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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2017

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             .

Commission File Number: 001-36121

 

Veeva Systems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

20-8235463

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4280 Hacienda Drive

Pleasanton, California

 

94588

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (925) 452-6500

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

  

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

As of August 31, 2017, there were 114,505,348 shares of the Registrant’s Class A common stock outstanding and 26,111,237 shares of the Registrant’s Class B common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

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VEEVA SYSTEMS INC.

FORM 10-Q

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

4

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements.

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

5

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

6

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

Note 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

7

 

 

Note 2. Short-Term Investments

10

 

 

Note 3. Property and Equipment, Net

12

 

 

Note 4. Intangible Assets

12

 

 

Note 5. Accrued Expenses

13

 

 

Note 6. Fair Value Measurements

13

 

 

Note 7. Income Taxes

15

 

 

Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity

15

 

 

Note 9. Net Income per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

17

 

 

Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies

19

 

 

Note 11. Information about Geographic Areas

20

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

21

 

 

Overview

21

 

 

Key Factors Affecting Our Performance

22

 

 

Components of Results of Operations

22

 

 

Results of Operations

27

 

 

Operating Expenses and Operating Margin

30

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

32

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

34

 

 

Commitments

36

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

36

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

37

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

38

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures.

39

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

40

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

40

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors

42

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

64

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

64

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

64

Item 5.

 

Other Information

64

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

65

 

SIGNATURES

66

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

67

 

 

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations and expenses, business strategies and plans, trends, market sizing, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities and product capabilities, among other things. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and, in some cases, can be identified by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “tracking to,” “on track” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those described in “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this report. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this report speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

As used in this report, the terms “Veeva,” the “Company,” “Registrant,” “we,” “us,” and “our” mean Veeva Systems Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

VEEVA SYSTEMS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except number of shares and par value)

 

 

July 31,

 

 

January 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2017

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

409,226

 

 

$

217,606

 

Short-term investments

 

315,425

 

 

 

301,266

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $404 and $659, respectively

 

97,153

 

 

 

182,816

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

11,551

 

 

 

10,177

 

Total current assets

 

833,355

 

 

 

711,865

 

Property and equipment, net

 

53,528

 

 

 

49,907

 

Goodwill

 

95,804

 

 

 

95,804

 

Intangible assets, net

 

35,288

 

 

 

39,283

 

Deferred income taxes, noncurrent

 

12,957

 

 

 

16,460

 

Other long-term assets

 

4,938

 

 

 

4,057

 

Total assets

$

1,035,870

 

 

$

917,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

6,298

 

 

$

5,677

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

12,076

 

 

 

12,007

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

12,291

 

 

 

12,310

 

Income tax payable

 

2,228

 

 

 

3,228

 

Deferred revenue

 

222,685

 

 

 

213,562

 

Total current liabilities

 

255,578

 

 

 

246,784

 

Deferred income taxes, noncurrent

 

7,561

 

 

 

12,974

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

6,128

 

 

 

4,964

 

Total liabilities

 

269,267

 

 

 

264,722

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized, 114,287,488 and

   103,789,544 issued and outstanding at July 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value; 190,000,000 shares authorized, 26,122,845 and

   34,097,075 issued and outstanding at July 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

478,580

 

 

 

439,658

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

1,271

 

 

 

111

 

Retained earnings

 

286,751

 

 

 

212,884

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

766,603

 

 

 

652,654

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,035,870

 

 

$

917,376

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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VEEVA SYSTEMS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three months ended

July 31,

 

 

Six months ended

July 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscription services

$

134,340

 

 

$

105,211

 

 

$

261,617

 

 

$

201,243

 

Professional services and other

 

32,245

 

 

 

26,136

 

 

 

62,886

 

 

 

49,868

 

Total revenues

 

166,585

 

 

 

131,347

 

 

 

324,503

 

 

 

251,111

 

Cost of revenues(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of subscription services

 

26,800

 

 

 

23,108

 

 

 

52,938

 

 

 

44,853

 

Cost of professional services and other

 

23,604

 

 

 

19,087

 

 

 

46,348

 

 

 

38,433

 

Total cost of revenues

 

50,404

 

 

 

42,195

 

 

 

99,286

 

 

 

83,286

 

Gross profit

 

116,181

 

 

 

89,152

 

 

 

225,217

 

 

 

167,825

 

Operating expenses(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

32,691

 

 

 

23,563

 

 

 

61,002

 

 

 

45,636

 

Sales and marketing

 

32,017

 

 

 

28,908

 

 

 

61,827

 

 

 

55,631

 

General and administrative

 

14,575

 

 

 

12,859

 

 

 

28,151

 

 

 

24,930

 

Total operating expenses

 

79,283

 

 

 

65,330

 

 

 

150,980

 

 

 

126,197

 

Operating income

 

36,898

 

 

 

23,822

 

 

 

74,237

 

 

 

41,628

 

Other income (expense), net

 

2,858

 

 

 

(1,362

)

 

 

3,449

 

 

 

1,385

 

Income before income taxes

 

39,756

 

 

 

22,460

 

 

 

77,686

 

 

 

43,013

 

Provision for income taxes

 

1,912

 

 

 

9,502

 

 

 

3,819

 

 

 

17,546

 

Net income

$

37,844

 

 

$

12,958

 

 

$

73,867

 

 

$

25,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders,

   basic and diluted

$

37,844

 

 

$

12,957

 

 

$

73,867

 

 

$

25,465

 

Net income per share attributable to Class A and Class B common

   stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.19

 

Diluted

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.48

 

 

$

0.17

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share

   attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

140,010

 

 

 

135,126

 

 

 

139,351

 

 

 

134,531

 

Diluted

 

153,778

 

 

 

147,155

 

 

 

153,301

 

 

 

146,690

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments

$

34

 

 

$

98

 

 

$

(72

)

 

$

272

 

Net change in cumulative foreign currency translation gain (loss)

 

327

 

 

 

312

 

 

 

1,232

 

 

 

425

 

Comprehensive income

$

38,205

 

 

$

13,368

 

 

$

75,027

 

 

$

26,164

 

 

 

(1)

Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of subscription services

$

376

 

 

$

288

 

 

$

718

 

 

$

497

 

Cost of professional services and other

 

2,133

 

 

 

1,507

 

 

 

3,822

 

 

 

2,685

 

Research and development

 

4,349

 

 

 

2,812

 

 

 

8,151

 

 

 

5,206

 

Sales and marketing

 

4,173

 

 

 

3,342

 

 

 

8,020

 

 

 

5,797

 

General and administrative

 

2,349

 

 

 

2,065

 

 

 

4,457

 

 

 

3,972

 

Total stock-based compensation

$

13,380

 

 

$

10,014

 

 

$

25,168

 

 

$

18,157

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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VEEVA SYSTEMS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

 

Three months ended

July 31,

 

 

Six months ended

July 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

37,844

 

 

$

12,958

 

 

$

73,867

 

 

$

25,467

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

   operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,571

 

 

 

3,470

 

 

 

7,020

 

 

 

6,875

 

Amortization of premiums on short-term investments

 

386

 

 

 

469

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

889

 

Stock-based compensation

 

13,380

 

 

 

10,014

 

 

 

25,168

 

 

 

18,157

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(708

)

 

 

36

 

 

 

(1,905

)

 

 

(802

)

Loss on foreign currency from market-to-market derivative

 

204

 

 

 

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

 

Bad debt expense

 

(198

)

 

 

90

 

 

 

(206

)

 

 

(115

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

16,169

 

 

 

(7,277

)

 

 

85,869

 

 

 

55,950

 

Income taxes

 

483

 

 

 

1,264

 

 

 

(2,062

)

 

 

1,644

 

Prepaid expenses and other current and long-term assets

 

332

 

 

 

(9,466

)

 

 

(1,159

)

 

 

(8,076

)

Accounts payable

 

700

 

 

 

1,805

 

 

 

244

 

 

 

1,871

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

(361

)

 

 

1,800

 

 

 

544

 

 

 

(1,105

)

Deferred revenue

 

(15,410

)

 

 

(4,058

)

 

 

9,027

 

 

 

19,299

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

1,215

 

 

 

641

 

 

 

2,266

 

 

 

1,052

 

Net cash provided by operating activities(1)

 

57,607

 

 

 

11,746

 

 

 

199,768

 

 

 

121,106

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of short-term investments

 

(87,202

)

 

 

(116,219

)

 

 

(143,451

)

 

 

(183,959

)

Maturities and sales of short-term investments

 

69,681

 

 

 

58,151

 

 

 

128,377

 

 

 

128,176

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(2,535

)

 

 

(859

)

 

 

(6,495

)

 

 

(2,916

)

Capitalized internal-use software development costs

 

(242

)

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(1,033

)

 

 

(209

)

Changes in restricted cash and deposits

 

(201

)

 

 

109

 

 

 

(202

)

 

 

103

 

Net cash (used in) investing activities

 

(20,499

)

 

 

(58,887

)

 

 

(22,804

)

 

 

(58,805

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

 

6,131

 

 

 

3,183

 

 

 

13,416

 

 

 

4,528

 

Restricted stock units acquired to settle employee tax withholding liability

 

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

Excess tax benefits from employee stock plans

 

 

 

 

8,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,940

 

Net cash provided by financing activities(1)

 

6,131

 

 

 

11,251

 

 

 

13,416

 

 

 

15,456

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

327

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

1,240

 

 

 

429

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

43,566

 

 

 

(35,577

)

 

 

191,620

 

 

 

78,186

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

365,660

 

 

 

245,942

 

 

 

217,606

 

 

 

132,179

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

409,226

 

 

$

210,365

 

 

$

409,226

 

 

$

210,365

 

Supplemental disclosures of other cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

$

1,780

 

 

$

9,316

 

 

$

6,036

 

 

$

12,281

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to

   property and equipment purchases

$

465

 

 

$

(98

)

 

$

(121

)

 

$

(787

)

Vesting of early exercised stock options

$

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

26

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

(1)

During the six months ended July 31, 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment.” Refer to note 1—New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in Fiscal 2018 for further details. This adoption resulted in a $14.8 million and $28.7 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities and a corresponding decrease in net cash provided by financing activities for the three and six months ended July 31, 2017, respectively.

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VEEVA SYSTEMS INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Veeva is a leading provider of industry cloud solutions for the global life sciences industry. We were founded in 2007 on the premise that industry-specific cloud solutions could best address the operating challenges and regulatory requirements of the life sciences industry. Our products are designed to meet the unique needs of life sciences companies for their most strategic business functions—from research and development to commercialization. Our products are designed to help life sciences companies bring products to market faster and more efficiently, market and sell more effectively, and maintain compliance with government regulations. Veeva’s industry cloud solutions provide data, software, and services that address a broad range of needs, including multichannel customer relationship management, content management, master data management, and customer data. Veeva is now extending certain of its solutions outside the life sciences industry in North America and Europe. Our solutions help companies manage critical regulated processes and content efficiently to meet compliance requirements and enable secure collaboration across internal and external stakeholders. Our fiscal year end is January 31.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding interim financial reporting and include the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Therefore, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in Veeva’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, filed on March 30, 2017. There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies described in the annual report that have had a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes.

The consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2017 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, our comprehensive income and cash flows for the interim periods, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the full fiscal year ending January 31, 2018 or any other period.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. On a regular basis, management evaluates these estimates and assumptions. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to:

 

the best estimate of selling price of the deliverables included in multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements;

 

the collectibility of our accounts receivable;

 

the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for business combinations;

 

the valuation of short-term investments and the determination of other-than-temporary impairments;

 

the realizability of deferred income tax assets and liabilities;

 

the fair value of our stock-based awards; and

 

the capitalization and estimated useful life of internal-use software development costs.

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As future events cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

We derive our revenues primarily from subscription services fees and professional services fees. Subscription services revenues consist of fees from customers accessing our cloud-based software solutions and subscription or license fees for our data solutions. In addition, our acquired Zinc Ahead business had a limited number of perpetual license agreements with accompanying maintenance and hosting fees. We have included such on-going maintenance and hosting fees in our subscription services revenues. Professional services and other revenues consist primarily of fees from implementation services, configuration, data services, training and managed services related to our solutions. We commence revenue recognition when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement;

 

the service has been or is being provided to the customer;

 

the collection of the fees is reasonably assured; and

 

the amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable.

Our subscription services arrangements are generally non-cancelable and do not provide for refunds to customers in the event of cancellations.

Subscription Services Revenues

Subscription services revenues are recognized ratably over the order term beginning when the solution has been provisioned to the customer. Our subscription arrangements are considered service contracts, and the customer does not have the right to take possession of the software. On-going maintenance and hosting fees for Zinc Ahead solutions are also recognized ratably over the accompanying maintenance and hosting term.

Professional Services and Other Revenues

The majority of our professional services arrangements are recognized on a time and materials basis. Professional services revenues recognized on a time and materials basis are measured monthly based on time incurred and contractually agreed upon rates. Certain professional services revenues are based on fixed fee arrangements and revenues are recognized based on the proportional performance method. In some cases, the terms of our time and materials and fixed fee arrangements may require that we defer the recognition of revenue until contractual conditions are met. Data services and training revenues are generally recognized as the services are performed.  

Multiple Element Arrangements

We apply the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-13, Multiple—Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, to allocate revenues based on relative best estimated selling price (BESP) to each unit of accounting in multiple element arrangements, which generally include subscriptions and professional services. Best estimated selling price of each unit of accounting included in a multiple element arrangement is based upon management’s estimate of the selling price of deliverables when vendor specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price is not available.

We enter into arrangements with multiple deliverables that generally include our subscription offerings and professional services. For these arrangements we must: (i) determine whether each deliverable has stand-alone value; (ii) determine the estimated selling price of each element using the selling price hierarchy of vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) of fair value, third-party evidence (TPE) or BESP, as applicable; and (iii) allocate the total price among the various deliverables based on the relative selling price method.

In determining whether professional services and other revenues have stand-alone value, we consider the following factors for each consulting agreement: availability of the consulting services from other vendors, the nature of the consulting services and whether the professional services are required in order for the customer to use the subscription services. If stand-alone value cannot be established for a delivered item in a multiple-element arrangement, the delivered item is accounted for as a combined unit of accounting with the undelivered item(s).

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We have established stand-alone value with respect to all of our offerings except professional services for the acquired Zinc Ahead business. As a result, we account for multiple element arrangements that include Zinc Ahead professional services as a combined unit of accounting and recognize the revenues from such professional services ratably over the term of the associated subscription services.

We have determined that we are not able to establish VSOE of fair value or TPE of selling price for any of our deliverables, and accordingly we use BESP for each deliverable in the arrangement. The objective of BESP is to estimate the price at which we would transact a sale of the service deliverables if the services were sold on a stand-alone basis. Revenue allocated to each deliverable is recognized when the basic revenue recognition criteria are met for each deliverable.

We determine BESP for our subscription services included in a multiple element arrangement by considering multiple factors, including, but not limited to, stated subscription renewal rates and other major groupings such as customer type and geography.

BESP for professional services considers the discount of actual professional services sold compared to list price as well as the experience level and estimated location of the resources performing the services.

We allocate consideration proportionately based on established BESP and then recognize the allocated consideration as revenue over the respective delivery period for each element.  

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue includes amounts billed to customers for which the revenue recognition criteria have not been met. Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings or payments received in advance of revenue recognition from our subscription services and, to a lesser extent, professional services and other revenues described above, and is recognized as revenue recognition criteria are met. We generally invoice our customers in annual or quarterly installments for subscription services. Accordingly, the deferred revenue balance does not generally represent the total contract value of a subscription arrangement. Deferred revenue that will be recognized during the succeeding 12-month period is recorded as current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recorded as noncurrent, which is in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

Certain Risks and Concentrations of Credit Risk

Our revenues are derived from subscription services, professional services and other services delivered primarily to the life sciences industry. We operate in markets that are highly competitive and rapidly changing. Significant technological changes, shifting customer needs, the emergence of competitive products or services with new capabilities and other factors could negatively impact our operating results.

Our financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and trade accounts receivable. Our cash equivalents and short-term investments are held in safekeeping by large, credit-worthy financial institutions. We have established guidelines relative to credit ratings, diversification and maturities that seek to maintain safety and liquidity. Deposits in these financial institutions may significantly exceed federally insured limits.

We do not require collateral from our customers and generally require payment within 30 to 60 days of billing. We periodically evaluate the collectibility of our accounts receivable and provide an allowance for doubtful accounts as necessary, based on historical experience. Historically, losses related to lack of collectibility have not been material.

The following customers individually exceeded 10% of total accounts receivable as of the dates shown:  

 

 

July 31,

 

 

January 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2017

 

Customer 1

 

11%

 

 

*

 

Customer 2

*

 

 

 

15%

 

Customer 3

*

 

 

 

15%

 

 

 

 

 

*

Does not exceed 10%.

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No single customer represented over 10% of total revenues in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in Fiscal 2018

Stock-Based Compensation

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment.” The guidance simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based transactions, including the income tax consequences on the statement of comprehensive income, accounting for forfeitures, the classification on the statement of cash flows, and the calculation of diluted shares. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We adopted this standard on February 1, 2017 and the impact of this adoption was as follows:

 

The standard eliminates additional paid in capital (APIC) pools and requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be recorded in the income statement as a discrete item when restricted stock units vest or stock options are settled. The adoption of this guidance on a prospective basis resulted in the recognition of excess tax benefits in our provision for income taxes of $14.8 million and $28.7 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2017.

 

Upon adoption, we elected to account for forfeitures as they occur and to no longer estimate forfeitures using a modified retrospective transition method, which resulted in a net cumulative-effect adjustment of $0.7 million to increase our February 1, 2017 opening retained earnings balance.

 

In addition, ASU 2016-09 requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be classified as operating activities on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. Previously, these items were classified as financing activities. We have elected to present the cash flow impact using a prospective transition method. As a result, there were no adjustments to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three and six months ended July 31, 2016.

 

Excess tax benefits and deficiencies must be prospectively excluded from assumed future proceeds in the calculation of diluted shares when using the treasury stock method. The effect of this change on the fully diluted net income per share was immaterial for the three and six months ended July 31, 2017.

 

 

Note 2. Short-Term Investments

At July 31, 2017, short-term investments consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Amortized

 

 

unrealized

 

 

unrealized

 

 

fair

 

 

cost

 

 

gains

 

 

losses

 

 

value

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed securities

$

24,105

 

 

$

 

 

$

(17

)

 

$

24,088

 

Commercial paper

 

17,427

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

17,425

 

Corporate notes and bonds

 

107,660

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

(68

)

 

 

107,614

 

U.S. agency obligations

 

83,939

 

 

 

 

 

 

(99

)

 

 

83,840

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

82,611

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(155

)

 

 

82,458

 

Total available-for-sale securities

$

315,742

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

(342

)

 

$

315,425

 

 

 

 

At January 31, 2017, short-term investments consisted of the following (in thousands):  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Amortized

 

 

unrealized

 

 

unrealized

 

 

fair

 

 

cost

 

 

gains

 

 

losses

 

 

value

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed securities

$

20,729

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

(16

)

 

$

20,718

 

Commercial paper

 

20,567

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

20,570

 

Corporate notes and bonds

 

92,843

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

(101

)

 

 

92,756

 

U.S. agency obligations

 

87,091

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

(51

)

 

 

87,052

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

80,277

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

(111

)

 

 

80,170

 

Total available-for-sale securities

$

301,507

 

 

$

39

 

 

$

(280

)

 

$

301,266

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of our short-term investments, designated as available-for-sale and classified by the contractual maturity date of the securities as of the dates shown (in thousands):

 

 

 

July 31,

 

 

January 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2017

 

Due in one year or less

$

280,883

 

 

$

225,183

 

Due in greater than one year

 

34,542

 

 

 

76,083

 

Total

$

315,425

 

 

$

301,266

 

 

 

 

We have certain available-for-sale securities in a gross unrealized loss position, some of which have been in that position for more than 12 months. We review our debt securities classified as short-term investments on a regular basis to evaluate whether or not any security has experienced an other-than-temporary decline in fair value. We consider factors such as the length of time and extent to which the market value has been less than the cost, our financial position and near-term prospects and our intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the investment before recovery of the investment’s amortized-cost basis. If we determine that an other-than-temporary decline exists in one of these securities, we would write down the respective investment to fair value. For debt securities, the portion of the write-down related to credit loss would be recognized as other income, net in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Any portion not related to credit loss would be included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). There were no impairments considered other-than-temporary as of July 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017.

The following table shows the fair values and the gross unrealized losses of these available-for-sale securities aggregated by investment category as of July 31, 2017 (in thousands):  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Fair

 

 

unrealized

 

 

value

 

 

losses

 

Asset-backed securities

$

24,088

 

 

$

(17

)

Commercial paper

 

13,139

 

 

 

(3

)

Corporate notes and bonds

 

73,568

 

 

 

(68

)

U.S. agency obligations

 

79,750

 

 

 

(99

)

U.S. treasury securities

 

76,124

 

 

 

(155

)

 

 

 

The following table shows the fair values and the gross unrealized losses of these available-for-sale securities aggregated by investment category as of January 31, 2017 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Fair

 

 

unrealized

 

 

value

 

 

losses

 

Asset-backed securities

$

14,027

 

 

$

(16

)

Commercial paper

 

5,694

 

 

 

(1

)

Corporate notes and bonds

 

67,220

 

 

 

(101

)

U.S. agency obligations

 

40,549

 

 

 

(51

)

U.S. treasury securities

 

68,704

 

 

 

(111

)

 

 

 

 

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Note 3. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consists of the following as of the dates shown (in thousands):

 

 

July 31,

 

 

January 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2017

 

Land

$

3,040

 

 

$

3,040

 

Building

 

20,984

 

 

 

20,984

 

Land improvements and building improvements

 

19,730

 

 

 

14,731

 

Equipment and computers

 

7,453

 

 

 

7,197

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

9,379

 

 

 

7,322

 

Leasehold improvements

 

3,041

 

 

 

2,615

 

Construction in progress

 

553

 

 

 

2,889

 

 

 

64,180

 

 

 

58,778

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(10,652

)

 

 

(8,871

)

Total property and equipment, net

$

53,528

 

 

$

49,907

 

 

 

 

Total depreciation expense was $1.4 million and $2.7 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2017, respectively, and $1.2 million and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2016, respectively. Land is not depreciated.

 

 

Note 4. Intangible Assets

 

The following schedule presents the details of intangible assets as of July 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

 

July 31, 2017

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

useful life

 

 

amount

 

 

amortization

 

 

Net

 

 

(in years)

 

Existing technology

$

3,880

 

 

$

(3,121

)

 

$

759

 

 

 

1.2

 

Database

 

4,939

 

 

 

(3,809

)

 

 

1,130

 

 

 

2.4

 

Customer contracts and relationships

 

33,643

 

 

 

(7,008

)

 

 

26,635

 

 

 

8.0

 

Software

 

10,867

 

 

 

(4,646

)

 

 

6,221

 

 

 

2.7

 

Brand

 

1,141

 

 

 

(598

)

 

 

543

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

$

54,470

 

 

$

(19,182

)

 

$

35,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following schedule presents the details of intangible assets as of January 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

 

January 31, 2017

 

 

Gross