- Box reported record revenue of $109.9 million for Q4 FY2017, up 29% year-over-year, with billings of $159.3 million, up 22% year-over-year. Deferred revenue also grew 30% to $242 million.
- Box achieved its first ever quarter of positive free cash flow, with $10.2 million in free cash flow compared to negative $21.3 million in the same quarter last year, driven by improved operating results and working capital management.
- For FY2018, Box expects revenue between $500-504 million, with non-GAAP EPS between negative $0.49 to negative $0.45, representing continued strong
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19% 14%
23% 20%
68%
54%
Non‐GAAP Op Expense
As a % of Revenue
G&A R&D S&M
Q4’16 Q4’17
GAAP and Non‐GAAP Gross Margin and Op Expense
GAAP Gross Margin 73.1%, Non‐GAAP 75.8%
GAAP Op Expense $117M, Non‐GAAP $96M
Note: Expenses and operating margin shown on a non‐GAAP basis (reconciliations to
the GAAP basis can be found in the Appendix of this presentation).
• S&M improved 14 percentage pts YoY,
demonstrating leverage in model.
• R&D improved 3 percentage pts YoY, even
including product offering expansion.
• G&A improved 5 percentage pts YoY due
to efficiency improvements and lower
legal expenses.
73.2% 72.4% 74.0% 76.1% 75.8%
Q4'16 Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17
Non‐GAAP Gross Margin
Improved 22 pts
• Improvement driven by optimizations in
infrastructure
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$204.2
$14.7
($1.3)
($4.1)
$194.9
Q3 Cash and
Equivalents,
Restricted Cash
(1)
CFO CAPX Other Q4 Cash and
Equivalents,
Restricted Cash
(1)
Cash, Cash Equivalents & Restricted Cash
Healthy Cash Balances for Long Term Growth
(Millions)
1. Balance includes ~$27 million in restricted cash for Q3FY17 and Q4FY17
• Cash from operations of
$14.7M, compared to
$4.9M a year ago – an
improvement of 203%.
• ~$1.3M of CAPEX
materially lower than
$25M a year ago, following
completion of move to
Redwood City HQ.
• “Other” primarily
consists of RSU taxes and
capital lease payments
(cash from financing)
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‐25%
‐18%
‐8%
‐11%
9%
Q4'16 Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17
0%
First Ever Quarter of Positive Free Cash Flow Margin(1)
Significant YoY FCF improvement due to:
• Improvements in non‐GAAP operating loss
• Cash flow from operations improving with tighter working capital
management
• End of significant HQ move costs
1. Free Cash Flow Margin = Free Cash Flow as a percentage of Revenue. Free Cash Flow is defined as cash (used in) provided by operating activities less
purchases of property and equipment, principal payments of capital lease obligations, and other items that did not or are not expected to require cash
settlement and which management considers to be outside of Box’s core business. Refer to the Appendix for the reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to the
nearest comparable GAAP measure.
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Q1 and Fiscal Year 2018 Guidance Ranges
Q1 FY18 Guidance
Revenue GAAP EPS Non‐GAAP EPS
Weighted Average
Shares Outstanding
Low High Low High Low High
$114 M $115 M ($0.33) ($0.32) ($0.15) ($0.14) 131 million
FY 18 Guidance
Revenue GAAP EPS Non‐GAAP EPS
Weighted Average
Shares Outstanding
Low High Low High Low High
$500 M $504 M ($1.27) ($1.23) ($0.49) ($0.45) 134 million
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GAAP Revenue to Billings Reconciliation
($ in thousands) Q4FY16 Q1FY17 Q2FY17 Q3FY17 Q4FY17
GAAP revenue $84,982 $90,155 $95,713 $102,811 $109,926
Deferred revenue, end of period 186,413 172,184 183,004 192,598 241,984
Less: Deferred revenue, beginning of
period
(141,147) (186,413) (172,184) (183,004) (192,598)
Billings $130,248 $75,926 $106,533 $112,405 $159,312
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GAAP to Non‐GAAP Reconciliation – Gross Margin
($ in thousands) Q4FY16
As a % of
revenue Q1FY17
As a % of
revenue Q2FY17
As a % of
revenue Q3FY17
As a % of
revenue Q4FY17
As a % of
revenue
GAAP gross margin $59,301 69.8% $62,296 69.1% $68,111 71.2% $75,696 73.6% $80,372 73.1%
Add: Stock‐based
compensation 1,500 1,512 1,830 1,986 2,554
Add: Intangible assets
amortization 1,433 1,420 878 506 393
Non‐GAAP gross margin $62,234 73.2% $65,228 72.4% $70,819 74.0% $78,188 76.1% $83,319 75.8%
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GAAP to Non‐GAAP Reconciliation – Operating Expenses
($ in thousands) Q4FY16
As a % of
revenue Q3FY17
As a % of
revenue Q4FY17
As a % of
revenue
GAAP research and development $26,589 31% $29,652 29% $31,104 28%
Less: Stock‐based compensation (6,675) (7,730) (9,194)
Non‐GAAP research and development $19,914 23% $21,922 21% $21,910 20%
GAAP sales and marketing $63,257 74% $66,796 65% $66,566 61%
Less: Stock‐based compensation (5,500) (6,744) (7,752)
Non‐GAAP sales and marketing $57,757 68% $60,052 58% $58,814 54%
GAAP general and administrative $19,019 22% $16,999 17% $19,095 17%
Less: Stock‐based compensation (2,982) (3,457) (3,802)
Less: Intangible assets amortization (37) (39) (39)
Less: Expenses related to a legal verdict (309) ‐ ‐
Non‐GAAP general and administrative $15,691 19% 13,503 13% 15,254 14%
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GAAP to Non‐GAAP Reconciliation – Operating Margin
($ in thousands) Q4FY16
As a % of
revenue Q3FY17
As a % of
revenue Q4FY17
As a % of
revenue
GAAP operating margin ($49,564) (58%) ($37,751) (37%) ($36,393) (33%)
Less: Stock‐based compensation 16,657 20% 19,917 19% 23,302 21%
Less: Intangible assets amortization 1,470 1% 545 1% 432 ‐
Less: Expenses related to a legal verdict 309 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Non‐GAAP operating margin ($31,128) (37%) ($17,289) (17%) ($12,659) (12%)
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GAAP to Non‐GAAP Reconciliation – Free Cash Flow
($ in thousands) Q4FY16
As a % of
revenue Q1FY17
As a % of
revenue Q2FY17
As a % of
revenue Q3FY17
As a % of
revenue Q4FY17
As a % of
revenue
GAAP net cash (used in)
provided by operating
activities
$4,865 6% ($4,231) (5%) ($4,879) (5%) ($6,829) (7%) $ 14,721 13%
Less: Purchases of property and
equipment (25,097) (10,976) (771) (1,892) (1,317)
Less: Payments of capital lease
obligations (1,108) (949) (2,312) (2,178) (3,236)
Free cash flow ($21,340) (25%) ($16,156) (18%) ($7,962) (8%) ($10,899) (11%) $10,168 9%