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Exhibit 99.1

Investor Relations Contact:

Michael Haase

(925) 951-9005

Michael.Haase@Workday.com

Media Contact:

Eric Glass

(415) 432-3056

Eric.Glass@Workday.com

Workday Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2014 Financial Results

Fiscal Year 2014 Total Revenue of $468.9 Million, Up 71% Year Over Year; Q4 Total Revenue of

$141.9 Million, Up 74% Year Over Year

Fiscal Year 2014 Subscription Revenue of $354.2 Million, Up 86% Year Over Year; Q4 Subscription Revenue of

$110.7 Million, Up 86% Year Over Year

Generates Positive Operating Cash Flows for the Year

PLEASANTON, CALIF. Feb. 26, 2014 Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for human resources and finance, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2014.

Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results:

 

    Total revenues were $141.9 million, an increase of 74% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. Subscription revenues were $110.7 million, an increase of 86% from same period last year.

 

    Operating loss was $48.0 million, or negative 33.8% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $30.7 million, or negative 37.6% of revenues, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating loss for the fourth quarter was $21.0 million, or negative 14.8% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $25.2 million last year, or negative 30.9% of revenues.1

 

    Net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.32, compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.19 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. The non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.13, compared to a non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.16 during the same period last year.1

 

    Operating cash flows were $34.8 million and free cash flows were $7.5 million.2

Fiscal Year 2014 Results:

 

    Total revenues were $468.9 million, an increase of 71% from fiscal 2013. Subscription revenues were $354.2 million, an increase of 86% from same period last year.

 

    Operating loss was $153.3 million, or negative 32.7% of total revenues, compared to an operating loss of $117.9 million, or negative 43.1% of total revenues, last year. Non-GAAP operating loss was $87.0 million, or negative 18.6% of total revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $91.3 million, or negative 33.4% of total revenues, last year.1

 

    Net loss per basic and diluted share was $1.01, compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $1.62 in fiscal 2013. The non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.54, compared to a non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share of $1.26 last year.1

 

    Operating cash flows were $46.3 million and free cash flows were a negative $29.6 million.2

 

    Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were approximately $1.9 billion as of January 31, 2014. Unearned revenue was $413.6 million, a 45% increase from last year.

 

1  Non-GAAP operating loss and net loss per share for the fiscal fourth quarters and full years of 2013 and 2014 exclude share-based compensation, and for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year of 2014, also exclude employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions and amortization expense for the debt discount and issuance costs associated with convertible notes. The fiscal full year 2013 non-GAAP operating loss and net loss per share also exclude a one-time charge related to our contribution of 500,000 shares of common stock to the Workday Foundation. See the section titled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in the accompanying financial tables for further details.
2 Free cash flows are defined as operating cash flows minus capital expenditures, assets acquired under a capital lease and purchased other intangible assets. See the section titled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in the accompanying financial tables for further details.


“Fiscal 2014 marked a significant year of growth with more than 200 new customers and 800 new employees joining Workday,” said Aneel Bhusri, chairman, co-founder, and co-CEO, Workday. “During the year, we also accelerated adoption of our financials product, increased market presence in the education and government industries, and expanded our applications with the delivery of Workday Big Data Analytics. Moving forward, we are focused on continued growth across all areas of the business and remain committed to delivering the industry’s highest levels of customer satisfaction and product innovation.”

“Workday finished an outstanding fiscal 2014 with a very strong fourth quarter,” said Mark Peek, chief financial officer, Workday. “Total revenues for the year increased 71% to $469 million and we generated positive operating cash flows. Looking ahead to our fiscal 2015, first quarter revenues are expected to be in the range of $148 to $153 million, or growth of 61% to 67% compared to the prior year period. Total revenues for the year are anticipated to be in the range of $710 and $740 million, or growth of 51% to 58%.”

Recent Highlights

 

    Workday unveiled a new browser experience, designed in partnership with customers, that combines a redesigned visual interface built on HTML5, along with dozens of rich, intuitive features to enhance usability.

 

    The company announced its latest update, Workday 21, which is the first update to be released leveraging Workday’s shift to a single code line for both development and production environments – a transition that simultaneously increases the frequency of innovation delivered to customers, while minimizing disruption.

 

    Workday raised net proceeds of approximately $592 million from a follow-on public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its Class A common stock.

 

    In February, Workday acquired Identified, Inc., a San Francisco-based company, whose product development team is expected to enhance search capabilities and accelerate the delivery of predictive analytics and machine learning throughout Workday’s suite of applications.

Workday plans to host a conference call today to review its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2014 financial results and to discuss its financial outlook. The call is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. PT/ 5:00 p.m. ET and can be accessed via webcast or through the company’s Investor Relations website at www.workday.com/investorrelations. The webcast will be available live, and a replay will be available following completion of the live broadcast for approximately 45 days.

About Workday

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for human resources and finance. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers human capital management, financial management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest organizations. Hundreds of companies, ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises, have selected Workday.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to Workday’s financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding Workday’s first quarter and full year fiscal 2015 revenue projections, and our expectations for future applications. The words “believe,” “may,”


“will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Risks include, but are not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors and new applications and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (iv) our ability to manage our growth effectively; (v) our limited operating history, which makes it difficult to predict future results; (vi) the development of the market for enterprise cloud services; (vii) acceptance of our applications and services by customers; (viii) breaches in our security measures or unauthorized access to our customers’ data; and (ix) changes in sales may not be immediately reflected in our results due to our subscription model. Further information on risks that could affect Workday’s results is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2013 and our future reports that we may file with the SEC from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. Workday assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

Any unreleased services, features, or functions referenced in this document, our website or other press releases or public statements that are not currently available are subject to change at Workday’s discretion and may not be delivered as planned or at all. Customers who purchase Workday services should make their purchase decisions based upon services, features, and functions that are currently available.

© 2014. Workday, Inc. All rights reserved. Workday and the Workday logo are registered trademarks of Workday, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


Workday, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     January 31,  
     2014     2013(1)  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 581,326      $ 84,158   

Marketable securities

     1,305,253        706,181   

Accounts receivable, net

     92,184        67,437   

Deferred costs

     16,446        9,816   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     28,449        16,710   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     2,023,658        884,302   

Property and equipment, net

     77,664        44,585   

Deferred costs, noncurrent

     20,797        18,575   

Goodwill and acquisition related intangible assets, net

     8,488        8,488   

Other assets

     45,658        3,130   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,176,265      $ 959,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 6,212      $ 2,665   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     17,999        13,558   

Accrued compensation

     55,620        27,203   

Capital leases

     9,377        12,008   

Unearned revenue

     332,682        199,340   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     421,890        254,774   

Convertible senior notes, net

     468,412        —     

Capital leases, noncurrent

     3,589        12,972   

Unearned revenue, noncurrent

     80,883        85,920   

Other liabilities

     14,274        13,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     989,048        366,797   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     181        162   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,761,156        993,933   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     269        68   

Accumulated deficit

     (574,389     (401,880
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,187,217        592,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,176,265      $ 959,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts as of January 31, 2013 were derived from the January 31, 2013 audited financial statements.


Workday, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
   January 31,     January 31,  
   2014     2013     2014     2013  

Revenues:

        

Subscription services

   $ 110,715      $ 59,622      $ 354,169      $ 190,320   

Professional services

     31,151        21,897        114,769        83,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     141,866        81,519        468,938        273,657   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses(1):

        

Costs of subscription services

     19,862        12,484        69,195        39,251   

Costs of professional services

     30,904        20,502        107,615        77,284   

Product development

     55,317        30,252        182,116        102,665   

Sales and marketing

     60,808        36,389        197,373        123,440   

General and administrative

     22,951        12,570        65,921        48,880   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     189,842        112,197        622,220        391,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (47,976     (30,678     (153,282     (117,863

Other expense, net

     (6,921     (167     (17,549     (1,203
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (54,897     (30,845     (170,831     (119,066

Provision for income taxes

     1,085        99        1,678        124   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (55,982     (30,944     (172,509     (119,190

Accretion of redeemable convertible preferred stock

     —          —          —          (568
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

   $ (55,982   $ (30,944   $ (172,509   $ (119,758
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

   $ (0.32   $ (0.19   $ (1.01   $ (1.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders

     175,194        161,916        171,297        74,011   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)    Costs and expenses include share-based compensation as follows:

        

Costs of subscription services

   $ 962      $ 200      $ 2,408      $ 601   

Costs of professional services

     1,983        612        4,818        1,312   

Product development

     9,240        1,301        21,644        3,528   

Sales and marketing

     4,700        879        12,131        2,717   

General and administrative

     8,084        2,456        20,850        7,170   


Workday, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     January 31,     January 31,  
   2014     2013     2014     2013  

Cash flows from operating activities

        

Net loss

   $ (55,982   $ (30,944   $ (172,509   $ (119,190

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

     10,714        5,784        34,695        17,722   

Share-based compensation expense

     24,969        5,448        61,851        15,328   

Amortization of deferred costs

     3,770        3,032        12,219        11,368   

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

     5,841        —          14,395        —     

Donation of common stock to Workday Foundation

     —          —          —          11,250   

Other

     422        15        678        56   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     (5,363     (6,338     (25,037     (12,970

Deferred costs

     (8,622     (5,727     (21,071     (17,153

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (13,082     (2,133     (25,876     (9,877

Accounts payable

     (2,016     (138     3,547        (65

Accrued expense and other liabilities

     12,346        3,844        35,066        17,582   

Unearned revenue

     61,796        33,097        128,305        97,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     34,793        5,940        46,263        11,214   

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Purchases of marketable securities

     (357,752     (391,198     (1,587,240     (765,797

Maturities of marketable securities

     150,135        38,792        983,242        111,577   

Purchases of property and equipment

     (12,341     (9,095     (60,725     (15,898

Purchase of cost method investment

     (2,000     —          (2,000     —     

Purchase of other intangible assets

     (15,000     —          (15,000     —     

Other

     (1,000     —          (910     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (237,958     (361,501     (682,633     (670,118

Cash flows from financing activities

        

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of issuance costs

     —          —          —          684,620   

Proceeds from follow-on offering, net of issuance costs

     592,241        —          592,241        —     

Proceeds from borrowings on convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs

     —          —          584,291        —     

Proceeds from issuance of warrants

     —          —          92,708        —     

Purchase of convertible senior notes hedges

     —          —          (143,729     —     

Proceeds from issuance of common stock from employee equity plans

     14,380        285        23,692        10,370   

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

     (2,624     (3,541     (12,129     (9,453

Other

     (2,948     —          (3,464     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     601,049        (3,256     1,133,610        685,537   

Effect of exchange rate changes

     (18     (5     (72     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     397,866        (358,822     497,168        26,629   

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period

     183,460        442,980        84,158        57,529   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

   $ 581,326      $ 84,158      $ 581,326      $ 84,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Three Months Ended January 31, 2014

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     GAAP     Share-Based
Compensation
    Employer
Payroll Taxes
on Employee
Stock
Transactions
    Amortization
of Debt
Discount and
Issuance
Costs
     Non-GAAP  

Costs and expenses:

           

Costs of subscription services

   $ 19,862      $ (962   $ (9   $ —         $ 18,891   

Costs of professional services

     30,904        (1,983     (145     —           28,776   

Product development

     55,317        (9,240     (604     —           45,473   

Sales and marketing

     60,808        (4,700     (413     —           55,695   

General and administrative

     22,951        (8,084     (885     —           13,982   

Operating loss

     (47,976     24,969        2,056        —           (20,951

Operating margin

     -33.8 %      17.6 %      1.4 %      —           -14.8 % 

Other expense, net

     (6,921     —          —          5,841         (1,080

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (54,897     24,969        2,056        5,841         (22,031

Provision for income taxes

     1,085        —          —          —           1,085   

Net loss

   $ (55,982   $ 24,969      $ 2,056      $ 5,841       $ (23,116

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted (1)

   $ (0.32   $ 0.14      $ 0.01      $ 0.04       $ (0.13

 

(1) Calculated based upon 175,194 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.

Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Three Months Ended January 31, 2013

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     GAAP     Share-Based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Costs and expenses:

      

Costs of subscription services

   $ 12,484      $ (200   $ 12,284   

Costs of professional services

     20,502        (612     19,890   

Product development

     30,252        (1,301     28,951   

Sales and marketing

     36,389        (879     35,510   

General and administrative

     12,570        (2,456     10,114   

Operating loss

     (30,678     5,448        (25,230

Operating margin

     -37.6 %      6.7 %      -30.9 % 

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (30,845     5,448        (25,397

Provision for income taxes

     99        —          99   

Net loss

   $ (30,944   $ 5,448      $ (25,496

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted (1)

   $ (0.19   $ 0.03      $ (0.16

 

(1) Calculated based upon 161,916 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.


Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Year Ended January 31, 2014

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     GAAP     Share-Based
Compensation
    Employer
Payroll Taxes
on Employee
Stock
Transactions
    Amortization
of Debt
Discount and
Issuance
Costs
     Non-GAAP  

Costs and expenses:

           

Costs of subscription services

   $ 69,195      $ (2,408   $ (17   $ —         $ 66,770   

Costs of professional services

     107,615        (4,818     (656     —           102,141   

Product development

     182,116        (21,644     (1,544     —           158,928   

Sales and marketing

     197,373        (12,131     (883     —           184,359   

General and administrative

     65,921        (20,850     (1,298     —           43,773   

Operating loss

     (153,282     61,851        4,398        —           (87,033

Operating margin

     -32.7     13.2 %      0.9 %      —           -18.6 % 

Other expense, net

     (17,549     —          —          14,395         (3,154

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (170,831     61,851        4,398        14,395         (90,187

Provision for income taxes

     1,678        —          —          —           1,678   

Net loss

   $ (172,509   $ 61,851      $ 4,398      $ 14,395       $ (91,865

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted (1)

   $ (1.01   $ 0.36      $ 0.03      $ 0.08       $ (0.54

 

(1) Calculated based upon 171,297 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.

Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data

Year Ended January 31, 2013

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     GAAP     Share-Based
Compensation
    Equity Grant
to Workday
Foundation
    Non-GAAP  

Costs and expenses:

        

Costs of subscription services

   $ 39,251      $ (601   $ —        $ 38,650   

Costs of professional services

     77,284        (1,312     —          75,972   

Product development

     102,665        (3,528     —          99,137   

Sales and marketing

     123,440        (2,717     —          120,723   

General and administrative

     48,880        (7,170     (11,250     30,460   

Operating loss

     (117,863     15,328        11,250        (91,285

Operating margin

     -43.1 %      5.6 %      4.1 %      -33.4 % 

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (119,066     15,328        11,250        (92,488

Provision for income taxes

     124        —          —          124   

Net loss

   $ (119,190   $ 15,328      $ 11,250      $ (92,612

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted (1)

   $ (1.62   $ 0.21      $ 0.15      $ (1.26

 

(1) Calculated based upon 74,011 basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock.


Workday, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Cash Flows from Operations to Free Cash Flows

(A Non-GAAP Financial Measure)

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     January 31,     January 31,  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

GAAP cash flows from operating activities

   $ 34,793      $ 5,940      $ 46,263      $ 11,214   

Capital expenditures

     (12,341     (9,095     (60,725     (15,898

Property and equipment acquired under capital lease

     —          (830     (115     (18,717

Purchase of other intangible assets

     (15,000     —          (15,000     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flows

   $ 7,452      $ (3,985   $ (29,577   $ (23,401
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors and others with additional information regarding Workday’s results, we have disclosed the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, and free cash flows. Workday has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures, other than free cash flows, differ from GAAP in that they exclude share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, a one-time charge related to our contribution of 500,000 shares of common stock to the Workday Foundation and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, as applicable. Free cash flows differ from GAAP cash flows from operating activities in that it treats capital expenditures, assets acquired under a capital lease and purchased other intangible assets as a reduction to cash flows.

Workday’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, and to evaluate Workday’s financial performance and the ability of operations to generate cash. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect Workday’s ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in Workday’s business, as they exclude expenses that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating Workday’s operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. Additionally, management believes information regarding free cash flows provides investors and others with an important perspective on the cash available to make strategic acquisitions and investments, to fund ongoing operations and to fund other capital expenditures.

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others in assessing Workday’s operating performance due to the following factors:

 

    Share-based compensation. Although share-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of Workday’s employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude share-based compensation in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies. Moreover, determining the fair value of certain of the share-based instruments we utilize involves a high degree of judgment and estimation and the expense recorded may bear little resemblance to the actual value realized upon the vesting or future exercise of the related share-based awards. Unlike cash compensation, the value of stock options, which is an element of our ongoing share-based compensation expense, is determined using a complex formula that incorporates factors, such as market volatility, that are beyond our control.

 

    Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions. The amount of employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions is dependent on Workday’s stock price and other factors that are beyond our control and do not correlate to the operation of the business.

 

    Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Under GAAP, we are required to separately account for liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the convertible senior notes that were issued in private placements in June 2013. Accordingly, for GAAP purposes we are required to recognize the effective interest expense on our convertible senior notes and amortize the issuance costs over the term of the notes. The difference between the effective interest expense and the contractual interest expense and the amortization expense of issuance costs are excluded from management’s assessment of our operating performance because management believes that these non-cash expenses are not indicative of ongoing operating performance. Management believes that the exclusion of the non-cash interest expense provides investors an enhanced view of the company’s operational performance.

 

    Equity Grant to Workday Foundation. During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, Workday granted 500,000 shares of common stock to the Workday Foundation. The Workday Foundation is a non-profit organization established to provide grants, humanitarian relief and employee matching contributions and support volunteerism and social development projects. This grant resulted in a one-time charge of $11.3 million, which was recorded to the General and administrative expenses line of the statement of operations. Management does not expect to make future grants of shares to the Foundation and therefore considers this charge non-recurring. As such, management believes it is useful to exclude this one-time charge in order to better understand the ongoing expenses of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results across periods.

Additionally, we believe that the non-GAAP financial measure, free cash flows, is meaningful to investors because we review cash flows generated from or used in operations after deducting capital expenditures, whether purchased or leased and other purchased intangible assets, due to the fact that these expenditures are considered to be an ongoing operational component of our business.

The use of non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations as they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect Workday’s operations. Workday compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited. Management encourages investors and others to review Workday’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.