MITEK SYSTEMS INC
Business
Mitek Systems Inc provides digital identity verification and fraud prevention solutions that enable secure digital interactions and authentication across customer lifecycles. It offers products and services including Mobile Deposit, Mobile Verify, MiVIP identity verification, MiSnap SDK, CheckReader, Check Fraud Defender, MiPass passwordless authentication, ID Live biometric liveness capabilities, and Digital Fraud Defender for deepfake and injection-attack detection. Its business is organized around core product families for mobile check deposit, identity verification, biometric authentication, and fraud detection deployed via cloud, licensed software, and SDKs. Mitek distributes globally through direct sales and channel partnerships across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
Summary from filing dated 2025-12-11
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 180 | 172 | 173 | 145 | 120 | |
| Selling and marketing | 42 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 32 | |
| Research and development | 35 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 28 | |
| General and administrative | 44 | 53 | 43 | 27 | 22 | |
| Amortization and acquisition-related costs | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 9 | |
| Restructuring costs | 800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 163 | 170 | 157 | 133 | 107 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 17 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
| Interest expense | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | |
| Other income (expense), net | 5 | 6 | 4 | −366,000 | 654,000 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 12 | −909,000 | 10 | 4 | 9 | |
| Income tax benefit (provision) | −3 | 4 | −2 | 92,000 | −824,000 | |
| Net income (loss) | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
| Net income (loss) per sharebasic (in dollars per share) | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.18 | |
| Net income (loss) per sharediluted (in dollars per share) | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.18 | |
| Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per sharebasic (in shares) | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | |
| Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per sharediluted (in shares) | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 3 | 12 | 13 | −28 | −500,000 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of tax benefit/(expense) of $21, $(93), and $(273) | −68,000 | 301,000 | 889,000 | 283,000 | −165,000 | |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 3 | 12 | 14 | −27 | −620,000 | |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | 12 | 15 | 22 | −24 | 7 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 154 | 93 | 59 | 32 | 22 | |
| Short-term investments | 39 | 37 | 75 | 58 | 50 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 37 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 30 | |
| Contract assets, current portion | 13 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other current assets | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total current assets | 248 | 185 | 190 | 138 | 112 | |
| Long-term investments | 3 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 20 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 40 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 86 | |
| Goodwill | 134 | 132 | 124 | 116 | 127 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | 25 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 14 | |
| Contract assets, non-current portion | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | |
| Other non-current assets | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Total assets | 459 | 414 | 405 | 364 | 374 | |
| Accounts payable | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| Accrued payroll and related taxes | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 343,000 | 424,000 | 26,000 | 1 | 4 | |
| Deferred revenue, current portion | 29 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 14 | |
| Lease liabilities, current portion | 890,000 | 805,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Convertible senior notes | 152 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other current liabilities | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total current liabilities | 209 | 42 | 51 | 48 | 45 | |
| Convertible senior notes | 0 | 144 | 136 | 128 | 126 | |
| Deferred revenue, non-current portion | 1 | 753,000 | 957,000 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lease liabilities, non-current portion | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 295,000 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total liabilities | 219 | 199 | 200 | 194 | 198 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding, as of September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 45,636,531 and 44,998,939 issued and outstanding, as of September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 46,000 | 45,000 | 46,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 266 | 247 | 229 | 216 | 211 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 586,000 | −2 | −14 | −28 | −18 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −26 | −30 | −9 | −17 | −18 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 240 | 215 | 205 | 171 | 176 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 459 | 414 | 405 | 364 | 374 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based compensation expense | 17 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of revolving credit line | 309,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 8 | |
| Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Depreciation expense | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Bad debt expense | 803,000 | 647,000 | 737,000 | 469,000 | — | |
| Amortization of investment premiums & other | −1 | −3 | −722,000 | 2 | 1 | |
| Accretion and amortization on debt securities | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
| Net changes in estimated fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | 136,000 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| Deferred taxes | −10 | −10 | −5 | −9 | 105,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −6 | 489,000 | 4 | −19 | −813,000 | |
| Contract assets | 5 | 5 | −12 | −3 | 1 | |
| Other assets | −1 | −2 | −3 | −889,000 | −1 | |
| Accounts payable | −3 | −450,000 | 3 | 2 | −2 | |
| Accrued payroll and related taxes | 6 | 240,000 | 18,000 | −2 | 3 | |
| Income taxes payable | 3 | −5 | 6 | 422,000 | −71,000 | |
| Deferred revenue | 8 | 3 | −5 | 10 | 2 | |
| Restructuring accrual | 0 | 0 | −977,000 | 991,000 | 0 | |
| Other liabilities | 1 | −603,000 | −2 | 1 | 241,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 55 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 37 | |
| Purchases of investments | −41 | −62 | −72 | −48 | −247 | |
| Maturities of investments | 46 | 93 | 66 | 173 | 90 | |
| Sales of investments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | — | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | −267,000 | −123 | −13 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment, net | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 6 | 29 | −7 | 2 | −170 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −224,000 | −290,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of equity plan common stock | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Repurchases and retirements of common stock | −5 | −24 | 0 | −15 | −190,000 | |
| Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | −5 | 0 | −8 | −782,000 | |
| Proceeds from other borrowings | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
| Principal payments on other borrowings | −276,000 | −156,000 | −36,000 | −36,000 | −88,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −2 | −26 | 2 | −21 | 144 | |
| Foreign currency effect on cash and cash equivalents | 1 | −9,000 | 351,000 | 71,000 | −207,000 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 61 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 10 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 569,000 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 9 | 12 | 4 | 750,000 | 741,000 | |
| Acquisition-related shares issued | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |