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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 17, 2022
   
 Qumu Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Minnesota
 
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)
   
000-20728
 
41-1577970
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
400 S 4th St, Suite 401-412
  
Minneapolis, MN
 
55415
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
   
 
(612) 638-9100
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
   
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
  
oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
  
oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
  
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
  
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading
Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueQUMUThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o



Items under Sections 1 and 3 through 8 are not applicable and therefore omitted.

ITEM 2.02    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Qumu Corporation (the “Company”) hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99.1 a press release issued on March 17, 2022 disclosing material non-public information regarding its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 and hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99.2 statements of TJ Kennedy, its President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Krueger, its Chief Financial Officer, and Rose Bentley, its Chief Operating Officer, made on March 17, 2022 at a telephone conference relating to the quarter ended December 31, 2021 results.

ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
   
Exhibit No. Description
 
   
 
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
   
 QUMU CORPORATION
   
 By:/s/ Thomas A. Krueger
  Thomas A. Krueger
  Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 18, 2022  


EXHIBIT 99.1

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Qumu Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Continued Execution of Cloud Growth Strategy Drives 35% Increase in SaaS Revenue and 16% Increase in SaaS Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)

MINNEAPOLIS – March 17, 2022 – Qumu Corporation (Nasdaq: QUMU), a leading provider of cloud-based enterprise video technology, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.
Q4 2021 and Recent Operational Highlights
Recognized by Aragon Research in the “Leader” category of the 2022 Aragon Research Globe for Enterprise Video.
Partnered with Kollective, a provider of enterprise content delivery networking, and introduced the new Qumu Partner Program to meet growing enterprise video needs of global organizations.
Unveiled the latest capabilities for the Qumu Video Engagement Platform that provides system administrators with improved monitoring and management capabilities.
Named a finalist in the 2021-2022 Cloud Awards, the international cloud computing awards program.
Strengthened the leadership team with the appointment of Tom Krueger as the company’s new CFO to drive success of Qumu’s continued SaaS transformation.
Partnered with GovSmart to bring Qumu’s Video Engagement Platform to government agencies as they work to modernize IT systems and communicate via video with their wide networks.
Q4 2021 and Full Year 2021 Financial Highlights
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ARR growth from 2019 to 2021 resulted in a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
SaaS revenue increased 35% to $10.2 million in 2021, compared to $7.6 million in 2020.
SaaS Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS ARR) grew to $12.8 million, up 16% year-over-year.
Q4 2021 operating expenses decreased 4% compared to Q3 2021.
$20.6 million of cash and cash equivalents at quarter end.
Q4 2021 Key Performance Indicators
SaaS revenue accounted for 56% of recurring revenue, exceeding the company’s guidance of 50% for 2021.
SaaS ARR increased 16% to $12.8 million in Q4 2021 from $11.1 million in Q4 2020.
SaaS customer retention metrics:
Gross Retention Rate (GRR): 91% at end of Q4 2021 compared to 80% at end of Q4 2020.
Net Retention Rate (NRR): 114% at end of Q4 2021 compared to 141% at end of Q4 2020.
Management Commentary
“Our results for the fourth quarter and full year demonstrate the continued execution of our strategic roadmap, which emphasizes growing our cloud business and scaling our SaaS revenue base,” said Qumu President and CEO TJ Kennedy. “Highlighting this success is the 35% SaaS revenue growth we delivered in 2021, bringing our total SaaS revenue to a record $10.2 million at year end. Additionally, SaaS revenue accounted for 56% of our recurring revenue and 48% of our total revenue in Q4 2021, with the percent of total recurring revenue metric exceeding our guidance for the year-end and giving us encouraging momentum as we begin 2022. SaaS annual recurring revenue also grew by 16% in 2021, bringing the growth rate for SaaS ARR over the last two years to 40%, which we expect to serve as a strong benchmark going forward.”
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Qumu CFO Tom Krueger commented: “As expected, our overall topline was down for the year, which was a direct result of certain legacy, on-prem contracts sunsetting as we focus our attention on higher margin, recurring revenue deals. Our partner-led sales motions and customer success efforts are gaining momentum and driving new customers, deeper relationships, and cloud conversions. In 2021, we completed five on-prem to SaaS conversions and expect to complete a similar number this year. Partner generated revenue grew 25% compared to 2020 and accounted for more than 30% of our total revenue in 2021. Looking at our costs, the optimization measures we implemented in the second half of 2021 have made us a more nimble and efficient organization, reflected by strong margins and reduced operating expenses, which we expect to further reduce in 2022.”
Kennedy continued: “2021 was a transformative year for our organization, and I am incredibly proud of what the team accomplished. We scaled our cloud offerings, expanded our partner network, converted key on-prem customers, and delivered robust SaaS revenue growth, all of which allowed us to enter 2022 with solid momentum.
“Looking ahead, the progress we’re making with partners and strategic alliances is gaining traction, which we believe will translate to even more results starting in the second quarter of this year. As we continue to transform our business, we are focused on delivering robust SaaS revenue growth, which will be driven by new customer and expansion bookings sourced through the channel in 2022. Based on our success driving SaaS revenue and ARR in 2021, we are increasing our goals for 2022. We now expect our SaaS recurring revenue as a percentage of our recurring revenue to be at least 65% by the end of 2022 and 75% by the end of 2023. Longer term, we are confident that Qumu will emerge as a subscription-driven growth company operating at scale, benefiting from high-margin recurring revenues, sustainable and growing cash flow and Adjusted EBITDA and net income profitability.”
Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Revenue for Q4 2021 was $5.9 million, compared to $6.4 million in Q3 2021 and $6.9 million in Q4 2020. The year-over-year decrease was expected and due to the company’s strategic shift away from perpetual license sales, where revenue is recognized upon delivery, and toward SaaS sales, which results in ratable recognition of revenue through subscription terms.
Service revenue for Q4 2021 was $5.8 million, compared to $5.7 million in Q3 2021 and $6.1 million in Q4 2020. The year-over-year decrease resulted from customer contracts sunsetting, impacting maintenance revenue associated with the company’s on-premise solution.
Gross margin in Q4 2021 was 75%, compared to gross margin of 76% for both Q3 2021 and Q4 2020. The gross margin percentage was impacted by lower overall revenue relative to the comparative periods.
Net loss in Q4 2021 totaled $(3.8) million, or $(0.21) loss per basic and diluted share. This compares to net loss of $(3.7) million, or $(0.21) loss per basic and diluted share, for Q3 2021 and net loss of $(4.0) million, or $(0.29) loss per basic and diluted share, in Q4 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA loss, a non-GAAP measure, in Q4 2021 was $(3.1) million, compared to $(3.5) million in Q3 2021 and $(1.1) million in Q4 2020.
As of December 31, 2021, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $20.6 million and borrowings of $5.0 million on the company’s revolving credit facility.
Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Revenue for full year 2021 was $24.0 million, compared to $29.1 million in full year 2020. The decrease was expected and due to a large on-premise deal recognized in 2020 as well as the company’s strategic shift away from perpetual license sales, which revenue is recognized upon delivery, and toward SaaS sales, which results in ratable recognition of revenue through subscription terms.
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Service revenue for full year 2021 was $22.8 million, compared to $21.5 million in 2020. The year-over-year increase resulted from shifting customers to the cloud and growing SaaS ARR and SaaS revenue.
Gross margin in 2021 was 74%, an improvement from gross margin of 71% for 2020.
Net loss in 2021 totaled $(16.4) million, or $(0.93) loss per basic and $(1.01) loss per diluted share. This compares to net loss of $(9.2) million, or $(0.68) loss per basic and $(0.70) loss per diluted share in 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA loss, a non-GAAP measure, in 2021 was $(15.2) million, compared to $(2.3) million in 2020.
Business Outlook
Qumu provides guidance based on current market conditions and expectations. The company emphasizes that its guidance is subject to various important cautionary factors referenced in the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" below, including risks and uncertainties associated with the company’s strategic plan, transition to SaaS recurring revenue through channel partners, and the COVID-19 pandemic, such as trends in distributed remote and hybrid work impacting enterprise technology adoption and procurement.
To give insight into the progress of Qumu’s SaaS business transformation, the company provides a business outlook based on the percentage of recurring revenue comprised of SaaS revenue. Qumu management now expects that SaaS recurring revenue will comprise approximately 65% of its overall recurring revenue mix by the end of 2022, with targeted growth to approximately 75% of recurring revenue mix by the end of 2023.
Conference Call
Qumu executive management will host a conference call today (March 17, 2022) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
U.S. Dial-In Number: +1.833.644.0679
International Dial-In Number: +1.918.922.6755
Investors can also access a webcast of the live conference call by linking through the investor relations section of the Qumu website at https://ir.qumu.com. The webcast will be archived on Qumu’s website for one year.
Non-GAAP Information
To supplement the company's condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, the company uses Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, which excludes certain items from net loss, a GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA excludes items related to interest income and expense, the impact of income-based taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of derivative and warrant liabilities, foreign currency gains and losses, other non-operating income and expenses, and transaction-related expenses.
The company uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when planning, monitoring, and evaluating the company’s performance. The company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it provides supplemental information that allows investors to review the company's results of operations from the same perspective as management and the company's board of directors. Non-GAAP results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only for understanding our operating results. The non-GAAP results should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
See the attached Supplemental Financial Information for a reconciliation of net loss, a GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
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About Qumu
Qumu (Nasdaq: QUMU) is a leading provider of best-in-class tools to create, manage, secure, distribute and measure the success of live and on-demand video for the enterprise. The Qumu Cloud platform enables global organizations to drive human engagement, increase access to and insights from video use, and modernize the workplace by providing a more efficient and effective way to share knowledge.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” or “estimate” or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
Such forward-looking statements include, for example, statements about: the expected use and adoption of video in the enterprise, the impact of COVID-19 on the use and adoption of video in the enterprise, the company’s future revenue and operating performance, cash balances, future product mix or the timing of recognition of revenue, the demand for the company’s products or software, or the success of go-to-market strategies or the other initiatives in the company’s strategic plan. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and other factors set forth in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Qumu assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future, except as required by law.
Company Contact:
Tom Krueger
Chief Financial Officer
Qumu Corporation
Tom.Krueger@qumu.com
+1.612.638.9100

Investor Contact:
Matt Glover or Tom Colton
Gateway Investor Relations
QUMU@gatewayir.com
+1.949.574.3860
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QUMU CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)
 Three Months Ended
 December 31,
Year Ended
 December 31,
 2021202020212020
Revenues:    
Software licenses and appliances$95 $811 $1,186 $7,547 
Service5,815 6,070 22,836 21,525 
Total revenues5,910 6,881 24,022 29,072 
Cost of revenues:    
Software licenses and appliances32 184 222 2,528 
Service1,476 1,488 5,946 5,825 
Total cost of revenues1,508 1,672 6,168 8,353 
Gross profit4,402 5,209 17,854 20,719 
Operating expenses:    
Research and development1,907 2,279 8,426 8,252 
Sales and marketing4,339 2,612 18,478 9,055 
General and administrative2,046 3,004 8,596 10,059 
Amortization of purchased intangibles161 165 649 657 
Total operating expenses8,453 8,060 36,149 28,023 
Operating loss(4,051)(2,851)(18,295)(7,304)
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense, net(19)(35)(100)(73)
Decrease (increase) in fair value of derivative liability— (1)37 103 
Decrease (increase) in fair value of warrant liability80 (1,096)1,549 (1,826)
Gain on sale of BriefCam— — 50 — 
Other, net25 (154)(406)
Total other income (expense), net86 (1,286)1,538 (2,202)
Loss before income taxes(3,965)(4,137)(16,757)(9,506)
Income tax benefit(116)(159)(392)(306)
Net loss$(3,849)$(3,978)$(16,365)$(9,200)
Net loss per share – basic:
Net loss per share – basic$(0.21)$(0.29)$(0.93)$(0.68)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic17,978 13,781 17,514 13,612 
Net loss per share – diluted:
Loss attributable to common shareholders$(3,849)$(3,978)$(17,913)$(9,494)
Net loss per share – diluted$(0.21)$(0.29)$(1.01)$(0.70)
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted17,978 13,781 17,650 13,627 

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QUMU CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited - in thousands)
December 31,December 31,
Assets20212020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$20,563 $11,878 
Receivables, net3,709 5,612 
Contract assets446 467 
Income taxes receivable556 479 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2,184 2,302 
Total current assets27,458 20,738 
Property and equipment, net337 249 
Right of use assets – operating leases146 332 
Intangible assets, net1,388 2,143 
Goodwill7,388 7,455 
Deferred income taxes, non-current17 19 
Other assets, non-current362 490 
Total assets$37,096 $31,426 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities$2,742 $2,705 
Accrued compensation1,725 2,145 
Deferred revenue10,862 12,918 
Operating lease liabilities597 735 
Financing obligations5,502 406 
Note payable— 1,800 
Derivative liability— 37 
Warrant liability801 2,910 
Total current liabilities22,229 23,656 
Long-term liabilities:  
Deferred revenue, non-current1,507 3,488 
Income taxes payable, non-current630 608 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current21 554 
Financing obligations, non-current113 75 
Other liabilities, non-current— 160 
Total long-term liabilities2,271 4,885 
Total liabilities24,500 28,541 
Stockholders’ equity:  
Common stock178 138 
Additional paid-in capital105,655 79,489 
Accumulated deficit(90,693)(74,328)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2,544)(2,414)
Total stockholders’ equity12,596 2,885 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$37,096 $31,426 

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QUMU CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited - in thousands)
 Year Ended
 December 31,
 20212020
Operating activities:  
Net loss$(16,365)$(9,200)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization983 1,518 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment— 
Stock-based compensation2,067 1,178 
Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs40 85 
Gain on sale of BriefCam, Ltd.(50)— 
Decrease in fair value of derivative liability(37)(103)
Increase (decrease) in fair value of warrant liability(1,549)1,826 
Deferred income taxes
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables1,911 (938)
Contract assets21 645 
Income taxes receivable / payable(50)(102)
Prepaid expenses and other assets752 157 
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities(530)682 
Accrued compensation(419)972 
Deferred revenue(4,029)4,688 
Other non-current liabilities(160)160 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities(17,408)1,570 
Investing activities:  
Proceeds from sale of BriefCam, Ltd.50 — 
Purchases of property and equipment(239)(128)
Net cash used in investing activities(189)(128)
Financing activities:  
Proceeds from line of credit6,840 — 
Payment on line of credit(1,840)— 
Principal payments on term loan(1,833)— 
Principal payments on financing obligations(445)(372)
Payment of debt issuance costs(25)— 
Net proceeds from common stock issuance23,085 — 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock plans545 440 
Common stock repurchases to settle employee withholding liability(51)(188)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities26,276 (120)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash(83)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents8,685 1,239 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period11,878 10,639 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$20,563 $11,878 
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QUMU CORPORATION
Supplemental Financial Information
(unaudited - in thousands)

A summary of revenue is as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 December 31,
Year Ended
 December 31,
 2021202020212020
Software licenses and appliances$95 $811 $1,186 $7,547 
Service
Subscription, maintenance and support5,036 5,175 20,074 18,770 
Professional services and other779 895 2,762 2,755 
Total service5,815 6,070 22,836 21,525 
Total revenue$5,910 $6,881 $24,022 $29,072 

A reconciliation from GAAP results to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 December 31,
Year Ended
 December 31,
 2021202020212020
Net loss$(3,849)$(3,978)$(16,365)$(9,200)
Interest expense, net19 35 100 73 
Income tax benefit(116)(159)(392)(306)
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization in operating expenses58 344 228 575 
Total depreciation and amortization expense58 344 228 575 
Amortization of intangibles included in cost of revenues26 74 106 286 
Amortization of intangibles included in operating expenses161 165 649 657 
Total amortization of intangibles expense187 239 755 943 
Total depreciation and amortization expense245 583 983 1,518 
EBITDA(3,701)(3,519)(15,674)(7,915)
Gain on sale of BriefCam, Ltd.— — (50)— 
Increase (decrease) in fair value of derivative liability— (37)(103)
Increase (decrease) in fair value of warrant liability(80)1,096 (1,549)1,826 
Other expense (income), net(25)154 (2)406 
Stock-based compensation expense:
Stock-based compensation included in cost of revenues27 14 71 36 
Stock-based compensation included in operating expenses637 544 1,996 1,142 
Total stock-based compensation expense664 558 2,067 1,178 
Non-cash office lease surrender costs— 637 — 637 
Transaction-related expenses— — — 1,623 
Adjusted EBITDA$(3,142)$(1,073)$(15,245)$(2,348)

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Exhibit 99.2
Qumu Corporation
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021
Earnings Conference Call
March 17, 2022

Operator

Welcome to Qumu’s fourth quarter and full year 2021 conference call. My name is Dulem, and I will be your operator this afternoon. Joining us is Qumu’s President and CEO TJ Kennedy, CFO Tom Krueger, COO Rose Bentley, and Matt Glover from Gateway Investor Relations.

At this time, all participant lines are in listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press *1 on your telephone. If you require any further assistance, please press *0.

I would now like to turn the call over to Matt Glover. Sir, you may begin.

Matt Glover – Qumu Investor Relations

Thanks, operator, and good afternoon, everyone.

After the market close today, Qumu issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, a copy of which is available on the Investor Relations section of the company’s website.

During today’s call, management will make certain statements with respect to the Company’s expected financial results, the Company’s go-to-market strategy, and efforts designed to increase the company’s traction and penetration with customers. These statements are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

Please note these forward-looking statements reflect management’s opinions only as of the date of this call, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements — whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Please refer to Qumu’s SEC filings, specifically its Form 10-K and financial results press release, for a more detailed description of risk factors that may affect the Company’s results.

During the call today, management will discuss Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. In the Company’s press release and filings with the SEC, both of which are posted on the Company’s website, you will find additional disclosures regarding this non-GAAP measure, including a reconciliation of this measure with its comparable GAAP measure. Non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation from, a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. The Company encourages you to consider all measures when analyzing its performance.

I would like to remind everyone that this call is being recorded and will be made available for replay via a link available in the investor relations section of Qumu’s website.

Now I will turn it over to Qumu’s President and CEO TJ Kennedy. TJ?

TJ Kennedy – President and CEO

Thank you, Matt. And good afternoon to everyone on the call. Thank you for joining us.

From a high level, our results for the quarter and year demonstrate the continued execution of our strategic roadmap, which emphasizes growing our cloud business and scaling our SaaS revenue base. Highlighting this success is the 35% SaaS revenue growth we delivered in 2021, bringing our total SaaS revenue to a record $10.2 million at year end. Our SaaS revenue as a percentage of total revenue has grown from 18% of total revenue for Q2 of 2020 to 48% of total revenue for Q4 2021. This is a dramatic shift of our business to SaaS in just six quarters.

SaaS revenue accounted for 56% of our total recurring revenue exceeding our guidance for the 2021 and giving us encouraging momentum as we begin 2022. SaaS annual recurring revenue also grew by 16% in 2021, bringing the compounded annual growth rate for SaaS ARR over the last two years to 40%, which we expect to serve as a
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strong benchmark going forward. Our SaaS revenue and ARR growth in Q4 and 2021 clearly demonstrate that our SaaS transformation is underway.

As expected, our overall topline was down for the year, which was a direct result of certain legacy, on-prem contracts sunsetting as we focus our attention on higher margin, and recurring revenue deals. Our partner-led sales motions and customer success efforts are gaining momentum and driving new logos, deeper relationships, higher retention and cloud conversions. In 2021, we completed five on-prem to SaaS conversions and we expect to complete a similar number this year. Partner-generated revenue grew 25% compared to 2020 and accounted for more than 30% of our total revenue in 2021. Looking at our costs, the optimization measures we implemented in the second half of 2021 have made us a more nimble and efficient organization, reflected by strong margins and reduced operating expenses, which we expect to maintain throughout the course of this year.

That commentary provides a nice segue to introduce our new CFO Tom Krueger, who joined Qumu last December. In less than four months, Tom has already made a marked impact on our finance organization and has helped to augment our ongoing evolution into a SaaS-first organization. For those that haven’t had the pleasure to get to know Tom, he is a seasoned finance leader with more than 20 years of experience working with leading SaaS-centric and technology companies, including Khoros, Meltwater, Salesforce, and Sun Microsystems. Prior to Qumu, he was acting CFO and VP of Finance for Khoros, a $200 million SaaS-based customer engagement software company. Prior to Khoros, he led FP&A for Meltwater, a $165 million SaaS-based social media monitoring business.

And, with that introduction as a background, I’ll now turn it over to Tom to discuss our financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2021. Tom?

Tom Krueger – Chief Financial Officer

Thanks for the warm welcome, TJ, and it’s great to be speaking with everyone this afternoon. I will expand on a few items not already addressed by TJ or included in our earnings release this afternoon.

The metrics that we use to measure the success of our SaaS transformation continue to move in the right direction.
During Q4, subscription ARR increased 16% to $12.8 million from $11.1 million in Q4 2020 and increased sequentially from $12.6 million in Q3 2021.
At quarter end, our SaaS Gross Retention Rate, or GRR, was 91% compared to 80% at end of Q4 2020.
Our SaaS Net Retention Rate, or NRR, was 114% at the end of Q4 2021 compared to 141% at end of Q4 2020. While NRR decreased compared to the prior year period, we believe the Q4 2021 retention rate of 114% reflects the value that our customers see in the Qumu solution and provides a solid foundation for continuing to expand into our customer base in future periods.

Moving on to operating expenses and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure:

Expenses for 2021 and 2020 reflect the impact of our long-term strategic plan implemented in late 2020 as we transition to a SaaS-first business model. This transition prioritizes the use of resources for initiatives that grow recurring cloud revenue through the acquisition of new customers from an increasingly broad target market, vertical expansion within Qumu's customer base, and conversion of existing customers from our on-premise solution to our SaaS solution. Such prioritization is reflected in higher costs incurred during 2021 and 2020 for sales and marketing initiatives. These initiatives are designed to build our sales pipeline by creating engaging content, building brand visibility, securing top rankings with industry influencers and analysts, investing in top management and sales talent globally, and onboarding new channel partners with resources, training and ongoing support for immediate penetration into their client bases.
Much of these costs were incurred within our sales and marketing function during the first half of 2021 as we were building the foundation for our SaaS transformation. These costs have since tapered as we focus on leveraging that initial investment, as sales and marketing expense for the second half of 2021 was $8.8 million, compared to $9.6 million in the first half of 2021, representing an 8% decrease. We will further focus and reduce sales and marketing expenses, as needed, to align resources with Qumu’s strategic plan in 2022.
The cost-optimization measures we implemented during Q3 drove a 4% sequential decrease in our overall operating expenses, as operating expenses were $8.5 million in Q4 2021, compared to $8.8 million in Q3 2021. For the second half of 2021, operating expenses decreased to $17.3 million from $18.9 million in the first half of 2021, representing an 8% decrease.
These cost savings during the second half of 2021 were also reflected in Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, which improved to a loss of $(3.1) million in Q4 2021, compared to a loss of $(3.5) million in Q3 2021. Net loss was $(3.7) million for both Q4 2021 and Q3 2021. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, a
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non-GAAP measure, to net loss, a GAAP measure, is included in our earnings releases for the respective periods.

Now for the balance sheet.

Cash increased to $20.6 million at the end of Q4 2021, compared to $18.2 million at the end of Q3 2021, as we drew $5.0 million on our line of credit during the fourth quarter.
As of December 31, 2021, we maintained a balance of $5.0 million on our line of credit and were in compliance with all borrowing covenants.
We continue to manage cash closely and have seen improvement to cash burn after initiating our cost-optimization program in the third quarter 2021. We will continue to monitor expenses and leverage available financing to align expenditures with bookings and collections on our path to becoming cash flow positive.

This concludes my prepared remarks. I’ll turn it over to our COO Rose Bentley to discuss the key elements of our strategic roadmap and the traction we’re realizing on key initiatives.

Rose?

Rose Bentley – Chief Operating Officer

Thank you, Tom, and good afternoon, everyone.

As TJ alluded to in his opening remarks, a key component in driving new logos and generating SaaS revenue growth has been our partner-led sales motion, which is a tentpole of our transformational roadmap. Our partner strategy has dramatically reduced sales friction and facilitated higher velocity adoption of the Qumu platform because our partners know their enterprise customers' needs best and already have a value based relationship with them. Large enterprise customers are also buying through the channel more than ever before because enterprise customers expect a level of integration, innovation and end-to-end solution that only a partner-led strategy can provide. It's because of this favorable dynamic that we’ve placed even more emphasis on expanding our channel-led sales initiatives to scale our customer footprint and create new and larger SaaS revenue opportunities for Qumu more rapidly. At the outset of this year, we made the strategic decision to flip our go-to-market strategy and place 80% of our focus on channel selling with the remaining 20% on our direct sales motions. A benefit of this model is that we’re able to redirect resources and reallocate them towards expanding our partner network and partner success initiatives – both of which are yielding strong results demonstrated by our partner-generated revenue growing 25% compared to 2020 and accounting for more than 30% of our total revenue in 2021.

To ensure we continue to see this level of investment in our partner’s success in 2022, and build on the partner program we launched in Q3 of 2021, we are working closely with our partners in the program to integrate the Qumu Video Engagement Platform with their enterprise technology solutions to better meet their customers’ needs, while driving revenue. Today’s global enterprises demand high-quality, secure video options for their workforce, and our partners recognize that having access to a leading cloud-based enterprise video platform is the way to make that happen.

One of our active partners, TD SYNNEX, and its resellers, are having great success incorporating the Qumu Platform into their customers’ technology workflows, which we expect to start translating to new deals in the second half of this year. Our continued ability to deliver additional support and an enterprise video solution to our partners is just one example of our commitment to co-innovating with our partners. And we’re able to provide the dual benefit of ensuring they’re able to offer a video solution into what they’re bringing to market for their customers today, and they can still stay ahead of the varied and evolving needs of today’s organizations.

Additionally, our partnership with GovSmart, a full-scale provider of IT products to the government, is building momentum. As we talked about on our last call, GovSmart was instrumental in helping secure our largest customer win in Q3. Many government sectors are working with outdated video solutions, which impact how effectively teams can communicate, from training to collaborating. GovSmart selected us to bring their government customers a video engagement platform that is scalable, configurable, and easy to use but can also meet the most stringent security requirements and content creation needs of federal agencies. The GovSmart prospect pipeline continues to build and prepare for the Government buying season starting in September. Perhaps our most exciting new strategic partnership is with Kollective, a provider of enterprise content delivery network or ECDN, infrastructure for internal communications. Kollective incorporates enterprise-grade video into its software platform to deliver internal content faster, more reliably and with less bandwidth to its network of customers. By combining Qumu’s video engagement tools with Kollective’s delivery platform, customers receive a scalable video communications solution. We’re really
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excited about this enhanced partnership and we are looking forward to reporting on its success in the coming quarters.

Now at the close of last year, and into this year we have been working feverishly to bring differentiated and innovative partners into our ecosystems because our partner-led strategy is not only supporting how we go to market and acquire new customers, it also supports our current customer success and expansion strategy which are critical pillars in our transformation to SaaS.

Our customers today expect a secure and reliable, enterprise-grade, cloud solution and as I spoke to at the beginning of my remarks, our enterprise customers expect a level of innovation and integration which yields a more streamlined and dependable end-to-end solution to meet their growing business needs.

Our approach to how we are strategically building our partner ecosystem allows us to deliver more value for our current customers by providing them with the end-to-end solution they need to deliver against their video needs. Our channel-led strategy is keeping our customers as the heart of all that we do, in every decision that we make, and on a path to leverage the best in breed video solution at scale.

And with that, I'll turn it back over to you, TJ

TJ Kennedy – President and CEO

Thanks, Rose.

As many of you have experienced personally, workplaces have been permanently transformed by the pandemic. As remote and hybrid work becomes the norm, the need for an enterprise-grade video platform that can provide the security, performance, features, and ease of administration has never been greater. Qumu is the answer. And it’s not just us or our valued customers that have recognized the power of our platform. Qumu’s Video Engagement Platform has been recognized by several industry firms like Aragon Research and, most recently, The Cloud Awards, which included our cloud platform as a ‘Best Software as a Service’ finalist.

Reflecting on 2021, it was a transformative year for our organization, and I am incredibly proud of what the team accomplished. We scaled our cloud offerings, expanded our partner network, converted key on-prem customers to the cloud, and delivered robust SaaS revenue growth. We also established a comprehensive ESG framework grounded on one of Qumu’s key organizational truths — Work from Wherever, Whenever, which impacts both the environmental and social areas. If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to visit our ESG page located within the investor relations section of our corporate website.

Looking ahead, the progress we’re making with partners and strategic alliances is gaining traction, which we believe will translate to more results starting in the second quarter of this year. As we continue to transform our business, we are focused on delivering robust SaaS revenue growth, which will be driven by new customer and expansion bookings sourced through the channel in 2022. Based on our success driving SaaS revenue and ARR in 2021, we are increasing our goals for 2022. We now expect our SaaS recurring revenue as a percentage of our recurring revenue to be at least 65% by the end of 2022 and 75% of recurring revenue mix by the end of 2023. Longer term, we are confident that Qumu will emerge as a subscription-driven growth company operating at scale, benefiting from high-margin recurring revenues, sustainable and growing cash flow and Adjusted EBITDA and net income profitability.

We will now take your questions. Dulem, please provide the appropriate instructions.

Operator

[Q&A session]

Thank you. At this time, this concludes the company’s question-and-answer session. If your question was not taken, please contact Qumu's IR team at QUMU@gatewayir.com.

I would now like to turn the call back over to Mr. Kennedy for his closing remarks.

TJ Kennedy – President and CEO

Thanks, Dulem, and thank you everyone for joining our call this afternoon. I look forward to speaking with you again soon.

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