SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitek Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MITK, www.miteksystems.com, “Mitek” or the “Company”), a global leader in digital identity verification, mobile capture and fraud management, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter ended September 30, 2024 and provided guidance for its 2025 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

“We reported a solid quarter of year over year revenue growth, profitability and cash generation driven by our team’s hard work and operational focus,” stated Mitek CFO, Dave Lyle. “The Mitek team has done a tremendous job in delivering value to our customers while we are focusing on driving efficient revenue growth over the long-term.”

"Mitek has a rich and deep history with financial institutions and other highly regulated businesses that require comprehensive, enterprise level solutions. This experience, combined with our market leading technologies, innovation and domain expertise, position us well following a year of significant change,” commented Ed West, Mitek’s recently appointed CEO. “By advancing our AI-driven solutions and expanding our fraud and identity detection capabilities, we are well positioned to address the growing fraud threats of the digital economy. In the near term, we are focused on refining strategies and optimizing resources to ensure organic growth and operational excellence, while building a foundation for long-term success and driving shareholder value,” added West.

Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

GAAP

• Revenue of $43.2 million grew 15% year-over-year, compared to $37.7 million a year ago.
• GAAP operating income was $7.7 million, compared to negative $3.3 million a year ago.
• GAAP operating margin was 18%, compared to negative 9% a year ago.
• GAAP net income was $8.6 million, compared to a GAAP net loss of $1.4 million a year ago.
• GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.18, compared to negative $0.03 a year ago.
• Total cash and investments was $141.8 million at September 30, 2024, an increase of $8.6 million from $133.2 million at June 30, 2024.
• Mitek repurchased 1.4 million shares at an average per share price of $9.94, totaling approximately $14.2 million.

Non-GAAP

• Adjusted EBITDA was $15.4 million, compared to $5.9 million a year ago.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin was 36%, compared to 16% a year ago.
• Non-GAAP operating income was $15.0 million, compared to $5.4 million a year ago.
• Non-GAAP operating margin was 35%, compared to 14% a year ago.
• Non-GAAP net income was $15.5 million, compared to $6.9 million a year ago.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.33, compared to $0.15 a year ago.

Fiscal 2024 Full Year Financial Highlights

GAAP

• Revenue was $172.1 million, compared to $172.6 million a year ago.
• GAAP operating income was $2.2 million, compared to $15.6 million a year ago.
• GAAP operating margin was 1%, compared to 9% a year ago.
• GAAP net income was $3.3 million, compared to $8.0 million a year ago.
• GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.07, compared to $0.17 per diluted share a year ago.
• Mitek repurchased 2.2 million shares at an average per share price of $10.78, totaling approximately $24.2 million with a plan that was authorized in May of this year.

Non-GAAP

• Adjusted EBITDA was $46.7 million, compared to $55.0 million a year ago.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin was 27%, compared to 32% a year ago.
• Non-GAAP operating income was $44.9 million, compared to $51.2 million a year ago.
• Non-GAAP operating margin was 26%, compared to 30% a year ago.
• Non-GAAP net income was $45.4 million, compared to $44.4 million a year ago.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.96, compared to $0.95 a year ago.
• Free Cash Flow was $30.3 million, compared to $30.6 million a year ago.

Fiscal 2025 Full Year Guidance

Mitek is providing guidance for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, as follows:

• Mitek expects fiscal 2025 full-year revenue to be between $170 million and $180 million.
• Mitek expects its fiscal 2025 full-year adjusted EBITDA margin to be between 24% and 28%.

Conference Call Information

Mitek management will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s financial results for its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2024. To access the live call, dial 844-481-3005 (US and Canada) or +1 412-317-1889 (International) and ask to be joined to the Mitek call. A live and archived conference call webcast will also be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.miteksystems.com. A phone replay will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call and will remain available for one week. The phone call replay can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529 (US or Canada) or +1 412-317-0088 (International) and entering the passcode: 2834298.

About Mitek Systems, Inc.

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital access, founded to bridge the physical and digital worlds. Mitek’s advanced identity verification technologies and global platform make digital access faster and more secure than ever, providing companies new levels of control, deployment ease and operation, while protecting the entire customer journey. With solutions trusted by 7,900 organizations around the world, including the majority of North American financial institutions which rely on our mobile check deposit solutions, Mitek helps companies reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. [(MITK-F)]

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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this news release relating to the Company or its management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the Company’s fiscal 2025 guidance, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks related to the Company’s ability to withstand negative conditions in the global economy, a lack of demand for or market acceptance of the Company’s products, the impact of the Company’s acquisition of HooYu Ltd. including any operational or cultural difficulties associated with the integration of the businesses of Mitek and HooYu Ltd., the Company’s ability to continue to develop, produce and introduce innovative new products in a timely manner, the Company’s ability to capitalize on a growing market, quarterly variations in revenue, the profitability of certain sectors of the Company, the performance of the Company’s growth initiatives, the outcome of any pending or threatened litigation or investigation, and the timing of the implementation and launch of the Company’s products by the Company’s signed customers.

Additional risks and uncertainties faced by the Company are contained from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the SEC on December 16, 2024 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which you may obtain for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Collectively, these risks and uncertainties could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in its forward-looking statements and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release contains non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures for non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and non-GAAP operating expense that exclude acquisition-related costs and expenses, litigation and other legal costs, executive transition costs, stock compensation expense, non-recurring audit fees, enterprise risk, portfolio positioning and other related costs, restructuring costs and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. These financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP and are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In evaluating the Company’s performance, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement financial statements prepared under GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide a useful measure of the Company’s operating results, a meaningful comparison with historical results and with the results of other companies, and insight into the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Further, management and the Board of Directors of the Company utilize these non-GAAP financial measures to gain a better understanding of the Company’s comparative operating performance from period-to-period and as a basis for planning and forecasting future periods. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial statements, are useful to investors because they provide a basis for meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s ongoing operating results, including results of operations against investor and analyst financial models, which helps identify trends in the Company’s underlying business and provides a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business.

The Company has not provided a reconciliation of its forward outlook for non-GAAP operating margin with its forward-looking GAAP operating margin in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company is unable, without unreasonable efforts, to quantify share-based compensation expense, which is excluded from our non-GAAP operating margin, as it requires additional inputs such as the number of shares granted and market prices that are not ascertainable due to the volatility of the Company’s share price. Additionally, a significant portion of the Company’s operations are in foreign countries and the transactional currencies are primarily Euros and British pound sterling and the Company is not able to predict fluctuations in those currencies without unreasonable efforts. The Company expects these items may have a potentially significant impact on future GAAP financial results.

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities, less cash used for purchases of property and equipment. We define free cash flow margin as free cash flow as a percentage of revenue. In addition to the reasons stated above, we believe that free cash flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash in excess of our capital investments in property and equipment in order to enhance the strength of our balance sheet and further invest in our business and potential strategic initiatives. A limitation of the utility of free cash flow as a measure of our liquidity is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for the period. We use free cash flow in conjunction with traditional U.S. GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our liquidity, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts and to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies. There are a number of limitations related to the use of free cash flow as compared to net cash provided by 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.

Mitek encourages investors to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Mitek’s business.