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BLADELOGIC ANNOUNCES THIRD FISCAL QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS; QUARTERLY REVENUE GREW ORGANICALLY 109% COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR

Lexington, MA, August 22, 2007—BladeLogic, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLOG), a provider of leading data center automation software, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

Financial Highlights

Revenue for the third fiscal quarter of 2007 was $16,208,000, compared to $7,751,000 in the third fiscal quarter of 2006, an increase of 109%. Revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 was $43,276,000, compared to $19,969,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of 117%. The Company's net loss for the third fiscal quarter of 2007 was $(272,000), compared with a net loss of $(2,955,000) in the third fiscal quarter of 2006. Net loss attributable to common stockholders, which includes the accretion of the Company’s redeemable preferred stock and redeemable convertible preferred stock that was fully converted into common stock at the time of the Company’s initial public offering, was $(362,000), or a loss of $(0.03) per share, in the third fiscal quarter of 2007, compared with net loss attributable to common stockholders of $(3,072,000), or a loss of $(0.27) per share, in the third fiscal quarter of 2006. The Company's net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 was $(467,000), compared with a net loss of $(7,060,000) in the nine months ended June 30, 2006. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was approximately $(773,000), or a loss of $(0.06) per share, in the nine months ended June 30, 2007, compared with net loss attributable to common stockholders of $(7,410,000), or a loss of $(0.65) per share, in the nine months ended June 30, 2006.

The Company's non-GAAP adjusted income from operations for the third fiscal quarter of 2007, which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $383,000, was $125,000, compared to a non-GAAP adjusted loss from operations of $(2,029,000) for the third fiscal quarter of 2006, which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $990,000. Non-GAAP adjusted income from operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 was $296,000, which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $880,000, compared to a non-GAAP adjusted loss from operations of $(5,865,000) for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $1,331,000. Non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company’s management uses to evaluate the Company’s performance and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to the most comparable GAAP measure is included at the end of this press release.

Cash and cash equivalents were $13,104,000 at June 30, 2007, which amount does not reflect the estimated $66.1 million of net proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering in July 2007, after underwriting discounts and commissions, deal costs and the redemption of all outstanding shares of redeemable preferred stock. As of June 30, 2007, the Company had approximately 12.5 million common shares outstanding or 26.7 million common shares outstanding on a pro forma basis after assuming the conversion of all outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock and issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock in the July 2007 initial public offering.

“The third quarter was a strong quarter for BladeLogic, and this is the fourth consecutive quarter of over 100% year-over-year organic revenue growth,” said Dev Ittycheria, BladeLogic’s President & CEO. “Not only have we demonstrated strong and consistent revenue growth, but also leverage in the profitability of our business as the Company continues to grow. Moreover, we added to the momentum of the business with the Company’s successful initial public offering this past July.”

Recent Business Highlights:

• BladeLogic successfully completed an initial public offering in July 2007 of 5,750,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. Of those shares, BladeLogic sold 4,690,000 shares and certain selling stockholders sold 1,060,000 shares.

• BladeLogic closed business with 44 different customers during the quarter, representing a broad range of vertical industries, such as financial services, e-commerce, government, service providers and pharmaceuticals, and demonstrating the continued value that BladeLogic’s solutions are providing to its customer base, including a significant number of Fortune Global 500 companies.

• International revenue remained strong at 38% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to 40% in the prior year period and increased to 35% of total revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 compared to 24% in the prior year period, reflecting the continued investments made in the Company’s international sales organization and the Company’s expansion into new European markets.

• BladeLogic improved its non-GAAP adjusted income from operations as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to 1% from (26)% when compared to the prior year period. The improvement in adjusted income from operations demonstrates the operating leverage in the business as revenue scales.

• The Company introduced BladeLogic Virtualization Manager, a software solution that provides seamless management across physical and virtual environments to enable the use of virtualization technologies, such as VMware ESX, for mission-critical computing environments.

• BladeLogic was named a Top 10 IT Automation Company to Watch by Network World Magazine. BladeLogic’s data center automation capabilities, impressive customer list, and support for server and application virtualization were cited as key factors for this recognition.

• BladeLogic announced its Data Center Alliance Program. The program enables independent software providers to leverage BladeLogic’s open architecture, which allows customers to unify best-of-breed management tools in the data center.

Fourth Quarter 2007 Outlook

BladeLogic expects, barring unforeseen circumstances, total fourth fiscal quarter revenue in the range of $17.0 million to $17.5 million, and income from operations, excluding stock-based compensation, to be in the range of $0.1 million to $0.3 million. The stock-based compensation is estimated to be in the range of $0.6 million to $0.7 million for the fourth fiscal quarter. In addition, BladeLogic expects net loss per share attributable to common stockholders on a GAAP basis to be in the range of $(0.01) to $0.00 for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2007.

Conference Call Information

BladeLogic will hold a conference call on August 22, 2007 to discuss the results from the third fiscal quarter of 2007 at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1-866-356-4123 (domestic) or +1-617-597-5393 (international), and entering the passcode 28369909. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 7:00 p.m. on August 22, 2007 until September 5, 2007, and can be accessed by dialing toll-free +1-888-286-8010 (domestic) or +1-617-801-6888 (international). The pass code for the replay is 25058130. A webcast of the conference call will be available online at http://ir.bladelogic.com for 30 days.

About BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG)
BladeLogic is a provider of leading data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 10 of the top 50 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 6 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 6 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

This earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures. For purposes of Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a registrant's historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of operations, balance sheet or statement of cash flows of the issuer; or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and presented. In this regard, GAAP refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided a reconciliation of the adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders are discussed in this earnings release because management uses this information in evaluating the results of the continuing operations of the business and believes that this information provides the users of the financial statements a valuable insight into the operating results. Additionally, management believes that it is in the best interest of its investors to provide financial information that will facilitate comparison of both historical and future results and allows greater transparency to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Management encourages investors to review the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures that are provided within the financial information attached to this release.

BladeLogic is providing its current quarter GAAP results as well as financial results that have been adjusted for the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation expense and accretion of preferred stock, as such items may be considered to be of a non-operational nature. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures supplement its consolidated GAAP financial statements as they provide a consistent basis for comparison between reporting periods that are not influenced by certain non-cash or non-recurring items and are, therefore, useful to investors in helping them to better understand the Company's operating results.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain items in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. BladeLogic can give no assurance that expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from BladeLogic’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the success and growth of the company’s product; competition and other risks associated with the market for the Company’s products and services; the company’s ability to develop and introduce new products or enhancements to existing products; the company’s ability to achieve and maintain market acceptance of new products or enhancements; the company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and other proprietary rights; conflicts with the intellectual property of third parties; adverse regulatory or legal actions; the company’s ability to manage its growth; risks associated with potential future acquisitions; the company’s ability to maintain compliance with the restrictions and covenants contained in its existing credit and security agreement; the company’s ability to successfully maintain effective internal controls; other risks detailed in BladeLogic’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-141915), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2007, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. BladeLogic expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in BladeLogic’s expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Financial Tables:

                           BladeLogic, Inc.
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
            (in thousands except share and par value data)
                             (unaudited)
                                             June 30, 2007
                                           -----------------


                                            Actual    Pro
                                                      Forma  September
                                                       (1)    30, 2006
                                           --------- ------- ---------
                                ASSETS
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                 $  13,104 $79,173 $   7,835
 Accounts receivable, net                     10,361  10,361     6,598
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,215   1,215       490
                                           --------- ------- ---------
Total current assets                          24,680  90,749    14,923
Property and equipment, net                    1,114   1,114       882
Other assets                                     880     176       215
                                           --------- ------- ---------
Total assets                               $  26,674 $92,039 $  16,020
                                           ========= ======= =========

 LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)
                                EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                          $     826 $   814 $     511
 Accrued employee costs                        4,336   4,336     2,359
 Accrued other expenses                        2,574   2,574     1,641
 Deferred revenue, current portion            11,616  11,616     8,097
 Shares subject to mandatory redemption        5,415       -        --
                                           --------- ------- ---------
Total current liabilities                     24,767  19,340    12,608
Deferred revenue, net of current portion       3,355   3,355       677
Stockholder deposits on restricted stock
 purchase                                        252     252       445
                                           --------- ------- ---------
Total liabilities                             28,374  22,947    13,730
Redeemable preferred stock:
   Redeemable series A preferred stock,
    $0.001 par value; 12,000,000 shares
    authorized, issued and outstanding
    (liquidation preference $5,880)                -       -     5,137
   Redeemable convertible preferred stock,
    $0.001 par value; 19,114,222 total
    shares authorized, issued and
    outstanding (liquidation preference
    $22,800)                                  22,784       -    22,756
Stockholders' (deficit) equity:
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity        (24,484)  69,092  (25,603)
                                           --------- ------- ---------
Total liabilities, redeemable preferred
 stock and stockholders' (deficit) equity  $  26,674 $92,039 $  16,020
                                           ========= ======= =========

(1)       The pro forma balance sheet data reflects the (a) full
 accretion of the Company's series A redeemable preferred stock to
 redemption value, (b) reclassification of the Company's series A
 redeemable preferred stock to a liability due to its mandatory
 redemption immediately upon the closing of the Company's initial
 public offering and (c) conversion of all outstanding shares of the
 Company's series B, series C and series D convertible preferred stock
 into shares of the Company's common stock immediately upon the
 closing of the Company's initial public offering.
                           BladeLogic, Inc.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                (in thousands, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)

                                      Three Months      Nine Months
                                           Ended            Ended
                                         June 30,         June 30,
                                     ---------------- ----------------
                                      2007     2006    2007     2006
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Net revenue:
   License                           $10,908 $  5,257 $30,267 $ 13,030
   Services                            5,300    2,494  13,009    6,939
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Total net revenue                     16,208    7,751  43,276   19,969

Cost of revenue:
   License                               398      131     983      365
   Services (1)                        2,437    1,170   5,692    3,092
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Total cost of revenue                  2,835    1,301   6,675    3,457

                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Gross profit                          13,373    6,450  36,601   16,512
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------

Operating expense: (1)
   Sales and marketing                 9,182    5,510  24,681   14,748
   Research and development            3,291    3,263   9,022    7,143
   General and administrative          1,158      696   3,482    1,817
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Total operating expenses              13,631    9,469  37,185   23,708

                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Loss from operations                   (258)  (3,019)   (584)  (7,196)
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------

Other income:
   Interest income                       116       92     245      242
   Interest expense                        -        -       -        -
   Other income                           32       17     180       14
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Total other income, net                  148      109     425      256
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------

Loss before provision for income tax   (110)  (2,910)   (159)  (6,940)
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------

Provision for income taxes               162       45     308      120

                                     ------- -------- ------- --------
Net loss                               (272)  (2,955)   (467)  (7,060)
                                     ------- -------- ------- --------

Accretion of preferred stock              90      117     306      350

                                     ------- -------- ------- --------

Net loss available to common
 stockholders                        $ (362) $(3,072) $ (773) $(7,410)
                                     ======= ======== ======= ========

Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.03) $ (0.27) $(0.06) $ (0.65)
                                     ======= ======== ======= ========

Weighted average shares used in
 calculation of basic and diluted net
 loss per share                       12,094   11,573  11,963   11,376

                           BladeLogic, Inc.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (in thousands)
                             (unaudited)
                                                     Nine Month Ended
                                                          June 30,
                                                     -----------------
                                                       2007     2006
                                                     --------- -------
                                                        (unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss                                             $  (467) $(7,060)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used
 in) provided by operating activities:
 Depreciation                                             483      394
 Loss on disposal of fixed assets                           2        -
 Provision for bad debt                                    38        6
 Interest on stockholder loans                              -      (4)
 Stock-based compensation                                 880    1,331
Changes in operating accounts:
 Accounts receivable                                  (3,801)  (3,020)
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets              (723)     (88)
 Other long-term assets                                 (665)    (211)
 Accounts payable                                         309      533
 Accrued employee costs                                 1,898    (409)
 Accrued other expenses                                   947      387
 Deferred revenue                                       6,198    4,192
                                                     -------- --------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     5,099  (3,949)
                                                     -------- --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment                      (712)    (565)
                                                     -------- --------
Net cash used in investing activities                   (712)    (565)
                                                     -------- --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of
 issuance costs                                             -      169
Proceeds from sale of common and restricted stock         413      647
Purchase of treasury shares                                 -     (27)
Payment of equipment loans and capital lease
 obligations                                                -    (119)
Proceeds from repayment of shareholder notes
 receivable                                               363        -
                                                     -------- --------
Net cash provided by financing activities                 776      670
Effect of exchange rates on cash                          106        9
                                                     -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    5,269  (3,835)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        7,835   11,272
                                                     -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $ 13,104 $  7,437
                                                     ======== ========

Note:

(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense, as follows (in
 thousands):

                                          Three Months   Nine Months
                                              Ended          Ended
                                            June 30,       June 30,
                                         --------------- -------------
                                          2007    2006    2007   2006
                                         ------- ------- ------ ------
                                                  (unaudited)
Cost of revenue:
   License                                $    -  $    -  $   - $    -
   Services                                   18       1     35      2
                                         ------- ------- ------ ------
Sub Total                                     18       1     35      2
                                         ------- ------- ------ ------

Operating expense:
   Sales and marketing                       125      18    257    150
   Research and development                  112     963    246  1,155
   General and administrative                128       8    342     24
                                         ------- ------- ------ ------
Sub Total                                    365     989    845  1,329

                                         ------- ------- ------ ------
Total stock-based compensation            $  383  $  990  $ 880 $1,331
                                         ======= ======= ====== ======

        RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

                                        Three Months    Nine Months
                                             Ended          Ended
                                           June 30,       June 30,
                                        -------------- ---------------
                                        2007    2006    2007    2006
                                        ----- -------- ------ --------
                                                (in thousands)
                                                 (unaudited)

Income (loss) from operations          $(258) $(3,019) $(584) $(7,196)
  Non-cash stock-based compensation (1)   383      990    880    1,331
                                       ------ -------- ------ --------
Non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from
 operations                            $  125 $(2,029) $  296 $(5,865)
                                       ====== ======== ====== ========


Net income (loss) attributable to
 common stockholders                   $(362) $(3,072) $(773) $(7,410)
  Non-cash stock-based compensation (1)   383      990    880    1,331
  Accretion of preferred stock             90      117    306      350
                                       ------ -------- ------ --------
Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss)
 attributable to common stockholders   $  111 $(1,965) $  413 $(5,729)
                                       ====== ======== ====== ========

Contact:

John Gavin
Chief Financial Officer
BladeLogic, Inc.
781-257-3500

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