EX-99.1 2 d213750dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Palantir Reports 49% Revenue Growth; US Commercial Revenue Up 90% Y/Y

8/12/2021

DENVER — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Q2 2021 Highlights

 

   

Total revenue grew 49% year-over-year to $376 million

 

   

US commercial revenue grew 90% year-over-year

 

   

Closed 62 deals of $1 million or more, of which:

 

   

30 deals are $5 million or more

 

   

21 deals are $10 million or more

 

   

20 net new customers added in Q2 2021, total customers up 13% quarter-over-quarter

 

   

Commercial customer count increased 32% quarter-over-quarter

 

   

Cash flow from operations of $23 million, representing a 6% margin

 

   

Adjusted free cash flow of $50 million, representing a 13% margin

 

   

GAAP net loss per share, diluted of ($0.07)

 

   

Adjusted earnings per share, diluted of $0.04

H1 2021 Highlights

 

   

Total revenue grew 49% year-over-year to $717 million

 

   

Commercial customer count increased 61% since December 31, 2020

 

   

Cash flow from operations of $140 million, representing a 19% margin

 

   

Adjusted free cash flow of $201 million, representing a 28% margin

Q2 2021 Financial Summary

 

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)    Second Quarter 2021
     Amount

Revenue

     $375,642  

Year-over-year growth

     49  
     Amount     Margin

Loss from Operations

   $ (146,148   (39)%

Adjusted Income from Operations

   $ 116,727   31%

Cash Flow from Operations

   $ 22,750   6%

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

   $ 49,823   13%

Net Loss

   $ (138,580  

Adjusted Net Income

   $ 97,955  

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 121,489   32%

GAAP Net Loss Per Share, Diluted

   $ (0.07  

Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Diluted

   $ 0.04  


Outlook

For Q3 2021, we expect:

 

   

$385 million in revenue.

 

   

Adjusted operating margin of 22%.

For full year 2021, we are raising our outlook for:

 

   

Adjusted free cash flow to in excess of $300 million, up from in excess of $150 million.

Per long-term guidance policy, as provided by our Chief Executive Officer, Alex Karp, we continue to expect:

 

   

Annual revenue growth of 30% or greater for 2021 through 2025.

Earnings Webcast

A public webcast will be held at 6:00 a.m. MT / 8:00 a.m. ET today to discuss the results for our second quarter ended June 30, 2021 and financial outlook. The live public call can be accessed by registering online at https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3196394/BE6143CF063C810BC19CA8A0CA2E396E. A replay of the webcast will be available at https://investors.palantir.com following the event.

A slide presentation including supplemental financial information and reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures will be available through Palantir’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.palantir.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and statements on our earnings webcast contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook, product development, expected benefits of and applications for our software platforms, business strategy and plans (including strategy and plans relating to our sales force, partnerships, and customers), market trends and market size, opportunities (including growth opportunities), our expectations regarding our recent and potential investments in, and commercial contracts with, various entities, including special purpose acquisition companies and other privately-held or publicly-traded companies, and positioning. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “guidance,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “plan,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” “shall,” and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and other filings and reports that we may file from time to time with the SEC, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: our ability to successfully execute our business and growth strategy; the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our liquidity needs; the demand for our platforms in general; our ability to increase our number of new customers and revenue generated from customers; our ability to realize some or all of the total contract value of customer contracts as revenue, including any contractual options available to customers or contractual periods that are subject to termination for convenience provisions; our long and unpredictable sales cycle; our ability to successfully grow our direct salesforce and to successfully execute our channel sales and other strategic initiatives with third parties; our ability to retain and expand our customer base; the fluctuation of our results of operations and our key business


measures on a quarterly basis in future periods; the seasonality of our business; the implementation process for our platforms, which may be complex and lengthy; our ability to successfully develop and deploy new technologies to address the needs of our customers; our ability to make our platforms easier to install and consume; our ability to maintain and enhance our brand and reputation; news or social media coverage about us, including but not limited to coverage that presents, or relies on, inaccurate, misleading, incomplete, or otherwise damaging information; and any breach or access to customer or third-party data.

The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Additional Definitions

For the purpose of this press release, the value of deals closed reflects the total contract value and presumes the exercise of all contract options and no termination of contracts; however, the majority of our contracts are subject to termination provisions, including for convenience, and there can be no guarantee that contracts are not terminated or that contract options will be exercised.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the accompanying tables contain the non-GAAP financial measures adjusted income (loss) from operations which excludes stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes; adjusted operating margin; adjusted free cash flow; adjusted free cash flow margin; adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”); adjusted net income (loss); and adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”), diluted.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures help us evaluate our business, identify trends affecting Palantir’s business, formulate business plans and financial projections, and make strategic decisions. We exclude stock-based compensation, which is a non-cash expense, from these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that excluding this item provides meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance and provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team. Additionally, we exclude employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, as it is difficult to predict and outside of Palantir’s control. Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Further, these metrics have certain limitations, as they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our consolidated statements of operations. For example, adjusted free cash flow does not reflect our future contractual commitments or the total increase or decrease in our cash balances for a given period. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We compensate for these limitations by providing a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measure. We encourage investors and others to review our business, results of operations, and financial information in their entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure, and to view these non-GAAP measures in conjunction with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

A reconciliation table of the most comparable GAAP financial measure to each non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release is included at the end of this release. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items that may be incurred in the future such as stock-based compensation, and related employer payroll taxes, the effect of which may be significant.


Available Information

Palantir uses its Investor Relations website at https://investors.palantir.com as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor Palantir’s Investor Relations website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, and webcasts.

About Palantir Technologies Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys operating systems for the modern enterprise. Additional information is available at https://www.palantir.com.

Contact

Investor Relations

Rodney Nelson

investors@palantir.com

Media

Lisa Gordon

media@palantir.com


Palantir Technologies Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2021     2020     2021     2020  

Revenue

   $ 375,642   $ 251,889   $ 716,876   $ 481,216

Cost of revenue (1)

     90,926     68,410     165,037     132,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     284,716     183,479     551,839     348,512

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing (1)

     162,379     102,518     298,476     201,171

Research and development (1)

     110,524     86,815     208,995     152,615

General and administrative (1)

     157,961     93,291     304,530     164,056
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     430,864     282,624     812,001     517,842
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (146,148     (99,145     (260,162     (169,330

Interest income

     372     551     748     3,818

Interest expense

     (590     (5,646     (2,430     (10,240

Change in fair value of warrants

     —         (3,683     —         10,012

Other income (expense), net

     2,125     (1,589     (2,769     4,511
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (144,241     (109,512     (264,613     (161,229

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (5,661     943     (2,559     3,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (138,580   $ (110,455   $ (262,054   $ (164,729
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic

   $ (0.07   $ (0.17   $ (0.14   $ (0.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted

   $ (0.07   $ (0.17   $ (0.14   $ (0.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic      1,894,606     640,450     1,858,085     616,150
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted      1,894,606     640,669     1,858,085     618,635
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2021      2020      2021      2020  

Cost of revenue

   $ 24,029    $ 17,832    $ 40,006    $ 25,900

Sales and marketing

     72,008      39,932      129,294      58,395

Research and development

     50,630      37,897      88,504      52,929

General and administrative

     86,075      32,187      168,669      44,731
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 232,742    $ 127,848    $ 426,473    $ 181,955
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Palantir Technologies Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,341,156   $ 2,011,323

Restricted cash

     36,750     37,285

Accounts receivable

     242,998     156,932

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     41,648     51,889
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     2,662,552     2,257,429

Property and equipment, net

     24,824     29,541

Restricted cash, noncurrent

     61,914     79,538

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     209,243     217,075

Other assets

     117,135     106,921
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 3,075,668   $ 2,690,504
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 30,914   $ 16,358

Accrued liabilities

     166,252     158,546

Deferred revenue

     194,511     189,520

Customer deposits

     257,747     210,320

Operating lease liabilities

     33,162     29,079
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     682,586     603,823

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

     40,518     50,525

Customer deposits, noncurrent

     62,732     81,513

Debt, noncurrent, net

     —         197,977

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

     216,630     229,800

Other noncurrent liabilities

     4,239     4,316
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,006,705     1,167,954

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     1,937     1,792

Additional paid-in capital

     7,294,369     6,488,857

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     65     (2,745

Accumulated deficit

     (5,227,408     (4,965,354
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,068,963     1,522,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 3,075,668   $ 2,690,504
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Palantir Technologies Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
   2021     2020  

Operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (262,054   $ (164,729

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     7,999     7,793

Stock-based compensation

     426,473     181,955

Change in fair value of warrants

     —         (10,012

Non-cash operating lease expense

     14,435     19,831

Other operating activities

     560     3,633

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (83,883     (56,583

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     12,770     (3,220

Other assets

     (9,522     (9,937

Accounts payable

     14,589     (35,012

Accrued liabilities

     9,070     (30,366

Deferred revenue, current and noncurrent

     (3,679     19,645

Customer deposits, current and noncurrent

     28,668     (124,434

Operating lease liabilities, current and noncurrent

     (15,795     (25,815

Other noncurrent liabilities

     —         921
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     139,631     (226,330

Investing activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (1,405     (5,945

Proceeds from the sale of assets held for sale

     —         250
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,405     (5,695

Financing activities

    

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

     —         542,922

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs

     —         149,683

Principal payments on borrowings

     (200,000     (250,000

Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options

     376,688     28,824

Repurchase of common stock

     —         (3,777

Other financing activities

     (1,744     (377
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     174,944     467,275

Effect of foreign exchange on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     (1,496     (197
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     311,674     235,053

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—beginning of period

     2,128,146     1,401,962
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—end of period

   $ 2,439,820   $ 1,637,015
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Palantir Technologies Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Adjusted Income from Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin (in thousands, except percentages)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2021      2020      2021      2020  

Loss from operations

   $ (146,148    $ (99,145    $ (260,162    $ (169,330

Add: stock-based compensation

     232,742      127,848      426,473      181,955

Add: employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

     30,133      —          66,999      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted income from operations

   $ 116,727    $ 28,703    $ 233,310    $ 12,625
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted operating margin

     31%        11%        33%        3%  

Adjusted Free Cash Flow (in thousands, except percentages)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
           2021                  2020                  2021                  2020        

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 22,750    $ 60,854    $ 139,631    $ (226,330

Less: purchases of property and equipment

     (697      (2,929      (1,405      (5,945

Add: cash paid for employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

     27,770      —          62,572      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted free cash flow

   $ 49,823    $ 57,925    $ 200,798    $ (232,275
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted free cash flow margin

     13%        23%        28%        (48)%  

Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands, except percentages)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2021      2020      2021      2020  

Net Loss

   $ (138,580    $ (110,455    $ (262,054    $ (164,729

Less: interest income

     (372      (551      (748      (3,818

Add: interest expense

     590      5,646      2,430      10,240

Less: change in fair value of warrants

     —          3,683      —          (10,012

Add: other (income) expense, net

     (2,125      1,589      2,769      (4,511

Add: provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (5,661      943      (2,559      3,500

Add: depreciation and amortization

     4,762      4,122      7,999      7,793

Add: stock-based compensation

     232,742      127,848      426,473      181,955

Add: employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

     30,133      —          66,999      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 121,489    $ 32,825    $ 241,309    $ 20,418
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     32%        13%        34%        4%  


Palantir Technologies Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Adjusted Earnings per Share, Diluted (in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2021     2020     2021     2020  

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

   $ (138,580   $ (110,455   $ (262,054   $ (164,729

Less: change in fair value attributable to participating securities

     —         (171     —         (7,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders, diluted

     (138,580     (110,626     (262,054     (172,208

Add: stock-based compensation

     232,742     127,848     426,473     181,955

Add: employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

     30,133     —         66,999     —    

Less: income tax effect related to adjustments (1)

     (26,340     (4,052     (50,812     (4,580
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders, diluted

   $ 97,955   $ 13,170   $ 180,606   $ 5,167
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing GAAP net loss per share, diluted

     1,894,606     640,669     1,858,085     618,635
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted-average shares used in computing adjusted earnings per share, diluted (2)

     2,310,731     920,993     2,323,271     927,603
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings per share, diluted

   $ 0.04   $ 0.01   $ 0.08   $ 0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Income tax effect is based on long-term estimated annual effective tax rates of 22.2% and 22.1% for the periods ended 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(2) 

Includes an additional 416 million and 465 million dilutive securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and an additional 280 million and 309 million dilutive securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, that are excluded from a GAAP perspective due to the Company’s net loss position.