ServiceNow Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2014

Third Quarter Revenues Grew 61% Year-over-Year to $178.7 Million

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--()--ServiceNow® (NYSE:NOW), the enterprise IT cloud company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2014.

Third quarter 2014 results:

  • Revenues of $178.7 million, an increase of 61% compared to the third quarter of 2013, and an increase of 7% from the second quarter of 2014.
  • Non-GAAP operating income of $10.2 million, or 6% of total revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating income of $3.8 million, or 3% of total revenues in the third quarter of 2013 (see the table entitled "Results of Operations GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures).
  • A GAAP net loss for the quarter of $41.1 million, or a $0.28 loss per basic and diluted share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $14.7 million, or a $0.11 loss per basic and diluted share, in the third quarter of 2013.
  • Non-GAAP net income for the quarter of $5.7 million, or a $0.04 income per basic share and $0.03 income per diluted share, compared to a non-GAAP net income of $2.2 million or a $0.02 income per basic share and $0.01 income per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2013 (see the table entitled "Results of Operations GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures).
  • Deferred revenue of $350.8 million, a 7% increase compared to the $328.9 million reported at the end of the prior quarter.
  • Billings of $200.7 million, a 7% increase compared to the $187.1 million reported in the previous quarter and a 58% increase compared to the $127.0 million reported for the same period last year (see the table entitled “Non-GAAP Billings Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of non-GAAP billings to GAAP revenues).
  • Added 150 net new customers, bringing the total to 2,514. Customer renewal rate remained strong at 98%, with upsells representing 35% of the annual contract value booked in the quarter.

“We had a solid third quarter as we continued to help our customers extend service management across the enterprise,” said Frank Slootman, president and chief executive officer, ServiceNow. “The opportunities for us to expand within IT, as well as deliver value throughout the business, significantly broaden our addressable market and growth potential.”

“Our strong third quarter performance included a record 11 deals greater than $1 million in annual contract value,” added Michael Scarpelli, chief financial officer, ServiceNow. “We also achieved our first quarter of billings greater than $200 million.”

Financial Outlook

The financial guidance discussed below is on a non-GAAP basis, except for revenues, and excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of purchased intangibles, and acquisition related expenses (see table which reconciles these non-GAAP financial measures to the related GAAP measures). Negative numbers are shown in parentheses.

For the fourth quarter of 2014, we expect:

  • Total revenues between $192 and $194 million, representing year-over-year growth between 53% and 55%. Our total fourth quarter revenue estimate consists of subscription revenues between $162 and $163 million and professional services and other revenues between $30 and $31 million.
  • Billings between $245 and $250 million, representing year-over-year growth between 47% and 50%.
  • Subscription gross margin of approximately 78%, professional services and other gross margin of approximately 15%, and overall gross margin of approximately 68%.
  • Operating margin of approximately 2%.

For the full year 2014, we expect revenues to be in the range of $677 to $679 million, representing year-over-year growth between 59% and 60%. Our total annual revenues estimate consists of subscription revenues between $562 and $563 million and professional services and other revenues between $114 and $115 million.

Conference Call Details

ServiceNow will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of 2014 to begin today at 2 p.m. PDT (21:00 GMT). Interested parties may listen to the call by dialing 877.703.6107 (passcode: 44361762) or if outside North America, by dialing 857.244.7306 (passcode: 44361762). Individuals may access the live teleconference from the investor relations section of the ServiceNow web site at http://investors.servicenow.com. The webcast will be archived for a period of 30 days.

Statement regarding use of non-GAAP financial measures

The company reports non-GAAP results for gross margins, operating margins, net income or loss, basic and diluted income or loss per share, free cash flow and billings in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The company’s financial measures under GAAP include stock-based compensation expense, the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs related to convertible senior notes, amortization of purchased intangibles, and acquisition related expenses and the related income tax effect of these adjustments. Management believes the presentation of operating results that excludes one or more of these items provides useful supplemental information to investors and facilitates the analysis of the company’s core operating results and comparison of operating results across reporting periods. Management also believes that this supplemental non-GAAP information is therefore useful to investors in analyzing and assessing the company’s past and future operating performance.

Free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is calculated as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities reduced by purchases of property and equipment. Management believes information regarding free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to invest in our business and fund ongoing operations. However, our calculation of free cash flow may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

Billings is calculated as revenue plus the change in total deferred revenue. Management believes billings offers investors useful supplemental information regarding the performance of our business, and will help investors better understand the sales volumes and performance of our business.

The company encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non-GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand its business. Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP results are presented in the tables of this release.

Use of forward-looking statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” regarding our performance, including in the section entitled “Financial Outlook,” and our addressable market and growth potential. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.

Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements are: (i) errors, interruptions, delays, or security breaches in or of our service or web hosting, (ii) our ability to grow at our expected rate of growth, including our ability to convert deferred revenue and backlog into revenue, add and retain customers, and enter new geographies and markets, (iii) our ability to continue to release, and gain customer acceptance of, improved versions of our services, (iv) our ability to develop and gain customer acceptance of new products and services, including our platform, and (v) our ability to compete successfully against existing and new competitors.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results are included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including our Form 10-Q that will be filed for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update these forward-looking statements, to review or confirm analysts’ expectations, or to provide interim reports or updates on the progress of the current financial quarter.

About ServiceNow

ServiceNow is the enterprise IT cloud company. We transform IT by automating and managing IT service relationships across the global enterprise. Organizations deploy our service to create a single system of record for IT and automate manual tasks, standardize processes and consolidate legacy systems. Using our extensible platform, our customers create custom applications and evolve the IT service model to service domains inside and outside the enterprise. ServiceNow transforms IT from the department of no to the department of now. For more information, visit www.servicenow.com.

ServiceNow and the ServiceNow logo are registered trademarks of ServiceNow. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

ServiceNow, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013 September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013

Revenues:

Subscription $ 150,367 $ 92,992 $ 400,466 $ 244,926
Professional services and other   28,345     18,267     84,093     54,494  
Total revenues   178,712     111,259     484,559     299,420  
Cost of revenues (1):
Subscription 37,925 23,429 102,357 61,960
Professional services and other   28,161     18,146     75,781     47,921  
Total cost of revenues   66,086     41,575     178,138     109,881  
Gross profit   112,626     69,684     306,421     189,539  
Operating expenses (1):
Sales and marketing 84,002 47,336 245,355 137,853
Research and development 39,683 20,819 106,232 54,809
General and administrative   23,440     16,179     69,985     43,783  
Total operating expenses   147,125     84,334     421,572     236,445  
Loss from operations (34,499 ) (14,650 ) (115,151 ) (46,906 )
Interest and other income (expense), net   (5,949 )   600     (17,143 )   (604 )
Loss before provision for income taxes (40,448 ) (14,050 ) (132,294 ) (47,510 )
Provision for income taxes   602     663     2,430     1,966  
Net loss $ (41,050 ) $ (14,713 ) $ (134,724 ) $ (49,476 )
Net loss per share - Basic and Diluted $ (0.28 ) $ (0.11 ) $ (0.93 ) $ (0.37 )

Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share - Basic and Diluted

  146,335,519     137,456,531     144,239,844     134,036,466  
                 
(1) Includes total stock-based compensation expense for stock-based awards as follows:
 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013
Cost of revenues:
Subscription $ 3,995 $ 2,190 $ 10,896 $ 5,980
Professional services and other 3,572 1,209 9,188 3,095
Sales and marketing 14,956 5,945 36,382 14,752
Research and development 11,682 4,176 29,973 11,005
General and administrative     7,285       4,331       21,884       9,893  
 

ServiceNow, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
 
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2013
ASSETS (Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 235,086 $ 366,303
Short-term investments 410,986 268,251
Accounts receivable, net 111,164 108,339
Current portion of deferred commissions 36,376 31,123
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   27,787   23,733
Total current assets 821,399 797,749
Deferred commissions, less current portion 25,319 21,318
Long-term investments 238,051 255,356
Property and equipment, net 96,977 75,560
Intangible assets, net 58,304 5,796
Goodwill 58,344 8,724
Other assets   6,218   3,973
Total assets $ 1,304,612 $ 1,168,476
 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 11,416 $ 7,405
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 69,410 68,130
Current portion of deferred revenue   338,451   252,553

Total current liabilities

419,277 328,088
Deferred revenue, less current portion 12,344 14,169
Convertible senior notes, net 436,332 414,777
Other long-term liabilities 19,244 17,183
Stockholders’ equity   417,415   394,259

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 1,304,612 $ 1,168,476
 

ServiceNow, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013 September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss $ (41,050 ) $ (14,713 ) $ (134,724 ) $ (49,476 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 12,104 6,613 28,734 16,316
Amortization of premiums on investments 2,185 1,208 6,044 3,441
Amortization of deferred commissions 12,763 7,828 36,398 19,825
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 7,325 21,608
Stock-based compensation 41,490 17,851 108,323 44,725
Tax benefit from employee stock plans (573 ) 754 (1,190 ) (1,817 )
Other (383 ) 323 (1,973 ) 1,236
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (4,837 ) 8,903 (6,935 ) (6,988 )
Deferred commissions (19,149 ) (14,114 ) (47,115 ) (34,894 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (1,285 ) (4,518 ) (2,386 ) 1,077
Accounts payable (7,084 ) (283 ) 3,892 (408 )
Deferred revenue 29,039 13,758 92,351 54,332
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   (5,545 )   (2,890 )   (11,751 )   (1,890 )
Net cash provided by operating activities   25,000     20,720     91,276     45,479  
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (18,094 ) (16,824 ) (45,499 ) (39,059 )
Acquisition, net of cash acquired (99,813 ) (13,330 ) (99,813 ) (13,330 )
Purchases of investments (119,471 ) (48,681 ) (360,783 ) (233,444 )
Sale of investments 28,914 7,105 97,807 50,403
Maturities of investments 67,450 35,005 134,618 142,456
Restricted cash       (11 )   (55 )   (174 )

Net cash used in investing activities

  (141,014 )   (36,736 )   (273,725 )   (93,148 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Offering costs paid in connection with follow-on offering (698 )
Proceeds from employee stock plans 25,093 16,003 53,904 47,833
Tax benefit from employee stock plans   573     (754 )   1,190     1,817  

Net cash provided by financing activities

  25,666     15,249     55,094     48,952  
Foreign currency effect on cash and cash equivalents   (3,841 )   1,628     (3,862 )   822  

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(94,189 ) 861 (131,217 ) 2,105
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   329,275     120,233     366,303     118,989  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 235,086   $ 121,094   $ 235,086   $ 121,094  
 
Calculation of free cash flows (a non-GAAP measure):
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 25,000 $ 20,720 $ 91,276 $ 45,479
Purchases of property and equipment   (18,094 )   (16,824 )   (45,499 )   (39,059 )
Free cash flows $ 6,906   $ 3,896   $ 45,777   $ 6,420  
 

ServiceNow, Inc.
Results of Operations GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(in thousands except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
       
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013
 
Revenues:
GAAP subscription revenue $ 150,367 $ 92,992 $ 400,466 $ 244,926
GAAP professional services and other revenue 28,345 18,267 84,093 54,494
GAAP revenue 178,712 111,259 484,559 299,420
Deferred revenue, end of period 350,795 225,801 350,795 225,801
Less:
Deferred revenue, beginning of period 328,852 210,040 266,722 170,361
Non-GAAP billings $ 200,655 $ 127,020 $ 568,632 $ 354,860
 
Cost of revenues:
GAAP subscription cost of revenues $ 37,925 $ 23,429 $ 102,357 $ 61,960
Add back:
Stock-based compensation (3,995) (2,190) (10,896) (5,980)
Amortization of purchased intangibles (1) (2,559) (359) (3,306) (359)
Acquisition and other related costs (1) (2) (9) (2) (9)
Non-GAAP subscription cost of revenues $ 31,369 $ 20,871 $ 88,153 $ 55,612
 
GAAP professional services and other cost of revenues $ 28,161 $ 18,146 $ 75,781 $ 47,921
Add back:
Stock-based compensation (3,572) (1,209) (9,188) (3,095)
Acquisition and other related costs (1) (9) (9) (9) (12)
Non-GAAP professional services and other cost of revenues $ 24,580 $ 16,928 $ 66,584 $ 44,814
 
Gross profit:
Non-GAAP subscription gross profit $ 118,998 $ 72,121 $ 312,313 $ 189,314
Non-GAAP professional services and other gross profit 3,765 1,339 17,509 9,680
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 122,763 $ 73,460 $ 329,822 $ 198,994
 
Operating expenses:
GAAP sales and marketing expenses $ 84,002 $ 47,336 $ 245,355 $ 137,853
Add back:
Stock-based compensation (14,956) (5,945) (36,382) (14,752)
Amortization of purchased intangibles (1) (182) (51) (286) (51)
Acquisition and other related costs (1) (12) (7) (13) (9)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses $ 68,852 $ 41,333 $ 208,674 $ 123,041
 
GAAP research and development expenses $ 39,683 $ 20,819 $ 106,232 $ 54,809
Add back:
Stock-based compensation (11,682) (4,176) (29,973) (11,005)
Acquisition and other related costs (1) (10) (6) (31) (7)
Non-GAAP research and development expenses $ 27,991 $ 16,637 $ 76,228 $ 43,797
 
GAAP general and administrative expenses $ 23,440 $ 16,179 $ 69,985 $ 43,783
Add back:
Stock-based compensation (7,285) (4,331) (21,884) (9,893)
Amortization of purchased intangibles (1) (5) (5) (16) (5)
Acquisition and other related costs (1) (416) (148) (1,117) (531)
Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses $ 15,734 $ 11,695 $ 46,968 $ 33,354
 
GAAP total operating expenses $ 147,125 $ 84,334 $ 421,572 $ 236,445
Add back:
Stock-based compensation (33,923) (14,452) (88,239) (35,650)
Amortization of purchased intangibles (1) (187) (56) (302) (56)
Acquisition and other related costs (1) (438) (161) (1,161) (547)
Non-GAAP total operating expenses $ 112,577 $ 69,665 $ 331,870 $ 200,192
 
Income (loss) from operations:
GAAP loss from operations $ (34,499) $ (14,650) $ (115,151) $ (46,906)
Add back:
Stock-based compensation 41,490 17,851 108,323 44,725
Amortization of purchased intangibles (1) 2,746 415 3,608 415
Acquisition and other related costs (1) 449 179 1,172 568
Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations $ 10,186 $ 3,795 $ (2,048) $ (1,198)
 
Net income (loss):
GAAP net loss $ (41,050) $ (14,713) $ (134,724) $ (49,476)
Add back:
Stock-based compensation 41,490 17,851 108,323 44,725
Amortization of purchased intangibles (1) 2,746 415 3,608 415
Acquisition and other related costs (1) 449 179 1,172 568
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs for the convertible senior notes 7,325 21,609
Income tax expense effects related to the above adjustments (1) (5,305) (1,531) (14,990) (3,323)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) $ 5,655 $ 2,201 $ (15,002) $ (7,091)
 
Net income (loss) per share - basic and diluted:
GAAP net loss per share - basic and diluted $ (0.28) $ (0.11) $ (0.93) $ (0.37)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share - basic $ 0.04 $ 0.02 $ (0.10) $ (0.05)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share - diluted $ 0.03 $ 0.01 $ (0.10) $ (0.05)
 
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share - basic 146,335,519 137,456,531 144,239,844 134,036,466
 
GAAP weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share - diluted 146,335,519 137,456,531 144,239,844 134,036,466
Effect of dilutive securities (stock options, restricted stock units and common stock subject to repurchase) 16,549,145 20,892,410
Non-GAAP weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share - diluted 162,884,664 158,348,941 144,239,844 134,036,466
 
                 
(1) The Non-GAAP amounts presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 have been revised to exclude the amortization of purchased intangibles, acquisition and other related costs and their related tax effects associated with an acquisition completed in 2013.
 

ServiceNow, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Guidance
 
The financial guidance provided below is an estimate based on information available as of September 30, 2014. The company’s future performance and financial results are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from the guidance set forth below. Some of the factors that could affect the company’s financial results are stated above in this press release. More information on potential factors that could affect the company’s financial results is included from time to time in the company’s public reports filed with the SEC, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2014 and the company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 to be filed with the SEC. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Non-GAAP billings $245 - $250 million
 
Deferred revenue, beginning of period 351 million
 
Less: deferred revenue, end of period 404 - 407 million
 
GAAP revenue $192 - $194 million
 
Non-GAAP subscription gross margin 78%
 
Stock-based compensation expense (3%)
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (1%)
 
GAAP subscription gross margin 74%
 
Non-GAAP professional services and other gross margin 15%
 
Stock-based compensation expense (12%)
 
GAAP professional services and other gross margin 3%
 
Non-GAAP total gross margin 68%
 
Stock-based compensation expense (6%)
 
GAAP total gross margin 62%
 
Non-GAAP operating margin 2%
 
Stock-based compensation expense (23%)
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2%)
 
GAAP operating margin (23%)

Contacts

Media Contacts:
ServiceNow
Colleen Haikes, 408-816-2592
press@servicenow.com
or
Kim McCrossen, 781-684-6253
servicenow@mslgroup.com
or
Investor Contact:
ir@servicenow.com

Contacts

Media Contacts:
ServiceNow
Colleen Haikes, 408-816-2592
press@servicenow.com
or
Kim McCrossen, 781-684-6253
servicenow@mslgroup.com
or
Investor Contact:
ir@servicenow.com