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Brightcove Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2021

29/07/2021

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Brightcove Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2021

Brightcove Inc. (Nasdaq: BCOV), the global leader in video for business, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 28, 2021-- Brightcove Inc. (Nasdaq: BCOV), the global leader in video for business, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Brightcove's second quarter performance was highlighted by revenue that was ahead of expectations and 33% growth in adjusted EBITDA, said Jeff Ray, Brightcove's Chief Executive Officer. Our customers continue to turn to Brightcove as their trusted partner as they expand their use of video in new and innovative ways to engage with their audiences.

Ray continued, We made good progress across each of our four strategic focus areas that will enhance customer success and retention, accelerate product innovation, and grow our direct and indirect sales efforts. In the near-term, it will take some additional time to complete these initiatives. Longer-term, we are confident we will be on track to hit our long-term financial goal of being a Rule of 40 company.

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights: Revenue for the second quarter of 2021 was $51.5 million, an increase of 7% compared to $47.9 million for the second quarter of 2020. Subscription and support revenue was $48.6 million, an increase of 7% compared to $45.6 million for the second quarter of 2020.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2021 was $34.2 million, representing a gross margin of 67% compared to a gross profit of $28.0 million and 58% for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP gross profit for the second quarter of 2021 was $34.9 million, representing a non-GAAP gross margin of 68%, compared to a non-GAAP gross profit of $28.6 million and 60% for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin exclude stock-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangible assets.

Income from operations was $590 thousand for the second quarter of 2021, compared to a loss of $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, merger-related expense and other (benefit) expense, was $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared to non-GAAP operating income of $3.1 million during the second quarter of 2020.

Net income was $870 thousand, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021. This compares to a net loss of $1.3 million, or a loss of $0.03 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP net income, which excludes stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, merger-related expense and other (benefit) expense, was $4.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $2.9 million for the second quarter of 2020, or $0.07 per diluted share.

Adjusted EBITDA was $5.6 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense, merger-related expense, other (benefit) expense, restructuring, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, depreciation expense, other income/expense and the provision for income taxes.

Cash flow provided by operations was $8.0 for the second quarter for 2021, compared to cash flow provided by operations of $2.9 million for the second quarter of 2020.

Free cash flow was $5.7 million after the company invested $2.3 million in capital expenditures and capitalization of internal-use software during the second quarter of 2021. Free cash flow was $516,000 for the second quarter of 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents were $40.4 million as of June 30, 2021 compared to $37.5 million on December 31, 2020.

A Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP results 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.

Other Second Quarter and Recent Highlights: Average annual subscription revenue per premium customer was $92,200 in the second quarter of 2021, excluding starter customers who had average annualized revenue of $4,500 per customer. This compares to $87,200 in the comparable period in 2020.

Recurring dollar retention rate was 86% in the second quarter of 2021, versus our historical target of the low to mid-90 percent range.

Ended the quarter with 3,263 customers, of which 2,280 were premium.

New customers and customers who expanded their relationship during the second quarter include: Black News Channel, Sparrow Live, Dal-Tile Corp, Rooster Teeth Productions, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Softbank, TVNZ, and Hydrow.

Established a partnership with Alibaba to create the Brightcove China Delivery via Alibaba Cloud solution, which makes Brightcove the first video provider to enable on-demand video streaming in China. With this new partnership, we are able to solve the challenges that have long hindered enterprise video adoption in China, including government restrictions, video loading or analytic failures, or being blacklisted for not having an in-country domain or license.

Announced a technology partnership with ByteArk, a leading content delivery network (CDN) in Thailand. Together, we will be able to leverage each other's technology to provide media organizations, content owners using OTT platforms and enterprises a flawless viewer experience across any device.

Business OutlookBased on information as of today, July 28, 2021, the Company is issuing the fo
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