All statements, trend analyses, and other information contained in the following
discussion relative to markets for our products and trends in revenue, gross
margins, and anticipated expense levels, as well as other statements including
words such as "may," "expect," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan,"
"believe," "could," "seek," "project," "estimate," and other similar expressions
constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to business and economic risks and uncertainties, including those
discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of this Form 10-K, and our
actual results of operations may differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking statements.

Business Overview

We develop, sell, deploy, service and maintain software solutions designed to
manage supply chains, inventory and omnichannel operations for retailers,
wholesalers, manufacturers, logistics providers and other organizations. Our
customers include many of the world's most premier and profitable brands.

Our business model is singularly focused on the development and implementation
of complex commerce enablement software solutions that are designed to optimize
supply chains, and retail store operations including point of sale effectiveness
and efficiency for our customers.

We have five principal sources of revenue:

• cloud subscriptions, including software as a service (SaaS) and hosting of


    software;


  • licenses of our software;


  • customer support services and software enhancements (collectively,
    "maintenance");

• professional services, including solutions planning and implementation,

related consulting, customer training, and reimbursements from customers for


    out-of-pocket expenses (collectively, "services"); and


  • hardware sales.


In 2019, we generated $617.9 million in total revenue, with a revenue mix of:
cloud subscriptions 8%; software license 8%; maintenance 24%; services revenue
58%; and hardware 2%.

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We have three geographic reportable segments: the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Geographic revenue is based on the location of the sale. Our international
revenue was approximately $189.1 million, $174.1 million and $168.3 million for
the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which represents
approximately 31%, 31% and 28% of our total revenue for the years ended
December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. International revenue includes
all revenue derived from sales to customers outside the United States. At
December 31, 2019, we employed approximately 3,400 employees worldwide. We have
offices in Australia, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, the
Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as
representatives in Mexico and reseller partnerships in Latin America, Eastern
Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and Asia.



Future Expectations



Our transition to a cloud subscription model, shifting industry dynamics,
economic uncertainty in retail, and our adoption of the new revenue recognition
standard (ASC Topic 606) on January 1, 2018, impacted our revenue and earnings
growth in 2019, 2018 and 2017. We expect that, going forward, our transition to
a cloud subscription model, including enterprise investments in innovation,
sales and marketing, IT, facilities and people, as well as retail global
macroeconomic conditions as a whole, may continue to impact revenue and earnings
growth. The pace at which the market for our products transitions from
perpetual, on-premises installation to cloud subscriptions, which result in
revenue recognition spread out over the subscription period rather than up
front, and the lead times for developing new business, which can be long for our
products, can cause uncertainty for our future expectations, particularly with
respect to our ability to accurately forecast bookings and revenues from quarter
to quarter and over the longer term.



As we move into 2020, our five strategic goals continue to be:



  • Focus on customer success and drive sustainable long-term growth;


   •  Aggressively invest in innovation to expand our products and total
      addressable market;


  • Develop and grow our cloud operations and cloud subscription revenue;

• Expand our Manhattan Active Omni/Point-of-Sale/Customer Engagement Business;


      and


  • Expand our global sales and marketing teams.




Cloud Subscription

Historically, our software licenses were sold as perpetual licenses, under which
customers own the software license and revenue is recognized at the time of
sale. In 2017, we released Manhattan Active™ Solutions, accelerating our
business transition to cloud subscriptions. Under a cloud subscription,
customers pay a periodic fee for the right to use our software within a
cloud-based environment that we provide and manage over a specified period of
time. As part of our subscription program, we allow our existing customers to
convert their maintenance contracts to cloud subscription contracts. Some
customers have converted their maintenance contracts to cloud subscriptions, and
we expect there will be continued opportunities to convert existing maintenance
contracts to cloud subscription contracts in the future.



With the launch of Manhattan Active Solutions, the transition to a cloud
subscription model has had, and will continue to have, an adverse impact on
revenue, earnings and cash flow relative to periods in which we primarily sell
perpetual licenses. This effect will continue until a stable, recurring mix of
perpetual license to cloud subscription revenues develops.

Global Economic Trends and Industry Factors



Global macro-economic trends, technology spending, and supply chain management
market growth are important barometers for our business. In 2019, approximately
69% of our total revenue was generated in the United States, 16% in EMEA, and
the remaining balance in APAC, Canada, and Latin America. In addition, Gartner
Inc., an information technology research and advisory company, estimates that
nearly 80% of every supply chain software solutions dollar invested is spent in
North America and Western Europe; consequently, the health of the U.S. and the
Western European economies have a meaningful impact on our financial results.

We sell technology-based solutions with total pricing, including software and
services, in many cases exceeding $1.0 million. Our software is often a part of
our customers' and prospects' much larger capital commitment associated with
facilities expansion and business improvement. We believe that, given the
lingering uncertainty in the global macro environment primarily in the retail
industry, the current sales cycles for large license sales and cloud
subscriptions of $1.0 million or greater in our target markets have been
extended. The current business climate within the United States and geographic
regions in which we operate continues to affect customers' and prospects'
decisions regarding timing of strategic capital expenditures. Delays with
respect to such decisions can have a material adverse impact on our business,
and may further intensify competition in our already highly competitive markets.

In January 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided a World Economic
Outlook (WEO) update. The WEO update noted, "Global growth is projected to rise
from an estimated 2.9 percent in 2019 to 3.3 percent in 2020 and 3.4 percent for
2021-a downward revision of 0.1 percentage point for 2019 and 2020 and 0.2 for
2021 compared to those in the October World Economic

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Outlook (WEO). The downward revision primarily reflects negative surprises to
economic activity in a few emerging market economies, notably India, which led
to a reassessment of growth prospects over the next two years."

The WEO update projected that advanced economies, which represent our primary
revenue markets, would grow at about 1.6 percent in 2020 and 2021, while the
emerging and developing economies would grow at about 4.4 percent in 2020 and
4.6 percent in 2021.

While we are encouraged by our results, we, along with many of our customers,
still remain cautious regarding the pace of global economic growth. We believe
global geopolitical and economic volatility likely will continue to shape
customers' and prospects' enterprise software buying decisions, making it
challenging to forecast sales cycles for our products and the timing of large
enterprise software license and cloud subscription sales.

Revenue



Software License and Cloud Subscriptions revenue: Software license and cloud
subscriptions revenue, leading indicators of our business performance, are
primarily derived from software license and cloud subscription fees that
customers pay for supply chain solutions. In 2019, license revenue totaled $48.9
million, or 8% of total revenue, with gross margins of 94.6%. The Americas,
EMEA, and APAC segments totaled $34.5 million, $11.5 million, and $2.8 million
in license revenue, respectively, in 2019. Prior to 2017, the overall trend was
steady for our large license sales. However, in 2017, we began experiencing
extended sales cycles and evaluations with greater focus on capital
prioritization as retailers restructure and transform their omnichannel/digital
commerce businesses. In addition, during 2017, we introduced Manhattan Active
Solutions, our cloud-based solutions, and began to see our customer's transition
from perpetual software licenses to cloud-based services solutions. In 2019,
cloud subscriptions revenue totaled $46.8 million, or 8% of total revenue. The
Americas, EMEA, and APAC segments recognized $40.9 million, $4.8 million and
$1.1 million in cloud subscriptions revenue, respectively, in 2019. Cloud
subscriptions revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement,
typically 36 to 60 months. In 2019, the percentage mix of new to existing
customers for the combination of software license revenue and cloud
subscriptions deals was approximately 30/70. As we transition to be a cloud
first company, we expect software license revenue to decline significantly,
diminishing its impact as a leading indicator. In 2017, software license and
cloud subscriptions revenue represented 88% and 12%, respectively, of our total
software license and cloud revenue mix. In 2019, software license and cloud
subscriptions revenue represented 51% and 49%, respectively, of our total
software license and cloud revenue mix. In the fourth quarter of 2019, cloud
revenue surpassed software license revenue, represented 63% of the total
software license and cloud revenue mix. Going forward, we expect cloud revenue
to increase as a percentage of total software and cloud revenue mix as market
demand for cloud solutions is supplanting legacy perpetual license demand.

Software license and cloud subscriptions revenue growth is influenced by the
strength of general economic and business conditions and the competitive
position of our software products. These revenues generally have long sales
cycles. In addition, the timing of the closing of a few large software license
transactions can have a material impact on our software license revenues,
operating profit, operating margins and earnings per share. For example, $0.9
million of either pre-tax profit or expense in 2019 equates to approximately one
cent of diluted earnings per share impact.

Our software solutions are focused on core supply chain commerce operations
(Warehouse Management, Transportation Management and Labor Management),
Inventory optimization and Omnichannel operations (e-commerce, retail store
operations and point of sale), which are intensely competitive markets
characterized by rapid technological change. We are a market leader in the
supply chain management software solutions market as defined by industry
analysts such as ARC Advisory Group and Gartner. Our goal is to extend our
position as a leading global supply chain solutions provider by growing our
software license and cloud subscriptions revenues faster than our competitors
through investment in innovation. We expect to continue to face increased
competition from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Management
applications vendors and business application software vendors that may broaden
their solutions offerings by internally developing, or by acquiring or
partnering with independent developers of supply chain planning and execution
software. Increased competition could result in price reductions, fewer customer
orders, reduced gross margins, and loss of market share.

Maintenance revenue: Our maintenance revenue totaled $149.2 million, or 24% of
total revenue. The Americas, EMEA and APAC segments recognized $118.9 million,
$21.3 million, and $9.0 million, respectively, in maintenance revenue in 2019.
For maintenance, we offer a comprehensive 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
program that provides our customers with software upgrades, when and if
available, which include additional or improved functionality and technological
advances incorporating emerging supply chain and industry initiatives. The
growth of maintenance revenues is influenced by: (1) new software license
revenue growth; (2) annual renewal of support contracts; (3) increase in
customers through acquisitions; (4) fluctuations in currency rates, and (5)
conversion of maintenance contracts to cloud subscription contracts.
Substantially all of our customers renew their annual support contracts. Over
the last three years, our annual revenue renewal rate of customers subscribing
to comprehensive support and enhancements has been greater than 90%. Maintenance
revenue is generally paid in advance and recognized ratably over the term of the
agreement, typically twelve months. Maintenance renewal revenue is recognized
over the renewal period once we have a contract upon payment from the customer.

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Services revenue: In 2019, our services revenue totaled $360.5 million, or 58%
of total revenue. The Americas, EMEA, and APAC segments recognized $283.0
million, $60.6 million, and $16.9 million, respectively. Due to our large
services revenue mix as a percentage of total revenue, our consolidated
operating margin profile may be lower than those of our competitors, and while
we believe our services margins are strong, they do lower our operating margin
profile as services margins are inherently lower than the margin for software
license revenue and some of our other revenue sources.

Our professional services organization provides our customers with expertise and
assistance in planning and implementing our solutions. To ensure a successful
product implementation, consultants assist customers with the initial
installation of a system, the conversion and transfer of the customer's
historical data onto our system, and ongoing training, education, and system
upgrades. We believe our professional services enable customers to implement our
software rapidly, ensure the customer's success with our solutions, strengthen
our customer relationships, and add to our industry-specific knowledge base for
use in future implementations and product innovations.

Although our professional services are optional, the majority of our customers
use at least some portion of these services for their planning, implementation,
or related needs. Professional services are typically rendered under time and
materials-based contracts with services typically billed on an hourly basis.
Professional services are sometimes rendered under fixed-fee based contracts
with payments due on specific dates or milestones.

Services revenue growth is contingent upon software license revenue, cloud
subscriptions and customer upgrade cycles, which are influenced by the strength
of general economic and business conditions and the competitive position of our
software products. In addition, our professional services business has
competitive exposure to offshore providers and other consulting companies. All
of these factors potentially create the risk of pricing pressure, fewer customer
orders, reduced gross margins, and loss of market share.

Hardware: Our hardware revenue, which we recognize net of related costs as of
January 1, 2018, totaled $12.5 million in 2019 representing 2% of total revenue.
In conjunction with the licensing of our software, and as a convenience for our
customers, we resell a variety of hardware products developed and manufactured
by third parties. These products include computer hardware, radio frequency
terminal networks, RFID chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other
peripherals. We resell all third-party hardware products and related maintenance
pursuant to agreements with manufacturers or through distributor-authorized
reseller agreements pursuant to which we are entitled to purchase hardware
products and services at discount prices. We generally purchase hardware from
our vendors only after receiving an order from a customer. As a result, we do
not maintain hardware inventory.

Product Development



We continue to invest significantly in research and development (R&D) to provide
leading solutions that help global retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers,
distributors and logistics providers successfully manage accelerating and
fluctuating demands as well as the increasing complexity and volatility of their
local and global supply chains, retail store operations and point of sale. Our
research and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018
and 2017 were $87.6 million, $71.9 million, and $57.7 million, respectively.

We expect to continue to focus our R&D resources on the development and
enhancement of our core supply chain, inventory optimization, omnichannel and
point of sale software solutions. We offer what we believe to be the broadest
solutions portfolio in the supply chain solutions marketplace, to address all
aspects of inventory optimization, transportation management, distribution
management, planning, and omnichannel operations including order management,
store inventory & fulfillment, call center and point of sale.

We also plan to continue to enhance our existing solutions and to introduce new
solutions to address evolving industry standards and market needs. We identify
opportunities to further enhance our solutions and to develop and provide new
solutions through our customer support organization, as well as through ongoing
customer consulting engagements and implementations, interactions with our user
groups, association with leading industry analysts and market research firms,
and participation in industry standards and research committees. Our solutions
address the needs of customers in various vertical markets, including retail,
consumer goods, food and grocery logistics service providers, industrial and
wholesale, high technology and electronics, life sciences, and government.

Cash Flow and Financial Condition



For 2019, we generated cash flow from operating activities of $146.9 million and
have generated a cumulative total of $448.3 million for the three years ended
December 31, 2019. Our cash at December 31, 2019 totaled $110.7 million, with no
debt on our balance sheet. We currently have no credit facilities. During the
past three years, our primary uses of cash have been for funding investments in
R&D, in operations to drive earnings growth, and in repurchases of our common
stock.

During 2019, we repurchased approximately $115.9 million of Manhattan Associates' outstanding common stock under the share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors throughout the year.


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In 2020, our priorities for use of cash will continue to be investments in
product development and growth of our business. We expect to continue to
evaluate acquisition opportunities that are complementary to our product
footprint and technology direction. We also expect to continue weigh our share
repurchase options against cash for acquisitions and investing in the business.
We do not anticipate any borrowing requirements in 2020 for general corporate
purposes.




Full Year 2019 Financial Summary

• Diluted earnings per share: $1.32 for 2019 compared to $1.58 for 2018;

• Consolidated revenue: $617.9 million for 2019 compared to $559.2 million for

2018;

• Cloud subscription revenue: $46.8 million for 2019 compared to $23.1 million

for 2018;

• License revenue: $48.9 million for 2019 compared to $45.4 million for 2018;

• Operating income: $115.9 million for 2019 compared to $133.9 million for 2018;

• Operating margins: 18.8% for 2019 compared to operating margins of 23.9% for

2018;

• Cash flow from operations: $146.9 million for 2019 compared to $137.3 million

for 2018;

• Cash on hand: $110.7 million at December 31, 2019 compared to $100.6 million

at December 31, 2018; and

• Share repurchases: In 2019, we reduced common shares outstanding by 2%,

primarily through the repurchase of approximately 1.6 million shares of our

common stock, under the share repurchase program authorized by our Board of

Directors. In January 2020, our Board of Directors confirmed our existing

authority to repurchase up to an aggregate of $50 million of our outstanding


    common stock.


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Results of Operations

In the following table, we present a selection of certain Statement of Income data for 2019, 2018, and 2017. With our transition to and growth in cloud subscriptions, which began in 2017, we believe separate disclosures of our software license, cloud subscriptions, maintenance and services revenue is meaningful to investors and provides an important measure of our business performance.





                                                            Year Ended December 31,
                                                                                 % Change vs. Prior Year
                                   2019          2018          2017            2019                   2018
                                           (in thousands)
Revenue:
Cloud subscriptions              $  46,831     $  23,104     $   9,596         103%                   141%
Software license                    48,855        45,368        72,313          8%                    -37%
Maintenance                        149,230       147,033       142,998          1%                     3%
Services                           360,516       329,685       326,502          9%                     1%
Hardware                            12,517        13,967        43,190         -10%                   -68%
Total revenue                      617,949       559,157       594,599         11%                    -6%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of software license             2,626         5,297         5,483         -50%                   -3%
Cost of cloud subscriptions,
maintenance and services           282,341       235,584       208,045         20%                    13%
Cost of hardware                         -             -        32,205          NA                   -100%
Research and development            87,608        71,896        57,704         22%                    25%
Sales and marketing                 56,860        51,262        47,482         11%                     8%

General and administrative 64,603 52,618 46,054

    23%                    14%

Depreciation and amortization 7,987 8,613 9,060

    -7%                    -5%
Restructuring charges                    -             -         2,921          NA                   -100%
Total costs and expenses           502,025       425,270       408,954         18%                     4%
Income from operations           $ 115,924     $ 133,887     $ 185,645         -13%                   -28%
Operating margin                     18.8%         23.9%         31.2%


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We have three geographic reportable segments: the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Geographic revenue information is based on the location of sale. The revenues
represented below are from external customers only. The geography-based expenses
include costs of personnel, direct sales, marketing expenses, and general and
administrative costs to support the business. There are certain corporate
expenses included in the Americas segment that we do not charge to the other
segments including research and development, certain marketing and general and
administrative costs that support the global organization, and the amortization
of acquired developed technology. Included in the Americas costs are all
research and development costs, including the costs associated with our
operations in India. During 2019, 2018, or 2017, we derived the majority of our
revenues from sales to customers within our Americas segment. In the following
table, we present a summary of revenue and operating profit by segment:



                                                         Year Ended December 31,
                                                                           

% Change vs. Prior Year


                               2019           2018           2017            2019                    2018
Revenue:                                 (in thousands)
Cloud subscriptions
Americas                    $   40,927     $   20,611     $    9,274          99%                    122%
EMEA                             4,762          2,075            322         129%                    544%
APAC                             1,142            418              -         173%                     NA

Total cloud subscriptions 46,831 23,104 9,596


 103%                    141%

Software license
Americas                        34,544         28,423         44,145          22%                    -36%
EMEA                            11,518         11,406         22,875          1%                     -50%
APAC                             2,793          5,539          5,293         -50%                     5%
Total software license          48,855         45,368         72,313          8%                     -37%

Maintenance
Americas                       118,891        117,489        116,426          1%                      1%
EMEA                            21,322         20,933         18,710          2%                      12%
APAC                             9,017          8,611          7,862          5%                      10%
Total maintenance              149,230        147,033        142,998          1%                      3%

Services
Americas                       283,008        265,165        264,186          7%                      0%
EMEA                            60,618         50,328         43,431          20%                     16%
APAC                            16,890         14,192         18,885          19%                    -25%
Total services                 360,516        329,685        326,502          9%                      1%

Hardware
Americas                        12,464         13,798         43,118         -10%                    -68%
EMEA                                53              2             11         2550%                   -82%
APAC                                 -            167             61         -100%                   174%
Total hardware                  12,517         13,967         43,190         -10%                    -68%

Total Revenue
Americas                       489,834        445,486        477,149          10%                     -7%
EMEA                            98,273         84,744         85,349          16%                     -1%
APAC                            29,842         28,927         32,101          3%                     -10%
Total revenue               $  617,949     $  559,157     $  594,599          11%                     -6%

Operating income:
Americas                    $   78,624     $   97,529     $  136,693         -19%                    -29%
EMEA                            26,934         26,437         35,829          2%                     -26%
APAC                            10,366          9,921         13,123          4%                     -24%
Total operating income      $  115,924     $  133,887     $  185,645         -13%                    -28%



The consolidated results of our operations for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are discussed below.


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Revenue

Our revenue consists of fees generated from cloud subscriptions, software licensing, maintenance, professional services, and hardware sales.





                                                                 Year Ended December 31,
                                                                    % Change vs. Prior Year                % of Total Revenue
                        2019          2018          2017           2019                2018           2019        2018        2017
                                 (in thousands)
Cloud subscriptions   $  46,831     $  23,104     $   9,596             103 %               141 %          8 %         4 %         2 %
Software license         48,855        45,368        72,313               8 %               -37 %          8 %         8 %        12 %
Maintenance             149,230       147,033       142,998               1 %                 3 %         24 %        26 %        24 %
Services                360,516       329,685       326,502               9 %                 1 %         58 %        59 %        55 %
Hardware                 12,517        13,967        43,190             -10 %               -68 %          2 %         3 %         7 %
Total revenue         $ 617,949     $ 559,157     $ 594,599              11 %                -6 %        100 %       100 %       100 %

Cloud Subscriptions Revenue

Year 2019 compared with year 2018



In 2017, we released Manhattan Active™ Solutions accelerating our business
transition to cloud subscriptions. As a result, cloud subscriptions revenue
increased $23.7 million, or 103%, to $46.8 million in 2019 compared to 2018 as
customers began to purchase our SaaS offerings rather than a traditional
perpetual license. Our customers increasingly prefer cloud-based solutions,
including existing customers that are migrating from on-premise to cloud-based
offerings. Cloud subscriptions revenue for the Americas, EMEA and APAC segments
increased $20.3 million, $2.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Year 2018 compared with year 2017



Cloud subscriptions revenue increased $13.5 million to $23.1 million in 2018
compared to 2017 as customers began to purchase our SaaS offerings rather than a
traditional perpetual license. Cloud subscriptions revenue for the Americas,
EMEA and APAC segments increased $11.3 million, $1.8 million and $0.4 million,
respectively. The EMEA segment began recognizing cloud subscription revenue for
the first time in 2017 while the APAC segment began in 2018.

Software License Revenue

Year 2019 compared with year 2018



Software license revenue increased $3.5 million to $48.9 million in 2019
compared to 2018. License revenue for the Americas and EMEA segments increased
$6.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and license revenue for the APAC
segment decreased $2.7 million, in 2019 over 2018.

The perpetual license sales percentage mix across our product suite in 2019 was approximately 80% warehouse management solutions.

Year 2018 compared with year 2017



Software license revenue decreased $26.9 million to $45.4 million in 2018
compared to 2017. The decrease was influenced by (1) extended sales cycles and
evaluations for some of our contracts, and (2) the business transition to cloud
subscriptions, which resulted in traditional perpetual license deals closing as
cloud deals based on customer demand. License revenue for the Americas and EMEA
segments decreased $15.7 million and $11.5 million, respectively, in 2018 over
2017, while license revenue for the APAC segment increased $0.3 million.

The perpetual license sales percentage mix across our product suite in 2018 was approximately 80% warehouse management solutions.


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Maintenance Revenue

Year 2019 compared with year 2018



Maintenance revenue increased $2.2 million in 2019 compared to 2018 primarily
due to (1) an increase in the first-year maintenance revenue; (2) our annual
renewal rate of customers subscribing to maintenance, which was greater than
90%; and (3) increases in the maintenance renewal prices. Maintenance revenue
for the Americas, EMEA and APAC segments increased $1.4 million, $0.4 million
and $0.4 million, respectively, compared to 2018.

Year 2018 compared with year 2017



Maintenance revenue increased $4.0 million in 2018 compared to 2017 primarily
due to (1) an increase in the first-year maintenance revenue; (2) our annual
renewal rate of customers subscribing to maintenance, which was greater than
90%; and (3) increases in the maintenance renewal prices. Maintenance revenue
for the Americas, EMEA and APAC segments increased $1.1 million, $2.2 million
and $0.7 million, respectively, compared to 2017.


Services Revenue

Year 2019 compared with year 2018



Services revenue increased $30.8 million, or 9%, in 2019 compared to 2018. The
Americas, EMEA and APAC segments increased $17.8 million, $10.3 million and $2.7
million, respectively, compared to 2018.

Year 2018 compared with year 2017



Services revenue increased $3.2 million in 2018 compared to 2017 primarily due
to improving demand in the Americas and solid growth in EMEA. Services revenue
for the Americas and EMEA segment increased $1.0 million and $6.9 million,
respectively, and services revenue for the APAC segment decreased $4.7 million,
compared to 2017.

Hardware

Hardware sales, net decreased $1.5 million, or -10% in 2019 compared to 2018. We
adopted the new ASC 606 standard as of January 1, 2018 and elected to use the
modified retrospective method. Historical hardware sales prior to the adoption
of ASC 606 were recorded on a gross basis, as we were the principal in the
transaction in accordance with the previous standard, ASC 605-45. Under the new
standard, we are an agent in the transaction as we do not physically control the
hardware which we sell. Accordingly, starting January 1, 2018, we recognize our
hardware revenue net of related cost which reduces both hardware revenue and
cost of sales as compared to our accounting prior to 2018. For comparison
purposes only, had we implemented ASC 606 using the full retrospective method,
we would have also presented hardware revenue net of cost for prior periods as
shown below.



                                                            Year Ended December 31,
                                                                                       % Change vs.
                                                                                        Prior Year
                                          2019          2018          2017         2019          2018

Hardware Revenue (Pre ASC 606
Adoption)                               $  44,972     $  49,914        43,190         -10 %           16 %
Cost of hardware                          (32,455 )     (35,947 )     (32,205 )       -10 %           12 %
Hardware Revenue, net (Post ASC 606
Adoption)                               $  12,517     $  13,967     $  10,985         -10 %           27 %


The majority of hardware sales are derived from our Americas segment. Sales of hardware are largely dependent upon customer-specific desires, which fluctuate.













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Cost of Revenue



                                                            Year Ended December 31,
                                                                                 % Change vs. Prior Year
                                   2019          2018          2017            2019                   2018
                                            (in thousands)

Cost of software license         $   2,626     $   5,297     $   5,483         -50%                   -3%
Cost of cloud subscriptions,
maintenance and services           282,341       235,584       208,045         20%                    13%
Cost of hardware                         -             -        32,205         N/A                   -100%
Total cost of revenue            $ 284,967     $ 240,881     $ 245,733         18%                    -2%

Cost of Software License



Cost of software license consists of the costs associated with software
reproduction; media, packaging and delivery; documentation, and other related
costs; and royalties on third-party software sold with or as part of our
products. In 2019, cost of license decreased by $2.7 million, compared to 2018
principally due to a $1.7 million decrease in third-party software license fees
and a $1.0 million decrease in royalty costs. In 2018, cost of software license
decreased $0.2 million compared to 2017 principally due to the decrease in
license revenue which resulted in lower royalty costs. Royalty costs decreased
$2.1 million and were partially offset by a $1.7 million increase in third-party
software license fees.

Cost of Cloud Subscriptions, Maintenance and Services

Year 2019 compared with year 2018



Cost of cloud subscriptions, maintenance and services consists primarily of
salaries and other personnel-related expenses of employees dedicated to cloud
subscriptions; maintenance services; and professional and technical services as
well as hosting fees. The $46.8 million increase in 2019 compared to 2018 was
principally due to a $25.8 million increase in compensation and other
personnel-related expense resulting from increased headcount in cloud operations
and professional services, a $9.4 million increase in performance-based
compensation expense, and a $8.5 million increase in computer infrastructure
costs related to cloud business transition.



Year 2018 compared with year 2017



The $27.5 million increase in 2018 compared to 2017 was principally due to an
$11.6 million increase in performance-based compensation expense, an $8.8
million increase in computer infrastructure cost related to cloud business
transition, and a $7.0 million increase in other compensation and other
personnel-related expenses resulting from increased headcount in professional
services.

Cost of Hardware

As discussed above, we adopted the new revenue recognition standard as of
January 1, 2018. As a result, we now recognize our hardware revenue net of
related costs which reduces both hardware revenue and cost of sales as compared
to our accounting prior to 2018. Had we presented the results for 2017 under ASC
606, cost of hardware would have been presented as zero as we would have
recognized our hardware revenue net of related costs. In 2019, cost of hardware
decreased $3.5 million compared to 2018 on decreased hardware sales, while in
2018, cost of hardware increased $3.7 million compared with 2017 on increased
hardware sales.

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Operating Expenses



                                                                   Year Ended December 31,
                                                                                        % Change vs. Prior Year
                                            2019          2018          2017           2019                 2018
                                                     (in thousands)

Research and development                  $  87,608     $  71,896     $  57,704        22%                  25%
Sales and marketing                          56,860        51,262        47,482        11%                   8%
General and administrative                   64,603        52,618        46,054        23%                  14%
Depreciation and amortization                 7,987         8,613         9,060        -7%                  -5%
Restructuring charge                              -             -         2,921         NA                 -100%
Operating expenses                        $ 217,058     $ 184,389     $ 163,221        18%                  13%


Research and Development

Our principal research and development (R&D) activities during 2019, 2018 and
2017 focused on the expansion and integration of new products and releases,
while expanding the product footprint of our software solution suites in Supply
Chain, Inventory Optimization and Omnichannel including cloud-based solutions,
point-of-sale and tablet retailing.

For 2019, 2018 and 2017, we did not capitalize any R&D costs because the costs
incurred following the attainment of technological feasibility for the related
software product through the date of general release were insignificant.

Year 2019 compared with year 2018



R&D expenses primarily consist of salaries and other personnel-related costs for
personnel involved in our research and development activities. Research and
development expenses in 2019 increased by $15.7 million, or 22%, compared to
2018. This increase is primarily due to a $10.6 million increase in compensation
and other personnel-related expenses, $3.0 million increase in performance-based
compensation expense, and $1.7 million increase in computer infrastructure
costs, resulting from increased headcount to support R&D activities.

Year 2018 compared with year 2017

Research and development expenses in 2018 increased by $14.2 million compared to 2017. The increase is primarily attributable to an $8.9 million increase in compensation and other personnel-related expenses, resulting from increased headcount to support R&D activities, a $4.0 million increase in performance-based compensation and a $0.7 million increase in computer infrastructure costs.

Sales and Marketing

Year 2019 compared with year 2018



Sales and marketing expenses include salaries, commissions, travel and other
personnel-related costs and the costs of our marketing and alliance programs and
related activities. Sales and marketing expenses increased by $5.6 million, or
11%, in 2019 compared to 2018, primarily due to a $4.9 million increase in
performance-based compensation expense and a $2.5 million increase in
compensation and other personnel-related expenses, offset by a $1.9 million
decrease in marketing related expenses.



Year 2018 compared with year 2017



Sales and marketing expenses increased $3.8 million in 2018 compared to 2017,
due primarily to an increase of $2.9 million in marketing and campaign programs,
a $1.1 million increase in performance-based compensation and a $0.7 million
increase in compensation and other personnel-related expenses, partially offset
by a $2.0 million decrease in commissions expense as we must defer a portion of
our sales commission expense and amortize it over time as the corresponding
services are transferred to the customer under ASC 606.

General and Administrative

Year 2019 compared with year 2018

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other personnel-related costs of executive, financial, human resources, information technology, and administrative personnel, as well as facilities, legal, insurance, accounting, and other


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administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $12.0
million, or 23%, in 2019 primarily attributable to a $8.9 million increase in
compensation and other personnel-related expenses resulting from increased
headcount, a $1.9 million increase in performance-based compensation expense,
and a $1.1 million increase in computer infrastructure costs.

Year 2018 compared with year 2017

General and administrative expenses increased $6.6 million in 2018 due primarily to a $3.6 million increase in compensation and other personnel-related expenses and a $2.4 million increase in performance-based compensation.

Depreciation and Amortization



Depreciation and amortization of intangibles and software expense amounted to
$8.0 million, $8.6 million, and $9.1 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017,
respectively. Amortization of intangibles was immaterial in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
We have recorded goodwill and other acquisition-related intangible assets as
part of the purchase accounting associated with various acquisitions.

Restructuring Charge





In May 2017, we eliminated about 100 positions due primarily to U.S. retail
sector headwinds, aligning services capacity with demand. We recorded a
restructuring charge of approximately $2.9 million pretax ($1.8 million
after-tax or $0.03 per fully diluted share). The charge primarily consisted of
employee severance, employee transition costs and outplacement services. The
charge is classified in "Restructuring charge" in our Consolidated Statements of
Income.

Operating Income

Operating income in 2019 decreased $18.0 million to $115.9 million, compared to
$133.9 million for 2018. Operating margins were 18.8% for 2019 versus 23.9% for
2018. Operating income and margin decreased primarily due to our commitment to
strategically invest in a business transition to a cloud first company focused
on delivering long-term sustainable growth and earnings leverage. As a result,
we are investing significantly in R&D to deliver new innovation, cloud
operations headcount, infrastructure and technology to support our ability to
scale our cloud business to achieve our growth objectives. In addition, our
innovation releases have fueled strong demand for our global consulting services
and we are actively hiring to fulfill customer demand, which pressures operating
income and margins until new resources ramp to full utilization. Finally, our
performance-based compensation expense has increased over the prior year based
on strong execution against target objectives. In 2019, operating income in the
Americas segment decreased by $18.9 million and remained relatively flat in the
EMEA and APAC segments.

Operating income in 2018 decreased $51.7 million to $133.9 million, compared to
$185.6 million for 2017. Operating margins were 23.9% for 2018 versus 31.2% for
2017. Operating income and margin decreased primarily as a result of our
investment in cloud transition combined with lower license revenue. The
operating income decrease in the Americas, EMEA and APAC segments was $39.1
million, $9.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively.



Other Income and Income Taxes





                                             Year Ended December 31,
                                                                 % Change vs. Prior Year
                         2019         2018         2017         2019                2018

Other income, net      $    153     $  2,344     $   (812 )     -93%                389%
Income tax provision     30,315       31,541       68,352        -4%                -54%


Other Income, net

Other income, net primarily includes interest income, foreign currency gains and
losses, and other non-operating expenses. Interest income was $0.7 million, $1.1
million and $1.2 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The
weighted-average interest rate earned on cash and investments was approximately
1% for the years ended 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We recorded net
foreign currency losses of $1.0 million and $1.8 million in 2019 and 2017,
respectively, and a net foreign currency gain of $1.3 million in 2018. The
foreign currency gains and losses mainly resulted from gains or losses on
intercompany transactions denominated in foreign currencies with subsidiaries
due to the fluctuation of the U.S. dollar relative to other foreign currencies,
primarily the British Pound sterling and the Indian Rupee.

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Income Tax Provision



Our effective income tax rates were 26.1%, 23.2%, and 37.0% in 2019, 2018 and
2017, respectively. Our effective income tax rate takes into account the source
of taxable income, domestically by state and internationally by country, and
available income tax credits.

The effective tax rate in 2019 increased from 2018 mainly due to an increase in tax contingencies and a decrease in excess tax benefits on restricted stock vesting.



The effective income tax rate in 2018 decreased from 2017 primarily due to the
enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017 that reduced the U.S.
federal corporate income tax rate to 21% from 35%.

In December 2017, we recorded a provisional estimate of $3.3 million for the
one-time deemed repatriation transition tax on unrepatriated foreign earnings.
The provisional amount was based on information available at that time,
including estimated tax earnings and profits from foreign investments. In the
fourth quarter of 2018, we finalized our transition tax calculation and recorded
additional tax expense of $0.3 million. In December 2017, we also recorded a
provisional write-down to deferred tax assets of $0.7 million related to changes
in Section 162(m), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, regarding deductions for
excessive employee compensation. In 2018, we finalized our calculation under
Section 162(m) and recorded a tax benefit of $0.5 million. We also recorded a
one-time tax benefit in December 2017 of $1.2 million from the remeasurement of
deferred tax assets and liabilities from 35% to 21%. As of December 31, 2018, we
completed the accounting for all of the impacts of the Act.

The income tax provision for 2019, 2018, and 2017 included excess tax benefits of $0.2 million, $0.8 million, and $1.9 million on vesting of restricted stock.

Liquidity and Capital Resources



During 2019, 2018 and 2017, we funded our business through cash generated from
operations. Our cash and investments as of December 31, 2019 included $70.7
million held in the U.S. and $40.0 million held by our foreign subsidiaries. We
believe that our cash balances in the U.S. are sufficient to fund our U.S.
operations, and we do not intend to repatriate foreign funds to the U.S. In the
future, if we elect to repatriate the unremitted earnings of our foreign
subsidiaries, we would no longer be subject to additional U.S. income taxes due
to the enactment of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act in December 2017, but could be
subject to additional local withholding taxes.

Cash flow from operating activities totaled $146.9 million, $137.3 million, and
$164.1 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Typical factors affecting
our cash provided by operating activities include our level of revenue and
earnings for the period, the timing and amount of employee bonus and income tax
payments, and the timing of cash collections from our customers which is our
primary source of operating cash flow. Cash flow from operating activities for
2019 increased $9.6 million compared to 2018 primarily attributable to the
timing of cash collections and income tax payments. Cash flow from operating
activities for 2018 decreased $26.8 million compared to 2017 primarily
attributable to our transition to cloud subscriptions. Days sales outstanding
was 61, 64 and 59 at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, reflecting
solid cash collections.

Investing activities used cash of approximately $13.8 million, $9.8 million, and
$5.8 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Our investing activities for
2019, 2018 and 2017 consisted of capital spending to support company growth and
short-term investing. For 2019, 2018 and 2017, capital expenditure was $15.2
million, $7.3 million, and $6.2 million, respectively. Net investment proceeds
in 2019 and 2017 was $1.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Net investment
purchases in 2018 was $2.5 million.

Financing activities used cash of approximately $121.5 million, $149.3 million,
and $131.7 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The principal use of
cash for financing activities in 2019, 2018 and 2017 was to purchase our common
stock, including shares withheld for taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock.
Repurchases of our common stock for 2019, 2018 and 2017 totaled $121.5 million,
$149.3 million, and $131.7 million, respectively, including shares withheld for
taxes of $5.6 million, $6.0 million and $6.8 million, respectively. In January
2020, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to an aggregate of
$50 million of the Company's common stock.

Periodically, opportunities may arise to grow our business through the
acquisition of complementary products, and technologies. Any material
acquisition could result in a decrease to our working capital depending on the
amount, timing, and nature of the consideration to be paid. We believe that our
existing cash and investments will be sufficient to meet our working capital and
capital expenditure needs at least for the next twelve months, although there
can be no assurance that this will be the case. In 2020, we anticipate that our
priorities for use of cash will be similar to prior years, with our first
priority being continued investment in product development and profitably
growing our business to extend our market leadership. We will continue to
evaluate acquisition opportunities that are complementary to our product
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repurchase options against cash for acquisitions and investing in the business. At this time, we do not anticipate any borrowing requirements in 2020 for general corporate purposes.

New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in Fiscal Year 2019

Leases



In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases, which establishes new
Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Topic 842 (ASC 842), to increase
transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets
and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about
leasing arrangements. Under the new guidance, a lessee is required to recognize
assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of more than 12 months.
Consistent with previous GAAP, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of
expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily depends on
its classification as a finance or operating lease. However, unlike previous
GAAP which required only capital leases to be recognized on the balance sheet,
the new standard requires both types of leases to be recognized on the balance
sheet. ASC 842 also requires disclosures to help investors and other financial
statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash
flows arising from leases. These disclosures include qualitative and
quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the amounts
recorded in the financial statements.

ASC 842 was previously required to be adopted using the modified retrospective
approach. However, in July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, which allowed for
retrospective application with the recognition of a cumulative-effect adjustment
to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Under
this option, entities do not need to apply ASC 842 (along with its disclosure
requirements) to the comparative prior periods presented.

We adopted ASC 842 in the first quarter of 2019. Accordingly, most of our
operating leases (primarily for office space) are recognized as operating lease
liabilities and right-of-use assets on our balance sheet. We elected to adopt
certain of the optional practical expedients, including the package of practical
expedients, which, among other things, gives us the option to not reassess: (1)
whether expired or existing contracts are or contain leases; (2) the lease
classification for expired or existing leases; and (3) initial direct costs for
existing leases. We elected the optional transition method that allows for a
cumulative-effect adjustment as of the adoption date coupled with the option to
not restate prior periods. We also elected the practical expedient to not
separate lease and non-lease components, which allows us to account for lease
and non-lease components as a single lease component. We did not elect the
hindsight practical expedient in our determination of the lease term for our
existing leases.

Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of operating lease assets
and operating lease liabilities of approximately $28.5 million and $31.0 million
as of January 1, 2019, respectively. The adoption had no impact on retained
earnings, the Consolidated Statements of Income, or the Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations



Our principal commitments as of December 31, 2019 consist of obligations under
operating leases. We expect to fulfill all of the following commitments from our
working capital. We have no off-balance sheet arrangements within the meaning of
the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Lease Commitments



We lease our facilities and some of our equipment under noncancelable operating
lease arrangements that expire at various dates through 2025. Rent expense for
these leases aggregated $8.4 million, $7.1 million, and $7.1 million during
2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

In the following table, we present a summary of our contractual commitments as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands):



                 Total       2020       2021       2022       2023       2024     Thereafter
Operating
Lease
Obligations      $46,696     $7,070     $6,780     $6,390     $6,560     $6,359      $13,537


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Indemnities



Our customer contracts generally contain infringement indemnity provisions.
Under those provisions, we generally agree, subject to certain exceptions, to
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the customer in connection with third party
claims against the customer alleging that the customer's use of our software
products in compliance with their license infringe the third party's patent,
copyright, or other intellectual property rights. Conditions to our obligations
generally include that we are provided the right to control the defense of the
claims and, in general, to control settlement negotiations. Those provisions
generally provide also that, if the customer is prevented from using our
software because of a third party infringement claim, our sole obligation (in
addition to the indemnification, defense, and hold harmless obligation referred
to above) is to, at our expense, (i) procure for the customer the right to
continue to use the software, (ii) to replace or modify the product so that its
use by the customer does not infringe, or, if either of the foregoing are not
reasonably feasible, to terminate the customer contract and provide a refund of
the unamortized portion of the customer's license fee (based on a five year
amortization period). Our customer contracts sometimes also require us to
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the customer in connection with death,
personal injury, or property damage claims made by third parties with respect to
actions of our personnel or contractors. The indemnity obligations contained in
our customer contracts generally have no specified expiration date and no
specified monetary limitation on liability. We have not previously incurred
costs to settle claims or pay awards under these indemnification obligations. We
account for these indemnity obligations in accordance with the FASB guidance on
accounting for contingencies, and record a liability for these obligations when
a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. We have not recorded any
liabilities for these contracts as of December 31, 2019.

Warranties



In general, in our customer software license contracts, we warrant to our
customers that our software products will perform in all material respects in
accordance with our standard published specifications in effect at the time of
delivery of the licensed products to the customer for six months after first use
of the licensed products, but no more than 24 months after execution of the
license agreement. We also generally warrant in our cloud subscription
agreements that we will perform the Cloud services in all material respects as
defined in the agreement during the service period. Additionally, we warrant to
our customers that our services will be performed consistent with generally
accepted industry standards or specific service levels through completion of the
agreed upon services. If necessary, we would provide for the estimated cost of
product and service warranties based on specific warranty claims and claims
history. However, we have not incurred significant recurring expense under our
product or service warranties. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value
of these agreements is nominal. Accordingly, we have no liabilities recorded for
these agreements as of December 31, 2019.



Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



The SEC defines "critical accounting policies" as those that require application
of management's 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 and may change in subsequent periods.

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to
make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts
reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related
footnotes. We believe that the estimates, judgments, and assumptions upon which
we rely are reasonable based on information available to us at the time that
these estimates, judgments, and assumptions are made. To the extent there are
material differences between those estimates, judgments, or assumptions and
actual results, our financial statements will be affected. The accounting
policies that reflect our more significant estimates, judgments, and assumptions
are: Revenue Recognition and Accounting for Income Taxes.

Revenue Recognition



We recognize revenue when we transfer control of the promised products or
services to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we
expect to be entitled to in exchange for those products or services. We derive
our revenue from software licenses, cloud subscriptions, customer support
services and software enhancements ("maintenance"), implementation and training
services, and sales of hardware. We exclude sales and usage-based taxes from
revenue.

Nature of Products and Services



Our perpetual software licenses provide the customer with a right to use the
software as it exists at the time of purchase. We recognize revenue for distinct
software licenses once the license period has begun and we have made the
software available to the customer.

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Cloud subscriptions includes software as a service and arrangements which
provide customers with the right to use our software within a cloud-based
environment that we provide and manage where the customer does not have the
right to take possession of the software without significant penalty. SaaS and
hosting revenues are recognized ratably over the contract period. For contracts
that include a perpetual license and hosting services, we generally consider the
arrangement as an overall service, recognized over the initial hosting term. The
software license fee typically due at the outset of the arrangement is not
payable again if the customer renews the hosting services, so that the
customer's option to renew the hosting services is a material right, the revenue
from which, if the option is exercised, we will recognize over the applicable
renewal period.

Our perpetual software licenses are typically sold with maintenance under which
we provide a comprehensive 24 hours per day, 365 days per year program that
provides customers with software upgrades, when and if available, which include
additional or improved functionality and technological advances incorporating
emerging supply chain and industry initiatives. Revenue related to maintenance
is generally paid in advance and recognized ratably over the term of the
agreement, typically twelve months.

Our services revenue consists of fees generated from implementation, training
and application managed services, including reimbursements of out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with our implementation services. Implementation services
include system planning, design, configuration, testing, and other software
implementation support, and are typically optional and distinct from our
software. Following implementation, customers may purchase application managed
services to support and maintain our software. Fees for our services are
separately priced and are generally billed on an hourly basis, and revenue is
recognized over time as the services are performed. In certain situations, we
render professional services under agreements based upon a fixed fee for
portions of or all of the engagement. Revenue related to fixed-fee-based
services contracts is recognized over time based on the proportion performed.

As part of a complete solution, our customers periodically purchase hardware
products developed and manufactured by third parties from us for use with the
software licenses purchased from us. These products include computer hardware,
radio frequency terminal networks, RFID chip readers, bar code printers and
scanners, and other peripherals. As we do not physically control the hardware
which we sell, we are acting as an agent in the transaction and recognize our
hardware revenue net of the related costs. We recognize hardware revenue when
control is transferred to the customer upon shipment.

Significant Judgements



Our contracts with customers typically contain promises to transfer multiple
products and services to a customer. Judgement is required to determine whether
each product and service is considered to be a distinct performance obligation
that should be accounted for separately under the contract. We allocate the
transaction price to the distinct performance obligations based on relative
standalone selling price ("SSP"). We estimate SSP based on the prices charged to
customers, or by using information such as market conditions and other
observable inputs. However, the selling price of our software licenses is highly
variable. Thus, we estimate SSP for software licenses using the residual
approach, determined based on total transaction price less the SSP of other
goods and services promised in the contract.

Contract Balances



Timing of invoicing to customers may differ from timing of revenue recognition.
Payment terms for our software licenses vary. We have an established history of
collecting under the terms of our software license contracts without providing
refunds or concessions to our customers. Cloud subscriptions and maintenance are
typically billed annually in advance. Services are typically billed monthly as
performed. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the
timing of invoicing, we have determined that our contracts generally do not
include a significant financing component. The primary purpose of our invoicing
terms is to provide customers with predictable ways to purchase our software and
services, not to provide or receive financing. Additionally, we are applying the
practical expedient to exclude from consideration any contracts with payment
terms of one year or less as we rarely offer terms extending beyond one year.

Deferred revenue mainly represents amounts collected prior to having completed performance of maintenance, cloud subscriptions and professional services.

Accounting for Income Taxes



We provide for the effect of income taxes on our financial position and results
of operations in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the ASC. Under this
accounting pronouncement, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of
income taxes payable or refundable for the current year and for the change in
net deferred tax assets or liabilities resulting from events that are recorded
for financial reporting purposes in a different reporting period than recorded
in the tax return. Management must make significant assumptions, judgments, and
estimates to determine our current provision for income taxes and also our
deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance to be recorded
against our net deferred tax asset.

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Our judgments, assumptions, and estimates relative to the current provision for
income tax take into account current tax laws, our interpretation of current tax
laws, allowable deductions, projected tax credits, and possible outcomes of
current and future audits conducted by foreign and domestic tax authorities. We
do not recognize a tax benefit unless we conclude that it is more likely than
not that the benefit will be sustained on audit by the taxing authority based
solely on the technical merits of the associated tax position. If the
recognition threshold is met, we recognize a tax benefit measured at the largest
amount of the tax benefit that, in our judgment, is greater than 50 percent
likely to be realized. Changes in tax law or our interpretation of tax laws and
the resolution of current and future tax audits could significantly impact the
amounts provided for income taxes in our statement of financial position and our
statements of income. Our assumptions, judgments, and estimates relative to the
value of our net deferred tax asset take into account predictions of the amount
and category of future taxable income. Actual operating results and the
underlying amount and category of income in future years could render our
current assumptions, judgments, and estimates of recoverable net deferred taxes
inaccurate, thus materially impacting our financial position and results of
operations.

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