Bentley Systems Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results

August 6, 2024

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2024-- Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Results

  • Total revenues were $330.3 million, up 11.3% or 11.9% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
  • Subscriptions revenues were $297.4 million, up 14.7% or 15.3% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
  • Annualized Recurring Revenues (“ARR”) was $1,215.9 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to $1,105.9 million as of June 30, 2023, representing a constant currency ARR growth rate of 11%;
  • Last twelve-month recurring revenues dollar-based net retention rate was 108%, compared to 110% for the same period last year;
  • Operating income margin was 24.3%, compared to 18.0% for the same period last year;
  • Adjusted operating income inclusive of stock-based compensation expense (“Adjusted OI w/SBC”) margin was 28.8%, compared to 24.7% for the same period last year;
  • Net income per diluted share was $0.22, compared to $0.15 for the same period last year;
  • Adjusted net income per diluted share (“Adjusted EPS”) was $0.31, compared to $0.24 for the same period last year; and
  • Cash flows from operations was $62.6 million, compared to $80.6 million for the same period last year.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Results

  • Total revenues were $668.1 million, up 9.3% or 9.5% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
  • Subscriptions revenues were $604.5 million, up 12.6% or 12.7% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
  • Operating income margin was 25.8%, compared to 19.5% for the same period last year;
  • Adjusted OI w/SBC margin was 31.1%, compared to 26.8% for the same period last year;
  • Net income per diluted share was $0.44, compared to $0.29 for the same period last year;
  • Adjusted EPS was $0.62, compared to $0.49 for the same period last year; and
  • Cash flows from operations was $267.6 million, compared to $256.8 million for the same period last year.

Executive Chair Greg Bentley said, “We are pleased to report broadly favorable operating results for 24Q2. Our confidence in sustaining commendable performance is reinforced by the enduring—and if anything, broadening— vitality of our infrastructure engineering end markets, met with BSY’s competitive advantages and reliably efficient execution. But to me, the long-term potential of initiatives being explored and developed under our new generation of executive leadership seems even more auspicious!”

CEO Nicholas Cumins said, “Our performance in 24Q2 and the first half provides a solid foundation for the full year, with very positive end-market and operational momentum. Our year-over-year ARR growth of 11% on a constant currency basis (11.5% excluding China) is consistent with the previous quarter. Public Works / Utilities and North America remained the main growth drivers, and we continued to add new small- and medium-sized accounts at a rapid pace, reflecting healthy market conditions.

The traction we are generating with our AI-based solutions for asset analytics is worth noting. AI is going to become a major driver of our business, to help owner-operators improve the performance of their assets and make infrastructure more resilient, as well as to help engineering services firms increase their productivity and bridge the widening engineering resources capacity gap.”

CFO Werner Andre said, “24Q2 financial performance positions us solidly within our annual outlook range for ARR growth, profitability, and operating cash flow. While our mainstay subscription revenues are exceeding expectations, year-over-year growth in total revenues is being impacted by the expected prevalence of lower non-recurring professional services for our Cohesive digital integrator. Continued strong margins and operating cash flows throughout the first half, net of dividends and stock repurchases, further enhanced our balance sheet and acquisition flexibility.”

Recent Developments

Effective July 1, 2024, Greg Bentley transitioned from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chair of the Board of Directors and Nicholas Cumins was promoted from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive Officer.

Call Details

Bentley Systems will host a live Zoom video webinar on August 6, 2024 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Those wishing to participate should access the live Zoom video webinar of the event through a direct registration link at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y6GttyVAR8amDwrlXVo1DA#/registration. Alternatively, the event can be accessed from the Events & Presentations page on Bentley Systems’ Investor Relations website at https://investors.bentley.com. In addition, a replay and transcript will be available after the conclusion of the live event on Bentley Systems’ Investor Relations website for one year.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, we sometimes refer to financial measures that are not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Certain of these measures are considered non-GAAP financial measures under the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations. Those rules require the supplemental explanations and reconciliations that are in Bentley Systems’ Form 8-K (Quarterly Earnings Release) furnished to the SEC.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the future results of operations and financial condition, business strategy, and plans and objectives for future operations of Bentley Systems, Incorporated (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and words of similar import). All such statements contained in this press release, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations, projections, and assumptions about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and there are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release including: adverse changes in global economic and/or political conditions; the impact of current and future sanctions, embargoes and other similar laws at the state and/or federal level that impose restrictions on our counterparties or upon our ability to operate our business within the subject jurisdictions; political, economic, regulatory and public health and safety risks and uncertainties in the countries and regions in which we operate; failure to retain personnel necessary for the operation of our business or those that we acquire; failure to effectively manage succession; changes in the industries in which our accounts operate; the competitive environment in which we operate; the quality of our products; our ability to develop and market new products to address our accounts’ rapidly changing technological needs; changes in capital markets and our ability to access financing on terms satisfactory to us or at all; the impact of changing or uncertain interest rates on us and on the industries we serve; our ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully; and our ability to identify and consummate future investments and/or acquisitions on terms satisfactory to us or at all.

Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of the Company are included in the Company’s Form 10‑K and subsequent Form 10‑Qs, which are on file with the SEC. The Company disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.

www.bentley.com

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BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

         

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

51,278

 

 

$

68,412

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

282,918

 

 

 

302,501

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(9,099

)

 

 

(8,965

)

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

18,487

 

 

 

12,812

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

 

43,101

 

 

 

44,797

 

Total current assets

 

 

386,685

 

 

 

419,557

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

36,756

 

 

 

40,100

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

34,868

 

 

 

38,476

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

225,539

 

 

 

248,787

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,265,174

 

 

 

2,269,336

 

Investments

 

 

24,258

 

 

 

23,480

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

206,259

 

 

 

212,831

 

Other assets

 

 

77,641

 

 

 

67,283

 

Total assets

 

$

3,257,180

 

 

$

3,319,850

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

23,901

 

 

$

18,094

 

Accruals and other current liabilities

 

 

500,007

 

 

 

457,348

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

236,624

 

 

 

253,785

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

11,429

 

 

 

11,645

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

13,817

 

 

 

9,491

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

785,778

 

 

 

760,363

 

Long-term debt

 

 

1,334,618

 

 

 

1,518,403

 

Deferred compensation plan liabilities

 

 

91,172

 

 

 

88,181

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

 

26,950

 

 

 

30,626

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

15,259

 

 

 

15,862

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

11,899

 

 

 

9,718

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

3,615

 

 

 

7,337

 

Other liabilities

 

 

3,383

 

 

 

5,378

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,272,674

 

 

 

2,435,868

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

2,997

 

 

 

2,963

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,176,630

 

 

 

1,127,234

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(93,264

)

 

 

(84,987

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(102,561

)

 

 

(161,932

)

Non-controlling interest

 

 

704

 

 

 

704

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

984,506

 

 

 

883,982

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

3,257,180

 

 

$

3,319,850

 

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

         

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriptions

 

$

297,444

 

 

$

259,243

 

 

$

604,533

 

 

$

537,088

 

Perpetual licenses

 

 

10,863

 

 

 

11,718

 

 

 

20,375

 

 

 

21,265

 

Subscriptions and licenses

 

 

308,307

 

 

 

270,961

 

 

 

624,908

 

 

 

558,353

 

Services

 

 

22,030

 

 

 

25,788

 

 

 

43,192

 

 

 

52,807

 

Total revenues

 

 

330,337

 

 

 

296,749

 

 

 

668,100

 

 

 

611,160

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of subscriptions and licenses

 

 

42,432

 

 

 

41,156

 

 

 

82,650

 

 

 

82,087

 

Cost of services

 

 

20,761

 

 

 

25,270

 

 

 

42,373

 

 

 

51,523

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

63,193

 

 

 

66,426

 

 

 

125,023

 

 

 

133,610

 

Gross profit

 

 

267,144

 

 

 

230,323

 

 

 

543,077

 

 

 

477,550

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

65,709

 

 

 

70,117

 

 

 

134,080

 

 

 

137,917

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

57,129

 

 

 

54,364

 

 

 

111,515

 

 

 

106,505

 

General and administrative

 

 

54,854

 

 

 

39,258

 

 

 

101,336

 

 

 

86,065

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

883

 

 

 

3,777

 

 

 

6,682

 

 

 

7,923

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles

 

 

8,392

 

 

 

9,502

 

 

 

17,356

 

 

 

20,050

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

186,967

 

 

 

177,018

 

 

 

370,969

 

 

 

358,460

 

Income from operations

 

 

80,177

 

 

 

53,305

 

 

 

172,108

 

 

 

119,090

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(5,100

)

 

 

(9,484

)

 

 

(11,620

)

 

 

(20,576

)

Other income, net

 

 

2,280

 

 

 

965

 

 

 

9,417

 

 

 

1,254

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

77,357

 

 

 

44,786

 

 

 

169,905

 

 

 

99,768

 

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

 

 

(5,330

)

 

 

3,899

 

 

 

(27,577

)

 

 

(5,593

)

Equity in net income of investees, net of tax

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

72,046

 

 

$

48,685

 

 

$

142,356

 

 

$

94,175

 

Per share information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share, basic

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.45

 

 

$

0.30

 

Net income per share, diluted

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.44

 

 

$

0.29

 

Weighted average shares, basic

 

 

314,980,580

 

 

 

311,914,602

 

 

 

314,660,906

 

 

 

311,366,371

 

Weighted average shares, diluted

 

 

333,780,984

 

 

 

332,352,725

 

 

 

333,725,315

 

 

 

331,831,973

 

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

     

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

142,356

 

 

$

94,175

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

32,367

 

 

 

35,304

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

8,666

 

 

 

(28,935

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

41,759

 

 

 

37,588

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

6,682

 

 

 

7,923

 

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

 

 

3,750

 

 

 

3,646

 

Change in fair value of derivative

 

 

(2,361

)

 

 

663

 

Foreign currency remeasurement loss (gain)

 

 

502

 

 

 

(144

)

Other

 

 

(1,715

)

 

 

3,530

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

14,330

 

 

 

49,171

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

 

(585

)

 

 

(364

)

Accounts payable, accruals, and other liabilities

 

 

41,622

 

 

 

41,969

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

(14,888

)

 

 

(1,792

)

Income taxes payable, net of prepaid income taxes

 

 

(4,930

)

 

 

14,085

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

267,555

 

 

 

256,819

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software

 

 

(6,689

)

 

 

(11,253

)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(5,000

)

 

 

(10,299

)

Purchases of investments

 

 

(557

)

 

 

(8,200

)

Other

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(10,946

)

 

 

(29,752

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from credit facilities

 

 

51,724

 

 

 

288,387

 

Payments of credit facilities

 

 

(143,752

)

 

 

(432,739

)

Repayments of term loan

 

 

(105,000

)

 

 

(2,500

)

Payments of contingent and non-contingent consideration

 

 

(451

)

 

 

(2,860

)

Payments of dividends

 

 

(35,851

)

 

 

(29,224

)

Proceeds from stock purchases under employee stock purchase plan

 

 

5,560

 

 

 

4,557

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

4,007

 

 

 

9,700

 

Payments for shares acquired including shares withheld for taxes

 

 

(9,626

)

 

 

(51,202

)

Repurchases of Class B common stock under approved program

 

 

(37,515

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(95

)

 

 

(95

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(270,999

)

 

 

(215,976

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(2,744

)

 

 

(59

)

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(17,134

)

 

 

11,032

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

 

68,412

 

 

 

71,684

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

51,278

 

 

$

82,716

 

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 
 

Reconciliation of operating income to Adjusted OI w/SBC and to Adjusted operating income:

         

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Operating income

 

$

80,177

 

$

53,305

 

$

172,108

 

$

119,090

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles

 

 

11,521

 

 

12,625

 

 

23,711

 

 

26,360

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

883

 

 

3,777

 

 

6,682

 

 

7,923

 

Acquisition expenses

 

 

1,969

 

 

3,521

 

 

4,328

 

 

12,298

 

Realignment expenses (income)

 

 

743

 

 

29

 

 

809

 

 

(1,950

)

Adjusted OI w/SBC

 

 

95,293

 

 

73,257

 

 

207,638

 

 

163,721

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

21,856

 

 

17,670

 

 

41,193

 

 

36,868

 

Adjusted operating income

 

$

117,149

 

$

90,927

 

$

248,831

 

$

200,589

 

Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted net income:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

 

$

 

EPS(1)

 

$

 

EPS(1)

 

$

 

EPS(1)

 

$

 

EPS(1)

Net income

$

72,046

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

48,685

 

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

142,356

 

 

$

0.44

 

 

$

94,175

 

 

$

0.29

 

Non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles

 

11,521

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

12,625

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

23,711

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

26,360

 

 

 

0.08

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

21,856

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

17,670

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

41,193

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

36,868

 

 

 

0.11

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

883

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,777

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

6,682

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

7,923

 

 

 

0.02

 

Acquisition expenses

 

1,969

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

3,521

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

4,328

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

12,298

 

 

 

0.04

 

Realignment expenses (income)

 

743

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

809

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,950

)

 

 

(0.01

)

Other income, net

 

(2,280

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(965

)

 

 

 

 

 

(9,417

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(1,254

)

 

 

 

Total non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes

 

34,692

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

36,657

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

67,306

 

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

80,245

 

 

 

0.24

 

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

 

(4,844

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(6,608

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(4,844

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(13,997

)

 

 

(0.04

)

Equity in net income of investees, net of tax

 

(19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income(2)

$

101,875

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

78,734

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

204,790

 

 

$

0.62

 

 

$

160,423

 

 

$

0.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted average shares, diluted

333,780,984

 

332,352,725

 

333,725,315

 

331,831,973

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(1)  

Adjusted EPS was computed independently for each reconciling item presented; therefore, the sum of Adjusted EPS for each line item may not equal total Adjusted EPS due to rounding.

(2)  

Adjusted EPS numerator includes $1,717 and $1,723 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $3,440 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 related to interest expense, net of tax, attributable to the convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method.

Reconciliation of cash flow from operations to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Cash flow from operations

$

62,586

 

 

$

80,596

 

 

$

267,555

 

 

$

256,819

 

Cash interest

 

3,449

 

 

 

8,909

 

 

 

8,706

 

 

 

19,382

 

Cash taxes

 

11,304

 

 

 

11,966

 

 

 

22,847

 

 

 

17,999

 

Cash deferred compensation plan distributions

 

1,963

 

 

 

1,704

 

 

 

2,436

 

 

 

2,125

 

Cash acquisition expenses

 

1,935

 

 

 

4,237

 

 

 

3,742

 

 

 

15,290

 

Cash realignment costs

 

3,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,488

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

38,813

 

 

 

(9,699

)

 

 

(54,519

)

 

 

(97,998

)

Other(1)

 

(2,411

)

 

 

(2,164

)

 

 

(4,768

)

 

 

(4,084

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

121,610

 

 

$

95,549

 

 

$

257,487

 

 

$

209,533

 

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(1)  

Includes receipts related to interest rate swap.

Reconciliation of total revenues and subscriptions revenues to total revenues and subscriptions revenues in constant currency:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

 

Actual

 

Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2023 Rates

 

Constant Currency

 

Actual

 

Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2023 Rates

 

Constant Currency

Total revenues

$

330,337

 

$

1,271

 

$

331,608

 

$

296,749

 

$

(354

)

 

$

296,395

Subscriptions revenues

$

297,444

 

$

1,077

 

$

298,521

 

$

259,243

 

$

(331

)

 

$

258,912

                                     

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

 

Actual

 

Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2023 Rates

 

Constant Currency

 

Actual

 

Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2023 Rates

 

Constant Currency

Total revenues

$

668,100

 

$

428

 

$

668,528

 

$

611,160

 

$

(479

)

 

$

610,681

Subscriptions revenues

$

604,533

 

$

316

 

$

604,849

 

$

537,088

 

$

(473

)

 

$

536,615

Explanation of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures

Constant currency

Constant currency and constant currency growth rates are non-GAAP financial measures that present our results of operations excluding the estimated effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. A significant amount of our operations is conducted in foreign currencies. As a result, the comparability of the financial results reported in U.S. dollars is affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We use constant currency and constant currency growth rates to evaluate the underlying performance of the business, and we believe it is helpful for investors to present operating results on a comparable basis period over period to evaluate its underlying performance.

In reporting period‑over‑period results, except for ARR as discussed further below, we calculate the effects of foreign currency fluctuations and constant currency information by translating current and prior period results on a transactional basis to our reporting currency using prior period average foreign currency exchange rates in which the transactions occurred.

Recurring revenues

Recurring revenues are the basis for our other revenue-related key business metrics. We believe this measure is useful in evaluating our ability to consistently retain and grow our revenues from accounts with revenues in the prior period (“existing accounts”).

Recurring revenues are subscriptions revenues that recur monthly, quarterly, or annually with specific or automatic renewal clauses and professional services revenues in which the underlying contract is based on a fixed fee and contains automatic annual renewal provisions.

Annualized recurring revenues (“ARR”)

ARR is a key business metric that we believe is useful in evaluating the scale and growth of our business as well as to assist in the evaluation of underlying trends in our business. Furthermore, we believe ARR, considered in connection with our last twelvemonth recurring revenues dollarbased net retention rate, is a leading indicator of revenue growth.

ARR is defined as the sum of the annualized value of our portfolio of contracts that produce recurring revenues as of the last day of the reporting period, and the annualized value of the last three months of recognized revenues for our contractually recurring consumption‑based software subscriptions with consumption measurement durations of less than one year, calculated using the spot foreign currency exchange rates. We believe that the last three months of recognized revenues, on an annualized basis, for our recurring software subscriptions with consumption measurement period durations of less than one year is a reasonable estimate of the annual revenues, given our consistently high retention rate and stability of usage under such subscriptions.

Constant currency ARR growth rate is the growth rate of ARR measured on a constant currency basis. In reporting period‑over‑period ARR growth rates in constant currency, we calculate constant currency growth rates by translating current and prior period ARR on a transactional basis to our reporting currency using current year budget exchange rates. Constant currency ARR growth rate from business performance excludes the ARR onboarding of our platform acquisitions and includes the impact from the ARR onboarding of programmatic acquisitions, which generally are immaterial, individually and in the aggregate. We believe these ARR growth rates are important metrics indicating the scale and growth of our business.

Last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate

Last twelvemonth recurring revenues dollarbased net retention rate is a key business metric that we believe is useful in evaluating our ability to consistently retain and grow our recurring revenues.

Last twelvemonth recurring revenues dollarbased net retention rate is calculated, using the average exchange rates for the prior period, as follows: the recurring revenues for the current period, including any growth or reductions from existing accounts, but excluding recurring revenues from any new accounts added during the current period, divided by the total recurring revenues from all accounts during the prior period. A period is defined as any trailing twelve months. Related to our platform acquisitions, recurring revenues into new accounts will be captured as existing accounts starting with the second anniversary of the acquisition when such data conforms to the calculation methodology. This may cause variability in the comparison.

Adjusted operating income inclusive of stock-based compensation expense (“Adjusted OI w/SBC”)

Adjusted OI w/SBC is a non-GAAP financial measure and is used to measure the operational strength and performance of our business, as well as to assist in the evaluation of underlying trends in our business.

Adjusted OI w/SBC is our primary performance measure, which excludes certain expenses and charges, including the non-cash amortization expense resulting from the acquisition of intangible assets, as we believe these may not be indicative of the Company’s core business operating results. We intentionally include stock-based compensation expense in this measure as we believe it better captures the economic costs of our business.

Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, to evaluate financial performance, and in our comparison of our financial results to those of other companies. It is also a significant performance measure in certain of our executive incentive compensation programs.

Adjusted OI w/SBC is defined as operating income adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses, and realignment expenses (income), for the respective periods.

Adjusted OI w/SBC margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted OI w/SBC by total revenues.

Adjusted operating income

Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is useful to investors in making comparisons to other companies, although this measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses, realignment expenses (income), and stock‑based compensation expense, for the respective periods.

Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS

Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures presenting the earnings generated by our ongoing operations that we believe is useful to investors in making meaningful comparisons to other companies, although these measures may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies, and period-over-period comparisons.

Adjusted net income is defined as net income adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, stock‑based compensation expense, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses, realignment expenses (income), other non‑operating (income) expense, net, the tax effect of the above adjustments to net income, and equity in net (income) losses of investees, net of tax, for the respective periods. The income tax effect of non‑GAAP adjustments was determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which income or expense occurred, and represent both current and deferred income tax expense or benefit based on the nature of the non‑GAAP adjustments, including the tax effects of non‑cash stock‑based compensation expense.

Adjusted EPS is calculated as Adjusted net income, less net income attributable to participating securities, plus interest expense, net of tax, attributable to the convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method, if applicable, (numerator) divided by Adjusted weighted average shares, diluted (denominator). Adjusted weighted average shares, diluted is calculated by adding incremental shares related to the dilutive effect of convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method, if applicable, to weighted average shares, diluted.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is our liquidity measure in the context of conversion of Adjusted EBITDA to cash flow from operations (i.e., the ratio of GAAP cash flow from operations to Adjusted EBITDA). We believe this non-GAAP financial measure provides a meaningful measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to repay debt, make strategic acquisitions and investments, and return capital to investors.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as cash flow from operations adjusted for the following: cash interest, cash taxes, cash deferred compensation plan distributions, cash acquisition expenses, cash realignment costs, changes in operating assets and liabilities, and other cash items (such as those related to our interest rate swap). From time to time, we may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the impact of certain cash receipts or payments that affect period-to-period comparability.

BSY Investor Contact:
Eric Boyer
Investor Relations Officer
ir@bentley.com

Source: Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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