Simulations Plus Inc
For the period ended Aug 31, 2024. Filed Oct 30, 2024.
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FY2024 · Filed Oct 30, 2024
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REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Simulations Plus, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Simulations Plus, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of August 31, 2024, and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2024, and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated October 30, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Revenue Recognition – Contract progress estimates
Description of the Matter
As discussed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company earns a portion of its revenue through consulting service agreements. For performance obligations related to services that are required to be recognized over time, the Company generally measures its progress to completion using an input measure of total labor hours incurred divided by total labor hours expected to be incurred.
Auditing revenue recognition is complex and highly judgmental due to the variability and uncertainty associated with the Company’s assessment of measure of progress. Changes in these estimates would have a significant effect on the amount of revenue recognized.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls that address the risk of material misstatement of consulting services revenue including those associated with estimated labor hours expected to be incurred. We tested controls over management’s process to collect, review, and approve the data used in assessing revenue recognized over time.
To test the measures of progress used for performance obligations related to services that are required to be recognized over time, our audit procedures included, among others, evaluating the appropriateness of the Company’s accounting policy for each type of arrangement, testing the identified measure of performance by reading contracts with customers, including all amendments, and reviewing the contract analyses prepared by management. We evaluated whether the selected measures of progress towards satisfaction of performance obligations were applied consistently. We also tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used for the measure of progress.
Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004.
Encino, California
October 30, 2024
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Simulations Plus, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Simulations Plus, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company’s) internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the Company, and our report dated October 30, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP
Encino, CA
October 30, 2024
| (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| Current assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $10,311 | $57,523 |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $149 and $46 | 9,136 | 10,201 |
| Prepaid income taxes | 2,197 | 804 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 7,753 | 3,904 |
| Short-term investments | 9,944 | 57,940 |
| Total current assets | 39,341 | 130,372 |
| Long-term assets | ||
| Capitalized computer software development costs, net of accumulated amortization of $18,727 and $17,199 | 12,499 | 11,335 |
| Property and equipment, net | 812 | 671 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,027 | 1,247 |
| Intellectual property, net of accumulated amortization of $5,490 and $9,301 | 23,130 | 8,689 |
| Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $3,177 and $2,107 | 23,210 | 12,825 |
| Goodwill | 96,078 | 19,099 |
| Deferred tax assets | — | 1,438 |
| Other assets | 542 | 425 |
| Total assets | $196,639 | $186,101 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable | $602 | $144 |
| Accrued compensation | 4,513 | 4,392 |
| Accrued expenses | 2,043 | 659 |
| Contracts payable - current portion | 2,440 | 3,250 |
| Operating lease liability - current portion | 475 | 442 |
| Deferred revenue | 1,996 | 3,100 |
| Total current liabilities | 12,069 | 11,987 |
| Long-term liabilities | ||
| Deferred income taxes, net | 1,608 | — |
| Operating lease liability - net of current portion | 531 | 755 |
| Contracts payable - net of current portion | — | 3,330 |
| Total liabilities | 14,208 | 16,072 |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value — 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | $— | $— |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value and additional paid-in capital —50,000,000 shares authorized; 20,051,134 and 19,937,961 shares issued and outstanding | 152,328 | 144,974 |
| Retained earnings | 30,354 | 25,196 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (251) | (141) |
| Total shareholders' equity | 182,431 | 170,029 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $196,639 | $186,101 |
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