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Financial report summary
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Sapiens International • Pegasystems • Salesforce • Duck Creek • NTT DATA • Majesco • DXC TechnologyRisks
- We may experience significant quarterly and annual fluctuations in our results of operations due to a number of factors.
- If we do not receive customer or market acceptance of our business model focused on delivering cloud-based offerings on a subscription basis, or if we fail to meet stipulated service levels with our subscription services, our results of operations could be harmed.
- We have relied and expect to continue to rely on orders from a relatively small number of customers in the P&C insurance industry for a substantial portion of our revenue and ARR, and the loss of any of these customers would significantly harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
- Our sales and implementation cycles are lengthy and variable, depend upon factors outside our control, and could cause us to expend significant time and resources prior to generating revenue.
- We face intense competition in our market, which could negatively impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition and cause our market share to decline.
- Failure to manage our expanding operations effectively could harm our business.
- Our large customers have substantial negotiating leverage, which may require that we agree to terms and conditions that result in increased cost of sales, decreased revenue, and lower average selling prices and gross margins, all of which could harm our results of operations.
- Issues in the development and use of AI, combined with an uncertain regulatory environment, may result in reputational harm, liability, or other adverse consequences to our business operations.
- Our business depends on customers renewing and expanding their license, support, and subscription contracts for our products. A decline in our customer renewals and expansions could harm our future results of operations.
- Seasonal sales patterns may cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows and may prevent us from achieving our quarterly or annual forecasts, which may cause our stock price to decline.
- If we are unable to develop, introduce, and market new and enhanced versions of our products, we may be put at a competitive disadvantage.
- We operate a hybrid in-person and remote workforce, which will subject us to certain operational challenges and risks and potential harm to our business.
- Real or perceived errors or failures in our products and professional services, including implementation and cloud support services, may affect our reputation, cause us to lose customers, and reduce sales and renewal rates, which may harm our business and results of operations and subject us to liability for breach of warranty claims.
- Our ability to sell our products is highly dependent on the quality of our professional services and technical support services and the support of our SI partners, and the failure of us or our SI partners to offer high-quality professional services or technical support services could damage our reputation and adversely affect our ability to sell our products to new customers and renew agreements with our existing customers.
- The use of AI by our workforce may present risks to our business.
- Revenue mix, as well as declines in our subscription and support gross margin or our services gross margin, could adversely affect our overall gross margin and profitability.
- Failure of any of our established products to satisfy customer demands or to maintain market acceptance could harm our business, results of operations, financial condition, and growth prospects.
- If we are unable to continue the successful development of our global direct sales force and the expansion of our relationships with our strategic partners, sales of our products will suffer and our growth could be slower than we project.
- Our international sales and operations subject us to additional risks that can adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
- We may expand through acquisitions or partnerships with other companies, which may divert our management’s attention and result in unexpected operating and technology integration difficulties, increased costs, and dilution to our stockholders.
- Incorrect or improper use of our products or our failure to properly train customers on how to utilize our products could result in customer dissatisfaction and negatively affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and growth prospects.
- We may not be able to obtain capital when desired on favorable terms, if at all, and we may not be able to obtain capital or complete acquisitions through the use of equity without dilution to our stockholders.
- If our products experience cybersecurity breaches, there is unauthorized access to our customers’ data, or unauthorized use of our products or any of these events are perceived to happen, we may lose current or future customers and our reputation and business may be harmed.
- Service interruptions or failures of our third-party service providers may impair the availability of our products, which may expose us to liability, damage our reputation, and harm our future financial results.
- Evolving policy and regulatory responses to AI and machine learning and their potential implications for the fields of information technology, data privacy, and security may result in increased compliance costs and associated concerns for us.
- Privacy concerns could result in regulatory changes and impose additional costs and liabilities on us, limit our use of information, and adversely affect our business.
- Privacy concerns in the EU and the U.K. are evolving and we may face fines and other penalties, as well as reputational harm, if we fail to comply with these current and evolving laws, and compliance with these laws may increase our expenses and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
- Assertions by third parties of infringement or other violation by us of their intellectual property rights could result in significant costs and substantially harm our business and results of operations.
- Failure to protect our intellectual property could substantially harm our business and results of operations.
- We and our customers rely on technology and intellectual property of third parties, the loss of which could limit the functionality of our products and disrupt our business.
- Some of our products and technologies may use “open source” software, which may restrict how we use or distribute our services or require that we release the source code of certain products subject to those licenses.
- We may be obligated to disclose our proprietary source code to our customers, which may limit our ability to protect our intellectual property and could reduce the renewals of our support services.
- If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or identify a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner could be adversely affected, investor confidence in our Company could diminish, and the value of our common stock may decline.
- If tax laws change or we experience adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income tax returns, it could adversely affect our results of operations.
- Our stock price may be volatile, which could result in securities class action litigation against us.
- We currently do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock and, consequently, the only opportunity to achieve a return on investment is if the price of our common stock appreciates.
- Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law could prevent a takeover that stockholders consider favorable and could also reduce the market price of our stock.
- Our amended and restated bylaws designate certain state or federal courts as the exclusive forum for certain litigation that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.
- We cannot guarantee that any share repurchase program will be fully consummated or it will enhance stockholder value, and share repurchases could affect the price of our common stock.
- If we are unable to retain our personnel and hire and integrate additional skilled personnel, we may be unable to achieve our goals and our business will suffer.
- Our indebtedness related to our Convertible Senior Notes is due within twelve months. Servicing our indebtedness requires a significant amount of cash. We may have to use significant cash to pay our indebtedness, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
- Increased and complex scrutiny of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) matters may require us to incur additional costs or otherwise adversely impact our business.
- Adverse developments affecting certain financial institutions, as well as the banking system as a whole, could negatively affect our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and results of operations.
- Our revenue, results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Australian Dollar, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Euro, Indian Rupee, and Polish Zloty.
- The conditional conversion feature of the Convertible Senior Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
- Transactions relating to our Convertible Senior Notes may affect the value of our common stock.
- The accounting method for convertible debt securities that may be settled in cash, such as the Convertible Senior Notes, could have a material effect on our reported financial results.
- We are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the capped call transactions.
Management Discussion
- Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
- We have elected to omit discussion on the earliest of the three years covered by the consolidated financial statements presented. Refer to Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations located in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, filed on September 18, 2023, for reference to discussion of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022, the earliest of the three fiscal years presented.
- Guidewire is the platform that property and casualty (“P&C”) insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. Our core systems leverage data and analytics, digital, and artificial intelligence (“AI”). As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success and assist them in navigating a rapidly changing insurance market.