Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
Registration No. 333-201248
Prospectus
5,585,000 Shares
Paycom Software, Inc.
Common Stock
The shares of common stock are being sold by the selling stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAYC. On January 14, 2015, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $23.18 per share.
The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 837,750 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions.
We are an emerging growth company as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and future filings.
Investing in our common stock involves risks. See Risk Factors beginning on page 11.
Price to Public |
Underwriting Discounts and Commissions(1) |
Proceeds to Selling Stockholders |
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Per share |
$ | 22.50 | $ | 1.35 | $ | 21.15 | ||||||
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$ | 125,662,500 | $ | 7,539,750 | $ | 118,122,750 |
(1) | See Underwriting for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters. |
Delivery of the shares of common stock will be made on or about January 21, 2015.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Credit Suisse | Barclays | J.P. Morgan |
Jefferies | Stifel |
Pacific Crest Securities |
Canaccord Genuity |
Prospectus dated January 14, 2015
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus we have prepared. We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters (and any of our or their affiliates) have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than the information contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus we have prepared. We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters (and any of our or their affiliates), take no responsibility for and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of any other information that others may give you. The selling stockholders are offering to sell and seeking offers to buy shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of shares of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
For investors outside the United States: We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters (and any of our or their affiliates) have not done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to the offering of the shares of our common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.
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This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus, but it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our common stock. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before making an investment in our common stock, including Risk Factors, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus. Some of the statements in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements. For more information, see Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
Unless we state otherwise or the context otherwise requires, the terms Paycom, we, us, our and the Company refer, prior to the 2014 Reorganization discussed in The 2014 Reorganization, to Paycom Payroll Holdings, LLC, or Holdings, Holdings consolidated subsidiaries and solely with respect to the financial statements and related notes thereto, WCAS Paycom Holdings, Inc., or WCAS Holdings, and, as of and after the 2014 Reorganization, to Paycom Software, Inc., or Software, a Delaware corporation formed in anticipation of our initial public offering, and Softwares consolidated subsidiaries, including Holdings. Accordingly, all financial and other information herein relating to periods prior to the 2014 Reorganization is that of, or derived from, Holdings. See The 2014 Reorganization.
Overview
We are a leading provider of a comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management, or HCM, software solution delivered as Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS. We provide functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the complete employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. Our solution requires virtually no customization and is based on a core system of record maintained in a single database for all HCM functions, including talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, talent management and human resources, or HR, management applications. Our user-friendly software allows for easy adoption of our solution by employees, enabling self-management of their HCM activities in the cloud, which reduces the administrative burden on employers and increases employee productivity.
Organizations need sophisticated, flexible and intuitive applications that can quickly adapt to their evolving HCM requirements, streamline their HR processes and systems and enable them to control costs. We believe that the HCM needs of most organizations are currently served either by legacy providers offering outdated on-premise products or multiple providers that partner together in an attempt to replicate a comprehensive product. These approaches often result in large up-front capital requirements, extended delivery times, high costs, low scalability and challenges with system integration. According to the International Data Corporation, or IDC, the U.S. markets for payroll services and HCM applications is estimated to collectively total approximately $23.7 billion in 2015, and we believe there is a substantial opportunity for our solution to address these HCM needs.
Because our solution was developed in-house and is based on a single platform, there is no need to integrate, update or access multiple databases, which are common issues with competitor offerings that use multiple third-party systems in order to link together their HCM offerings. Additionally, our solution maintains data integrity for accurate, actionable and real-time analytics and business intelligence and helps clients minimize the risk of compliance errors due to inaccurate or missing information. We deliver feature-rich applications while maintaining excellence in information security and quality management standards as evidenced by our International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, certifications. As a part of our client retention effort, a specialist within a dedicated team is assigned to each client to provide industry-leading, personalized service.
The key benefits of our differentiated solution as compared to competing products are:
| Comprehensive HCM solution; |
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| Core system of record enabling data analytics maintained on a single database; |
| Personalized support provided by trained personnel; |
| Software-as-a-Service delivery model; |
| Cloud-based architecture; and |
| Scalability to grow with our clients. |
We sell our solution directly through our internally trained, client-focused and highly skilled sales force based in offices across the United States. We have over 11,000 clients, none of which constituted more than one-half of one percent of our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We believe that as a result of our focus on client retention, we enjoy high client satisfaction as evidenced by an average annual revenue retention rate of 91% from existing clients for the three years ended December 31, 2013. We believe our revenue retention rate understates our client loyalty because this rate also includes former clients that were acquired or otherwise ceased operations.
Since our founding in Oklahoma City in 1998, we have focused on providing an innovative SaaS HCM solution. As of September 30, 2014, we had 961 employees across the United States. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, our revenues were $107.6 million, $76.8 million, and $57.2 million, respectively, representing year-over-year growth in revenues of 40% and 34%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, our revenues were $106.9 million and $77.3 million, respectively, representing comparable prior period growth of 38%. We currently derive most of our revenues from our payroll and tax management application, which we refer to as payroll processing. We realized net income (loss) of $0.6 million, ($0.4) million and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We realized net income of $3.2 million and $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Industry Background
Large Market Opportunity for HCM Technologies
According to IDC, the U.S. market for HCM applications is comprised of software that automates business processes covering the entire span of an employees relationship with his or her employer. IDC estimates that the U.S. market, excluding learning and payroll services, will total $6.4 billion in 2015. According to IDC, the U.S. market for payroll services will be an estimated $16.8 billion in 2015. IDC estimates that the international market for HCM applications (excluding the United States and learning and payroll services) will be $4.8 billion in 2015.
Economic and Technological Trends Are Driving Demand for HCM Solutions
Organizations operating in todays global economy are continually under pressure to reduce operating costs in order to maintain or improve their competitive positions. As a result, businesses are increasingly making the strategic decision to leverage HCM technologies in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their internal HR and accounting functions and capture opportunities for cost savings. We believe that businesses increasingly view data concerning their human capital as a critical strategic resource that can result in more informed decision-making.
Organizations are also managing internal costs and administrative burdens by transitioning technological assets from on-premise to the cloud. The rise of cloud computing has supported the SaaS delivery model. According to IDC, the global SaaS market is projected to grow from $39 billion in 2013 to $103 billion in 2018, at a compounded annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 21%.
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Incumbent HCM Products Struggle To Meet the Needs of Businesses
We believe that a majority of businesses and organizations in the United States are using multiple HCM systems from more than one vendor, thereby impeding their ability to share data across these systems. Several incumbent payroll and HCM vendors offer product sets that are comprised of separate systems that require integration. In certain cases, this disparate product offering across several vendors is the result of several acquisitions which often leads to a loosely coupled product set that is marked by significant architectural differences and weak data integration. We believe that this type of offering increases the risk of user or system error and reduces overall effectiveness.
Finally, we believe that vendors who pursue market segmentation strategies based on organization size or industry create difficulties for clients who grow, either in size or industry scope, beyond the confines of those vendors offerings. A scalable HCM solution based on a core system of record allows for an organization to grow in size and scope without transitioning to a new user interface or back-end database.
The Paycom Solution
We offer an end-to-end SaaS HCM solution that provides our clients and their employees with immediate access to accurate and secure information and analytics 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any location. We believe that our solution delivers the following benefits:
| Comprehensive HCM Solution. Our solution offers functionality that manages the entire employment life cycle for employers and employees, from recruitment to retirement. Our user-friendly applications streamline client processes and provide clients and their employees with the ability to directly access and manage administrative processes, including applications that identify candidates, onboard employees, manage time and labor, administer payroll deductions and benefits, manage performance, offboard employees and administer post-termination health benefits such as COBRA. |
| Core System of Record. Our solution is based on a core system of record that contains payroll and HR information in one convenient database, thereby reducing costs and eliminating the need for multiple software products and vendors and the maintenance of employee data in numerous databases. In addition, our core system of record helps clients minimize the risk of compliance errors due to inaccurate or missing information that results from maintaining multiple databases. |
| Data Analytics. Our solution allows clients to analyze accurate employee information to make business decisions based upon actionable, real-time, point-and-click analytics provided through our client dashboard. This functionality helps our clients operate with a more complete and accurate picture of their organization as our solutions embedded analytics capture the content and context of everyday business events, facilitating fast and informed decision-making from any location. |
| Personalized Support Provided by Trained Personnel. Our applications are supported by one-on-one personal assistance from trained specialists. We strive to provide our clients with high levels of service and support to ensure their continued use of our solution for all of their HCM needs. We have maintained high client satisfaction, as evidenced by an average annual revenue retention rate of 91% from existing clients for the three years ended December 31, 2013. |
| Software-as-a-Service Delivery Model. Our SaaS delivery model allows clients with a geographically dispersed and mobile workforce to operate more efficiently, and allows these clients to implement, access and use our client-oriented Internet solution on demand and remotely through standard web browsers, smart phones, tablets and other web-enabled devices. |
| Secure Cloud-Based Architecture. Our cloud-based architecture allows our solution to be implemented remotely with minimal client interaction, allowing our clients to make a smaller investment in hardware, personnel, implementation time and consulting. |
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| Scalability to Grow with our Clients. Our solution is highly scalable. We have served a diversified client base ranging in size from one to more than 8,000 employees. Our clients are able to use the same solution while their businesses grow by deploying applications as-needed in real-time. |
| Efficient and Productive Research and Development. We believe that we benefit from a competitive advantage with our research and development investments, people and processes. Early investments in our proprietary, cloud-based architecture enables us to develop and deploy applications in a timely and cost-efficient manner, as demonstrated by our introduction of five new applications announced since our initial public offering in April 2014. |
Our Strategy for Growth
Our strategy is to continue to establish our solution as the HCM industry standard. To accomplish this, we intend to:
| Increase Our Presence in Existing Markets. Although we have clients in all 50 states, we believe a significant opportunity exists to expand our presence within markets where we currently have a sales office. We have a sales office in 25 of the 50 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, or MSAs, in the United States based on 2010 U.S. census data, only one of which is served by multiple sales teams. We believe that the 50 largest MSAs in the United States could collectively support at least 100 additional sales teams. Each sales office is typically staffed with one sales team, with each team comprised of a sales manager and approximately six to nine other sales professionals. We plan to increase our presence in our existing markets by adding sales offices and increasing the number of our sales teams to further penetrate and effectively capture these markets. |
| Expand Into Additional Markets. We plan to continue expanding our sales capability by opening sales offices in certain metropolitan areas where we currently have no sales teams. We have identified 50 untapped metropolitan areas where we can potentially open a new sales office staffed with at least one sales team. Since September 2012, we have opened sales offices in Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and Silicon Valley. We intend to open eight to twelve additional offices over the next two years, as well as potentially expand over the longer term into international markets. |
| Enlarge our Existing Client Relationships. We believe a significant growth opportunity exists in selling additional applications to our current clients. As we extend and enhance the functionality of our solution, we will continue to invest in initiatives to increase the adoption of our solution and maintain our high levels of client satisfaction. |
| Target Larger Clients. We believe larger employers represent a substantial opportunity to increase the number of clients and to increase our revenue per client, with limited incremental cost to us. To further capitalize on this opportunity, we intend to target larger businesses opportunistically. |
| Maintain Our Leadership in Innovation by Strengthening and Extending our Solution. We intend to continue to use our in-house development efforts, which are heavily based upon proactive research and client input, to extend the functionality and range of our solution in the future. |
Selected Risks Associated with Our Business
Our business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in Risk Factors immediately following this prospectus summary. Some of these risks include:
| Our business depends substantially on our clients continued use of our applications, their purchases of additional applications from us and our ability to add new clients. |
| The market in which we participate is highly competitive, and if we do not compete effectively, our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected. |
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| We have historically derived a majority of our revenue from payroll processing and our efforts to increase the use of our other HCM applications may not be successful and may reduce our revenue growth rate. |
| If our security measures are breached or unauthorized access to data of our clients or their employees is otherwise obtained, our solution may not be perceived as being secure, clients may reduce, limit or stop using our solution and we may incur significant liabilities. |
| If the SaaS market develops more slowly than we expect or declines, our growth may slow or stall, and our business could be adversely affected. |
| If we are not able to develop enhancements or new applications, keep pace with technological developments or respond to future disruptive technologies, our business could be adversely affected. |
| Our business and operations are experiencing rapid growth and organizational change and if we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of satisfaction or adequately address competitive challenges. |
| Our financial results may fluctuate due to many factors, some of which may be beyond our control. |
Our Principal Stockholders
Following the completion of this offering, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe X, L.P., or WCAS X, WCAS Capital Partners IV, L.P., or WCAS Capital IV, and WCAS Management Corporation, together with WCAS X, WCAS Capital IV and certain of their affiliated funds, the WCAS Funds, or Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, will own approximately 42.9% of our outstanding common stock, or 41.4% if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares. In addition, following the completion of this offering, the WCAS Funds and the other parties to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, or the Stockholders Agreement, will own approximately 76.4% of our outstanding shares of common stock, or 74.9% of our outstanding shares of common stock if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares. As a result of this ownership and the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, the WCAS Funds will have control over votes on fundamental and significant corporate matters and transactions.
So long as the parties to the Stockholders Agreement own a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock, we will be a controlled company under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. Under these standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by another company or group is a controlled company that is not required to comply with certain corporate governance requirements. We have relied, and intend to continue to rely on certain exemptions, and may rely on any of these exemptions for so long as we are a controlled company. See Risk FactorsRisks Related to This Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock and Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsStockholders Agreement.
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe is a leading U.S. private equity investor focused on information/business services and healthcare. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has raised and managed $20 billion in capital and has a current portfolio of approximately 25 companies.
Corporate Information
We were founded in 1998. Software is a Delaware corporation that was formed in October 2013 in anticipation of our initial public offering. See The 2014 Reorganization for additional information regarding our corporate structure. Our principal executive offices are located at 7501 W. Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73142 and our telephone number is (405) 722-6900. Our website is www.paycom.com. Information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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Paycom, the Paycom logo and other trademarks or service marks of Paycom appearing in this prospectus are the property of Paycom. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.
Recent Developments
New Offices
We have deployed our sales team setup group to explore opportunities to open new sales offices in the first quarter of 2015. Our ability to open new sales offices and launch new sales teams is contingent upon the availability of existing sales managers that are prepared to open and manage a new sales office.
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THE OFFERING
Common stock offered by the selling stockholders |
5,585,000 shares |
Option to purchase additional shares of common stock |
The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to an additional 837,750 shares of common stock. |
Shares of common stock outstanding after the offering |
53,835,333 shares |
Use of proceeds |
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares offered by the selling stockholders. See Use of Proceeds. |
Dividend policy |
We do not currently plan to pay a regular dividend on our common stock following this offering. See Dividend Policy. |
Risk factors |
See Risk Factors beginning on page 11 and the other information included elsewhere in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock. |
New York Stock Exchange trading symbol |
PAYC |
In this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, the number of shares of common stock outstanding and the other information based thereon:
| excludes 4,537,352 outstanding shares of restricted common stock that were subject to time-based or performance-based vesting conditions as of January 7, 2015; |
| excludes 3,293,651 shares of our common stock that are reserved for future issuance under the Paycom Software, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, or the 2014 Plan, that we adopted in connection with the 2014 Reorganization; and |
| does not reflect any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase 837,750 additional shares of our common stock from certain selling stockholders. |
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table summarizes our consolidated financial data as of the dates and for the periods indicated. We have derived the unaudited summary consolidated statements of income data for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the unaudited summary consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2014 from our unaudited consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the summary consolidated statements of income data for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and the summary consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2013 from our audited consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for the fair statement of those unaudited consolidated financial statements. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period.
The summary consolidated financial data set forth below should be read together with Capitalization, Selected Consolidated Financial Data, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus.
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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$ | 105,030 | $ | 75,808 | $ | 105,560 | $ | 75,420 | $ | 56,382 | ||||||||||
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1,859 | 1,513 | 2,041 | 1,390 | 824 | |||||||||||||||
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106,889 | 77,321 | 107,601 | 76,810 | 57,206 | |||||||||||||||
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17,847 | 13,633 | 19,070 | 14,895 | 12,287 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation |
1,876 | 1,320 | 1,821 | 1,431 | 987 | |||||||||||||||
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Total cost of revenues |
19,723 | 14,953 | 20,891 | 16,326 | 13,274 | |||||||||||||||
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Sales and marketing |
44,237 | 28,913 | 42,681 | 29,255 | 22,244 | |||||||||||||||
Research and development |
2,878 | 1,317 | 2,146 | 1,632 | 1,225 | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative |
25,816 | 18,851 | 28,729 | 19,372 | 14,650 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
3,322 | 2,716 | 3,682 | 4,092 | 4,300 | |||||||||||||||
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76,253 | 51,797 | 77,238 | 54,351 | 42,419 | |||||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses |
95,976 | 66,750 | 98,129 | 70,677 | 55,693 | |||||||||||||||
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Operating income |
10,913 | 10,571 | 9,472 | 6,133 | 1,513 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(3,079 | ) | (6,929 | ) | (9,272 | ) | (6,977 | ) | (134 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss on early repayment of debt |
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Other income (expense), net |
1,395 | 140 | 1,199 | 354 | 108 | |||||||||||||||
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5,185 | 3,782 | 1,399 | (490 | ) | 1,487 | ||||||||||||||
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2,028 | 1,211 | 792 | (84 | ) | 601 | ||||||||||||||
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Net income (loss) |
3,157 | 2,571 | 607 | (406 | ) | 886 | ||||||||||||||
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Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | 3,157 | $ | 2,552 | $ | 601 | $ | (403 | ) | $ | 886 | |||||||||
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| 563 | (137 | ) | (14 | ) | 35 | |||||||||||||
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$ | 3,157 | $ | 1,989 | $ | 738 | $ | (389 | ) | $ | 851 | |||||||||
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Net income (loss) per share, basic |
0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per share, diluted |
0.06 | 0.05 | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||
Pro forma net income (loss) per share, basic |
0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||
Pro forma net income (loss) per share, diluted |
0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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49,040,344 | 45,398,933 | 45,476,895 | 44,771,559 | 44,560,053 | |||||||||||||||
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51,223,048 | 47,975,548 | 48,062,075 | 44,771,559 | 45,411,371 | |||||||||||||||
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49,040,344 | 45,398,933 | 45,476,895 | 44,771,559 | 44,560,053 | |||||||||||||||
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51,223,048 | 47,975,548 | 48,062,075 | 44,771,559 | 45,411,371 | |||||||||||||||
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EBITDA(2) |
$ | 13,462 | $ | 14,747 | $ | 16,174 | $ | 12,010 | $ | 6,908 | ||||||||||
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$ | 19,231 | $ | 16,335 | $ | 19,855 | $ | 12,829 | $ | 7,073 | ||||||||||
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$ | 6,521 | $ | 2,832 | $ | 2,689 | $ | 266 | $ | 945 | ||||||||||
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As of September 30, 2014 |
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$ | 18,473 | $ | 13,362 | ||||
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370 | 369 | ||||||
Working capital (deficit)(3) |
12,255 | (4,022 | ) | |||||
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46,642 | 38,671 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
17,234 | 12,572 | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion |
26,341 | 11,545 | ||||||
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Additional paid in capital |
66,949 | 33,978 | ||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
3,157 | (29,349 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders equity |
70,616 | 5,083 |
(1) | Stock-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of income data for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 as follows: |
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114 | 83 | 57 | |||||||||
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345 | 100 | 25 | |||||||||
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(2) | We use EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income, as supplemental measures to review and assess our performance and for planning purposes. We define: (i) EBITDA as net income (loss), plus interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization, (ii) Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, net loss on early extinguishment of debt and certain transaction expenses that are not core to our operations and (iii) non-GAAP net income as pro forma net income (loss), plus tax adjusted stock-based compensation expense, tax adjusted net loss on early extinguishment of debt and certain tax adjusted transaction expenses that are not core to our operations. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income are metrics that we believe are useful to investors in evaluating our performance and facilitating comparison with other peer companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement results under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. |
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income are not measures of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and should not be considered a substitute for net income (loss) or pro forma net income (loss), which we consider to be the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA (loss) or non-GAAP net income in isolation, or as a substitute for net income (loss), pro forma net income (loss) or other condensed consolidated statements of income data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income may not be comparable to similar titled measures of other companies and other companies may not calculate such measures in the same manner as we do.
The following tables reconcile net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and pro forma net income (loss) to non-GAAP net income:
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(b) | Represents one-time transaction expenses associated with the April 2012 Corporate Reorganization (as defined herein) and indirect incremental legal and accounting costs included in general and administrative expenses associated with our initial public offering. |
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51,223,048 | 47,975,548 | 48,062,075 | 44,771,559 | 45,411,371 |
(3) | Working capital (deficit) is defined as current assets, excluding restricted cash, less current liabilities, excluding current portion of deferred revenue. |
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Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below before making a decision to invest in our common stock. Our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected by any of these risks, as well as other risks not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and, as a result, you may lose all or part of your investment. Before deciding whether to invest in our common stock, you should also refer to the other information contained in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
Our business depends substantially on our clients continued use of our applications, their purchases of additional applications from us and our ability to add new clients. Any decline in our clients continued use of our applications or purchases of additional applications could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
In order for us to maintain or improve our operating results, it is important that our current clients continue to use our applications and purchase additional applications from us, and that we add new clients. Our clients have no obligation to continue to use our applications, and may choose not to continue to use our applications at the same or higher level of service, if at all. In the past, some of our clients have elected not to continue to use our applications. Moreover, our clients generally have the right to cancel their agreements with us for any or no reason by providing 30 days prior written notice.
Our client retention rates may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including the level of client satisfaction with our applications, pricing, the prices of competing products or services, mergers and acquisitions affecting our client base, reduced hiring by our clients or reductions in our clients spending levels. If our clients do not continue to use our applications, renew on less favorable terms, fail to purchase additional applications, or if we fail to add new clients, our revenues may decline, and our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected.
The market in which we participate is highly competitive, and if we do not compete effectively, our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected.
The market for HCM software is highly competitive, rapidly evolving and fragmented. We expect competition to intensify in the future with the introduction of new technologies and market entrants. Many of our current and potential competitors are larger and have greater brand name recognition, longer operating histories, more established relationships in the industry and significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. As a result, some of these competitors may be able to:
| adapt more rapidly to new or emerging technologies and changes in client requirements; |
| develop superior products or services, gain greater market acceptance and expand their product and service offerings more efficiently or rapidly; |
| bundle products and services that we may not offer or in a manner that provides our competitors with a price advantage; |
| take advantage of acquisition and other opportunities for expansion more readily; |
| maintain a lower cost basis; |
| adopt more aggressive pricing policies and devote greater resources to the promotion, marketing and sales of their products and services; and |
| devote greater resources to the research and development of their products and services. |
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Some of our principal competitors offer their products or services at a lower price, which may result in pricing pressures. Similarly, some competitors offer different billing terms, which has resulted in pressures on our billing terms. If we are unable to maintain our pricing levels and our billing terms, our operating results would be negatively impacted. In addition, pricing pressures and increased competition generally could result in reduced sales, reduced margins, losses or the failure of our solution to achieve or maintain widespread market acceptance, any of which could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
We compete with firms that provide HCM solutions by various means. Many providers continue to deliver legacy enterprise software, but as demand for greater flexibility and access to information grows, we believe there will be increased competition in the delivery of HCM cloud-based solutions by other SaaS providers. Our competitors offer HCM solutions that may overlap with one, several or all categories of applications offered by our solution. Our talent acquisition and talent management applications compete primarily with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., Oracle Corporation, SAP AG and Workday, Inc. Our payroll applications, including payroll processing, compete primarily with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., or ADP, Ceridian Corporation, Concur Technologies, Inc., Intuit, Inc., Paychex, Inc., Paylocity Holding Corporation and The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. Our HR management applications compete primarily with ADP, Ceridian Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Paychex, Inc., SAP AG, and Workday, Inc. Our time and labor management applications compete primarily with ADP, Ceridian Corporation, Paylocity Holding Corporation and The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. All of our larger competitors compete with us across multiple application categories. In addition, our HCM solution continues to face competition from in-house payroll and HR systems and departments as well as HR systems and software sold by third-party vendors.
Competition in the HCM solutions market is primarily based on service responsiveness, product quality and reputation, breadth of service and product offering and price. Many of our competitors are able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products and services. In addition, many of our competitors have established marketing relationships, access to larger client bases and major distribution agreements with consultants, software vendors and distributors. In addition, some competitors may offer software that addresses one or a limited number of HCM functions at a lower price point or with greater depth than our solution. As a result, our competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards or client requirements. Further, some potential clients, particularly large enterprises, may elect to develop their own internal solutions. If we are unable to compete effectively, our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected.
We have historically derived a majority of our revenues from payroll processing and our efforts to increase the use of our other HCM applications may not be successful and may reduce our revenue growth rate.
To date we have derived a majority of our revenues from payroll processing. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, payroll processing represented approximately 58%, 60% and 68% of our total revenues, respectively. Compared to payroll processing, our participation in other HCM applications markets is relatively new, and it is uncertain whether our revenues from other HCM applications will continue to grow. The relatively limited extent to which our other HCM applications have been adopted by our clients, and the uncertainty regarding the adoption of any new applications beyond our existing applications, may make it difficult to evaluate our business because the potential market for such applications remains uncertain. Our HCM solution may not achieve and sustain the high level of market acceptance that is critical for the success of our business. The failure to increase the use of our HCM applications and any new applications that we offer may reduce our revenue growth rate, which could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
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If our security measures are breached, or unauthorized access to data of our clients or their employees is otherwise obtained, our solution may not be perceived as being secure, clients may reduce the use of or stop using our solution and we may incur significant liabilities.
Our solution involves the collection, storage and transmission of clients and their employees confidential and proprietary information, including personal or identifying information, as well as financial and payroll data. Unauthorized access or security breaches could result in the loss of information, litigation, indemnity obligations or other liability. While we have security measures in place to protect client and employee information and prevent data loss and other security breaches, if these measures are breached as a result of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise and someone obtains unauthorized access to our clients data, our reputation could be damaged, our business may suffer and we could incur significant liability. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently, we may not be able to anticipate these techniques and implement adequate preventative or protective measures. Cyber liability insurance may be inadequate or may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition, our cyber liability insurance policy may not cover all claims made against us, and defending a suit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and divert managements attention.
Any actual or perceived breach of our security could damage our reputation, cause existing clients to discontinue the use of our solution, prevent us from attracting new clients, or subject us to third-party lawsuits, regulatory fines or other actions or liabilities, which could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
If the SaaS market develops more slowly than we expect or declines, our growth may slow or stall, and our business could be adversely affected.
The SaaS market is not as mature as the market for on-premise enterprise software, and it is uncertain whether SaaS will achieve and sustain high levels of demand and market acceptance. Our success will depend not only on strong demand for HCM services in general, but also to a substantial extent on the widespread adoption of SaaS. Many companies have invested substantial personnel and financial resources to integrate traditional enterprise software into their businesses, and therefore may be reluctant or unwilling to migrate to SaaS. It is difficult to predict client adoption rates and demand for our solution, the future growth rate and size of the SaaS market or the entry of competitive products. The expansion of the SaaS market depends on a number of factors, including the cost, performance and perceived value associated with SaaS, as well as the ability of SaaS providers to address security and privacy concerns. If other SaaS providers experience security incidents, loss of client data, disruptions in delivery or other problems, the market for SaaS applications as a whole, including our solution, may be negatively affected. If SaaS does not achieve widespread adoption, or there is a reduction in demand for SaaS caused by a lack of client acceptance, technological challenges, weakening economic conditions, security or privacy concerns, competing technologies and products, decreases in corporate spending or otherwise, our growth may slow or stall, and our business could be adversely affected.
Any interruption or failure of our data centers could impair our ability to effectively provide our solution and adversely affect our business.
We serve all of our clients from our two data centers located in Oklahoma and Texas. These locations are vulnerable to damage or interruption from severe weather, tornados, terrorist attacks, earthquakes, floods, fires, power loss, telecommunications failures, computer viruses or cyber-attacks. They are also subject to break-ins, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism and other misconduct. Our solution depends on the continuing operation of our data centers and any damage to or failure of our data centers could result in interruptions in our services. Any interruption in our service could damage our reputation, cause our clients to terminate their use of our solution and prevent us from gaining new or additional business from current clients, which could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition.
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Any significant disruption in our SaaS network infrastructure could harm our reputation and expose us to significant costs.
Our SaaS network infrastructure is a critical part of our business operations. Our clients access our solution through standard web browsers, smart phones, tablets and other web-enabled devises, and depend on us for fast and reliable access to our solution. In the future, we may experience disruptions in our computing and communications infrastructure. Factors that may cause such disruptions include:
| human error; |
| security breaches; |
| telecommunications failures or outages from third-party providers; |
| computer viruses or cyber-attacks; |
| acts of terrorism, sabotage or other intentional acts of vandalism; |
| unforeseen interruption or damages; |
| tornados, fires, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters; and |
| power loss. |
If our SaaS network infrastructure or our clients ability to access to our solution is interrupted, client and employee data from recent transactions may be permanently lost and we could be exposed to significant claims by clients, particularly if the access interruption is associated with problems in the timely delivery of funds due to employees. Any significant instances of system downtime could negatively affect our reputation and ability to retain clients and sell our solution, which would adversely impact our revenues.
We have also experienced significant growth in the number of clients, transactions and client and employee data that our network infrastructure supports. We seek to maintain sufficient excess capacity in our network infrastructure to meet the needs of all of our clients and their employees and to facilitate the rapid provision of new client deployments and the expansion of existing client deployments. Any changes in the service levels at our data centers or any errors, defects, disruptions or other performance problems with our network infrastructure could adversely affect our reputation and may result in lengthy interruptions in the availability of our solution. Any interruptions in the availability of our solution might reduce our revenues, cause us to issue refunds to clients or adversely affect our retention of existing clients.
If our solution fails to perform properly, our reputation could be adversely affected and our market share could decline.
Our solution is inherently complex and may in the future contain, or develop, undetected defects or errors. Any defects in our applications or solution could adversely affect our reputation, impair our ability to sell our applications or solution in the future and result in significant costs to us. The costs incurred in correcting any defects may be substantial and could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition. Any defects in functionality or that cause interruptions in the availability of our applications or solution could result in:
| loss or delayed market acceptance and sales of our applications or solution; |
| termination of service agreements or loss of clients; |
| credits or refunds to clients; |
| breach of contract, breach of warranty or indemnification claims against us, which may result in litigation; |
| diversion of development and service resources; and |
| injury to our reputation. |
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Because of the large amount of data that we collect and manage, it is possible that hardware failures or errors in our systems could result in data loss or corruption, or cause the information that we collect to be incomplete or contain inaccuracies that our clients regard as significant. Furthermore, the availability or performance of our solution could be adversely affected by a number of factors, including the failure of our network system or solution or security breaches. We may be liable to our clients for damages they may incur resulting from certain of these events. In addition to potential liability, if we experience interruptions in the availability of our solution, our reputation could be adversely affected and we could lose clients.
Our clients might assert claims against us in the future alleging that they suffered damages due to a defect, error, or other failure of our solution. Our errors and omissions insurance may be inadequate or may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition, our policy may not cover all claims made against us, and defending a suit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and divert managements attention.
If we do not effectively expand and train our sales force and our support teams, we may be unable to add new clients and retain existing clients.
We need to continue to expand our sales force and support team members in order to grow our client base and increase our revenues. Identifying and recruiting qualified personnel and training them in the use of our solution requires significant time, expense and attention and it can take a substantial amount of time before our sales representatives and support team members are fully-trained and productive. We may be unable to hire or retain sufficient numbers of qualified individuals in the markets where we currently, or intend in the future to do business, and our recent hires and planned hires may not achieve desired productivity levels in a reasonable period of time or become as productive as we expect. If these expansion efforts are unsuccessful or do not generate a corresponding increase in revenues, our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected.
If we are not able to develop enhancements and new applications, keep pace with technological developments or respond to future disruptive technologies, we might not remain competitive and our business could be adversely affected.
Our future success will depend on our ability to adapt and innovate. To attract new clients and increase revenues from existing clients, we need to enhance, add new features and improve our existing applications and introduce new applications. The success of any enhancements or new features and applications depends on several factors, including timely completion, introduction and market acceptance. We may expend significant time and resources developing and pursuing sales of a particular application that may not result in revenues in the anticipated time frame or at all, or may not result in revenue growth sufficient to offset increased expenses. If we are unable to successfully develop enhancements, new features or new applications to meet client needs, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
In addition, because our applications are designed to operate on a variety of network, hardware and software platforms using Internet tools and protocols, we will need to continuously modify and enhance our applications to keep pace with changes in Internet-related hardware, software, communication, browser and database technologies. If we are unable to respond in a timely and cost-effective manner to these rapid technological developments, our current and future applications may become less marketable and less competitive or even obsolete.
Our success is subject to the risk of future disruptive technologies. If new technologies emerge that are able to deliver HCM solutions at lower prices, more efficiently or more conveniently, such technologies could adversely impact our ability to compete.
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The market for our solution among large companies may be limited if these companies demand customized features and functions that we do not offer.
Prospective clients, especially larger companies, may require customized features and functions unique to their business processes that we do not offer. In order to meet these requirements, we may devote a significant amount of support and services resources to larger prospective clients, increasing the cost and time required to complete sales with no guarantee that these clients will continue to use our solution. We may not be successful in implementing any customized features or functions. If prospective clients require customized features or functions that we do not offer, or that would be difficult for them to deploy, then the market for our solution will be more limited and our business could be adversely affected.
Our business and operations are experiencing rapid growth and organizational change. If we fail to manage such growth and change effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of service or adequately address competitive challenges.
We have experienced, and may continue to experience, rapid growth in our headcount and operations, which has placed, and may continue to place, significant demands on our management, operational and financial resources. For example, our headcount has grown from 590 employees as of January 1, 2013 to 961 employees as of September 30, 2014 and we have expanded from 18 offices as of December 31, 2011 to 29 offices as of September 30, 2014. We have also experienced significant growth in the number of clients, transactions and client and employee data that our infrastructure supports. Finally, our organizational structure and recording systems and procedures are becoming more complex as we improve our operational, financial and management controls. Our success will depend in part on our ability to manage this growth and organizational change effectively. To manage the expected growth of our headcount and operations, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures. Our ability to add additional offices may be constrained by the willingness and availability of qualified personnel to help staff and manage any new offices. The failure to effectively manage growth could result in difficulties or delays in obtaining clients, selling additional applications to our clients, declines in quality or client satisfaction of our applications, increases in costs, and difficulties in introducing new applications or other operational difficulties, any of which could adversely affect our ability to retain and attract clients or sell additional applications to our existing clients.
Our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected if our clients are not satisfied with our deployment or technical support services.
Our business depends on our ability to satisfy our clients, both with respect to our applications and the technical support provided to help clients use the applications that address the needs of their businesses. We use our in-house deployment personnel to implement and configure our solution and provide support to our clients. If a client is not satisfied with the quality of our solution or the applications delivered or the support provided, we could be required to incur additional costs to address the situation, the profitability of our solution might be negatively affected, and the clients dissatisfaction with our deployment service could damage our ability to sell additional applications to that client. In addition, our sales process is highly dependent on the reputation of our solution and applications and on positive recommendations from our existing clients. Any failure to maintain high-quality technical support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality support, could adversely affect our reputation, our ability to sell our applications to existing and prospective clients, and our business, operating results or financial condition.
If we fail to retain key employees and recruit qualified technical and sales personnel, our business could be adversely affected.
We believe that our success depends on the continued services of our senior management and other key employees, including Chad Richison, Craig E. Boelte, Jeffrey D. York and William X. Kerber III. In addition, because our future success is dependent on our ability to continue to enhance and introduce new applications, we
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are heavily dependent on our ability to attract and retain qualified software developers and IT personnel with the requisite education, background and industry experience. To continue to execute our growth strategy, we must also attract and retain qualified sales, marketing and operational personnel capable of supporting a larger and more diverse client base. The loss of the services of a significant number of our developers or sales professionals could be disruptive to our development efforts or business relationships. In addition, if any of our key employees joins a competitor or decides to otherwise compete with us, we may experience a material disruption of our operations and development plans, which may cause us to lose clients or increase operating expenses or divert managements attention to recruit replacements for the departed key employees.
Our financial results may fluctuate due to many factors, some of which may be beyond our control.
Our results of operations, including the levels of our revenues, costs of revenues, administrative expenses, operating income, cash flow and deferred revenue, may vary significantly in the future and the results of any one period should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our financial results may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, and as a result, may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business. Fluctuation in our financial results may negatively impact the value of our common stock. Factors that may cause our financial results to fluctuate from period to period include, without limitation:
| our ability to attract new clients or sell additional applications to our existing clients; |
| the number of new clients and their employees, as compared to the number of existing clients and their employees in a particular period; |
| the mix of clients between small, mid-sized and large organizations; |
| the extent to which we retain existing clients and the expansion or contraction of our relationship with them; |
| the mix of applications sold during a period; |
| changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors; |
| seasonal factors affecting payroll processing, demand for our applications or potential clients purchasing decisions; |
| the amount and timing of operating expenses, including those related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure; |
| the timing and success of new applications introduced by us and the timing of expenses related to the development of new applications and technologies; |
| the timing and success of current and new competitive products and services by our competitors; |
| economic conditions affecting our clients, including their ability to outsource HCM solutions and hire employees; |
| other changes in the competitive dynamics of our industry, including consolidation among competitors or clients; |
| our ability to manage our existing business and future growth, including expenses related to our data centers and the expansion of such data centers and the addition of new offices; |
| the effects and expenses of acquisition of third-party technologies or businesses and any potential future charges for impairment of goodwill resulting from those acquisitions; |
| network outages or security breaches; and |
| general economic, industry and market conditions. |
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Certain of our operating results and financial metrics are difficult to predict as a result of seasonality.
We have historically experienced seasonality in our revenues because a significant portion of our recurring revenues relate to the annual processing of payroll forms such as Form W-2 and Form 1099. Because these forms are typically processed in the first quarter of the year, first quarter revenues are generally higher than subsequent quarters. We expect this seasonality to continue in the future, which may cause fluctuations in certain of our operating results and financial metrics, and thus make such results and metrics difficult to predict.
If we fail to adequately protect our proprietary rights, our competitive advantage could be impaired and we may lose valuable assets, generate reduced revenues or incur costly litigation to protect our rights.
Our success is dependent in part upon our intellectual property. We rely on a combination of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and to protect our intellectual property rights. However, the steps we take to protect our intellectual property may be inadequate. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy our applications and use information that we regard as proprietary to create products or services that compete with ours.
In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect these rights. We have been involved in litigation in the past and litigation may be necessary in the future to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights and to protect our trade secrets and such litigation could be costly, time-consuming and distracting to management and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. We may not be able to secure, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights or control access to, and the distribution of, our solution and proprietary information.
We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights.
There is considerable intellectual property development activity in our industry, and we expect that software developers will increasingly be subject to infringement claims as the number of applications and competitors grows and the functionality of applications in different industry segments overlaps. Our competitors, as well as a number of other entities and individuals, may own or claim to own intellectual property in technology areas relating to our solution or applications. In addition, we may increasingly be subject to trademark infringement claims as our presence grows in the marketplace. From time to time, third parties have asserted and may in the future assert that we are infringing on their intellectual property rights, and we may be found to be infringing upon such rights. A claim of infringement may also be made relating to technology that we acquire or license from third parties. However, we may be unaware of the intellectual property rights of others that may cover, or may be alleged to cover, some or all of our solution, applications or brands.
For example, on September 23, 2014, in anticipation of an alleged trademark infringement claim, we filed a complaint against National Financial Partners Corp. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Civil Action No. 5:14-cv-01029-R) seeking a declaratory judgment that we have not engaged in any trademark infringement or unfair competition in connection with the use of our logo. On September 23, 2014, National Financial Partners Corp. filed a complaint against Software in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-07424). The complaint alleges trademark infringement, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud and deceptive business practices related to the adoption and use of our logo and seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions prohibiting us from continued infringement as well as money damages, including an accounting for sales and profits, attorneys fees and disgorgement of profits. On October 16, 2014, National Financial Partners Corp. filed a motion to dismiss the action pending in the Western District of Oklahoma. On October 20, 2014, we filed a motion to transfer the action from the Northern District of Illinois to the Western District of Oklahoma, and a memorandum in support
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of the motion to transfer, in the Northern District of Illinois. On December 12, 2014, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma granted National Financial Partners Corp.s motion to dismiss. National Financial Partners Corp. has moved for an order preliminarily enjoining us from using our logo in the Northern District of Illinois. On January 5, 2015, we filed an answer, affirmative defenses and counterclaim in the Northern District of Illinois denying the material allegations in National Financial Corp.s complaint and seeking a declaratory judgment that we have not engaged in any trademark infringement with respect to the use of our logo. We intend to vigorously defend this litigation. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we have infringed any of the asserted trademarks or grants National Financial Partners Corp.s motion for a preliminary injunction, we may be subject to damages, which may include treble damages, be enjoined from using our current logo while the parties are litigating the merits of the claims or be required to modify our logo and/or undergo a rebranding of our solution and applications. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the litigation or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.
The outcome of the foregoing litigation matter is inherently unpredictable, and therefore as a result of this litigation or any future claim of infringement, this litigation or any such claim could (i) cause us to enter into an unfavorable royalty or license agreement, pay ongoing royalties or require that we comply with other unfavorable terms, (ii) require us to change or modify our existing trademarks or discontinue the sale of our solution or applications, (iii) require us to indemnify our clients or third-party service providers or (iv) require us to expend additional development or marketing resources to redesign our solution, applications or brand. Any of these outcomes could harm our business. Even if we were to prevail, any litigation regarding our intellectual property could be costly and time consuming and divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business and operations.
We employ third-party licensed software for use in our applications, and the inability to maintain these licenses or errors in the software we license could result in increased costs or reduced service levels, which could adversely affect our business.
Our applications incorporate certain third-party software obtained under licenses from other companies. We anticipate that we will continue to rely on such third-party software and development tools from third parties in the future. Although we believe that there are commercially reasonable alternatives to the third-party software we currently license, this may not always be the case, or it may be difficult or costly to replace. In addition, integration of the software used in our applications with new third-party software may require significant work and substantial investment of our time and resources. Also, to the extent that our applications depend upon the successful operation of third-party software in conjunction with our software, any undetected errors or defects in this third-party software could prevent the deployment or impair the functionality of our applications, delay new application introductions, result in a failure of our applications and harm our reputation.
The use of open source software in our applications may expose us to additional risks and harm our intellectual property rights.
Some of our applications use software covered by open source licenses. From time to time, there have been claims challenging the ownership of open source software against companies that incorporate such software into their products or applications. As a result, we could be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open source software. Litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition or require us to devote additional development resources to change our applications. In addition, if we were to combine our applications with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain of the open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our applications. If we inappropriately use open source software, we may be required to redesign our applications, discontinue the sale of our applications or take other remedial actions.
The failure to develop our brand cost-effectively could have an adverse effect on our business.
We believe that developing and maintaining widespread awareness of our brand in a cost-effective manner is critical to achieving the widespread acceptance of our solution and is an important element in attracting new clients and retaining existing clients. Successful promotion of our brand will depend largely on the effectiveness
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of our marketing efforts and on our ability to provide reliable and useful applications at competitive prices. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenues, and even if they do, any increased revenues may not offset the expenses incurred in building our brand. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand, or incur substantial expenses in an unsuccessful attempt to promote and maintain our brand, we may fail to attract enough new clients or retain our existing clients to the extent necessary to realize a sufficient return on our brand-building efforts, which could have an adverse effect on our business.
We might require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
We have funded our operations since inception through cash flows generated from operations, cash from the sale of debt and equity securities and borrowings under consolidated loans. In the future, we may require additional capital to support our growth and respond to operational challenges, including the need to develop new features and applications or enhance our existing applications, improve our infrastructure or acquire complementary businesses and technologies. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock. Any debt financing secured by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. In addition, we may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to support our growth and respond to challenges could be significantly limited.
We may acquire other businesses, applications or technologies, which could divert our managements attention, result in additional dilution to our stockholders or require additional debt and otherwise disrupt our operations and harm our operating results.
In the future, we may seek to acquire or invest in businesses, applications or technologies that we believe complement or expand our applications, enhance our technical capabilities or otherwise offer growth opportunities. The pursuit of potential acquisitions may divert the attention of management and cause us to incur expenses in identifying, investigating and pursuing suitable acquisitions, whether or not they are ultimately consummated.
We do not have any experience in acquiring other businesses. If we acquire additional businesses, we may not be able to integrate the acquired personnel, operations and technologies successfully or to effectively manage the combined business following the acquisition. We also may not achieve the anticipated benefits from the acquired business due to a number of factors, including:
| the inability to integrate or benefit from acquired applications or services in a profitable manner; |
| unanticipated costs or liabilities associated with the acquisition; |
| the incurrence of acquisition-related costs; |
| difficulty integrating the accounting systems, operations and personnel of the acquired business; |
| difficulty and additional expenses associated with supporting legacy products and hosting infrastructure of the acquired business; |
| difficulty converting the clients of the acquired business onto our solution, including disparities in the revenues, licensing, support or services of the acquired company; |
| diversion of managements attention from other business concerns; |
| harm to our existing relationships with clients as a result of the acquisition; |
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| the potential loss of key employees; |
| the use of resources that are needed in other parts of our business; and |
| the use of substantial portions of our available cash to consummate the acquisition. |
In addition, a significant portion of the purchase price of any companies we acquire may be allocated to acquired goodwill and other intangible assets, which must be assessed for impairment at least annually. In the future, if our acquisitions do not yield expected returns, we may be required to take charges to our operating results based on this impairment assessment process, which could harm our results of operations. Acquisitions could also result in issuances of equity securities or the incurrence of debt, which would result in dilution to our stockholders.
Our growth depends in part on the success of our relationships with third parties.
We rely on third-party financial and accounting processing systems, as well as various financial institutions, to perform financial services in connection with our applications, such as providing ACH and wire transfers as part of our payroll and expense reimbursement services and to provide technology and content support, manufacture time clocks and process background checks. We anticipate that we will continue to depend on various third-party relationships in order to grow our business, provide technology and content support, manufacture time clocks and process background checks. Identifying, negotiating and documenting relationships with these third parties and integrating third-party content and technology requires significant time and resources. Our agreements with third parties are typically non-exclusive and typically do not prohibit them from working with our competitors. In addition, these third parties may not perform as expected under our agreements, and we may have disagreements or disputes with such third parties, which could negatively affect our brand and reputation. A global economic slowdown could also adversely affect the businesses of our third party providers, particularly those financial institutions that process transactions through the ACH network, and it is possible that they may not be able to devote the resources we expect to our relationship.
If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our relationships with these third parties, our ability to compete in the marketplace or to grow our revenues could be impaired and our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected. Even if we are successful, these relationships may not result in improved operating results.
Adverse economic conditions could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
Our business depends on the overall demand for HCM applications and on the economic health of our current and prospective clients. If economic conditions in the United States remain uncertain or deteriorate, clients may cease their operations or delay or reduce their HCM spending or the number of their employees. This could result in reductions in sales of our applications, longer sales cycles, slower adoption of new technologies and increased price competition, any of which could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition. In addition, HCM spending levels may not increase following any recovery.
If our goodwill or other intangible assets become impaired, we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings.
We are required to test goodwill for impairment at least annually or earlier if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. As of September 30, 2014, we had recorded a total of $51.9 million of goodwill and $5.5 million of other intangible assets. An adverse change in market conditions, particularly if such change has the effect of changing one of our critical assumptions or estimates made in connection with the impairment testing of goodwill or intangible assets, could result in a change to the estimation of fair value that could result in an impairment charge to our goodwill or other intangible assets. Any such material charges may negatively impact our operating results.
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We typically pay employees and may pay taxing authorities amounts due for a payroll period before a clients electronic funds transfers are finally settled to our account. If client payments are rejected by banking institutions or otherwise fail to clear into our accounts, we may require additional sources of short-term liquidity and our operating results could be adversely affected.
Our payroll processing application moves significant funds from the account of a client to employees and relevant taxing authorities. For larger funding amounts, we require clients to transfer the funds to us via fed wire. For smaller funding amounts, we debit a clients account prior to any disbursement on its behalf, and due to Automated Clearing House, or ACH, banking regulations, funds previously credited could be reversed under certain circumstances and time frames after our payment of amounts due to employees and taxing and other regulatory authorities. There is therefore a risk that the employers funds will be insufficient to cover the amounts we have already paid on its behalf. While such shortage and accompanying financial exposure has only occurred in very limited circumstances in the past, should clients default on their payment obligations in the future, we might be required to advance substantial funds to cover such obligations. In such an event, we may be required to seek additional sources of short-term liquidity, which may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all, and our operating results and our liquidity could be adversely affected and our banking relationships could be harmed.
Because our long term success depends, in part, on our ability to expand the sales of our solution to clients located outside of the United States, our business will be subject to risks associated with international operations.
An element of our growth strategy is to expand our operations and client base. To date, we have not engaged in any operations outside of the United States. If we decide to expand our operations into international markets, it will require significant resources and management attention and will subject us to regulatory, economic and political risks that are different from those in the United States. Because of our lack of experience with international operations, we cannot assure you that our international expansion efforts will be successful.
Risks Related to Legislation or Regulation
Privacy concerns and laws or other domestic regulations may reduce the effectiveness of our applications.
Our applications require the storage and transmission of the proprietary and confidential information of our clients and their employees, including personal or identifying information, as well as their financial and payroll data. Our applications are subject to varying complex government laws and regulations on the federal, state and local levels, including those governing personal privacy, which has become a significant issue in the United States. The regulatory framework for privacy issues is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. Many federal, state and foreign government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting laws and regulations regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. In the United States, examples of these include rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, federal and state labor and employment laws and state data breach notification laws.
In addition to government regulation, privacy advocates and industry groups may propose new and different self-regulatory standards. Because the interpretation and application of privacy and data protection laws are still uncertain, it is possible that these laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our existing data management practices or the features of our solution. Furthermore, privacy concerns may cause our clients employees to resist providing the personal data necessary to allow our clients or their employees to use our applications effectively. Even the perception of privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may inhibit market adoption of our applications in certain industries. All of these legislative and regulatory initiatives may adversely affect the ability of our clients to process, handle, store, use and transmit demographic and personal information from their employees, which could reduce demand for our applications.
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Any failure to comply with government regulations that apply to our applications, including privacy and data protection laws, could subject us to liability, the possibility of fines, lawsuits and other claims, we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our solution, which could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition. Any inability to adequately address privacy concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws, regulations and policies, could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales and adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
Changes in laws and regulations related to the Internet or changes in the Internet infrastructure itself may diminish the demand for our applications, and could have a negative impact on our business.
The future success of our business depends upon the continued use of the Internet as a primary medium for commerce, communication and business. Federal, state and foreign government bodies or agencies have in the past adopted, and may in the future adopt, laws or regulations affecting the use of the Internet as a commercial medium. Changes in these laws or regulations could require us to modify our applications in order to comply with these changes. In addition, government agencies or private organizations may impose taxes, fees or other charges for accessing the Internet or commerce conducted via the Internet. These laws or charges could limit the growth of Internet-related commerce or communications generally, or result in reductions in the demand for Internet-based applications such as ours.
In addition, the use of the Internet as a means of conducting business could be adversely affected due to delays in the development or adoption of new standards and protocols to handle increased demands of Internet activity, security, reliability, cost, ease of use, accessibility, and quality of service. The performance of the Internet has been adversely affected by viruses, worms and similar malicious programs and the Internet has experienced a variety of outages and other delays as a result of damage to portions of its infrastructure. If the use of the Internet is adversely affected by these issues, demand for our applications could suffer.
If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our common stock may be negatively affected.
We will be required pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2015 and in each year thereafter. Our auditors will also need to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in the future to the extent we are no longer an emerging growth company, as defined by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, and are not a smaller reporting company.
If we have a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, we may not detect errors on a timely basis and our financial statements may be materially misstated. We are in the process of designing and implementing internal control over financial reporting to comply with this obligation, which process will be time consuming, costly and complicated. If we identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, if we are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner, if we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports we could become subject to investigations by the New York Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, or other regulatory authorities and the market price of our common stock could be negatively affected.
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We have incurred and will continue to incur increased costs and demands upon management as a result of complying with the laws and regulations affecting public companies.
As a new public company, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company, including costs associated with public company reporting and corporate governance requirements. For example, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and are required to comply with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules and regulations subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and the New York Stock Exchange, including the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and changes in corporate governance practices.
Compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and costly. In particular, we have incurred and expect to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will increase to the extent we are no longer an emerging growth company, as defined by the JOBS Act, and are not a smaller reporting company. We cannot fully predict or estimate the amount or timing of future costs associated with being a public company, which could adversely affect our operating results.
The increased costs associated with operating as a public company may decrease our net income or result in a net loss and may require us to reduce costs in other areas of our business or increase the prices of our solution. Additionally, if these requirements divert managements attention from other business concerns, they could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition.
As a public company, we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage for director and officer liability insurance or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as our executive officers.
We are an emerging growth company and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an emerging growth company. Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we are subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Pursuant to Section 102 of the JOBS Act, we have reduced executive compensation disclosure and have omitted a Compensation Discussion and Analysis from this prospectus.
For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we intend to take advantage of certain other exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies including reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation, the frequency of the nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved and the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Investors may find our common stock less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30th, (ii) the end
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of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more during such fiscal year, (iii) the date on which we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three-year period and (iv) December 31, 2019.
Adverse tax laws or regulations could be enacted or existing laws could be applied to us or our clients, which could increase the costs of our solution and applications and could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
The application of federal, state and local tax laws to services provided electronically is evolving. New income, sales, use or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be enacted at any time (possibly with retroactive effect), and could be applied solely or disproportionately to services and applications provided over the Internet. These enactments could adversely affect our sales activity, due to the inherent cost increase the taxes would represent and ultimately could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
In addition, existing tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be interpreted, changed, modified or applied adversely to us (possibly with retroactive effect), which could require us or our clients to pay additional tax amounts, as well as require us or our clients to pay fines or penalties and interest for past amounts. If we are unsuccessful in collecting such taxes from our clients, we could be held liable for such costs, thereby adversely affecting our business, operating results or financial condition.
Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. A change in these principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial results, and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change.
Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of our Common Stock
Our actual operating results may differ significantly from our guidance.
From time to time, we have released, and may continue to release, guidance in our quarterly earnings conference calls, quarterly earnings releases, or otherwise, regarding our future performance that represents our estimates as of the date of release. This guidance, which includes forward-looking statements, has been and will be based on projections prepared by our management. These projections are not prepared with a view toward compliance with published guidelines of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and neither our registered public accountants nor any other independent expert or outside party compiles or examines the projections. Accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other form of assurance with respect to the projections.
Projections are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical specificity, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to future business decisions, some of which will change. The principal reason that we release guidance is to provide a basis for our management to discuss our business outlook with analysts and investors. We do not accept any responsibility for any projections or reports published by any such third parties.
Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying the guidance furnished by us will vary significantly from actual results. Accordingly, our guidance is only an estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the date of release. Actual results may vary from our guidance and the variations may be material. In light of the foregoing, investors are urged not to rely upon our guidance in making an investment decision regarding our common stock.
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Any failure to successfully implement our operating strategy or the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances set forth in this Risk Factors section in this prospectus could result in the actual operating results being different from our guidance, and the differences may be adverse and material.
The price of our common stock has been and may continue to be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the current market price.
The market price of our common stock has been, and is likely to continue to be, volatile for the foreseeable future. If an active trading market for our common stock is not sustained, you may have difficulty selling any shares of our common stock that you purchased, and the value of such shares may be materially impaired. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:
| our operating performance and the performance of other similar companies; |
| the overall performance of the equity markets; |
| announcements by us or our competitors of new applications or enhancements, acquisitions, applications, services, strategic alliances, commercial relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
| disruptions in our services due to hardware, software or network problems; |
| recruitment or departure of key personnel; |
| publication of unfavorable research reports about us or our industry or withdrawal of research coverage by securities analysts; |
| trading activity by a limited number of stockholders who together beneficially own a majority of our outstanding common stock; |
| the size of our public float; |
| the economy as a whole, market conditions in our industry and the industries of our clients; and |
| economic, legal and regulatory factors unrelated to our performance. |
In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many technology companies. Stock prices of many technology companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In the past, stockholders have filed securities class actions following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
Substantial blocks of our total outstanding shares may be sold into the market when the lock-up period ends. If there are substantial sales of shares of our common stock, the price of our common stock could decline.
The price of our common stock could decline if there are substantial sales of our common stock, particularly sales by our directors, executive officers and significant stockholders. Upon the completion of this offering, we expect to have 53,835,333 shares of our common stock outstanding. All of the shares of common stock sold in this offering will be eligible for sale in the public market, unless they are held by our affiliates. Shares held by directors, executive officers and other affiliates will be subject to volume limitations under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and restrictions under the terms of various restricted stock award agreements.
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After this offering, our officers, directors, greater than 5% stockholders and selling stockholders will be subject to lock-up agreements with the underwriters or us that restrict their ability to sell shares of common stock until 91 days after the date of this prospectus. After the lock-up agreements expire, an additional 38,667,296 shares of common stock will be eligible for sale in the public market, subject in many cases to the limitations of either Rule 144 or Rule 701 under the Securities Act. Upon completion of this offering, stockholders owning an aggregate of up to 32,828,586 shares of common stock are entitled, under a registration rights agreement, to require us to register shares of our common stock owned by them for public sale in the United States. We also intend to register shares of common stock that we have issued and may issue in the future under our employee equity incentive plans. Once we register these shares, they will be able to be sold freely in the public market upon issuance, subject to existing lock-up agreements.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC on behalf of the underwriters in their discretion may permit our stockholders to sell shares prior to the expiration of the restrictive provisions contained in those lock-up agreements. The market price of the shares of our common stock could decline as a result of the sale of a substantial number of our shares of common stock in the public market, the availability of shares for sale or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell their shares. In addition, the sale of these shares by stockholders could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional stock.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish misleading or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock depends in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If no or few securities or industry analysts cover our company, the trading price for our common stock would be negatively impacted. If one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades our stock or publishes incorrect or unfavorable research about our business, our common stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our common stock could decrease, which could cause our common stock price or trading volume to decline.
Our principal stockholders will hold a controlling interest after this offering and may make business decisions with which you disagree and which may adversely affect the value of your investment.
After this offering, the parties to the Stockholders Agreement, which includes Chad Richison, Shannon Rowe, William X. Kerber, III, Jeffrey D. York, Robert J. Levenson and the Estate of Richard Aiello and certain of their affiliates or related entities, and the WCAS Funds, or collectively, the Stockholders Agreement Parties, will beneficially own or control, directly or indirectly, 41,144,354 shares of our common stock in the aggregate, or approximately 76.4% of our outstanding shares, or, if the underwriters option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full, 40,306,604 shares of common stock in the aggregate equal to approximately 74.9% of our outstanding shares. As a result of this ownership and the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, the WCAS Funds will have the ability to control matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election and removal of directors, amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the approval of any business combination. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by other stockholders. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company or discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares, which could prevent our stockholders from receiving a premium for their shares.
Some of these persons or entities may have interests different than yours. For example, because many of these stockholders purchased their shares at prices substantially below the price at which shares are being sold in this offering and have held their shares for a longer period, they may be more interested in selling our company to an acquiror than other investors or may want us to pursue strategies that deviate from the interests of other stockholders.
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We will be deemed a controlled company and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.
After this offering, the Stockholders Agreement Parties will continue to own common stock representing a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock. So long as such persons collectively own a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock, we will be a controlled company within the meaning of corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Under those standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by another company or group is a controlled company and need not comply with certain requirements, including (1) the requirement that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) the requirement that there be a nominating and corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committees purpose and responsibilities, (3) the requirement that there be a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committees purpose and responsibilities and (4) the requirement of an annual performance evaluation of the nominating/corporate governance and compensation committees. We intend to rely on certain of these exemptions following the offering, and may rely on any of these exemptions for so long as we are a controlled company. As a result, we will not have a majority of independent directors on our board of directors, and our compensation committee will not consist entirely of independent directors. If we are no longer eligible to rely on the controlled company exception, we intend to comply with all applicable corporate governance requirements, but we will be able to rely on phase-in periods for certain of these requirements in accordance with the New York Stock Exchanges rules. Accordingly, our stockholders may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements.
The issuance of additional stock in connection with acquisitions, our stock incentive plans, warrants or otherwise will dilute all other stockholders.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to one hundred million shares of common stock and up to ten million shares of preferred stock with such rights and preferences as may be determined by our board of directors. Subject to compliance with applicable rules and regulations, we may issue all of these shares that are not already outstanding without any action or approval by our stockholders. We intend to continue to evaluate strategic acquisitions in the future. We may pay for such acquisitions, partly or in full, through the issuance of additional equity securities.
Any issuance of shares in connection with our acquisitions, the exercise of stock options or warrants, the award of shares of restricted stock or otherwise would dilute the percentage ownership held by the investors who purchase our shares in this offering.
We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, stockholders must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investment.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law may delay or prevent an acquisition of our company.
Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us or changes in our management. These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in our management. For information regarding these and other provisions, see Description of Capital Stock.
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Any provision of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements and information relating to us that are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, expenditures, assumptions and other statements contained in this prospectus that are not historical facts. When used in this document, words such as anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan and project and similar expressions as they relate to us are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our business and strategy, possible or assumed future results of operations, cash flows, capital resources and liquidity, trends, opportunities and risks affecting our business, industry and financial results, future expansion or growth plans and potential for future growth, technology, market opportunities and acceptance by new clients of our solution, and the amount, nature and timing of capital expenditures. These statements include, without limitation, that we believe (i) that our growth will generally mirror improvements in the labor market, (ii) that an increasing percentage of our recurring revenues will come from the sale of non-payroll and tax management HCM applications over time and result in an improved gross margin, (iii) that our gross margin also will gradually improve as a result of additional clients, sale of additional applications to existing clients and reduced costs of revenues and administrative expenses, (iv) that our capital expenditures and investment activity will continue to increase, (v) that we will fulfill our obligations under the agreement with the Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust, (vi) that we will be able to affect our plan to open additional sales offices in the future, (vii) that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs over the next twelve months, and (viii) that our capital expenditures and investment activity will increase as our business grows.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, inherent uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Actual results and the timing of certain events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements speak only at the date of this prospectus. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this prospectus are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. We disclose important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations under Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this prospectus. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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MARKET, INDUSTRY AND OTHER DATA
This prospectus includes industry data and forecasts that we have prepared based, in part, upon data and forecasts obtained from industry publications, surveys and forecasts and internal studies. Third-party industry publications, surveys and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable.
Although certain of the companies that compete in our markets are publicly held as of the date of this prospectus, others are not. Accordingly, only limited public information is available with respect to our relative market strength or competitive position. Unless we state otherwise, our statements about our relative market strength and competitive position in this prospectus are based on our managements beliefs, internal studies and our managements knowledge of industry trends. Although we believe that such information is reliable, we have not had this information verified by any independent sources.
On January 1, 2014, we consummated a reorganization in preparation for our initial public offering. Prior to the reorganization, (i) Software was formed as a Delaware corporation and an indirect and wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings, and (ii) we operated our business through Holdings and its subsidiaries, and Holdings had Series A, Series B and Series C Preferred Units and common units outstanding. In connection with the reorganization, (i) affiliates of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe contributed WCAS Holdings and WCAS CP IV Blocker, Inc., or CP IV Blocker, which collectively owned all of the Series A Preferred Units of Holdings, to Software in exchange for shares of common stock of Software and (ii) the owners of outstanding Series B Preferred Units of Holdings contributed their Series B Preferred Units for shares of common stock of Software. Immediately after these contributions, Paycom Software Merger Sub, LLC, or Merger Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Software, merged with and into Holdings with Holdings surviving the merger. Upon consummation of the merger, the remaining holders of outstanding common and incentive units of Holdings received shares of common stock of Software for their common and incentive units by operation of Delaware law, and Holdings ownership interest in Software was cancelled. Outstanding common units, Series B Preferred Units and WCAS Holdings and CP IV Blocker were contributed to Software in exchange for, or converted into, 45,708,573 shares of common stock and 8,121,101 shares of restricted stock of Software. Following these transactions, all outstanding Series C Preferred Units were eliminated in an intercompany transaction between Holdings and WCAS Holdings, and we assumed a 14% Note due 2017 issued by WCAS Holdings, or the 2017 Note. Following the reorganization, Software became a holding company with its principal asset being the Series A Preferred Units of Holdings. We refer to these transactions collectively as the 2014 Reorganization.
For additional information concerning the 2014 Reorganization, see Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCritical Accounting Policies and EstimatesRestricted Stock and Incentive Units and Note 1. Consolidation and Basis of Presentation in the notes to the audited condensed consolidated financial statements, which description is incorporated by reference herein.
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares offered by the selling stockholders, including the sale of any shares by the selling stockholders if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of common stock.
Robert J. Levenson purchased 1,000 shares of our common stock on September 9, 2014 in the public market at a price of $16.22 per share. Any profits realized by Mr. Levenson upon the sale of up to 1,000 shares of common stock prior to March 9, 2015 are recoverable by us under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or Section 16(b). Accordingly, Mr. Levenson agreed that he will pay us the amount of any profit realized as a result of the sale of 1,000 of the shares of common stock he sells in this offering. Based upon the price to the public of $22.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions of $1.35 per share, Mr. Levenson will disgorge approximately $4,930 to us.
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We do not currently plan to pay a regular dividend on our common stock. The declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends on shares of common stock will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors and we may reduce or discontinue entirely the payment of such dividends at any time. Our board of directors may take into account general and economic conditions, our financial condition and operating results, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions and implications of the payment of dividends by us to our stockholders or by our subsidiaries to us, and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant. While there are no restrictions that currently apply under the 2021 Consolidated Loan due to Kirkpatrick Bank that matures on May 30, 2021, or the 2021 Consolidated Note, it prohibits the payment of dividends if an event of default exists under the 2021 Consolidated Loan. In addition, any future debt agreements that we may enter into the future may prohibit the payment of dividends.
We are a holding company that has no material assets other than our indirect ownership of all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units of Holdings. In the event that we decide to pay dividends in the future, we intend to cause Holdings to make distributions to us in an amount sufficient to cover cash dividends, if any, declared by us. Any financing arrangements that we enter into in the future may include restrictive covenants that limit our or our subsidiaries ability to pay dividends.
In April 2012 and October 2012, we paid cash distributions of $0.1 million and $2,000, respectively, to our common unit holders for the payment of taxes. We also paid a cash distribution of $18.8 million to our common unit holders in April 2012 as part of the April 2012 Corporate Reorganization (as defined herein). In April 2013 and December 2013, we paid cash distributions of $1.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively, to our common unit holders and Series A Preferred unit holders for the payment of taxes.
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAYC. Our initial public offering was priced at $15.00 per share on April 14, 2014. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and low intra-day sale prices per share of our common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange:
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Second Quarter (from April 15, 2014) |
$ | 17.92 | $ | 13.01 | ||||
Third Quarter |
$ | 19.24 | $ | 12.28 | ||||
Fourth Quarter |
$ | 29.42 | $ | 14.32 |
On January 14, 2015, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $23.18 per share. As of January 7, 2015, we had 223 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders, and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners, but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees. This number of holders of record also does not include stockholders whose shares may be held in trust by other entities.
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The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2014. You should read this table in conjunction with The 2014 Reorganization, Selected Consolidated Financial Data, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Description of Capital Stock and our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of September 30, 2014 included elsewhere in this prospectus (in thousands, except share and per share data).
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Long-term debt, less current portion |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value (100,000,000 shares authorized, 51,056,462 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014) |
510 | |||
Additional paid in capital |
66,949 | |||
Retained earnings |
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$ | 97,802 | ||
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| excludes 7,356,295 shares of restricted common stock that were subject to time-based or performance-based vesting conditions as of September 30, 2014; |
| excludes 3,269,001 shares of our common stock that were reserved for future issuance under the 2014 Plan as of September 30, 2014; and |
| does not reflect any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase 837,750 additional shares of our common stock from certain selling stockholders. |
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
We have derived the unaudited consolidated statements of income data for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the unaudited summary consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2014 from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the consolidated statements of income data for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (audited) and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 (audited) from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the consolidated statements of income data for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited) from our consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for the fair statement of those unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Our selected consolidated financial data set forth below should be read together with Capitalization, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus.
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$ | 105,030 | $ | 75,808 | $ | 105,560 | $ | 75,420 | $ | 56,382 | $ | 40,585 | $ | 29,260 | ||||||||||||||
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1,859 | 1,513 | 2,041 | 1,390 | 824 | 716 | 618 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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106,889 | 77,321 | 107,601 | 76,810 | 57,206 | 41,301 | 29,878 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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17,847 | 13,633 | 19,070 | 14,895 | 12,287 | 8,927 | 5,880 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1,876 | 1,320 | 1,821 | 1,431 | 987 | 675 | 457 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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19,723 | 14,953 | 20,891 | 16,326 | 13,274 | 9,602 | 6,337 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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44,237 | 28,913 | 42,681 | 29,255 | 22,244 | 15,678 | 11,212 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2,878 | 1,317 | 2,146 | 1,632 | 1,225 | 977 | 665 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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25,816 | 18,851 | 28,729 | 19,372 | 14,650 | 11,040 | 8,327 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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3,322 | 2,716 | 3,682 | 4,092 | 4,300 | 4,091 | 4,074 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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76,253 | 51,797 | 77,238 | 54,351 | 42,419 | 31,786 | 24,278 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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95,976 | 66,750 | 98,129 | 70,677 | 55,693 | 41,388 | 30,615 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10,913 | 10,571 | 9,472 | 6,133 | 1,513 | (87 | ) | (737 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(3,079 | ) | (6,929 | ) | (9,272 | ) | (6,977 | ) | (134 | ) | | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net loss on early repayment of debt |
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Other income (expense), net |
1,395 | 140 | 1,199 | 354 | 108 | 129 | 281 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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5,185 | 3,782 | 1,399 | (490 | ) | 1,487 | 42 | (461 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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2,028 | 1,211 | 792 | (84 | ) | 601 | 127 | (76 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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3,157 | 2,571 | 607 | (406 | ) | 886 | (85 | ) | (385 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 3,157 | $ | 2,552 | $ | 601 | $ | (403 | ) | $ | 886 | $ | (85 | ) | $ | (385 | ) | |||||||||||
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$ | 3,157 | $ | 1,989 | $ | 738 | $ | (389 | ) | $ | 851 | $ | (85 | ) | $ | (385 | ) | |||||||||||
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0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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0.06 | 0.05 | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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49,040,344 | 45,398,933 | 45,476,895 | 44,771,559 | 44,560,053 | 44,560,053 | 44,560,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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49,040,344 | 45,398,933 | 45,476,895 | 44,771,559 | 44,560,053 | 44,560,053 | 44,560,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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51,223,048 | 47,975,548 | 48,062,075 | 44,771,559 | 45,411,371 | 44,560,053 | 44,560,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 18,473 | $ | 21,138 | $ | 13,362 | $ | 13,435 | $ | 7,252 | $ | 6,106 | $ | 5,609 | ||||||||||||||
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370 | 369 | 369 | 368 | 251 | | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Working capital (deficit)(2) |
12,255 | 13,536 | (4,022 | ) | 9,283 | 7,509 | 5,739 | 5,576 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
46,642 | 28,796 | 38,671 | 25,139 | 22,305 | 9,492 | 2,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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522,956 | 357,700 | 575,478 | 430,041 | 351,436 | 251,766 | 228,771 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue |
17,234 | 11,180 | 12,572 | 8,392 | 5,340 | 3,430 | 2,203 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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26,341 | 11,670 | 11,545 | 11,959 | 12,360 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
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66,949 | 29,743 | 33,978 | 23,577 | 80,796 | 80,637 | 79,782 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
3,157 | (16,610 | ) | (29,349 | ) | (14,249 | ) | (8,877 | ) | (7,333 | ) | (5,557 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total stockholders equity |
70,616 | 13,597 | 5,083 | 9,776 | 72,361 | 73,753 | 74,674 |
(1) | The impact of restricted stock has not been included to determine net income (loss) per share, diluted for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2010 and 2009 as we reported a net loss for those reporting periods and the effect would be anti-dilutive. |
(2) | Working capital (deficit) is defined as current assets, excluding restricted cash, less current liabilities, excluding current portion of deferred revenue. |
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. See Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks, and assumptions associated with those statements. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in or implied by forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly in Risk Factors.
Overview
We are a leading provider of a comprehensive, cloud-based HCM software solution delivered as SaaS. We provide functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the complete employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. Our solution requires virtually no customization and is based on a core system of record maintained in a single database for all HCM functions, including talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, talent management and HR management applications. Our user-friendly software allows for easy adoption of our solution by employees, enabling self-management of their HCM activities in the cloud, which reduces the administrative burden on employers and increases employee productivity.
We serve a diverse client base in terms of size and industry. We have over 11,000 clients, none of which constituted more than one-half of one percent of our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We stored data for more than 1.5 million persons employed by our clients during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Our revenues are primarily generated through our sales force that solicits new clients and our client relations representatives, or CRRs, who sell new applications to existing clients. We have 31 sales teams located in 21 states and plan to open additional sales offices to further expand our presence in the U.S. market. In recent years, we have opened approximately three to four new sales offices in new cities per year and believe that we can open eight to twelve additional sales offices over the next two years. During the first nine months of 2014, we opened five new sales offices, with one sales office located in each of Baltimore, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Portland and Silicon Valley.
Our continued growth depends on attracting new clients through geographic expansion, further penetration of our existing markets and the introduction of new applications to our existing client base. We also expect a portion of our growth to generally mirror improvements in the labor market. Our principal marketing programs include telemarketing and email campaigns, search engine marketing methods and national radio advertising.
During the last three years, we have developed several new applications. Our ability to continue to develop new applications and to improve existing applications will enable us to increase revenues in the future, and the number of our new applications adopted by our clients has been a significant factor in our revenue growth over the last three years.
Recent Developments
Initial Public Offering
On April 21, 2014, we closed our initial public offering whereby an aggregate of 7,641,750 shares of our common stock were sold to the public (including 4,606,882 shares of common stock issued and sold by us and 3,034,868 shares of common stock sold by certain selling stockholders) at a public offering price of $15.00 per share. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. The total gross
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proceeds we received from the offering were $69.1 million. After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us, the aggregate net proceeds we received totaled approximately $64.3 million. We used all of the net proceeds from the offering, together with approximately $3.3 million from existing cash, for the repayment in full of the 10% Senior Note due 2022, or the 2022 Note, issued by us to WCAS Capital IV and the 2017 Note.
The 2014 Reorganization
As of January 1, 2014, we consummated the 2014 Reorganization. Following the 2014 Reorganization, Software became a holding company with its principal asset being the Series A Preferred Units of Holdings. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations covers various periods, including those prior to the 2014 Reorganization. For additional information concerning the 2014 Reorganization, see The 2014 Reorganization.
Softwares acquisition of WCAS Holdings and Holdings under the 2014 Reorganization represented transactions under common control and were required to be retrospectively applied to the financial statements for all prior periods when the financial statements were issued for a period that included the date the transactions occurred. This includes a retrospective presentation for all equity-related disclosures, including share, per share, and restricted stock disclosures, which have been revised to reflect the effects of the 2014 Reorganization. Therefore, our consolidated financial statements are presented as if WCAS Holdings and Holdings were wholly-owned subsidiaries in periods prior to the 2014 Reorganization. The acquisition of CP IV Blocker was not deemed to be a reorganization under common control and our historical consolidated financial statements for periods prior to January 1, 2014 include the ownership of a minority equity interest in CP IV Blocker, which was eliminated upon the acquisition of CP IV Blocker on January 1, 2014.
As a result of the 2014 Reorganization, our net income as reported under Software decreased by $7.1 million, $4.6 million, and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, when compared to our net income as previously reported under Holdings. This change was driven primarily by the assumption of the 2017 Note that was issued by WCAS Holdings. This had been previously recorded as a distribution to Series C Preferred unit holders under Holdings. Our net income also changed as we are now subject to income taxes at the consolidated reporting entity as a result of the 2014 Reorganization. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the change in net income was driven by an increase in interest expense of $6.5 million related to the 2017 Note and an increase in income tax expense of $0.8 million, of which $0.2 million of the increase was related to the reclassification of Texas state franchise taxes from general and administrative expenses to income tax expense. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the change in net income was driven by an increase in interest expense of $4.8 million related to the 2017 Note partially offset by a net decrease in income tax expense of $0.1 million, which was the result of a $0.2 million income tax benefit minus $0.1 million of reclassified Texas state franchise taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the change in net income was due to an increase in income tax expense of $0.6 million, of which $0.1 million was the reclassification of Texas state franchise taxes.
Our consolidated statements of cash flows also reflect the impact of the 2014 Reorganization. During the year ended December 31, 2013, net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $6.7 million and was primarily impacted by a decrease in net income of $7.1 million partially offset by a decrease in deferred tax assets of $0.5 million. Net cash used in investing activities remained unchanged as a result of the 2014 Reorganization. Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $6.8 million and was primarily driven by a decrease in distributions paid to stockholders due to the distribution to Series C Preferred unit holders being recorded as interest expense for the 2017 Note, which was reclassified as an operating activity within net income. Overall, net cash for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased by $0.1 million as a result of the 2014 Reorganization. During the year ended December 31, 2012, net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $4.8 million and was primarily impacted by a decrease in net income of $4.6 million and a net increase in deferred tax assets and liabilities of $0.2 million. Net cash used in investing activities remained unchanged as a
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result of the 2014 Reorganization. Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $4.8 million and was primarily impacted by the elimination of $4.8 million of distributions paid to members related to the 2017 Note. Overall, net cash for the year ended December 31, 2012 remained unchanged. During the year ended December 31, 2011, net cash provided by operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities remained unchanged as a result of the 2014 Reorganization.
Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
While we currently derive most of our revenues from payroll processing, we expect an increasing percentage of our recurring revenues to come from our additional HCM applications over time. For example, approximately 58%, 60% and 68% of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were derived from payroll processing. Our payroll application is the foundation of our solution and all of our clients are required to utilize this application in order to access our other applications. As a result of our evolving revenue mix, coupled with the unique client benefits that our solution provides (e.g., enabling our clients to scale the number of HCM applications that they use on an as-needed basis), we are presented with a variety of opportunities, challenges and risks.
We generate revenues from (i) fixed amounts charged per billing period plus a fee per employee or transaction processed or (ii) fixed amounts charged per billing period. We do not require clients to enter into long-term contractual commitments with us. Our billing period varies by client based on when they pay their employees, which is either weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly.
We do not have a traditional subscription-based revenue model and do not enter into long-term contractual commitments with our clients. We believe that the traditional subscription model hinders the buying decision by requiring clients to make significant commitments at inception, as well as at the end of each subscription term. By allowing clients to discontinue the use of our solution with 30 days notice, our team of trained specialists must focus on providing the best client service. In contrast, a long-term contract often forces a client to continue using a product that may not entirely fit its needs or, in some cases, incur expensive termination fees. Because of our sales model and personalized service, we have maintained high client satisfaction, as evidenced by an average annual revenue retention rate of 91% from existing clients for the three years ended December 31, 2013.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, our gross margin was approximately 82% and 81%, respectively. We expect that our gross margin will gradually improve over time as sales of applications other than payroll processing increase as a percentage of revenues because our current gross margin for our other HCM applications is higher than our gross margin for payroll processing. We also expect that our gross margin will gradually improve over time as (i) we add additional clients, (ii) our existing clients deploy additional HCM applications and (iii) we reduce our costs of revenues as a percentage of total revenues.
Growing our business has also resulted in, and will continue to result in, substantial investment in sales professionals, operating expenses, systems development and programming costs and general and administrative expenses, which has and will continue to increase our expenses. We intend to obtain new clients by (i) continuing to expand our presence in metropolitan areas where we currently have an existing sales office through adding sales teams or offices and increasing the number of our sales professionals and (ii) opening sales offices in new metropolitan areas. Our ability to increase revenues and improve operating results depends on our ability to add new clients.
As we have organically grown our operations and increased the number of our applications, the average size of our clients has also grown significantly. Based on our total revenues, we have grown at an approximately 38% CAGR from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2013. Because we charge our clients on a per employee basis for certain services we provide, any increase or decrease in the number of employees that our clients have will have a positive or negative impact on our results of operations. Our solution requires no adjustment to serve larger clients. We believe larger employers represent a substantial opportunity to increase the number of potential
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clients and to increase our revenue per client, with limited incremental cost to us. From January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2014, we increased our annualized recurring revenue per average client by 78% in part by targeting larger clients and enlarging our existing client relationships.
Throughout our history, we have built strong relationships with our clients. As the HCM needs of our clients evolve, we believe that we are well-positioned to gain additional share of the HCM spending of our clients, and we believe this opportunity is significant. To be successful, we must continue to demonstrate the operational and economic benefits of our solution, as well as effectively hire, train, motivate and retain qualified personnel and executive officers.
Key Metrics
In addition to the U.S. GAAP metrics that we regularly monitor, we also monitor the following metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance and identify trends affecting our business (dollars in thousands):
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Key performance indicators: |
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Clients |
11,820 | 10,227 | 10,792 | 9,233 | 7,955 | |||||||||||||||
Clients (based on parent company grouping) |
7,658 | 6,472 | 6,788 | 5,904 | 5,130 | |||||||||||||||
Sales teams |
31 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Annualized new recurring revenue |
$ | 39,017 | $ | 27,734 | $ | 38,236 | $ | 27,686 | $ | 23,011 | ||||||||||
Revenue retention rate |
* | * | 91 | % | 91 | % | 92 | % |
* | We only provide this metric on an annual basis. |
| Clients. When we calculate the number of clients at period end, we treat client accounts with separate taxpayer identification numbers as separate clients, which often separates client accounts that are affiliated with the same parent organization. We track the number of our clients as it provides an accurate gauge of the size of our business. Unless we state otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to clients throughout this prospectus refer to this metric. |
| Clients (based on parent company grouping). When we calculate the number of clients based on parent company grouping at period end, we combine client accounts that have identified the same person(s) as their decision-maker regardless of whether the client accounts have separate taxpayer identification numbers, which often combines client accounts that are affiliated with the same parent organization. We track the number of our clients based on parent company grouping as it provides an alternate measure of the size of our business and clients. |
| Sales Teams. We monitor our sales professionals by the number of sales teams at period end. Each team is comprised of a sales manager and approximately six to nine other sales professionals. Certain larger metropolitan areas can support more than one sales team. We believe that the number of sales teams is an indicator of potential revenues for future periods. |
| Annualized New Recurring Revenue. While we do not enter into long-term contractual commitments with our clients, we monitor annualized new recurring revenue as we believe it is an indicator of revenues for future periods. Annualized new recurring revenue is an estimate based on the annualized amount of the first full month of revenues attributable to new clients that were added or existing clients that purchased additional applications during the period presented. Annualized new recurring revenue only includes revenues from these clients who have used our solution for at least one month during the period. Since annualized new recurring revenue is only recorded after a client uses our solution for one month, it includes revenue that has been recognized in historical periods. |
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| Revenue Retention Rate. Our average annual revenue retention rate tracks the percentage of revenue that we retain from our existing clients. We monitor this metric because it is an indicator of client satisfaction and revenues for future periods. |
Components of Results of Operations
Sources of Revenues
Revenues are comprised of recurring revenues, and implementation and other revenues. Recurring revenues are recognized in the period services are rendered. Implementation and other revenues includes implementation revenues that are recorded as deferred revenues and recognized over the life of the client which is estimated to be ten years and other revenues which are recognized upon shipment of time clocks. Implementation and other revenues comprised approximately 1.7% of our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We expect our revenues to increase as we introduce new applications, expand our client base and renew and expand relationships with existing clients. As a percentage of total revenues, we expect our mix of recurring revenues, and implementation and other revenues to remain relatively constant.
Recurring. Recurring revenues include fees for our talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, talent management and HR management applications as well as fees charged for delivery of client payroll checks and reports. These revenues are derived from: (i) fixed amounts charged per billing period plus a fee per employee or transaction processed or (ii) fixed amounts charged per billing period. Because recurring revenues are based in part on fees for use of our applications and the delivery of checks and reports that are levied on a per-employee basis, our recurring revenues increase as our clients hire more employees.
Implementation and Other. Implementation and other revenues are comprised of implementation fees for the deployment of our solution and other revenue from sales of time clocks as part of our time and attendance services. Non-refundable implementation fees which are charged to new clients are generated at inception for a new client and upon the addition of certain incremental applications for existing clients. These fees range from approximately 10% to 30% of the annualized value of the transaction.
Expenses
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues consists of expenses related to hosting and supporting our applications, hardware costs, systems support and technology and depreciation of certain owned computer equipment. These costs include employee-related expenses for client support personnel, bank charges for processing ACH transactions, certain implementation expenses, along with delivery charges and paper costs. They also include our cost for time clocks sold and ongoing technology and support costs related to our systems. Depreciation of owned computer equipment is allocated based upon an estimate of assets used to host and support our applications. We expect our cost of revenues to increase in absolute dollars as we continue to invest in new applications and expand our client base, although we expect our overall cost of revenues to gradually decrease as a percentage of total revenues over time.
Administrative Expenses. Administrative expenses consist of sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative and depreciation and amortization. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for our direct sales and marketing staff, commissions, bonuses, marketing expenses and other related costs. Research and development expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for our development staff, net of capitalized software costs for internally developed software. We expect to grow our research and development efforts as we continue to broaden our payroll and HR solution offerings and extend our technological solutions by investing in the development of new applications and introducing them to new and existing clients. General and administrative expenses include employee-related expenses for finance and accounting, legal, human resources and management information systems personnel, legal costs, professional fees and other corporate expenses. Depreciation and amortization expenses include depreciation of owned computer equipment allocated based upon an estimate of assets used to support the
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selling, general and administrative functions, as well as amortization of intangible assets. We expect our administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars as we continue to enhance and expand our solution and grow our business, as well as incurring additional costs associated with accounting, compliance, investor relations, and other costs associated with being a public company, although our administrative expenses may fluctuate as a percentage of total revenues.
Interest Expense
Interest expense includes interest on our corporate headquarters and related party debt. The decrease in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013, is primarily due to our use of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and existing cash for the repayment in full of the 2022 Note and the 2017 Note in April 2014.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net includes interest on funds held for clients that are earned primarily on funds that are collected in advance of either the applicable due date for payroll tax submissions or the applicable disbursement date for employee payment services, the gain or loss on the sale of fixed assets and change in fair value of the derivative liability relating to the related party debt. We typically invest funds held for clients in money market accounts and certificates of deposit until they are paid to the applicable tax or regulatory agencies or to client employees. These collections from clients are typically disbursed from one to 30 days after receipt, with some funds being held for up to 120 days. We expect that interest on funds held for clients in other income will increase as we increase our cash and cash equivalents and increase our funds held from clients as we introduce new applications, expand our client base and renew and expand relationships with existing clients.
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Results of Operations
Nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013
The following tables set forth selected condensed consolidated statements of income data and such data as a percentage of total revenues for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
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% Change | |||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||
Revenues |
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Recurring |
$ | 105,030 | $ | 75,808 | 39 | % | ||||||
Implementation and other |
1,859 | 1,513 | 23 | % | ||||||||
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Total revenues |
106,889 | 77,321 | 38 | % | ||||||||
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Cost of revenues |
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Operating expenses |
17,847 | 13,633 | 31 | % | ||||||||
Depreciation |
1,876 | 1,320 | 42 | % | ||||||||
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Total cost of revenues |
19,723 | 14,953 | 32 | % | ||||||||
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Administrative expenses |
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Sales and marketing |
44,237 | 28,913 | 53 | % | ||||||||
Research and development |
2,878 | 1,317 | 119 | % | ||||||||
General and administrative |
25,816 | 18,851 | 37 | % | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
3,322 | 2,716 | 22 | % | ||||||||
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Total administrative expenses |
76,253 | 51,797 | 47 | % | ||||||||
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Total operating expenses |
95,976 | 66,750 | 44 | % | ||||||||
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Operating income |
10,913 | 10,571 | 3 | % | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(3,079 | ) | (6,929 | ) | (56 | %) | ||||||
Net loss on early repayment of debt |
(4,044 | ) | | n/a | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
1,395 | 140 | 896 | % | ||||||||
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
5,185 | 3,782 | 37 | % | ||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
2,028 | 1,211 | 67 | % | ||||||||
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 3,157 | $ | 2,571 | 23 | % | ||||||
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Revenues |
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Recurring |
98 | % | 98 | % | ||||
Implementation and other |
2 | % | 2 | % | ||||
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Total revenues |
100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
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Cost of revenues |
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Operating expenses |
17 | % | 17 | % | ||||
Depreciation |
2 | % | 2 | % | ||||
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Total cost of revenues |
19 | % | 19 | % | ||||
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Administrative expenses |
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Sales and marketing |
41 | % | 37 | % | ||||
Research and development |
3 | % | 2 | % | ||||
General and administrative |
24 | % | 24 | % | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
3 | % | 4 | % | ||||
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Total administrative expenses |
71 | % | 67 | % | ||||
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Total operating expenses |
90 | % | 86 | % | ||||
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Operating income |
10 | % | 14 | % | ||||
Interest expense |
(3 | %) | (9 | %) | ||||
Net loss on early repayment of debt |
(4 | %) | 0 | % | ||||
Other income (expense), net |
2 | % | 0 | % | ||||
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
5 | % | 5 | % | ||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
2 | % | 2 | % | ||||
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Net income (loss) |
3 | % | 3 | % | ||||
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Revenues
Total revenues were $106.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to $77.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $29.6 million, or 38%. The increase in total revenues was primarily due to the addition of clients in mature sales offices (those offices that have been open for at least 24 months). A combination of other factors also contributed to the increase in revenues, including the addition of new clients in more recently opened sales offices, the introduction and sale of additional applications to our existing clients, sales to larger clients and the growth in the number of employees of our clients.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues was $19.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to $15.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $4.7 million, or 32%. The increase in cost of revenues was due primarily to increases of $3.0 million in employee costs related to additional operating personnel and $0.5 million in increased shipping fees related to increased sales. In addition, depreciation expense increased by $0.6 million, an increase of 42%, primarily due to additional technology and other assets purchased.
Administrative Expenses
Total administrative expenses were $76.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to $51.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $24.5 million, or 47%. Sales and marketing expense increased by $15.3 million primarily due to a $8.1 million increase in employee-related expenses, resulting from a 31% increase in the number of sales personnel, a $3.7 million increase in
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commission and bonuses resulting from increased sales, a $1.4 million increase in building rent and security related to new offices and additional leased space in existing offices, a $0.7 million increase in travel expense related to additional travel from the new offices, and an increase in marketing expense of $0.8 million primarily due to increased radio and print advertising. Research and development expense increased by $1.6 million, primarily due to an increase in the number of research and development personnel and related bonus expense. General and administrative expense increased by $7.0 million primarily due to a $3.4 million increase in employee-related expenses resulting from an increase in the number of general and administrative personnel, an increase in accounting and compliance expense of $1.3 million related to the initial public offering and costs of operating as a public company, a $0.2 million increase in expense related to the new corporate headquarters building, along with $0.7 million of other increased general and administrative expenses related to the initial public offering. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense increased by $0.6 million, an increase of 22%, primarily due to additional assets purchased.
Expenditures for software developed or obtained for internal use are capitalized and amortized over a three-year period on a straight-line basis. The timing of these capitalized expenditures may affect the amount of research and development expenses in any given period. The table below sets forth the amounts of capitalized and expensed research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):
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$ | 1,125 | $ | 713 | ||||
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2,878 | 1,317 | ||||||
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$ | 4,003 | $ | 2,030 | ||||
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Years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011
The following tables set forth selected consolidated statement of income data and such data as a percentage of total revenues for each of the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
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Recurring |
$ | 105,560 | $ | 75,420 | $ | 56,382 | ||||||
Implementation and other |
2,041 | 1,390 | 824 | |||||||||
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107,601 | 76,810 | 57,206 | |||||||||
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Operating expenses |
19,070 | 14,895 | 12,287 | |||||||||
Depreciation |
1,821 | 1,431 | 987 | |||||||||
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20,891 | 16,326 | 13,274 | |||||||||
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42,681 | 29,255 | 22,244 | |||||||||
Research and development |
2,146 | 1,632 | 1,225 | |||||||||
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28,729 | 19,372 | 14,650 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
3,682 | 4,092 | 4,300 | |||||||||
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77,238 | 54,351 | 42,419 | |||||||||
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Operating income |
9,472 | 6,133 | 1,513 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
(9,272 | ) | (6,977 | ) | (134 | ) | ||||||
Other income, net |
1,199 | 354 | 108 | |||||||||
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
1,399 | (490 | ) | 1,487 | ||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
792 | (84 | ) | 601 | ||||||||
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 607 | $ | (406 | ) | $ | 886 | |||||
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Consolidated Statement of Income Data as a Percentage of Revenues
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98 | % | 98 | % | 99 | % | ||||||
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18 | % | 19 | % | 21 | % | ||||||
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1 | % | 2 | % | 2 | % | ||||||
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19 | % | 21 | % | 23 | % | ||||||
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40 | % | 38 | % | 39 | % | ||||||
Research and development |
2 | % | 2 | % | 2 | % | ||||||
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26 | % | 25 | % | 26 | % | ||||||
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3 | % | 6 | % | 7 | % | ||||||
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71 | % | 71 | % | 74 | % | ||||||
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10 | % | 8 | % | 3 | % | ||||||
Interest expense |
(9 | )% | (9 | )% | 0 | % | ||||||
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1 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||
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2 | % | (1 | )% | 3 | % | ||||||
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1 | % | 0 | % | 1 | % | ||||||
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1 | % | (1 | )% | 2 | % | ||||||
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Year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to the year ended December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands)
Revenues
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$ | 105,560 | $ | 75,420 | $ | 56,382 | 40 | % | 34 | % | ||||||||||
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2,041 | 1,390 | 824 | 47 | 69 | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 107,601 | $ | 76,810 | $ | 57,206 | 40 | % | 34 | % | ||||||||||
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Total revenues were $107.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $76.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $30.8 million, or 40%. For the year ended December 31, 2013, our client count increased 17%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in revenues was due to a combination of factors, including the addition of clients in mature sales offices (those offices that have been open for at least 24 months), the addition of new clients in more recently opened sales offices, the introduction and sale of additional applications to our existing clients, sales to larger clients and the growth in the number of employees of our clients.
Total revenues were $76.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $57.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $19.6 million, or 34%. For the year ended December 31, 2012, our client count increased 16%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011. The increase in revenues was due
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to a combination of factors, including the addition of clients in mature sales offices (those offices that have been open for at least 24 months), the addition of new clients in more recently opened sales offices, the introduction and sale of additional applications to our existing clients, sales to larger clients and the growth in the number of employees of our clients.
Expenses
Cost of Revenues (dollars in thousands)
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Operating expenses |
$ | 19,070 | $ | 14,895 | $ | 12,287 | 28 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||||
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1,821 | 1,431 | 987 | 27 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
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Cost of revenues was $16.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $3.0 million, or 23%. The increase in cost of revenues was due primarily to increases of $1.9 million in employee costs related to additional operating personnel, $0.1 million in paper costs, $0.3 million in bank fees related to increased sales, $0.2 million related to our background check service and $0.1 million in time clock costs, relating to increased sales of time clocks. Depreciation expense increased $0.4 million, primarily due to entire year of depreciation on data center assets purchased in connection with the construction of our data center in Oklahoma, which was completed in July 2011.
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$ | 42,681 | $ | 29,255 | $ | 22,244 | 46 | % | 32 | % | ||||||||||
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2,146 | 1,632 | 1,225 | 32 | 33 | |||||||||||||||
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28,729 | 19,372 | 14,650 | 48 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
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Total administrative expenses were $77.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $54.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $22.8 million, or 42%. Sales and marketing expenses increased primarily due to a $5.5 million increase in employee-related expenses, resulting from a 29% increase in the number of personnel, a $4.6 million increase in commission and bonuses, resulting from increased sales and an increase in marketing expense of $1.1 million primarily due to increased radio and print advertising. Research and development expenses increased primarily due to an increase of 55% in the number of development personnel, along with bonus expense. General and administrative expenses increased primarily due to a $4.1 million increase in employee-related expenses, resulting from a 53% increase in the number of personnel, along with $2.7 million of expenses related to our initial public offering. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense decreased by approximately $0.4 million.
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Total administrative expenses were $54.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $42.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $12.0 million, or 28%. Sales and marketing expenses increased primarily due to a $3.3 million increase in employee-related expenses, resulting from a 10% increase in the number of personnel, a $1.6 million increase in commission and bonuses, resulting from increased sales and an increase in marketing expense of $0.6 million primarily due to increased radio and print advertising. Research and development expenses increased primarily due to an increase of 29% in the number of development personnel, along with bonus expense. General and administrative expenses increased primarily due to a $3.6 million increase in employee-related expenses, resulting from a 18% increase in the number of personnel, along with increases in administrative expenses related to travel, communication and transportation.
Expenditures for software developed or obtained for internal use are capitalized and amortized over a three-year period on a straight-line basis. The timing of the capitalized expenditures may affect the amount of development costs expensed in any given period. The table below sets forth the amounts of capitalized and expensed research and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands).
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$ | 1,238 | $ | 613 | $ | 497 | 102 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||||
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Quarterly Results of Operations
The following tables set forth selected unaudited quarterly condensed consolidated statements of income data for each of the 12 quarters for the three years ended September 30, 2014. The information for each of these quarters has been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and, in the opinion of management, includes all adjustments, which includes only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for these periods in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This data should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. These quarterly operating results are not necessarily indicative of our operating results for a full year or any future period (dollars in thousands).
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$ | 35,910 | $ | 32,666 | $ | 36,454 | $ | 29,752 | $ | 25,210 | $ | 23,394 | $ | 27,204 | $ | 20,836 | $ | 18,245 | $ | 16,817 | $ | 19,522 | $ | 15,377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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688 | 640 | 531 | 528 | 620 | 520 | 373 | 471 | 323 | 275 | 321 | 261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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36,598 | 33,306 | 36,985 | 30,280 | 25,830 | 23,914 | 27,577 | 21,307 | 18,568 | 17,092 | 19,843 | 15,638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6,436 | 6,365 | 6,922 | 5,938 | 5,340 | 4,768 | 4,845 | 4,356 | 4,113 | 3,708 | 4,149 | 3,725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14,856 | 13,700 | 15,681 | 13,768 | 10,339 | 8,716 | 9,858 | 8,479 | 6,860 | 6,650 | 7,266 | 6,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1,059 | 937 | 882 | 829 | 538 | 324 | 455 | 349 | 361 | 542 | 380 | 293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8,410 | 8,138 | 9,268 | 9,878 | 6,815 | 6,040 | 5,996 | 5,456 | 4,778 | 4,803 | 4,335 | 4,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1,159 | 1,072 | 1,091 | 966 | 959 | 873 | 884 | 841 | 837 | 1,212 | 1,202 | 1,174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25,484 | 23,847 | 26,922 | 25,441 | 18,651 | 15,953 | 17,193 | 15,125 | 12,836 | 13,207 | 13,183 | 12,328 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31,920 | 30,212 | 33,844 | 31,379 | 23,991 | 20,721 | 22,038 | 19,481 | 16,949 | 16,915 | 17,332 | 16,053 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4,678 | 3,094 | 3,141 | (1,099 | ) | 1,839 | 3,193 | 5,539 | 1,826 | 1,619 | 177 | 2,511 | (415 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(338 | ) | (674 | ) | (2,067 | ) | (2,343 | ) | (2,329 | ) | (2,326 | ) | (2,274 | ) | (2,327 | ) | (2,309 | ) | (2,205 | ) | (136 | ) | (134 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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39 | 587 | 769 | 1,059 | (133 | ) | (338 | ) | 611 | 19 | 257 | 65 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4,379 | (1,037 | ) | 1,843 | (2,383 | ) | (623 | ) | 529 | 3,876 | (482 | ) | (433 | ) | (1,963 | ) | 2,388 | (539 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1,689 | (444 | ) | 783 | (419 | ) | (199 | ) | 169 | 1,241 | (80 | ) | (151 | ) | (676 | ) | 823 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 2,690 | $ | (593 | ) | $ | 1,060 | $ | (1,964 | ) | $ | (424 | ) | $ | 360 | $ | 2,635 | $ | (402 | ) | $ | (282 | ) | $ | (1,287 | ) | $ | 1,565 | $ | (689 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Quarterly Revenues Trends
Excluding changes in quarterly revenues due to seasonal factors, our quarterly revenues generally increased sequentially for the periods presented due to a combination of factors, including the addition of clients in mature sales offices (those offices that have been open for at least 24 months), the addition of new clients in more recently opened sales offices, the introduction and sale of additional applications to our existing clients and the growth in the number of employees of our clients. In addition, the annual processing of payroll forms were subject to a one-time price increase in conjunction with increased access and review functionality associated with these forms in 2012, which resulted in an increase of less than 1% of recurring revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
There are also seasonal factors that affect our revenues. Recurring revenues include revenues relating to the annual processing of payroll forms such as Form W-2 and Form 1099, or payroll form revenues. Because these forms are typically processed in the first quarter of the year, first quarter revenue and margins are generally higher than
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subsequent quarters. For example, payroll form revenues accounted for 22% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 6% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Quarterly Expenses Trends
Selling, general and administrative expenses are generally higher in the fourth and first quarters, due to overtime hours related to preparing client rollovers to the new year, and the preparation of annual client filings.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents which totaled $18.5 million and $13.4 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents are comprised primarily of deposit accounts and money market funds. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs over at least the next 12 months.
We have historically financed our operations from cash flows generated from operations, cash from the sale of debt and equity securities and borrowings under our consolidated loans. Since inception, we have raised $125.1 million of equity capital, $64.3 million of which was the net proceeds raised in our initial public offering that closed in April 2014. We have also incurred debt to finance the expansion of our corporate headquarters, which was completed in June 2014, as well as other previously constructed facilities, and incurred related party debt as part of a corporate reorganization that occurred in April 2012, or the April 2012 Corporate Reorganization, and the 2014 Reorganization. As of September 30, 2014, our only outstanding indebtedness consisted of the 2021 Consolidated Loan, which is discussed in more detail below.
2021 Consolidated Loan. As of September 30, 2014, we had a term note under the 2021 Consolidated Loan with an outstanding principal amount of $27.2 million due to Kirkpatrick Bank that matures on May 30, 2021. Under the 2021 Consolidated Loan, interest is payable monthly and accrues at a fixed rate of 4.75% per annum. The 2021 Consolidated Loan is secured by a mortgage covering our headquarters buildings and certain personal property relating to our headquarters buildings.
We are required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants under the 2021 Consolidated Loan, including maintaining a debt coverage ratio of EBITDA to indebtedness (defined as current maturities of long-term debt, interest expense and distributions) greater than 1.5 to 1.0. As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the 2021 Consolidated Loan.
Pursuant to the terms of the 2021 Consolidated Loan, we may not, subject to certain exceptions, until amounts under the 2021 Consolidated Loan are repaid: (i) create any mortgages or liens, (ii) make any loans, advances or extensions of credit with any affiliate or enter into any other transaction with any affiliate, (iii) lease any mortgaged property, (iv) make any distributions to members as long as an event of default exists, (v) make any material change in methods of accounting, (vi) enter into any sale and leaseback arrangement, (vii) amend, modify, restate, cancel or terminate our organizational documents, (viii) sell, transfer or convey any mortgaged property or (ix) incur funded outside debt.
An event of default under the 2021 Consolidated Loan includes, among other events, (i) failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) breaches of certain covenants, (iii) any failure to meet the required financial covenants and (iv) an institution of a bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or receivership.
Cash Flow Analysis
Our cash flows from operating activities have historically been significantly impacted by profitability, implementation revenue received but deferred, and our investment in sales and marketing to drive growth. Our ability to meet future liquidity needs will be driven by our operating performance and the extent of continued
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investment in our operations. Failure to generate sufficient revenue and related cash flows or to raise additional capital could have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet our liquidity needs and achieve our business objectives.
As part of our payroll and payroll tax filing services, we collect funds for federal, state and local employment taxes from our clients which we remit to the appropriate tax agencies. We invest these funds in short-term certificates of deposit and money market funds from which we earn interest income during the period between their receipt and disbursement.
As our business grows, we expect our capital expenditures and our investment activity to continue to increase. Depending on certain growth opportunities, we may choose to accelerate investments in sales and marketing, acquisitions, technology and services. Actual future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our future revenues, cash from operating activities and the level of expenditures in all areas of our business.
Nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2013
The following table summarizes the consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):
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Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $13.3 million. Net cash provided by operating activities consisted primarily of net income of $3.2 million, depreciation and amortization of $5.2 million, an increase in deferred revenues of $4.7 million, a write off of debt issuance costs of $4.1 million and deferred tax assets of $1.3 million, offset by a decrease in accounts payable of $3.0 million, unrealized change in the fair value of our derivative liability of $1.1 million and a decrease in accrued commissions and bonuses of $1.0 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $12.1 million. Net cash provided by operating activities consisted primarily of net income of $2.6 million, depreciation and amortization of $4.0 million, an increase in deferred revenue of $2.8 million, an increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities of $2.7 million, a decrease in deferred tax assets of $1.2 million and a decrease in stock-based compensation of $0.9 million, offset by a decrease in accrued commissions and bonuses of $1.2 million and an increase in prepaid expenses of $0.8 million.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $50.2 million and resulted primarily from a decrease in funds held for clients of $62.1 million offset by additions to property, plant and equipment of $11.9 million.
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Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $76.1 million and resulted primarily from a decrease in funds held for clients of $82.3 million offset by additions to property, plant and equipment of $6.2 million.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $58.4 million. Net cash used in financing activities primarily resulted from payments on long-term debt of $65.4 million, a decrease in the clients funds obligation of $62.1 million and capital impact of reorganization costs of $0.2 million offset by proceeds from the initial public offering of $62.8 million and proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt of $6.5 million.
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $80.4 million. Net cash used in financing activities primarily resulted from a decrease in the client funds obligation of $82.3 million and incentive awards redeemed of $1.1 million, offset by payments on long-term debt of $1.8 million and a capital contribution of $1.2 million.
Year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to the year ended December 31, 2011
The following table summarizes the consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):
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$ | 16,984 | $ | 10,974 | $ | 9,085 | 55 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||||
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For the year ended December 31, 2013, cash flows provided by operating activities was $17.0 million. The cash flows provided by operating activities resulted primarily from net income of $0.6 million, depreciation and amortization of $5.5 million, an increase in deferred revenue of $4.2 million related to increased implementation fees, an increase in accounts payable of $2.7 million, an increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities of $2.4 million, an increase in accrued commissions and bonuses of $1.6 million and an increase in accrued payroll and vacation of $1.2 million, offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $1.1 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, cash flows provided by operating activities was $11.0 million. The cash flows provided by operating activities resulted primarily from net loss of $0.4 million, depreciation and amortization of $5.5 million, an increase in deferred revenue of $2.8 million related to increased implementation fees, an increase in accrued commissions and bonuses of $1.5 million, and an increase in accounts payable of $1.2 million.
Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2013, cash used in investing activities was $148.4 million. The cash flows used in investing activities resulted primarily from an increase in funds from clients of $131.5 million related to collection of client taxes and capital expenditures related to investments in real property, software and development and facilities and equipment of $17.2 million offset by proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment of $0.3 million.
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For the year ended December 31, 2012, cash used in investing activities was $77.0 million. The cash flows used in investing activities resulted primarily from an increase in funds from clients of $71.0 million related to the collection of client taxes and capital expenditures related to investments in real property, software and development and facilities and equipment of $6.0 million.
Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2013, cash flows provided by financing activities was $131.4 million. The cash flows provided by financing activities resulted primarily from an increase in client funds obligations of $131.5 million related to the collection of client taxes and advances received from a consolidated loan of $7.0 million, which were partially offset by distributions paid to stockholders of $5.4 million, incentive shares redeemed of $1.1 million and payments of deferred offering costs of $0.6 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, cash flows provided by financing activities was $72.2 million. The cash flows provided by financing activities resulted primarily from an increase in client funds obligations of $71.0 million related to the collection of client taxes, proceeds from the 2022 Note of $16.4 million, proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $2.4 million and proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt of $1.8 million which were partially offset by distributions paid to stockholders as a return of capital of $18.8 million and payments on long-term debt of $0.4 million.
Contractual Obligations
Our principal commitments primarily consist of long-term debt and leases for office space. We disclose our long-term debt to a related party in Note 5 and our commitments and contingencies in Note 11 to our audited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
As of September 30, 2014, the future non-cancelable minimum payments under these commitments were as follows (dollars in thousands):
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$ | 27,186 | $ | 845 | $ | 1,813 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 22,528 | ||||||||||
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We may continue to lease additional office space to support our growth. In addition, many of our existing lease agreements provide us with the option to renew. Our future operating lease obligations include payments due during any renewal period provided for in the lease where the lease imposes a penalty for failure to renew.
The contractual commitment amounts in the table above are associated with agreements that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum services to be used, fixed minimum or variable price provisions, and the approximate timing of the transaction. Obligations under contracts that we can cancel without a significant penalty are not included in the table above.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2014, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest rate sensitivity
We had cash and cash equivalents totaling $18.5 million as of September 30, 2014. We consider all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less and money market mutual funds to be cash equivalents. This amount was invested primarily in deposit accounts and money market funds. The cash and cash equivalents are held for working capital purposes. Our investments are made for capital preservation purposes. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes.
Our cash equivalents are subject to market risk due to changes in interest rates. Fixed rate securities may have their market value adversely affected due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectation due to changes in interest rates, or we may suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that decline in market value due to changes in interest rates.
We do not believe that an increase or decrease in interest rates of 100-basis points would have a material effect on our operating results or financial condition with respect to our cash equivalents.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we continually evaluate our estimates and assumptions believed to be reasonable under current facts and circumstances. Actual amounts and results may materially differ from these estimates made by management under different assumptions and conditions.
Certain accounting policies that require significant management estimates, and are deemed critical to our results of operations or financial position, are described below. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
Revenue Recognition
Our total revenues are comprised of recurring revenues, and implementation and other revenues. We recognize revenue in accordance with accounting standards for software and service companies when all of the following criteria have been met:
| There is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; |
| The service has been or is being provided to the customer; |
| Collection of the fees is reasonably assured; and |
| The amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable. |
Recurring revenues are derived primarily from our talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, talent management and HR management applications. These services are rendered during each clients payroll period with the agreed-upon fee being charged and collected as part of the clients payroll. Revenues are recognized at time of billing of each clients payroll period. Collectability is reasonably assured as the fees are collected through an ACH as part of the clients payroll cycle or through direct wire transfer, which minimizes
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the default risk. Our implementation and other revenues represent non-refundable conversion fees which are charged to new clients to offset the expense of new client set-up and revenues from sale of time clocks as part of our employee time and attendance services. Because these conversion fees and sale of time clocks relate to our recurring revenues, we have evaluated such arrangements under the accounting guidance that governs multiple element arrangements.
For arrangements with multiple elements, we evaluate whether each element represents a separate unit of accounting. In order to treat deliverables in a multiple element arrangement as separate units of accounting, the deliverables must have standalone value upon delivery. If the deliverables have standalone value upon delivery, we account for each deliverable separately and revenue is recognized for the respective deliverables as they are delivered. If one or more of the deliverables does not have standalone value upon delivery, the deliverables that do not have standalone value are generally combined with the final deliverable within the arrangement and treated as a single unit of accounting.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we determined that there was no standalone value associated with the upfront conversion fees as they did not have value to our clients on a standalone basis nor were they offered as an individual service; therefore, the conversion fees were deferred and are recognized ratably over the estimated life of our clients, based on our historical client attrition rate, which we estimate to be ten years. Revenues from the sale of time clocks are recognized when they are delivered.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill is not amortized, but we are required to test the carrying value of goodwill for impairment at least annually, or earlier if, at the reporting unit level, an indicator of impairment arises. The estimates and assumptions about future results of operations and cash flows made in connection with the impairment testing could differ from future actual results of operations and cash flows. If impairment exists, a write-down to fair value (normally measured by discounting estimated future cash flows) is recorded. Our business is largely homogeneous and, as a result, goodwill is associated with one reporting unit. We have selected June 30 as our annual goodwill impairment testing date and determined there was no impairment as of June 30, 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, there were no indicators of impairment. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, including intangible assets with finite lives, are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset. We have determined that there is no impairment of long-lived assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
Restricted Stock and Incentive Units
Given the absence of a public trading market for our common stock and incentive units prior to our initial public offering, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the AICPA), Audit and Accounting Practice Aid Series: Valuation of Privately Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation (the AICPA Practice Guide), our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and
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considered numerous factors to determine the best estimate of the fair value of our restricted stock and incentive units, including:
| Valuation analyses performed by an unrelated third party specialist (including the application of appropriate valuation techniques and inputs); |
| Characteristics and specific terms of the shares as noted in the equity grant agreements; |
| Value of the shares as determined by the absence of a liquidation value on the date of grant, the ability to participate in our future profits, growth and appreciation and the lack of an exercise price for the shares; |
| Lack of marketability of our common stock; |
| Our actual operating and financial performance; |
| Our state of development; |
| Revenue and expense projection; |
| Likelihood of achieving a liquidating event; |
| Market performance of comparable publicly traded companies; and |
| Overall U.S. and global economic and capital market conditions. |
Our simulation model requires various subjective assumptions as inputs, including expected life, volatility, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield. The assumptions used in the simulation model represent our best estimates, which involve inherent uncertainties and the application of our judgment as follows:
| Risk-free interest rateWe base the risk-free interest rate used in the Monte Carlo simulation model on the implied yield available on 5 year U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining term equivalent to that of the restricted stock or incentive units as of the valuation date. |
| VolatilityWe determine the volatility factor based on the historical volatilities of comparable guideline companies. To determine the comparable guideline companies, we consider cloud-based application providers and select those that are similar to us in nature of services provided. We intend to continue to consistently apply this process using the same or similar public companies until information regarding the volatility of our own pricing changes, or unless circumstances change such that the identified companies are no longer similar to us, in which case, more suitable companies whose share prices are publicly available would be utilized in the calculation. |
| Expected termThe expected term represents the period that our restricted stock or incentive units are expected to be outstanding. We determined the expected term assumption based on the vesting terms and contractual terms of the restricted stock. |
| Expected dividend yieldWe have not paid and do not expect to pay dividends in the future and therefore an expected dividend yield of 0% was applied. Our directors will determine if and when dividends will be declared and paid in the future based on our financial position at the relevant time. |
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The following table presents a summary of the grant-date fair values of restricted stock and incentive units granted based on the Monte Carlo simulation model and the related assumptions for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||
2014 | 2013 | |||
Grant-date fair value |
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2012 Management Incentive Units |
| $4.67 - $19.49 | ||
2014 Restricted Stock |
$5.76 - $36.03 | | ||
Risk-free interest rates |
1.02% | 0.71% - 0.79% | ||
Estimated Volatility |
30% | 50% | ||
Expected life (in years) |
3.5 | 5.0 |
The following table presents a summary of the grant-date fair values of incentive units granted based on the Monte Carlo simulation model and the related assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||
Grant-date fair value |
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2009 Incentive Units |
| $71.78 | $51.16 | |||
2012 Management Incentive Units |
$4.67 - $37.39 | $8.03 - $14.29 | | |||
2012 CEO Incentive Units |
| $6.78 - $9.35 | | |||
Risk-free interest rate |
0.71% - 1.41% | 0.72% | 1.74% | |||
Volatility factor |
50% | 60% | 60% | |||
Expected life (in years) |
5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
In addition to assumptions used in the simulation model, we are required to estimate forfeitures and only record compensation costs for those awards that are expected to vest. Our forfeiture estimate is based on an analysis of our actual forfeitures. We will continue to evaluate the appropriateness of the forfeiture rate based on actual forfeiture experience, analysis of employee turnover, and other factors.
In connection with the 2014 Reorganization, the incentive units we issued as part of the 2009 Incentive Units Plan, or the 2009 Incentive Units, were converted into shares of restricted stock. Upon the sale of common stock in the initial public offering, approximately 217,378 shares of restricted stock that were granted to replace the 2009 Incentive Units automatically vested.
In connection with the 2014 Reorganization, incentive units in Holdings were converted into shares of common stock and/or restricted stock. Vested incentive units were converted to shares of common stock and restricted stock at various conversion ratios that ranged from approximately 1:0.2 to 1:24. Unvested incentive units were converted to shares of restricted stock at various conversion ratios that ranged from 1:24 to 1:47. The conversion to shares of common stock or restricted stock was determined based on the underlying conditions of the pre-conversion incentive units and reflected any pre-existing vesting conditions. This conversion resulted in the issuance of 1,148,520 and 8,121,101 shares of common stock and restricted stock, respectively, on January 1, 2014. The shares of restricted stock are subject to either time-based or performance-based vesting conditions. The Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Section 718-20-53-3 indicates that if the terms and conditions of an existing equity incentive compensation plan are to be modified, then an entity should record additional compensation cost for any incremental value associated with the modification. The incremental compensation cost is measured as the excess of the fair value of the modified awards over the fair value of the original awards immediately before its terms are modified. Based on the terms of restricted stock, we concluded that there was a modification of the existing equity incentive units. Based upon a valuation by an independent third party, management determined there was no additional compensation cost
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created in the conversion, as the value of the incentive units given up was more than the value of the restricted stock received. As such, there was no additional compensation recorded.
Shares of restricted stock that were issued in connection with the 2014 Reorganization that were subject to time-based vesting conditions retained substantially the same time-based vesting conditions as the respective tranche of incentive units from which they were converted. For additional information concerning these vesting conditions, see Executive CompensationNarrative Discussion Regarding Summary Compensation TableEquity Incentive Units and Restricted Stock Awards. The following table shows the vesting periods for the shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting conditions that were issued in connection with the 2014 Reorganization:
Year Ending December 31, |
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock to Vest |
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2014 |
707,168 | (1) | ||
2015 |
653,964 | |||
2016 |
581,131 | |||
2017 |
580,987 | |||
2018 |
102,963 | |||
2019 |
81 | |||
Total |
2,626,294 |
(1) | Includes 477,320 shares of restricted stock that vested on April 3, 2014. |
Shares of restricted stock that were issued in connection with the 2014 Reorganization that were subject to performance-based vesting conditions will vest 50% upon the Company reaching a total enterprise value of $1.4 billion and 50% upon the Company reaching a total enterprise value of $1.8 billion, provided that the person is employed by us on that date. For additional information concerning these vesting conditions, see Executive CompensationNarrative Discussion Regarding Summary Compensation TableEquity Incentive Units and Restricted Stock Awards. The following table shows the shares of restricted stock subject to the applicable performance-based vesting conditions that were issued in connection with the 2014 Reorganization:
Total Enterprise Value |
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock to Vest |
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$1,400,000,000 |
2,727,642 | |||
$1,800,000,000 |
2,727,511 |
Derivative Instruments
In April 2012, we entered into the 2022 Note with WCAS Capital IV, a related party. The note contains certain prepayment features related to mandatory redemption upon a liquidation event. As of December 31, 2012, we had identified the prepayment feature of the note as a derivative instrument which is required to be bifurcated and separately accounted for at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. Refer to Note 7 of our audited annual condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion. The following are the significant inputs used to value the derivative instrument as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:
2013 | 2012 | |||
Probability of exit |
90% | 90% | ||
Remaining term |
0.8 year - 8.3 years | 3.3 years - 9.3 years | ||
Yield Volatility |
21% - 31% | 20% - 29% | ||
Credit Spread |
9% | 12% | ||
Risk-free rate |
0.13% - 2.45% | 0.36% - 1.78% |
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There were no derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2011.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2013, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires entities to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. We adopted this new guidance during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that included a comprehensive new revenue recognition model which requires revenue to be recognized in a manner to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is not permitted. Accordingly, the standard is effective for us on January 1, 2017. We are currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In June 2014, the FASB issued authoritative guidance for share-based payments which requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update further clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Accordingly, the standard is effective for us on January 1, 2016. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Overview
We are a leading provider of a comprehensive, cloud-based HCM software solution delivered as Software-as-a-Service. We provide functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the complete employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. Our solution requires virtually no customization and is based on a core system of record maintained in a single database for all HCM functions, including talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, talent management and HR management applications. Our user-friendly software allows for easy adoption of our solution by employees, enabling self-management of their HCM activities in the cloud, which reduces the administrative burden on employers and increases employee productivity.
Organizations need sophisticated, flexible and intuitive applications that can quickly adapt to their evolving HCM requirements, streamline their HR processes and systems and enable them to control costs. We believe that the HCM needs of most organizations are currently served either by legacy providers offering outdated on-premise products or multiple providers that partner together in an attempt to replicate a comprehensive product. These approaches often result in large up-front capital requirements, extended delivery times, high costs, low scalability and challenges with system integration.
Because our solution was developed in-house and is based on a single platform, there is no need to integrate, update or access multiple databases, which are common issues with competitor offerings that use multiple third-party systems in order to link together their HCM offerings. Additionally, our solution maintains data integrity for accurate, actionable and real-time analytics and business intelligence and helps clients minimize the risk of compliance errors due to inaccurate or missing information. We deliver feature-rich applications while maintaining excellence in information security and quality management standards as evidenced by our ISO certifications. As part of our client retention effort, a specialist within a dedicated team is assigned to each client to provide industry-leading personalized service.
The key benefits of our differentiated solution as compared to competing products:
| Comprehensive HCM solution. Our solution offers functionality that manages the entire employment life cycle for employers and employees, from recruitment to retirement. Our user-friendly applications help clients identify candidates, onboard employees, manage time and labor, administer payroll deductions and benefits, manage performance, off board employees and administer post-termination health benefits such as COBRA. Our solution also has the advantage of being built in-house by our highly trained and skilled team of software developers; |
| Core system of record enabling data analytics maintained on a single database. Our solution is based on a core system of record that contains payroll and HR information in one convenient database, thereby reducing costs by eliminating the need for multiple software products and vendors and the maintenance of employee data in numerous databases that have to be merged or synchronized. This core system of record allows our clients the ability to access and analyze accurate employee information to make business decisions based upon actionable, real-time, point-and-click analytics provided on our client dashboard; |
| Personalized support provided by trained personnel. Our solution is supported by one-on-one personal assistance from trained specialists. Services specialists are assigned to specific clients and are trained across all of our applications, ensuring they provide comprehensive, expert-level service; |
| Software-as-a-Service delivery model. Our SaaS delivery model allows clients with a geographically dispersed workforce to operate more efficiently and allows these clients to access and use our client-oriented Internet solution on demand and remotely through a standard web browser, smart phones, tablets and other web-enabled devices, which lowers the total cost of ownership as compared to on-premise products; |
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| Cloud-based architecture. Our cloud-based architecture allows our solution to be implemented remotely and software enhancements and newly developed applications to be deployed without client disruption and involvement, which requires smaller investments in hardware, personnel, implementation time and consulting; and |
| Scalability to grow with our clients. Our solution offers improved scalability as our clients are able to use the same solution as their businesses grow by deploying applications as-needed in real-time, which allows clients to align HCM spending with evolving HCM needs as compared to traditional HCM products that require clients to migrate to new software as they grow, but retain fixed costs even if the client shrinks in size. |
We sell our solution directly through our internally trained, client-focused and highly skilled sales force based in offices across the United States. As a part of our client retention effort, a specialist within a dedicated team is assigned to each client to provide industry-leading, personalized service. We have over 11,000 clients none of which constituted more than one-half of one percent of our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We believe that as a result of our focus on client retention, we enjoy high client satisfaction as evidenced by an average annual revenue retention rate of 91% from existing clients for the three years ended December 31, 2013. We believe our revenue retention rate understates our client loyalty because this rate also includes former clients that were acquired or otherwise ceased operations.
We were founded in 1998. Since our founding, we have focused on providing an innovative SaaS HCM solution. As of September 30, 2014, we had 961 employees across the United States. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, our revenues were $107.6 million $76.8 million and $57.2 million, respectively, representing year-over-year growth in revenues of 40% and 34%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, our revenues were $106.9 million and $77.3 million, respectively, representing comparable prior period growth of 38%. We currently derive most of our revenues from payroll processing. We are able to determine revenues from payroll processing because all of our clients are required to utilize our payroll application in order to access our other applications. We do not separately track our revenues across our other applications because we often sell applications in various groupings and configurations for a single price. We realized net income (loss) of $0.6 million, ($0.4) million and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We realized net income of $3.2 million and $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Industry Background
Large Market Opportunity for HCM Technologies
According to IDC, the U.S. market for HCM applications is comprised of software that automates business processes covering the entire span of an employees relationship with his or her employer. IDC estimates that the U.S. market, excluding learning and payroll services, will total $6.4 billion in 2015. These applications include maintenance of HR records, recruiting applications, performance management, time and labor management tracking, compliance, compensation management and other HR functions. According to IDC, the U.S. market for payroll services will be an estimated $16.8 billion in 2015. The payroll services market includes transactional activities associated with paying employees, maintaining accounting records and administrating payroll taxes while payroll accounting applications offer the functionality to effectively track these various payments and transfers.
IDC estimates that the international market for HCM applications (excluding the United States and learning and payroll services) will be $4.8 billion in 2015.
Economic and Technological Trends Are Driving Demand for HCM Solutions
Organizations operating in todays global economy are continually under pressure to reduce operating costs in order to maintain or improve their competitive positions. One tactic used by organizations is to utilize information technology, or IT, provided by external resources in order to automate internal processes, reduce
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internal administrative burdens and more effectively manage capital expenditures and labor costs. As a result, businesses are increasingly making the strategic decision to leverage HCM technologies in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their internal HR and accounting functions and capture opportunities for cost savings.
Organizations are also managing internal costs and administrative burdens by transitioning technological assets from on-premise to the cloud. By shifting HR systems to the cloud, businesses seek to avoid the difficulties associated with maintaining software and security updates, and storage needs as well as other maintenance issues. The rise of cloud computing has supported the SaaS delivery model. According to IDC, the global SaaS market is projected to grow from $39 billion in 2013 to $103 billion in 2018, at a CAGR of 21%.
We believe that businesses increasingly view data concerning their human capital as a critical strategic resource that can result in more informed decision-making concerning employee recruitment, retention and compensation. This revolution in data analytics and its extension to HR functions has increased the number of employees within an organization that can benefit from, and who regularly interface with, information technologies. As a result, organizations seek intuitive technologies that do not require extensive training or advanced technological credentials to be effectively utilized. The user experience of business applications is changing to emulate the consumer experience as HR buyers increasingly seek applications that are intuitive and available anywhere on any web-enabled device.
Incumbent HCM Products Struggle To Meet the Needs of Businesses
We believe that a majority of businesses and organizations in the United States are using multiple HCM systems from more than one vendor, thereby impeding their ability to share data across these systems. Several incumbent payroll and HCM vendors offer product sets that are comprised of separate systems that require integration. In certain cases, this disparate product offering across several vendors is the result of several acquisitions which often leads to a loosely coupled product set that is marked by significant architectural differences and weak data integration. We believe that this type of offering increases the risk of user or system error and reduces overall effectiveness.
A comprehensive HCM solution leverages the same data, process and workflow management, security model, reporting and analytics tools, and user portals to provide a uniform user experience. We believe that significant analytical power remains trapped within the data that organizations are accessing across multiple applications and databases but are unable to analyze in a unified context.
We believe that vendors who pursue market segmentation strategies based on organization size or industry create difficulties for clients who grow, either in size or industry scope, beyond the confines of those vendors offerings. A scalable HCM solution based on a core system of record allows for an organization to grow in size and scope without transitioning to a new user interface or back-end database.
The Paycom Solution
We offer an end-to-end SaaS HCM solution that provides our clients and their employees with immediate access to accurate and secure information and analytics 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any location. We believe that our solution delivers the following benefits:
Comprehensive HCM Solution
Our solution offers functionality that manages the entire employment life cycle for employers and employees, from recruitment to retirement. Our user-friendly applications streamline client processes and provide clients and their employees with the ability to directly access and manage administrative processes, including applications that identify candidates, onboard employees, manage time and labor, administer payroll deductions and benefits, manage performance, off board employees and administer post-termination health benefits such as
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COBRA. The widespread employee usage of our applications helps further integrate our solution into the administrative processes of our clients. Our solution also has the advantage of being built in-house by our highly trained and skilled team of software developers, thereby minimizing data integrity issues across applications.
Core System of Record
Our solution is based on a core system of record that contains payroll and HR information in one convenient database, thereby reducing costs and eliminating the need for multiple software products and vendors and the maintenance of employee data in numerous databases. This core system of record enables our clients to input employee data one time and enjoy seamless functionality across our applications. When a revision is made to the file of an employee, all appropriate personnel have access to the change in real time. In addition, our core system of record helps clients minimize the risk of compliance errors due to inaccurate or missing information that results from maintaining multiple databases. Through accurate tracking and management of employee payroll and other HR data, such information can be compiled for comprehensive and consistent reporting for our clients.
Data Analytics
Our solution allows clients to analyze accurate employee information to make business decisions based upon actionable, real-time, point-and-click analytics provided through our client dashboard. This functionality helps our clients operate with a more complete and accurate picture of their organization as our solutions embedded analytics capture the content and context of everyday business events, facilitating fast and informed decision-making from any location. The employees of our clients also benefit from our analytics platform as they are able to model in real-time the impact of their HCM decisions on their compensation, benefits and rewards.
Personalized Support Provided by Trained Personnel
Our applications are supported by one-on-one personal assistance from trained specialists. Services specialists are assigned to specific clients and are trained across all of our applications, ensuring they provide comprehensive, expert- level service. Our client service is ISO 9001:2008 certified on the basis of its quality and consistency. We strive to provide our clients with high levels of service and support to ensure their continued use of our solution for all of their HCM needs. We have maintained high client satisfaction, as evidenced by an average annual revenue retention rate of 91% from existing clients for the three years ended December 31, 2013.
Software-as-a-Service Delivery Model
Our SaaS delivery model allows clients with a geographically dispersed and mobile workforce to operate more efficiently, and allows these clients to implement, access and use our client-oriented Internet solution on demand and remotely through standard web browsers, smart phones, tablets and other web-enabled devices. Our SaaS solution reduces the time, risk, headcount and costs associated with installing and maintaining applications for on-premise products within the information technology infrastructure of our clients.
Secure Cloud-Based Architecture
Our cloud-based architecture allows our solution to be implemented remotely with minimal client interaction. Updates such as software enhancements and newly developed applications can be deployed without client interaction, disruption or involvement, allowing our clients to make a smaller investment in hardware, personnel, implementation time and consulting. Additionally, we own and maintain all of the infrastructure technology to host our solutions and to maximize system availability for clients. Our focus and investment in technology and data security has been recognized with ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certified security standards that provide our clients with a best-in-class level of data security.
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Scalability to Grow with our Clients
Our solution is highly scalable. We have served a diversified client base ranging in size from one to more than 8,000 employees. We calculate the number of employees using clients based on parent company grouping. Our clients are able to use the same solution while their businesses grow by deploying applications as-needed in real-time. Pricing is determined by employee headcount and the number of applications utilized, enabling our clients to align HCM spending with their evolving HCM needs as compared to traditional HCM products that require clients to migrate to new software as they grow but retain fixed costs even if the client shrinks in size.
Efficient and Productive Research and Development
We believe that we benefit from a competitive advantage with our research and development investments, people and processes. Early investments in our proprietary, cloud-based architecture enables us to develop and deploy applications in a timely and cost-efficient manner, as demonstrated by our introduction of five new applications announced since our initial public offering in April 2014. We have also chosen to base our research and development team in Oklahoma and Texas, which we believe provides us with high-quality talent at a lower cost compared to other locations in the United States with a need for technology talent. These strategic decisions have enabled us to have a highly productive research and development function while keeping our research and development expenses at 2% of revenues for 2013, 2012 and 2011. Our research and development expenses grew 31%, 33% and 25% year-over-year, for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We have increased our research and development expenses by over 119% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Our Strategy for Growth
Our strategy is to continue to establish our solution as the HCM industry standard. To accomplish this, we intend to:
Increase Our Presence in Existing Markets
Although we have clients in all 50 states, we believe a significant opportunity exists to expand our presence within markets where we currently have a sales office. We have a sales office in 25 of the 50 largest MSAs in the United States based on 2010 U.S. census data, only one of which is served by multiple sales teams. We believe that the 50 largest MSAs in the United States could collectively support at least 100 additional sales teams. Each sales office is typically staffed with one sales team, with each team comprised of a sales manager and approximately six to nine other sales professionals. We plan to increase our presence in existing markets by adding sales offices and increasing the number of our sales teams to further penetrate and effectively capture these markets.
Expand Into Additional Markets
We plan to continue expanding our sales capability by opening sales offices in certain metropolitan areas where we currently have no sales teams. We have identified 50 untapped metropolitan areas where we could potentially open a new sales office staffed with at least one sales team. Since September 2012, we have opened sales offices in Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and Silicon Valley. We intend to open eight to twelve additional offices over the next two years, as well as potentially expand over the longer term into international markets.
Enlarge our Existing Client Relationships
We dedicate our resources to helping our clients facilitate their goals, whether through helping them execute better hiring decisions, manage compensation more effectively or simply operate more efficiently. We believe a significant growth opportunity exists in selling additional applications to our current clients. Many clients have subsequently deployed additional applications as they recognize the benefits of our comprehensive solution. As we extend and enhance the functionality of our solution, we will continue to invest in initiatives to increase the adoption of our solution and maintain our high levels of client satisfaction.
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Target Larger Clients
As we have organically grown our operations and increased the number of our applications, the average size of our clients has also grown significantly. Based on our total revenues, we have grown at an approximately 38% CAGR from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2013. Our solution requires no adjustment to serve larger clients. We believe larger employers represent a substantial opportunity to increase the number of clients and to increase our revenue per client, with limited incremental cost to us. From January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2014, we increased our annualized recurring revenue per average client by 78%, in part by targeting larger clients and enlarging our existing client relationships. To further capitalize on this opportunity, we intend to target larger businesses opportunistically where our current sales model is effective.
Maintain Our Leadership in Innovation by Strengthening and Extending our Solution
Our ability to develop and deploy new applications and updates rapidly and cost-effectively has been integral to the results that we have achieved to date. We intend to continue extending the functionality and range of our solution in the future, and recently launched five new applications. Our development efforts are performed exclusively in-house and are heavily based upon proactive research and client input. In the near-term, we intend to focus our investments on further developing applications within our higher margin HR and talent management applications. Over the long term, we intend to increase our investment in the development of new applications that are responsive to the needs of our clients, which are garnered through ongoing client interaction and collaboration.
Our Applications
Our HCM solution offers a full suite of applications that generally fall within the following categories: talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, talent management and HR management.
Talent Acquisition
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Applicant Tracking. Our applicant tracking application simplifies the recruiting processes needed to hire the most qualified employees. By using our all-in-one system, our clients can move candidates from the application process through new employee on-boarding without re-keying data. | |
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Candidate Tracker. Our candidate tracker application enables recruiters to track and stay connected to potential talent through an online database of top candidates. This application helps clients fill future positions faster without the cost of professional recruiting firms. | |
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Background Checks. Our background check application helps to ensure that prospective new hires are qualified candidates. We provide clients with the tools for authorizing background checks, creating pre-adverse and adverse action letters and securely storing results as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. | |
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On-Boarding. Our on-boarding application streamlines the hiring and termination processes for employees of our clients by creating online checklists of tasks to be assigned to an employee or group of employees. | |
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E-Verify®. Our E-Verify® application automates employment verification and reduces our clients exposure to audits and penalties that could result from I-9 violations. | |
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Tax Credit Services. Our tax credit services application helps employers process and calculate the available federal tax credits associated with hiring employees who meet various qualifications. |
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Time and Labor Management
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Time and Attendance. Our time and attendance application allows our clients to accurately and efficiently manage when, where and how employees report their hours worked. Clients can apply customized rules, use batch editing and use timecard management tools to manage complex time and attendance needs. Our web time clocks feature allows employees to clock in and out online, which automatically updates the payroll application when approved, eliminating the need to manually calculate timesheets and rekey information into payroll systems. We also offer several different types of hardware terminals that are ideal for single or multi-clock environments. | |
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Scheduling/Schedule Exchange. Our scheduling application helps managers with employee scheduling through automated functionality that provides for a seamless workflow with the payroll and time and attendance applications. Our schedule exchange application allows employees and managers access to their schedules at any time and employees can approve, decline or swap their schedules and see what shifts are available for pickup. | |
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Time-Off Requests. Our time-off requests application automates and standardizes the time off request procedure and helps employers remain effectively staffed. Managers can view an online time-off calendar to easily monitor and approve or deny time-off requests. Our employee self-service tool allows employees to view the time-off they have available, submit requests and view blackout dates, the status of requests and any manager comments. | |
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Labor Allocation. Our labor allocation application simplifies the process of setting up and tracking employee hours based on the job the employee is working. | |
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Labor Management Reports/Push Reporting. Our labor management reports application helps clients get up-to-the-minute reports on the information they need to better manage their labor force, such as overtime and labor distribution. Our push reporting application also gives clients the ability to set up recurring reports and to schedule them to be run automatically and sent to users on either a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly basis. |
Payroll
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Payroll and Tax Management. Our payroll application is the foundation of our solution and all of our clients are required to utilize this application in order to access our other applications. Our payroll application is automatically updated with changes in employee information and offers other time saving functionality such as batch editing and effective dating. The application can be accessed at any time to make changes, run payroll and generate custom reports. We also help our clients by handling their payroll taxes and deposits, regulatory correspondence, amendments, and penalty and interest disputes. | |
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Paycom Pay. Our Paycom Pay application eliminates the tedious job of check reconciliation by issuing checks to our clients employees that clear from a Paycom bank account, which helps clients eliminate potential liability and simplifies the reconciliation process. | |
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Expense Management. Our expense management application eliminates the manual, paper-based processes associated with employee expense reimbursement and allows employers to control and monitor expenses by setting clearly defined rules and parameters for employee reimbursement. Employees can upload receipts when submitting their expenses and access an expense dashboard where they can view the status of their submitted expenses. | |
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Garnishment Management. Our garnishment management application allows us to handle communications with garnishment payees and agencies and to calculate and track garnishment payments. |
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Talent Management
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Employee Self-Service. Our employee self-service application improves employee engagement by empowering our clients employees to self-manage certain transactions, obtain quick answers to frequent payroll and HR questions, access their pay history and view performance goals and reviews and total compensation reports to review their compensation and benefits package. Benefits information and paid time off accruals also give employees the ability to make informed decisions regarding their benefit selections and time-off requests. | |
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Compensation Budgeting. Our compensation budgeting application provides compensation and performance information in one system, giving clients with valuable workforce insight to help manage and formulate salary budgets and helping establish merit-based compensation increases. | |
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Performance Management. Our performance management application allows for standardized positions across a company with set pay grades and performance goals. It also helps streamline the performance review process with online facilitation of the review process. | |
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Executive Dashboard. Our executive dashboard offers powerful workforce insight for executives to access information on demand in a variety of report formats. Because we offer an all-in-one solution in a single database, the comprehensive report data provides the workforce intelligence needed to drive human capital decisions at an executive level. |
HR Management
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Document and Task Management. Our document and task management application manages employee files, including the ability to have employees digitally sign and view company documents. We securely store client records to meet retention requirements and protect documents from unauthorized access and other disasters that can threaten businesses. In addition, clients can assign checklists to employees for the completion of certain tasks associated with processes such as on-boarding and off-boarding. | |
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Government and Compliance. Our government and compliance application helps clients reduce exposure to violations, audits and penalties with respect to the employment laws impacting their business, such as the Family Medical Leave Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state and federal regulations. A single database keeps our clients employee data consistent and enhances reporting capabilities by providing better accuracy and real-time insight. | |
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Benefits Administration. Our benefits administration application allows clients to customize benefit plan setup, deduction amounts, enrollment dates and new-hire waiting periods. Employers are provided census and reconciliation reports to ensure they do not overpay for benefits and can update deduction amounts for all employees or groups of employees at once. This application also provides employees with online enrollment and helps educate them and drive informed enrollment decisions for greater employee satisfaction. | |
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COBRA Administration. Our COBRA administration application protects employers from COBRA violations and their associated fines and penalties by automatically initiating compliance measures with the entry of qualifying events into the application. This application also tracks important dates, collects and remits premiums and reports on all COBRA activity. | |
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Personnel Action Forms. Our personnel action forms application helps our clients reduce the amount of time and paperwork required with employee changes such as pay rate, position and title changes by allowing managers to complete and approve online personnel action forms. |
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Surveys. Our surveys application allows clients to create employee surveys to help identify and resolve workplace matters that otherwise may remain undisclosed. Clients can analyze results by the demographics of the workforce and compare how results change over time. | |
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ACA Dashboard. Our Affordable Care Act, or ACA, dashboard application tracks employee count, employee status, health care plan affordability and ACA periods all in one convenient location and enables Paycom to file Forms 1094 and 1095 on behalf of clients. For those with Paycoms full ACA application suite that includes payroll, time and attendance, benefits administration and document and task management, the dashboard populates automatically. |
Our Clients
We serve a diverse client base in terms of size and industry. We have over 11,000 clients, or over 7,000 clients based on parent company groupings, none of which constituted more than one-half of one percent of our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We stored data for more than 1.5 million persons employed by our clients during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Based on parent company grouping, companies with fewer than 50 employees comprised approximately 9% of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Revenues for clients based on parent company grouping, with 50-2,000 employees and more than 2,000 employees represented approximately 86% and 5%, respectively, of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Many of our clients that are small to mid-sized companies can typically make the decision to adopt our solution more quickly than larger companies, which we believe results in a shorter sales cycle, which more closely corresponds to our target sales cycle of 30 to 90 days. As a result of the nature and size of our clientele, we maintain a diversified client base and very low revenue concentration among our clients. We believe, however, that larger employers represent a substantial opportunity to increase the number of clients and to increase our revenue per client with limited incremental cost.
Competition
The market for HCM solutions is rapidly evolving, highly competitive and subject to changing technology, shifting client needs and frequent introduction of new products and services. Our competitors range from small, regional firms to large, well-established international firms with multiple product offerings.
We compete with firms that provide HCM solutions by various means. Many providers continue to deliver legacy enterprise software, but as demand for greater flexibility and access to information grows, we believe there will be increased competition in the delivery of HCM cloud-based solutions by other SaaS providers. Our competitors offer HCM solutions that may overlap with one, several or all categories of applications offered by our solution. Our talent acquisition and talent management applications compete primarily with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., Oracle Corporation, SAP AG and Workday, Inc. Our payroll applications, including payroll processing, compete primarily with ADP, Ceridian Corporation, Concur Technologies, Inc., Intuit, Inc., Paychex, Inc., Paylocity Holding Corporation and The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. Our HR management applications compete primarily with ADP, Ceridian Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Paychex, Inc., SAP AG, and Workday, Inc. Our time and labor management applications compete primarily with ADP, Ceridian Corporation, Paylocity Holding Corporation and The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. Our larger competitors compete with us across multiple segments. In addition, our HCM solution continues to face competition from in-house payroll and HR systems and departments as well as HR systems and software sold by third-party vendors.
Competition in the HCM solutions market is primarily based on service responsiveness, product quality and reputation, breadth of service and application offering and price. The importance of these factors depends on the size of the business. Price tends to be the most important factor of competition for smaller businesses with fewer employees while the scope of features and customization is more important to larger businesses. We believe that our SaaS delivery model allows us to be most competitive in the HCM solutions market across this spectrum.
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Sales and Marketing
We sell our solution exclusively through our sales force that included 260 sales professionals as of September 30, 2014, substantially all of whom have a four-year college degree. Our sales force is comprised of inside sales and field sales personnel who are organized geographically and CRRs, who sell additional applications to existing clients. We have 31 sales teams located in 21 states and plan to open additional sales offices to further expand our presence in the U.S. market. As of September 30, 2014, 26% of our sales force had achieved executive sales representative status by generating in excess of $0.3 million of annualized new recurring revenue.
We provide our sales force with an intensive four-week training course that includes at least one week of training at our headquarters in Oklahoma City. Our unique training program includes instruction in accounting, business metrics, product features and tax matters relevant to our target market. Our training continues for our sales force through weekly in-office strategy sessions and leadership development training. Executive sales representatives are also required to attend in-person quarterly conferences to share best practices and receive legal and business updates.
When a new client processes with us for an entire month, our sales representative receives a commission based upon annualized new recurring revenue. This commission is only paid once per new customer. Executive sales representatives receive a higher commission rate and base salary based upon both current year and life-to-date realized sales, respectively.
We generate client leads, accelerate sales opportunities and build brand awareness through our marketing programs that target finance and HR executives, technology professionals and senior business leaders of companies that perform HCM functions in-house or outsource these functions to one of our competitors. Our principal marketing programs include:
| Direct mail campaigns, email campaigns, personalized URLs, industry-specific print advertising and tradeshow exhibiting; |
| Search engine marketing methods that include site optimization and pay-per-click searches; and |
| National radio advertising on Sirius/XM Radio and specifically on the Fox News, Fox Talk, Bloomberg and MSNBC stations. |
Our CRRs are focused on expanding the number of applications our clients purchase from us by introducing them to additional applications. Our CRRs call upon select clients periodically and are paid a non-recurring commission on any additional sales they generate.
Technology, Operations and Security
Technology
Our multi-tenant architecture enables us to deliver our solution across our client base with a single instance of our solution, while securely partitioning access to our clients respective application data. Because a single version of our solution is developed, supported and deployed across all of our clients, updates are delivered to all of our clients at the same time, making it easier to scale our solution as the number of our clients and their employee headcount increases.
We maintain diverse load-balanced Internet lines serviced by multiple networks to provide our clients continuous access to our solution and their stored data. We back up our client data at regular intervals utilizing live replication, snapshots and cold archive methods of backup and manually monitor backup success and failure regularly. Our server cluster and database servers have redundant hot swappable disks to ensure continuous service in the event of a disk failure.
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Operations
We physically host our solution for our clients in two secure data center facilities located in Oklahoma and Texas. All of our critical systems are fully redundant and backed-up in real-time to these facilities. Physical security includes ID-oriented access control, alarm systems and manned 24 hour a day camera monitoring by our security guards. Server facilities also have environmental monitoring and extensive environmental controls such as heat and fire protection, moisture, temperature, and humidity sensors, backup power supply and exterior reinforced concrete walls.
Security
We maintain a formal and comprehensive security program designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our clients data. During the regular course of business, we receive client data through our online system that we in turn process, record and store following ISO/IEC 270001:2005 certified controls and procedures. All communications with our servers that might contain sensitive information are encrypted before they leave the network and our servers are configured to only allow high-grade encryption algorithms.
We strictly regulate and limit all access to servers and networks at each of our facilities. Local network access is restricted by our authenticated server, using access control lists and remote network access is restricted by a firewall, which provides no accessible route from external networks to systems within our local network. We also employ network and host intrusion detection and prevention sensors throughout our infrastructure, systems that monitor and alert on insecure installations of third-party applications, a full system for managing and installing patches for those applications and highly restricted access to the Internet for anyone who has access to client data. We retain a third-party penetration testing company to conduct penetration tests and periodic audits to identify and remediate any issues.
Our applications are secured using multiple libraries and secure coding practices. We engage in regular penetration testing performed by both our information security department as well as by a third party testing companies. Our information technology infrastructure is secured and monitored using a number of best practices and tools at multiple layers of the physical and logical network. This security is also continually monitored by our information security department.
Software Development
As of September 30, 2014, we had 88 employees dedicated to our application development process. This team works closely with our clients to improve and enhance our application offerings and develop new applications. Our application development process consists of a focused innovation and development timeframe in order to deliver well-developed applications and enhancements desired by our clients. A key element of our development process is the one-on-one personal interaction between clients and our client relations representatives, through which our clients suggest new applications and features.
We develop our solution from the ground up with our internal development and engineering teams. Our development and engineering teams and our employees conceive of new applications and enhancements, review requests, schedule development in order of priority and subsequently develop the applications or enhancements. Our new applications and enhancements are independently reviewed by the quality assurance team, in accordance with our software development process, before being fully implemented. Any enhancements to our applications are released on a monthly scheduled release date to coordinate the communication and release to our clients.
Capitalized development expenses, which include compensation for employees directly associated with development projects, were $1.2 million, $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $1.1 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
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Client Service
We are committed to providing industry-leading, client-centered service. For this reason, we assign each client a specialist within a dedicated team. This one-to-one service is a key part of our client service model and helps to ensure that we are delivering an industry-leading solution and maintaining high client satisfaction. The primary elements of our client service model include the following:
Streamlined Setup and Onboarding
After a client elects to deploy our solution, that client goes through our onboarding process with assistance from a team of new client setup specialists and the sales professional responsible for obtaining the clients business. This team works closely with the client until the client is capable of managing our solution independently, in which case it is transferred to our dedicated services specialists.
Dedicated Service Specialists
After completing the onboarding process, each client is assigned to a specialist within a dedicated team that provides primary support for the remainder of the clients time with the Company. Clients can then contact their dedicated services specialist or a team member if any issues or questions arise. These specialists provide personalized service with actual knowledge of the clients business needs. When appropriate, client questions can be elevated to the specialists with the appropriate application, regulatory or tax expertise. In addition, our CRRs proactively contact our clients to ensure satisfaction with our solution and introduce additional applications.
Expert Level Service
Our client specialists are trained across all of our applications to ensure that they can provide comprehensive, expert-level service. Our client service is ISO 9001:2008 certified on the basis of its quality consistency and helps support a high client retention rate.
Regulatory and Certifications
We are subject to varying degrees of regulations in each of the jurisdictions in which we provide services. Local laws and regulations, and their interpretation and enforcement, differ significantly among those jurisdictions. These regulations and laws cover, among others, information disclosure.
Personal privacy has become a significant issue in the United States and in other countries. The regulatory framework for privacy issues worldwide is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. Many federal, state and foreign government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting laws and regulations affecting or regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. In the United States, these include, for example, rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and state breach notification laws.
We voluntarily obtain third party security examinations relating to security and data privacy in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements, or SSAE, No. 16, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization. Our SSAE examination is conducted every six months by an independent third party auditor, and addresses, among other areas, our physical and environmental safeguards for production data centers, data availability and integrity procedures, change management procedures and logical security procedures.
In January 2014, we renewed a certification based on ISO/IEC 27001:2005 criteria, a security standard for Information Security Management Systems published by ISO covering our production, quality assurance and implementation environments. This independent assessment of our conformity to the ISO 27001 standard
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includes assessing security risks, designing and implementing comprehensive security controls and adopting an information security management process to meet security needs on an ongoing basis. The certification is valid until February 2017, with continuing assessments taking place annually.
In March 2014, we renewed a certification based on ISO/IEC 9001:2008 criteria, a standard for the implementation of quality management processes published by ISO, covering our activities required to create and deliver our solution. This independent assessment of our conformity to the ISO 9001 standard includes assessing the design and implementation of quality objectives to meet delivery standards on an ongoing basis. The certification is valid until April 2017, with continuing assessments taking place annually.
Intellectual Property
We rely on a combination of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and protect our intellectual property rights. We also have a number of registered and unregistered trademarks and will continue to evaluate the registration of additional trademarks as appropriate. We do not have any patents or patent applications pending.
Seasonality
Our revenues are seasonal in nature. Recurring revenues include revenues relating to the annual processing of payroll forms such as Form W-2 and Form 1099. Because these forms are typically processed in the first quarter of the year, first quarter revenue and margins are generally higher than in subsequent quarters. We believe this seasonality is driven by several factors, most notably the number of our clients that use our payroll application, as compared to the other applications that we offer. As our clients use additional applications in the future, we believe that the seasonality in revenues will diminish.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities, including the legal proceeding described below. Defending such proceedings is costly and can impose a significant burden on management and employees; we may receive unfavorable preliminary or interim rulings in the course of litigation, and there can be no assurances that favorable final outcomes will be obtained.
On September 23, 2014, we filed a complaint against National Financial Partners Corp. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Civil Action No. 5:14-cv-01029-R) seeking a declaratory judgment that we have not engaged in any trademark infringement or unfair competition in connection with the use of our logo. On September 23, 2014, National Financial Partners Corp. filed a complaint against Software in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-07424). The complaint alleges trademark infringement, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud and deceptive business practices related to the adoption and use of our logo and seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions prohibiting us from continued infringement as well as money damages, including an accounting for sales and profits, attorneys fees and disgorgement of profits. On October 16, 2014, National Financial Partners Corp. filed a motion to dismiss the action pending in the Western District of Oklahoma. On October 20, 2014, we filed a motion to transfer the action from the Northern District of Illinois to the Western District of Oklahoma, and a memorandum in support of the motion to transfer, in the Northern District of Illinois. On December 12, 2014, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma granted National Financial Partners Corp.s motion to dismiss. National Financial Partners Corp. has moved for an order preliminarily enjoining us from using our logo in the Northern District of Illinois. On January 5, 2015, we filed an answer, affirmative defenses and counterclaim in the Northern District of Illinois denying the material allegations in National Financial Corp.s complaint and seeking a declaratory judgment that we have not engaged in any trademark infringement with respect to the use of our logo. We intend to vigorously defend this litigation. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we have infringed any of the asserted trademarks or grants National Financial Partners Corp.s motion for a preliminary injunction, we may be subject to damages, which may include treble damages, be enjoined from using our current logo while the parties are litigating the merits of the claims or be required to modify our logo and/or undergo a rebranding of our solution and applications. We
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cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the litigation or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages and there exists the possibility that the ultimate resolution of this litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Employees
Our ability to recruit and retain qualified employees is critical to our continued success. We invest heavily in our training and leadership development programs to encourage the development and promotion of our employees. As of September 30, 2014, we employed approximately 961 people. None of our employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.
Facilities
Our corporate headquarters is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on a 170,000 square foot corporate campus that includes a 2,271 square foot disaster recovery site located in Oklahoma City. We own over 30 acres in Oklahoma City upon which our facilities are located. We also own and operate a 1,500 square foot fully redundant data center located at our corporate headquarters in Oklahoma We also lease a 16,870 square foot corporate campus in Dallas, Texas that includes an approximately 300 square foot fully redundant data center.
We also lease offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington. We believe that these facilities are suitable for our current operations and upon the expiration of the terms of the leases we believe we could renew these leases or find suitable space elsewhere on acceptable terms.
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Executive Officers and Directors
The following table provides information regarding our executive officers and directors as of December 15, 2014:
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Age | Position(s) | ||||
Chad Richison |
44 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Craig E. Boelte |
51 | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Jeffrey D. York |
47 | Chief Sales Officer | ||||
William X. Kerber III |
39 | Chief Information Officer | ||||
Jason D. Clark(1) |
44 | Director | ||||
Robert J. Levenson(1) |
73 | Director | ||||
Robert Minicucci(2)(3) |
62 | Chairman of the Board | ||||
Conner Mulvee |
32 | Director | ||||
Frederick C. Peters II(1) |
65 | Director | ||||
Sanjay Swani(2)(3) |
48 | Director |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(2) | Member of the Compensation Committee. |
(3) | Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. |
Chad Richison has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since he founded Paycom in 1998. Mr. Richison has also served as a Director since 1998. He began his career in sales with ADP, and then moved to Payroll 1 prior to founding Paycom. Mr. Richison received his B.A. in Mass CommunicationsJournalism from the University of Central Oklahoma. Mr. Richison was selected to serve on our board of directors because of the leadership skills, strategic guidance and experience he brings as our President and Chief Executive Officer and operational expertise from his prior experience in the industry.
Craig E. Boelte has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2006. Before joining Paycom, Mr. Boelte owned an accounting practice serving over 600 clients including Paycom. Prior to that, Mr. Boelte spent nine years at Deloitte & Touche where he served as Senior Tax Manager. Mr. Boelte has over 28 years of experience in the workforce management and HR industry. Mr. Boelte is a member of the Oklahoma Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. Mr. Boelte received his B.S. in Business Administration and Masters in Science in Accounting from Oklahoma State University.
Jeffrey D. York has served as our Chief Sales Officer since 2007. Mr. York opened our Dallas location in 2002 prior to joining our corporate executive team. Before joining Paycom, Mr. York was employed by ADP from 1990 to 2002 where he held a variety of sales management positions including Vice President of Sales for the Major Accounts Division. Mr. York earned his MBA from Baylor University and his Bachelors of Business Administration from Texas Tech University.
William X. Kerber III has served as our Chief Information Officer since July 2007. Mr. Kerber joined us in 1999 while completing his B.S. in computer science. Mr. Kerber is a founding team member has over 18 years of software development and network design experience. Prior to serving as Chief Information Officer, Mr. Kerber served as a lead software developer and network architect. He attended the Oklahoma School of Science and Math (OSSM) and graduated from the University of Oklahomas Engineering/Computer Science program where he is currently a member of its board of advisors.
Jason D. Clark has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2014. Mr. Clark has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CompSource Oklahoma, a statutorily created insurance company that serves the Oklahoma business community and residual market, since March 2009. Mr. Clark oversaw the
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conversion of CompSource Oklahoma into a private mutual insurance company. Mr. Clark is a member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, a Vice President of the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF), an Executive Member of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Carriers, a Member of the Workers Compensation Electronic Interchange Advisory Committee for the State of Oklahoma and has previously served in leadership positions for multiple industry and trade associations. Mr. Clark has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry specializing in workers compensation insurance. Mr. Clark earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma. Mr. Clark was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his industry experience.
Robert J. Levenson has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2007. Mr. Levenson is a founder and Managing Member of LENOX Capital Group, LLC, a private venture capital investment company formed in 2000 which focuses primarily on early stage software technology and service company investments. From 1981 through 1990, Mr. Levenson held executive management positions with ADP, including Group PresidentEmployer Services, member of the Corporate Executive Committee and its Board of Directors. In late 1990, Mr. Levenson was named Chief Operating Officer, a member of Office of the President and was elected to the Board of Directors of Medco Containment Services, Inc., which was acquired by Merck & Co., Inc., or Merck, and later spun out to Merck shareholders. From 1992 until 2003, Mr. Levenson served on the Board of Directors of First Data Corporation, or FDC, and from 1993 until his retirement in 2000, he served as Executive Vice President of FDC. Thereafter, he served as a consultant to FDC and some of its joint venture affiliates until 2006. Mr. Levenson has served on boards of directors of public and private companies as well as civic and philanthropic organizations. These include: ADP, FDC, Medco, Central Data Systems, Inc., Comnet, Inc., Polyvision, Broadway & Seymour, Superior TeleCom Inc., Vestcom International, Emisphere Technologies, Inc., Ceridian Corp, and Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He graduated from Kent State University with a B.S. in Business Administration. Mr. Levenson also serves or has served on boards of several private companies. Mr. Levenson was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his industry expertise and experience as a member of the board of directors of other companies.
Robert Minicucci has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2007. He was elected Chairman of the Board in December 2013. Mr. Minicucci joined Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in August 1993. He has served as a General Partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and focused on the information/business services industry during his entire tenure with the firm. He continues to serve as a General Partner for certain funds affiliated with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Prior to joining Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Mr. Minicucci served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Data Corporation. Before joining First Data Corporation, he served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the American Express Company. He also spent 12 years at Lehman Brothers where he was a Managing Director. Mr. Minicucci currently serves on the board of directors of the following public companies, Alliance Data Systems, Inc. and Amdocs Limited, and previously served on the board of directors of Retalix, Ltd. Over the course of his career Mr. Minicucci has served on the board of directors for 15 publicly and privately held companies. Mr. Minicucci received a B.A. from Amherst College in 1975 and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1979. Mr. Minicucci was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial and investment expertise and his industry experience with other software technology companies.
Conner Mulvee has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2014. Mr. Mulvee has served as a Vice President at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe since January 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Mulvee served as an Associate at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe from August 2008 until January 2011. He focuses on investments in the information/business services and healthcare industries. Prior to joining Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, he spent two years in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers. He earned an undergraduate degree from Amherst College in 2005. Mr. Mulvee was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial and investment expertise.
Frederick C. Peters II has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2014. He currently serves as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation, or BMTC, a
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publicly traded company, and its principal subsidiary, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company. BMTC has approximately $2.1 billion of banking assets and $7.3 billion of wealth assets under management and administration and is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Prior to joining BMTC in 2001, Mr. Peters started two community banks: National Bank of the Main Line in 1985 and First Main Line Bank in 1995. Mr. Peters began his banking career at Philadelphia National Bank in 1976 and held lending and executive positions at Hamilton Bank and Industrial Valley Bank prior to starting his first community bank. Mr. Peters has served on numerous non-profit boards including Main Line Health where he served first as Chairman of the Audit Committee and later as Chairman of the Finance Committee. He currently serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors Philadelphia Chapter and The Bryn Mawr Film Institute. In addition, Mr. Peters has been on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia since 2009 and is currently the Chairman of that banks Audit Committee. Mr. Peters graduated from Amherst College with a B.S. in Political Science. Mr. Peters was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial and investment expertise and his experience as a member of the board of directors of a public company.
Sanjay Swani has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2013. Mr. Swani is a member of the management committee of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, having joined Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 1999. He focuses on investments in the information/business services industry. Prior to joining Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, he was a Director with Fox Paine & Company, a San Francisco-based private equity firm. Mr. Swani also spent four years in the Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring Department and two years in the Debt Capital Markets Department of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. He earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1987 and concurrent degrees from the Harvard Law School and the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1994. Mr. Swani was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial and investment expertise.
Board of Directors Composition and Risk Oversight
Our board of directors consists of seven members, of whom only Messrs. Clark, Levenson and Peters qualify as independent according to the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. Our directors hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation or removal.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that our board of directors is divided into three classes whose members serve three-year terms expiring in successive years. The terms of office of members of our board of directors are divided into three classes:
| Class I directors, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of the stockholders to be held in 2017; |
| Class II directors, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of the stockholders to be held in 2015; and |
| Class III directors, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of the stockholders to be held in 2016. |
Our Class I directors are Messrs. Minicucci and Mulvee, our Class II directors are Messrs. Levenson and Peters and our Class III directors are Messrs. Clark, Richison and Swani. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to the directors whose terms will then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following such election. Any vacancies in our classified board of directors will be filled by the remaining directors and the elected person will serve the remainder of the term of the class to which he or she is appointed. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors.
In connection with the 2014 Reorganization, we and the Stockholders Agreement Parties entered into the Stockholders Agreement. Among other things, the Stockholders Agreement provides that upon the completion of this offering and for so long as the parties thereto continue to collectively hold 40% of our issued and outstanding
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shares of common stock, each party will vote and take all other necessary and desirable action within such partys control to (i) cause the authorized number of directors of our board of directors to be established at seven and (ii) elect to our board of directors:
| three representatives designated by the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock held by WCAS X and any of its affiliates to which shares of common stock are transferred pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement; |
| one representative designated by the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock held by WCAS Capital IV and any of its affiliates to which shares of common stock are transferred pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement; and |
| subject to certain conditions, one representative designated by the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock held by Chad Richison, Shannon Rowe, William Kerber, Jeffrey York, Robert J. Levenson and the Estate of Richard Aiello and any of their affiliates, or the Minority Holders, who shall be Chad Richison for so long as he is employed by us. |
As such, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and its affiliates have effectively designated four representatives to our board of directors. Messrs. Levenson, Swani and Minicucci were designated by WCAS X. Mr. Mulvee was designated by WCAS Capital IV.
Our board of directors is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the conduct of our business; reviewing and, where appropriate, approving our long-term strategic, financial and organizational goals and plans; and reviewing the performance of our chief executive officer and other members of senior management. Our board of directors, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. Our senior management is responsible for assessing and managing our risks on a day-to-day basis. Our audit committee periodically discusses with management our policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management and our significant financial risk exposures and the actions management has taken to limit, monitor or control such exposures, and our compensation committee oversees risk related to compensation policies. Both our audit and compensation committees report to the full board of directors with respect to these matters, among others.
Because the Stockholders Agreement Parties hold more than 50% of the voting power for the election of our directors, we have elected to be a controlled company under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. As a controlled company, exemptions under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual exempt us from compliance with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirements:
| that a majority of our board of directors consists of independent directors, as defined under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual; |
| that any compensation committee or nominating and corporate governance committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committees purpose and responsibilities; and |
| that any compensation committee or nominating and corporate governance committee have an annual performance evaluation. |
These exemptions do not modify the independence requirements for our audit committee, and we intend to comply with the requirements of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
Committees
Our board of directors has established the following committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Each committee has the composition and primary responsibilities described below. Members serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our board of directors.
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Audit Committee
Our audit committee oversees the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Company and the audit of the Companys financial statements. In that regard, our audit committee assists board oversight of: (i) the integrity of the Companys financial statements, (ii) the Companys compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the independent auditors qualifications and independence, and (iv) the performance of the Companys internal audit function and independent auditors. Among other matters, the audit committee is responsible for the retention of our independent auditors; evaluating the qualifications, performance and independence of our independent auditors; reviewing the Companys annual and interim financial statements and discussing press releases, financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies; discussing policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management; overseeing the Companys internal audit function; reviewing and ensuring the adequacy of the Companys internal control systems; reviewing and approving related party transactions; and annually reviewing the audit committee charter and the committees performance.
The current members of our audit committee are Messrs. Clark, Levenson, and Peters with Mr. Peters serving as the chairman of the committee. All members of our audit committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and applicable SEC rules and regulations. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Peters is an audit committee financial expert as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and has the requisite financial management expertise as defined under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. Messrs. Clark, Levenson and Peters are considered independent under applicable SEC rules and regulations and the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. The audit committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable SEC rules and regulations and the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee reviews and approves, or recommends that our board of directors approves, the compensation of our executive officers. Among other matters, the compensation committee reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our chief executive officer and other executive officers, evaluates the performance of these officers in light of those goals and objectives, and approves all stock option grants and other equity-related awards to our executive officers. The compensation committee also annually reviews the compensation committee charter and the committees performance.
The current members of our compensation committee are Messrs. Minicucci and Swani, with Mr. Minicucci serving as the chairman of the committee. We qualify as a controlled company under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and are not required to have a compensation committee composed of independent directors. Therefore, none of the members of our compensation committee are independent under the applicable SEC rules and regulations and the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual or meet the definition of outside directors under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for identifying and recommending candidates for membership on our board of directors, including nominees recommended by stockholders, reviewing and recommending the composition of our committees, overseeing our code of business conduct and ethics, corporate governance guidelines and reporting and making recommendations to our board of directors concerning governance matters. The nominating and corporate governance committee also annually reviews the nominating and corporate governance committee charter and the committees performance. The current members of the nominating and corporate governance committee are Messrs. Minicucci and Swani, with Mr. Swani serving as chairman of the committee. We qualify as a controlled company under the New York Stock Exchange Listed
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Company Manual and are not required to have a nominating and corporate governance committee composed of independent directors. Therefore, none of the members of our nominating and corporate governance committee are independent under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and applicable SEC rules and regulations.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the members of our compensation committee is or has at any time during the past year been an officer or employee of ours. None of our executive officers currently serves or in the past year has served as a member of the board of directors or compensation or similar committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and other principal executive and senior officers responsible for financial reporting. The code of business conduct and ethics is available on our website at www.investors.paycom.com. Our code of business conduct and ethics is a code of ethics, as defined in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K. The information contained on, or accessible from, our website is not part of this prospectus by reference or otherwise. We will make any legally required disclosures regarding amendments to, or waivers of, provisions of our code of ethics on our website.
Director Compensation
Our non-employee directors receive annual fees for their service in the amount of $75,000 per year, payable one-third in shares of common stock and two-thirds in cash. The chairman of our board of directors receives an additional annual cash fee of $25,000. Audit committee members (other than the chairman) receive an additional annual cash fee $5,000 and the chairman of the audit committee receives an additional annual cash fee of $10,000. All directors are entitled to reimbursement for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenditures incurred in connection with their board or committee service.
The following table provides information regarding director compensation during 2014. Mr. Richison served as our president and chief executive officer and did not receive additional compensation for his service as a director in 2014. See Executive CompensationSummary Compensation Table for Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 below for additional information concerning the compensation paid to Mr. Richison during 2014.
Name |
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash(1) ($) |
Stock Awards(2) ($) |
Total ($) |
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Jason D. Clark |
38,750 | | 38,750 | |||||||||
Robert J. Levenson |
60,000 | | 60,000 | |||||||||
Robert Minicucci |
77,500 | | 77,500 | |||||||||
Conner Mulvee |
56,250 | | 56,250 | |||||||||
Frederick C. Peters II |
63,750 | | 63,750 | |||||||||
Sanjay Swani |
56,250 | | 56,250 |
(1) | For 2014, all of our non-employee directors received their fees for their service on our board of directors in cash. |
(2) | None of our directors owned any shares of restricted stock as of December 31, 2014. |
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Overview of Executive Compensation
Our compensation committee makes the compensation decisions regarding our executive officers, including (i) Chad Richison, our president and chief executive officer, (ii) Craig E. Boelte, our chief financial officer, (iii) Jeffrey D. York, our chief sales officer and (iv) William X. Kerber III, our chief information officer, or collectively, the named executive officers.
We evaluate each executive officers performance for the prior year on an annual basis. Our chief executive officer, Mr. Richison, with respect to each executive officer other than himself, prepares a written evaluation of the executive officers with input from others within our company. The written evaluation focuses on the achievement of stated corporate and individual goals and performance criteria and the amount of contributions made to management and the leadership of our company. This process leads to a recommendation from the chief executive officer to the compensation committee with respect to each executive officers salary level, cash bonus, and whether or not equity incentive awards should be granted. The compensation committee (without input from the chief executive officer) determines the salary level, cash bonus, and whether or not equity incentive awards should be granted to our chief executive officer.
Summary Compensation Table For Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012
The following table contains information regarding compensation that was paid to our named executive officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
Name and Principal |
Year | Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock/ Unit Awards ($)(2) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3) |
All Other Compensation ($)(4) |
Total ($) |
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Chad Richison(1) |
2014 | 555,197 | | 1,182,928 | (5) | | 116,564 | (6) | 1,854,689 | |||||||||||||||||||
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | 2013 | 534,788 | | 49,594 | 682,961 | 47,723 | (6) | 1,315,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 495,051 | 17,000 | 1,040,179 | 516,921 | 47,592 | (6) | 2,116,743 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
2014 | 291,600 | | 169,814 | (5) | | 24,825 | (7) | 486,239 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
2013 | 280,954 | | 49,380 | 358,798 | 12,575 | 701,707 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 260,020 | | 89,972 | 203,623 | 12,575 | 566,190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
2014 | 367,102 | | 129,560 | (5) | | 25,662 | (7) | 522,324 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chief Sales Officer |
2013 | 343,363 | | 42,390 | 315,710 | 12,925 | 714,388 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 330,028 | | 89,972 | 258,268 | 10,601 | 688,869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William X. Kerber III |
2014 | 300,358 | | 169,814 | (5) | | 13,100 | 483,272 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Information Officer |
2013 | 280,963 | | 49,380 | 269,107 | 12,575 | 612,025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 260,028 | | 89,972 | 203,623 | 12,575 | 566,198 |
(1) | All amounts shown reflect compensation paid to Mr. Richison for his service as our president and chief executive officer. Mr. Richison did not receive additional compensation for his service as a director. |
(2) | Amounts shown do not reflect compensation actually received by the named executive officers. Rather, the amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock or incentive units granted to each named executive officer in 2014, 2013 and 2012 computed in accordance with ASC 718, with the exception that the amount shown assumes no forfeitures. A discussion of the assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts is included in Note 9. Stockholders Equity and Stock-Based Compensation in Softwares annual condensed consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus. |
(3) | Amounts shown in this column represent the cash payment made to the named executive officer as performance-based cash bonuses. Our performance-based cash bonuses for 2014 are not calculable as of the latest practicable date prior to the preparation of this prospectus, and we expect that such amounts will be |
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determined during the first quarter of our 2015 fiscal year. We will disclose the amount of performance-based cash bonuses when they have been determined in accordance with applicable SEC rules. See Narrative Discussion Regarding Summary Compensation TablePerformance-Based Cash Bonuses for more details. |
(4) | Amounts shown consist of insurance premiums paid by the Company, retainers for a supplemental medical plan and Company contributions to a 401(k) profit sharing plan for the benefit of the named executive officer. The amounts shown in this column for Mr. Richison also reflect the aggregate incremental cost of personal use of corporate aircraft by the named executive officer. Spouses and invited guests of executives occasionally fly on the corporate aircraft as additional passengers on business flights. In those cases, the aggregate incremental cost to us is a de minimis amount, and as a result, no amount is reflected in the table. |
(5) | In connection with the 2014 Reorganization, outstanding equity incentive units were converted into shares of restricted stock for each of our named executive officers on January 1, 2014. Shares of restricted stock vest in accordance with the terms described below. See Executive CompensationNarrative Discussion Regarding Summary Compensation TableEquity Incentive Units and Restricted Stock Awards for more details. |
(6) | In addition to the items listed in Note (4) above, the amounts shown also include country club dues and expenses and approximately $23,411 of lease payments for an automobile in each of 2014, 2013 and 2012. |
(7) | In addition to the items listed in Note (4) above, the amounts shown also include approximately $11,725 and $12,062, of lease payments for an automobile for Mr. Boelte and Mr. York, respectively, and $500 for Mr. York for the payment of an employee referral fee. |
Narrative Discussion Regarding Summary Compensation Table
Executive Compensation Program Overview
The primary elements of our executive compensation program include:
| base salary; |
| discretionary cash bonuses; |
| equity incentive units; |
| performance-based cash bonuses; |
| retirement and other benefits; and |
| perquisites and personal benefits. |
Our compensation committee, after reviewing compensation information it considers relevant, has determined what it believes to be the appropriate level and mix of the various compensation components for our named executive officers. Ultimately, the objective in allocating between long-term and short-term compensation is to ensure adequate base compensation to attract and retain personnel, while providing incentives to maximize long-term value for our company and our stockholders.
Base Salary
We provide base salaries to our named executive officers to compensate them for services rendered during the fiscal year and to recognize their experience, skills, knowledge and responsibilities. Each of our named executive officers is currently party to an employment agreement. No formulaic base salary increases are provided to our named executive officers pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements. However, on an annual basis, our compensation committee reviews and evaluates, with input from our chief executive officer, the need for adjustment of the base salaries of our named executive officers. For additional information concerning the employment agreements, see Compensation Arrangements Adopted in Connection with our Initial Public OfferingEmployment Agreements.
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For 2012, Messrs. Richison, York, Boelte and Kerber received an annual base salary of $495,051, $330,028 $260,020 and $260,028, respectively. For 2013, Messrs. Richison, York, Boelte and Kerber received an annual base salary of $534,788, $343,363, $280,954 and $280,963, respectively. For 2014, Messrs. Richison, York, Boelte and Kerber received an annual base salary of $555,197, $367,102, $291,600 and $300,358, respectively, which reflects the compensation committees six percent (6%) increase in the base salary of Messrs. York and Kerber, effective as of July 1, 2014.
Discretionary Cash Bonuses
We generally only award performance-based cash bonuses to our named executive officers. However, in 2012, we awarded cash bonuses on a discretionary basis to certain of our executive officers, including certain of our named executive officers. For the named executive officers other than the Companys chief executive officer, the compensation committee, in consultation with the Companys chief executive officer, recommended cash bonuses for the boards approval. The compensation committee reviewed the performance of the Companys chief executive officer and recommended the bonus for the Companys chief executive officer to the board of directors. For 2012, the compensation committee awarded Mr. Richison a discretionary cash bonus in an amount equal to $17,000, or 3% of his base salary. None of the other named executive officers received a cash bonus for 2012. For 2013, the compensation committee did not award cash bonuses to any of our named executive officers. For 2014, the compensation committee does not expect to award any cash bonuses to any of our named executive officers.
Equity Incentive Units and Restricted Stock Awards
Prior to 2014, our award of equity incentive units was the primary vehicle for offering long-term incentives to our executive officers, including our named executive officers. While we do not have any equity ownership guidelines for our named executive officers, we believe that equity incentive unit grants and restricted stock awards provide our named executive officers with a strong link to our long-term performance, create an incentive to achieve long-range performance goals and objectives and help to align the interests of our named executive officers and our stockholders. In 2012 and 2013, we issued equity incentive units to each of our named executive officers. In 2014, we issued shares of common stock and restricted stock to our named executive officers to replace previously granted awards of equity incentive units.
Material Terms of Equity Incentive Unit Grants
We have historically granted awards of equity incentive units to our named executive officers with a portion of the units being subject to time-based vesting conditions and a portion being subject to performance-based vesting conditions. Prior to the vesting of equity incentive units, the holder has no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares subject to such unit, including voting rights or the right to receive dividends, dividend equivalents or distributions.
Number of Equity Incentive Unit Awards
The following table sets forth the number of equity incentive units granted to our named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, each of which was granted on April 30, 2012:
Name |
Number of Management Incentive Units |
Number of CEO Incentive Units |
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Chad Richison |
9,359 | 126,067 | ||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
8,062 | | ||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
8,062 | | ||||||
William X. Kerber III |
8,062 | |
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The following table sets forth the number of equity incentive units granted to our named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, each of which were granted on October 14, 2013 (except for the units granted to Mr. York, which was granted on April 17, 2013):
Name |
Management Incentive Units |
CEO Incentive Units |
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Chad Richison |
3,013 | | ||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
3,000 | | ||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
3,000 | | ||||||
William X. Kerber III |
3,000 | |
Vesting of Equity Incentive Unit Awards
During 2012 and 2013, we granted Management Incentive Units to each of our named executive officers and we granted CEO Incentive Units only to our chief executive officer only during 2012. 50% of the Management Incentive Units awarded to each of our named executive officers were subject to time-based vesting conditions and 50% of the units were subject to performance-based vesting conditions. The Management Incentive Units that were subject to time-based vesting conditions were scheduled to vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant or 100% upon the earlier sale of the Company. A sale of the Company included (i) a transaction or series of transactions (including by way of merger, consolidation, or sale of equity) the result of which is that the holders of units of the Company immediately prior to such transaction, do not, after giving effect to such transaction, own, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, at least 50% of the units of the Company, or (ii) a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Companys assets determined on a consolidated basis to a person that is not affiliated with WCAS Holdings.
The Management Incentive Units that were subject to performance-based vesting conditions were scheduled to vest when the amount of cash, including cash dividends, distributions and proceeds, but excluding management fees, transaction-related fees and expense reimbursements with respect to, or in exchange for equity securities, or collectively, the Inflows, received by WCAS Holdings exceeded $280.4 million, as adjusted for payments made by WCAS Holdings with respect to or in exchange for securities after April 30, 2012 through the determination date, or the Outflows, as follows: 33% on the date for which the Inflows equaled at least 2.0 times the Outflows and 100% on the date for which the Inflows equaled at least 3.5 times the Outflows; provided the named executive officer was employed by us on such date. For any date on which the Inflows equaled more than 2.0 times and less than 3.5 times the Outflows, the number of Management Incentive Units that vested would be determined by straight-line interpolation.
25% of the CEO Incentive Units were subject to time-based vesting conditions and 75% of the units were subject to performance-based vesting conditions. The CEO Incentive Units that were subject to time-based vesting conditions were scheduled to vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant or upon the earlier sale of the Company. The CEO Incentive Units that were subject to performance-based vesting conditions were scheduled to vest when the amount of the Inflows received by WCAS Holdings exceeded $386.3 million, as adjusted for payments made by WCAS Holdings with respect to or in exchange for securities after April 30, 2012 through the determination date, or the CEO Award Outflows, as follows: 33% on the date for which the Inflows equal at least 1.5 times the CEO Award Outflows and 100% on the date on which either the Inflows equaled at least (i) 2.0 times the CEO Award Outflows for a date on or prior to the second anniversary of the grant date or (ii) 2.5 times the CEO Award Outflows for a date following the second anniversary of the grant date; provided the chief executive officer continued to remain employed by us on such date. For any date on which the Inflows equaled more than (i) 1.5 times and less than 2.0 times the CEO Award Outflows on or prior to the second anniversary of the grant date or (ii) 1.5 times and less than 2.5 times the CEO Award Outflows following the second anniversary of the grant date, the number of CEO Incentive Units that vested would be determined by straight-line interpolation.
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Material Terms of Restricted Stock Awards
Effective January 1, 2014, our outstanding equity incentive units (Management Incentive Units and CEO Incentive Units) were converted into shares of our common and restricted stock as described in The 2014 Reorganization. The portion of the outstanding equity incentive units that had previously vested were converted into shares of our common stock and the remaining portion of unvested outstanding equity incentive units were converted into shares of restricted stock. As a result, we granted shares of our common stock and restricted stock to our named executive officers in connection with the 2014 Reorganization. A portion of the shares of restricted stock is subject to time-based vesting conditions and a portion is subject to performance-based vesting conditions. Prior to the vesting of restricted stock, the holder has certain rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of restricted stock, including voting rights and the right to receive dividends, dividend equivalents or distributions; provided that the holder does not have the right to cash dividends and stock dividends are subject to the same restrictions as the restricted stock and shall vest as the restricted stock vests.
Number of Restricted Stock Awards
The following table sets forth the number of shares of our common and restricted stock that were granted to our named executive officers in connection with the 2014 Reorganization to replace the Management Incentive Units and CEO Incentive Units which were granted to our named executive officers on April 30, 2012:
Management Incentive Units |
CEO Incentive Units | |||||||||||||||
Name |
Number of Shares of Common Stock |
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock |
Number of Shares of Common Stock |
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock |
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Chad Richison |
39,701 | 357,309 | 254,987 | 4,844,765 | ||||||||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
34,199 | 307,792 | | | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
34,199 | 307,792 | | | ||||||||||||
William X. Kerber III |
34,199 | 307,792 | | |
The following table sets forth the number of shares of our common and restricted stock that were granted to our named executive officers in connection with the 2014 Reorganization to replace the Management Incentive Units that were granted to our named executive officers on October 14, 2013 (except for the units granted to Mr. York, which were granted on April 17, 2013):
Name |
Number of Shares of Common Stock |
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock |
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Chad Richison |
| 121,833 | ||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
| 121,307 | ||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
| 127,192 | ||||||
William X. Kerber III |
| 121,307 |
Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards
With the exception of the shares of restricted stock granted to our chief executive officer, approximately 50% of the shares awarded to each of our named executive officers are subject to time-based vesting conditions and approximately 50% of the shares are subject to performance-based vesting conditions. The shares of restricted stock that are subject to time-based vesting conditions either vest: (i) 25% on each of April 3, 2014, April 3, 2015, April 2, 2016 and April 2, 2017 (for the shares of restricted stock granted to replace the equity incentive units awarded on April 30, 2012), provided that the person is employed by us on that date, (ii) 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant of the Management Incentive Units (for the shares of restricted stock granted to replace the Management Incentive Units awarded on October 14, 2013 or April 17, 2013), provided that the person is employed by us on that date, or (iii) 100% upon a change in control.
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For purposes of our restricted stock award agreements, a change in control means: (i) a transaction or series of transactions in which any person becomes the beneficial owner of securities representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of our outstanding securities or 30% or more of our outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) any merger or consolidation, or series of related transactions, which results in our voting securities outstanding immediately prior thereto failing to continue to represent at least 50% of the voting power of our voting securities, (iii) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of our assets (or consummation of any transaction, or series of related transactions having a similar effect), (iv) during any consecutive twelve month period, the individuals who on the date of the award constitute the board of directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of our board of directors, subject to certain exceptions, (v) our dissolution or liquidation or (vi) any transaction or series of related transactions having the substantial effect of any one or more of the foregoing. In the event of a change in control, all unvested shares of restricted stock not assumed by the surviving entity shall become fully vested immediately prior to the effective date of a change of control.
During 2014, our named executive officers had the following shares of restricted stock vest that were subject to time based vesting conditions: (i) on April 3, 2014, Messrs. Richison, Boelte, York and Kerber had 294,688, 34,200, 34,200 and 34,200 shares of restricted stock vest, respectively; (ii) on April 17, 2014, Mr. York had 12,720 shares of restricted stock vest; and (iii) on October 17, 2014, Messrs. Richison, Boelte and Kerber had 12,184, 12,131 and 12,131 shares of restricted stock vest, respectively.
Shares of restricted stock subject to performance-based vesting conditions vest 50% upon the Company reaching a total enterprise value of $1.4 billion and 50% upon the Company reaching a total enterprise value of $1.8 billion, provided that the person is employed by us on that date. For purposes of our restricted stock award agreements, total enterprise value is defined as the sum of: (i) the product of (A) the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average price of a share of common stock not subject to vesting or other restrictions on each of the twenty (20) consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date multiplied by (B) the number of outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) for each other class or series of equity securities of the Company, if any, the product of (A) the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average price per share for such class or series of such equity securities of the Company on each of the twenty (20) consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date multiplied by (B) the number of shares of such class or series of such equity securities of the Company, and (iii) the principal amount of our outstanding funded indebtedness less the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents of the Company (exclusive of funds held on behalf of clients). The Companys total enterprise value includes outstanding shares of restricted stock and calculates the value of such shares as if there were no vesting or other restrictions.
During 2014, the Company reached a total enterprise value of $1.4 billion and 50% of the shares of restricted stock that were subject to performance-based vesting conditions vested effective as of December 1, 2014. Our named executive officers had the following number of shares vest that were subject to performance based vesting conditions as calculated pursuant to the terms of the applicable restricted stock award agreements: effective as of December 1, 2014, Messrs. Richison, Boelte, York and Kerber had 2,042,120, 115,824, 117,294, and 115,824 shares of restricted stock vest, respectively.
All unvested shares of restricted stock also become fully vested in the event of the named executive officers death while performing his duties and responsibilities for the Company. In the event of a termination of service of the named executive officer due to disability, by the named executive officer for good reason (as defined in the named executive officers employment agreement), by the Company without cause (as defined in the named executive officers employment agreement), or death (other than while performing his duties and responsibilities for the Company), the board of directors may, in its sole discretion, accelerate vesting of all or any portion of the unvested shares of restricted stock. Further, if the chief executive officers employment is terminated by the Company without cause (as defined in his employment agreement), all unvested shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting conditions will remain outstanding and eligible for vesting for one year following such termination of employment, and the board of directors may accelerate the vesting of the other remaining unvested shares of restricted stock, in its discretion. Other than as provided above, all unvested
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shares of restricted stock shall be forfeited upon the named executive officers termination of service or upon engaging in certain forfeiture activities involving violations of noncompetition, noninterference, non-solicitation provisions of his employment agreement.
Performance-Based Cash Bonuses
We award annual performance-based cash bonuses to certain members of our management, including our named executive officers, to emphasize pay-for-performance and to reward them for the achievement of specified corporate performance criteria. Each named executive officer is eligible to receive an annual performance-based cash bonus, which we refer to as an annual cash bonus, in an amount up to a fixed percentage of his base salary, or bonus percentage. Under their respective employment agreements, our named executive officers are eligible to receive a performance-based cash bonus equal to either 100% of their base salary (for Messrs. Richison and Boelte) or 75% of their base salary (for Messrs. York and Kerber).
Each of our compensation committee and our board of directors has authority, in its sole discretion, to adjust the bonus percentage and performance criteria each year in connection with its review of the executives performance and has authority to allow an executive to receive a bonus payment in excess of his or her annual cash bonus for exceptional performance. Further, our board of directors reviews the assessment of each executives performance conducted by the compensation committee with respect to the annual cash bonus and retains the authority, in its sole discretion, to modify the amount of the annual cash bonus above or below the amount recommended by the compensation committee.
Target Bonuses
For 2012, our chief executive officer was eligible for a bonus payout of up to 100% of his base salary, and our chief financial officer, chief sales officer and chief information officer were each eligible for a bonus payout of up to 75% of their respective base salaries. For 2013, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer were each eligible for a bonus payout of up to 100% of their respective base salaries, and our chief sales officer and chief information officer were each eligible for a bonus payout of up to 75% of their respective base salaries, each as adjusted by the compensation committee based on achievement of our corporate performance criteria, in the event of exceptional individual or functional performance. For 2014, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer were each eligible for a bonus payout of up to 100 % of their respective base salaries, and our chief sales officer and chief information officer were each eligible for a bonus payout of up to 75% of their respective base salaries, each as adjusted by the compensation committee based on achievement of our corporate performance criteria, in the event of exceptional individual or functional performance. The following table shows the 2012, 2013 and 2014 target bonus amounts as a percentage of base salary for each of our named executive officers.
Name |
2012 Target Bonus Amount (as a percentage of base salary) |
2013 Target Bonus Amount (as a percentage of base salary) |
2014 Target Bonus Amount (as a percentage of base salary) |
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Chad Richison |
100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
75 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
75 | % | 75 | % | 75 | % | ||||||
William X. Kerber III |
75 | % | 75 | % | 75 | % |
Corporate Performance Criteria
The corporate performance criteria that was used in determining the amount of performance bonuses for our named executive officers for 2012, 2013 and 2014 was GAAP revenue budget growth, with the exception of Mr. York, whose corporate performance criteria was booked sales budget for 2012 and 2013. For 2012, 2013 and 2014, the performance target for GAAP revenue budget growth was 31.4%, 31.4% and 32.9%, respectively. For 2012 and 2013, the performance target for booked sales budget was $28.7 million and $37.2 million, respectively.
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For 2012 and 2013, our named executive officers were not eligible to be awarded performance-based cash bonuses if less than 80% of the performance target was achieved, but were awarded performance-based cash bonuses equal to the amount of the performance target achievement when 80% or more of the performance target was achieved. For example, if 110% of the performance target was achieved, the named executive officer received 110% of the cash bonus target.
For 2014, our named executive officers were not eligible to be awarded performance-based cash bonuses if less than 64% of the performance target was achieved, but were awarded performance-based cash bonuses equal to the amount of the performance target achievement when more than 64% and less than 112% of the performance target was achieved. In cases where the performance target achievement was equal to or more than 112% of the performance target, named executed officers were eligible to receive 100% of the cash bonus target plus a percentage of the cash bonus target equal to (i) the amount of the performance target above 100% multiplied by (ii) two, up to a maximum amount of 200% of the cash bonus target. For example, if 112% of the performance target was achieved, the named executive officer would receive 124% of the cash bonus target (i.e., 100% + (112-100)*2).
Actual Bonuses
For 2012, the compensation committee determined that the actual performance achieved for GAAP revenue budget growth was 34.1% and for booked sales budget was $30.0 million. Based on these results, the compensation committee determined that the amount of the performance target achievement for the GAAP revenue budget growth was 108.6% and for booked sales budget was 104.4%. The target bonuses and actual bonuses paid by the compensation committee for 2012 were as follows.
Name |
Target 2012 Bonuses |
Actual 2012 Bonuses |
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Chad Richison |
$ | 475,992 | $ | 516,921 | ||||
Craig E. Boelte |
$ | 187,500 | $ | 203,623 | ||||
Jeffrey D. York |
$ | 247,500 | $ | 258,268 | ||||
William X. Kerber III |
$ | 187,500 | $ | 203,623 |
For 2013, the compensation committee determined that the actual performance achieved for GAAP revenue budget growth was 40.1% and for booked sales budget was $45.6 million. Based on these results, the compensation committee determined that the amount of the performance target achievement for the GAAP revenue budget growth was 127.7% and for booked sales budget was 122.6%. The target bonuses and actual bonuses paid by the compensation committee for 2013 were as follows.
Name |
Target 2013 Bonuses |
Actual 2013 Bonuses |
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Chad Richison |
$ | 534,788 | $ | 682,961 | ||||
Craig E. Boelte |
$ | 280,954 | $ | 358,798 | ||||
Jeffrey D. York |
$ | 257,522 | $ | 315,710 | ||||
William X. Kerber III |
$ | 210,722 | $ | 269,107 |
For 2014, the compensation committee has not yet determined the actual performance achieved for GAAP revenue budget growth. As such, the amount of performance-based cash bonuses for our named executive officers for 2014 are not calculable as of the latest practicable date prior to the preparation of this prospectus, and we expect that such amounts will be determined during the first quarter of our 2015 fiscal year.
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The target bonuses for 2014 were as follows.
Name |
Target 2014 Bonuses |
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Chad Richison |
$ | 555,197 | ||
Craig E. Boelte |
$ | 291,600 | ||
Jeffrey D. York |
$ | 275,327 | ||
William X. Kerber III |
$ | 225,269 |
Retirement and Other Benefits
We believe that establishing competitive benefit packages for our employees is an important factor in attracting and retaining highly qualified personnel. We maintain broad-based benefits that are provided to all employees, including medical, dental, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long and short term disability insurance, and a 401(k) plan. Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in all of our employee benefit plans, in each case on the same basis as other employees. The compensation committee in its discretion may revise, amend or add to the named executive officers benefits and perquisites if it deems it advisable.
401(k) Plan
We maintain a 401(k) profit sharing plan for our employees. Our 401(k) plan is intended to qualify as a tax-qualified plan under Section 401 of the Code so that contributions to our 401(k) plan, and income earned on such contributions, are not taxable to participants until withdrawn or distributed from the 401(k) plan. Our 401(k) plan provides that each participant may contribute up to 100% of his or her pre-tax compensation, up to a statutory limit, which was $17,000 for 2012 and $17,500 for both 2013 and 2014. Participants who are at least 50 years old can also make catch-up contributions, which in 2012, 2013 and 2014 was limited to an additional $5,500 above the statutory limit. Under our 401(k) plan, each employee is fully vested in his or her deferred salary contributions. Employee contributions are held and invested by the plans trustee, subject to participants ability to give investment directions by following certain procedures. We provide matching contributions under our 401(k) plan equal to 100% of the first 1% of employees salary deferrals and 50% of employees salary deferrals between 2% and 6%, up to a maximum matching contribution of 3.5% of the salary deferrals for our employees. Our 401(k) plan also permits us to make discretionary contributions, and all of our contributions are subject to established limits and a vesting schedule.
We do not maintain any defined benefit pension plans or any nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
We provided our named executive officers with perquisites and other personal benefits in 2012, 2013 and 2014 that the compensation committee believed were reasonable and consistent with our overall compensation program. The perquisites and personal benefits that we provide to our named executive officers include matching 401(k) contributions, a supplemental medical plan that provides for visits and benefits with a private physician, key man insurance premium payments, country club dues and car lease payments. On limited occasions, we also allow named executive officers that are authorized to use chartered aircraft for business travel to, if space allows, bring family members or guests along on the trip. Because we reimburse for use of the aircraft only for business travel and we pay for the aircraft based on the flight hours regardless of the passenger load, the aggregate incremental cost to us for the additional passengers is a de minimis amount. The compensation committee periodically reviews the levels of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to our named executive officers.
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Attributed costs, if any, of the personal benefits described above for the named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are included in the summary compensation table under the heading All Other Compensation.
Fiscal Year 2014 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
The following table lists each grant of plan-based awards under the 2014 Plan to each of the Companys named executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2014. The table also includes the grant date fair value of the stock awards on the date of grant:
Name |
Grant Date(1) | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Restricted Stock(1) |
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards($)(2) |
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Chad Richison |
1/1/2014 | 5,323,907 | $ | 1,182,928 | ||||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
1/1/2014 | 429,099 | $ | 169,814 | ||||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
1/1/2014 | 434,984 | $ | 129,560 | ||||||||
William X. Kerber III |
1/1/2014 | 429,099 | $ | 169,814 |
(1) | In connection with the 2014 Reorganization, outstanding equity incentive units were converted into the number of shares of restricted stock set forth above for each of our named executive officers on January 1, 2014. Shares of restricted stock vest in accordance with the terms described above. See Executive CompensationNarrative Discussion Regarding Summary Compensation TableEquity Incentive Units and Restricted Stock Awards for more details. |
(2) | Amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock granted to each named executive officer in 2014 computed in accordance with ASC 718, with the exception that the amount shown assumes no forfeitures. A discussion of the assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts is included in Note 9. Stockholders Equity and Stock-Based Compensation in Softwares annual consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus. |
2014 Fiscal Year Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year-End Table
The following table lists all of the outstanding stock awards held by each of the Companys named executive officers on December 31, 2014. The table also includes the value of the stock awards based on the fair market value of our common stock as of December 31, 2014:
Stock Awards | ||||||||||||
Name |
Grant Date | Number of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested(1) |
Market Value of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(2) |
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Chad Richison |
1/1/2014 | 2,974,915 | $ | 78,329,512 | ||||||||
Craig E. Boelte |
1/1/2014 | 266,944 | $ | 7,028,636 | ||||||||
Jeffrey D. York |
1/1/2014 | 270,770 | $ | 7,129,374 | ||||||||
William X. Kerber III |
1/1/2014 | 266,944 | $ | 7,028,636 |