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Thryv Raises SaaS Revenue Guidance and Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

By Thryv Contributor | 08.11.21 | 6 min read

SaaS Revenue Grows 32% Year-Over-Year

DALLAS, August 11, 2021 – Thryv Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRY) (“Thryv” or the “Company”), the provider of Thryv® software, the end-to-end client experience platform for growing small businesses, announced financial results for the second quarter 2021. The Company has also raised its 2021 outlook for its SaaS segment.

“During Q2, we saw strong and continued growth in our SaaS business,” said Joe Walsh, CEO and president of Thryv. “Small businesses are moving to the cloud and we are providing them the tools they need to automate and modernize their businesses. As a result of our efforts, we are seeing accelerated growth and we are raising our SaaS revenue guidance for 2021.”

“We see clients putting their faith in us as they take that leap to manage and grow their business using modern small business software. Small businesses need an end-to-end solution, not several different point solutions. Multiple solutions are expensive and are difficult to manage. Thryv provides the frictionless and simplified experience small businesses need.”

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

  • U.S. SaaS revenue was $41.4 million, a 32.3% increase year-over-year
  • U.S. Marketing Services revenue was $202.8 million
  • Thryv International Marketing Services revenue was $46.9 million, net of a $27.8 million deferred revenue purchase price accounting adjustment
  • Consolidated total revenue was $291.0 million
  • Consolidated net income was $24.4 million
  • Consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $96.8 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 33.2%
  • Consolidated gross profit was $178.4 million
  • Consolidated adjusted gross profit was $195.3 million

Additional US Business Highlights

  • SaaS ARPU increased to $323 for the second quarter of 2021, compared to $232 in the second quarter of 2020
  • Total SaaS clients increased sequentially to 45 thousand for the second quarter of 2021
  • SaaS monthly churn was 2.1% for the second quarter of 2021, compared to 3.0% for the second quarter of 2020
  • Net Dollar Retention improved 18 percentage points to 92% at end of the second quarter of 2021, when compared to the second quarter of 2020
  • SaaS active users and usage frequency reached new all-time high as daily and weekly active users increased 27% year-over-year
  • Thryv added to Russell 2000 Index

Outlook:
The Company is updating guidance for fiscal year 2021 as indicated below.

  • U.S. SaaS year over year revenue guidance is raised to 21 to 23%, from the prior increase in the mid to upper teens.
    • In dollars, the guidance was raised to $157 – $160 million, up from the previously announced $151 – $153 million
  • U.S Marketing Services revenue range raised to $750 – $770 million, up from the previously announced $740 – $760 million
  • Thryv International, which reflects the acquisition of Sensis Holdings, is maintaining guidance for the remainder of the year.(1)

(1) Thryv International includes Sensis Pty Ltd (“Sensis”) results subsequent to the March 1, 2021 acquisition date.

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may materially differ. Refer to the “Forward-Looking Statements” section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to materially differ from these forward-looking statements.

Earnings Conference Call Information
Thryv will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2021 results. The conference call will be available via the Internet at www.thryv.com. There will be several slides accompanying the webcast. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary software. The recorded webcast will also be available on the Company’s website.

If you are unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available. To access the replay, please dial (800) 585-8367 or (416) 621-4642 and enter “5092525.”

Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements included in this release constitute forward-looking statements. Statements that include the words “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “forecast”, “estimate”, “expect”, “preliminary”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “outlook”, “future”, “forward”, “guidance” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations with respect to our financial performance and future events with respect to our business and industry in general. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the risks related to the following: risks related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity to fund operations; the Company’s future operating and financial performance; the Company’s ability to consummate acquisitions, or, if consummated, to successfully integrate acquired businesses into the Company’s operations, the Company’s ability to recognize the benefits of acquisitions, or the failure of an acquired company to achieve its plans and objectives; limitations on our operating and strategic flexibility and the ability to operate our business, finance our capital needs or expand business strategies under the terms of our credit facilities; our ability to retain existing business and obtain and retain new business; general economic or business conditions affecting the markets we serve; declining use of print yellow page directories by consumers; our ability to collect trade receivables from clients to whom we extend credit; credit risk associated with our reliance on small and medium sized businesses as clients; our ability to attract and retain key managers; increased competition in our markets; our ability to obtain future financing due to changes in the lending markets or our financial position; our ability to maintain agreements with major Internet search and local media companies; reduced advertising spending and increased contract cancellations by our clients, which causes reduced revenue; and our ability to anticipate or respond effectively to changes in technology and consumer preferences. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements.

If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. For these reasons, we caution you against relying on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Thryv Holdings, Inc.
The company owns the easy-to-use Thryv® end-to-end customer experience software built for small business that helps over 40,000 SaaS clients with the daily demands of running a business. With Thryv, they can get the job, manage the job and get credit. Thryv’s award-winning platform provides modernized business functions, allowing small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to reach more customers, stay organized, get paid faster and generate reviews. These include building a digital customer database, automated marketing through email and text, updating business listings across the internet, scheduling online appointments, sending notifications and reminders, managing ratings and reviews, generating estimates and invoices and processing payments.

Thryv supports franchise operators and multi-location business owners with Hub by Thryv™, a software console that enables business managers to oversee their operations using the Thryv software.

Thryv also connects local businesses to consumer services through our search, display and social media management products, our print directories featuring The Real Yellow Pages® tagline, and our local search portals, which operate under the DexKnows.com®, Superpages.com® and Yellowpages.com URLs and reach some 35 million monthly visitors. For more information about the company, visit thryv.com.

Thryv delivers business services to more than 400,000 SMBs globally that enable them to compete and win in today’s economy.

Thryv acquired Sensis, Australia’s leading digital, marketing and directory services provider, which helps Australians connect and engage through its leading platforms, digital consumer businesses (Yellow™, White Pages™, TrueLocal™ and Whereis™), search engine marketing and optimization services, website products, social, data and mapping solutions, and through its digital agency Found™. Sensis is also Australia’s largest print directory publisher including the Yellow Pages™ and White Pages™.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Sensis has a sales presence in all states and territories across Australia.

Learn more about Thryv on LinkedIn and Medium.

Media Contact:
Paige Blankenship
Thryv, Inc.
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Investor Contact:
Cameron Lessard
Thryv, Inc.
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KJ Christopher
Thryv, Inc.
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