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Financial report summary
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- We have incurred net losses in the past, anticipate continuing to incur significant operating expenses in the future, and may not achieve or sustain consistent profitability.
- Macroeconomic conditions, including volatile and weakened global economic conditions, and geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including changes to trade policies and regulations, present significant risks to us in several jurisdictions. Such conditions have in the past adversely affected and may in the future adversely affect our industry, business and results of operations.
- Our past results may not be indicative of our future performance. We expect fluctuations in our financial results, making it difficult to project future results, and if we fail to meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors with respect to our results of operations, our stock price could decline.
- We may not be able to successfully manage our growth and, if we are not able to grow efficiently, we may not be able to reach or maintain profitability, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed.
- Because we derive substantially all of our revenue from our UiPath Business Automation Platform, failure of this platform to satisfy customer demands could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.
- Our business depends on our existing customers renewing their licenses and purchasing additional licenses and products from us and our channel partners. Declines or significant delays in renewals or purchases of additional licenses and products by our customers could harm our future operating results.
- If we are unable to attract new customers, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be adversely affected.
- The markets in which we participate are competitive and if we do not compete effectively our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed.
- If we fail to continue to differentiate our platform and products from those offered by our competitors, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be harmed.
- If we fail to retain and motivate members of our management team or other key employees or to integrate new team members, or fail to attract additional qualified personnel to support our operations, our business and future growth prospects could be harmed.
- Changes in our management structure and in senior leadership could affect our business and financial results.
- A limited number of customers represent a substantial portion of our revenue and ARR. If we fail to retain these customers, our revenue and ARR could decline significantly.
- We rely on our channel partners, including our strategic alliances, to generate a substantial amount of our revenue, and if we fail to expand and manage our distribution channels or fulfill our future service obligations, our revenue could decline and our growth prospects could suffer.
- If we and our channel partners fail to provide sufficient high-quality consulting, training, support, and maintenance resources to enable our customers to realize significant business value from our platform, we may see a decrease in customer adoption of our platform.
- If we are not able to introduce and release new features or services successfully and to make enhancements to our platform or products, particularly with respect to developing AI technologies, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
- Risks associated with the use of AI (including ML and large language models) in our platforms may result in reputational harm or liability.
- We are subject to numerous risks associated with the evolving market for products with AI capabilities.
- We offer free trials and a free tier of our platform to drive awareness of our products, and encourage use and adoption. If these marketing strategies fail to lead to customers purchasing paid licenses, our ability to grow our revenue will be adversely affected.
- We target enterprise customers, and sales to these customers involve risks that may not be present or that are present to a lesser extent with sales to smaller entities.
- Real or perceived errors, failures, or bugs in our platform and products could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.
- Incorrect or improper implementation or use of our platform and products could result in customer dissatisfaction and harm our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.
- We rely upon third-party providers of cloud-based infrastructure to host our cloud-based products. Any disruption in the operations of these third-party providers, limitations on capacity, or interference with our use could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- Seasonality may cause fluctuations in our sales and results of operations.
- Our key performance metric, ARR, and certain other operational data in this report are subject to assumptions and limitations and may not provide an accurate indication of our future or expected results.
- We may require additional capital to support the growth of our business, and this capital may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
- If we fail to maintain and enhance our brand, our ability to expand our customer base will be impaired and our business, financial condition, and results of operations may suffer.
- If we cannot maintain our corporate culture as we grow, our success and our business and competitive position may be harmed.
- Indemnity provisions in various agreements to which we are party potentially expose us to substantial liability for infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of intellectual property rights, data protection, and other losses.
- We have in the past engaged, and may in the future engage, in acquisition and investment activities, which could divert the attention of management, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value, and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
- Our aspirations and disclosures related to ESG matters expose us to risks that could adversely affect our reputation and performance.
- Any future litigation against us could be costly and time-consuming to defend.
- We are subject to stringent and evolving U.S. and foreign laws, regulations, and rules, contractual obligations, industry standards, policies, and other obligations related to data privacy and security. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could lead to adverse business consequences, including regulatory investigations or actions; litigation (including class claims) and mass arbitration demands; fines and penalties; business disruptions; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; and loss of customers or sales.
- If our information technology systems or data, or those of third parties upon which we rely, are or were compromised, we could experience adverse consequences resulting from such compromise, including but not limited to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; disruptions
- of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; loss of customers or sales; and other adverse consequences.
- We are subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and similar laws, and noncompliance with such laws can subject us to criminal or civil liability and harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- Sales to government entities and highly regulated organizations are subject to a number of challenges and risks.
- We are subject to governmental export and import controls that could impair our ability to compete in international markets or subject us to liability if we violate the controls.
- Any failure to obtain, maintain, protect, or enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights could impair our ability to protect our proprietary technology and our brand.
- We may become subject to intellectual property disputes, which are costly and may subject us to significant liability and increased costs of doing business.
- We may become involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our intellectual property, which could be expensive, time consuming, and unsuccessful.
- If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position would be harmed.
- We may be subject to claims that our employees, consultants, or advisors have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their current or former employers or claims asserting ownership of what we regard as our own intellectual property.
- We use open source software in our products, which could negatively affect our ability to sell our platform and products or subject us to litigation or other actions.
- If we cannot license rights to use technologies on reasonable terms, we may be unable to license rights that are critical to our business.
- Our current operations are international in scope, and we may pursue further geographic expansion, creating a variety of operational challenges.
- If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable laws and regulations could be impaired.
- We are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which affect our results of operations.
- Our corporate structure and intercompany arrangements cause us to be subject to the tax laws of various jurisdictions, and we could be obligated to pay additional taxes, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.
- Changes in tax laws or tax rulings could materially affect our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
- We could be required to collect additional sales, use, transfer, or other indirect taxes or be subject to other tax liabilities that may increase the costs our customers would have to pay for our products and adversely affect our results of operations.
- Our ability to use our NOLs to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations.
- The dual class structure of our common stock has the effect of concentrating voting control with Daniel Dines, our Chief Innovation Officer, co-founder, and Chairman, which will limit stockholders' ability to influence the outcome of important decisions.
- We have not elected to take advantage of the “controlled company” exemption to the corporate governance rules for publicly-listed companies but may do so in the future.
- We cannot predict the impact our dual class structure may have on the market price of our Class A common stock.
- Future sales of our Class A common stock in the public market could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline.
- Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of our company more difficult, limit attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management, and limit the market price of our Class A common stock.
- Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal district courts of the U.S. will be the exclusive forums for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or employees.
- Our stock price may be volatile, and the value of our Class A common stock may decline.
- Our issuance of additional capital stock in connection with financings, acquisitions, investments, our equity incentive plans, or otherwise will dilute all other stockholders.
- Our business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows could be significantly hindered by the occurrence of a natural disaster, public health crisis, military action, terrorist attack, or other catastrophic event.
- If our estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting estimates prove to be incorrect, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
Management Discussion
- •Revenue of $1,308.1 million increased 24% year-over-year.
- •ARR of $1,463.7 million increased 22% year-over-year.
- •Gross margin was 85% for fiscal year 2024, compared to 83% for fiscal year 2023.