Summary
Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014, reported total revenues of $4.1 billion, a 33% increase year-over-year, driven primarily by a 33% growth in subscription and support revenues. The company experienced a net loss of $232.2 million, a slight improvement from the prior year's loss of $270.4 million, largely due to significant investments in sales, marketing, and research and development to fuel growth, including the major acquisition of ExactTarget. Despite the net loss, the company demonstrated strong operating cash flow of $875.5 million, indicating healthy cash generation from its core business activities. Salesforce continues to expand its cloud-based CRM and marketing solutions, emphasizing its strategy to strengthen offerings, pursue new customers, and build global market presence.
Financial Highlights
52 data points| Revenue | $4.07B |
| Cost of Revenue | $968.43M |
| Gross Profit | $3.10B |
| R&D Expenses | $623.80M |
| Operating Expenses | $3.39B |
| Operating Income | -$286.07M |
| Interest Expense | $77.21M |
| Net Income | -$232.18M |
| EPS (Basic) | $-0.39 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $-0.39 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 597.61M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 597.61M |
Key Highlights
- 1Total revenues grew 33% to $4.1 billion, with subscription and support revenue up 33% to $3.8 billion.
- 2The company reported a net loss of $232.2 million, a reduction from the $270.4 million net loss in the prior fiscal year.
- 3Operating cash flow was robust at $875.5 million, demonstrating strong cash generation from operations.
- 4Salesforce completed the significant acquisition of ExactTarget in July 2013 for approximately $2.6 billion, aiming to bolster its marketing cloud capabilities.
- 5The company continued to invest heavily in sales and marketing (53% of revenue) and R&D (15% of revenue) to drive future growth.
- 6As of January 31, 2014, the company had $1.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.
- 7Attrition rates showed improvement, declining to a high-single digit percentage range from the low-double digit percentage range in the previous year.