IronNet Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

MCLEAN, Va.–()–IronNet, Inc. (NYSE: IRNT) (“IronNet”), a leading provider of solutions Transforming Cybersecurity Through Collective Defense℠, announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.

“Never before has the need for the exchange of real-time cyber threats across the public and private sectors been more critical than it is today,” said GEN (Ret.) Keith Alexander, Chairman and co-CEO of IronNet. “IronNet’s technology addresses the concerning gaps created by the status quo in cyber security, with nations, industries and companies still defending largely in isolation. Our Collective Defense platform goes beyond threat detection to enable security operations center analysts to ‘prove the positive’ by triaging alerts in an automated fashion to help better defend their data networks from cyber attacks.”

William Welch, co-CEO of IronNet, also commented: “I am proud of our team for executing well in the fourth quarter as we drive the business forward and seize the opportunity to transform the cybersecurity market. We are encouraged by the momentum of our cloud-based subscription business model as the market has a growing appreciation for the potency of IronNet’s platform solution. Our platform is enabling our customers to quickly multiply the capabilities and effectiveness of their own network security team while also protecting their operational privacy.”

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Financial & Operating Highlights

  • Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR): $31.8 million at January 31, 2022 compared to $25.8 million at the end of the prior fiscal year and $27.5 million at the end of the prior quarter.
  • Revenue: Revenue for the fourth quarter was $8.2 million compared to $7.4 million in the same quarter last year. Cloud subscription revenue was $5.0 million, or 68% of product revenue.

    Revenue for the fiscal year 2022 was $27.5 million compared to $29.2 million in the prior year, a 6% decline driven in part by a $2.3 million decline in professional services revenue in fiscal 2022. Cloud subscription revenue for the full year 2022 was $16.0 million, or 63% of product revenue.

  • Gross Margin: Gross margin for the fourth quarter was 60.1% compared to 74.4% in the same quarter last year, with cost of sales accounting charges during the fourth quarter representing approximately half of the decline.

    Gross Margin for the fiscal year 2022 was 65.9% compared to 76.0% in the prior year, with the same cost of sales accounting charges representing nearly one-third of the decline.

  • GAAP net loss and non-GAAP adjusted net loss: GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter was $44.2 million. Non-GAAP adjusted net loss, which excludes certain expenses described below, for the fourth quarter was $19.6 million compared to $20.2 million in the third quarter.

    GAAP net loss for the fiscal year 2022 was $241.7 million*, which includes transaction related expenses of $170.0 million (for non-cash stock-based compensation and change in fair market value of private warrants between the closing of the merger with LGL in August and their exercise in late September and early October, and $3.2 million of transaction expenses). Non-GAAP adjusted net loss for the fiscal year 2022, which excludes those transaction related expenses and certain other expenses described below, was $71.6 million.

  • Dollar-based average contract length: 2.7 years for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year.
  • Cash and cash equivalents: $47.7 million at end of quarter. The company has not yet drawn on its equity line facility with Tumim Stone Capital, which allows the company, subject to certain conditions and limitations, to issue shares of common stock for up to $175 million in gross proceeds.
  • Customer Count: 88 compared to 27 at the end of the same quarter last year and 74 at the end of the prior quarter.

Business Highlights

  • Launched new product capabilities which increase the automation of the IronNet Collective Defense platform by reducing false positives and analyst workflow through automated alert correlation and triage, enabling malicious payload detection, and extending the supported hunt window.
  • Enhanced our longstanding relationship with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to become a Specialist Partner of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). IronNet has collaborated with CISA in numerous areas to enhance the nation’s cybersecurity through public-private partnership, including through our membership in the Cyber Information Sharing and Collaboration Program (CISCP).
  • Entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement on February 10, 2022 with Tumim Stone Capital for up to $175 million for working capital and general corporate purposes to support future growth.
  • Named Fernando Maymi as the company’s new Chief Information Security Officer, leading cybersecurity operations, governance, risk management, and compliance for the company, and assuming the role from George Lamont, who will remain the company’s Chief Information Officer.

Outlook

James Gerber, CFO of IronNet stated: “Our fiscal year guidance reflects our confidence in our growth on the transactional side of the business. We will increase our guidance as appropriate to reflect strategic customer contracts. Our existing cash and cash equivalents, combined with the potential liquidity from our recently announced equity line financing, should provide IronNet with the operational and strategic flexibility needed to continue to advance our market strategy.”

For the fiscal year 2023, IronNet expects for the transactional business:

  • Revenue of approximately $34 million, representing nearly 25% growth
  • ARR of approximately $48 million, representing 50% growth

Conference Call & Webcast Information

IronNet will host a conference call to discuss these results today, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the conference call and additional materials can be accessed on IronNet’s Investor Relations website at https://www.ir.ironnet.com. A replay of the webcast will be available through the same link following the conference call.

About IronNet

Founded in 2014 by GEN (Ret.) Keith Alexander, IronNet, Inc. (NYSE: “IRNT”) is a global cybersecurity leader that is transforming how organizations secure their networks by delivering the first-ever Collective Defense platform operating at scale. Employing a number of former NSA cybersecurity operators with offensive and defensive cyber experience, IronNet integrates deep tradecraft knowledge into its industry-leading products to solve the most challenging cyber problems facing the world today. For more information, visit www.ironnet.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding IronNet’s fiscal 2023 revenue and ARR outlook, its ability to transform cybersecurity, execute on its business strategy and increase market share, and the expansion of the cybersecurity market and demand for IronNet’s products and services. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside IronNet’s management’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: IronNet’s ability to execute on its plans to develop and market new products and the timing of these development programs; IronNet’s estimates of the size of the markets for its products; the rate and degree of market acceptance of IronNet’s products; the success of other competing technologies that may become available; IronNet’s ability to identify and integrate acquisitions; the performance of IronNet’s products; potential litigation; and general economic and market conditions impacting demand for IronNet’s products. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus filed by IronNet with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on September 30, 2021, as well as other documents to be filed by IronNet from time to time with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed for the year ended January 31, 2022. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward looking statements, and IronNet does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Certain Definitions and Non-GAAP Measures

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) — Calculated at a particular measurement date as the annualized value of our then existing customer subscription contracts and the portions of other software and product contracts that are to be recognized over the course of the contracts and that are designed to renew, assuming any contract that expires during the 12 months following the measurement date is renewed on its existing terms.

Dollar-based average contract length: Calculated by multiplying the average total length of our customer contracts, measured in years or fractions thereof, by the respective revenue recognized for the last three months of each reporting period, and then dividing by the revenue attributable to software and product customers for the same three-month period used in the numerator. Because many of our customers have similar buying patterns and the average term of our contracts is more than 12 months, this metric provides a means of assessing the degree of built-in revenue repetition that exists across our customer base. Declines in average contract length are not reflective of the average lifetime of a customer.

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss: Calculated as GAAP net loss excluding the impact of one-time stock-based compensation expense and transaction costs related to the merger between LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. and IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.

The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP net loss to non-GAAP adjusted net loss as presented in this release:

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2022

2022

(in thousands)

GAAP Net Loss

$

(44,153

)

$

(241,654

)

Add: Stock compensation expense *

23,779

155,602

Add: Increase in fair value of warrant liabilities

(37

)

11,265

Add: Transaction costs

838

3,166

Non-GAAP Net Loss

$

(19,573

)

$

(71,621

)

One-time stock-based compensation charges were required in the quarter ended October 31, 2021 due to: (1) the closing of the merger in August 2021, which triggered recognition of expense for the time-vested RSUs outstanding at that date, (2) the de-SPAC type of trigger, which satisfied the liquidity event condition on the RSUs that required an accounting revaluation of the vested RSUs at the time of the charge to their value on the date of the closing and (3) the accounting requirement to use a graded recognition method, instead of a straight line method, where the graded method used brings stock compensation charges forward compared to the straight line method.

* We have identified an error in our financial statements for the quarterly and year-to-date financial statements for the period ended 10/31/21. The error is preliminarily estimated in the amount of $28 million and resulted in an overstatement of stock-based compensation expense in the period ended 10/31/21. This is likely to result in a restatement or revision of our quarterly financial statements for the period ended 10/31/21.

We are currently evaluating this matter with respect to the determination of whether the financial statements will be restated or revised as well as the associated control implications.

The full year stock compensation includes this reduction of $28 million relating to the already reported third quarter results.

IronNet Inc.

PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts, Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

January 31,

Year Ended

January 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Product, subscription and support revenue

$

7,309

6,660

$

25,347

24,701

Professional services revenue

870

747

2,197

4,526

Total revenue

8,179

7,407

27,544

29,227

Cost of product, subscription and support revenue

2,720

1,571

8,225

5,393

Cost of professional services revenue

542

322

1,158

1,629

Total cost of revenue

3,262

1,893

9,383

7,022

Gross Profit

4,917

5,514

18,161

22,205

Operating expenses

Research and development

13,229

5,789

52,608

25,754

Sales and marketing

15,910

7,115

82,658

30,381

General and administrative

19,487

4,658

111,660

21,347

Total operating expenses

48,626

17,562

246,926

77,482

Operating Loss

(43,709

)

(12,048

)

(228,765

)

(55,277

)

Other income

6

8

25

71

Other expense

(77

(151

(1,183

)

(90

)

Change in fair value of warrants liabilities

37

(11,265

)

Loss before income taxes

(43,743

)

(12,191

)

(241,188

)

(55,296

)

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

(410

)

(19

)

(466

)

(77

)

Net loss

$

(44,153

)

(12,210

)

$

(241,654

)*

$

(55,373

)

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

(0.45

)

(0.18

)

(3.02

)

(0.86

)

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

97,599,748

66,037,264

79,953,178

64,561,688

IronNet Inc.

PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts, Unaudited)

 

January 31,

January 31,

2022

2021

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

47,673

$

31,543

Accounts receivable

1,991

1,643

Unbilled receivable

6,467

1,425

Related party receivables and loan receivables

2,469

3,599

Account and loan receivables

10,927

6,667

Inventory

4,580

2,180

Deferred costs

2,599

2,068

Prepaid warranty

1,205

1,037

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

4,742

2,172

Total current assets

$

71,726

$

45,667

Deferred costs

3,243

2,056

Property and equipment, net

5,606

2,792

Prepaid warranty

1,230

878

Deposits and other assets

493

298

Total assets

$

82,298

$

51,691

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$

2,348

$

1,922

Accrued expenses

4,709

2,591

Deferred revenue

17,219

12,481

Deferred rent

159

134

Short-term PPP loan

3,487

Income tax payable

542

88

Other current liabilities

689

689

Total current liabilities

25,666

21,392

Deferred rent

769

928

Deferred revenue

17,413

21,563

Warrants

7

Long-term PPP loan

2,093

Other long-term liabilities payable

689

Total liabilities

$

43,855

$

46,665

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

Stockholders’ equity

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding

Class A common stock; $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 88,876,292 and 66,933,566 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively

9

7

Additional paid-in capital

454,855

180,853

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

492

40

Accumulated deficit

(416,913

)

(175,039

)

Subscription notes receivable

(835

)

Total stockholders’ equity

38,434

5,026

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

82,298

$

51,691

IronNet Inc.

PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands, Unaudited)

 

Year Ended January 31,

2022

2021

Cash flows from operating activities

Net loss

$

(241,653

)

$

(55,373

)

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

Depreciation and amortization

1,092

1,162

Loss (Gain) on sale of fixed assets

(6

)

219

Bad debt expense

33

Employee stock based compensation

155,602

(6

)

Non-cash interest expense

1,155

Change in fair value of warrants liabilities

11,265

Non-cash interest income on amounts due from stockholder

(8

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(4,260

)

(3,356

)

Deferred costs

(1,718

)

(1,038

)

Inventories

(2,401

)

(217

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(3,664

)

(610

)

Deposits and other assets

(177

)

104

Prepaid warranty

(520

)

424

Accounts payable

398

1,628

Accrued expenses

971

751

Income tax payable

454

76

Deferred rent

(134

)

(158

)

Deferred revenue

588

13,711

Warrants

20

Other short-term liabilities

(689

)

Net cash used in operating activities

(83,685

)

(42,650

)

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment

(3,881

)

(952

)

Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets

8

61

Sales of investments

Proceeds from the maturity of investments

1,003

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

(3,873

)

112

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

694

57,593

Proceeds from borrowing SVB Bridge loan

15,000

Proceeds from borrowing PPP loan

5,580

Payment of loan – SVB bridge

(15,000

)

Payment of PPP loan

(5,580

)

Merger recapitalization

4,214

Proceeds from PIPE shares

125,000

Payment of transaction costs

(21,179

)

Proceeds from stock subscriptions

293

81

Net cash provided by financing activities

103,442

63,254

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

246

21

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

16,130

20,737

Cash and cash equivalents

Beginning of the period

$

31,543

$

10,806

End of the period

$

47,673

$

31,543

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities

Interest earned on subscription notes receivable

8

16

Unpaid purchases of property and equipment

(28

)

Non-cash settlement of related party loan receivable for common shares

(1,075

)

Initial classification of warrant liabilities

10,234

Cashless exercise of warrants classified as liabilities

(10,214

)

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