EX-99.1 2 ea136191ex99-1_cyrenltd.htm PRESS RELEASE OF CYREN LTD. DATED FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Cyren Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

- - -

 

McLean, VA. – February 22, 2021 – Cyren (NASDAQ: CYRN) today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results for the period ending December 31, 2020.

 

During the fourth quarter, Cyren reported quarterly revenues of $8.4 million, compared to $9.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. For the full year ended 2020, revenues were $36.4 million compared to $38.4 million in the prior year. Revenues for the fourth quarter included a one-time reduction of $0.7 million as a result of a multi-year customer contract that was restructured.

 

The Company’s next generation email security product, Cyren Inbox Security, continued to gain traction among enterprises using Microsoft 365, with Q4 revenues increasing 140% over Q3 2020.

 

“2020 was a year of transition for Cyren as we focused on the execution of a new strategy,” said Brett Jackson, CEO of Cyren. “Our teams accomplished our key objectives enhancing our core products, improving customer satisfaction and bringing new product to market. The highlight was the development and launch of our next generation, cloud-based email security product, Cyren Inbox Security. This new product provides Cyren with a significant growth engine into the enterprise market. We plan to continue investing in this opportunity to build market share and grow revenues. We believe that fourth quarter revenue growth is indicative of the potential opportunity we see.”

 

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Highlights:

 

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2020 were $8.4 million, compared to $9.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. Revenues for the full year were $36.4 million compared to $38.4 million in 2019.

 

GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $5.0 million, compared to a net loss of $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. GAAP net loss for the full year ended 2020 was $17.3 million compared to $18.0 million for the full year 2019.

 

GAAP loss per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $0.08, compared to a loss of $0.09 per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2019. GAAP loss per share was $0.29 in 2020 compared to $0.33 in 2019.

 

Non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $4.2 million, compared to a Non-GAAP net loss of $3.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. Non-GAAP net loss for the full year 2020 was $13.8 million, a decrease compared to $15.3 million during 2019.

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP loss per basic and diluted share was $0.07 for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to a Non-GAAP loss of $0.06 per share in fourth quarter of 2019. Non-GAAP loss per basic and diluted share was $0.23 for 2020 compared to $0.28 per share in 2019.

 

Cash used in operating activities during the fourth quarter of 2020 was $3.0 million, compared to operating cash usage of $4.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2019.

 

Net cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2020 was negative $3.6 million, compared to $2.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2019 when the company raised capital through a rights offering.

 

Cash balance as of December 31, 2020, was $9.3 million, compared to $11.6 million as of December 31, 2019.

 

For information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, please see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliation of Selected GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures.”

 

Registered Direct Offering:

 

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, Cyren announced a registered direct offering with a select group of accredited institutional investors for the purchase of 12 million ordinary shares priced at $1.15 per share, generating gross proceeds of $13.8 million and net proceeds of $12.5 million. The transaction was completed on February 16, 2021 and therefore the proceeds of the transaction are not included in the cash balance on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.

 

Financial Results Conference Call:

 

The company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 22, 2021 to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2020 results.

 

U.S. Dial-in Number: 1-877-407-0312
Israel Dial-in Number: 1-80-940-6247
International Dial-in Number: 1-201-389-0899

 

The call will be simultaneously webcast live on the investor relations section of Cyren’s website at https://ir.cyren.com, or by using the link: https://www.webcast-eqs.com/cyren20210222/en.

 

For those unable to participate in the live conference call, a replay will be available until March 8, 2021. To access the replay, the U.S. dial in number is 1-877-660-6853 and the non-U.S. dial in number is 1-201-612-7415. Callers will be prompted for replay conference ID number 13716472. An archived version of the webcast will also be available on the investor relations section of the company’s website at https://ir.cyren.com/events.

 

About Cyren:

 

More than 1.3 billion users around the world rely on Cyren’s cloud security solutions to protect them against cyber-attacks every day. Powered by the world’s largest security cloud, Cyren (NASDAQ: CYRN) delivers fast time-to-protection with embedded threat detection, threat intelligence and email security solutions. Learn more at www.cyren.com.

 

Blog: http://blog.cyren.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cyren

Twitter: www.twitter.com/CyrenInc

 

2

 

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 

Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude: stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and deferred taxes related to acquisitions, adjustments to earn-out obligations, and capitalization of technology. The purpose of such adjustments is to give an indication of the company’s performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of the company’s core operating results. The company’s non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with the company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Company management regularly uses supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate the business and make operating decisions.

 

These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. The company believes this adjustment is useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of the business. The company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide consistent and comparable measures to help investors understand the company’s current and future operating cash flow performance. These non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Reconciliation between results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in a table immediately following the Consolidated Statements of Income. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when evaluating the business internally and therefore felt it important to make these non-GAAP adjustments available to investors.

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements in the future tense, and statements including words such as “expect,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” or “believe” are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on information available at the time of the press release and the company assumes no obligation to update any of them. The statements in this press release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from current expectations as a result of numerous factors, including business conditions and growth or deterioration in the internet security market, technological developments, products offered by competitors, availability of qualified staff, and technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products, as well as those risks described in the company’s publicly filed reports, which are available through www.sec.gov.

 

Company Contact
Kenneth Tarpey, CFO
Cyren
+1.703.760.3320

kenneth.tarpey@cyren.com

 

3

 

 

CYREN LTD.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

 

   Three months ended   Twelve months ended 
   December 31   December 31 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
                 
Revenues  $8,444   $9,529   $36,388   $38,391 
                     
Cost of revenues   3,618    4,056    14,786    15,557 
                     
Gross profit   4,826    5,473    21,602    22,834 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
                     
Research and development, net   3,819    3,811    16,083    15,801 
                     
Sales and marketing   2,555    3,352    11,678    13,825 
                     
General and administrative   2,591    3,563    9,583    10,877 
                     
Total operating expenses   8,965    10,726    37,344    40,503 
                     
Operating loss   (4,139)   (5,253)   (15,742)   (17,669)
                     
Other income (expense), net   (4)   4    5    266 
                     
Financial expenses, net   (890)   (85)   (1,647)   (727)
                     
Loss before taxes   (5,033)   (5,334)   (17,384)   (18,130)
                     
Tax benefit (provision)   27    (5)   121    112 
                     
Loss  $(5,006)  $(5,339)  $(17,263)  $(18,018)
                     
Loss per share - basic and diluted  $(0.08)  $(0.09)  $(0.29)  $(0.33)
                     
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:                    
Basic and Diluted   60,994    57,473    60,327    55,167 

 

4

 

 

CYREN LTD.

 

RECONCILIATION OF SELECTED GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

 

   Three months ended   Twelve months ended 
   December 31   December 31 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
                 
GAAP gross profit  $4,826   $5,473   $21,602   $22,834 
GAAP gross margin   57%   57%   59%   59%
Plus:                    
Stock-based compensation expense   20    143    105    241 
Amortization of intangible assets   672    888    2,370    3,252 
Non-GAAP gross profit   5,518    6,504    24,077    26,327 
Non-GAAP gross margin   65%   68%   66%   69%
                     
GAAP operating loss   (4,139)   (5,253)   (15,742)   (17,669)
Plus:                    
Stock-based compensation expense   515    1,358    2,391    2,360 
Amortization of intangible assets   752    1,019    2,823    3,755 
Expense (Capitalization) of technology   (372)   (1,230)   (1,439)   (3,740)
Settlement of litigation, net   -    1,078    -    1,078 
Non-GAAP operating loss   (3,244)   (3,028)   (11,967)   (14,216)
                     
GAAP loss   (5,006)   (5,339)   (17,263)   (18,018)
Plus:                    
Stock-based compensation expense   515    1,358    2,391    2,360 
Amortization of intangible assets   752    1,019    2,823    3,755 
Adjustment to earn-out liabilities   -    -    -    - 
Amortization of deferred tax assets   (54)   (129)   (198)   (299)
Gain from an earn-out liability settlement   -    -    -    (256)
Settlement of litigation, net   -    1,078    -    1,078 
Expense (Capitalization) of technology   (380)   (1,254)   (1,506)   (3,881)
Non-GAAP loss  $(4,173)  $(3,267)  $(13,753)  $(15,261)
                     
Numerator for non-GAAP EPS calculation  $(4,173)  $(3,267)  $(13,753)  $(15,261)
Non-GAAP loss per share  $(0.07)  $(0.06)  $(0.23)  $(0.28)
                     
GAAP weighted-average shares used to compute loss per share   60,994    57,473    60,327    55,167 

 

5

 

 

CYREN LTD.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

   December 31   December 31 
   2020   2019 
   Unaudited   Unaudited 
Assets        
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents  $9,296   $11,551 
Trade receivables, net   960    2,187 
Deferred commissions   980    948 
Prepaid expenses and other receivables   779    819 
Total current assets   12,015    15,505 
           
Long-term deferred commissions   1,125    1,580 
Long-term lease deposits and prepaids   937    767 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   10,900    8,695 
Severance pay fund   745    659 
Property and equipment, net   3,948    4,410 
Intangible assets, net   7,797    8,966 
Goodwill   21,476    20,246 
Total long-term assets   46,928    45,323 
Total assets  $58,943   $60,828 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
Current Liabilities:          
Trade payables  $799   $1,184 
Convertible notes   10,000    - 
Employees and payroll accruals   3,813    3,427 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   1,420    1,145 
Operating lease liabilities   1,983    1,946 
Deferred revenues   6,934    7,208 
Total current liabilities   24,949    14,910 
           
Deferred revenues   644    1,956 
Convertible notes   -    10,000 
Convertible Debentures   9,248    - 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   9,866    7,174 
Deferred tax liability, net   655    796 
Accrued severance pay   838    811 
Other liabilities   706    470 
Total long-term liabilities   21,957    21,207 
           
Shareholders’ equity   12,037    24,711 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $58,943   $60,828 

 

6

 

 

CYREN LTD.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

   Three months ended   Twelve months ended 
   December 31   December 31 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Cash flows from operating activities:  Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
                 
Loss  $(5,006)  $(5,339)   (17,263)  $(18,018)
                     
Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                    
(Gain) / loss on disposal of property and equipment   2    (1)   14    - 
Depreciation   540    526    2,349    1,946 
Stock-based compensation   515    1,358    2,391    2,360 
Amortization of intangible assets   752    1,019    2,823    3,755 
Amortization of deferred commissions   336    2,108    1,517    1,199 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets   649    280    2,157    1,331 
Interest on convertible notes   139    144    575    568 
Interest and amortization of debt issuance costs on Convertible Debentures   201    -    601    - 
Other income related to the earn-out consideration   -    -    -    (257)
Deferred taxes, net   (13)   (140)   (184)   (322)
                     
Changes in assets and liabilities:                    
Trade receivables   1,425    1,339    1,299    1,535 
Prepaid expenses and other receivables   513    436    57    (171)
Deferred commissions   (195)   (2,062)   (1,095)   (961)
Change in long-term lease deposits   (27)   20    (116)   45 
Trade payables   (110)   (495)   (399)   (759)
Employees and payroll accruals, accrued expenses and other liabilities   239    (843)   149    (1,028)
Deferred revenues   (2,890)   (3,065)   (1,856)   2,932 
Accrued severance pay, net   (24)   (15)   (60)   58 
Operating lease liabilities   (61)   (171)   (1,606)   (1,246)
Other long-term liabilities   53    277    237    151 
Net cash used in operating activities   (2,962)   (4,624)   (8,410)   (6,882)
                     
Cash flows from investing activities:                    
                     
Capitalization of technology   (382)   (1,234)   (1,482)   (3,696)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment   -    2    6    3 
Purchase of property and equipment   (223)   (211)   (1,766)   (1,470)
Net cash used in investing activities   (605)   (1,443)   (3,242)   (5,163)
                     
Cash flows from financing activities:                    
Proceeds from rights offering, net   -    7,967    9,442    7,967 
Proceeds from Convertible Debenture, net of debt issuance costs   -    -    -    - 
Payment of earn-out liability   -    -    -    (2,680)
Proceeds from options exercised   -    -    -    743 
Net cash provided by financing activities   -    7,967    9,442    6,030 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   11    110    (3)   (14)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (3,556)   2,010    (2,213)   (6,029)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period   13,470    10,117    12,127    18,156 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period  $9,914   $12,127   $9,914   $12,127 
                     
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as shown in the consolidated statements of cash flow:                    
Cash and cash equivalents  $9,296   $11,551   $9,296   $11,551 
Restricted cash included in long-term restricted lease deposits   618    576    618    576 
                     
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  $9,914   $12,127   $9,914   $12,127 

 

 

 

7