non-current

51,127

52,980

Total liabilities

1,763,149

1,849,385

Stockholders' equity:

Common stock, par value of $0.001 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized as of July 31, 2023
and January 31, 2023; 71,442,756 shares issued and 71,343,385 shares outstanding as of July 31,
2023; 70,005,957 shares issued and 69,906,586 shares outstanding as of January 31, 2023

72

70

Additional paid-in capital

2,517,249

2,276,694

Treasury stock, 99,371 shares (repurchased at an average of $13.27 per share) as of July 31, 2023
and January 31, 2023

(1,319)

(1,319)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(4,042)

(905)

Accumulated deficit

(1,626,875)

(1,535,032)

Total stockholders' equity

885,085

739,508

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 2,648,234

$ 2,588,893

MONGODB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended July 31,

Six Months Ended July 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Revenue:

Subscription

$ 409,334

$ 291,607

$ 764,048

$ 566,188

Services

14,457

12,053

28,023

22,919

Total revenue

423,791

303,660

792,071

589,107

Cost of revenue(1):

Subscription

84,822

71,435

162,995

136,004

Services

20,515

16,842

39,791

30,488

Total cost of revenue

105,337

88,277

202,786

166,492

Gross profit

318,454

215,383

589,285

422,615

Operating expenses:

Sales and marketing(1)

195,934

181,598

378,667

331,866

Research and development(1)

125,420

108,037

242,237

204,409

General and administrative(1)

46,103

40,591

85,931

77,123

Total operating expenses

367,457

330,226

706,835

613,398

Loss from operations

(49,003)

(114,843)

(117,550)

(190,783)

Other income (expense), net

14,994

(973)

31,782

(1,181)

Loss before provision for income taxes

(34,009)

(115,816)

(85,768)

(191,964)

Provision for income taxes

3,588

3,049

6,075

4,195

Net loss

$ (37,597)

$ (118,865)

$ (91,843)

$ (196,159)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

$ (0.53)

$ (1.74)

$ (1.30)

$ (2.88)

Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per
share, basic and diluted

70,874,117

68,334,464

70,531,581

68,025,687

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(1) Includes stock‑based compensation expense as follows:

Three Months Ended July 31,

Six Months Ended July 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Cost of revenue—subscription

$ 6,075

$ 5,009

$ 11,589

$ 9,476

Cost of revenue—services

3,342

2,560

6,290

4,772

Sales and marketing

40,376

35,653

77,982

66,187

Research and development

48,413

40,642

92,479

76,125

General and administrative

15,106

12,690

28,927

23,560

Total stock‑based compensation expense

$ 113,312

$ 96,554

$ 217,267

$ 180,120

MONGODB, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended July 31,

Six Months Ended July 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Cash flows from operating activities

Net loss

$ (37,597)

$ (118,865)

$ (91,843)

$ (196,159)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

4,173

3,958

8,546

7,745

Stock-based compensation

113,312

96,554

217,267

180,120

Amortization of debt issuance costs

847

845

1,694

1,685

Amortization of finance right-of-use assets

993

993

1,987

1,987

Amortization of operating right-of-use assets

2,254

2,440

4,479

4,458

Deferred income taxes

(189)

(241)

(377)

(302)

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on short-
term investments, net

(12,279)

1,845

(25,509)

4,076

Unrealized (gain) loss on non-marketable securities

932

57

(1,294)

(1,694)

Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)

870

(1,725)

1,299