8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 4, 2015

 

 

BENEFITFOCUS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-36061   46-2346314
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

100 Benefitfocus Way, Charleston, South Carolina 29492
(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (843) 849-7476

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 4, 2015, Benefitfocus, Inc. issued a press release announcing its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1   Press release dated November 4, 2015.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      BENEFITFOCUS, INC.
Date: November 4, 2015      

/s/ Milton A. Alpern

      Milton A. Alpern, Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Benefitfocus, Inc.

843-284-1052 ext. 3527

pr@benefitfocus.com

 

Investor Relations:

Michael Bauer

843-284-1052 ext. 6654

michael.bauer@benefitfocus.com

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Benefitfocus Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Total revenue of $45.4 million grew 33% year-over-year

Signed the largest employer transaction in company history

Large employer customer count grows to over 700

Charleston, S.C. – November 4, 2015 – Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), a leading provider of cloud-based benefits software solutions, today announced its third quarter 2015 financial results.

“Benefitfocus reported record third quarter financial results that exceeded expectations from both a revenue and profitability perspective,” said Shawn Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of Benefitfocus. “ We experienced strong customer activity in both our carrier business and employer business resulting in the best quarter in the company’s history. In addition, once again our software services revenue retention rate was over 95%.”

Jenkins added, “We are also pleased to announce we recently signed the largest employer transaction in the company’s history, which serves as a significant testament to the value the Benefitfocus platform brings to our customers. We remain focused on delivering a best-in-class cloud-based benefits management solution to our customers and we are confident that our expanding product portfolio and industry leadership puts us in an excellent position to capitalize on this multi-billion dollar market opportunity.”

Third Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights

Revenue

 

    Total revenue was $45.4 million, an increase of 33% compared to the third quarter of 2014.

 

    Software services revenue was $39.3 million, an increase of 28% compared to the third quarter of 2014.

 

    Professional services revenue was $6.1 million, an increase of 74% compared to the third quarter of 2014.

 

    Employer revenue was $22.8 million, an increase of 53% compared to the third quarter of 2014.

 

    Insurance carrier revenue was $22.6 million, an increase of 17% compared to the third quarter of 2014.

Non-GAAP Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA

 

    Non-GAAP net loss was ($13.2) million, compared to ($16.9) million in the third quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP net loss per share was ($0.46), based on 28.8 million basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding, compared to ($0.66) for the third quarter of 2014, based on 25.5 million basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.


    Adjusted EBITDA was ($8.8) million, compared to ($13.5) million in the third quarter of 2014.

 

    See important disclosures about non-GAAP measures, and a reconciliation of them to GAAP, below.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

 

    Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at September 30, 2015 totaled $85.2 million, compared to $88.5 million at the end of the second quarter of 2015.

Third Quarter and Recent Business Highlights

 

    Ended the quarter with 703 large employer customers, up from 540 at the end of the year ago period and 662 at the end of the second quarter of 2015, and 55 insurance carrier customers, up from 44 at the end of the year ago period and 52 at the end of the second quarter of 2015.

 

    New employer customer relationships added during the quarter include Flowers Foods, Ubisoft Entertainment, Potash Corporation, Sargento Foods and Steve Madden.

 

    Announced the launch of the Autumn Software Release, which includes several new platform configurations and feature enhancements as well as the general availability of BENEFITFOCUS® Core Analytics. We expect the latest release to improve the user experience and simplify the open enrollment process for Benefitfocus’ employer and insurance carrier customers.

 

    Introduced BENEFITFOCUS® ACA Management & Reporting and have received certification as an approved transmitter, allowing us to electronically file required ACA compliance documents with the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of our customers.

 

    Announced a $46 million, three and a half year multi-product agreement to provide the benefits eligibility and enrollment services to the North Carolina State Health Plan’s more than 500,000 active and retired members. The agreement includes the option to renew for two additional years in one- year increments and as part of the relationship Benefitfocus will deploy BENEFITFOCUS® Marketplace, BENEFITFOCUS® Benefits Service Center and BENEFITFOCUS® ACA Management & Reporting.

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of November 4, 2015, Benefitfocus is providing guidance for the fourth quarter and updating full year 2015 as indicated below.

Fourth Quarter 2015:

 

    Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $51.2 million to $52.2 million.

 

    Non-GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of ($13.7) million to ($13.2) million, or ($0.47) to ($0.46) per share, based on 29.0 million basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

 

    Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of ($8.2) million to ($7.7) million.

Full Year 2015:

 

    Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $182.0 million to $183.0 million.

 

    Non-GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of ($55.0) million to ($54.5) million, or ($1.94) to ($1.93) per share, based on 28.3 million basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

 

    Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of ($35.5) million to ($35.0) million.


Conference Call Details:

In conjunction with this announcement, Benefitfocus will host a conference call today, November 4, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company’s financial results. To access this call, dial (855) 233-6991 (domestic) or (317) 586-4497 (international) with conference ID 61980950. A live webcast, as well as the replay, of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the company’s website at http://investor.benefitfocus.com/. A replay of this conference call can also be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) through November 11, 2015.

About Benefitfocus

Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT) is a leading provider of cloud-based benefits software solutions for consumers, employers, insurance carriers and brokers. Benefitfocus has served more than 25 million consumers on its platform, which consists of an integrated portfolio of products and services enabling clients to more efficiently shop, enroll, manage and exchange benefits information. With a user-friendly interface and consumer-centric design, the Benefitfocus platform provides one place for consumers to access all their benefits. Benefitfocus solutions support the administration of all types of benefits, including core medical, dental and other voluntary benefits plans, as well as wellness programs. For more information, visit www.benefitfocus.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release, including non-GAAP gross profit, operating loss, net loss, net loss per common share and adjusted EBITDA. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance or financial position, that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP gross profit, operating loss, net loss and net loss per share exclude stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and offering costs expensed. We define adjusted EBITDA as net loss before net interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense, adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and expense related to the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets. Please note that other companies might define their non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do.

Management presents these non-GAAP financial measures in this release because it considers them to be important supplemental measures of performance. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including analysis of the company’s performance against prior periods, the preparation of operating budgets and to determine appropriate levels of operating and capital investments. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the company’s financial and operational performance. Management also intends to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of the company’s future earnings discussions and, therefore, their inclusion should provide consistency in the company’s financial reporting.

Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures provided in this release, including in the accompanying tables.


Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: fluctuations in our financial results; general economic risks; the immature and volatile market for our products and services; the need to innovate and provide useful products and services; risks related to changing healthcare and other applicable regulations; our ability to compete effectively; our ability to maintain our culture and recruit and retain qualified personnel; privacy, security and other risks associated with our business; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in our SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge within the Investor Relations section of the Benefitfocus website at http://investor.benefitfocus.com/sec.cfm or upon request from our Investor Relations Department. Benefitfocus assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Source: Benefitfocus, Inc.


Benefitfocus, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Revenue

   $ 45,426      $ 34,200      $ 130,803      $ 97,233   

Cost of revenue(1)(2)

     26,265        23,355        72,368        63,618   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     19,161        10,845        58,435        33,615   

Operating expenses:(1)(2)

        

Sales and marketing

     14,218        12,105        45,497        37,159   

Research and development

     12,958        11,469        38,006        30,619   

General and administrative

     6,777        5,033        18,581        12,834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     33,953        28,607        102,084        80,612   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (14,792     (17,762     (43,649     (46,997

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     56        14        130        64   

Interest expense on building lease financing obligations

     (1,727     (943     (5,371     (2,050

Interest expense on other borrowings

     (195     (198     (685     (476

Other (expense) income

     (1     (8     3        (11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense, net

     (1,867     (1,135     (5,923     (2,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (16,659     (18,897     (49,572     (49,470

Income tax expense (benefit)

     5        (9     25        20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (16,664   $ (18,888   $ (49,597   $ (49,490
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

   $ (16,664   $ (18,888   $ (49,597   $ (49,490
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per common share:

        

Basic and diluted

   $ (0.58   $ (0.74   $ (1.77   $ (1.97
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic and diluted

     28,847,493        25,503,194        28,083,343        25,085,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Stock-based compensation included in above line items:

        

Cost of revenue

   $ 467      $ 327      $ 1,221      $ 619   

Sales and marketing

     710        341        1,746        876   

Research and development

     700        436        1,752        951   

General and administrative

     1,137        549        2,912        1,098   

(2) Amortization of acquired intangible assets included in above line items:

        

Cost of revenue

   $ 52      $ 58      $ 169      $ 175   

Sales and marketing

     6        7        19        20   

Research and development

     8        9        27        28   

General and administrative

     2        2        6        6   


Benefitfocus, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     As of
September 30,
2015
    As of
December 31,
2014
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 42,992      $ 51,074   

Marketable securities

     42,245        5,135   

Accounts receivable, net

     20,738        21,311   

Accounts receivable, related party

     1,996        —     

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,296        4,242   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     114,267        81,762   

Property and equipment, net

     54,555        54,021   

Intangible assets, net

     730        951   

Goodwill

     1,634        1,634   

Other non-current assets

     1,169        1,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 172,355      $ 140,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 4,925      $ 5,589   

Accrued expenses

     9,302        9,171   

Accrued compensation and benefits

     20,820        17,374   

Deferred revenue, current portion

     36,523        20,384   

Revolving line of credit, current portion

     10,000        —     

Financing and capital lease obligations, current portion

     4,383        4,197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     85,953        56,715   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

     56,345        74,126   

Revolving line of credit, net of current portion

     5,246        17,657   

Financing and capital lease obligations, net of current portion

     31,224        32,240   

Other non-current liabilities

     2,325        2,103   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     181,093        182,841   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ deficit:

    

Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

     —          —     

Common stock, par value $0.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 28,986,398 and 25,608,937 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

     29        26   

Additional paid-in capital

     307,088        223,409   

Accumulated deficit

     (315,855     (266,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (8,738     (42,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 172,355      $ 140,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Benefitfocus, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (49,597   $ (49,490

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     8,686        7,600   

Stock-based compensation expense

     7,631        3,544   

Change in fair value and accretion of warrant

     —          669   

Interest accrual on financing obligation

     5,371        2,050   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     —          5   

Loss on disposal or impairment of property and equipment

     10        15   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (814     5,701   

Accrued interest on short-term investments

     165        166   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (1,900     234   

Other non-current assets

     1,047        546   

Accounts payable

     117        (1,323

Accrued expenses

     1,780        1,353   

Accrued compensation and benefits

     3,445        4,082   

Deferred revenue

     (1,849     11,181   

Other non-current liabilities

     222        987   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities

     (25,686     (12,680
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Purchases of short-term investments held to maturity

     (59,141     (12,959

Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments held to maturity

     21,867        18,830   

Purchases of property and equipment

     (11,018     (7,985
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities

     (48,292     (2,114
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Draws on revolving line of credit

     32,492        7,000   

Payments on revolving line of credit

     (34,902     —     

Proceeds from exercises of stock options

     2,944        2,706   

Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrant, net of issuance costs

     74,538        —     

Payments of deferred financing costs and debt issuance costs

     (566     —     

Remittance of taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units

     (1,224     (19

Payments on financing and capital lease obligations

     (7,386     (6,762
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities

     65,896        2,925   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (8,082     (11,869

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     51,074        65,645   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 42,992      $ 53,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

    

Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 1,797      $ 726   
  

 

 

   

Property and equipment purchased with financing and capital lease obligations

   $ 914      $ 14,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Post contract support purchased with financing obligations

   $ 272      $ 604   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allocation of proceeds to deferred revenue from issuance of common stock based on relative selling price

   $ 207      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Benefitfocus, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Reconciliation from Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit:

        

Gross profit

   $ 19,161      $ 10,845      $ 58,435      $ 33,615   

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     52        58        169        175   

Stock-based compensation expense

     467        327        1,221        619   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net adjustments

     519        385        1,390        794   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

   $ 19,680      $ 11,230      $ 59,825      $ 34,409   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation from Operating Loss to Non-GAAP Operating Loss:

        

Operating loss

   $ (14,792   $ (17,762   $ (43,649   $ (46,997

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     68        76        221        229   

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,014        1,653        7,631        3,544   

Offering costs expensed

     347        284        483        708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net adjustments

     3,429        2,013        8,335        4,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating loss

   $ (11,363   $ (15,749   $ (35,314   $ (42,516
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation from Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA:

        

Net loss

   $ (16,664   $ (18,888   $ (49,597   $ (49,490

Depreciation

     2,254        1,773        6,480        5,157   

Amortization of software development costs

     638        751        1,985        2,214   

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     68        76        221        229   

Interest income

     (56     (14     (130     (64

Interest expense on building lease financing obligations

     1,727        943        5,371        2,050   

Interest expense on other borrowings

     195        198        685        476   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     5        (9     25        20   

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,014        1,653        7,631        3,544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net adjustments

     7,845        5,371        22,268        13,626   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ (8,819   $ (13,517   $ (27,329   $ (35,864
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation from Net Loss to Non-GAAP Net Loss:

        

Net loss

   $ (16,664   $ (18,888   $ (49,597   $ (49,490

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     68        76        221        229   

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,014        1,653        7,631        3,544   

Offering costs expensed

     347        284        483        708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net adjustments

     3,429        2,013        8,335        4,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss

   $ (13,235   $ (16,875   $ (41,262   $ (45,009
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Calculation of Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share:

        

Non-GAAP net loss

   $ (13,235   $ (16,875   $ (41,262   $ (45,009

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted

     28,847,493        25,503,194        28,083,343        25,085,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used in computing non-GAAP net loss per share - basic and diluted

     28,847,493        25,503,194        28,083,343        25,085,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss per common share - basic and diluted

   $ (0.46   $ (0.66   $ (1.47   $ (1.79