Cognyte Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2025 Financial Results

HERZLIYA, ISRAEL, April 2, 2025 – Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) (the “Company,” “Cognyte,” “we,” “us” and “our”), a global leader in investigative analytics software, today announced results for the three months and year ended January 31, 2025 (“Q4 FYE25” and “FYE25”).

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Financial Summary for Three Months Ended January 31, 2025

• Q4 FYE25 Revenue was $94.5 million, up approximately 13% compared to the same period last year.
• Q4 FYE25 GAAP operating income was $0.7 million, compared to an operating loss of $2.9 million in the same period last year.
• Q4 FYE25 Non-GAAP operating income was $6.0 million, compared to operating income of $1.0 million in the same period last year.
• Q4 FYE25 GAAP Net loss was $0.2 million, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million in the same period last year.
• Q4 FYE25 Adjusted EBITDA increased by approximately 114% to $9.3 million, compared to $4.3 million in the same period last year, demonstrating the leverage we have in our financial model.

Financial Summary for the Year Ended January 31, 2025

• FYE25 Revenue was $350.6 million, up approximately 12% compared to last fiscal year.
• FYE25 GAAP operating loss was $5.1 million, compared to an operating loss of $18.1 million last fiscal year.
• FYE25 Non-GAAP operating income improved significantly to $15.7 million, compared to an operating loss of $4.2 million last fiscal year.
• FYE25 GAAP Net loss was $7.2 million, compared to a net loss of $11.6 million last fiscal year.
• FYE25 Adjusted EBITDA more than tripled to $29.1 million, compared to $9.0 million last fiscal year.

Balance Sheet and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

• As of January 31, 2025, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $113.1 million, compared to $83.1 million at January 31, 2024.
• During the three and twelve months ended January 31, 2025, net cash provided by operating activities was $18.7 million and $46.8 million, respectively, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $9.8 million and $34.6 million, respectively, in the same periods last fiscal year.

Management Commentary

“Our strong performance in fiscal year 2025 speaks to the value our innovation provides and the trust customers place in Cognyte,” said Elad Sharon, Cognyte’s chief executive officer. “Our strategy of deepening relationships with existing customers and expanding into new accounts is reflected in our momentum. We help our customers stay ahead of evolving threats by providing advanced technologies, including AI. We believe Cognyte is well positioned for long-term growth.”

“We closed our fiscal year with another quarter of double-digit revenue growth, significant improvement in profitability and strengthening our balance sheet,” said David Abadi, Cognyte’s chief financial officer. “For fiscal 2026, we expect another year of double-digit revenue growth with profitability growing significantly faster than the top line.”

FYE26 Outlook

Our outlook for the year ending January 31, 2026 (“FYE26” and “Fiscal 2026”) is as follows:

• Revenue: $392 million at the midpoint with a range of +/-2%, representing approximately 12% growth from previous year revenue.
• Adjusted EBITDA: Approximately $43 million at the midpoint of our revenue outlook.
• Non-GAAP Diluted EPS: $0.16 at the midpoint of our revenue outlook.

Additional Financial and Operational Data for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended January 31, 2025

• FYE25 Total Software revenue increased by $28.1 million to $306.7 million, compared to last fiscal year, aligned with our growth strategy.
• Q4 FYE25 and FYE25 Software revenue increased by $6.0 million and by $12.3 million, respectively, compared to the same periods last year. The increase was driven by increased sales of appliance software, perpetual licenses and, to a lesser degree, subscriptions.
• Q4 FYE25 and FYE25 Software services revenue increased by $3.6 million and $15.8 million, respectively, compared to the same periods last year.
• Q4 FYE25 and FYE25 Professional services and other revenue increased by $1.2 million and $9.1 million, respectively, compared to the same period last year. The increase during FYE25 was primarily related to the timing and scale of deployments.
• Q4 FYE25 Recurring Revenue⁽¹⁾ increased by 10.3% to $47.3 million, compared to the same period last year.
• Q4 FYE25 Non-GAAP Gross profit and margin were $67.6 million and 71.5%, respectively, an increase of $9.8 million and 250 bps improvement compared to the same period last year.
• Q4 FYE25 Billings⁽²⁾ were $95.0 million, consistent with last year.
• Total Backlog⁽³⁾ at the end of Q4 FYE25 was $415.5 million and short-term Backlog was $227.9 million.
• Total RPO⁽⁴⁾ $545.8 million at the end of Q4 FYE25.
• Short-term RPO⁽⁴⁾ at the end of Q4 FYE25 increased to $335.3 million, providing solid visibility into FYE26 revenue.

For information about the non-GAAP financial measure or key metric, please see “Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics” at the end of this release.

(1) Recurring Revenue – Recurring revenue is comprised primarily of revenue from support contracts as well as revenue from subscription offerings.

(2) Billings – Revenue plus the change in contract liabilities, contract assets and unbilled balances.

(3) Backlog represents unbilled amounts contracted under contracts deemed certain to be invoiced.

(4) RPO, or remaining performance obligations, represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods.

Conference Call Information

We will conduct a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss our results for the three months and full year ended January 31, 2025. A real-time webcast of the conference call with presentation slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of Cognyte’s website. Those interested in participating in the question-and-answer session need to register here to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call seamlessly. It is recommended that you join 10 minutes prior to the event start (although you may register and dial in at any time during the call). An archived webcast of the conference call will also be available in the “Investors” section of the company’s website.

Analyst & Investor Day

Cognyte’s senior leadership team will host a virtual Analyst & Investor Day on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET. The event will provide a deeper look into our solutions, the challenges our customers face and how our technology helps them succeed. The event will also feature insights into market dynamics from third-party experts and customers along with our own perspective on industry trends and Cognyte’s positioning. We will also share our long-term financial targets, outlining how we plan to scale revenue and drive profitability. The day will end with a Q&A session. Members of the financial community are encouraged to register for the webcast on Cognyte’s Investor Relations webpage under Upcoming Events. Those interested in participating in the question-and-answer session need to register here to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call seamlessly. It is recommended that you join 10 minutes prior to the event start (although you may register and dial in at any time during the call).

A webcast replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the live event.

About Cognyte Software Ltd.

Cognyte is a leading software-led technology company, focused on solutions for data processing and investigative analytics which allow customers to generate actionable intelligence from their data, thereby enabling a safer world. Cognyte’s solutions empower law enforcement, national security, national and military intelligence agencies, and other organizations to navigate an increasingly complex landscape. With offerings that leverage state-of-the-art technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data analytics and advanced machine learning, Cognyte enables smarter, faster decisions for successful outcomes. Hundreds of customers rely on Cognyte solutions to uncover critical insights from past events and anticipate emerging threats. By harnessing AI-driven intelligence, Cognyte accelerates investigations with exceptional speed and accuracy while enabling customers to better anticipate, predict and mitigate threats with greater precision. Learn more at www.cognyte.com.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics

This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures and other key metrics. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures and other key metrics, including the reasons management uses each measure and metric, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures presented for completed periods to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, please see the tables below as well as “Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this press release.

Our non-GAAP outlook for FYE26 excludes the following GAAP measures for which we are able to provide a range of probable significance:

• Stock-based compensation is expected to be between approximately $18.0 and $20.0 million, assuming market prices for our ordinary shares are generally consistent with current levels.

For additional information about our expectations for FYE26, please refer to the Q4 FYE25 conference call we will conduct on April 2, 2025.

Our non-GAAP outlook unless otherwise specified, reflects foreign currency exchange rates approximately consistent with current rates, and does not include the potential impact of any business acquisitions that may close after the date hereof.

We are unable, without unreasonable effort, to provide a reconciliation for other GAAP measures which are excluded from our non-GAAP outlook, including the impact of future business acquisitions or acquisition expenses, future restructuring expenses, and non-GAAP income tax adjustments due to the level of unpredictability and uncertainty associated with these items. For these same reasons, we are unable to assess the probable significance of these excluded items. While historical results may not be indicative of future results, actual amounts for the three months and twelve months ended January 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, for the GAAP measures excluded from our non-GAAP outlook appear in Table 4 of this press release.

Caution About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect relating to Cognyte. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from current expectations include, among others: uncertainties regarding the impact of changes in macroeconomic and/or global conditions; risks related to geopolitical changes and investor visibility constraints; risks related to new tariffs and retaliatory measures that may adversely affect the economy and reduce government spending; risks related to the impact of inflation and related volatility on our financial performance; risks relating to adverse changes to the regulatory constraints to which we are subject; risks related to the impact of disruptions to the global supply chain; risks resulting from health crises; risks related to conditions in Israel including Israel’s conflict with Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the region since October 7, 2023; risks associated with customer concentration and challenges associated with our ability to accurately forecast revenue and expenses; risks associated with political and reputational factors related to our business or operations; risks associated with our ability to keep pace with technological advances and challenges and evolving industry standards; risks relating to proprietary rights infringement claims; risks relating to defects, operational problems, or vulnerability to cyber-attacks of our products or any of the components used in our products; risks related to the strengths of our intellectual property rights protection; risks that we may be unable to establish and maintain relationships with key resellers, partners, and system integrators and risks associated with our reliance on third-party suppliers for certain components, products or services; risks due to the aggressive competition in all of our markets; challenges associated with our long sales cycles and with the sophisticated nature of our solutions; risks associated with our ability or costs to retain, recruit and train qualified personnel; risks relating to our ability to properly manage investments in our business and operations, execute on growth or strategic initiatives; risks associated with acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships or alliances; risk of security vulnerabilities or lapses, including cyber-attacks, information technology system breaches, failures or disruptions; risks associated with the mishandling or perceived mishandling of sensitive, confidential or classified information; risks associated with our failure to comply with laws; risks associated with our credit facilities or that we may experience liquidity or working capital issues and related risks that financing sources may be unavailable to us on reasonable terms; risks associated with changing tax laws and regulations, tax rates, and the continuing availability of expected tax benefits in the countries in which we operate; risks associated with our significant international operations, including due to our Israeli operations, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, and exposure to regions subject to political or economic instability; risks associated with complex and changing regulatory environments relating to our operations and the markets we operate in; risks relating to the adequacy of our existing infrastructure, systems, processes, policies, procedures, internal controls and personnel for our current and future operations and reporting needs; risks related to the tax treatment of our spin-off from Verint; risks related to our share repurchase program, and risks associated with different corporate governance requirements applicable to Israeli companies and risks associated with being a foreign private issuer; and other risks set forth and in Section 3.D – “Risk Factors” in our latest annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 2, 2025, and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. In addition, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements that we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release are inherently uncertain and may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Any forward-looking statement made in this press release speaks only as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances, or any other reason.

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Contact:

Investor Relations
Dean Ridlon
Cognyte Software
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