IRNT - IronNet Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

September, 14 2022 04:20 PM IronNet Inc.

Announces Management Changes

Initiates Restructuring of the Company to Include Approximately 35% Further Headcount Reduction

Secures Convertible Debt Initial Commitment of $10 Million

IronNet, Inc. (NYSE: IRNT) (“IronNet”), a leading provider of solutions Transforming Cybersecurity Through Collective Defense?, announced today its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 2022.

“We encountered unexpected headwinds in our transactional business this quarter. To contain costs, we are undertaking a further restructuring of the company with the support of our new CFO Cameron Pforr,” said General (Ret.) Keith Alexander, Chairman and co-CEO of IronNet. “We have decided to forego a call with management this quarter, until we are better able to communicate on our progress.”

Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Financial & Operating Results

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR): $26.5 million at July 31, 2022, compared to $24.1 million at the end of the same quarter last year.
Revenue: $6.6 million compared to $6.1 million in the same quarter last year. Cloud subscription revenue was $5.2 million, or 84% of product revenue, compared to 56% in the same quarter last year.
Gross Margin: 62.3% compared to 70.1% in the same quarter last year.
Net loss: $28.4 million compared to $17.2 million in the same quarter last year. Excluding stock-based compensation expense and transaction costs and fees, net loss for the second quarter would be $20.6 million compared to $17.0 million in the same quarter last year.
Dollar-based average contract length: 3.2 years for the second quarter, compared to 2.8 years in the same quarter last year.
Cash and cash equivalents: $9.7 million at end of the second quarter. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the company entered into an unsecured convertible debt facility with an institutional investor pursuant to which it will borrow an initial $10 million under a promissory note with an 18-month term and a 5% annual interest rate. Upon the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the convertible debt facility, including conditions related to the outstanding principal balance and the prevailing share price and trading volume of the company’s common stock, the company may have the ability to borrow an additional $15 million under the facility at a future date.
Customer Count: 78 compared to 51 at the end of the same quarter last year.

Management Update

Co-CEO William Welch will resign as co-CEO and from the Board of Directors in light of the restructuring of the business, and indicated he will continue to support the company in the short term. Chris Murphy, Head of Sales Operations, will lead the sales team in the interim, reporting to GEN (Ret.) Keith Alexander.
Experienced software and cybersecurity executive Cameron Pforr has been appointed as IronNet’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing current CFO James Gerber who will be departing the company to join a private cybersecurity company.

Mr. Welch commented regarding his resignation: “With costs in focus, we determined that it made sense to eliminate the co-CEO position. I am a true believer in Collective Defense, and I remain firmly committed to the IronNet mission. I will continue to support the company in any way I can be of service.”

Fiscal 2023 Outlook

In light of the management transitions, further restructuring of the company, and the underperformance of the transactional business this quarter, the company is withdrawing its previously issued revenue and ARR guidance for fiscal 2023.

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, 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; management changes; 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 IronNet’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2022, as updated by IronNet’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, to be filed with the SEC on September 14, 2022, and its subsequent filings with the SEC. 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

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.








IronNet, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)









Three Months Ended July 31,

Six Months Ended July 31,


2022

2021

2022

2021
Product, subscription and support revenue

$
6,214


$
5,770


$
12,657


$
11,907

Professional services revenue


394



306



639



546

Total revenue


6,608



6,076



13,296



12,453

Cost of product, subscription and support revenue


2,339



1,668



4,669



3,422

Cost of professional services revenue


149



147



314



331

Total cost of revenue


2,488



1,815



4,983



3,753

Gross profit


4,120



4,261



8,313



8,700

Operating expenses












Research and development


9,715



7,571



20,442



14,462

Sales and marketing


8,754



7,687



19,420



14,836

General and administrative


13,433



5,965



29,020



11,685

Total operating expenses


31,902



21,223



68,882



40,983

Operating loss


(27,782
)


(16,962
)


(60,569
)


(32,283
)
Other income


24



8



34



16

Other expense


(664
)


(248
)


(1,044
)


(377
)
Loss before income taxes


(28,422
)


(17,202
)


(61,579
)


(32,644
)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes


7



35



(5
)


(23
)
Net loss

$
(28,415
)

$
(17,167
)

$
(61,584
)

$
(32,667
)













Basic and diluted net loss per common share


(0.28
)


(0.25
)


(0.61
)


(0.49
)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted


101,352



67,421



100,346



67,303








IronNet, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)









July 31,


January 31,



2022


2022

Assets






Current assets






Cash and cash equivalents

$
9,650


$
47,673

Accounts receivable


5,430



1,991

Unbilled receivables


564



4,637

Related party receivables and loan receivables


3,233



3,233

Accounts, related party and loans receivable


9,227



9,861

Inventory


6,588



4,581

Deferred costs


2,712



2,599

Prepaid warranty


1,021



829

Prepaid expenses


2,565



3,660

Other current assets


2,382



1,458

Total current assets

$
34,145


$
70,661

Deferred costs


3,413



3,243

Property and equipment, net


6,228



5,606

Prepaid warranty


1,209



1,229

Deposits and other assets


2,688



493

Total assets

$
47,683


$
81,232








Liabilities and stockholders’ equity






Current liabilities






Accounts payable

$
3,253


$
2,348

Accrued expenses


10,762



4,709

Deferred revenue


20,461



16,049

Deferred rent


-



159

Income tax payable


468



542

Other current liabilities


1,469



689

Total current liabilities


36,413



24,496

Deferred revenue


13,618



17,517

Deferred rent


-



769

Warrants


4



7

Other long-term liabilities


2,355



-

Total liabilities

$
52,390


$
42,789

Stockholders’ equity






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


-



-

Common stock; $0.0001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized; 101,649 and 88,876 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022, respectively


10



9

Additional paid-in capital


474,547



455,849

Accumulated other comprehensive income


6



271

Accumulated deficit


(479,270
)


(417,686
)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity


(4,707
)


38,443

Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity

$
47,683


$
81,232






IronNet, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)







Six Months Ended July 31,



2022


2021

Cash flows from operating activities







Net loss

$
(61,584
)

$
(32,667
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:







Depreciation and amortization


1,231



445

Gain on sale of fixed assets


(9
)


-

Employee stock based compensation


18,584



27

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities


(3
)


-

Non-cash interest expense


165



-

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:







Accounts, related party, and loans receivable


634



(1,164
)
Deferred costs


(284
)


289

Inventories


(2,007
)


(137
)
Prepaid expenses


1,095



(486
)
Other current assets


(36
)


-

Prepaid warranty


(172
)


234

Deposits and other assets


504



(60
)
Accounts payable


905



(200
)
Accrued expenses


(580
)


2,951

Income tax payable


(74
)


15

Other current liabilities


(2
)


-

Deferred rent


-



(67
)
Deferred revenue


512



(425
)
Operating lease liability


(582
)


-

Net cash used in operating activities


(41,703
)


(31,245
)
Cash flows from investing activities







Purchases of property and equipment


(1,666
)


(1,232
)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets


10



-

Net cash used in investing activities


(1,656
)


(1,232
)
Cash flows from financing activities







Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units


206



295

Statutory tax withholding related to net-share settlement of restricted stock units


(91
)


-

Cash received to fund employee's tax obligation for vested RSUs


19,823



-

Cash remitted to fund employee's tax obligation for vested RSUs


(12,395
)


-

Payment of commitment fee


(1,750
)


-

Payment of common stock issuance costs


(96
)


-

Payment of finance lease obligations


(96
)


-

Proceeds from issuance of debt


-



15,000

Proceeds from stock subscriptions


-



293

Payment of deferred transaction costs


-



(486
)
Net cash provided by financing activities


5,601



15,102

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents


(265
)


(61
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents


(38,023
)


(17,436
)
Cash and cash equivalents







Beginning of the period


47,673



31,543

End of the period

$
9,650


$
14,107

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IronNet
Nancy Fazioli - ir@ironnet.com

Company Name:	IronNet Inc.
Stock Symbol:	IRNT
Market:	NYSE

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