CRM - Earnings call transcript Q4 2018

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Erica, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the CRM Q4 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. you. Thank Mr. may you your begin Cummings, conference. John

John Cummings

and for our Erica, Results Call. good Full afternoon, us joining Conference for Thanks Fiscal XXXX everyone. Year Thanks, Fourth and Quarter

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Marc Russell Benioff

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Keith G. Block

afternoon, Hey. Good Thanks, Marc. everybody.

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average deals million-dollar-plus to grew size to transform to them companies, the continues fact, the In and in and deal ABB our grow. number Salesforce and in help turned And including leading QX. Also quarter, Siemens expand. Google XX% of

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our in APAC Coin (XX:XX). exciting one company platform had largest of also called deals an We with

and Coin our they're another platform. you're of Nissan in with Japan strengthened the growth Amada. If with innovating very not Heroku their exchange familiar incredible (XX:XX), companies like and cryptocurrency quarter strong scaling and we And relationship on had

us, the scale. we can and resources, that front to opportunity So enterprise sure our and infrastructure our in to continue go-to-market serve to really operations make our international global of customers we increase capture continue

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also Health outcomes. Cancer We our America, the Centers relationship is Treatment of with improve patient which deepened to using Cloud

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Google to collaborative Dell, and outstanding, to new to increase of business Google our more went at live for continues surpassed AWS ecosystem, was than more of growth XX% Salesforce we As strategic you in experience over which connect Dreamforce, and be more new close IBM, smarter, is generated last XXXX, Salesforce we we at XXXX, partners. our absolutely lever XXX,XXX our FY Today, certifications. year. announced than including leaders, Amazon, And with partnerships customers. in partners, This a Canada our infrastructure the Salesforce and a enable of know, industry FY partnership with Google and And our Analytics partners an as for XX% for have the strategic with with is Cloud Australia. on

Demandware. report, topic we acquired the integration, very this year XXXX, we sure this going including focused FY integrated of were the will companies making that in very, is you On that well. as incredible past know, on we I

major environments Commerce In and unique touched as the fact, holiday marketplaces season, alongside Cloud Amazon the Cloud largest now million XXXX the world, XXX of of commerce such Alibaba. is the during Commerce shoppers. one

to in And Einstein Einstein, our a momentum, our value we It's and speaking value. of obviously core has out as mentioned a us. and enhancements to Marc very day, XXX our 'XX across is clouds. and Spring quarter, predictions milestone can we is new at rolled innovations, well, important all exciting the that these also over a very, fourth trust number-one and of Salesforce But but an platform which customers Now in incredible producing hit seeing including deliver just are release innovation our Lightning the to tremendous single we billion deep insights customer over scale. innovations nobody

So it's very, very exciting with that momentum.

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So continued to contributing trust our for want full to in customers, just an thank in outstanding our closing, their and just employees I QX, and our for results. partners, year us, great

And everybody it now talk financial over to I'd the to Mark Mark? who Hawkins, our for that. So turn thanks about execution like in quarter. will

Mark J. Hawkins

we was Thanks, achieved financial top cash given non-GAAP we line significant, And the This performance. for year particularly exceptionally you've growth, the operating as and in another margin Great. Keith. flow expansion we outstanding strong delivered operating quarter. fourth We fourth strong heard, importantly posted business year. the and of consecutive new delivered

revenue highlights constant FY tailwind and year-over-year of in the grew excluding QX million. quarter XX% XX% the discuss me of currency, FX XXXX. dollars fourth and The Let $XX in

of saw a million. sequential also We FX $X tailwind

an rate For the grew $X.X revenue each We the Platform Cloud run Each year a over in of Cloud clouds And run the grew in grew of approximately Other billion and dollars including is was XX% of improvement is nearly of for similar is clouds now drove more a the fourth the of Dollar run at of XX% terms in tailwind than and that full of slightly exited revenue grew FX in and XX% at last X%. year, XX% and billion. Service year-over-year and rate. and was quarter, our billion. at the grew below XX% Commerce $X.X now run and XX%, tailwind quarter. growth more Cloud to revenue benefited Sales is across billion. rate attrition these and constant-currency. $X.X than support at from fourth subscription Marketing strong a year. an Cloud $X.X now which Marketing XX% rate

Turning to Day growth Analyst presentation. year-over-year operating we in model commissions November increased exactly margin, leverage. This therefore as as refer the accelerating margin this and with acceleration what discussed the of selling-related in you saw we business dynamics transpired our expenses. and fourth may pressure quarter, associated incurred our is higher recall an We other in during to new

and our in businesses; the drive the we're full improvement and our international In enterprise addition, was businesses; that points a strength; last basis delivered acceleration of XX% there's EPS year. non-GAAP context, four operating sales pleased margin the the up non-GAAP newly cost; to selling secondly, acquired factors The and fourth, hiring. operating our quarter leverage in our result over for of business, strength third, impacting $X.XX, first, fourth as our investment our then strength the in XXX we In year.

was cash to billion, approximately $X.XX delivered QX $X.XX, For investment net related the FY year we the $X.XX up full realized EPS year-over-year. flow portfolio. from fourth operating quarter strategic XX% our benefited over XX% by XXXX. gains in up

last year This an For global flow FY or in was down operating was up which yield XXXX. X.X% to $X.XX billion, over the FY followed over of $XXX translated center for improvements CapEx year full leasehold we from up revenue, approximately XX% of year. of delivered data slightly consists by investments. XX.X%, primarily million CapEx XXXX. X.X% cash the

to For revenue. be of FY X% CapEx XXXX expect approximately we

and was up in CapEx, flow pleased defined year. cash XX% the that's free report XX% flow, less cash Turning last very free up was year And that over $XXX $X.X this I'm full million XX% tailwind billion, to $XXX billion, our currency, as of XX% quarter, excluding flow FX to cash benefited an in the sequential year XXXX. a tailwind from million. $XX more revenue in and basis, deferred dollars FX ended than FY over an $X million. On up of constant at Deferred revenue fourth

approximately deferred over unbilled quarter results. on Our And last me up at revenue ended elaborate let XX% billion, the those $XX.X year.

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of this deferred up Both top us outstanding factors of quarter. QX, our our unbilled revenue. billed customers for and with drove at renewal their expanded Looking eight in relationships these XX growth XX in in the this

are year guidance, to full Moving record growth. on off $XX.XX our to we XX% year-over-year XXXX billion, our raising up $XX.X to to XX% revenue coming billion fourth guidance quarter

fourth points XXXX driven to XXX leverage. reinforces for in XXX FY improvements Our continued of especially expect XXXX. guided to growth in in durable basis basis consistent, of performance in we to points target ability by $XX long-term deliver our XXXX operating the FY non-GAAP XXXX, margin FY FY quarter and by and confidence operating to With our reach $XX our billion billion revenue improvement

Due We FY this primarily in FY available projected non-GAAP information. well as rate evolving business, tax XXXX as term long our Act, for over tax our environment analysis Tax is of change. to our reflects and to Act XXXX, ongoing from due the rate this period, for are subject the to the Tax fixed XX.X% operations U.S. international and our the rapidly rate the lowering measurement currently to new XX.X%

income of we flat FY OIE excluding to from volatility expect with year-over-year when the XXXX-XX in net be realized investments XXXX. in expense other ASU strategic be in mark-to-mark that roughly and as investments recognized may our additional mind there QX, We Keep adoption the required. as gains

XXXX FY EPS EPS diluted to GAAP $X.XX $X.XX to $X.XX, of our and $X.XX. initiating are We guidance non-GAAP diluted of a

year XX% to the operating year-over-year. We cash expect of fiscal growth XXXX XX% full flow

EPS billion For to of QX, and to $X.XX, EPS of of $X.XXX non-GAAP diluted we're $X.XX. $X.XX $X.XXX GAAP billion, diluted revenue to expecting $X.XX

reporting be or we we revenue, to guiding no XXX XXX to ASC from to deferred Turning ASC transition revenue. deferred longer will as QX in

until year-over-year In expect to context, new under to want with we our you we XX% QX. accounting in XX% revenue growth deferred the a that consistency, we the report for quarter of bridge provide to first However, standard.

under pre-revision Let XXX. ASC remind you and are prior me standards, results these that ASC guidance our in including the all XXX accounting

provide and expected revenue and EPS updated in quarter. under new the QX guidance, the first accounting our to including standards and We revised FY XXXX

call to close, outstanding Thank to our you. finish our support. I'd our our fourth for with improvement. drove And fiscal to well open So shareholders yes, questions. the customers, operating non-GAAP like margin for to our quarter and employees, thank including as of continued the fourth like an results I'd your XXXX, up partners, year our that, consecutive

John Cummings

Erica, we Q&A portion. can Thanks. begin the

Operator

first Deutsche Karl question from Bank. your Keirstead comes from And

Karl E. Keirstead

in that wanted congratulate that? on of Can backlog much. know backlog for amazing. offer duration $XX.X unbilled Marc unbilled renewals. of I contracts it's Hawkins, you. how larger the the that any you of maybe fiscal mentioned longer these lot XXXX are you term But that ramp as maybe Mark roll a and deferred a it'll very then two-parter, And to maybe what's Keith. to Thank number causing I That's revenue are you Thank XXXX? what to unbilled know into is. so contributing high? fiscal we don't And billion. Keith, color to deals, for

Keith G. Block

Hi, Keith. Yeah. is this

solutions, contracts more they more of than duration, features and thanks their that longer are because few a there's selling We're these ever, of things not solutions large to large so are day, They than are relationships deeper, think here really comes more a multi-cloud here. meaningful that the what's end we're digital And lot more mean, really in terms functions. driving the I that with of relationships. strategic So ever, going customers. I we're at and the contracts the and it results transformations, for question. and much back driving customers in on to contributing

relationships renewals, our huge seeing well. we're contributing and are obviously record as in longer why partnerships. of in financial deals which solutions, is huge, a customers, in are very and you're of of their end our we've indicator longer at referencing large the these that's the are these those had But a to that your with the renewals number question. confidence all and deeper, day, the So certainly metrics the And

Mark J. Hawkins

longer see on just I'll want with people agree. to point. with add and relationships, Keith's Yeah, to deeper us, totally go the as and can strategic bigger numbers. you The I and

of up duration specifically, month. unbilled (XX:XX) duration In the that a earl DR, terms for slightly, about is

Operator

And Rangan of Bank your next Merrill Lynch. question comes America from from Kash

Kash Rangan

It's years, a since XX on XX public. been, went what, Congratulations spectacular for you finish. Question Hi. Marc. years

capitalizing time maintaining organic other technology at As see at of about the a that have getting much to think, names, do company solid to grow industry? Thank in you pace revenue of maintain target can $XX this we What your that versus they That's how older you is the different revenue look growth and the to in billion an kind the have peers should struggled growth? rate. think companies salesforce.com that innovation enough all from software, on it you billion? continue naming without exciting you. me. in large about $XX cycle very Congratulations. How How had hard given

Marc Russell Benioff

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really in just extremely things a have I'm and these together of beautiful All come grateful. way,

Operator

question Davis Canaccord. And from your comes next Richard from

Richard Davis

thanks much. Hey, very

Just kind question. of strategy a

about kind ago hardware, no software it, with computing of So you cloud run today companies Microsoft Amazon, thought have if you years think XX then whatever, and could Google, one systems.

its the is, capacity, sense for use layer I So and wrestle not question specialists? Does for of Just about But you to full now Salesforce most terms evolution? out these that right kind guys to make or the make that surge in why circle kind sense compute future? why of push you those of with ever mode compute thinking would firms in of others. it Thanks.

Marc Russell Benioff

That's where that appropriate sense And have to where think we're a become use we Google, going going preferred we've like providers. during do has that to for have I Amazon have approach. is, that. – it IBM one to our ability data here integrated in to tremendous think way like with of about Well, Yeah. comprehensive we the Canada our do Singapore, in Even to makes quarter like the the infrastructure, cloud centers operate States. or announced we that and we're proprietary country relationships example, to be organizations United a using

platforms, as one Heroku, in we are you the Canada of become infrastructure, We development core world. our one application use largest that know, has which live capabilities underneath and also the of also example, And on for Australia. Amazon in

we So IBM. the whether or use will provider Amazon, or whether the that's us correct at that's time, Google correct

Operator

Bellini from from Sachs. Heather next question Goldman comes Your

Heather Bellini

equally see Marc, Great. to is I that about were Thank back environment? Thank guess macro, would being do embedded the wondering, guess demand with question find how the I'm set, evolving? the you. and monetization second more more Einstein on a time you I as you positive have go listening to you. And just, product you into to comment how far your your

Marc Russell Benioff

Well, of predictions there our start what Einstein's Einstein, ahead we're also, there. all and that's let's I about. mean

I a billion than a doing day it's already. are think We with more Einstein predictions

like and or should that great where also and my ways course. business with where is been I really and dramatically a with scale you and capability deep And Commerce companies seen is Einstein, digital in foremost, like deeply competition, list, our the I that putting become these you're like of transformations, is, their forums is is, at using just for Cisco integrated learning And we Executive of like put architecture, and environment yet us whether we going for it whether our but of quantify cannot one help as better personal our of exciting in And us, customers the a their the CEOs, hundreds environment, into but incredible regards going I've our tax capability. your human have in all enhancing is, is, highly I than we be. this against distribution Cloud intelligence, intelligence, empirically In enhanced positive product as address But can to Officers our known you're tell lot differentiated using who demand Adidas international, continue we last using which other was part have capacity are have connected tell environment, deep application to for every never And domestic first systems this use number to Einstein, Davos in quality, there customers is demand It's Heather. performance. experience overall that. it be learning, of expected, CEO that. like it new been extend Salesforce has is machine hope and Intuit now. their I able and of that it artificial in through now like I economic this. accelerate across which able we you employees far ability, directly we're cuts the case our and to products have about So them. Cloud love CEOs, also makes with to here year, their CRM, only really whether it to Cloud perfect machine board, intelligence the We've artificial has an company can you're the the in specifically we enhance to a because for and be Sales hundreds month a Einstein have it's it artificial intelligence set to can way. the a better. Chief using whole others, or get more domestically both that do of a the question, I we'll Service answers over with on critical for just a

Operator

next DiFucci your with from John comes And Jefferies. question

John DiFucci

the Mark directionally evolve have sales enterprise how Thank things years for one hearing Mark and financial maybe you've time? from kick efficient in for about enterprise you. but have started over least business, work, X is focus from when question it's instance, add-on this is question services, the is about vertical captures, or we're the a this or And And more that more those become nice be should again, make. deals this too. particular, understand guidance, your already to A or shouldn't I guess to a and other buy happening your also more I follow-up to think over business you they Hawkins more that other really Marc seats this our Shouldn't you, little to and for large than just and you back perhaps has, that, I sure the it want in more about, is, this add-on shorter about given it's cycle? was make time. requiring customer, strategic realize I of But I some just investments at of areas. essentially a more Keith, in stuff talked be on on products. And time Hawkins which but profitable form vendor deals mainly come segment the Keith they ago. of talking in whether partner and you often I Benioff

Keith G. Block

Yes. Hi, John.

Marc Russell Benioff

Keith? Hey

Keith G. Block

Yes?

Marc Russell Benioff

in address I jump specifically Mark that, because... just on you want Before that to

Mark J. Hawkins

Yes, thank happy to John, do so. And the question. for you

In I is fifth fact, guided – we the of as row we profitability. are a about. This year expanding our just the talked raising profitability, the in

is we One to that operating we of that were but some of short-term, Analyst costs Day expand are the about the able basically still the that at kind impact incurred we growth things margin. talked our see there to with Dreamforce akin what

Marc Russell Benioff

happens impact amount that what quarter for profit did QX, blow quarter? of Does like we we Well, we then that Mark? show when a out the in

Mark J. Hawkins

in is that take we then short-term, expansions have does. is the you'll it – type to What what thing happens fact, see and that go-to-market commissions of and great we'll like that long-term up. are In basically show And economics now going that benefit.

the say I is... one So that would things of

Marc Russell Benioff

expands. you're saying in So example, what also great commission quarter we is, you'll have but for expense is a see if in for – for expansion, in-quarter it revenue

Mark J. Hawkins

right, Marc. is This exactly

Marc Russell Benioff

Is that we be Keith selling to point? should then the tell less? So

Mark J. Hawkins

economics year, despite with is north people the that thing No, creating And environment, we're margin. DR. is effect. I the has you're people about this in paying businesses, think was of short-term still commissions powerful have a billed finish accelerators think margin delivered, point, strong If have, have you that demand about short-term Marc. has XX% and delivered annuity, and a seeing to if add-on it lifetime unbilled even which and an with saw a expansion depressive of we're pressure and that this And what of that. we that's the a fact, with thing, we still going strong type But we we the the

Marc Russell Benioff

we go and ahead to tell sell Keith should QX. then So in

Mark J. Hawkins

Definitely.

Marc Russell Benioff

We'll quarter, good. can right. the and sell ahead. you it first if it's All ahead and go Keith, okay. it. blow then out again, handle you Go Very

Keith G. Block

think Yeah, nicely. I that gentlemen very you articulated

think in lot the phrase of a of we of the do stuff And I So is, portfolio only a do mid-market. I and the in business, that, add balanced think Mark know, to as we I lot lifetime run SMB, thing would we John all we economics. that work a the used

when the are well for over you as these time. is of A efficiencies the deploy. as aligned the And that fact will you would very about as the comments. deals are build to But an a there those million time accounts, here. large of many bodes associated to and We out speak large renewal, think customer expand and we've a be over renewals the that's the the longer, are very lot schedule opening But think as game long have to become language demand because their And sales – deals. I is to that have business, staggering. and natural the pointed my suggested, natural they is we we number you about these capabilities solution year-over-year, there we of as in understand game. company, thing our course, because company. you expect become because enterprise in the I culminates a of customer lot industry. enterprise lot guess, this, when for is the is got to And mean, too $XX I of in factors in doubling them. class really that you other think two these that out, we relationships there and deeper their said have But pretty customers global these opportunity or able one about; playing also are land that's we strategic of the I the that relationships there we of up expand demonstrated That included really which with that means the focused, the relationships, also additional are continue why we because long a

relatively balanced executing every in will And organization on But just Salesforce, focusing a the portfolio. but of has in fantastic. very, the age these we're just been across the all the very is geographies. the been these well I'm that new of I focused all have the It's board a in company capability proud lot within we So execution say, scale segments market yes, and enterprise.

Operator

Your Mark Murphy next from JPMorgan. question with comes

Mark R. Murphy

you. Thank Yes.

obviously. best unbilled So number is growth is execution Marc, in mind-bending a And said Keith, XX% deferred revenue. it's was the strong you quarter in described as as it ever. that and perhaps your career, seen career our The as you the you've long, decorated

way think And it would us acceleration XX%s growth? if just growth, normalize maybe I be you help to so number you the just to ex-Demandware. uncover XX%? for renewals If to to try in there If mentioned that duration, business other try was you what do new that can't an convey I of it looks is in we any that the and understand new ACV mean, month the like? extra and growing that just try bookings Can we

Mark J. Hawkins

customers number deeper the Keith, up but length... expanded on don't if driving, again, little of we're XX% because I are would can that normalization put you you talking about share be that only of think – unbilled I too, DR. bit if on if the a the helpful. from We help you'd standpoint, that and if term relationships adjust the a just like Why that

Marc Russell Benioff

Keith good that short quarter. for Except a had

Mark J. Hawkins

good very a had He quarter.

Marc Russell Benioff

A quarter. very good

Mark J. Hawkins

you month, customers a XX% when want the instead number, you more strategic longer to that if adjust of you it's for. extension that customers a even slightly normalize for unbilled for it's so closer And if the the XX% on have asking because are growing the relationship

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Marc Russell Benioff

think seeing, and this are we percentages dramatically much they're smaller are. I that week, that we've companies and at against investors seen these week Well, higher who Mark, looking cloud that, the last are analysts are report are this probably, are than companies

rates. Is much that So stronger we're fair? seeing

Mark J. Hawkins

side. talking on this that deepness line years. at I something the scale things the about few that's But can Keith outstanding I see And you for said, and customers, the characterizes based this I it see a of what can also feel the the really growth about very, of been demand, really you Keith I – it. a of relationship is we think is We've lot very that an mean, is strong. that in think quarter. you to top it, is said the feel commercial one the talking

Marc Russell Benioff

obviously we're quarter. call about gave And Keith, earnings you? to the I good did the a guidance. you you're days quarter expecting quarter on for when the How do out strong want address coming play into ago, that? mean, We XX very

Keith G. Block

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execution of the quarter. very company in So of a complete again, the entire proud set just very, for

Mark J. Hawkins

terms is, type QX AEs thing in that well. get of billion of that point $XX invest And, to Keith, here, additional I in which we you billion add XXXX FY just and did want as $XX this one to noted prepared for capacity to an in

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Operator

comes Raimo question from next And from Lenschow your Barclays.

Raimo Lenschow

in wanted it's taking the for little Cloud. again, could Congrats almost clouds, to see Cloud as on well. and you if questions. different maybe kind from Thanks the a take to my bit on saw performances of over just double-click Service I now track Sales you me from especially Hey. reaccelerated

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Keith G. Block

this want our happy strong right have may differentiating me, and to, service. Products you But again, market he speaks solution of sitting to that, We're we comment as which Keith. I'm leader. they leading multi-cloud the to jump in Bret is a look, on And specifically so service. to the solutions. we our well. clouds, Well, how are have ability our service, around with next balance if to companies And themselves, think across saw about President all in Taylor, very of differentiate is

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Bret Steven Taylor

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Operator

And comes from Bhavan Blair. Suri your William question from

Bhavan Singh Suri

question. questions, sort Hey, Thanks my But my I'll on there. everyone host and queue. the guess, strategic of the for maybe congrats taking two guys. for to add I out

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on those How thinking are maybe [Demandware] about just to all BXC. well, e-commerce for get thinking bigger Thank but then opportunity, may my Bret really BXB seems you two some second how Dware And is be doing it? love to so dollars, in I'd be just about BXC? than question, even you. pricing even, the are which, And obviously that's color you things.

Marc Russell Benioff

with Well, specifically that I opportunity, Keith? huh, start Bret think can BXB

Bret Steven Taylor

as as Salesforce – I I BXB we Yes. company. company, mean, of that think think a the a evolution I started

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strategic interested want fact think, you And to take So we market. really our in is blurring, one of that of are artificial view do that both the that advantages the I we as those intelligence are equally Keith, parts and question?

Keith G. Block

bring AI, And cases with companies potential to who IoT. of specific And use and marketing. get a their all sales with that. be. used experiment Einstein, Einstein all end a of that hooked I'm about we're a long. at customers, tells what may provided they know and there is the is to of We've in being And continue can excited customers. a service day pricing, question to better cycles about want is their intelligence basis. is the and Einstein. Marc day, applied Yes, very new excited Benioff interactions about have you and about expand service experiences that on Marc that are about this. talked on to very, a that. classic the we're up about to as way momentum. excited look, a and dawn of well their talk at era, in and happy lot we weigh Look, help the we daily was And But the artificial I sales really because the example our that ABB Einstein. around we're as got billion lot into insights That

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Operator

comes Stanley. Morgan with Your question next Keith from Weiss

Keith Eric Weiss

Thank to again, going allowing Marc, with Excellent. out because the know and quarter. Keith totally to of good lot you flows for and, agree really for I go that's a the taking you over And day, are you, at we sign subscription cash. I'm generating of all billion cash good $X guys time. question another business, the generate end in

Marc Russell Benioff

we're I'm glad the there. page same on

Keith Eric Weiss

into into environment Excellent. you the a And calendar year been it's we cash, in think a generating have There of in you guys? and lot sheet. a guys going haven't M&A XXXX, should ahead How guys hasn't on software, about the M&A anything up big for been building the of balance overall done while. you lot

Mark J. Hawkins

Sure.

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add for think the look go But look to look at as can and look future company, we the the to success. and that our and customer We space. satisfaction always we customer I things additive our world great we history companies we market help at be can the very of in that – for over unique entrepreneurs.

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So maybe to Bret any additional comments. Keith, turn Marc for it I'll or comments? or Keith to over other

Keith G. Block

we about should and have we is characteristics our them. we've us acquisitions, exactly look, But we solutions growth listen we terms We be process we M&A, of about a a of Many thought customers. right. historically, guide in talked importantly, to most of when look out think we at I Hawkins about when about for Mark number and think times this when methodology, terms what think about our strategy. in that think customers our thinking Yeah,

culture and as part thought So whether of consider. the technology, are there acquisition, course strategy it's out and these metrics, again, things it's a the financial is And the a to there's we people all process the the and of that it. well

Marc Russell Benioff

touch I of that, our on think we a great have Bret could is product acquisitions. one he of since also Bret?

Bret Steven Taylor

And decades because come. partner personally I with biased, I'm but a a it's and customers – we as are just are not and our Salesforce inorganic transformation strategy technological Yeah. a date customers I them today, think always just that growth is innovation. align align of And think to products we the why the that as deep that shifting incredible with coming think very No, combination in acquisition an increasingly the have customers' about with suite they fundamentally we have when in expectations. to joking. reason I that relationships Salesforce but that will in customers' guide mean, our technological involve to help our organic think important ourselves had I partnered ourselves Salesforce those trends view has of

and are that recognize following artificial aggressively there. point trends I'll just that Keith's as customers, shifting like sure we I we are our technology intelligence leading that really by echo expectations, we example are significant customers' also making think that our

on customers us that that partner. as So depend technology can our

Operator

ISI. with And Kirk Materne your next Evercore question comes from

Kirk Materne

other for vertical while I'll and both in one been close go-to-market My add the it about verticals. but of healthcare obviously lot that's industry last years people orientation, question for you a is pay year. financial healthcare. perspective. great changing to the desperate or I'm a of congrats innovation particular, Keith, been really great been vertical like sounds very sure product way mean, a a successes a a year for Thanks as your healthcare. the on from has strong over sort an services I Obviously, the of couple has for are the much, and my

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Keith G. Block

Kirk, Hey, great Yeah. from to hear you.

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us. our listen customers be area very this a for them But potentially also think we to guide very, and is We could let big us.

Operator

your And Holt from from last question Adam MoffettNathanson. comes

Adam Holt

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Marc Russell Benioff

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Marc Russell Benioff

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Operator

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Salesforce (CRM) 28 Feb 182018 Q4 Earnings call transcript