Press Release

Workday Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2018 Financial Results

Q4 Total Revenues of $582.5 Million, Up 32.5% Year Over Year Subscription Revenue of $490.0 Million, Up 33.7% Year Over Year Subscription Revenue Backlog of $5.2 Billion, Up 34.4% Year Over Year

Fiscal Year 2018 Total Revenues of $2.1 Billion, Up 36.1% Year Over Year Subscription Revenue of $1.8 Billion, Up 38.5% Year Over Year Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Cash Flows of $465.7 Million, Up 32.8% Year Over Year

PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Workday, Inc.(NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications forfinanceandhuman resources, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2018.

Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results

  • Total revenues were $582.5 million, an increase of 32.5% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Subscription revenues were $490.0 million, an increase of 33.7% from the same period last year.
  • Operating loss was $81.3 million, or negative 14.0% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $88.9 million, or negative 20.2% of revenues, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating profit for the fourth quarter was $55.5 million, or 9.5% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating profit of $25.3 million, or 5.8% of revenues, in the same period last year.1
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.42, compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.44 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.28, compared to a non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.16 in the same period last year.1

Fiscal Year 2018 Results

  • Total revenues were $2.1 billion, an increase of 36.1% from fiscal 2017. Subscription revenues were $1.8 billion, an increase of 38.5% from the prior year.
  • Operating loss was $303.2 million, or negative 14.1% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $353.1 million, or negative 22.4% of revenues, in fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP operating profit was $215.6 million, or 10.1% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating profit of $52.6 million, or 3.3% of revenues, in the same period last year.1
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share was $1.55, compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $1.94 in fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $1.03, compared to a non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.23 last year.1
  • Operating cash flows were $465.7 million and free cash flows were $324.2 million.2
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $3.3 billion as of January 31, 2018. Unearned revenues were over $1.5 billion, a 25.8% increase from the same period last year.

Comments on the News
"Q4 was a great close to a very successful year. We delivered the best quarter to date for Workday Financial Management that included two new Fortune 500 customers, and extended our leadership in HR - now having over 175 of the Fortune 500 as Workday HCM customers," said Aneel Bhusri, co-founder and CEO, Workday. "Combining our happy base of referenceable customers with our unique vision bringing together planning, execution, and analysis, as well as opening our cloud platform, puts Workday in a strong position for continued growth for years to come."

“我们的第四季度g的很强的一年画上了句号rowth where we continued to show momentum across our subscription revenue growth drivers, while also demonstrating the strength of our business model with record operating margins and cash flow," said Robynne Sisco, co-president and chief financial officer, Workday. "As we look ahead, our market position continues to strengthen giving us increasing confidence in the durability of growth over time. For fiscal 2019, we estimate that subscription revenues will be $2.265 to $2.280 billion or growth of 27-28%, which would put Workday on pace to be one of the fastest SaaS companies to surpass $2 billion in subscription revenue."

Recent Highlights

  • Workday held its annual Workday Rising Europe conference, bringing together more than 1,800 of the Workday community for education and collaboration in Barcelona, Spain.
  • Workdayannouncedextended personalization capabilities and tools in Workday HCM with a new people experience. With new functionality on the homepage for Workday HCM, employees will be able to easily perform various workplace tasks across Workday applications and third-party systems without needing to access an HR portal.
  • Workdayannouncedit acquired SkipFlag, a disruptor in the enterprise knowledge management space, marking another step in Workday’s efforts to invest in areas such as machine learning, advanced search, and natural language processing.
  • Workdayannounceda partnership with Duo Security, helping complement Workday’s already robust, built-in security with seamless integrations that enable customers to leverage Duo’s multi-factor authentication functionality right within Workday’s user interface.
  • With data privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being top-of-mind, Workdayannouncedit joined the General Assembly of the EU Cloud Code of Conduct, a group of cloud service providers working to demonstrate to companies and regulators their compliance with privacy laws in advance of GDPR.

Earnings Call Details
Workday plans to host a conference call today to review its fourth quarter and full year 2018 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 viawebcast. The webcast will be available live, and a replay will be available following completion of the live broadcast for approximately 90 days.

Workday intends to use theWorkday Blogas a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

1非公认会计原则operating profit (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share exclude share-based compensation expenses, employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions, amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets, and debt discount and issuance costs associated with convertible notes. See the section titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in the accompanying financial tables for further details.

2Free cash flows are defined as operating cash flows minus capital expenditures (excluding owned real estate projects). See the section titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in the accompanying financial tables for further details.

About Workday
Workdayis a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications forfinanceandhuman 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. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday.

使用非一般公认会计准则金融措施
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." A reconciliation of our forward outlook for non-GAAP operating margin with our forward-looking GAAP operating margin is not available without unreasonable efforts as the quantification of stock-based compensation expense, which is excluded from our non-GAAP operating margin, requires additional inputs such as number of shares granted and market price that are not ascertainable.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding Workday's fiscal year 2019 subscription revenue projections and growth, business model, and market position. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "plans," 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 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; and (viii) changes in sales, which 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 October 31, 2017 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.

© 2018. 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.
浓缩合并资产负债表
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

January 31,
2018 2017
*As Adjusted
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,134,355 $ 539,923
Marketable securities 2,133,495 1,456,822
Trade and other receivables, net 528,208 409,780
Deferred costs 63,060 51,330
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 97,860 66,590
Total current assets 3,956,978 2,524,445
Property and equipment, net 546,609 365,877
Deferred costs, noncurrent 140,509 117,249
Acquisition-related intangible assets, net 34,234 48,787
Goodwill 159,376 158,354
Other assets 109,718 53,570
Total assets $ 4,947,424 $ 3,268,282
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
流动负债:
Accounts payable $ 20,998 $ 26,824
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 121,879 61,582
Accrued compensation 148,247 110,625
Unearned revenue 1,426,241 1,086,212
Current portion of convertible senior notes, net 341,509
Total current liabilities 2,058,874 1,285,243
Convertible senior notes, net 1,149,845 534,423
预收收入,非流动 110,906 135,331
Other liabilities 47,434 36,677
Total liabilities 3,367,059 1,991,674
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock 211 202
Additional paid-in capital 3,354,423 2,681,200
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (46,413) 2,071
Accumulated deficit (1,727,856) (1,406,865)
Total stockholders’ equity 1,580,365 1,276,608
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 4,947,424 $ 3,268,282

* Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which we adopted on February 1, 2017.

Workday, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31, Year Ended January 31,
2018 2017 2018 2017
*As Adjusted *As Adjusted
Revenues:
Subscription services $ 490,002 $ 366,585 $ 1,787,833 $ 1,290,733
Professional services 92,478 72,999 355,217 283,707
Total revenues 582,480 439,584 2,143,050 1,574,440
成本and expenses(1):
成本of subscription services 75,834 58,165 273,461 213,389
成本of professional services 95,118 72,016 355,952 270,156
Product development 253,454 191,556 910,584 680,531
Sales and marketing 179,585 153,273 683,367 565,328
General and administrative 59,824 53,513 222,909 198,122
Total costs and expenses 663,815 528,523 2,446,273 1,927,526
Operating loss (81,335) (88,939) (303,223) (353,086)
Other income (expense), net (7,096) (2,291) (11,563) (32,427)
Loss before provision for (benefit from) income taxes (88,431) (91,230) (314,786) (385513)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 669 (2,961) 6,436 (814)
Net loss $ (89,100) $ (88年269) $ (321,222) $ (384,699)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (0.42) $ (0.44) $ (1.55) $ (1.94)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted 210,909 201,530 207,774 198,214

(1)成本and expenses include share-based compensation expenses as follows:
成本of subscription services $ 7110年 $ 5,936 $ 26,280 $ 20,773
成本of professional services 10,314 8,135 37,592 26,833
Product development 62,751 49,279 229,819 166,529
Sales and marketing 26,144 23,786 100,762 86,229
General and administrative 20,316 18,581 83,972 78,265

*Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which we adopted on February 1, 2017.

Workday, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31, Year Ended January 31,
2018 2017 2018 2017
*As Adjusted *As Adjusted
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss $ (89,100) ) $ (88年269) ) $ (321,222) ) $ (384,699) )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 34,594 32,646 136,974 115,885
Share-based compensation expenses 126,635 105,717 478,425 372,272
Amortization of deferred costs 15,397 12,428 57,562 45,345
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 17,924 6,876 43,916 26,947
Gain on sale of cost method investment (720) ) (65) )
Impairment of cost method investment 592 692 15,000
Other (12,919) (3,660) (9,602) (1,982)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations:
Trade and other receivables, net (174,076) (117,044) (114,613) (91,755)
Deferred costs (42,489) (41,041) (92,552) (82,848)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (45,610) (5,426) (68,983) (16,794)
Accounts payable (10,079) 4,256 (7,249) 6,336
Accrued expense and other liabilities (2,273) (6,252) 47,515 23,367
Unearned revenue 307,952 209,500 315,584 323,617
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 126,548 109,731 465,727 350,626
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of marketable securities (686,766) (345,482) (2,515,997) (1,917,238)
Maturities of marketable securities 405,824 371,536 1,591,554 1,986,031
Sales of available-for-sale securities 20,904 41,100 243,727 133,292
Business combinations, net of cash acquired (5,744) (5,744) (147,879)
Owned real estate projects (44,660) (21,518) (124,811) (106,997)
Capital expenditures, excluding owned real estate projects (36,059) (32278) (141,536) (120,813)
Purchases of cost method investments (5,477) (16,199) (300)
Sales and maturities of cost method investments 5,000 1,026 5,315
Purchase of other intangible assets (11,000) (11,000)
Other 1,000 (296)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (361,978) 18,358 (978,980) (168885)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs 1,132,101
Proceeds from issuance of warrants 80805年
Purchase of convertible senior notes hedges (175,530)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from employee equity plans 32,555 24,812 69,056 58,079
Other (58) 596 (170) 1,602
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 32,497 25,408 1,106,262 59,681
汇率变动的影响 490 28 751 385
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (202,443) 153,525 593,760 241,807
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the beginning of period 1,338,097 388,369 541,894 300,087
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of period $ 1,135,654 $ 541,894 $ 1,135,654 $ 541,894
Three Months Ended January 31, Year Ended January 31,
2018 2017 2018 2017
*As Adjusted *As Adjusted
Supplemental cash flow data
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized $ 12 $ 452 $ 76 $ 3,156
Cash paid for income taxes 159 513 3,418 5,315
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Vesting of early exercised stock options $ 105 $ 438 $ 775 $ 1,803
Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid 51,545 27,696 51,545 27,696
Non-cash additions to property and equipment 4,120 1,112 5396年 2094年

January 31, 2018 January 31, 2017
*As Adjusted
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
as shown in the statement of cash flows
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,134,355 $ 539,923
Restricted cash included in Other assets 1,299 1,971
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 1,135,654 $ 541,894

*Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which we adopted on February 1, 2017.

Workday, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data
Three Months Ended January 31, 2018
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

GAAP Share-Based
Compensation
Expenses
Other Operating
Expenses(3)
Amortization of
Debt Discount
and Issuance
成本
非公认会计原则
成本and expenses:
成本of subscription services $ 75,834 $ (7,110) $ (3,821) $ $ 64,903
成本of professional services 95,118 (10,314) (560) 84,244
Product development 253,454 (62,751) (3,784) 186,919
Sales and marketing 179,585 (26,144) (1,169) 152,272
General and administrative 59,824 (20,316) (859) 38649年
Operating income (loss) (81,335) 126,635 10,193 55,493
Operating margin (14.0) % 21.7 % 1.8 % % 9.5 %
Other income (expense), net (7,096) 17,924 10,828
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes (88,431) 126,635 10,193 17,924 66,321
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(1) 669 669
Net income (loss) $ (89,100) $ 126,635 $ 10,193 $ 17,924 $ 65,652
Net income (loss) per share(2) $ (0.42) $ 0.60 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.28

(1) Workday’s GAAP tax provision is primarily related to state taxes and income tax in profitable foreign jurisdictions. We maintain a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in the US. Accordingly, there is no tax impact associated with the non-GAAP adjustments.
(2) GAAP net loss per share is calculated based upon 210,909 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 237,164 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(3) Other operating expenses include total employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions of $5.3 million and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $4.9 million.


Workday, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data
Three Months Ended January 31, 2017
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

GAAP Share-Based
Compensation
Expenses
Other Operating
Expenses(3)
Amortization of
Debt Discount
and Issuance
成本
非公认会计原则
*As Adjusted *As Adjusted
成本and expenses:
成本of subscription services $ 58,165 $ (5,936) $ (160) $ $ 52,069
成本of professional services 72,016 (8,135) (312) 63,569
Product development 191,556 (49,279) (6,381) 135,896
Sales and marketing 153,273 (23,786) (858) 128,629
General and administrative 53,513 (18,581) (853) 34,079
Operating income (loss) (88,939) 105,717 8564年 25,342
Operating margin (20.2) % 24.1 % 1.9 % % 5.8 %
Other income (expense), net (2,291) 6,876 4,585
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes (91,230) 105,717 8564年 6,876 29,927
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(1) (2,961) (2,961)
Net income (loss) $ (88年269) $ 105,717 $ 8564年 $ 6,876 $ 32,888
Net income (loss) per share(2) $ (0.44) $ 0.52 $ 0.04 $ 0.04 $ 0.16

(1) Workday’s GAAP tax provision is primarily related to state taxes and income tax in profitable foreign jurisdictions. We maintain a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in the US. Accordingly, there is no tax impact associated with the non-GAAP adjustments.
(2) GAAP net loss per share is calculated based upon 201,530 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 210,846 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(3) Other operating expenses include total employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions of $3.5 million and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $5.1 million.

*Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which we adopted on February 1, 2017.

Workday, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data
Year Ended January 31, 2018
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

GAAP Share-Based
Compensation Expenses
Other Operating
Expenses(3)
Amortization of
Debt Discount
and Issuance
成本
非公认会计原则
成本and expenses:
成本of subscription services $ 273,461 $ (26,280) $ (7,043) $ $ 240,138
成本of professional services 355,952 (37,592) (2,045) 316,315
Product development 910,584 (229,819) (23,128) 657,637
Sales and marketing 683,367 (100,762) (4,567) 578,038
General and administrative 222,909 (83,972) (3,614) 135,323
Operating income (loss) (303,223) 478,425 40,397 215,599
Operating margin (14.1) % 22.3 % 1.9 % % 10.1 %
Other income (expense), net (11,563) 43,916 32,353
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes (314,786) 478,425 40,397 43,916 247,952
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(1) 6,436 6,436
Net income (loss) $ (321,222) $ 478,425 $ 40,397 $ 43,916 $ 241,516
Net income (loss) per share(2) $ (1.55) $ 2.30 $ 0.19 $ 0.09 $ 1.03

(1) Workday’s GAAP tax provision is primarily related to state taxes and income tax in profitable foreign jurisdictions. We maintain a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in the US. Accordingly, there is no tax impact associated with the non-GAAP adjustments.
(2) GAAP net loss per share is calculated based upon 207,774 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 234,089 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(3) Other operating expenses include total employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions of $21.0 million and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $19.4 million.

Workday, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data
Year Ended January 31, 2017
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

GAAP Share-Based
Compensation Expenses
Other Operating
Expenses(3)
Amortization of
Debt Discount
and Issuance
成本
非公认会计原则
*As Adjusted *As Adjusted
成本and expenses:
成本of subscription services $ 213,389 $ (20,773) $ (730) $ $ 191,886
成本of professional services 270,156 (26,833) (1,199) 242,124
Product development 680,531 (166,529) (18,533) 495,469
Sales and marketing 565,328 (86,229) (3,316) 475,783
General and administrative 198,122 (78,265) (3,302) 116,555
Operating income (loss) (353,086) 378,629 27,080 52,623
Operating margin (22.4) % 24.0 % 1.7 % % 3.3 %
Other income (expense), net (32,427) 26,947 (5,480)
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes (385513) 378,629 27,080 26,947 47,143
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(1) (814) (814)
Net income (loss) $ (384,699) $ 378,629 $ 27,080 $ 26,947 $ 47,957
Net income (loss) per share(2) $ (1.94) $ 1.91 $ 0.14 $ 0.12 $ 0.23

(1) Workday’s GAAP tax provision is primarily related to state taxes and income tax in profitable foreign jurisdictions. We maintain a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in the US. Accordingly, there is no tax impact associated with the non-GAAP adjustments.
(2) GAAP net loss per share is calculated based upon 198,214 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 208,453 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(3) Other operating expenses include total employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions of $14.3 million and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $12.7 million.

*Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which we adopted on February 1, 2017.

Workday, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP Cash Flows from Operations to Free Cash Flows
(A Non-GAAP Financial Measure)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31, Year Ended January 31,
2018 2017 2018 2017
*As Adjusted *As Adjusted
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 126,548 $ 109,731 $ 465,727 $ 350,626
Capital expenditures, excluding owned real estate projects (36,059) (32278) (141,536) (120,813)
Free cash flows $ 90,489 $ 77,453 $ 324,191 $ 229,813

*Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which we adopted on February 1, 2017.

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), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, 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 measures of non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share differ from GAAP in that they exclude share-based compensation expenses, employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and non-cash interest expense related to our convertible senior notes. Free cash flows differ from GAAP cash flows from operating activities in that it treats capital expenditures (excluding owned real estate projects) 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 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 flows generated by normal recurring activities 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 to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies. Share-based compensation expenses are determined using a number of factors, including our stock price, volatility, and forfeitures rates, that are beyond our control and generally unrelated to operational decisions and performance in any particular period. Further, share-based compensation expenses are not reflective of the value ultimately received by the grant recipients.
  • 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 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 and September 2017. 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 Workday’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 certain capital expenditures that are considered to be an ongoing operational component of our business. Capital expenditures deducted from cash flows from operations do not include purchases of land and buildings or construction costs of our new development center and of other owned buildings. We exclude these owned real estate projects as they are infrequent in nature. For fiscal 2018, these costs primarily represented the construction of our new development center, which is anticipated to be completed in fiscal 2020.

The use of non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share measures 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.

Investor Relations Contact:
Michael Magaro
+1 (925) 379-6000
michael.magaro@workday.com

Media Contact:
Jeff Shadid
+1 (405) 834-7777
jeff.shadid@workday.com

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