Singapore, 28 Feb 2020 — Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2020.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results
- Total revenues were $976.3 million, an increase of 23.8% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Subscription revenues were $839.7 million, an increase of 24.7% from the same period last year.
- Operating loss was $146.1 million, or negative 15.0% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $120.3 million, or negative 15.3% of revenues, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter was $116.6 million, or 11.9% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating income of $92.7 million, or 11.8% of revenues, in the same period last year.1
- Net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.56, compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.47 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.50, compared to a non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.41 in the same period last year.2
Full Year Fiscal 2020 Results
- Total revenues were $3.63 billion, an increase of 28.5% from fiscal 2019. Subscription revenues were $3.10 billion, an increase of 29.8% from the prior year.
- Operating loss was $502.2 million, or negative 13.8% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $463.3 million, or negative 16.4% of revenues, in fiscal 2019. Non-GAAP operating income was $484.5 million, or 13.4% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating income of $291.3 million, or 10.3% of revenues, in the prior year.1
- Net loss per basic and diluted share was $2.12, compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $1.93 in fiscal 2019. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $1.88, compared to a non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.36 last year.2
- Operating cash flows were $864.6 million compared to $606.7 million in the prior year.
- Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $1.94 billion as of January 31, 2020. Unearned revenues were $2.31 billion, a 18.5% increase from the same period last year.
Comments on the News
“We ended the fiscal year with significant momentum, including a record quarter for our financial management applications, great progress with our analytics and planning applications, and an excellent initial quarter with Scout RFP. Our industry leading HCM solutions also continue to see strong adoption with 45 percent of the Fortune 500 and 60 percent of the Fortune 50 having selected Workday,” said Aneel Bhusri, co-founder and CEO, Workday. “We believe our relentless focus on creating great experiences for our employees and customers drives our success and leads so many of the world’s leading organizations to trust their business with Workday.”
“Our fourth quarter capped a strong year driven by solid execution across the company,” said Robynne Sisco, co-president and chief financial officer, Workday. “We enter the year with considerable momentum, and we see significant opportunity ahead to support both our near- and long-term growth ambitions. We are raising our fiscal 2021 subscription revenue outlook to a range of $3.755 billion to $3.770 billion. We expect first quarter subscription revenue to be $873.0 million to $875.0 million.”
Recent Highlights
- In the U.S., Workday was ranked #5 on the 100 Best Companies to Work For list by Fortune and Great Place to Work (GPTW) Institute. This is the third year that Workday has been ranked in the top 10 and the sixth consecutive year it has been on the list.
- To help further maximize innovation and help customers reach their aspirations, Workday announced that Sayan Chakraborty has been promoted to executive vice president, Technology, and Pete Schlampp has been promoted to executive vice president, Product Development. Together, they will lead Workday’s Products and Technology organizations.
- Workday completed the acquisition of Scout RFP, with the company now operating as Scout RFP, a Workday company.
- Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) was named a January 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises. In addition, Adaptive Insights, a Workday company, was named a November 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) solutions.
- Workday was honored, for the third year in a row, by KLAS Research as Best in KLAS in enterprise resource planning (ERP) for Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management, and Workday Supply Chain Management solutions for healthcare. Workday was also recognized as a Category Leader in Talent Management.
Earnings Call Details
Workday plans to host a conference call today to review its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2020 financial results and to discuss its financial outlook. The call is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. PT/ 4:30 p.m. ET and can be accessed via webcast. The webcast will be available live, and a replay will be available following completion of the live broadcast for approximately 90 days.
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1 Non-GAAP operating income excludes 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 Non-GAAP net income per share excludes share-based compensation expenses, employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions, amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets, non-cash interest expense related to our convertible senior notes, and income tax effects. See the section titled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in the accompanying financial tables for further details.
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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, planning, 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.
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.” 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 share-based compensation expense, which is excluded from our non-GAAP operating margin, requires additional inputs such as the number of shares granted and market prices that are not ascertainable.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding Workday’s first quarter and full year fiscal 2021 subscription revenue outlook, as well as Workday’s opportunities and growth. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “seek,” “plans,” “project,” “looking ahead,” “look to,” “move into,” 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) risks related to our ability to successfully integrate Scout RFP’s operations or failure to achieve the expected benefits of this or any other acquisition; (ii) our ability to implement our plans, objectives, and other expectations with respect to the Scout RFP business or that of any other acquired company; (iii) breaches in our security measures, unauthorized access to our customers’ or other users’ personal data, or disruptions in our data center or computing infrastructure operations; (iv) service outages, delays in the deployment of our applications, and the failure of our applications to perform properly; (v) our ability to manage our growth effectively; (vi) competitive factors, including pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors and new applications, advancements in technology, and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (vii) the development of the market for enterprise cloud applications and services; (viii) acceptance of our applications and services by customers and individuals, including any new features, enhancements, and modifications, as well as the acceptance of any underlying technology such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain; (ix) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (x) the regulatory, economic, and political risks associated with our domestic and international operations; (xi) the regulatory risks related to new and evolving technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain; (xii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; and (xiii) changes in sales, which may not be immediately reflected in our results due to our subscription model. Further information on these and additional 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, 2019, 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.
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Workday, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| January 31, | |||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 731,141 | $ | 638,554 | |||
| Marketable securities | 1,213,432 | 1,139,864 | |||||
| Trade and other receivables, net | 877,578 | 704,680 | |||||
| Deferred costs | 100,459 | 80,809 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 172,012 | 136,689 | |||||
| Total current assets | 3,094,622 | 2,700,596 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | 936,179 | 796,907 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 290,902 | — | |||||
| Deferred costs, noncurrent | 222,395 | 183,518 | |||||
| Acquisition-related intangible assets, net | 308,401 | 313,240 | |||||
| Goodwill | 1,819,261 | 1,379,125 | |||||
| Other assets | 144,605 | 147,360 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 6,816,365 | $ | 5,520,746 | |||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 57,556 | $ | 29,093 | |||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 130,050 | 123,542 | |||||
| Accrued compensation | 248,154 | 207,924 | |||||
| Unearned revenue | 2,223,178 | 1,837,618 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 66,147 | — | |||||
| Current portion of convertible senior notes, net | 244,319 | 232,514 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,969,404 | 2,430,691 | |||||
| Convertible senior notes, net | 1,017,967 | 972,264 | |||||
| Unearned revenue, noncurrent | 86,025 | 111,652 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 241,425 | — | |||||
| Other liabilities | 14,993 | 47,697 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 4,329,814 | 3,562,304 | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
| Common stock | 231 | 221 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 5,090,187 | 4,105,334 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 23, | ||||||
