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Exhibit 99.1
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Clearwater Analytics Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Record Quarterly Revenue of $84.6 Million, Up 20% Year-Over-Year
Adjusted EBITDA of $22.5 Million
Net Revenue Retention Rate of 106%


BOISE, Idaho — May 4, 2023 — Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWAN) (“Clearwater Analytics” or the “Company”), a leading provider of SaaS-based investment accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“I’m extremely proud of our team’s continued focus on client success,” said Sandeep Sahai, Chief Executive Officer. “During the recent banking challenges, our clients were able to make effective investment decisions because of the transparency that we provide. Responding to rapidly changing market conditions, our teams reacted quickly and effectively. We gave concerned clients the knowledge and reassurance that they can rely on our platform for risk evaluation and cash flow forecasting on a daily basis, regardless of external conditions. We provide this value not only to our existing clients, but to clients who fully migrated to our platform during the quarter, including UBS, Athora, Corvid Peak, and DARAG. Our success this quarter is a direct result of our cross-functional efforts that consistently deliver better data, and drive better processes and decisions. Without a doubt, Clearwater and all our clients are better together.”
First Quarter 2023 Financial Results Summary
•Revenue: Total revenue for the first quarter of 2023 reached $84.6 million, an increase of 19.5%, from $70.8 million in the first quarter of 2022. Results for the first quarter of 2023 reflect the JUMP Technology acquisition that closed in December 2022.
•Gross Profit: Gross profit for the first quarter of 2023 was $59.8 million, compared with $49.6 million in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross profit for the first quarter of 2023 was $64.2 million, which equates to a 75.9% non-GAAP gross margin.
•Net Income/(Loss): Net loss for the first quarter of 2023 was $5.4 million compared with net income of $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2022. Net loss for the first quarter included total equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes of $24.5 million, including $5.5 million related to the JUMP Technology acquisition, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2023 increased by 37.6% to $17.6 million from $12.8 million in the first quarter of 2022.
•Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2023 was $22.5 million, compared with $18.9 million in the first quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the first quarter of 2023 was 26.6%.
•Cash Flows: Operating cash flows for the first quarter were $7.9 million. Free cash flows for the first quarter of 2023 increased by 32.6% to $6.2 million from $4.7 million in the first quarter of 2022.
•Net Loss Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share attributable to Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.: Net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.02 in the first quarter of 2023. Non-GAAP net income per basic share was $0.09, and non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.07 in the first quarter of 2023.
•Cash, cash equivalents, and investments were $256.8 million as of March 31, 2023. Total debt, net of debt issuance cost, was $49.9 million as of March 31, 2023.


First Quarter 2023 Key Metrics Summary
•Annualized Recurring Revenue: As of March 31, 2023, annualized recurring revenue (“ARR”) reached $337.4 million, an increase of 17.5% from $287.1 million as of March 31, 2022.
ARR is calculated at the end of a period by dividing the recurring revenue in the last month of such period by the number of days in the month and multiplying by 365.
•Gross Revenue Retention Rate: As of March 31, 2023, the gross revenue retention rate was 97%, compared to 98% as of March 31, 2022.
Gross revenue retention rate represents annual contract value (“ACV”) at the beginning of the 12-month period ended on the reporting date less client attrition over the prior 12-month period, divided by ACV at the beginning of the 12-month period, expressed as a percentage. ACV is comprised of annualized recurring revenue plus contracted-not-billed revenue, which represents the estimated annual contracted revenue for new and existing client opportunities prior to revenue recognition.
•Net Revenue Retention Rate: As of March 31, 2023, the net revenue retention rate was 106%, which is unchanged from December 31, 2022.
Net revenue retention rate is the percentage of recurring revenue from clients on the platform for 12 months and includes changes from the addition, removal, or value of assets on our platform, contractual changes that have an impact to annualized recurring revenues and lost revenue from client attrition.
Recent Business Highlights
•Clearwater Analytics announced new asset manager clients, including Bank of America Private Bank, Merrill Lynch and others. Also in the first quarter, we expanded our footprint within existing clients and added marquee clients such as Alaska Permanent Capital Management Company, Arrowood Indemnity Company, Becker Capital Management, Elastic, Pacific Biosciences of California, Plug Power, Robinhood Markets, Royal Neighbors of America, and Sutter County, CA.
•Clearwater Analytics will host Clearwater Connect in London on June 14, 2023, where current and prospective users will have the opportunity to significantly enhance their knowledge of the world’s most comprehensive investment accounting solution.
•Clearwater Analytics continued to receive industry recognition for its innovative investment accounting solution, winning several industry awards, including:
◦the 2023 FinTech Breakthrough Award for Best Overall Accounting Platform award recognizing the top companies, technologies, and products in the global FinTech market today.
◦the IFRS 9 Solution Provider of the Year award from Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2023 for helping financial institutions streamline their investment operations, maximize their investment portfolio data, and be successful as they implement IFRS 9.
◦the 2022 SaaS Leadership Award honoring Clearwater CMO Susan Ganeshan as one of the cloud’s top marketing and customer success executives.


Second Quarter and Full Year 2023 Guidance
Second Quarter 2023Full Year 2023
Revenue$87.5 million$362 million to $364 million
Year-over-Year Growth %~19%~19% to 20%
Adjusted EBITDA$22.8 million$97 million to $98 million
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes~$80 million
Equity-based compensation expense related to JUMP Technology acquisition~$25 million
Depreciation and Amortization~$9 million
Non-GAAP effective tax rate25%
Diluted non-GAAP share count~255 million
Certain components of the guidance given above are provided on a non-GAAP basis only without providing a reconciliation to guidance provided on a GAAP basis. Information is presented in this manner, consistent with Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rules, because the preparation of such a reconciliation could not be accomplished without “unreasonable efforts.” The Company does not have access to certain information that would be necessary to provide such a reconciliation, including non-recurring items that are not indicative of the Company’s ongoing operations. The Company does not believe that this information is likely to be significant to an assessment of the Company’s ongoing operations.
Conference Call Details
Clearwater Analytics will hold a conference call and webcast on May 4, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss first quarter 2023 financial results, provide a general business update, and respond to analyst questions.
A live webcast of the call will also be available on the Company’s investor relations website. Please visit investors.clearwateranalytics.com at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the event to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
If you are unable to participate live, a replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call on the Company’s investor relations website, along with the earnings press release, and related financial tables.
About Clearwater Analytics 
Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), a global, industry-leading SaaS solution, automates the entire investment lifecycle. With a single instance, multi-tenant architecture, Clearwater offers award-winning investment portfolio planning, performance reporting, data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, compliance, risk, and order management. Each day, leading insurers, asset managers, corporations, and governments use Clearwater’s trusted data to drive efficient, scalable investing on more than $6.4 trillion in assets spanning traditional and alternative asset types. Additional information about Clearwater can be found at clearwateranalytics.com.

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Investor Contact:
Joon Park | +1 415-906-9242 | investors@clearwateranalytics.com
Media Contact:
Claudia Cahill | +1 703-728-1221 | press@clearwateranalytics.com
Use of non-GAAP Information
This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted share, non-GAAP effective tax rate, diluted non-GAAP share count and free cash flow.


The non-GAAP measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. However, the Company believes that this non-GAAP information is useful as an additional means for investors to evaluate its operating performance, when reviewed in conjunction with its GAAP financial statements. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and, because these amounts are not determined in accordance with GAAP, they should not be used exclusively in evaluating the Company's business and operations. In addition, undue reliance should not be placed upon non-GAAP or operating information because this information is neither standardized across companies nor subjected to the same control activities and audit procedures that produce the Company's GAAP financial results.
The Company's non-GAAP statement of operations measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted share, non-GAAP effective tax rate, diluted non-GAAP share count and free cash flow, are adjusted to exclude the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items that management believes are not indicative of its ongoing operations. These adjusted measures exclude the impact of share-based compensation and eliminate potential differences in results of operations between periods caused by factors such as financing and capital structures, taxation positions or regimes, restructuring, impairment and other charges. Please refer to the reconciliations of these measures below to what the Company believes are the most directly comparable measures evaluated in accordance with GAAP.
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include information concerning the Company's possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, technology developments, financing and investment plans, dividend policy, competitive position, industry, economic and regulatory environment, potential growth opportunities and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond Clearwater Analytics’ control, that may cause the Company's actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from Clearwater Analytics’ current expectations and include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to keep pace with rapid technological change and competitors in its industry, the possibility that market volatility, a downturn in economic conditions or other factors may cause negative trends or fluctuations in the value of the assets on the Company’s platform, the Company's ability to manage growth, the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled employees, the possibility that the Company's solutions fail to perform properly, disruptions and failures in the Company's and third parties’ computer equipment, cloud-based services, electronic delivery systems, networks and telecommunications systems and infrastructure, the failure to protect the Company, its customers’ and/or its vendors’ confidential information and/or intellectual property, claims of infringement of others’ intellectual property, risk factors related to the Company’s acquisition of JUMP Technology, including the Company’s ability to (i) successfully integrate the operations and technology of JUMP Technology with those of the Company, (ii) retain and incentivize the management of JUMP Technology, and (iii) retain the clients of JUMP Technology, factors related to the Company's ownership structure and status as a “controlled company” as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed in Clearwater Analytics’ periodic public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to those discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed on March 3, 2023, and in other periodic reports filed by Clearwater Analytics with the SEC. These filings are available at www.sec.gov and on Clearwater Analytics’ website.
Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing Clearwater Analytics’ expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the time they are made. Clearwater Analytics does not undertake to and specifically declines any obligation to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of Clearwater Analytics.
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Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share amounts and per share amounts, unaudited)
March 31December 31
20232022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$220,845 $250,724 
Short-term investments19,229 4,890 
Accounts receivable, net78,931 72,575 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets29,986 28,157 
Total current assets348,991 356,346 
Property and equipment, net15,297 15,064 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net26,362 24,114 
Intangible assets, net28,866 29,456 
Goodwill43,838 43,791 
Long-term investments16,749 — 
Deferred contract costs, non-current6,022 6,563 
Other non-current assets5,265 6,608 
Total assets$491,390 $481,942 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$2,656 $3,092 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities35,357 42,119 
Notes payable, current portion2,750 2,750 
Operating lease liability, current portion6,446 5,851 
Tax receivable agreement liability, current portion12,200 12,200 
Total current liabilities59,409 66,012 
Notes payable, less current maturities and unamortized debt issuance costs47,826 48,492 
Operating lease liability, less current portion21,111 19,505 
Other long-term liabilities9,579 9,547 
Total liabilities137,925 143,556 
Stockholders' Equity
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 77,404,097 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023, 61,148,890 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022
77 61 
Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 1,414,251 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023, 1,439,251 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022
1 1 
Class C common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 42,553,686 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023, 47,377,587 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022
43 47 
Class D common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 119,957,656 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023, 130,083,755 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022
120 130 
Additional paid-in-capital470,326 455,320 
Accumulated other comprehensive income1,742 609 
Accumulated deficit(183,288)(186,647)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.289,021 269,521 
Non-controlling interests64,444 68,865 
Total stockholders' equity353,465 338,386 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$491,390 $481,942 


Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share amounts and per share amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20232022
Revenue$84,606 $70,778 
Cost of revenue(1)
24,825 21,172 
Gross profit59,781 49,606 
Operating expenses:
Research and development(1)
28,100 21,294 
Sales and marketing(1)
14,698 11,993 
General and administrative(1)
23,306 15,040 
Total operating expenses66,104 48,327 
Income (loss) from operations(6,323)1,279 
Interest (income) expense, net(1,356)429 
Other expense, net186 85 
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes(5,153)765 
Provision for income taxes264 237 
Net income (loss)(5,417)528 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests(1,033)130 
Net income (loss) attributable to Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.$(4,384)$398 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A and Class D common stockholders stock:
Basic$(0.02)$0.00 
Diluted$(0.02)$0.00 
Weighted average shares of Class A and Class D common stock outstanding:
Basic192,993,574178,517,480
Diluted192,993,574246,916,663

(1)Amounts include equity-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenue$2,243 $2,311 
Operating expenses:
Research and development4,655 4,305 
Sales and marketing3,965 3,296 
General and administrative12,337 5,964 
Total equity-based compensation expense$23,200 $15,876 


Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)$(5,417)$528 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization2,449 959 
Noncash operating lease cost1,852 1,540 
Equity-based compensation23,200 15,876 
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs1,201 965 
Amortization of debt issuance costs, included in interest expense70 69 
Deferred tax expense (benefit)(36)24 
Realized gain on investments(87)— 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net(6,139)(2,989)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(1,586)(1,113)
Deferred commissions(586)(811)
Accounts payable(295)(345)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities(6,691)(7,787)
Net cash provided by operating activities7,935 6,916 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment(1,717)(2,227)
Purchases of available-for-sale investments(34,161)— 
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments1,990 — 
Proceeds from maturities of investments1,242 — 
Net cash used in investing activities(32,646)(2,227)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of options2,693 5,613 
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards(7,275)— 
Repayments of borrowings(687)(687)
Payment of costs associated with the IPO— (214)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(5,269)4,712 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents101 (324)
Change in cash and cash equivalents during the period(29,879)9,077 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period250,724 254,597 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$220,845 $263,674 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest$1,350 $268 
Cash paid for income taxes$309 $370 
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expense$209 $— 
Tax distributions payable to Continuing Equity Owners included in accrued expenses$2,834 $11 


Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
(In thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net income (loss)$(5,417)(6 %)$528 1 %
Adjustments:
Interest (income) expense, net(1,356)(2 %)429 1 %
Depreciation and amortization2,449 3 %959 1 %
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes19,030 22 %15,876 22 %
Equity-based compensation expense related to JUMP acquisition5,477 6 %— — 
Other expenses(1)
2,358 3 %1,070 2 %
Adjusted EBITDA22,541 27 %18,862 27 %
Revenue$84,606 100 %$70,778 100 %
(1) Other expenses includes management fees to our investors, income taxes, foreign exchange gains and losses, tax receivable agreement expense and other expenses that are not reflective of our core operating performance including the costs to set up our Up-C structure and Tax Receivable Agreement, and transaction expenses including legal, accounting, and other expenses related to the Secondary Offering.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20232022
(in thousands)
Up-C structure expenses$— $158 
Transaction expenses1,293 — 
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses615 591 
Provision for income tax expense264 237 
Tax receivable agreement expense105 — 
Miscellaneous81 84 
Total other expenses$2,358 $1,070 


Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow
(In thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20232022
Net cash provided by operating activities$7,935 $6,916 
Less: Purchases of property and equipment1,717 2,227 
Free Cash Flow$6,218 $4,689 


Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information
(In thousands, except share amounts and per share amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20232022
Revenue$84,606 $70,778 
Gross profit$59,781 $49,606 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes2,475 2,311 
Depreciation and amortization1,964 606 
Gross profit, non-GAAP$64,220 $52,523 
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP76 %74 %
Cost of Revenue$24,825 $21,172 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes2,475 2,311 
Depreciation and amortization1,964 606 
Cost of revenue, non-GAAP$20,386 $18,255 
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP24 %26 %
Research and development$28,100 $21,294 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes4,764 4,305 
Equity-based compensation expense related to JUMP acquisition355 — 
Depreciation and amortization288 224 
Research and development, non-GAAP$22,693 $16,765 
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP27 %24 %
Sales and marketing$14,698 $11,993 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes4,325 3,296 
Depreciation and amortization153 66 
Sales and marketing, non-GAAP$10,220 $8,631 
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP12 %12 %
General and administrative$23,306 $15,040 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes7,466 5,964 
Equity-based compensation expense related to JUMP acquisition5,122 — 
Depreciation and amortization44 63 
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses615 591 
Transaction expenses1,293 — 
Up-C structure expenses— 158 
General and administrative, non-GAAP$8,766 $8,264 
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP10 %12 %


Income (loss) from operations$(6,323)$1,279 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes19,030 15,876 
Equity-based compensation expense related to JUMP acquisition5,477 — 
Depreciation and amortization2,449 959 
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses615 591 
Transaction expenses1,293 — 
Up-C structure expenses— 158 
Income from operations, non-GAAP$22,541 $18,863 
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP27 %27 %
Net income (loss)$(5,417)$528 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes19,030 15,876 
Equity-based compensation expense related to JUMP acquisition5,477 — 
Depreciation and amortization2,449 959 
Tax receivable agreement expense105 — 
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses615 591 
Transaction expenses1,293 — 
Up-C structure expenses— 158 
Tax impacts of adjustments to net loss(1)
(5,954)(5,321)
Net income, non-GAAP$17,598 $12,791 
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP21 %18 %
Net income per share - basic, non-GAAP$0.09 $0.07 
Net income per share - diluted, non-GAAP$0.07 $0.05 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic192,993,574178,517,480
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted252,378,797251,165,707
(1)The estimated non-GAAP effective tax rate was 25% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and has been used to adjust the provision for income taxes for non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share.