Earnings Release
Q2 FY21
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stock-based activities. We believe the presentation of operating results that exclude these non-
cash or non-recurring items provides useful supplemental information to investors and facilitates
the analysis of our operating results and comparison of operating results across reporting
periods.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net loss excluding: (1) depreciation and amortization; (2)
interest income, net; (3) stock-based compensation; (4) income tax expense; and (5) payroll tax
expense related to stock-based activities. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted
EBITDA divided by revenue.
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as net cash used in
operating activities, less cash used for purchases of property, equipment, and software, and
capitalized internal-use software costs. We exclude purchases of property, equipment and
software, and capitalized internal-use software costs as we consider these capital expenditures
to be a necessary component of our ongoing operations.
Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial
measures are included in the Appendix.
Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of
historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can
identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “can,” “could,” “would,”
“should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “objective,” “target,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms, or other
comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These forward-looking
statements include statements regarding: the growing adoption and impact of our platform
around the world; trends in the online learning market, including with respect to institutions using
online learning for skilling at scale; trends in the higher education market, including learner
interest in online credentials as a pathway into digital roles; our ability to assemble a broad
catalog of content and credentials; our ability to differentiate from our competitors; demand for
online learning, including for skills to compete in today’s economy, and our ability to meet the
needs of learners and institutions; anticipated features and benefits of our content and platform
offerings, including partner adoption of and satisfaction with content ingestion, pricing and
access to our content and platform offerings, and mobile device compatibility and download
options; our ability to scale our business; and our financial outlook, future financial performance,
and expectations, among others. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of
activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed
or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are