The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Nature of Operations | Organization and Business Vocera Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company” or “Vocera”) is a provider of secure, integrated, intelligent communication and clinical workflow solutions, focused on empowering mobile workers in healthcare, hospitality, retail, energy and other mission-critical mobile work environments, in the United States and internationally. The significant majority of the Company’s business is generated from sales of its solutions in the healthcare market to help its customers improve quality of care, patient and staff experience and increase operational efficiency. The Vocera communication and collaboration solution, includes: an intelligent enterprise software platform; a lightweight, wearable, voice-controlled communication badge; and smartphone applications. The solution enables users to connect instantly with other staff simply by saying the name, function or group name of the desired recipient. It also delivers HIPAA-compliant secure text messages, alerts and alarms directly to a range of smartphones both inside and outside the hospital, replacing legacy pagers and in-building wireless phones. |
Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and include the accounts of Vocera and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 . The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s interim consolidated financial information. The results for the quarter presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019 or for any other interim period or any other future year. |
Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. The estimates include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, warranty reserves, inventory reserves, goodwill and intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, provisions for income taxes and contingencies. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the FASB amended lease accounting requirements to begin recording assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. The new guidance requires significant additional disclosures about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows from leases. This new guidance was effective beginning on January 1, 2019 under a modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard. The adoption of the standard resulted in recognition of right-of-use assets, which includes the impact of existing deferred rents and tenant improvement allowances of $5.1 million and lease liabilities of $6.7 million , respectively as of January 1, 2019. The standard did not affect our consolidated net earnings or cashflows. In February 2018, the FASB issued new guidance which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and required certain disclosures about stranded tax effects. This standard was effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019 and may be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the SEC adopted the final rule under SEC Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, amending certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. In addition, the amendments expanded the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders' equity for interim financial statements. Under the amendments, an analysis of changes in each caption of stockholders' equity presented in the balance sheet must be provided in a note or separate statement. The analysis should present a reconciliation of the beginning balance to the ending balance of each period for which a statement of comprehensive income is required to be filed. This final rule was effective on November 5, 2018. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance related to the accounting for credit losses on instruments for both financial services and non-financial services entities. The new guidance introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. It also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. The guidance will be effective beginning January 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance simplifies the measurement of goodwill impairment by removing step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires the determination of the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit. The new guidance requires goodwill impairment to be measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company is evaluating the impact of this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements. |
Fair Value of Fin. Instruments, Policy | Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are carried at their fair values with any differences from their amortized cost recorded in equity as unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities. As a basis for determining the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company follows a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions. This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. During the six months ended June 30, 2019 , there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value instruments and no transfers in or out of Level 3. The Company’s money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices. The fair value of the Company’s Level 2 fixed income securities is obtained from independent pricing services, which may use quoted market prices for identical or comparable instruments or model-driven valuations using observable market data or other inputs, corroborated by observable market data. The Company does not have any financial instruments which are valued using Level 3 inputs. |
Goodwill, Policy | Goodwill As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , the Company had $49.2 million and $49.2 million of goodwill, respectively, with $41.2 million and $8.0 million allocated to the Company’s Product and Services operating segments, respectively. As of June 30, 2019 |
Intangible Assets, Policy | Intangible Assets Acquisition-related intangible assets are amortized either straight-line, or over the life of the assets on a basis that resembles the economic benefit of the assets. This yields amortization in the latter case that is higher in earlier periods of the useful life. |
Purchase commitments | Non-cancelable Material Commitments The Company is required to purchase unused, non-cancelable, non-returnable raw material inventory that was purchased by its contract manufacturers based on committed finished goods orders from the Company, certain long lead-time raw materials based on the Company’s forecast and current work-in-progress materials. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , approximately $11.5 million and $11.1 million , respectively, of such inventory was purchased and held by the third-party manufacturers which was subject to these purchase guarantees. |
Operating leases | Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in other long-term assets, accrued payroll and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Sales-type leases are included in other receivables, accrued payroll and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has elected an accounting policy to not recognize short-term leases (one year or less) on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients which applies to leases that commenced before the adoption date. By electing the package of practical expedients, the Company did not need to reassess whether any existing contracts are or contained a lease or the lease classification for any existing leases. Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the incremental borrowing rate is used based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease right of use asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company accounts for lease components and nonlease components as a single lease component. |
Segment Reporting, Policy | The Company has two operating segments, which are both reportable business segments: (i) Product and (ii) Service, both of which are comprised of Vocera and its wholly-owned subsidiaries’ results of operations. |
Revenue Recognition | The Company utilizes a five-step approach to recognizing revenue which depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. • Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer - A contract with a customer exists when (i) the Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these goods or services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for goods or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer. Customer payments received by the Company are non-refundable. • Identification of the performance obligations in the contract - Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are capable of being both: a) functionally distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the goods or service either on their own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and b) contractually distinct, whereby the transfer of the goods or services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods or services, the Company applies judgment to determine whether promised goods or services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation. • Determination of the transaction price - The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer. • Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract - If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price, or SSP, basis. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company estimates the standalone selling price taking into account available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligations. • Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation - The Company satisfies performance obligations either over time or at a point in time as discussed in further detail below. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good or service to a customer. Disaggregation of Revenue A typical sales arrangement involves performance obligations, such as the sales of the Company’s proprietary communication Vocera Badge, perpetual software licenses, professional services, and maintenance and support services which entitle customers to unspecified upgrades, patch releases and telephone-based support. The following table depicts the disaggregation of revenue according to revenue type and is consistent with how the Company evaluates its financial performance: Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Product revenue Device $ 14,504 $ 15,049 $ 24,564 $ 27,697 Software 8,628 6,775 12,571 15,214 Total product 23,132 21,824 37,135 42,911 Service revenue Maintenance and support 16,928 15,505 33,321 29,470 Professional services and training 4,699 5,357 9,612 10,547 Total service 21,627 20,862 42,933 40,017 Total revenue $ 44,759 $ 42,686 $ 80,068 $ 82,928 Device revenue - In transactions where the Company delivers hardware, the Company considers itself to be the principal in the transaction and records revenue and costs of goods sold on a gross basis. Hardware revenue is generally recognized upon transfer of control to the customer. Software revenue - Revenue from the Company’s software products is generally recognized upon transfer of control to the customer. Maintenance and support revenue - The Company generates maintenance and support revenue primarily from post contract support (PCS) contracts, and, to a lesser extent, from sales of extended warranties on the Vocera Badge. The majority of software sales are in conjunction with PCS contracts, which generally have one-year terms. The Company recognizes revenue from PCS contracts ratably over the contractual service period. The service period typically commences upon transfer of control of the corresponding software products to the customer. The Company recognizes revenue from extended warranty contracts ratably over their contractual service period, which is typically one year. This period starts one year from the date on which the transfer of control on the underlying hardware occurs because the hardware generally carries a one-year warranty. Professional services and training revenue - Professional services and training revenue is generated when the Company installs and configures its software and devices at new or existing customer sites. The Company recognizes revenue related to professional services as they are performed. Contracts with multiple performance obligations - Some of the Company’s contracts with customers contain multiple performance obligations. For these contracts, the Company accounts for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations on a relative stand-alone selling price basis. For deliverables that are routinely sold separately, such as maintenance and support on the core offerings, the Company determines SSP by evaluating renewals over the trailing 12-months. For those that are not sold routinely, the Company determines SSP based on its overall pricing trends and objectives, taking into consideration market conditions and other factors, including the value of the contracts and the products sold. Contract balances - The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount. A receivable is recognized in the period the Company delivers goods or provides services or when the right to consideration is unconditional. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 30 days. The balance of accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 contract assets totaling $3.4 million and $2.4 million , respectively, were included in prepaid and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Costs to obtain and fulfill a contract - The Company capitalizes certain incremental contract acquisition costs consisting primarily of commissions paid and the related payroll taxes when customer contracts are signed. The Company determines whether costs should be deferred based on its sales compensation plans, if the commissions are incremental and would not have been incurred absent the execution of the customer contract. Sales commissions for renewals of customer contracts are not commensurate with the commissions paid for the acquisition of the initial contract given the substantive difference in commission rates in proportion to their respective contract values. Commissions paid upon the initial acquisition of a contract are amortized over the estimated period of benefit, which may exceed the term of the initial contract. Accordingly, amortization of deferred costs is recognized on a systematic basis that is consistent with the pattern of revenue recognition allocated to each performance obligation and is included in sales and marketing expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company determines its estimated period of benefit by evaluating the expected renewals of its customer contracts, the duration of its relationships with its customers and other factors. Deferred costs are periodically reviewed for impairment. Changes in the balance of total deferred commissions (contract asset) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are as follows: (in thousands) March 31, 2019 Additions Commissions Recognized June 30, 2019 Deferred commissions $ 10,322 $ 1,674 $ (2,078 ) $ 9,918 (in thousands) December 31, 2018 Additions Commissions Recognized June 30, 2019 Deferred commissions $ 10,303 $ 3,401 $ (3,786 ) $ 9,918 Of the $9.9 million total deferred commissions balance as of June 30, 2019 , the Company expects to recognize approximately 47% as commission expense over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter. Deferred revenue - The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received in advance of the performance under the contract. The current portion of deferred revenue represents the amounts that are expected to be recognized as revenue within one year of the consolidated balance sheet date. Changes in the balance of total deferred revenue (contract liability) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are as follows: (in thousands) March 31, 2019 Additions Revenue Recognized June 30, 2019 Deferred revenue $ 52,945 $ 18,264 $ (18,604 ) $ 52,605 (in thousands) December 31, 2018 Additions Revenue Recognized June 30, 2019 Deferred revenue $ 58,632 $ 33,182 $ (39,209 ) $ 52,605 Revenue recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 from deferred revenue balances at the beginning of the period was $17.0 million and $29.4 million , respectively. Revenue recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 from deferred revenue balances at the beginning of the period was $15.5 million and $27.1 million , respectively. The majority of the Company’s “contracted but not recognized” performance obligations are not subject to cancellation terms. The Company’s “contracted but not recognized” revenue, which represents revenue allocated to performance obligations for revenue contracted, and which includes deferred revenue and non-cancelable amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods, was $116.4 million as of June 30, 2019 , of which the Company expects to recognize approximately 62% as revenue over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter. |