INTUIT INC.
ABOUTNON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The accompanying press release dated February 24, 2020 containsnon-GAAP financial measures. Table B1, Table B2 and Table E reconcile thenon-GAAP financial measures in that press release to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Thesenon-GAAP financial measures includenon-GAAP operating income (loss),non-GAAP net income (loss) andnon-GAAP net income (loss) per share.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Thesenon-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same names, and may differ fromnon-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar names that are used by other companies.
We computenon-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year. We may consider whether other significant items that arise in the future should be excluded from ournon-GAAP financial measures.
We exclude the following items from all of ournon-GAAP financial measures:
| • | | Share-based compensation expense |
| • | | Amortization of acquired technology |
| • | | Amortization of other acquired intangible assets |
| • | | Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges |
| • | | Gains and losses on disposals of businesses and long-lived assets |
| • | | Professional fees for business combinations |
We also exclude the following items fromnon-GAAP net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share:
| • | | Gains and losses on debt and equity securities and other investments |
| • | | Income tax effects and adjustments |
| • | | Discontinued operations |
We believe thesenon-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Intuit’s operating results primarily because they exclude amounts that we do not consider part of ongoing operating results when planning and forecasting and when assessing the performance of the organization, our individual operating segments, or our senior management. Segment managers are not held accountable for share-based compensation expense, amortization, or the other excluded items and, accordingly, we exclude these amounts from our measures of segment performance. We believe ournon-GAAP financial measures also facilitate the comparison by management and investors of results for current periods and guidance for future periods with results for past periods.
The following are descriptions of the items we exclude from ournon-GAAP financial measures.
Share-based compensation expenses. These consist ofnon-cash expenses for stock options, restricted stock units, and our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. When considering the impact of equity awards, we place greater emphasis on overall shareholder dilution rather than the accounting charges associated with those awards.
Amortization of acquired technology and amortization of other acquired intangible assets. When we acquire an entity, we are required by GAAP to record the fair values of the intangible assets of the entity and amortize them over their useful lives. Amortization of acquired technology in cost of revenue includes amortization of software and other technology assets of acquired entities. Amortization of other acquired intangible assets in operating expenses includes amortization of assets such as customer lists, covenants not to compete, and trade names.
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