• Transaction growth and solid yield expansion drive year over year fourth quarter 2023 revenue growth

  • Yield expansion coupled with lower unit cost fuel year over year fourth quarter 2023 gross margin expansion  

  • The aforementioned combination & opex discipline materially reduce year over year fourth quarter 2023 loss from operations

  • Exiting 2023 with a strong balance sheet and a net cash position

  • 2024 business outlook reflects accelerating revenue growth, continued gross margin expansion and operating leverage

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a leading provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023.

“We had a strong close to 2023 in light of on-going macro headwinds. Our fourth quarter 2023 results mark 10 consecutive quarters of financial outperformance relative to internal expectations. I am particularly pleased with the adjusted EBITDA profit inflection excluding float and political contributions, significantly ahead of expectations. Our success across economic cycles, in our view, stems from the rapid and quantifiable ROI realized by our buyers and suppliers through our accounts payable and payments automation value proposition over our proprietary two-sided network. As such, we believe our offering is viewed as a critical lever and we, in turn, are viewed as our customers’ trusted partner in executing their digital transformation strategy centered on the back office. And, we are in the early innings of capitalizing on this opportunity. With the convergence of marque new ERP integration partnerships, new pay product launches and enhancements, continued unit cost reductions and management additions we advanced in 2023, coupled with product and platform innovations planned to be introduced in 2024, we believe we are well positioned to accelerate our success in the new year,” said Michael Praeger, CEO & Co-Founder of AvidXchange.  

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:

  • Total revenue was $104.1 million, an increase of 20.8% year-over-year, compared with $86.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • GAAP net loss was $(4.5) million, compared with a GAAP net loss of $(25.0) million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Non-GAAP net income was $9.4 million, compared with a Non-GAAP net loss of $(7.5) million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • GAAP gross profit was $67.3 million, or 64.6% of total revenue, compared with $49.9 million, or 57.9% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Non-GAAP gross profit was $74.4 million, or 71.4% of total revenue, compared with $56.0 million, or 64.9% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $15.6 million compared with $(1.3) million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables following the financial statements in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Measures and Other Performance Metrics."

Fourth Quarter 2023 Key Business Metrics and Highlights:

  • Total transactions processed in the fourth quarter of 2023 were 19.1 million, an increase of 6.1% from 18.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Total payment volume in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $19.9 billion, an increase of 8.5% from $18.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Transaction yield in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $5.45, an increase of 13.8% from $4.79 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Buyer customers were more than 8,000 and supplier customers were more than 1,200,000 as of the end of 2023, compared with 8,800 buyer customers and 965,000 suppliers at the end of 2022(1).

(1) The year-end 2023 Buyer customer count reflects the de-commissioning and exit of the Company's legacy Create-a-Check (CAC) on-premise check printing software product, whose associated base of customers was approximately 1,400. Refer to the attached Buyer Customer Count Schedule for additional details.

Full Year 2024 Financial Outlook

As of February 28, 2024, AvidXchange anticipates its Full Year 2024 revenue and adjusted EBITDA to be in the following ranges (in millions):                                                

   FY 2024 Guidance 
     
  Revenue (1)$441.0 - $447.0 
  Adjusted EBITDA(2)$67.0 - $71.0 
     
(1)The revenue associated with CAC was approximately $1.0 million in 2023 with no contribution anticipated in 2024.
(2)A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net loss on a forward-looking basis is not available without unreasonable efforts due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the items excluded from this non-GAAP measure.
     

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

Earnings Teleconference Information
AvidXchange will discuss its fourth quarter 2023 financial results during a teleconference today, February 28, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET. The call will be broadcast simultaneously via webcast at https://ir.avidxchange.com/. Following the completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on AvidXchange’s website. In addition to the conference call, supplemental information is available on the Investor Relations section of AvidXchange’s website at https://ir.avidxchange.com/.

About AvidXchange™
AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable (“AP”) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers. AvidXchange’s software-as-a-service-based, end-to-end software and payment platform digitizes and automates the AP workflows for more than 8,000 businesses and it has made payments to more than 1,200,000 supplier customers of its buyers over the past five years. To learn more about how AvidXchange is transforming the way companies pay their bills, visit www.AvidXchange.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance and often contain words such as: “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “outlook,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “will” and similar words and phrases indicating future results. The information presented in this press release related to our expectations of future performance, including guidance for our revenue and EBITDA for the full year 2024, our accelerating revenue growth and continued gross margin expansion, the strength of our operating leverage, statements related to our positioning to accelerate our success in the new year, our continued strong operational execution, our customers’ perception of the value proposition associated with our products and services, our addressable market opportunity, the role our balance sheet and cash position play in accelerating long-term growth, the impact of the macroeconomic environment on our business, and other statements that are not purely statements of historical fact, are forward-looking in nature. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. We therefore cannot guarantee future results, performance or achievements.

Factors which could cause actual results or effects to differ materially from those reflected in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk factors and other cautionary statements described, from time to time, in AvidXchange’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, without limitation, AvidXchange’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents filed with the SEC, which may be obtained on the investor relations section of our website (https://ir.avidxchange.com/) and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements made by us in this press release are based only on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any of these statements in light of new information, future events or otherwise unless required under the federal securities laws.

Non-GAAP Measures and Other Performance Metrics
To supplement the financial measures presented in our press release and related conference call in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), we also present the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance: Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Adjusted EBITDA, and Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss).

A “non-GAAP financial measure” refers to a numerical measure of our historical or future financial performance or financial position that is included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in our financial statements. We provide certain non-GAAP measures as additional information relating to our operating results as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a measure of liquidity. There are significant limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Further, these measures may differ from the non-GAAP information, even where similarly titled, used by other companies and therefore should not be used to compare our performance to that of other companies.

We have presented Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Adjusted EBITDA, and Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) in this press release. We define Non-GAAP Gross Profit as revenue less cost of revenue excluding the portion of depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense allocated to cost of revenues. We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net loss before depreciation and amortization, impairment and write-off of intangible assets, interest income and expense, income tax expense (benefit), stock-based compensation expense, transaction and acquisition-related costs expensed, change in fair value of derivative instrument, non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations, and charitable contributions of common stock. We define Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) as net loss before amortization of acquired intangible assets, impairment and write-off of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, transaction and acquisition-related costs expensed, change in fair value of derivative instrument, non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations, acquisition-related effects on income tax, and charitable contributions of common stock. Non-GAAP income tax expense is calculated using our blended statutory rate except in periods of non-GAAP net loss when it is based on our GAAP income tax expense. In each case, non-GAAP income tax expense excludes the effects of acquisitions in the period on tax expense.

We believe the use of non-GAAP financial measures, as a supplement to GAAP measures, is useful to investors in that they eliminate items that are either not part of our core operations or do not require a cash outlay, such as stock-based compensation expense. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating operating performance and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help indicate underlying trends in the business, are important in comparing current results with prior period results and are useful to investors and financial analysts in assessing operating performance.

Availability of Information on AvidXchange’s Website
Investors and others should note that AvidXchange routinely announces material information to investors and the marketplace using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, and the Investor Relations section of AvidXchange’s website. While not all information that AvidXchange posts to the Investor Relations website is of a material nature, some information could be deemed to be material. Accordingly, AvidXchange encourages investors, the media and others interested in AvidXchange to review the information that it shares at the Investor Relations link located at https://ir.avidxchange.com. Users may automatically receive email alerts and other information about AvidXchange when enrolling an email address by visiting “Email Alerts” in the “Resources” section of AvidXchange’s Investor Relations website https://ir.avidxchange.com.

Investor Contact:

Subhaash Kumar
Skumar1@avidxchange.com
813.760.2309


 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
  Three Months Ended December 31,  Year Ended December 31, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Revenues $104,064  $86,175  $380,720  $316,350 
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense)  30,846   31,188   121,307   117,864 
Operating expenses                
Sales and marketing  18,577   19,805   77,523   77,733 
Research and development  24,939   21,729   97,555   83,905 
General and administrative  26,579   28,680   101,924   91,384 
Depreciation and amortization  9,397   8,458   35,912   32,842 
Total operating expenses  79,492   78,672   312,914   285,864 
Loss from operations  (6,274)  (23,685)  (53,501)  (87,378)
Other income (expense)                
Interest income  6,070   4,258   20,890   7,164 
Interest expense  (3,413)  (5,488)  (13,519)  (20,749)
Other income (expenses)  2,657   (1,230)  7,371   (13,585)
Loss before income taxes  (3,617)  (24,915)  (46,130)  (100,963)
Income tax expense  856   114   1,195   321 
Net loss $(4,473) $(25,029) $(47,325) $(101,284)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted $(0.02) $(0.13) $(0.23) $(0.51)
Weighted average number of common shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted  203,517,119   199,041,867   201,887,669   198,045,805 


 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
  As of December 31, 
  2023  2022 
Assets        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $406,974  $350,563 
Restricted funds held for customers  1,578,656   1,283,824 
Marketable securities  44,645   110,986 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,231 and $3,123, respectively  46,689   39,668 
Supplier advances receivable, net of allowances of $1,333 and $1,872, respectively  9,744   10,016 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  12,070   12,561 
Total current assets  2,098,778   1,807,618 
Property and equipment, net  100,985   103,892 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  1,628   2,343 
Deferred customer origination costs, net  27,663   28,284 
Goodwill  165,921   165,921 
Intangible assets, net  84,805   98,749 
Other noncurrent assets and deposits  3,957   5,189 
Total assets $2,483,737  $2,211,996 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity        
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $16,777  $13,453 
Accrued expenses  56,367   73,535 
Payment service obligations  1,578,656   1,283,824 
Deferred revenue  12,851   12,063 
Current maturities of lease obligations under finance leases  275   477 
Current maturities of lease obligations under operating leases  1,525   1,380 
Current maturities of long-term debt  6,425   6,425 
Total current liabilities  1,672,876   1,391,157 
Long-term liabilities        
Deferred revenue, less current  14,742   17,487 
Contingent consideration, less current portion  -   70 
Obligations under finance leases, less current maturities  62,464   61,974 
Obligations under operating leases, less current maturities  3,275   4,657 
Long-term debt  69,760   75,912 
Other long-term liabilities  4,175   3,295 
Total liabilities  1,827,292   1,554,552 
Commitments and contingencies        
Stockholders' equity        
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022  -   - 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,600,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and 2022; 204,084,024 and 199,433,998 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively  204   199 
Additional paid-in capital  1,678,401   1,632,080 
Accumulated deficit  (1,022,160)  (974,835)
Total stockholders' equity  656,445   657,444 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $2,483,737  $2,211,996 


 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
 
 Year Ended December 31, 
 2023  2022  2021 
Cash flows from operating activities           
Net loss$(47,325) $(101,284) $(199,649)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities           
Depreciation and amortization expense 35,912   32,842   30,738 
Amortization of deferred financing costs 431   1,357   1,357 
Provision for doubtful accounts 2,957   4,989   2,147 
Stock-based compensation 40,856   31,838   21,428 
Fair value adjustment of contingent consideration -   -   (122)
Accrued interest 728   815   881 
Impairment and write-off on intangible and right-of-use assets -   2,777   1,412 
Loss on fixed asset disposal -   36   36 
Accretion of investments held to maturity (5,326)  (2,108)  - 
Debt extinguishment loss -   1,579   - 
Value of donated common stock 1,667   1,473   4,143 
Noncash expense on contract modification - related party -   -   50,000 
Fair value adjustment to derivative instrument -   -   26,128 
Deferred income taxes 721   216   (4,728)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities           
Accounts receivable (8,289)  (10,289)  (4,713)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 491   (2,324)  (1,759)
Other noncurrent assets 1,605   (707)  (2,367)
Deferred customer origination costs 621   (8)  (4,152)
Accounts payable 2,862   (3,385)  (12,377)
Deferred revenue (1,956)  (330)  21,910 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (16,981)  14,036   1,560 
Operating lease liabilities (523)  (224)  (540)
Total adjustments 55,776   72,583   130,982 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 8,451   (28,701)  (68,667)
Cash flows from investing activities           
Purchases of marketable securities held to maturity (273,995)  (385,022)  - 
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities held to maturity 345,661   276,144   - 
Purchases of equipment (2,254)  (3,149)  (1,395)
Purchases of real estate -   (767)  (14,050)
Purchases of intangible assets (16,050)  (24,655)  (16,931)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment -   -   5 
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired -   -   (46,089)
Contingent consideration and deferred obligation payments near acquisition date -   -   (1,292)
Supplier advances, net (1,416)  (2,899)  (4,355)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 51,946   (140,348)  (84,107)
Cash flows from financing activities           
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering costs, including exercise of overallotment option -   -   627,981 
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt -   67,367   3,471 
Repayments of long-term debt (1,625)  (106,390)  - 
Principal payments on land promissory note (4,800)  (4,800)  (1,000)
Principal payments on finance leases (521)  (844)  (1,139)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 1,570   1,448   2,820 
Proceeds from issuance of shares under ESPP 2,233   1,570   - 
Convertible preferred stock redeemed -   -   (169,000)
Debt issuance costs (743)  (1,212)  - 
Payment of acquisition-related liability (100)  (344)  - 
Payment service obligations 294,832   41,478   1,104,726 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 290,846   (1,727)  1,567,859 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers 351,243   (170,776)  1,415,085 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers           
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers, beginning of year 1,634,387   1,805,163   390,078 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted funds held for customers, end of year$1,985,630  $1,634,387  $1,805,163 


 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(in thousands)
 
 Year Ended December 31, 
 2023  2022  2021 
Supplementary information of noncash investing and financing activities           
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations$81  $712  $174 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations 362   2,831   877 
Purchase of real estate in exchange for promissory note -   -   21,500 
Common stock issued on conversion of convertible preferred stock and convertible common stock liability -   -   724,649 
Common stock issued in business combination -   -   31,000 
Common stock issued as contingent consideration -   344   500 
Initial fair value of contingent consideration and deferred payment obligation at acquisition date -   -   2,672 
Property and equipment and intangible asset purchases in accounts payable and accrued expenses 675   400   768 
Options issued in connection with bonus compensation -   -   49 
Interest paid on notes payable 6,510   12,880   10,486 
Interest paid on finance leases 5,857   5,774   7,384 
Cash paid for income taxes 304   125   63 


 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands)
 
 Three Months Ended
December 31,		  Year Ended
December 31,		 
 2023  2022  2023  2022 
Reconciliation from Revenue to Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin:               
Total revenues$104,064  $86,175  $380,720  $316,350 
Expenses:               
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense) (30,846)  (31,188)  (121,307)  (117,864)
Depreciation and amortization expense (5,949)  (5,074)  (22,106)  (19,004)
GAAP Gross profit$67,269  $49,913  $237,307  $179,482 
Adjustments:               
Stock-based compensation expense 1,135   983   4,687   4,113 
Depreciation and amortization expense 5,949   5,074   22,106   19,004 
Non-GAAP gross profit$74,353  $55,970  $264,100  $202,599 
GAAP Gross margin 64.6%  57.9%  62.3%  56.7%
Non-GAAP gross margin 71.4%  64.9%  69.4%  64.0%
                
Reconciliation from Net Loss to Non-GAAP Net Loss:               
Net loss$(4,473) $(25,029) $(47,325) $(101,284)
Exclude: Provision for income taxes 856   114   1,195   321 
Loss before taxes (3,617)  (24,915)  (46,130)  (100,963)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 3,623   3,623   14,493   14,575 
Stock-based compensation expense 9,675   8,071   40,856   31,838 
Transaction and acquisition-related costs -   1,708   (7)  1,988 
Non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations(1) 1,133   2,659   5,541   3,945 
Charitable contribution of stock 1,667   1,473   1,667   1,473 
Total net adjustments 16,098   17,534   62,550   53,819 
Non-GAAP income (loss) before taxes 12,481   (7,381)  16,420   (47,144)
Non-GAAP tax expense (2) 3,108   114   4,089   321 
Non-GAAP net income (loss)$9,373  $(7,495) $12,331  $(47,465)
                
Reconciliation from Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA:               
Net loss$(4,473) $(25,029) $(47,325) $(101,284)
Depreciation and amortization 9,397   8,458   35,912   32,842 
Interest income (6,070)  (4,258)  (20,890)  (7,164)
Interest expense 3,413   5,488   13,519   20,749 
Provision for income taxes 856   114   1,195   321 
Stock-based compensation expense 9,675   8,071   40,856   31,838 
Transaction and acquisition-related costs -   1,708   (7)  1,988 
Non-recurring items not indicative of ongoing operations (1) 1,133   2,659   5,541   3,945 
Charitable contribution of stock 1,667   1,473   1,667   1,473 
Adjusted EBITDA$15,598  $(1,316) $30,468  $(15,292)
                
(1) For the three months ended December 31, 2023, this amount is primarily comprised of $1,880 of restructuring costs, $507 of insurance recoveries related to the cybersecurity incident that was detected in April 2023, and $176 benefit from the adjustment of accruals related to costs incurred in connection with the cybersecurity incident. For the year ended December 31, 2023, this amount is primarily comprised of $3,698 of response costs, including professional services and legal fees, incurred in connection with the cybersecurity incident, net of insurance recoveries and $1,880 of restructuring costs. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, includes $2,777 related to impairment of ROU asset. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, includes $1,526 of restructuring costs, a benefit of $308 for a liability release related to the FastPay acquisition that closed in July 2021, and $2,777 of impairment of ROU asset. 
(2) Non-GAAP tax expense is based on the Company's blended tax rate of 24.9% in periods the Company has Non-GAAP income before tax. In periods the Company is in a non-GAAP loss position, tax expense is based on GAAP tax expense. 


 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.
Buyer Customer Count Schedule
 
  As of December 31, 
Buyer Customer Count 2023  2022  2021 
Buyer customers, as reported  8,000   8,800   8,000 
Buyer customers, excluding Create-a-Check customers  8,000   7,400   6,700