Zscaler, inc. (ZS)
CashFlow / Quarterly
Jan'20Oct'19Jul'19Apr'19Jan'19Oct'18Jul'18Apr'18Jan'18Oct'17
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net loss

-29,154

-17,076

-5,276

-12,236

-3,555

-7,588

-6,962

-8,771

-6,515

-11,398

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense

3,900

3,600

3,100

2,600

2,500

2,200

2,200

1,900

1,979

1,921

Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets

621

779

503

205

105

95

0

0

0

0

Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs

5,890

5,535

5,146

4,724

4,457

4,324

3,827

3,422

3,064

2,868

Noncash operating lease costs

3,619

2,596

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Stock-based compensation expense

23,866

18,376

12,335

13,275

13,227

7,586

4,118

3,309

2,064

1,733

Deferred income taxes

-

-49

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

Accretion of purchased discounts, net of amortization of investment premiums

142

300

479

577

632

493

-

-

-

-

Other

-25

-223

-40

-42

-26

-176

148

-370

45

47

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

24,291

-22,859

22,190

-4,319

26,242

-12,383

21,398

-7,321

17,103

-8,621

Deferred contract acquisition costs

9,514

6,176

10,826

8,228

9,080

4,392

13,229

9,987

7,005

4,208

Prepaid expenses, other current and noncurrent assets

1,510

2,471

4,281

583

1,640

1,138

1,727

2,247

408

686

Accounts payable

-565

-38

1,106

175

-18

-768

841

591

-146

-2,065

Accrued expenses, other current and noncurrent liabilities

-777

-466

711

-2,089

-1,068

2,110

-600

2,231

-310

755

Accrued compensation

2,093

1,382

-301

6,304

-3,145

-4,707

8,573

4,397

2,308

-3,493

Deferred revenue

34,153

-5,333

39,660

5,522

40,741

1,256

39,217

5,549

20,991

1,647

Operating lease liabilities

3,200

2,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by operating activities

5,431

21,429

17,823

13,483

15,707

11,014

14,658

8,117

-1,116

-4,352

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchases of property, equipment and other assets

4,889

10,210

8,822

8,091

3,193

5,414

2,389

3,963

3,035

4,010

Capitalized internal-use software

2,471

1,802

1,449

810

547

356

349

474

416

534

Acquired intangible assets

0

0

0

0

0

1,480

0

0

0

0

Purchases of short-term investments

59,133

88,410

62,862

92,428

42,467

137,429

163,366

0

0

0

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments

59,217

66,796

-

67,758

42,270

29,333

-

0

0

0

Net cash used in investing activities

-7,276

-33,626

-8,397

-34,394

-3,937

-115,346

-165,671

-4,437

-3,451

-4,544

Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Payments of offering costs related to initial public offering

0

0

0

0

1,567

230

770

670

1,453

1,443

Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

3,699

3,059

6,339

8,030

5,697

9,796

640

2,174

960

1,211

Repurchases of unvested common stock

0

0

0

0

0

22

721

0

0

3,090

Repayments of notes receivable from stockholders

0

0

0

0

0

1,905

0

5,346

0

0

Net cash provided by financing activities

9,033

3,059

14,084

8,030

12,821

11,449

-851

212,194

376

-3,322

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

7,188

-9,138

23,510

-12,881

24,591

-92,883

-151,864

215,874

-4,191

-12,218

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of tax refunds

663

810

270

379

604

517

262

341

126

141

Noncash activities
Net change in purchased equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses

108

-1,893

1,360

7

758

786

-1,246

1,072

-322

-41

Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations, net of terminations

2,668

18,237

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accretion of Series C and D redeemable convertible preferred stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

1,223

2,579

2,530

Repurchases of unvested common stock by cancellation of indebtedness

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

214

Vesting of early exercised common stock options

131

131

139

277

277

290

343

1,897

467

548

Net change in deferred offering costs accrued

0

0

0

-4,194

2,327

-230

-522

1,259

-768

971