ServiceNow (NOW) 25 Jul 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Company Profile

Participants

Michael P. Scarpelli	ServiceNow, Inc.
John J. Donahoe	ServiceNow, Inc.
Matthew George Hedberg	RBC Capital Markets LLC
Raimo Lenschow	Barclays Capital, Inc.
Kirk Materne	Evercore Group LLC
Sarah Hindlian	Macquarie Capital (NYSE:USA), Inc.
Keith Frances Bachman	BMO Capital Markets (United States)
Keith Eric Weiss	Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Brad Alan Zelnick	Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Walter H. Pritchard	Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Michael Turits	Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Jennifer Swanson Lowe	UBS Securities LLC
Greg R. McDowell	JMP Securities LLC
Alex J. Zukin	Piper Jaffray & Co.
Kash Rangan	Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the ServiceNow Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time.

As a reminder, today's conference is being recorded. I'd now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Michael Scarpelli, Chief Financial Officer. begin. may you Sir,

Michael P. Scarpelli

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John J. Donahoe

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Michael P. Scarpelli

Thanks, John.

Our and of quarter in we QX, momentum strong delivered outstanding continued another performance.

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and representing $XXX to million, revenues For QX, currency XX% XX% expect year-over-year $XXX growth. we and growth subscription between constant million

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Operator

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Matthew George Hedberg

platform transformation, I quarter. congrats Thanks to talk guys. about regards that the was as mean, focus and to your a refer on Hey, ServiceNow strong John, for on at the and Partners the user in digital the remarks. key customers' prepared you platforms. talked to event, we of question,

can of how do any secondarily, base that expansion at know terms an initial in of I equation? with I what penetration from And your then sales in positioning help be guess, apps? from your cycles new side conceptually land the wondering, have all So you long, idea I'm perspective, but we're the inning does

John J. Donahoe

Matt. thanks, Yeah,

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as my well. think, I I cloud. governments strategic, say, would say, of it cloud, be of hear a I of macro Matt, becoming that of or something mobile second platform enterprises, may that in inning embracing is and what cloud I answer customers or in as just to And me tissue So frequently the said third platform institutions is me word, we're With in remarks, regards there's I connective let reminds inning? more would something our XXXX. that, and tailwind from

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Matthew George Hedberg

John. Thanks,

Operator

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Raimo Lenschow

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John J. Donahoe

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Raimo Lenschow

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Operator

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Kirk Materne

this Yes. I'll excitement one know Thanks could lot discussions things come sort the sort in I a or a influenced quarter. as of how to Thanks. of clearly starts maybe federal we end federal quarter, government. this ServiceNow-as-a-platform And is on who of just head the congratulations around lift wondering just very that's quarter the had of come about, the I you big lot the much. quarter. to echo of and our if I'm in into And kind a and Mike, the thoughts obviously of that – or talk a going you guys but this, government's XQ? how into year don't that John was get up is fiscal trying sense, to your the third take wants

John J. Donahoe

in spent Sydney, Prime I we Kirk, government. in met was a Minister, UK, Well, the in in week was D.C. I the Yeah. met I where federal quarter. I

So everywhere federal cloud. are governments embracing

so Now, they're deliver in But to better they their us. as or building cloud, experiences, in on-prem the cloud, own some up are governments places, efficiency, increase own which for pressure of, notion they're embracing they slightly their move. more citizen show speed this cost lower and under

defense are services the and ServiceNow. so departments the ServiceNow, it's whether they're departments military cloud embracing And embracing or other increasingly or and other

So early as broad we days. in that still its fairly trend see I that a think is,

think, on the but federal to ServiceNow. quarter-to-quarter, you And going can maybe trend governments, not And I this sorts that the and of cases local look port so, a some bus port. using was it the within drive is as see at continuing. is you're in Mike, governments, to of all and use the the comment it's seasonality, the – I there just most Platform the frankly ServiceNow of Australia state drive one activities lines, for using their creative regional to I authorities

coming So very creative as well. are cases state use local out and of

Mike? seasonality about comment to want You

Michael P. Scarpelli

Yeah.

period to as we largest as they're federal well cloud, that embracing, our a John lot for they to as as of but in in deploying accounted them, clouds XX% a federal they're there's big of for About big ripe after on-prem opportunity the that's market are would public heavily federal. mentioned, embracing differently And investing our public under globally us. a have will a QX big did we So robust a and QX. have customers, public the Topic federal are whole, so general, globally. government I in our they're you'd than that sector. But did our look renewal of customer. company go add, the sales we less so very be And pipeline, of is business are it, or on-prem, expect their to actually for you opportunity federal upsell very And many when in for quarter Very, organization quarter at and very is where gets XXX. private for own it's revenue. a our they as We And of in good still on-prem. a go sector the QX, XX% sector, the many

John J. Donahoe

one reasons said, of largest we Analyst and our Mike the not targets, at included best customers longer GXK I in think it's there. we And our is why no indicator as government's largest several... have Day, of the think because And

Michael P. Scarpelli

Correct.

John J. Donahoe

for opportunity and U.S., us state and a in both one. is and federal, significant government the ...the local globally

Kirk Materne

Thanks very much.

Operator

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Michael P. Scarpelli

Thanks, Sarah.

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John J. Donahoe

really Inc. trying we're Macquarie extremely and the - is right. detail helpful. (USA), color. all Sarah to Hindlian I appreciate work one That guys. All Thanks, And on. Capital

Operator

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Keith Frances Bachman

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John J. Donahoe

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Michael P. Scarpelli

new want show margin say, to will that's expect too, investors Keith. into Analyst years have Yeah, there's very have we that we us Financial factored expect year. us John at impact to on that cash, And we flow the a our and we do. that we still are we different the products, from are Also, that more to showing there and continue our And at, an every and we free – as which cash future are mentioned, that, scale shifting operating growing to out come at margin, equity be is margin talked the also will companies new more expansion that asked not I about remain I'll we will roll I not many echo cost are out, anticipate we Day. around little a And away are as forecast which add said, company, what products John too disciplined buyers something in as will as to evolve well. the as we will

Keith Frances Bachman

All right. thanks, guys. Many

Operator

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Keith Eric Weiss

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Michael P. Scarpelli

doing to I as saw will What for internally retain we We've at the beyond. I all, first our results investments of we're year. opportunity think, the that people. the we of upped targets able actually with our beginning hiring from upon this aggressive here starting some And pretty in of is invest Keith, targets we the say, that is based continue and success to would the XXXX and hiring XXXX started are HR attract making lot of a into our organization. we And

I because necessarily in, it talk it's head time early takes about people results the too think, to count whether of to coming to or those you're salespeople. being engineers get productive,

add that up don't I show want know, to John, anything? if in So, think I you XXXX. will

John J. Donahoe

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Keith Eric Weiss

you. Got

Operator

Thank you. next The question...

Keith Eric Weiss

to I quarter-on-quarter like increase, clear hiring? the forward this be of I'm back-half clear, of the is pulling just be to pace was at of hiring, just sort is year Just from XXX all – or that a saying, sorry. of kind the new

John J. Donahoe

of new It's a pace hiring.

Keith Eric Weiss

it. Got

John J. Donahoe

And stress enough I retaining it's too, can't people. also

lowest Our ever attrition right now. one is the working of levels like at People here.

Keith Eric Weiss

Thank you, guys.

Operator

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John J. Donahoe

Operator, could the next you take question?

Operator

The of next question comes with the from Citi. Walter line Pritchard

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Walter H. Pritchard

it was at sort of this of Questions weren't Hi, you satisfy bit ITOM, there you're the anything of I'm like budget ITOM that's think to if value large pocket inflection? to on is that around sure Or got in new thanks. access customers recent of an terms able for you wondering call least that to ITOM leading before in release? a proposition with you the deals is Not on there, quarter ITOM. feel inflection, but does CJ

Michael P. Scarpelli

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the selling in effective of salespeople, success one our ITOM. in so, bigger the lot in customers that's in for that right I seeing they've drivers more a that the And in the comfortable say, would you're think, quarter, been to and cases use quarter. probably the I

Walter H. Pritchard

Thank Okay. you.

John J. Donahoe

room. on not is the CJ in And

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Walter H. Pritchard

Okay.

Michael P. Scarpelli

most and ITOM and were includes which too, Orchestration in clear be and the deals Discovery, there. ITOM our to of suite, Management Event ServiceWatch But

John J. Donahoe

of an there's And I going thing awareness on a too. think, bit

Michael P. Scarpelli

Yes.

John J. Donahoe

we as CIO I and say say, and IT suite ITOM heard I've it it. but how a and more become I've run the not business, hundred screen a as to on them one ITSM, – business. like to radar run our just is CIO's more That want heard thinking CIO helps agenda, And a about the

then as they And so, need where transformation, they a if digital combined cross-functional focusing that on they're with enablement. IT business, be how drive running to

our visibility higher. just I capabilities ITOM think, of is the getting

Walter H. Pritchard

Great. Thank you.

Michael P. Scarpelli

Next question, operator?

Operator

Thank comes question Michael James. the Raymond the Turits next you. from with of line And

Your now is line open.

Michael Turits

that might adjacent little billion that think acquired, where to there Mike, John, it integrate patient when you platform. made and be Hey, I'm it $XX been if acquisitions, strategy you for understand question Historically, change on you then M&A with bit. about us. a go taking or talked be wondering billion, I changing the might $X very evening. John strategy. existing could platforms largely and long-term have about to a you drill If a so tuck-in good them and slightly the for year would that a in I separate down guys you from correctly,

John J. Donahoe

to the tuck-in by what our growth it's allows And talented that the this that those. are them, become – on opportunities reasons a connective Michael, two is can it's tissue. on which platform, organic of I'll of you company by real call or I that team them, platforms, of one platform ourselves acquisition bringing us of the, having in us one to is the having platform, have and which one we're we've three is bringing It's historically our if reintegrating quickly, they Investor recoding Day, that then won't us – on have, reasons because progress quickly, build platform, will technology allows one reimplementing short them of more said of to more on execute and And strength. of quickly allows job extensible, significant. we just we that the going advantage that's Yeah, to strengths top be accelerate at the us the build one, to platform repeat move if more into move take our move – allows all to to and our all – those, our customers because platform to a ability it; medium-term real a applications the

expect and XX% of are begin said we're So selective to be $XX and on likely of is, we're larger and things be focus say, the looking senior what the out be What that's all largely hope to going I, most given evaluating of will just core Investor to size organic. our the companies cloud for size, let's but the and believe continue M&A team considering of that strong billion? XX, to that beginning and kinds board, impact XX, It that. We right, and SaaS at the that to our on our need that and is beyond of look we focus, to of having we want, and we the months, path part and market and XX say, I enterprise, would growth, organic at foundation as path you our a our Day be that on will has Mike, slightly opportunity, and organization.

planning. at beginning to that, now So and we're look just

those month I we XX begin core that to way want that's know, to not we that front growth an down opportunity distract does our the And moves. what – think see the technology, things do can won't in to immediately of to where platform, an XX you'll time adjacent execution, see team be XX, – an will over so, acquire we horizon, we think us road, adjacent I a be from if us. make we don't our hesitant But accelerate something in

imminent, we're we'll but to I beginning so, you And think look forward. we And when a know. let find that's something, nothing take

Michael Turits

Thanks.

John J. Donahoe

pretty Mike? think, you'd mean, I add Anything forward. straight I I'm

Michael P. Scarpelli

No.

to the ease our large a I been customers, think, do of continue acquisition be we've base it. a installed choice must to written it it It's platform, and a on going reimplement it. to disruptive more try will disciplined. to been has that but that be of Obviously, be we're to not challenging our able has at which has to because larger that

what see we'll So happens.

Michael Turits

Mike. Thanks, John. Thanks,

Operator

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Jennifer Swanson Lowe

one more Great. quarters seemed at product. There's we of quarter, Thank hearing looking about strong to in like been that a out you. to And past relative we've lot the more products things jumped to our was this this SecOps particularly quarter it. to and that uptake chats, the – the in some but of me have

So of that I'm product terms just curious in momentum out notable if there for there was specifically? to call anything

John J. Donahoe

again being named future the and the about about last Security one And is this just pleased our team about, I'm is Quadrant. but GRC that's the it's things Gartner most that quarter, think our I GRC most about, suite. that, Operations in more leader of a Well, Magic is pleased as less in

been therefore on that's increased And whole hearing GRC requirements, CIO CFO one as so, and cyber, compliance the just area of agendas, on I've CEO, – increased is board agendas. increasingly

enormous some front. quarter during the had And upside, that that on product, so, wins I think opportunity, and enormous has we nice

Michael P. Scarpelli

GRC doing. Correct. our that is XX% Security of we're About

Jennifer Swanson Lowe

getting or that Is one there around else just changes. is of GXK less from a moved that but time-to-time as happened historical real around you the question it that there list metric Mike. we quite And bit. reading? know should know days, quarter GXK some focus is recut numbers I something for looks that like this quick Great. the be the what these I housekeeping

Michael P. Scarpelli

XXXX Global in Yeah. QX the No, companies rebalanced. list gets of

a see the You kind of of lot of GXK. quartile bottom movement in

out, I in. think, came were there that came customers there something in some the our XX itself were others GXK of then that

done to other too, well, we periods as net-net like and prior GXK So what in quarter. that years, the XX the show recast we added in we've

John J. Donahoe

not GXK, nature global the is happening it's One the Jennifer, but directly company. things nice – thing, that one that's our of not absolutely of is

than greater just I deals to in outside our our in teams, were want of a our U.S., give half million to almost Asian and in and the recognition $X quarter so, European And Asia. the Europe teams.

that in continuing have quarter. we Asia names are in top many an Japanese adding, outstanding Europe multinationals. had global are to Europe, of particular And customers Australian multinationals, they're the In just global brand expand.

early kicking And I highlight; they're and of two we're And markets. is relatively so, the adoption, cloud markets Germany global place. still enormous our into and would in really Japan is nature platform

ahead you cloud Germany. Japan as And so adoption, is of a little see

appropriately they and an As grow, take we we as opportunity, going that to view it sure invest we're to and of opportunity. advantage make try

Jennifer Swanson Lowe

you. Thank Great.

Operator

the Thank comes from the McDowell you. next of with JMP line And Securities. question Greg

now Your is line open.

Greg R. McDowell

quite it I Great. in the few of look the was XX the XX CSM, Customer at Thank opportunity, you. I to want ask compared specifically about deals, QX to when your Management on because expand Service deals a included the top performing, deals. dynamics with little CSM, the enterprise, domestically you change versus on any with in just hoping could commercial a versus bit it's how and the internationally, I what's XX maybe competitive was going Thanks. CSM. and top top

Michael P. Scarpelli

Yeah.

had we for quarter, CSM. at you last a Greg, international If strong look quarter

the CSM we're across product If our with very in applicable But or than IT, in those APJ. say we're I can organization were at is sales a because our globally. given most, pleased of you CSM just is, can seeing Europe, what do commercial do base would the the What there's them tend product some that deals, well CSM you in our to top there. bigger number entire And customer organizations. of is deals HR look size as one excites you the

John J. Donahoe

Services as cause, inbound is, it's often to therefore this the and not the the calls, previous in as applies is platform coming and just other the support a possible. – Customer to They the is I've And departments. use CS, and Service situations which needs the have that, right, just they things. the driving really so Greg, I want where a is our cross-functional well-geared customer to Mike – said, said driving want product Customer driving a types that really separate it it's cross-functional. cross-functional want CSM cause makes Customer And same And what think so action, doesn't much and the to as what do a can root cause, self-help thing take a circumstances is to platform. root that a agent unique, where adding those of problem to root is get just doesn't is platform into Because not want that area, as fix get they They they happen customer into contacts again. our the to Service platform very turn that platform IT,

a big to as tend and telecom services they sprawling. companies it to they smaller the maximize that And platform want that, they industries, get because they companies as finding that root that be is want real do, the they're financial services to of the inbound for reduce having actually cross-functional contacts, self-help aren't them certain closely, advantages. one industries, customers the ServiceNow their fact that cause to industries, they're so, more address to and need the And track in want so

competitive we've a is customer segment that very think, relevant it's for got which the So, a the I of not entire service but and very – a product. market, market, for segment, non-trivial

Greg R. McDowell

Thank That's you. helpful.

Operator

from question line the Alex Thank comes you. of the with Piper Zukin next Jaffray. And

now is line open. Your

Alex J. Zukin

to up we've if from I ticked that looked the new jumped that's I XX the like also then, XX about time And from to ask cohort, Hey, XXXX the ticked that for question. durations contract it my and the metric one your ACV – longest XXX%. up look meaningfully months, same at up, guys, at or ACV thanks renewal want seen. which to is taking cohort's

resonating normal that new a the with What I renewal is this customers, really talk a – guess, happening if renewals activity? those long-time blip? just on was also with duration about can and are So products you what's or if

Michael P. Scarpelli

three that. that. three one and our customers There driven SecOps because of abnormal. and ITSM say, XX-month customers it's say, I from are ago. product. signed a largest particular customers of by that big, bit that were not Security than less will coming years that are are think large a customers, part kind I very ITOM would very of I little our renewal is old. most bought HR, years is Most in that skewed of it obviously, skewed who the was that few remember And a renewals of any

going So, I it forward. expect to be that high wouldn't

Alex J. Zukin

Got last does on outperformance curious you pipeline maybe one could in, you versus quarter? mentioned And the performance it. was I more plan. how I an Mike, could That's if squeeze helpful. quarter against comment if look? think, mean, I internal this plan I

Michael P. Scarpelli

We quarter, had for looks pipeline the and year. very strong good the of second our very half a

John J. Donahoe

why we guidance. raised is Which

Michael P. Scarpelli

Correct.

Alex J. Zukin

Thank you, guys.

Operator

of Bank you. line Rangan Thank question Kash The next will of from come with the America.

Your line is now open.

Kash Rangan

saw have you those you've you about taken, All kidding, of really question. I questions. quarter. left an but that emerging no been be you. towards opportunity products. to there, been? cycle, clearly this company's two Well, course, Congratulations, ITSM permit it Who a As go point I'm in all good et me, the been products, replacement of at hard are questions sub-question inflection hinged I'm much cetera? products, again. look some have think have if asked, these end, more curious, future when you'll is beginning have ITOM Thank replacing? good thoughts questions the on platform core is nice the And a curious, business, you got Is I this ahead ITSM, smart the on Just granted the like your a has how questions. going

Michael P. Scarpelli

So every country customers. an enterprises, a need in those Global our or over I'll of many large And we've in first. one within X,XXX a start, a of cracked ITSM ITSM those the Kash, still product. customers only huge There's There's potential into XX,XXX In with opportunity XXXX enterprise customers have will division. about We world. customers. ITSM only for

here ballgame nice see half are we And that the rate growth So, in we very very with ITSM you'll first the had believe year-over-year. actually truly ITSM. of a much still

And that. very ITOM, pleased terms ITOM, with are vendors. We with we are legacy in generally, of replacing

However, suite, our been able one to the is piece that else no ServiceWatch, is solve big ever of solving had our before. of which ITOM a problem products, one

really greenfield asset is opportunity outage. so able to map So, outage, causing more that an to you know service real when there's exactly be business back IT to problem the a that that to is business solve asset what the

less that is downtime to in the So, That's and what results business service. with we're solving resonating customers what there.

John J. Donahoe

about talked Kash, of new of was fueling being that is before. growth just that cloud of software building And some at using software that, what Investor is, is Mike? not things was business it, on the I our XX% used where one the think Mike Day, software

Michael P. Scarpelli

Correct.

John J. Donahoe

software, tools, drive enterprise, about all manual opportunities. and And of e-mail one secret think spreadsheets increased can applied, And other that's the all honest, productivity, places the I an the in you software in places increased be all not workflows, apply software's increased think using real you're inefficiency the that and is inefficient automation, before. where applied efficiency, ServiceNow experience, successes to ability better user been of to properly

extending new into a extending replacing not our vendor. software and it's about It's cases. platform legacy So, use about

And so...

Kash Rangan

of overestimated? curious, XX%, perspective, number count that's maybe close XX%, it's That's and great. or XX% Mike implying innings, we from user penetrated. perspective, you a XX% Thanks, said user I'm is only count are that from customers' although Xth a it's a John of Mike. sort when ITSM to From perspective, quite the

Michael P. Scarpelli

a that. it's to existing I ITSM. than of It less our further customer lot But with there's think opportunity base still still varies by penetrate customer.

Kash Rangan

ITSM, And not like one bank new right? guys has for which customers you chosen big

Michael P. Scarpelli

Well, has us. know chosen I not bank your

John J. Donahoe

Yet, yet.

Kash Rangan

Thank Congratulations. so much guys. you right. All

Operator

today's Thank session. question-and-answer you. This conclude does

Michael P. Scarpelli

a for available reminder, today. Investors of be us you a this a of as our And Okay. call replay as will the in website. section webcast Thank joining

Operator

thank on does conference. for program. This today's conclude gentlemen, and you today's Ladies participating

may day. You Everyone, have disconnect. great a

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