Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data
The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.
The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).
- Net Income (Loss)
- Net income displays significant volatility over the periods, with sharp losses in some quarters, notably around April 2021 and July 2025, where losses exceed $80 million and $110 million respectively. However, there are intermittent quarters showing positive net income, particularly starting from April 2023, peaking around January 2024 with nearly $55 million, before again fluctuating.
- Depreciation and Amortization
- Depreciation and amortization expense has shown a consistent upward trend, rising steadily from approximately $4.9 million in April 2019 to over $56 million by April 2025, indicating increasing asset base, capital expenditures, or amortization schedules.
- Stock-based Compensation Expense
- Stock-based compensation expenses have increased notably across the periods, from around $3.7 million in April 2019 to a peak exceeding $272 million by January 2025. The growth suggests significant incentive-based compensation expansion, potentially linked to employee growth or increased valuation considerations.
- Amortization of Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs
- There is a marked rise in the amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs, climbing from $7.3 million in April 2019 to over $102 million in April 2025. This increase could reflect heightened sales activity or investments in acquiring customer contracts requiring deferred cost recognition.
- Operating Lease Cost and Liabilities
- Non-cash operating lease costs appear sporadically in the data from 2020 onwards, generally remaining in the $2 million to $4 million range. Operating lease liabilities fluctuate with no clear trend but generally show higher liabilities in later years, indicating ongoing lease commitments.
- Accounts Receivable and Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs
- Accounts receivable net figures demonstrate extreme volatility, alternating between significant negative and positive spikes, indicative of major changes in customer payments or billing practices. Deferred contract acquisition costs show consistent negative values, intensifying over time, pointing toward increased investments in customer acquisition.
- Deferred Revenue
- Deferred revenue exhibits wide fluctuations with some extremely high values, as seen in January 2024 ($510 million+) and April 2025 (~$42 million), reflecting strong upfront customer payments or subscription-based sales resulting in significant deferred income.
- Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
- These changes reveal substantial variances, with generally increasing positive cash flow inflows, but with sharp downward spikes in certain quarters such as July 2023, indicating dynamic working capital management impacts on cash flow.
- Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
- This indicator shows a robust upward trend overall, increasing from a small positive figure in early 2019 to several quarters exceeding $300 million by early 2024, signaling improving operational cash generation despite the volatile net income.
- Capital Expenditures
- Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized internal-use software costs show significant outflows, with property and equipment purchases generally ranging from $9 million to $87 million quarterly, reflecting continued investments in infrastructure and technology resources.
- Investing Activities
- Net cash used in investing activities correlate with large investments in property, equipment, intangible assets, and strategic investments. Periods such as April 2020 and January 2021 show significant inflows linked to proceeds from sales or maturities, balancing prior outflows.
- Financing Activities
- Financing cash flows are characterized by major inflows, particularly around mid-2019 and early 2021, corresponding with issuance of common stock and senior notes. Smaller fluctuating cash flows reflect stock exercise proceeds and debt-related payments.
- Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates
- Foreign exchange effects are relatively minor and mostly range within ±$5 million, exhibiting no consistent directional trend, hence limited overall impact on cash balances.
- Cash and Cash Equivalents
- The net increase in cash and cash equivalents follows a generally positive yet volatile path, with pronounced surges aligning with financing and operating cash inflows, but also sharp decreases reflecting heavy investing or operating outflows in certain quarters.