Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 26, 2024. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in the section titled “Risk Factors.” Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future. Our fiscal year ends on January 31 of each year and references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to a fiscal year mean the year in which that fiscal year ends. For example, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to "fiscal 2025" refer to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.
Overview
Through its single software-as-a-service ("SaaS") platform, nCino helps financial institutions ("FI") serving corporate and commercial, small business, consumer, and mortgage customers modernize and more effectively onboard clients, open accounts, make loans and navigate the loan lifecycle, and effectively monitor and manage their portfolio. With the nCino Bank Operating System, FIs can:
• digitally serve their clients across lines of business,
• improve efficiency,
• elevate employee experience and performance,
• manage risk and compliance more effectively,
• establish an active data, audit, and business intelligence hub, and
• embrace the value of intelligent automation and uncover data-driven insights.
nCino was originally founded in a bank to improve that FI’s operations and client service. After realizing that the same problems—cumbersome legacy technology, fragmented data, disconnected business functions, and a disengaged workforce made it difficult to maintain relevancy in their clients' lives—were endemic across the financial services industry, nCino spun out as a separate company in late 2011. This heritage is the foundation of our deep banking domain expertise, which differentiates us, continues to drive our strategy, and makes us uniquely qualified to help FIs become more efficient by providing an end-to-end platform that spans business lines and combines capabilities for a seamless experience.
The nCino Bank Operating System was initially designed to help transform commercial and small business lending for community and regional banks. This solution was introduced to enterprise banks in the United States ("U.S.") in 2014, and then internationally in 2017, and has subsequently expanded across North America, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia-Pacific. Throughout this market expansion, we broadened the nCino Bank Operating System by adding functionality for consumer lending, client onboarding, deposit account opening, analytics and artificial intelligence and machine learning. In fiscal 2020, we made two acquisitions as part of our strategy to build out our nIQ capabilities and we established our nCino K.K joint venture to facilitate our entry into the Japanese market. An acquisition in fiscal 2022 expanded our capabilities to the U.S. point-of-sale mortgage market.
On March 20, 2024 (the "DocFox Acquisition Date"), we acquired DocFox, Inc. ("DocFox") which provides a solution for automating onboarding experiences for commercial and business banking, for an aggregate preliminary purchase price of $74.3 million. We funded the purchase consideration with $75.0 million borrowed under the Credit Facility as further described in Note 11 "Revolving Credit Facility" of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have included the financial results of DocFox in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements from the DocFox Acquisition Date.
We acquired Integrated Lending Technologies, LLC ("ILT") on April 1, 2024 (the "ILT Acquisition Date"), which provides consumer loan origination software that streamlines direct and indirect lending operations, for an aggregate purchase
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price of $20.0 million in cash. We have included the financial results of ILT in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements from the ILT Acquisition Date.
See Note 7 "Business Combinations" of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on the DocFox and ILT acquisitions.
We generally offer the nCino Bank Operating System on a subscription basis pursuant to non-cancellable multi-year contracts that typically range from three to five years, and we employ a “land and expand” business model. The nCino Bank Operating System is designed to scale with our customers, and once our solution is deployed, we seek to have our customers expand adoption within and across lines of business.
We sell our solutions directly through our business development managers, account executives, field sales engineers, and customer success managers. Our sales efforts in the U.S. are organized around FIs based on size, whereas internationally, we focus our sales efforts by geography. As of July 31, 2024, we had 206 sales and sales support personnel in the U.S. and 88 sales and support personnel in offices outside the U.S.
To help customers go live with our solutions, we offer professional services including configuration and implementation, training, and advisory services. For enterprise FIs, we generally work with system integration ("SI") partners such as Accenture, Deloitte, and PwC for the delivery of professional services for the nCino Bank Operating System. For regional FIs, we work with SIs such as West Monroe Partners, and for community banks, we work with SIs or perform configuration and implementation ourselves. We expect enterprise FIs to make up a greater proportion of our nCino Bank Operating System sales.
For the three months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024, our total revenues were $117.2 million and $132.4 million, respectively, representing a 12.9% increase. For the three months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024, our subscription revenues were $99.9 million and $113.9 million, respectively, representing a 14.0% increase. Due to our investments in growth, we recorded net losses attributable to nCino, Inc. of $15.9 million and $11.0 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024, respectively. For the six months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024, our total revenues were $230.9 million and $260.5 million, respectively, representing a 12.8% increase. For the six months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024, our subscription revenues were $197.2 million and $224.3 million, respectively, representing a 13.7% increase. Due to our investments in growth, we recorded net losses attributable to nCino, Inc. of $27.1 million and $14.0 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Factors Affecting Our Operating Results
Market Adoption of Our Solution . Our future growth depends on our ability to expand our reach to new FI customers and increase adoption with existing customers as they broaden their use of our solutions within and across lines of business. Our success in growing our customer base and expanding adoption of our solutions by existing customers requires a focused direct sales engagement and the ability to convince key decision makers at FIs to replace legacy third-party point solutions or internally developed software with our solutions. In addition, growing our customer base will require us to increasingly penetrate markets outside the U.S., which accounted for 20.8% of total revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 20.5% for the six months ended July 31, 2024. For new customers, our sales cycles are typically lengthy, generally ranging from six to nine months for smaller FIs to 12 to 18 months or more for larger FIs. Key to landing new customers is our ability to successfully take our existing customers live and help them achieve measurable returns on their investment, thereby turning them into referenceable accounts. If we are unable to successfully address the foregoing challenges, our ability to grow our business and achieve profitability will be adversely affected, which may in turn reduce the value of our common stock.
Mix of Subscription and Professional Services Revenues. The initial deployment of our solutions by our customers requires a period of implementation and configuration services that typically range from three months to 18 months, depending on the scope. As a result, during the initial go-live period for a customer on the nCino Bank Operating System, professional services revenues generally make up a substantial portion of our revenues from that customer, whereas over time, revenues from established customers are more heavily weighted to subscriptions. While professional services revenues will fluctuate as a percentage of total revenues in the future and tend to be higher in periods of faster growth, over time we expect subscription revenues will make up an increasing proportion of our total revenues as our overall business grows.
Macroeconomic Environment. We are currently operating in a higher interest rate environment as the U.S. Federal Reserve has raised interest rates as a means to manage inflation. These rate increases have had an impact on the real estate
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market in the U.S. and specifically, the demand for mortgages and mortgage-related products and services, which has had a negative impact on our nCino Mortgage business.
We will continue to monitor the impact the macroeconomic environment may have on our business.
Continued Investment in Innovation and Growth . We have made substantial investments in product development, sales and marketing, and strategic acquisitions since our inception to achieve a leadership position in our market and grow our revenues and customer base. We intend to continue to increase our investment in product development in the coming years to maintain and build on this advantage. We also intend to invest in sales and marketing both in the U.S. and internationally to further grow our business. To capitalize on the market opportunity we see ahead of us, we expect to continue to optimize our operating plans for revenue growth and profitability.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenues
We derive our revenues from subscription and professional services and other revenues.
Subscription Revenues . Our subscription revenues consist principally of fees from customers for accessing our solutions and maintenance and support services that we generally offer under non-cancellable multi-year contracts, which typically range from three to five years for the nCino Bank Operating System and one to three years for nCino Mortgage. Specifically, we offer:
• Client onboarding, loan origination, and deposit account opening applications targeted at a FI’s commercial, small business, and retail lines of business, for which we generally charge on a per seat basis.
• nIQ for which we generally charge based on the asset size of the customer or on a usage basis.
• Through nCino Mortgage, a digital homeownership solution uniting people, systems, and stages of the mortgage process into a seamless end-to-end journey for which we generally charge on a per seat basis.
• Maintenance and support services as well as internal-use or “sandbox” development licenses, for which we generally charge as a percentage of the related subscription fees.
Our subscription revenues are generally recognized ratably over the term of the contract beginning upon activation. For new customers, we may activate a portion of seats at inception of the agreement, with the balance activated at contractually specified points in time thereafter, to pattern our invoicing after the customer’s expected rate of implementation and adoption. Where seats are activated in stages, we charge subscription fees from the date of activation through the anniversary of the initial activation date, and annually thereafter. Subscription fees associated with the nCino Bank Operating System are generally billed annually in advance while subscription fees for nCino Mortgage are generally billed monthly in advance. Maintenance and support fees, as well as development licenses, are provided over the same periods as the related subscriptions, so fees are invoiced and revenues are recognized over the same periods. Subscription fees invoiced are recorded as deferred revenue pending recognition as revenues. In certain cases, we are authorized to resell access to Salesforce’s CRM solution along with the nCino Bank Operating System. When we resell such access, we charge a higher subscription price and remit a higher subscription fee to Salesforce for these subscriptions.
Professional Services and Other Revenues . Professional services and other revenues consist of fees for implementation and configuration assistance, training, and advisory services. For enterprise and larger regional FIs, we generally work with SI partners to provide the majority of implementation services for the nCino Bank Operating System, for which these SI partners bill our customers directly. We have historically delivered professional services ourselves for community banks and smaller credit unions and nCino Mortgage has historically provided professional services directly to its customers. Revenues for implementation, training, and advisory services are generally recognized on a proportional performance basis, based on labor hours incurred relative to total budgeted hours. To date, our losses on professional services contracts have not been material. During the initial go-live period for a customer on the nCino Bank Operating System, professional services revenues generally make up a substantial portion of our revenues from that customer, whereas over time, revenues from established customers are more heavily weighted to subscriptions. While professional services revenues will fluctuate as a percentage of total revenues in the future and tend to be higher in periods of faster growth, over time we expect to see subscription revenues make up an increasing proportion of our total revenues.
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Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
Cost of Subscription Revenues . Cost of subscription revenues consists of fees paid to Salesforce for access to the Salesforce Platform, including Salesforce’s hosting infrastructure and data center operations, along with certain integration fees paid to other third parties. When we resell access to Salesforce’s CRM solution, cost of subscription revenues also includes the subscription fees we remit to Salesforce for providing such access. We also incur costs associated with access to other platforms. In addition, cost of subscription revenues includes personnel-related costs associated with delivering maintenance and support services, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense, travel and related costs, amortization of acquired developed technology, and allocated overhead. Our subscription gross margin will vary from period to period as a function of the utilization of support personnel and the extent to which we recognize subscription revenues from the resale of Salesforce’s CRM solution.
Cost of Professional Services and Other Revenues . Cost of professional services and other revenues consists primarily of personnel-related costs associated with delivery of these services, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense, travel and related costs, and allocated overhead. The cost of providing professional services is significantly higher as a percentage of the related revenues than for our subscription services due to direct labor costs. The cost of professional services revenues has increased in absolute dollars as we have added new customer subscriptions that require professional services and built-out our international professional services capabilities. Realized effective billing and utilization rates drive fluctuations in our professional services and other gross margin on a period-to-period basis.
Operating Expenses
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel costs of our sales and marketing employees, including salaries, sales commissions and incentives, benefits and stock-based compensation expense, travel and related costs. We capitalize incremental costs incurred to obtain contracts, primarily consisting of sales commissions, and subsequently amortize these costs over the expected period of benefit, which we have determined to be approximately four years. Sales and marketing expenses also include outside consulting fees, marketing programs, including lead generation, costs of our annual user conference, advertising, trade shows, other event expenses, amortization of intangible assets, and allocated overhead. We expect sales and marketing expenses will decrease as a percentage of revenues as we leverage the investments we have made to date.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation associated with our engineering, product and quality assurance personnel, as well as allocated overhead. Research and development expenses also include the cost of third-party contractors. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. We expect research and development costs will decrease as a percentage of revenues as we leverage the investments we have made to date.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation associated with our executive, finance, legal, human resources, information technology, compliance and other administrative personnel. General and administrative expenses also include accounting, auditing and legal professional services fees, travel and other corporate-related expenses, and allocated overhead, as well as acquisition-related expenses, which are primarily related to legal, consulting and other professional services fees. We expect general and administrative expenses will decrease as a percentage of revenues over the long term as we leverage the investments we have made to date.
Non-Operating Income (Expense)
Interest Income. Interest income consists primarily of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents.
Interest Expense. Interest expense consists primarily of interest related to our financing obligations along with interest expense on borrowings, commitment fees, and amortization of debt issuance costs associated with our secured revolving credit facility.
Other Income (Expense), Net. Other income (expense), net consists primarily of foreign currency gains and losses, the majority of which is due to intercompany transactions denominated in currencies other than the underlying functional currency of the applicable entity.
Income Tax Provision (Benefit). Income tax provision (benefit) consists of federal and state income taxes in the U.S. and income taxes in foreign jurisdictions.
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Results of Operations
The results of operations presented below should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following tables present our selected unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations data for three and six months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024 in both dollars and as a percentage of total revenues, except as noted.
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
2023 2024 2023 2024
($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Revenues:
Subscription revenues $ 99,897 $ 113,911 $ 197,237 $ 224,317
Professional services and other revenues 17,339 18,492 33,671 36,173
Total revenues 117,236 132,403 230,908 260,490
Cost of revenues:
Cost of subscription revenues 29,719 33,367 58,876 65,147
Cost of professional services and other revenues 18,328 20,564 35,359 39,964
Total cost of revenues 48,047 53,931 94,235 105,111
Gross profit 69,189 78,472 136,673 155,379
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 32,164 31,713 62,105 59,758
Research and development 29,889 34,271 58,084 64,252
General and administrative 21,930 20,394 39,905 42,938
Total operating expenses 83,983 86,378 160,094 166,948
Loss from operations (14,794) (7,906) (23,421) (11,569)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income 835 321 1,372 926
Interest expense (1,044) (1,835) (2,423) (3,312)
Other income (expense), net 469 150 (313) (594)
Loss before income taxes (14,534) (9,270) (24,785) (14,549)
Income tax provision (benefit) 1,545 1,753 2,938 (1,229)
Net loss (16,079) (11,023) (27,723) (13,320)
Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (268) (58) (548) (223)
Adjustment attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest 73 75 (48) 919
Net loss attributable to nCino, Inc. $ (15,884) $ (11,040) $ (27,127) $ (14,016)
Net loss per share attributable to nCino, Inc.:
Basic and diluted $ (0.14) $ (0.10) $ (0.24) $ (0.12)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted 112,396,716 115,180,130 112,262,527 114,694,001
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The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
Cost of subscription revenues $ 485 $ 793 $ 799 $ 1,355
Cost of professional services and other revenues 2,460 2,980 4,089 5,759
Sales and marketing 3,830 4,184 7,041 8,140
Research and development 4,279 5,286 7,279 9,512
General and administrative 4,227 5,596 6,938 10,278
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 15,281 $ 18,839 $ 26,146 $ 35,044
The Company recognized amortization expense for intangible assets as follows:
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
Cost of subscription revenues $ 4,190 $ 4,404 $ 8,441 $ 8,522
Cost of professional services and other revenues 83 83 165 165
Sales and marketing 2,771 2,862 5,543 5,344
Total amortization expense $ 7,044 $ 7,349 $ 14,149 $ 14,031
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
2023 2024 2023 2024
Revenues:
Subscription revenues 85.2 % 86.0 % 85.4 % 86.1 %
Professional services and other revenues 14.8 14.0 14.6 13.9
Total revenues 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Cost of revenues (percentage shown in comparison to related revenues):
Cost of subscription revenues 29.7 29.3 29.9 29.0
Cost of professional services and other revenues 105.7 111.2 105.0 110.5
Total cost of revenues 41.0 40.7 40.8 40.4
Gross profit 59.0 59.3 59.2 59.6
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 27.4 24.0 26.9 22.9
Research and development 25.5 25.9 25.2 24.7
General and administrative 18.7 15.4 17.3 16.5
Total operating expenses 71.6 65.3 69.4 64.1
Loss from operations (12.6) (6.0) (10.2) (4.5)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.4
Interest expense (0.9) (1.4) (1.0) (1.3)
Other income (expense), net 0.4 0.1 (0.1) (0.2)
Loss before income taxes (12.4) (7.1) (10.7) (5.6)
Income tax provision (benefit) 1.3 1.3 1.3 (0.5)
Net loss (13.7) % (8.4) % (12.0) % (5.1) %
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Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended July 31, 2023 and 2024
Revenues
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
Revenues:
Subscription revenues $ 99,897 85.2 % $ 113,911 86.0 % $ 197,237 85.4 % $ 224,317 86.1 %
Professional services and other revenues 17,339 14.8 18,492 14.0 33,671 14.6 36,173 13.9
Total revenues $ 117,236 100.0 % $ 132,403 100.0 % $ 230,908 100.0 % $ 260,490 100.0 %
Subscription Revenues
Subscription revenues increased $14.0 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, due to initial revenues from customers who did not contribute to subscription revenues during the prior period, and growth from existing customers within and across lines of business. Of the increase, 52.0% was attributable to increased revenues from existing customers as additional seats were activated in accordance with contractual terms and customers expanded their adoption of our solutions, and 48.0% was attributable to initial revenues from customers who did not contribute to subscription revenues during the three months ended July 31, 2023. Subscription revenues were 86.0% of total revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to 85.2% of total revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to growth in our installed base.
Subscription revenues increased $27.1 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, due to initial revenues from customers who did not contribute to subscription revenues during the prior period, and growth from existing customers within and across lines of business. Of the increase, 57.1% was attributable to increased revenues from existing customers as additional seats were activated in accordance with contractual terms and customers expanded their adoption of our solutions, and 42.9% was attributable to initial revenues from customers who did not contribute to subscription revenues during the six months ended July 31, 2023. Subscription revenues were 86.1% of total revenues for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to 85.4% of total revenues for the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to growth in our installed base.
Professional Services and Other Revenues
Professional services and other revenues increased $1.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to the addition of new customers as well as expanded adoption by existing customers within and across lines of business where implementation, configuration, and training services were required.
Professional services and other revenues increased $2.5 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to the addition of new customers as well as expanded adoption by existing customers within and across lines of business where implementation, configuration, and training services were required.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
Cost of revenues (percentage shown in comparison to related revenues):
Cost of subscription revenues $ 29,719 29.7 % $ 33,367 29.3 % $ 58,876 29.9 % $ 65,147 29.0 %
Cost of professional services and other revenues 18,328 105.7 20,564 111.2 35,359 105.0 39,964 110.5
Total cost of revenues $ 48,047 41.0 $ 53,931 40.7 $ 94,235 40.8 $ 105,111 40.4
Gross profit $ 69,189 59.0 % $ 78,472 59.3 % $ 136,673 59.2 % $ 155,379 59.6 %
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Cost of Subscription Revenues
Cost of subscription revenues increased $3.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, generating a gross margin for subscription revenues of 70.7% compared to a gross margin of 70.3% for the three months ended July 31, 2023. Other costs of subscription revenues increased $1.7 million due to costs associated with access to other platforms and data center costs, and costs related to Salesforce user fees increased $0.8 million as we continued to add new customers and sell additional functionality to existing customers. Personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense, increased $1.0 million, mainly from an increase in headcount. We expect the cost of subscription revenues will continue to increase in absolute dollars as the number of users of the nCino Bank Operating System grows.
Cost of subscription revenues increased $6.3 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, generating a gross margin for subscription revenues of 71.0% compared to a gross margin of 70.1% for the six months ended July 31, 2023. Costs related to Salesforce user fees increased $2.1 million as we continued to add new customers and sell additional functionality to existing customers, and other costs of subscription revenues increased $2.1 million due to costs associated with access to other platforms and data center costs. Personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense, increased $2.1 million, mainly from an increase in headcount. We expect the cost of subscription revenues will continue to increase in absolute dollars as the number of users of the nCino Bank Operating System grows.
Cost of Professional Services and Other Revenues
Cost of professional services and other revenues increased $2.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, generating a gross margin for professional services and other revenues of (11.2)% compared to a gross margin of (5.7)% for the three months ended July 31, 2023. For the three months ended July 31, 2024, personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense, increased $1.8 million for professional services compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, mainly from an increase in headcount. The increase in cost of professional services and other revenues also included a $0.4 million increase for third-party costs of professional services.
Cost of professional services and other revenues increased $4.6 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, generating a gross margin for professional services and other revenues of (10.5)% compared to a gross margin of (5.0)% for the six months ended July 31, 2023. For the six months ended July 31, 2024, personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense, increased $4.3 million for professional services compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, mainly from an increase in headcount. The increase in cost of professional services and other revenues also included a $0.4 million increase for third-party professional services costs.
Operating Expenses
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing $ 32,164 27.4 % $ 31,713 24.0 % $ 62,105 26.9 % $ 59,758 22.9 %
Research and development 29,889 25.5 34,271 25.9 58,084 25.2 64,252 24.7
General and administrative 21,930 18.7 20,394 15.4 39,905 17.3 42,938 16.5
Total operating expenses 83,983 71.6 86,378 65.3 160,094 69.4 166,948 64.1
Loss from operations $ (14,794) (12.6) % $ (7,906) (6.0) % $ (23,421) (10.2) % $ (11,569) (4.5) %
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses decreased $0.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to a decrease of $1.3 million in sales and marketing personnel costs due to a decrease in headcount and a decrease in expatriate tax equalization expenses, partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation expense. Amortization expense was comparable for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023 due to no amortization for the SimpleNexus trade name intangible asset as a result of the rebranding of the SimpleNexus solution to nCino Mortgage during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 offset by increased amortization expense for the DocFox and ILT acquisitions. The decrease in sales and marketing expenses was partially offset by an increase of $0.6 million in marketing costs and an increase of $0.2 million in third-party professional fees.
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Sales and marketing expenses decreased $2.3 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to a decrease of $1.4 million in personnel costs due to a decrease in headcount and a decrease in expatriate tax equalization expenses, partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation expense. The decrease in sales and marketing expenses also included a decrease of $0.6 million in sales-related travel costs and a decrease of $0.3 million in third-party professional fees. Amortization expense was comparable for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023 due to no amortization for the SimpleNexus trade name intangible asset as a result of the rebranding of the SimpleNexus solution to nCino Mortgage during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 offset by increased amortization expense for the DocFox and ILT acquisitions. The decrease in sales and marketing expenses was partially offset by an increase of $0.3 million in marketing costs.
Our sales and marketing headcount decreased by 10 from July 31, 2023 to July 31, 2024. We expect sales and marketing expenses will decrease as a percentage of revenues as we leverage the investments we have made to date.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased $4.4 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase of $3.3 million in personnel costs, mainly from an increase in headcount and an increase in stock-based compensation expense. The increase in research and development also included an increase of $1.1 million in third-party professional fees primarily attributable to increased contract research and development spend.
Research and development expenses increased $6.2 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase of $5.3 million in personnel costs, mainly from the increase in headcount and an increase in stock-based compensation expense. The increase in research and development also included an increase of $0.9 million in third-party professional fees primarily attributable to increased contract research and development spend.
Our research and development headcount increased by 10 from July 31, 2023 to July 31, 2024. We expect research and development expenses will decrease as a percentage of revenues as we leverage the investments we have made to date.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased $1.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to a decrease of $2.4 million in third-party professional fees and expenses related to other litigation expenses, partially offset by an increase for acquisition-related expenses for DocFox and ILT. The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023 also included a decrease of $0.9 million in allocated overhead and other general and administrative costs. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by an increase of $1.6 million in personnel costs, mostly attributable to a $1.4 million increase in stock-based compensation expense.
General and administrative expenses increased $3.0 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase of $3.7 million in personnel costs, mostly attributable to a $3.3 million increase in stock-based compensation expense. The increase in general and administrative spend also included an increase of $0.6 million in third party professional fees for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, mostly attributable to an increase in third party professional fees and acquisition-related expenses for DocFox and ILT, offset by a decrease in fees and expenses related to other litigation expenses. The increase in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by a decrease of $1.4 million in allocated overhead and other general and administrative costs.
Our general and administrative headcount decreased by 2 from July 31, 2023 to July 31, 2024. We expect general and administrative expenses will decrease as a percentage of revenues as we leverage the investments we have made to date.
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Non-Operating Income (Expense)
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
Interest income $ 835 0.7 % $ 321 0.2 % $ 1,372 0.6 % $ 926 0.4 %
Interest expense (1,044) (0.9) (1,835) (1.4) (2,423) (1.0) (3,312) (1.3)
Other income (expense), net 469 0.4 150 0.1 (313) (0.1) (594) (0.2)
Interest income decreased $0.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, due to a decrease in our accounts earning interest. Interest expense increased $0.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, due to borrowing on our revolving credit facility. The decrease of $0.3 million in other income, net for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2023, was primarily driven by intercompany loans and transactions that are denominated in currencies other than the underlying functional currency of the applicable entity.
Interest income decreased $0.4 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, due to a decrease in our accounts earning interest. Interest expense increased $0.9 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, due to borrowing on our revolving credit facility. The increase of $0.3 million in other expense, net for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2023, was primarily driven by intercompany loans and transactions that are denominated in currencies other than the underlying functional currency of the applicable entity.
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
Income tax provision (benefit) $ 1,545 1.3 % $ 1,753 1.3 % $ 2,938 1.3 % $ (1,229) (0.5) %
Income tax provision was $1.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to a provision of $1.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023, and resulted in an effective tax rate of (18.9)% and (10.6)%, respectively.
Income tax benefit was $1.2 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to a provision of $2.9 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023, and resulted in an effective tax rate of 8.4% and (11.9)%, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate for the six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to the effective tax rate for the six months ended July 31, 2023 was primarily due to a reduction of our valuation allowance.
Prior to the DocFox acquisition, we continued to maintain a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in several jurisdictions, including the U.S. On the DocFox Acquisition Date, the Company measured and recorded net U.S. deferred tax liabilities, most of which relate to identifiable intangible assets. The deferred tax liabilities recognized provide additional positive evidence that a portion of the Company's U.S. deferred tax assets are realizable. As a result, the Company reduced the valuation allowance by $3.6 million during the first quarter of the Company’s fiscal 2025.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
In addition to providing financial measurements based on GAAP, we provide an additional financial metric that is not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure, in addition to GAAP financial measures, to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for financial and operational decision making, for planning and forecasting purposes, and to evaluate our financial performance. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure helps us to identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude in the calculations of the non-GAAP financial measure.
Accordingly, we believe that this financial measure reflects our ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful comparisons and analysis of trends in the business and provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, and enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects. Although the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may vary from company to company, our detailed presentation may facilitate analysis and comparison of our operating results by management and investors with other peer
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companies, many of which use a similar non-GAAP financial measure to supplement their GAAP results in their public disclosures. This non-GAAP financial measure is non-GAAP operating income, as discussed below.
Non-GAAP operating income. Non-GAAP operating income is defined as loss from operations as reported in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations excluding the impact of amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses, legal expenses related to certain litigation, and restructuring and related charges. Non-GAAP operating income is widely used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate the profitability of companies. Non-GAAP operating income eliminates potential differences in performance caused by these items that are not indicative of the Company's ongoing operating performance and hinders comparability with prior and future performance.
This non-GAAP financial measure does not replace the presentation of our GAAP financial results and should only be used as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations in the use of non-GAAP measures because they do not include all of the expenses that must be included under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment concerning exclusions of items from the comparable non-GAAP financial measure. In addition, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, or may calculate non-GAAP measures differently, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.
The following table reconciles non-GAAP operating income to loss from operations, the most directly comparable financial measure, calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP (in thousands):
Three Months Ended July 31, Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024 2023 2024
GAAP loss from operations $ (14,794) $ (7,906) $ (23,421) $ (11,569)
Adjustments
Amortization of intangible assets 7,044 7,349 14,149 14,031
Stock-based compensation expense 15,281 18,839 26,146 35,044
Acquisition-related expenses 212 947 423 5,987
Litigation expenses 1
3,204 69 4,349 250
Restructuring and related charges 238 — 477 —
Total adjustments 25,979 27,204 45,544 55,312
Non-GAAP operating income $ 11,185 $ 19,298 $ 22,123 $ 43,743
1 Represents legal expenses related to a closed government antitrust investigation and related settled civil action and a shareholder derivative lawsuit.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of July 31, 2024, we had $121.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, and an accumulated deficit of $365.9 million. Our net losses have been driven by our investments in developing the nCino Bank Operating System and scaling our sales and marketing organization and finance and administrative functions to support our rapid growth.
To date, we have funded our capital needs through issuances of common stock including our initial public offering in July 2020, operating cash flows, and starting fiscal 2023, our revolving line of credit. We generally bill and collect from our customers annually in advance. Our billings are subject to seasonality, with billings in the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year substantially higher than in the second and third quarters. Because we recognize revenues ratably, our deferred revenue balance mirrors the seasonality of our billings.
On March 17, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment for the Credit Facility which, among other things, increased our borrowing availability to $100.0 million. In March 2024, we borrowed $75.0 million under the Credit Facility to fund the acquisition of DocFox. In April 2024 and July 2024, we repaid $20.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively, under the Credit Facility. As of July 31, 2024, the applicable interest rate was 7.38%. The Company had $40.0 million outstanding and no letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility and was in compliance with all covenants as of July 31, 2024. See Note 11 "Revolving Credit Facility" of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.
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We believe that current cash and cash equivalents as well as borrowings available under the Credit Facility will be sufficient to fund our operations and capital requirements for at least the next 12 months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support research and development efforts to enhance the nCino Bank Operating System and introduce new applications, market acceptance of our solutions, the continued expansion of our sales and marketing activities, capital expenditure requirements, and any potential future acquisitions. We expect to incur capital expenditures in fiscal 2025 for planned office build-outs to accommodate our growth, primarily for an international office, which we estimate to be approximately $8.0 million. We may from time-to-time seek to raise additional capital to support our growth. Any equity financing we may undertake could be dilutive to our existing stockholders, and any debt financing we may undertake could require debt service and financial and operational covenants that could adversely affect our business. There is no assurance we would be able to obtain future financing on acceptable terms or at all.
nCino K.K.
In fiscal 2020, we established nCino K.K., a Japanese company in which we own a controlling interest, for purposes of facilitating our entry into the Japanese market. We have consolidated the results of operations and financial condition of nCino K.K. since its inception. Pursuant to an agreement with the holders of the non-controlling interest in nCino K.K., beginning in 2027 we may redeem the non-controlling interest, or be required to redeem such interest by the holders thereof, based on a prescribed formula derived from the relative revenues of nCino K.K. and the Company. The balance of the redeemable non-controlling interest is reported on our balance sheet below total liabilities but above stockholders’ equity at the greater of the initial carrying amount adjusted for the redeemable non-controlling interest’s share of earnings or losses and other comprehensive income or loss, or its estimated redemption value. As of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2024, the redeemable non-controlling interest was $3.4 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
As part of our joint venture obligations, we made an additional cash capital contribution of $1.0 million to nCino K.K. during the third quarter of fiscal 2024.
Cash Flows
Summary Cash Flow information for the six months ended July 31, 2023 and 2024 are set forth below:
Six Months Ended July 31,
($ in thousands) 2023 2024
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 43,267 $ 59,441
Net cash used in investing activities (2,820) (91,925)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (25,662) 43,159
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
The $59.4 million provided by operating activities in the six months ended July 31, 2024 reflects our net loss of $13.3 million, offset by $58.4 million in non-cash charges and $14.3 million generated by changes in working capital accounts. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, non-cash operating lease costs, foreign currency losses related to intercompany loans and transactions, partially offset by deferred income taxes. Cash generated by working capital accounts was principally a function of a $37.8 million decrease in accounts receivable due to the timing of billings and collections from customers, and a $0.8 million increase in accounts payable. The cash generated by working capital accounts was partially offset by an $8.6 million decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities primarily due to the payout of bonuses and commissions, an increase of $8.4 million of capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts, which consisted primarily of sales commissions, a $2.6 million decrease in deferred revenue due to the timing of billings and revenue recognition, a $2.4 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, and a $2.2 million decrease in operating lease liabilities.
The $43.3 million provided by operating activities in the six months ended July 31, 2023 reflects our net loss of $27.7 million, offset by $53.5 million in non-cash charges and $17.5 million generated by changes in working capital accounts. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, non-cash operating lease costs, deferred income taxes, and provision for bad debt. Cash generated by working capital accounts was principally a function of a $18.4 million decrease in accounts receivable due to timing of billings and collections from customers and a $13.8 million increase in deferred revenue, as we expanded our
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customer base and renewed existing customers, and a $1.1 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets. The cash generated by working capital accounts was partially offset by a $9.3 million decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities which includes payments of approximately $5.0 million for severance and other employee costs associated with restructuring. Additional offsets were payments of $3.0 million of capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts, which consisted primarily of sales commissions, a $2.0 million decrease in operating lease liabilities, and a $1.4 million decrease in accounts payable.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
The $91.9 million used in investing activities in the six months ended July 31, 2024 was comprised of $90.8 million used for the acquisitions of DocFox and ILT, $0.8 million for the purchase of property and equipment and leasehold improvements to support the expansion of our business, and $0.3 million for an asset acquisition. The $2.8 million used in investing activities in the six months ended July 31, 2023 was comprised of $2.5 million for the purchase of property and equipment and leasehold improvements to support the expansion of our business and $0.4 million for the final cash consideration relating to an asset acquisition completed in August 2022.
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
The $43.2 million provided by financing activities in the six months ended July 31, 2024 was comprised principally of $75.0 million proceeds from borrowings on the Credit Facility to fund the acquisition of DocFox, $2.5 million of proceeds from stock issuances under the employee stock purchase plan, and $1.7 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options. The cash provided by financing activities was partially offset by payments of $35.0 million on the Credit Facility, principal payments of $0.7 million on financing obligations, and payments of debt issuance costs of $0.4 million. The $25.7 million used in financing activities in the six months ended July 31, 2023 was comprised principally of payments of $30.0 million on the Credit Facility and principal payments of $0.6 million on financing obligations, partially offset by $2.7 million of proceeds from stock issuances under the employee stock purchase plan, and $2.2 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Our estimated future obligations principally consist of leases related to our facilities, purchase obligations related primarily to licenses and hosting services, financing obligations for leases for which we are considered the owners for accounting purposes and the Credit Facility. See Note 10 "Leases," Note 11 "Revolving Credit Facility," and Note 12 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these judgments and estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be significant.
There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies or estimates as compared to those disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 26, 2024.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted, if applicable.
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