BigCommerce Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (“BigCommerce” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading provider of open, composable commerce solutions for B2C and B2B brands and retailers, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

“Over the last several months, we have focused on executing our go-to-market transformation, aligning our strategy, structure and messaging to reflect the full power of BigCommerce,” said Travis Hess, CEO of BigCommerce. “Transformations like this are not easy, and I am encouraged by the progress, feedback and traction we are seeing, and I am energized by the path ahead. I took on this role because of my belief in what BigCommerce is today and, more importantly, where we can take commerce into the future as a leader in modern commerce with a differentiated approach, a world-class team and an immense market opportunity.”

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights:

• Total revenue was $87.0 million, up 3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Total annual revenue run-rate (“ARR”) as of December 31, 2024 was $349.6 million, up 4% compared to December 31, 2023.
• Subscription solutions revenue was $62.3 million, up 3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.
• ARR from accounts with at least one enterprise plan (collectively, “Enterprise Accounts”) was $261.6 million as of December 31, 2024, up 7% from December 31, 2023.
• ARR from Enterprise Accounts as a percent of total ARR was 75% as of December 31, 2024, compared to 73% as of December 31, 2023.
• GAAP gross margin was 78%, compared to 77% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Non-GAAP gross margin was 78%, compared to 79% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Other Key Business Metrics

• Number of enterprise accounts was 5,884, down 2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Average revenue per account (ARPA) of enterprise accounts was $44,458 up 9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Revenue in the Americas grew by 4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Revenue in EMEA grew by 5% and revenue in APAC declined by 1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.

Loss from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)

• GAAP loss from operations was ($0.8) million, compared to ($5.7) million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Included in GAAP loss from operations was a restructuring charge of $1.2 million, including but not limited to the 2024 Restructuring.
• Non-GAAP operating income was $10.1 million, compared to $5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Net Income (Loss) and Earnings Per Share

• GAAP net loss was ($2.4) million, compared to ($3.2) million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Non-GAAP net income was $8.4 million or 10% of revenue, compared to $7.9 million or 9% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• GAAP basic net loss per share was ($0.03) based on 78.4 million shares of common stock, compared to ($0.04) based on 76.2 million shares of common stock in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Non-GAAP basic net income per share was $0.11 based on 78.4 million of shares, compared to $0.10 based on 76.2 million shares in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.11 based on 80.1 million shares of dilutive shares, compared to $0.09 based on 83.7 million dilutive shares in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA

• Adjusted EBITDA was $11.0 million, compared to $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Cash

• Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities totaled $179.6 million as of December 31, 2024.
• For the three months ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by operating activities was $12.4 million, compared to $13.3 million provided by operating activities for the same period in 2023. The Company reported free cash flow was $11.6 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Debt

• As of December 31, 2024 the Company had $63.1 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 2026 Convertible Notes, and $150.0 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 2028 Convertible Notes. Subsequent to year end the Company repurchased approximately $59.0 million in principal amount of the 2026 Convertible notes for $54.0 million in cash. The Company’s total outstanding debt is approximately $154.1 million.

Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Highlights:

• Total revenue was $332.9 million, up 8% compared to fiscal year 2023.
• Subscription solutions revenue was $247.9 million, up 8% compared to fiscal year 2023.
• GAAP gross margin was 77%, compared to 76% in fiscal year 2023. Non-GAAP gross margin was 78%, for both fiscal year 2024 and 2023.

Operating Loss and Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)

• GAAP operating loss was ($41.7) million, compared to ($72.4) million in fiscal year 2023.
• Included in GAAP loss from operations was a restructuring charge of $13.7 million, including but not limited to the 2024 Restructuring.
• Non-GAAP operating income (loss) was $19.5 million, compared to ($5.7) million in fiscal year 2023.

Net Income (Loss) and Earnings Per Share

• GAAP net loss was ($27.0) million, compared to ($64.7) million in fiscal year 2023.
• Non-GAAP net income was $22.0 million or 7% of revenue, compared to $2.1 million or 1% of revenue in fiscal year 2023.
• GAAP net loss per share was ($0.35) based on 77.6 million shares of common stock, compared to ($0.86) based on 75.1 million shares of common stock in fiscal year 2023.
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.28 based on 79.4 million shares of dilutive shares, compared to $0.03 based on 82.9 million dilutive shares in fiscal year 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA

• Adjusted EBITDA was $23.5 million, compared to ($1.6) million in fiscal year 2023.

Cash

• For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by operating activities was $26.3 million, compared to ($24.2) million used in operating activities for the same period in 2023. The Company reported free cash flow of $22.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Business Highlights:

Corporate Highlights

• The Company made several additions to its leadership team. In January, Michelle Suzuki joined as BigCommerce’s Chief Marketing Officer, Rob Walter joined as Chief Revenue Officer, and Marcus Groff started as Senior Vice President of Engineering. In November, Tracy Turner joined as Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations.
• BigCommerce and its customers achieved another successful Cyber Week, the eleventh in a row with 100% uptime on the platform. Customers on BigCommerce experienced a 26% increase, year over year, in gross merchandise value (GMV) during the five-day period from November 28 through December 2. BigCommerce merchants also saw total orders increase 13% and average order value rise 11%, year over year.

Customer Highlights

• 4Patriots, a family-founded company that sells emergency preparedness products, launched a new headless ecommerce store with BigCommerce, utilizing BigCommerce APIs and open source checkout to run a custom tax app, offer their own installment plans to customers, and provide one-click, post-purchase upsell opportunities.
• Lube-Tech, a longstanding engine fluid brand, partnered with BigCommerce agency partner Codal to launch their first of three enterprise-level stores. They incorporated StagingPro to mirror sandbox and production stores.
• ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, a retail chain that specializes in wine, spirits, and beer, launched a new online storefront featuring custom pickup and delivery options implemented by BigCommerce partner Irish Titan.
• Bunzl, a leading distributor in the food processing industry since 1883, launched their ecommerce store using BigCommerce’s B2B Edition, assisted by BigCommerce partner Groove Commerce.
• Witmer Public Safety Group successfully launched four online stores for firefighters, EMTs, and police officers, and more on BigCommerce’s B2B Edition and using the platform’s Multi-Storefront functionality. Designed by BigCommerce partner Jamersan, the sites are integrated with Witmer’s NetSuite ERP and leverage Algolia’s search technology, resulting in a robust online experience for customers and increased uptimes.

Partner Highlights

• We finalized a new global preferred partnership with payments provider Klarna to provide buy now, pay later services to merchants on the BigCommerce platform, helping them optimize checkout and conversion.

Q1 and 2025 Financial Outlook:

For the first quarter of 2025, we currently expect:

• Total revenue between $81.2 million to $83.2 million.
• Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be between $4 million to $5 million.

For the full year 2025, we currently expect:

• Total revenue between $342.1 million and $350.1 million.
• Non-GAAP operating income between $20 million and $24 million.

Our first quarter and 2025 financial outlook is based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change and many of which are outside our control. If actual results vary from these assumptions, our expectations may change. There can be no assurance that we will achieve these results.

We do not provide guidance for loss from operations, the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Non-GAAP operating income (loss), and similarly cannot provide a reconciliation between its forecasted Non-GAAP operating income (loss) and Non-GAAP income (loss) per share and these comparable GAAP measures without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of reliable estimates for certain items. These items are not within our control and may vary greatly between periods and could significantly impact future financial results.

Conference Call Information

BigCommerce will host a conference call and webcast at 7:00 a.m. CT (8:00 a.m. ET) on Thursday, February 20, 2025, to discuss its financial results and business highlights. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (833) 634-1254 from the United States and Canada or (412) 317-6012 internationally and requesting to join the “BigCommerce conference call.” The live webcast of the conference call can be accessed from BigCommerce’s investor relations website at http://investors.bigcommerce.com.

Following the completion of the call through 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 27, 2025, a telephone replay will be available by dialing (877) 344-7529 from the United States, (855) 669-9658 from Canada or (412) 317-0088 internationally with conference ID 9139950. A webcast replay will also be available at http://investors.bigcommerce.com for 12 months.

About BigCommerce

BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC) is a leading open SaaS and composable ecommerce platform that empowers brands, retailers, manufacturers and distributors of all sizes to build, innovate and grow their businesses online. BigCommerce provides its customers sophisticated professional-grade functionality, customization and performance with simplicity and ease-of-use. Tens of thousands of B2C and B2B companies across 150 countries and numerous industries rely on BigCommerce, including Coldwater Creek, Harvey Nichols, King Arthur Baking Co., MKM Building Supplies, United Aqua Group and Uplift Desk. For more information, please visit http://www.bigcommerce.com or follow us on X and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have provided in this press release certain financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Our management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believes that use of these Non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar Non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of our historical Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations.

Annual Revenue Run-Rate

We calculate annual revenue run-rate (“ARR”) at the end of each month as the sum of: (1) contractual monthly recurring revenue at the end of the period, which includes platform subscription fees, invoiced growth adjustments, feed management subscription fees, recurring professional services revenue, and other recurring revenue, multiplied by twelve to prospectively annualize recurring revenue, and (2) the sum of the trailing twelve-month non-recurring and variable revenue, which includes one-time partner integrations, one-time fees, payments revenue share, and any other revenue that is non-recurring and variable.

Enterprise Account Metrics

To measure the effectiveness of our ability to execute against our growth strategy, we calculate ARR attributable to Enterprise Accounts. We define Enterprise Accounts as accounts with at least one unique Enterprise plan subscription or an enterprise level feed management subscription. These accounts may have more than one Enterprise plan or a combination of Enterprise plans and non-enterprise plans.

Average Revenue Per Account

We calculate ARPA for accounts in the Enterprise cohort at the end of a period by including customer-billed revenue and an allocation of partner and services revenue, where applicable. We allocate partner revenue, where applicable, primarily based on each customer’s share of GMV processed through that partner’s solution. For partner revenue that is not directly linked to customer usage of a partner’s solution, we allocate such revenue based on each customer’s share of total platform GMV. Each account’s partner revenue allocation is calculated by taking the account’s trailing twelve-month partner revenue, then dividing by twelve to create a monthly average to apply to the applicable period in order to normalize ARPA for seasonality.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net loss, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and related payroll tax costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related costs, restructuring charges, depreciation, gain on convertible note extinguishment, interest income, interest expense, other expense, and our provision or benefit for income taxes. Acquisition related costs include contingent compensation arrangements entered into in connection with acquisitions and achieved earnout related to an acquisition.

Restructuring charges include severance benefits, right-of-use asset impairments, lease termination gain, software impairments, accelerated depreciation and amortization, and professional services costs.

Depreciation includes depreciation expenses related to the Company’s fixed assets.

The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net loss.

Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)

We define Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss) as our GAAP Loss from operations, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and related payroll tax costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, and restructuring charges. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our loss from operations.

Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)

We define Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) as our GAAP net loss, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and related payroll tax costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, restructuring charges, and gain on convertible notes extinguishment. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our net loss.

Non-GAAP Basic and Dilutive Net Income (Loss) per Share

We define Non-GAAP Basic Net Income (Loss) per Share as our Non-GAAP net income (loss), defined above, divided by our basic and diluted GAAP weighted average shares outstanding. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our basic net loss per share.

Free Cash Flow

We define Free Cash Flow as our GAAP cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities less our GAAP purchases of property and equipment (Capital Expenditures). The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities.

⁽¹⁾ Amounts include stock-based compensation expense and associated payroll tax costs, as follows:

Disaggregated Revenue:

Revenue by Geography:

⁽¹⁾Americas-other revenue includes revenue from North and South America, other than the U.S.

Reconciliation of net loss & basic net loss per share to Non-GAAP net income & Non-GAAP net income per share:

Reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA:

Reconciliation of cost of revenue to Non-GAAP cost of revenue:

Reconciliation of sales and marketing expense to Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense:

Reconciliation of research and development expense to Non-GAAP research and development expense:

Reconciliation of general and administrative expense to Non-GAAP general and administrative expense:

Reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to free cash flow: