Vertex Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERX) (“Vertex” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of indirect tax solutions, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

David DeStefano, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairperson of the Board stated “Companies all around the world are struggling with the complexity of indirect taxes, and Vertex continues to differentiate itself as the provider of choice in the tax automation space, especially with large enterprises. In the first quarter we delivered solid revenue growth and profitability, but we also saw very strong momentum on the go-to-market front and landed several large new deals with high profile customers. As a result, we are pleased with the first quarter results, and we are very excited about our opportunity for continued revenue growth and improving earnings leverage through the balance of 2023.”

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

• Total revenues of $132.8 million, up 15.5% year-over-year.
• Software subscription revenues of $111.0 million, up 14.3% year-over-year.
• Cloud revenues of $48.2 million, up 25.9% year-over-year.
• Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) was $446.5 million, up 17.3% year-over-year.
• Average Annual Revenue per direct customer (“AARPC”) was $104,370 at March 31, 2023, compared to $89,700 at March 31, 2022 and $100,500 at December 31, 2022.
• Net Revenue Retention (“NRR”) was 110%, consistent with March 31, 2022, and the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Gross Revenue Retention (“GRR”) was 96%, consistent with March 31, 2022, and the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Loss from operations of $(8.9) million, compared to income from operations of $0.5 million for the same period prior year. Non-GAAP operating income of $16.5 million, compared to $16.2 million for the same period prior year.
• Net loss of $(18.1) million, compared to net loss of $(0.3) million for the same period prior year.
• Net loss per basic and diluted Class A and Class B shares of $(0.12) for 2023, compared to net loss of $(0.00) for the same period prior year.
• Non-GAAP net income of $12.5 million and Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.08.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $20.2 million, compared to $19.1 million for the same period prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.2%, compared to 16.6% for the same period prior year.

John Schwab, Chief Financial Officer, stated, “Our key performance indicators all showed continued strength in the first quarter. GRR and NRR remained at industry-leading levels, and we delivered strong high-teens growth in ARR and a continued steady increase in AARPC. We believe our business is built to deliver sustained growth across economic cycles, and we remain optimistic about our outlook in 2023 and beyond.”

Definitions of certain key business metrics and the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release and reconciliations of such measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included below under the headings “Definitions of Certain Key Business Metrics” and “Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Financial Outlook

For the second quarter of 2023, the Company currently expects:

• Revenues of $135 million to $137 million; and
• Adjusted EBITDA of $21 million to $22 million.

For the full-year 2023, the Company currently expects:

• Revenues of $550 to $556 million;
• Cloud revenue growth of 27%; and
• Adjusted EBITDA of $92 to $96 million.

The Company is unable to reconcile forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, without unreasonable efforts because the Company is currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact net income (loss) for these periods but would not impact Adjusted EBITDA. Such items may include stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software costs and acquired intangible assets, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, litigation settlements, transaction costs, and other items. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the Company’s net income (loss). The foregoing forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations as of today’s date. Given the number of risk factors, uncertainties and assumptions discussed below, actual results may differ materially. The Company does not intend to update its financial outlook until its next quarterly results announcement.

Important disclosures in this earnings release about and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided below under “Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Vertex will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, May 10, 2023, to discuss its first quarter 2023 financial results.

Those wishing to participate may do so by dialing 1-412-317-0494 approximately ten minutes prior to start time. A listen-only webcast of the call will also be available through the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.vertexinc.com.

A conference call replay will be available approximately one hour after the call by dialing 1-412-317-6671 and referencing passcode 10177800, or via the Company’s Investor Relations website. The replay will expire on May 24, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

About Vertex

Vertex, Inc. is a leading global provider of indirect tax solutions. The Company’s mission is to deliver the most trusted tax technology enabling global businesses to transact, comply and grow with confidence. Vertex provides solutions that can be tailored to specific industries for major lines of indirect tax, including sales and consumer use, value added and payroll. Headquartered in North America, and with offices in South America and Europe, Vertex employs over 1,400 professionals and serves companies across the globe.

For more information, visit www.vertexinc.com or follow on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statements

Any statements made in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan and strategies. Forward-looking statements are based on Vertex management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: our ability to attract new customers on a cost-effective basis and the extent to which existing customers renew and upgrade their subscriptions; our ability to sustain and expand revenues, maintain profitability, and to effectively manage our anticipated growth; our ability to identify acquisition targets and to successfully integrate and operate acquired businesses; our ability to maintain and expand our strategic relationships with third parties; the potential effects on our business from the existence of a global endemic or pandemic; and the other factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as may be subsequently updated by our other SEC filings. Copies of such filings may be obtained from the Company or the SEC.

All forward-looking statements reflect our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Definitions of Certain Key Business Metrics

Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”)

We derive the vast majority of our revenues from recurring software subscriptions. We believe ARR provides us with visibility to our projected software subscription revenues in order to evaluate the health of our business. Because we recognize subscription revenues ratably, we believe investors can use ARR to measure our expansion of existing customer revenues, new customer activity, and as an indicator of future software subscription revenues. ARR is based on monthly recurring revenues (“MRR”) from software subscriptions for the most recent month at period end, multiplied by twelve. MRR is calculated by dividing the software subscription price, inclusive of discounts, by the number of subscription covered months. MRR only includes direct customers with MRR at the end of the last month of the measurement period. AARPC represents average annual revenue per direct customer and is calculated by dividing ARR by the number of software subscription direct customers at the end of the respective period.

Net Revenue Retention Rate (“NRR”)

We believe that our NRR provides insight into our ability to retain and grow revenues from our direct customers, as well as their potential long-term value to us. We also believe it demonstrates to investors our ability to expand existing customer revenues, which is one of our key growth strategies. Our NRR refers to the ARR expansion during the 12 months of a reporting period for all direct customers who were part of our customer base at the beginning of the reporting period. Our NRR calculation takes into account any revenues lost from departing direct customers or those who have downgraded or reduced usage, as well as any revenue expansion from migrations, new licenses for additional products or contractual and usage-based price changes.

Gross Revenue Retention Rate (“GRR”)

We believe our GRR provides insight into and demonstrates to investors our ability to retain revenues from our existing direct customers. Our GRR refers to how much of our MRR we retain each month after reduction for the effects of revenues lost from departing direct customers or those who have downgraded or reduced usage. GRR does not take into account revenue expansion from migrations, new licenses for additional products or contractual and usage-based price changes. GRR does not include revenue reductions resulting from cancellations of customer subscriptions that are replaced by new subscriptions associated with customer migrations to a newer version of the related software solution.

Customer Count

The following table shows Vertex’s direct customers, as well as indirect small business customers sold and serviced through the company’s one-to-many channel strategy:

Customers	Q1 2022	Q2 2022	Q3 2022	Q4 2022	Q1 2023
Direct	4,242	4,242	4,230	4,289	4,278
Indirect	239	266	268	270	291
Total	4,481	4,508	4,498	4,559	4,569

 

Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) and key business metrics described above, we have calculated non-GAAP cost of revenues, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP selling and marketing expense, non-GAAP general and administrative expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow and free cash flow margin, which are each non-GAAP financial measures. We have provided tabular reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, and to evaluate financial performance and liquidity. Our non-GAAP financial measures are presented as supplemental disclosure as we believe they provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results, prospects, and liquidity period-over-period without the impact of certain items that do not directly correlate to our operating performance and that may vary significantly from period to period for reasons unrelated to our operating performance, as well as comparing our financial results to those of other companies. Our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, to be filed with the SEC.

We calculate these non-GAAP financial measures as follows:

• Non-GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions is determined by adding back to GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions, the stock-based compensation expense, and depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets included in cost of subscription revenues for the respective periods.
• Non-GAAP cost of revenues, services is determined by adding back to GAAP cost of revenues, services, the stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues, services for the respective periods.
• Non-GAAP gross profit is determined by adding back to GAAP gross profit the stock-based compensation expense, and depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets included in cost of subscription revenues for the respective periods.
• Non-GAAP gross margin is determined by dividing non-GAAP gross profit by total revenues for the respective periods.
• Non-GAAP research and development expense is determined by adding back to GAAP research and development expense the stock-based compensation expense included in research and development expense for the respective periods.
• Non-GAAP selling and marketing expense is determined by adding back to GAAP selling and marketing expense the stock-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangible assets included in selling and marketing expense for the respective periods.
• Non-GAAP general and administrative expense is determined by adding back to GAAP general and administrative expense the stock-based compensation expense and severance expense included in general and administrative expense for the respective periods.
• Non-GAAP operating income is determined by adding back to GAAP loss or income from operations the stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets included in cost of subscription revenues, amortization of acquired intangible assets included in selling and marketing expense, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, litigation settlements, and transaction costs (which includes offering costs related to the sale of shares of certain of our Class B shareholders which are not representative of normal business operations), included in GAAP loss or income from operations for the respective periods.

• Non-GAAP net income is determined by adding back to GAAP net loss or income the income tax benefit or expense, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets included in cost of subscription revenues, amortization of acquired intangible assets included in selling and marketing expense, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, litigation settlements and transaction costs (which includes offering costs related to the sale of shares of certain of our Class B shareholders which are not representative of normal business operations), included in GAAP net loss or income for the respective periods to determine non-GAAP loss or income before income taxes. Non-GAAP loss or income before income taxes is then adjusted for income taxes calculated using the respective statutory tax rates for applicable jurisdictions, which for purposes of this determination were assumed to be 25.5%.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share of Class A and Class B common stock (“Non-GAAP diluted EPS”) is determined by dividing non-GAAP net income by the weighted average shares outstanding of all classes of common stock, inclusive of the impact of dilutive common stock equivalents to purchase such common stock, including stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and employee stock purchase plan shares.
• Adjusted EBITDA is determined by adding back to GAAP net income or loss the net interest income or expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets included in cost of subscription revenues, amortization of acquired intangible assets included in selling and marketing expense, asset impairments, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, litigation settlements, and transaction costs (which includes offering costs related to the sale of shares of certain of our Class B shareholders which are not representative of normal business operations), included in GAAP net income or loss for the respective periods.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin is determined by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenues for the respective periods.
• Free cash flow is determined by adjusting net cash provided by (used in) operating activities by purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software additions for the respective periods.
• Free cash flow margin is determined by dividing free cash flow by total revenues for the respective periods.

We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the related GAAP financial measures.

Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
		As of March 31,				December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)		2023				2022
		(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	68,643			$	91,803
Funds held for customers			25,972				14,945
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $10,641 and $9,554, respectively			102,760				102,885
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			22,536				20,383
Investment securities available-for-sale, current, at fair value (amortized cost of $11,552 and $11,220, respectively)			11,524				11,173
Total current assets			231,435				241,189
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation			117,444				115,768
Capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization			38,790				39,012
Goodwill and other intangible assets			259,303				257,023
Deferred commissions			15,921				15,463
Deferred income tax asset			43,542				30,938
Operating lease right-of-use assets			16,462				17,187
Other assets			2,621				2,612
Total assets		$	725,518			$	719,192
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt		$	2,500			$	2,188
Accounts payable			17,420				14,329
Accrued expenses			55,896				38,234
Customer funds obligations			23,110				12,121
Accrued salaries and benefits			15,142				10,790
Accrued variable compensation			8,045				23,729
Deferred compensation, current			2,352				2,809
Deferred revenue, current			276,004				268,847
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			3,141				4,086
Current portion of finance lease liabilities			75				103
Deferred purchase consideration, current			9,924				19,824
Purchase commitment and contingent consideration liabilities, current			8,340				6,149
Total current liabilities			421,949				403,209
Deferred revenue, net of current portion			7,112				10,289
Debt, net of current portion			46,093				46,709
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion			20,057				20,421
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion			—				10
Purchase commitment and contingent consideration liabilities, net of current portion			6,813				8,412
Deferred other liabilities			19				417
Total liabilities			502,043				489,467
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred shares, $0.001 par value, 30,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding			—				—
Class A voting common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000 shares authorized; 53,586 and 50,014 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			53				50
Class B voting common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000 shares authorized; 97,718 and 100,307 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			98				100
Additional paid in capital			253,566				244,820
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings			(5,625	)			12,507
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(24,617	)			(27,752	)
Total stockholders’ equity			223,475				229,725
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	725,518			$	719,192

Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2023				2022
	(unaudited)
Revenues:
Software subscriptions	$	111,014			$	97,131
Services		21,737				17,853
Total revenues		132,751				114,984
Cost of revenues:
Software subscriptions		37,403				32,913
Services		14,344				11,953
Total cost of revenues		51,747				44,866
Gross profit		81,004				70,118
Operating expenses:
Research and development		15,862				9,633
Selling and marketing		35,736				27,452
General and administrative		34,310				28,757
Depreciation and amortization		3,741				2,960
Other operating expense, net		284				848
Total operating expenses		89,933				69,650
(Loss) income from operations		(8,929	)			468
Interest expense, net		(350	)			(6	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(8,579	)			474
Income tax expense		9,553				808
Net loss		(18,132	)			(334	)
Other comprehensive (income) loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments and revaluations, net of tax		(3,122	)			2,049
Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax		(13	)			—
Total other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax		(3,135	)			2,049
Total comprehensive loss	$	(14,997	)		$	(2,383	)
Net loss attributable to Class A stockholders, basic	$	(6,072	)		$	(95	)
Net loss per Class A share, basic	$	(0.12	)		$	(0.00	)
Weighted average Class A common stock, basic		50,456				42,349
Net loss attributable to Class A stockholders, diluted	$	(6,072	)		$	(95	)
Net loss per Class A share, diluted	$	(0.12	)		$	(0.00	)
Weighted average Class A common stock, diluted		50,456				42,349
Net loss attributable to Class B stockholders, basic	$	(12,060	)		$	(239	)
Net loss per Class B share, basic	$	(0.12	)		$	(0.00	)
Weighted average Class B common stock, basic		100,221				106,807
Net loss attributable to Class B stockholders, diluted	$	(12,060	)		$	(239	)
Net loss per Class B share, diluted	$	(0.12	)		$	(0.00	)
Weighted average Class B common stock, diluted		100,221				106,807

Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
			Three months ended
			March 31,
(In thousands)			2023				2022
			(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss			$	(18,132	)		$	(334	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization				16,942				12,906
Provision for subscription cancellations and non-renewals, net of deferred allowance				697				(279	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs				63				53
Change in fair value of contingent consideration liability				200				700
Write-off of deferred financing costs				—				372
Stock-based compensation expense				11,434				4,933
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense				(12,984	)			62
Non-cash operating lease costs				726				622
Other				(4	)			412
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable				(795	)			2,688
Prepaid expenses and other current assets				(2,109	)			(1,091	)
Deferred commissions				(459	)			875
Accounts payable				3,065				1,555
Accrued expenses				17,578				3,806
Accrued and deferred compensation				(12,452	)			(19,254	)
Deferred revenue				4,352				(3,718	)
Operating lease liabilities				(1,309	)			(763	)
Other				(58	)			(950	)
Net cash provided by operating activities				6,755				2,595
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired				—				(474	)
Property and equipment additions				(13,313	)			(13,873	)
Capitalized software additions				(4,007	)			(2,912	)
Purchase of investment securities, available-for-sale				(3,491	)			—
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities, available-for-sale				3,250				—
Net cash used in investing activities				(17,561	)			(17,259	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in customer funds obligations				10,989				1,046
Proceeds from term loan				—				50,000
Principal payments on long-term debt				(313	)			—
Payments for deferred financing costs				—				(993	)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of stock-based awards				(3,681	)			(337	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options				1,490				600
Distributions under Tax Sharing Agreement				—				(536	)
Payments of finance lease liabilities				(16	)			—
Payments for deferred purchase commitments				(10,000	)			(10,000	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities				(1,531	)			39,780
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				204				(83	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				(12,133	)			25,033
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period				106,748				98,206
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period			$	94,615			$	123,239
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, end of period:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	68,643			$	97,340
Restricted cash—funds held for customers				25,972				25,899
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period			$	94,615			$	123,239

Summary of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
	Three months ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2023				2022
Non-GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions	$	23,972			$	22,770
Non-GAAP cost of revenues, services	$	13,508			$	11,547
Non-GAAP gross profit	$	95,271			$	80,667
Non-GAAP gross margin		71.8		%		70.2		%
Non-GAAP research and development expense	$	13,628			$	9,519
Non-GAAP selling and marketing expense	$	32,072			$	25,631
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense	$	29,285			$	26,233
Non-GAAP operating income	$	16,461			$	16,176
Non-GAAP net income	$	12,524			$	12,056
Non-GAAP diluted EPS	$	0.08			$	0.08
Adjusted EBITDA	$	20,202			$	19,136
Adjusted EBITDA margin		15.2		%		16.6		%
Free cash flow	$	(10,565	)		$	(14,190	)
Free cash flow margin		(8.0	)	%		(12.3	)	%

Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
	Three months ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2023				2022
Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues, Software Subscriptions:
Cost of revenues, software subscriptions	$	37,403			$	32,913
Stock-based compensation expense		(996	)			(446	)
Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues		(12,435	)			(9,697	)
Non-GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions	$	23,972			$	22,770
Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues, Services:
Cost of revenues, services	$	14,344			$	11,953
Stock-based compensation expense		(836	)			(406	)
Non-GAAP cost of revenues, services	$	13,508			$	11,547
Non-GAAP Gross Profit:
Gross profit	$	81,004			$	70,118
Stock-based compensation expense		1,832				852
Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues		12,435				9,697
Non-GAAP gross profit	$	95,271			$	80,667
Non-GAAP Gross Margin:
Total Revenues	$	132,751			$	114,984
Non-GAAP gross margin		71.8		%		70.2		%
Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense:
Research and development expense	$	15,862			$	9,633
Stock-based compensation expense		(2,234	)			(114	)
Non-GAAP research and development expense	$	13,628			$	9,519
Non-GAAP Selling and Marketing Expense:
Selling and marketing expense	$	35,736			$	27,452
Stock-based compensation expense		(2,898	)			(1,572	)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense		(766	)			(249	)
Non-GAAP selling and marketing expense	$	32,072			$	25,631
Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense:
General and administrative expense	$	34,310			$	28,757
Stock-based compensation expense		(4,470	)			(2,395	)
Severance expense		(555	)			(122	)
Transaction costs		—				(7	)
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense	$	29,285			$	26,233

Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)		2023				2022
Non-GAAP Operating Income:
Loss (income) from operations		$	(8,929	)		$	468
Stock-based compensation expense			11,434				4,933
Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues			12,435				9,697
Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense			766				249
Severance expense			555				122
Acquisition contingent consideration			200				700
Transaction costs			—				7
Non-GAAP operating income		$	16,461			$	16,176
Non-GAAP Net Income:
Net loss		$	(18,132	)		$	(334	)
Income tax expense			9,553				808
Stock-based compensation expense			11,434				4,933
Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues			12,435				9,697
Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense			766				249
Severance expense			555				122
Acquisition contingent consideration			200				700
Transaction costs			—				7
Non-GAAP income before income taxes			16,811				16,182
Income tax adjustment at statutory rate			(4,287	)			(4,126	)
Non-GAAP net income		$	12,524			$	12,056
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS:
Non-GAAP net income		$	12,524			$	12,056
Weighted average Class A and B common stock, diluted			158,881				158,117
Non-GAAP diluted EPS		$	0.08			$	0.08

Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2023					2022
Adjusted EBITDA:
Net loss	$	(18,132	)		$	(334	)
Interest expense (income), net		(350	)			(6	)
Income tax expense		9,553				808
Depreciation and amortization – property and equipment		3,741				2,960
Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues		12,435				9,697
Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense		766				249
Stock-based compensation expense		11,434				4,933
Severance expense		555				122
Acquisition contingent consideration		200				700
Transaction costs		—				7
Adjusted EBITDA	$	20,202			$	19,136
Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
Total revenues	$	132,751			$	114,984
Adjusted EBITDA margin		15.2		%		16.6		%

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2023				2022
Free Cash Flow:
Cash provided by operating activities	$	6,755			$	2,595
Property and equipment additions		(13,313	)			(13,873	)
Capitalized software additions		(4,007	)			(2,912	)
Free cash flow	$	(10,565	)		$	(14,190	)
Free Cash Flow Margin:
Total revenues	$	132,751			$	114,984
Free cash flow margin		(8.0	)	%		(12.3	)	%

Investor Relations Contact:
Joe Crivelli
Vertex, Inc.
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Vertex, Inc.
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