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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Segment Information
The Company manages its operations and allocates resources as one operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) is its chief executive officer, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance, and allocating resources. See Note 10, “Geographic Information” for information regarding the Company's long-lived assets and revenue by geography.
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates revenue from subscription fees. Revenue is recognized when control of these services is transferred to its customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services.
The Company accounts for revenue contracts with customers by applying the requirements of Topic 606, which includes the following steps: 
Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer.
Identification of the performance obligations in the contract.
Determination of the transaction price.
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.
Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation
The Company’s subscriptions allow customers to use its cloud-hosted software over the contract period without taking possession of the software. The Company’s subscription agreements generally have monthly or annual contractual terms. Revenue is recognized ratably over the related contractual term beginning on the date that the Company’s platform is made available to a customer. Access to the platform represents a series of distinct services as the Company continually provides access to, and fulfills its obligation to, the end customer over the subscription term. The series of distinct services represents a single performance obligation that is satisfied over time. The Company recognizes revenue ratably because the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the platform throughout the contract period. The Company’s arrangements are generally non-cancellable and do not contain refund provisions. The Company bills for monthly subscriptions on a monthly basis and annually in advance for subscriptions with terms of one year or more.
The price of subscriptions is generally fixed at contract inception and therefore, the Company’s contracts do not contain a significant amount of variable consideration. As a result, the amount of revenue recognized in the periods presented from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods due to changes in the transaction price was not material. Subscription revenue excludes sales and other indirect taxes.
Accounts Receivable and Related Allowance
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of allowances for doubtful accounts.
The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company’s assessment of the collectability of accounts. The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts by considering the age of each
outstanding invoice and the collection history of each customer to determine the appropriate amount of allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts receivable deemed uncollectible are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts when identified.
Activity related to the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows:
 
 
Amount
 
 
(in thousands)
Balance as of January 31, 2018
 
$
1,296

Charged to bad debt expense
 
1,440

Write-offs, net of recoveries
 
(376
)
Balance as of January 31, 2019
 
$
2,360

Charged to bad debt expense
 
11

Write-offs, net of recoveries
 
(1,561
)
Balance as of January 31, 2020
 
$
810


Deferred Revenue
The Company records contract liabilities to deferred revenue when amounts are invoiced in advance of performance. Deferred revenue consists of the unearned portion of customer billings. The Company’s payment terms generally provide for payment within 30 days of the invoice date. Amounts anticipated to be recognized within one year of the balance sheet date are recorded as deferred revenue, current; the remaining portion is recorded as deferred revenue, non-current in the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company applied the practical expedient in Topic 606 and did not evaluate contracts of one year or less for the existence of a significant financing component. For contracts with terms of more than a year, the Company has determined its contracts generally do not include a significant financing component as these all relate to contracts that are billed annually in advance. The primary purpose of the Company’s invoicing terms is to provide customers with simplified and predictable ways of purchasing the Company’s subscription, not to receive financing from its customers or to provide customers with financing.
Deferred Contract Costs
Deferred contract costs consist of sales commissions earned by the Company’s sales force which are considered incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. The Company determined that sales commissions that are related to contract renewals are not commensurate with commissions earned on the initial contract. Accordingly, sales commissions for initial contracts are deferred and then amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of benefit that the Company has determined to be four years. The Company determined the period of benefit by taking into consideration its customer contracts, technology, and other factors. Amounts anticipated to be recognized within one year of the balance sheet date are recorded as deferred contract costs, current; the remaining portion is recorded as deferred contract costs, noncurrent in the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred contract costs are periodically reviewed for impairment. Amortization of deferred contract costs is included in sales and marketing expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Deferred contract costs on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets were $25.7 million and $17.5 million as of January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense was $7.8 million, $4.5 million, and $2.5 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. There was no impairment loss in relation to the costs capitalized for the periods presented.
The following table represents a rollforward of the Company’s deferred contract costs:
 
 
Amount
 
 
(in thousands)
Balance as of January 31, 2018
 
$
8,158

Additions to deferred contract costs
 
13,809

Amortization of deferred contract costs
 
(4,495
)
Balance as of January 31, 2019
 
$
17,472

Additions to deferred contract costs
 
15,996

Amortization of deferred contract costs
 
(7,780
)
Balance as of January 31, 2020
 
$
25,688


Concentrations of Risk and Significant Customers
The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, held-to-maturity investments, available-for-sale investments, and accounts receivable. All of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and investments are invested in money market funds, United States (U.S.) Treasury securities, commercial paper, corporate debt securities, or U.S. Government agency securities that management believes to be of high credit quality.
No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the total accounts receivable balance as of January 31, 2020. One customer accounted for 10% of the total accounts receivable balance as of January 31, 2019. No single customer represented 10% or more of revenue for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, or 2018.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue primarily consists of expenses related to providing the Company’s subscription to customers, including personnel expenses for operations and global support personnel, payments related to cloud infrastructure providers for hosting the Company’s software, payment processing fees, and allocated facilities, information technology, amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs, and other overhead costs.
Interest Income
Interest income consists of income earned on our cash and cash equivalents and interest earned on our short-term investments which consist of U.S. Treasury securities, commercial paper, corporate debt securities, and U.S. Government agency securities.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net primarily consists of accretion income on our held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and sublease income related to our San Francisco lease, which expired in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019.
Foreign Currency Remeasurement
The functional currency of the Company’s international subsidiaries is the United States dollar. Accordingly, monetary balance sheet accounts are remeasured using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and non-monetary items are remeasured at historical exchange rates. Revenue and expenses are remeasured at the average exchange rates for the period. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income, net and were not material for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, or 2018.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase, and money market funds.
Investments
The Company’s investments are classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity and consist of highly liquid investments, primarily U.S. Treasury securities, commercial paper, corporate debt securities, and U.S. Government agency securities. The Company determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation at each balance sheet date.
The Company periodically evaluates its short-term investments to assess whether those with unrealized loss positions are other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company considers various factors in determining whether to recognize an impairment charge, including the length of time the investment has been in a loss position, the extent to which the fair value is less than the Company’s cost basis, and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the investee. If the Company determines that the decline in an investment’s fair value is other-than-temporary, an impairment loss is recognized in earnings equal to the difference between the investment’s amortized cost and fair value at such date. Realized gains and losses are reported in other income, net, in the consolidated statements of operations. No impairment charges have been recognized to date.
Held-to-maturity
The Company’s held-to-maturity investments consist of investments with maturities over three months from the date of purchase and less than 12 months from the date of the balance sheet and are classified as short-term. The Company has the ability and positive intent to hold these investments to maturity. Held-to-maturity investments are carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Available-for-sale
The Company classifies its available-for-sale investments, including those with stated maturities beyond twelve months, as short-term based on their highly liquid nature and because they represent the investment of cash that is available for current operations. In addition, the Company may sell these investments at any time for use in its current operations or for other purposes, even prior to maturity. The Company's available-for-sale investments are recorded at fair market value each reporting period. Unrealized gains and losses on these available-for-sale investments are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet until realized.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash primarily consists of collateralized letters of credit established in connection with lease agreements for the Company’s facilities. The Company had no restricted cash as of January 31, 2020. Restricted cash totaled $2.4 million as of January 31, 2019 and is included within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Related Party Transactions
Certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors serve as directors of, or are executive officers of, and in some cases are investors in, companies that are customers or vendors of the Company. The Company recognized revenue from the sales of its product to a related party of $1.0 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020. Other related party transactions were not material for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, or 2018.
Deferred Offering Costs
Prior to the IPO, all deferred offering costs were capitalized in other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred offering costs of $6.4 million, primarily consisting of accounting, legal, and other fees related to the Company’s IPO, were offset against IPO proceeds upon the closing of the Company’s IPO in April 2019. As of January 31, 2020, the Company had no deferred offering costs. As of January 31, 2019, there were $3.3 million of deferred offering costs which are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, which is generally three to five years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease term.
Property and equipment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If property and equipment are considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. If we reduce the estimated useful life assumption for any asset, the remaining unamortized balance would be amortized or depreciated over the revised estimated useful life.
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs for the Company’s engineering, product, and design teams. Additionally, research and development expenses include contractor fees, depreciation of equipment used in research and development activities, and allocated overhead costs. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Internal-Use Software Costs
The Company evaluates costs related to the development of its platform and certain projects for internal use incurred during the application development stage. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred and costs related to the application development stage are capitalized. Internal-use software is amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of three years. Management evaluates the useful lives of these assets on an annual basis and tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets. The Company capitalized $0.4 million during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019. No internal-use software costs were capitalized during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in sales and marketing expense. Advertising costs were $5.1 million for all periods presented.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards, including stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs), based on the estimated fair value of the award on the grant date.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock options issued to employees on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is impacted by the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock, as well as certain assumptions including the expected volatility over the term of the option awards, the expected term of the awards, risk-free interest rates and the expected dividend yield. Assumptions and estimates used in the determination of the fair value of stock options are as follows:
Expected volatility—Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which the stock price is expected to fluctuate. Since the Company does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock, it estimates the expected volatility of its stock options by taking the average historical volatility of a group of comparable publicly traded companies over a period equal to the expected life of the options.
Expected term—The Company determines the expected term based on the average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding, generally calculated as the midpoint of the stock options’ vesting term and contractual expiration period, as the Company does not have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior.
Risk-free rate—The Company uses the U.S. Treasury yield for its risk-free interest rate that corresponds with the expected term.
Expected dividend yield—The Company utilizes a dividend yield of zero, as it does not currently issue dividends and does not expect to in the future.
Fair value of common stock
Prior to the IPO, in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, the Company’s board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of the Company’s common stock, including but not limited to contemporaneous valuations of our common stock performed by independent third-party specialists; the prices, rights, preferences, and privileges of redeemable convertible preferred stock relative to those of common stock; the prices at which the Company sold shares of its common stock to third-party investors and in secondary transactions in arm’s-length transactions; the Company’s operating and financial performance; and additional relevant economic information.
The Company estimates the fair value of RSUs at our stock price on the grant date.
The Company estimates the fair value of shares to be issued under the ESPP on the first day of the offering period using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which is impacted by the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock, as well as certain assumptions including the expected volatility over the term of the offering period, the expected term of the awards, risk-free interest rates and the expected dividend yield. Assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of the ESPP are the same as those used in the determination of the fair value of our stock options.
The Company recognizes compensation expense for employee stock-based payment awards on a straight-line basis over the period during which an award recipient is required to provide services in exchange for the award (generally the vesting period of the award). The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
The fair value of each non-employee stock option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is not remeasured over the vesting term. Assumptions used in valuing non-employee stock options are generally consistent with those used for employee stock options with the exception that the expected term is over the contractual life.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, the Company recognizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the expected future consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as for net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which those tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. The Company recognizes the deferred income tax effects of a change in tax rates in the period of enactment.
The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the net amount that it believes is more likely than not to be realized. The Company considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. Realization of its deferred tax assets is dependent primarily upon future U.S. taxable income.
The Company recognizes income tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if it believes that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such uncertain tax positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. Although the Company believes that it has adequately reserved for its uncertain tax positions (including net interest and penalties), it can provide no assurance that the final tax outcome of these matters will not
be materially different. The Company makes adjustments to these reserves when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made and could have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
Net Loss Per Common Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period giving effect to all potentially dilutive securities to the extent they are dilutive. The dilutive effect of potentially dilutive securities is reflected in diluted net loss per share by application of the treasury stock method. Basic and diluted net loss per common share were the same for each period presented as the inclusion of all potential common shares outstanding would have been anti-dilutive.
Immaterial Correction of Error
During the preparation of our fiscal year 2020 consolidated financial statements, the Company identified an immaterial error in the footnotes of our previously issued financial statements relating to the classification of revenue between United States revenue and international revenue in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. As a result, United States revenue was understated by $3.6 million and international revenue was overstated by $3.6 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019. There was no impact to total revenues or net loss in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The error has been corrected in Note 10. “Geographic Information”. Management determined that the impact of this error is not material to the previously issued annual and interim financial statements using the guidance of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 99 (SAB 99) and SAB No. 108 (SAB 108).
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-09, Codification Improvements (ASU 2018-09). These amendments provide clarifications and corrections to certain ASC subtopics including the following: 220-10 (Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Overall), 470-50 (Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments), 480-10 (Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity - Overall), 718-740 (Compensation - Stock Compensation - Income Taxes), 805-740 (Business Combinations - Income Taxes), 815-10 (Derivatives and Hedging - Overall), and 820-10 (Fair Value Measurement - Overall). Some of the amendments in ASU 2018-09 do not require transition guidance and will be effective upon issuance; however, many of the amendments do have transition guidance with effective dates for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments that were effective upon issuance of the update did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company early adopted this ASU beginning February 1, 2019 noting that the adoption of the standard had no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02), which would require lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets, whether operating or financing, while continuing to recognize the expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current practice. The guidance states that a lessee would recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-to-use asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The Company plans to adopt this guidance as of February 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method and will recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit as of the adoption date. The Company will elect the optional transition approach to not apply Topic 842 in the comparative periods presented and the package of practical expedients. We have completed our process to identify our population of lease arrangements and completed our evaluation of each arrangement under the guidance, including application of elected practical expedients, and we are finalizing the incremental borrowing rate for each arrangement. While the adoption remains in progress, we expect that the adoption will result in the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities that were not
previously recognized, which will increase total assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not expect the adoption of Topic 842 to have a material impact to the consolidated statements of operations or to have any impact on its cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities.
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), which requires an entity to utilize a new impairment model known as the current expected credit loss (CECL) model to estimate its lifetime “expected credit loss” and record an allowance that, when deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, presents the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. The CECL model is expected to result in more timely recognition of credit losses. This guidance also requires new disclosures for financial assets measured at amortized cost, loans and available-for-sale debt securities. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. The Company expects to adopt this guidance as of February 1, 2020. The Company has evaluated the impact of the adoption of this standard and does not expect adoption of Topic 326 to have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements.