VEEVA SYSTEMS INC
For the period ended Apr 30, 2024. Filed Jun 4, 2024.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Filed Jun 4, 2024
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
| Three months ended April 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| (in thousands) | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $763,516 | $505,936 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (272,378) | (297,394) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 3,828 | (1,392) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (1,257) | 19 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $493,709 | $207,169 |
Our principal sources of liquidity continue to be comprised of our existing cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, as well as cash flows generated from our operations. As of April 30, 2024, our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $4.8 billion, of which $85 million represented cash and cash equivalents held outside of the United States.
Our primary use of cash is payment of our operating costs, which consist primarily of employee-related expenses, such as compensation and benefits, investments in our information technology infrastructure, and general operating expenses for marketing, facilities, and overhead costs. Long-term cash requirements for items other than normal operating expenses could include the following: the acquisition of businesses, software products, or technologies complementary to our business, and capital expenditures.
Our non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents are not considered indefinitely reinvested outside the United States, except in certain designated jurisdictions. As of April 30, 2024, we have not recorded any taxes, such as withholding
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taxes, associated with the foreign earnings that are indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States. Under currently enacted tax laws, if we were to choose to repatriate the funds we have designated as indefinitely reinvested outside the United States, such amounts may be subject to certain jurisdictional taxes (e.g., withholding taxes).
We have financed our operations primarily through cash generated from operations. We believe our existing cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs over at least the next 12 months. Our cash deposits are primarily held at financial institutions classified as global systemically important banks, and we maintain sufficient cash at more than one financial institution to meet our operational needs. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our growth rate, subscription renewal activity, the timing and extent of spending to support product development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the ongoing investments in technology infrastructure, the introduction of new and enhanced solutions, and the continuing market acceptance of our solutions. We may in the future enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, services and technologies, and intellectual property rights. We may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing for those arrangements or for other reasons. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, operating results, and financial condition would be adversely affected.
Operating Activities
Our largest source of operating cash inflows is cash collections from our customers for subscription services. We also generate significant cash flows from our professional services arrangements. The first quarter of our fiscal year is seasonally the strongest quarter for cash inflows due to the timing of our annual subscription billings and related collections. Our primary uses of cash from operating activities are for employee-related expenditures, expenses related to our computing infrastructure (including Amazon Web Services and Salesforce, Inc.), building infrastructure costs (including leases for office space), fees for third-party legal counsel and accounting services, and data acquisition costs. Note that our net income reflects the impact of excess tax benefits related to equity compensation.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $764 million for the three months ended April 30, 2024 compared to $506 million provided by operating activities for the three months ended April 30, 2023. The $258 million increase was primarily due to increased sales and the related cash collections, partially offset by larger operating expenses due to increases in headcount.
The cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended April 30, 2024 represent a significant portion of the cash flows from operating activities that we expect during our fiscal year ending January 31, 2025. As a result, we expect cash flows from operating activities to be substantially less in future quarterly periods of this fiscal year. In the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, cash payments for income taxes in relation to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which eliminated the option to deduct research and development expenditures and required taxpayers to capitalize and amortize them over five or fifteen years, are expected to reduce our cash flows from operating activities. The requirement may also impact our cash flows from operating activities in future periods, the amounts and specific periods of which we are unable to estimate at this time.
Investing Activities
Investing activities primarily relate to cash used for the purchase of marketable securities, net of maturities. We also use cash to invest in capital assets to support our growth.
Net cash used in investing activities was $272 million for the three months ended April 30, 2024 compared to $297 million used in investing activities for the three months ended April 30, 2023. The $25 million decrease in cash used in investing activities was mainly due to the increase in proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments partially offset by the increase in purchases of short-term investments for the three months ended April 30, 2024.
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Financing Activities
The cash flows from financing activities relate primarily to stock option exercises offset by taxes paid on behalf of employees related to the net share settlement of RSUs.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2024 compared to $1 million used in financing activities for the three months ended April 30, 2023. The $5 million increase was primarily related to an increase of $13 million in proceeds from employee stock option exercises, partially offset by an increase of $8 million of cash used to pay employee taxes related to the net share settlement of RSUs.
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