EXHIBIT 99.1

Yext, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results

Third Quarter Revenue Increased 17% Year-over-Year to $89.1 Million
Unearned Revenue Increased 20% Year-over-Year to $129 Million
Cash and Cash Equivalents of $209 Million as of October 31, 2020
Issues Guidance for Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021

NEW YORK, December 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud company, today announced its results for the three months ended October 31, 2020, or the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2021.
“We had a solid third quarter, indicating that people are hungry for a disruption in search. We're on a mission to bring modern search to every business website on the planet, and we're now closer to realizing that goal," said Howard Lerman, Founder and CEO of Yext. "In addition to helping more businesses than ever before drive more branded searches on their own websites, we're continuing to stay laser focused on sales efficiency.”
Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Highlights:
Revenue of $89.1 million, a 17% increase compared to the $76.4 million reported in the third quarter fiscal 2020.
Gross Profit of $67.4 million, a 20% increase compared to the $56.0 million reported in the third quarter fiscal 2020. Gross margin of 75.7% compared to 73.3% reported in third quarter fiscal 2020.
Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Loss:
Net loss of $22.0 million compared to the net loss of $42.7 million in the third quarter fiscal 2020.
Non-GAAP net loss of $2.8 million compared to the non-GAAP net loss of $21.6 million in the third quarter fiscal 2020.
Net Loss Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share:
Net loss per share of $0.18 compared to net loss per share of $0.38 in the third quarter fiscal 2020.
Non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.02 compared to non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.19 in the third quarter fiscal 2020.
Net loss per share and non-GAAP net loss per share were based on 120.7 million and 113.5 million weighted-average basic shares outstanding for the third quarter fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, respectively.
Balance Sheet: Cash and cash equivalents of $209 million as of October 31, 2020. Unearned revenue of $129 million as of October 31, 2020, a 20% increase compared to $108 million as of October 31, 2019.
Remaining Performance Obligations ("RPO"): RPO of $285 million as of October 31, 2020. RPO expected to be recognized over the next 24 months of $265 million with the remaining balance expected to be recognized thereafter. RPO does not include amounts under contract subject to certain accounting exclusions.
Cash Flow: Net cash used in operating activities was $7.4 million for the three months ended October 31, 2020 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $31.8 million for the same period of fiscal 2020.
Readers are encouraged to review the tables labeled "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release.
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Recent Business Highlights:
Announced the general availability of "Hitchhikers," a comprehensive training program and community for professionals, including Yext clients and partners, looking to grow their business through custom website enhancements and search-powered solutions.
Announced that Yext Answers won a Global Search Award in the Best Software Innovation category by a panel of search industry leaders and experts.
Announced our Fall '20 Release introducing several enhancements to the Yext platform.
Named a Top 15 Workplace on Fortune's 2020 Best Workplaces in New York List.
Appointed Hillary Smith, Operating Partner at Craft Ventures, to its Board of Directors, effective October 21, 2020.
Announced that Yext Answers expanded its global footprint and is now available in Japanese.
Announced the launch of our WordPress Answers Connector, a plugin that allows WordPress users to seamlessly integrate Yext Answers into WordPress pages.
Customer count, which excludes our small business and third-party reseller customers, increased 28% year-over-year to nearly 2,300 as of October 31, 2020.
Structured facts in the Yext Knowledge Graph increased 58% year-over-year to over 405 million as of October 31, 2020.
Annual recurring revenue, or ARR, increased 18% year-over-year to $346 million as of October 31, 2020, compared to $293 million as of October 31, 2019.

Financial Outlook:
Yext is also providing the following guidance for its fourth fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2021.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021 Outlook:
Revenue is projected to be in the range of $87 million to $89 million.
Non-GAAP net loss per share is projected to be $0.10 to $0.08 which assumes 123.3 million weighted-average basic shares outstanding.
Conference Call Information
Yext will host a conference call today at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time (1:30 P.M. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results with the investment community. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Yext Investor Relations website at http://investors.yext.com. A live dial-in is available domestically at (877) 883-0383 and internationally at (412) 902-6506, passcode 2822335.
A replay will be available domestically at (877) 344-7529 or internationally at (412) 317-0088, passcode 10149775, until midnight (ET) December 10, 2020.
About Yext
The ultimate source for official answers about a business online should be the business itself. However, when consumers ask questions on company websites, too often they are left in the dark with wrong answers. Yext (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud, solves this problem by organizing a business's facts so it can provide official answers to consumer questions — wherever people search. Starting with the company website, then extending across search engines and voice assistants, businesses around the world, like T-Mobile, Jaguar Land Rover, BBVA USA, and Kiehl’s — as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department and World Health Organization — trust Yext to radically improve the search experience on their websites and across the entire search ecosystem.
Yext’s mission is to help businesses and organizations around the world deliver official answers everywhere people search. Yext has been named a Best Place to Work by Fortune and Great Place to Work®, as well as a Best Workplace for Women. Yext is headquartered in New York City with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, London, Miami, Milan, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo, and the Washington, D.C. area — and work-from-home offices all around the world.

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Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This release includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding our revenue, non-GAAP net loss and shares outstanding for our fourth quarter fiscal 2021 in the paragraphs under "Financial Outlook" above, statements regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations and other statements regarding our expectations regarding the growth of our company, our market opportunity, sales efficiency efforts and our industry. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "intend," "potential," "might," "would," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Actual events or results may differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and these differences may be material and adverse.
We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this release primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, strategy, short- and long-term business operations, prospects, business strategy and financial needs. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. and global markets, our business, operations, financial results, cash flow, demand for our products, sales cycles, and customer acquisition and retention; our ability to renew existing customers and attract new customers generally; our ability to successfully expand and compete in new geographies and industry verticals; our ability to maintain and scale our sales force; our ability to expand our service and application provider network; our ability to develop new product and platform offerings to expand our market opportunity, including with Yext Answers; our ability to release new products and updates that are adopted by our customers; our ability to manage our growth effectively; changes to our real estate strategy, in particular the timing and size of our capital expenditures related to new facilities; weakened or changing global economic conditions; the number of options exercised by our employees and former employees; and the accuracy of the assumptions and estimates underlying our financial projections. For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to the risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available at http://investors.yext.com and on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in other filings we make with the SEC from time to time. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements made in this release relate only to events as of the date on which such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof or to conform such statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Measurements
In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses (sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative), non-GAAP operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of total revenue, which are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP as they have been adjusted to exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue, and non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of total revenue are ratios calculated by dividing the applicable non-GAAP financial measure by total revenue. Non-GAAP net loss per
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share is defined as non-GAAP net loss on a per share basis. See "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a discussion of the applicable weighted-average shares outstanding.
We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and other users of our financial information consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations. With respect to non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue, and non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of total revenue, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our profitability relative to the amount of revenue generated, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense. We also believe non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry, as these metrics eliminate the effects of stock-based compensation, which may vary for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and to communicate with our Board of Directors concerning our financial performance. Our definition may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish this or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
These non-GAAP financial measures may be limited in their usefulness because they do not present the full economic effect of our use of stock-based compensation. We compensate for these limitations by providing investors and other users of our financial information a reconciliation of non-GAAP net loss to net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share to net loss per share and non-GAAP net loss margin to net loss margin, the most closely related GAAP financial measures. However, we have not reconciled the non-GAAP guidance measures disclosed under "Financial Outlook" to their corresponding GAAP measures because certain reconciling items such as stock-based compensation and the corresponding provision for income taxes depend on factors such as the stock price at the time of award of future grants and thus cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations to the non-GAAP guidance measures is not available without unreasonable effort. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share in conjunction with net loss and net loss per share.
Operating Metrics
This press release also includes certain operating metrics that we believe are useful in providing additional information in assessing the overall performance of our business.
Customer count is defined as the total number of customers with contracts executed as of the last day of the reporting period and a unique administrative account identifier on the Yext platform. We believe that customer count provides insight into our ability to grow our enterprise and mid-market customer base. As such, customer count excludes third-party reseller customers and small businesses customers as well as customers only receiving free trials.
Structured facts represent all of the discrete data elements provided by our customers and stored in the Yext Knowledge Graph. For example, a customer's opening hours from Monday through Friday are reflected as five structured facts. We believe the number of structured facts provides insight into our customers’ level of engagement of our platform.
Annual recurring revenue, or ARR, is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts executed as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount. The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription and excludes amounts related to overages above the contractual minimum commitment. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature. ARR is independent of historical revenue, unearned revenue, remaining performance obligations or any other GAAP financial measure over any period. It should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, these measures and other measures
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prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe ARR provides insight into the performance of our recurring revenue business model while mitigating for fluctuations in billing and contract terms.

For Further Information Contact:
Investor Relations:
Yuka Broderick
IR@yext.com

Public Relations:
Amanda Kontor
PR@yext.com
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YEXT, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2020January 31, 2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$208,996 $256,076 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,754 and $995, respectively
48,687 80,583 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets17,631 12,730 
Costs to obtain revenue contracts, current29,114 28,423 
Total current assets304,428 377,812 
Restricted cash— 12,100 
Property and equipment, net71,948 26,200 
Operating lease right-of-use assets106,889 111,973 
Costs to obtain revenue contracts, non-current21,046 26,051 
Goodwill4,714 4,534 
Intangible assets, net886 1,343 
Other long term assets5,030 3,607 
Total assets$514,941 $563,620 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities $47,633 $59,482 
Unearned revenue, current128,709 176,806 
Operating lease liabilities, current6,801 8,640 
Total current liabilities183,143 244,928 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current123,651 115,187 
Other long term liabilities 7,484 2,293 
Total liabilities314,278 362,408 
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized at October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020; zero shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020— — 
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized at October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020; 128,681,015 and 122,335,709 shares issued at October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020, respectively; 122,175,681 and 115,830,375 shares outstanding at October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020, respectively
129 122 
Additional paid-in capital711,413 636,008 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)60 (360)
Accumulated deficit(499,034)(422,653)
Treasury stock, at cost(11,905)(11,905)
Total stockholders’ equity200,663 201,212 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$514,941 $563,620 

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YEXT, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three months ended October 31,Nine months ended October 31,
2020201920202019
Revenue$89,061 $76,370 $262,467 $217,451 
Cost of revenue21,639 20,366 64,807 56,108 
Gross profit67,422 56,004 197,660 161,343 
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing56,646 61,969 171,215 160,738 
Research and development14,475 13,011 43,641 35,603 
General and administrative18,061 23,857 57,993 57,392 
Total operating expenses89,182 98,837 272,849 253,733 
Loss from operations(21,760)(42,833)(75,189)(92,390)
Interest income1,129 524 3,412 
Interest expense(184)(81)(475)(213)
Other expense, net(38)(682)(545)(1,091)
Loss from operations before income taxes(21,973)(42,467)(75,685)(90,282)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes(68)(250)(696)(685)
Net loss$(22,041)$(42,717)$(76,381)$(90,967)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.18)$(0.38)$(0.64)$(0.82)
Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted 120,721,555 113,464,608 118,594,452 110,610,473 
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment$(497)$1,585 $420 $1,000 
Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities, net— (2)— 40 
Total comprehensive loss$(22,538)$(41,134)$(75,961)$(89,927)

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YEXT, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Nine months ended October 31,
20202019
Operating activities:
Net loss
$(76,381)$(90,967)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense
7,539 5,836 
Bad debt expense
2,376 297 
Stock-based compensation expense
53,889 50,917 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
9,367 8,039 
Other, net589 (7)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
30,302 15,908 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(5,023)888 
Costs to obtain revenue contracts
4,743 (6,196)
Other long term assets
(1,350)(1,681)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
(7,192)3,161 
Unearned revenue
(49,592)(27,531)
Operating lease liabilities2,526 (1,576)
Other long term liabilities
4,485 478 
Net cash used in operating activities
(23,722)(42,434)
Investing activities:
Maturities of marketable securities
— 51,197 
Capital expenditures
(53,946)(7,347)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(53,946)43,850 
Financing activities:
Proceeds from common stock offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions
— 147,000 
Payments of common stock deferred offering costs
— (530)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
13,145 12,513 
Payments of deferred financing costs
(869)(260)
Proceeds, net from employee stock purchase plan withholdings
4,811 5,078 
Net cash provided by financing activities
17,087 163,801 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
1,401 (118)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(59,180)165,099 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
268,176 91,755 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$208,996 $256,854 
Supplemental reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
(in thousands)
October 31, 2020October 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents
$208,996 $244,754 
Restricted cash
— 12,100 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$208,996 $256,854 

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YEXT, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three months ended October 31, 2020
Costs and expensesGAAPStock-Based Compensation ExpenseNon-GAAP
Cost of revenue$21,639 $(1,513)$20,126 
Sales and marketing$56,646 $(9,410)$47,236 
Research and development$14,475 $(4,228)$10,247 
General and administrative$18,061 $(4,136)$13,925 

Three months ended October 31, 2019
Costs and expensesGAAPStock-Based Compensation ExpenseNon-GAAP
Cost of revenue$20,366 $(1,176)$19,190 
Sales and marketing$61,969 $(8,604)$53,365 
Research and development$13,011 $(3,630)$9,381 
General and administrative$23,857 $(7,682)$16,175 


Nine months ended October 31, 2020
Costs and expensesGAAPStock-Based Compensation ExpenseNon-GAAP
Cost of revenue$64,807 $(4,053)$60,754 
Sales and marketing$171,215 $(25,151)$146,064 
Research and development$43,641 $(12,104)$31,537 
General and administrative$57,993 $(12,581)$45,412 

Nine months ended October 31, 2019
Costs and expensesGAAPStock-Based Compensation ExpenseNon-GAAP
Cost of revenue$56,108 $(2,982)$53,126 
Sales and marketing$160,738 $(23,673)$137,065 
Research and development$35,603 $(9,260)$26,343 
General and administrative$57,392 $(15,002)$42,390 

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YEXT, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three months ended October 31,Nine months ended October 31,
2020201920202019
Gross profit
GAAP gross profit$67,422 $56,004 $197,660 $161,343 
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense1,513 1,176 4,053 2,982 
Non-GAAP gross profit$68,935 $57,180 $201,713 $164,325 
Gross margin
GAAP gross margin75.7 %73.3 %75.3 %74.2 %
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense1.7 %1.6 %1.6 %1.4 %
Non-GAAP gross margin77.4 %74.9 %76.9 %75.6 %
Operating expenses
GAAP operating expenses$89,182 $98,837 $272,849 $253,733 
Less: Stock-based compensation expense (17,774)(19,916)(49,836)(47,935)
Non-GAAP operating expenses$71,408 $78,921 $223,013 $205,798 
Operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue
GAAP operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue100 %129 %104 %117 %
Less: Stock-based compensation expense(20)%(26)%(19)%(22)%
Non-GAAP operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue80 %103 %85 %95 %

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YEXT, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended October 31,
20202019
GAAP net loss$(22,041)$(42,717)
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense19,287 21,092 
Non-GAAP net loss$(2,754)$(21,625)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.18)$(0.38)
Stock-based compensation expense per share0.16 0.19 
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.02)$(0.19)
Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted120,721,555 113,464,608 


Three months ended October 31,
20202019
GAAP net loss as a percentage of total revenue(24.7)%(55.9)%
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense21.6 %27.6 %
Non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of total revenue(3.1)%(28.3)%

Nine months ended October 31,
20202019
GAAP net loss$(76,381)$(90,967)
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense53,889 50,917 
Non-GAAP net loss$(22,492)$(40,050)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.64)$(0.82)
Stock-based compensation expense per share0.45 0.46 
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.19)$(0.36)
Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted118,594,452 110,610,473 

Nine months ended October 31,
20202019
GAAP net loss as a percentage of total revenue(29.1)%(41.8)%
Plus: Stock-based compensation expense20.5 %23.4 %
Non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of total revenue(8.6)%(18.4)%

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