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HubSpot Reports Q4 and Full Year 2023 Results

Published on February 14, 2024

• Total revenue was $581.9 million, up 24% compared to Q4'22.
• Subscription revenue was $570.2 million, up 24% compared to Q4'22.
• Professional services and other revenue was $11.7 million, up 2% compared to Q4'22.

• Total revenue was $2.17 billion, up 25% compared to 2022.
• Subscription revenue was $2.12 billion, up 26% compared to 2022.
• Professional services and other revenue was $46.8 million, down 16% compared to 2022.

• GAAP operating margin was (4.2%), compared to (2.9%) in Q4'22.
• Non-GAAP operating margin was 16.9%, compared to 13.6% in Q4'22.
• GAAP operating loss was ($24.3) million, compared to ($13.5) million in Q4'22.
• Non-GAAP operating income was $98.1 million, compared to $64.0 million in Q4'22.

• GAAP operating margin was (9.6%), compared to (6.3%) in 2022.
• Non-GAAP operating margin was 15.2%, compared to 9.8% in 2022.
• GAAP operating loss was ($208.1) million, compared to ($109.1) million in 2022.
• Non-GAAP operating income was $330.3 million, compared to $169.1 million in 2022.

• GAAP net loss was ($13.6) million, or ($0.27) per basic and diluted share, compared to ($15.6) million, or ($0.32) per basic and diluted share in Q4'22.
• Non-GAAP net income was $92.4 million, or $1.83 per basic and $1.76 per diluted share, compared to $56.8 million, or $1.17 per basic and $1.11 per diluted share in Q4'22.
• Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding for GAAP net loss per share was 50.3 million, compared to 48.8 million basic and diluted shares in Q4'22.
• Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding for non-GAAP net income per share was 50.3 million and 52.6 million respectively, compared to 48.8 million and 51.1 million, respectively in Q4'22.

• GAAP net loss was ($176.3) million, or ($3.53) per basic and diluted share, compared to ($112.7) million, or ($2.35) per basic and diluted share in 2022.
• Non-GAAP net income was $307.4 million, or $6.16 per basic and $5.89 per diluted share, compared to $141.8 million, or $2.95 per basic and $2.78 per diluted share in 2022.
• Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding for GAAP net loss per share was 49.9 million, compared to 48.1 million basic and diluted shares in 2022.
• Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding for non-GAAP net income per share was 49.9 million and 52.2 million respectively, compared to 48.1 million and 51.1 million, respectively in 2022.

• The company’s cash, cash equivalents, and short-term and long-term investments balance was $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2023.
• During the fourth quarter, the company generated $104.3 million of cash from operating cash flow, compared to $90.0 million during Q4'22.
• During the fourth quarter, the company generated $108.7 million of cash from non-GAAP operating cash flow and $83.0 million of non-GAAP free cash flow, compared to $90.0 million of cash from non-GAAP operating cash flow and $70.9 million of non-GAAP free cash flow during Q4'22.
• During 2023, the company generated $351.0 million of cash from operating cash flow, compared to $273.2 million during 2022.
• During 2023, the company generated $392.5 million of cash from non-GAAP operating cash flow and $292.5 million of non-GAAP free cash flow, compared to $273.2 million of cash from non-GAAP operating cash flow and $191.4 million of non-GAAP free cash flow during 2022.

• Grew Customers to 205,091 at December 31, 2023, up 23% from December 31, 2022.
• Average Subscription Revenue Per Customer was $11,365 during the fourth quarter of 2023, up 1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.

“We saw a strong finish to a good year despite the challenging macro environment,” said Yamini Rangan, Chief Executive Officer at HubSpot. “Our customers have high confidence in our ability to help them grow in any environment and we are becoming the clear platform of choice for scaling companies. 2023 was a banner year for product innovation with over 800 enhancements across our platform. At the same time, we drove go-to-market execution across digital, sales, and partner channels while staying focused on our bi-modal strategy. As we look to 2024, we are doubling down on making HubSpot even easier to buy with a new seats-based pricing model. We have clear momentum in a large market, our pricing evolution will allow us to acquire and serve more customers, and the pace of product innovation will help us achieve our goal of becoming the #1 AI powered customer platform for scaling companies.”

Business Outlook
Based on information available as of February 14, 2024, HubSpot is issuing guidance for the first quarter of 2024 and full year 2024 as indicated below.

First Quarter 2024:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $596.0 million to $598.0 million.
• Foreign exchange rates are expected to have a neutral impact on first quarter 2024 revenue growth(1).
• Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $83.0 million to $84.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net income per common share is expected to be in the range of $1.48 to $1.50. This assumes approximately 53.1 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $2.55 billion to $2.56 billion.
• Foreign exchange rates are expected to have a neutral impact on full year 2024 revenue growth(1).
• Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $408.0 million to $412.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net income per common share is expected to be in the range of $6.86 to $6.94. This assumes approximately 53.6 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

(1)Foreign exchange rates impact on revenue is calculated by comparing current period rates with prior period average rates.

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Conference Call Information

HubSpot will host a conference call on Thursday, February 14, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the company’s fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results and its business outlook. To register for this conference call, please use this dial in registration link or visit HubSpot's Investor Relations website at ir.hubspot.com. After registering, a confirmation email will be sent, including dial-in details and a unique code for entry. Participants who wish to register for the conference call webcast please use this link.

Following the conference call, a replay will be available at (866) 813-9403 (domestic) or +44 204-525-0658 (international). The replay passcode is 729837. An archived webcast of this conference call will also be available on HubSpot's Investor Relations website at ir.hubspot.com.

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About HubSpot
HubSpot is the customer platform that helps businesses connect and grow better. HubSpot delivers seamless connection for customer-facing teams with a unified platform that includes AI-powered engagement hubs, a Smart CRM, and a connected ecosystem with over 1,500 App Marketplace integrations, a community network, and educational content. Learn more at www.hubspot.com .

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HubSpot’s estimates of stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, non-cash interest expense for amortization of debt issuance costs, loss of equity method investment, restructuring charges, and income tax effects of non-GAAP items assume, among other things, the occurrence of no additional acquisitions, and no further revisions to stock-based compensation and related expenses.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We report our financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. However, management believes that, in order to properly understand our short-term and long-term financial and operational trends, investors may wish to consider the impact of certain non-cash or non-recurring items when used as a supplement to financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. These items result from facts and circumstances that vary in frequency and impact on continuing operations. In this release, HubSpot’s non-GAAP operating income, operating margin, subscription margin, expense, expense as a percentage of revenue, net income, operating and free cash flow are not presented in accordance with GAAP and are not intended to be used in lieu of GAAP presentations of results of operations. Non-GAAP operating cash flow is defined as cash and cash equivalents provided by or used in operating activities plus payment of restructuring charges. Non-GAAP free cash flow is defined as cash and cash equivalents provided by or used in operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of software development costs, plus payment of restructuring charges. Although non-GAAP operating cash flow and non-GAAP free cash flow are not residual cash flow available for our discretionary expenditures, we believe information regarding non-GAAP operating cash flow and non-GAAP free cash flow provide useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating the strength of our liquidity and provides a comparable framework for assessing how our business performed when compared to prior periods which were not impacted by restructuring charges paid from operating cash flow.

1. Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. We believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense allows for financial results that are more indicative of our operational performance and provide for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies because stock-based compensation expense varies from period to period and company to company due to such things as differing valuation methodologies and changes in stock price.
2. Expense for the amortization of acquired intangible assets is excluded from non-GAAP expense and income measures as HubSpot views amortization of these assets as arising from pre-acquisition activities determined at the time of an acquisition. While these intangible assets are evaluated for impairment regularly, amortization of the cost of purchased intangibles is a non-cash expense that is not typically affected by operations during any particular period. Valuation and subsequent amortization of intangible assets can also be inconsistent in amount and frequency because they can significantly vary based on the timing and size of acquisitions and the inherently subjective nature of the degree to which a purchase price is allocated to intangible assets. We believe that the exclusion of this amortization expense provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods, for which we have historically excluded amortization expense, and to our peer companies, which commonly exclude acquired intangible asset amortization. It is important to note that although we exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets from our non-GAAP expense and income measures, revenue generated from such intangibles is included within our non-GAAP income measures. The use of these intangible assets contributed to our revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to future periods as well.
3. Acquisition related expenses, such as transaction costs, retention payments, and holdback payments, and disposition related income, such as proceeds from sale of assets, are transactions that are not necessarily reflective of our operational performance during a period. We believe that the exclusion of these expenses and income provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies, which commonly exclude these expenses and income.
4. In June 2020, we issued $460 million of convertible notes due in 2025 with a coupon interest rate of 0.375%. The issuance cost of the debt is amortized as interest expense over the remaining term of the debt. We believe the exclusion of this non-cash interest expense provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies.
5. Strategic investments consist of non-controlling equity investments in privately held companies. The recognition of gains or impairment losses can vary significantly across periods and we do not view them to be indicative of our fundamental operating activities and believe the exclusion of gains or impairment losses provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies.
6. We made a contribution to the Black Economic Development Fund (the “investee”) managed by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation and have committed to make additional capital contributions. We account for this investment under the equity method of accounting. The proportionate share of our equity method investee's net earnings have been excluded in order to provide a comparable view of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies. We believe this activity is not reflective of our recurring core business operating results.
7. Restructuring charges are related to severance, employee related benefits, facilities and other costs associated with the restructuring plan implemented in January 2023. Restructuring charges fluctuate in amount and frequency and are not reflective of our core business operating results. In addition to the restructuring charges incurred during the year ended 2023, over the next four years (into 2027), we expect to both incur incremental restructuring charges and make cash payments related to the facilities that we abandoned in 2023. The abandonment of facilitiesispart of the restructuring plan we authorized on January 25, 2023 and is intended to consolidate our lease space and create higher density across our workspaces. The incremental charges we expect to incur relate to continuing costs for the abandoned facilities and are expected to be in the range of $15-18 million and will be paid in cash over the next four years. We also expect to make cash paymentsofapproximately $58.0 million in fixed rent payments for the abandoned facilities that will be made in monthly installments over the next four years for which we have taken the full P&L restructuring charge during the year ended 2023. We plan on excluding both the incremental charges and cash payments and the related restructuring cash rent payments from our non-GAAP earnings, operating cash flow, and free cash flow metrics. We believe exclusion of these charges and cash payments provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating the strength of earnings and liquidity and provides a comparable framework for assessing how our business performed when compared to prior periods which were not impacted by excluded restructuring charges paid from operating cash flow.
8. The effects of income taxes on non-GAAP items reflect a fixed long-term projected tax rate of 20% to provide better consistency across reporting periods. To determine this long-term non-GAAP tax rate, we exclude the impact of other non-GAAP adjustments and take into account other factors such as our current operating structure and existing tax positions in various jurisdictions. We will periodically reevaluate this tax rate, as necessary, for significant events such as relevant tax law changes and material changes in our forecasted geographic earnings mix.

Investor Relations Contact:
Charles MacGlashing
investors@hubspot.com