Marc Thompson
Analyst · RBC Capital Markets
Thanks, Eric. Today, I'll review our second quarter fiscal 2022 results, provide our outlook for the third quarter and also update our full year fiscal 2022 guidance. As Eric noted, our second quarter results were strong, having exceeded the high end of our guidance range for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Total revenue in the first quarter was $157.2 million, up 30% from the prior year period and above the high end of our original guidance. And within total revenue, subscription and transaction fees were $115.6 million, up 36% from the prior year period, and Marketing Technology Solutions were $35.2 million, up 10% from the prior year period. We manage the business for sustainable organic growth and selectively utilize strategic acquisitions to augment this growth. As a result, we believe it's important for investors to evaluate our business growth on a pro forma basis, which is how we measure and manage the business internally. We calculate our pro forma revenue growth as though all acquisitions closed as of the end of the latest period were closed as of the first day of the prior year period, including before the time we completed the acquisition. We believe the pro forma growth rate provides the best insight into the underlying growth dynamics of our business. Our pro forma growth rate exceeded 16% year-over-year in the second quarter, despite a tougher year-over-year comparison. Our LTM pro forma growth of 20% smooths this effect and is a better representation of our organic growth profile. We continue to balance growth with a focus on profitability, which is evidenced in our margin profile. Second quarter adjusted EBITDA was $30.7 million, representing a 20% margin and was above the high end of our guidance range. As a reminder, the year-over-year change in adjusted EBITDA margin is reflective of our investments in growth and scalable operations, the impact of public company costs and dilution that was expected from the Drchrono acquisition. Adjusted gross profit in the quarter was $102.1 million, representing an adjusted gross margin of 65%, a 30 basis point sequential improvement. As we described on our first quarter call, adjusted gross profit is modestly impacted by the inclusion of Drchrono revenue, which includes both SaaS software and lower margin revenue cycle management solutions as well as the mix of our solutions within marketing technology. So now I'll turn to operating expenses. Adjusted sales and marketing expenses were $28.5 million, or 18.1% of revenue, approximately flat compared with 18.2% of revenue in the prior year period. Adjusted product development costs were $16.9 million, or 10.8% of revenue, up from 9.9% of revenue in the prior year period. This increase reflects investments in our technology teams and development programs to support growth of our various solutions as well as centralized security operations, information technology and cloud engineering. Adjusted G&A expense was $26 million, or 16.5% of revenue, up from 15.4% of revenue in the prior year period due to investments in scalable operations in our public company infrastructure which have been significant following our July 2021 IPO. Our centralized operating model aggregates many of the functions of our various operating units at headquarters, including most G&A functions, and we believe is a key component of driving operating leverage over time. We continue to generate significant free cash flow as we invest in and grow our business. our adjusted unlevered free cash flow for the quarter was $22.3 million, representing 13% year-over-year growth and a 14.2% margin. On a trailing 12-month basis, our adjusted unlevered free cash flow was $81.1 million. Levered free cash flow, which accounts not only for debt service, but also various working capital adjustments, was $6.5 million in the quarter. On a last 12-month basis, levered free cash flow of $40.6 million illustrates our balance sheet flexibility. Over the past few quarters, you've heard us pound table on our approach to balancing growth and profitability, and now I'd like to share another one of our mantras at the company, which is efficient allocators of capital. The resiliency of our business and strong cash -- strong free cash flow generation allows us to operate our business with an optimal capital structure that includes modest levels of leverage, which ultimately allows us to deliver enhanced equity returns to our shareholders. We also regularly evaluate the different ways we can allocate capital and strive to deploy that capital in the most efficient manner that benefits our stakeholders, including stockholders, lenders, customers and employees. With the cash that we're generating, we recently implemented a short-duration share repurchase program. On June 14, our Board of Directors authorized a 6-month program calling for up to $50 million in share repurchases. Through the end of June, we repurchased 296,000 shares at an average price of $8.98 resulting in $2.7 million of cash used. We ended the quarter with $105 million in cash and cash equivalents, and we maintain $190 million of undrawn capacity on our revolver. Total net leverage as calculated per our credit facility at the end of the quarter was approximately 3.7x, consistent with our financial policy, and we have no material maturities until 2028. I'd like to finish by providing our outlook, beginning with the third quarter. For Q3, we expect total revenue of $159 million to $161 million and we expect adjusted EBITDA of $31.5 million to $32.5 million. And based on solid second quarter results, we are raising our revenue expectations for the full year. We now expect total 2022 revenue of $626 million to $630 million and adjusted EBITDA of $123 million to $125 million. Our guidance reflects our strong conviction in our business and market opportunity as well as our commitment to investing to drive growth and scalability of our operations. Our guidance also includes the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on our business. Just under 5% of total revenues are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, namely the New Zealand dollar, the British pound and the Canadian dollar. We estimate the recent strength in the U.S. dollar has created a $1.2 million headwind to our second half 2022 revenue forecast and modest impact to profitability. Our 2022 outlook does not include any potential impact of M&A activity that could take place in the year. In summary, Ever Commerce reported strong second quarter results which underscored our team's ability to deliver on both the top and bottom line. We believe EverCommerce is well positioned to be a primary beneficiary of the digital transformation that is just getting underway among service SMBs. Our focus is on continuing to execute our strategic priorities, and deliver consistent profitable growth that we believe can generate significant value for our shareholders. Operator, we're now ready to begin the question-and-answer section of the call.