SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BUSINESS

QAD is a global provider of vertically-oriented, mission-critical enterprise software solutions for global manufacturing companies across the automotive, life sciences, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology and industrial products industries. QAD Enterprise Applications enables measurement and control of key business processes and supports operational requirements, including financials, manufacturing, demand and supply chain planning, customer management, business intelligence and business process management. QAD delivers its software solutions to customers in a format that best meets their current and future needs - either in the cloud, on premise, or via blended deployment, which is a combination of certain sites on premise and others in the cloud. QAD provides ongoing support to customers which ensures they always have access to the latest features of its software. QAD provides professional services to assist customers in deploying, upgrading and optimizing the Company’s software so they can maximize the benefit they receive from QAD solutions in their operating environment. QAD was founded in

1979,

incorporated in California in

1986

and reincorporated in Delaware in

1997.

In fiscal

2015,

QAD successfully closed a public offering of

million shares of Class A stock resulting in net cash received of

$37.0

after underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. On

February

18,

2015

the offering underwriters exercised in full an option to purchase additional shares. As a result,

450,000

shares of Class A common stock were issued in fiscal

2016

generating approximately

$8.4

million in additional proceeds.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QAD Inc. and all of its subsidiaries. All subsidiaries are wholly-owned and all significant balances and transactions among the entities have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and, accordingly, include amounts based on informed estimates and judgments of management that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Company’s financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Changes in estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statements in future periods.

The Company considers certain accounting policies related to revenue, accounts receivable allowances for doubtful accounts, capitalized software development costs, goodwill and intangible assets, valuation of deferred tax assets and tax contingency reserves, and accounting for stock-based compensation to be critical policies due to the significance of these items to its operating results and the estimation processes and management judgment involved in each.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS

The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are generally determined using the country’s local currency as the functional currency. Assets and liabilities recorded in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates on the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are charged or credited to other comprehensive (loss) income, which is included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and remeasurement adjustments of monetary assets and liabilities not held in an entity’s functional currency are included in earnings. Foreign currency transaction and remeasurement losses (gains) for fiscal

2017,

2016

and

2015

totaled

$0.2

million,

$(0.5)

million and

$(0.9)

million, respectively, and are included in “Other (income) expense, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS

Cash and equivalents consist of cash and short-term marketable securities with maturities of less than

days at the date of purchase. The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of

days or less to be cash equivalents. At

January

31,

2017

and

2016,

the Company’s cash and equivalents consisted of money market mutual funds invested in U.S. Treasury and government securities, deposit accounts and certificates of deposit.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following as of

January

31:

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	71,647		$	68,154
Less allowance for:
Doubtful accounts		(1,090	)		(1,242	)
Sales adjustments		(1,116	)		(1,400	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	69,441		$	65,512

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The collectability of accounts receivable is reviewed each period by analyzing balances based on age. Specific allowances are recorded for any balances that the Company determines

may

not be fully collectible due to a customer’s inability to pay. The Company also provides a general reserve based on historical data including analysis of write-offs and other known factors. Provisions to the allowance for bad debts are included as bad debt expense in “General and Administrative” expense. The determination to write-off specific accounts receivable balances is based on the likelihood of collection and past due status. Past due status is based on invoice date and terms specific to each customer.

The Company does not generally provide a contractual right of return; however, in the course of business sales adjustments related to customer dispute resolution

may

occur. A provision is recorded against revenue for estimated sales adjustments in the same period the related revenues are recorded or when current information indicates additional amounts are required. These estimates are based on historical experience, specifically identified customers and other known factors.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The Company’s line of credit and note payable both bear a variable market interest rate, subject to certain minimum interest rates. Therefore, the carrying amounts outstanding under the line of credit and note payable reasonably approximate fair value.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the large number of customers comprising our customer base, and their dispersion across many different industries and locations throughout the world. No single customer accounted for

10%

or more of the Company’s total revenue in any of the last

three

fiscal years. In addition, no single customer accounted for

10%

or more of accounts receivable at

January

31,

2017

2016.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Additions and significant improvements to property and equipment are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. For financial reporting purposes, depreciation is generally expensed via the straight-line method over the useful life of

three

years for computer equipment and software,

five

years for furniture and office equipment,

years for building improvements, and

years for buildings. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of

five

years.

Certain costs associated with software developed for internal use, including payroll costs for employees, are capitalized once the project has reached the application development stage and are included in property and equipment classified as software. These costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the expected useful life of the software, beginning when the asset is substantially ready for use. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage, maintenance, training and research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following as of

January

31:

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Buildings and building improvements	$	31,979		$	31,968
Computer equipment and software		16,027			16,090
Furniture and office equipment		6,748			7,149
Leasehold improvements		5,984			5,814
Land		3,850			3,850
Automobiles		54			54
		64,642			64,925
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(33,770	)		(32,845	)
	$	30,872		$	32,080

The changes in property and equipment, net, for the fiscal years ended

January

were as follows:

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Cost
Balance at February 1	$	64,925		$	64,661
Additions		3,267			3,208
Disposals		(3,258	)		(2,072	)
Impact of foreign currency translation		(292	)		(872	)
Balance at January 31		64,642			64,925

Accumulated depreciation
Balance at February 1		(32,845	)		(31,507	)
Depreciation		(4,326	)		(3,968	)
Disposals		3,211			2,043
Impact of foreign currency translation		190			587
Balance at January 31		(33,770	)		(32,845	)
Property and equipment, net at January 31	$	30,872		$	32,080

Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment for fiscal

2017,

2016

and

2015

was

$4.3

million,

$4.0

million and

$3.8

million, respectively. There was no impairment of property and equipment assets during fiscal

2017,

2016

and

2015.

CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE COSTS

The Company capitalizes software development costs incurred in connection with the localization and translation of its products once technological feasibility has been achieved based on a working model. A working model is defined as an operative version of the computer software product that is completed in the same software language as the product to be ultimately marketed, performs all the major functions planned for the product and is ready for initial customer testing (usually identified as beta testing). In addition, the Company capitalizes software purchased from

third

parties or through business combinations as acquired software technology, if the related software under development has reached technological feasibility.

The amortization of capitalized software costs is the greater of the straight-line basis over

three

years, the expected useful life, or a computation using a ratio of current revenue for a product compared to the estimated total of current and future revenues for that product. The Company periodically compares the unamortized capitalized software costs to the estimated net realizable value of the associated product. The amount by which the unamortized capitalized software costs of a particular software product exceeds the estimated net realizable value of that asset would be reported as a charge to the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

Capitalized software costs and accumulated amortization at

January

were as follows:

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Capitalized software costs:
Acquired software technology	$	3,458		$	3,458
Capitalized software development costs (1)		748			1,029
Subtotal capitalized software costs		4,206			4,487
Less accumulated amortization		(3,474	)		(2,934	)
Capitalized software costs, net	$	732		$	1,553

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(1)

Capitalized software development costs include the impact of foreign currency translation.

Acquired software technology costs relate to technology purchased from the Company’s fiscal

2013

acquisitions of DynaSys and CEBOS. In addition to the acquired software technology, the Company has capitalized costs related to translations and localizations of QAD Enterprise Applications.

It is the Company’s policy to write off capitalized software development costs once fully amortized. Accordingly, during fiscal

2017,

approximately

$0.4

million of costs and accumulated amortization was removed from the balance sheet.

Amortization of capitalized software costs for fiscal

2017,

2016

and

2015

was

$1.0

million,

$1.1

million and

$1.1

million, respectively. Amortization of capitalized software costs is included in “Cost of license fees” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

Estimated amortization expense relating to the Company’s capitalized software costs as of

January

31,

2017

$628,000,

$79,000

and

$25,000

in fiscal

2018,

2019

and

2020

respectively.

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets of purchased businesses. Goodwill is not amortized, but instead is subject to impairment tests on at least an annual basis and whenever circumstances suggest that goodwill

may

be impaired. The Company tests goodwill for impairment in the

fourth

quarter of each fiscal year. The Company performs a

two

-step impairment test. Under the

first

step of the goodwill impairment test, the Company is required to compare the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired and the

second

step is not performed. If the results of the

first

step of the impairment test indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit does not exceed its carrying amount, then the

second

step of the goodwill impairment test is required. The

second

step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The impairment loss is measured by the excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill.

Management evaluates the Company as a single reporting unit for business and operating purposes as almost all of the Company’s revenue streams are generated by the same underlying technology whether acquired, purchased or developed. In addition, the majority of QAD’s costs are, by their nature, shared costs that are not specifically identifiable to a geography or product line but relate to almost all products. As a result, there is a high degree of interdependency among the Company’s revenues and cash flows for levels below the consolidated entity and identifiable cash flows for a component separate from the consolidated entity are not meaningful. Therefore, the Company’s impairment test considers the consolidated entity as a single reporting unit.

Judgments about the recoverability of purchased finite lived intangible assets are made whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment

may

exist. Each fiscal year the Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful lives of purchased intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining periods of amortization. Recoverability of finite-lived intangible assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate.

Assumptions and estimates about future values and remaining useful lives of intangible assets are complex and subjective. They can be affected by a variety of factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends and internal factors such as changes in the Company’s business strategy or internal forecasts.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended

January

31,

2017,

and

2016

were as follows:

	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Impairment			Goodwill, Net
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 31, 2015	$	26,519		$	(15,608	)	$	10,911
Impact of foreign currency translation		(266	)		—			(266	)
Balance at January 31, 2016		26,253			(15,608	)		10,645
Impact of foreign currency translation		(87	)		—			(87	)
Balance at January 31, 2017	$	26,166		$	(15,608	)	$	10,558

During each of the

fourth

quarters of fiscal

2017,

2016

and

2015,

an impairment analysis was performed at the enterprise level which compared the Company’s market capitalization to its net assets as of the test date,

November

30.

As the market capitalization substantially exceeded the Company’s net assets, there was

indication of goodwill impairment for fiscal

2017,

2016

and

2015.

Intangible assets as of

January

were as follows:

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Amortizable intangible assets
Customer relationships (1)	$	2,721		$	2,749
Trade name		515			515
		3,236			3,264
Less: accumulated amortization		(2,821	)		(2,191	)
Net amortizable intangible assets	$	415		$	1,073

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(1)	Customer relationships include the impact of foreign currency translation.

The Company’s intangible assets as of

January

31,

2017

are related to the DynaSys and CEBOS acquisitions completed in fiscal

2013.

Intangible assets are included in “Other assets, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of

January

31,

2017,

all of the Company’s intangible assets were determined to have finite useful lives, and therefore were subject to amortization.

Amortization of intangible assets was

$0.7

million for each of the fiscal years

2017,

2016

and

2015.

The following table summarizes the estimated amortization expense relating to the Company’s intangible assets as of

January

31,

2017:

Fiscal Years	(in thousands)
2018	$	415
	$	415

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of its assets and liabilities and expected benefits of utilizing net operating loss and credit carryforwards. In assessing whether there is a need for a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that it will realize tax benefits associated with deferred tax assets. In making this determination, the Company considers future taxable income and tax planning strategies that are both prudent and feasible. For deferred tax assets that cannot be recognized under the more-likely-than-not standard, the Company has established a valuation allowance. The impact on deferred taxes of changes in tax rates and laws, if any, are reflected in the financial statements in the period of enactment. No provision is made for taxes on unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries because they are considered to be reinvested indefinitely in such operations.

The Company records a liability for taxes to address potential exposures involving uncertain tax positions that could be challenged by taxing authorities, even though the Company believes that the positions taken are appropriate. The tax reserves are reviewed on a quarterly basis and adjusted as events occur that affect the Company’s potential liability for additional taxes. The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. and in various foreign jurisdictions, and in the ordinary course of business there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. For tax positions that are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, the Company recognizes the largest amount of the benefit that is greater than

50%

likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement in the financial statements. For tax positions that do not meet the more-likely-than-not standard the entire balance is reserved.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company accounts for share-based payments (“equity awards”) to employees in accordance with ASC

718,

Compensation—Stock Compensation

(“ASC

718”),

which requires that share-based payments (to the extent they are compensatory) be recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income based on the fair values of the equity awards as measured at the grant date. The fair value of an equity award is recognized as stock-based compensation expense ratably over the vesting period of the equity award. Determining the fair value of equity awards at the grant date requires judgment.

Fair Value of SARs

The fair value of stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) is determined on the grant date of the award using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model. One of the inputs to the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model is the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Judgment is required in determining the remaining inputs to the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model. These inputs include the expected life, volatility, the risk-free interest rate and the dividend rate. The following describes the Company’s policies with respect to determining these valuation inputs:

Expected Life

The expected life valuation input includes a computation that is based on historical vested SAR exercises and post-vest expiration patterns and an estimate of the expected life for SARs that were fully vested and outstanding. Furthermore, based on the Company’s historical pattern of SAR exercises and post-vest expiration patterns the Company determined that there are

two

discernible populations which include the Company’s directors and officers (“D&O”) and all other QAD employees. The estimate of the expected life for SARs that were fully vested and outstanding is determined as the midpoint of a range as follows: the low end of the range assumes the fully vested and outstanding SARs are exercised or expire unexercised on the evaluation date and the high end of the range assumes that these SARs are exercised or expire unexercised upon contractual term.

Volatility

The volatility valuation input is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock, which the Company believes is representative of the expected volatility over the expected life of SARs.

Risk-Free Interest Rate

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturities in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the SAR.

Dividend Rate

The dividend rate is based on the Company’s historical dividend payments per share.

Fair Value of RSUs

The fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is determined on the grant date of the award as the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, reduced by the present value of estimated dividends foregone during the vesting period. Judgment is required in determining the present value of estimated dividends foregone during the vesting period. The Company estimates the dividends for purposes of this calculation based on the Company’s historical dividend payments per share, which has remained consistent over the last

three

years.

The Company elected to early adopt the new guidance provided by ASU

2016

09,

“Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” in the

third

quarter of fiscal year

2017.

At adoption, the Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

Comprehensive (loss) income includes changes in the balances of items that are reported directly as a separate component of Stockholders’ Equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The components of comprehensive (loss) income are net (loss) income and foreign currency translation adjustments. The Company does not provide for income taxes on foreign currency translation adjustments since it does not provide for taxes on the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. The changes in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

REVENUE

The Company offers its software using

two

models, a traditional on-premise licensing model and a cloud delivery model. The traditional model involves the sale or license of software on a perpetual basis to customers who take possession of the software and install and maintain the software on their own hardware. Under the cloud delivery model the Company provides access to the software on a hosted basis as a service and customers generally do not have the contractual right to take possession of the software.

Revenue is recognized when

persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists

delivery has occurred or services has been rendered

fees are fixed or determinable and

collectability is probable. If we determine that any of the

four

criteria is not met, we will defer recognition of revenue until all the criteria are met.

Revenue is presented net of sales, use and value-added taxes collected from customers.

Software Revenue Recognition (On-Premise Model)

The majority of the Company’s software is sold or licensed in multiple-element arrangements that include support services and often consulting services or other elements. Delivery of software is considered to have occurred upon electronic transfer of the license key that provides immediate availability of the product to the purchaser. Determining whether and when some of the above noted revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied often involves assumptions and judgments that can have a significant impact on the timing and amount of revenue reported. Typical payment terms vary by region. Occasionally, payment terms of up to

one

year

may

be granted for software license fees to customers with an established history of collections without concessions.

Provided all other revenue recognition criteria have been met, the Company recognizes license revenue on delivery using the residual method when VSOE exists for all of the undelivered elements (for example, support services, consulting, or other services) in the arrangement. Revenue is allocated to each undelivered element based on VSOE, which is the price charged when that element is sold separately or, for elements not yet sold separately, the price established by management if it is probable that the price will not change before the element is sold separately. The Company allocates revenue to undelivered support services (maintenance) based on rates charged to renew the support services annually after an initial period. Revenue is allocated to undelivered consulting services based on time and materials rates of stand-alone services engagements by role and by country. The Company reviews VSOE at least annually. If the Company is unable to establish or maintain VSOE for

one

or more undelivered elements within a multiple-element software arrangement, it could adversely impact revenues, results of operations and financial position because the Company

may

have to defer all or a portion of the revenue or recognize revenue ratably.

Multiple-element software arrangements for which VSOE does not exist for all undelivered elements typically occur when the Company introduces a new product or product bundles for which the Company has not established VSOE for support services or fixed fee consulting or other services. In these instances, revenue is deferred and recognized ratably over the longer of the support services (maintenance period) or consulting services engagement, assuming there are no specified future deliverables. In the instances in which it has been determined that revenue on these bundled arrangements will be recognized ratably due to lack of VSOE, at the time of recognition, the Company allocates revenue from these bundled arrangement fees to all of the non-license revenue categories based on VSOE of similar support services or consulting services. The remaining arrangement fees, if any, are then allocated to software license fee revenues. The associated costs primarily consist of payroll and related costs to perform both the consulting services and provide support services and royalty expense related to the license and maintenance revenue. These costs are expensed as incurred and included in cost of maintenance, subscription and other revenue, cost of professional services and cost of license fees.

Revenue from support services and product updates, referred to as maintenance revenue, is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance period, which in most instances is

one

year. Software license updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product updates, maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period on a when-and-if available basis. Product support includes Internet access to technical content, as well as Internet and telephone access to technical support personnel. Customers generally purchase both product support and license updates when they acquire new software licenses. In addition, a majority of customers renew their support services contracts annually.

The Company occasionally resells

third

party systems as part of an end-to-end solution requested by customers. Hardware revenue is recognized on a gross basis in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC

605

45,

Revenue Recognition – Principal Agent Considerations.

Delivery is considered to occur when the product is shipped and title and risk of loss have passed to the customer.

The Company executes arrangements through indirect sales channels via sales agents and distributors in which the indirect sales channels are authorized to market the Company’s software products to end users. In arrangements with sales agents, revenue is recognized on a sell-through basis once an order is received from the end user, collectability from the end user is probable, a signed license agreement from the end user has been received, delivery has been made to the end user and all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. Sales agents are compensated on a commission basis. Distributor arrangements are those in which the resellers are authorized to market and distribute our software products to end users in specified territories and the distributor bears the risk of collection from the end user customer. The Company recognizes revenue from transactions with distributors when the distributor submits a written purchase commitment, collectability from the distributor is probable, a signed license agreement is received from the distributor and delivery has occurred to the distributor, provided that all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. Revenue from distributor transactions is recorded on a net basis (the amount actually received by the Company from the distributor). The Company does not offer rights of return, product rotation or price protection to any distributors.

Subscription Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes the following fees in subscription revenue: i) subscription fees from customers accessing the Company’s cloud and other subscription offerings, ii) transition fees for services such as set up, configuration, database conversion and migration, and iii) support fees on hosted products. Subscription arrangements do not generally provide customers with the right to take possession of the subscribed software.

Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the initial subscription period committed to by the customer commencing when the customer has been given access to the cloud environment. Transition fees are recognized over the estimated life of the customer relationship once the customer has gone live. The initial subscription period is typically

months. Subscription services are non-cancelable, though customers typically have the right to terminate their contracts if we materially fail to perform. The Company generally invoices customers in advance in quarterly or annual installments and typical payment terms provide that customers pay the Company within

days of invoice.

The Company

may

enter into multiple

element arrangements that

may

include a combination of subscription offering and other professional services or arrangements that

may

include both software and non-software elements. The Company allocates revenue to each element in an arrangement based on a selling price hierarchy in accordance with ASC

605

25,

Revenue Recognition - Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements

. In order to treat deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement as separate units of accounting, the deliverables must have standalone value upon delivery. The Company evaluates each element in a multiple-element arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. An element constitutes a separate unit of accounting when the item has standalone value and delivery of any undelivered elements is probable and within the Company’s control. Subscription and support services have standalone value because they are routinely sold separately. Consulting services and other services have standalone value because the Company has sold consulting services separately and there are several

third

party vendors that routinely provide similar consulting services to the Company’s customers on a standalone basis. Relative selling price for a deliverable is based on its VSOE, if available, or Estimated Selling Price (“ESP”), if VSOE is not available. The Company has determined that

third

-party evidence (“TPE”) is not a practical alternative due to differences in the Company’s service offerings compared to other parties and the availability of relevant

third

-party pricing information. The determination for ESP is made through consultation with and approval by management taking into consideration the go

market strategy. As the Company’s go-to-market strategies evolve, there

may

be modifications of pricing practices in the future, which could result in changes in both VSOE and ESP.

For multiple-element arrangements that

may

include a combination of our subscription offerings and other professional services, the total arrangement fee is allocated to each element based on the VSOE / ESP value of each element. After allocation, the revenue associated with the subscription offering and other professional services are recognized as described above.

Professional Services

Revenue from consulting services, which the Company calls professional services in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, are typically comprised of implementation, development, training or other consulting services sold along with on-premise and cloud Consulting services are generally sold on a time-and-materials basis and can include services ranging from software installation to data conversion and building non-complex interfaces to allow the software to operate in integrated environments. The Company recognizes revenue for time-and-materials as the services are performed or upon written acceptance from customers, if applicable, assuming all other conditions for revenue recognition have been met. Consulting engagements can range anywhere from

one

day to many months and are based strictly on the customer’s requirements and complexities and are independent of the functionality of our software. The Company’s software, as delivered, can generally be used by the customer for the customer’s purpose upon installation. Further, implementation and integration services provided are generally not essential to the functionality of the software, as delivered, and do not result in any material changes to the underlying software code. On occasion, the Company enters into fixed fee arrangements in which customer payments are tied to achievement of specific milestones. In fixed fee arrangements, revenue is recognized as services are performed as measured by costs incurred to date, as compared to total estimated costs to be incurred to complete the work. In milestone achievement arrangements, revenue is recognized as the respective milestones are achieved.

ADVERTISING EXPENSES

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were

$1.1

million,

$0.9

million and

$0.8

million for fiscal years

2017,

2016

and

2015.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

All costs incurred to establish the technological feasibility of the Company’s software products are expensed to research and development as incurred.

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

The components of other (income) expense, net for fiscal

2017,

2016

and

2015

were as follows:

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017			2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Interest income	$	(696	)	$	(320	)	$	(242	)
Interest expense		670			712			811
Foreign exchange gains		180			(503	)		(878	)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap		(485	)		48			877
Other income, net		(131	)		(302	)		(168	)
Total other (income) expense, net	$	(462	)	$	(365	)	$	400

COMPUTATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE

Net (loss) income per share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock is computed using the

two

-class method. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to cash or stock dividends equal to

120%

of the amount of such dividend payable with respect to a share of Class B common stock.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017			2016			2015
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income	$	(15,450	)	$	8,912		$	12,946
Less: dividends declared		(5,301	)		(5,235	)		(4,452	)
Undistributed net (loss) income	$	(20,751	)	$	3,677		$	8,494

Net (loss) income per share – Class A Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	4,531		$	4,466		$	3,688
Allocation of undistributed net (loss) income		(17,742	)		3,140			7,041
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stock	$	(13,211	)	$	7,606		$	10,729

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding— basic		15,715			15,466			12,841
Weighted average potential shares of Class A common stock		—			758			712
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted		15,715			16,224			13,553

Basic net (loss) income per Class A common share	$	(0.84	)	$	0.49		$	0.84
Diluted net (loss) income per Class A common share	$	(0.84	)	$	0.47		$	0.79
Net (loss) income per share – Class B Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	770		$	769		$	764
Allocation of undistributed net (loss) income		(3,009	)		537			1,453
Net (loss) income attributable to Class B common stock	$	(2,239	)	$	1,306		$	2,217

Weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding— basic		3,206			3,201			3,183
Weighted average potential shares of Class B common stock		—			82			88
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted		3,206			3,283			3,271

Basic net (loss) income per Class B common share	$	(0.70	)	$	0.41		$	0.70
Diluted net (loss) income per Class B common share	$	(0.70	)	$	0.40		$	0.68

Potential common shares consist of the shares issuable upon the release of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and the exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). The Company’s unvested RSUs, unexercised stock options and unexercised SARs are not considered participating securities as they do not have rights to dividends or dividend equivalents prior to release or exercise.

The following table sets forth the number of potential common shares not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effects were anti-dilutive:

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Class A		845		528		211
Class B		158		99		45

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

With the exception of those discussed below, there have been no recent changes in accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or adopted by the Company during the fiscal year ended

January

31,

2017,

that are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company.

Accounting Standards Adopted

March

2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

regarding ASC Topic

718,

Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

. The new guidance requires excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies to be recorded in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. In addition, cash flows related to excess tax benefits will no longer be separately classified as a financing activity apart from other income tax cash flows. The standard also increases the amount of shares an employer can withhold for tax purposes without triggering liability accounting, clarifies that all cash payments made on an employee's behalf for withheld shares should be presented as a financing activity in the statements of cash flows, and provides an entity-wide accounting policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur.

The Company elected to early adopt the new guidance in the

third

quarter of fiscal year

2017

which required the Company to reflect any adjustments as of

February

2016,

the beginning of the annual period that includes the interim period of adoption. The primary impact of adoption was the recognition of excess tax benefits in the Company’s provision for income taxes rather than paid-in capital for all periods in fiscal year

2017.

Additional amendments to the accounting for income taxes resulted in the recognition of prior year unrealized excess tax benefits. This recognition resulted in an increase to the Company’s deferred tax assets of

$2.2

million, an increase to valuation allowance

$1.2

million and an offset to opening accumulated deficit of

$1.0

million.

The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur using a modified retrospective transition method, which resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment of

$0.4

million to reduce the

February

2016

opening accumulated deficit. Additional amendments to the accounting for minimum statutory withholding tax requirements had no impact to opening accumulated deficit as of

February

2016

as the Company does not withhold more than the minimum statutory requirements.

The Company elected to apply the presentation requirements for cash flows related to excess tax benefits retrospectively to all periods presented which resulted in an increase to net cash provided by operating activities and a decrease to net cash used in financing of

$0.8

million and

$0.3

million for fiscal

2016

and

2015,

respectively. The presentation requirements for cash flows related to employee taxes paid for withheld shares had no impact to any of the periods presented in the Company’s consolidated cash flows statements since such cash flows have historically been presented as a financing activity.

April

2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic

2015

03):

Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,

which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of being presented as an asset, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by ASU

2015

03.

This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after

December

15,

2015,

and interim periods within those fiscal years and is to be implemented retrospectively. The Company adopted the provisions of this ASU in the

first

quarter of fiscal

2017.

Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

August

2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

15,

Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic

835

30):

Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line of Credit Arrangements

, given that the authoritative guidance within ASU

2015

for debt issuance costs does not address presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. The SEC staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company adopted the provisions of this ASU in the

first

quarter of fiscal

2017.

Adoption of this ASU did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

November

2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

17,

Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes,

which requires deferred tax liabilities and assets be presented as noncurrent on the statement of financial position. ASU

2015

will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

February

2017.

The standard permits the use of either prospective or retrospective application to all periods presented. The Company adopted the provisions of this standard in the

fourth

quarter of fiscal

2017

with prospective application. Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

May

2014,

the FASB issued ASU

2014

09,

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

. The standard was issued to provide a single framework that replaces existing industry and transaction specific U.S. GAAP with a

five

-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The accounting standard update will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. In

August

2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

14,

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic

606):

Deferral of the Effective Date

, to defer the effective date of ASU

2014

one

year. Therefore, ASU

2014

will become effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year

2019

and we do not plan to early adopt. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative transition method. We anticipate this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. While we are continuing to assess all potential impacts of the standard, we currently believe the most significant impact relates to our accounting for software license revenue. The requirement to have VSOE for undelivered elements to enable the separation of revenue for the delivered software licenses is eliminated under the new standard. We expect revenue related to subscription and professional services to remain substantially unchanged. We are still in the process of evaluating the impact of the new standard on these arrangements. Due to the complexity of certain of our contracts, the actual revenue recognition treatment required under the new standard for these arrangements

may

be dependent on contract-specific terms and vary in some instances. We are also continuing to evaluate the impact of the standard on our recognition of costs related to obtaining customer contracts, namely sales commissions. The commission accounting under the new standard is significantly different than the Company's current policy of expensing commission upfront.

February

2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

02,

Leases (Topic

842).

ASU

2016

requires companies to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets. ASU

2016

is effective for the Company in its

first

quarter of fiscal

2020

on a modified retrospective basis and earlier adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU

2016

on its consolidated financial statements and currently expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption of ASU

2016

02.

October

2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

16,

Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory

which requires that entities recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. ASU

2016

will be effective for the Company's fiscal year beginning

February

2018.

The standard is required to be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the accounting, transition, and disclosure requirements of the standard.

January

2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

04,

Intangibles

—

Goodwill and Other (Topic

350):

Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

which simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill to eliminate Step

from the goodwill impairment test. In addition, it eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a

zero

or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if that fails that qualitative test, to perform Step

of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. The amendments will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

February

2020.

Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance is required to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company does not believe adoption of ASU

2017

will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

January

2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

01,

Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business,

which provides a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities is a business. The amendments will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

February

2018.

Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance is required to be applied on a prospective basis. The effect of adoption of ASU

2017

will depend upon the nature of the Company's future acquisitions, if any.