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Cornerstone OnDemand Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results
 
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – February 12, 2019Human capital management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSOD) today announced results1 for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. The Company has provided a quarterly shareholder letter and supplemental financial information located on its Investor Relations website at http://investors.cornerstoneondemand.com.
2018 was a transformational year for Cornerstone, and we are proud of our results,” said Adam Miller, founder and CEO of Cornerstone. “The changes we made to our business in 2018 delivered innovative products, more recurring revenue, more profits and healthy, growing cash flow to benefit our clients, partners, employees and shareholders.”
Adoption of the New Revenue Recognition Standard - ASC 606:
The Company adopted the new revenue recognition accounting standard Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606 effective January 1, 2018 on a modified retrospective basis. Financial results for reporting periods during 2018 are presented in compliance with the new revenue recognition standard. Historical financial results for reporting periods prior to 2018 are presented in conformity with amounts previously disclosed under the prior revenue recognition standard ASC 605. This press release includes additional information to reconcile the impacts of the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard on the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, which includes the presentation of financial results during 2018 under ASC 605 for comparison to the prior year.
Fourth Quarter 2018 Results - ASC 606 (standard adopted effective January 1, 2018):
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $138.2 million compared to a guided range of $128.0 million to $131.0 million.2 
Subscription revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $126.3 million compared to a guided range of $119.0 million to $122.0 million.2 
Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $2.6 million, yielding a margin of 1.9%.
Non-GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $19.4 million, yielding a margin of 14.1%.2 
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $(3.2) million, or a $(0.05) diluted net loss per share.
Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $15.4 million, or a $0.24 diluted net income per share.
Unlevered free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $33.7 million, yielding a margin of 24.4%, compared to $46.4 million, yielding a margin of 35.2%, in the prior year.
Fourth Quarter 2018 Results - ASC 605:
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $137.9 million, representing a 4.5% increase compared to the prior year. Revenue growth on a constant currency basis was 5.8%.
Subscription revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $127.5 million, representing a 20.0% increase compared to the prior year. Subscription revenue growth on a constant currency basis was 21.4%.
Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $2.3 million, yielding a margin of 1.6%, compared to $(5.4) million, yielding a margin of (4.1)%, in the prior year.
Non-GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $19.1 million, yielding a margin of 13.9%, compared to $13.0 million, yielding a margin of 9.9%, in the prior year.
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $(3.5) million, or a $(0.06) diluted net loss per share, compared to a net loss of $(9.0) million, or a $(0.16) diluted net loss per share, in the prior year.
Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $15.1 million, or a $0.23 diluted net income per share, compared to $12.1 million, or a $0.19 diluted net income per share, in the prior year.

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Fiscal Year 2018 Results - ASC 606 (standard adopted effective January 1, 2018):
Revenue for the full year of 2018 was $537.9 million compared to a guided range of $528.0 million to $531.0 million.2 
Subscription revenue for the full year of 2018 was $473.1 million compared to a guided range of $466.0 million to $469.0 million.2 
Annual recurring revenue as of December 31, 2018 was $510.0 million, representing a 16.2% increase compared to the prior year. Annual recurring revenue growth on a constant currency basis was 17.9%.2 
Operating income for the full year of 2018 was $(7.8) million, yielding a margin of (1.4)%.
Non-GAAP operating income for the full year of 2018 was $63.4 million, yielding a margin of 11.8% compared to guided range of $61.0 million and $64.0 million.2 
Net loss for the full year of 2018 was $(33.8) million, or a $(0.58) diluted net loss per share.
Non-GAAP net income for the full year of 2018 was $47.0 million, or a $0.74 diluted net income per share.
Unlevered free cash flow for the full year of 2018 was $63.5 million, yielding a margin of 11.8%, compared to guided range of $59.0 million and $63.0 million.
Fiscal Year 2018 Results - ASC 605:
Revenue for the full year of 2018 was $537.2 million, representing a 11.5% increase compared to the prior year. Revenue growth on a constant currency basis was 10.4%.
Subscription revenue for the full year of 2018 was $479.4 million, representing a 20.8% increase compared to the prior year. Subscription revenue growth on a constant currency basis was 19.8%.
Operating income for the full year of 2018 was $(7.5) million, yielding a margin of (1.4)%, compared to $(49.3) million, yielding a margin of (10.2)%, in the prior year.
Non-GAAP operating income for the full year of 2018 was $63.7 million, yielding a margin of 11.9%, compared to $26.9 million, yielding a margin of 5.6%, in the prior year.
Net loss for the full year of 2018 was $(33.5) million, or a $(0.58) diluted net loss per share, compared to a net loss of $(61.3) million, or a $(1.07) diluted net loss per share, in the prior year.
Non-GAAP net income for the full year of 2018 was $47.3 million, or a $0.75 diluted net income per share, compared to $25.2 million, or a $0.41 diluted net income per share, in the prior year.

“Last year we saw significant improvement in our profitability, unlevered free cash flow and a near doubling of our non-GAAP earnings per share,” said Brian Swartz, CFO, Cornerstone.  “Looking ahead to 2019, we believe there are more opportunities to drive further improvements in our operating model while investing for sustainable growth.”
Recent Highlights:
The Company acquired Grovo Learning, Inc., the global leader in Microlearning® content, and expanded its Content Anytime subscription offerings.2 
The Company was recognized as a Leader in the 2018 Nucleus Research Talent Management Technology Value Matrix following the evaluation of its product usability and functionality, and the overall value it brings to its clients.
The Company announced that the EMEA region gained a near record-breaking number of new clients during the third quarter of 2018.
The Company is helping train the next generation of leaders at ArcBest, a leading logistics company for supply chain solutions.
European CEO magazine named Adam Miller the Best CEO in the HR Technology Industry.
The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2018 with 3,535 clients and 40.2 million users.3 
Stock Repurchase Program:
The following is a summary of the Company’s stock repurchases under its $100.0 million share repurchase program, which was completed as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands, except per share information):

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Period
 
# of Shares Repurchased
 
Average Price per Share
 
Total Expenditures
November 8, 2017 - December 31, 2017
 
635

 
$
35.55

 
$
22,599

January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018
 
423

 
$
37.84

 
16,024

April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018
 
444

 
$
46.66

 
20,718

July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
 
300

 
$
53.82

 
16,143

October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
 
484

 
$
50.59

 
24,516

Total
 
2,286

 
$
43.71

 
$
100,000

Financial Outlook:
The following outlook is based on information available as of the date of this press release and is subject to change in the future.
For the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, the Company provides the following outlook:
Revenue between $134.5 million and $136.5 million, representing year-over-year growth at the mid-point of 1.8%4, or 4.2%5 on a constant currency basis.
Subscription revenue between $127.5 million and $129.5 million, representing year-over-year growth at the mid-point of 13.6%4, or 16.0%5 on a constant currency basis.
For the year ending December 31, 2019, the Company provides the following outlook:
Revenue between $558 million and $568 million, representing year-over-year growth at the mid-point of 4.7%6, or 5.7%7 on a constant currency basis.
Subscription revenue between $533 million and $543 million, representing year-over-year growth at the mid-point of 13.7%6, or 14.7%7 on a constant currency basis.
Annual recurring revenue as of December 31, 2019 between $575 million and $590 million.6, 8 
Non-GAAP operating income between $74 million and $84 million. Assuming the midpoint of the revenue range, this represents an operating margin of 14%.
Unlevered free cash flow between $82 million and $92 million. Assuming the midpoint of the revenue range, this represents an unlevered free cash flow margin of 15.5%.
The Company has not reconciled the guidance for non-GAAP operating income or non-GAAP operating margin to the corresponding GAAP measures because it does not provide guidance for such GAAP measures and would not be able to present the reconciling items between such GAAP and non-GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts. For non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin, the Company excludes stock-based compensation expense, which is impacted by factors that are outside of the Company’s control and can be difficult to predict. The actual amount of stock-based compensation expense in the first quarter ending March 31, 2019 and the year ending December 31, 2019 will have a significant impact on the Company’s GAAP operating margin.
1

Financial measures presented under ASC 605, financial measures presented on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating income margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted net income per share, unlevered free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the discussion in the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the reconciliations at the end of this press release.
2

The acquisition of Grovo Learning, Inc during the fourth quarter had the following impacts:
- $1.0 million adverse impact on non-GAAP operating income for the quarter and full year-ended December 31, 2018.
- $8.4 million of annual recurring revenue is included in the reported amount as of December 31, 2018. As a result of purchase price accounting rules, $5.0 million of deferred revenue related to the acquisition has been written off and will not be recognized as revenue in future periods.  Prior to the write off, the deferred revenue would have been substantially recognized between the closing of the acquisition and the full year-ended December 31, 2019. 
- $46.1 million of property & equipment and a corresponding facility financing obligation for build-to-suit lease agreements were recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. 


3

Includes contracted clients and active users of our enterprise human capital management platform and excludes clients and users of Cornerstone for Salesforce, PiiQ, Workpop Inc. and Grovo Learning, Inc. As discussed on the Company's second quarter 2018 earnings call, the Company reported that user count is no longer relevant in the assessment of its performance and beginning in the first quarter 2019, the Company will no longer report user count on a quarterly basis.

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In order to translate the financial outlook for entities reporting in GBP to USD and EUR to USD, the following exchange rates have been applied:
 
4

Exchange rate applied to revenue for the first quarter of 2019
$1.29 USD per GBP
 
 
5

Exchange rate from the first quarter of 2018 applied to calculate revenue growth for the first quarter of 2019 on a constant currency basis
$1.39 USD per GBP
 
 
6

Exchange rate applied to revenue and annual recurring revenue for fiscal 2019
$1.29 USD per GBP
 
 
7

Average exchange rate from fiscal 2018 applied to calculate revenue growth for fiscal 2019 on a constant currency basis
$1.33 USD per GBP
 
 
8

Exchange rate applied to annual recurring revenue for fiscal 2019
$1.14 USD per EUR
 

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Quarterly Conference Call
Cornerstone will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 results at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today. A live audio webcast of the conference call, together with detailed financial information, can be accessed through the Company’s Investor Relations website at http://investors.cornerstoneondemand.com. The live call can be accessed by dialing (877) 445-4619 (U.S.) or (484) 653-6763 (outside the U.S.) and referencing passcode: 6486058. A replay of the call will also be available at http://investors.cornerstoneondemand.com/investors/news-and-events/events/default.aspx or via telephone until 11:59 p.m. PT (2:59 p.m. ET) on February 15, 2019 by dialing (855) 859-2056 (U.S.) or (404) 537-3406 (outside the U.S.), and referencing passcode: 6486058.
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone was founded with a passion for empowering people through learning and a conviction that people should be your organization’s greatest competitive advantage. Cornerstone is a global human capital management leader with a core belief that companies thrive when they help their employees to realize their potential. Putting this belief into practice, Cornerstone offers solutions to help companies strategically manage and continuously develop their talent throughout the entire employee lifecycle. Featuring comprehensive recruiting, personalized learning, development-driven performance management, and holistic HR planning, Cornerstone’s human capital management platform is successfully used by more than 3,500 global clients of all sizes, spanning over 40.2 million users across 192 countries and 43 languages.
Learn more at www.cornerstoneondemand.com.
Note: Cornerstone® and Cornerstone OnDemand® are registered trademarks of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release and the quarterly conference call referenced above contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the expected performance of our business, our future financial and operating performance, including our GAAP and non-GAAP guidance, strategy, long-term growth and overall future prospects, our expectations regarding recurring revenue growth and operating margins, and general business conditions. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release or the quarterly conference call are based upon our historical performance and our current plans, estimates and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and we disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements in the future, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our ability to attract new clients; the extent to which clients renew their subscriptions for our solutions; the timing of when consulting services are delivered to new and existing clients by our services organization and implementation subcontractors; the complexity of deployments and product implementations, which can impact the timing of when revenue is recognized from new and existing clients; allowing our implementation subcontractors to contract directly with clients for implementation services; our shift to focusing on recurring revenue streams; our ability to compete as the learning and human capital management provider for organizations of all sizes; changes in the proportion of our client base that is comprised of enterprise or mid-sized organizations; our ability to manage our growth, including additional headcount and entry into new geographies; our ability to expand our enterprise and mid-market sales opportunities; our ability to maintain stable and consistent quota attainment rates; continued strong demand for learning and human capital management in the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America; the timing and success of efforts to increase operational efficiency and cost containment; the timing and success of solutions offered by our competitors; unpredictable macro-economic conditions; the impact of foreign exchange rates; reductions in information technology spending; the success of our new product and service introductions; a disruption in our hosting network infrastructure; problems caused by security breaches; costs and reputational harm that could result from defects in our solutions; the success of our strategic relationships with third parties; the loss of any of our key employees and our ability to locate qualified replacements; failure to protect our intellectual property; acts of terrorism or other vandalism, war or natural disasters; changes in current tax or accounting rules; legal or political changes in local or foreign jurisdictions that decrease demand for, or restrict our ability to sell or provide, our products; and unanticipated costs or liabilities related to businesses that we acquire. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements is included in the reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics
To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, the Company has provided in this press release and the quarterly conference call held on the date hereof certain non-GAAP financial measures and other key metrics. These non-GAAP financial measures include:
(i)
non-GAAP cost of revenue, which is defined as cost of revenue less amortization of intangible assets and stock-based compensation,
(ii)
annual recurring revenue, which is defined as the annualized recurring value of all active contracts at the end of a reporting period,
(iii)
unlevered free cash flow, which is defined as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures and capitalized software costs plus cash paid for interest,
(iv)
unlevered free cash flow margin, which is defined as unlevered free cash flow divided by revenue,
(v)
non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, which exclude, for the periods in which they are presented, stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs, unrealized fair value adjustment on strategic investment, write-off of capitalized software, restructuring costs, acquisition costs and excludes the impacts of unamortized stock-based compensation expense in applying the treasury method for determining the non-GAAP weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding,
(vi)
non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin, which exclude stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets reflected in cost of revenue,
(vii)
non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating income margin, which are defined as income (loss) from operations excluding stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, write-off of capitalized software, restructuring costs and acquisition costs,
(viii)
non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, write-off of capitalized software, restructuring costs and acquisition costs, and
(ix)
non-GAAP sales and marketing expense, non-GAAP research and development expense, and non-GAAP general and administrative expense, each of which excludes stock-based compensation attributable to the corresponding GAAP financial measures.
In addition, the Company provides investors with non-GAAP financial measures under ASC 605 to compare against the Company’s GAAP financial measures under ASC 606 and discloses revenue and subscription revenue on a constant currency basis. To present amounts on a constant currency basis, current period results for entities reporting in functional currencies other than USD are translated into USD at the prior period exchange rates as opposed to the actual exchange rates in effect for the current period. The Company presents constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how its underlying business performed excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations.
The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures and other key metrics internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to the corresponding GAAP measures, in evaluating the Company’s ongoing operational performance and trends and in comparing its financial measures with other companies in the same industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures and key metrics to help investors understand the operational performance of their businesses. In addition, the Company believes that the following non-GAAP adjustments are useful to management and investors for the following reasons:
Stock-based compensation. The Company excludes stock-based compensation expense because it is non-cash in nature, and management believes that its exclusion provides additional insight into the Company’s operational performance and also provides a useful comparison of the Company’s operating results to prior periods and its peer companies. Additionally, determining the fair value of certain stock-based awards 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 such awards.
Amortization of intangible assets. The Company excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets because the expense is a non-cash item and management believes that its exclusion provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance and allows for a useful comparison of its operating results to prior periods and its peer companies.

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Accretion of debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs. For GAAP purposes, the Company is required to recognize the effective interest expense on its senior convertible 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 the Company’s operating performance because management believes that these non-cash expenses are not indicative of ongoing operating performance. In addition, the exclusion of these items provides a useful comparison of the Company’s operating results to prior periods and its peer companies.
Fair value adjustment on strategic investments. The Company views the increase or decrease in the fair value of its strategic investments as not indicative of operational performance during any particular period and believes that the exclusion of these gains or losses provides investors with a supplemental view of the Company’s operational performance.
Write-off of capitalized software. The Company views the write-off of capitalized software as not indicative of operational performance during any particular period and believes that the exclusion of this expense provides investors with a supplemental view of the Company’s operational performance.
Restructuring. The Company excludes costs related to restructuring because the expense is not indicative of its continuing operations and believes that the exclusion of these costs provides investors with a supplemental view of the Company’s operational performance.
Acquisition costs. The Company excludes costs related to acquisitions because the expense is not indicative of its continuing operations and believes that the exclusion of these costs provides investors with a supplemental view of the Company’s operational performance.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies. For prior periods, reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures have been provided in the tables included as part of this press release.

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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
December 31,
2018 *
 
December 31, 2017
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
183,596

 
$
393,576

Short-term investments
204,732

 
169,551

Accounts receivable, net
125,300

 
154,428

Deferred commissions, current portion
24,467

 
42,806

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
34,940

 
21,754

Total current assets
573,035

 
782,115

 
 
 
 
Capitalized software development costs, net
45,416

 
37,431

Property and equipment, net
77,254

 
20,817

Deferred commissions, net of current portion
45,444

 

Long-term investments
1,250

 
96,949

Intangible assets, net
13,867

 

Goodwill
47,453

 
25,894

Other assets, net
3,437

 
3,984

Total Assets
$
807,156

 
$
967,190

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
11,921

 
$
17,637

Accrued expenses
68,331

 
57,528

Deferred revenue, current portion
312,526

 
311,997

Convertible notes, net

 
248,025

Other liabilities
7,645

 
9,051

Total current liabilities
400,423

 
644,238

 
 
 
 
Convertible notes, net
288,967

 
285,168

Other liabilities, non-current
2,484

 
1,498

Deferred revenue, net of current portion
13,275

 
14,166

Facility financing obligation
46,100

 

Total liabilities
751,249

 
945,070

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Common stock
6

 
6

Additional paid-in capital
585,387

 
536,951

Accumulated deficit
(529,962
)
 
(515,054
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
476

 
217

Total stockholders’ equity
55,907

 
22,120

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$
807,156

 
$
967,190


*As adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.

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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018 *
 
2017
 
2018 *
 
2017
Revenue
$
138,247

 
$
131,956

 
$
537,891

 
$
481,985

Cost of revenue 1, 2
34,793

 
37,889

 
144,349

 
142,867

Gross profit
103,454

 
94,067

 
393,542

 
339,118

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing 1
52,354

 
60,750

 
224,635

 
240,271

Research and development 1
24,967

 
17,491

 
76,981

 
61,975

General and administrative 1
23,535

 
19,723

 
90,749

 
84,589

Restructuring 1

 
1,539

 
8,946

 
1,539

Total operating expenses
100,856

 
99,503

 
401,311

 
388,374

Income (loss) from operations
2,598

 
(5,436
)
 
(7,769
)
 
(49,256
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
1,653

 
930

 
7,796

 
2,951

Interest expense
(5,350
)
 
(4,747
)
 
(28,176
)
 
(14,762
)
Other, net
(1,070
)
 
557

 
(3,098
)
 
1,478

Other income (expense), net
(4,767
)
 
(3,260
)
 
(23,478
)
 
(10,333
)
Loss before income tax provision
(2,169
)
 
(8,696
)
 
(31,247
)
 
(59,589
)
Income tax provision
(1,004
)
 
(308
)
 
(2,595
)
 
(1,746
)
Net loss
$
(3,173
)
 
$
(9,004
)
 
$
(33,842
)
 
$
(61,335
)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
(0.58
)
 
$
(1.07
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
58,649

 
57,826

 
58,159

 
57,262

1

Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018 *
 
2017
 
2018 *
 
2017
Cost of revenue
$
1,113

 
$
1,275

 
$
4,218

 
$
4,904

Sales and marketing
5,722

 
6,893

 
24,440

 
28,427

Research and development
3,863

 
2,490

 
11,800

 
9,630

General and administrative
4,817

 
4,143

 
19,872

 
22,869

Restructuring

 

 
6,227

 

                  Total
$
15,515

 
$
14,801

 
$
66,557

 
$
65,830

2

Cost of revenue includes amortization of intangible assets as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018 *
 
2017
 
2018 *
 
2017
Cost of revenue
$
625

 
$
781

 
$
833

 
$
7,421


*As adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.

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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018 *
 
2017
 
2018 *
 
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(3,173
)
 
$
(9,004
)
 
$
(33,842
)
 
$
(61,335
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
9,909

 
8,349

 
35,260

 
35,377

Accretion of debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs
1,011

 
2,685

 
8,929

 
9,833

Purchased investment premium, net of amortization
(588
)
 
608

 
(160
)
 
1,135

Net foreign currency loss (gain)
82

 
(1,093
)
 
(440
)
 
(2,461
)
Stock-based compensation expense
15,515

 
14,895

 
66,557

 
65,924

Write-off of capitalized software

 
1,339

 

 
1,339

Deferred income taxes
123

 
52

 
123

 
52

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(28,558
)
 
(28,948
)
 
27,199

 
(14,317
)
Deferred commissions
(8,212
)
 
(4,892
)
 
(15,316
)
 
(5,249
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(1,951
)
 
1,329

 
(11,443
)
 
(2,704
)
Accounts payable
762

 
1,456

 
(5,496
)
 
(6,820
)
Accrued expenses
9,270

 
10,637

 
9,291

 
8,530

Deferred revenue
49,498

 
52,152

 
10,803

 
35,829

Other liabilities
1,299

 
2,018

 
(1,212
)
 
2,377

Net cash provided by operating activities
44,987

 
51,583

 
90,253

 
67,510

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of investments

 
(92,029
)
 
(125,109
)
 
(323,413
)
Maturities of investments
50,550

 
94,572

 
185,733

 
314,418

Capital expenditures
(4,734
)
 
(418
)
 
(14,895
)
 
(7,100
)
Capitalized software costs
(6,572
)
 
(4,745
)
 
(25,515
)
 
(20,571
)
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired
(22,997
)
 

 
(41,090
)
 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
16,247

 
(2,620
)
 
(20,876
)
 
(36,666
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from convertible notes and payments of debt issuance costs

 
285,077

 
(152
)
 
285,077

Repayment of convertible notes

 

 
(253,000
)
 

Proceeds from employee stock plans
10,928

 
2,787

 
54,402

 
12,509

Repurchases of common stock
(24,515
)
 
(20,734
)
 
(79,266
)
 
(20,734
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(13,587
)
 
267,130

 
(278,016
)
 
276,852

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(609
)
 
1,050

 
(1,341
)
 
2,580

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
47,038

 
317,143

 
(209,980
)
 
310,276

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
136,558

 
76,433

 
393,576

 
83,300

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
183,596

 
$
393,576

 
$
183,596

 
$
393,576

Supplemental cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$

 
$

 
$
13,628

 
$
3,841

Cash paid for income taxes
286

 
443

 
1,859

 
2,243

Proceeds from employee stock plans received in advance of stock issuance
642

 
575

 
642

 
575

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements
$
46,100

 
$

 
$
47,070

 
$
3,467

Capitalized assets financed by accounts payable and accrued expenses
1,566

 
1,829

 
1,566

 
1,829

Capitalized stock-based compensation
1,295

 
1,277

 
5,042

 
4,998

Deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses

 
152

 

 
152

Unsettled share repurchase in other liabilities

 
1,866

 

 
1,866

*As adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.

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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
RECONCILIATION OF THE IMPACTS OF THE ADOPTION OF ASC 606
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
As Reported (ASC 606)
 
Impacts of Adoption
 
Without Adoption (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 605)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
183,596

 
$

 
$
183,596

 
$
393,576

Short-term investments
204,732

 

 
204,732

 
169,551

Accounts receivable, net
125,300

 

 
125,300

 
154,428

Deferred commissions, current portion
24,467

 
30,624

 
55,091

 
42,806

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
34,940

 

 
34,940

 
21,754

Total current assets
573,035

 
30,624

 
603,659

 
782,115

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized software development costs, net
45,416

 

 
45,416

 
37,431

Property and equipment, net
77,254

 

 
77,254

 
20,817

Deferred commissions, net of current portion
45,444

 
(45,444
)
 

 

Long-term investments
1,250

 

 
1,250

 
96,949

Intangible assets, net
13,867

 

 
13,867

 

Goodwill
47,453

 

 
47,453

 
25,894

Other assets, net
3,437

 

 
3,437

 
3,984

Total Assets
$
807,156

 
$
(14,820
)
 
$
792,336

 
$
967,190

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
11,921

 
$

 
$
11,921

 
$
17,637

Accrued expenses
68,331

 
(1,697
)
 
66,634

 
57,528

Deferred revenue, current portion
312,526

 
6,751

 
319,277

 
311,997

Convertible notes, net

 

 

 
248,025

Other liabilities
7,645

 

 
7,645

 
9,051

Total current liabilities
400,423

 
5,054

 
405,477

 
644,238

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible notes, net
288,967

 

 
288,967

 
285,168

Other liabilities, non-current
2,484

 

 
2,484

 
1,498

Deferred revenue, net of current portion
13,275

 

 
13,275

 
14,166

Facility financing obligation
46,100

 

 
46,100

 

Total liabilities
751,249

 
5,054

 
756,303

 
945,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
6

 

 
6

 
6

Additional paid-in capital
585,387

 

 
585,387

 
536,951

Accumulated deficit
(529,962
)
 
(19,874
)
 
(549,836
)
 
(515,054
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
476

 

 
476

 
217

Total stockholders’ equity
55,907

 
(19,874
)
 
36,033

 
22,120

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$
807,156

 
$
(14,820
)
 
$
792,336

 
$
967,190


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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
RECONCILIATION OF THE IMPACTS OF THE ADOPTION OF ASC 606
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
As Reported (ASC 606)
 
Impacts of Adoption
 
Without Adoption (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 606)
 
Impacts of Adoption
 
Without Adoption (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 605)
Revenue
$
138,247

 
$
(382
)
 
$
137,865

 
$
131,956

 
$
537,891

 
$
(696
)
 
$
537,195

 
$
481,985

Cost of revenue
34,793

 

 
34,793

 
37,889

 
144,349

 

 
144,349

 
142,867

Gross profit
103,454

 
(382
)
 
103,072

 
94,067

 
393,542

 
(696
)
 
392,846

 
339,118

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing
52,354

 
(42
)
 
52,312

 
60,750

 
224,635

 
(992
)
 
223,643

 
240,271

Research and development
24,967

 

 
24,967

 
17,491

 
76,981

 

 
76,981

 
61,975

General and administrative
23,535

 

 
23,535

 
19,723

 
90,749

 

 
90,749

 
84,589

Restructuring

 

 

 
1,539

 
8,946

 

 
8,946

 
1,539

Total operating expenses
100,856

 
(42
)
 
100,814

 
99,503

 
401,311

 
(992
)
 
400,319

 
388,374

Income (loss) from operations
2,598

 
(340
)
 
2,258

 
(5,436
)
 
(7,769
)
 
296

 
(7,473
)
 
(49,256
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
1,653

 

 
1,653

 
930

 
7,796

 

 
7,796

 
2,951

Interest expense
(5,350
)
 

 
(5,350
)
 
(4,747
)
 
(28,176
)
 

 
(28,176
)
 
(14,762
)
Other, net
(1,070
)
 

 
(1,070
)
 
557

 
(3,098
)
 

 
(3,098
)
 
1,478

Other income (expense), net
(4,767
)
 

 
(4,767
)
 
(3,260
)
 
(23,478
)
 

 
(23,478
)
 
(10,333
)
Loss before income tax provision
(2,169
)
 
(340
)
 
(2,509
)
 
(8,696
)
 
(31,247
)
 
296

 
(30,951
)
 
(59,589
)
Income tax provision
(1,004
)
 

 
(1,004
)
 
(308
)
 
(2,595
)
 

 
(2,595
)
 
(1,746
)
Net loss
$
(3,173
)
 
$
(340
)
 
$
(3,513
)
 
$
(9,004
)
 
$
(33,842
)
 
$
296

 
$
(33,546
)
 
$
(61,335
)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
$
(0.05
)
 
 
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
(0.58
)
 
 
 
$
(0.58
)
 
$
(1.07
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
58,649

 
 
 
58,649

 
57,826

 
58,159

 
 
 
58,159

 
57,262




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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
RECONCILIATIONS OF COST OF REVENUE TO NON-GAAP COST OF REVENUE, GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT AND NON-GAAP GROSS MARGIN, INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME AND OPERATING MARGIN TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME MARGIN AND RECONCILIATION OF THE IMPACTS FROM THE ADOPTION OF ASC 606
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
As Reported (ASC 606)
 
Impacts of Adoption
 
Without Adoption (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 606)
 
Impacts of Adoption
 
Without Adoption (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 605)
Reconciliation of cost of revenue, gross profit and gross margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
138,247

 
$
(382
)
 
$
137,865

 
$
131,956

 
$
537,891

 
$
(696
)
 
$
537,195

 
$
481,985

Cost of revenue
34,793

 

 
34,793

 
37,889

 
144,349

 

 
144,349

 
142,867

Gross profit
$
103,454

 
$
(382
)
 
$
103,072

 
$
94,067

 
$
393,542

 
$
(696
)
 
$
392,846

 
$
339,118

Gross margin
74.8
%
 

 
74.8
%
 
71.3
 %
 
73.2
 %
 
 
 
73.1
 %
 
70.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
$
34,793

 
$

 
$
34,793

 
$
37,889

 
$
144,349

 
$

 
$
144,349

 
$
142,867

Adjustments to cost of revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
(1,113
)
 

 
(1,113
)
 
(1,275
)
 
(4,218
)
 

 
(4,218
)
 
(4,904
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(625
)
 

 
(625
)
 
(781
)
 
(833
)
 

 
(833
)
 
(7,421
)
Total adjustments to cost of revenue
(1,738
)
 

 
(1,738
)
 
(2,056
)
 
(5,051
)
 

 
(5,051
)
 
(12,325
)
Non-GAAP costs of revenue
33,055

 

 
33,055

 
35,833

 
139,298

 

 
139,298

 
130,542

Non-GAAP gross profit
$
105,192

 
$
(382
)
 
$
104,810

 
$
96,123

 
$
398,593

 
$
(696
)
 
$
397,897

 
$
351,443

Non-GAAP gross margin
76.1
%
 
 
 
76.0
%
 
72.8
 %
 
74.1
 %
 
 
 
74.1
 %
 
72.9
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) and operating income (loss) margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
$
2,598

 
$
(340
)
 
$
2,258

 
$
(5,436
)
 
$
(7,769
)
 
$
296

 
$
(7,473
)
 
$
(49,256
)
Operating margin
1.9
%
 
 
 
1.6
%
 
(4.1
)%
 
(1.4
)%
 
 
 
(1.4
)%
 
(10.2
)%
Adjustments to income (loss) from operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
15,515

 

 
15,515

 
14,801

 
60,330

 

 
60,330

 
65,830

Amortization of intangible assets
625

 

 
625

 
781

 
833

 

 
833

 
7,421

Write-off of capitalized software

 

 

 
1,339

 
 
 

 

 
1,339

Restructuring

 

 

 
1,539

 
8,946

 

 
8,946

 
1,539

Acquisition costs1
705

 

 
705

 

 
1,057

 

 
1,057

 

Total adjustments to income (loss) from operations
16,845

 

 
16,845

 
18,460

 
71,166

 

 
71,166

 
76,129

Non-GAAP operating income
$
19,443

 
$
(340
)
 
$
19,103

 
$
13,024

 
$
63,397

 
$
296

 
$
63,693

 
$
26,873

Non-GAAP operating income margin
14.1
%
 
 
 
13.9
%
 
9.9
 %
 
11.8
 %
 
 
 
11.9
 %
 
5.6
 %
1

Costs related to the acquisitions of Workpop Inc. and Grovo Learning, Inc.

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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NET LOSS TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NON-GAAP NET INCOME PER SHARE AND RECONCILIATION OF THE IMPACTS FROM THE ADOPTION OF ASC 606
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
As Reported (ASC 606)
 
Impacts of Adoption
 
Without Adoption (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 606)
 
Impacts of Adoption
 
Without Adoption (ASC 605)
 
As Reported (ASC 605)
Net loss
$
(3,173
)
 
$
(340
)
 
$
(3,513
)
 
$
(9,004
)
 
$
(33,842
)
 
$
296

 
$
(33,546
)
 
$
(61,335
)
Adjustments to net loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
15,515

 

 
15,515

 
14,801

 
60,330

 

 
60,330

 
65,830

Amortization of intangible assets
625

 

 
625

 
781

 
833

 

 
833

 
7,421

Accretion of debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs1
1,011

 

 
1,011

 
2,685

 
8,929

 

 
8,929

 
9,833

Fair value adjustment on strategic investments 2
750

 

 
750

 

 
750

 

 
750

 
600

Write-off of capitalized software

 

 

 
1,339

 

 

 

 
1,339

Restructuring

 

 

 
1,539

 
8,946

 

 
8,946

 
1,539

Acquisition costs3
705

 

 
705

 

 
1,057

 

 
1,057

 

Total adjustments to net loss
18,606

 

 
18,606

 
21,145

 
80,845

 

 
80,845

 
86,562

Non-GAAP net income
$
15,433

 
$
(340
)
 
$
15,093

 
$
12,141

 
$
47,003

 
$
296

 
$
47,299

 
$
25,227

Non-GAAP basic net income per share
$
0.26

 
 
 
$
0.26

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.81

 
 
 
$
0.81

 
$
0.44

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share
$
0.24

 
 
 
$
0.23

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.74

 
 
 
$
0.75

 
$
0.41

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic
58,649

 
 
 
58,649

 
57,826

 
58,159

 
 
 
58,159

 
57,262

Non-GAAP weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted
64,281

 
 
 
64,281

 
62,414

 
63,412

 
 
 
63,412

 
61,721

1

Debt discount accretion and debt issuance cost amortization has been recorded in connection with our issuance of $253.0 million in convertible notes on June 17, 2013 and $300.0 million in convertible notes on December 8, 2017. These expenses represent non-cash charges that have been recorded in accordance with the authoritative accounting literature for such transactions.
2

Fair value adjustment recorded for our strategic investments in privately-held companies.
3

Costs related to the acquisitions of Workpop Inc. and Grovo Learning, Inc.

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Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO UNLEVERED FREE CASH FLOW AND UNLEVERED FREE CASH FLOW MARGIN
(A Non-GAAP Financial Measure)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Reconciliation of unlevered free cash flow:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
44,987

 
$
51,583

 
$
90,253

 
$
67,510

Capital expenditures
(4,734
)
 
(418
)
 
(14,895
)
 
(7,100
)
Capitalized software costs
(6,572
)
 
(4,745
)
 
(25,515
)
 
(20,571
)
Cash paid for interest

 

 
13,628

 
3,841

Unlevered free cash flow
$
33,681

 
$
46,420

 
$
63,471

 
$
43,680

Unlevered free cash flow margin
24.4
%
 
35.2
%
 
11.8
%
 
9.1
%

15



Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
TRENDED OPERATIONAL & FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(unaudited)

The following metrics are intended as a supplement to the financial statements found in this press release and other information furnished or filed with the SEC. In the event of discrepancies between amounts in these tables and the Company’s historical disclosures or financial statements, readers should rely on the Company’s filings with the SEC and financial statements in the Company’s most recent earnings press release.
The Company intends to periodically review and refine the definition, methodology and appropriateness of each of these supplemental metrics. As a result, metrics are subject to removal and/or change, and such changes could be material.
 
FY 2017
 
FY 2018
 
Full Year
 
Q1'17
Q2'17
Q3'17
Q4'17
 
Q1'18
Q2'18
Q3'18
Q4'18
 
FY16
FY17
FY18
SELECTED METRICS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of clients 1
2,998

3,076

3,146

3,250

 
3,280

3,363

3,428

3,535

 
2,918

3,250

3,535

% y/y
12.3
 %
12.7
 %
12.2
 %
11.4
 %
 
9.4
 %
9.3
 %
9.0
 %
8.8
%
 
12.4
 %
11.4
 %
8.8
 %
% q/q
2.7
 %
2.6
 %
2.3
 %
3.3
 %
 
0.9
 %
2.5
 %
1.9
 %
3.1
%
 
n/a

n/a

n/a

Number of users (in millions) 1
31.0

32.1

33.5

35.3

 
36.0

36.7

38.5

40.2

 
29.9

35.3

40.2

% y/y
24.2
 %
22.3
 %
21.1
 %
18.1
 %
 
16.1
 %
14.3
 %
14.9
 %
13.9
%
 
25.6
 %
18.1
 %
13.9
 %
% q/q
3.7
 %
3.6
 %
4.3
 %
5.4
 %
 
2.0
 %
1.9
 %
4.9
 %
4.4
%
 
n/a

n/a

n/a

Number of employees
1,859

1,933

1,960

1,891

 
1,829

1,851

1,892

1,953

 
1,823

1,891

1,953

% y/y
10.6
 %
12.3
 %
9.6
 %
3.7
 %
 
(1.6
)%
(4.2
)%
(3.5
)%
3.3
%
 
10.8
 %
3.7
 %
3.3
 %
% q/q
2.0
 %
4.0
 %
1.4
 %
(3.5
)%
 
(3.3
)%
1.2
 %
2.2
 %
3.2
%
 
n/a

n/a

n/a

Annual dollar retention rate
n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 
n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 
95.1
 %
93.5
 %
92.8
 %
Annual recurring revenue (in thousands)
n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 
n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 
n/a

439,000

510,000

Unlevered free cash flow (in thousands)
(13,791
)
(5,024
)
16,075

46,420

 
(10,178
)
7,900

32,067

33,681

 
16,411

43,680

63,471

Unlevered free cash flow margin
(12.4
)%
(4.3
)%
13.2
 %
35.2
 %
 
(7.6
)%
6.0
 %
23.9
 %
24.4
%
 
3.9
 %
9.1
 %
11.8
 %
FINANCIAL DATA - ASC 605 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
111,582

116,651

121,796

131,956

 
132,672

132,993

133,665

137,865

 
423,124

481,985

537,195

% y/y
12.3
 %
9.0
 %
13.0
 %
21.0
 %
 
18.9
 %
14.0
 %
9.7
 %
4.5
%
 
24.6
 %
13.9
 %
11.5
 %
% y/y (Constant currency)
17.2
 %
12.7
 %
13.1
 %
18.3
 %
 
14.8
 %
11.9
 %
9.9
 %
5.8
%
 
29.1
 %
15.3
 %
10.4
 %
Subscription revenue
92,932

96,416

101,130

106,286

 
114,433

116,737

120,701

127,528

 
339,756

396,764

479,399

% y/y
16.6
 %
14.5
 %
17.1
 %
18.8
 %
 
23.1
 %
21.1
 %
19.4
 %
20.0
%
 
25.8
 %
16.8
 %
20.8
 %
% y/y (Constant currency)
21.6
 %
16.3
 %
17.5
 %
15.8
 %
 
19.1
 %
18.9
 %
19.5
 %
21.4
%
 
n/a

17.7
 %
19.8
 %
Subscription revenue % of total revenue
83.3
 %
82.7
 %
83.0
 %
80.5
 %
 
86.3
 %
87.8
 %
90.3
 %
92.5
%
 
80.3
 %
82.3
 %
89.2
 %
(Loss) income from operations
(13,148
)
(18,568
)
(12,104
)
(5,436
)
 
(9,587
)
(2,419
)
2,275

2,258

 
(56,342
)
(49,256
)
(7,473
)
FINANCIAL DATA - ASC 606 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue




 
133,113

132,517

134,014

138,247

 


537,891

Subscription revenue




 
113,134

114,771

118,844

126,303

 


473,052

Subscription revenue % of total revenue




 
85.0
 %
86.6
 %
88.7
 %
91.4
%
 


87.9
 %
(Loss) income from operations




 
(8,846
)
(3,095
)
1,574

2,598

 


(7,769
)
MARGIN DATA - ASC 605:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross margin
69.6
 %
69.7
 %
70.7
 %
71.3
 %
 
72.1
 %
72.7
 %
72.9
 %
74.8
%
 
67.9
 %
70.4
 %
73.1
 %
Sales and marketing % of revenue
51.0
 %
53.2
 %
49.7
 %
46.0
 %
 
44.9
 %
44.8
 %
39.0
 %
37.9
%
 
53.3
 %
49.9
 %
41.6
 %
Research and development % of revenue
12.0
 %
12.6
 %
13.5
 %
13.3
 %
 
12.0
 %
12.3
 %
14.7
 %
18.1
%
 
11.1
 %
12.9
 %
14.3
 %
General and administrative % of revenue
18.4
 %
19.8
 %
17.4
 %
14.9
 %
 
16.6
 %
16.6
 %
17.3
 %
17.1
%
 
16.8
 %
17.6
 %
16.9
 %
Restructuring % of revenue
 %
 %
 %
1.2
 %
 
5.8
 %
0.8
 %
0.2
 %
%
 
 %
 %
1.7
 %
Operating margin
(11.8
)%
(15.9
)%
(9.9
)%
(4.1
)%
 
(7.2
)%
(1.8
)%
1.7
 %
1.6
%
 
(13.3
)%
(10.2
)%
(1.4
)%

16



 
FY 2017
 
FY 2018
 
Full Year
 
Q1'17
Q2'17
Q3'17
Q4'17
 
Q1'18
Q2'18
Q3'18
Q4'18
 
FY16
FY17
FY18
MARGIN DATA - ASC 606:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross margin




 
72.2
 %
72.6
 %
73.0
 %
74.8
%
 


73.2
 %
Sales and marketing % of revenue




 
44.5
 %
45.1
 %
39.7
 %
37.9
%
 


41.8
 %
Research and development % of revenue




 
12.0
 %
12.3
 %
14.7
 %
18.1
%
 


14.3
 %
General and administrative % of revenue




 
16.5
 %
16.7
 %
17.3
 %
17.0
%
 


16.9
 %
Restructuring % of revenue




 
5.8
 %
0.8
 %
0.2
 %
%
 


1.7
 %
Operating margin




 
(6.6
)%
(2.3
)%
1.2
 %
1.9
%
 


(1.4
)%
NON-GAAP MARGIN DATA - ASC 605:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP gross margin
72.6
 %
72.7
 %
73.5
 %
72.8
 %
 
72.9
 %
73.4
 %
73.9
 %
76.0
%
 
71.2
 %
72.9
 %
74.1
 %
Non-GAAP sales and marketing % of revenue
44.9
 %
47.4
 %
43.2
 %
40.8
 %
 
40.2
 %
39.9
 %
34.6
 %
33.8
%
 
47.3
 %
44.0
 %
37.1
 %
Non-GAAP research and development % of revenue
10.1
 %
10.5
 %
11.3
 %
10.4
 %
 
10.3
 %
10.5
 %
12.3
 %
15.3
%
 
9.3
 %
10.6
 %
12.1
 %
Non-GAAP general and administrative % of revenue
13.2
 %
13.7
 %
12.7
 %
11.8
 %
 
13.2
 %
12.6
 %
13.1
 %
13.1
%
 
12.8
 %
12.8
 %
13.0
 %
Non-GAAP restructuring % of revenue
 %
 %
 %
 %
 
 %
 %
 %
%
 
 %
 %
 %
Non-GAAP operating margin
4.4
 %
1.1
 %
6.3
 %
9.9
 %
 
9.2
 %
10.4
 %
13.9
 %
13.9
%
 
1.8
 %
5.6
 %
11.9
 %
Non-GAAP research and development plus capitalized software % of revenue
15.3
 %
15.3
 %
15.0
 %
14.0
 %
 
14.9
 %
15.2
 %
17.3
 %
20.1
%
 
13.2
 %
14.9
 %
16.9
 %
NON-GAAP MARGIN DATA - ASC 606:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP gross margin




 
72.9
 %
73.3
 %
74.0
 %
76.1
%
 


74.1
 %
Non-GAAP sales and marketing % of revenue




 
39.8
 %
40.2
 %
35.3
 %
33.7
%
 


37.2
 %
Non-GAAP research and development % of revenue




 
10.3
 %
10.5
 %
12.3
 %
15.3
%
 


12.1
 %
Non-GAAP general and administrative % of revenue




 
13.1
 %
12.7
 %
13.1
 %
13.0
%
 


13.0
 %
Non-GAAP restructuring % of revenue




 
 %
 %
 %
%
 


 %
Non-GAAP operating margin




 
9.7
 %
10.0
 %
13.3
 %
14.1
%
 


11.8
 %
Non-GAAP research and development plus capitalized software % of revenue




 
14.8
 %
15.2
 %
17.3
 %
20.0
%
 


19.1
 %
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GBP to USD average period rate
1.24

1.28

1.31

1.33

 
1.39

1.36

1.30

1.29

 
1.36

1.29

1.34

GBP to USD end of period spot rate
1.24

1.30

1.34

1.35

 
1.40

1.32

1.30

1.27

 
1.23

1.35

1.27

EUR to USD average period rate
n/a

1.10

1.18

1.18

 
1.23

1.19

1.16

1.14

 
n/a

1.14

1.18

EUR to USD end of period spot rate
n/a

1.14

1.18

1.20

 
1.23

1.17

1.16

1.14

 
n/a

1.20

1.14

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Includes contracted clients and active users of our enterprise human capital management platform and excludes clients and users of Cornerstone for Salesforce, PiiQ, Workpop Inc. and Grovo Learning, Inc. As discussed on the Company's second quarter 2018 earnings call, the Company reported that user count is no longer relevant in the assessment of its performance and beginning in the first quarter 2019, the Company will no longer report user count on a quarterly basis.


Note: As discussed on the Company’s fourth quarter 2017 earnings call, the Company reported that total billings is no longer relevant in the assessment of its performance and beginning in the first quarter 2018, the Company no longer reports or guides to total billings.

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Phone: +1 (310) 382-9478
jgianola@csod.com

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Phone: +1 (310) 382-9563
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