Press Release

Workday Announces Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Financial Results

Total Revenues of $305.3 Million, Up 42% Year Over Year; Subscription Revenues of $242.7 Million, Up 48% Year Over Year

PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 19, 2015) - Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced results for the fiscal third quarter ended October 31, 2015.

  • Total revenues were $305.3 million, an increase of 42% from the third quarter of fiscal 2015. Subscription revenues were $242.7 million, an increase of 48% from the same period last year.
     
  • Operating loss was $70.2 million, or negative 23.0% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $51.5 million, or negative 23.9% of revenues, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating profit for the third quarter was $0.8 million, or 0.3% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $2.9 million last year, or negative 1.4% of revenues.1
     
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.41, compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.33 in the third quarter of fiscal 2015.
     
  • Operating cash flows for the third quarter were $55.1 million and free cash flows were $14.9 million. For the trailing twelve months, operating cash flows were $213.0 million and free cash flows were $79.1 million.2
     
  • Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were approximately $1.9 billion as of October 31, 2015. Unearned revenues were $718.0 million, a 41% increase from last year.
     

"We had a strong third quarter, and welcomed our largest financial management and HCM customers to date," said Aneel Bhusri, co-founder and CEO, Workday. "Workday also delivered its best performance in new annual contract value for Workday Financial Management in the history of the company. As we continue this momentum, we are expanding our suite of applications and investing in global capabilities to help more finance organizations make the shift to the cloud with Workday."

"We are very pleased with our outstanding third quarter results," said Mark Peek, co-president and chief financial officer, Workday. "We once again generated record quarterly revenues and trailing twelve month operating cash flows. Looking ahead, we anticipate fourth quarter total revenues to be within a range of $317 and $320 million, or growth of 40% to 41% as compared to the prior year."

Recent Highlights

  • Workday held its ninth annual customer conference, Workday Rising, bringing together more than 5,400 members of the Workday community for education and collaboration in Las Vegas.
     
  • Workday unveiled Workday Learning, a new application intended to offer a more personalized, meaningful learning experience for organizations to evolve and encourage career development at every stage of the employee lifecycle. Workday plans to make Workday Learning generally available to customers in the second half of calendar year 2016.
     
  • In its latest feature release, Workday 25, Workday expanded its offerings for global finance organizations with the general availability of Workday Inventory, new reporting and analytics capabilities, and expanded product translations and localizations.
     
  • Workday opened a new office for its European headquarters in Dublin, and announced plans to create another 200 highly-skilled jobs based in the city over the next three years.
     

Workday plans to host a conference call today to review its third quarter financial results and to discuss its financial outlook. The call is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. PT/ 5:00 p.m. ET and can be accessed via webcast or through the company's Investor Relations website at www.workday.com/investorrelations. The webcast will be available live, and a replay will be available following completion of the live broadcast for approximately 45 days.

1 Non-GAAP operating profit (loss) for the fiscal third quarters of 2016 and 2015 exclude share-based compensation expenses, employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets. See the section titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in the accompanying financial tables for further details.

2 Free cash flows are defined as operating cash flows minus purchased property and equipment, property and equipment acquired under capital leases and purchased other intangible assets. See the section titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in the accompanying financial tables for further details.

About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world's largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Hundreds of organizations, ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises, have selected Workday.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to Workday's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding Workday's fourth quarter revenue projections, future product offerings and employee hiring plans. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Risks include, but are not limited to: (i) breaches in our security measures, unauthorized access to our customers' data or disruptions in our data center operations; (ii) our ability to manage our growth effectively; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors and new applications and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (iv) the development of the market for enterprise cloud services; (v) acceptance of our applications and services by customers; (vi) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (vii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (viii) our limited operating history, which makes it difficult to predict future results; and (ix) changes in sales may not be immediately reflected in our results due to our subscription model. Further information on risks that could affect Workday's results is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2015 and our future reports that we may file with the SEC from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. Workday assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

Any unreleased services, features, or functions referenced in this document, our website or other press releases or public statements that are not currently available are subject to change at Workday's discretion and may not be delivered as planned or at all. Customers who purchase Workday services should make their purchase decisions based upon services, features, and functions that are currently available.

© 2015. Workday, Inc. All rights reserved. Workday and the Workday logo are registered trademarks of Workday, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

   
   
Workday, Inc.  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
    October 31,
 2015
    January 31,
2015
(1)
 
Assets                
Current assets:                
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 219,893     $ 298,192  
  Marketable securities     1,676,454       1,559,517  
  Accounts receivable, net     170,851       188,357  
  Deferred costs     19,499       20,471  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     70,378       42,502  
Total current assets     2,157,075       2,109,039  
Property and equipment, net     195,004       140,136  
Deferred costs, noncurrent     23,548       20,998  
Goodwill and acquisition-related intangible assets, net     70,353       34,779  
Other assets     65,173       53,681  
Total assets   $ 2,511,153     $ 2,358,633  
Liabilities and stockholders' equity                
Current liabilities:                
  Accounts payable   $ 16,953     $ 10,623  
  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     45,995       24,132  
  Accrued compensation     63,834       56,152  
  Capital leases     80       3,207  
  Unearned revenue     624,819       547,151  
Total current liabilities     751,681       641,265  
Convertible senior notes, net     507,947       490,501  
Unearned revenue, noncurrent     93,206       85,593  
Other liabilities     32,792       15,299  
Total liabilities     1,385,626       1,232,658  
Stockholders' equity:                
  Common stock     191       186  
  Additional paid-in capital     2,156,551       1,948,300  
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)     (54 )     (140 )
  Accumulated deficit     (1,031,161 )     (822,371 )
Total stockholders' equity     1,125,527       1,125,975  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 2,511,153     $ 2,358,633  
                 
(1) Amounts as of January 31, 2015 were derived from the January 31, 2015 audited financial statements.
   
   
   
Workday, Inc.  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations  
(in thousands, except per share data)  
(unaudited)  
   
    Three Months Ended
 October 31,
    Nine Months Ended
 October 31,
 
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Revenues:                                
  Subscription services   $ 242,700     $ 164,403     $ 667,435     $ 431,462  
  Professional services     62,566       50,667       171,484       130,125  
Total revenues     305,266       215,070       838,919       561,587  
Costs and expenses(1):                                
  Costs of subscription services     39,791       27,426       106,860       73,258  
  Costs of professional services     61,963       44,363       164,887       121,590  
  Product development     124,020       85,270       338,700       227,905  
  Sales and marketing     111,658       80,681       312,983       227,371  
  General and administrative     38,008       28,796       106,707       76,781  
Total costs and expenses     375,440       266,536       1,030,137       726,905  
Operating loss     (70,174 )     (51,466 )     (191,218 )     (165,318 )
Other expense, net     (6,722 )     (8,047 )     (17,737 )     (21,999 )
Loss before provision for (benefit from) income taxes     (76,896 )     (59,513 )     (208,955 )     (187,317 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes     915       399       (165 )     1,199  
Net loss   $ (77,811 )   $ (59,912 )   $ (208,790 )   $ (188,516 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted   $ (0.41 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (1.10 )   $ (1.03 )
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted     190,727       184,310       189,185       182,770  
                                 
                                 
(1) Costs and expenses include share-based compensation expenses as follows:
    Costs of subscription services   $ 3,203   $ 1,959   $ 8,424   $ 4,622
    Costs of professional services     5,424     4,214     14,022     9,931
    Product development     29,547     19,191     78,990     46,796
    Sales and marketing     15,321     8,678     36,908     22,807
    General and administrative     15,164     12,966     42,353     32,508
                             
                             
                             
Workday, Inc.  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
    Three Months Ended
 October 31,
    Nine Months Ended
 October 31,
 
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Cash flows from operating activities                                
Net loss   $ (77,811 )   $ (59,912 )   $ (208,790 )   $ (188,516 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                
Depreciation and amortization     22,260       15,682       60,717       42,679  
Share-based compensation expenses     68,659       47,008       180,697       116,664  
Amortization of deferred costs     5,389       5,740       17,749       14,113  
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs     6,422       6,083       19,008       18,005  
Gain on sale of cost method investment     --       --       (3,220 )     --  
Other     48       1,808       (1,334 )     2,654  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations:                                
    Accounts receivable     (14,727 )     (18,598 )     17,420       (27,052 )
    Deferred costs     (8,744 )     (4,340 )     (19,327 )     (14,236 )
    Prepaid expenses and other assets     (9,522 )     1,586       (24,998 )     (8,512 )
    Accounts payable     (3,719 )     4,056       461       1,603  
    Accrued expense and other liabilities     32,172       15,271       41,270       1,760  
    Unearned revenue     34,719       26,658       85,063       94,566  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     55,146       41,042       164,716       53,728  
Cash flows from investing activities                                
Purchases of marketable securities     (623,377 )     (454,219 )     (1,485,422 )     (1,490,404 )
Maturities of marketable securities     551,270       368,984       1,261,863       1,136,456  
Sales of available-for-sale securities     69,187       --       98,711       8,138  
Business combinations, net of cash acquired     (23,577 )     --       (31,538 )     (26,317 )
Purchases of property and equipment     (40,280 )     (27,699 )     (96,252 )     (65,981 )
Purchases of cost method investments     (700 )     --       (16,450 )     (10,000 )
Sale of cost method investment     --       --       3,538       --  
Other     --       --       --       1,000  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (67,477 )     (112,934 )     (265,550 )     (447,108 )
Cash flows from financing activities                                
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from employee equity plans     2,360       2,615       25,096       20,780  
Principal payments on capital lease obligations     (663 )     (1,123 )     (3,127 )     (8,285 )
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock     --       --       --       (8,291 )
Other     246       91       1,025       151  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     1,943       1,583       22,994       4,355  
Effect of exchange rate changes     (297 )     (183 )     (459 )     (159 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (10,685 )     (70,492 )     (78,299 )     (389,184 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period     230,578       262,634       298,192       581,326  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period   $ 219,893     $ 192,142     $ 219,893     $ 192,142  
Supplemental cash flow data                                
  Cash paid for interest   $ 8     $ 56     $ 3,252     $ 3,614  
  Cash paid for taxes     618       46       1,652       166  
  Non-cash investing and financing activities:                                
    Vesting of early exercise stock options   $ 472     $ 472     $ 1,416     $ 1,416  
    Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid     17,237       9,052       17,237       9,052  
                                 
                                 
                                 
Workday, Inc.  
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data  
Three Months Ended October 31, 2015  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
  GAAP     Share-Based Compensation Expenses   Other Operating Expenses(1)     Amortization of Debt Discount and Issuance Costs   Non-GAAP  
Costs and expenses:                                    
Costs of subscription services $ 39,791     $ (3,203 )   $ (64 )   $ --   $ 36,524  
Costs of professional services   61,963       (5,424 )     (107 )     --     56,432  
Product development   124,020       (29,547 )     (1,594 )     --     92,879  
Sales and marketing   111,658       (15,321 )     (196 )     --     96,141  
General and administrative   38,008       (15,164 )     (396 )     --     22,448  
Operating income (loss)   (70,174 )     68,659       2,357       --     842  
Operating margin   (23.0 )%     22.5 %     0.8 %     --     0.3 %
Other expense, net   (6,722 )     --       --       6,422     (300 )
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes   (76,896 )     68,659       2,357       6,422     542  
Provision for income taxes   915       --       --       --     915  
Net loss $ (77,811 )   $ 68,659     $ 2,357     $ 6,422   $ (373 )
                                     
(1) Other operating expenses include employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.
   
   
   
Workday, Inc.  
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data  
Three Months Ended October 31, 2014  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
  GAAP     Share-Based Compensation Expenses   Other Operating Expenses(1)     Amortization of Debt Discount and Issuance Costs   Non-GAAP  
Costs and expenses:                                    
Costs of subscription services $ 27,426     $ (1,959 )   $ (13 )   $ --   $ 25,454  
Costs of professional services   44,363       (4,214 )     (69 )     --     40,080  
Product development   85,270       (19,191 )     (628 )     --     65,451  
Sales and marketing   80,681       (8,678 )     (485 )     --     71,518  
General and administrative   28,796       (12,966 )     (330 )     --     15,500  
Operating loss   (51,466 )     47,008       1,525       --     (2,933 )
Operating margin   (23.9 )%     21.9 %     0.6 %     --     (1.4 )%
Other expense, net   (8,047 )     --       --       6,083     (1,964 )
Loss before provision for income taxes   (59,513 )     47,008       1,525       6,083     (4,897 )
Provision for income taxes   399       --       --       --     399  
Net loss $ (59,912 )   $ 47,008     $ 1,525     $ 6,083   $ (5,296 )
                                     
(1) Other operating expenses include employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.
   
   
   
Workday, Inc.  
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data  
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2015  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
  GAAP     Share-Based Compensation Expenses   Other Operating Expenses(1)     Amortization of Debt Discount and Issuance Costs   Non-GAAP  
Costs and expenses:                                    
Costs of subscription services $ 106,860     $ (8,424 )   $ (326 )   $ --   $ 98,110  
Costs of professional services   164,887       (14,022 )     (631 )     --     150,234  
Product development   338,700       (78,990 )     (4,975 )     --     254,735  
Sales and marketing   312,983       (36,908 )     (1,154 )     --     274,921  
General and administrative   106,707       (42,353 )     (1,499 )     --     62,855  
Operating loss   (191,218 )     180,697       8,585       --     (1,936 )
Operating margin   (22.8 )%     21.6 %     1.0 %     --     (0.2 )%
Other income (expense), net   (17,737 )     --       --       19,008     1,271  
Loss before benefit from income taxes   (208,955 )     180,697       8,585       19,008     (665 )
Benefit from income taxes   (165 )     --       --       --     (165 )
Net loss $ (208,790 )   $ 180,697     $ 8,585     $ 19,008   $ (500 )
                                     
(1) Other operating expenses include employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.
   
   
   
Workday, Inc.  
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data  
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2014  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
  GAAP     Share-Based Compensation Expenses   Other Operating Expenses(1)     Amortization of Debt Discount and Issuance Costs   Non-GAAP  
Costs and expenses:                                    
Costs of subscription services $ 73,258     $ (4,622 )   $ (101 )   $ --   $ 68,535  
Costs of professional services   121,590       (9,931 )     (204 )     --     111,455  
Product development   227,905       (46,796 )     (2,098 )     --     179,011  
Sales and marketing   227,371       (22,807 )     (996 )     --     203,568  
General and administrative   76,781       (32,508 )     (688 )     --     43,585  
Operating loss   (165,318 )     116,664       4,087       --     (44,567 )
Operating margin   (29.4 )%     20.8 %     0.7 %     --     (7.9 )%
Other expense, net   (21,999 )     --       --       18,005     (3,994 )
Loss before provision for income taxes   (187,317 )     116,664       4,087       18,005     (48,561 )
Provision for income taxes   1,199       --       --       --     1,199  
Net loss $ (188,516 )   $ 116,664     $ 4,087     $ 18,005   $ (49,760 )
                                     
(1) Other operating expenses include employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.
   
   
   
Workday, Inc.  
Reconciliation of GAAP Cash Flows from Operations to Free Cash Flows  
(A Non-GAAP Financial Measure)  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
  Three Months Ended
 October 31,
    Nine Months Ended
 October 31,
 
  2015     2014     2015     2014  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 55,146     $ 41,042     $ 164,716     $ 53,728  
Purchases of property and equipment   (40,280 )     (27,699 )     (96,252 )     (65,981 )
  Free cash flows $ 14,866     $ 13,343     $ 68,464     $ (12,253 )
                       
  Trailing Twelve Months Ended
October 31,
             
  2015     2014              
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 212,991     $ 88,521                  
Purchases of property and equipment   (133,917 )     (78,322 )                
Purchases of other intangible assets   --       (15,000 )                
  Free cash flows $ 79,074     $ (4,801 )                
                               

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors and others with additional information regarding Workday's results, we have disclosed the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss) and free cash flows. Workday has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. The non-GAAP financial measure non-GAAP operating income (loss) differs from GAAP in that it excludes share-based compensation expenses, employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. Free cash flows differ from GAAP cash flows from operating activities in that it treats purchases of property and equipment, property and equipment acquired under capital leases and purchased other (non-acquisition related) intangible assets as a reduction to cash flows.

Workday's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, and to evaluate Workday's financial performance and the ability of operations to generate cash. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect Workday's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in Workday's business, as they exclude expenses that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating Workday's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. Additionally, management believes information regarding free cash flows provides investors and others with an important perspective on the cash available to make strategic acquisitions and investments, to fund ongoing operations and to fund other capital expenditures.

Management believes excluding the following items from the GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations is useful to investors and others in assessing Workday's operating performance due to the following factors:

  • Share-based compensation expenses. Although share-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of our employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude share-based compensation expenses in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies. For restricted stock unit awards, the amount of share-based compensation expenses is not reflective of the value ultimately received by the grant recipients. Moreover, determining the fair value of certain of the share-based instruments we utilize involves a high degree of judgment and estimation and the expense recorded may bear little resemblance to the actual value realized upon the vesting or future exercise of the related share-based awards. Unlike cash compensation, the value of stock options and shares offered under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which are elements of our ongoing share-based compensation expenses, is determined using a complex formula that incorporates factors, such as market volatility and forfeiture rates, that are beyond our control.
     
  • Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses includes employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions is dependent on our stock price and other factors that are beyond our control and do not correlate to the operation of the business. For business combinations, we generally allocate a portion of the purchase price to intangible assets. The amount of the allocation is based on estimates and assumptions made by management and is subject to amortization. The amount of purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition and thus we do not believe it is reflective of the ongoing operations.
     
  • Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Under GAAP, we are required to separately account for liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the convertible senior notes that were issued in private placements in June 2013. Accordingly, for GAAP purposes we are required to recognize the effective interest expense on our convertible senior notes and amortize the issuance costs over the term of the notes. The difference between the effective interest expense and the contractual interest expense, and the amortization expense of issuance costs are excluded from management's assessment of our operating performance because management believes that these non-cash expenses are not indicative of ongoing operating performance. Management believes that the exclusion of the non-cash interest expense provides investors an enhanced view of the company's operational performance.

Additionally, we believe that the non-GAAP financial measure, free cash flows, is meaningful to investors because we review cash flows generated from or used in operations after deducting capital expenditures, whether purchased or leased, and purchased other intangible assets, due to the fact that these expenditures are considered to be an ongoing operational component of our business. This provides an enhanced view of cash available to make strategic acquisitions and investments, to fund ongoing operations and to fund other capital expenditures.

The use of non-GAAP operating income (loss) has certain limitations as they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect Workday's operations. Workday compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited. Management encourages investors and others to review Workday's financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Contact Information:

Investor Relations Contact:
Michael Haase
(925) 951-9005
michael.haase@workday.com

Media Contact:
Eric Glass
(415) 432-3056
eric.glass@workday.com


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