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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asana, Inc. (NYSE: ASAN)(LTSE: ASAN), a leading work management platform for teams, today reported financial results for its first quarter fiscal 2023 ended April 30, 2022.

“We reported strong revenue growth in the first quarter and we set a new record for the largest deployment in the company’s history at over 100,000 seats,” said Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder and chief executive officer of Asana. “Our investments in enterprise are paying off. We are closing bigger net new customers, our largest customers are expanding at a fast pace and our revenue mix from our Enterprise and Business tier continues to climb. We believe Asana is the easiest to adopt work management platform for companies of all sizes. It aligns teams around goals and the work needed to achieve them, coordinates that work cross-functionally, and gives real-time visibility into progress along the way.”

First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenues: Revenues were $120.6 million, an increase of 57% year over year.
• Operating Loss: GAAP operating loss was $96.2 million, or 80% of revenues, compared to GAAP operating loss of $50.0 million, or 65% of revenues, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Non-GAAP operating loss was $54.7 million, or 45% of revenues, compared to non-GAAP operating loss of $33.3 million, or 43% of revenues, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
• Net Loss: GAAP net loss was $98.9 million, compared to GAAP net loss of $60.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. GAAP net loss per share was $0.52, compared to GAAP net loss per share of $0.37 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Non-GAAP net loss was $57.4 million, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $33.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Non-GAAP net loss per share was $0.30, compared to non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.21 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
• Cash Flow: Cash flows from operating activities were negative $41.1 million, compared to negative $7.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Free cash flow was negative $42.2 million, compared to negative $7.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Business Highlights

• Ended the quarter with over 126,000 paying customers.
• The number of customers spending $5,000 or more on an annualized basis in Q1 grew to 16,689, an increase of 48% year over year. Revenues from these customers in Q1 grew 73% year over year.
• The number of customers spending $50,000 or more on an annualized basis in Q1 grew to 979, an increase of 102% year over year.
• Overall dollar-based net retention rate in Q1 was over 120%.
• Dollar-based net retention rate for customers with $5,000 or more in annualized spend in Q1 was over 130%.
• Dollar-based net retention rate for customers with $50,000 or more in annualized spend in Q1 was over 145%.
• Released the third annual Asana Anatomy of Work Index, an in-depth analysis into how people spend time at work informed by 10,624 knowledge workers across Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the U.K., and the U.S. Findings include:
  • Employees spend 58% of their workday on work about work
  • Employees waste 6 working weeks each year on duplicated work and unnecessary meetings
  • Almost 1 in 4 workers experienced burnout 4 or more times last year
• On May 23, announced a new strategic partnership with Align Technology, a leading global medical device company, to provide Invisalign® system trained dental and orthodontic practices in the U.S. with Asana Smiles™ for Align, a customizable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant work management template, enabling clearer communication and coordination throughout the lifecycle of a patient’s Invisalign treatment.
• Expanded to support Indonesian - Asana is now available in 14 languages.
• Recognized on Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the Best Workplaces for the fifth year in a row.
• Named a Best Workplaces in Ireland for the third year in a row by Great Places to Work.

Financial Outlook

For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, Asana expects:

• Revenues of $127.0 million to $128.0 million, representing year over year growth of 42% to 43%.
• Non-GAAP operating loss of $74.0 million to $72.0 million.
• Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.39 to $0.38, assuming basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 191 million.

For fiscal year 2023, Asana expects revenues of $536.0 million to $540.0 million, representing year over year growth of 42% to 43%.

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may materially differ. Refer to the “Forward-Looking Statements” section below for information on the factors that could cause Asana’s actual results to materially differ from these forward-looking statements.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP outlook measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, many of these costs and expenses that may be incurred in the future. Asana has provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the financial statement tables for its first quarter fiscal year 2023 non-GAAP results included in this press release.

Earnings Conference Call Information

Asana will hold a conference call and live webcast today to discuss these results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast and replay will be available on the Asana Investor Relations website at: https://investors.asana.com. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing (844) 200-6205, or +1 929-526-1599 (outside of the US). The conference access code is 919735.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Asana’s outlook for the second fiscal quarter and the full fiscal year ending January 31, 2023, expected benefits of our offerings, Asana’s market position, and potential market opportunities. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Asana’s future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and in some cases can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “potential,” “may,” “will,” “goal,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including factors beyond Asana’s control, that may cause Asana’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: Asana’s ability to achieve future growth and sustain its growth rate, Asana’s ability to attract and retain customers and increase sales to its customers, Asana’s ability to develop and release new products and services and to scale its platform, Asana’s ability to increase adoption of its platform through Asana’s self-service model, Asana’s ability to maintain and grow its relationships with strategic partners, the highly competitive and rapidly evolving market in which Asana participates, Asana’s international expansion strategies, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information on risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from forecasted results are included in Asana’s filings with the SEC, including Asana’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that Asana believes to be reasonable as of this date. Except as required by law, Asana assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Asana uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to understand and evaluate its core operating performance. In this release, Asana’s non-GAAP gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, operating loss, operating margin, net loss, net loss per share, free cash flow are not presented in accordance with GAAP and are not intended to be used in lieu of GAAP presentations of results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different from similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance investors’ overall understanding of Asana’s financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to such GAAP measures can be found in the accompanying financial statements included with this press release.

Asana believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about its financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of Asana’s past performance and future prospects, facilitate period-to-period comparisons of operations, and allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by Asana’s management for financial and operational decision-making. Asana is presenting these non-GAAP financial metrics to assist investors in seeing its financial performance through the eyes of management, and because Asana believes that these measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing its core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in Asana’s industry.

Asana believes excluding the following items from the GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is useful to investors and others in assessing Asana’s operating performance due to the following factors:

• Share-based compensation expenses. Although share-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of our employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude share-based compensation expenses to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies.
• Employer payroll tax associated with RSUs. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions is dependent on Asana’s stock price and other factors that are beyond its control and that do not correlate to the operation of the business.
• Non-cash and non-recurring expenses. Non-cash expenses include the amortization of debt discount and non-cash interest related to the senior mandatory convertible promissory notes and non-recurring expenses include direct listing fees. Asana believes the exclusion of the non-cash and non-recurring items provides useful supplemental information to investors and facilitates the analysis of our operation results and comparison of operating results across reporting periods.

There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP measures as compared to GAAP measures of gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, operating loss, operating margin, net loss, and net loss per share, including that the non-GAAP measures exclude stock-based compensation expense, which has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in Asana’s business and an important part of its compensation strategy.

Asana also uses the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flow, which is defined as net cash used in operating activities less cash used for purchases of property and equipment and capitalized internal-use software costs, plus non-recurring expenditures such as capital expenditures from the purchases of property and equipment associated with the build-out of Asana’s corporate headquarters in San Francisco. Asana believes free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available, after capital expenditures and operational expenses, for investment in its business and to make acquisitions. Free cash flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures Asana’s ability to generate or use cash. There are a number of limitations related to the use of free cash flow as compared to net cash from operating activities, including that free cash flow includes capital expenditures, the benefits of which are realized in periods subsequent to those when expenditures are made.

Definitions of Business Metrics

Customers spending over $5,000 and $50,000 on an annualized basis

We define customers spending over $5,000 and $50,000 as those organizations on a paid subscription plan that had $5,000 or more or $50,000 or more in annualized GAAP revenues in a given quarter, respectively, inclusive of discounts.

Dollar-based net retention rate

Asana’s reported dollar-based net retention rate equals the simple arithmetic average of its quarterly dollar-based net retention rate for the four quarters ending with the most recent fiscal quarter. Asana calculates its dollar-based net retention rate by comparing its revenues from the same set of customers in a given quarter, relative to the comparable prior-year period. To calculate Asana’s dollar-based net retention rate for a given quarter, Asana starts with the revenues in that quarter from customers that generated revenues in the same quarter of the prior year. Asana then divides that amount by the revenues attributable to that same group of customers in the prior-year quarter. Current period revenues include any upsells and are net of contraction or attrition over the trailing 12 months, but exclude revenues from new customers in the current period. Asana expects its dollar-based net retention rate to fluctuate in future periods due to a number of factors, including the expected growth of its revenue base, the level of penetration within its customer base, and its ability to retain its customers.

About Asana

Asana helps teams orchestrate their work, from small projects to strategic initiatives. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Asana has more than 126,000 paying customers and millions of free organizations across 190 countries. Global customers such as Amazon, Affirm, Japan Airlines, and Sky rely on Asana to manage everything from company objectives to digital transformation to product launches and marketing campaigns. For more information, visit www.asana.com.

Disclosure of Material Information

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