UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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þ | | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
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o | | 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: 000-51299
TALEO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | 52-2190418 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
4140 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400
Dublin, California 94568
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(925) 452-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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. Yesþ Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filero Accelerated filerþ Non-accelerated filero
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso Noþ
On July 31, 2007, the registrant had 24,857,166 shares of Class A common stock and 735,652 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.
TALEO CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
TALEO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 69,020 | | | $ | 58,785 | |
Restricted cash | | | 238 | | | | 2,722 | |
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $895 and $585 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively | | | 31,993 | | | | 25,952 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 5,012 | | | | 3,657 | |
Investment credit receivable | | | 3,645 | | | | 4,395 | |
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Total current assets | | | 109,908 | | | | 95,511 | |
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Property and equipment, net | | | 17,837 | | | | 12,928 | |
Restricted cash | | | 848 | | | | 1,048 | |
Other assets | | | 2,687 | | | | 1,448 | |
Goodwill | | | 8,058 | | | | 6,028 | |
Other intangibles, net | | | 1,429 | | | | 457 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 140,767 | | | $ | 117,420 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 17,400 | | | $ | 18,708 | |
Customer deposits | | | 1,752 | | | | 80 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 28,238 | | | | 18,547 | |
Capital lease obligation, short-term | | | 96 | | | | 381 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 47,486 | | | | 37,716 | |
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Non-current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Customer deposits and long-term deferred revenue | | | — | | | | 360 | |
Other liabilities | | | 5,703 | | | | 1,101 | |
Capital lease obligation, long-term | | | 3 | | | | 17 | |
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 11 and 12) | | | | | | | | |
Class B Redeemable Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, 4,038,287 shares authorized; 980,460 and 1,873,811 shares outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total liabilities | | | 53,192 | | | | 39,194 | |
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Exchangeable share obligation | | | 458 | | | | 796 | |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Class A Common Stock; par value, $0.00001 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 24,585,550 and 22,253,127 shares outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively | | | — | | | | — | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 142,163 | | | | 133,610 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (56,115 | ) | | | (56,329 | ) |
Treasury stock, at cost, 14,413 shares outstanding at December 31, 2006 | | | — | | | | (158 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 1,069 | | | | 307 | |
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Total stockholders’ equity | | | 87,117 | | | | 77,430 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 140,767 | | | $ | 117,420 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TALEO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Application | | $ | 25,596 | | | $ | 19,031 | | | $ | 49,251 | | | $ | 37,247 | |
Consulting | | | 5,358 | | | | 4,441 | | | | 10,420 | | | | 8,389 | |
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Total revenue | | | 30,954 | | | | 23,472 | | | | 59,671 | | | | 45,636 | |
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Cost of revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Application | | | 5,340 | | | | 4,821 | | | | 10,440 | | | | 9,307 | |
Consulting | | | 4,670 | | | | 3,212 | | | | 8,459 | | | | 6,533 | |
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Total cost of revenue | | | 10,010 | | | | 8,033 | | | | 18,899 | | | | 15,840 | |
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Gross profit | | | 20,944 | | | | 15,439 | | | | 40,772 | | | | 29,796 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing | | | 8,471 | | | | 7,919 | | | | 16,988 | | | | 14,272 | |
Research and development | | | 5,492 | | | | 4,818 | | | | 10,895 | | | | 9,600 | |
General and administrative | | | 6,482 | | | | 5,287 | | | | 11,876 | | | | 9,774 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 20,445 | | | | 18,024 | | | | 39,759 | | | | 33,646 | |
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Operating income / (loss) | | | 499 | | | | (2,585 | ) | | | 1,013 | | | | (3,850 | ) |
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Other income / (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | 676 | | | | 777 | | | | 1,349 | | | | 1,486 | |
Interest expense | | | (10 | ) | | | (13 | ) | | | (29 | ) | | | (43 | ) |
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Total other income, net | | | 666 | | | | 764 | | | | 1,320 | | | | 1,443 | |
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Income / (loss) before provision for income taxes | | | 1,165 | | | | (1,821 | ) | | | 2,333 | | | | (2,407 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | 2,918 | | | | 7 | | | | 3,178 | | | | 15 | |
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Net loss attributable to Class A common stockholders | | $ | (1,753 | ) | | $ | (1,828 | ) | | $ | (845 | ) | | $ | (2,422 | ) |
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Net loss per share attributable to Class A common stockholders — basic and diluted | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.13 | ) |
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Weighted-average Class A common shares — basic and diluted | | | 23,908 | | | | 19,229 | | | | 23,359 | | | | 19,013 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TALEO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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| | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (845 | ) | | $ | (2,422 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 2,827 | | | | 2,314 | |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets | | | — | | | | 181 | |
Amortization of tenant inducements | | | (93 | ) | | | (52 | ) |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | 2,965 | | | | 2,212 | |
Director fees settled with stock | | | 112 | | | | — | |
Bad debt expense | | | 310 | | | | 1 | |
Interest earned on restricted cash | | | 1 | | | | — | |
Changes in working capital accounts: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (5,986 | ) | | | (1,962 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | (1,272 | ) | | | (664 | ) |
Investment credit receivable | | | 1,115 | | | | 1,658 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | (218 | ) | | | (115 | ) |
Deferred revenues and customer deposits | | | 10,747 | | | | 6,971 | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 9,663 | | | | 8,122 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of property and equipment | | | (4,082 | ) | | | (5,100 | ) |
Restricted cash decrease | | | 2,704 | | | | 46 | |
Acquisition of business | | | (3,071 | ) | | | — | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | (4,449 | ) | | | (5,054 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Principal payments on capital lease obligations | | | (308 | ) | | | (293 | ) |
Proceeds from stock options and warrants exercised | | | 5,083 | | | | 859 | |
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Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 4,775 | | | | 566 | |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | 246 | | | | 70 | |
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Increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | 10,235 | | | | 3,704 | |
Cash and cash equivalents: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 58,785 | | | | 59,346 | |
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End of period | | $ | 69,020 | | | $ | 63,050 | |
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Supplemental cash flow disclosures: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 25 | |
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Cash paid for income taxes | | $ | 124 | | | $ | — | |
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 3,686 | | | $ | 2,625 | |
Contingent shares issuable | | $ | — | | | $ | 80 | |
Contingent shares issued | | $ | — | | | $ | 81 | |
Class B common stock exchanged for Class A common stock | | $ | 16,101 | | | $ | 12,090 | |
Treasury stock issued to employees under ESPP | | $ | 450 | | | $ | — | |
Treasury stock acquired to settle payroll taxes | | $ | 292 | | | $ | — | |
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TALEO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The condensed consolidated balance sheet of Taleo Corporation and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of June 30, 2007, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2006. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
2. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
Nature of Business— The Company provides enterprise on demand talent management solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to establish, automate and manage their worldwide staffing processes for professional, hourly and temporary staff. The Company’s software applications are offered to customers primarily on a subscription basis.
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware in May 1999 as Recruitsoft, Inc. and changed its name to Taleo Corporation in March 2004. The Company has principal offices in Dublin, California and Quebec City, Quebec and conducts its business worldwide, with wholly owned subsidiaries in Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia. The subsidiary in Canada performs the primary product development activities for the Company’s Taleo Enterprise Edition offering, and the other foreign subsidiaries are generally engaged in providing sales, account management and support activities.
Basis of Presentation— The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Taleo Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. We have reclassified foreign exchange transaction adjustments and other net expenses of $24,000 presented in the six months ended June 30, 2006 from other income (expense), net to general administrative. Such reclassification did not affect total revenues or net loss.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements— In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes(“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The impact of FIN 48 on the Company’s financial position is discussed in Note 11.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,Fair Value Measures, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about assets and liabilities measured at fair value. The statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is in the process of determining what effect, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
3. Acquisition of JobFlash
On March 2, 2007, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, JobFlash, Inc. (“JobFlash”) and U.S. Bank National Association as escrow agent, for the acquisition by the Company of certain assets of JobFlash relating to JobFlash’s talent management and human resources solutions business (the “Transaction”). On March 7, 2007, the Company and JobFlash completed the Transaction. The total purchase price paid by the Company in connection with the Transaction was approximately $3.1 million, of which $0.5 million was placed into escrow for one year following the closing
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to be held as partial security for certain losses that may be incurred by the Company in the event of certain breaches of the representations and warranties covered in the Asset Purchase Agreement or certain other events. The total cost of the acquisition including estimates for legal, accounting, valuation and other professional fees was $3.3 million. Under the terms of the Transaction, the Company acquired substantially all of JobFlash’s intellectual property, technology and customer contracts. The Company hired the majority of JobFlash’s sales, services and development personnel. In addition, the Company assumed certain liabilities relating to the purchased assets. JobFlash provides a telephone interactive voice response solution for job applicants and interview scheduling solutions. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company reduced goodwill by approximately $11,000 as a result of adjustments made to previously recorded estimates.
Under purchase accounting, the purchase price has been preliminarily allocated to the net identifiable intangible assets based on their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. We also performed a preliminary allocation of the purchase price among the acquired identifiable intangible assets of JobFlash. The excess of the purchase price over the net identifiable intangible assets has been recorded to goodwill.
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| | Amounts | |
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Goodwill | | $ | 2,030 | |
Developed technology | | | 810 | |
Customer relationship | | | 290 | |
Tradename | | | 20 | |
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Total preliminary purchase price allocation | | $ | 3,150 | |
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Pro forma results of operations to reflect the acquisition as if it had occurred on the first date of all periods presented are shown below.
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | Consolidated Proforma | |
| | (In thousands, except per share data) | |
Revenue | | $ | 60,011 | | | $ | 46,330 | |
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Net loss attributable to Class A common stockholders | | $ | (1,065 | ) | | $ | (4,098 | ) |
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Net income loss attributable to Class A common stockholders per share — basic and diluted | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (0.22 | ) |
Weighted average Class A common shares — basic and diluted | | | 23,359 | | | | 19,013 | |
4. Stock-Based Compensation
The Company issues stock options, restricted stock, and performance shares to its employees and non-employee directors and provides employees the right to purchase stock pursuant to an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”).
Under the provisions of SFAS 123(R), the Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation in its financial statements over the requisite service period of the individual grants, which generally equals a four year vesting period. All of the Company’s stock awards are of an equity nature and there have been no liability awards granted. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the stock options, restricted stock awards, performance share awards and ESPP purchases granted subsequent to December 31, 2005 on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. There was no stock-based compensation expense capitalized during the six months ended June 30, 2007. Shares issued as a result of stock option exercises, ESPP purchases, performance share awards and restricted stock awards are issued out of common stock reserved for future issuance under our stock plans. SFAS 123(R) resulted in the Company recording compensation expense of $1.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and $3.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The Company recorded compensation expense of $1.4 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and $2.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2006. The amount recorded in the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was recorded in the following expense categories:
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| | Three Months | | | Six Months | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | June 30, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | (In thousands) | | | (In thousands) | |
Cost of revenue | | $ | 200 | | | $ | 98 | | | $ | 353 | | | $ | 179 | |
Sales and marketing | | | 403 | | | | 246 | | | | 763 | | | | 463 | |
Research and development | | | 285 | | | | 154 | | | | 528 | | | | 277 | |
General and administrative | | | 692 | | | | 889 | | | | 1,321 | | | | 1,293 | |
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Total | | $ | 1,580 | | | $ | 1,387 | | | $ | 2,965 | | | $ | 2,212 | |
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Stock Options
The Company estimates the fair value of options granted using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Company estimates the expected volatility of our common stock at the date of grant based on a combination of our historical volatility and the volatility of comparable companies, consistent with SFAS No. 123(R) and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”). The Company estimates expected term consistent with the simplified method identified in SAB 107 for share-based awards granted during the first six months of 2007 and during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. We elected to use the simplified method due to a lack of term data as we had recently gone public in October 2005 and our options meet the criteria of the “plain-vanilla” option as defined by SAB 107. The simplified method calculates the expected term as the average of the vesting and contractual terms of the award. The dividend yield assumption is based on historical dividend payouts. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of our employee options. We use historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures and record share-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. For options granted, we amortize the fair value on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the options that is generally 4 years.
The weighted-average fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for share-based payment awards during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
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| | Six Months | | Six Months |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | June 30, 2007 | | June 30, 2006 |
Expected volatility | | | 49% – 51 | % | | | 48% - 55 | % |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 4.51% - 5.09 | % | | | 4.57% -5.02 | % |
Expected life (in years) | | | 5.5 - 6.25 | | | | 6.25 | |
Forfeiture rate | | | 24.15% - 24.22 | % | | | 12.3% – 17.1 | % |
Expected dividend yield | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the weighted-average exercise price per share of options granted was $18.04 and $16.73, respectively, while the weighted-average fair value per share of options granted for the same period was $9.61 and $9.04, respectively.
Annualized estimated forfeiture rates based on the Company’s historical turnover rates have been used in calculating the cost of stock options. Additional expense will be recorded if the actual forfeiture rate is lower than estimated, and a recovery of prior expense will be recorded if the actual forfeiture is higher than estimated. No tax benefits have been attributed to the stock-based compensation expense because a valuation allowance was maintained for all net deferred tax assets.
Class A Common Stock Option Plans
At June 30, 2007, 262,389 shares were available for future grants under four of the Company’s option plans, excluding the White Amber stock option plan described separately below.
The following table presents a summary of the Class A Common Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and related information:
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| | | | | | Weighted—Average |
| | Number of Options | | Exercise Price |
Outstanding — January 1, 2007 | | | 4,156,114 | | | $ | 10.52 | |
Granted | | | 413,847 | | | $ | 15.35 | |
Exercised | | | (611,326 | ) | | $ | 4.09 | |
Forfeited | | | (109,929 | ) | | $ | 13.25 | |
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Outstanding — March 31, 2007 | | | 3,848,706 | | | $ | 11.98 | |
Granted | | | 435,060 | | | $ | 18.04 | |
Exercised | | | (320,512 | ) | | $ | 7.06 | |
Forfeited | | | (64,674 | ) | | $ | 13.53 | |
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Outstanding — June 30, 2007 | | | 3,898,580 | | | $ | 13.03 | |
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The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $3.6 million and $10.4 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2007, the Company had 3,224,136 options vested or expected to vest over four years with an aggregate intrinsic value of $31.6 million and a weighted average exercise price of $12.73.
The following table summarizes stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007:
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| | | | | | Remaining | | |
| | Number of Options | | Contractual Life | | Number of Options |
Range of Exercise Prices | | Outstanding | | (Years) | | Exercisable |
$3.00 — $3.00 | | | 281,495 | | | | 5.21 | | | | 279,768 | |
3.01 — 11.01 | | | 346,542 | | | | 6.58 | | | | 142,967 | |
11.02 — 11.90 | | | 482,574 | | | | 9.00 | | | | 174,826 | |
11.91 — 13.30 | | | 158,183 | | | | 8.97 | | | | 30,077 | |
13.50 — 13.50 | | | 984,310 | | | | 7.71 | | | | 579,849 | |
13.58 — 14.00 | | | 606,544 | | | | 8.46 | | | | 222,230 | |
14.10 — 15.79 | | | 363,916 | | | | 9.58 | | | | 8,112 | |
15.80 — 17.91 | | | 407,030 | | | | 9.84 | | | | — | |
17.92 — 18.00 | | | 222,486 | | | | 6.74 | | | | 191,999 | |
18.01 — 21.31 | | | 45,500 | | | | 9.94 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | 3,898,580 | | | | 8.13 | | | | 1,629,828 | |
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The total fair value of shares vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $5.7 million and $10.1 million, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $1.6 million and $4.8 million, respectively.
The aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2007 was $18.2 million with a weighted-average remaining contractual life of 7.0 years.
For options, the Company recorded $1.1 million and $2.2 million of compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively and recorded $1.2 million and $2.0 million of compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. Unamortized compensation cost was $12.4 million as of June 30, 2007. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.74 years.
White Amber Stock Option Plan
Pursuant to the October 21, 2003 purchase of White Amber, Inc., the Company issued 206,487 options at $0.78 per share under a new option plan (“the White Amber Stock Option Plan”). As of June 30, 2007, these options were fully vested. The following table presents a summary of the White Amber Stock Option Plan activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and related information:
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| | | | | | Average |
| | | | | | Weighted— Exercise |
| | Number of Options | | Price |
Outstanding — January 1, 2007 | | | 113,811 | | | $ | 0.78 | |
Exercised | | | (51,052 | ) | | | 0.78 | |
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Outstanding — March 31, 2007 | | | 62,759 | | | | 0.78 | |
Exercised | | | (16,101 | ) | | | 0.78 | |
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Outstanding — June 30, 2007 | | | 46,658 | | | | 0.78 | |
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Options exercisable — June 30, 2007 | | | 46,658 | | | | 0.78 | |
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For the White Amber Stock Option Plan, the Company recorded $0 compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and $2,000 and $4,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
Restricted Stock and Performance Shares
On May 31, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a form of restricted stock agreement and a form of performance share agreement for use under the Company’s 2004 Stock Plan pursuant to which the Company has granted restricted stock and restricted stock units, which are the same as performance shares. The shares of restricted stock and performance share awards have a per share price of $0.00001 which equals the par value. The Company’s right to repurchase the restricted stock granted to employees lapses in accordance with a four year schedule and the performance shares granted to employees vest in accordance with a four year vesting schedule. The Company’s non-employee directors, excluding the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, receive 50%, and may elect to receive up to 100%, of their board compensation as restricted stock or performance shares in lieu of cash compensation. The Chairman of the Board may elect to receive up to 100% of his compensation in the form of restricted stock. Such awards are granted on the first business day of each quarter and vest on the last day of each quarter. The fair value is measured based upon the closing Nasdaq market price of the underlying Company stock as of the date of grant. Restricted stock and performance share awards are amortized over the applicable reacquisition or vesting period using the straight-line method. Unamortized compensation cost was $2.9 million as of June 30, 2007. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period between 2.2 – 2.75 years. Based on the Company’s limited historical voluntary turnover rates, an annualized estimated forfeiture rate of 4% has been used in calculating the cost. The following table presents a summary of the restricted stock awards and performance share awards for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and related information:
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| | Performance | | | Restricted | | | Weighted—Average | |
| | Share | | | Stock | | | Grant- | |
| | Awards | | | Awards | | | Date Fair Value | |
Repurchasable/nonvested balance — January 1, 2007 | | | 53,750 | | | | 234,375 | | | $ | 11.75 | |
Awarded | | | 426 | | | | 3,169 | | | | 0.00 | |
Released/vested | | | (13,549 | ) | | | (19,161 | ) | | | 10.17 | |
Forfeited/cancelled | | | — | | | | (8,693 | ) | | | 11.12 | |
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Repurchasable/nonvested balance — March 31, 2007 | | | 40,627 | | | | 209,690 | | | $ | 11.74 | |
Awarded | | | 1,067 | | | | 24,158 | | | | 15.57 | |
Released/vested | | | (4,194 | ) | | | (19,098 | ) | | | 9.82 | |
Forfeited/cancelled | | | (3,750 | ) | | | (7,500 | ) | | | 11.90 | |
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Repurchasable/nonvested balance — June 30, 2007 | | | 33,750 | | | | 207,250 | | | $ | 12.36 | |
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For restricted stock and performance share agreements, the Company recorded $0.3 million and $0.5 million of compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Stock purchase rights are granted to eligible employees during six month offering periods with purchase dates at the end of each offering period. The offering periods generally commence each May 1 and November 1. Shares will be purchased through employees’ payroll deductions, up to a maximum of 10% of employees’ compensation, at purchase prices equal to 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock at either the date of the employee’s entrance to the offering period or the purchase date. No participant may purchase more that 10,000 shares per offering or $25,000 worth of common stock in one calendar year. For the ESPP, the Company recorded $0.2 million and $0.3 million of compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30,
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2007, respectively, and $0.1 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. Unamortized compensation cost was $0.2 million as of June 30, 2007. This cost is expected to be recognized over a four month period.
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| | Shares |
Shares reserved for issuance under ESPP – January 1, 2007 | | | 435,487 | |
Shares issued to employees – April 30, 2007 | | | (75,027 | ) |
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Shares reserved for issuance under ESPP – June 30, 2007 | | | 360,460 | |
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| | Six Months | | Six Months |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | June 30, 2007 | | June 30, 2006 |
Expected volatility | | | 49% -53 | % | | | 55 | % |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 4.93% - 5.09 | % | | | 5.24 | % |
Expected life (in years) | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.46 | |
Expected dividend yield | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
5. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
In March 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of certain assets of JobFlash and such assets are reflected in the table below. The increase of goodwill of approximately $2.0 million relates to the acquisition of certain assets of JobFlash and has been assigned to our application line of business. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company made adjustments to previously recorded estimates associated with JobFlash resulting in a decrease in goodwill of approximately $11,000. Amortization of intangible assets was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
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| | | | | | As of June 30, 2007 | | | As of December 31, 2006 | |
| | Weighted- | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Average Period of | | | Gross Carrying | | | Accumulated | | | Gross Carrying | | | Accumulated | |
| | Amortization | | | Amount | | | Amortization | | | Amount | | | Amortization | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Identifiable intangible assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Existing technology | | 3.9 years | | | $ | 3,121 | | | $ | (2,026 | ) | | $ | 2,311 | | | $ | (1,914 | ) |
Customer relationships | | 2.9 years | | | | 1,277 | | | | (943 | ) | | | 967 | | | | (907 | ) |
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Subtotal | | | | | | | 4,398 | | | | (2,969 | ) | | | 3,278 | | | | (2,821 | ) |
Goodwill | | | — | | | | 8,058 | | | | — | | | | 6,028 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | | | | $ | 12,456 | | | $ | (2,969 | ) | | $ | 9,306 | | | $ | (2,821 | ) |
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Estimated Amortization Expense | | (In thousands) | |
Remainder of 2007 | | $ | 193 | |
2008 | | | 388 | |
2009 | | | 381 | |
2010 | | | 263 | |
2011 | | | 175 | |
2012 | | | 29 | |
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Total | | $ | 1,429 | |
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6. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consists of the following:
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| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Computer hardware and software | | $ | 28,416 | | | $ | 20,106 | |
Furniture and equipment | | | 2,625 | | | | 2,462 | |
Leasehold improvements | | | 2,865 | | | | 2,661 | |
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| | | 33,906 | | | | 25,229 | |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (16,069 | ) | | | (12,301 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 17,837 | | | $ | 12,928 | |
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Property and equipment included capital leases totaling $1.0 million at June 30, 2007 and $0.9 million at December 31, 2006, respectively. All of the capital leases are included in computer hardware and software classification above. Accumulated amortization relating to property and equipment under capital leases totaled $0.9 million and $0.7 million, at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense, including amortization of assets under capital leases but excluding amortization of intangible assets, was $1.5 million and $2.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and $0.9 million and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
7. Other Assets
Other assets consist of the following:
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| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Deferred tax asset net of valuation allowance | | $ | 2,500 | | | $ | 1,284 | |
Other | | | 187 | | | | 164 | |
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| | $ | 2,687 | | | $ | 1,448 | |
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8. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Accrued compensation | | $ | 7,515 | | | $ | 7,092 | |
Accounts payable | | | 2,787 | | | | 2,388 | |
Accrued liability — Taleo Contingent customer payments | | | — | | | | 1,740 | |
Accrued income taxes | | | 900 | | | | 1,153 | |
Accrued liabilities and other | | | 6,198 | | | | 6,335 | |
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| | $ | 17,400 | | | $ | 18,708 | |
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9. Common Stock
Secondary Offering
On May 11, 2007, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-142877) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the offering by certain stockholders of the Company of an aggregate of 4,212,068 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2007. The offering closed on June 11, 2007, and 3,522,068 shares were sold to the public at a price per share of $19.85, including a $0.9428 per share discount to the underwriters. Included in the secondary offering were 375,899 shares of Class A common stock issued upon the exchange of exchangeable shares in the Company’s Canadian subsidiary and the corresponding redemption of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. The Class B common stock was redeemed on a 1:1 basis with the shares Class A common stock issued in connection with these exchanges. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares sold in the offering. In connection with the offering, the Company incurred expenses of approximately $0.6 million.
Contingently Issuable Shares
The Company’s obligation to issue shares to former stockholders of White Amber pursuant to the White Amber acquisition agreement ended during the quarter ended December 31, 2006. As a result, no shares were issued to former stockholders of White Amber during the six months ended June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company issued 24,635 shares to certain former stockholders of White Amber. These shares became issuable, under the terms of the White Amber acquisition agreement, which requires the Company to issue shares to former stockholders of White Amber in the amount of forfeitures of Company stock options granted to former White Amber employees under the White Amber stock option plan.
Class A Common Stock Warrants
On January 25, 2007, we issued 349,690 shares of our Class A common stock to E-Services Investments Private Sub LLC in connection with a cashless exercise of a warrant to purchase 481,921 shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $3.63 per share.
On February 28, 2007, we issued 6,510 shares of our Class A common stock to Heidrick and Struggles, Inc. in connection with a cashless exercise of a warrant to purchase 41,667 shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $13.50 per share.
As of June 30, 2007, no Class A common stock warrants were outstanding.
Reserved Shares of Common Stock
The Company has reserved the following number of shares of Class A common stock as of June 30, 2007 for the exchange of exchangeable shares, awarding of restricted stock, release of performance shares, exercise of stock options and purchases under the employee stock purchase plan:
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Exchange of exchangeable shares and redemption of Class B common stock | | | 980,460 | |
Class A Common Stock Plans (excluding the White Amber Stock Option Plan) | | | 4,194,719 | |
White Amber Stock Option Plan | | | 46,658 | |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | | 360,460 | |
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Total | | | 5,582,297 | |
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10. Related-Party Transactions
The Company paid approximately $64,000 and $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 for professional services provided by a law firm, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, (“WSGR”) in which a former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, Mark Bertelsen, is a member of the firm. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, Mr. Bertelsen resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors. Amounts payable to WSGR were $71,000 and $34,000 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with LT Management Inc.. Louis Tetu, one of our directors, is the sole shareholder of LT Management Inc.. According to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Tetu will perform certain sales
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support services for the Company, and the Company will pay Mr. Tetu CAD $12,500 per quarter. This agreement expires on December 31, 2007. For the six months end June 30, 2007, Mr. Tetu was paid a total of CAD $25,000. As of June 30, 2007, no amounts were payable to this related party.
11. Income Taxes
The Company’s provision for income taxes was approximately $2.9 million and $3.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and was generated principally from taxable income related to its international operations and from an increase to its non-cash income tax reserves associated with its ongoing Canadian tax audit, which is discussed below.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48 which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FAS 109”). This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. The Company classified interest and penalties as a component of tax expense.
The adoption of FIN 48 has resulted in a transition increase to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings by approximately $1.1 million, an increase of $0.1 million to long term taxes payable and a corresponding increase to deferred tax assets of $1.2 million.
As of the adoption date of January 1, 2007, the Company had uncertain tax positions of approximately $4.3 million and the Company recorded an increase in uncertain tax positions of approximately $0.6 million as of March 31, 2007. Included in the $4.9 million ending balance at March 31, 2007 is approximately $2.8 million that represents uncertain tax positions associated with the ongoing Canadian tax audit, discussed below. The remaining balance $2.1 million, which has been fully reserved, represents identified uncertain tax positions related to our other foreign subsidiary operations. Potential interest and penalties were immaterial at the date of adoption and were not included in the uncertain tax positions.
As of June 30, 2007, the Company had uncertain tax positions of approximately $13.3 million which represents an increase of approximately $9.0 million during the second quarter of 2007 due largely to uncertainty around our ongoing Canadian tax audit. The related tax impact associated with the Canadian tax audit is approximately $2.9 million.
As the Company has net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state purposes and the Company’s subsidiaries have net operating loss carryforwards for local jurisdictions, the statute of limitation remains open for all tax years to the extent the tax attributes are carried forward into future tax years. With few exceptions, the Company and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2001.
Canadian Tax Audit:
To date, certain of the Company’s positions have been examined by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”).
CRA Examination of Tax Year 1999.With respect to the Company’s 1999 tax year, the Company has undergone an examination by CRA regarding the transfer of intellectual property to the Company from our Canadian subsidiary. In September 2006, we entered into a settlement agreement with CRA with respect to this examination. The terms of the settlement requires the Company to make royalty payments to our Canadian subsidiary on certain revenues from outside of Canada for tax years 2000 through 2008. The royalty payments for the tax years 2000 through 2006 resulted in approximately CAD $2.6 million of additional income for our Canadian subsidiary. This additional income has been fully offset by net operating losses and carryforwards. Based on expected revenues subject to the royalty payment obligation, we currently project royalty payments for tax years 2007 and 2008 to approximate CAD $4.0 million for our Canadian subsidiary, although the amount will vary depending on our financial performance. Accordingly, we have not adjusted our deferred tax assets for future utilization of net operating losses and carryforwards to account for this potential assessment because of the uncertainty around realization.
CRA Examination of Tax Years 2000 and 2001.In April 2006, CRA proposed an additional increase to taxable income for our Canadian subsidiary of approximately CAD $5.3 million in respect of our 2000 and 2001 tax years, which consists of CAD $2.3 million relating to income and expense allocations between the Company and our Canadian subsidiary and CAD $3.0 million relating to our treatment of Quebec investment tax credits.
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In April 2007, the Company made a settlement offer to CRA with respect to the income and expense allocations for tax years 2000 and 2001. Our settlement offer to CRA required our Canadian subsidiary to recognize additional income of approximately CAD $1.5 million in relation to income and expense allocations from the 2000 and 2001 tax years. In May 2007, CRA communicated its acceptance of our settlement offer in writing and a formal settlement agreement is expected to be forthcoming from CRA. The settlement amount was reserved in a prior period and will be fully offset by available net operating loss carryforwards.
In December 2006, the Company made an offer to CRA with respect to the treatment of Quebec investment tax credits for tax years 2000 and 2001. In April 2007, we were notified by CRA that it had denied our settlement proposal with respect to the treatment of Quebec investment tax credits. We disagree with CRA’s basis for denying our treatment of investment credits and intend to appeal CRA’s decision through applicable administrative and judicial procedures. We have adjusted our income tax reserves in the current quarter to an amount we believe will be sufficient to cover the 2000 and 2001 estimated tax assessments upon final resolution of these issues.
CRA Examination Impact to Future Tax Years. Resolution of the CRA’s examination relating to the treatment of the Quebec investment tax credit in tax years 2000 and 2001 will have bearing on the tax treatment applied in subsequent periods that are not currently under examination. The Company has increased its income tax reserves in the current quarter to an amount we believe will be sufficient to cover the estimated tax assessments relating to these remaining open tax periods. We estimate the potential range of additional income subject to Canadian income tax for tax years 2000 through 2006 as a result of the Quebec investment tax credit to be between CAD $1.0 and $17.0 million, including CRA’s proposed assessment of CAD $3.0 million for the 2000 and 2001 tax years, as discussed above.
There could be a significant impact to our uncertain tax position over the next twelve months depending on the outcome of the on-going CRA audit. However, we cannot reasonably estimate the impact at this time. If sufficient evidence becomes available allowing us to more accurately estimate a probable income tax liability for income adjustments from the 1999 settlement for tax years 2007 and 2008 and CRA’s examination of our treatment of Quebec investment tax credits, we will apply available deferred tax assets which include net operating losses and tax credits to the extent available and reserve against any remaining balances due by recording additional income tax expense in the period the liability becomes estimable. In the event any of these amounts either individually or collectively exceed CAD $6.2 million, our Canadian subsidiary will not have sufficient deferred tax assets to offset the additional income and would incur a Canadian tax liability which could be material and, as a result, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary may become a tax paying entity in Canada for the 2007 tax year in addition to any tax liability for periods prior to the 2007 tax year. In addition, we may be subject to penalties and interest on any Canadian tax liability for the 2002 tax period and beyond. Any such penalties or interest cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
We are seeking United States tax treaty relief through the appropriate Competent Authority tribunals for the settlement entered into with CRA with respect to CRA’s examination of the 1999 tax year, and we will seek United States tax treaty relief for all subsequent final settlements entered into with CRA. Although we believe that we have reasonable basis for our tax positions, it is possible that an adverse outcome could have an adverse effect upon our financial condition, operating results or cash flows in particular quarter or annual period.
12. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases— The Company leases certain equipment, internet access services and office facilities, under non-cancelable operating leases or long-term agreements. Rental expense under these agreements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $1.8 million and $3.6 million, respectively. Rent expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was approximately $2.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
On May 30, 2007, the Company entered into a software license and maintenance agreement for database software to be used in the production environment. This agreement requires total payments of approximately $6.0 million over the next two years and is included in the Other Contracts column below.
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The minimum non-cancelable scheduled payments under these agreements at June 30, 2007 are as follows:
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| | Operating Leases | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Third | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Party | | | Total | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Equipment | | | Facility | | | Hosting | | | Operating | | | Other | | | Capital | | | | |
| | Leases | | | Leases | | | Facilities | | | Leases | | | Contracts | | | Leases | | | Total | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Remainder of 2007 | | $ | 1,387 | | | $ | 1,472 | | | $ | 1,199 | | | $ | 4,058 | | | $ | 2,644 | | | $ | 82 | | | $ | 6,784 | |
2008 | | | 1,106 | | | | 2,319 | | | | 1,487 | | | | 4,912 | | | | 2,931 | | | | 19 | | | | 7,862 | |
2009 | | | 106 | | | | 1,145 | | | | 333 | | | | 1,584 | | | | 726 | | | | — | | | | 2,310 | |
2010 | | | 36 | | | | 939 | | | | — | | | | 975 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 975 | |
2011 | | | 14 | | | | 960 | | | | — | | | | 974 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 974 | |
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2012 | | | — | | | | 980 | | | | — | | | | 980 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 980 | |
Thereafter | | | — | | | | 451 | | | | — | | | | 451 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 451 | |
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Total | | $ | 2,649 | | | $ | 8,266 | | | $ | 3,019 | | | $ | 13,934 | | | $ | 6,301 | | | $ | 101 | | | $ | 20,336 | |
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Less amounts representing interest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2 | ) | | | | |
Present value of minimum lease payments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | | | | | |
Less current portion | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (96 | ) | | | | |
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Noncurrent portion | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3 | | | | | |
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Litigation— The Company is involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. In the opinion of management, resolution of these proceedings is not expected to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operating results or financial condition. However, depending on the amount and timing, an unfavorable resolution of a matter could materially affect the Company’s future operating results or financial condition in a particular period.
In addition to pending litigation the Company has received the following notices of potential claims. In February 2005, the holder of patent number 6701313B1 verbally asserted that he believes the Company’s software products infringe upon this patent. Management reviewed this matter and believes that the Company’s software products do not infringe any valid and enforceable claim of this patent. In September 2005, a competitor wrote the Company to request that the Company enter into licensing discussions or advise them why the Company believes the functionality contained in some of the Company’s product offerings is not covered by their patent number 5999939. In February 2006, the same competitor informed the Company that it has received an additional patent, patent number 6996561, in related technology. Management has reviewed this matter and believes that the Company’s software products do not infringe any valid and enforceable claim of these patents. The Company believes that these patents would apply, if at all, to an optional feature of the Company’s product offerings used by some of the Company’s customers. Finally, in September 2006, the holder of patent numbers 5537590 and 5701400 wrote the Company to inform the Company of its contention that the Company’s product offerings may infringe these patents. To date, we are not aware of any legal claim that has been filed against us regarding these matters, but the Company can give no assurance that claims will not be filed.
Income Taxes— The Company and its subsidiaries’ income tax returns are periodically examined by various tax authorities. In connection with such examinations, tax authorities raise issues and propose tax adjustments and the Company reviews and contests certain of the proposed tax adjustments. While the timing and ultimate resolution of these matters is uncertain, the Company anticipates that certain of these matters could be resolved during 2007.
In connection with the Company’s adoption of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, management has estimated approximately $0.3 million of cash settlements may be paid in some future period extending beyond one year. The Company is unable, at this time, to reasonably determine in what future period the long term cash settlements may be paid. These contingency reserves have been excluded from the above tabular disclosure.
13. Net Loss Per Share
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company had net loss of $(1.8) million and $(0.8) million, respectively. While for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company had a net loss of $(1.8) million and $(2.4) million, respectively. Diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share, since the effects of potentially dilutive securities are antidilutive for the quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006. Antidilutive securities, which consist of shares of our Canadian subsidiary that are exchangeable for shares of our Class A common stock (“Exchangeable Shares”) upon redemption of corresponding shares of our Class B common stock, stock options, and warrants, are not included in the diluted net loss per share calculation and total, in aggregate,
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6,305,000 and 18,733,000 on a weighted average basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 4,331,000 and 3,021,000 on a weighted average basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007.
A summary of the loss or earnings applicable to each class of common shares is as follows:
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| | Three months ended June 30, |
| | 2007 | | 2006 |
| | Class A Common | | Class B Common(1) | | Total | | Class A Common | | Class B Common(1) | | Total |
| | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Allocation of net loss | | $ | (1,753 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (1,753 | ) | | $ | (1,828 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (1,828 | ) |
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic and diluted | | | 23,908 | | | | — | | | | 23,908 | | | | 19,229 | | | | — | | | | 19,229 | |
Net loss per share —basic and diluted | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (0.10 | ) |
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| | Six months ended June 30, |
| | 2007 | | 2006 |
| | Class A Common | | Class B Common | | Total | | Class A Common | | Class B Common(1) | | Total |
| | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Allocation of net loss | | $ | (845 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (845 | ) | | $ | (2,422 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (2,422 | ) |
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic and diluted | | | 23,359 | | | | — | | | | 23,359 | | | | 19,013 | | | | — | | | | 19,013 | |
Net loss per share —basic and diluted | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (0.13 | ) |
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(1) | | Class B common shares are non-participating in periods of net income or net losses and as a result have no attribution of earnings or losses for the purposes of calculating earnings per share. Exchangeable Shares are participating securities but are not presented in the table since the Company incurred losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 and Exchangeable Shares have no legal requirement to fund such losses, making them antidilutive for all 2007 and 2006 periods presented. |
14. Segment and Geographic Information
The Company is organized geographically and by line of business. The Company has two operating segments: application and consulting services. The application segment is engaged in the development, marketing, hosting and support of the Company’s software applications. The consulting services segment offers implementation, business process reengineering, change management, and education and training services. The Company does not allocate or evaluate assets or capital expenditures by operating segments. Consequently, it is not practical to show assets, capital expenditures, depreciation or amortization by operating segment.
The following table presents a summary of operating segments:
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| | Application | | Consulting | | Total |
| | (In thousands) |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2007: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue | | $ | 25,596 | | | $ | 5,358 | | | $ | 30,954 | |
Contribution margin(1) | | | 14,764 | | | | 688 | | | | 15,452 | |
2006: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue | | $ | 19,031 | | | $ | 4,441 | | | $ | 23,472 | |
Contribution margin(1) | | | 9,392 | | | | 1,229 | | | | 10,621 | |
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| | Application | | Consulting | | Total |
| | (In thousands) |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue | | $ | 49,251 | | | $ | 10,420 | | | $ | 59,671 | |
Contribution margin(1) | | | 27,916 | | | | 1,961 | | | | 29,877 | |
2006: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue | | $ | 37,247 | | | $ | 8,389 | | | $ | 45,636 | |
Contribution margin(1) | | | 18,340 | | | | 1,856 | | | | 20,196 | |
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(1) | | The contribution margins reported reflect only the expenses of the segment and do not represent the actual margins for each operating segment since they do not contain an allocation for selling and marketing, general and administrative, and other corporate expenses incurred in support of the line of business. |
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Profit Reconciliation:
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | (In thousands) | | | (In thousands) | |
Contribution margin for operating segments | | $ | 15,452 | | | $ | 10,621 | | | $ | 29,877 | | | $ | 20,196 | |
Sales and marketing | | | (8,471 | ) | | | (7,919 | ) | | | (16,988 | ) | | | (14,272 | ) |
General and administrative | | | (6,482 | ) | | | (5,287 | ) | | | (11,876 | ) | | | (9,774 | ) |
Interest and other income, net | | | 666 | | | | 764 | | | | 1,320 | | | | 1,443 | |
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Income / (loss) before provision for income taxes | | $ | 1,165 | | | $ | (1,821 | ) | | $ | 2,333 | | | $ | (2,407 | ) |
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Geographic Information:
Revenue attributed to a country or region includes sales to multinational organizations and is based upon the country of location of the contracting party. Revenues as a percentage of total revenues are as follows:
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| | Three months Ended June 30, | | Six months Ended June 30, |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
United States | | | 90 | % | | | 86 | % | | | 90 | % | | | 86 | % |
Canada | | | 7 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 7 | % |
All other | | | 3 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 7 | % |
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| | | 100 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 100 | % |
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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, there were no customers that individually represented greater than 10% of the Company’s total revenue. Also as of these dates, no customer represented greater than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable.
15. Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
Comprehensive loss includes foreign currency translation gains and losses.
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | (In thousands) | | | (In thousands) | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,753 | ) | | $ | (1,828 | ) | | $ | (845 | ) | | $ | (2,422 | ) |
Net foreign currency translation gain | | | 652 | | | | 191 | | | | 763 | | | | 228 | |
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Comprehensive income / (loss) | | $ | (1,101 | ) | | $ | (1,637 | ) | | $ | (82 | ) | | $ | (2,194 | ) |
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16. Severance and Exit Costs
During July 2006, the Company moved its corporate offices from San Francisco, California to Dublin, California. As a result of this relocation, the Company has recorded a provision for the exit from the San Francisco facility in accordance with SFAS 146“Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.”As a part of this provision, the Company has taken into account that on October 19, 2006 it entered into an agreement to sublease its San Francisco facility, consisting of approximately 12,000 square feet. As of June 30, 2007, pursuant to the lease for the Company’s San Francisco facility, cash payments totaling $0.8 million remain to be made through July 2009 and the associated remaining unpaid lease costs, net of sublease rental income $0.6 million, as of June 30, 2007 is approximately $0.2 million. The total estimated cost associated with the exit from the San Francisco facility is $0.4 million.
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Summary
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| | Lease | | | Sublease rental | | | | |
| | payments | | | income | | | Net liability | |
Liability for the Remaining Net Lease Payments for the San Francisco Facility | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability at January 1, 2007 | | $ | 979 | | | $ | (691 | ) | | $ | 288 | |
Cash receipts / (payments) | | | (91 | ) | | | 20 | | | | (71 | ) |
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Liability at March 31, 2007 | | | 888 | | | | (671 | ) | | | 217 | |
Cash receipts / (payments) | | | (91 | ) | | | 101 | | | | 10 | |
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Liability at June 30, 2007 | | $ | 797 | | | $ | (570 | ) | | $ | 227 | |
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Relocation of Accounting and Finance Department
On October 25, 2006, management announced a plan to transition all accounting and finance functions performed in the Quebec City, Quebec, Canada office to the corporate offices in Dublin, California by March 2007. This transition was complete as of March 31, 2007, except for one employee whose employment was extended through April 5, 2007. Total cost of exit packages for terminated employees incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, was $0 and $47,000, respectively.
Transition of Time and Expense Services Processing
As a result of the Company’s decision to exit the time and expense processing services related to its Taleo Contingent solution, there are approximately 30 full time positions that may be terminated as part of this transition, which is targeted to be completed by early 2008. If an employee is terminated and remains employed through the transition date, the terminated employee would be entitled to an exit package which the Company expects to total $0.5 million in aggregate. Total costs of estimated exit packages incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively and was recorded as an operating expense.
17. Subsequent Events
On July 3, 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of certain assets of a privately held company (“Seller”) relating to its hiring management system solutions, pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement dated June 26, 2007. The net cash amount paid by the Company at closing in connection with the acquisition was approximately $0.3 million in cash, of which approximately $0.1 million was placed into escrow for one year following the closing to be held as partial security for certain losses that may be incurred by the Company in the event of certain breaches of the representations and warranties covered in the asset purchase agreement or certain other events. Seller may receive up to an additional $1.3 million in cash on July 3, 2008, based on the achievement of certain milestones. The acquisition will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting in the third quarter of fiscal 2007.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ThisForm 10-Q including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements identify prospective information, particularly statements referencing our expectations regarding revenue, cost of revenue and operating expenses, accounting estimates, gross profit, income taxes, the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and cash provided by operating activities for the next twelve months, future capital requirements, arrangements with respect to potential investments in, or acquisitions of, complementary businesses, applications or technologies, the demand and expansion opportunities for our products and services, our customer base and our competitive position. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “is scheduled for,” “targeted,” and variations of such words and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs, and assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict; therefore, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those set forth herein under “Risk Factors” or included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report onForm 10-Q, and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
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31, 2006. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
We deliver on demand talent management solutions that enable organizations to assess, acquire, develop, and align their workforces for improved business performance. We were incorporated under the laws of Delaware in May 1999.
We offer two suites of talent management solutions: Taleo Enterprise Edition and Taleo Business Edition. Taleo Enterprise Edition is designed for medium to large-sized, multi-national organizations. Taleo Business Edition is designed for small to medium-sized organizations, stand-alone departments and divisions of larger organizations, and staffing companies. Our revenue is primarily earned through fees charged for accessing these solutions. Our customers generally pay us in advance for their use of our solutions, and we use these cash receipts to fund our operations. These payments are generally made on a quarterly or annual basis.
We focus our evaluation of our operating results and financial condition on certain key metrics, as well as certain non-financial aspects of our business. Included in our evaluation are our revenue composition and growth, net income, and our overall liquidity that is primarily comprised of our cash and accounts receivable balances. Non-financial data is also evaluated, including, for example, purchasing trends for software applications across industries and geographies, input from current and prospective customers relating to product functionality and general economic data relating to employment and workforce mix between professional, hourly and contingent workers. We use this aggregated information to assess our historic performance, and also to plan our future strategy.
On March 2, 2007, we entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) by and among Taleo, JobFlash, Inc. (“JobFlash”) and U.S. Bank National Association as escrow agent, for the acquisition by us of certain assets of JobFlash relating to JobFlash’s talent management and human resources solutions business (the “Transaction”). On March 7, 2007, Taleo and JobFlash completed the Transaction. The total consideration paid by us in connection with the Transaction was approximately $3.1 million, of which $0.5 million was placed into escrow for one year following the closing to be held as partial security for certain losses that may be incurred by us in the event of certain breaches of the representations and warranties covered in the Asset Purchase Agreement or certain other events. The total cost of the acquisition including estimates for legal, accounting, valuation and other professional fees was $3.3 million. Under the terms of the Transaction, we acquired substantially all of JobFlash’s intellectual property, technology, and customer contracts. We hired the majority of JobFlash’s sales, services, and development personnel. In addition, we assumed certain liabilities relating to the purchased assets. JobFlash provides a telephone interactive voice response solution for job applicants and interview scheduling solutions.
Sources of Revenue
We derive our revenue from two sources: application revenue and consulting revenue.
Application Revenue
Application revenue is generally comprised of subscription fees from customers accessing our applications, which includes the use of the application, application and data hosting and maintenance and support for the application. The majority of our application subscription revenue is recognized monthly over the life of the application agreement, based on a stated, fixed-dollar amount. Revenue associated with our Taleo Contingent solution is recognized based on a fixed contract percentage of the dollar amount invoiced for contingent labor through use of the application. However, on a going forward basis, we will no longer be entering into agreements to provide time and expense processing services for temporary workers, and, accordingly our revenue model based on a percentage of spend from such processing services will end. Our intention is to service our current customers to which we provide such time and expense processing services through the expiration of their current agreements with us. The average term of application agreements for Taleo Enterprise Edition signed with new customers in the second quarter of 2007 was approximately three years. Our customer renewal rates have historically been high. The term of application agreements for Taleo Business Edition is typically one year.
Application agreements entered into during the first three and six months of 2007 are generally non-cancelable, or contain significant penalties for early cancellation, although customers typically have the right to terminate their contracts for cause if we fail to perform our material obligations.
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Consulting Revenue
Consulting revenue consists primarily of fees associated with application configuration, integration, business process re-engineering, change management, and education and training services. Our consulting engagements are typically billed on a time and materials basis, although a number of our engagements are priced on a fixed fee basis. For those contracts structured on a fixed fee basis, we recognize the revenue proportionally to the performance of the services, or the attainment of defined milestones. From time to time, certain of our consulting projects are subcontracted to third parties. Our customers may also elect to use unrelated third parties for the types of consulting services that we offer. Our typical consulting contract provides for payment within 30 to 60 days of invoice.
Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses
Cost of Revenue
Cost of application revenue primarily consists of expenses related to hosting our application and providing support, including employee related costs and depreciation expense associated with computer equipment. We allocate overhead such as rent and occupancy charges, employee benefit costs and depreciation expense to all departments based on employee count. As such, overhead expenses are reflected in each cost of revenue and operating expense category. We currently deliver our solutions from two primary data centers that host the applications for our customers. As of June 30, 2007, one of our customers hosts our application on its own infrastructure.
Cost of consulting revenue consists primarily of employee related costs associated with these services and allocated overhead. The cost associated with providing consulting services is significantly higher as a percentage of revenue than for our application revenue, primarily due to labor costs. We also subcontract to third parties for a portion of our consulting business. To the extent that our customer base grows, we intend to continue to invest additional resources in our consulting services. The timing of these additional expenses could affect our cost of revenue, both in dollar amount and as a percentage of revenue, in a particular quarterly or annual period.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for our sales and marketing staff, including commissions, marketing programs, and allocated overhead. Marketing programs include advertising, events, corporate communications, and other brand building and product marketing expenses. As our business grows, we plan to continue to increase our investment in sales and marketing by adding personnel, building our relationships with partners, expanding our domestic and international selling and marketing activities, building brand awareness, and sponsoring additional marketing events. We expect that our sales and marketing expenses will increase in dollar terms as a result of these activities.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses and allocated overhead. Our expenses are net of the tax credits we receive from the government of Quebec. We focus our research and development efforts on increasing the functionality and enhancing the ease of use and quality of our applications, as well as developing new products and enhancing our infrastructure. We expect research and development expenses will increase in dollar terms as we upgrade our existing applications and develop new technologies.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist of salaries and related expenses for executive, finance and accounting, human resource, legal, operations and management information systems personnel, professional fees, other corporate expenses, and allocated overhead. We expect that the amount of general and administrative expenses will increase in dollar amount as we add personnel and incur additional professional fees and insurance costs related to the growth of our business and to our operations as a public company.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. In many instances, we could
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have reasonably used different accounting estimates, and in other instances changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Accordingly, actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application, while in other cases, management’s judgment is required in selecting among available alternative accounting standards that allow different accounting treatment for similar transactions. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates. Our management has reviewed these critical accounting policies, our use of estimates and the related disclosures with our audit committee.
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates revenue by providing its solutions to meet professional, hourly and temporary staffing needs. The Company derives its professional and hourly revenue primarily from subscription fees which cover hosting, application usage, and maintenance. These fees are collectively reflected as application revenue, and secondarily from professional implementation and consulting services, which are reflected as consulting revenue.
Our application revenue is recognized when all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) there is persuasive evidence of an agreement, (ii) delivery of services or products have been provided to the customer, (iii) the amount of fees payable to us from our customers is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the collection of our fees are probable. The majority of our application revenue is recognized monthly over the life of the application agreement, based on stated, fixed-dollar amount contracts with our customers. We utilize the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, No. 00-21,“Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables”to determine whether our arrangements containing multiple deliverables contain more than one unit of accounting. Our revenue associated with our Taleo Contingent solution is recognized based on a fixed, contracted percentage of the dollar amount invoiced for contingent labor through use of the application, and is recorded on a net basis under the provisions of EITF No. 99-19,“Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent”as we are not the primary obligor under the arrangements, the percentage earned by us is typically fixed, and we do not take credit risk. Our management team uses its judgment in assessing the appropriate recognition of application revenue under the provisions of the various authoritative accounting literature.
Consulting revenue is accounted for separately from our application revenue based on our view that we have objective evidence of the fair value of these consulting services. Our consulting engagements are typically billed on a time and materials basis, although a number of our consulting and implementation engagements are priced on a fixed-fee basis. For those contracts structured on a fixed fee basis, we recognize the revenue proportionally to the performance of the services, utilizing milestones if present in the arrangement or hours incurred if milestones are not present. Our management uses its judgment concerning the estimation of the total costs to complete these fixed-fee contracts, considering a number of factors including the complexity of the project, and the experience of the personnel that are performing the services.
Research and Development
We account for software development costs under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 86,“Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed.”Accordingly, we capitalize certain software development costs after technological feasibility of the product has been established. Such costs have been immaterial to date, and accordingly, no costs were capitalized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.
Stock Based Compensation
We adopted SFAS 123R“Share-Based Payment”effective January 1, 2006. Under the provisions of SFAS 123(R), we recognize the fair value of stock-based compensation in financial statements over the requisite service period of the individual grants, which generally equals a four year vesting period. We have elected the modified prospective transition method for adopting SFAS 123(R), under which the provisions of SFAS 123(R) apply to all awards granted or modified after the date of adoption. The unrecognized expense of awards not yet vested at the date of adoption is recognized in our financial statements in the periods after the date of adoption using the same value determined under the original provisions of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,”as disclosed in previous filings. We recognize compensation expense for the stock option awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2005 on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, see Note 4 — Stock-Based Compensation in our notes to our unaudited
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condensed consolidated financial statements. Estimates are used in determining the fair value of such awards. Changes in these estimates could result in changes to our compensation charges.
Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 142,“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,”we conduct a test for the impairment of goodwill on at least an annual basis. We adopted October 1 as the date of the annual impairment test and, therefore, we performed our first annual impairment test on October 1, 2004. The impairment test compares the fair value of reporting units to their carrying amount, including goodwill, to assess whether impairment is present. Based on our most recent assessment test, we did not have impairment as of October 1, 2006. We will assess the impairment of goodwill annually on October 1, or sooner if other indicators of impairment arise.
SFAS No. 144,“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,”requires the review of the carrying value of long-lived assets when impairment indicators arise. The review of these long-lived assets is based on factors including estimates of the future operating cash flows of our business. These future estimates are based on historical results, adjusted to reflect our best estimates of future market and operating conditions, and are continuously reviewed. Actual results may vary materially from our estimates, and accordingly may cause a full impairment of our long-lived assets.
Income Taxes
We are subject to income taxes in both the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions and we use estimates in determining our provision for income taxes. Deferred tax assets, related valuation allowances and deferred tax liabilities are determined separately by tax jurisdiction. This process involves estimating actual current tax liabilities together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are recorded on the balance sheet. Our deferred tax assets consist primarily of net operating loss carry forwards. We assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and a valuation allowance is recognized if it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be recognized. In 2006, we reduced our valuation allowance in Canada by $1.3 million, since it was deemed more likely than not that these assets would be realized. We continue to maintain a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets associated with U.S. and other non-Canadian foreign operations. A portion of the remaining valuation allowance pertains to deferred tax assets established in connection with prior acquisitions, and to the extent that this portion of the valuation allowance is reversed in the future, goodwill will be adjusted. Although we believe that our tax estimates are reasonable, the ultimate tax determination involves significant judgment that could become subject to audit by tax authorities in the ordinary course of business.
Compliance with income tax regulations requires us to make decisions relating to the transfer pricing of revenue and expenses between each of our legal entities that are located in several countries. Our determinations include many decisions based on our knowledge of the underlying assets of the business, the legal ownership of these assets, and the ultimate transactions conducted with customers and other third-parties. The calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations in multiple tax jurisdictions. We are periodically reviewed by domestic and foreign tax authorities regarding the amount of taxes due. These reviews include questions regarding the timing and amount of deductions and the allocation of income among various tax jurisdictions. In evaluating the exposure associated with various filing positions, we record estimated reserves for probable exposures. Based on our evaluation of current tax positions, we believe we have appropriately accounted for probable exposures.
Results of Operations
The following tables set forth certain consolidated statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated. Period-to-period comparisons of our financial results are not necessarily meaningful and you should not rely on them as an indication of future performance.
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Application | | | 83 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 83 | % | | | 82 | % |
Consulting | | | 17 | | | | 19 | | | | 17 | | | | 18 | |
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Total revenue | | | 100 | | | | 100 | | | | 100 | | | | 100 | |
Cost of revenue (as a percent of related revenue): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Application | | | 21 | | | | 25 | | | | 21 | | | | 25 | |
Consulting | | | 87 | | | | 72 | | | | 81 | | | | 78 | |
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Total cost of revenue | | | 32 | | | | 34 | | | | 32 | | | | 35 | |
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Gross profit | | | 68 | | | | 66 | | | | 68 | | | | 65 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing | | | 27 | | | | 34 | | | | 28 | | | | 31 | |
Research and development | | | 18 | | | | 21 | | | | 18 | | | | 21 | |
General and administrative | | | 21 | | | | 22 | | | | 20 | | | | 21 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 66 | | | | 77 | | | | 67 | | | | 73 | |
Operating income / (loss) | | | 2 | | | | (11 | ) | | | 2 | | | | (8 | ) |
Other income / (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total other income, net | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | |
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Income / (loss) before provision for income taxes | | | 4 | | | | (8 | ) | | | 4 | | | | (5 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | 9 | | | | — | | | | 5 | | | | — | |
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Net loss | | | (6) | % | | | (8) | % | | | (1) | % | | | (5) | % |
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Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
Revenue
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| | Three months ended June 30, | | | | | | | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | $ change | | | % change | |
| | (In thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
Application revenue | | $ | 25,596 | | | $ | 19,031 | | | $ | 6,565 | | | | 34 | % |
Consulting revenue | | | 5,358 | | | | 4,441 | | | | 917 | | | | 21 | % |
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Total revenue | | $ | 30,954 | | | $ | 23,472 | | | $ | 7,482 | | | | 32 | % |
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The increase in application revenue was attributable to sales to new customers and additional sales to our current customers from our entire product line including newly acquired technology. Consulting revenue increased year over year as the result of continued increased demand for services from new and existing customers. The prices of our solutions and services remained unchanged period-to-period on a comparative basis. Application revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 83% for the three months ended June 30, 2007, which is relatively consistent with same period in the prior year. The geographic mix of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was 90% in the United States and 10% in Canada and the rest of the world, respectively, as compared to 86%,and 14%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2006.
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| | Six months ended June 30, | | | | | | | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | $ change | | | % change | |
| | (In thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
Applications revenue | | $ | 49,251 | | | $ | 37,247 | | | $ | 12,004 | | | | 32 | % |
Consulting revenue | | | 10,420 | | | | 8,389 | | | | 2,031 | | | | 24 | % |
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Total revenue | | $ | 59,671 | | | $ | 45,636 | | | $ | 14,035 | | | | 31 | % |
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007, application revenue increased due to sales to new customers, including customers associated with new technology, and additional sales to our existing customers. We continued to experience a high renewal rate with our existing customers. The increase in consulting revenue was attributable to higher revenue from implementation and education services as compared to the same period last year as we continue to see increases in demand for our consulting services.
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Cost of Revenue
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| | Three months ended June 30, | | | | | | | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | $ change | | | % change | |
| | (In thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue — applications | | $ | 5,340 | | | $ | 4,821 | | | $ | 519 | | | | 11 | % |
Cost of revenue — consulting | | | 4,670 | | | | 3,212 | | | | 1,458 | | | | 45 | % |
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Cost of revenue — total | | $ | 10,010 | | | $ | 8,033 | | | $ | 1,977 | | | | 25 | % |
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As application revenue increased during the second quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, cost of application revenue increased as well. The increase in cost of application revenue was primarily as a result of $0.4 million in higher employee-related cost, including the full impact of 10 employees added during the first three months of 2007 and severance cost for certain Taleo Contingent time and expense service processing employees. Additionally, we experienced a $0.3 million increase in overhead allocation costs primarily resulting from an increase in employee benefits and a $0.1 million increase in infrastructure cost related to hardware. Such cost increases were partially offset by decreases in temporary help expense of $0.1 million, maintenance expense of $0.1 million, and depreciation and amortization expense of $0.1 million.
Cost of consulting revenue increased primarily as a result of a $0.7 million increase for employee-related costs for our consulting group resulting from an increase in headcount by 28 employees, a $0.3 million increase in overhead allocation cost, a $0.4 million increase in service fees for outside consultants, and a $0.1 million increase in depreciation and amortization.
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| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | $ change | | | % change | |
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Cost of revenue — applications | | $ | 10,440 | | | $ | 9,307 | | | $ | 1,133 | | | | 12 | % |
Cost of revenue — consulting | | | 8,459 | | | | 6,533 | | | | 1,926 | | | | 29 | % |
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Cost of revenue — total | | $ | 18,899 | | | $ | 15,840 | | | $ | 3,059 | | | | 19 | % |
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Cost of application revenue increased primarily as a result of a $0.6 million increase in employee-related costs primarily due to an increase of headcount by 10, a $0.6 million increase in overhead allocation costs primarily resulting from an increase in employee benefits, and a $0.4 million increase in our infrastructure costs relating to hardware, software and third-party fees for our hosting facilities. These increases were partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in the amortization expenses associated with certain fully amortized intangible assets and a $0.2 million decrease in software maintenance cost due to expiration of maintenance contracts that were not renewed. We believe that our cost of application revenue will increase as we add new customers and transaction volumes increase as a result of new and existing customer requirements.
Cost of consulting revenue increased primarily as a result of a $1.3 million increase for employee-related costs for our consulting group resulting from an increase in headcount by 28, a $0.6 million increase in overhead allocation cost, and a $0.2 million increase in service fees for outside consultants. These increased costs were partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in travel expenses.
Gross Profit and Gross Profit Percentage
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Gross profit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit — applications | | $ | 20,256 | | | $ | 14,210 | | | $ | 6,046 | | | | 43 | % |
Gross profit — consulting | | | 688 | | | | 1,229 | | | | (541 | ) | | | (44 | )% |
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Gross profit — total | | $ | 20,944 | | | $ | 15,439 | | | $ | 5,505 | | | | 36 | % |
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Gross profit percentage | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit percentage — applications | | | 79 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 4 | % |
Gross profit percentage — consulting | | | 13 | % | | | 28 | % | | | (15 | )% |
Gross profit percentage — total | | | 68 | % | | | 66 | % | | | 2 | % |
Gross profit on applications increased by $6.0 million due to our ability to control cost increases while growing revenue. In the second quarter of 2007, revenue increased by 34% while cost of revenue increased by 11%. Additionally, we were able to offset increases in certain production cost with savings in other cost of applications. We expect gross profit margins to remain consistent in the upcoming quarters. Gross profit on consulting decreased when compared to the same period in 2006 as a result of the timing of revenue recognition related to certain service engagements in process during the three months ended June 30, 2007. For these engagements, expenses are being recorded as incurred while revenue has been deferred.
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| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | $ change | | | % change | |
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Gross profit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit — applications | | $ | 38,811 | | | $ | 27,940 | | | $ | 10,871 | | | | 39 | % |
Gross profit — consulting | | | 1,961 | | | | 1,856 | | | | 105 | | | | 6 | % |
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Gross profit — total | | $ | 40,772 | | | $ | 29,796 | | | $ | 10,976 | | | | 37 | % |
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Gross profit percentage | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit percentage — applications | | | 79 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 4 | % |
Gross profit percentage — consulting | | | 19 | % | | | 22 | % | | | (3 | )% |
Gross profit percentage — total | | | 68 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 3 | % |
Gross profit on applications increased by $10.9 million, primarily due to an increase in application revenue. The higher gross profit percentage on application revenue was driven by increased scale efficiencies in the use of our production infrastructure. Gross profit on consulting increased by only $0.1 million as a result of timing of revenue recognition related to certain service engagements in process during the three months ended June 30, 2007. For these engagements, expenses are being recorded as incurred while revenue has been deferred.
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Total gross profit percentage increased from the same period in the prior year as higher gross margins in applications continued to offset lower gross margins in consulting.
Operating expenses
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| | Three months ended June 30, | | | | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | $ change | | % change |
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Sales and marketing | | $ | 8,471 | | | $ | 7,919 | | | $ | 552 | | | | 7 | % |
Research and development | | | 5,492 | | | | 4,818 | | | | 674 | | | | 14 | % |
General and administrative | | | 6,482 | | | | 5,287 | | | | 1,195 | | | | 23 | % |
Sales and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2007 increased 7% over the same quarter in the prior year due to additional headcount necessary to support our business growth and the timing of business development events from the prior year. Our headcount increased by 9 persons compared to the same quarter in the prior year. This increase, along with the increase in headcount from the first quarter of 2007, resulted in an increase in employee related cost of $1.4 million. Additionally, our overhead allocation cost increased by $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2007 due in part to an increase in employee benefits, and amortization expense increased by $0.1 million due to the first quarter acquisition of JobFlash. These overall increases in employee costs were offset by: a $0.7 million decrease in travel and entertainment expenses a $0.6 million decrease in collateral, advertising and other marketing expenses, and a $0.1 million decrease in temporary help expenses from the three months ended June 30, 2006 which included a sales meeting and our annual user conference.
Research and development expenses for the second quarter of 2007 increased by 14% over the same quarter in the prior year as a result of our continued investment in the development of new products to sell into our installed base. The increase consisted primarily of $0.4 million in professional services expenses and maintenance support fees and a $0.3 million increase in overhead allocations cost primarily associated with employee benefits. We expect our research and development expenses will remain relatively consistent as a percentage of revenue in the short term.
General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2007 grew by 23% over the same quarter in the prior year as a result of $1.6 million in higher employee related cost associated with increased headcount and $0.6 million primarily due to professional services fees associated with the secondary offering completed in June 2007 and other increases in general operating expenses of $0.8 million. These costs were partially offset by a $1.3 million allocation of overhead and a $0.5 million reduction in financial reporting expenses.
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Sales and marketing | | $ | 16,988 | | | $ | 14,272 | | | $ | 2,716 | | | | 19 | % |
Research and development | | | 10,895 | | | | 9,600 | | | | 1,295 | | | | 13 | % |
General and administrative | | | 11,876 | | | | 9,774 | | | | 2,102 | | | | 22 | % |
Sales and marketing expenses for the first six months of 2007 increased over the same period in the prior year due to additional headcount necessary to support our business growth and the timing of business development events from the prior year. Our headcount increased by 26 persons resulting in an increase in employee related cost of $3.0 million, an increase in overhead allocation cost of $0.8 million, due in part to an increase in employee benefits, and an increase in amortization expenses of $0.2 million. These overall increases in employee costs were offset by a $0.5 million decrease in travel and entertainment expenses, a $0.5 million decrease in collateral, advertising and other marketing expenses, a $0.2 million decrease in general office expenses, and a $0.1 million decrease in temporary help expenses relating to a sales meeting and our annual user conference, both of which were held in May 2006. We expect a continued increase in sales and marketing expense in the near term as we continue to add headcount and as a result of our annual user conference, in September 2007.
Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 increased by 13% over the same period in the prior year as a result of a $0.6 million increase in professional services expenses and maintenance support fees, a $0.3 million increase in
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employee related cost, a $0.4 million increase in overhead allocation cost due in part to an increase in employee benefits, and a $0.1 million increase in amortization expenses. These cost increases were offset by lower travel and expense cost of $0.1 million.
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 grew by 22% over the same period in the prior year as a result of a $3.3 million increase in costs associated with increased senior management headcount and relocation of the finance organization to California from Canada, a $0.6 million increase in cost for the secondary offering that occurred in June of 2007, and a $0.7 million increase in other general operation expenses. These increases were offset by a $2.1 million increase in allocation of overhead and a $0.4 million reduction in fees relating to our financial reporting. We expect general and administrative expenses to continue to decrease as a percentage of revenue over the near term.
Contribution Margin
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| | Three months ended June 30, | | | | | | | |
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Contribution Margin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contribution margin — applications | | $ | 14,764 | | | $ | 9,392 | | | $ | 5,372 | | | | 57 | % |
Contribution margin — consulting | | | 688 | | | | 1,229 | | | | (541 | ) | | | (44 | )% |
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Contribution margin — total | | $ | 15,452 | | | $ | 10,621 | | | $ | 4,831 | | | | 45 | % |
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Application contribution margin increased for the three months ended June 30, 2007 year over year as a result of revenue growing at a faster rate than our cost of application. Additionally, application revenue grew at a faster rate than research and development expenses. We attribute the increase in application contribution margin to our ability to contain our production cost and research and development cost. Contribution margin for consulting decreased as a result of timing of revenue recognition related to certain service engagements in process during the three months ended June 30, 2007. For these engagements, expenses are being recorded as incurred while revenue has been deferred.
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Contribution Margin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contribution margin — applications | | $ | 27,916 | | | $ | 18,340 | | | $ | 9,576 | | | | 52 | % |
Contribution margin — consulting | | | 1,961 | | | | 1,856 | | | | 105 | | | | 6 | % |
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Contribution margin — total | | $ | 29,877 | | | $ | 20,196 | | | $ | 9,681 | | | | 48 | % |
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Application contribution margin for the six months ended June 30, 2007 increased year over year as a result of an application revenue increase growing at a faster rate than cost of application. Additionally, application revenue grew at a faster rate than research and development expenses. Consulting contribution margins increased by only $0.1 million as a result of timing of revenue recognition related to certain service engagements in process during the three months ended June 30, 2007. For these engagements, expenses are being recorded as incurred while revenue has been deferred.
Other income (expense)
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| | Three months ended June 30, | | | | | | | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | $ change | | | % change | |
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Interest income | | $ | 676 | | | $ | 777 | | | $ | (101 | ) | | | (13 | )% |
Interest expense | | | (10 | ) | | | (13 | ) | | | 3 | | | | (23 | )% |
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Total other income, net | | $ | 666 | | | $ | 764 | | | $ | (98 | ) | | | (13 | )% |
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Interest income –The decrease in interest income is attributable to a lower average cash balances during the quarter ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in the prior year.
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| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | $ change | | | % change | |
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Interest income | | $ | 1,349 | | | $ | 1,486 | | | $ | (137 | ) | | | 9 | % |
Interest expense | | | (29 | ) | | | (43 | ) | | | 14 | | | | (33 | )% |
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Total other income, net | | $ | 1,320 | | | $ | 1,443 | | | $ | (123 | ) | | | (9 | )% |
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Interest income and interest expense
Interest income –The decrease in interest income is attributable to a average cash balances during the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in the prior year.
Interest expense –The reduction in interest expense is attributable to expiration of capital leases agreements during the 12 months ended June 30, 2007
Provision for Income Taxes
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| | Three months ended June 30, | | | | |
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Provision for income taxes | | $ | 2,918 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 2,911 | | | | 41,586 | % |
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Provision for income taxes | | $ | 3,178 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 3,163 | | | | 21,087 | % |
The increase in income tax expense is due to taxable income generated by our international operations and an increase to our non-cash income tax reserves in connection with the Canadian tax audit. At June 30, 2007, a full valuation allowance has been provided against our U.S. and Non-Canadian deferred tax assets since it was deemed more likely than not these assets would not be realized. In 2006, we reversed our valuation allowance against our Canadian subsidiary’s deferred tax assets as it was determined these assets would more likely than not be realized in the future. If, based on the operating results of 2007 and a review of the realizability of our deferred tax assets, we were to conclude that some or all of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance was not required, this would likely have a material impact on our financial results in the form of reduced tax expense. However, there can be no assurance that we will achieve cumulative profitability during 2007 or that any reduction of our deferred tax asset reserves will actually occur.
We provide for income taxes on interim periods based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full year. We record cumulative adjustments to tax provisions in the interim period in which a change in the estimated annual effective rate is determined. The effective tax rate calculation does not include the effect of discrete events that may occur during the year. The effect of these events, if any, is reflected in the tax provision for the quarter in which the event occurs and is not considered in the calculation of our annual effective tax rate.
Compliance with income tax regulations require us to make decisions relating to the transfer pricing of revenues and expenses between our parent company and subsidiaries, the underlying value of the assets of the business, the ownership of assets, and the application of available tax credits. To date, certain of our positions have been examined by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”).
CRA Examination of Tax Year 1999.With respect to our 1999 tax year, we have undergone an examination by CRA regarding the transfer of intellectual property to us from our Canadian subsidiary. In September 2006, we entered into a settlement agreement with CRA with respect to this examination. The terms of the settlement requires us to make royalty payments to our Canadian subsidiary on certain revenues from outside of Canada for tax years 2000 through 2008. The royalty payments for the tax years 2000 through 2006 resulted in approximately CAD $2.6 million of additional income for our Canadian subsidiary. This additional income has been fully offset by net operating losses and carryforwards. Based on expected revenues subject to the royalty payment obligation, we currently project royalty payments for tax years 2007 and 2008 to approximate CAD $4.0 million for our Canadian subsidiary, although the amount will vary depending on our financial performance. Accordingly, we
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have not adjusted our deferred tax assets for future utilization of net operating losses and carryforwards to account for this potential assessment because of the uncertainty around realization.
CRA Examination of Tax Years 2000 and 2001.In April 2006, CRA proposed an additional increase to taxable income for our Canadian subsidiary of approximately CAD $5.3 million in respect of our 2000 and 2001 tax years, which consists of CAD $2.3 million relating to income and expense allocations between us and our Canadian subsidiary and CAD $3.0 million relating to our treatment of Quebec investment tax credits.
In April 2007, we made a settlement offer to CRA with respect to the income and expense allocations for tax years 2000 and 2001. Our settlement offer to CRA required our Canadian subsidiary to recognize additional income of approximately CAD $1.5 million in relation to income and expense allocations from the 2000 and 2001 tax years. In May 2007, CRA communicated its acceptance of our settlement offer in writing and a formal settlement agreement is expected to be forthcoming from CRA. The settlement amount was reserved in a prior period and will be fully offset by available net operating loss carryforwards.
In December 2006, we made an offer to CRA with respect to the treatment of Quebec investment tax credits for tax years 2000 and 2001. In April 2007, we were notified by CRA that it had denied our settlement proposal with respect to the treatment of Quebec investment tax credits. We disagree with CRA’s basis for denying our treatment of investment credits and intend to appeal CRA’s decision through applicable administrative and judicial procedures. We have adjusted our income tax reserves in the current quarter to an amount we believe will be sufficient to cover the 2000 and 2001 estimated tax assessments upon final resolution of these issues.
CRA Examination Impact to Future Tax Years. Resolution of the CRA’s examination relating to the treatment of the Quebec investment tax credit in tax years 2000 and 2001 will have bearing on the tax treatment applied in subsequent periods that are not currently under examination. We have increased our income tax reserves in the current quarter to an amount we believe will be sufficient to cover the estimated tax assessments relating to these remaining open tax periods. We estimate the potential range of additional income subject to Canadian income tax for tax years 2000 through 2006 as a result of the Quebec investment tax credit to be between CAD $1.0 and $17.0 million, including CRA’s proposed assessment of CAD $3.0 million for the 2000 and 2001 tax years, as discussed above.
There could be a significant impact to our uncertain tax position over the next twelve months depending on the outcome of the on-going CRA audit. However, we cannot reasonably estimate the impact at this time. If sufficient evidence becomes available allowing us to more accurately estimate a probable income tax liability for income adjustments from the 1999 settlement for tax years 2007 and 2008 and CRA’s examination of our treatment of Quebec investment tax credits, we will apply available deferred tax assets which include net operating losses and tax credits to the extent available and reserve against any remaining balances due by recording additional income tax expense in the period the liability becomes estimable. In the event any of these amounts either individually or collectively exceed CAD $6.2 million, our Canadian subsidiary will not have sufficient deferred tax assets to offset the additional income and would incur a Canadian tax liability which could be material and, as a result, our Canadian subsidiary may become a tax paying entity in Canada for the 2007 tax year in addition to any tax liability for periods prior to the 2007 tax year. In addition, we may be subject to penalties and interest on any Canadian tax liability for the 2002 tax period and beyond. Any such penalties or interest cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
We are seeking United States tax treaty relief through the appropriate Competent Authority tribunals for the settlement entered into with CRA with respect to CRA’s examination of the 1999 tax year, and we will seek United States tax treaty relief for all subsequent final settlements entered into with CRA. Although we believe that we have reasonable basis for our tax positions, it is possible that an adverse outcome could have an adverse effect upon our financial condition, operating results or cash flows in particular quarter or annual period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2007, our principal sources of liquidity was a net working capital balance of $62.4 million, including cash and cash equivalents totaling $69.0 million.
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| | Six months ended June 30, | | | | |
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Cash provided by operating activities | | $ | 9,663 | | | $ | 8,122 | | | $ | 1,541 | | | | 19 | % |
Cash used in investing activities | | | (4,449 | ) | | | (5,054 | ) | | | 605 | | | | (12 | )% |
Cash provided by financing activities | | | 4,775 | | | | 566 | | | | 4,209 | | | | 744 | % |
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $8.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Consistent with prior periods, cash provided by operating activities has historically been affected by revenues, changes in working capital accounts, particularly increases in accounts receivable, deferred revenue, and customer deposits, decreases in prepaids, add-backs of non-cash expense items such as depreciation and amortization, and the expense associated with stock-based awards. Specifically in the six months ended June 30, 2007, deferred revenues increased as a result of the timing of closing customer renewals and invoicing of new customers. Stock-based compensation expense in the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $3.0 million compared to $2.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006, a result of more stock options having been granted over the last twelve months as well as a constant increase in the average stock price during the current six month period.
Net cash used in investing activities was $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to net cash used by investing activities of $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. This decrease between periods was the result of the $3.0 million acquisition cost paid for JobFlash partially offset by $2.7 million in restricted cash becoming available for general use and a $1.0 million reduction in property and equipment purchases.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. This increase was due to $5.1 million in proceeds received from stock option and warrant exercises during the period, partially offset by principal payments on capital lease obligations.
We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents and cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs for at least the next twelve months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, the expansion of our sales and marketing activities, the timing and extent of spending to support product development efforts and expansion into new territories, the timing of introductions of new applications and enhancements to existing applications, and the continuing market acceptance of our applications. To the extent that existing cash and cash equivalents, and cash from operations, are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financing. We may enter into agreements or letters of intent with respect to potential investments in, or acquisitions of, complementary businesses, applications or technologies in the future, which could also require us to seek additional equity or debt financing. Additional funds may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all.
Contractual Obligations
Our principal commitments consist of obligations under leases for office space, operating leases for computer equipment and for third-party facilities that host our applications. Our commitments to settle contractual obligations in cash under operating leases and other purchase obligations is detailed in Note 12 of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Capital lease obligations | | $ | 99 | | | $ | 80 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Interest payments | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Facility leases | | | 8,266 | | | | 1,472 | | | | 3,464 | | | | 2,879 | | | | 451 | |
Operating equipment leases | | | 2,649 | | | | 1,387 | | | | 1,212 | | | | 50 | | | | — | |
Third party hosting facilities | | | 3,019 | | | | 1,199 | | | | 1,820 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Other purchase obligations | | | 6,301 | | | | 2,644 | | | | 3,657 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries’ income tax returns are periodically examined by various tax authorities. In connection with such examinations, tax authorities raise issues and propose tax adjustments and the Company reviews and contests certain of the proposed tax adjustments. While the timing and ultimate resolution of these matters is uncertain, the Company anticipates that certain of these matters could be resolved during 2007.
In connection with the Company’s adoption of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, management has estimated approximately $0.1 million of cash settlements will be paid within one year and approximately $0.3 million of cash settlements will be paid in some future period
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extending beyond one year. The Company is unable to reasonably determine in what future period the long term cash settlement will be paid. These contingency reserves have been excluded from the above tabular disclosure.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Our revenue is generally denominated in the local currency of the contracting party. The majority of our revenue is denominated in U.S. dollars. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, 5% and 3% of our revenue was denominated in Canadian dollars and currencies other than the U.S. or Canadian dollar, respectively. Our expenses are generally denominated in the currencies in which our operations are located. Our expenses are incurred primarily in the United States and Canada, including the expenses associated with research and development operations for our Taleo Enterprise Edition offering that are maintained in Canada, with a small portion of expenses incurred outside of North America where our other international sales offices are located. We maintained $0.1 million of debt denominated in Canadian dollars as of June 30, 2007. Our results of operations and cash flows are therefore subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Canadian dollar, and to a lesser extent, to the Australian dollar, British pound sterling, Euro, Singapore dollar and New Zealand dollar, in which certain of our customer contracts are denominated. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the Canadian dollar increased in value by a significant amount over the U.S. dollar on an average basis compared to the same period in the prior year. This change in value had approximately a $0.3 million impact on our earnings for the second quarter of 2007. If the U.S. dollar continues to weaken compared to the Canadian dollar, our operating results may continue to be negatively impacted. We do not currently enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge exposure denominated in foreign currencies or any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. In the future, we may consider entering into hedging transactions to help mitigate our foreign currency exchange risk.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We had cash and cash equivalents of $69.0 million at June 30, 2007. This compared to $58.8 million at December 31, 2006. These amounts were held primarily in cash or money market funds. Cash and cash equivalents are held for working capital purposes, and restricted cash amounts are held as security against various of our debt obligations. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe that we do not have any material exposure to changes in the fair value of our investment portfolio as a result of changes in interest rates. Declines in interest rates, however, will reduce future interest income.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management evaluated, with the participation of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2007 to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and prior to the issuance of our financial statements for the quarter, management determined that an operating deficiency classified as a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial reporting as a result of the identification of a material adjustment required which affected cash, accounts receivable and cash flows from operations. Current assets, total stockholders’ equity and the statement of operations were unaffected by this adjustment, which was made prior to the issuance of such financial statements. No prior periods were affected. We have concluded that the error resulted from an operating deficiency. Subsequent to the identification of this operating deficiency, management reinforced the adherence to the operating controls in place related to cash, accounts receivable and cash flows through additional training, as well as through improvements in the timing of the completion of the reviews of the reconciliations. As of June 30, 2007, we have re-tested the operating control and have determined that the operating deficiency has been remediated.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We made no changes to our internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this quarterly report that materially affected or is reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting; however, as discussed above, we reinforced our previously designed operating controls with additional training and improvements in the timing of the reviews of the reconciliations of cash, accounts receivable and cash flows.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are involved in claims, legal proceedings and potential claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. For example, holders of certain patents have asserted that our technology infringes patented technology, see Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies in our notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Based upon currently available information, management does not believe that the ultimate outcome of these unresolved matters, individually and in the aggregate, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and our view of these matters may change in the future. If we should be subject to an unfavorable ruling by a court, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations for the period in which the unfavorable outcome occurs, and potentially in future periods.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Because of the following factors, as well as other variables affecting our operating results and financial condition, past performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
We have a history of losses, and we cannot be certain that we will achieve or sustain profitability.
We have incurred annual losses since our inception. As of June 30, 2007 we had incurred aggregate net losses of $42.3 million, which is our accumulated deficit of $56.1 million less $13.8 million of dividends and issuance costs on preferred stock. We may incur losses in the future as a result of expenses associated with the continued development and expansion of our business, expensing of stock options, marketing efforts, audit-related professional services and other requirements of being a public company, such as compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As we implement initiatives to grow our business, which include, among other things, acquisitions, plans for international expansion and new product development, any failure to increase revenue or manage our cost structure could prevent us from completing these initiatives and achieving or sustaining profitability. As a result, our business could be harmed and our stock price could decline. We cannot be certain that we will be able to achieve or sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
If our existing customers do not renew their software subscriptions and buy additional solutions from us, our business will suffer.
We expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our revenue from renewal of software subscriptions and, to a lesser extent, service fees from our existing customers. As a result, maintaining the renewal rate of our software subscriptions is critical to our future success. Factors that may affect the renewal rate for our solutions include:
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Most of our Taleo Enterprise Edition customers entered into software subscription agreements with an average duration of approximately three years from the initial contract date. Most of our Taleo Business Edition customers entered into annual software subscription agreements. Our customers have no obligation to renew their subscriptions for our solutions after the expiration of the initial term of their agreements. In addition, our customers may negotiate terms less advantageous to us upon renewal, which may reduce our revenue from these customers, or may request that we license our software to them on a perpetual basis, which may, after we have ratably recognized the revenue for the perpetual license over the relevant term in accordance with our revenue recognition policies, reduce recurring revenue from these customers. Under certain circumstances, our customers may cancel their subscriptions for our solutions prior to the expiration of the term. Our future success also depends, in part, on our ability to sell new products and services
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to our existing customers. If our customers terminate their agreements, fail to renew their agreements, renew their agreements upon less favorable terms, or fail to buy new products and services from us, our revenue may decline or our future revenue may be constrained.
Because we recognize revenue from software subscriptions over the term of the agreement, a significant downturn in our business may not be reflected immediately in our operating results, which increases the difficulty of evaluating our future financial position.
We generally recognize revenue from software subscription agreements ratably over the terms of these agreements, which average approximately three years for our Taleo Enterprise Edition customers and one year for our Taleo Business Edition customers. As a result, a substantial majority of our software subscription revenue in each quarter is generated from software subscription agreements entered into during prior periods. Consequently, a decline in new software subscription agreements in any one quarter may not affect our results of operations in that quarter but will reduce our revenue in future quarters. Additionally, the timing of renewals or non-renewals of a software subscription agreement during any one quarter may also affect our financial performance in that particular quarter. For example, because we recognize revenue ratably, the non-renewal of a software subscription agreement late in a quarter will have very little impact on revenue for that quarter, but will reduce our revenue in future quarters. Accordingly, the effect of significant declines in sales and market acceptance of our solutions may not be reflected in our short-term results of operations, which would make these reported results less indicative of our future financial results. By contrast, a non-renewal occurring early in a quarter may have a significant negative impact on revenue for that quarter and we may not be able to offset a decline in revenue due to such non-renewals with revenue from new software subscription agreements entered into in the same quarter. In addition, we may be unable to adjust our costs in response to reduced revenue.
If our efforts to attract new customers are not successful, our revenue growth will be adversely affected.
In order to grow our business, we must continually add new customers. Our ability to attract new customers will depend in large part on the success of our sales and marketing efforts. However, our prospective customers may not be familiar with our solutions, or may have traditionally used other products and services for their talent management requirements. In addition, our prospective customers may develop their own solutions to address their talent management requirements, purchase competitive product offerings, or engage third-party providers of outsourced talent management services that do not use our solution to provide their services. If our prospective customers do not perceive our products and services to be of sufficiently high value and quality, we may not be able to attract new customers.
Additionally, some new customers may request that we license our software to them on a perpetual basis or that we allow them the contractual right to convert from a term license to a perpetual license during the contract term, which may, after we have ratably recognized the revenue for the perpetual license over the relevant term in accordance with our revenue recognition policies, reduce recurring revenue from these customers. To date, we have completed a limited number of agreements with such terms.
In connection with the December 31, 2005 year-end audit and in prior periods we identified deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that led us to restate our consolidated financial statements and we cannot be certain restatements will not occur again.
In connection with the December 31, 2005 year-end audit of our financial statements, management and our independent registered public accounting firm identified deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. These were matters that in our judgment could adversely affect our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data consistent with the assertions of management in our financial statements. Under Auditing Standard No. 2 issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) these deficiencies were deemed to be material weaknesses. In particular, we discovered errors in respect to depreciation of fixed assets, and accrual of dividends on preferred stock which required adjustment. As a result, we restated our consolidated financial statements. We also identified a failure to appropriately apply GAAP to certain aspects of our financial reporting resulting from the lack of a properly designed financial reporting processes and a lack of sufficient technical accounting expertise. Certain of such deficiencies were also deemed to be material weaknesses. We have remediated all known material weaknesses that were identified as part of the December 31, 2005 year end audit; however, we cannot be certain that the measures we have taken will ensure that those or similar deficiencies do not recur in the future. In addition, we recently identified a material weakness in connection with the evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal controls as of March 31, 2007, related to the identification of a material adjustment required which affected cash, accounts receivable and cash flow from operations. Any failure to maintain effective controls or to adequately implement required new or improved controls could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information.
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In addition to the restatement noted above, in 2004 we restated our consolidated financial statements for 2003. Execution of these restatements created a significant strain on our internal resources, and increased our costs and caused management distraction. As a result of these restatements, we filed for extensions for the filing of our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K and our March 2006 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We believe that any future restatements would likely cause additional strain on our internal resources. In addition, the fact we have had restatements in 2004 and 2005 may cause investors to lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could have an adverse impact on our stock price.
Failure to implement the appropriate controls and procedures to manage our growth could harm our ability to expand our business, our operating results, and our overall financial condition.
As a result of material weakness and deficiencies identified for the period ended December 31, 2005, during 2006 we completed a review and redesign of our internal controls over financial reporting related to our closing procedures and processes, our calculations of our reported numbers, including depreciation expense and fixed assets, and the need to strengthen our technical accounting expertise. While we remediated all material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that existed on December 31, 2005, we recently identified a material weakness in connection with the evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal controls as of March 31, 2007, related to the identification of a material adjustment required which affected cash, accounts receivable and cash flow from operations. We continue to focus on improvements in our controls over financial reporting. For example, the steps below remain in process:
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We have discussed these matters with the audit committee of our board of directors and will continue to do so as required. However, we cannot be certain that the completion of these steps will remediate our control deficiencies. Any current or future deficiencies could materially and adversely affect our ability to provide timely and accurate financial information about our company.
The requirements of being a public company have been, and may continue to be, a strain on our resources, which may adversely affect our business and financial condition.
We are subject to a number of requirements, including the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market. These requirements have placed a strain on our systems and resources and will likely continue to do so. The Securities Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We had two restatements of historical financial information in 2005. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight will be required. As a result, our management’s attention might be diverted from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results. In addition, in March 2007 we completed the move of our finance department, from Quebec City to Dublin, California to support our reporting and compliance requirements as a U.S. public company. In conjunction with that move we hired additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company reporting experience and technical accounting knowledge. This relocation created strain on our employees and management. Further, the integration of newly hired or relocated employees may not be successful or may result in additional expense.
Our financial performance may be difficult to forecast as a result of our historical focus on large customers and the long sales cycle associated with our solutions.
The majority of our revenue is currently derived from organizations with complex talent management requirements. Accordingly, in a particular quarter the majority of our bookings from new customers on an aggregate contract value basis are from large sales made to a relatively small number of customers. As such, our failure to close a sale in a particular quarter will impede desired revenue growth unless and until the sale closes. In addition, sales cycles for our Taleo Enterprise Edition clients are generally between nine months and one year, and in some cases can be longer. As a result, substantial time and cost may be spent attempting to secure a sale
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that may not be successful. The period between our first sales call on a prospective customer and a contract signing is relatively long due to several factors such as:
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If our sales cycles unexpectedly lengthen, our ability to forecast accurately the timing of sales in any given period will be adversely affected and we may not meet our forecasts for that period.
If we fail to develop or acquire new products or enhance our existing products to meet the needs of our existing and future customers, our sales will decline.
To keep pace with technological developments, satisfy increasingly sophisticated customer requirements, and achieve market acceptance, we must enhance and improve existing products and continue to introduce new products and services. For instance, we have announced our plans to develop a performance management software product. Any new products we develop or acquire may not be introduced in a timely manner and may not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate significant revenue. If we are unable to develop or acquire new products that appeal to our target customer base or enhance our existing products or if we fail to price our products to meet market demand or if the products we develop or acquire do not meet performance expectations, our business and operating results will be adversely affected. To date, we have focused our business on providing solutions for the talent management market, but we may seek to expand into other markets in the future. Our efforts to expand our solutions beyond the talent management market may divert management resources from existing operations and require us to commit significant financial resources to an unproven business, which may harm our existing business.
We expect to incur additional expense to develop software products and to integrate acquired software products into existing platforms to maintain our competitive position. These efforts may not result in commercially viable solutions. If we do not receive significant revenue from these investments, our business will be adversely affected. Additionally, we intend to maintain a single version of each release of our software applications that is configurable to meet the needs of our customers. Customers may require customized solutions or features and functions that we do not yet offer and do not intend to offer in future releases, which may cause them to choose a competing solution.
Acquisitions and investments present many risks, and we may not realize the anticipated financial and strategic goals for any such transactions, which would harm our business, operating results and overall financial condition. In addition, we have limited experience in acquiring and integrating other companies.
We have made, and may continue to make, acquisitions or investments in companies, products, services, and technologies to expand our product offerings, customer base and business. We have limited experience in executing acquisitions. In October 2003, we acquired White Amber, which we introduced as Taleo Contingent, and in March 2005, we acquired Recruitforce.com, which we introduced as Taleo Business Edition. In March 2007, we acquired certain assets of JobFlash, Inc. Such acquisitions and investments involve a number of risks, including the following:
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The consideration paid in connection with an investment or acquisition also affects our financial results. If we should proceed with one or more significant acquisitions in which the consideration includes cash, we could be required to use a substantial portion of our available cash to consummate any such acquisition. To the extent that we issue shares of stock or other rights to purchase stock, existing stockholders may be diluted and earnings per share may decrease. In addition, acquisitions may result in the incurrence of debt, material one-time write-offs, or purchase accounting adjustments and restructuring charges. They may also result in recording goodwill and other intangible assets in our financial statements which may be subject to future impairment charges or ongoing amortization costs, thereby reducing future earnings. In addition, from time to time, we may enter into negotiations for acquisitions or investments that are not ultimately consummated. Such negotiations could result in significant diversion of management time, as well as out-of-pocket costs.
We are discontinuing our time and expense processing services for temporary workers that comprised the managed services component of our Taleo Contingent solution and intend to provide time and expense processing services to our current customers only through the expiration of their current agreements. During this transition period, if we fail to finish outstanding implementations for new customers or if some of our Taleo Contingent customers reduce the number of transactions processed under their current contracts, fluctuations in the related revenue may occur which may harm our business and operating results.
On a going forward basis we will no longer be entering into agreements to provide time and expense processing services for temporary workers and, accordingly, our revenue model based on a percentage of spend from such processing services will end. Our intention is to service our current customers to which we provide such time and expense processing services through the expiration of their current agreements with us. However, our current Taleo Contingent customers are not obligated to process temporary worker transactions exclusively through our solution and we cannot be certain that such customers will not elect to transition such transaction processing services to other providers before the expiration of their contracts with us. Our Taleo Contingent solution accounts for a significant portion of our revenue, and we cannot be certain that we can replace the lost revenue from other sources. As a result, if certain of our Taleo Contingent customers elect to stop processing temporary worker transactions through our system sooner than expected, our revenue could be disrupted. Further, we may find it difficult to replace the revenue we currently receive from the processing of temporary worker time and expense transactions and our results may be negatively impacted.
Fluctuation in the processing of temporary workers will affect the revenue associated with our Taleo Contingent solution, which may harm our business and operating results.
We currently generate revenue from our Taleo Contingent solution based on a fixed percentage of the dollar amount invoiced for temporary labor charges processed through our time and expense functionality. If our customers’ demand for temporary workers declines, or if the general wage rates for temporary workers decline, so will our customers’ associated spending for temporary workers, and, as a result, revenue associated with our Taleo Contingent solution will decrease and our business may suffer. In addition, our contracts for the Taleo Contingent solution do not generally contain minimum revenue or transaction commitments from our customers. Therefore, if we fail to finish any currently outstanding implementations for new customers or if existing customers elect to decrease the transactions processed via the Taleo Contingent solution, we may not recognize incremental revenue from new customers or our revenues from existing Taleo Contingent customers may decline.
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If we do not compete effectively with companies offering talent management solutions, our revenue may not grow and could decline.
We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, intense competition from a number of companies. Our Taleo Enterprise Edition solution competes with vendors of enterprise resource planning software such as Oracle and SAP, and also with vendors such as ADP, Authoria, Deploy Solutions, Kenexa, Kronos, Peopleclick, SuccessFactors, Vurv (formerly Recruitmax), Workday, and Workstream that offer products and services that compete with one or more modules in our Taleo Enterprise Edition suite of solutions. Our Taleo Business Edition solution competes primarily with Bullhorn, Hiredesk.com, iCIMS and others. Our competitors may announce new products, services or enhancements that better meet changing industry standards or the price or performance needs of customers. Increased competition may cause pricing pressure and loss of market share, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Certain of our competitors and potential competitors may have significantly greater financial, technical, development, marketing, sales, service and other resources than we have. Some of these companies may also have a larger installed base of customers, longer operating histories and greater brand recognition than we have. Certain of our competitors provide products that may incorporate capabilities which are not available in our current suite of solutions, such as automated payroll and benefits, or services that we do not currently offer, such as recruitment process outsourcing services. Products with such additional functionalities may be appealing to some customers because they can reduce the number of different types of software or applications used to run their business and such additional services may be viewed by some customers as enhancing the effectiveness of a competitor’s solutions. In addition, our competitors’ products may be more effective than our products at performing particular talent management functions or may be more customized for particular customer needs in a given market. Further, our competitors may be able to respond more quickly than we can to changes in customer requirements.
Our customers often require our products to be integrated with software provided by our existing or potential competitors. These competitors could alter their products in ways that inhibit integration with our products, or they could deny or delay access by us to advance software releases, which would restrict our ability to adapt our products to facilitate integration with these new releases and could result in lost sales opportunities. In addition, many organizations have developed or may develop internal solutions to address talent management requirements that may be competitive with our solutions.
We may lose sales opportunities if we do not successfully develop and maintain strategic relationships to sell and deliver our solutions.
We intend to partner with additional business process outsourcing, or BPO, and human resource outsourcing, or HRO, providers that resell our staffing solutions as a component of their outsourced human resource services. If customers or potential customers begin to outsource their talent management functions to BPOs or HROs that do not resell our solutions, or to BPOs or HROs that choose to develop their own solutions, our business will be harmed. In addition, we have relationships with third-party consulting firms, system integrators and software and service vendors who provide us with customer referrals, integrate their complementary products with ours, cooperate with us in marketing our products and provide our customers with system implementation or maintenance services. If we fail to establish new strategic relationships or expand our existing relationships, or should any of these partners fail to work effectively with us or go out of business, our ability to sell our products into new markets and to increase our penetration into existing markets may be impaired.
The potential mergers of our competitors or other similar strategic alliances could weaken our competitive position or reduce our revenue.
The market in which we operate appears to be in the midst of a period of vendor consolidation. If one or more of our competitors were to merge or partner with another of our competitors, the change in the competitive landscape could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. For example, Kronos recently acquired Unicru and was then acquired by the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. Additionally, Kenexa recently acquired Brassring and ADP recently acquired VirtualEdge. Unicru, Brassring and VirtualEdge have been direct competitors of ours in the past and we are uncertain what impact these acquisitions will have on our market and our ability to compete against the merged companies.
Our competitors may also establish or strengthen cooperative relationships with our current or future BPO partners, HRO partners, systems integrators, third-party consulting firms or other parties with whom we have relationships, thereby limiting our ability to
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promote our products and limiting the number of consultants available to implement our solutions. Disruptions in our business caused by these events could reduce our revenue.
If we are required to reduce our prices to compete successfully, our margins and operating results could be adversely affected.
The intensely competitive market in which we do business may require us to reduce our prices. If our competitors offer discounts on certain products or services we may be required to lower prices or offer our solutions on less favorable terms to compete successfully. Several of our larger competitors have significantly greater resources than we have and are better able to absorb short-term losses. Any such changes would likely reduce our margins and could adversely affect our operating results. Some of our competitors may provide fixed price implementations or bundle product offerings that compete with ours for promotional purposes or as a long-term pricing strategy. These practices could, over time, limit the prices that we can charge for our products. If we cannot offset price reductions with a corresponding increase in the quantity of applications sold, our margins and operating results would be adversely affected.
If our security measures are breached and unauthorized access is obtained to customer data, customers may curtail or stop their use of our solutions, which would harm our reputation, operating results, and financial condition.
Our solutions involve the storage and transmission of customers’ proprietary information, and security breaches could expose us to loss of this information, litigation and possible liability. While we have security measures in place, if our security measures are breached as a result of third-party action, employee error, criminal acts by an employee, malfeasance, or otherwise, and, as a result, someone obtains unauthorized access to customer data, our reputation will be damaged, our business may suffer and we could incur significant liability. Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target. As a result, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the market perception of our security measures could be harmed and we could lose sales and customers.
Our insurance policies may not adequately compensate us for any losses that may occur due to failures in our security measures.
Defects or errors in our products could affect our reputation, result in significant costs to us and impair our ability to sell our products, which would harm our business.
Our products may contain defects or errors, which could materially and adversely affect our reputation, result in significant costs to us and impair our ability to sell our products in the future. The costs incurred in correcting any product defects or errors may be substantial and could adversely affect our operating results. While we test our products for defects or errors prior to product release, defects or errors have been identified from time to time by our customers and may continue to be identified in the future.
Any defects that cause interruptions in the availability or functionality of our solutions could result in:
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While our software subscription agreements typically contain limitations and disclaimers that should limit our liability for damages related to defects in our software, such limitations and disclaimers may not be upheld by a court or other tribunal or otherwise protect us from such claims.
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We participate in a new and evolving market, which increases the difficulty of evaluating the effectiveness of our current business strategy and future prospects.
Our current business model and prospects for increases in revenue should be considered in light of the risks and difficulties we encounter in the new, uncertain and rapidly evolving talent management market. Because this market is new and evolving, we cannot predict with any assurance the future growth rate and size of this market, which, in comparison with the market for all enterprise software applications, is relatively small. The rapidly evolving nature of the markets in which we sell our products and services, as well as other factors that are beyond our control, reduce our ability to evaluate accurately our future prospects and to forecast with a high degree of certainty our projected quarterly or annual performance.
Widespread market acceptance of the vendor hosted, or on demand, delivery model is uncertain, and if it does not continue to develop, or develops more slowly than we expect, our business may be harmed.
The market for on demand, vendor hosted enterprise software, also called software as a service or SaaS, is relatively new and there is uncertainty as to whether SaaS will achieve long-term market acceptance. Our customers access and use our software as a web-based solution that is hosted by us. If the preferences of our customers change and our customers require that they host our software themselves, either upon the initiation of a new agreement or upon the renewal of an existing agreement, we would experience a decrease in revenue from hosting fees, and potentially higher costs and greater complexity in providing maintenance and support for our software. Additionally, a very limited number of our customers have the contractual right to elect to host our software themselves prior to the expiration of their subscription agreements with us. If the number of customers purchasing hosting services from us decreases, we might not be able to decrease our expenses related to hosting infrastructure in the short term. Potential customers may be reluctant or unwilling to allow a vendor to host software or internal data on their behalf for a number of reasons, including security and data privacy concerns. If such organizations do not recognize the benefits of the on demand delivery model, then the market for our solutions may not develop at all, or may develop more slowly than we expect
If we fail to manage our hosting infrastructure capacity satisfactorily, our existing customers may experience service outages and our new customers may experience delays in the deployment of our solution.
We have experienced significant growth in the number of users, transactions, and data that our hosting infrastructure supports. Failure to address the increasing demands on our hosting infrastructure satisfactorily may result in service outages, delays or disruptions. For example, we have experienced downtimes within our hosting infrastructure, some of which have been significant, which have prevented customers from using our solutions from time to time. We seek to maintain sufficient excess capacity in our hosting infrastructure to meet the needs of all of our customers. We also maintain excess capacity to facilitate the rapid provisioning of new customer deployments and expansion of existing customer deployments. The development of new hosting infrastructure to keep pace with expanding storage and processing requirements could be a significant cost to us that we are not able to predict accurately and for which we are not able to budget significantly in advance. Such outlays could raise our cost of goods sold and be detrimental to our financial results. At the same time, the development of new hosting infrastructure requires significant lead time. If we do not accurately predict our infrastructure capacity requirements, our existing customers may experience service outages that may subject us to financial penalties, financial liabilities and the loss of customers. If our hosting infrastructure capacity fails to keep pace with sales, customers may experience delays as we seek to obtain additional capacity, which could harm our reputation and adversely affect our revenue growth.
Any significant disruption in our computing and communications infrastructure could harm our reputation, result in a loss of customers and adversely affect our business.
Our computing and communications infrastructure is a critical part of our business operations. Our customers access our solutions through a standard web browser. Our customers depend on us for fast and reliable access to our applications. Much of our software is proprietary, and we rely on the expertise of members of our engineering and software development teams for the continued performance of our applications. We have experienced, and may in the future experience, serious disruptions in our computing and communications infrastructure. Factors that may cause such disruptions include:
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Although we back up data stored on our systems at least weekly, our infrastructure does not currently include real-time, or near real-time, mirroring of data storage and production capacity in more than one geographically distinct location. Thus, in the event of a physical disaster, or certain other failures of our computing infrastructure, customer data from recent transactions may be permanently lost.
We have computing and communications hardware operations located at third-party facilities with Internap in New York City and with Equinix in San Jose, California. We do not control the operation of these facilities and must rely on these vendors to provide the physical security, facilities management and communications infrastructure services to ensure the reliable and consistent delivery of our solutions to our customers. Although we believe we would be able to enter into a similar relationship with another third party should one of these relationships fail or terminate for any reason, we believe our reliance on any third-party vendor exposes us to risks outside of our control. If these third-party vendors encounter financial difficulty such as bankruptcy or other events beyond our control that cause them to fail to secure adequately and maintain their hosting facilities or provide the required data communications capacity, our customers may experience interruptions in our service or the loss or theft of important customer data.
We have experienced system failures in the past. If our customers experience service interruptions or the loss or theft of their data caused by us, we may be required to issue credits pursuant to the terms of our contracts and may also be subject to financial liability or customer losses. Such credits could reduce our revenues below the levels that we have indicated we expect to achieve and adversely affect our margins and operating results.
Our insurance policies may not adequately compensate us for any losses that may occur due to any failures or interruptions in our systems.
We must hire and retain key employees and recruit qualified personnel or our future success and business could be harmed.
Our success depends on the continued employment of our senior management and other key employees, such as our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer. A significant number of our senior management were recently hired, including our chief financial officer, and our continued success will depend on their effective management. There can be no assurance that our management team will be successfully integrated into our business and work together effectively. Our current senior management and employees have worked together for a relatively short period of time as a result of recent changes in senior management. We do not maintain key person life insurance on any of our executive officers. If we lose the services of one or more of our senior management or key employees, or if one or more of them decides to join a competitor or otherwise to compete with us, our business could be harmed. Additionally, our continued success depends, in part, on our ability to attract and retain qualified technical, sales and other personnel. In particular, we have recently hired a significant number of finance personnel who may take some period of time to become fully productive. Further, because our future success is dependent on our ability to continue to enhance and introduce new products, we are particularly dependent on our ability to retain qualified engineers with the requisite education, background and industry experience. In particular, because our research and development facilities are primarily located in Quebec, Canada, we are substantially dependent on that relatively small labor market to attract and retain qualified engineers.
We currently derive a material portion of our revenue from international operations and expect to expand our international operations. However, we do not have substantial experience in international markets, and may not achieve the expected results.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, revenue generated outside of the United States was 10% of total revenue, with Canada accounting for 7% of total revenue. We currently have international offices in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Singapore and the United Kingdom; however, we currently maintain data centers only in the United States. We may expand our international operations, which will involve a variety of risks, including:
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| • | | unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, taxes, trade laws, tariffs, export quotas, custom duties or other trade restrictions; |
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| • | | differing regulations in Quebec with regard to maintaining operations, products and public information in both French and English; |
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| • | | differing labor regulations, especially in the European Union and Quebec, where labor laws are generally more advantageous to employees as compared to the United States, including deemed hourly wage and overtime regulations in these locations; |
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| • | | more stringent regulations relating to data privacy and the unauthorized use of, or access to, commercial and personal information, particularly in Europe and Canada; |
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| • | | reluctance to allow personally identifiable data related to non-U.S. citizens to be stored in databases within the United States, due to concerns over the United States government’s right to access personally identifiable data of non-U.S. citizens stored in databases within the United States or other concerns; |
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| • | | greater difficulty in supporting and localizing our products; |
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| • | | greater difficulty in localizing our marketing materials and legal agreements, including translations of these materials into local language; |
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| • | | changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions; |
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| • | | challenges inherent in efficiently managing an increased number of employees over large geographic distances, including the need to implement appropriate systems, policies, benefits and compliance programs; |
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| • | | limited or unfavorable intellectual property protection; and |
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We have limited experience in marketing, selling and supporting our products and services abroad. If we invest substantial time and resources to expand our international operations and are unable to do so successfully and in a timely manner, our business and operating results will suffer.
Fluctuations in the exchange rate of foreign currencies could result in currency transaction losses, which could harm our operating results and financial condition.
We currently have foreign sales denominated in foreign currencies, including the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, the Euro, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, British pound sterling and Swiss franc and may in the future have sales denominated in the currencies of additional countries in which we establish or have established sales offices. In addition, we incur a substantial portion of our operating expenses in Canadian dollars and, to a much lesser extent, other foreign currencies. Any fluctuation in the exchange rate of these foreign currencies may negatively affect our business, financial condition and operating results. We have not previously engaged in foreign currency hedging. If we decide to hedge our foreign currency exposure, we may not be able to hedge effectively due to lack of experience, unreasonable costs or illiquid markets.
If we fail to defend our proprietary rights aggressively, our competitive advantage could be impaired and we may lose valuable assets, experience reduced revenue, and incur costly litigation fees to protect our rights.
Our success is dependent, in part, upon protecting our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secret laws, and contractual restrictions to establish and protect our proprietary rights in our products and services. We do not have any issued or pending patents and do not rely on patent protection. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy our products and use information that we regard as proprietary to create products and services that compete with ours. Some license provisions protecting against unauthorized use, copying, transfer and disclosure of our licensed products may be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions and foreign countries in which we operate. Further, the laws of some countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of
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the United States. To the extent, we expand our international activities, our exposure to unauthorized copying and use of our products and proprietary information may increase. We enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with the parties with whom we have strategic relationships and business alliances. No assurance can be given that these agreements will be effective in controlling access to and distribution of our products and proprietary information. Further, these agreements do not prevent our competitors from developing technologies independently that are substantially equivalent or superior to our products. Initiating legal action may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights and to protect our trade secrets. Litigation, whether successful or unsuccessful, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management resources, either of which could seriously harm our business.
Current and future litigation against us could be costly and time consuming to defend.
We are regularly subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation may result in substantial costs and may divert management’s attention and resources, which may seriously harm our business, overall financial condition, and operating results. In addition, legal claims that have not yet been asserted against us may be asserted in the future, see Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies in our notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Our results of operations may be adversely affected if we are subject to a protracted infringement claim or a claim that results in a significant award for damages.
Software product developers such as us may continue to receive infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in our space grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps. To date, we are not aware of any legal claim that has been filed against us asserting infringement of intellectual property, but such claims have been threatened, see Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies in our notes to our unaudited, condensed, consolidated financial statements. We can give no assurance that such claims will not be filed in the future. Our competitors or other third parties may also challenge the validity or scope of our intellectual property rights. A claim may also be made relating to technology that we acquire or license from third parties. If we were subject to a claim of infringement, regardless of the merit of the claim or our defenses, the claim could:
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We may also be required to indemnify our customers and third-party service providers for third-party products that are incorporated into our products and that infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Although many of these third parties are obligated to indemnify us if their products infringe the rights of others, this indemnification may not be adequate.
In addition, from time to time there have been claims challenging the ownership of open source software against companies that incorporate open source software into their products. We use open source software in our products and may use more open source software in the future. As a result, we could be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open source software. Litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our products.
Our insurance policies will not compensate us for any losses or liabilities resulting from patent infringement claims.
We employ technology licensed from third parties for use in or with our solutions, and the loss or inability to maintain these licenses or errors in the software we license could result in increased costs, or reduced service levels, which would adversely affect our business.
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We include in the distribution of our solutions certain technology obtained under licenses from other companies, such as Oracle for database software, Business Objects for reporting software and WebMethods for integration software. We anticipate that we will continue to license technology and development tools from third parties in the future. Although we believe that there are commercially reasonable software alternatives to the third-party software we currently license, this may not always be the case, or we may license third-party software that is more difficult or costly to replace than the third party software we currently license. In addition, integration of our products with new third-party software may require significant work and require substantial allocation of our time and resources. Also, to the extent that our products depend upon the successful operation of third-party products in conjunction with our products, any undetected errors in these third-party products could prevent the implementation or impair the functionality of our products, delay new product introductions and injure our reputation. Our use of additional or alternative third-party software would require us to enter into license agreements with third parties, which could result in higher costs.
Difficulties that we may encounter in managing changes in the size of our business could affect our operating results adversely.
In order to manage our business effectively, we must continually manage headcount in an efficient manner. In the past we have undergone facilities consolidations and headcount reductions in certain locations and departments, and we may do so again. In such events we may incur charges for employee severance. As many employees are located in jurisdictions outside of the United States, we are required to pay the severance amounts legally required in such jurisdictions, which may exceed those of the United States. Further, we believe reductions in our workforce and facility consolidation create anxiety and uncertainty, and may adversely affect employee morale. These measures could adversely affect our employees that we wish to retain and may also adversely affect our ability to hire new personnel. They may also negatively affect customers.
Failure to manage our customer deployments effectively could increase our expenses and cause customer dissatisfaction.
Enterprise deployments of our products require a substantial understanding of our customers’ businesses, and the resulting configuration of our solutions to their business processes and integration with their existing systems. We may encounter difficulties in managing the timeliness of these deployments and the allocation of personnel and resources by us or our customers. In certain situations, we also work with third-party service providers in the implementation or software integration-related services of our solutions, and we may experience difficulties in managing such third parties. Failure to manage customer implementation or software integration-related services successfully by us or our third-party service providers could harm our reputation and cause us to lose existing customers, face potential customer disputes or limit the rate at which new customers purchase our solutions.
Unfavorable economic conditions and reductions in information technology spending could limit our ability to grow our business.
Our operating results may vary based on the impact of changes in global economic conditions on our customers. The revenue growth and profitability of our business depends on the overall demand for enterprise application software and services. Most of our revenue is currently derived from large organizations whose businesses fluctuate with general economic and business conditions. As a result, a softening of demand for enterprise application software and services, and in particular enterprise talent management solutions, caused by a weakening global economy may cause a decline in our revenue. Historically, economic downturns have resulted in overall reductions in corporate information technology spending. In the future, potential customers may decide to reduce their information technology budgets by deferring or reconsidering product purchases, which could reduce our future earnings.
Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in generally accepted accounting principles or changes in our operating history that impact the application of generally accepted accounting principles.
Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States, or GAAP, are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or AICPA, the SEC and various other organizations formed to promulgate and interpret accounting principles. A change in these principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our projected financial results.
Pursuant to the application of GAAP we recognize the majority of our application revenue monthly over the life of the application agreement. In certain instances, the straight-line revenue recognized on a monthly basis may exceed the amounts invoiced for the same period. If our history of collecting all fees reflected in our application agreements negatively changes, the application of GAAP may mandate that we not recognize revenue in excess of the fees invoiced over the corresponding period for new agreements. The application of GAAP also requires that we accomplish delivery of our solutions to our customers in order to recognize revenue associated with such solutions. In the context of our model, delivery requires the creation of an instance of the solution that may be
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accessed by the customer via the Internet. We may experience difficulty in making new products available to our customers in this manner. In the event we are not able to make our solutions available to our customer via the Internet in a timely manner, due to resource constraints, implementation difficulties or other reasons, our ability to recognize revenue from the sales of our solutions may be delayed and our financial results may be negatively impacted.
If tax benefits currently available under the tax laws of Canada and the province of Quebec are reduced or repealed, or if we have taken an incorrect position with respect to tax matters under discussion with the Canadian Revenue Agency or other taxing authorities, our business could suffer.
The majority of our research and development activities are conducted through our Canadian subsidiary, Taleo (Canada) Inc. We participate in a government program in Quebec that provides investment credits based upon qualifying research and development expenditures. These expenditures primarily consist of the salaries for the persons conducting research and development activities. We have participated in the program for five years, and expect that we will continue to receive these investment tax credits through September 2008. In 2006, we recorded a $2.2 million reduction in our research and development expenses as a result of this program. We anticipate the continued reduction of our research and development expenses through application of these credits through 2008. If these investment tax benefits are reduced or eliminated, our financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.
In addition to the research and development investment credit program described above, our Canadian subsidiary has applied to participate in a scientific research and experimental development, or SRED, program administered by the Canadian federal government that provides income tax credits based upon qualifying research and development expenditures, including capital equipment purchases. In June 2007, we filed our initial SRED credit claims with respect to our 2005 and 2006 tax years and recorded combined credits of CAD $2.1 million. Our Canadian subsidiary is eligible to remain in the SRED program for future tax years as long as its development projects continue to qualify. These federal SRED tax credits can only be applied to offset federal taxes payable. The SRED tax credits are reported as a credit to tax provision to the extent they reduce taxes payable to zero with any residual benefits recorded as a net deferred tax asset. We have included an estimated SRED credit of CAD $1.1 million in our 2007 effective tax rate calculation. Further, we believe our Canadian subsidiary is entitled to a SRED credit administered by the province of Quebec to the extent we have not already applied eligible costs to the research and development investment credit described in the preceding paragraph. These credits are treated as a reduction of research and development expenses. For the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we filed Quebec provincial SRED credit claims of approximately CAD $0.2 million with respect to our 2005 and 2006 tax years and these credits were treated as a reduction of research and development expenses in the quarter ended June 30, 2007. We are estimating our 2007 Quebec provincial SRED credits to be approximately CAD $0.1 million and will record these credits in a similar manner. We believe that our Canadian subsidiary is in compliance with these government programs and that all amounts recorded will be fully realized. If these investment credits are reduced or disallowed by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”), our financial condition and operating results maybe adversely affected.
In addition, compliance with income tax regulations requires us to make decisions relating to the transfer pricing of revenues and expenses between our subsidiaries, the underlying value of the assets of the business, the ownership of assets, and the application of available tax credits. To date, certain of our positions have been examined by the CRA as described below.
CRA Examination of Tax Year 1999.With respect to our 1999 tax year, we have undergone an examination by CRA regarding the transfer of intellectual property to the Company from our Canadian subsidiary. In September 2006, we entered into a settlement agreement with CRA with respect to this examination. The terms of the settlement requires the Company to make royalty payments to our Canadian subsidiary on certain revenues from outside of Canada for tax years 2000 through 2008. The royalty payments for the tax years 2000 through 2006 resulted in approximately CAD $2.6 million of additional income for our Canadian subsidiary. This additional income has been fully offset by net operating losses and carryforwards. Based on expected revenues subject to the royalty payment obligation, we currently project royalty payments for tax years 2007 and 2008 to approximate CAD $4.0 million for our Canadian subsidiary, although the amount will vary depending on our financial performance. Accordingly, we have not adjusted our deferred tax assets for future utilization of net operating losses and carryforwards to account for this potential assessment because of the uncertainty around realization.
CRA Examination of Tax Years 2000 and 2001.In April 2006, CRA proposed an additional increase to taxable income for our Canadian subsidiary of approximately CAD $5.3 million in respect of our 2000 and 2001 tax years, which consists of CAD $2.3 million relating to income and expense allocations between the Company and our Canadian subsidiary and CAD $3.0 million relating to our treatment of Quebec investment tax credits.
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In April 2007, we made a settlement offer to CRA with respect to the income and expense allocations for tax years 2000 and 2001. Our settlement offer to CRA required our Canadian subsidiary to recognize additional income of approximately CAD $1.5 million in relation to income and expense allocations from the 2000 and 2001 tax years. In May 2007, CRA communicated its acceptance of our settlement offer in writing and a formal settlement agreement is expected to be forthcoming from CRA. The settlement amount was reserved in a prior period and will be fully offset by available net operating loss carryforwards.
In December 2006, we made an offer to CRA with respect to the treatment of Quebec investment tax credits for tax years 2000 and 2001. In April 2007, we were notified by CRA that it had denied our settlement proposal with respect to the treatment of Quebec investment tax credits. We disagree with CRA’s basis for denying our treatment of investment credits and intend to appeal CRA’s decision through applicable administrative and judicial procedures. We have adjusted our income tax reserves in the current quarter to an amount we believe will be sufficient to cover the 2000 and 2001 estimated tax assessments upon final resolution of these issues.
CRA Examination Impact to Future Tax Years. Resolution of the CRA’s examination relating to the treatment of the Quebec investment tax credit in tax years 2000 and 2001 will have bearing on the tax treatment applied in subsequent periods that are not currently under examination. We have increased our income tax reserves in the current quarter to an amount we believe will be sufficient to cover the estimated tax assessments relating to these remaining open tax periods. We estimate the potential range of additional income subject to Canadian income tax for tax years 2000 through 2006 as a result of the Quebec investment tax credit to be between CAD $1.0 and $17.0 million, including CRA’s proposed assessment of CAD $3.0 million for the 2000 and 2001 tax years, as discussed above.
There could be a significant impact to our uncertain tax position over the next twelve months depending on the outcome of the on-going CRA audit. However, we cannot reasonably estimate the impact at this time. If sufficient evidence becomes available allowing us to more accurately estimate a probable income tax liability for income adjustments from the 1999 settlement for tax years 2007 and 2008 and CRA’s examination of our treatment of Quebec investment tax credits, we will apply available deferred tax assets which include net operating losses and tax credits to the extent available and reserve against any remaining balances due by recording additional income tax expense in the period the liability becomes estimable. In the event any of these amounts either individually or collectively exceed CAD $6.2 million, our Canadian subsidiary will not have sufficient deferred tax assets to offset the additional income and would incur a Canadian tax liability which could be material and, as a result, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary may become a tax paying entity in Canada for the 2007 tax year in addition to any tax liability for period prior to the 2007 tax year. In addition, we may be subject to penalties and interest on any Canadian tax liability for the 2002 tax period and beyond. Any such penalties or interest cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
We are seeking United States tax treaty relief through the appropriate Competent Authority tribunals for the settlement entered into with CRA with respect to CRA’s examination of the 1999 tax year, and we will seek United States tax treaty relief for all subsequent final settlements entered into with CRA. Although we believe that we have reasonable basis for our tax positions, it is possible that an adverse outcome could have an adverse effect upon our financial condition, operating results or cash flows in particular quarter or annual period.
Other Foreign Tax Examinations
As we continue to expand internationally, we may become subject to review by various foreign taxing authorities which could negatively impact our financial results. For instance, we are currently under review in two taxing jurisdictions other than the U.S. and Canada. While, we have reserved for these uncertainties and do not expect the outcome of these reviews to be material to the company’s operations, our current assessment as to the potential financial impact of these reviews could prove incorrect and we may incur income tax liability in excess of our current reserves.
Evolving regulation of the Internet may increase our expenditures related to compliance efforts, which may adversely affect our financial condition.
As Internet commerce continues to evolve, increasing regulation by federal, state or foreign agencies becomes more likely. We are particularly sensitive to these risks because the Internet is a critical component of our business model. For example, we believe increased regulation is likely in the area of data privacy, and laws and regulations applying to the solicitation, collection, processing or use of personal or consumer information could affect our customers’ ability to use and share data, potentially reducing demand for solutions accessed via the Internet and restricting our ability to store, process and share data with our customers via the Internet. In addition, taxation of services provided over the Internet or other charges imposed by government agencies or by private organizations for accessing the Internet may also be imposed. Any regulation imposing greater fees for internet use or restricting information
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exchange over the Internet could result in a decline in the use of the Internet and the viability of internet-based services, which could harm our business.
If we fail to develop our brand cost-effectively, our customers may not recognize our brand and we may incur significant expenses, which would harm our business and financial condition.
We believe that developing and maintaining awareness of our brand in a cost-effective manner is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our existing and future solutions and is an important element in attracting new customers. Furthermore, we believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in our market intensifies. Successful promotion of our brand will depend largely upon the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and on our ability to provide reliable and useful solutions at competitive prices. In the past, our efforts to build our brand have involved significant expense, and we expect to increase that expense in connection with our branding and marketing processes. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses we incur in building our brand. If we fail to promote successfully and maintain our brand, we may fail to attract enough new customers or retain our existing customers to the extent necessary to realize a sufficient return on our brand-building efforts, and our business could suffer.
Our stock price is likely to be volatile and could decline.
The stock market in general and the market for technology-related stocks in particular has been highly volatile. As a result, the market price of our Class A common stock is likely to be similarly volatile, and investors in our Class A common stock may experience a decrease in the value of their stock, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. The price of our Class A common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factors, including those listed in this “Risk Factors” section and others such as:
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| • | | developments with respect to intellectual property rights; |
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| • | | publication of unfavorable research reports about us or our industry or withdrawal of research; |
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| • | | coverage by securities analysts or lack of coverage by securities analysts; |
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Our principal stockholders will have a controlling influence over our business affairs and may make business decisions with which you disagree and which may adversely affect the value of your investment.
Our executive officers, directors, major stockholders and their affiliates beneficially own or control, indirectly or directly, a substantial number of shares of our Class A and Class B common stock. As a result, if some of these persons or entities act together, they will have the ability to control matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election and removal of directors, amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and the approval of any business combination. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by other stockholders. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company or discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares, which could prevent our stockholders from receiving a premium for their shares.
We may need to raise additional capital, which may not be available, thereby adversely affecting our ability to operate our business.
If we need to raise additional funds due to unforeseen circumstances or continued operating losses, we cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, if at all, and any additional financings could result in additional dilution
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to our existing stockholders. If we need additional capital and cannot raise it on acceptable terms, we may not be able to meet our business objectives, our stock price may fall and you may lose some or all of your investment.
Provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law may delay or prevent an acquisition of our company.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could increase the difficulty for a third party to acquire us without the consent of our board of directors. For example, if a potential acquirer were to make a hostile bid for us, the acquirer would not be able to call a special meeting of stockholders to remove our board of directors or act by written consent without a meeting. In addition, our board of directors has staggered terms, which means that replacing a majority of our directors would require at least two annual meetings. The acquirer would also be required to provide advance notice of its proposal to replace directors at any annual meeting, and will not be able to cumulate votes at a meeting, which will require the acquirer to hold more shares to gain representation on the board of directors than if cumulative voting were permitted.
Our board of directors also has the ability to issue preferred stock that could significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer. In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law limits business combination transactions with 15% or greater stockholders that have not been approved by the board of directors. These provisions and other similar provisions make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without negotiation. These provisions may apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.
The lease for our headquarters is incremental to an existing lease on our former headquarters facility in San Francisco, California. If the sublessor at our San Francisco facility is unable to meet its obligations under the sublease, it is likely we would need to recognize a loss for the expected sublease rental income.
We leased a 35,000 square foot facility in Dublin, California in March 2006 for a seven year term as our new headquarters. In addition, we have approximately 12,000 square feet of space relating to our previous headquarters facility in San Francisco, California that we have subleased. If the sublessor of our San Francisco facility is unable to meet its obligations under the sublease, we may have difficulty finding a new sublessor for the facility. We may incur additional costs and may not receive sublease rental income during periods of vacancy.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The following matters were submitted to the stockholders in our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 7, 2007. Each of the matters was approved by the requisite vote.
(a) | | The following individuals were re-elected to the Board of Director for three-year terms as Class II directors: |
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Michael Gregoire | | | 20,861,941 | | | | 198,274 | |
Eric Herr | | | 20,862,755 | | | | 197,460 | |
Michael Tierney | | | 20,851,455 | | | | 208,760 | |
| | Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of nine members that are divided into three classes with overlapping three-year terms. The term of our Class III directors, Jeffrey Schwartz, Louis Tetu and Patrick Gross will expire at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2008. The term of our Class I directors, Gary Bloom, Howard Gwin and Greg Santora will expire at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2009. |
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(b) | | To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2007: |
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Votes For | | | 20,874,456 | |
Votes Against | | | 110,232 | |
Votes Abstain | | | 75,527 | |
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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10.1* | | Oracle License and Service Agreement, between Taleo Corporation and Oracle USA, Inc., dated May 30, 2007. |
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10.2* | | Payment Schedule between Taleo Corporation and Oracle Credit Corporation, dated May 30, 2007. |
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10.3 | | Consulting Agreement, effective January 1, 2007, between Taleo Corporation and LT Management, Inc.(which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 6, 2007). |
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31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1 | | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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* | | Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. |
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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.
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| | TALEO CORPORATION | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Katy Murray Katy Murray | | |
Date: August 9, 2007 | | | | Chief Financial Officer | | |
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Exhibit Index
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10.1* | | Oracle License and Service Agreement, between Taleo Corporation and Oracle USA, Inc., dated May 30, 2007. |
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10.2* | | Payment Schedule between Taleo Corporation and Oracle Credit Corporation, dated May 30, 2007. |
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10.3 | | Consulting Agreement, effective January 1, 2007, between Taleo Corporation and LT Management, Inc.(which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 6, 2007). |
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31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1 | | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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* | | Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. |