Paylocity Announces Fourth Quarter and full Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

• Q4 2023 Recurring & Other Revenue of $282.0 million, up 24% year-over-year
• Q4 2023 Total Revenue of $308.5 million, up 35% year-over-year
• FY 2023 Recurring & Other Revenue of $1,098.0 million, up 30% year-over-year
• FY 2023 Total Revenue of $1,174.6 million, up 38% year-over-year

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paylocity Holding Corporation ( PCTY), a leading provider of cloud-based HCM and payroll software solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2023, which ended June 30, 2023.

“Recurring & other revenue grew 30% in fiscal 23 as we continue to provide the most modern software in the industry. Our sustained investment in product development allows us to continue to expand our product suite, evidenced by the recent announcement of several new premium offerings and feature enhancements including Advanced Scheduling, Learning Management, and Market Pay. We’re also proud to see our commitment to ongoing product innovation recognized in the marketplace with Paylocity recently being named as a Leader in NelsonHall’s 2023 Next-Generation HCM Technology NEAT report for both the Small / Medium and Mid / Large market segments,” said Steve Beauchamp, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Paylocity.

Key Recent Achievements

• FY 2023 Recurring & Other Revenue of $1,098.0 million, up 30% year-over-year.
• FY 2023 Total Revenue of $1,174.6 million, up 38% year-over-year.
• FY 2023 GAAP net income increased 55% to $140.8 million from $90.8 million in FY 2022 and $2.49 per diluted share from $1.61 in FY 2022.
• FY 2023 Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, increased 58% to $375.2 million from $237.8 million in FY 2022, or 31.9% of total revenue compared to 27.9% in FY 2022.
• FY 2023 Net cash provided by operating activities of $282.7 million.
• FY 2023 Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP measure, of $215.8 million or 18.4% of total revenue.
• Ending FY 2023 cash and cash equivalents balance of $288.8 million.
• Updated financial targets given sustained revenue growth, increasing profitability and scale.

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Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights

Revenue:

• Total revenue was $308.5 million, an increase of 35% from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.
• Recurring & other revenue was $282.0 million, an increase of 24% from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Operating Income:

• GAAP operating income was $49.4 million and Non-GAAP operating income was $84.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
  

Net Income:

• GAAP net income was $37.3 million or $0.66 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 based on 56.7 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.
  

Adjusted EBITDA:

• Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $100.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.

Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights

Revenue:

• Total revenue was $1,174.6 million, an increase of 38% from fiscal year 2022.
• Recurring & other revenue was $1,098.0 million, representing 93% of total revenue and an increase of 30% from fiscal year 2022 recurring & other revenue.

Operating Income:

• GAAP operating income was $155.0 million and non-GAAP operating income was $320.9 million in fiscal year 2023.
  

Net Income:

• GAAP net income was $140.8 million or $2.49 per share for fiscal year 2023, based on 56.6 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.
  

Adjusted EBITDA:

• Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $375.2 million for fiscal year 2023.
  

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow:

• Cash and cash equivalents totaled $288.8 million at the end of fiscal year 2023.
• Net cash provided by operating activities for the fiscal year 2023 was $282.7 million compared to $155.1 million for fiscal year 2022.
• Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, was $215.8 million or 18.4% of total revenue for fiscal year 2023.
  

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in this press release, including the accompanying tables. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of August 3, 2023, Paylocity is issuing guidance for the first quarter and full fiscal year 2024 as indicated below.

First Quarter 2024:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $314.1 million to $318.1 million, which represents approximately 25% growth over fiscal year 2023 first quarter total revenue.
• Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is expected to be in the range of $89.5 million to $92.5 million.

Fiscal Year 2024:

• Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $1.405 billion to $1.410 billion, which represents approximately 20% growth over fiscal year 2023 total revenue.
• Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is expected to be in the range of $464.0 million to $468.0 million.

We are unable to reconcile forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures included in our guidance to their directly comparable GAAP financial measures because the information which is needed to complete the reconciliations is unavailable at this time without unreasonable effort.

Conference Call Details

Paylocity will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2023 results at 4:30 p.m. Central Time today (5:30 Eastern Time). A live audio webcast of the conference call, together with detailed financial information, can be accessed through https://investors.paylocity.com/events-and-presentations where you will be provided with dial in details. A replay of the call will be available and archived via webcast at https://investors.paylocity.com/.

About Paylocity

Paylocity is a leading provider of cloud-based HCM and payroll software solutions headquartered in Schaumburg, IL. Founded in 1997 and publicly traded since 2014, Paylocity offers an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses tackle today’s challenges while moving them toward the promise of tomorrow. Known for its unique culture and consistently recognized as one of the best places to work, Paylocity accompanies its clients on the journey to create great workplaces and help people achieve their best through automation, data-driven insights, and engagement. For more information, visit www.paylocity.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross profit margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, non-GAAP sales and marketing and non-GAAP sales and marketing margin, non-GAAP total research and development and non-GAAP total research and development margin, non-GAAP general and administrative and non-GAAP general and administrative margin, free cash flow and free cash flow margin. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash flow 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. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization expense, adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and other items as described later in this release. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA as described in the preceding sentence divided by total revenues. Adjusted gross profit is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs and certain acquired intangibles. Adjusted gross profit margin is calculated as adjusted gross profit as described in the preceding sentence divided by total revenues. Non-GAAP operating income is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, the amortization of acquired intangibles and other items as described later in this release. Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and other items as described later in this release. Non-GAAP sales and marketing margin is calculated by dividing non-GAAP sales and marketing by total revenues. Non-GAAP general and administrative expense is adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, the amortization of certain acquired intangibles and other items as described later in this release. Non-GAAP general and administrative margin is calculated by dividing non-GAAP general and administrative margin by total revenues. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share are adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, the amortization of acquired intangibles and other items as described later in this release, including the income tax effect on these items. Non-GAAP total research and development is adjusted for capitalized internal-use software costs paid and to eliminate stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and other items as described later in this release. Non-GAAP total research and development margin is calculated by dividing non-GAAP total research and development by total revenues. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capitalized internal-use software costs, purchase of property and equipment and lease allowances used for tenant improvements. Free cash flow margin is calculated by dividing free cash flow as defined in the preceding sentence divided by total revenues. Please note that other companies may define their non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do. Management presents certain 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, the inclusion of the non-GAAP financial measures 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.

Safe Harbor/Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein regarding Paylocity’s future operations, ability to scale its business, future financial position and performance, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “would,” “seek” and similar expressions (or the negative of these terms) are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about management's estimates regarding future revenues and financial performance, long-term financial targets and other statements about management’s beliefs, intentions or goals. Paylocity may not actually achieve the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on Paylocity’s forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to the general economic conditions in regions in which Paylocity does business, changes in interest rates, business disruptions, reductions in employment and an increase in business failures that have occurred or may occur in the future; Paylocity’s ability to leverage AI Assist and other forms of artificial intelligence and machine learning in its technology, which may be constrained by current and future laws, regulations, interpretive positions or standards governing new and evolving technologies and ethical considerations that could restrict or impose burdensome and costly requirements on its ability to continue to leverage data in innovative ways; Paylocity’s ability to retain existing clients and to attract new clients to enter into subscriptions for its services; the challenges associated with a growing company’s ability to effectively service clients in a dynamic and competitive market; challenges associated with expanding and evolving a sales organization to effectively address new geographies and products and services; challenges related to cybersecurity threats and evolving cybersecurity regulations; Paylocity’s reliance on and ability to expand its referral network of third parties; Paylocity’s reliance on third party payroll partners in foreign jurisdictions in its Blue Marble business; difficulties associated with accurately forecasting revenue and appropriately planning expenses; challenges with managing growth effectively; risks related to regulatory, legislative and judicial uncertainty in Paylocity’s markets; Paylocity’s ability to protect and defend its intellectual property; the risk that Paylocity’s security measures are compromised or a threat actor gains unauthorized access to customer data; unexpected events in the market for Paylocity’s solutions; changes in the competitive environment in Paylocity’s industry and the markets in which it operates; adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; changes in the employment rates of Paylocity’s clients and the resultant impact on revenue; the possibility that Paylocity may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and potential factors that could affect Paylocity’s business and financial results identified in Paylocity’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its 10-K filed with the SEC on August 5, 2022. Additional information will also be set forth in Paylocity’s future quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and other filings that Paylocity makes with the SEC. These forward-looking statements represent Paylocity’s expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and Paylocity disclaims any obligations to update or alter these forward-looking statements in the future, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.