Workday Announces Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Financial Results


Fiscal Third Quarter Total Revenues of $1.60 Billion, Up 20.5% Year Over Year

Subscription Revenues of $1.43 Billion, Up 22.3% Year Over Year

24-Month Subscription Revenue Backlog of $8.62 Billion, Up 21.1% Year Over Year

Total Subscription Revenue Backlog of $14.10 Billion, Up 28.5% Year Over Year

PLEASANTON, Calif.Nov. 29, 2022 – Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, announced results for the fiscal 2023 third quarter ended October 31, 2022.

Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Results

  • Total revenues were $1.60 billion, an increase of 20.5% from the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Subscription revenues were $1.43 billion, an increase of 22.3% from the same period last year.
  • Operating loss was $26.3 million, or negative 1.6% of revenues, compared to an operating income of $23.9 million, or 1.8% of revenues, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating income for the third quarter was $314.2 million, or 19.7% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating income of $332.2 million, or 25.0% of revenues, in the same period last year.1
  • Basic and diluted net loss per share was $0.29, compared to basic and diluted net income per share of $0.17 in the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share was $1.01 and $0.99, respectively, compared to non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share of $1.15 and $1.10, respectively, in the same period last year.2
  • Operating cash flows were $408.7 million compared to $384.7 million in the prior year.
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $5.49 billion as of October 31, 2022.

Comments on the News

“We delivered another solid quarter, demonstrating how our cloud finance and HR solutions are vital for global organizations navigating today’s changing world,” said Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, co-CEO, and chairman, Workday. “There is no question that the current macro environment presents increased uncertainty, but, due to the great work of our employees and our continued innovation, we are confident in the long-term opportunity and our ability to navigate the road ahead.”

“Our strong third-quarter results illustrate how global organizations are continuing to choose Workday as the backbone of their digital transformation in the face of constant change,” said Chano Fernandez, co-CEO, Workday. “As we look ahead, we will continue to focus our efforts on industry investments and driving innovation with our open and connected partner ecosystem, which are critical to our customers’ success.”

“We delivered solid third-quarter results, a testament to strong execution across the company as well as the strategic and mission-critical nature of our solutions,” said Barbara Larson, chief financial officer, Workday. “Our updated outlook reflects the ongoing momentum in our business and the power of our business model, while continuing to balance the current environment. We are raising the low end of our fiscal 2023 subscription revenue guidance to a range of $5.555 billion to $5.557 billion, or 22% growth. We are also raising our fiscal 2023 non-GAAP operating margin guidance to 19.2%, reflecting our commitment to delivering healthy growth and profitability.”

Recent Highlights

  • Workday announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, with a term of 18 months, to purchase up to $500 million of shares of its Class A common stock.
  • Workday announced its vision for a more open and connected partner ecosystem, which includes the launch of Industry Accelerators, a new industry program that accelerates customer enterprise cloud transformations with partners.
  • Workday announced new technology and user experience innovations aimed at helping customers meet evolving business and employee needs, including low-code/no-code app development functionality in Workday Extend, the Company’s app building solution that helps developers to more quickly and easily build apps on Workday.
  • Workday introduced next-generation skills technology, built on an AI/ML foundation, that allows organizations to easily and securely bring skills data in and out of Workday to deliver more personalized employee experiences.
  • Workday was named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises for the seventh consecutive year and positioned the highest for overall Ability to Execute.3

About Workday

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.

© 2022 Workday, Inc. All rights reserved. Workday and the Workday logo are registered trademarks of Workday, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Workday, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

October 31, 2022

January 31, 2022

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$      1,575,955

$      1,534,273

Marketable securities

3,916,130

2,109,888

Trade and other receivables, net

1,040,468

1,242,545

Deferred costs

171,100

152,957

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

266,622

174,402

Total current assets

6,970,275

5,214,065

Property and equipment, net

1,219,127

1,123,075

Operating lease right-of-use assets

268,110

247,808

Deferred costs, noncurrent

359,624

341,259

Acquisition-related intangible assets, net

326,670

391,002

Goodwill

2,840,044

2,840,044

Other assets

405,937

341,252

Total assets

$    12,389,787

$    10,498,505

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$           75,803

$           55,487

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

334,961

195,590

Accrued compensation

406,799

402,885

Unearned revenue

2,815,599

3,110,947

Operating lease liabilities

90,237

80,503

Debt, current

1,222,443

Total current liabilities

3,723,399

5,067,855

Debt, noncurrent

2,974,979

617,354

Unearned revenue, noncurrent

63,736

71,533

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

196,078

182,456

Other liabilities

22,487

24,225

Total liabilities

6,980,679

5,963,423

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock

257

251

Additional paid-in capital

8,400,756

7,284,174

Treasury stock

(110,382)

(12,467)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

104,114

7,709

Accumulated deficit

(2,985,637)

(2,744,585)

Total stockholders’ equity

5,409,108

4,535,082

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$    12,389,787

$    10,498,505

Workday, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended October 31,

Nine Months Ended October 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenues:

Subscription services

$      1,432,393

$      1,171,517

$      4,071,804

$      3,317,140

Professional services

166,710

155,746

497,754

445,517

Total revenues

1,599,103

1,327,263

4,569,558

3,762,657

Costs and expenses (1):

Costs of subscription services

259,397

200,700

737,301

575,646

Costs of professional services

176,396

159,024

524,398

462,652

Product development

565,727

455,615

1,655,071

1,341,482

Sales and marketing

470,196

366,323

1,358,198

1,050,974

General and administrative

153,708

121,656

427,832

347,391

Total costs and expenses

1,625,424

1,303,318

4,702,800

3,778,145

Operating income (loss)

(26,321)

23,945

(133,242)

(15,488)

Other income (expense), net

4,163

21,557

(48,789)

115,491

Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(22,158)

45,502

(182,031)

100,003

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

52,563

2,090

59,021

(2,623)

Net income (loss)

$          (74,721)

$            43,412

$        (241,052)

$          102,626

Net income (loss) per share, basic

$              (0.29)

$                0.17

$              (0.95)

$                0.42

Net income (loss) per share, diluted

$              (0.29)

$                0.17

$              (0.95)

$                0.40

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share, basic

255,753

248,468

253,975

246,348

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share, diluted

255,753

254,760

253,975

253,917

(1) Costs and expenses include share-based compensation expenses as follows:

Three Months Ended October 31,

Nine Months Ended October 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Costs of subscription services

$           25,598

$           21,340

$           76,918

$           62,478

Costs of professional services

26,577

29,105

79,999

83,331

Product development

149,279

135,591

449,764

395,345

Sales and marketing

61,186

55,645

180,233

158,121

General and administrative

51,556

39,437

146,795

111,197

Total share-based compensation expenses

$         314,196

$         281,118

$         933,709

$         810,472

Workday, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended October 31,

Nine Months Ended October 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)

$           (74,721)

$             43,412

$         (241,052)

$           102,626

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

91,854

87,127

274,395

254,973

Share-based compensation expenses

314,196

278,995

933,709

808,349

Amortization of deferred costs

44,830

35,482

126,515

100,844

Non-cash lease expense

23,359

21,407

68,318

64,706

(Gains) losses on investments

(3,833)

(25,222)

20,746

(125,479)

Other

3,251

4,408

15,373

(4,225)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations:

Trade and other receivables, net

61,885

6,649

200,008

171,257

Deferred costs

(56,552)

(50,654)

(163,023)

(129,758)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

2,435

18,050

(31,447)

(21,047)

Accounts payable

18,116

(12,007)

20,884

(4,117)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

47,061

2,498

41,253

(24,109)

Unearned revenue

(63,213)

(25,491)

(302,936)

(158,465)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

408,668

384,654

962,743

1,035,555

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of marketable securities

(2,310,915)

(722,275)

(5,651,005)

(2,317,040)

Maturities of marketable securities

2,181,147

674,246

3,767,509

2,303,478

Sales of marketable securities

19,988

53,355

27,286

Owned real estate projects

(181)

(4)

(446)

(171,498)

Capital expenditures, excluding owned real estate projects

(58,665)

(33,335)

(286,013)

(190,912)

Business combinations, net of cash acquired

(60,645)

(739,865)

Purchase of other intangible assets

(700)

(700)

Purchases of non-marketable equity and other investments

(3,250)

(26,720)

(20,173)

(84,526)

Sales and maturities of non-marketable equity and other investments

4,513

1,874

11,674

5,169

Other

1

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(168,063)

(166,859)

(2,125,799)

(1,167,907)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of debt discount

2,978,077

Repayments and extinguishment of debt

(1,149,622)

(9,384)

(1,843,605)

(28,205)

Payments for debt issuance costs

(7,220)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock from employee equity plans, net of taxes paid for shares withheld

710

1,894

85,002

76,381

Other

(161)

(33)

(538)

(409)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(1,149,073)

(7,523)

1,211,716

47,767

Effect of exchange rate changes

(920)

50

(1,750)

(85)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(909,388)

210,322

46,910

(84,670)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the beginning of period

2,497,043

1,092,929

1,540,745

1,387,921

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of period

$        1,587,655

$        1,303,251

$        1,587,655

$        1,303,251

Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Three Months Ended October 31, 2022 

(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)

(unaudited)

GAAP

Share-Based
Compensation
Expenses

Other
Operating
Expenses (2)

Income Tax
and Dilution
Effects (3)

Non-GAAP

Costs and expenses:

Costs of subscription services

$  259,397

$   (25,598)

$   (14,100)

$            —

$   219,699

Costs of professional services

176,396

(26,577)

(623)

149,196

Product development

565,727

(149,279)

(1,899)

414,549

Sales and marketing

470,196

(61,186)

(9,206)

399,804

General and administrative

153,708

(51,556)

(531)

101,621

Operating income (loss)

(26,321)

314,196

26,359

314,234

Operating margin

(1.6) %

19.6 %

1.7 %

— %

19.7 %

Other income (expense), net

4,163

4,163

Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(22,158)

314,196

26,359

318,397

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

52,563

7,933

60,496

Net income (loss)

$   (74,721)

$   314,196

$     26,359

$     (7,933)

$   257,901

Net income (loss) per share, basic (1)

$       (0.29)

$         1.23

$         0.10

$       (0.03)

$         1.01

Net income (loss) per share, diluted (1)

$       (0.29)

$         1.23

$         0.10

$       (0.05)

$         0.99

(1)

GAAP net loss per share is calculated based upon 255,753 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP

net income per share is calculated based upon 255,753 basic and 261,777 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. The

numerator used to compute non-GAAP diluted net income per share was increased by $0.9 million for after-tax interest expense on

our convertible senior notes in accordance with the if-converted method.

(2)

Other operating expenses include amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $21.2 million and employer payroll

tax-related items on employee stock transactions of $5.2 million.

(3)

We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency

across the reporting periods. For fiscal 2023, the non-GAAP tax rate is 19%. Included in the per share amount is a dilution impact of

$0.02 from the conversion of GAAP diluted net loss per share to non-GAAP diluted net income per share.

Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Three Months Ended October 31, 2021

(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)

(unaudited)

GAAP

Share-Based
Compensation
Expenses

Other
Operating
Expenses (2)

Income Tax
and Dilution
Effects (3)

Non-GAAP

Costs and expenses:

Costs of subscription services

$   200,700

$   (21,340)

$   (12,859)

$            —

$  166,501

Costs of professional services

159,024

(29,105)

(1,043)

128,876

Product development

455,615

(135,591)

(2,870)

317,154

Sales and marketing

366,323

(55,645)

(9,642)

301,036

General and administrative

121,656

(39,437)

(772)

81,447

Operating income (loss)

23,945

281,118

27,186

332,249

Operating margin

1.8 %

21.2 %

2.0 %

— %

25.0 %

Other income (expense), net

21,557

21,557

Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes

45,502

281,118

27,186

353,806

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

2,090

65,133

67,223

Net income (loss)

$     43,412

$   281,118

$     27,186

$   (65,133)

$   286,583

Net income (loss) per share, basic (1)

$         0.17

$         1.13

$         0.11

$       (0.26)

$         1.15

Net income (loss) per share, diluted (1)

$         0.17

$         1.10

$         0.11

$       (0.28)

$         1.10

(1)

GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 248,468 basic and 254,760 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.

Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 248,468 basic and 262,577 diluted weighted-average shares of common

stock. The numerator used to compute non-GAAP diluted net income per share was increased by $1.3 million for after-tax interest

expense on our convertible senior notes in accordance with the if-converted method.

(2)

Other operating expenses include amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $19.7 million and employer payroll tax-related

items on employee stock transactions of $7.5 million.

(3)

We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency

across the reporting periods. For fiscal 2022, the projected tax rate was 19%. Included in the per share amount is a dilution impact of

$0.02 from the conversion of GAAP diluted net income per share to non-GAAP diluted net income per share.

Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Nine Months Ended October 31, 2022

(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

GAAP

Share-Based
Compensation
Expenses

Other
Operating
Expenses (2)

Income Tax
and Dilution
Effects (3)

Non-GAAP

Costs and expenses:

Costs of subscription services

$   737,301

$   (76,918)

$  (45,022)

$             —

$   615,361

Costs of professional services

524,398

(79,999)

(5,297)

439,102

Product development

1,655,071

(449,764)

(17,146)

1,188,161

Sales and marketing

1,358,198

(180,233)

(32,640)

1,145,325

General and administrative

427,832

(146,795)

(3,772)

277,265

Operating income (loss)

(133,242)

933,709

103,877

904,344

Operating margin

(2.9) %

20.4 %

2.3 %

— %

19.8 %

Other income (expense), net

(48,789)

(48,789)

Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(182,031)

933,709

103,877

855,555

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

59,021

103,534

162,555

Net income (loss)

$  (241,052)

$   933,709

$  103,877

$  (103,534)

$   693,000

Net income (loss) per share, basic (1)

$        (0.95)

$         3.68

$        0.41

$        (0.41)

$         2.73

Net income (loss) per share, diluted (1)

$        (0.95)

$         3.68

$        0.41

$        (0.49)

$         2.65

(1)

GAAP net loss per share is calculated based upon 253,975 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. Non-GAAP

net income per share is calculated based upon 253,975 basic and 262,742 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock. The

numerator used to compute non-GAAP diluted net income per share was increased by $3.5 million for after-tax interest expense on

our convertible senior notes in accordance with the if-converted method.

(2)

Other operating expenses include amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $64.3 million and employer payroll tax-related

items on employee stock transactions of $39.5 million.

(3)

We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency

across the reporting periods. For fiscal 2023, the non-GAAP tax rate is 19%. Included in the per share amount is a dilution impact of

$0.08 from the conversion of GAAP diluted net loss per share to non-GAAP diluted net income per share.

Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021

(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)

(unaudited)

GAAP

Share-Based
Compensation
Expenses

Other
Operating
Expenses (2)

Income Tax
and Dilution
Effects (3)

Non-GAAP

Costs and expenses:

Costs of subscription services

$   575,646

$   (62,478)

$  (40,195)

$            —

$   472,973

Costs of professional services

462,652

(83,331)

(9,211)

370,110

Product development

1,341,482

(395,345)

(25,573)

920,564

Sales and marketing

1,050,974

(158,121)

(36,512)

856,341

General and administrative

347,391

(111,197)

(6,091)

230,103

Operating income (loss)

(15,488)

810,472

117,582

912,566

Operating margin

(0.4) %

21.5 %

3.2 %

— %

24.3 %

Other income (expense), net

115,491

115,491

Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes

100,003

810,472

117,582

1,028,057

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(2,623)

197,954

195,331

Net income (loss)

$   102,626

$   810,472

$  117,582

$  (197,954)

$   832,726

Net income (loss) per share, basic (1)

$         0.42

$         3.29

$        0.48

$        (0.81)

$         3.38

Net income (loss) per share, diluted (1)

$         0.40

$         3.19

$        0.46

$        (0.85)

$         3.20

(1)

GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 246,348 basic and 253,917 diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.

Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated based upon 246,348 basic and 261,734 diluted weighted-average shares of common

stock. The numerator used to compute non-GAAP diluted net income per share was increased by $3.9 million for after-tax interest

expense on our convertible senior notes in accordance with the if-converted method.

(2)

Other operating expenses include employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions of $60.1 million and amortization

of acquisition-related intangible assets of $57.5 million.

(3)

We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency

across the reporting periods. For fiscal 2022, the non-GAAP tax rate was 19%. Included in the per share amount is a dilution impact

of $0.07 from the conversion of GAAP diluted net income per share to non-GAAP diluted net income per share.

SOURCE Workday Inc.

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