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PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (PCOR) FY 2023 MD&A

Verbatim Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis from PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s 10-K for fiscal year 2023. Filing date: 2024-02-26. Report date: 2023-12-31. Accession: 0001628280-24-006848.

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Company profile: PCOR · All MD&A years: index · Previous year: FY 2022 · Next year: FY 2024

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. You should review the disclosure under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of forward-looking statements and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. These statements, like all statements in this report, speak only as of their date (unless another date is indicated), and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements in light of future developments, except as required by law. A discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 is presented below. A discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 has been reported previously under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023.

Overview

Our mission is to connect everyone in construction on a global platform.

We are the leading global provider of cloud-based construction management software, and are helping transform one of the oldest, largest, and least digitized industries in the world. We focus exclusively on connecting and empowering the construction industry’s key stakeholders, such as owners, general contractors, specialty contractors, architects, and engineers, to collaborate and access our capabilities from any location, on any internet-connected device. Our platform is modernizing and digitizing construction management by enabling real-time access to critical project information, simplifying complex workflows, and facilitating seamless communication among key stakeholders, all of which we believe positions us to serve as the system of record for the construction industry. We are also continuing to develop other programs and services to address related challenges faced by the construction industry’s key stakeholders. Adoption of our products, services, and platform helps our customers increase productivity and efficiency, reduce rework and costly delays, improve safety and compliance, and enhance financial transparency and accountability.

In short, we build the software for the people that build the world.

We serve customers ranging from small businesses managing a few million dollars of annual construction volume to global enterprises managing billions of dollars of annual construction volume. Our core customers are owners, general contractors, and specialty contractors operating across the commercial, residential, industrial, and infrastructure segments of the construction industry. We primarily sell subscriptions to access our products through our direct sales team, which is specialized by stakeholder, region, size, and type.

Our products are offered on our cloud-based platform and are designed to be easy to configure and deploy. Our users can access our products on computers, smartphones, and tablets through any web browser or from our mobile application available for both the iOS and Android platforms.

We generate substantially all of our revenue from subscriptions to access our products and have an unlimited user model that is designed to facilitate adoption and maximize usage of our platform by all project stakeholders. We primarily sell our products on a subscription basis for a fixed fee with pricing generally based on the number and mix of products to which a customer subscribes and the fixed aggregate dollar volume of construction work contracted to run on our platform annually, which we refer to as annual construction volume. As our customers subscribe to additional products or increase the annual construction volume contracted to run on our platform, we generate more revenue. We do not provide refunds for unused construction volume, or charge customers based on consumption or on a per project basis. Subscriptions to access our products include customer support and allow for unlimited users as we do not charge a per-seat or per-user fee. Customers can invite all project participants to engage with our platform as part of a project team, including customers’ employees and collaborators, who are other project participants who engage with our platform but do not pay us for such use. Further, multiple stakeholders can be customers on the same project and retain access to project information for the duration of their subscription.

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Certain Factors Affecting Our Performance

Acquiring New Customers and Retaining and Expanding Existing Customers’ Use of Our Platform

We are highly focused on continuing to acquire new customers and expand existing customers’ use of our platform to support our long-term growth. We intend to efficiently drive new customer acquisitions by continuing to invest across our sales and marketing engine to engage our prospective customers, increase brand awareness, and drive adoption of our products, services, and platform. As of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the number of customers on our platform was 16,367, 14,488, and 12,193, respectively, reflecting year-over-year growth rates of 13% in 2023 and 19% in 2022. We intend to expand existing customers’ use of our platform by capturing more projects, which increases annual construction volume, selling additional existing products and services, and offering new products and services that address additional customer needs. As a result of our focus on acquiring new customers and expansion of existing customers’ use of our platform, we have also seen an increase in the number of customers that contributed more than $100,000 of ARR, which was 2,008, 1,576, and 1,111 as of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively, reflecting year-over-year growth rates of 27% in 2023 and 42% in 2022. Customers that contributed more than $100,000 of ARR represented 60%, 57%, and 52% of total ARR in each of the annual periods ending December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The number of customers that contributed more than $1,000,000 of ARR was 62, 47, and 30 as of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively, reflecting year-over-year growth rates of 32% in 2023 and 57% in 2022. Customers that contributed more than $1,000,000 of ARR represented 14%, 12%, and 10% of total ARR in each of the annual periods ending December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. All aforementioned customer counts exclude Levelset and Esticom customers that do not have standard Procore annual contracts.

We define ARR at the end of a particular period as the annualized dollar value of our subscriptions from customers as of such period end date. For multi-year subscriptions, ARR at the end of a particular period is measured by using the stated contractual subscription fees as of the period end date on which ARR is measured. For example, if ARR is measured during the first year of a multi-year contract, the first-year subscription fees are used to calculate ARR. ARR at the end of a particular period includes the annualized dollar value of subscriptions for which the term has not ended, and subscriptions for which we are negotiating a subscription renewal. ARR should be viewed independently of revenue determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP” or “U.S. GAAP”) and does not represent our U.S. GAAP revenue on an annualized basis. ARR is not intended to be a replacement or forecast of revenue.

We consider gross retention rate (“GRR”) to be a key metric and indication of our ability to retain our customer base and to evaluate whether our products and platform are addressing our customers’ needs throughout the year. Our GRR reflects only customer losses and does not reflect customer expansion or contraction. We believe our high GRR demonstrates that we serve a vital role in our customers’ operations, as the vast majority of our customers continue to use our products and platform and to renew their subscriptions.

To calculate GRR at the end of a particular period, we first calculate our ARR from the cohort of active customers at the end of the period 12 months prior to the end of the period selected. We then calculate the value of ARR from any customers whose subscriptions terminated and were not renewed during the 12 months preceding the end of the period selected, which we refer to as cancellations. We then divide (a) the total prior period ARR minus cancellations by (b) the total prior period ARR to calculate GRR. Our GRR was 95% as of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.

Net retention rate (“NRR”) compares ARR from existing customers on a trailing 12-month basis. To calculate NRR at the end of a particular period, we first calculate ARR from the cohort of active customers at the end of the period 12 months prior to the end of the period selected. We then calculate the value of ARR from the same cohort of customers at the end of the current period selected, giving effect to expansion, contraction, or cancellations from this group of customers over the 12 months preceding the end of the period selected. We then divide (a) the total current period ARR by (b) the total prior period ARR to calculate NRR. Our NRR was 114% and 117%, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. However, as further described below, we do not believe NRR is a key metric due to the impact of pooled volume contracts.

To help our customers address the variable nature of their construction volume, we offer (a) annual subscription contracts with construction volume over a one-year period; (b) multi-year subscription contracts with construction volume measured annually over successive one-year periods; and (c) pooled volume

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contracts with fixed flat annual fees based on anticipated construction volume measured over multiple years (typically, two- or three-year periods).

Pooled volume contracts are most commonly purchased by customers whose project portfolios include large-scale, multi-year construction projects (typically larger customers) because pooled volume contracts give these customers the flexibility to deploy construction volume as the needs within their project portfolios change. Pooled volume contracts allow our customers to avoid defining their construction volume commitments in a given year and the attendant risk of their construction volume usage exceeding their contracted-for amount. With pooled volume contracts, our customers can benefit from paying the same amount over multi-year periods regardless of any changes in their project portfolios. Pooled volume contracts may also help these customers secure volume-based price discounts from us at contract inception, as well as allow us to secure larger up-front commitments from these customers.

In pooled volume contracts, NRR does not capture a customer’s increase in construction volume usage because the fixed annual fees in these arrangements result in 100% NRR. Pooled volume contracts generally result in lower NRR than what would have been reflected had those customers signed annual subscription contracts with construction volume measured over a one-year period or multi-year subscription contracts measured over successive one-year periods, as customers tend to increase usage of our platform year-over-year. Because NRR does not properly capture our customers’ actual construction volume usage under the pool volume model, we do not believe NRR is the best indicator of our ability to retain and grow our customer base.

Our ability to continue to grow our business and serve the broader needs of the construction industry depends on acquiring new customers, customers purchasing new products or signing up for new services, customers renewing and expanding their use of existing products and services, and maintaining or increasing the price of our existing products and services.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Our subscriptions typically have a term of one to three years. The transaction price allocated to RPO under our subscriptions represents the contracted transaction price that has not yet been recognized as revenue, which includes deferred revenue and amounts under non-cancelable subscriptions that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. Our current RPO (“cRPO”) represents future revenue under existing contracts that is expected to be recognized as revenue in the next 12 months.

The following table presents our cRPO and non-current RPO at the end of each period:

Year Ended December 31,% Growth Year Ended December 31,
20232022202120232022
(dollars in thousands)
cRPO$698,284$561,200$418,80024%34%
Non-current RPO302,215236,300183,80028%29%
Total RPO$1,000,499$797,500$602,60025%32%

We believe that cRPO is a key metric to track our ability to win fixed revenue commitments from new customers and to expand and retain existing customers. cRPO increased by $137.1 million in 2023 and $142.4 million in 2022, representing a year-over-year growth rate of 24% in 2023 and 34% in 2022. We believe that macroeconomic factors have resulted in cautious customer spending, contributing to a decline in the cRPO annual growth rate. During 2023, approximately 34% of the increase was attributable to existing customers and 66% was attributable to new customers acquired during the year. During 2022, approximately 48% of the increase was attributable to existing customers and 52% was attributable to new customers acquired during the year. We expect RPO to change from period to period primarily due to the size, timing, and duration of new customer contracts and customer renewals.

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Continued Technology Innovation and Strategic Expansion of Our Products and Services

We plan to continue to invest in technology innovation and product development to enhance the capabilities of our platform. Additional features and products will also enable customers and collaborators to manage new workflows on our platform and allow us to attract a broader set of stakeholders. We have introduced new products and services developed in-house and through our acquisitions of Zimfly, Inc., Honest Buildings, Inc., Construction BI, LLC, Esticom, LaborChart, Levelset, and Unearth.

We intend to continue to invest in building additional products, offerings, features, and functionality that expand our capabilities and facilitate the extension of our platform. For example, in March 2023, we launched Procore Risk Advisors, a modern construction brokerage that offers insurance and surety solutions; in September 2023, we launched Procore Pay, a payment solution that handles all aspects of the payment processes between general contractors and subcontractors; and in September 2023, we acquired Unearth, a geographic information systems asset management platform that helps general contractors and infrastructure providers connect assets, data, and field teams. We also intend to continue to evaluate strategic acquisitions and investments in businesses and technologies to drive product and market expansion. While the impact of these developments, including Procore Pay, is not yet material to our business, our future success is dependent on our ability to successfully develop or acquire, market, and sell existing and new products and services to both new and existing customers.

International Growth

We see international expansion as a major, and largely greenfield, opportunity for growth as we look to capture a larger part of the worldwide construction market. We have been growing our presence internationally with sales and marketing offices in Sydney, Australia; Toronto, Canada; London, England; Paris, France; Dublin, Ireland; and Dubai, UAE. We have also developed focused sales and marketing efforts in Germany, where we do not maintain an office location. As a result of our international efforts, we support multiple languages and currencies. Non-U.S. revenue as a percentage of our total revenue was 14% for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We determine the percentage of non-U.S. revenue based on the billing location of each customer. Fluctuations in foreign currencies may positively or negatively impact the amount of revenue that we report for our foreign subsidiaries upon the translation of these amounts into U.S. Dollars.

Furthermore, we believe global demand for our products, services, and platform will continue to increase as we expand our international sales and marketing efforts, and the awareness of our products, services, and platform grows. However, our ability to conduct our operations internationally will require considerable management attention and resources and is subject to the particular challenges of supporting a rapidly growing business in an environment of multiple languages, currencies, cultures, customs, legal, tax and regulatory systems, alternative dispute systems, and commercial markets. We have made, and plan to continue to make, significant investments in international markets. While these investments may adversely affect our operating results in the near term, we believe they will contribute to our long-term growth.

Macroeconomic Factors

Macroeconomic and geopolitical factors such as trends within the commercial construction industry, rising inflation, rising interest rates, volatility in capital markets, bank failures, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, global pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic), and wars and other conflicts (such as the Russia-Ukraine war) may impact our customers’ spending as well as our operating expenses and cash flows. We believe that macroeconomic factors have resulted in cautious customer spending, contributing to a decline in the cRPO annual growth rate. However, as they develop, we continue to monitor the ways in which such factors may directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition. See the section titled “Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

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Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

We generate substantially all of our revenue from subscriptions to access our products and related support. Subscriptions are sold for a fixed fee and revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the subscription. Our subscriptions generally have annual or multi-year terms, are typically subject to renewal at the end of the subscription term, and are non-cancelable. To the extent we invoice our customers in advance of revenue recognition, we record deferred revenue. Consequently, a portion of the revenue that we report each period is attributable to the recognition of revenue previously deferred related to subscriptions that we entered into during previous periods.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue primarily consists of personnel-related compensation expenses for our customer support team, including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation, payroll taxes, commissions, and bonuses. Additionally, cost of revenue includes non-personnel-related expenses, such as third-party hosting costs, amortization of acquired technology intangible assets, amortization of capitalized software development costs related to our platform, software license fees, and allocated overhead. We expect our cost of revenue to increase on an absolute dollar basis as our revenue and acquisition activities increase. We intend to continue to invest additional resources in platform hosting, customer support, and software development as we grow our business and to ensure that our customers are realizing the full benefit of our products. The level and timing of investment in these areas could affect our cost of revenue in the future.

Costs related to the development of internal-use software for new products and major platform enhancements are capitalized until the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Capitalized software development costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the developed software’s estimated useful life of two years and the amortization is recorded in cost of revenue.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses consist of sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses. For each of these categories of expense, personnel-related compensation expenses are the most significant component, which include salaries, stock-based compensation, commissions, benefits, payroll taxes, and bonuses. To support the growth of our business, we also increased our headcount in each of these categories.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation expenses for our sales and marketing organizations. Additionally, sales and marketing expenses include non-personnel-related expenses, such as advertising costs, marketing events, travel, trade shows, and other marketing activities; amortization of acquired customer relationship intangible assets; contractor costs to supplement our staff levels; consulting services; and allocated overhead. We expense advertising and other promotional expenditures as incurred. We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase on an absolute dollar basis and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue, as we increase our investment in sales and marketing efforts over the foreseeable future, primarily from increased headcount in sales and marketing as well as investment in marketing to drive customer growth.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation expenses for our engineering, product, and design teams. Additionally, research and development expenses include non-personnel-related expenses, such as contractor costs to supplement our staff levels, consulting services, amortization of certain acquired intangible assets used in research and development activities, and allocated overhead. We expect research and development expenses to increase on an absolute dollar basis and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in headcount to build, enhance, maintain, and scale our products, services, and platform.

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General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation expenses for our human resources, IT, finance, legal, executive, and other administrative functions. Additionally, general and administrative expenses include non-personnel-related expenses, such as professional fees for audit, legal, tax, and other external consulting services, including acquisition-related transaction expenses; costs associated with operating as a public company, including insurance costs, professional services, investor relations, and other compliance costs; property and use taxes; licenses, travel and entertainment costs; and allocated overhead. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase on an absolute dollar basis and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue, as we continue to increase the size of our general and administrative functions to support the growth of our business, including our international expansion.

Interest Income

Interest income consists primarily of interest income earned on our marketable securities, money market funds, and cash savings accounts.

Interest Expense

Interest expense consists primarily of costs associated with our finance leases.

Accretion Income, Net

Accretion income, net consists of accretion of discounts, net of amortization of premiums, related to our available-for-sale marketable debt securities.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net primarily consists of gains or losses on foreign currency transactions, unrealized gains or losses on equity securities, and miscellaneous other income and expenses.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes consists primarily of income taxes of U.S. state franchise taxes and certain foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct business. As we expand our international operations, we expect to incur increased foreign tax expenses. We have a full valuation allowance for net U.S. deferred tax assets. The U.S. valuation allowance primarily includes NOL carryforwards and tax credits related primarily to research and development for our operations in the U.S. We expect to maintain this full valuation allowance for our net U.S. deferred tax assets for the foreseeable future.

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Results of Operations

The following tables set forth our consolidated statements of operations data and such data as a percentage of revenue for each of the periods indicated. Certain percentages below may not sum due to rounding.

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Revenue$950,010$720,203$514,821
Cost of revenue(1)(2)(3)(4)174,462148,41698,312
Gross profit775,548571,787416,509
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing(1)(2)(3)(4)494,908424,976308,511
Research and development(1)(2)(3)(4)300,571270,982237,290
General and administrative(1)(3)(4)195,746166,283156,635
Total operating expenses991,225862,241702,436
Loss from operations(215,677)(290,454)(285,927)
Interest income19,7795,826175
Interest expense(1,957)(2,135)(2,328)
Accretion income, net9,7942,035
Other expense, net(360)(1,737)(843)
Loss before provision for (benefit from) income taxes(188,421)(286,465)(288,923)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes1,273466(23,758)
Net loss$(189,694)$(286,931)$(265,165)
Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(as a percentage of revenue)
Revenue100%100%100%
Cost of revenue(1)(2)(3)(4)18%21%19%
Gross profit82%79%81%
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing(1)(2)(3)(4)52%59%60%
Research and development(1)(2)(3)(4)32%38%46%
General and administrative(1)(3)(4)21%23%30%
Total operating expenses104%120%136%
Loss from operations(23%)(40%)(56%)
Interest income2%1%0%
Interest expense0%0%0%
Accretion income, net1%0%0%
Other expense, net0%0%0%
Loss before provision for (benefit from) income taxes(20%)(40%)(56%)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes0%0%(5%)
Net loss(20%)(40%)(52%)

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(1)Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue$11,491$7,253$8,094
Sales and marketing55,16253,39768,755
Research and development68,27563,26285,040
General and administrative44,40638,97465,272
Total stock-based compensation expense*$179,334$162,886$227,161

*Includes amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation of $4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was initially capitalized as capitalized software and cloud-computing arrangement implementation costs.

(2)Includes amortization of acquired intangible assets as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue$22,396$22,428$7,522
Sales and marketing12,42512,4253,600
Research and development2,7573,5282,674
Total amortization of acquired intangible assets$37,578$38,381$13,796

(3)Includes employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue$540$308$457
Sales and marketing2,7661,9552,325
Research and development3,2172,4742,606
General and administrative1,9101,2021,127
Total employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions$8,433$5,939$6,515

(4)Includes acquisition-related expenses as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue$$$2
Sales and marketing2,4831,725488
Research and development6,3705,5491,348
General and administrative352,1287,442
Total acquisition-related expenses$8,888$9,402$9,280

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Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Revenue

Year Ended December 31,Change
20232022DollarPercent
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue$950,010$720,203$229,80732%

In 2023, our revenue increased by $229.8 million, or 32%, compared to 2022, of which approximately 68% was attributable to revenue from existing customers and approximately 32% was attributable to revenue from new customers acquired during 2023. The increase in revenue from existing customers includes the net benefit of a full year of subscription revenue in 2023 from customers that were newly acquired in 2022 and continued their subscriptions in 2023, and customers that expanded their subscriptions in 2023 through the purchase of additional construction volume or products and services.

Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit, and Gross Margin

Year Ended December 31,Change
20232022DollarPercent
(dollars in thousands)
Cost of revenue$174,462$148,416$26,04618%
Gross profit775,548571,787203,76136%
Gross margin82%79%

The increase in cost of revenue during 2023 was primarily attributable to an increase of $11.2 million in personnel-related expenses, including an increase of $10.8 million in salaries and wages driven by headcount and merit increases. The increase in cost of revenue was also attributable to a $7.4 million increase in amortization of capitalized software development costs, and a $6.8 million increase in third-party cloud hosting and related services as we grow our customer base. We increased our cost of revenue headcount by 2% since December 31, 2022, as we operate more efficiently with less headcount growth than in prior years, compared to revenue growth.

Operating Expenses

Year Ended December 31,Change
20232022DollarPercent
(dollars in thousands)
Sales and marketing$494,908$424,976$69,93216%

The increase in sales and marketing expenses during 2023 was primarily attributable to an increase of $61.0 million in personnel-related expenses, including increases of $58.7 million in salaries and wages and $1.5 million in stock-based compensation expense driven by headcount and merit increases. The increase in sales and marketing expenses was also attributable to a $5.9 million increase in marketing events and expenses to drive customer growth, and a $1.4 million increase in computer software expenses. The increase in sales and marketing expenses was partially offset by a decrease of $3.5 million in professional fees primarily due to the transition of certain contractors to full-time employees. We increased our sales and marketing headcount by 2% since December 31, 2022 as we operate more efficiently with less headcount growth than in prior years, compared to revenue growth.

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Year Ended December 31,Change
20232022DollarPercent
(dollars in thousands)
Research and development$300,571$270,982$29,58911%

The increase in research and development expenses during 2023 was primarily attributable to an increase of $25.0 million in personnel-related expenses, including increases of $19.3 million in salaries and wages and $5.0 million in stock-based compensation expense driven by headcount and merit increases. The increase in research and development expenses was also attributable to a $4.7 million increase in computer software expenses. We increased our research and development headcount by 2% since December 31, 2022 as we operate more efficiently with less headcount growth than in prior years, compared to revenue growth.

Year Ended December 31,Change
20232022DollarPercent
(dollars in thousands)
General and administrative$195,746$166,283$29,46318%

The increase in general and administrative expenses during 2023 was primarily attributable to a $23.4 million increase in personnel-related expenses, including increases of $17.4 million in salaries and wages and $5.3 million in stock-based compensation expense driven by headcount and merit increases. The increase in general and administrative expenses was also attributable to a $7.0 million increase in bad debt expenses relating to our materials financing receivables, which we do not expect to collect. The increase in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by a decrease of $2.1 million in acquisition-related expenses. We increased our general and administrative headcount by 14% since December 31, 2022 in order to continue to support the efficiency of other departments and the growth of our business.

Interest Income, Interest Expense, Accretion Income, Net, Other Expense, Net, and Provision for Income Taxes

Year Ended December 31,Change
20232022DollarPercent
(dollars in thousands)
Interest income$19,779$5,826$13,953*
Interest expense1,9572,135(178)(8%)
Accretion income, net9,7942,0357,759*
Other expense, net3601,737(1,377)(79%)
Provision for income taxes1,273466807*

*Percentage not meaningful

During 2023, our interest income increased by $7.3 million due to an increase in interest rates on our money market funds and cash savings accounts and by $6.6 million due to interest earned as a result of our purchases of marketable securities, which began in the third quarter of 2022.

During 2023, accretion income, net increased by $7.8 million due to accretion income in excess of amortization of premiums as a result of our purchases of marketable securities, which began in the third quarter of 2022.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we believe certain non-GAAP measures, as described below, are useful in evaluating our operating performance. We use this non-GAAP financial information, collectively, to evaluate our ongoing operations as well as for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, is helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance, and may assist in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results.

The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, non-GAAP financial measures may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies since other companies may calculate such non-GAAP financial measures differently, and non-GAAP financial measures exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation is provided below for each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors should not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses, Non-GAAP Income (Loss) from Operations, and Non-GAAP Operating Margin

We define these non-GAAP financial measures as the respective GAAP measures, excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, employer payroll tax related to employee stock transactions, and acquisition-related expenses. Stock-based compensation expense includes the net effects of capitalization and amortization of stock-based compensation expense related to capitalized software and cloud-computing arrangement implementation costs. Stock-based compensation expense has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in our business and an important part of the compensation provided to our employees. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company’s non-cash expenses, we believe that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation expense allow for meaningful comparisons between our operating results from period to period. The expense related to amortization of acquired intangible assets is dependent upon estimates and assumptions, which can vary significantly and are unique to each asset acquired; therefore, we believe that non-GAAP measures that adjust for the amortization of acquired intangible assets provide investors a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions is dependent on restricted stock unit (“RSU”) settlements, option exercises, related stock price, and other factors that are beyond our control and that do not correlate to the operation of our business. When evaluating the performance of our business and making operating plans, we do not consider these items (for example, when considering the impact of equity award grants, we place a greater emphasis on overall stockholder dilution than the accounting charges associated with such grants). Acquisition-related expenses include external and incremental transaction costs, such as legal and due diligence costs, and retention payments. These expenses are unpredictable and generally would not have otherwise been incurred in the periods presented as part of our continuing operations. In addition, the size and complexity of an acquisition, which often drives the magnitude of acquisition-related expenses, may not be indicative of such future costs. We believe excluding acquisition-related expenses facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry. Overall, we believe it is useful to exclude these expenses in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results period-over-period and to those of peer companies.

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The following tables present reconciliations of our GAAP financial measures to our non-GAAP financial measures for the periods presented:

Reconciliation of gross profit and gross margin to non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue$950,010$720,203$514,821
Gross profit775,548571,787416,509
Stock-based compensation expense11,4917,2538,094
Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets22,39622,4287,522
Employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions540308457
Acquisition-related expenses2
Non-GAAP gross profit$809,975$601,776$432,584
Gross margin82%79%81%
Non-GAAP gross margin85%84%84%

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Reconciliation of operating expenses to non-GAAP operating expenses:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue$950,010$720,203$514,821
GAAP sales and marketing494,908424,976308,511
Stock-based compensation expense(55,162)(53,397)(68,755)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(12,425)(12,425)(3,600)
Employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions(2,766)(1,955)(2,325)
Acquisition-related expenses(2,483)(1,725)(488)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing$422,072$355,474$233,343
GAAP sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue52%59%60%
Non-GAAP sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue44%49%45%
GAAP research and development$300,571$270,982$237,290
Stock-based compensation expense(68,275)(63,262)(85,040)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(2,757)(3,528)(2,674)
Employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions(3,217)(2,474)(2,606)
Acquisition-related expenses(6,370)(5,549)(1,348)
Non-GAAP research and development$219,952$196,169$145,622
GAAP research and development as a percentage of revenue32%38%46%
Non-GAAP research and development as a percentage of revenue23%27%28%
GAAP general and administrative$195,746$166,283$156,635
Stock-based compensation expense(44,406)(38,974)(65,272)
Employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions(1,910)(1,202)(1,127)
Acquisition-related expenses(35)(2,128)(7,442)
Non-GAAP general and administrative$149,395$123,979$82,794
GAAP general and administrative as a percentage of revenue21%23%30%
Non-GAAP general and administrative as a percentage of revenue16%17%16%

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Reconciliation of loss from operations and operating margin to non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP operating margin:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue$950,010$720,203$514,821
Loss from operations(215,677)(290,454)(285,927)
Stock-based compensation expense179,334162,886227,161
Amortization of acquired intangible assets37,57838,38113,796
Employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions8,4335,9396,515
Acquisition-related expenses8,8889,4029,280
Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations$18,556$(73,846)$(29,175)
Operating margin(23%)(40%)(56%)
Non-GAAP operating margin2%(10%)(6%)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2023, our principal sources of liquidity were cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaling $678.0 million, which were held in money market funds, U.S. treasury securities, corporate notes and obligations, time deposits, commercial paper, checking accounts, and savings accounts. Our investments in marketable securities are exposed to interest rate risk; however, due to the short-term nature of our investments, we do not anticipate being exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates.

As of December 31, 2023, we had outstanding letters of credit on an unsecured basis totaling approximately $5.6 million to secure various leased office facilities in the U.S. and Australia.

Our cash sources primarily consist of cash generated from sales to our customers, maturities of our marketable securities, proceeds from employees through stock option exercises and our employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”), and interest income on our marketable securities, money market funds, and savings account balances.

Our cash requirements are primarily for operating expenses, which include personnel-related costs, purchase obligations primarily for hosting and software license and other services, lease obligations, and capital expenditures for our employees and offices. We also fund investments which help drive our strategic business growth through acquisitions and investments in equity securities and limited partnership funds.

In the next 12 months, we have contractual commitments consisting of operating lease obligations of $12.0 million, finance lease obligations of $3.9 million, and non-cancelable purchase commitments of $37.5 million, as disclosed in Note 6 and Note 11 of the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe our existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our needs for at least the next 12 months. While we have generated positive cash flows from operations in recent years, we have continued to generate losses from operations, as reflected in our accumulated deficit of $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2023. We may not achieve profitability in the foreseeable future and may require additional capital resources to execute strategic initiatives to grow our business.

This assessment is a forward-looking statement and involves risks and uncertainties. Beyond the next 12 months, we have contractual commitments that we are reasonably likely to incur consisting of operating lease obligations of $41.1 million, finance lease obligations of $56.4 million, and non-cancelable purchase commitments of $22.5 million, as disclosed in Note 6 and Note 11 of the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our additional future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our revenue growth rate, new customer acquisition and subscription renewal activity, timing of billing activities, our ability to integrate the companies or technologies we acquire and realize strategic and financial benefits from our investments and acquisitions, other strategic transactions or investments we may enter into, the timing and extent of spending to support further sales and marketing and

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research and development efforts, general and administrative expenses to support our growth, including international expansion and inflation. We may in the future enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, services, and technologies, including intellectual property rights. We may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing to fund these activities. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, or on acceptable terms, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

Further, as of December 31, 2023, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated organizations or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose entities, that would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities$92,015$12,608$36,730
Net cash used in investing activities(76,061)(340,476)(541,768)
Net cash provided by financing activities41,16538,652711,826

Operating Activities

Our largest source of cash from operating activities is collections from the sales of subscriptions to our customers. Our primary uses of cash from operating activities are for personnel expenses, marketing expenses, hosting and software license expenses, and overhead.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $92.0 million in 2023 which resulted from a net loss of $189.7 million, adjusted for non-cash charges of $258.3 million and a net cash inflow of $23.4 million from changes in operating expenses and liabilities. The $23.4 million of net cash inflows provided as a result of changes in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflected the following:

•a $106.6 million increase in deferred revenue primarily due to the growth of our business and timing of billings; and

•a $4.8 million increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities primarily due to the size of bonus and payroll accruals, and cash payments to our vendors.

These changes in our operating assets and liabilities were partially offset by the following:

•a $57.5 million increase in accounts receivable primarily due to the growth of our business and timing of billings and cash receipts from customers;

•a $13.8 million decrease in operating lease liabilities related to lease payments;

•a $9.3 million increase in deferred contract cost assets related to commissions as a result of additional customer contracts closed during the period; and

•a $6.4 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets primarily due to timing of cash payments to our vendors.

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Net cash provided by operating activities was $12.6 million in 2022, which resulted from a net loss of $286.9 million, adjusted for non-cash charges of $237.8 million and a net cash inflow of $61.7 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities. The $61.7 million of net cash inflows provided as a result of changes in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflected the following:

•a $97.0 million increase in deferred revenue primarily due to the growth of our business and timing of billings; and

•a $34.6 million increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities primarily due to personnel-related expenses and timing of cash payments to our vendors.

These changes in our operating assets and liabilities were partially offset by the following:

•a $35.8 million increase in accounts receivable primarily due to timing of billings and cash receipts from customers from the growth of our business;

•a $22.0 million increase in deferred contract cost assets related to commissions as a result of additional customer contracts closed during the period;

•an $8.9 million decrease in operating lease liabilities related to lease payments; and

•a $3.8 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets primarily due to timing of cash payments to our vendors.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities of $76.1 million in 2023 consisted of cash outflows for purchases of marketable securities of $402.4 million, capitalized software development costs of $34.7 million, originations for materials financing of $24.0 million, purchases of property and equipment of $10.3 million primarily related to improvements to our leased office spaces and computer equipment purchases, and asset acquisitions of $7.8 million. Such outflows were partially offset by $372.2 million in maturities of marketable securities, $26.2 million of customer repayments for materials financing, and $5.5 million in sales of marketable securities.

Net cash used in investing activities of $340.5 million in 2022 consisted of purchases of marketable securities of $369.2 million, capitalized software development costs of $33.6 million, originations for materials financing of $23.5 million, purchases of property and equipment of $15.8 million, and purchases of strategic investments of $4.0 million. Such outflows were partially offset by $85.6 million of maturities of marketable securities, $18.7 million of customer repayments for materials financing, and $1.3 million in cash receipts from the settlement of post-close working capital adjustments related to our acquisitions of Levelset and LaborChart in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities of $41.2 million in 2023 consisted of $25.4 million in proceeds from employee purchases under the ESPP and $17.6 million in proceeds from stock option exercises, partially offset by $1.8 million in payments on our finance lease obligations.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $38.7 million in 2022, which primarily consisted of $22.4 million in proceeds from stock option exercises and $22.1 million in proceeds from our ESPP, partially offset by $3.9 million in deferred payments related to our acquisition of Indus.ai Inc. in 2021, and $1.7 million in payments on our finance lease obligations.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Critical accounting policies and estimates are those accounting policies and estimates that are both the most important to the portrayal of our net assets and results of operations and require the most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. These estimates are developed based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Critical accounting estimates are accounting estimates where the nature of the estimates is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change and the impact of the estimates on financial condition or operating performance is material.

The critical accounting policies and estimates, assumptions, and judgments that we believe have the most significant impact on our audited consolidated financial statements are described below.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when a customer obtains control of promised services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for these services.

We determine revenue recognition through the following steps:

•identification of the contract, or contracts, with the customer;

•identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

•determination of the transaction price;

•allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

•recognition of the revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.

We execute a signed contract with the customer that specifies the services to be provided, the payment amounts and terms, and the period of service, among other terms. The transaction price is determined by the stated fixed fees in the contract, excluding any sales related taxes.

Our subscriptions often include promises to transfer multiple services. Determining whether services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately or together may require judgment. Our subscriptions include access to our products and customer support over the subscription period. Access to the products and customer support represents a series of distinct services as we fulfill our obligation to the customer and the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the products and support over the subscription term. The series of distinct services represents a single performance obligation.

We recognize revenue ratably over the term of the subscription beginning on the date that service is made available to the customer.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards is recognized based on the fair value of the awards granted. The fair value of RSUs, performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”), and restricted stock awards is based on the estimated fair value of our common stock on the grant date. The fair value of each option award and ESPP purchase right is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The primary input in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards is the value of our common stock. The determination of the grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model is affected by volatility, expected term, dividend yield, and risk-free rate. These assumptions represent management’s best estimates and if different assumptions had been used, our stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different.

For awards that vest solely based on continued service, the grant date fair value is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally four years. For awards that contain both performance and service vesting conditions, the grant date fair value is recognized as compensation expense using a graded vesting attribution model. No expense is

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recognized for awards with performance conditions until that condition is probable of being met. We account for forfeitures as they occur instead of estimating the number of awards expected to be forfeited.

Prior to our initial public offering (“IPO”), we had granted RSUs to certain employees and non-employee consultants that contained both liquidity- and service-based vesting conditions. Upon the effective date of the registration statement for our IPO in May 2021, the liquidity-based condition for all RSUs granted was satisfied and we recognized a cumulative catch-up stock-based compensation adjustment in our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the portion of the service period satisfied from the grant date through the effective date of the registration statement. Substantially all awards granted subsequent to the IPO vest based on continued service, which is generally over four years.

In 2022 and 2023 we granted PSUs to certain employees, which vest based on the achievement of certain operating performance targets. Such awards also require the employees' continued service through the date the related shares vest. We recognize compensation expense for such awards on a graded vesting basis, through the expected vest date, beginning in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved. Management reassesses the probability of achievement for such awards each reporting period. The portion of expense recognized in any period may fluctuate depending on changing estimates of the achievement of the performance conditions.

Business Combinations

We account for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting. We allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Accounting for business combinations requires us to make estimates primarily relating to the valuation of intangible assets. Intangible assets consist primarily of acquired developed technology and acquired customer relationships. Valuations of acquired intangible assets require us to make judgments about the selection of valuation methodologies and also significant estimates and assumptions, including, but not limited to, (1) the estimated level of effort and related costs of reproducing or replacing the assets acquired, (2) future expected cash flows from using the acquired customer relationships and technology, including future expected revenue, the rate of customer non-renewals of subscriptions, and operating expenses to deliver such expected revenue, (3) discount rates, (4) estimated royalty rate specifically used to value the acquired technology, and (5) selection of comparable companies. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions management believes a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability. Amounts recorded in a business combination may change during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, as additional information about conditions existing at the acquisition date becomes available.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

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