Lightspeed Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results, Updates Outlook

First Quarter Revenue Grew 38% YoY to $24.1 Million
First Quarter Software and Payments Revenue Grew 40% YoY
Accelerated Adoption of Lightspeed Payments with New US Retail Customers

Lightspeed reports in U.S. dollars and in accordance with IFRS.

MONTREAL, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Lightspeed POS Inc. ("Lightspeed" or the "Company") (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of software, solutions and support systems to small and medium size retailers and restauranteurs, today announced financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2019.

"This past quarter demonstrated solid execution on a number of our stated growth strategies to ensure Lightspeed continues our journey of building a recognized market leader for SMB retailers and restauranteurs globally," commented Dax Dasilva, Chief Executive Officer of Lightspeed. "Accelerated top-line growth of 38%, continued GTV growth of greater than 30%, and accelerating Payments adoption rates on eligible new customers in the quarter are all effective gauges of a healthy, growing customer base that is finding increased success through partnering with Lightspeed."

"We are pleased with our first quarter performance which demonstrates continued progress across all of the important areas of the business," stated Brandon Nussey, Chief Financial Officer of Lightspeed. "Our investments continue to drive strong new customer additions, and we continue to see highly encouraging signs during the initial rollout year of Lightspeed Payments, helping to provide a positive backdrop to our higher overall growth expectations for the year."

First Quarter Financial Highlights

(All comparisons are relative to the three month period ended June 30, 2018 unless otherwise stated):

• Total revenue of $24.1 million, an increase of 38%
• Recurring software and payments revenue of $21.3 million, an increase of 40%
• Gross margin of 65%, with gross profit on software and payments revenue up by 33% vs prior year
• Net loss of $9.1 million as compared to a net loss of $8.1 million
• Adjusted EBITDA² of ($5.1) million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of ($2.9) million
• Cash flows used in operating activities of ($6.3) million, compared to cash flows used in operating activities of ($2.9) million
• At June 30, 2019, Lightspeed had $191.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and no debt

Operational Highlights

(All comparisons are relative to the three month period ended June 30, 2018 unless otherwise stated):

• Customer locations¹ grew 20% to greater than 51,000 at June 30, 2019
• GTV¹ grew by more than 30% to more than $4.6 billion in the three month period ended June 30, 2019 and more than $15.6 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2019
• Ongoing strong adoption of Lightspeed Payments after launch on January 30, 2019 to U.S. Retail customers with demand coming from both new and existing clients of Lightspeed. Close to 50% of new U.S. retail customers in the quarter contracted for Lightspeed Payments in addition to our core offering
• Strong customer momentum from complex Retailers and Restauranteurs in North America and around the world. Customers such as Herschel Supply Company, an affinity backpack brand with dozens of retail locations , UK-acclaimed Crosstown Doughnuts and luxury hotel operator the Perle Oban Hotel in the Scottish Highlands selected Lightspeed in the quarter. Additionally, Kemper Sports one of the largest golf course operators in the world selected Lightspeed to replace their multiple legacy systems and power their golf courses, restaurants and retail pro shops for over 100 properties across North America.
• Successfully launched the latest Lightspeed inventory release giving complex retail SMBs more mastery over inventory tracking across all of their omnichannel workflows, including tighter management over presales, back-orders, and overselling
• Lightspeed Analytics, Lightspeed Loyalty, and Lightspeed Payments all continue to be notable new product success stories – affirming the Lightspeed strategy of being a one stop shop for the core commerce needs for customers
• Completed the acquisition of a strategic software partner, Chronogolf Inc., which leverages Lightspeed's retail and restaurant platform to offer a seamless golf course management solution that includes booking and membership management capabilities for more than 600 golf course operators, primarily in North America. This subsegment represents a compelling opportunity for existing product lines – and in particular an active funnel for Lightspeed Payments.
• Completed the acquisition of Switzerland-based iKentoo, which brings Lightspeed complementary technology well suited for large and complex deployments, enabling Lightspeed to further accelerate the displacement of legacy POS providers globally. iKentoo brings nearly 4,000 customer locations in new countries such as Switzerland, France and South Africa.

Financial Outlook

As a result of continued strength in Lightspeed Payments adoption, continued momentum in new customer location additions, and the impact of recently acquired businesses, Lightspeed now anticipates revenue, cash flows used in operating activities and Adjusted EBITDA to be in the following ranges:

Second Quarter 2020

• Revenue of $26.5 – $27 million, representing year-over-year growth of 42-45%
• Cash flows used in operating activities of approximately $5 million
• Adjusted EBITDA in the range of ($5.5 million) – ($6.0 million)

Full Year 2020

• Revenue of $112.0 – $115.0 million, representing annual growth of 45-48%
• Cash flows used in operating activities of $9.5 million – $11 million
• Adjusted EBITDA in the range of ($18 million) – ($20 million)

Our financial outlook is based on a number of assumptions, including our continued receipt of partner referrals in line with historical referral rates (particularly after having launched Lightspeed Payments which competes with the solutions offered by some of these referral partners); customers adopting Lightspeed Payments having an average GTV at or above that of our average customer; future attach rates for Lightspeed Payments remaining in line with past attach rates and expectations; our ability to price Lightspeed Payments in line with our expectations and to achieve suitable margins; our ability to achieve success in expanding of Lightspeed Payments beyond our U.S. retail customers; continued success in module adoption expansion throughout our customer base; our ability to successfully integrate the companies we have acquired and to derive the benefits we expect from the acquisition thereof; and our ability to manage customer churn. Our financial outlook, including the various underlying assumptions, constitutes forward-looking information and should be read in conjunction with the cautionary statement on forward-looking information below. Many factors may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties related to: attracting and retaining customers; increasing customer sales; implementing our growth strategy; accelerating the rollout of Lightspeed Payments; our reliance on a single supplier for parts of the technology in Lightspeed Payments; improving and enhancing the functionality, performance, reliability, design, security and scalability of our platform; our ability to compete against competitors; strategic relations with third parties; our reliance on integration of third-party payment processing solutions; compatibility of our solutions with third-party applications and systems; changes to technologies on which our platform is reliant; obtaining, maintaining and protecting our intellectual property; international sales and use of our platform in various countries; our liquidity and capital resources; litigation and regulatory compliance; changes in tax laws and their application; expanding our sales capability; maintaining our customer service levels and reputation; macroeconomic factors affecting small and medium sized businesses; and exchange rate fluctuations. The purpose of the forward-looking information is to provide the reader with a description of management's expectations regarding our financial performance and may not be appropriate for other purposes.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Lightspeed will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's financial results at 8:00 am ET on Thursday, August 8, 2019. To access the conference call, dial 866.211.3060 for the U.S. or Canada, or 647.689.6576 for international callers and provide conference ID 4294489. The webcast will be available live on the Investors section of the Company's website at https://investors.lightspeedhq.com.

An audio replay of the call will also be available to investors beginning at approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 8, 2019, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 15, 2019, by dialing 800.585.8367 for the U.S. or Canada, or 416.621.4642 for international callers. In addition, an archived webcast will be available on the Investors section of the Company's website at https://investors.lightspeedhq.com.

About Lightspeed

Lightspeed (TSX: LSPD) is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in approximately 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable, and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments, and grow their business.

Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Lightspeed is trusted by favorite local businesses, where the community goes to shop and dine. Lightspeed has grown to over 800 employees, with offices in Canada, USA, Europe, and Australia.

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Non-IFRS Measures

The information presented herein includes certain financial measures such as "Adjusted EBITDA", "non-IFRS Gross Profit", "non-IFRS general and administrative expenses", "non-IFRS research and development expenses", and "non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses". These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures by providing further understanding of our results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. These non-IFRS measures are used to provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. We also believe that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS measures in the evaluation of issuers. Our management also uses non-IFRS measures in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation.

Non-IFRS gross profit, non-IFRS general and administrative expenses, non-IFRS research and development expenses, and non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effect of stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes.

"Adjusted EBITDA" means net loss excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, as adjusted for stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes, loss on the increase in fair value of redeemable preferred shares, compensation expenses relating to acquisitions complete, foreign exchange gains and losses, and transaction-related expenses.

Key Performance Indicators

We monitor the following key performance indicators to help us evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. Our key performance indicators may be calculated in a manner different than similar key performance indicators used by other companies.

Customer Locations. "Customer Location" means a billing customer location for which the term of services have not ended, or with which we are negotiating a renewal contract. A single unique customer can have multiple Customer Locations including physical and eCommerce sites.

Gross Transaction Volume. "Gross Transaction Volume" or "GTV" means the total dollar value of transactions processed through our cloud-based SaaS platform in the period, net of refunds, inclusive of shipping and handling, duty and value-added taxes.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Reconciliation from IFRS to Non-IFRS Results

The following table outlines stock-based compensation and the related payroll taxes associated with these expenses included in the results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

SOURCE Lightspeed POS Inc.

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