Fiscal 2024 revenue grew 18% year-over-year to
$70 million, with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.49
Provides fiscal 2025 revenue guidance of $90 to
$93 million (+28% to +33%) and adjusted diluted EPS guidance of
$1.07 to $1.20
Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLP) (“Simulations Plus”), a
leading provider of biosimulation, simulation-enabled performance
and intelligence solutions, and medical communications to the
biopharma industry, today reported financial results for its fourth
quarter and fiscal 2024, ended August 31, 2024.
Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights (compared to fourth
quarter 2023)
- Total revenue increased 19% to $18.7 million
- Software revenue increased 6% to $9.9 million, representing 53%
of total revenue
- Services revenue increased 39% to $8.8 million, representing
47% of total revenue
- Gross profit of $6.8 million; gross margin was 37%
- Adjusted EBITDA of $4.1 million, representing 22% of total
revenue, compared to $4.9 million, representing 31% of total
revenue
- Net income of $0.8 million and diluted EPS of $0.04 versus net
income of $0.5 million and diluted EPS of $0.03
- Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.06, excluding the impact of
acquisition costs, versus adjusted diluted EPS of $0.18
Full Year 2024 Financial Highlights (compared to full year
2023)
- Total revenue increased 18% to $70.0 million
- Software revenue increased 12% to $41.0 million, representing
59% of total revenue
- Services revenue increased 26% to $29.0 million, representing
41% of total revenue
- Gross profit of $43.2 million; gross margin was 62%
- Adjusted EBITDA of $20.3 million, representing 29% of total
revenue, compared to $20.6 million, representing 35% of total
revenue
- Net income of $10.0 million and diluted EPS of $0.49,
equivalent to the prior period
- Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.53, excluding the impact of
acquisition costs, versus adjusted diluted EPS of $0.67
Management Commentary
“Our fiscal year 2024 results reflected strong performance in
both our software and services segments,” said Shawn O’Connor,
Chief Executive Officer of Simulations Plus. “Total revenue
increased 18%, driven by upgrade releases that advanced our
biosimulation leadership across all of our main platforms,
including GastroPlus®, MonolixSuite™ and ADMET Predictor®. Organic
revenue growth, excluding the fourth quarter revenue contribution
from Pro-ficiency, was 14%. Software revenue increased 12%, led by
our Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics (CPP) business unit
with its MonolixSuite platform expanding by 20%. Our services
segment delivered notable strength, increasing by 26% and exceeding
our internal expectations, led by robust growth in our Quantitative
Systems Pharmacology (QSP) and CPP business units.
“In June, we acquired Pro-ficiency, the largest and most
significant M&A transaction in our Company’s history. This
acquisition doubled our total addressable market to $8 billion and
is expected to accelerate future growth by expanding our ability to
support clients across clinical operations, medical affairs, and
commercialization. The integration is progressing ahead of
schedule, and we anticipate that our newly combined go-to-market
strategies will drive additional business development
opportunities. Additionally, our shared scientific and
technological capabilities are expected to deliver enhanced
products and services, further benefiting our clients.
“Overall, we had a successful year and furthered our leadership
position with a one-of-a-kind platform that spans the drug
development value chain. I want to thank our expanded team for
their unwavering dedication to create value for our customers
through innovative science-based software and consulting solutions
that optimize treatment options and improve patient lives.
“Looking ahead, we anticipate healthy revenue growth in fiscal
2025. Based upon current market conditions, organic growth is
expected to be in the range of 10% to 15%. In addition, the
Pro-ficiency acquisition – which encompasses our Adaptive Learning
and Insights (ALI) and Medical Communications (MC) business units –
is expected to contribute $15 to $18 million. Our fiscal 2025
guidance is as follows:
Fiscal 2025 Guidance
Fiscal 2025 Guidance
Revenue
$90M - $93M
Revenue growth
28 - 33%
Software mix
55 - 60%
Adjusted EBITDA margin
31 - 33%
Adjusted diluted EPS
$1.07 - $1.20
“Moving on to market conditions, the funding environment in both
pharma and biotech has been constrained for two consecutive years.
While we are encouraged by initial budget discussions with our
clients for calendar year 2025, we are maintaining our cautiously
optimistic approach, consistent with the strategy we’ve employed
over the past few years. Importantly, we believe that we are
well-positioned to respond if there is an uptick in spending during
the year.
“Finally, our near-term priorities include completing the
acquisition integration, expanding cross-selling opportunities, and
driving towards our historical adjusted EBITDA margin target of
35-40% and corresponding profitability levels. We remain committed
to executing our disciplined growth strategy and delivering
long-term value for our stakeholders,” concluded O’Connor.
Webcast and Conference Call Details
Shawn O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, and Will Frederick,
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, will host a conference call
and webcast today at 5 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the details of
the Company’s performance for the quarter and certain
forward-looking information. The call may be accessed by
registering here or by calling 1-877-451-6152 (domestic) or
1-201-389-0879 (international) or by clicking on this Call me™ link
to request a return call. The webcast can be accessed on the
investor relations page of the Simulations Plus website
https://www.simulations-plus.com/investorscorporate-profile/corporate-profile/
where it will also be available for replay approximately one hour
following the call.
Non-GAAP Definitions
This press release contains “non-GAAP financial measures,” which
are measures that either exclude or include amounts that are not
excluded or included in the most directly comparable measures
calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”).
A further explanation and reconciliation of these non-GAAP
financial measures is included below and in the financial tables in
this release.
The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures
presented facilitate an understanding of operating performance and
provide a meaningful comparison of its results between periods. The
Company’s management uses non-GAAP financial measures to, among
other things, evaluate its ongoing operations in relation to
historical results, for internal planning and forecasting purposes
and in the calculation of performance-based compensation. Adjusted
EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS represent measures that we believe
are customarily used by investors and analysts to evaluate the
financial performance of companies in addition to the GAAP measures
that we present. Our management also believes that these measures
are useful in evaluating our core operating results. However,
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS are not measures of
financial performance under accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America and should not be
considered an alternative to net income, operating income, or
diluted EPS as indicators of our operating performance or to net
cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our
liquidity. We believe the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted
Diluted EPS measures provide information that is directly
comparable to that provided by other peer companies in our
industry, but other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial
results differently, particularly related to nonrecurring, unusual
items.
Please note that the Company has not reconciled the adjusted
EBITDA or adjusted diluted earnings per share forward-looking
guidance included in this press release to the most directly
comparable GAAP measures because this cannot be done without
unreasonable effort due to the variability and low visibility with
respect to costs related to acquisitions, financings, and employee
stock compensation programs, which are potential adjustments to
future earnings. We expect the variability of these items to have a
potentially unpredictable, and a potentially significant, impact on
our future GAAP financial results.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings (loss) before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation,
(gain) loss on currency exchange, any acquisition- or
financial-transaction-related expenses, change in value of
contingent consideration, and any asset impairment charges.
Currency exchange excluded represents the exchange rate
fluctuations on the foreign-currency-denominated transactions. The
impact of transactions in foreign currency represents the effect of
converting revenue and expenses occurring in a currency other than
the functional currency.
Adjusted Diluted EPS
Adjusted Diluted EPS is calculated based on net income excluding
the impact related to the previous items.
Adjusted Diluted EPS for fiscal 2024 is calculated based on net
income excluding the impact of any acquisition- or
financial-transaction-related expenses, any asset impairment
charges, change in value of contingent consideration, and tax
provisions/benefits related to the previous items.
The Company excludes the above items because they are outside of
the Company’s normal operations and/or, in certain cases, are
difficult to forecast accurately for future periods.
About Simulations Plus
With more than 25 years of experience serving clients globally,
Simulations Plus stands as a premier provider in the biopharma
sector, offering advanced software and consulting services that
enhance drug discovery, development, research, clinical trial
operations, regulatory submissions, and commercialization. Our
comprehensive biosimulation solutions integrate artificial
intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), physiologically based
pharmacokinetics, physiologically based biopharmaceutics,
quantitative systems pharmacology/toxicology, and population PK/PD
modeling approaches. We also deliver simulation-enabled performance
and intelligence solutions alongside medical communications support
for clinical and commercial drug development. Our cutting-edge
technology is licensed and utilized by leading pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, and regulatory agencies worldwide. For more
information, visit our website at www.simulations-plus.com. Follow
us on LinkedIn | X | YouTube.
Environmental, Social, and Governance
We focus our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts
where we can have the most positive impact. To learn more about our
latest initiatives and priorities, please visit our website to read
our 2023 ESG update.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this
press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Words like “believe,” “expect,” and “anticipate”
mean that these are our best estimates as of this writing, but
there can be no assurances that expected or anticipated results or
events will actually take place, so our actual future results could
differ significantly from those statements. Factors that could
cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to: our ability to successfully integrate the Pro-ficiency
business with our own as well as expenses we may incur in
connection therewith, our ability to maintain our competitive
advantages, acceptance of new software and improved versions of our
existing software by our customers, the general economics of the
pharmaceutical industry, our ability to finance growth, our ability
to continue to attract and retain highly qualified technical staff,
market conditions, macroeconomic factors, and a sustainable market.
Further information on our risk factors is contained in our
quarterly and annual reports and filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Years ended August 31,
(in thousands, except per common share
amounts)
2024
2023
2022
Revenues
Software
$
41,024
$
36,517
$
32,642
Services
28,989
23,060
21,264
Total revenues
70,013
59,577
53,906
Cost of revenues
Software
6,478
3,627
3,060
Services
20,384
8,003
7,762
Total cost of revenues
26,862
11,630
10,822
Gross profit
43,151
47,947
43,084
Operating expenses
Research and development
5,754
4,504
3,208
Sales and marketing
8,915
6,558
4,879
General and administrative
22,351
28,160
20,086
Total operating expenses
37,020
39,222
28,173
Income from operations
6,131
8,725
14,911
Other income
6,280
2,970
204
Income before income taxes
12,411
11,695
15,115
Provision for income taxes
(2,457
)
(1,734
)
(2,632
)
Net income
$
9,954
$
9,961
$
12,483
Earnings per share
Basic
$
0.50
$
0.50
$
0.62
Diluted
$
0.49
$
0.49
$
0.60
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding
Basic
19,987
20,075
20,196
Diluted
20,301
20,465
20,749
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net
of tax
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
(105
)
167
(265
)
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale
securities
$
(5
)
$
—
$
—
Comprehensive income
$
9,844
$
10,128
$
12,218
SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share
amounts)
August 31, 2024
August 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
10,311
$
57,523
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
credit losses of $149 and $46
9,136
10,201
Prepaid income taxes
2,197
804
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
7,753
3,904
Short-term investments
9,944
57,940
Total current assets
39,341
130,372
Long-term assets
Capitalized computer software development
costs, net of accumulated amortization of $18,727 and $17,199
12,499
11,335
Property and equipment, net
812
671
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,027
1,247
Intellectual property, net of accumulated
amortization of $5,490 and $9,301
23,130
8,689
Other intangible assets, net of
accumulated amortization of $3,177 and $2,107
23,210
12,825
Goodwill
96,078
19,099
Deferred tax assets
—
1,438
Other assets
542
425
Total assets
$
196,639
$
186,101
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$
602
$
144
Accrued compensation
4,513
4,392
Accrued expenses
2,043
659
Contracts payable
2,440
3,250
Operating lease liability - current
portion
475
442
Deferred revenue
1,996
3,100
Total current liabilities
12,069
11,987
Long-term liabilities
Deferred income taxes, net
1,608
—
Operating lease liability
531
755
Contracts payable – net of current
portion
—
3,330
Total liabilities
14,208
16,072
Commitments and contingencies
—
—
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value -
10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
$
—
$
—
Common stock, $0.001 par value and
additional paid-in capital —50,000,000 shares authorized;
20,051,134 and 19,937,961 shares issued and outstanding
152,328
144,974
Retained earnings
30,354
25,196
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(251
)
(141
)
Total shareholders' equity
182,431
170,029
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity
$
196,639
$
186,101
SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.
Trended Financial
Information*
(Unaudited)
(in millions except earnings per share
amounts)
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Full Year
Full Year
Full Year
Revenue
Software
$
6.1
$
10.5
$
10.6
$
9.3
$
7.6
$
11.6
$
11.9
$
9.9
$
32.7
$
36.5
$
41.0
Services
$
5.9
$
5.3
$
5.6
$
6.3
$
6.9
$
6.7
$
6.6
$
8.8
$
21.2
$
23.1
$
29.0
Total
$
12.0
$
15.8
$
16.2
$
15.6
$
14.5
$
18.3
$
18.5
$
18.7
$
53.9
$
59.6
$
70.0
Gross
Margin
Software
85.4
%
92.0
%
91.5
%
89.4
%
86.9
%
88.4
%
88.2
%
72.4
%
90.6
%
90.1
%
84.2
%
Services
69.7
%
66.2
%
63.4
%
62.1
%
47.0
%
44.2
%
41.4
%
-4.0
%
63.5
%
65.3
%
29.7
%
Total
77.7
%
83.4
%
81.8
%
78.4
%
67.9
%
72.2
%
71.5
%
36.6
%
79.9
%
80.5
%
61.6
%
Income from operations
$
0.9
$
4.0
$
4.1
$
(0.3
)
$
1.0
$
4.4
$
1.9
$
(1.2
)
$
14.9
$
8.7
$
6.1
Operating Margin
7.3
%
25.6
%
25.2
%
-1.8
%
6.6
%
24.3
%
10.1
%
-6.2
%
27.7
%
14.6
%
8.8
%
Net Income
$
1.2
$
4.2
$
4.0
$
0.5
$
1.9
$
4.0
$
3.1
$
0.8
$
12.5
$
10.0
$
10.0
Diluted Earnings Per Share
$
0.06
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.03
$
0.10
$
0.20
$
0.15
$
0.04
$
0.60
$
0.49
$
0.49
Adjusted EBITDA
$
3.0
$
6.2
$
6.5
$
4.9
$
3.4
$
7.1
$
5.6
$
4.1
$
21.5
$
20.6
$
20.3
Adjusted Diluted EPS
$
0.07
$
0.21
$
0.21
$
0.18
$
0.09
$
0.22
$
0.17
$
0.06
$
0.63
$
0.67
$
0.53
Cash Flow from Operations
$
4.7
$
5.5
$
8.5
$
3.1
$
0.2
$
5.8
$
5.7
$
1.6
$
17.9
$
21.9
$
13.3
Revenue Breakdown
by Region
Americas
$
8.5
$
10.6
$
10.8
$
11.0
$
10.9
$
12.5
$
12.4
$
14.7
$
37.7
$
40.8
$
50.4
EMEA
2.1
3.6
3.4
2.6
2.3
4.7
4.5
2.6
10.4
11.7
14.1
Asia Pacific
1.3
1.5
2.1
2.1
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.4
5.8
7.0
5.5
Total
$
12.0
$
15.8
$
16.2
$
15.6
$
14.5
$
18.3
$
18.5
$
18.7
$
53.9
$
59.6
$
70.0
Software
Performance Metrics
Average Revenue per Customer (in
thousands)
Commercial
$
68.0
$
110.0
$
97.0
88.0
$
79.0
$
113.0
$
97.0
$
89.0
Services
Performance Metrics
Backlog (in millions)
$
15.8
$
15.4
$
15.7
$
19.5
$
18.9
$
18.0
$
19.6
$
14.1
*Numbers may not add due to rounding
SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.
Reconciliation of Adjusted
EBITDA to Net Income*
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Full Year
Full Year
Full Year
Net Income
$
1.2
$
4.2
$
4.0
$
0.5
$
1.9
$
4.0
$
3.1
$
0.8
$
12.5
$
10.0
$
10.0
Excluding:
Interest income and expense, net
(0.8
)
(1.0
)
(1.1
)
(1.3
)
(1.3
)
(1.3
)
(1.5
)
(0.2
)
(0.7
)
(4.1
)
(4.4
)
Provision for income taxes
0.4
0.9
0.9
(0.5
)
0.5
1.2
0.8
—
2.6
1.7
2.5
Depreciation and amortization
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.3
2.2
3.6
3.9
5.7
Stock-based compensation
0.9
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.6
1.7
1.4
2.7
4.2
5.9
(Gain) loss on currency exchange
—
—
0.3
0.2
—
0.1
—
(0.4
)
0.2
0.5
(0.4
)
Impairment of other intangibles
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
Change in value of contingent
consideration
—
—
—
0.7
(0.1
)
0.4
(0.6
)
(1.4
)
0.3
0.7
(1.6
)
Mergers & Acquisitions expense
0.3
0.1
0.4
2.5
—
—
0.9
1.7
0.3
3.3
2.6
Adjusted EBITDA
$
3.0
$
6.2
$
6.5
$
4.9
$
3.4
$
7.1
$
5.6
$
4.1
$
21.5
$
20.6
$
20.3
*Numbers may not add due to rounding
SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.
Reconciliation of Adjusted
Diluted EPS to Diluted EPS*
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except Diluted EPS and
Adjusted Diluted EPS)
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Full Year
Full Year
Full Year
Net Income (GAAP)
$
1.2
$
4.2
$
4.0
$
0.5
$
1.9
$
4.0
$
3.1
$
0.8
$
12.5
$
10.0
$
10.0
Excluding:
Mergers & Acquisitions expense
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.9
—
—
0.9
1.7
0.3
1.7
2.6
Immunetrics transaction costs
—
—
—
1.6
—
—
—
—
—
1.6
—
Change in value of contingent
consideration
—
—
—
0.7
(0.1
)
0.4
(0.6
)
(1.4
)
0.3
0.7
(1.6
)
Cognigen trade name write-off
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
Tax effect on above adjustments
(0.1
)
—
(0.1
)
(0.5
)
—
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
(0.7
)
(0.2
)
Adjusted Net income (Non-GAAP)
$
1.5
$
4.2
$
4.3
$
3.7
$
1.8
$
4.4
$
3.4
$
1.1
$
13.0
$
13.8
$
10.8
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding:
Diluted
20.8
20.5
20.4
20.4
20.3
20.3
20.4
20.3
20.7
20.5
20.3
Diluted EPS (GAAP)
$
0.06
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.03
$
0.10
$
0.20
$
0.15
$
0.04
$
0.60
$
0.49
$
0.49
Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP)
$
0.07
$
0.21
$
0.21
$
0.18
$
0.09
$
0.22
$
0.17
$
0.06
$
0.63
$
0.67
$
0.53
*Numbers may not add due to rounding
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