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Salesforce.com 10-Q 2011 Table of Contents
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2011 OR
Commission File Number: 001-32224
salesforce.com, inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Landmark @ One Market, Suite 300 San Francisco, California 94105 (Address of principal executive offices) Telephone Number (415) 901-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 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 (the “Exchange Act”) 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 x 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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 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 x As of April 30, 2011, there were approximately 133.9 million shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.
Table of Contentssalesforce.com, inc. INDEX
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Table of ContentsCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands)
See accompanying Notes.
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Table of ContentsCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
See accompanying Notes.
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Table of ContentsCondensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
See accompanying Notes.
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Table of ContentsNotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies Description of Business Salesforce.com, inc. (the “Company”) is a leading provider of enterprise cloud computing applications. The Company provides a comprehensive customer and collaboration relationship management (“CRM”) service to businesses of all sizes and industries worldwide and provides a technology platform for customers and developers to build and run applications. The Company offers its enterprise cloud computing services on a subscription basis. Fiscal Year The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. References to fiscal 2012, for example, refer to the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012. Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2011 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of January 31, 2011 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements which are included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 23, 2011. The accompanying statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s fiscal 2011 Form 10-K. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the financial information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements in the Form 10-K, and include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s statement of financial position as of April 30, 2011, and its results of operations and its cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results for the three months ended April 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012. On February 1, 2011, the Company adopted on a prospective basis Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)—Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (“ASU 2009-13”). As a result of the adoption of ASU 2009-13, the Company has updated its accounting policy for revenue recognition related to multiple-deliverable arrangements. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include the determination of:
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Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Segments The Company operates in one reportable segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. Since the Company operates in one operating segment, all required financial segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements. Foreign Currency Translation The functional currency of the Company’s major foreign subsidiaries is generally the local currency. Adjustments resulting from translating foreign functional currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are recorded as part of a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in net income for the period. All assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the period. Equity transactions are translated using historical exchange rates. Concentrations of Credit Risk and Significant Customers The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and trade accounts receivable. Although the Company deposits its cash with multiple financial institutions, its deposits, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. Collateral is not required for accounts receivable. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable balances. The allowance is based upon historical loss patterns, the number of days that billings are past due and an evaluation of the potential risk of loss associated with delinquent accounts. No customer accounted for more than five percent of accounts receivable at April 30, 2011 and 2010. No single customer accounted for five percent or more of total revenue in the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010.
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As of April 30, 2011 and January 31, 2011, assets located outside the Americas were 16 percent and 16 percent of total assets, respectively. Revenues by geographical region are as follows (in thousands):
Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value. Marketable Securities Management determines the appropriate classification of marketable securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determination at each balance sheet date. Securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Fair value is determined based on quoted market rates when observable or utilizing data points that are observable, such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Declines in fair value judged to be other-than-temporary on securities available for sale are included as a component of investment income. In order to determine whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company evaluates, among other factors: the duration and extent to which the fair value has been less than the carrying value and its intent and ability to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair market value. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific-identification method. Interest on securities classified as available for sale is also included as a component of investment income. Fair Value Measurement The Company reports its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period. The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
All of the Company’s cash equivalents, marketable securities and foreign currency derivative contracts are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 because the Company’s cash equivalents, marketable securities and foreign currency derivative contracts are valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs. The Company’s contingent considerations related to acquisitions are classified within Level 3 because the liabilities are valued using significant unobservable inputs.
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The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of April 30, 2011 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation (in thousands):
The following table presents the Company’s only liability measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at April 30, 2011. This liability consists of the Company’s contingent considerations related to acquisitions and the fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow model (in thousands):
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The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of January 31, 2011 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation (in thousands):
The following table presents the Company’s only liability measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at January 31, 2011. This liability consists of the Company’s contingent considerations related to acquisitions and the fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow model (in thousands):
Strategic Investments The Company has one investment in a marketable equity security measured using its quoted price in its active market (Level 1) and certain interests in non-marketable equity securities that the Company considers strategic investments. The fair value of the Company’s marketable security of $6.0 million includes an unrealized loss of
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$0.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011. The total carrying value that approximates the fair value of the Company’s strategic investments was $31.6 million and $27.1 million as of April 30, 2011 and January 31, 2011, respectively. Strategic investments are recorded in Other Assets, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Derivative Financial Instruments The Company enters into foreign currency derivative contracts with financial institutions to reduce the risk that its cash flows and earnings will be adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company uses forward currency derivative contracts to minimize the Company’s exposure of balances denominated in Euros, Swiss francs, Australian dollars, Singapore dollars, Japanese yen and British pounds. The Company’s foreign currency derivative contracts which are not designated as hedging instruments are used to reduce the exchange rate risk associated primarily with intercompany receivables and payables. The Company’s program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes. As of April 30, 2011 and January 31, 2011 the foreign currency derivative contracts that were not settled are recorded at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Foreign currency derivative contracts are marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period with gains and losses recognized as other income (expense) to offset the gains or losses resulting from the settlement or remeasurement of the underlying foreign currency denominated receivables and payables. While the contract or notional amount is often used to express the volume of foreign currency derivative contracts, the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the agreements exceed the obligations of the Company to the counterparties. Details on outstanding foreign currency derivative contracts related primarily to intercompany receivables and payables are presented below (in thousands):
The Company’s fair value of its outstanding derivative instruments are summarized below (in thousands):
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The effect of the derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively are summarized below (in thousands):
Investment Income Investment income consists of interest income, realized gains, and realized losses on the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. The components of investment income are presented below (in thousands):
Comprehensive Income (loss) Comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following, net of tax: net income, net foreign currency translation gains and losses, and net unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities. The following table sets forth the components of comprehensive income (in thousands):
Net Income Per Share Basic net income per share attributable to salesforce.com is computed by dividing net income attributable to salesforce.com by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the fiscal period. Diluted net income per share attributable to salesforce.com is computed giving effect to all potential weighted average dilutive common stock, including options, restricted stock units, warrants and the convertible senior notes. The dilutive effect of outstanding awards is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.
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A reconciliation of the denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to salesforce.com is as follows (in thousands):
As the weighted average market value per share of the Company’s common stock for the quarter ended April 30, 2011 exceeds the strike price of the Notes and the Warrants, both instruments had a dilutive effect on the Company’s earnings per share for the quarter ended April 30, 2011. Dilutive shares outstanding during the three month period ended April 30, 2010 do not include any effect resulting from the Notes as the Company’s common stock did not exceed the strike price or from the warrants as their impact would have been anti-dilutive. The following were excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding as they would have had an anti-dilutive impact. The dilutive securities are excluded when, for example, their exercise prices, unrecognized compensation and tax benefits are greater than the average fair values of the Company’s common stock (in thousands). These securities could be included in the future if the average market value of the Company’s common stock increases and is greater than the exercise price.
Income Taxes The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts more likely than not expected to be realized. The total income tax benefit recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations related to stock-based awards was $16.5 million and $9.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 respectively.
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Effective Tax Rate The Company computes its provision for income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to income from recurring operations and adjusts the provision for discrete tax items recorded in the period. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended April 30, 2011 was 32 percent, which was lower than the federal statutory tax rate of 35 percent. The lower tax rate was attributable to the benefit of federal and California research tax credits offset by state income taxes, a detrimental foreign tax rate differential and non-deductible acquisition expenses. The Company’s effective tax rate of 38 percent for the three months ended April 30, 2010 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to state income taxes, a detrimental foreign tax rate differential and the unfavorable impact of a change in California tax law, which was partially offset by the benefit of California research tax credits. Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Other Considerations The Company records liabilities related to its uncertain tax positions. The Company’s existing tax positions will continue to generate an increase in tax liabilities or unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not believe that it is reasonably possible that there will be a significant increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits over the next twelve months. Tax positions for the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income tax audits by multiple tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The Company does not believe that it is reasonably possible that the estimates of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly in the next twelve months. However, an adverse resolution of one or more uncertain tax positions in any period could have a material impact on the results of operations for that period. Revenue Recognition The Company derives its revenues from two sources: (1) subscription revenues, which are comprised of subscription fees from customers accessing the Company’s enterprise cloud computing application service and from customers purchasing additional support beyond the standard support that is included in the basic subscription fee; and (2) related professional services such as process mapping, project management, implementation services and other revenue. “Other revenue” consists primarily of training fees. The Company commences revenue recognition when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
The Company’s subscription service arrangements are non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions.
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Subscription and Support Revenues Subscription and support revenues are recognized ratably over the contract terms beginning on the commencement date of each contract, which is the date the Company’s service is made available to customers. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria have been met. Professional Services and Other Revenues The majority of the Company’s professional services contracts are on a time and material basis. When these services are not combined with subscription revenues as a single unit of accounting, as discussed below, these revenues are recognized as the services are rendered for time and material contracts, and when the milestones are achieved and accepted by the customer for fixed price contracts. Training revenues are recognized as the services are performed. Multiple-Deliverable Arrangements The Company enters into arrangements with multiple deliverables that generally include subscription, premium support, and professional services. Prior to February 1, 2011, the deliverables in multiple-deliverable arrangements were accounted for separately if the delivered items had standalone value and there was objective and reliable evidence of fair value for the undelivered items. If the deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement could not be accounted for separately, the total arrangement fee was recognized ratably as a single unit of accounting over the contracted term of the subscription agreement. A significant portion of the Company’s multiple-deliverable arrangements were accounted for as a single unit of accounting because the Company did not have objective and reliable evidence of fair value for certain of its deliverables. Additionally, in these situations, the Company deferred the direct costs of a related professional service arrangement and amortized those costs over the same period as the professional services revenue was recognized. In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (“ASU 2009-13”) which amended the previous multiple-deliverable arrangements accounting guidance. Pursuant to the new guidance, objective and reliable evidence of fair value of the deliverables to be delivered is no longer required in order to account for deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement separately. Instead, arrangement consideration is allocated to deliverables based on their relative selling price. The new guidance also eliminates the use of the residual method. In the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company adopted this new accounting guidance on a prospective basis. The Company applied the new accounting guidance to those multiple-deliverable arrangements entered into or materially modified on or after February 1, 2011 which is the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year. The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. As of April 30, 2011, the deferred professional services revenue and deferred costs under the previous accounting guidance are $58.7 million and $27.5 million respectively which will continue to be recognized over the related remaining subscription period.
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Under the new accounting guidance, in order to treat deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement as separate units of accounting, the deliverables must have standalone value upon delivery. If the deliverables have standalone value upon delivery, the Company accounts for each deliverable separately. Subscription services have standalone value as such services are often sold separately. In determining whether professional services have standalone value, the Company considers the following factors for each professional services agreement: availability of the services from other vendors, the nature of the professional services, the timing of when the professional services contract was signed in comparison to the subscription service start date, and the contractual dependence of the subscription service on the customer’s satisfaction with the professional services work. To date, the Company has concluded that all of the professional services included in multiple-deliverable arrangements executed have standalone value. Under the new accounting guidance, when multiple deliverables included in an arrangement are separated into different units of accounting, the arrangement consideration is allocated to the identified separate units based on a relative selling price hierarchy. The Company determines the relative selling price for a deliverable based on its vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”), if available, or its best estimate of selling price (“BESP”), if VSOE is not available. The Company has determined that third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”) is not a practical alternative due to differences in its service offerings compared to other parties and the availability of relevant third party pricing information. The amount of revenue allocated to delivered items is limited by contingent revenue, if any. For certain subscription services and professional services, the Company has established VSOE as a consistent number of standalone sales of these deliverables have been priced within a reasonably narrow range. The Company has not established VSOE for a majority of its subscription services due to lack of pricing consistency, the introduction of new services and other factors. Accordingly, the Company uses its BESP to determine the relative selling price. The Company determined BESP by considering its overall pricing objectives and market conditions. Significant pricing practices taken into consideration include the Company’s discounting practices, the size and volume of the Company’s transactions, the geographic area where services are sold, price lists, its go to market strategy, historic contractually stated prices and prior relationships and future subscription service sales with certain classes of customers. The determination of BESP is made through consultation with and approval by the Company’s management, taking into consideration the go-to market strategy. As the Company’s go-to-market strategies evolve, the Company may modify its pricing practices in the future, which could result in changes in selling prices, including both VSOE and BESP. Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings or payments received in advance of revenue recognition from subscription service described above and is recognized as the revenue recognition criteria are met. The Company generally invoices customers in annual or quarterly installments. Accordingly, the deferred revenue balance does not represent the total contract value of annual or multi-year, non-cancelable subscription agreements.
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Billings against professional services arrangements entered into prior to February 1, 2011 will generally be added to deferred revenue and recognized over the remaining related subscription contract term. Deferred revenue that will be recognized during the succeeding twelve month period is recorded as current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recorded as noncurrent. Deferred Commissions Deferred commissions are the incremental costs that are directly associated with non-cancelable subscription contracts with customers and consist of sales commissions paid to the Company’s direct sales force. The commissions are deferred and amortized over the non-cancelable terms of the related customer contracts, which are typically 12 to 24 months. The commission payments are paid in full the month after the customer’s service commences. The deferred commission amounts are recoverable through the future revenue streams under the non-cancelable customer contracts. The Company believes this is the preferable method of accounting as the commission charges are so closely related to the revenue from the non-cancelable customer contracts that they should be recorded as an asset and charged to expense over the same period that the subscription revenue is recognized. Amortization of deferred commissions is included in marketing and sales expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Business Combinations The Company recognizes separately from goodwill the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred and the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions as a part of the purchase price allocation process to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, the Company’s estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. In addition, uncertain tax positions and tax related valuation allowances assumed in connection with a business combination are initially estimated as of the acquisition date. The Company reevaluates these items quarterly and records any adjustments to the Company’s preliminary estimates to goodwill provided that the Company is within the measurement period and the Company continues to collect information in order to determine their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Subsequent to the measurement period or the Company’s final determination of the tax allowance’s or contingency’s estimated value, changes to these uncertain tax positions and tax related valuation allowances will affect the Company’s provision for income taxes in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.
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Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation The Company recognizes stock-based expenses on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, which is the vesting term of four years. Stock-based expenses are recognized net of estimated forfeiture activity. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions and fair value per share:
The estimated life was based on an actual analysis of expected life. The risk free interest rate is based on the rate for a four-year U.S. government security at the time of the option grant. The Company estimated its future stock price volatility considering both its observed option-implied volatilities and its historical volatility calculations. Management believes this is the best estimate of the expected volatility over the expected life of its option grants. During the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company capitalized $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of stock-based expenses related to capitalized internal-use software development and deferred professional services costs. During the three months ended April 30, 2011, the Company recognized stock-based expense of $47.6 million. As of April 30, 2011, the aggregate stock compensation remaining to be amortized to costs and expenses was $542.1 million. The Company expects this stock compensation balance to be amortized as follows: $150.8 million during the remaining nine months of fiscal 2012; $166.5 million during fiscal 2013; $138.3 million during fiscal 2014; $85.4 million during fiscal 2015 and $1.1 million during fiscal 2016. The expected amortization reflects only outstanding stock awards as of April 30, 2011 and assumes no forfeiture activity. The Company expects to continue to issue stock-based awards to its employees in future periods. Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Impairment Assessments Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually (more frequently if certain indicators are present). In the event that the Company determines that the carrying value of goodwill is less than fair value, the Company will incur an impairment charge for the amount of the difference during the quarter in which the determination is made. Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives. Each period the Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful life of its intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. The carrying amounts of these assets are periodically reviewed for
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impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of each asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. In the event that the Company determines certain assets are not fully recoverable, the Company will incur an impairment charge for those assets or portion thereof during the quarter in which the determination is made. Warranties and Indemnification The Company’s enterprise cloud computing application service is typically warranted to perform in a manner consistent with general industry standards that are reasonably applicable and materially in accordance with the Company’s online help documentation under normal use and circumstances. The Company’s arrangements generally include certain provisions for indemnifying customers against liabilities if its products or services infringe a third-party’s intellectual property rights. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has also agreed to indemnify its directors and executive officers for costs associated with any fees, expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these persons in any action or proceeding to which any of those persons is, or is threatened to be, made a party by reason of the person’s service as a director or officer, including any action by the Company, arising out of that person’s services as the Company’s director or officer or that person’s services provided to any other company or enterprise at the Company’s request. The Company maintains director and officer insurance coverage that would generally enable the Company to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company may also be subject to indemnification obligations by law with respect to the actions of its employees under certain circumstances and in certain jurisdictions. Subsequent Events The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was filed with the SEC. On May 2, 2011 the Company acquired for cash and stock the outstanding stock of Radian6 Technologies Inc. (“Radian6”), a cloud application vendor based in Canada that provides customers with social media monitoring, measurement and engagement solutions. The Company acquired Radian6 for the assembled workforce, expected synergies and expanded market opportunities when integrating Radian6’s social solution technology with the Company’s current offerings. Beginning with the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2011, the Company will include the financial results of Radian6 in its condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. The total purchase price for Radian6 was approximately $344.5 million net of cash acquired, of which $285.1 million was paid in cash and the remainder in 436,167 shares of salesforce.com common stock. As part of the share purchase agreement, the Company also assumed Radian6’s existing stock option plan which, after giving effect to the acquisition, consisted of options to purchase 239,519 shares of the Company’s common stock. New Accounting Pronouncement In December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-29, Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations (Topic 805)—Business Combinations (ASU 2010-29), to improve consistency in how the pro forma disclosures are calculated. Additionally, ASU
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2010-29 enhances the disclosure requirements and requires description of the nature and amount of any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to a business combination. ASU 2010-29 is effective for the Company in fiscal 2013 and should be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is after the effective date. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2010-29 on the consolidated financial statements. Reclassification A reclassification to the quarter ending April 30, 2010, condensed consolidated statement of cash flows was made. This reclassification was related to the purchase of subsidiary stock. 2. Balance Sheet Accounts Marketable Securities At April 30, 2011, marketable securities consisted of the following (in thousands):
At January 31, 2011, marketable securities consisted of the following (in thousands):
The duration of the investments classified as marketable securities is as follows (in thousands):
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As of April 30, 2011, the following marketable securities were in an unrealized loss position (in thousands):
The unrealized loss for each of these fixed rate marketable securities ranged from less than $1,000 to $139,000. The Company does not believe any of the unrealized losses represent an other-than-temporary impairment based on its evaluation of available evidence as of April 30, 2011. The Company expects to receive the full principal and interest on all of these marketable securities. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
Property and Equipment Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $14.8 million and $8.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
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Computers, equipment and software at April 30, 2011 and January 31, 2011 included a total of $85.9 million and $38.8 million acquired under capital lease agreements, respectively. Accumulated amortization relating to computers, equipment and software under capital lease agreements totaled $21.7 million and $18.5 million, respectively, at April 30, 2011 and January 31, 2011. Amortization of assets under capital lease agreements is included in depreciation and amortization expense. Capitalized Interest Cost Interest costs related to construction projects, specifically the Company’s campus project, and capitalized internal-use software development costs, are capitalized until the underlying asset is placed into service. Capitalized interest is calculated by multiplying the effective interest rate of the convertible senior notes by the qualifying costs. When the qualifying asset is placed into service, the qualifying asset and the related capitalized interest are amortized over the useful life of the related asset. Interest costs of $3.8 million and $0 related to the buildings and improvements and $0.1 million and $0 related to the Company’s capitalized internal-use software development efforts were capitalized during the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Capitalized Software Capitalized software consisted of the following (in thousands):
Capitalized internal-use software amortization expense totaled $3.7 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Acquired developed technology amortization expense totaled $9.8 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Other Assets, net Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill amounts are not amortized, but rather tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter. There was no impairment of goodwill for the three months ended April 30, 2011. Goodwill consisted of the following (in thousands):
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
Convertible Senior Notes In January 2010, the Company issued at par value $575.0 million of 0.75% convertible senior notes (“the Notes”) due January 15, 2015. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2010. The Notes are governed by an Indenture dated as of January 19, 2010, between the Company, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Notes do not contain any financial covenants or any restrictions on the payment of dividends, the incurrence of senior debt or other indebtedness, or the issuance or repurchase of securities by the Company. The Notes are unsecured and rank senior in right of payment to the Company’s future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and rank equal in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated and are effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of the Company’s cash equal to the principal amount of the Notes, and secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries, including trade payables. If converted, holders will receive cash equal to the principal amount of the Notes, and at the Company’s election, cash and/or shares of the Company’s common stock for any amounts in excess of the principal amounts.
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The initial conversion rate is 11.7147 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to anti-dilution adjustments. The initial conversion price is $85.36 per share of common stock. Throughout the term of the Notes, the conversion rate may be adjusted upon the occurrence of certain events, including for any cash dividends. Holders of the Notes will not receive any cash payment representing accrued and unpaid interest upon conversion of a Note. Accrued but unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid in full upon conversion rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Holders may convert their Notes under the following circumstances:
During the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2011, the closing stock price conversion right was triggered and the Notes were convertible at the option of the holder up to 6.7 million of the Company’s common shares for the Company’s entire first fiscal quarter. As of April 30, 2011 the Notes are classified as a current liability on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, a portion of the equity component of the Notes attributable to the conversion feature of the Notes is classified in temporary stockholders’ equity equal to the difference between the principal amount and carrying value of the Notes. The closing stock price conversion right also was triggered for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2011, therefore the liability and equity components of the Notes will remain classified as current and temporary, respectively, for the quarter ended July 31, 2011. Holders of the Notes have the right to require the Company to purchase with cash all or a portion of the Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, such as a change of control at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest. Following certain corporate transactions that constitute a change of control, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert the Notes in connection with such change of control in certain circumstances. In accounting for the issuance of the Notes, the Company separated the Notes into liability and equity components. The carrying amount of the liability component was calculated by measuring the fair value of a similar liability that does not have an associated convertible feature. The carrying amount of the equity component representing the conversion option was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the par value of the Notes as a whole. The excess of the principal amount of the liability component over its carrying amount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the Note. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. In accounting for the transaction costs related to the Note issuance, the Company allocated the total amount incurred to the liability and equity components based on their relative values. Transaction costs attributable to the liability component are being amortized to expense over the term of the Notes, and transaction costs attributable to the equity component were netted with the temporary stockholders’ equity component in temporary
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stockholders’ equity. Additionally, the Company initially recorded a deferred tax liability of $51.1 million in connection with the Notes. The Notes consisted of the following (in thousands):
As of April 30, 2011, the remaining contractual life of the Notes is approximately four years. The following table sets forth total interest expense recognized related to the Notes prior to capitalization of interest (in thousands):
Note Hedges To minimize the impact of potential economic dilution upon conversion of the Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions with respect to its common stock (the “Note Hedges”). The Company paid, in January 2010, an aggregate amount of $126.5 million for the Note Hedges. The Note Hedges cover approximately 6.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a strike price that corresponds to the initial conversion price of the Notes, also subject to adjustment, and are exercisable upon conversion of the Notes. The Note Hedges will expire upon the maturity of the Notes. The Note Hedges are intended to reduce the potential economic dilution upon conversion of the Notes in the event that the market value per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the Notes, at the time of exercise is greater than the conversion price of the Notes. The Note Hedges are separate transactions and are not part of the terms of the Notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Note Hedges. The Company initially recorded a deferred tax asset of $51.4 million in connection with these Note Hedges.
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Warrants Separately, the Company in January 2010 also entered into warrant transactions (the “Warrants”), whereby the Company sold warrants to acquire, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, up to 6.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a strike price of $119.51 per share. The Company received aggregate proceeds of $59.2 million from the sale of the Warrants. As the weighted average market value per share of the Company’s common stock for the quarter ended April 30, 2011 exceeds the strike price of the Warrants, the Warrants had a dilutive effect on the Company’s earnings per share for the quarter ended April 30, 2011. The Warrants are separate transactions, entered into by the Company and are not part of the terms of the Notes or Note Hedges. Holders of the Notes and Note Hedges will not have any rights with respect to the Warrants. 3. Stockholders’ Equity Stock Options Issued to Employees During the quarter ended April 30, 2011, the Company maintained the following stock plans; the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 2004 Outside Directors Stock Plan. These plans, other than the 2004 Outside Directors Stock Plan, provide for annual automatic increases on February 1 to the shares reserved for issuance. The expiration of the 1999 Stock Option Plan in fiscal 2010 did not affect awards outstanding, which continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the 1999 Stock Option Plan. On February 1, 2011, 3.5 million additional shares were reserved under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to the automatic increase. The 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan will not be implemented unless and until the Company’s Board of Directors authorizes the commencement of one or more offerings under the plan. No offering periods have been authorized to date. In April 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2006 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) that allows for stock option and other equity incentive grants to employees in connection with merger or acquisition activity. Prior to February 1, 2006, options issued under the Company’s stock option plans generally had a term of 10 years. After February 1, 2006, options issued have a term of five years.
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Stock activity is as follows:
The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 was $69.7 million and $58.7 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is the difference of the current market value of the stock and the exercise price of the stock option. The weighted-average remaining contractual life of vested and expected to vest options is approximately 3.2 years. As of April 30, 2011, options to purchase 4,234,373 shares were vested at a weighted average exercise price of $37.76 per share and a remaining weighted-average remaining contractual life of approximately 2.5 years. The total intrinsic value of these vested options as of April 30, 2011 was $427.0 million. The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of April 30, 2011:
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Restricted stock activity is as follows:
The restricted stock, which upon vesting entitles the holder to one share of common stock for each share of restricted stock, has an exercise price of $0.001 per share, which is equal to the par value of the Company’s common stock, and vests over four years. The weighted-average fair value of the restricted stock issued for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 was $136.90 and $68.29, respectively. Common Stock The following numbers of shares of common stock were reserved and available for future issuance at April 30, 2011:
4. Business Combinations On February 1, 2011 the Company acquired the stock of Manymoon Corporation (“Manymoon”) for $13.6 million in cash. The Company accounted for this transaction as a business combination. In allocating the purchase price based on estimated fair values, the Company preliminarily recorded $4.7 million of acquired intangible assets with useful lives of 1 to 3 years, $10.5 million of goodwill, and $1.6 million of deferred tax liabilities. The goodwill balance is not deductible for tax purposes. This transaction is not material.
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Fiscal year 2011 Jigsaw Data Corporation On May 7, 2010 the Company acquired for cash the stock of Jigsaw Data Corporation (“Jigsaw”), a cloud provider of crowd-sourced data services. The Company acquired Jigsaw to, among other things, combine the Company’s CRM applications and enterprise cloud platform with Jigsaw’s cloud-based model for the automation of acquiring, completing and cleansing business contact data. The Company has included the financial results of Jigsaw in the condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. The total cash consideration for Jigsaw was approximately $148.5 million. In addition, the Company will make additional payments (“contingent consideration”) totaling up to $14.4 million in cash, based on the achievement of certain billings targets related to Jigsaw’s services for the one-year period ended May 7, 2011. The estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow model of the contingent consideration at May 7, 2010 was $13.4 million and is included in the total purchase price. The Company recorded the full amount of the contingent consideration as of April 30, 2011 based on Jigsaw’s achievement of meeting its billing targets as it relates to the contingent consideration. The total purchase price and the fair value of the contingent consideration were allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based upon their fair values as of the acquisition date. In the final purchase price allocation based on fair values, the Company recorded approximately $133.9 million of goodwill, $28.1 million of identifiable intangible assets, $4.3 million of net tangible assets and $4.4 million of deferred tax liability. Heroku, Inc. On January 3, 2011 the Company acquired for cash the stock of Heroku, Inc. (“Heroku”), a platform-as-a-service cloud vendor, built to work in an open environment and take advantage of the Ruby language. Ruby has become one of the leading development languages used for applications that are social and collaborative and that deliver real-time access to information across mobile devices. The Company acquired Heroku to, among other things, access a large community of developers and independent software vendors (“ISVs”) who are building applications in the cloud using the Ruby language. The Company has included the financial results of Heroku in the condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. The total cash consideration for Heroku was approximately $216.7 million. The total preliminary purchase price was allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based upon their fair values as of the acquisition date. In allocating the purchase price based on estimated fair values, the Company preliminarily recorded approximately $181.5 million of goodwill, $40.1 million of identifiable intangible assets, $10.1 million of deferred tax liability and $5.2 million of net tangible assets. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was based upon a preliminary valuation. The Company’s estimates and assumptions are subject to change within the measurement period of one year from the acquisition date. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized relate to both current and noncurrent deferred tax liabilities which are subject to change, pending the finalization of certain tax returns. The Company expects to continue to obtain information to finalize these preliminary valuations during the measurement period. DimDim, Inc. On January 6, 2011 the Company acquired for cash the stock of DimDim, Inc. (“DimDim”), a provider of online meeting solutions for business collaboration. The Company acquired DimDim to, among other things, expand its market leadership opportunities when integrating DimDim’s online meeting solution technology with the Company’s collaboration cloud offering. The Company has included the financial results of DimDim in the condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
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The total cash consideration for DimDim was approximately $37.1 million. The total preliminary purchase price was allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based upon their fair values as of acquisition date. In allocating the purchase price based on estimated fair values, the Company preliminarily recorded approximately $23.4 million of goodwill, $14.4 million of identifiable intangible assets, $2.6 million of deferred tax liability and $1.9 million of net tangible assets. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was based upon a preliminary valuation. The Company’s estimates and assumptions are subject to change within the measurement period of one year from the acquisition date. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized relate to both current and noncurrent deferred tax liabilities which are subject to change, pending the finalization of certain tax returns. The Company expects to continue to obtain information to finalize these preliminary valuations during the measurement period. 5. Commitments Letters of Credit As of April 30, 2011, the Company had a total of $10.5 million in letters of credit outstanding substantially in favor of certain landlords for office space. These letters of credit renew annually and mature at various dates through September 2021. Leases The Company leases office space and certain fixed assets under non-cancelable operating and capital leases with various expiration dates. As of April 30, 2011, the future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating and capital leases are as follows (in thousands):
The Company’s agreements for the facilities and certain services provide the Company with the option to renew. The Company’s future contractual obligations would change if the Company exercised these options. 6. Legal Proceedings The Company is involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities, including claims of alleged infringement of third-party patents and other intellectual property rights, commercial,
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employment and other matters. The Company makes a provision for a liability related to legal proceedings when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. In management’s opinion, resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position. However, depending on the nature and timing of any such dispute, an unfavorable resolution of a matter could materially affect the Company’s future results of operations or cash flows or both. Many of the Company’s subscription agreements require the Company to indemnify its customers for third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase the cost to the Company of an adverse ruling on such a claim. Any adverse determination related to intellectual property claims or litigation could prevent the Company from offering its service to others, could be material to the Company’s financial condition or cash flows or both or could otherwise adversely affect the Company’s operating results. 7. Related-Party Transactions In January 1999, the salesforce.com/foundation, also referred to as the Foundation, a non-profit public charity, was chartered to build philanthropic programs that are focused on youth and technology. The Company’s chairman is the chairman of the Foundation. He, one of the Company’s employees and one of the Company’s board members hold three of the Foundation’s seven board seats. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the Foundation’s activities, and accordingly, the Company does not consolidate the Foundation’s statement of activities with its financial results. Since the Foundation’s inception, the Company has provided at no charge certain resources to Foundation employees such as office space. The value of these items was in excess of $90,000 for the quarter ending April 30, 2011. In addition to the resource sharing with the Foundation, the Company issued to the Foundation warrants in August 2002 to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. All of the warrants were exercised in prior years. As of April 30, 2011, the Foundation held 114,500 shares of salesforce.com common stock. Additionally, the Company has donated subscriptions to the Company’s service to other qualified non-profit organizations. The Company also allows an affiliate of the Foundation to resell the Company’s service to large non-profit organizations. The Company does not charge the affiliate for the subscriptions. The fair value of these and the subscriptions were in excess of $3.6 million for the quarter ended April 30, 2011. The Company plans to continue these programs.
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The following discussion in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements consist of, among other things, trend analyses, statements regarding future events, future financial performance, our business strategy and our plan to build our business, including our strategy to be the leading provider of CRM application services and the leading platform on which customers and partners build enterprise cloud computing applications, our service performance and security, the expenses associated with new data centers and expanding our data center capacity, our operating results, our anticipated growth, trends in our business, new application service features, our strategy of acquiring or making investments in complementary companies, services and technologies, our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and technologies, the effect of general economic and market conditions including sudden declines in the fair value of our investments in cash equivalents and marketable securities, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability to develop our brands, the effect of evolving government regulations, the effect of foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations on our financial results, the potential availability of additional tax assets in the future and related matters, the impact of expensing stock options, the sufficiency of our capital resources, potential litigation involving us, and our plan to build our new global headquarters in San Francisco, all of which are based on current expectations, estimates, and forecasts, and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “seeks,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are also intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Readers are directed to risks and uncertainties identified below, under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report, for factors that may cause actual results to be different than those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason. Overview We are a leading provider of enterprise cloud computing applications. We provide a comprehensive customer and collaboration relationship management, or CRM, service to businesses of all sizes and industries worldwide and we provide a technology platform for customers and developers to build and run business applications. We were founded in February 1999 and began offering our enterprise CRM application service in February 2000. Since then, we have augmented our CRM service with new editions and enhanced features. We introduced our Force.com platform to customers and developers so they can build complementary applications to extend beyond CRM. In 2010 we introduced our AppExchange directory of enterprise cloud computing applications that are integrated with our CRM service and in most cases have been developed on our platform by third parties. We also introduced Chatter, a collaboration application for the enterprise to connect and share information securely and in real-time. Our objective is to be the leading provider of CRM application services and to be the leading platform on which our customers and partners build cloud computing applications. Key elements of our strategy include:
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We believe the factors that will influence our ability to achieve our objectives include our prospective customers’ willingness to migrate to an enterprise cloud computing application service; the performance and security of our service; our ability to continue to release, and gain customer acceptance of, new and improved features; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and technologies; successful customer adoption and utilization of our service; acceptance of our service in markets where we have few customers; the emergence of additional competitors in our market and improved product offerings by existing and new competitors; the location of new data centers; third-party developers’ willingness to develop applications on our platform; and general economic conditions which could affect our customers’ ability and willingness to purchase our application service, delay the customers’ purchasing decision or affect renewal rates. To address these factors, we will need to, among other things, continue to add substantial numbers of paying subscriptions, upgrade our customers to fully featured versions such as our Unlimited Edition, provide high quality technical support to our customers and encourage the development of third-party applications on our Force.com platform. We plan to invest for future growth by expanding our data center capacity. We also plan to hire additional personnel, particularly in direct sales, other customer-related areas and research and development. As part of our growth plans, we intend to continue to focus on retaining customers at the time of renewal. Additionally, we plan to: expand our domestic and international selling and marketing activities; continue to develop our brands; add additional distribution channels; increase our research and development activities to upgrade and extend our service offerings; develop new services and technologies and integrate acquired technologies; and add to our global infrastructure to support our growth. We also regularly evaluate acquisitions or investment opportunities in complementary businesses, joint ventures, services and technologies in an effort to expand our service offerings. We expect to continue to make such investments and acquisitions in the future. As such, we plan to reinvest a significant portion of our incremental revenue in fiscal 2012 to grow our business and continue our leadership role in the cloud computing industry. As a result of these investments we expect diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2012 to be significantly lower than diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2011. Over the past year, we acquired several businesses and technologies such as Jigsaw Data Corporation and Heroku, Inc. In February 2011, we acquired Manymoon Corporation (“Manymoon”) for a total purchase price consideration of $13.6 million. Manymoon offers a cloud-based project collaboration application. We acquired Manymoon for its developed technology in order to expand our CRM application offerings for small businesses and workgroups. In fiscal 2010, we issued at par value $575.0 million of 0.75% convertible senior notes due on January 15, 2015 (the “Notes”). For 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ended January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2011, our common stock traded at a price exceeding 130% of the conversion price of $85.36 per share applicable to the Notes. Accordingly, based on the terms of the Notes, since February 1, 2011, the Notes were convertible at the option of the holder and will remain convertible at the holders’ option for the quarter ending July 31, 2011. Upon conversion of any Notes, we will deliver cash up to the principal amount of the Notes and, with respect to any excess conversion value greater than the principal amount of the Notes, shares of our common stock, cash, or a combination of both. Therefore, for the quarter ending July 31, 2011, the Notes will remain classified as a current liability on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. We expect marketing and sales costs, which were 51 percent of our total revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 47 percent for the same period a year ago, to continue to represent a substantial portion of total revenues in the future as we seek to add and manage more paying subscribers, and build greater brand awareness. Subsequent to April 30, 2011 we acquired Radian6 Technologies, Inc. (“Radian6”) for approximately $344.5 million net of cash acquired, of which $285.1 million was paid in cash and the remainder in 436,167 shares of salesforce.com common stock. As part of the share purchase agreement, we also assumed Radian6’s existing stock option plan which consisted of 239,519 unvested options.
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Table of ContentsFiscal Year Our fiscal year ends on January 31. References to fiscal 2012, for example, refer to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012. Segments We have made several acquisitions to expand our business and offerings. For example in fiscal 2011, we acquired Heroku, Inc. to increase our presence in the platform as a service market, Jigsaw Data Corporation to provide cloud-based data services, and DimDim, Inc to provide an online meeting solution to integrate into our collaboration cloud offering. These and other acquisitions have allowed us to expand our offerings, presence and reach in various segments of the enterprise cloud computing market. While we have offerings in multiple enterprise cloud computing market segments, our business operates in one reportable segment because our decision making group evaluates our financial information, resources and assesses the performance of these resources on a consolidated basis only. Since we operate in one operating segment, all required financial segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements. Sources of Revenues We derive our revenues from: (1) subscriptions fees from customers accessing our enterprise cloud computing application service; (2) support revenues from customers purchasing additional support beyond the standard support that is included in the basic subscription fee; (3) professional services, which include consulting services such as process mapping and project management, and implementation services including systems integration, technical architecture and development, and data conversion; and (4) other revenue, which consists primarily of training fees. Subscription and support revenues accounted for approximately 94 percent of our total revenues during the three months ended April 30, 2011. Subscription revenues are driven primarily by the number of paying subscribers of our service, varying service types of offering, the subscription price of our service and rates of renewal. We define a “customer” as a separate and distinct buying entity (e.g., a company, a distinct business unit of a large corporation, a partnership, etc.) that has entered into a contract to access our enterprise cloud computing service. We define a “subscription” as a unique user account purchased by a customer for use by its employees or other customer-authorized users, and each such user is who we call a “subscriber.” The number of paying subscriptions at each of our customers ranges from one to tens of thousands. None of our customers accounted for more than five percent of our revenues during the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Subscription and support revenues are recognized ratably over the contract terms beginning on the commencement dates of each contract. The typical subscription and support term is 12 to 24 months, although terms range from one to 60 months. Our subscription and support contracts are non-cancelable, though customers typically have the right to terminate their contracts for cause if we materially fail to perform. We generally invoice our customers in advance, in annual or quarterly installments, and typical payment terms provide that our customers pay us within 30 days of invoice. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in deferred revenue, or in revenue depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria have been met. In general, we collect our billings in advance of the subscription service period. Professional services and other revenues consist of fees associated with consulting and implementation services and training. Our consulting and implementation engagements are typically billed on a time and materials basis. We also offer a number of classes on implementing, using and administering our service that are billed on a per person, per class basis. Our typical payment terms provide that our customers pay us within 30 days of invoice. In determining whether professional services can be accounted for separately from subscription and support revenues, we consider a number of factors, which are described in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Revenue Recognition” below. Prior to February 1, 2011, the deliverables in multiple-deliverable
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Table of Contentsarrangements were accounted for separately if the delivered items had standalone value and there was objective and reliable evidence of fair value for the undelivered items. If the deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement could not be accounted for separately, the total arrangement fee was recognized ratably as a single unit of accounting over the contracted term of the subscription agreement. A significant portion of our multiple-deliverable arrangements were accounted for as a single unit of accounting because we did not have objective and reliable evidence of fair value for certain of our deliverables. Additionally, in these situations, we deferred the direct costs of a related professional service arrangement and amortized those costs over the same period as the professional services revenue was recognized. In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (“ASU 2009-13”) which amended the previous multiple-deliverable arrangements accounting guidance. Pursuant to the new guidance, objective and reliable evidence of fair value of the deliverables to be delivered is no longer required in order to account for deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement separately. Instead, arrangement consideration is allocated to deliverables based on their relative selling price. The new guidance also eliminates the use of the residual method. In the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we adopted this new accounting guidance on a prospective basis. We applied the new accounting guidance to those multiple-deliverable arrangements entered into or materially modified on or after February 1, 2011 which is the beginning of our fiscal year. Seasonal Nature of Deferred Revenue and Accounts Receivable Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings to customers for our subscription service. Over 90 percent of the value of our billings to customers is for our subscription and support service. We generally invoice our customers in either quarterly or annual cycles, with a disproportionate weighting towards annual billings in the fourth quarter, primarily as a result of large enterprise account buying patterns. Additionally, our fourth quarter has historically been our strongest quarter for new business and renewals. The year on year compounding effect of this seasonality in both billing patterns and overall new and renewal business causes the value of invoices that we generate in the fourth quarter for both new and existing customers to increase as a proportion of our total annual billings. Accordingly, the sequential quarterly changes in accounts receivable and the related deferred revenue during the first three quarters of our fiscal year are not necessarily indicative of the billing activity that occurs in the fourth quarter as displayed below (in thousands):
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Table of ContentsCost of Revenues and Operating Expenses Cost of Revenues. Cost of subscription and support revenues primarily consists of expenses related to hosting our service and providing support, the costs of data center capacity, depreciation or operating lease expense associated with computer equipment and software, allocated overhead and amortization expense associated with capitalized software related to our application service and acquired technology. We allocate overhead such as rent and occupancy charges based on headcount. Employee benefit costs and taxes are allocated based upon a percentage of total compensation expense. As such, general overhead expenses are reflected in each cost of revenue and operating expense category. Cost of professional services and other revenues consists primarily of employee-related costs associated with these services, including stock-based expenses, the cost of subcontractors and allocated overhead. The cost of providing professional services is significantly higher as a percentage of the related revenue than for our enterprise cloud computing subscription service due to the direct labor costs and costs of subcontractors. We intend to continue to invest additional resources in our enterprise cloud computing application service. For example, we plan to open additional data centers in the future. Additionally, as we acquire new businesses and technologies, the amortization expense associated with this activity will be included in cost of revenues. The timing of these additional expenses will affect our cost of revenues, both in terms of absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenues, in the affected periods. Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, including stock-based expenses, the costs of our development and test data center and allocated overhead. We continue to focus our research and development efforts on adding new features and services, integrating acquired technologies, increasing the functionality and enhancing the ease of use of our enterprise cloud computing application service. Our proprietary, scalable and secure multi-tenant architecture enables us to provide all of our customers with a service based on a single version of our application. As a result, we do not have to maintain multiple versions, which enables us to have relatively lower research and development expenses as compared to traditional enterprise software companies. We expect that in the future, research and development expenses will increase in absolute dollars as we improve and extend our service offerings, develop new technologies and integrate acquired businesses and technologies. Marketing and Sales. Marketing and sales expenses are our largest cost and consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, including stock-based expenses, for our sales and marketing staff, including commissions, payments to partners, marketing programs and allocated overhead. Marketing programs consist of advertising, events, corporate communications, brand building and product marketing activities. We plan to continue to invest in marketing and sales by expanding our domestic and international selling and marketing activities, building brand awareness and sponsoring additional marketing events. We expect that in the future, marketing and sales expenses will increase in absolute dollars and continue to be our largest cost. General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist of salaries and related expenses, including stock-based expenses, for finance and accounting, human resources and management information systems personnel, legal costs, professional fees, other corporate expenses and allocated overhead. We expect that in the future, general and administrative expenses will increase in absolute dollars as we invest in our infrastructure and we incur additional employee related costs, professional fees and insurance costs related to the growth of our business and international expansion. We expect general and administrative costs as a percentage of total revenues to remain flat for the next several quarters.
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Table of ContentsStock-Based Expenses. Our cost of revenues and operating expenses include stock-based expenses related to option and stock awards to employees and non-employee directors. We recognize our stock-based payments as an expense in the statement of operations based on their fair values and vesting periods. If our grant activity remains consistent and our stock price increases in the future, stock-based expenses will rise. These charges have been significant in the past and we expect that they will increase as we hire more employees and seek to retain existing employees. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that of our significant accounting policies, which are described in Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, the following accounting policies involve a greater degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations. Revenue Recognition. We derive our revenues from two sources: (1) subscription revenues, which are comprised of subscription fees from customers accessing our enterprise cloud computing application service and from customers purchasing additional support beyond the standard support that is included in the basic subscription fee; and (2) related professional services such as process mapping, project management, implementation services and other revenue. “Other revenue” consists primarily of training fees. We commence revenue recognition when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
Our subscription service arrangements are non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions. Subscription and Support Revenues Subscription and support revenues are recognized ratably over the contract terms beginning on the commencement date of each contract, which is the date our service is made available to customers. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria have been met. Professional Services and Other Revenues The majority of our professional services contracts are on a time and material basis. When these services are not combined with subscription revenues as a single unit of accounting, as discussed below, these revenues are recognized as the services are rendered for time and material contracts, and when the milestones are achieved and accepted by the customer for fixed price contracts. Training revenues are recognized after the services are performed.
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Table of ContentsMultiple-Deliverable Arrangements We enter into arrangements with multiple deliverables that generally include subscription, premium support, and professional services. Prior to February 1, 2011, the deliverables in multiple-deliverable arrangements were accounted for separately if the delivered items had standalone value and there was objective and reliable evidence of fair value for the undelivered items. If the deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement could not be accounted for separately, the total arrangement fee was recognized ratably as a single unit of accounting over the contracted term of the subscription agreement. A significant portion of our multiple-deliverable arrangements were accounted for as a single unit of accounting because we did not have objective and reliable evidence of fair value for certain of our deliverables. Additionally, in these situations, we deferred the direct costs of a professional service arrangement and amortized those costs over the same period as the professional services revenue is recognized. In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (“ASU 2009-13”) which amended the previous multiple-deliverable arrangements accounting guidance. Pursuant to the new guidance, objective and reliable evidence of fair value of the deliverables to be delivered is no longer required in order to account for deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement separately. Instead, arrangement consideration is allocated to deliverables based on their relative selling price. The new guidance also eliminates the use of the residual method. In the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we adopted this new accounting guidance on a prospective basis. We have applied the new accounting guidance to those multiple-deliverable arrangements entered into or materially modified on or after February 1, 2011 which is the beginning of the our fiscal year. The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. As of April 30, 2011, the deferred professional services revenue and deferred costs under the previous accounting guidance are $58.7 million and $27.5 million respectively which will continue to be recognized over the related remaining subscription period. Under the new accounting guidance, in order to treat deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement as separate units of accounting, the deliverables must have standalone value upon delivery. If the deliverables have standalone value upon delivery, we account for each deliverable separately. Subscription services have standalone value as such services are often sold separately. In determining whether professional services have standalone value, we consider the following factors for each professional services agreement: availability of the services from other vendors, the nature of the professional services, the timing of when the professional services contract was signed in comparison to the subscription service start date, and the contractual dependence of the subscription service on the customer’s satisfaction with the professional services work. To date, we have concluded that all of the professional services included in multiple-deliverable arrangements executed have standalone value. Under the new accounting guidance, when multiple deliverables included in an arrangement are separated into different units of accounting, the arrangement consideration is allocated to the identified separate units based on a relative selling price hierarchy. We determine the relative selling price for a deliverable based on its vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”), if available, or our best estimate of selling price (“BESP”), if VSOE is not available. We have determined that third-party evidence (“TPE”) is not a practical alternative due to differences in our service offerings compared to other parties and the availability of relevant third party pricing information. The amount of revenue allocated to delivered items is limited by contingent revenue, if any.
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Table of ContentsBusiness Combinations. We recognize separately from goodwill the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred and the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. We use the best estimates and assumptions as a part of the purchase price allocation process to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. Our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we may record adjustments to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to our condensed consolidated statements of operations. In addition, uncertain tax positions and tax related valuation allowances assumed in connection with a business combination are initially estimated as of the acquisition date. We reevaluate these items quarterly and record any adjustments to the preliminary estimates to goodwill provided that we are within the measurement period and we continue to collect information in order to determine their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Subsequent to the measurement period or our final determination of the tax allowance’s or contingency’s estimated value, changes to these uncertain tax positions and tax related valuation allowances will affect our provision for income taxes in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. Accounting for Stock-Based Awards. We recognize the fair value of our stock awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award which is the vesting term of four years. We recognized stock-based expense of $47.6 million during the three months ended April 30, 2011. The requirement to expense stock-based awards will continue to materially reduce our reported results of operations. As of April 30, 2011, we had an aggregate of $542.1 million of stock compensation remaining to be amortized to expense over the remaining requisite service period of the underlying awards. We currently expect this stock compensation balance to be amortized as follows: $150.8 million during the remaining nine months of fiscal 2012; $166.5 million during fiscal 2013; $138.3 million during fiscal 2014; $85.4 million during fiscal 2015 and $1.1 million during fiscal 2016. These amounts reflect only outstanding stock awards as of April 30, 2011 and assume no forfeiture activity. We expect to continue to issue stock-based awards to our employees in future periods, which will increase the stock compensation amortization in such future periods. We recognize as an operating expense the payroll and social tax costs, as applicable by jurisdiction, when stock options are exercised. The impact of stock-based expense in the future is dependent upon, among other things, the timing of when we hire additional employees, the effect of long-term incentive strategies involving stock awards in order to continue to attract and retain employees, the total number of stock awards granted, the fair value of the stock awards at the time of grant, changes in estimated forfeiture assumption rates and the tax benefit that we may or may not receive from stock-based expenses. Additionally, we are required to use an option-pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option awards. This determination of fair value is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, our expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards. As of April 30, 2011, there were 3.2 million restricted stock awards and units outstanding. We plan to continue awarding restricted stock to our employees in the future. The restricted stock, which upon vesting entitles the holder to one share of common stock for each restricted stock, has an exercise price of $0.001 per share, which is equal to the par value of our common stock, and vests over four years. The fair value of the restricted stock is based on our closing stock price on the date of grant, and compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Accounting for Income Taxes. We account for income taxes using the liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets or liabilities for the tax-effected temporary differences between the financial
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Cost of revenues and marketing and sales expenses include the following amounts related to amortization of purchased intangibles.
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Table of ContentsThree Months Ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 Revenues.
Total revenues were $504.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $376.8 million during the same period a year ago, an increase of $127.6 million, or 34 percent. Subscription and support revenues were $473.5 million, or 94 percent of total revenues, for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $350.7 million, or 93 percent of total revenues, during the same period a year ago. The increase in subscription and support revenues was due primarily to new customers, upgrades and additional subscriptions from existing customers and improved renewal rates as compared to a year ago. The price per user per month for our three primary offerings, Professional Edition, Enterprise Edition and Unlimited Edition, in the quarter ended April 30, 2011 has remained substantially consistent relative to prior periods. Professional services and other revenues were $30.9 million, or six percent of total revenues, for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $26.1 million, or seven percent of total revenues, for the same period a year ago. The increase in professional services and other revenues was due primarily to the higher demand for services from an increased number of customers. The impact of the prospective adoption of the new accounting guidance for multiple-deliverable arrangements did not have a material impact on professional services revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2011. Revenues in Europe and Asia Pacific accounted for $164.3 million, or 33 percent of total revenues, for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $117.5 million, or 31 percent of total revenues, during the same period a year ago, an increase of $46.8 million, or 40 percent. The increase in revenues outside of the Americas was the result of the increasing acceptance of our service, our focus on marketing our service internationally and improved renewal rates. Additionally, the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies contributed to a slight increase in U.S. dollar revenues outside of the Americas for the three months ended April 30, 2011 as compared to the same period a year ago. The foreign currency impact had the effect of increasing our aggregate revenues by $7.6 million compared to the same period a year ago. As part of our overall growth, we expect the percentage of our revenue generated outside of the Americas to continue to increase as a percentage of our total revenues worldwide. Cost of Revenues.
Cost of revenues was $103.1 million, or 20 percent of total revenues, for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $71.6 million, or 19 percent of total revenues, during the same period a year ago, an increase of $31.5 million. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to an increase of $1.4 million in employee-related costs, an increase of $8.9 million in service delivery costs, primarily due to our efforts in increasing data center capacity, an increase of $12.7 million in depreciation and amortization expenses, an increase of $6.0
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Research and development expenses were $65.3 million, or 13 percent of total revenues, for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $40.1 million, or 10 percent of total revenues, during the same period a year ago, an increase of $25.2 million. The increase in absolute dollars was due to an increase of $17.2 million in employee-related costs, an increase of $3.7 million in stock-based expenses, an increase of $3.1 million in allocated overhead and an increase of $0.7 million in test data lab costs. We increased our research and development headcount by 46 percent since April 30, 2010 in order to improve and extend our service offerings and develop new technologies. Some of the increase in headcount was due to acquired businesses. Marketing and Sales.
Marketing and sales expenses were $254.5 million, or 51 percent of total revenues, for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $175.9 million, or 47 percent of total revenues, during the same period a year ago, an increase of $78.6 million. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to increases of $53.5 million in employee-related costs, $11.6 million in stock-based expenses, $5.6 million in advertising, marketing and event costs and $7.7 million in allocated overhead. Our marketing and sales headcount increased by 38 percent since April 30, 2010 as we hired additional sales personnel to focus on adding new customers and increasing penetration within our existing customer base. Some of the increase in headcount was due to acquired businesses. General and Administrative.
General and administrative expenses were $84.3 million, or 17 percent of total revenues, for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $56.2 million, or 15 percent of total revenues, during the same period
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Loss from operations for the three months ended April 30, 2011 was $2.8 million and included $47.6 million of stock-based expenses and $10.3 million of amortization of purchased intangibles. During the same period a year ago, operating income was $33.1 million and included $26.5 million of stock-based expenses and $2.5 million of amortization of purchased intangibles. Investment income.
Investment income consists of income on cash and marketable securities balances. Investment income was $8.1 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and was $7.9 million during the same period a year ago. The increase was primarily due to increased realized gains from sales of marketable securities and the increase in marketable securities balances resulting from cash generated by operating activities and the proceeds from stock option exercises. Interest expense.
Interest expense consists primarily of interest on our Notes and capital leases. Interest expense was $3.7 million, net of interest costs capitalized, for the three months ended April 30, 2011 and was $7.1 million during the same period a year ago. During the three months ended April 30, 2011, we capitalized $3.9 million of interest costs related to major construction projects, specifically our campus project, which began during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, and our capitalized internal-use software development costs. We did not capitalize interest during the same period a year ago. We will continue to capitalize interest on these projects until these assets are ready for service.
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Other expense primarily consists of foreign currency transaction gains and losses. Other expense decreased due to realized and unrealized gains on foreign currency transactions for the three months ended April 30, 2011 compared to the same period a year ago. Provision for Income Taxes.
The provision for income taxes was $0.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2011, compared to $12.0 million during the same period a year ago. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended April 30, 2011 was 32 percent, which was lower than the federal statutory tax rate of 35 percent. The lower tax rate was attributable to the benefit of federal and California research tax credits offset by state income taxes, a detrimental foreign tax rate differential and non-deductible acquisition expenses. Our effective tax rate of 38 percent for the three months ended April 30, 2010 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to state income taxes, a detrimental foreign tax rate differential and the unfavorable impact of a change in California tax law, which was partially offset by the benefit of California research tax credits. New Accounting Pronouncement In December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-29, Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations (Topic 805)—Business Combinations (ASU 2010-29), to improve consistency in how the pro forma disclosures are calculated. Additionally, ASU 2010-29 enhances the disclosure requirements and requires description of the nature and amount of any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to a business combination. ASU 2010-29 is effective for the Company in fiscal 2013 and should be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is after the effective date. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2010-29 on the consolidated financial statements. Liquidity and Capital Resources At April 30, 2011, our principal sources of liquidity were cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $1.5 billion and accounts receivable of $270.8 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was $139.5 million during the three months ended April 30, 2011 and $143.2 million during the same period a year ago. Cash provided by operating activities has historically been affected by: the amount of net income; sales of subscriptions, support and professional services; changes in working capital accounts, particularly increases and seasonality in accounts receivable and deferred revenue as described above, the timing of commission and bonus payments, and the timing of collections from large enterprise customers; and add-backs of non-cash expense items such as depreciation and amortization, amortization of debt discount and the expense associated with stock-based awards.
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Table of ContentsNet cash provided by investing activities was $79.4 million during the three months ended April 30, 2011 and net cash used in investing activities was $508.1 million during the same period a year ago. The net cash provided by investing activities during the three months ended April 30, 2011 primarily related to the proceeds from the sales of marketable securities offset by the investment of cash balances, the purchase of Manymoon, capital expenditures and strategic investments. Net cash provided by financing activities was $28.0 million during the three months ended April 30, 2011 and $43.6 million during the same period a year ago. Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended April 30, 2011 consisted primarily of $32.3 million of proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options and $2.0 million of excess tax benefits from employee stock plans, offset by $3.6 million of principal payments on capital leases and $2.8 million of contingent consideration payments. In January 2010, we issued the Notes and concurrently entered into convertible notes hedges (the “Note Hedges”) and separate warrant transactions (the “Warrants”). The Notes will mature on January 15, 2015, unless converted earlier. As of April 30, 2011, we had not received any shares under the Note Hedges or delivered cash or shares under the Warrants. For 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ended January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2011, our common stock traded at a price exceeding 130% of the conversion price of $85.36 per share applicable to the Notes. Accordingly, based on the terms of the Notes, the Notes were convertible at the option of the holder as of April 30, 2011 and are convertible at the holders’ option for the quarter ending July 31, 2011. Upon conversion of any Notes, we will deliver cash up to the principal amount of the Notes and, with respect to any excess conversion value greater than the principal amount of the Notes, shares of our common stock, cash or a combination of both. Therefore, for the quarter ending July 31, 2011, the Notes will remain classified as a current liability on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are comprised primarily of corporate notes and obligations, U.S. agency obligations, U.S. treasury securities, mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, time deposits, money market mutual funds, government obligations and municipal securities. As of April 30, 2011, we have a total of $10.5 million in letters of credit outstanding in favor of certain landlords for office space. To date, no amounts have been drawn against the letters of credit, which renew annually and mature at various dates through September 2021. We do not have any special purpose entities, and other than operating leases for office space and computer equipment, we do not engage in off-balance sheet financing arrangements. Additionally, we currently do not have a bank line of credit.
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Our lease agreements provide us with the option to renew. Our future operating lease obligations would change if we exercised these options and if we entered into additional operating lease agreements as we expand our operations. We also have a contractual obligation to begin construction on the undeveloped land we purchased in fiscal 2011 by September 2014. If we do not commence construction by this date we will be subject to certain penalties due to a third party. We do not believe we will be subject to these penalties. We believe our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities and cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs over the next 12 months. During fiscal 2012, we may enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses or joint ventures, services or technologies. While we believe we have sufficient financial resources to do so, we may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing. Additional funds may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all.
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Foreign currency exchange risk Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, Singapore dollar, Japanese Yen and Australian dollar. We seek to minimize the impact of certain foreign currency fluctuations by hedging certain balance sheet exposures with foreign currency forward contracts. Any gain or loss from settling these contracts is offset by the loss or gain derived from the underlying balance sheet exposures. In accordance with our policy, the hedging contracts we enter into have maturities of less than three months. Additionally, by policy, we do not enter into any hedging contracts for trading or speculative purposes. Interest rate sensitivity We had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $1.5 billion at April 30, 2011. This amount was invested primarily in money market funds, time deposits, corporate notes and bonds, government securities and other debt securities with credit ratings of at least single A or better. The cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities are held for working capital purposes. Our investments are made for capital preservation purposes. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. Our cash equivalents and our portfolio of marketable securities are subject to market risk due to changes in interest rates. Fixed rate securities may have their market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectation due to changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that decline in market value due to changes in interest rates. However because we classify our debt securities as “available for sale,” no gains or losses are recognized due to changes in interest rates unless such securities are sold prior to maturity or declines in fair value are determined to be other-than-temporary. Our fixed-income portfolio is subject to interest rate risk. An immediate increase or decrease in interest rates of 100-basis points at April 30, 2011 could result in a $24.3 million market value increase or reduction of the same amount. This estimate is based on a sensitivity model that measures market value changes when changes in interest rates occur. Fluctuations in the value of our investment securities caused by a change in interest rates (gains or losses on the carrying value) are recorded in other comprehensive income, and are realized only if we sell the underlying securities. At January 31, 2011, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $1.4 billion. The fixed-income portfolio was also subject to interest rate risk. Changes in interest rates of 100-basis points would have resulted in market value changes of $27.7 million. Market Risk and Market Interest Risk In January 2010, we issued at par value $575.0 million of 0.75% Notes. Holders may convert their Notes prior to maturity upon the occurrence of certain circumstances. Upon conversion, we would pay the holder an amount of cash equal to the principal amount of the Notes. Amounts in excess of the principal amount, if any, may be paid in cash or stock at our option. Concurrent with the issuance of the Notes, we entered into separate note hedging transactions and the sale of warrants. These separate transactions were completed to reduce the potential economic dilution from the conversion of the Notes. For 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ended January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2011, our common stock traded at a price exceeding 130% of the conversion price of $85.36 per share applicable to the Notes. Accordingly, based on the terms of the Notes, the Notes were convertible at the option of the holder as of April 30, 2011 and are convertible at the holders’ option for the quarter ending July 31, 2011. Upon conversion of any Notes, we will deliver cash up to the principal amount of the Notes and, with respect to any excess
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(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Based on management’s evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to, and are effective to, provide assurance at a reasonable level that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. (b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that there has not been any material change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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We are involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities, including claims of alleged infringement of third-party patents and other intellectual property rights, commercial, employment and other matters. We make a provision for a liability relating to legal proceedings when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. In management’s opinion, resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse impact on our condensed consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position. However, depending on the nature and timing of any such dispute, an unfavorable resolution of a matter could materially affect our future results of operations or cash flows or both. Many of our subscription agreements require us to indemnify our customers for third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase the cost to us of an adverse ruling on such a claim. Any adverse determination related to intellectual property claims or litigation could prevent us from offering our service to others, could be material to our financial condition or cash flows or both or could otherwise adversely affect our operating results.
The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Other events that we do not currently anticipate or that we currently deem immaterial also may affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Risks Related to Our Business and Industry Defects or disruptions in our service could diminish demand for our service and subject us to substantial liability. Because our service is complex and we have incorporated a variety of new computer hardware and software which is developed in-house and acquired from third party vendors, our service may have errors or defects that users identify after they begin using it that could result in unanticipated downtime for our subscribers and harm our reputation and our business. Internet-based services frequently contain undetected errors when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. We have from time to time found defects in our service and new errors in our existing service may be detected in the future. In addition, our customers may use our service in unanticipated ways that may cause a disruption in service for other customers attempting to access their data. Since our customers use our service for important aspects of their business, any errors, defects, disruptions in service or other performance problems with our service could hurt our reputation and may damage our customers’ businesses. If that occurs, customers could elect not to renew, or delay or withhold payment to us, we could lose future sales or customers may make warranty or other claims against us, which could result in an increase in our provision for doubtful accounts, an increase in collection cycles for accounts receivable or the expense and risk of litigation. Interruptions or delays in service from our third-party data center hosting facilities could impair the delivery of our service and harm our business. We currently serve our customers from third-party data center hosting facilities located in the United States and Singapore. Any damage to, or failure of, our systems generally could result in interruptions in our service. As we continue to add data centers and add capacity in our existing data centers, we may move or transfer our data and our customers’ data. Despite precautions taken during this process, any unsuccessful data transfers may
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