UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended October 31July 31, 20182019

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the transition period from ____________________ to _________________________

 

Commission file number 0-22823

 

QAD Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

77-0105228

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 Innovation Place,Place, Santa Barbara, California 93108

(Address of principal executive offices)

(805) 566-6000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

QADA

NASDAQ Global Select Market 

Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value

QADB

NASDAQ Global Select Market 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☑ No ☐.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check One):

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☑

Non-accelerated filer ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company ☐

 

 

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐ 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐ No ☑.

 

As of November 30, 2018,August 31, 2019, there were 16,362,81017,024,858 shares of the Registrant’s Class A common stock outstanding and 3,263,9063,321,002 shares of the Registrant’s Class B common stock outstanding. 

 



 

 

QAD INC.

INDEX

 

 

Page

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and January 31, 20182019

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Loss) for the Three and NineSix Months Ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 20172018

42

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the Six Months Ended July 31, 2019 and 2018

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the NineSix Months Ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 20172018

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

65

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

2521

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

4035

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

4136

 

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

4136

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM1A.ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

4236

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

4236

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

4236

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosure

4236

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

Other Information

4236

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6

Exhibits

4237

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

4338

 



 

PART I

 

ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

QAD INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

October 31,

2018

  

January 31,

2018

  

July 31,

2019

  

January 31,

2019

 

Assets

                
                

Current assets:

                

Cash and equivalents

 $138,080  $147,023  $141,768  $139,413 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,161 and $1,763 at October 31, 2018 and January 31, 2018, respectively

  46,420   83,518 

Other current assets, net

  19,493   15,856 

Short-term investments

  1,200   1,200 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,837 and $2,901 at July 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019, respectively

  41,495   81,577 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net

  23,411   22,150 

Total current assets

  203,993   246,397   207,874   244,340 

Property and equipment, net

  29,600   30,408 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $40.1 million and $39.2 million at July 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019, respectively

  29,446   29,621 

Lease right-of-use assets

  18,195    

Capitalized software costs, net

  1,486   990   1,720   1,598 

Goodwill

  12,284   11,023   12,379   12,423 

Deferred tax assets, net

  11,363   7,944   6,571   16,172 

Other assets, net

  11,784   3,055   12,202   13,020 

Total assets

 $270,510  $299,817  $288,387  $317,174 
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Current portion of long-term debt

 $481  $466  $492  $487 

Lease liabilities

  4,855    

Accounts payable

  10,660   14,818   7,808   9,902 

Deferred revenue

  80,537   116,693   94,399   115,253 

Other current liabilities

  35,059   43,460   32,510   40,348 

Total current liabilities

  126,737   175,437   140,064   165,990 

Long-term debt

  12,957   13,313   12,589   12,836 

Long-term lease liabilities

  14,059    

Other liabilities

  4,773   5,439   5,815   5,101 

Commitments and contingencies

                

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding

              

Common stock:

                

Class A, $0.001 par value. Authorized 71,000,000 shares; issued 16,605,215 shares at both October 31, 2018 and January 31, 2018

  16   16 

Class B, $0.001 par value. Authorized 4,000,000 shares; issued 3,537,380 shares at both October 31, 2018 and January 31, 2018

  4   4 

Class A, $0.001 par value. Authorized 71,000,000 shares; issued 16,605,215 shares at both July 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019

  16   16 

Class B, $0.001 par value. Authorized 4,000,000 shares; issued 3,537,380 shares at both July 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019

  4   4 

Additional paid-in capital

  194,292   200,456   196,312   196,723 

Treasury stock, at cost (517,582 shares and 892,700 shares at October 31, 2018 and January 31, 2018, respectively)

  (7,384

)

  (12,461

)

Treasury stock, at cost (59,309 Class A shares and 273,474 Class B shares at July 31, 2019 and 241,667 Class A shares and 273,474 Class B shares at January 31, 2019)

  (4,943

)

  (7,350

)

Accumulated deficit

  (52,047

)

  (75,559

)

  (67,903

)

  (48,485

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (8,838

)

  (6,828

)

  (7,626

)

  (7,661

)

Total stockholders’ equity

  126,043   105,628   115,860   133,247 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $270,510  $299,817  $288,387  $317,174 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


 

 

QAD INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

October 31,

  

October 31,

  

July 31,

  

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
                                

Revenue:

                                

Subscription

 $23,863  $17,190  $67,813  $49,953  $25,888  $22,439  $51,194  $43,950 

License

  4,631   6,628   16,458   18,636   3,516   5,561   7,982   11,827 

Maintenance and other

  30,401   32,407   92,458   96,284   29,586   30,574   59,485   62,057 

Professional services

  20,682   20,700   73,581   59,392   17,388   25,969   35,752   52,899 

Total revenue

  79,577   76,925   250,310   224,265   76,378   84,543   154,413   170,733 
                                

Costs of revenue:

                                

Subscription

  8,686   7,605   25,248   22,753   9,903   8,334   19,320   16,562 

License

  534   690   1,772   2,203   554   574   1,145   1,238 

Maintenance and other

  7,716   7,840   23,355   23,374   7,459   7,774   15,062   15,639 

Professional services

  20,425   21,911   68,489   61,276   18,116   23,754   37,439   48,064 

Total cost of revenue

  37,361   38,046   118,864   109,606   36,032   40,436   72,966   81,503 
                                

Gross profit

  42,216   38,879   131,446   114,659   40,346   44,107   81,447   89,230 
                                

Operating expenses:

                                

Sales and marketing

  18,447   17,697   57,895   52,981   20,191   19,502   41,082   39,448 

Research and development

  13,155   12,111   40,674   35,332   13,870   13,513   27,857   27,519 

General and administrative

  8,095   8,556   26,823   26,373   10,392   9,366   19,810   18,728 

Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions

  45   85   45   359   66      133    

Total operating expenses

  39,742   38,449   125,437   115,045   44,519   42,381   88,882   85,695 
                                

Operating income (loss)

  2,474   430   6,009   (386

)

Operating (loss) income

  (4,173

)

  1,726   (7,435

)

  3,535 
                                

Other (income) expense:

                                

Interest income

  (646

)

  (440

)

  (1,913

)

  (1,101

)

  (789

)

  (743

)

  (1,513

)

  (1,267

)

Interest expense

  177   195   488   508   148   154   301   311 

Other (income) expense, net

  (636

)

  (413

)

  (1,309

)

  1,399 

Total other (income) expense

  (1,105

)

  (658

)

  (2,734

)

  806 

Other (income), net

  (154

)

  (269

)

  (326

)

  (673

)

Total other (income), net

  (795

)

  (858

)

  (1,538

)

  (1,629

)

                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

  3,579   1,088   8,743   (1,192

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

  (3,378)  2,584   (5,897

)

  5,164 

Income tax expense

  597   1,249   3,251   2,701   9,872   1,471   10,587   2,654 
                                

Net income (loss)

 $2,982  $(161

)

 $5,492  $(3,893

)

Net (loss) income

 $(13,250

)

 $1,113  $(16,484

)

 $2,510 
                                

Basic net income (loss) per share

                

Basic net (loss) income per share

                

Class A

 $0.16  $(0.01

)

 $0.29  $(0.21

)

 $(0.69

)

 $0.06  $(0.86

)

 $0.13 

Class B

 $0.13  $(0.01

)

 $0.24  $(0.17

)

 $(0.57

)

 $0.05  $(0.71

)

 $0.11 

Diluted net (loss) income per share

                                

Class A

 $0.14  $(0.01

)

 $0.26  $(0.21

)

 $(0.69

)

 $0.05  $(0.86

)

 $0.12 

Class B

 $0.12  $(0.01

)

 $0.23  $(0.17

)

 $(0.57) $0.05  $(0.71

)

 $0.11 
                                

Net income (loss)

 $2,982  $(161

)

 $5,492  $(3,893

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

                

Net (loss) income

 $(13,250

)

 $1,113  $(16,484

)

 $2,510 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

                

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  (1,174

)

  (743

)

  (2,010

)

  1,029   298   (326

)

  35   (836

)

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 $1,808  $(904

)

 $3,482  $(2,864

)

Total comprehensive (loss) income

 $(12,952

)

 $787  $(16,449

)

 $1,674 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


QAD INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended July 31, 2019

 
  

Number of Shares

  

Amount

  

Additional Paid-in

  

Treasury

  

Accumulated

  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

  

Total Stockholders’

 
  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Treasury

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Deficit

  

Loss

  

Equity

 

Balance, January 31, 2019

  16,605   3,537   (515

)

 $16  $4  $196,723  $(7,350

)

 $(48,485

)

 $(7,661

)

 $133,247 

Net loss

                       (16,484

)

     (16,484

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                          35   35 

Stock award exercises

        9         (357

)

  202         (155

)

Stock compensation expense

                 5,492            5,492 

Dividends declared ($0.144 and $0.12 per Class A and Class B share, respectively)

                       (2,761

)

     (2,761

)

Restricted stock

        174         (5,546

)

  2,205         (3,341

)

Adoption of ASU2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)

                       (173

)

     (173

)

Balance, July 31, 2019

  16,605   3,537   (332

)

 $16  $4  $196,312  $(4,943

)

 $(67,903

)

 $(7,626

)

 $115,860 

  

Six Months Ended July 31, 2018

 
  

Number of Shares

  

Amount

  

Additional Paid-in

  

Treasury

  

Accumulated

  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

  

Total Stockholders’

 
  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Treasury

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Deficit

  

Loss

  

Equity

 

Balance, January 31, 2018

  16,605   3,537   (892

)

 $16  $4  $200,456  $(12,461

)

 $(75,559

)

 $(6,828

)

 $105,628 

Cumulative effect of the adoption of ASC606 and ASU2016-16

                       22,125      22,125 

Adjusted balance at February 1, 2018

  16,605   3,537   (892

)

 $16  $4  $200,456  $(12,461

)

 $(53,434

)

 $(6,828

)

 $127,753 

Net income

                       2,510      2,510 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                          (836

)

  (836

)

Stock award exercises

        192         (7,722

)

  3,349         (4,373

)

Stock compensation expense

                 5,470            5,470 

Dividends declared ($0.144 and $0.12 per Class A and Class B share, respectively)

          

            (2,731

)

     (2,731

)

Restricted stock

        171         (5,783

)

  1,580         (4,203

)

Balance, July 31, 2018

  16,605   3,537   (529

)

 $16  $4  $192,421  $(7,532

)

 $(53,655

)

 $(7,664

)

 $123,590 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


 

 

QAD INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Six Months Ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

 
                

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net income (loss)

 $5,492  $(3,893

)

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

        

Net (loss) income

 $(16,484

)

 $2,510 

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

  4,100   4,401   3,070   2,699 

Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain and fulfill contracts

  3,107   - 

Net change in valuation allowance

  3,760   4,182 

Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net

  2,161   2,051 

Non-cash lease expense

  2,965   - 

Net change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

  11,527   4,553 

Other deferred income taxes

  (824

)

  (4,565

)

  19   (1,649

)

Loss on disposal of equipment

  26   52   16   4 

Provision for doubtful accounts and sales adjustments

  926   675   127   498 

Stock compensation expense

  7,618   6,671   5,492   5,470 

Change in fair value of derivative instrument

  (198

)

  (103)  251   (152)

Other, net

  69   - 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable

  33,923   19,085   39,188   27,033 

Costs capitalized to obtain and fulfill contracts

  (2,510

)

  - 

Other assets

  688   2,023 

Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net

  (2,158

)

  (1,692

)

Lease liabilities

  (3,095

)

  - 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  (1,683

)

  (894

)

Accounts payable

  (3,503

)

  (981

)

  (1,910

)

  (3,480

)

Deferred revenue

  (30,977

)

  (23,839

)

  (18,707

)

  (21,683

)

Other liabilities

  (6,511

)

  (864

)

  (6,670

)

  (6,122

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  15,117   2,844   14,178   9,146 

Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Purchase of property and equipment

  (3,225

)

  (2,587

)

  (3,707

)

  (2,004

)

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

  (2,655

)

  - 

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

  -   (450

)

Purchase of short-term investments

  (1,200

)

  - 

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

  1,200   - 

Capitalized software costs

  (778

)

  (809

)

  (534

)

  (536

)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (6,658

)

  (3,396

)

  (4,241

)

  (2,990

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Repayments of debt

  (350

)

  (333

)

  (253

)

  (234

)

Tax payments related to stock awards

  (8,705

)

  (3,243

)

  (3,496

)

  (8,576

)

Cash dividends paid

  (4,105

)

  (4,021

)

  (2,761

)

  (2,731

)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (13,160

)

  (7,597

)

  (6,510

)

  (11,541

)

                

Effect of exchange rates on cash and equivalents

  (4,242

)

  3,094   (1,072

)

  (2,110

)

                

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

  (8,943

)

  (5,055

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

  2,355   (7,495

)

                

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

  147,023   145,082   139,413   147,023 
                

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 $138,080  $140,027  $141,768  $139,528 
             

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

                

Cash paid during the period for:

                

Interest

 $458  $458  $294  $305 

Income taxes, net of refunds

 $2,558  $2,865  $2,368  $1,632 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


4

 

QAD INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

1.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Basis of Presentation

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements fairly present the financial information contained therein. These statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  The financial statements and footnotes are unaudited.  In management’s opinion, all necessary adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring and non-recurring adjustments, have been included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to present fairly the financial position and operating results of QAD Inc. (“QAD” or the “Company”). The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all disclosures required by GAAP accounting principles for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2018.2019. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the results of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Because of seasonal and other factors, results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending January 31, 2019.2020.

 

The Company’s accounting policies are set forth in detail in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 20182019 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such Annual Report also contains a discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates. The Company believes that these critical accounting policies and estimates affect its more significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Effective February 1, 2018,Assets Held for Sale

During the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company adoptedvacated its building located in Dublin, Ireland, and moved operations into leased office space. The Company entered into an agreement to sell the requirements of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”) usingbuilding and expects to complete the modified retrospective method.sale within the next 12 months. The Company’s updated accounting policy on revenue recognition is described in Note 2 and in “Critical accounting policies” in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q. 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. Adjustments were made to the operating activities sectionnet book value of the building of $1.7 million was classified as assets held for sale, and is included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated StatementsBalance Sheet as of Cash Flows. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations and no effect on previously reported cash flows from operating activities. July 31, 2019.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

With the exception of thoseExcept as discussed below, there have been no recent changes in accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or adopted by the Company during the three or ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, that are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

 

In OctoberFebruary 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16,Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than InventoryLeases (Topic 842)., This pronouncement requires lessees to recognize a liability for lease obligations, which removesrepresents the prohibition against the immediate recognition of the current and deferred income tax effects of intra-entity transfers other than inventory. The guidance is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of the annual reporting period in which the ASU was issued. ASU 2016-16 was adopted by the Company effective February 1, 2018 on a modified retrospective basis, resulting in a $9.6 million decreasediscounted obligation to accumulated deficitmake future lease payments, and a corresponding increase to deferred tax assets.

In August 2016,right-of-use (“ROU”) asset on the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, that modifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier adoption permitted. ASU 2016-15 was adopted by the Company effective February 1, 2018 on a retrospective basis, with no material changes reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.


In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Subtopic 985-605 Software - Revenue Recognition. Topic 605 and Subtopic 985-605 are collectively referred to as “Topic 605” or “prior GAAP.” Under Topic 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, Topic 606 requires enhanced disclosures, including disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

balance sheet. The Company adopted Topic 606 on the first dayASU 2016-02, along with related clarifications and improvements, as of fiscalFebruary 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method. Under this method, QAD evaluated contracts that were in effect at the beginning of fiscal 2019 as if those contracts had been accounted for under Topic 606. The Company did not evaluate individual modifications for those periods prior to the adoption date, but the aggregate effect of all modifications as of the adoption date and such effects are provided below. Under the modified retrospective transition method, periods prior to the adoption date were not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with historical, pre-Topic 606 accounting. A cumulative catch-up adjustment was recorded to beginning accumulated deficit to reflect the impact of all existing arrangements under Topic 606.

The most significant impacts of the adoption of Topic 606 were as follows:

Removal of vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) under prior GAAP resulted in earlier recognition of license and services revenues in those instances where the Company sold a multi-element deal where services did not have VSOE. At adoption, QAD decreased accumulated deficit and deferred revenue by $2.0 million as this revenue would otherwise have been recognized in future periods according to prior GAAP;

Removal of the limitation on contingent revenue resulted in revenue being recognized earlier for certain contracts. At adoption, QAD decreased accumulated deficit and increased contract assets by $0.8 million as this revenue would otherwise have been recognized in future periods as invoiced according to prior GAAP;

Contracts containing a future option to the customer represented a material right which resulted in deferral of revenue. At adoption, QAD increased accumulated deficit and deferred revenue by $0.3 million as this revenue would have been otherwise earned in previous periods according to prior GAAP;

Commission expenses related to new cloud and maintenance contracts are no longer expensed as incurred; rather these incremental commission costs and other associated fringe benefits are capitalized and amortized over the associated term of economic benefit which the Company has determined to be five years. As a result, QAD decreased accumulated deficit and increased other current and non-current assets by $9.1 million at the adoption date;

Sales agent fees to obtain new cloud and maintenance contracts are no longer be expensed as incurred; rather these costs will be capitalized and amortized over the associated term of economic benefit which the Company has determined to be five years. As a result, QAD decreased accumulated deficit and increased other current and non-current assets by $1.0 million at the adoption date; and

Cloud environment setup costs incurred to fulfill new cloud customer contracts are no longer expensed as incurred; rather these costs are capitalized and amortized over the associated term of economic benefit which the Company has determined to be five years. As a result, QAD decreased accumulated deficit and increased other current and non-current assets by $1.5 million at the adoption date.

The tax impact of the above adjustments was assessed and, at adoption, QAD increased accumulated deficit and decreased net deferred tax assets by $1.6 million.


Adjustments to beginning consolidated balance sheet accounts

The following table presents the cumulative effect adjustments, net of income tax effects, to beginning consolidated balance sheet accounts for the new accounting standards adopted byapproach, which allows the Company onto apply Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840, Leases, in the first day of fiscal 2019:

  

Jan. 31, 2018

  

Topic 606

  

ASU2016-16 (1)

  

Feb. 1, 2018

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and equivalents

 $147,023  $-  $-  $147,023 

Accounts receivable, net

  83,518   -   -   83,518 

Other current assets, net

  15,856   4,013   -   19,869 

Total current assets

  246,397   4,013   -   250,410 

Property and equipment, net

  30,408   -   -   30,408 

Capitalized software costs, net

  990   -   -   990 

Goodwill

  11,023   -   -   11,023 

Deferred tax assets, net

  7,944   (1,643

)

  9,584   15,885 

Other assets, net

  3,055   8,421   -   11,476 

Total assets

 $299,817  $10,791  $9,584  $320,192 
                 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

                

Current portion of long-term debt

 $466  $-  $-  $466 

Accounts payable

  14,818   -   -   14,818 

Deferred revenue

  116,693   (1,239

)

  -   115,454 

Other current liabilities

  43,460   -   -   43,460 

Total current liabilities

  175,437   (1,239

)

  -   174,198 

Long-term debt

  13,313   -   -   13,313 

Other liabilities

  5,439   (511

)

  -   4,928 

Stockholders’ equity

                

Common stock - Class A

  16   -   -   16 

Common stock - Class B

  4   -   -   4 

Additional paid-in capital

  200,456   -   -   200,456 

Treasury stock

  (12,461

)

  -   -   (12,461

)

Accumulated deficit

  (75,559

)

  12,541   9,584   (53,434

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (6,828

)

  -   -   (6,828

)

Total stockholders’ equity

  105,628   12,541   9,584   127,753 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $299,817  $10,791  $9,584  $320,192 

 ___________________________

(1)

For further information about the adoption of Income taxes (Topic 740): Intra-entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory see Note 9 “Income Taxes.”


The following table summarizes the effects of adopting Topic 606 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 31, 2018:

  

As reported

under Topic 606

  

Adjustments

  

Balances under

Prior GAAP

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Assets

            

Current assets:

            

Cash and equivalents

 $138,080  $-  $138,080 

Accounts receivable, net

  46,420   -   46,420 

Other current assets, net

  19,493   (4,087

)

  15,406 

Total current assets

  203,993   (4,087

)

  199,906 

Property and equipment, net

  29,600   -   29,600 

Capitalized software costs, net

  1,486   -   1,486 

Goodwill

  12,284   -   12,284 

Deferred tax assets, net

  11,363   959   12,322 

Other assets, net

  11,784   (7,438

)

  4,346 

Total assets

 $270,510  $(10,566

)

 $259,944 
             

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

            

Current portion of long-term debt

 $481  $-  $481 

Accounts payable

  10,660   -   10,660 

Deferred revenue

  80,537   3,630   84,167 

Other current liabilities

  35,059   -   35,059 

Total current liabilities

  126,737   3,630   130,367 

Long-term debt

  12,957   -   12,957 

Other liabilities

  4,773   645   5,418 

Stockholders’ equity

            

Common stock - Class A

  16   -   16 

Common stock - Class B

  4   -   4 

Additional paid-in capital

  194,292   -   194,292 

Treasury stock

  (7,384

)

  -   (7,384

)

Accumulated deficit

  (52,047

)

  (14,861

)

  (66,908

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (8,838

)

  20   (8,818

)

Total stockholders’ equity

  126,043   (14,841

)

  111,202 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $270,510  $(10,566

)

 $259,944 


The following table summarizes the effects of adopting Topic 606 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended October 31, 2018:

  

As reported

under Topic 606

  

Adjustments

  

Balances under

Prior GAAP

 
  

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Revenue

            

Subscription fees

 $23,863  $(517

)

 $23,346 

License fees

  4,631   188   4,819 

Maintenance and other

  30,401   50   30,451 

Professional services

  20,682   (231

)

  20,451 

Total revenue

  79,577   (510

)

  79,067 

Cost of revenue:

            

Subscription fees

  8,686   (38

)

  8,648 

License fees

  534   -   534 

Maintenance and other

  7,716   -   7,716 

Professional services

  20,425   -   20,425 

Total cost of revenue

  37,361   (38

)

  37,323 

Gross profit

  42,216   (472

)

  41,744 

Operating expenses:

            

Sales and marketing

  18,447   (306

)

  18,141 

Research and development

  13,155   (59

)

  13,096 

General and administrative

  8,095   -   8,095 

Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions

  45   -   45 

Total operating expenses

  39,742   (365

)

  39,377 

Operating income

  2,474   (107

)

  2,367 

Other (income) expense

            

Interest income

  (646

)

  -   (646

)

Interest expense

  177   -   177 

Other income

  (636

)

  -   (636

)

Total other income, net

  (1,105

)

  -   (1,105

)

Income before income taxes

  3,579   (107

)

  3,472 

Income tax expense

  597   4   601 

Net income

 $2,982  $(111

)

 $2,871 

Basic income per share

            

Class A

 $0.16  $(0.01

)

 $0.15 

Class B

 $0.13  $(0.00

)

 $0.13 

Diluted income per share

            

Class A

 $0.14  $(0.01

)

 $0.13 

Class B

 $0.12  $(0.00

)

 $0.12 


The following table summarizes the effects of adopting Topic 606 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the nine months ended October 31, 2018:

 

 

As reported

under Topic 606

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

Balances under

Prior GAAP

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscription fees

 

$

67,813

 

 

$

(1,074

)

 

$

66,739

 

License fees

 

 

16,458

 

 

 

(1,198

)

 

 

15,260

 

Maintenance and other

 

 

92,458

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

92,621

 

Professional services

 

 

73,581

 

 

 

(1,077

)

 

 

72,504

 

Total revenue

 

 

250,310

 

 

 

(3,186

)

 

 

247,124

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscription fees

 

 

25,248

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

25,224

 

License fees

 

 

1,772

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,772

 

Maintenance and other

 

 

23,355

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23,355

 

Professional services

 

 

68,489

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

68,489

 

Total cost of revenue

 

 

118,864

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

118,840

 

Gross profit

 

 

131,446

 

 

 

(3,162

)

 

 

128,284

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

57,895

 

 

 

(590

)

 

 

57,305

 

Research and development

 

 

40,674

 

 

 

(177

)

 

 

40,497

 

General and administrative

 

 

26,823

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,823

 

Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions

  

45

   

-

 

  

45

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

125,437

 

 

 

(767

)

 

 

124,670

 

Operating income

 

 

6,009

 

 

 

(2,395

)

 

 

3,614

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

(1,913

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,913

)

Interest expense

 

 

488

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

488

 

Other income

 

 

(1,309

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,309

)

Total other income, net

 

 

(2,734

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,734

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

8,743

 

 

 

(2,395

)

 

 

6,348

 

Income tax expense

 

 

3,251

 

 

 

(75

)

 

 

3,176

 

Net income

 

$

5,492

 

 

$

(2,320

)

 

$

3,172

 

Basic income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

0.17

 

Class B

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

0.14

 

Diluted income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.15

 

Class B

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

0.13

 

The following table summarizes the effects of adopting Topic 606 on the financial statement line items of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended October 31, 2018:

 

 

As reported

under Topic 606

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

Balances under

Prior GAAP

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

5,492

 

 

$

(2,320

)

 

$

3,172

 

Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain and fulfill contracts

 

 

3,107

 

 

 

(2,483

)

 

 

624

 

Net change in valuation allowance

 

 

3,760

 

 

 

648

 

 

 

4,408

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs capitalized to obtain and fulfill contracts

 

 

(2,510

)

 

 

1,868

 

 

 

(642

)

Other assets

 

 

688

 

 

 

(258

)

 

 

430

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

(30,977

)

 

 

2,525

 

 

 

(28,452

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

15,117

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

15,097

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash and equivalents

 

 

(4,242

)

 

 

20

 

 

 

(4,222

)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  ASU 2016-02 requires companies to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) assets. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842), Targeted Improvements, which allows for an additional optional transition method where comparative periods presented in the financial statementsyear of adoption. Accordingly, the comparative periods and disclosures have not been restated. The cumulative effect of adoption was recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance sheet in the period of adoption will not be restated and instead those periods will be presented under existing guidance in accordance with ASC 840, Leases. The ASUs are effective for the Company in its first quarter of fiscal 2020 on a modified retrospective basis and earlier adoption is permitted. The Company has elected to not restate prior periods and will present the cumulative effect of applying the new standard within the opening balance of retained earnings on February 1, 2019, and the Company intends to elect certain other available practical expedients upon adoption. The Company’s leases are made up mostly of real estate, vehicle and equipment leases. As a result, the Company anticipates that ASC 842 will have a material impact on the condensed consolidated balance sheet due to the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases. The Company does not expect that adoption will have a material impact on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and the statement of cash flows.

 


 

The Company has completedelected the first phasepackage of practical expedients not to reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs and the lessee practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components for certain assets. Additionally, the Company adopted the policy election to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases for all asset classes.

Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of a non-cash transitional adjustment to ROU lease assets and lease liabilities of approximately $13.1 million and $13.9 million, respectively, as of February 1, 2019. The difference between the ROU lease assets and lease liabilities represented existing deferred rent expense and prepaid rent that were derecognized and recorded to retained earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not materially impact results of operations or cash flows.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements NotYet Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, which aligns the accounting for implementation projectcosts incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the accounting for implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software under ASC 350-40, in order to determine which includes scopingcosts to capitalize and contract review.recognize as an asset and which costs to expense. ASU No. 2018-15 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and can be applied either prospectively to implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption or retrospectively to all arrangements. The Company is in the process of completing the quantification of the lease assets and liabilities, assessment of implementation controls, and documentation of the new ASC 842 accounting policy. The Company is continuing to evaluatecurrently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidancestandard on its condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows and related disclosures and anticipates that adoption may require changes to its systems and processes.statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill to eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In addition, it eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if that fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. The amendments will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning February 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance is required to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company does not believe adoption of ASU 2017-04 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost, which includes the Company's accounts receivables, certain financial instruments and contract assets. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss methodology, which will generally result in more timely recognition of credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements in order to adopt the new standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

 

 

 

2.

REVENUE

 

QAD offers its software using the same underlying technology via two models: a traditional on-premises licensing model and a cloud-based subscription model. The on-premises model involves the sale or license of software on a perpetual basis to customers who take possession of the software and install and maintain the software on their own hardware. Under the cloud-based subscription delivery model, QAD provides access to its software on a hosted basis as a service and customers generally do not have the contractual right to take possession of the software.

 

The Company generates revenue through sales of licenses and maintenance provided to its on-premises customers and through subscriptions of its cloud-based software. QAD offers professional services to both its on-premises and cloud customers to assist them with the design, testing and implementation of its software.

 

The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

-

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

-

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

-

Determination of the transaction price;

-

Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

-

Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Revenue is presented net of sales, value-added and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities. 

 

Performance Obligations

 

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account under Topic 606. The transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good or service to the customer. The Company identifies and tracks the performance obligations at contract inception so that the Company can monitor and account for the performance obligations over the life of the contract.


 

The Company’s contracts which contain multiple performance obligations generally consist of the initial purchase of subscription or licenses and a professional services engagement.  License purchases generally have multiple performance obligations as customers purchase maintenance in addition to the licenses.  The Company’s single performance obligation arrangements are typically maintenance renewals, subscription renewals and services engagements. 

 

For contracts with multiple performance obligations where the contracted price differs from the standalone selling price ("SSP") for any distinct good or service, the Company may be required to allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation using its best estimate for the SSP. SSP is assessed annually using a historical analysis of contracts with customers executed in the most recently completed fiscal year to determine the range of selling prices applicable to a distinct good or service.

 

Judgment is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation. The Company rarely licenses or sells its software products on a stand-alone basis, so the Company is required to estimate the range of SSPs for each performance obligation. In instances where SSP is not directly observable because the Company does not sell the license, product or service separately, the Company determines the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. In making these judgments, the Company analyzes various factors, including its pricing methodology and consistency, size of the arrangement, length of term, customer demographics and overall market and economic conditions. Based on these results, the estimated SSP is set for each distinct product or service delivered to customers. The Company rarely sells licenses on a stand alone basis, as the majority of its license sales to customers include first year maintenance with the license purchase. The Company frequently sells subscription, maintenance and services on a stand alone basis. 

 

Subscription

 

Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the initial subscription period committed to by the customer commencing when the cloud environment is made available to the customer. The initial subscription period is typically 12 to 60 months. The Company generally invoices its customers in advance in quarterly or annual installments and typical payment terms provide that customers make payment within 30 days of invoice.


 

Software Licenses

 

Transfer of control for software is considered to have occurred upon electronic delivery of the license key that provides immediate availability of the product to the customer. The Company’s typical payment terms tend to vary by region but its standard payment terms are within 30-90 days of invoice.

 

Maintenance

 

Revenue from support services and product updates, referred to as maintenance revenue, is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance period, which in most instances is one year. Software license updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product updates, maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period on a when-and-if available basis. Product support includes Internet access to technical content, as well as Internet and telephone access to technical support personnel. The Company’s customers purchase both product support and license updates via the Company’s maintenance offering when they acquire new software licenses. In addition, a majority of customers renew their support servicesmaintenance contracts annually and typical payment terms provide that customers make payment within 30 days of invoice.

 

Professional Services

 

Revenue from professional services is typically comprised of implementation, development, training or other consulting services. Consulting services are generally sold on a time-and-materials or fixed fee basis and can include services ranging from software installation to data conversion and building non-complex interfaces to allow the software to operate in integrated environments. The Company recognizes revenue for time-and-materials arrangements as the services are performed.  In fixed fee arrangements, revenue is recognized as services are performed as measured by costs incurred to date, compared to total estimated costs to complete the services project.  Management applies judgment when estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete the services projects.  A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization and efficiency variances and specification and testing requirement changes.  Services are generally invoiced upon milestones in the contract or upon consumption of the hourly resources and payments are typically due 30 days after invoice. 

 

Indirect Sales Channels

 

The Company executes arrangements through indirect sales channels via sales agents and distributors who are authorized to market its software products to end users. In arrangements with sales agents, QAD contracts directly with the customer and sales agents are compensated on a commission basis. Distributor arrangements are those in which the resellers are authorized to market and distribute the Company’s software products to end users in specified territories and the distributor bears the risk of collection from the end user customer. The Company recognizes revenue from transactions with distributors when the distributor submits a signed agreement and transfer of control has occurred to the distributor in accordance with the five revenue recognition steps noted above. Revenue from distributor transactions is recorded on a net basis (the amount actually received by the Company from the distributor). QAD does not offer rights of return, product rotation or price protection to any of its distributors.

 


Disaggregated Revenue

 

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by geography and by the customers’ industry within manufacturing, as it believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

 

The Company’s revenue by geography is as follows:

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three Months Ended

July 31,

  

Six Months Ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

North America

 $39,870  $37,319  $119,183  $105,845  $36,837  $39,288  $74,496  $79,313 

EMEA

  22,549   21,439   74,542   64,547   22,118   26,906   44,627   51,993 

Asia Pacific

  12,348   12,550   37,773   37,683   11,751   12,866   23,637   25,425 

Latin America

  4,810   5,617   18,812   16,190   5,672   5,483   11,653   14,002 

Total revenue

 $79,577  $76,925  $250,310  $224,265  $76,378  $84,543  $154,413  $170,733 

 


 

The Company’s revenue by industry is as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three Months Ended

July 31,

  

Six Months Ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Automotive

 $31,035  $29,232  $102,760  $84,508  $26,962  $34,663  $56,034  $71,725 

Consumer products and food and beverage

  12,732   11,539   40,049   34,353   12,128   13,527   24,107   27,317 

High technology and industrial products

  23,873   25,385   74,231   72,534   26,389   25,363   51,937   50,358 

Life sciences

  11,937   10,769   33,270   32,870   10,899   10,990   22,335   21,333 

Total revenue

 $79,577  $76,925  $250,310  $224,265  $76,378  $84,543  $154,413  $170,733 

 

Management Judgments

 

More judgments and estimates are required under Topic 606 than were required under Topic 605. Due to the complexity of certain contracts, the actual revenue recognition treatment required under Topic 606 for the Company’s arrangements may be dependent on contract-specific terms and may vary in some instances.

 

Revenue is recognized over time for the Company’s subscription, maintenance and fixed fee professional services that are separate performance obligations.  For the Company’s professional services, revenue is recognized over time, generally using costs incurred or hours expended to measure progress. Judgment is required in estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete projects. A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization, specification variances and testing requirement changes. 

 

If a group of agreements are entered at or near the same time and so closely related that they are, in effect, part of a single arrangement, such agreements are deemed to be combined as one arrangement for revenue recognition purposes. The Company exercises judgment to evaluate the relevant facts and circumstances in determining whether agreements should be accounted for separately or as a single arrangement. The Company’s judgments about whether a group of contracts comprise a single arrangement can affect the allocation of consideration to the distinct performance obligations, which could have an effect on results of operations for the periods involved.

 

If a contract includes variable consideration, the Company exercises judgment in estimating the amount of consideration to which the entity will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. When estimating variable consideration, the Company will consider all relevant facts and circumstances. Variable consideration will be estimated and included in the contract price only when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized will not occur.

 


Contract Balances  

 

The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers and these timing differences result in receivables, contract assets, or contract liabilities (deferred revenue) on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. QAD records a contract asset when the Company has transferred goods or services but does not yet have the right to consideration. QAD records deferred revenue when the Company has received or has the right to receive consideration but has not yet transferred goods or services to the customer.

 

The contract assets indicated below are presented as other current and non-current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These assets primarily relate to professional services and subscription and consist of the Company’s rights to consideration for goods or services transferred but not billed as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019. The contract assets are transferred to receivables when the rights to consideration become unconditional, usually upon completion of a milestone.

 


The Company’s contract balances are as follows:

 

 

As of

  

July 31,

2019

  

January 31,

2019

 
 

October 31,

2018

  

February 1,

2018

  

(In thousands)

 
 

(In thousands)

 

Contract assets, short-term (in Other current assets, net)

 $1,452  $890 

Contract assets, short-term (in Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net)

 $2,391  $2,058 

Contract assets, long-term (in Other assets, net)

  -   110   67   - 

Total contract assets

 $1,452  $1,000  $2,458  $2,058 

Deferred revenue, short-term

 $80,537  $115,454  $94,399  $115,253 

Deferred revenue, long-term (in Other labilities)

  1,071   1,644 

Deferred revenue, long-term (in Other liabilities)

  1,893   1,465 

Total deferred revenue

 $81,608  $117,098  $96,292  $116,718 

 

During the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, the Company recognized $50.2 million and $150.1$82.8 million of revenue respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balance as adjusted for Topic 606, at the beginning of the period.  All other activity in deferred revenue is due to the timing of invoicing in relation to the timing of revenue recognition.

 

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied, which includes unearned revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. Contracted but unsatisfied performance obligations were approximately $214$250.5 million as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, of which the Company expects to recognize approximately $130.6$156.0 million as revenue over the next 12twelve months and the remainder thereafter. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, QAD has determined that its contracts generally do not include a significant financing component. The primary purpose of invoicing terms is to provide customers with simplified and predictable ways of purchasing the Company’s products and services, and not to facilitate financing arrangements.

 

Deferred Revenue

 

The Company typically invoices its customers for subscription and support fees in advance on a quarterly or annual basis, with payment due at the start of the subscription or support term. Unpaid invoice amounts for non-cancelable services starting in future periods are included in accounts receivable and deferred revenue. The portion of deferred revenue that QAD anticipates will be recognized after the succeeding twelve-month period is recorded as non-current deferred revenue, and the remaining portion is recorded as current deferred revenue.  

 

Deferred revenues consisted of the following:

 

 

As of

 
 

October 31,

2018

  

January 31,

2018

  

July 31,

2019

  

January 31,

2019

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Deferred maintenance

 $50,708  $80,811  $59,636  $77,037 

Deferred subscription

  27,751   31,034   32,791   34,020 

Deferred professional services

  1,811   3,523   1,849   2,146 

Deferred license

  95   756   89   1,713 

Deferred other revenue

  172   569   34   337 

Deferred revenues, current

  80,537   116,693   94,399   115,253 

Deferred revenues, non-current (in Other liabilities)

  1,071   2,156   1,893   1,465 

Total deferred revenues

 $81,608  $118,849  $96,292  $116,718 


 

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

 

There are several practical expedients and exemptions allowed under Topic 606 that impact timing of revenue recognition and the Company’s disclosures. Below is a list of the practical expedients applied by the Company applied in the adoption and application of Topic 606:

ApplicationCompany:

 

 

The Company does not evaluate a contract for a significant financing component if payment is expected within one year or less from the transfer of the promised items to the customer.

 

 

The Company generally expenses sales commissions and sales agent fees when incurred when the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within sales and marketing expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Income.

 

 

The Company also used the practical expedient to calculatecalculates contract acquisition costs based on a portfolio of contracts with similar characteristics instead of a contract by contract analysis.


  

 

The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed (applies to time-and-material engagements).

Modified Retrospective Transition Adjustments

For contract modifications, the Company reflected the aggregate effect of all modifications that occurred prior to the adoption date when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations for the modified contract at transition.

 

Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract

 

The Company’s incremental direct costs of obtaining a contract consist of sales commissions and sales agent fees which are deferred and amortized ratably over the term of economic benefit which the Company has determined to be five years. These deferred costs are classified as current or non-current based on the timing of when the Company expects to recognize the expense. Incremental costs related to renewals are expensed as incurred because the term of economic benefit is one year or less. The current and non-current portions of deferred commissions are included in other current assets and other long-term assets, respectively, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and January 31, 2018,2019, the Company had $10.4$11.0 million and $10.1 million, respectively, of deferred commissions and sales agent fees. For the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, $0.9 million and $2.7$1.9 million, respectively, of amortization expense related to deferred commissions and sales agent fees waswere recorded in sales and marketing expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Income. For the three and six months ended July 31, 2018, $0.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of amortization expense related to deferred commissions and sales agent fees were recorded in sales and marketing expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

 

Costs to fulfill a contract, which are incurred upon initiation of certain services contracts and are related to initial customer setup, are included in other current assets and long-term assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and January 31, 20182019 the Company had deferred setup costs of $1.4 million and $1.5 million.million, respectively. These costs are amortized over the term of economic benefit which the Company has determined to be five years. During the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, $0.1 million and $0.4$0.3 million, respectively, of amortization expense related to deferred setup costs waswere recorded in cost of subscription in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Income. During the three and six months ended July 31, 2018, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of amortization expense related to deferred setup costs were recorded in cost of subscription in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

 

Recoverability of these costs is subject to various business risks. Quarterly, the Company compares the carrying value of these assets with the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by them to determine if there is impairment. If impaired, these assets are reduced to an estimated fair value on a discounted cash flow basis. No impairment losses were recognized during the three or ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019.

 


 

 

3.

COMPUTATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net (loss) income (loss) per share:

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

October 31,

  

October 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 
  

(in thousands, except per share data)

  

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net income (loss)

 $2,982  $(161

)

 $5,492  $(3,893

)

Less: Dividends declared

  (1,374

)

  (1,345

)

  (4,105

)

  (4,021

)

Undistributed net income (loss)

 $1,608  $(1,506

)

 $1,387  $(7,914

)

                 

Net income (loss) per share – Class A Common Stock

                

Dividends declared

 $1,178  $1,152  $3,518  $3,442 

Allocation of undistributed net income (loss)

  1,379   (1,291

)

  1,189   (6,774

)

Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common stock

 $2,557  $(139

)

 $4,707  $(3,332

)

                 

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding— basic

  16,358   16,011   16,235   15,913 

Weighted average potential shares of Class A common stock

  1,590      1,676    

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted

  17,948   16,011   17,911   15,913 
                 

Basic net income (loss) per Class A common share

 $0.16  $(0.01

)

 $0.29  $(0.21

)

Diluted net income (loss) per Class A common share

 $0.14  $(0.01

)

 $0.26  $(0.21

)

                 

Net income (loss) per share – Class B Common Stock

                

Dividends declared

 $196  $193  $587  $579 

Allocation of undistributed net income (loss)

  229   (215

)

  198   (1,140

)

                 

Net income (loss) attributable to Class B common stock

 $425  $(22

)

 $785  $(561

)

                 

Weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding— basic

  3,264   3,214   3,253   3,212 

Weighted average potential shares of Class B common stock

  169      176    

Weighted average shares of Class B common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted

  3,433   3,214   3,429   3,212 
                 

Basic net income (loss) per Class B common share

 $0.13  $(0.01

)

 $0.24  $(0.17

)

Diluted net income (loss) per Class B common share

 $0.12  $(0.01

)

 $0.23  $(0.17

)


  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 31,

  

July 31,

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
  

(in thousands, except per share data)

  

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net (loss) income

 $(13,250

)

 $1,113  $(16,484

)

 $2,510 

Less: Dividends declared

  (1,387

)

  (1,372

)

  (2,761

)

  (2,731

)

Undistributed net loss

 $(14,637

)

 $(259

)

 $(19,245

)

 $(221

)

                 

Net (loss) income per share – Class A Common Stock

                

Dividends declared

 $1,191  $1,176  $2,370  $2,340 

Allocation of undistributed net loss

  (12,570

)

  (222

)

  (16,522

)

  (190

)

Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stock

 $(11,379

)

 $954  $(14,152

)

 $2,150 
                 

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding— basic

  16,465   16,266   16,417   16,173 

Weighted average potential shares of Class A common stock

     1,661      1,713 

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted

  16,465   17,927   16,417   17,886 
                 

Basic net (loss) income per Class A common share

 $(0.69

)

 $0.06  $(0.86

)

 $0.13 

Diluted net (loss) income per Class A common share

 $(0.69

)

 $0.05  $(0.86

)

 $0.12 
                 

Net (loss) income per share – Class B Common Stock

                

Dividends declared

 $196  $196  $391  $391 

Allocation of undistributed net loss

  (2,067

)

  (37

)

  (2,723

)

  (31

)

Net (loss) income attributable to Class B common stock

 $(1,871

)

 $159  $(2,332

)

 $360 
                 

Weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding— basic

  3,264   3,263   3,264   3,248 

Weighted average potential shares of Class B common stock

     171      177 

Weighted average shares of Class B common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted

  3,264   3,434   3,264   3,425 
                 

Basic net (loss) income per Class B common share

 $(0.57

)

 $0.05  $(0.71

)

 $0.11 

Diluted net (loss) income per Class B common share

 $(0.57

)

 $0.05  $(0.71

)

 $0.11 

 

Potential common shares consist of the shares issuable upon the release of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and (“PSUs”) and the exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). The Company’s unvested RSUs and PSUs, and unexercised SARs are not considered participating securities as they do not have rights to dividends or dividend equivalents prior to release or exercise.

 

The following table sets forth the number of potential common shares not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effects were anti-dilutive:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

October 31,

  

October 31,

  

July 31,

  

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Class A

  241   3,366   285   3,209   2,897   351   2,898   179 

Class B

     378      384   278      278    

 


 

 

4.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

When determining fair value, the Company uses a three-tier value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. Whenever possible, the Company uses observable market data. The Company relies on unobservable inputs only when observable market data is not available. Classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset or liability.

 

•  Level 1 - Money market mutual funds and short-term investments are recorded at fair value based upon quoted market prices.

•  Level 2 - The asset or liability related to the interest rate swap is recorded at fair value based upon a valuation model that uses relevant observable market inputs at quoted intervals, such as forward yield curves.

The following table sets forth the financial assets and liability, measured at fair value, as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and January 31, 2018:2019:

 

  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

  

Significant Other

Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Money market mutual funds as of October 31, 2018 (a)

 $110,893     

Money market mutual funds as of January 31, 2018 (a)

 $115,416     

Asset related to the interest rate swap as of October 31, 2018 (b)

     $385 

Asset related to the interest rate swap as of January 31, 2018 (b)

     $187 

___________________________

(a) Money market mutual funds are recorded at fair value based upon quoted market prices.

(b) The asset related to the interest rate swap is recorded at fair value based upon a valuation model that uses relevant observable market inputs at quoted intervals, such as forward yield curves.

(c) There were no financial assets measured using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3).


  

Fair value measurement at reporting date using

 
  

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

  

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

  

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Money market mutual funds as of July 31, 2019

 $106,774         

Money market mutual funds as of January 31, 2019

 $107,855         

Short-term investments as of July 31, 2019

 $1,200         

Short-term investments as of January 31, 2019

 $1,200         

Liability related to the interest rate swap as of July 31, 2019

     $(115

)

    

Asset related to the interest rate swap as of January 31, 2019

     $136     

 

Money market mutual funds are classified as part of “Cash and equivalents” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amount of cash and equivalents deposited with commercial banks was $27$35.0 million and $32$31.6 million as of Octoberat July 31, 20182019 and January 31, 2018,2019, respectively.

 

The Company’s note payable bears a variable market interest rate commensurate with the Company’s credit standing. Therefore, the carrying amount outstanding under the note payable reasonably approximates fair value based on Level 2 inputs.

 

There have been no transfers between fair value measurementmeasurements levels during the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company entered into an interest rate swap in May 2012 to mitigate the exposure to the variability of one month LIBOR for its floating rate debt described in Note 7 “Debt” within these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The fair value of the interest rate swap is reflected as an asset or liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the change in fair value is reported in “Other (income) expense”expense, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Income. The fair value of the interest rate swap is estimated as the net present value of projected cash flows based upon forward interest rates at the balance sheet date.

 

The fair values of the derivative instrument at OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and January 31, 20182019 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Asset

 

Liability / Asset

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

  

Fair Value

 

Balance Sheet

Location

 

October 31,

2018

 

January 31,

2018

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

July 31,
2019

  

January 31,
2019

 

Derivative instrument:

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

Interest rate swap

Other assets, net

 

$

385

 

$

187

 

Other liabilities / Other assets, net

 $(115

)

 $136 

Total

 

 

$

385

 

$

187

 

Total

 $(115

)

 $136 

 

The change in fair value of the interest rate swap recognized in the Condensed Consolidated StatementsStatement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Loss) was $46,000$(160,000) and $198,000$(251,000) for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019, respectively; compared to $35,000 and $106,000 and $103,000$152,000 for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2017.2018, respectively.


 

 

5.

CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE COSTS

 

Capitalized software costs and accumulated amortization at OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and January 31, 20182019 were as follows:

 

 

October 31,

2018

  

January 31,

2018

  

July 31,

2019

  

January 31,

2019

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Capitalized software costs:

                

Capitalized software development costs

 $2,026  $1,516  $2,737  $2,314 

Acquired software technology

  135   -   135   135 
  2,161   1,516   2,872   2,449 

Less accumulated amortization

  (675

)

  (526

)

  (1,152

)

  (851

)

Capitalized software costs, net

 $1,486  $990  $1,720  $1,598 

 

The Company’s capitalized software development costs relate to translations and localizations of QAD EnterpriseAdaptive Applications. Acquired software technology costs relate to acquired technology purchased during the second quarter fiscal 2019.

 

It is the Company’s policy to write off capitalized software development costs once fully amortized. Accordingly, during the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, approximately $0.3$0.1 million of costs and accumulated amortization were removed from the balance sheet.

 

Amortization of capitalized software costs was $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018 and $0.22019, respectively; compared to $0.1 million and $0.6$0.3 million for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2017.2018, respectively. Amortization of capitalized software costs is included in “Cost of license” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Income.

 


 

The following table summarizes the estimated amortization expense relating to the Company’s capitalized software costs as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018:2019:

 

Fiscal Years

 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

2019 remaining

 $177 

2020

  660 

2020 remaining

 $458 

2021

  476   750 

2022

  132   407 

2023

  92 

Thereafter

  41   13 
 $1,486  $1,720 

 

 

6.

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 were as follows:

 

  

Gross Carrying

Amount

  

Accumulated

Impairment

  

Goodwill, Net

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Balance at January 31, 2018

 $26,631  $(15,608

)

 $11,023 

Additions

  1,584   -   1,584 

Impact of foreign currency translation

  (323

)

  -   (323

)

Balance at October 31, 2018

 $27,892  $(15,608

)

 $12,284 
  

Gross Carrying

Amount

  

Accumulated

Impairment

  

Goodwill, Net

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Balance at January 31, 2019

 $28,031  $(15,608

)

 $12,423 

Impact of foreign currency translation

  (44

)

  -   (44

)

Balance at July 31, 2019

 $27,987  $(15,608

)

 $12,379 

Additions to goodwill were a result of immaterial acquisitions where the purchase price exceeded the estimated fair value of the acquired net assets. Pro forma financial information for the acquisitions has not been presented, as the effects were not material to the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment review during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.2019. The analysis compared the Company’s market capitalization to its net assets as of the test date, November 30, 2017.2018. As the market capitalization significantly exceeded the Company’s net assets, there was no indication of goodwill impairment for fiscal 2018.2019. The Company monitors the indicators for goodwill impairment testing between annual tests. No adverse events occurred during the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 that would cause the Company to test goodwill for impairment.

 


Intangible Assets

 

  

October 31,

2018

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Amortizable intangible assets

    

Customer relationships

 $1,258 

Less: accumulated amortization

  (45

)

Net amortizable intangible assets

 $1,213 
  

July 31,

2019

  

January 31,

2019

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

        

Customer relationships

 $1,349  $1,348 

Less accumulated amortization

  (250

)

  (115

)

Amortizable intangible assets, net

 $1,099  $1,233 

 

The Company’s intangible assets as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 are related to the acquisitions completed in the second and third quarters of fiscal 2019. Intangible assets are included in “Other assets, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and are amortized over an estimated 5five year useful life.

 

Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions was $66,000 and $133,000 for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2020, respectively. No amortization expense was recorded in the first half of fiscal 2019. The following table summarizes the estimatedfuture amortization expense relating to the Company’s intangible assets as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018:2019:

 

Fiscal Years

 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

2019 remaining

 $60 

2020

  243 

2020 remaining

 $135 

2021

  243   270 

2022

  243   270 

2023

  270 

Thereafter

  424   154 
 $1,213  $1,099 


 

7.

DEBT

 

 

October 31,

2018

  

January 31,

2018

  

July 31,

2019

  

January 31,

2019

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Note payable

 $13,476  $13,825  $13,111  $13,358 

Less current maturities

  (481

)

  (466

)

  (492

)

  (487

)

Less loan origination costs, net

  (38

)

  (46

)

  (30

)

  (35

)

Long-term debt

 $12,957  $13,313  $12,589  $12,836 

 

Note Payable

 

Effective May 30, 2012, QAD Ortega Hill, LLC wholly owned by the Company, entered into a variable rate credit agreement (the “2012 Mortgage”) with Rabobank, N.A., to refinance a pre-existing mortgage. The 2012 Mortgage has an original principal balance of $16.1 million and bears interest at the one month LIBOR rate plus 2.25%. One month LIBOR was 2.29%2.31% at OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019. The 2012 Mortgage matures in June 2022 and is secured by the Company’s headquarters located in Santa Barbara, California. In conjunction with the 2012 Mortgage, QAD Ortega Hill, LLC entered into an interest rate swap with Rabobank, N.A. The swap agreement has an initial notional amount of $16.1 million and a schedule matching that of the underlying loan that synthetically fixes the interest rate on the debt at 4.31% for the entire term of the 2012 Mortgage. The terms of the 2012 Mortgage provide for QAD Ortega Hill, LLC to make net monthly payments of $88,100 consisting of principal and interest and one final payment of $11.7 million. The unpaid balance as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 was $13.5$13.1 million.

  

 

8.

LEASES

The Company leases certain office space, office equipment and autos with remaining lease terms of one year to twelve years under leases classified primarily as operating. QAD has options to terminate some of its leases early. The lease term represents the period up to the early termination date unless it is reasonably certain that QAD will not exercise the early termination option. For certain leases, QAD has options to extend the lease term for additional periods ranging from one year to ten years.

The Company treats a contract as a lease when the contract conveys the right to use a physically distinct asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration, the Company directs the use of the asset and obtains substantially all the economic benefits of the asset. These leases are recorded as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease obligation liabilities for leases with terms greater than 12 months.  ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the entirety of the lease term. Lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make payments over the life of the lease. An ROU asset and a lease liability are recognized at commencement of the lease based on the present value of the lease payments over the life of the lease. Initial direct costs are included as part of the ROU asset upon commencement of the lease. Since the interest rate implicit in a lease is generally not readily determinable, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents the rate of interest the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar lease term to obtain an asset of similar value. QAD used the incremental borrowing rate on February 1, 2019 for all leases that commenced prior to that date.


QAD reviews the impairment of ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for the Company’s other long-lived assets. The Company reviews the recoverability of long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations.

The Company has applied the practical expedient available for lessees in which lease and non-lease components are accounted for as a single lease component for all asset classes. The Company also elected the practical expedient to exclude short-term leases (leases with original terms of 12 months or less) from ROU asset and lease liability accounts.

A majority of the Company’s leases are operating and lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, while variable lease payments are expensed as incurred. Variable payments change due to facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date, other than the passage of time, and do not result in a remeasurement of lease liabilities. The Company’s variable lease payments include payments to lessors for taxes, maintenance, insurance and other operating costs as well as payments that are adjusted based on a CPI index or rate and payments in excess of fixed amounts, such as excess mileage charges on leased autos. The Company's lease agreements do not contain any significant residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

  

July 31, 2019

 
     

Assets

    

Operating

 $18,097 

Finance

  98 

Total lease assets, net

 $18,195 
     

Liabilities

    

Current

    

Operating

 $4,812 

Finance

  43 

Noncurrent

    

Operating

  14,017 

Finance

  42 

Total lease liabilities

 $18,914 

The components of lease cost were as follows (in thousands):

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Six Months

Ended

 
  

July 31, 2019

  

July 31, 2019

 
         

Operating lease cost

 $1,509  $2,965 

Finance lease cost

  14   14 

Variable lease cost

  397   769 

Short-term lease cost

  66   140 

Net lease cost

 $1,986  $3,888 

Lease term and discount rate were as follows:

July 31, 2019

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

All leases

5.7

Weighted-average discount rate

All leases

6.14

%


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information related to leases were as follows:

  

Six Months

Ended

 
  

July 31, 2019

 
     

Cash flows related to lease liabilities

    

Operating cash flows related to operating leases

 $(3,095

)

)

Financing cash flows related to finance leases  (11)

Total cash flows related to lease liabilities

 $(3,106)
     

Non-cash items

    

Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 $7,696 
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities  110 

Total non-cash items

 $7,806 

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows as of July 31, 2019 (in millions):

  

Operating

 
  

Leases

 
     

Within 1 year

 $5.9 

2 years

  4.5 

3 years

  3.0 

4 years

  2.2 

5 years

  2.0 

Thereafter

  5.0 

Total lease payments

 $22.6 

Less: Imputed interest

  (3.7

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 $18.9 

As of January 31, 2019 future minimum lease payments, as defined under the previous lease accounting guidance of ASC Topic 840, under non-cancelable operating leases for the following five fiscal years and thereafter were as follows (in millions):

2020

 $5.6 

2021

  4.6 

2022

  2.8 

2023

  1.8 

2024

  1.5 

Thereafter

  2.8 

Total

 $19.1 

The Company is a lessor for certain office space owned by the Company and leased to others under non-cancelable leases with initial terms ranging from six months to one year. These lease agreements provide for a fixed base rent and automatically renew for periods from six months to one year unless terminated. All leases are considered operating leases. There are no rights to purchase the premises and no residual value guarantees. For the three and six months ended July 31, 2019 the Company received $0.2 and $0.5 million, respectively, of lease income from company-owned locations.

9.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, were as follows:

 

  

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Balance as of January 31, 2018

 $(6,828

)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

  (2,010

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

  - 

Net current period other comprehensive loss

  (2,010

)

Balance as of October 31, 2018

 $(8,838

)

  

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Balance as of January 31, 2019

 $(7,661

)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

  35 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

   

Net current period other comprehensive income

  35 

Balance as of July 31, 2019

 $(7,626

)


 

 

9.10.

INCOME TAXES

 

In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, for the first nine monthsCompany calculated income tax expense based on actual quarterly results in the second quarter of fiscal 2019,year 2020, compared to the prior year where the Company calculated income tax expense based on the estimated annual tax rate for the year, compared to the prior year when the Company calculated income tax expense based on actual quarterly results. The annual effective tax rate wasrate. Results were adjusted for discrete items recorded during both periods. The estimated annual tax rate for the year wasperiod. Actual quarterly results are being used in the current periodfiscal 2020 since they provide a more reliable estimate of quarterly tax expense given the Company is forecasting profitshas recorded net losses during the first half of fiscal 2020 and expects to record a net loss for the full fiscal year 2019.year.

 

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.6$9.9 million and $1.2$1.5 million in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 and 2018, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate decreased to 17% during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, compared to 115% for the same period in the prior year. The difference in the effective tax rate is primarily due applying an annual effective tax rate to the forecasted profits in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to calculating income tax expense based on actual quarterly results for the same period of fiscal 2018.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $3.3 million and $2.7 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was 37%(292%) during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to (227%)57% for the same period in the prior year. The change in the effective tax rate iswas primarily due to forecasted profits fora valuation allowance that was placed on the first nine monthsnet deferred tax assets of the Company’s wholly-owned Irish subsidiary (the “Irish Principal”) and a taxable loss in the second quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to the pre-tax losstaxable profits for the same period of fiscal 2018.2019. The placement of a valuation allowance resulted in an accounting adjustment of $10 million to income tax expense.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $10.6 million and $2.7 million for the first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was (180%) during the first six months of fiscal 2020 compared to 51% for the same period in the prior year. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily due to a valuation allowance that was placed on the Company’s Irish Principal’s net deferred tax assets and a taxable loss for the first six months of fiscal 2020 compared to taxable profits for the same period of fiscal 2019. The placement of a valuation allowance resulted in an accounting adjustment of $10 million to income tax expense.

 

When calculating QAD’s income tax expense for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, the Company considered the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) enacted December 22, 2017. The Tax Act imposed a deemed repatriation tax on accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries, reduced the U.S. corporate tax rate to 21% and introduced a new tax onCompany calculated an estimate for global intangible low taxedlow-tax income (“GILTI”). On August 1, 2018, the IRS and U.S. Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations on the one-time transition tax under Section 965.


As of October 31, 2018, the Company has not completed its accounting for all the tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act. However, the Company made what it believes to be a reasonable estimate of certain effects of the 2017 Tax Act. During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company maintained its provisional estimate of the fiscal 2018 deemed repatriation tax of $10.0 million. This additional income tax expense was partially offset by net operating losses and tax credits. Subsequent to the close of the third quarter fiscal 2019, the Company completed its calculations of the Transition Tax and finalized its U.S. federal income tax return. The provisional tax expense for the Transition Tax is anticipated to be reduced from $2.0 million to $0.7 million. Due to the complexities of the calculations and the pending authoritative guidance the Company considers all tax reform related amounts as provisional. The Company expects final accounting related to the remeasurement of its existing deferred tax assets under SAB 118 to be complete during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. The Company elected to pay the estimated repatriation tax liability over a period of eight years as permitted by the Tax Act. 

The Company included a provision for GILTI in the Company’s tax expense forbased on the first nine months of fiscal 2019. The provisionalfinal GILTI estimate considered the proposed regulations released on September 13, 2018June 14, 2019 by the U.S. Department of Treasury. CashThese regulations provide computational, definitional, and anti-avoidance rule guidance relating to the determination of a U.S. shareholder’s GILTI inclusion. In the second quarter of fiscal 2020, cash taxes and the Company’s effective tax rate were only slightlynot impacted by GILTI since the Company has sufficient tax credits to offset the additional liability. is experiencing losses overseas.

The Company has not recordedelected to treat the deferred taxes related to these GILTI provisions and has not yet determined its policy election with respect to whether it will treat GILTI as a current-period expense when incurred (the “period cost method”) or factor such amount into the measurement of deferred taxes (the “deferred method”). This decision will be made by year end as we evaluate the impact of proposed regulations and notices.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-16 Income taxes (Topic 740) Intra-entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory during the three months ended April 30, 2018, which required all income tax effects of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory to be recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) when the transfer occurs. As a result of the adoption, the Company recorded $9.6 million to accumulated deficit and deferred tax asset at February 1, 2018 to account for the intra-entity sale of Intellectual Property that occurred in the fiscal year 2018.  

 

The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $1.2$1.3 million at OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, including interest and penalties. During the quarter the balance was reduced by $0.5 million after a tax dispute was resolved with the tax authority in one of our foreign jurisdictions. The unrecognized tax benefits were reduced by $0.9$1 million with an accompanying reduction ofoffset to deferred tax assets, as a result of the netting required under ASU 2013-11. The entire amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, will impact the Company’s effective tax rate. This liability is classified as long-term unless the liability is expected to conclude within twelve months of the reporting date.

 

The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. As of OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, the Company has accrued approximately $0.1 million of interest and penalty expense relating to unrecognized tax benefits.

 

The Company reviews its net deferred tax assets by jurisdictionentity on a quarterly basis to determine whether a valuation allowance is necessary based on the more-likely-than-not standard. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 management considered all available evidence, both positive and negative, to determine whether, based on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance was needed. Management assesses historic,the transfer pricing methodology, the historical profits, the economics of the country in which the entity operates, the current and future financial projectionscustomer base, the type and character of the deferred tax asset and any other current and relevant information by jurisdictionentity to draw its conclusion. During fiscal 2017,

For the Irish Principal, the positive evidence was outweighed by the Irish three-year cumulative loss, a fiscal 2020 projected loss, and future earmarked investment necessary to transition the business to cloud. Management concluded that the weight of this negative evidence warranted placing a valuation allowance on the Irish Principal’s net deferred tax assets. A full valuation allowance of $10 million was placed on the Irish Principal’s net deferred tax assets during the second quarter of fiscal 2020.  

A valuation allowance was also placed on South Africa’s net deferred tax assets. The Company plans to liquidate this entity and does not anticipate utilizing its net operating losses.


The valuation allowance on Belgium has been released as management concluded that it is “more likely than not” that Belgium will utilize its net deferred tax assets within the foreseeable future.

A valuation allowance has been established for U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets was established.  For the quarter ended October 31, 2018, the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on itsselect foreign jurisdictions along with U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets. At October 31, 2018 and January 31, 2018,The following table discloses the Company’s valuation allowance attributable to deferred tax assets was $35.4 million and $33.7 million, respectively.by entity (in millions): 

Jurisdiction

 

July 31,

2019

  

January 31,

2019

 

U.S. federal and state

 $26.8  $24.7 

Irish Principal

  9.9   - 

Brazil

  5.4   5.2 

Germany

  2.7   2.9 

Hong Kong

  1.2   1.2 

South Africa

  0.2   - 

Belgium

  -   0.9 

Total valuation allowance

 $46.2  $34.9 

 

The Company files U.S. federal, state, and foreign tax returns that are subject to audit by various tax authorities. The Company is currently under audit in:

 

 

India for fiscal years ended March 31, 2010, 2013 and 2014

 

Netherlands for fiscal year ended January 31, 2016

 

Germany for fiscal years ended January 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017

Switzerland for fiscal years ended January 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018

Thailand for fiscal year ended January 31, 2017

During the fiscal year 2020, the Company closed the following audits with an immaterial adjustment:

 

 

Tennessee for fiscal yearsyear ended January 31, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017

During fiscal 2019, the Company closed the following audits with no adjustment:

Iowa for fiscal year ended January 31, 2014

Kentucky for fiscal year ended  January 31, 2016


 

 

10.11.

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Dividends

 

The following table sets forth the dividends that were declared by the Company during the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019:2020:

 

Declaration

Date

Record Date

Payable

 

Dividend

Class A

 

 

Dividend

Class B

 

 

(in thousands)

 

9/11/2018

9/25/2018

10/2/2018

 

$

0.072

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

1,374

 

6/11/2018

6/25/2018

7/6/2018

 

$

0.072

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

1,372

 

4/10/2018

4/24/2018

5/1/2018

 

$

0.072

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

1,359

 

Declaration

Date

Record Date

Payable

 

Dividend

Class A

 

 

Dividend

Class B

 

 

Amount

(in thousands)

 

6/24/2019

7/10/2019

7/17/2019

 

$

0.072

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

1,387

 

4/9/2019

4/23/2019

5/3/2019

 

$

0.072

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

1,374

 

 

 

11.12.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company’s equity awards consist of RSUs, PSUs and SARs. For a description of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans, see Note 56 “Stock-Based Compensation” in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2018.2019.

Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”)

In June 2019, the Company began issuing performance-based stock units (“PSUs”) to select employees. PSUs granted to employees under the 2016 Program are generally released 1/3 after each year of service for three years and are contingent upon employment with the Company and achievement of pre-determined performance objectives. To determine the anticipated achievement of the performance objectives, management must make assumptions regarding the likelihood of the Company meeting those targets. The number of PSUs that vest will be predicated on the Company achieving performance objectives during the measurement period subsequent to the date of grant. Depending on the financial performance levels achieved, a percentage of the PSUs (0% to 200% of the target award) will vest to the grantees of those stock units. There is no guarantee that such PSUs will vest in whole or in part.


 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The following table sets forth reported stock-based compensation expense for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018:

 

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three Months Ended

July 31,

  

Six Months Ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Cost of subscription

 $65  $37  $182  $98  $72  $68  $142  $117 

Cost of maintenance and other revenue

  148   107   358   279   132   118   253   210 

Cost of professional services

  353   309   906   803   359   327   681   553 

Sales and marketing

  611   421   1,547   1,106   575   534   955   936 

Research and development

  442   338   1,170   895   441   413   868   728 

General and administrative

  529   1,099   3,455   3,490   1,609   1,904   2,593   2,926 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 $2,148  $2,311  $7,618  $6,671  $3,188  $3,364  $5,492  $5,470 

 

RSU Information

 

The estimated fair value of RSUs was calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, reduced by the present value of dividends foregone during the vesting period.

 

The following table summarizes the activity for RSUs for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018:2019: 

  

RSUs

  

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 
  

(in thousands)

     

Outstanding at January 31, 2019

  663  $36.64 

Granted

  261   39.74 

Released (1)

  (254

)

  32.33 

Forfeited

  (26

)

  37.56 

Outstanding at July 31, 2019

  644  $39.55 

 

  

RSUs

  

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 
  

(in thousands)

     

Outstanding at January 31, 2018

  653  $25.10 

Granted

  276   52.75 

Released (1)

  (262

)

  25.82 

Forfeited

  (20

)

  29.67 

Outstanding at October 31, 2018

  647  $36.47 

_________________________

 

(1)

The number of RSUs released includes shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.

  

The Company withholds a portion of the released shares as consideration for the Company’s payment of applicable employee income taxes. During the three months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, the Company withheld 2,00076,000 shares for payment of these taxes at a value of $0.1$3.2 million. During the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, the Company withheld 80,000 shares for payment of these taxes at a value of $4.3$3.3 million.


 

Total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs was approximately $20.4$24.1 million as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 3.03.1 years. 

PSU Information

The estimated fair value of PSUs was calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, reduced by the present value of dividends foregone during the vesting period.


The following table summarizes the activity for PSUs for the six months ended July 31, 2019: 

 

 

PSUs

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

 

93

 

 

 

39.82

 

Released

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at July 31, 2019

 

 

93

 

 

$

39.82

 

Total unrecognized compensation cost related to PSUs was approximately $3.5 million as of July 31, 2019. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.9 years. 

 

SAR Information

The weighted average assumptions used to value SARs granted in the nine months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 are shown in the following table:

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Expected life in years (1)

  5.50   5.50 

Risk free interest rate (2)

  2.80

%

  1.82

%

Volatility (3)

  31

%

  33

%

Dividend rate (4)

  0.54

%

  0.91

%

____________________________

(1)

The expected life of SARs granted under the stock-based compensation plans is based on historical vested SAR exercise and post-vest forfeiture patterns and includes an estimate of the expected term for SARs that were fully vested and outstanding.

(2)

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term consistent with the expected life of SARs in effect at the time of grant.

(3)

The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock for a period equivalent to the expected life of the SARs, which it believes is representative of the expected volatility over the expected life of the SARs.

(4)

The Company expects to continue paying quarterly dividends at the same rate as the nine months ending on October 31, 2018.

  

The following table summarizes the activity for outstanding SARs for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018:2019:

 

 

SARs

(in thousands)

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price per

Share

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

(in thousands)

  

SARs

(in

thousands)

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price per

Share

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

(years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

(in

thousands)

 

Outstanding at January 31, 2018

  3,024  $17.78         

Outstanding at January 31, 2019

  2,533  $20.81         

Granted

  380   53.50                       

Exercised

  (386

)

  9.41           (17

)

  11.44         

Expired

  (5

)

  8.97                       

Forfeited

  (476

)

  37.14                       

Outstanding at October 31, 2018

  2,537  $20.80   3.8  $53,606 

Vested and exercisable at October 31, 2018

  2,062  $17.03   3.1  $49,271 

Outstanding at July 31, 2019

  2,516  $20.87   3.0  $55,181 

Vested and exercisable at July 31, 2019

  2,231 (1) $18.38   2.6  $53,002 

(1) The number of SARs vested and exercisable at July 31, 2019 includes 877,500 Class A and 127,500 Class B shares previously held by Mr. Karl Lopker which were exercised on August 22, 2019 by his estate, prior to their expiration date of August 25, 2019. Exercise prices for these SARs range from $10.50 to $31.65.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock based on the last trading day as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, and the exercise price for in-the-money SARs) that would have been received by the holders if all SARs had been exercised on OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019. The total intrinsic value of SARs exercised in the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 was $12.3$0.5 million. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of SARs granted in the three and nine months ended October 31, 2018 was $16.99. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of SARs granted in the three and nine months ended October 31, 2017 was $9.59.

 

The number of SARs exercised includes shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.  During the three months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, the Company withheld 7002,000 shares for payment of these taxes at a value of $44,000.$98,000.  During the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, the Company withheld 103,0004,000 shares for payment of these taxes at a value of $4.4$0.2 million.

 

At OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, there was approximately $4.8$3.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested SARs. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 3.02.5 years.


  

 

12.13.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Indemnifications

 

The Company sells software licenses and services to its customers under written agreements. Each agreement contains the relevant terms of the contractual arrangement with the customer and generally includes certain provisions for indemnifying the customer against losses, expenses and liabilities from damages that may be awarded against the customer in the event the Company’s software is found to infringe upon certain intellectual property rights of a third party. The agreements generally limit the scope of and remedies for such indemnification obligations in a variety of industry-standard respects.


 

The Company believes its internal development processes and other policies and practices limit its exposure related to the indemnification provisions of the agreements. For several reasons, including the lack of prior indemnification claims and the lack of a monetary liability limit for certain infringement cases under the agreements, the Company cannot determine the maximum amount of potential future payments, if any, related to such indemnification provisions.

 

Legal Actions

 

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

 

 

13.14.

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company markets its products and services worldwide, primarily to companies in the manufacturing industry, including automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial products and life sciences industries. The Company sells and licenses its products through its direct sales force in four geographic regions: North America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); Asia Pacific; and Latin America and through distributors where third parties can extend sales reach more effectively or efficiently. The North America region includes the United States and Canada. The EMEA region includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Asia Pacific region includes Asia and Australia.Oceania. The Latin America region includes South America, Central America and Mexico. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company reports disaggregated revenue by geography and by industry as the Company believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.  The Company does not consider reporting by industry an operating segment in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, because discrete financial information by industry is not available. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, the PrincipalChief Executive Officer, reviews the consolidated results within one operating segment.

 

Subscription, license and maintenance revenues are generally assigned to the region where a majority of end users are located. Professional services revenue is assigned based on the region where the services are delivered.

 

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three Months Ended

July 31,

  

Six Months Ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Revenue:

                                

North America (1)

 $39,870  $37,319  $119,183  $105,845  $36,837  $39,288  $74,496  $79,313 

EMEA

  22,549   21,439   74,542   64,547   22,118   26,906   44,627   51,993 

Asia Pacific

  12,348   12,550   37,773   37,683   11,751   12,866   23,637   25,425 

Latin America

  4,810   5,617   18,812   16,190   5,672   5,483   11,653   14,002 
 $79,577  $76,925  $250,310  $224,265  $76,378  $84,543  $154,413  $170,733 

____________________________

 

(1)

Sales into Canada accounted for 2% and 3% of North America total revenue in the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2019, respectively and for 1% and 2% of North America total revenue in the three and six months ended July 31, 2018, and 2017.respectively.

 


 

ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact should be construed as forward looking statements, including statements that are preceded or accompanied by such words as “may,” “believe,” “could,” “anticipate,” “projects,” “estimates,” “will likely result,” “should,” “would,” “might,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend” and words of similar meaning or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy and future conditions. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A entitled “Risk Factors” within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2018.2019. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions, expectations and projections only as of the date hereof and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about our business. We undertake no obligation to revise or update or publicly release the results of any revision or update to these forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and other information described in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 


INTRODUCTION

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information included within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2018,2019, and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared applying certain critical accounting policies. The SEC defines “critical accounting policies” as those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments. Critical accounting policies require numerous estimates and strategic or economic assumptions that may prove inaccurate or subject to variations and may significantly affect our reported results and financial position for the period or in future periods. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions, or estimates in any of these areas could have a material impact on our future financial condition and results of operations. Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and they conform to general practices in our industry. We apply critical accounting policies consistently from period to period and intend that any change in methodology occur in an appropriate manner. Accounting policies currently deemed critical, including a) revenue; b) accounts receivable allowances for doubtful accounts; c) goodwill and intangible assets – impairment assessments; d) income taxes; and e) stock-based compensation are further discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2018.2019. There have been no significant changes to our accounting policies and estimates as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 except as noted below. 

Revenue. We offer our software using the same underlying technology via two models: a traditional on-premises licensing model and a cloud-based subscription model. The on-premises model involves the sale or license of software on a perpetual basis to customers who take possession of the software and install and maintain the software on their own hardware. Under the cloud-based subscription delivery model, we provide access to our software on a hosted basis as a service and customers generally do not have the contractual right to take possession of the software.

We generate revenue through sales of licenses and maintenance provided to our on-premises customers and through subscriptions of our cloud-based software. We offer professional services to both our on-premises and cloud customers to assist them with the design, testing and implementation of our software.

We determine revenue recognition through the following steps:

-

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

-

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

-

Determination of the transaction price;

-

Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

-

Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.

Revenue is presented net of sales, value-added and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities.

Performance Obligations

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account under Topic 606. The transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good or service to the customer. We identify and track the performance obligations at contract inception so that we can monitor and account for the performance obligations over the life of the contract.


Our contracts which contain multiple performance obligations generally consist of the initial purchase of subscription or licenses and a professional services engagement.  License purchases generally have multiple performance obligations as customers purchase maintenance in addition to the licenses.  Our single performance obligation arrangements are typically maintenance renewals, subscription renewals and services engagements.

For contracts with multiple performance obligations where the contracted price differs from the standalone selling price ("SSP") for any distinct good or service, we may be required to allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation using our best estimate for the SSP. SSP is assessed annually using a historical analysis of contracts with customers executed in the most recently completed fiscal year to determine the range of selling prices applicable to a distinct good or service.

Judgment is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation. We rarely license or sell our software products on a stand-alone basis, so we are required to estimate the range of SSPs for each performance obligation. In instances where SSP is not directly observable because we do not sell the license, product or service separately, we determine the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. In making these judgments, we analyze various factors, including our pricing methodology and consistency, size of the arrangement, length of term, customer demographics and overall market and economic conditions. Based on these results, the estimated SSP is set for each distinct product or service delivered to customers.

Subscription

Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the initial subscription period committed to by the customer commencing when the cloud environment is made available to the customer. The initial subscription period is typically 12 to 60 months. We generally invoice our customers in advance in quarterly or annual installments and typical payment terms provide that customers make payment within 30 days of invoice.

Software Licenses

Transfer of control for software is considered to have occurred upon electronic delivery of the license key that provides immediate availability of the product to the customer. Our typical payment terms tend to vary by region but our standard payment terms are within 30-90 days of invoice.

Maintenance

Revenue from support services and product updates, referred to as maintenance revenue, is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance period, which in most instances is one year. Software license updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product updates, maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period on a when-and-if available basis. Product support includes Internet access to technical content, as well as Internet and telephone access to technical support personnel. Our customers purchase both product support and license updates when they acquire new software licenses. In addition, a majority of customers renew their support services contracts annually and typical payment terms provide that customers make payment within 30 days of invoice.

Professional Services

Revenue from professional services is typically comprised of implementation, development, training or other consulting services. Consulting services are generally sold on a time-and-materials or fixed fee basis and can include services ranging from software installation to data conversion and building non-complex interfaces to allow the software to operate in integrated environments. We recognize revenue for time-and-materials arrangements as the services are performed. In fixed fee arrangements, revenue is recognized as services are performed as measured by costs incurred to date, compared to total estimated costs to complete the services project.  Management applies judgment when estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete the services projects.  A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization and efficiency variances and specification and testing requirement changes. Services are generally invoiced upon milestones in the contract or upon consumption of the hourly resources and payments are typically due 30 days after invoice.

Indirect Sales Channels

We execute arrangements through indirect sales channels via sales agents and distributors who are authorized to market our software products to end users. In arrangements with sales agents, QAD contracts directly with the customer and the sales agents are compensated on a commission basis. Distributor arrangements are those in which the resellers are authorized to market and distribute our software products to end users in specified territories and the distributor bears the risk of collection from the end user customer. We recognize revenue from transactions with distributors when the distributor submits a signed agreement and transfer of control has occurred to the distributor, in accordance with the five revenue recognition steps noted above. Revenue from distributor transactions is recorded on a net basis (the amount actually received by us from the distributor). We do not offer rights of return, product rotation or price protection to any of our distributors.


Disaggregated Revenue

We disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers by geography and by the customers’ industry within manufacturing, as we believe it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

Our revenue by geography is as follows:

  

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 
  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

North America

 $39,870  $37,319  $119,183  $105,845 

EMEA

  22,549   21,439   74,542   64,547 

Asia Pacific

  12,348   12,550   37,773   37,683 

Latin America

  4,810   5,617   18,812   16,190 

Total revenue

 $79,577  $76,925  $250,310  $224,265 

Our revenue by industry is as follows:

  

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 
  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Automotive

 $31,035  $29,232  $102,760  $84,508 

Consumer products and food and beverage

  12,732   11,539   40,049   34,353 

High technology and industrial products

  23,873   25,385   74,231   72,534 

Life sciences

  11,937   10,769   33,270   32,870 

Total revenue

 $79,577  $76,925  $250,310  $224,265 

Management Judgments

More judgments and estimates are required under Topic 606 than were required under Topic 605. Due to the complexity of certain contracts, the actual revenue recognition treatment required under Topic 606 for our arrangements may be dependent on contract-specific terms and may vary in some instances.

Revenue is recognized over time for our subscription, maintenance and fixed fee professional services that are separate performance obligations.  For our professional services, revenue is recognized over time, generally using costs incurred or hours expended to measure progress. Judgment is required in estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete projects. A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization, specification variances and testing requirement changes.

 If a group of agreements are entered at or near the same time and so closely related that they are, in effect, part of a single arrangement, such agreements are deemed to be combined as one arrangement for revenue recognition purposes. We exercise judgment to evaluate the relevant facts and circumstances in determining whether agreements should be accounted for separately or as a single arrangement. Our judgments about whether a group of contracts comprise a single arrangement can affect the allocation of consideration to the distinct performance obligations, which could have an effect on results of operations for the periods involved.

If a contract includes variable consideration, we exercise judgment in estimating the amount of consideration to which the entity will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. When estimating variable considerations, we will consider all relevant facts and circumstances. Variable consideration will be estimated and included in the contract price only when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized will not occur.

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

There are several practical expedients and exemptions allowed under Topic 606 that impact timing of revenue recognition and our disclosures. Below is a list of practical expedients we applied in the adoption and application of Topic 606:


Application

We do not evaluate a contract for a significant financing component if payment is expected within one year or less from the transfer of the promised items to the customer.

We generally expense sales commissions and sales agent fees when incurred when the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within sales and marketing expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

We also used the practical expedient to calculate contract acquisition costs based on a portfolio of contracts with similar characteristics instead of a contract by contract analysis.

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed (applies to time-and-material engagements).

Modified Retrospective Transition Adjustments

For contract modifications, we reflected the aggregate effect of all modifications that occurred prior to the adoption date when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations for the modified contract at transition.

Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract

Our incremental direct costs of obtaining a contract consist of sales commissions and sales agent fees which are deferred and amortized ratably over the term of economic benefit which we have determined to be five years. These deferred costs are classified as current or non-current based on the timing of when we expect to recognize the expense. Incremental costs related to renewals are expensed as incurred because the term of economic benefit is one year or less. The current and non-current portions of deferred commissions are included in other current assets and other long-term assets, respectively, in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

Costs to fulfill a contract, which are incurred upon initiation of certain services contracts and are related to initial customer setup, are included in other current assets and long-term assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs are amortized over the term of economic benefit which we have determined to be five years. 

Recoverability of these costs is subject to various business risks. Quarterly, we compare the carrying value of these assets with the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by them to determine if there is impairment. If impaired, these assets are reduced to an estimated fair value on a discounted cash flow basis. No impairment losses were recognized during the nine months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2018.2019. 

 

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

 

QAD Inc. (“QAD”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) is a leading provider of flexible, cloud-based and on-premises enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. At QAD’s annual user conference in early May, we officially launched our solution portfolio “QAD Adaptive Applications” and our flagship ERP solution “QAD Adaptive ERP” to reflect the value QAD brings to our manufacturing customers.  In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, we referred to these solutions as “QAD Enterprise Applications” or “Enterprise Applications”. QAD Adaptive Applications support operational requirements in the areas of financials, customer management, supply chain, manufacturing, service and support, analytics, business process management and integration. QAD's portfolio also includes related solutions for quality management software, supply chain management software, transportation management software and business-to-business interoperability. Since 1979, QAD solutions have supportedsupport customers in the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial manufacturing and life sciences industries to better align operationsstreamline processes, improve operational performance, comply with their strategic goals to become Effective Enterprises.regulatory requirements and meet industry standards. 

 

We have four principal sources of revenue:

 

Subscription of Enterprise Applications through our cloud offering in a Software as a Service (“SaaS”) model as well as other hosted applications;

License purchases of Enterprise Applications;

Maintenance and support, including technical support, training materials, product enhancements and upgrades;

Subscription of QAD Adaptive Applications through our cloud offering in a Software as a Service (“SaaS”) model as well as other hosted applications;

License purchases of QAD Adaptive Applications;

Maintenance and support, including technical support, training materials, product enhancements and upgrades; and

Professional services, including implementations, technical and application consulting, training, migrations and upgrades.


 

We operate primarily in the following four geographic regions: North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. In the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, approximately 48% of our total revenue was generated in North America, 30%29% in EMEA, 15% in Asia Pacific and 7%8% in Latin America. The majority of our revenue is generated from global customers who have operations in multiple countries throughout the world. Subscription, license and maintenance revenues are generally assigned to the region where a majority of the end users are located. Professional services revenue is assigned based on the region where the services are delivered. A significant portion of our revenue and expenses are derived from international operations which are primarily conducted in foreign currencies. As a result, changes in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar have impacted our results of operations and may impact our future results of operations. At OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, we employed approximately 1,9501,960 employees worldwide, of which 650630 employees were based in North America, 600620 employees in EMEA, 590 employees in Asia Pacific and 110120 employees in Latin America.


 

Our customer base and our target markets are primarily global manufacturing companies; therefore, our results are heavily influenced by the state of the manufacturing economy on a global basis. As a result, our management team monitors several economic indicators, with particular attention to the Global and Country Purchasing Managers’ Indexes (“PMI”). The PMI is a survey conducted on a monthly basis by polling businesses that represent the makeup of respective sectors. Since most of our customers are manufacturers, our revenue has historically correlated with fluctuations in the manufacturing PMI. Global macro-economic trends and manufacturing spending are important barometers for our business, and the health of the U.S., Western European and Asian economies have a meaningful impact on our financial results.

 

We are transitioning our business model from traditional on-premises licensing to cloud-based subscriptions. During fiscal 20182019 and the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, we closed most of our new customer deals in the cloud. Subscription revenue grew 15% in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the same period last year and our twelve-month trailing subscription billings grew by 23%. In addition, we have converted manyapproximately 15% of our existing customers from on-premises licenses to our cloud-based solution. Recurring revenue, which we define as subscription revenue plus maintenance revenue grew 10% for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 from the same period last year, and accounted for 64%72% of total revenue for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, compared to 65%62% for the same period last year. The decline as a percentage of total revenue was due to a large increase in professional services revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, which grew by 24% compared to the same period last year.By reducing our customers’ up-front costs and providing continuous application and infrastructure support, we expect our cloud business model will be more attractive than on-premises licenses. We expect recurring revenue to remain a high percentmajority of total revenue as our subscription revenue continues to grow.

 

 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

 

We operate in several geographical regions as described in Note 1314 “Business Segment Information” within the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In order to present our results of operations without the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, we provide certain financial information on a “constant currency basis”, which is in addition to the actual financial information presented in the following tables. In order to calculate our constant currency results, we apply the current foreign currency exchange rates to the prior period results.

 

Revenue

  

Three Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Three Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Revenue

                        

Subscription

 $23,863  $17,190  $6,925  $(252

)

 $6,673   39

%

Percentage of total revenue

  30

%

  22

%

                

License

  4,631   6,628   (1,932

)

  (65

)

  (1,997

)

  -30

%

Percentage of total revenue

  6

%

  9

%

                

Maintenance and other

  30,401   32,407   (1,456

)

  (550

)

  (2,006

)

  -6

%

Percentage of total revenue

  38

%

  42

%

                

Professional services

  20,682   20,700   474   (492

)

  (18

)

  0

%

Percentage of total revenue

  26

%

  27

%

                

Total revenue

 $79,577  $76,925  $4,011  $(1,359

)

 $2,652   3

%

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Revenue

                        

Subscription

 $25,888  $22,439  $3,726  $(277

)

 $3,449   15

%

Percentage of total revenue

  34

%

  27

%

                

License

  3,516   5,561   (1,963

)

  (82

)

  (2,045

)

  -37

%

Percentage of total revenue

  4

%

  6

%

                

Maintenance and other

  29,586   30,574   (459

)

  (529

)

  (988

)

  -3

%

Percentage of total revenue

  39

%

  36

%

                

Professional services

  17,388   25,969   (8,069

)

  (512

)

  (8,581

)

  -33

%

Percentage of total revenue

  23

%

  31

%

                

Total revenue

 $76,378  $84,543  $(6,765

)

 $(1,400

)

 $(8,165

)

  -10

%

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Revenue

                        

Subscription

 $51,194  $43,950  $8,105  $(861

)

 $7,244   16

%

Percentage of total revenue

  33

%

  26

%

                

License

  7,982   11,827   (3,476

)

  (369

)

  (3,845

)

  -33

%

Percentage of total revenue

  5

%

  7

%

                

Maintenance and other

  59,485   62,057   (885

)

  (1,687

)

  (2,572

)

  -4

%

Percentage of total revenue

  39

%

  36

%

                

Professional services

  35,752   52,899   (15,384

)

  (1,763

)

  (17,147

)

  -32

%

Percentage of total revenue

  23

%

  31

%

                

Total revenue

 $154,413  $170,733  $(11,640

)

 $(4,680

)

 $(16,320

)

  -10

%

 


  

Nine Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Nine Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Revenue

                        

Subscription

 $67,813  $49,953  $17,588  $272  $17,860   36

%

Percentage of total revenue

  27

%

  22

%

                

License

  16,458   18,636   (2,413

)

  235   (2,178

)

  -12

%

Percentage of total revenue

  7

%

  8

%

                

Maintenance and other

  92,458   96,284   (5,271

)

  1,445   (3,826

)

  -4

%

Percentage of total revenue

  37

%

  43

%

                

Professional services

  73,581   59,392   13,626   563   14,189   24

%

Percentage of total revenue

  29

%

  27

%

                

Total revenue

 $250,310  $224,265  $23,530  $2,515  $26,045   12

%

 

Total Revenue. On a constant currency basis, total revenue was $79.6$76.4 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $4.0$6.7 million, or 5%8%, increasedecrease from $75.6$83.1 million for the same period last year. When comparing categories withinThe primary reason for the decrease in total revenue at constant rates, ourwas due to lower professional services revenue. Our results for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 also included increases in subscription and professional services partially offset by decreases in license revenue and maintenance and other.other revenue. As our existing customers convert from on-premises licenses to using our software in the cloud, we expect license revenue and maintenance and other revenue will continue to decline. These decreases were offset by a 17% increase in subscription revenue, on a constant currency basis, as we are focused on selling our software solutions to new customers in the cloud. Revenue outside the North America region as a percentage of total revenue was 50%52% and 51%53% for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. On a constant currency basis, total revenue increaseddecreased in our North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions and decreasedwas flat in our Latin America region during the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

On a constant currency basis, total revenue was $250.3$154.4 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $23.5an $11.7 million, or 10%7%, increasedecrease from $226.8$166.1 million for the same period last year. Total revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 included $3.2 million of additional revenue recognized in accordance with new revenue recognition rules under Topic 606 compared to applying the historical revenue recognition rules under Topic 605. For additional explanation of the revenue recognition differences between Topic 606 and Topic 605, refer to the Recent Accounting Pronouncements section of Note 1 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q. When comparing categories within total revenue at constant currency rates, our results for the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 included increasesdecreases in subscription and professional services, partially offset by decreases in license and maintenance and other.other partially offset by an increase in subscription. Revenue outside the North America region as a percentage of total revenue was 52% and 53% for the first ninesix months of both fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. On a constant currency basis, total revenue increaseddecreased across all regions during the first ninesix months of fiscal 20182020 when compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

Our products are sold to manufacturing companies that operate mainly in the following six industries: automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial products and life sciences. Given the similarities between consumer products and food and beverage as well as between high technology and industrial products, we aggregate them for management review. The following table presents revenue by industry for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018: 

 

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three months ended

July 31,

  

Six months ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 

Automotive

  39

%

  38

%

  41

%

  38

%

  35

%

  41

%

  36

%

  42

%

Consumer products and food and beverage

  16

%

  15

%

  16

%

  15

%

  16

%

  16

%

  16

%

  16

%

High technology and industrial products

  30

%

  33

%

  30

%

  32

%

  35

%

  30

%

  34

%

  29

%

Life sciences

  15

%

  14

%

  13

%

  15

%

Life sciences and other

  14

%

  13

%

  14

%

  13

%

Total revenue

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

The decrease in percentage of revenue by industry for automotive is primarily related to a reduction in professional services revenue following the completion of a large, multisite global implementation project for a customer in the automotive industry that was substantially completed at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.

 

Subscription Revenue. Subscription revenue consists of recurring fees from customers to access our products via the cloud and other subscription offerings. SubscriptionOur cloud offerings typically include access to QAD software, hosting, application support, maintenance support and product updates, if and when available. Included in subscription revenue is billed on a quarterly or annual basis and recognized ratably over the termare one-time set up fees for technical services such as configuration of the agreement, typically 12database and access to 60 months. the environment.

On a constant currency basis, subscription revenue was $23.9$25.9 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $7.0$3.7 million, or 41%17%, increase from $16.9$22.2 million for the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, subscription revenue increased across all regions during the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period last year. One of the metrics that management uses to monitor subscription performance is the number of new cloud deals that have been signed in the period. In the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 we closed fifteen24 new cloud deals, including ten13 new cloud customers and five11 conversions from existing customers who previously purchased on-premises licenses. This compared to the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20182019 when we closed eighteen11 new cloud deals, including ninesix new cloud customers and ninefive conversions from existing customers who previously purchased on-premises licenses. The increase in subscription revenue consists of new customer sites; existing EnterpriseAdaptive Applications users converting from on-premises; and additional users and modules purchased by our existing cloud customers.

 


On a constant currency basis, subscription revenue was $67.8$51.2 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $17.6an $8.1 million, or 35%19%, increase from $50.2$43.1 million for the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, subscription revenue increased across all regions during the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same periodprior year. In the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 we closed 4439 new cloud deals, including 2918 new cloud customers and 1521 conversions from existing customers who previously purchased on-premises licenses. This compared to the first ninesix months of fiscal 20182019 when we closed 4629 new cloud deals, including 2719 new cloud customers and 19ten conversions from existing customers who previously purchased on-premises licenses.


 

We track our retention rate of subscription and maintenance by calculating the annualized revenue of customer sites with contracts up for renewal duringat the beginning of the period compared to the annualized revenue associated with the customer sites that have canceled during the period. The percentage of revenue not canceled is our retention rate. Conversions to the cloud are not considered cancellations for purposes of thisthe maintenance retention calculation. OurBoth our subscription and maintenance customer retention rate isrates are in excess of 90%.

 

The following table presents subscription revenue by region for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018:

 

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three months ended

July 31,

  

Six months ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 

North America

  57

%

  54

%

  56

%

  56

%

  57

%

  55

%

  56

%

  56

%

EMEA

  26

%

  24

%

  26

%

  23

%

  25

%

  27

%

  26

%

  26

%

Asia Pacific

  12

%

  14

%

  12

%

  14

%

  11

%

  13

%

  12

%

  13

%

Latin America

  5

%

  8

%

  6

%

  7

%

  7

%

  5

%

  6

%

  5

%

Total cloud revenue

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

Total subscription revenue

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  

The following table presents subscription revenue by industry for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018: 

 

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three months ended

July 31,

  

Six months ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 

Automotive

  32

%

  36

%

  33

%

  36

%

  38

%

  33

%

  36

%

  34

%

Consumer products and food and beverage

  18

%

  13

%

  18

%

  13

%

  15

%

  18

%

  16

%

  18

%

High technology and industrial products

  25

%

  24

%

  24

%

  24

%

  27

%

  24

%

  26

%

  24

%

Life sciences

  25

%

  27

%

  25

%

  27

%

Total cloud revenue

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

Life sciences and other

  20

%

  25

%

  22

%

  24

%

Total subscription revenue

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

 

License Revenue. License revenue is derived from software license fees that customers pay for our core product, QAD EnterpriseAdaptive Applications, and any add-on modules they purchase. Our revenue mix has continued to shift from license to subscription revenue as a result of our business model transition as more new customers subscribe to our cloud-based offerings rather than purchase traditional on-premises licenses. While we expect license revenue to decline over time, we do continue to experience quarterly fluctuations.

On a constant currency basis, license revenue was $4.6$3.5 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $2.0 million, or 30%36%, decrease from $6.6$5.5 million for the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, license revenue decreased in all our North America region and increased in our Latin America, Asia Pacific and EMEA regions during the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period last year. During the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2020, one customer placed one license order totaling more than $0.3 million and no customers placed orders totaling more than $1 million. This compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2019 in which two customers placed license orders totaling more than $0.3 million and no orders exceeded $1.0 million. This compared to fiscal 2018 in which five customers placed license orders totaling more than $0.3 million and two orders exceeded $1.0$1 million. The majority of our license revenue has comeis generated from additional users and module purchases from modules purchased by our existing customers. We anticipate that license revenue will decrease as more new customers subscribe to our cloud-based products and more existing customers elect to subscribe to QAD products in the cloud instead of purchasing licenses.

  

On a constant currency basis, license revenue was $16.5$8.0 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $2.4$3.5 million, or 13%30%, decrease from $18.9$11.5 million for the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, license revenue decreased in all our North America and Asia Pacific regions and increased in our EMEA and Latin America regions during the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period last year. During the first ninesix months of fiscal 2020, two customers placed license orders totaling more than $0.3 million and one order exceeded $1 million. This compared to the first six months of fiscal 2019 sevenin which five customers placed license orders totaling more than $0.3 million and one order exceeded $1.0 million. This compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018 in which eleven customers placed license orders totaling more than $0.3 million and two orders exceeded $1.0 million.


 

Maintenance and Other Revenue. We offer support services 24 hours a day, seven days a week in addition to providing software upgrades, which include additional or improved functionality, when and if available.

On a constant currency basis, maintenance and other revenue was $30.4$29.6 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $1.5$0.4 million, or 5%1%, decrease from $31.9$30.0 million forfrom the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, maintenance and other revenue decreased in allour North America region, remained flat in our Latin America and Asia Pacific regions and increased in our EMEA region during the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period last year.  The decrease in maintenance and other revenue period over period is primarily due to continued conversions of existing customers’ perpetualon-premises licenses to a cloud subscription, in addition to our historical attrition rates.subscriptions. When customers convert to the cloud they no longer pay for maintenance as those support services are included as a component of the subscription offering. Though we continue to see renewal rates above 90%, conversions from on-premises to cloud have resulted in decreases in maintenance revenue and we expect this trend to continue in the future.

 

On a constant currency basis, maintenance and other revenue was $92.5$59.5 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $5.2$0.9 million, or 5%1%, decrease from $97.7$60.4 million for the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, maintenance and other revenue decreased in allour North America and Latin America regions, remained flat in our Asia Pacific region and increased in our EMEA region during the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period lastprior year. The decrease in maintenance and other revenue period over period is primarily due to conversions to the cloud, in addition to our historical attrition rates.

 


Our maintenance retention rate has remained in excess of 90% for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2019.

Professional Services Revenue. Our professional services business includes technical and application consulting andin addition to training, implementations, migrations and upgrades related to our solutions. Although our professional services are optional, our customers use these services when planning, implementing or upgrading our solutions whether in the cloud or on-premises. Professional services revenue growth is contingent upon subscription and license revenue growth and customer upgrade cycles, which are influenced by the strength of general economic and business conditions.

On a constant currency basis, professional services revenue was $20.7$17.4 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $0.5an $8.1 million, or 2%32%, increasedecrease from $20.2$25.5 million for the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, professional services revenue increased in our North America region, remained relatively flat in our Asia Pacific region and decreased in all our EMEA and Latin America regions during the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period last year. The increase inprior year includes professional services revenue period over period can be attributedrelated to a higher numberlarge, multisite global implementation project that was substantially completed at the end of engagements and a higher amountthe fourth quarter of professional services revenue per customer. New cloud implementations and existing customer upgrade projects continue to generate demand for our professional services.fiscal 2019.

 

On a constant currency basis, professional services revenue was $73.6$35.8 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $13.6$15.3 million, or 23%30%, increasedecrease from $60.0$51.1 million for the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, professional services revenue increaseddecreased in all regions during the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 when compared to the same period lastprior year. The increasedecrease related to a reduction in professional services revenue period over period can be attributed tofollowing the completion of a higher number of engagements and a higher amount of professional services revenue per customer. In addition, we also provided personnel augmentation services to one of our cloud customers, mainly through third-party contractors at low margins. For the first nine months of fiscal 2019, personnel augmentation services revenue was $7.2 million. For the first nine months of fiscal 2018, we did not provide any personnel augmentation services.large, multisite global implementation project.

Total Cost of Revenue

 

 

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                                                

Cost of revenue

                                                

Cost of subscription

 $8,686  $7,605  $(1,138

)

 $57  $(1,081

)

  -14

%

 $9,903  $8,334  $(1,600

)

 $31  $(1,569

)

  -19

%

Cost of license

  534   690   156   -   156   23

%

  554   574   18   2   20   3

%

Cost of maintenance and other

  7,716   7,840   (22

)

  146   124   2

%

  7,459   7,774   233   82   315   4

%

Cost of professional services

  20,425   21,911   896   590   1,486   7

%

  18,116   23,754   5,215   423   5,638   24

%

Total cost of revenue

 $37,361  $38,046  $(108

)

 $793  $685   2

%

 $36,032  $40,436  $3,866  $538  $4,404   11

%

Percentage of revenue

  47

%

  49

%

                  47

%

  48

%

                

 

  

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Cost of revenue

                        

Cost of subscription

 $25,248  $22,753  $(2,464

)

 $(31

)

 $(2,495

)

  -11

%

Cost of license

  1,772   2,203   431   -   431   20

%

Cost of maintenance and other

  23,355   23,374   68   (49

)

  19   0

%

Cost of professional services

  68,489   61,276   (6,673

)

  (540

)

  (7,213

)

  -12

%

Total cost of revenue

 $118,864  $109,606  $(8,638

)

 $(620

)

 $(9,258

)

  -8

%

Percentage of revenue

  47

%

  49

%

                

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Cost of revenue

                        

Cost of subscription

 $19,320  $16,562  $(2,861

)

 $103  $(2,758

)

  -17

%

Cost of license

  1,145   1,238   90   3   93   8

%

Cost of maintenance and other

  15,062   15,639   288   289   577   4

%

Cost of professional services

  37,439   48,064   9,184   1,441   10,625   22

%

Total cost of revenue

 $72,966  $81,503  $6,701  $1,836  $8,537   10

%

Percentage of revenue

  47

%

  48

%

                

 

Total cost of revenue consists of cost of subscription, cost of license, cost of maintenance and other and cost of professional services. Cost of subscription includes salaries, benefits, bonuses and bonusesother personnel expenses of our cloud operations employees; stock-based compensation for those employees; third-party contractor expense;expense, third-party hosting and hardware costs; royalties; professional fees; travel;travel expense; and an allocation of information technology and facilities costs. Cost of license includes license royalties and amortization of capitalized software costs and fulfillment.costs. Cost of maintenance and other includes salaries, benefits, bonuses and bonusesother personnel expenses of our support group, stock-based compensation for those employees, travel expense, professional fees fulfillment and an allocation of information technology and facilities costs. Cost of professional services includes salaries, benefits, bonuses and bonuses, costsother personnel expenses of fulfilling service contracts,our services employees, stock-based compensation for those employees, third-party contractor expense, travel expense for services employees and an allocation of information technology and facilities costs.


Total Cost of Revenue. On a constant currency basis, total cost of revenue was $37.4 million and $37.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively, and as a percentage of total revenue was 47% and 49% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. The non-currency related increase in cost of revenue of $0.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was primarily due to higher hosting costs associated with the growth of our cloud business offset by lower professional services third-party contractor costs.

 

On a constant currency basis, total cost of revenue was $118.9$36.0 million and $110.2$39.9 million for the first nine monthssecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively, and as a percentage of total revenue was 47% and 49% for48% in the first nine monthssecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. The non-currency related increasedecrease in cost of revenue of $8.7$3.9 million, or 10%, in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2019 was primarily due to lower professional services third-party contractor costs and lower travel costs associated with decreased professional services revenue partially offset by higher hosting costs and salaries and related costs associated with the increase in subscription revenue.

On a constant currency basis, total cost of revenue was $73.0 million and $79.7 million for the first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively, and as a percentage of total revenue was 47% and 48% for the first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. The non-currency related decrease in cost of revenue of $6.7 million, or 8%, in the first ninesix months of fiscal 2020 compared to the first six months of fiscal 2019 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was primarily due to higherlower professional services personnel, travel and third-party contractor costs and lower travel costs associated with increaseddecreased services revenue andpartially offset by higher hosting costs and salaries and related costs associated with the growth of our cloud business.increase in subscription revenue.

  

Cost of Subscription. On a constant currency basis, cost of subscription was $8.7$9.9 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $1.2$1.6 million, or 16%19%, increase from $7.5$8.3 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in cost of subscription of $1.2$1.6 million in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20182019 was primarily due to higher hosting costs of $0.9$0.7 million, higher third-party contractor costs of $0.3 million and higher salaries and related costs of $0.2 million.$0.3 million, as a result of additional headcount of 21 people. Cost of subscription as a percentage of subscription revenue was 36%38% and 44%37% in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively. Subscription margins improved due to achieving greater economies of scale as we increased revenue as well as improved automation of processes in our cloud operations department. We expect to continue to improvefocus on improving our subscription margins over time as we leveragedue to leveraging ongoing economies of scale and implementing operational efficiencies, but we also anticipateefficiencies. We have experienced and may experience in the future quarterly fluctuations in our subscription margins as we make investments in our data centers and cloud operations to support future growth. Our strategic investments in cloud growth may not match the timing of revenue increases.

 

On a constant currency basis, cost of subscription was $25.2$19.3 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019, representing a $2.4$2.8 million, or 11%17%, increase from $22.8$16.5 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in cost of subscription of $2.4$2.8 million in the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 compared to the first ninesix months of fiscal 20182019 was primarily due to higher hosting costs of $2.4$1.3 million, higher salaries and related costs of $0.7 million, as a result of additional headcount of 21 people, lower cross-charges to professional services to support conversions and upgrade projects of $0.4 million, higher third-party contractor costs of $0.2 million and higher allocation of information technology and facilities costs of $0.2 million. Cost of subscription as a percentage of subscription revenue was 37% and 46%38% in the first ninesix months of both fiscal 20192020 and 2018, respectively.2019.

 

Cost of License. On a constant currency basis, cost of license was $0.5$0.6 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019, representing a $0.2 million, or 29%, decrease from $0.7 million for the same period last year. Cost2020 and 2019. A majority of cost of license was royalty expense, which as a percentagepercent of license revenue, was 12% and 10% for the third quarters of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.remained relatively consistent year over year.

 

On a constant currency basis, cost of license was $1.8$1.1 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $0.4$0.1 million, or 18%8%, decrease from $2.2$1.2 million for the same period last year. CostA majority of cost of license was royalty expense, which as a percentagepercent of license revenue, was 11% and 12% for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.remained relatively consistent year over year.

 

Cost of Maintenance and Other. On a constant currency basis, cost of maintenance and other was $7.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2020, representing a $0.2 million, or 3%, decrease from $7.7 million for the third quarter of both fiscal 2019 and 2018.same period last year. Expense categories within cost of maintenance and other were relatively consistent for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to the same period last year. Cost of maintenance and other as a percentage of maintenance and other revenue was 25% and 24% in each of the third quartersecond quarters of fiscal 20192020 and 2018, respectively.2019.


 

On a constant currency basis, cost of maintenance and other was $23.4$15.1 million for the first ninesix months of both fiscal 2019 and 2018.2020, representing a $0.3 million, or 2%, decrease from $15.4 million for the same period last year. Expense categories within cost of maintenance and other were relatively consistent for the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 compared to the same period last year. Cost of maintenance and other as a percentage of maintenance and other revenue was 25% and 24% in each of the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 and 2018, respectively.2019.

 

Cost of Professional Services. On a constant currency basis, cost of professional services was $20.4$18.1 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $0.9$5.2 million, or 4%22%, decrease from $21.3$23.3 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related decrease in cost of professional services of $0.9$5.2 million in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20182019 was primarily due to lower third-party contractor costs of $0.3$3.1 million, lower travel expense of $1.3 million, lower cross-charges from other departments to support conversion and upgrade projects of $0.5 million, lower salaries and related costs of $0.3$0.4 million, lower professional feesas a result of $0.2 milliona decrease in headcount of 10 people, and lower bonuses of $0.2$0.3 million partially offset by higher travel expenseseverance of $0.2$0.5 million. Cost of professional services as a percentage of professional services revenues was 99%104% and 106%91% for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively.


 

On a constant currency basis, cost of professional services was $68.5$37.4 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $6.7$9.2 million, or 11%20%, increasedecrease from $61.8$46.6 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increasedecrease in cost of professional services of $6.7$9.2 million in the first ninesix months of fiscal 2020 compared to the first six months of fiscal 2019 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was primarily due to higherlower third-party contractor costs of $3.4$5.7 million, higherlower travel expense of $1.9$2.1 million, higherlower cross-charges from other departments to support conversion and upgrade projects of $0.9 million, lower salaries and related costs of $1.4$0.4 million, as a result of additionala decrease in headcount of 2710 people, and higher information technology and facilities allocated costslower bonuses of $0.4$0.5 million partially offset by lower bonuseshigher severance of $0.3 million and lower recruitment costs of $0.3$0.6 million. Cost of professional services as a percentage of professional services revenues was 93%105% and 103%91% for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively. We expect to achieve a small profit in professional services during fiscal 2019.

 

Sales and Marketing 

 

 

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                                                

Sales and marketing

 $18,447  $17,697  $(986

)

 $236  $(750

)

  -4

%

 $20,191  $19,502  $(957

)

 $268  $(689

)

  -4

%

Percentage of revenue

  23

%

  23

%

                  26

%

  23

%

                

 

  

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Sales and marketing

 $57,895  $52,981  $(4,214

)

 $(700

)

 $(4,914

)

  -9

%

Percentage of revenue

  24

%

  24

%

                

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Sales and marketing

 $41,082  $39,448  $(2,466

)

 $832  $(1,634

)

  -4

%

Percentage of revenue

  27

%

  23

%

                

 

Sales and marketing expense includes salaries, benefits, commissions, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and travel expense forand other personnel costs of our sales and marketing employees in addition to costs of programs aimed at increasing revenue, such as trade shows, user group events, lead generation, advertising and various sales and promotional programs. Sales and marketing expense also includes personnel costs of order processing, sales agent fees and an allocation of information technology and facilities costs.

 

On a constant currency basis, sales and marketing expense was $18.4$20.2 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $0.9$1.0 million, or 5%, increase from $17.5$19.2 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in sales and marketing expense of $0.9$1.0 million in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20182019 was primarily due to higher salaries and related costs of $0.7$0.4 million, as a result of additional headcount of 2931 people, higher marketing expense of $0.3 million, higher travel expense of $0.2 million and a higher stock compensation expenseallocation of information technology and facilities costs of $0.2 million partially offset by lower commissionsbonuses of $0.5$0.3 million. In fiscal 2019 we made some changesSales and marketing expenses benefitted $0.7 million from moving 30 order processing employees to the structuregeneral and administrative expense. If this move did not occur, sales and marketing salaries and related costs would have been $1.1 million higher than last year as a result of our sales force, which increased the total sizeadditional headcount of the group by about 10%.61 employees.


 

On a constant currency basis, sales and marketing expense was $57.9$41.1 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $4.2$2.5 million, or 8%6%, increase from $53.7$38.6 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in sales and marketing expense of $4.2$2.5 million in the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 compared to the first ninesix months of fiscal 20182019 was primarily due to higher salaries and related costs of $2.5$1.1 million, as a result of additional headcount of 2931 people, higher bonuses of $0.9 million, higher severance of $0.5$0.4 million, a higher stock compensation expenseallocation of information technology and facilities costs of $0.4 million, higher marketing expense of $0.3 million, higher recruiting expense of $0.3 million and higher professional feestravel expense of $0.3$0.2 million partially offset by lower commissions of $0.8$0.3 million and lower bonuses of $0.3 million. Sales and marketing expenses benefitted $1.3 million from moving 30 order processing employees to general and administrative expense during the first half of fiscal 2020.  If this move did not occur, sales and marketing salaries and related costs would have been $2.4 million higher than last year as a result of additional headcount of 61 employees.

 

Research and Development 

 

 

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                                                

Research and development

 $13,155  $12,111  $(1,256

)

 $212  $(1,044

)

  -9

%

 $13,870  $13,513  $(583

)

 $226  $(357

)

  -3

%

Percentage of revenue

  17

%

  16

%

                  18

%

  16

%

                

 

  

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Research and development

 $40,674  $35,332  $(4,994

)

 $(348) $(5,342

)

  -15

%

Percentage of revenue

  16

%

  16

%

                

 


  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

Research and development

 $27,857  $27,519  $(982

)

 $644  $(338

)

  -1

%

Percentage of revenue

  18

%

  16

%

                

 

Research and development is expensed as incurred and consists primarily of salaries, benefits, bonuses, stock-based compensation, trainingtravel expense and travel expenseother personnel costs for research and development employees andin addition to professional services, such as fees paid to software development firms and independent contractors. Research and development expense also includes an allocation of information technology and facilities costs, and is reduced by capitalized localization and translation costs.

 

On a constant currency basis, research and development expense was $13.2$13.9 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $1.3$0.6 million, or 11%5%, increase from $11.9$13.3 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in research and development expense of $1.3$0.6 million in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20182019 was primarily due to higher salaries and related costs of $0.8$0.3 million as a result of additional headcount of 18 people and higher third-party contractor costscross-charges from other departments of $0.5 million.$0.3 million to support the development of advanced technologies in the areas of robotic process automation, machine learning and the industrial internet of things (“IoT”).

 

On a constant currency basis, research and development expense was $40.7$27.9 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $5.0$1.0 million, or 14%4%, increase from $35.7$26.9 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in research and development expense of $5.0$1.0 million in the first ninesix months of fiscal 2020 compared to the first six months of fiscal 2019 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was primarily due to higher salaries and related costs of $2.8$0.6 million, as a result of additional headcount of 18 people, higher third-party contractor costs of $1.6 million, higher information technology and facilities allocated costs of $0.3 million, higher stock compensation expense of $0.3 million and higher travel expensecross-charges from other departments of $0.2 million.$0.3 million to support the development of advanced technologies.

 

General and Administrative 

 

  

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Three

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

General and administrative

 $8,095  $8,556  $374  $87  $461   5

%

Percentage of revenue

  10

%

  11

%

                

 

 

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2018

  

Nine

Months

Ended

October 31, 2017

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Three Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                                                

General and administrative

 $26,823  $26,373  $(227

)

 $(223

)

 $(450

)

  -2

%

 $10,392  $9,366  $(1,107

)

 $81  $(1,026

)

  -11

%

Percentage of revenue

  11

%

  11

%

                  14

%

  11

%

                


  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2019

  

Six Months

Ended

July 31, 2018

  

Change in

Constant

Currency

  

Change due

to Currency

Fluctuations

  

Total Change

as Reported

$

  

%

 

(in thousands)

                        

General and administrative

 $19,810  $18,728  $(1,366

)

 $284  $(1,082

)

  -6

%

Percentage of revenue

  13

%

  11

%

                

 

General and administrative expense includes salaries, benefits, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and travel expense forand other personnel costs related to our finance, human resources, legal and executive personnel. General and administrative expense also includes personnel as well ascosts of order processing, professional fees for accounting and legal services, bad debt expense and an allocation of information technology and facilities costs.

 

On a constant currency basis, general and administrative expense was $8.1$10.4 million for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, representing a $0.4$1.1 million, or 5%, decrease from $8.5 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related decrease in general and administrative expense of $0.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was primarily due to lower stock compensation expense of $0.6 million and lower bonuses of $0.4 million partially offset by higher professional fees of $0.4 million.  

On a constant currency basis, general and administrative expense was $26.8 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2019, representing a $0.2 million, or 1%12%, increase from $26.6$9.3 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in general and administrative expense of $0.2$1.1 million in the first nine monthssecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to the first nine monthssecond quarter of fiscal 20182019 was primarily due to higher professional feessalaries and related costs of $0.7 million, as a result of moving our order processing employees from sales and marketing expense to general and administrative expense, a higher allocation of information technology and facilities costs of $0.3 million, higher payroll taxesseverance of $0.2 million higher travel of $0.1 million and higher severanceprofessional fees of $0.1$0.2 million partially offset by lower bonusesstock compensation expense of $0.6$0.3 million.

 


On a constant currency basis, general and administrative expense was $19.8 million for the first six months of fiscal 2020, representing a $1.4 million, or 8%, increase from $18.4 million for the same period last year. The non-currency related increase in general and administrative expense of $1.4 million in the first six months of fiscal 2020 compared to the first six months of fiscal 2019 was primarily due to higher salaries and related costs of $1.5 million, primarily as a result of moving our order processing employees from sales and marketing expense to general and administrative expense, and a higher allocation of information technology and facilities costs of $0.3 million partially offset by lower stock compensation expense of $0.3 million.

  

Amortization of Intangibles from Acquisitions 

 

Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions was $45,000$66,000 and $85,000zero in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively, and $45,000$133,000 and $359,000zero for the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. Amortization expense for the thirdsecond quarter and the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 was duerelated to the intangible assets acquired during fiscal 2019. Amortization expense for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2018 was due to the intangible assets acquired in our fiscal 2013 acquisitions of DynaSys and CEBOS. 

 

Total Other (Income) Expense

 

 

Three Months

Ended

  

Increase (Decrease)

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Increase (Decrease)

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Three Months

Ended

 
 

October 31, 2018

  $  

%

  

October 31, 2017

  

July 31, 2019

  $  

%

  

July 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

                                

Other (income) expense

                                

Interest income

 $(646

)

 $(206

)

  -47

%

 $(440

)

 $(789

)

 $(46

)

  -6

%

 $(743

)

Interest expense

  177   (18

)

  -10

%

  195   148   (6

)

  -4

%

  154 

Other (income) expense, net

  (636

)

  (223

)

  -54

%

  (413

)

Total other (income) expense, net

 $(1,105

)

 $(447

)

  -68

%

 $(658

)

Other income, net

  (154

)

  115   43

%

  (269

)

Total other income, net

 $(795

)

 $63   7

%

 $(858

)

Percentage of revenue

  -2

%

          -1

%

  -1

%

          -1

%

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

  

Increase (Decrease)

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Nine Months

Ended

  

Six Months

Ended

  

Increase (Decrease)

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Six Months

Ended

 
 

October 31, 2018

  $  

%

  

October 31, 2017

  

July 31, 2019

  $  

%

  

July 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

                                

Other (income) expense

                                

Interest income

 $(1,913

)

 $(812

)

  -74

%

 $(1,101

)

 $(1,513

)

 $(246

)

  -19

%

 $(1,267

)

Interest expense

  488   (20

)

  -4

%

  508   301   (10

)

  -3

%

  311 

Other (income) expense, net

  (1,309

)

  (2,708

)

  -194

%

  1,399 

Total other (income) expense, net

 $(2,734

)

 $(3,540

)

  -439

%

 $806 

Other income, net

  (326

)

  347   52

%

  (673

)

Total other income, net

 $(1,538

)

 $91   6

%

 $(1,629

)

Percentage of revenue

  -1

%

          0

%

  -1

%

          -1

%


Total other income, net was $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively. Other (income) expense categories within total other income, net were relatively consistent for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the same period last year. 

 

Total other (income) expense,income, net was $(1.1)$1.5 million and $(0.7)$1.6 million for the third quarterfirst six months of fiscal 20192020 and fiscal 2018,2019, respectively. The change in net other (income) expense was primarily related to higher foreign exchange gainsthe unfavorable change in the fair market value of $0.3the interest rate swap associated with the mortgage on our headquarters of $0.4 million and an increase inpartially offset by higher interest income of $0.2 million.

Total other (income) expense, net was $(2.7) million and $0.8 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively. The change in net other (income) expense was primarily related to higher foreign exchange gains of $2.5 million and higher interest income of $0.8 million.

 

Interest rate swap valuations and foreign exchange gains and losses are subject to changes which are inherently unpredictable. Our interest rate swap is accounted for using mark-to-market accounting. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the swap each reporting period are adjusted through earnings, subjecting us to non-cash volatility in our results of operations. The swap fixes the interest rate on our mortgage to 4.31% over the entire term of the mortgage and effectively lowered our interest rate from the previous mortgage rate of 6.5%. Although the agreement allows us to prepay the loan and exit the agreement early, we have no intention of doing so. As a result, we will have non-cash adjustments through earnings each reporting period. Over the term of the mortgage, however, the net impact of these mark-to-market adjustments on earnings will be zero. 

 

Income Tax Expense

 

 

Three Months

Ended

  

Increase (Decrease)

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Increase

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Three Months

Ended

 
 

October 31, 2018

  

$

  

%

  

October 31, 2017

  

July 31, 2019

  $  

%

  

July 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

                                

Income tax expense

 $597  $(652

)

  -52

%

 $1,249  $9,872  $8,401   571

%

 $1,471 

Percentage of revenue

  1

%

          2

%

  13

%

          2

%

Effective tax rate

  17

%

          115

%

  -292

%

          57

%

 


 

Nine Months

Ended

  

Increase (Decrease)

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Nine Months

Ended

  

Six Months

Ended

  

Increase

Compared

to Prior Period

  

Six Months

Ended

 
 

October 31, 2018

  

$

  

%

  

October 31, 2017

  

July 31, 2019

  $  

%

  

July 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

                                

Income tax expense

 $3,251  $550   20

%

 $2,701  $10,587  $7,933   299

%

 $2,654 

Percentage of revenue

  1

%

          1

%

  7

%

          2

%

Effective tax rate

  37

%

          -227

%

  -180

%

          51

%

 

In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, for the third quarter of fiscal 2019, we calculated income tax expense based on actual quarterly results in the second quarter of fiscal 2020. In the prior year, we were anticipating a profit for the year and therefore we used an estimated annual tax rate for the year, compared to the prior year when we calculated the actualcalculating income tax expense based on actualexpense. These results for the quarter. The annual effective tax rate waswere adjusted for discrete items recorded during both periods. The estimated annual tax rate for the year wasperiod. Actual quarterly results are being used in fiscal 2020 since they provide a more reliable estimate of quarterly tax expense given that we recorded net losses during the current period sincefirst half of fiscal 2020 and we are forecasting profitsexpect a net loss for the full fiscal year 2019.year.

 

We recorded income tax expense of $0.6$9.9 million and $1.2$1.5 million in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020 and 2018, respectively. Our effective tax rate decreased to 17% for the third quarter of fiscal 2019, compared to 115% for the same period in the prior year. The difference in the effective tax rate is primarily due to applying an annual effective tax rate to the forecasted profits in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to calculating actual tax expense in the same period of fiscal 2018.

We recorded income tax expense of $3.3 million and $2.7 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 37%(292%) for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to (227%)57% for the same period in the prior year. The change in the effective tax rate iswas primarily due to forecasted profits fora valuation allowance that was placed on the first nine monthsnet deferred tax assets of our wholly-owned Irish subsidiary and a taxable loss in the second quarter of fiscal 20192020 compared to pre-tax lossa taxable profit for the same period of fiscal 2018.2019. The placement of a valuation allowance resulted in an accounting adjustment of $10 million to income tax expense.

 

We recorded income tax expense of $10.6 million and $2.7 million for the first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our effective tax rate was (180%) compared to 51% for the same period in the prior year. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily due to a valuation allowance that was placed on our Irish Principal’s net deferred tax assets and a taxable loss for the first six months of fiscal 2020 compared to a taxable profit for the same period of fiscal 2019. The placement of a valuation allowance resulted in an accounting adjustment of $10 million to income tax expense.


 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

 

Regulation S-K Item 10(e), “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Commission Filings,” defines and prescribes the conditions for use of non-GAAP financial information. Our measures of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins, non-GAAP pre-tax income and estimatednon-GAAP income tax expense on GAAPnon-GAAP earnings each meet the definition of a non-GAAP financial measure. We define the non-GAAP measures as follows: 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA - EBITDA is GAAP net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA less stock-based compensation expense and the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap.

  

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins - Calculated by dividing non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA by total revenue.

 

Non-GAAP pre-tax income - GAAP income before income taxes not including the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of purchased intangible assets and the change in fair value of the interest rate swap.

 

EstimatedNon-GAAP income tax expense on GAAPnon-GAAP earnings - Defined as GAAP total tax expense excluding discrete items such as return to provision adjustments, stock-based compensation, rate change impacts, new valuation allowances on new positions and changes in reserves for unrecognized tax benefits.

 

QAD’s management uses non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate the business and believes that presenting non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of our ongoing operations as well as useful metrics for monitoring our performance and evaluating it against industry peers. The non-GAAP financial measures presented should be used in addition to, and in conjunction with, results presented in accordance with GAAP, and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Management strongly encourages investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure in evaluating the company.

 

QAD non-GAAP measures reflect adjustments based on the following items:

 

Stock-based compensation expense: We have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expense from our non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP pre-tax income calculations. Although stock-based compensation expense is calculated in accordance with current GAAP and constitutes an ongoing and recurring expense, such expense is excluded from non-GAAP results because it is not an expense which generally requires cash settlement by QAD, and therefore is not used by us to assess the profitability of our operations. We also believe the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense provides a more useful comparison of our operating results to the operating results of our peers.

 


Amortization of purchased intangible assets: We amortize purchased intangible assets in connection with our acquisitions. We have excluded the effect of amortization of purchased intangible assets, which include purchased technology, customer relationships, trade names and other intangible assets, from our non-GAAP pre-tax income calculation, because doing so makes internal comparisons to our historical operating results more consistent. In addition, we believe excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets provides a more useful comparison of our operating results to the operating results of our peers.

 

Change in fair value of the interest rate swap: We entered into an interest rate swap to mitigate our exposure to the variability of one-month LIBOR for our floating rate debt related to the mortgage of our headquarters. We have excluded the gain/loss adjustments to record the interest rate swap at fair value from our non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP pre-tax income calculations. We believe that these fluctuations are not indicative of our operational costs or meaningful in evaluating comparative period results because we currently have no intention of exiting the debt agreement early; and therefore over the life of the debt the sum of the fair value adjustments will be zero.

 

Non-GAAP income tax on non-GAAP earnings:  We disclose non-GAAP income tax on non-GAAP earnings in order to provide a reader with the ability to calculate non-GAAP earnings per share.  Our estimate of non-GAAP income tax expense excludes the tax effect of stock-based compensation and other discrete items.  We believe it is appropriate to exclude discrete items from the non-GAAP income tax expense on non-GAAP earnings calculation because non-GAAP pre-tax income excludes the effect of stock-based compensation; and discrete items are unpredictable and generally are not recognized until incurred.


The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margins and non-GAAP pre-tax income to the most comparable GAAP measures for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018: 

 

 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three Months Ended

July 31,

  

Six Months Ended

July 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 

(in thousands)

                                

Total revenue

 $79,577  $76,925  $250,310  $224,265  $76,378  $84,543  $154,413  $170,733 

Net income (loss)

  2,982   (161

)

  5,492   (3,893

)

Net (loss) income

  (13,250

)

  1,113   (16,484

)

  2,510 

Add back:

                                

Net interest expense

  (469

)

  (245

)

  (1,425

)

  (593

)

  (641

)

  (589

)

  (1,212

)

  (956

)

Depreciation

  1,183   1,153   3,571   3,396   1,276   1,188   2,603   2,388 

Amortization

  216   274   521   997   300   146   574   305 

Income tax expense

  597   1,249   3,251   2,701   9,872   1,471   10,587   2,654 

EBITDA

 $4,509  $2,270  $11,410  $2,608  $(2,443

)

 $3,329  $(3,932

)

 $6,901 

Add back:

                                

Stock-based compensation expense

  2,148   2,311   7,618   6,671   3,188   3,364   5,492   5,470 

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

  (46

)

  (106

)

  (198

)

  (103

)

  160   (35

)

  251   (152

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 $6,611  $4,475  $18,830  $9,176  $905  $6,658  $1,811  $12,219 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

  8

%

  6

%

  8

%

  4

%

  1

%

  8

%

  1

%

  7

%

                                

Non-GAAP pre-tax income reconciliation

                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

 $3,579  $1,088  $8,743  $(1,192

)

Add back:

                

(Loss) income before income taxes

 $(3,378

)

 $2,584  $(5,897

)

 $5,164 

Add back

                

Stock-based compensation expense

  2,148   2,311   7,618   6,671   3,188   3,364   5,492   5,470 

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

  52   165   52   732   73   -   147   - 

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

  (46

)

  (106

)

  (198

)

  (103

)

  160   (35

)

  251   (152

)

Non-GAAP income before income taxes

 $5,733  $3,458  $16,215  $6,108  $43  $5,913  $(7

)

 $10,482 
                                

Estimated income tax expense on GAAP earnings

 $588  $1,244  $3,322  $2,741  $1,074  $1,622  $1,657  $2,734 

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 

 

Our primary source of cash is from the sale of subscription,subscriptions, licenses, maintenance and professional services to our customers. Our primary use of cash is payment of our operating expenses which mainly consist of employee-related expenses, such as compensation and benefits, as well as general operating expenses for facilities, third-party hosting providers, third party contractors and other overhead costs. In addition to operating expenses, we may also use cash for capital expenditures; payment of dividends, withholding taxes on settlement of stock-based compensation and stock repurchases; and to invest in our growth initiatives, which may include acquisitions of products, technologies and businesses. 

 

At OctoberJuly 31, 2018,2019, our principal sources of liquidity were cash and equivalents totaling $138.1$141.8 million, short-term investments of $1.2 million and net accounts receivable of $46.4$41.5 million. Our cash and equivalents consisted of current bank accounts, registered money market funds and time delineated deposits. Approximately 85%86% of our cash and equivalents were held in U.S. dollar denominated accounts as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019.


 

Our primary commercial banking relationship is with Bank of America and its global affiliates. Our largest cash concentrations are in the United States and Ireland. The percentage of cash and equivalents held by foreign subsidiariesoutside of the United States was 74%71% and 69%74% as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and January 31, 2018,2019, respectively. The majority of our cash and equivalents are held in investment accounts which are predominantly placed in money market mutual funds, and in U.S. Treasury and government securities funds. The remaining cash and equivalents and short-term investments are held in deposit accounts and certificates of deposit. 

 

We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions.  In addition to providing for U.S. income taxes on earnings from the United States, we provide for U.S. income taxes on the earnings of foreign subsidiaries unless the subsidiaries’ earnings are considered permanently reinvested outside the United States. We do not anticipate changing our intention regarding permanently reinvested earnings as

As of the balance sheet date.

In December 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") was signed into law. The Tax Act includes a mandatory one-time tax on accumulated earnings of our foreign subsidiaries which resulted in an estimated $0.7 million of additional U.S. tax and will be paid in equal installments over eight years beginning in fiscal 2019. In spite of the U.S. taxation on these earnings,date, we intend to permanently reinvest the earnings inof our foreign subsidiaries. Should we decide to repatriate these earnings in the future, we would not expect to incur significant additional taxes; however, foreign withholding taxes, currency translation, state taxes and currency control laws must always be considered.

 

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018: 

 

 

Nine Months Ended October 31,

  

Six Months Ended July 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 $15,117  $2,844  $14,178  $9,146 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (6,658

)

  (3,396

)

  (4,241

)

  (2,990

)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (13,160

)

  (7,597

)

  (6,510

)

  (11,541

)

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and equivalents

  (4,242

)

  3,094   (1,072

)

  (2,110

)

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

 $(8,943

)

 $(5,055

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 $2,355  $(7,495

)


 

Typical factors affecting our cash provided by operating activities include our level of revenue and earnings for the period; the timing and amount of employee bonusemployee-related compensation payments, vendor payments and income tax payments; and the timing and amount of billings and cash collections from our customers, which is our largest source of operating cash flow. Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $15.1$14.2 million and $2.8$9.1 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. The increase in cash flows from operating activities was due primarily to an increasethe positive cash flow effect of changes in accounts receivable of $12.2 million and changes in non-cash items (including net change in valuation allowance, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of interest rate swap and provision for doubtful accounts/sales adjustments) of $12.2 million partially offset by lower net income of $9.4 million and higher collections.$19.0 million.

            

Net cash used in investing activities included capital expenditures of $3.2$3.7 million and $2.6$2.0 million for the first ninesix months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively.  The increase in capital expenditures primarily relates to leasehold improvements. We continue to monitor our capital spending and do not believe we are delaying critical capital expenditures required to run our business. During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, our Indonesian subsidiary acquired the assets of PT Iris, our Indonesian software distributor. The total purchase price was $2.5 million and was funded entirely with cash on hand.

 

Net cash used in financing activities primarily consisted primarily of payments of withholding taxes on the settlement of stock-based compensation and payment of dividends. In the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, we paid withholding taxes of $8.7$3.5 million and $3.2$8.6 million, respectively, on vested restricted stock units and exercised stock appreciation rights. In the first ninesix months of both fiscal 20192020 and 2018,2019, we made dividend payments of $4.1$2.8 million and $4.0$2.7 million, respectively. On a regular basis the Board of Directors evaluates our ability to continue to pay dividends and the structure of potential future dividend payments.

 

We have historically calculated accounts receivable days’ sales outstanding (“DSO”), using the countback, or last-in first-out, method. This method calculates the number of days of billed revenue represented by the accounts receivable balance as of period end. When reviewing the performance of our entities, DSO under the countback method is used by management. It is management’s belief that the countback method best reflects the relative health of our accounts receivable as of a given quarter-end or year-end because of the cyclical nature of our billings. Our billing cycle includes high annual maintenance renewal billings at year-end that will not be recognized as earned revenue until future periods.

 

DSO under the countback method was 4849 days and 53 days as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. DSO using the average method, which is calculated utilizing the accounts receivable balance and earned revenue for the most recent quarter, was 5349 days and 5958 days at OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. The aging of our accounts receivable remained consistent when compared with the same period last year. We believe our reserve methodology is adequate, our reserves are properly stated as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and the quality of our receivables remains good.


 

There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations or commercial commitments outside the ordinary course of business. Cash requirements for items other than normal operating expenses are anticipated for capital expenditures, dividend payments and other equity transactions. We may require cash for acquisitions of new businesses, software products or technologies complementary to our business.

 

We believe that our cash on hand and net cash provided by operating activities will provide us with sufficient resources to meet our current and long-term working capital requirements, debt service, dividend payments and other cash needs for at least the next twelve months.

 

Our revenue, earnings, cash flows, receivables, and payables are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. See Part I, Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” for further discussion.  

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

A summary of future obligations under our various contractual obligations and commitments as of January 31, 20182019 was disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2018.2019. During the quarterthree and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 there have been no material changes in our contractual obligations or commercial commitments outside the ordinary course of business.business

 

Notes Payable

 

Effective May 30, 2012, QAD Ortega Hill, LLC, our wholly owned limited liability company, entered into a variable rate credit agreement (the “2012 Mortgage”) with Rabobank, N.A., to refinance a pre-existing mortgage. The 2012 Mortgage has an original principal balance of $16.1 million and bears interest at the one month LIBOR rate plus 2.25%. One month LIBOR was 2.29%2.31% at OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019. The 2012 Mortgage matures in June 2022 and is secured by our headquarters located in Santa Barbara, California. In conjunction with the 2012 Mortgage, QAD Ortega Hill, LLC entered into an interest rate swap with Rabobank, N.A. The swap agreement has an initial notional amount of $16.1 million and a schedule matching that of the underlying loan that synthetically fixes the interest rate on the debt at 4.31% for the entire term of the 2012 Mortgage. The terms of the 2012 Mortgage provide for QAD Ortega Hill, LLC to make net monthly payments of $88,100 consisting of principal and interest and one final payment of $11.7 million. The unpaid balance as of OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 was $13.5$13.1 million.


 

ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Exchange Rates. We have operations in foreign locations around the world and we are exposed to risk resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We have experienced significant foreign currency fluctuations during fiscal 20182019 and the first ninesix months of fiscal 20192020 due primarily to the volatility of the euro in relation to the U.S. dollar. The foreign currencies for which we currently have the most significant exposure are the euro and Mexican peso. Foreign currency exchange rate movements could create a foreign currency gain or loss that could be realized or unrealized for us. Unfavorable movements in foreign currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies may have an adverse impact on our operations. We did not have any foreign currency forward or option contracts or other foreign currency denominated derivatives or other financial instruments open as of OctoberJuly 31, 2018.2019.

 

We face two risks related to foreign currency exchange rates—translation risk and transaction risk. Translation risk relates to amounts invested in our foreign operations that are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenues and expenses in foreign currencies translate into higher or lower revenues and expenses in U.S. dollars as the U.S. dollar weakens or strengthens against other currencies. Furthermore, we have exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations arising from the remeasurement of non-functional currency assets, liabilities and intercompany balances into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. Transaction risk is related to our international subsidiaries holding non-local currency net monetary accounts subject to revaluation into their local currency, which results in realized or unrealized foreign currency gains or losses.

 

For the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately 50% and 2017, approximately 51% and 50%53%, respectively, of our revenue was generated in foreign currencies. We also incurred a significant portion of our expenses in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, approximately 33%40% and 40%41% for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. Based on a hypothetical 10% strengthening of the U.S. dollar against all foreign currencies, our revenue would be adversely affected by approximately 5% partially offset by a positive effect on our expenses of approximately 3%4%, and our operating income would be adversely affected by approximately 71%16%.

 

For each of the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, foreign currency transaction and remeasurement (gains) lossesgains totaled ($0.9)$0.3 million, and $1.7 million, respectively, and are included in “Other (income) expense, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Income. We performed a sensitivity analysis on the net U.S. dollar and euro-based monetary accounts subject to revaluation that are held by our international subsidiaries and on the non-functional currency assets, liabilities and intercompany balances that are remeasured into U.S. dollars. A hypothetical 10% adverse movement in all foreign currency exchange rates would result in foreign currency transaction and remeasurement losses of approximately $2.5$2.8 million.


 

These estimates assume adverse shifts in all foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, which do not always move in the same direction or in the same degrees. Actual results may differ materially from the hypothetical analysis.

 

Interest Rates. We invest our surplus cash in a variety of financial instruments, consisting principally of short-term marketable securities with maturities of less than 90 days at the date of purchase. Our investment securities are held for purposes other than trading. Cash balances held by subsidiaries are invested primarily in registered money market funds with local operating banks. Based on an interest rate sensitivity analysis of our cash and equivalents we estimate that a 10% adverse change in interest rates from the 20182019 fiscal year-end rates would not have a material adverse effect on our cash flows or financial condition for the next fiscal year.

 

Our long-term debt is comprised of a loan agreement, secured by real property, which bears interest at the one month LIBOR rate plus 2.25%. In conjunction with the loan agreement, we entered into an interest rate swap. The swap agreement has an initial notional amount and schedule matching that of the underlying loan that synthetically fixes the interest rate on the debt at 4.31%.

  

Our interest rate swap is accounted for using mark-to-market accounting. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the swap each reporting period are adjusted through earnings, subjecting us to non-cash volatility in our results of operations. We prepared a sensitivity analysis using a modeling technique that measures the change in the fair values arising from a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in levels of interest rates across the entire yield curve, with all other variables held constant. Based upon the results of this analysis a 10% adverse change in interest rates from the OctoberJuly 31, 20182019 rates would cause less than a $0.1 million reduction in our results of operations. We believe it is prudent to hedge the expected volatility of the variable rate mortgage on our corporate headquarters. The swap fixes the interest rate on our mortgage to 4.31% over the entire term of the mortgage and effectively lowers our interest rate from the previous mortgage rate of 6.5%. Although the agreement allows us to prepay the loan and exit the agreement early, we have no intention of doing so. As a result, we will have non-cash adjustments through earnings each reporting period. However, over the term of the mortgage, the net impact of these mark-to-market adjustments on earnings will be zero.


 

ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our PrincipalChief Executive Officer and PrincipalChief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our PrincipalChief Executive Officer and PrincipalChief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to, and are effective to, provide assurance at a reasonable level that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our PrincipalChief Executive Officer and PrincipalChief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. Effective February 1, 2019, we adopted ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842), and all related amendments, which resulted in the modification of certain processes and internal controls related to leases. These included the development of new policies and training, ongoing contract review requirements, and gathering of information provided for disclosures. There were no other changes in ourthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during ourthe Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, ourthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Inherent limitations of internal controls. QAD’s management does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures or its internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within QAD have been detected. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is not party to any material legal proceedings. From time to time, QAD is party, either as plaintiff or defendant, to various legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 


ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors reported in Item 1A within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2018.2019.

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 


ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

31.1

Certification by the PrincipalChief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

31.2

Certification by the PrincipalChief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

32.1

Certification by the PrincipalChief Executive Officer and the PrincipalChief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 


 

Signatures

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

QAD Inc.

(Registrant)

 

Date: December 7, 2018September 9, 2019

By:

/s/ DANIEL LENDER

 

 

Daniel Lender

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(PrincipalChief Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ KARA BELLAMY

 

 

Kara Bellamy

 

 

Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller

 

 

(Chief Accounting Officer)

 

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