Press Release

EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

David Havlek

salesforce.com

Investor Relations

415-536-2171

dhavlek@salesforce.com

Jane Hynes

salesforce.com

Public Relations

415-901-5079

jhynes@salesforce.com

Salesforce.com Announces Record Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results

First Ever On-Demand Software Company to Exceed $850 Million Annual Revenue Run Rate

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Record Revenue of $217 Million, up 50% Year-Over-Year

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Record Operating Cash Flow of $81 Million, up 112% Year-Over-Year

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GAAP EPS of 6 cents, up from Breakeven Year-Over-Year

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Net Customers Increase 11,200 Year-Over-Year to 41,000

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Net Paying Subscribers Increase to Nearly 1.1 Million

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Total Cash and Marketable Securities Increase to $670 Million, up $257 Million Year-Over-Year

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Company Raises FY09 Revenue Guidance to $1.030 - $1.035 Billion

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – February 27, 2008 – Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), today announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2008.

“Our fourth quarter and full-year results show that businesses are selecting the Force.com Platform-as-a-Service and cloud computing over failed client-server alternatives,” said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. “There’s only one way to describe both the consolidation of the industry and the growing number of companies choosing innovation, not infrastructure: The End of Software.”

Salesforce.com delivered the following results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2008:

Revenue: Total Q4 revenue was $216.9 million, an increase of 50% on a year-over-year basis and an increase of 13% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Subscription and support revenues were $196.5 million, an increase of 49% on a year-over-year basis and an increase of 11% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Professional services and other revenues were $20.4 million, an increase of 68% on a year-over-year basis and an increase of 24% on a quarter-over-quarter basis.

For the full fiscal year 2008, the company reported revenue of approximately $748.7 million, an increase of 51% from the prior year. Subscription and support revenues were $680.6 million for the year, an increase of 51%, while professional services revenue rose 50% to finish at $68.1 million.

Earnings per Share: Q4 GAAP diluted earnings per share were approximately $0.06, including approximately $16 million in stock based compensation and approximately $1.3 million in amortization of purchased intangibles related to previously announced acquisitions. For the basis of Q4 GAAP EPS calculations, there was an average of approximately124 million diluted shares outstanding during the quarter.

For the full year, GAAP diluted earnings per share were approximately $0.15, including approximately $55 million in stock based compensation and approximately $5.0 million in amortization of purchased intangibles related to previously announced acquisitions. For the basis of full year GAAP EPS calculations, there was an average of approximately122 million diluted shares outstanding during the year.

Customers and Paying Subscribers: Net paying customers rose approximately 2,900 during the quarter and approximately 11,200 during the year to finish at approximately 41,000. Net paying subscribers rose to nearly 1.1 million, an increase of more than 450,000 year over year.

Cash: Cash from operations for the fiscal fourth quarter was a record at approximately $81 million, up 55% sequentially, and up 112% year-over-year. For the full year, operating cash flow totaled more than $204 million, an increase of 84% from the prior year. Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities finished the year at approximately $670 million, an increase of approximately $99 million from Q3 and up approximately $257 million from the year prior.

Deferred Revenue: Deferred revenue on the balance sheet as of January 31, 2008 was $481 million at year end, an increase of 69% on a year-over-year basis and 41% on a quarter-over-quarter basis.

As of February 27, 2008, salesforce.com is initiating guidance for its first quarter, fiscal year 2009. For its full fiscal year 2009, the company is raising its prior revenue guidance and initiating EPS guidance.

Q1 FY09: Revenue for the company’s first fiscal quarter is projected to be in the range of approximately $233 million to approximately $235 million. GAAP diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of approximately $0.06 to $0.07. This estimate includes the effects of stock based compensation and the amortization of purchased intangibles. For the first fiscal quarter FY09, stock based compensation expense is expected to be approximately $17 million, and the expense associated with the amortization of purchased intangibles is now expected to be approximately $1.3 million. For purposes of the Q1 GAAP EPS calculation, the company is expecting an average diluted shares count of 124 million shares, and a GAAP tax rate of 48%.

Full Year FY09: The company today is raising the full year revenue guidance it provided on November 15, 2007, with revenue now expected to be approximately $1.030 billion to approximately $1.035 billion. The company is also initiating its earnings outlook for the full year, expecting GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of approximately $0.32 to $0.33. GAAP EPS estimates include the effects of stock based compensation and the amortization of purchased intangibles. For the full fiscal year ‘09, stock based compensation expense is expected to be approximately $82 million, and the expense associated with the amortization of purchased intangibles is currently expected to be approximately $5.3 million. For purposes of the full fiscal year 2009 GAAP EPS calculation, the company is expecting an average diluted shares count of 125 million shares, and a GAAP tax rate of 48%.

Quarterly Conference Call

Salesforce.com will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter fiscal 2008 results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time today. A live audio webcast of the conference call, together with detailed financial information, can be accessed through the company’s Investor Relations Web site at http://www.salesforce.com/investor. In addition, an archive of the webcast can be accessed through the same link. Participants who choose to call in to the conference call can do so by dialing domestically 866-901-SFDC or 866-901-7332 and internationally 706-902-1764. A replay will be available at (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, passcode 34062469, until midnight (EST) March 7, 2008.

About salesforce.com

Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). The company’s portfolio of SaaS applications, including its award-winning CRM application, available at http://www.salesforce.com/products/, has revolutionized the ways that customers manage and share business information over the Internet. The company’s Force.com PaaS enables customers, developers and partners to build powerful on-demand applications that deliver the benefits of multi-tenancy across the enterprise. Applications built on the Force.com platform, available at http://www.force.com, can be easily shared, exchanged and installed with a few simple clicks via salesforce.com’s AppExchange marketplace available at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange.

As of January 31, 2008, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 41,000 customers including ABN AMRO, Dow Jones Newswires, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, Sprint Nextel, and SunTrust Banks. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CRM”. For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

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“Safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements about expected revenue and GAAP earnings per share for the first fiscal quarter of 2009 and the full fiscal year 2009, and our expected tax rate, stock based compensation expense, amortization rate, and shares outstanding, the achievement of which involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions proves incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.

The risks and uncertainties referred to above include - but are not limited to - risks associated with possible fluctuations in our financial and operating results, rate of growth and anticipated revenue run rate; errors, interruptions or delays in our service or our Web hosting; breaches of our security measures; the nature of our business model; our ability to continue to release and gain customer acceptance of new and improved versions of our service; successful customer deployment and utilization of our existing and future services; competition; various financial aspects of our subscription model; the emerging market in which we operate; our ability to hire, retain and motivate our employees and manage our growth; changes in our customer base; technological developments; unanticipated changes in our effective tax rate; and fluctuations in the number of shares we have outstanding, the price of such shares, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results is included in the reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2007 and our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Information section of our website at www.salesforce.com/investor.

Salesforce.com, inc. assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Copyright (c) 2008 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce and the “no software” logo are registered trademarks of salesforce.com, inc., and salesforce.com owns other registered and unregistered trademarks. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

salesforce.com, inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended January 31,						Year Ended January 31,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Revenues:
Subscription and support	$	196,517		$	132,071		$	680,581		$	451,660
Professional services and other		20,389			12,151			68,119			45,438

Total revenues		216,906			144,222			748,700			497,098
Cost of revenues (1):
Subscription and support		24,822			16,279			91,268			61,457
Professional services and other		21,909			17,560			80,323			57,433

Total cost of revenues		46,731			33,839			171,591			118,890
Gross profit		170,175			110,383			577,109			378,208
Operating expenses (1):
Research and development		17,703			13,331			63,812			44,614
Marketing and sales		106,123			74,582			376,480			252,935
General and administrative		35,619			24,546			116,508			84,257

Total operating expenses		159,445			112,459			556,800			381,806
Income (loss) from operations		10,730			(2,076	)		20,309			(3,598	)
Interest, net		7,315			4,503			24,493			14,784
Gain on sale of investment		0			0			1,272			0
Other income (expense)		(595	)		1,463			139			1,310

Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest		17,450			3,890			46,213			12,496
Provision for income taxes		(8,296	)		(2,659	)		(23,385	)		(9,795	)

Income before minority interest		9,154			1,231			22,828			2,701
Minority interest in consolidated joint venture		(1,775	)		(715	)		(4,472	)		(2,220	)

Net income	$	7,379		$	516		$	18,356		$	481

Basic net income per share	$	0.06		$	0.00		$	0.16		$	0.00
Diluted net income per share	$	0.06		$	0.00		$	0.15		$	0.00
Shares used in computing basic net income per share		118,757			113,905			116,840			112,386
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share		123,680			121,259			122,422			120,154

(1) Amounts include stock-based expenses, as follows:
Cost of revenues	$	2,173		$	1,622		$	7,926		$	5,522
Research and development		1,864			1,322			6,336			4,523
Marketing and sales		7,226			5,366			25,423			18,392
General and administrative		4,323			2,856			15,522			10,768

Total stock-based expenses	$	15,586		$	11,166		$	55,207		$	39,205

salesforce.com, inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

As a percentage of total revenues:

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended January 31,				Year Ended January 31,
	2008		2007		2008		2007
Revenues:
Subscription and support	91	%	92	%	91	%	91	%
Professional services and other	9		8		9		9

Total revenues	100		100		100		100
Cost of revenues:
Subscription and support	11		11		12		12
Professional services and other	11		12		11		12

Total cost of revenues	22		23		23		24
Gross profit	78		77		77		76
Operating expenses:
Research and development	8		9		8		9
Marketing and sales	49		52		50		51
General and administrative	16		17		16		17

Total operating expenses	73		78		74		77
Income (loss) from operations	5		(1	)	3		(1	)
Interest, net	3		3		3		4
Gain on sale of investment	0		0		0		0
Other income (expense)	0		1		0		0

Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest	8		3		6		3
Provision for income taxes	(4	)	(2	)	(3	)	(2	)

Income before minority interest	4		1		3		1
Minority interest in consolidated joint venture	(1	)	(1	)	(1	)	(1	)

Net income	3	%	0	%	2	%	0	%


Stock-based expenses as a percentage of total revenues, as follows:
Cost of revenues	1	%	1	%	1	%	1	%
Research and development	1		1		1		1
Marketing and sales	3		4		3		4
General and administrative	2		2		2		2

Total stock-based expenses	7	%	8	%	7	%	8	%

salesforce.com, inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)


	January 31, 2008			January 31, 2007
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	279,095		$	86,608
Short-term marketable securities		171,748			165,816
Accounts receivable, net		220,061			128,693
Deferred commissions		35,679			22,072
Deferred income taxes		7,173			228
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		27,055			15,679

Total current assets		740,811			419,096
Marketable securities, noncurrent		218,957			160,088
Fixed assets, net		41,380			30,155
Deferred commissions, noncurrent		16,435			9,478
Deferred income taxes, noncurrent		26,512			20,625
Capitalized software, net		23,061			10,983
Goodwill		8,556			6,705
Other assets		13,881			7,702

Total assets	$	1,089,593		$	664,832

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	7,478		$	8,870
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		125,996			77,327
Income taxes payable		3,622			6,739
Deferred revenue		468,821			280,255

Total current liabilities		605,917			373,191
Income taxes payable, noncurrent		8,465			0
Long-term lease abandonment liability and other		2,136			1,408
Deferred revenue, noncurrent		12,073			3,808
Minority interest		8,943			4,634

Total liabilities		637,534			383,041
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		119			115
Additional paid-in capital		471,802			319,496
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,276	)		(2,187	)
Accumulated deficit		(17,586	)		(35,633	)

Total stockholders’ equity		452,059			281,791

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,089,593		$	664,832

salesforce.com, inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended January 31,						Year Ended January 31,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Operating activities:
Net income	$	7,379		$	516		$	18,356		$	481
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of investment		0			0			(1,272	)		0
Minority interest		1,775			715			4,472			2,220
Depreciation and amortization		6,568			3,737			24,219			12,504
Amortization of deferred commissions		12,468			6,776			42,195			23,381
Change in the deferred income tax valuation allowance		(970	)		0			(970	)		0
Expenses related to stock-based awards		15,586			11,166			55,207			39,205
Excess tax benefits from employee stock plans		(7,474	)		(5,768	)		(31,978	)		(16,574	)
Changes in assets and liabilities		45,461			21,017			94,046			50,007

Net cash provided by operating activities		80,793			38,159			204,275			111,224

Investing activities:
Business combination		0			0			0			(15,502	)
Purchase of subsidiary stock		0			(2,777	)		0			(2,777	)
Changes in marketable securities		22,271			(25,042	)		(60,816	)		(128,194	)
Capital expenditures		(8,369	)		(7,625	)		(43,552	)		(22,123	)
Gain on sale of investment		0			0			1,659			0

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		13,902			(35,444	)		(102,709	)		(168,596	)

Financing activities:
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and warrants		16,620			8,042			60,910			29,082
Excess tax benefits from employee stock plans		7,474			5,768			31,978			16,574
Principal payments on capital lease obligations		(6	)		(158	)		(175	)		(617	)
Repurchase of unvested shares		0			(2	)		0			(12	)

Net cash provided by financing activities		24,088			13,650			92,713			45,027

Effect of exchange rate changes		(449	)		(81	)		(1,792	)		(889	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		118,334			16,284			192,487			(13,234	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		160,761			70,324			86,608			99,842

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	279,095		$	86,608		$	279,095		$	86,608

salesforce.com, inc.

Additional Metrics

(Unaudited)


	Jan 31, 2008			Oct 31, 2007			Jul 31, 2007			Apr 30, 2007			Jan 31, 2007		Oct 31, 2006
Full Time Equivalent Headcount		2,606			2,461			2,302			2,243			2,070		1,807
Financial data (in thousands):
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	669,800		$	571,003		$	497,191		$	448,071		$	412,512	$	371,278
Deferred revenue, current and noncurrent	$	480,894		$	340,808		$	321,852		$	295,672		$	284,063	$	219,431

	Three Months Ended January 31,						Year Ended January 31,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Revenues by geography (in thousands):
Americas	$	158,499		$	110,752		$	557,976		$	387,570
Europe		38,396			22,631			127,010			75,026
Asia Pacific		20,011			10,839			63,714			34,502

	$	216,906		$	144,222		$	748,700		$	497,098

As a percentage of total revenues:
Revenues by geography:
Americas		73	%		77	%		75	%		78	%
Europe		18			16			17			15
Asia Pacific		9			7			8			7

		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%