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Form 8-K ORACLE CORP For: Mar 15

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2016

Oracle Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-35992   54-2185193
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(650) 506-7000

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item 8.01 Other Events

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURE

EXHIBIT LIST

EXHIBIT 99.1


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Section 2—Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 15, 2016, Oracle Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended February 29, 2016. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Section 8—Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

Oracle Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share of outstanding common stock payable on April 28, 2016, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 14, 2016. Oracle also announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $10.0 billion of common stock under its existing share repurchase program in future quarters.

Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Press Release dated March 15, 2016


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ORACLE CORPORATION
Dated: March 15, 2016     By:   /S/ WILLIAM COREY WEST
     

William Corey West

Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller and

Chief Accounting Officer


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EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Press Release dated March 15, 2016

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

For Immediate Release

 

Contact:    Ken Bond    Deborah Hellinger
   Oracle Investor Relations    Oracle Corporate Communications
   1.650.607.0349    1.212.508.7935
   [email protected]    [email protected]

ORACLE REPORTS GAAP EPS OF $0.50; NON-GAAP EPS OF $0.64

Without the effect of U.S. Dollar strengthening both would have been 4 cents higher

CLOUD SAAS AND PAAS REVENUES UP 57% IN U.S. DOLLARS AND UP 61% IN CONSTANT CURRENCY

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 15, 2016 — Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) today announced fiscal 2016 Q3 results. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies had a significant impact on results in the quarter. Total Revenues were $9.0 billion, down 3% in U.S. dollars and up 1% in constant currency. Cloud plus On-Premise Software Revenues were $7.1 billion, down 1% in U.S. dollars and up 3% in constant currency. Cloud software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) revenues were $583 million, up 57% in U.S. dollars and up 61% in constant currency. Cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) revenues were $152 million, down 2% in U.S. dollars and up 2% in constant currency. Total Cloud Revenues were $735 million, up 40% in U.S. dollars and up 44% in constant currency. Total On-Premise Software Revenues were $6.3 billion, down 4% in U.S. dollars and unchanged in constant currency. Total Hardware Revenues were $1.1 billion, down 13% in U.S. dollars and down 8% in constant currency. Total Services Revenues were $793 million, down 7% in U.S. dollars and down 2% in constant currency.

Operating Income was $3.0 billion and Operating Margin was 34%. Non-GAAP Operating Income was $3.8 billion and non-GAAP Operating Margin was 42%. Net Income was $2.1 billion while non-GAAP Net Income was $2.7 billion. Earnings Per Share was $0.50, while non-GAAP Earnings Per Share was $0.64. Without the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening compared to foreign currencies, Oracle’s reported GAAP and non-GAAP Earnings Per Share would have been 4 cents higher.

Short-term deferred revenues were $6.9 billion, up 7% in U.S. dollars and up 11% in constant currency compared with a year ago. Operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $14.1 billion.


“Our Cloud SaaS and PaaS revenue growth rate accelerated to 61% in constant currency in Q3,” said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz. “This dramatic revenue increase drove our non-GAAP SaaS and PaaS gross margins up to 51% in Q3 as compared with 43% in Q2. Our cloud business is now in a hyper-growth phase. Our gross margins are climbing toward our target of 80%. These two factors will ignite substantial EPS and cash flow growth over Oracle’s next few quarters.”

“Our SaaS and PaaS gross deferred revenue grew 96% in Q3 – twice as fast as Workday and three times faster than Salesforce.com reported in their most recent quarters,” said Oracle CEO, Mark Hurd. “Q3 SaaS and PaaS bookings were up 77% in constant currency. We added 942 new SaaS customers in the quarter, including several customers that switched from Workday HCM to Oracle Fusion HCM. We had more than 250 customers go live on Fusion SaaS HCM and Fusion ERP in Q3 alone. We now have over 11,000 SaaS customers with nearly 2,000 Fusion ERP customers – ten times more ERP customers than Workday claims to have.”

“In absolute dollar terms, Oracle is already selling more enterprise SaaS and PaaS new cloud revenue than any other company in the world – including Salesforce.com,” said Larry Ellison, Oracle Chairman and CTO. “We are growing much faster than Salesforce.com. We also have many more SaaS products than Salesforce.com. In some of our most important SaaS markets, such as ERP, HCM, Supply Chain and Manufacturing, Salesforce.com does not participate at all. By successfully competing in all of these markets, Oracle has the ability to sustain its high growth over a long period of time. That should make it easy for us to pass Salesforce.com and become the largest SaaS and PaaS cloud company in the world.”

The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of outstanding common stock. This dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 14, 2016, with a payment date of April 28, 2016.

Oracle also announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $10 billion of common stock under its existing share repurchase program in future quarters.

Q3 Fiscal 2016 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Oracle will hold a conference call and webcast today to discuss these results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific. You may listen to the call by dialing (816) 287-5563, Passcode: 425392. To access the live webcast of this event, please visit the Oracle Investor Relations website at


http://www.oracle.com/investor. In addition, Oracle’s Q3 results and Fiscal 2016 financial tables are available on the Oracle Investor Relations website.

A replay of the conference call will also be available by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406, Pass Code: 67000932.

About Oracle

Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and platform services. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), visit www.oracle.com or contact Investor Relations at [email protected] or (650) 506-4073.

# # #

Trademarks

Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

“Safe Harbor” Statement: Statements in this press release relating to Oracle’s future plans, expectations, beliefs, intentions and prospects, including statements regarding our expectations of future growth in our gross margins, EPS and cash flow; the timing of such growth; the growth of our cloud business generally; and the competitive landscape for enterprise cloud are all “forward-looking statements” and are subject to material risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect our current expectations and our actual results, and could cause actual results to differ materially. We presently consider the following to be among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations: (1) Economic, geopolitical and market conditions, including the continued slow economic recovery in Europe, parts of the U.S. and other parts of the world, can adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability, which in turn could adversely affect our stock price. (2) We may fail to achieve our financial forecasts due to such factors as delays or size reductions in transactions, fewer large transactions in a particular quarter, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, delays in delivery of new products or releases or a decline in our renewal rates for contracts. (3) Our cloud computing strategy, including our Cloud SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and Database as a Service offerings, may not be successful. (4) If we are unable to develop new or sufficiently differentiated products and services, or to enhance and improve our products and support services in a timely manner or to position and/or price our products and services to meet market demand, customers may not buy new software licenses, cloud software subscriptions or hardware products or purchase or renew support contracts. (5) Our international sales and operations subject us to additional risks that can adversely affect our operating results, including risks relating to foreign currency gains and losses. (6) If the security measures for our software, hardware, services or Oracle Cloud offerings are compromised or subject to a successful cyber-attack, or if such offerings contain significant coding, manufacturing or configuration errors, we may experience reputational harm, legal claims and financial exposure. (7) We have an active acquisition program and our acquisitions may not be successful, may involve unanticipated costs or other integration issues or may disrupt our existing operations. A detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect our business is contained in our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading “Risk Factors.” Copies of these filings are available online from the SEC or by contacting Oracle Corporation’s Investor Relations Department at (650) 506-4073 or by clicking on SEC Filings on Oracle’s Investor Relations website at http://www.oracle.com/investor. All information set forth in this press release is current as of March 15, 2016. Oracle undertakes no duty to update any statement in light of new information or future events.


ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     % Increase          % Increase
(Decrease)
 
     February 29,
2016
    % of
Revenues
    February 28,
2015
    % of
Revenues
    (Decrease)
in US $
         in Constant
Currency (1)
 
          

REVENUES

               

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

   $   583        6%      $ 372        4%        57%           61%   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

     152        2%        155        2%        (2%        2%   
  

 

 

        

Total cloud revenues

     735        8%        527        6%        40%           44%   
  

 

 

        

New software licenses

     1,680        18%        1,982        21%        (15%        (11%

Software license updates and product support

     4,669        52%        4,661        50%        0%           5%   
  

 

 

        

Total on-premise software revenues

     6,349        70%        6,643        71%        (4%        0%   
  

 

 

        

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

     7,084        78%        7,170        77%        (1%        3%   
  

 

 

        

Hardware products

     604        7%        712        8%        (15%        (10%

Hardware support

     531        6%        587        6%        (10%        (5%
  

 

 

        

Total hardware revenues

     1,135        13%        1,299        14%        (13%        (8%
  

 

 

        

Total services revenues

     793        9%        858        9%        (7%        (2%
  

 

 

        

Total revenues

     9,012        100%        9,327        100%        (3%        1%   
  

 

 

        

OPERATING EXPENSES

               

Sales and marketing

     1,903        21%        1,839        20%        3%           8%   

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

     292        3%        203        2%        44%           48%   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

     88        1%        88        1%        (1%        2%   

Software license updates and product support

     293        3%        300        3%        (2%        2%   

Hardware products

     338        4%        367        4%        (8%        (1%

Hardware support

     171        2%        218        2%        (21%        (17%

Services

     657        7%        724        8%        (9%        (4%

Research and development

     1,419        16%        1,370        15%        4%           5%   

General and administrative

     290        3%        252        3%        15%           20%   

Amortization of intangible assets

     408        5%        527        6%        (23%        (23%

Acquisition related and other

     11        0%        8        0%        38%           42%   

Restructuring

     115        1%        48        0%        141%           157%   
  

 

 

        

Total operating expenses

     5,985        66%        5,944        64%        1%           4%   
  

 

 

        

OPERATING INCOME

     3,027        34%        3,383        36%        (11%        (5%

Interest expense

     (360     (4%     (273     (2%     32%           32%   

Non-operating income, net

     65        0%        40        0%        62%           86%   
  

 

 

        

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

     2,732        30%        3,150        34%        (13%        (7%
  

 

 

        

Provision for income taxes

     590        6%        655        7%        (10%        (3%
  

 

 

        

NET INCOME

   $ 2,142        24%      $ 2,495        27%        (14%        (8%
  

 

 

        

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

               

Basic

   $ 0.51        $ 0.57            

Diluted

   $ 0.50        $ 0.56            

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

               

Basic

     4,182          4,389            

Diluted

     4,256          4,494            
                                                       

 

(1) We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2015, which was the last day of our prior fiscal year, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. Movements in international currencies relative to the United States dollar during the three months ended February 29, 2016 compared with the corresponding prior year period decreased our revenues by 4 percentage points, operating expenses by 3 percentage points and operating income by 6 percentage points.

 

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ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

RECONCILIATION OF SELECTED GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (1)

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

    Three Months Ended     % Increase (Decrease)
in US $
    % Increase (Decrease) in
Constant Currency (2)
 
    

February 29,
2016

GAAP

    Adj.     February 29,
2016
Non-GAAP
   

February 28,
2015

GAAP

    Adj.     February 28,
2015
Non-GAAP
    GAAP     Non-GAAP     GAAP     Non-GAAP  

 

TOTAL REVENUES

  $        9,012      $       2      $        9,014      $ 9,327      $ 7      $ 9,334        (3%)        (3%)        1%         1%    

TOTAL CLOUD AND ON-PREMISE SOFTWARE REVENUES

  $ 7,084      $ 2      $ 7,086      $ 7,170      $ 6      $ 7,176        (1%)        (1%)        3%         3%    

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

    583        2        585        372        3        375        57%         56%         61%         60%    

Cloud infrastructure as a service

    152               152        155               155        (2%)        (2%)        2%         2%    

New software licenses

    1,680               1,680        1,982               1,982        (15%)        (15%)        (11%)        (11%)   

Software license updates and product support

    4,669               4,669        4,661        3        4,664        0%         0%         5%         5%    

 

TOTAL HARDWARE REVENUES

  $ 1,135      $      $ 1,135      $ 1,299      $ 1      $ 1,300        (13%)        (13%)        (8%)        (8%)   

Hardware products

    604               604        712               712        (15%)        (15%)        (10%)        (10%)   

Hardware support

    531               531        587        1        588        (10%)        (10%)        (5%)        (5%)   

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

  $ 5,985      $ (794   $ 5,191      $ 5,944      $ (816)      $   5,128        1%         1%         4%         5%    

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

    292        (4     288        203        (3)        200        44%         43%         48%         47%    

Stock-based compensation (3)

    256        (256            230        (230)               11%                11%           

Amortization of intangible assets (4)

    408        (408            527        (527)               (23%)               (23%)          

Acquisition related and other

    11        (11            8        (8)               38%                42%           

Restructuring

    115        (115            48        (48)               141%                157%           

 

CLOUD SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AND PLATFORM AS A SERVICE MARGIN %

    50%          51%        45%          47%        452 bp.         423 bp.         445 bp.         413 bp.    

 

OPERATING INCOME

  $ 3,027      $ 796      $ 3,823      $ 3,383      $ 823      $  4,206        (11%)        (9%)        (5%)        (4%)   

 

OPERATING MARGIN %

    34%          42%        36%          45%        (269) bp.         (265) bp.         (206) bp.         (237) bp.    

 

INCOME TAX EFFECTS (5)

  $   590      $ 207      $ 797      $ 655      $ 247      $ 902        (10%)        (12%)        (3%)        (6%)   

 

NET INCOME

  $ 2,142      $ 589      $ 2,731      $ 2,495      $ 576      $ 3,071        (14%)        (11%)        (8%)        (6%)   

 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

  $ 0.50        $ 0.64      $ 0.56        $ 0.68        (9%)        (6%)        (2%)        0%    

 

DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

    4,256               4,256        4,494               4,494        (5%)        (5%)        (5%)        (5%)   
                                                                                 

 

(1) This presentation includes non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a detailed explanation of the adjustments made to comparable GAAP measures, the reasons why management uses these measures, the usefulness of these measures and the material limitations on the usefulness of these measures, please see Appendix A.

 

(2) We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2015, which was the last day of our prior fiscal year, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods.

 

(3) Stock-based compensation was included in the following GAAP operating expense categories:

 

      Three Months Ended
February 29, 2016
     Three Months Ended
February 28, 2015
 
   GAAP      Adj.      Non-GAAP      GAAP      Adj.      Non-GAAP  

Sales and marketing

   $ 57       $ (57    $       $ 45       $ (45    $   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

     1         (1              1         (1        

Software license updates and product support

     6         (6              6         (6        

Hardware products

     1         (1              1         (1        

Hardware support

     1         (1              2         (2        

Services

     7         (7              8         (8        

Research and development

     154         (154              138         (138        

General and administrative

     29         (29              29         (29        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     256         (256              230         (230        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

     4         (4              3         (3        

Acquisition related and other

                             1         (1        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation

   $   260       $   (260    $   —       $   234       $   (234    $   —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(4) Estimated future annual amortization expense related to intangible assets as of February 29, 2016 was as follows:

 

Remainder of Fiscal 2016

   $ 353   

Fiscal 2017

     1,016   

Fiscal 2018

     867   

Fiscal 2019

     760   

Fiscal 2020

     615   

Fiscal 2021

     470   

Thereafter

     1,168   
  

 

 

 

Total intangible assets, net

   $   5,249   
  

 

 

 

 

(5) Income tax effects were calculated reflecting an effective GAAP tax rate of 21.6% and 20.8% in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively, and an effective non-GAAP tax rate of 22.6% and 22.7% in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. The differences between our GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and 2015 were primarily due to the net tax effects of acquisition related items, including the tax effects of amortization of intangible assets.

 

* Not meaningful

 

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ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL RESULTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

     Nine Months Ended      % Increase         % Increase
(Decrease)
 
     February 29,
2016
     % of
Revenues
     February 28,
2015
     % of
Revenues
     (Decrease)
in US $
        in Constant
Currency (1)
 
         

REVENUES

                  

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

   $ 1,517         6%       $ 1,069         4%         42%          46%   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

     477         2%         448         2%         7%          12%   
  

 

 

        

Total cloud revenues

     1,994         8%         1,517         6%         31%          36%   
  

 

 

        

New software licenses

     4,509         17%         5,397         19%         (16%       (11%

Software license updates and product support

     14,048         53%         14,161         51%         (1%       6%   
  

 

 

        

Total on-premise software revenues

     18,557         70%         19,558         70%         (5%       1%   
  

 

 

        

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

     20,551         78%         21,075         76%         (2%       4%   
  

 

 

        

Hardware products

     1,746         7%         2,007         7%         (13%       (6%

Hardware support

     1,639         6%         1,791         7%         (8%       (2%
  

 

 

        

Total hardware revenues

     3,385         13%         3,798         14%         (11%       (4%
  

 

 

        

Total services revenues

     2,517         9%         2,647         10%         (5%       2%   
  

 

 

        

Total revenues

     26,453         100%         27,520         100%         (4%       2%   
  

 

 

        

OPERATING EXPENSES

                  

Sales and marketing

     5,578         21%         5,443         20%         2%          9%   

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

     847         3%         517         2%         64%          70%   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

     268         1%         254         1%         5%          10%   

Software license updates and product support

     877         3%         867         3%         1%          8%   

Hardware products

     967         4%         1,034         4%         (6%       1%   

Hardware support

     526         2%         628         2%         (16%       (11%

Services

     2,058         8%         2,179         8%         (6%       2%   

Research and development

     4,253         16%         4,088         15%         4%          6%   

General and administrative

     832         3%         799         3%         4%          9%   

Amortization of intangible assets

     1,283         5%         1,642         6%         (22%       (22%

Acquisition related and other

     35         0%         12         0%         201%          226%   

Restructuring

     293         1%         168         0%         74%          100%   
  

 

 

        

Total operating expenses

     17,817         67%         17,631         64%         1%          6%   
  

 

 

        

OPERATING INCOME

     8,636         33%         9,889         36%         (13%       (4%

Interest expense

     (1,105      (4%      (817      (3%      35%          35%   

Non-operating income, net

     179         0%         65         0%         174%          228%   
  

 

 

        

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

     7,710         29%         9,137         33%         (16%       (6%
  

 

 

        

Provision for income taxes

     1,623         6%         1,956         7%         (17%       (8%
  

 

 

        

NET INCOME

   $ 6,087         23%       $ 7,181         26%         (15%       (6%
  

 

 

        

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

                  

Basic

   $ 1.43          $ 1.63             

Diluted

   $ 1.41          $ 1.59             

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

                  

Basic

     4,246            4,419             

Diluted

     4,328            4,516             
                                                          

 

(1) We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2015, which was the last day of our prior fiscal year, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. Movements in international currencies relative to the United States dollar during the nine months ended February 29, 2016 compared with the corresponding prior year period decreased our revenues by 6 percentage points, operating expenses by 5 percentage points and operating income by 9 percentage points.

 

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Q3 FISCAL 2016 YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL RESULTS

RECONCILIATION OF SELECTED GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (1)

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

    Nine Months Ended     % Increase (Decrease)
in US $
    % Increase (Decrease) in
Constant Currency (2)
 
    

February 29,
2016

GAAP

    Adj.    

February 29,
2016

Non-GAAP

   

February 28,
2015

GAAP

    Adj.    

February 28,
2015

Non-GAAP

    GAAP     Non-GAAP     GAAP     Non-GAAP  

 

TOTAL REVENUES

  $      26,453      $       8      $   26,461      $   27,520      $     21      $   27,541        (4%     (4%     2%        2%   

TOTAL CLOUD AND ON-PREMISE SOFTWARE REVENUES

  $ 20,551      $ 7      $ 20,558      $ 21,075      $ 18      $ 21,093        (2%     (3%     4%        4%   

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

    1,517        6        1,523        1,069        9        1,078        42%        41%        46%        46%   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

    477               477        448               448        7%        7%        12%        12%   

New software licenses

    4,509               4,509        5,397               5,397        (16%     (16%     (11%     (11%

Software license updates and product support

    14,048        1        14,049        14,161        9        14,170        (1%     (1%     6%        6%   

 

TOTAL HARDWARE REVENUES

  $ 3,385      $ 1      $ 3,386      $ 3,798      $ 3      $ 3,801        (11%     (11%     (4%     (4%

Hardware products

    1,746               1,746        2,007               2,007        (13%     (13%     (6%     (6%

Hardware support

    1,639        1        1,640        1,791        3        1,794        (8%     (9%     (2%     (2%

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

  $ 17,817      $ (2,376   $ 15,441      $ 17,631      $ (2,506   $ 15,125        1%        2%        6%        8%   

Stock-based compensation (3)

    765        (765            684        (684            12%        *        12%        *   

Amortization of intangible assets (4)

    1,283        (1,283            1,642        (1,642            (22%     *        (22%     *   

Acquisition related and other

    35        (35            12        (12            201%        *        226%        *   

Restructuring

    293        (293            168        (168            74%        *        100%        *   

 

OPERATING INCOME

  $ 8,636      $ 2,384      $ 11,020      $ 9,889      $ 2,527      $ 12,416        (13%     (11%     (4%     (4%

 

OPERATING MARGIN %

    33%          42%        36%          45%        (329) bp.        (344) bp.        (228) bp.        (293) bp.   

 

INCOME TAX EFFECTS (5)

  $ 1,623      $ 658      $ 2,281      $ 1,956      $ 715      $ 2,671        (17%     (15%     (8%     (7%

 

NET INCOME

  $ 6,087      $ 1,726      $ 7,813      $ 7,181      $ 1,812      $ 8,993        (15%     (13%     (6%     (6%

 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

  $ 1.41        $ 1.81      $ 1.59        $ 1.99        (12%     (9%     (2%     (2%

 

DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

    4,328               4,328        4,516               4,516        (4%     (4%     (4%     (4%
                                                                                 

 

(1) This presentation includes non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a detailed explanation of the adjustments made to comparable GAAP measures, the reasons why management uses these measures, the usefulness of these measures and the material limitations on the usefulness of these measures, please see Appendix A.

 

(2) We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2015, which was the last day of our prior fiscal year, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods.

 

(3) Stock-based compensation was included in the following GAAP operating expense categories:

 

     Nine Months Ended
February 29, 2016
     Nine Months Ended
February 28, 2015
 
      GAAP      Adj.      Non-GAAP      GAAP      Adj.      Non-GAAP  

Sales and marketing

   $ 163       $ (163    $       $ 131       $ (131    $   

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

     13         (13              8         (8        

Cloud infrastructure as a service

     3         (3              3         (3        

Software license updates and product support

     18         (18              15         (15        

Hardware products

     4         (4              4         (4        

Hardware support

     4         (4              4         (4        

Services

     22         (22              23         (23        

Research and development

     452         (452              380         (380        

General and administrative

     86         (86              116         (116        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     765         (765              684         (684        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Acquisition related and other

     3         (3              5         (5        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation

   $   768       $   (768    $   —       $   689       $   (689    $   —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(4) Estimated future annual amortization expense related to intangible assets as of February 29, 2016 was as follows:

 

Remainder of Fiscal 2016

   $ 353   

Fiscal 2017

     1,016   

Fiscal 2018

     867   

Fiscal 2019

     760   

Fiscal 2020

     615   

Fiscal 2021

     470   

Thereafter

     1,168   
  

 

 

 

Total intangible assets, net

   $   5,249   
  

 

 

 

 

(5) Income tax effects were calculated reflecting an effective GAAP tax rate of 21.0% and 21.4% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively, and an effective non-GAAP tax rate of 22.6% and 22.9% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. The differences between our GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015 were primarily due to the net tax effects of acquisition related items, including the tax effects of amortization of intangible assets.

 

* Not meaningful

 

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ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

($ in millions)

 

     

 

February 29,
2016

     May 31,
2015
 

 

ASSETS

     

Current Assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 15,583       $ 21,716   

Marketable securities

     35,184         32,652   

Trade receivables, net

     3,844         5,618   

Inventories

     212         314   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,246         2,220   
  

 

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     57,069         62,520   

 

Non-Current Assets:

     

Property, plant and equipment, net

     4,011         3,686   

Intangible assets, net

     5,249         6,406   

Goodwill, net

     34,284         34,087   

Deferred tax assets

     1,382         1,458   

Other assets

     2,899         2,746   
  

 

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

     47,825         48,383   
  

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 104,894       $ 110,903   
  

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

 

Current Liabilities:

     

Notes payable, current

   $       $ 1,999   

Accounts payable

     410         806   

Accrued compensation and related benefits

     1,536         1,839   

Deferred revenues

     6,912         7,245   

Other current liabilities

     2,967         3,317   
  

 

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     11,825         15,206   

 

Non-Current Liabilities:

     

Notes payable, non-current

     40,106         39,959   

Income taxes payable

     4,418         4,386   

Other non-current liabilities

     2,209         2,254   
  

 

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

     46,733         46,599   

 

Equity

     46,336         49,098   
  

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

   $   104,894       $   110,903   
  

 

 

 
                   

 

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ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

($ in millions)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
      February 29,
2016
     February 28,
2015
 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

     

Net income

   $ 6,087       $ 7,181   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Depreciation

     643         502   

Amortization of intangible assets

     1,283         1,642   

Deferred income taxes

     (143      (486

Stock-based compensation

     768         689   

Tax benefits on the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock-based awards

     188         284   

Excess tax benefits on the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock-based awards

     (61      (167

Other, net

     116         126   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

     

Decrease in trade receivables, net

     1,746         1,867   

Decrease (increase) in inventories

     87         (78

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

     95         362   

Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities

     (890      (1,204

Decrease in income taxes payable

     (112      (369

Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues

     24         (296
  

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     9,831         10,053   
  

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

     

Purchases of marketable securities and other investments

     (21,549      (23,339

Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities and other investments

     18,845         15,042   

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (313      (6,232

Capital expenditures

     (1,009      (794
  

 

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

     (4,026      (15,323
  

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

     

Payments for repurchases of common stock

     (8,467      (6,079

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

     802         1,456   

Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock-based awards

     (82      (11

Payments of dividends to stockholders

     (1,918      (1,600

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs

             9,945   

Repayments of borrowings

     (2,000      (1,500

Excess tax benefits on the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock-based awards

     61         167   

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

     (85      (196
  

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities

     (11,689      2,182   
  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (249      (980
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (6,133      (4,068
  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     21,716         17,769   
  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $   15,583       $   13,701   
  

 

 

 
                   

 

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ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

FREE CASH FLOW - TRAILING 4-QUARTERS (1)

($ in millions)

 

     Fiscal 2015      Fiscal 2016
      Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4      Q1              Q2                      Q3                      Q4        

 

GAAP Operating Cash Flow

   $       15,357       $       15,273       $       14,509       $       14,336       $       13,464       $       12,903       $       14,114      

Capital Expenditures

     (628      (727      (948      (1,391      (1,636      (1,606      (1,606   
  

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

   $ 14,729       $ 14,546       $ 13,561       $ 12,945       $ 11,828       $ 11,297       $ 12,508      
  

 

 

% Growth over prior year

     4%         0%         (6)%         (10)%         (20)%         (22)%         (8)%        

 

GAAP Net Income

   $ 10,948       $ 10,896       $ 10,827       $ 9,938       $ 9,501       $ 9,198       $ 8,844      

Free Cash Flow as a % of Net Income

     135%         133%         125%         130%         124%         123%         141%      
                                                                     

 

(1) To supplement our statements of cash flows presented on a GAAP basis, we use non-GAAP measures of cash flows on a trailing 4-quarter basis to analyze cash flow generated from operations. We believe free cash flow is also useful as one of the bases for comparing our performance with our competitors. The presentation of non-GAAP free cash flow is not meant to be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.

 

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ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

SUPPLEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF GAAP REVENUES AND HEADCOUNT (1)

($ in millions)

 

     Fiscal 2015     Fiscal 2016  
  Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     TOTAL     Q1     Q2           Q3                 Q4         TOTAL  

 

REVENUES

                   

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

  $ 337      $ 361      $ 372      $ 416      $ 1,485      $ 451      $ 484      $ 583        $ 1,517   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

    138        155        155        160        608        160        165        152          477   
 

 

 

 

Total cloud revenues

    475        516        527        576        2,093        611        649        735          1,994   

 

New software licenses

    1,370        2,045        1,982        3,138        8,535        1,151        1,677        1,680          4,509   

Software license updates and product support

    4,731        4,768        4,661        4,686        18,847        4,696        4,683        4,669          14,048   
 

 

 

 

Total on-premise software revenues

    6,101        6,813        6,643        7,824        27,382        5,847        6,360        6,349          18,557   
 

 

 

 

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    6,576        7,329        7,170        8,400        29,475        6,458        7,009        7,084          20,551   

 

Hardware products

    578        717        712        818        2,825        570        573        604          1,746   

Hardware support

    587        617        587        589        2,380        558        550        531          1,639   
 

 

 

 

Total hardware revenues

    1,165        1,334        1,299        1,407        5,205        1,128        1,123        1,135          3,385   

 

Total services revenues

    855        935        858        899        3,546        862        861        793          2,517   
 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 8,596      $ 9,598      $ 9,327      $ 10,706      $ 38,226      $ 8,448      $ 8,993      $ 9,012        $ 26,453   
 

 

 

 

 

AS REPORTED REVENUE GROWTH RATES

                   

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

    32%        39%        30%        29%        32%        34%        34%        57%          42%   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

    26%        60%        28%        25%        33%        16%        7%        (2%       7%   

Total cloud revenues

    31%        45%        29%        28%        33%        29%        26%        40%          31%   

 

New software licenses

    (2%     (4%     (7%     (17%     (9%     (16%     (18%     (15%       (16%

Software license updates and product support

    7%        6%        2%        0%        4%        (1%     (2%     0%          (1%

Total on-premise software revenues

    5%        3%        (1%     (8%     (1%     (4%     (7%     (4%       (5%

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    6%        5%        1%        (6%     1%        (2%     (4%     (1%       (2%

 

Hardware products

    (14%     0%        (2%     (6%     (5%     (1%     (20%     (15%       (13%

Hardware support

    (1%     1%        (2%     (1%     (1%     (5%     (11%     (10%       (8%

Total hardware revenues

    (8%     1%        (2%     (4%     (3%     (3%     (16%     (13%       (11%

 

Total services revenues

    (7%     (3%     (3%     (4%     (4%     1%        (8%     (7%       (5%

 

Total revenues

    3%        3%        0%        (5%     0%        (2%     (6%     (3%       (4%

 

CONSTANT CURRENCY GROWTH RATES (2)

                   

Cloud software as a service and platform as a service

    32%        41%        34%        35%        35%        38%        39%        61%          46%   

Cloud infrastructure as a service

    25%        62%        32%        31%        36%        23%        11%        2%          12%   

Total cloud revenues

    30%        47%        33%        34%        36%        34%        31%        44%          36%   

 

New software licenses

    (2%     0%        0%        (10%     (4%     (9%     (12%     (11%       (11%

Software license updates and product support

    6%        9%        8%        8%        8%        8%        5%        5%          6%   

Total on-premise software revenues

    4%        6%        6%        0%        4%        4%        0%        0%          1%   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    6%        8%        7%        2%        5%        6%        2%        3%          4%   

 

Hardware products

    (14%     4%        6%        3%        0%        9%        (14%     (10%       (6%

Hardware support

    (2%     5%        4%        7%        4%        4%        (5%     (5%       (2%

Total hardware revenues

    (8%     4%        5%        5%        2%        6%        (10%     (8%       (4%

 

Total services revenues

    (8%     1%        3%        5%        0%        10%        0%        (2%       2%   

 

Total revenues

    2%        7%        6%        3%        4%        7%        0%        1%          2%   
                                                                             

GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES

                   

 

REVENUES

                   

Americas

  $ 4,620      $ 5,221      $ 5,134      $ 6,133      $ 21,107      $ 4,716      $ 4,960      $ 4,942        $ 14,620   

Europe, Middle East & Africa

    2,589        2,911        2,813        3,067        11,380        2,456        2,645        2,661          7,761   

Asia Pacific

    1,387        1,466        1,380        1,506        5,739        1,276        1,388        1,409          4,072   
 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 8,596      $ 9,598      $ 9,327      $ 10,706      $ 38,226      $ 8,448      $ 8,993      $ 9,012        $ 26,453   
 

 

 

 
                                                                             

HEADCOUNT

                   

 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA

                   

Americas

    54,073        57,243        58,117        58,415          59,901        59,999        60,437       

Europe, Middle East & Africa

    23,349        26,997        26,989        26,988          27,030        27,541        27,275       

Asia Pacific

    45,496        46,312        46,456        46,962          48,139        48,620        48,694       
 

 

 

 

Total company

    122,918        130,552        131,562        132,365          135,070        136,160        136,406       
 

 

 

 
                                                                             

 

(1) The sum of the quarterly information presented may vary from the year-to-date information presented due to rounding.

 

(2) We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2015 and 2014 for the fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 constant currency growth rate calculations presented, respectively, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods.

 

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ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

SUPPLEMENTAL GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES ANALYSIS (1)

($ in millions)

 

    Fiscal 2015     Fiscal 2016  
     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     TOTAL     Q1     Q2     Q3         Q4       TOTAL  

 

AMERICAS

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

  $ 3,614      $ 4,044      $ 4,021      $ 4,926      $ 16,604      $ 3,684      $ 3,927      $ 3,964        $ 11,576   
 

 

 

 

Total hardware revenues

  $ 583      $ 716      $ 686      $ 751      $ 2,737      $ 589      $ 595      $ 571        $ 1,755   
 

 

 

 

AS REPORTED GROWTH RATES

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    5%        6%        5%        6%        6%        2%        (3%     (1%       (1%

Total hardware revenues

    (9%     3%        5%        1%        0%        1%        (17%     (17%       (12%

 

CONSTANT CURRENCY GROWTH RATES (2)

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    6%        8%        7%        9%        7%        6%        0%        1%          2%   

Total hardware revenues

    (8%     5%        7%        4%        2%        6%        (14%     (13%       (8%
         

 

EUROPE / MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

  $ 1,992      $ 2,234      $ 2,169      $ 2,369      $ 8,764      $ 1,873      $ 2,066      $ 2,069        $ 6,008   
 

 

 

 

Total hardware revenues

  $ 338      $ 380      $ 379      $ 423      $ 1,519      $ 330      $ 316      $ 349        $ 995   
 

 

 

 

AS REPORTED GROWTH RATES

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    10%        4%        (3%     (22%     (5%     (6%     (8%     (5%       (6%

Total hardware revenues

    (6%     2%        (6%     (4%     (3%     (2%     (17%     (8%       (9%

CONSTANT CURRENCY GROWTH RATES (2)

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    7%        9%        9%        (8%     3%        7%        3%        2%          4%   

Total hardware revenues

    (7%     8%        8%        15%        6%        14%        (6%     (1%       2%   
                                                                             

 

ASIA PACIFIC

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

  $ 970      $ 1,051      $ 980      $ 1,105      $ 4,107      $ 901      $ 1,016      $ 1,051        $ 2,967   
 

 

 

 

Total hardware revenues

  $ 244      $ 238      $ 234      $ 233      $ 949      $ 209      $ 212      $ 215        $ 635   
 

 

 

 

AS REPORTED GROWTH RATES

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    3%        2%        (3%     (10%     (3%     (7%     (3%     7%          (1%

Total hardware revenues

    (8%     (7%     (12%     (16%     (11%     (14%     (11%     (8%       (11%

 

CONSTANT CURRENCY GROWTH RATES (2)

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    2%        7%        4%        (1%     3%        7%        6%        13%          9%   

Total hardware revenues

    (8%     (3%     (6%     (8%     (6%     (3%     (3%     (3%       (3%
         

TOTAL COMPANY

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

  $  6,576      $  7,329      $  7,170      $  8,400      $  29,475      $  6,458      $  7,009      $  7,084        $  20,551   
 

 

 

 

Total hardware revenues

  $ 1,165      $ 1,334      $ 1,299      $ 1,407      $ 5,205      $ 1,128      $ 1,123      $ 1,135        $ 3,385   
 

 

 

 

 

AS REPORTED GROWTH RATES

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    6%        5%        1%        (6%     1%        (2%     (4%     (1%       (2%

Total hardware revenues

    (8%     1%        (2%     (4%     (3%     (3%     (16%     (13%       (11%

CONSTANT CURRENCY GROWTH RATES (2)

                   

Total cloud and on-premise software revenues

    6%        8%        7%        2%        5%        6%        2%        3%          4%   

Total hardware revenues

    (8%     4%        5%        5%        2%        6%        (10%     (8%       (4%
                                                                             

 

(1) The sum of the quarterly information presented may vary from the year-to-date information presented due to rounding.

 

(2) We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2015 and 2014 for the fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 constant currency growth rate calculations presented, respectively, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods.

 

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APPENDIX A

ORACLE CORPORATION

Q3 FISCAL 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS

EXPLANATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

To supplement our financial results presented on a GAAP basis, we use the non-GAAP measures indicated in the tables, which exclude certain business combination accounting entries and expenses related to acquisitions, as well as other significant expenses including stock-based compensation, that we believe are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and our future results. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business based on these non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax effects:

 

  Cloud software as a service and platform as a service, software license updates and product support and hardware support deferred revenues: Business combination accounting rules require us to account for the fair values of cloud software as a service and platform as a service contracts, software license updates and product support contracts and hardware support contracts assumed in connection with our acquisitions. Because these contracts are generally one year in duration, our GAAP revenues generally for the one year period subsequent to our acquisition of a business do not reflect the full amount of revenues on these assumed cloud and support contracts that would have otherwise been recorded by the acquired entity. The non-GAAP adjustment to our cloud software as a service and platform as a service revenues, software license updates and product support revenues and hardware support revenues is intended to include, and thus reflect, the full amount of such revenues. We believe the adjustment to these revenues is useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of our business. We have historically experienced high renewal rates on our software license updates and product support contracts and our objective is to increase the renewal rates on acquired and new cloud software as a service and platform as a service and hardware support contracts; however, we cannot be certain that our customers will renew our cloud software as a service and platform as a service contracts, software license updates and product support contracts or our hardware support contracts.

 

  Stock-based compensation expenses: We have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expenses from our non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measures. Although stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to our employees, and we believe such compensation contributed to the revenues earned during the periods presented and also believe it will contribute to the generation of future period revenues, we continue to evaluate our business performance excluding stock-based compensation expenses. Stock-based compensation expenses will recur in future periods.

 

  Amortization of intangible assets: We have excluded the effect of amortization of intangible assets from our non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measures. Amortization of intangible assets is inconsistent in amount and frequency and is significantly affected by the timing and size of our acquisitions. Investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to our revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to our future period revenues as well. Amortization of intangible assets will recur in future periods.

 

  Acquisition related and other expenses; and restructuring expenses: We have excluded the effect of acquisition related and other expenses and the effect of restructuring expenses from our non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measures. We incurred significant expenses in connection with our acquisitions and also incurred certain other operating expenses or income, which we generally would not have otherwise incurred in the periods presented as a part of our continuing operations. Acquisition related and other expenses consist of personnel related costs for transitional employees, other acquired employee related costs, stock-based compensation expenses (in addition to the stock-based compensation expenses described above), integration related professional services, certain business combination adjustments including adjustments after the measurement period has ended and certain other operating items, net. Substantially all of the stock-based compensation expenses included in acquisition related and other expenses resulted from unvested options assumed in acquisitions whose vesting was fully accelerated upon termination of the employees pursuant to the original terms of those options. Restructuring expenses consist of employee severance and other exit costs. We believe it is useful for investors to understand the effects of these items on our total operating expenses. Although acquisition related expenses and restructuring expenses generally diminish over time with respect to past acquisitions, we generally will incur these expenses in connection with any future acquisitions.

 

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