Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), delivering actions and outcomes from the world of data, today announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 31, 2018.

Third Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights

  • Software revenues were $325 million, up 49% year-over-year.
  • Total revenues were $481 million, up 40% year-over-year.
  • GAAP operating loss was $50 million; GAAP operating margin was negative 10.4%.
  • Non-GAAP operating income was $65.4 million; non-GAAP operating margin was 13.6%.
  • GAAP loss per share was $0.38; non-GAAP income per share was $0.38.
  • Operating cash flow was $59.1 million with free cash flow of $51.8 million.

“The strength of our results is a testament to Splunk’s pioneering innovation and the rising demand for data-driven insights across all industries,” said Doug Merritt, President and CEO, Splunk. “At .conf18, we announced the largest wave of product innovation in our history, unveiled Splunk Next - our vision to take Splunk beyond IT and security at scale, and released our first Internet of Things product, Splunk for Industrial IoT. Customer feedback is overwhelmingly positive, and Splunk is positioned to continue to lead through this data revolution.”

CFO Future Retirement

Dave Conte has decided to retire in March 2020, after what will be more than eight years with Splunk. Conte will remain CFO until a successor is named and will facilitate a smooth transition. Splunk will initiate a search to identify the company’s next CFO.

“I speak for all us at Splunk when I say it has been an honor to work alongside Dave, who is an invaluable partner to the company and me,” said Merritt. “Dave has been instrumental in helping us grow from $120 million at the time of our IPO to over $2 billion in expected revenue next year and in building our high growth culture.”

“After so many years with the company, I’m proud of everything we’ve accomplished including transforming our business model to one that is primarily renewable on our way to delivering more than $2 billion in revenue,” said Conte. “Splunk has never been better positioned for success, and I’m looking forward to continuing our execution over the next year.”

Third Quarter 2019 and Recent Business Highlights:

Customers:

  • Signed more than 500 new enterprise customers.
  • New and Expansion Customers Include: ATB Financial (Canada), Chicago Public Schools, City of Austin, Clemson University, Department of Home Affairs (Australia), Fleetcor Technologies, GVB (Netherlands), Jabil, Norfolk Southern, Paddy Power Betfair (Ireland), Randstad (Netherlands), Softbank (Japan), SundaySky (Israel), Teachers Mutual Bank (Australia), University of Portsmouth (UK), Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Products:

  • Announced the general availability of Splunk Enterprise 7.2 and a new version of Splunk Cloud, which make it easier to ask questions, take precise actions and drive meaningful business outcomes with data no matter where it lives.
  • Announced Splunk Next, a continually evolving series of visionary beta technologies that brings the power of Splunk to more data sources and more people. Splunk Next includes Splunk Data Stream Processor, Splunk Data Fabric Search, Splunk Mobile, Splunk Developer Cloud, Splunk Natural Language, Splunk Augmented Reality and Splunk TV.
  • Announced the general availability of Splunk for Industrial IoT, Splunk’s first product for the Internet of Things, to help industrial organizations minimize downtime, shift operations from reactive to proactive and save money.
  • Released new versions across the security portfolio including; Splunk Enterprise Security 5.2 which introduces event sequencing and a new use case library to accelerate investigations; Splunk User Behavior Analytics 4.2, which includes new anomaly scoring rules to improve insider threat detection models; and Splunk Phantom 4.0, which includes clustering support to improve scale and an indicator view to give analysts a threat intelligence-centered view for investigations.
  • Announced the general availability of Splunk ITSI 4.0 to help IT Operations teams better predict and prevent problems with machine learning.
  • Announced integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Hub, released a new integration with AWS Web Access Firewall, and made it easier to ingest AWS data into Splunk solutions via Trumpet.

Recognition:

  • Named to Forbes Digital 100 list, ranking #9 in the top 100 public companies that are shaping the digital economy.
  • Recognized by IDC’s ‘Worldwide IT Operations Management Software Market Shares, 2017: Hybrid Management Drives Growth’ report as the fastest growing vendor in the IT Operations market.
  • Recognized by Gartner’s ‘Market Share Analysis: ITOM, Performance Analysis Software, Worldwide, 2017’ report as #2 in the AIOps/ITIM/Other Monitoring Tools category for the second year in a row.
  • Recognized as gaining network security market share “at the expense of SIEM vendors” in IDC’s ‘Worldwide Security and Vulnerability Management Market Shares 2017: Defending the Boundaryless Network’ report.

Appointments:

  • Appointed Lenny Stein to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Global Affairs.
  • Appointed Scott Morgan to General Counsel and Secretary.
  • Appointed Jake Loomis to the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer.

Financial Outlook

The company is providing the following guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter 2019 (ending January 31, 2019):

  • Total revenues are expected to be approximately $560 million.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be between 25% and 26%.

The company is updating its previous guidance provided on August 23, 2018 for its fiscal year 2019 (ending January 31, 2019):

  • Total revenues are expected to be approximately $1.740 billion (was approximately $1.685 billion).
  • Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be between 11.5% and 12.0% (was approximately 11.5%).

The company is updating its previous guidance for its fiscal year 2020 (ending January 31, 2020):

  • Total revenues are expected to be approximately $2.15 billion (was approximately $2.0 billion).

All forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures contained in this section “Financial Outlook” exclude estimates for stock-based compensation and related employer payroll tax, amortization of acquired intangible assets, adjustments related to a financing lease obligation, interest expense related to convertible debt and acquisition-related adjustments, which may be significant.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, many of these costs and expenses that may be incurred in the future. The company has provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the financial statement tables for its fiscal third quarter 2019 non-GAAP results included in this press release.

Conference Call and Webcast

Splunk’s executive management team will host a conference call today beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss the company’s financial results and business highlights. Interested parties may access the call by dialing (866) 501-1535. International parties may access the call by dialing (216) 672-5582. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available through Splunk’s Investor Relations website at http://investors.splunk.com/events-presentations. A replay of the call will be available through December 6, 2018 by dialing (855) 859-2056 and referencing Conference ID 7482069.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Splunk’s revenue and non-GAAP operating margin targets for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal years 2019 and 2020 in the paragraphs under “Financial Outlook” above and other statements regarding our market opportunity, the market for data-related products. future growth, momentum, strategy, technology and product innovation, expectations for our industry and business, customer demand, customer success and feedback, expanding use of Splunk by customers, and expected benefits and scale of our products. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: Splunk’s limited operating history and experience developing and introducing new products, including its cloud offerings; risks associated with Splunk’s rapid growth, particularly outside of the United States; Splunk’s inability to realize value from its significant investments in its business, including product and service innovations and through acquisitions; Splunk’s shift from sales of perpetual licenses in favor of sales of term licenses and subscription agreements for our cloud services; Splunk’s transition to a multi-product software and services business; Splunk’s inability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and technologies; Splunk’s inability to service its debt obligations or other adverse effects related to our convertible notes; and general market, political, economic, business and competitive market conditions.

Additional information on potential factors that could affect Splunk’s financial results is included in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2018, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Splunk’s other filings with the SEC, including the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2018 which will be filed with the SEC. Splunk does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

About Splunk Inc.

Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) helps organizations ask questions, get answers, take actions and achieve business outcomes from their data. Organizations use market-leading Splunk solutions with machine learning to monitor, investigate and act on all forms of business, IT, security, and Internet of Things data. Join millions of passionate users and try Splunk for free today.

Splunk, Splunk>, Listen to Your Data, The Engine for Machine Data, Splunk Cloud, Splunk Light and SPL are trademarks and registered trademarks of Splunk Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective owners. © 2018 Splunk Inc. All rights reserved.

 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
           
 
Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31,
2018 2017

*As Adjusted

2018 2017

*As Adjusted

Revenues
License $ 279,603 $ 193,810 $ 619,246 $ 443,603
Maintenance and services   201,380     148,679     561,679     405,878  
Total revenues   480,983     342,489     1,180,925     849,481  
 
Cost of revenues
License 5,922 3,013 16,717 9,100
Maintenance and services   83,303     61,154     234,226     173,106  
Total cost of revenues   89,225     64,167     250,943     182,206  
Gross profit   391,758     278,322     929,982     667,275  
 
Operating expenses
Research and development 117,722 74,080 310,818 217,152
Sales and marketing 264,223 198,266 726,089 558,364
General and administrative   59,819     35,857     168,405     111,492  
Total operating expenses   441,764     308,203     1,205,312     887,008  
Operating loss   (50,006 )   (29,881 )   (275,330 )   (219,733 )
 
Interest and other income (expense), net
Interest income 8,571 2,403 15,322 6,273
Interest expense (12,270 ) (2,133 ) (16,401 ) (6,695 )
Other income (expense), net   (186 )   (289 )   (657 )   (1,771 )
Total interest and other income (expense), net   (3,885 )   (19 )   (1,736 )   (2,193 )
Loss before income taxes (53,891 ) (29,900 ) (277,066 ) (221,926 )
Income tax provision (benefit)   1,814     (232 )   637     1,459  
Net loss $ (55,705 ) $ (29,668 ) $ (277,703 ) $ (223,385 )
 
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $ (0.38 ) $ (0.21 ) $ (1.91 ) $ (1.61 )
 

Weighted-average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share

  146,391     140,413     145,015     139,111  
 
* Prior-period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which Splunk adopted on February 1, 2018.
 
 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
       
 
October 31, 2018 January 31, 2018

*As Adjusted

 
Assets
 
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,868,116 $ 545,947
Investments, current 803,382 619,203
Accounts receivable, net 303,316 396,413
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 69,762 70,021
Deferred commissions, current   63,492     52,451  
Total current assets   3,108,068     1,684,035  
 
Investments, non-current 113,747 5,375
Property and equipment, net 156,502 160,880
Intangible assets, net 98,738 48,142
Goodwill 503,388 161,382
Deferred commissions, non-current 52,003 37,920
Other assets   107,228     41,711  
Total assets $ 4,139,674   $ 2,139,445  
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 18,669 $ 11,040
Accrued compensation 181,425 145,365
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 104,715 84,631
Deferred revenue, current   504,587     489,913  
Total current liabilities   809,396     730,949  
 
Convertible debt, net 1,614,945 -
Deferred revenue, non-current 197,992 178,792
Other liabilities, non-current   95,474     98,383  
Total non-current liabilities   1,908,411     277,175  
Total liabilities   2,717,807     1,008,124  
 
Stockholders' equity
Common stock 148 143
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (4,583 ) 156
Additional paid-in capital 2,660,472 2,086,893
Accumulated deficit   (1,234,170 )   (955,871 )
Total stockholders' equity   1,421,867     1,131,321  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,139,674   $ 2,139,445  
 
* Prior-period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which Splunk adopted on February 1, 2018.
 
 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
           
 
Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31,
2018 2017

*As Adjusted

2018 2017

*As Adjusted

 
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss $ (55,705 ) $ (29,668 ) $ (277,703 ) $ (223,385 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 13,779 10,123 37,946 30,039
Amortization of deferred commissions 22,715 12,156 55,592 32,809
Amortization of investment premiums (accretion of discounts) (1,315 ) 31 (1,852 ) 373
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 8,491 - 8,491 -
Stock-based compensation 107,681 84,111 307,345 266,533
Deferred income taxes (302 ) (1,811 ) (427 ) (2,677 )
Facility exit charge - adjustment - (5,191 ) - (5,191 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

Accounts receivable, net (55,489 ) (56,564 ) 100,873 (24,858 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (40,847 ) (618 ) (62,784 ) (8,501 )
Deferred commissions (37,356 ) (20,142 ) (80,716 ) (44,464 )
Accounts payable 3,781 2,956 6,771 4,919
Accrued compensation 48,410 21,890 36,577 15,626
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 4,239 (5,533 ) 10,498 2,574
Deferred revenue   40,993     40,547     28,475     73,036  
Net cash provided by operating activities   59,075     52,287     169,086     116,833  
 
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of investments (611,633 ) (177,207 ) (810,264 ) (517,904 )
Maturities of investments 177,950 175,745 525,126 514,010
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired - (42,127 ) (394,910 ) (59,350 )
Purchases of property and equipment (7,319 ) (5,418 ) (15,177 ) (13,931 )
Other investment activities   (744 )   -     (5,119 )   -  
Net cash used in investing activities   (441,746 )   (49,007 )   (700,344 )   (77,175 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 341 501 1,695 2,474
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan - - 24,201 19,282
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt, net of issuance costs 2,106,225 - 2,106,225 -
Purchase of capped calls (274,275 ) - (274,275 ) -
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards - (29,542 ) (779 ) (88,651 )
Repayment of financing lease obligation   (644 )   (497 )   (1,862 )   (1,299 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   1,831,647     (29,538 )   1,855,205     (68,194 )
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (541 )   (238 )   (1,778 )   504  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,448,435 (26,496 ) 1,322,169 (28,032 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   419,681     419,810     545,947     421,346  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,868,116   $ 393,314   $ 1,868,116   $ 393,314  
 
* Prior-period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which Splunk adopted on February 1, 2018.
 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations

To supplement Splunk’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), Splunk provides investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP cost of revenues, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP sales and marketing expense, non-GAAP general and administrative expense, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP income tax provision (benefit), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share (collectively the “non-GAAP financial measures”). These non-GAAP financial measures exclude all or a combination of the following (as reflected in the following reconciliation tables): expenses related to stock-based compensation and related employer payroll tax, amortization of acquired intangible assets, adjustments related to a financing lease obligation, adjustments related to facility exits, acquisition-related adjustments, including the partial release of the valuation allowance due to acquisitions and non-cash interest expense related to convertible debt. The adjustments for the financing lease obligation are to reflect the expense Splunk would have recorded if its build-to-suit lease arrangement had been deemed an operating lease instead of a financing lease and is calculated as the net of actual ground lease expense, depreciation and interest expense over estimated straight-line rent expense. We issued convertible notes in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, and therefore, are excluding non-cash interest expense related to convertible debt for the first time in the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The non-GAAP financial measures are also adjusted for Splunk's estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income (loss). To determine the annual non-GAAP tax rate, Splunk evaluates a financial projection based on its non-GAAP results. The annual non-GAAP tax rate takes into account other factors including Splunk's current operating structure, its existing tax positions in various jurisdictions and key legislation in major jurisdictions where Splunk operates. The non-GAAP tax rate applied to the three and nine months ended October 31, 2018 was 20%. Splunk expects to utilize this annual non-GAAP tax rate in fiscal 2019 and will provide updates to this rate on an annual basis, or more frequently if material changes occur. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures includes free cash flow, which represents cash from operations less purchases of property and equipment. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Splunk uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Splunk believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about Splunk’s operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons to competitors’ operating results.

Splunk excludes stock-based compensation expense because it is non-cash in nature and excluding this expense provides meaningful supplemental information regarding Splunk’s operational performance and allows investors the ability to make more meaningful comparisons between Splunk’s operating results and those of other companies. Splunk excludes employer payroll tax expense related to employee stock plans in order for investors to see the full effect that excluding that stock-based compensation expense had on Splunk’s operating results. These expenses are tied to the exercise or vesting of underlying equity awards and the price of Splunk’s common stock at the time of vesting or exercise, which may vary from period to period independent of the operating performance of Splunk’s business. Splunk also excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, adjustments related to a financing lease obligation, adjustments related to facility exits, acquisition-related adjustments, including the partial release of the valuation allowance due to acquisitions, and non-cash interest expense related to convertible debt from its non-GAAP financial measures because these are considered by management to be outside of Splunk’s core operating results. Accordingly, Splunk believes that excluding these expenses provides investors and management with greater visibility to the underlying performance of its business operations, facilitates comparison of its results with other periods and may also facilitate comparison with the results of other companies in its industry. Splunk considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in its business, making strategic acquisitions and strengthening its balance sheet.

There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by Splunk’s competitors and exclude expenses that may have a material impact upon Splunk’s reported financial results. Further, stock-based compensation expense has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in Splunk’s business and an important part of the compensation provided to Splunk’s employees. The non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement and be viewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures.

The following tables reconcile Splunk’s GAAP results to Splunk’s non-GAAP results included in this press release.

 
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                   
 
 

Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

October 31,
2018

October 31,
2017

October 31,
2018

October 31,
2017

 
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 59,075 $ 52,287 $ 169,086 $ 116,833
Less purchases of property and equipment   (7,319 )   (5,418 )   (15,177 )   (13,931 )
Free cash flow (non-GAAP) $ 51,756   $ 46,869   $ 153,909   $ 102,902  
Net cash used in investing activities $ (441,746 ) $ (49,007 ) $ (700,344 ) $ (77,175 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ 1,831,647   $ (29,538 ) $ 1,855,205   $ (68,194 )
 
 
 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Three Months Ended October 31, 2018

GAAP

Stock-based
compensation and
related employer
payroll tax

Amortization of
acquired
intangible assets

Adjustments
related to
financing lease
obligation

Non-cash
interest expense
related to
convertible debt

Income tax
effects related to
non-GAAP
adjustments (3)

Non-GAAP
 
Cost of revenues $ 89,225 $ (9,203 ) $ (5,923 ) $ 300 $ - $ - $ 74,399
Gross margin 81.4 % 2.0 % 1.2 % (0.1 )% - % - % 84.5 %
 
Research and development 117,722 (35,892 ) (249 ) 514 - - 82,095
Sales and marketing 264,223 (46,527 ) (955 ) 1,134 - - 217,875
General and administrative 59,819 (18,875 ) - 259 - - 41,203
Operating income (loss) (50,006 ) 110,497 7,127 (2,207 ) - - 65,411
Operating margin (10.4 )% 23.0 % 1.5 % (0.5 )% - % - % 13.6 %
 
Income tax provision 1,814 - - - - 12,597 14,411
Net income (loss) $ (55,705 ) $ 110,497 $ 7,127 $ (169

)(2)

 

$ 8,491 $ (12,597 ) $ 57,644
Net income (loss) per share(1) $ (0.38 ) $ 0.38
 
(1) GAAP net loss per share calculated based on 146,391 weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share calculated based on 152,691 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock, which includes 6,300 potentially dilutive shares related to employee stock awards. GAAP to non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is not reconciled due to the difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(2) Includes $2.0 million of interest expense related to the financing lease obligation.
(3) Represents the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments based on the estimated annual effective tax rate of 20%.
 
 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Three Months Ended October 31, 2017

GAAP

*As Adjusted

Stock-based
compensation and
related employer
payroll tax

Amortization of
acquired
intangible assets

Adjustments
related to
financing lease
obligation

Adjustments
related to facility
exits

Acquisition-
related
adjustments

Income tax
effects related to
non-GAAP
adjustments (4)

Non-GAAP

*As Adjusted

 
Cost of revenues $ 64,167 $ (8,116 ) $ (2,873 ) $ 316 $ - $ - $ - $ 53,494
Gross margin 81.3 % 2.4 % 0.8 % (0.1 )% - % - % - % 84.4 %
 
Research and development 74,080 (25,502 ) (130 ) 489 - - - 48,937
Sales and marketing 198,266 (37,789 ) (561 ) 1,170 - - - 161,086
General and administrative 35,857 (14,882 ) - 230 5,191 (643 ) - 25,753
Operating income (loss) (29,881 ) 86,289 3,564 (2,205 ) (5,191 ) 643 - 53,219
Operating margin (8.7 )% 25.1 % 1.0 % (0.6 )% (1.5 )% 0.2 % - % 15.5 %
 
Income tax provision (benefit) (232 ) - - - - 1,994

(3)

 

13,166 14,928
Net income (loss) $ (29,668 ) $ 86,289 $ 3,564 $ (111

)(2)

 

$ (5,191 ) $ (1,351 ) $ (13,166 ) $ 40,366
Net income (loss) per share(1) $ (0.21 ) $ 0.28
 
* Prior-period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which Splunk adopted on February 1, 2018.
 
(1) GAAP net loss per share calculated based on 140,413 weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share calculated based on 144,415 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock, which includes 4,002 potentially dilutive shares related to employee stock awards. GAAP to non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is not reconciled due to the difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(2) Includes $2.1 million of interest expense related to the financing lease obligation.
(3) Represents the partial release of the valuation allowance as a result of an acquisition.
(4) Represents the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments based on the estimated annual effective tax rate of 27%.
 
 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Nine Months Ended October 31, 2018

GAAP

Stock-based
compensation and
related employer
payroll tax

Amortization of
acquired
intangible assets

Adjustments
related to
financing lease
obligation

Acquisition-
related
adjustments

Non-cash
interest expense
related to
convertible debt

Income tax
effects related to
non-GAAP
adjustments (4)

Non-GAAP
 
Cost of revenues $ 250,943 $ (28,190 ) $ (15,526 ) $ 916 $ - $ - $ - $ 208,143
Gross margin 78.8 % 2.4 % 1.3 % (0.1 )% - % - % - % 82.4 %
 
Research and development 310,818 (98,648 ) (795 ) 1,510 - - - 212,885
Sales and marketing 726,089 (139,387 ) (1,785 ) 3,451 - - - 588,368
General and administrative 168,405 (53,602 ) - 741 (6,034 ) - - 109,510
Operating income (loss) (275,330 ) 319,827 18,106 (6,618 ) 6,034 - - 62,019
Operating margin (23.3 )% 27.2 % 1.5 % (0.6 )% 0.5 % - % - % 5.3 %
 
Income tax provision 637 - - - 3,313

(3)

 

- 11,037 14,987
Net income (loss) $ (277,703 ) $ 319,827 $ 18,106 $ (456

)(2)

 

$ 2,721 $ 8,491 $ (11,037 ) $ 59,949
Net income (loss) per share(1) $ (1.91 ) $ 0.40
 
(1) GAAP net loss per share calculated based on 145,015 weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share calculated based on 151,451 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock, which includes 6,436 potentially dilutive shares related to employee stock awards. GAAP to non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is not reconciled due to the difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(2) Includes $6.2 million of interest expense related to the financing lease obligation.
(3) Represents the partial release of the valuation allowance as a result of an acquisition.
(4) Represents the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments based on the estimated annual effective tax rate of 20%.
 
 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Nine Months Ended October 31, 2017

GAAP

*As Adjusted

Stock-based
compensation and
related employer
payroll tax

Amortization of
acquired
intangible assets

Adjustments
related to
financing lease
obligation

Adjustments
related to facility
exits

Acquisition-
related
adjustments

Income tax
effects related to
non-GAAP
adjustments (4)

Non-GAAP

*As Adjusted

 
Cost of revenues $ 182,206 $ (25,436 ) $ (8,392 ) $ 931 $ - $ - $ - $ 149,309
Gross margin 78.6 % 2.9 % 1.0 % (0.1 )% - % - % - % 82.4 %
 
Research and development 217,152 (80,100 ) (213 ) 1,515 - - - 138,354
Sales and marketing 558,364 (124,041 ) (1,893 ) 3,514 - - - 435,944
General and administrative 111,492 (45,673 ) - 694 5,191 (643 ) - 71,061
Operating income (loss) (219,733 ) 275,250 10,498 (6,654 ) (5,191 ) 643 - 54,813
Operating margin (25.9 )% 32.5 % 1.2 % (0.8 )% (0.6 )% 0.1 % - % 6.5 %
 
Income tax provision 1,459 - - - - 2,540

(3)

 

11,913 15,912
Net income (loss) $ (223,385 ) $ 275,250 $ 10,498 $ (339

)(2)

 

$ (5,191 ) $ (1,897 ) $ (11,913 ) $ 43,023
Net income (loss) per share(1) $ (1.61 ) $ 0.30
 
* Prior-period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which Splunk adopted on February 1, 2018.
 
(1) GAAP net loss per share calculated based on 139,111 weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP net income per share calculated based on 143,552 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock, which includes 4,441 potentially dilutive shares related to employee stock awards. GAAP to non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is not reconciled due to the difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.
(2) Includes $6.3 million of interest expense related to the financing lease obligation.
(3) Represents the partial release of the valuation allowance as a result of an acquisition.
(4) Represents the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments based on the estimated annual effective tax rate of 27%.