Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] Filings

10-Q 1 pcty-20231231.htm 10-Q pcty-20231231

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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Form 10-Q

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x			Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2023


o			Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-36348

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware						46-4066644
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1400 American Lane Schaumburg, Illinois						60173
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(847) 463-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

PCTY

The NASDAQ Global Select Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated Filer

Non-Accelerated Filer

Smaller Reporting Company

Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 56,331,387 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as of February 2, 2024.

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Paylocity Holding Corporation

Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2023

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets			2

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income			3

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity			4

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			5

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements			6

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			20

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK			32

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES			33

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS			34

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS			34

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS			34

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES			34

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES			34

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION			35

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS			36

SIGNATURES			37

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	288,767	$	366,904

Accounts receivable, net	25,085		32,476
Deferred contract costs	78,109		87,065
Prepaid expenses and other	35,061		48,517
Total current assets before funds held for clients	427,022		534,962
Funds held for clients	2,621,415		3,271,736
Total current assets	3,048,437		3,806,698
Capitalized internal-use software, net	86,127		103,281
Property and equipment, net	64,069		63,150
Operating lease right-of-use assets	44,067		37,441
Intangible assets, net	34,527		32,466
Goodwill	102,054		109,558
Long-term deferred contract costs	294,222		317,915
Long‑term prepaid expenses and other	6,331		5,567
Deferred income tax assets	15,846		16,644
Total assets	$	3,695,680	$	4,492,720

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	6,153	$	7,973
Accrued expenses	143,287		147,121
Total current liabilities before client fund obligations	149,440		155,094
Client fund obligations	2,625,355		3,267,771
Total current liabilities	2,774,795		3,422,865

Long-term operating lease liabilities	62,471		50,963
Other long-term liabilities	3,731		4,177
Deferred income tax liabilities	11,820		27,942
Total liabilities	$	2,852,817	$	3,505,947
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023	$	—	$	—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 155,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023; 55,912 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and 56,313 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023	56		56
Additional paid-in capital	380,632		446,860
Retained earnings	466,690		539,323
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,515)		534
Total stockholders' equity	$	842,863	$	986,773
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,695,680	$	4,492,720

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Revenues:
Recurring and other revenue	$	256,434	$	298,416	$	501,840	$	590,101
Interest income on funds held for clients	16,574		27,945		24,448		53,846
Total revenues	273,008		326,361		526,288		643,947
Cost of revenues	90,076		107,399		174,619		208,866
Gross profit	182,932		218,962		351,669		435,081
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	75,694		79,777		146,757		160,180
Research and development	41,029		46,139		81,122		90,744
General and administrative	48,001		43,340		98,493		93,262
Total operating expenses	164,724		169,256		326,372		344,186
Operating income	18,208		49,706		25,297		90,895
Other income (expense)	(5)		3,800		(168)		7,025
Income before income taxes	18,203		53,506		25,129		97,920
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,603		15,390		(20,823)		25,287
Net income	$	15,600	$	38,116	$	45,952	$	72,633
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	516		4,929		(1,856)		5,049
Comprehensive income	$	16,116	$	43,045	$	44,096	$	77,682

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.28	$	0.68	$	0.83	$	1.29
Diluted	$	0.28	$	0.67	$	0.81	$	1.28

Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic	55,721		56,244		55,587		56,140
Diluted	56,474		56,855		56,559		56,906

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands)


	Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at September 30, 2022	55,664	56		259,245		356,220		(4,675)		$	610,846
Stock-based compensation	—	—		47,653		—		—		47,653
Stock options exercised	7	—		109		—		—		109
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units	60	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	61	—		8,450		—		—		8,450
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(24)	—		(5,407)		—		—		(5,407)
Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		516		516
Net income	—	—		—		15,600		—		15,600
Balances at December 31, 2022	55,768	$	56	$	310,050	$	371,820	$	(4,159)	$	677,767


	Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at September 30, 2023	56,167	56		395,771		501,207		(4,395)		$	892,639
Stock-based compensation	—	—		48,120		—		—		48,120
Stock options exercised	14	—		261		—		—		261
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units	102	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	73	—		9,534		—		—		9,534
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(43)	—		(6,826)		—		—		(6,826)
Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		4,929		4,929
Net income	—	—		—		38,116		—		38,116
Balances at December 31, 2023	56,313	$	56	$	446,860	$	539,323	$	534	$	986,773


	Six Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at June 30, 2022	55,190	$	55	$	289,843	$	325,868	$	(2,303)	$	613,463
Stock-based compensation	—	—		91,124		—		—		91,124
Stock options exercised	242	—		2,941		—		—		2,941
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units	609	1		(1)		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	61	—		8,450		—		—		8,450
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(334)	—		(82,307)		—		—		(82,307)
Unrealized losses on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(1,856)		(1,856)
Net income	—	—		—		45,952		—		45,952
Balances at December 31, 2022	55,768	$	56	$	310,050	$	371,820	$	(4,159)	$	677,767


	Six Months Ended December 31, 2023
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at June 30, 2023	55,912	$	56	$	380,632	$	466,690	$	(4,515)	$	842,863
Stock-based compensation	—	—		92,084		—		—		92,084
Stock options exercised	28	—		484		—		—		484
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity awards	489	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock upon employee stock purchase plan	73	—		9,534		—		—		9,534
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(189)	—		(35,874)		—		—		(35,874)
Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		5,049		5,049
Net income	—	—		—		72,633		—		72,633
Balances at December 31, 2023	56,313	$	56	$	446,860	$	539,323	$	534	$	986,773

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)


	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	45,952	$	72,633
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	83,364		82,213
Depreciation and amortization expense	29,094		35,501
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(20,856)		15,225
Provision for credit losses	602		463
Net accretion of discounts on available-for-sale securities	(2,039)		(2,683)


Other	1,410		(3,870)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(9,377)		(7,052)
Deferred contract costs	(40,638)		(30,743)
Prepaid expenses and other	616		(11,328)
Accounts payable	(392)		1,131
Accrued expenses and other	(8,979)		(14,278)
Net cash provided by operating activities	78,757		137,212
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(296,060)		(164,815)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	190,253		150,851
Capitalized internal-use software costs	(19,740)		(29,483)
Purchases of property and equipment	(6,663)		(6,142)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	—		(12,015)
Other investing activities	29		(583)
Net cash used in investing activities	(132,181)		(62,187)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in client fund obligations	(922,079)		642,416





Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	8,450		9,534
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(79,369)		(35,390)
Other financing activities	(864)		13,356
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(993,862)		629,916
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	(1,047,286)		704,941
Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period	3,793,453		2,421,312
Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$	2,746,167	$	3,126,253
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid	$	—	$	3,422
Liabilities assumed for acquisitions	$	117	$	382
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest	$	157	$	247
Cash paid (refunds received) for income taxes	$	(158)	$	25,561
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents to the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	120,053	$	366,904
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	2,626,114		2,759,349
Total cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	$	2,746,167	$	3,126,253

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(all amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(1) Organization and Description of Business

Paylocity Holding Corporation (the “Company”) is a cloud-based provider of human capital management and payroll software solutions that deliver a comprehensive platform for the modern workforce. Services are provided in a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) delivery model. The Company’s comprehensive product suite delivers a unified platform that helps businesses attract and retain talent, build culture and connection with their employees, and streamline and automate HR and payroll processes.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Use of Estimates

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; accordingly, accounting estimates require the exercise of judgment. Accounting estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements may change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the operating environment changes.

(b) Interim Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. The results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year or the results for any future periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended June 30, 2023 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, using the asset and liability method. The Company’s provision for income taxes is based on the annual effective rate method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it believes that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If the Company determines that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net-recorded amount, it would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

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(d) Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07"). ASU 2023-07 primarily requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker along with other incremental segment information. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU to its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and is evaluating the timing of adoption.

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosure ("ASU 2023-09"). ASU 2023-09 mostly requires, on an annual basis, disclosure of specific categories in an entity's effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The incremental disclosures may be presented on a prospective or retrospective basis. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU to its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and is evaluating the method and timing of adoption.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard-setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that the impact of other recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

(3) Revenue

The Company derives its revenue from contracts predominantly from recurring service fees. While the majority of its agreements are generally cancellable by the client on 60 days’ notice or less, the Company also offers term agreements to its clients, which are generally two years in length. Recurring fees are derived from payroll, timekeeping, and HR-related cloud-based computing services. The majority of the Company’s recurring fees are satisfied over time as services are provided. The performance obligations related to payroll services are satisfied upon the processing of the client’s payroll with the fee charged and collected based on a per employee per payroll frequency fee. The performance obligations related to time and attendance services and HR related services are satisfied over time each month with the fee charged and collected based on a per employee per month fee. For subscription-based fees which can include payroll, time and attendance, and other HCM related services, the Company recognizes the applicable recurring fees over time each month with the fee charged and collected based on a per employee per month fee. Implementation services and other consist mainly of nonrefundable implementation fees, which involve setting the client up in, and loading data into, the Company’s cloud-based modules. These implementation activities are considered set-up activities. The Company has determined that the nonrefundable upfront fees provide certain clients with a material right to renew the contract.

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table disaggregates total revenues from contracts by Recurring fees and Implementation services and other, which the Company believes depicts the nature, amount and timing of its revenue:


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Recurring fees	$	247,522	$	285,140	$	484,341	$	565,039
Implementation services and other	8,912		13,276		17,499		25,062
Total revenues from contracts	$	256,434	$	298,416	$	501,840	$	590,101

Deferred revenue

The timing of revenue recognition for recurring revenue is consistent with the timing of invoicing as they occur simultaneously based on the client payroll processing period or by month. As such, the Company does not recognize contract assets or liabilities related to recurring revenue.

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The Company defers and amortizes nonrefundable upfront fees related to implementation services generally over a period up to 24 months based on the type of contract. The following table summarizes the changes in deferred revenue (i.e., contract liability) related to these nonrefundable upfront fees as follows:


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Balance at beginning of the period	$	14,195	$	24,140	$	12,233	$	22,617
Deferral of revenue	12,002		11,588		20,234		22,232
Revenue recognized	(6,460)		(9,483)		(12,730)		(18,604)
Balance at end of the period	$	19,737	$	26,245	$	19,737	$	26,245

Deferred revenue related to these nonrefundable upfront fees are recorded within Accrued expenses and Other long-term liabilities on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company expects to recognize these deferred revenue balances of $17,203 in fiscal 2024, $7,841 in fiscal 2025 and $1,201 in fiscal 2026 and thereafter.

Deferred contract costs

The Company defers certain selling and commission costs that meet the capitalization criteria under ASC 340-40. The Company also capitalizes certain costs to fulfill a contract related to its proprietary products if they are identifiable, generate or enhance resources used to satisfy future performance obligations and are expected to be recovered under ASC 340-40. Implementation fees are treated as nonrefundable upfront fees and the related implementation costs are required to be capitalized and amortized over the expected period of benefit, which is the period in which the Company expects to recover the costs and enhance its ability to satisfy future performance obligations.

The Company utilizes the portfolio approach to account for both the cost of obtaining a contract and the cost of fulfilling a contract. These capitalized costs are amortized over the expected period of benefit, which has been determined to be over 7 years based on the Company’s average client life and other qualitative factors, including rate of technological changes. The Company does not incur any additional costs to obtain or fulfill contracts upon renewal. The Company recognizes additional selling and commission costs and fulfillment costs when an existing client purchases additional services. These additional costs only relate to the additional services purchased and do not relate to the renewal of previous services.

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The following tables present the deferred contract costs and the related amortization expense for these deferred contract costs:


	Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	191,088	$	20,310	$	(10,845)	$	200,553
Costs to fulfill a contract	117,524		18,803		(6,010)		130,317
Total	$	308,612	$	39,113	$	(16,855)	$	330,870


	Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	224,409	$	18,576	$	(12,928)	$	230,057
Costs to fulfill a contract	163,817		19,805		(8,699)		174,923
Total	$	388,226	$	38,381	$	(21,627)	$	404,980


	Six Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	182,543	$	39,222	$	(21,212)	$	200,553
Costs to fulfill a contract	106,025		35,665		(11,373)		130,317
Total	$	288,568	$	74,887	$	(32,585)	$	330,870


	Six Months Ended December 31, 2023
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	218,965	$	36,336	$	(25,244)	$	230,057
Costs to fulfill a contract	153,366		38,260		(16,703)		174,923
Total	$	372,331	$	74,596	$	(41,947)	$	404,980

Deferred contract costs are recorded within Deferred contract costs and Long-term deferred contract costs on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization of deferred contract costs is primarily recorded in Cost of revenues and Sales and marketing in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The balance of the Company’s remaining performance obligations related to minimum monthly fees on its term-based contracts was approximately $70,999 as of December 31, 2023, which will be generally recognized over the next 24 months. This balance excludes the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less and contracts for which the variable consideration is allocated entirely to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations.

(4) Business Combination

On November 30, 2023, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of TraceHQ.com, Inc. ("Trace") through a merger of Trace with a subsidiary of the Company for cash consideration of $12,086, subject to working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments. Trace offers a headcount planning solution that expands the Company's product functionality in this area. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price for Trace was approximately $7,504 of goodwill, $3,000 of proprietary technology and other immaterial assets and liabilities. The Company accounted for this transaction as a business combination and recorded the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition with the excess consideration paid recorded as goodwill. The fair values of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed are currently provisional and are subject to change over the measurement period as the Company continues to evaluate and analyze the estimates and assumptions used in the valuation. The measurement period will end no later than one year from the acquisition date.

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The results from this acquisition have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the closing of the transaction and are not material to the Company. Pro forma information is not presented because the effects of the acquisition are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The goodwill related to this transaction is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce and growth opportunities from the expansion and enhancement of the Company’s product offerings. The goodwill associated with the Trace acquisition is not deductible for income tax purposes. Direct costs related to the acquisition were immaterial and were expensed as incurred as General and administrative expense in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

(5) Balance Sheet Information

The following tables provide details of selected consolidated balance sheet items:

Activity in the allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable was as follows:


Balance at June 30, 2023	$	1,620
Charged to expense	463
Write-offs	(314)
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	1,769

Capitalized internal-use software and accumulated amortization were as follows:


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2023
Capitalized internal-use software	$	248,738	$	286,103
Accumulated amortization	(162,611)		(182,822)
Capitalized internal-use software, net	$	86,127	$	103,281

Amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs is primarily included in Cost of revenues and amounted to $7,478 and $10,676 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $14,520 and $20,211 for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The major classes of property and equipment, net were as follows:


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2023
Office equipment	$	2,508	$	2,792
Computer equipment	58,670		62,301
Furniture and fixtures	12,958		12,986
Software	11,127		11,944
Leasehold improvements	48,159		48,829
Time clocks rented by clients	8,533		9,258
Total	141,955		148,110
Accumulated depreciation	(77,886)		(84,960)
Property and equipment, net	$	64,069	$	63,150

Depreciation expense amounted to $4,579 and $5,179 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $9,033 and $10,229 for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

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The following table summarizes changes in goodwill during the six months ended December 31, 2023:


	December 31, 2023
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	102,054
Addition attributable to acquisition	7,504
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	109,558

Refer to Note 4 for further details on current year acquisition activity.

The Company’s amortizable intangible assets and estimated useful lives are as follows:


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2023		Weighted average useful life (years)
Proprietary technology	$	43,129	$	46,129	5.9
Client relationships	22,200		22,200		7.8
Non-solicitation agreements	1,600		1,600		3.1
Trade names	1,640		1,640		5.0
Total	68,569		71,569
Accumulated amortization	(34,042)		(39,103)
Intangible assets, net	$	34,527	$	32,466

Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $2,770 and $2,525 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $5,541 and $5,061 for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and is included in Cost of revenues and General and administrative.

Future amortization expense for acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:


Remainder of fiscal 2024	$	5,182
Fiscal 2025	9,488
Fiscal 2026	7,869
Fiscal 2027	5,493
Fiscal 2028	3,629
Thereafter	805
Total	$	32,466

The components of accrued expenses were as follows:


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2023
Accrued payroll and personnel costs	$	85,019	$	66,520
Operating lease liabilities	7,800		8,197
Deferred revenue	24,539		30,306
Other	25,929		42,098
Total accrued expenses	$	143,287	$	147,121

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(6) Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients

Corporate investments and funds held for clients consisted of the following:


	June 30, 2023
Type of Issue	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	288,767	$	—	$	—	$	288,767
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	2,132,545		—		—		2,132,545
Available-for-sale securities:
Commercial paper	110,003		12		(138)		109,877
Corporate bonds	112,262		18		(1,867)		110,413
Asset-backed securities	30,061		10		(337)		29,734
Certificates of deposit	68,247		5		(93)		68,159
U.S. treasury securities	158,839		—		(2,839)		156,000
U.S government agency securities	8,000		—		(513)		7,487
Other	7,329		—		(129)		7,200
Total available-for-sale securities	494,741		45		(5,916)		488,870
Total investments	$	2,916,053	$	45	$	(5,916)	$	2,910,182


	December 31, 2023
Type of Issue	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	366,904	$	—	$	—	$	366,904
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	2,759,349		—		—		2,759,349
Available-for-sale securities:
Commercial paper	49,002		5		(19)		48,988
Corporate bonds	204,682		2,830		(751)		206,761
Asset-backed securities	40,140		336		(160)		40,316
Certificates of deposit	37,620		36		(6)		37,650
U.S. treasury securities	159,125		106		(1,168)		158,063
U.S government agency securities	8,000		—		(323)		7,677
Other	12,819		163		(50)		12,932
Total available-for-sale securities	511,388		3,476		(2,477)		512,387
Total investments	$	3,637,641	$	3,476	$	(2,477)	$	3,638,640

All available-for-sale securities were included in Funds held for clients at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023.

Cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients’ cash and cash equivalents included demand deposit accounts and money market funds at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023.

Classification of investments on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	288,767	$	366,904

Funds held for clients	2,621,415		3,271,736

Total investments	$	2,910,182	$	3,638,640

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Available-for-sale securities that had been in an unrealized loss position for a period of less and greater than 12 months as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023 had fair market value as follows:


	June 30, 2023
	Securities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months				Securities in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months				Total
	Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Commercial paper	$	(138)	$	96,665	$	—	$	—	$	(138)	$	96,665
Corporate bonds	(695)		71,089		(1,172)		32,807		(1,867)		103,896
Asset-backed securities	(233)		23,313		(104)		2,038		(337)		25,351
Certificates of deposit	(93)		52,254		—		—		(93)		52,254
U.S. treasury securities	(1,075)		95,388		(1,764)		60,612		(2,839)		156,000
U.S. government agency securities	—		—		(513)		7,487		(513)		7,487
Other	(71)		5,326		(58)		1,874		(129)		7,200
Total available-for-sale securities	$	(2,305)	$	344,035	$	(3,611)	$	104,818	$	(5,916)	$	448,853


	December 31, 2023
	Securities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months				Securities in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months				Total
	Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Commercial paper	$	(19)	$	32,846	$	—	$	—	$	(19)	$	32,846
Corporate bonds	(60)		24,428		(691)		31,909		(751)		56,337
Asset-backed securities	(5)		6,171		(155)		9,906		(160)		16,077
Certificates of deposit	(6)		21,394		—		—		(6)		21,394
U.S. treasury securities	(178)		80,597		(990)		67,913		(1,168)		148,510
U.S. government agency securities	—		—		(323)		7,677		(323)		7,677
Other	—		—		(50)		3,596		(50)		3,596
Total available-for-sale securities	$	(268)	$	165,436	$	(2,209)	$	121,001	$	(2,477)	$	286,437

The Company regularly reviews the composition of its portfolio to determine the existence of credit impairment. The Company did not recognize any credit impairment losses during the three or six months ended December 31, 2022 or 2023. All securities in the Company’s portfolio held an A-1 rating or better as of December 31, 2023.

The Company did not make any material reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income for realized gains and losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities during the three or six months ended December 31, 2022 or 2023. There were no realized gains or losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities for the three or six months ended December 31, 2022 or 2023.

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Expected maturities of available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2023 were as follows:


	Amortized cost		Fair value
One year or less	$	214,684	$	213,663
One year to two years	152,062		151,098
Two years to three years	85,613		86,714
Three years to five years	59,029		60,912
Total available-for-sale securities	$	511,388	$	512,387

(7) Fair Value Measurement

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

•Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

•Level 2—Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

•Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The Company measures certain cash and cash equivalents, funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and client fund obligations at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. The Company considers the recorded value of these financial assets and liabilities to approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023 based upon the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

Marketable securities, consisting of securities classified as available-for-sale as well as certain cash equivalents, are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 2 inputs obtained from an independent pricing service. Available-for-sale securities include commercial paper, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, U.S. government agency and other securities. The independent pricing service utilizes a variety of inputs including benchmark yields, broker/dealer quoted prices, reported trades, issuer spreads as well as other available market data. The Company, on a sample basis, validates the pricing from the independent pricing service against another third-party pricing source for reasonableness. The Company has not adjusted any prices obtained by the independent pricing service, as it believes they are appropriately valued. There were no available-for-sale securities classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy at June 30, 2023 or December 31, 2023.

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The fair value level for the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities was as follows:


	June 30, 2023
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	288,767	$	288,767	$	—	$	—
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	2,132,545		2,132,545		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Commercial paper	109,877		—		109,877		—
Corporate bonds	110,413		—		110,413		—
Asset-backed securities	29,734		—		29,734		—
Certificates of deposit	68,159		—		68,159		—
U.S. treasury securities	156,000		—		156,000		—
U.S government agency securities	7,487		—		7,487		—
Other	7,200		—		7,200		—
Total available-for-sale securities	488,870		—		488,870		—
Total investments	$	2,910,182	$	2,421,312	$	488,870	$	—


	December 31, 2023
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	366,904	$	366,904	$	—	$	—
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	2,759,349		2,759,349		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Commercial paper	48,988		—		48,988		—
Corporate bonds	206,761		—		206,761		—
Asset-backed securities	40,316		—		40,316		—
Certificates of deposit	37,650		—		37,650		—
U.S. treasury securities	158,063		—		158,063		—
U.S government agency securities	7,677		—		7,677		—
Other	12,932		—		12,932		—
Total available-for-sale securities	512,387		—		512,387		—
Total investments	$	3,638,640	$	3,126,253	$	512,387	$	—

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company records assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations at fair value. Refer to Note 4 for further details on the fair value measurements of certain assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

(8) Debt

In July 2019, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement with PNC Bank, National Association, and other lenders, which is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, subject to certain restrictions. In August 2022, the Company entered into a first amendment to the aforementioned credit agreement to increase the borrowing capacity of our revolving credit facility ("credit facility") to $550,000, which may be increased up to $825,000, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments and certain approvals and satisfying other requirements. The amended credit agreement extends the maturity date of the credit facility to August 2027 and replaces the interest rate based on London Interbank Offered Rate with an interest rate based on secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR"). The Company had no borrowings at June 30, 2023 or December 31, 2023.

The proceeds of any borrowings are to be used to fund working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes, including permitted acquisitions, permitted investments, permitted distributions and share repurchases. The Company may generally borrow, prepay and reborrow under the credit facility and terminate or reduce the lenders’

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commitments at any time prior to revolving credit facility expiration without a premium or a penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs.

Any borrowings under the credit facility will generally bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate per annum determined by reference to either the Term SOFR rate plus the SOFR Adjustment or an adjusted base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.875% to 1.500% and 0.0% to 0.500%, respectively, based on the then-applicable net total leverage ratio. Additionally, the Company is required to pay certain commitment, letter of credit fronting and letter of credit participation fees on available and/or undrawn portions of the credit facility.

The Company is required to comply with certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a requirement to maintain a maximum net total leverage ratio of not greater than 4.00 to 1.00, (with a step up to 4.50 to 1.00 for the 4 consecutive fiscal quarters following a fiscal quarter in which certain permitted acquisitions are consummated), and a minimum interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.00 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all of the aforementioned covenants.

(9) Stock-Based Compensation

In November 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”). The 2023 Plan serves as the successor to the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) and permits the granting of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), market share units ("MSUs") and other equity incentives at the discretion of the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors. No new awards have been or will be issued under the 2014 Plan since the effective date of the 2023 Plan. Outstanding awards under the 2014 Plan continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2014 Plan.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had 2,009 shares available for future grant, and 1,961 shares were subject to outstanding options or awards. Generally, the Company issues previously unissued shares for the exercise of stock options or vesting of awards; however, shares previously subject to granted awards that are forfeited or net settled at exercise or release may be reissued under the 2023 Plan to satisfy future issuances.

Stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs, MSUs and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is included in the following line items in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income:


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Cost of revenues	$	5,232	$	5,475	$	9,273	$	10,418
Sales and marketing	10,795		10,043		20,354		19,268
Research and development	11,292		11,313		20,094		21,071
General and administrative	16,232		16,377		33,643		31,456
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	43,551	$	43,208	$	83,364	$	82,213

In addition, the Company capitalized $3,154 and $3,916 of stock-based compensation expense in its capitalized internal-use software costs in the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $6,096 and $7,965 for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

There were no stock options granted during the six months ended December 31, 2023. The table below presents stock option activity during the six months ended December 31, 2023:


	Outstanding Options
	Number of shares	Weighted average exercise price		Weighted average remaining contractual term (years)	Aggregate intrinsic value
Option balance at July 1, 2023	288	$	23.63	1.2	$	46,129
Options exercised	(28)	$	17.43
Option balance at December 31, 2023	260	$	24.30	0.7	$	36,392
Options vested and exercisable at December 31, 2023	260	$	24.30	0.7	$	36,392

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The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $1,484 and $2,206 during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $49,627 and $4,700 for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The Company grants RSUs under its equity incentive plan with terms determined at the discretion of the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors. RSUs generally vest over four years following the grant date and have time-based vesting conditions.

The following table represents restricted stock unit activity during the six months ended December 31, 2023:


	Units	Weighted average grant date fair value
RSU balance at July 1, 2023	1,242	$	225.30
RSUs granted	753	$	193.88
RSUs vested	(429)	$	191.68
RSUs forfeited	(62)	$	213.01
RSU balance at December 31, 2023	1,504	$	219.66

The Company also grants MSUs under its equity incentive plan with terms determined at the discretion of the compensation committee of the Company's board of directors. The actual number of MSUs that will be eligible to vest is based on the achievement of a relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) target as compared to the TSR realized by each of the companies comprising the Russell 3000 Index over an approximately three-year period. The MSUs cliff-vest at the end of the TSR measurement period, and up to 200% of the target number of shares subject to each MSU are eligible to be earned.

The following table represents market share unit activity during the six months ended December 31, 2023:


	Units	Weighted average grant date fair value
MSU balance at July 1, 2023	171	$	320.38
MSUs granted	86	$	256.66
MSUs vested	(60)	$	178.04

MSU balance at December 31, 2023	197	$	335.84

The Company estimated the grant date fair value of the MSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation model that included the following assumptions:


	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022	2023
Valuation assumptions:
Expected dividend yield	—%	—%
Expected volatility	51.0% - 52.7%	44.5%
Expected term (years)	2.75 - 3.04	3.04
Risk‑free interest rate	3.11% - 4.01%	4.58%

At December 31, 2023, there was $198,250 of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested RSUs and MSUs. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

(10) Litigation

On November 16, 2020, a potential class action complaint was filed against the Company with the Circuit Court of Cook County alleging that the Company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The complaint seeks

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statutory damages, attorney’s fees and other costs. On September 11, 2023, a second potential class action complaint was filed against the Company with the Circuit Court of Cook County that alleges violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act that overlap with claims in the first action. The Company is unable to estimate any reasonably possible loss, or range of loss, with respect to these matters at this time. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these lawsuits.

From time to time, the Company is subject to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Many of these matters are covered in whole or in part by insurance. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the ultimate disposition of any matters currently outstanding or threatened will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity. However, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and could materially impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity based on the final disposition of these matters.

(11) Income Taxes

The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes is based on the annual effective rate method. The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes also includes the tax impact of certain unusual or infrequently occurring items, if any, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, and other discrete items in the interim period in which they occur.

The Company's effective tax rate was 14.3% and 28.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a decrease to the valuation allowance, partially offset by non-deductible stock-based compensation under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state and local income taxes.

The Company's effective tax rate was (82.9)% and 25.8% for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2022 was lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to excess tax benefits from employee stock-based compensation, state and local income taxes, and a decrease in the valuation allowance. The Company's effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2023 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state and local income taxes.

(12) Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options,

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the release of restricted stock units and market share units as of the balance sheet date. The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share:


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Numerator:
Net income	$	15,600	$	38,116	$	45,952	$	72,633

Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic	55,721		56,244		55,587		56,140
Weighted-average effect of potentially dilutive shares:
Employee stock options, restricted stock units and market share units	753		611		972		766
Diluted	56,474		56,855		56,559		56,906

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.28	$	0.68	$	0.83	$	1.29
Diluted	$	0.28	$	0.67	$	0.81	$	1.28

The following table summarizes the outstanding restricted stock units and market share units as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation for the periods presented because to include them would have been antidilutive:


	Three Months Ended December 31,		Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022	2023	2022	2023
Market share units	57	17	60	17
Restricted stock units	616	22	601	15
Total	673	39	661	32

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The statements included herein that are not based solely on historical facts are “forward looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by us in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including items discussed below and under Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023.

Overview

We are a leading cloud-based provider of human capital management, or HCM, and payroll software solutions that deliver a comprehensive platform for the modern workforce. Our HCM and payroll platform offers an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses attract and retain talent, build culture and connection with their employees, and streamline and automate HR and payroll processes.

Effective management of human capital is a core function in all organizations and requires a significant commitment of resources. Our cloud-based software solutions, combined with our unified database architecture, are highly flexible and configurable and feature a modern, intuitive user experience. Our platform offers automated data integration with hundreds of third-party partner systems, such as 401(k), benefits and insurance provider systems. We plan to continue to invest in research and development efforts that will allow us to offer a broader selection of products to new and existing clients focused on experiences that solve our clients’ challenges.

We believe there is a significant opportunity to grow our business by increasing our number of clients and we intend to invest in our business to achieve this purpose. We market and sell our solutions through our direct sales force. We have increased our sales and marketing expenses as we have added sales representatives and related sales and marketing personnel. We intend to continue to grow our sales and marketing organization across new and existing geographic territories. In addition to growing our number of clients, we intend to grow our revenue over the long term by increasing the number of solutions that clients purchase from us. To do so, we must continue to enhance and grow the number of solutions we offer to advance our platform.

We also believe that delivering a positive service experience is an essential element of our ability to sell our solutions and retain our clients. We supplement our comprehensive software solutions with an integrated implementation and client service organization, all of which are designed to meet the needs of our clients and sales prospects. We expect to continue to invest in and grow our implementation and client service organization as our client base grows.

We will continue to invest across our entire organization as we continue to grow our business over the long term. These investments include increasing the number of personnel across all functional areas, along with improving our solutions and infrastructure to support our growth. The timing and amount of these investments vary based on the rate at which we add new clients and personnel and scale our application development and other activities. Many of these investments will occur in advance of experiencing any direct benefit from them, which will make it difficult to determine if we are effectively allocating our resources. We expect these investments to increase our costs on an absolute basis, but as we grow our number of clients and our related revenues, we anticipate that we will gain economies of scale and increased operating leverage. As a result, we expect our gross and operating margins will improve over the long term.

Paylocity Holding Corporation is a Delaware corporation, which was formed in November 2013. Our business operations are conducted by our wholly owned subsidiaries.

Key Metrics

We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions.

Revenue Growth

Our recurring revenue model and high annual revenue retention rates provide significant visibility into our future operating results and cash flow from operations. This visibility enables us to better manage and invest in our business. Total revenues increased from $273.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 to $326.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, representing a 20% year-over-year increase. Total revenues increased from $526.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022 to $643.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023, representing a 22% year-over-year increase. The increase in year-over-year revenue growth was driven by the strong performance by our sales team and growth in interest income on funds held for clients attributable to rising interest rates and higher average daily balances for funds held for clients due to the addition of new clients as compared to the prior

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fiscal year. Uncertainties around market and economic conditions may impact revenue growth, which we have recently experienced and may continue to experience, through fluctuations in client employee counts, elongated sales cycles, client losses, and a changing interest rate environment, among other factors.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA

We disclose Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures, because we use them to evaluate our performance, and we believe Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA assist in the comparison of our performance across reporting periods by excluding certain items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. We believe these metrics are commonly used in the financial community, and we present them to enhance investors’ understanding of our operating performance and cash flows.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), and you should not consider Adjusted Gross Profit as an alternative to gross profit or Adjusted EBITDA as an alternative to net income or cash provided by operating activities, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our definition of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA may be different than the definition utilized for similarly-titled measures used by other companies.

We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit before amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs, amortization of certain acquired intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises, and other items as defined below. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises and other items as defined below.


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Reconciliation from Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit
Gross profit	$	182,932	$	218,962	$	351,669	$	435,081
Amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs	7,478		10,676		14,520		20,211
Amortization of certain acquired intangibles	1,853		1,853		3,707		3,707
Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises	5,310		5,639		10,355		11,241
Other items (1)	—		—		19		—
Adjusted Gross Profit	$	197,573	$	237,130	$	380,270	$	470,240

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	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Reconciliation from Net income to Adjusted EBITDA
Net income	$	15,600	$	38,116	$	45,952	$	72,633
Interest expense	190		189		377		379
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,603		15,390		(20,823)		25,287
Depreciation and amortization expense	14,827		18,380		29,094		35,501
EBITDA	33,220		72,075		54,600		133,800
Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and option exercises	43,981		43,862		88,959		85,838
Other items (2)	151		(3,328)		416		(2,143)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	77,352	$	112,609	$	143,975	$	217,495

(1)Represents acquisition-related costs.

(2)Represents acquisition and other nonrecurring transaction-related costs and lease exit activity.

Basis of Presentation

Revenues

Recurring and other revenue

We derive the majority of our revenues from recurring fees attributable to our cloud-based HCM and payroll software solutions. Recurring fees for each client generally include a base fee in addition to a fee based on the number of client employees and the number of products a client uses. We also charge fees attributable to our preparation of W-2 documents and annual required filings on behalf of our clients. We charge implementation fees for professional services provided to implement our HCM and payroll solutions.

The number of client employees on our platform and the mix of products purchased by a client as well as the timing of services provided with respect to those client employees can vary each period. As such, the number of client employees on our system is not a good indicator of our financial results in any given period. Recurring and other revenue accounted for 94% and 91% of our total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and 95% and 92% of our total revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

While the majority of our agreements with clients are generally cancellable by the client on 60 days’ notice or less, we also have term agreements, which are generally two years in length. Our agreements do not include general rights of return and do not provide clients with the right to take possession of the software supporting the services being provided. We recognize recurring fees in the period in which services are provided and the related performance obligations have been satisfied. We defer implementation fees related to our proprietary products over a period generally up to 24 months.

Interest Income on Funds Held for Clients

We earn interest income on funds held for clients. We collect funds for employee payroll payments and related taxes in advance of remittance to employees and taxing authorities. Prior to remittance to employees and taxing authorities, we earn interest on these funds through demand deposit accounts with financial institutions with which we have automated clearing house, or ACH, arrangements. We also earn interest by investing a portion of funds held for clients in highly liquid, investment-grade marketable securities.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues includes costs to provide our HCM and payroll solutions which primarily consists of employee-related expenses, including wages, stock-based compensation, bonuses and benefits, relating to the provision of ongoing client support and implementation activities, payroll tax filing, distribution of printed checks and other materials as well as

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delivery costs, computing costs, amortization of certain acquired intangibles and bank fees associated with client fund transfers. Costs related to recurring support are generally expensed as incurred. Implementation costs related to our proprietary products are capitalized and amortized over a period of 7 years. Our cost of revenues is expected to increase in absolute dollars for the foreseeable future as we increase our client base. However, we expect to realize cost efficiencies over the long term as our business scales, resulting in improved operating leverage and increased margins.

We also capitalize a portion of our internal-use software costs, which are then primarily amortized as Cost of revenues. We amortized $7.5 million and $10.7 million of capitalized internal-use software costs during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $14.5 million and $20.2 million of capitalized internal-use software costs for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Operating Expenses

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for our direct sales and marketing staff, including wages, commissions, stock-based compensation, bonuses, benefits, marketing expenses and other related costs. Our sales personnel earn commissions and bonuses for attainment of certain performance criteria based on new sales throughout the fiscal year. We capitalize certain selling and commission costs related to new contracts or purchases of additional services by our existing clients and amortize them over a period of 7 years.

We will seek to grow our number of clients for the foreseeable future, and therefore our sales and marketing expense is expected to continue to increase in absolute dollars as we grow our sales organization and expand our marketing activities.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for our research and development and product management teams, including wages, stock-based compensation, bonuses and benefits. Additional expenses include costs related to the development, maintenance, quality assurance and testing of new technologies and ongoing refinement of our existing solutions. Research and development expenses, other than internal-use software costs qualifying for capitalization, are expensed as incurred.

We capitalize a portion of our development costs related to internal-use software. The timing of our capitalized development projects may affect the amount of development costs expensed in any given period. The table below sets forth the amounts of capitalized and expensed research and development expenses for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Capitalized portion of research and development	$	11,868	$	18,435	$	23,618	$	37,365
Expensed portion of research and development	41,029		46,139		81,122		90,744
Total research and development	$	52,897	$	64,574	$	104,740	$	128,109

We expect to grow our research and development efforts as we continue to broaden our product offerings and extend our technological leadership by investing in the development of new technologies and introducing them to new and existing clients. We expect research and development expenses to continue to increase in absolute dollars but to vary as a percentage of total revenue on a period-to-period basis.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee-related costs, including wages, stock-based compensation, bonuses and benefits for our finance and accounting, legal, information systems, human resources and other administrative departments. Additional expenses include consulting and professional fees, occupancy costs, insurance and other corporate expenses. While we expect our general and administrative expenses to continue to increase in absolute dollars as our company continues to grow, we expect to realize cost efficiencies as our business scales.

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Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) generally consists of interest income related to interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents, net of losses on disposals of property and equipment and interest expense related to our revolving credit facility.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our statements of operations data for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
Revenues:
Recurring and other revenue	$	256,434	$	298,416	$	501,840	$	590,101
Interest income on funds held for clients	16,574		27,945		24,448		53,846
Total revenues	273,008		326,361		526,288		643,947
Cost of revenues	90,076		107,399		174,619		208,866
Gross profit	182,932		218,962		351,669		435,081
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	75,694		79,777		146,757		160,180
Research and development	41,029		46,139		81,122		90,744
General and administrative	48,001		43,340		98,493		93,262
Total operating expenses	164,724		169,256		326,372		344,186
Operating income	18,208		49,706		25,297		90,895
Other income (expense)	(5)		3,800		(168)		7,025
Income before income taxes	18,203		53,506		25,129		97,920
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,603		15,390		(20,823)		25,287
Net income	$	15,600	$	38,116	$	45,952	$	72,633

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The following table sets forth our statements of operations data as a percentage of total revenues for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
Revenues:
Recurring and other revenue	94	%	91	%	95	%	92	%
Interest income on funds held for clients	6	%	9	%	5	%	8	%
Total revenues	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%
Cost of revenues	33	%	33	%	33	%	32	%
Gross profit	67	%	67	%	67	%	68	%
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	28	%	24	%	28	%	25	%
Research and development	15	%	14	%	15	%	14	%
General and administrative	17	%	13	%	19	%	15	%
Total operating expenses	60	%	51	%	62	%	54	%
Operating income	7	%	16	%	5	%	14	%
Other income (expense)	0	%	1	%	0	%	1	%
Income before income taxes	7	%	17	%	5	%	15	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	1	%	5	%	(4)	%	4	%
Net income	6	%	12	%	9	%	11	%

Comparison of Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023

Revenues

($ in thousands)


	Three Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Recurring and other revenue	$	256,434		$	298,416		$	41,982	16	%
Percentage of total revenues	94		%	91		%
Interest income on funds held for clients	$	16,574		$	27,945		$	11,371	69	%
Percentage of total revenues	6		%	9		%

Recurring and Other Revenue

Recurring and other revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $42.0 million, or 16%, to $298.4 million from $256.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Recurring and other revenue increased primarily as a result of incremental revenues from new and existing clients due to the strong performance by our sales team.

Interest Income on Funds Held for Clients

Interest income on funds held for clients for the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $11.4 million, or 69%, to $27.9 million from $16.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Interest income on funds held for clients increased primarily due to higher interest rates and higher average daily balances for funds held due to the addition of new clients to our client base as compared to the prior fiscal year.

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Cost of Revenues

($ in thousands)


	Three Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Cost of revenues	$	90,076		$	107,399		$	17,323	19	%
Percentage of total revenues	33		%	33		%
Gross margin	67		%	67		%

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $17.3 million, or 19%, to $107.4 million from $90.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Cost of revenues increased primarily as a result of the continued growth of our business, in particular, $11.9 million in additional employee-related costs resulting from additional personnel necessary to provide services to new and existing clients and $3.1 million in additional amortization of internal use software. Gross margin was 67% for both the three months ended December 31, 2022 and three months ended December 31, 2023.

Operating Expenses

($ in thousands)

Sales and Marketing


	Three Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Sales and marketing	$	75,694		$	79,777		$	4,083	5	%
Percentage of total revenues	28		%	24		%

Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $4.1 million, or 5%, to $79.8 million from $75.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in sales and marketing expense was primarily due to $3.9 million of additional employee-related costs, including those incurred to expand our sales team.

Research and Development


	Three Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Research and development	$	41,029		$	46,139		$	5,110	12	%
Percentage of total revenues	15		%	14		%

Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $5.1 million, or 12%, to $46.1 million from $41.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to $8.6 million of additional employee-related costs related to additional development personnel, partially offset by $4.8 million in higher period-over-period capitalized internal-use software costs.

General and Administrative


	Three Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
General and administrative	$	48,001		$	43,340		$	(4,661)	(10)	%
Percentage of total revenues	17		%	13		%

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2023 decreased by $4.7 million, or 10%, to $43.3 million from $48.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. General and administrative expenses decreased primarily due to a $4.3 million gain related to lease exit activity during the three months ended

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December 31, 2023. Excluding the gain related to lease exit activity, General and administrative expenses remained relatively flat year over year as we continue to focus on achieving cost efficiencies as our business scales.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income for the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $3.8 million as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2022. The change in other income was primarily due to higher interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents as a result of higher interest rates and higher average daily balances of those corporate cash and cash equivalents.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 14.3% and 28.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a decrease to the valuation allowance, partially offset by non-deductible stock-based compensation under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Our effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to an increase to state and local income taxes.

Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023

Revenues

($ in thousands)


	Six Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Recurring and other revenue	$	501,840		$	590,101		$	88,261	18	%
Percentage of total revenues	95		%	92		%
Interest income on funds held for clients	$	24,448		$	53,846		$	29,398	120	%
Percentage of total revenues	5		%	8		%

Recurring and Other Revenue

Recurring and other revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $88.3 million, or 18%, to $590.1 million from $501.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Recurring and other revenue increased primarily as a result of incremental revenues from new and existing clients due to the strong performance by our sales team.

Interest Income on Funds Held for Clients

Interest income on funds held for clients for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $29.4 million, or 120%, to $53.8 million from $24.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Interest income on funds held for clients increased primarily due to higher interest rates and higher average daily balances for funds held due to the addition of new clients to our client base as compared to the prior fiscal year.

Cost of Revenues

($ in thousands)


	Six Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Cost of revenues	$	174,619		$	208,866		$	34,247	20	%
Percentage of total revenues	33		%	32		%
Gross margin	67		%	68		%

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $34.2 million, or 20%, to $208.9 million from $174.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. Cost of revenues increased primarily as a result

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of the continued growth of our business, in particular, $21.7 million in additional employee-related costs resulting from additional personnel necessary to provide services to new and existing clients, $5.6 million in additional amortization of internal use software and $5.8 million in additional delivery and other processing costs. Gross margin increased from 67% for the six months ended December 31, 2022 to 68% for the six months ended December 31, 2023.

Operating Expenses

($ in thousands)

Sales and Marketing


	Six Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Sales and marketing	$	146,757		$	160,180		$	13,423	9	%
Percentage of total revenues	28		%	25		%

Sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $13.4 million, or 9%, to $160.2 million from $146.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in sales and marketing expense was primarily due to $10.7 million of additional employee-related costs, including those incurred to expand our sales team.

Research and Development


	Six Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
Research and development	$	81,122		$	90,744		$	9,622	12	%
Percentage of total revenues	15		%	14		%

Research and development expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $9.6 million, or 12%, to $90.7 million from $81.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to $17.2 million of additional employee-related costs related to additional development personnel, partially offset by $10.8 million in higher period-over-period capitalized internal-use software costs.

General and Administrative


	Six Months Ended December 31,						Change
	2022			2023			$		%
General and administrative	$	98,493		$	93,262		$	(5,231)	(5)	%
Percentage of total revenues	19		%	15		%

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2023 decreased by $5.2 million, or 5%, to $93.3 million from $98.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022. General and administrative expenses decreased primarily due to a $4.3 million gain related to lease exit activity during the six months ended December 31, 2023. Excluding the gain on lease exit activity, General and administrative expenses remained relatively flat year over year as we continue to focus on achieving cost efficiencies as our business scales.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased by $7.2 million as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2022. The change in other income was primarily due to higher interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents as a result of higher interest rates and higher average daily balances of those corporate cash and cash equivalents.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was (82.9)% and 25.8% for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2022 was lower than the federal statutory rate of

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21% primarily due to excess tax benefits from employee stock-based compensation, state and local income taxes, and a decrease in the valuation allowance. Our effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2023 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state and local income taxes.

Quarterly Trends and Seasonality

Our overall operating results fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of a variety of factors, some of which are outside of our control. Our historical results should not be considered a reliable indicator of our future results of operations.

We experience fluctuations in revenues and related costs on a seasonal basis, which are primarily seen in our fiscal third quarter, which ends on March 31 of each year. Specifically, our recurring revenue is positively impacted in our fiscal third quarter as a result of our preparation of W-2 documents for our clients’ employees in advance of tax filing requirements. Our interest income earned on funds held for clients is also positively impacted during our fiscal third quarter as a result of our increased collection of funds held for clients. Certain payroll taxes are primarily collected during our fiscal third quarter and subsequently remitted. The seasonal fluctuations in revenues also positively impact gross profits during our fiscal third quarter. Our historical results for our fiscal third quarter should not be considered a reliable indicator of our future results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. In accordance with GAAP, we base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions and, to the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.

Accounting estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the operating environment changes. Our critical accounting policies and use of estimates are disclosed in our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary liquidity needs are related to the funding of general business requirements, including working capital requirements, research and development, and capital expenditures. As of December 31, 2023, our principal source of liquidity was $366.9 million of cash and cash equivalents. We maintain a credit agreement that provides for a $550.0 million revolving credit facility, which may be increased up to $825.0 million. No amounts were drawn on the revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2023. Refer to Note 8 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail on the credit agreement.

We may invest portions of our excess cash and cash equivalents in highly liquid, investment-grade marketable securities. These investments may consist of money market funds, commercial paper, corporate debt issuances, asset-backed debt securities, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities and other securities with credit quality ratings of A-1 or higher. As of December 31, 2023, we did not have any corporate investments classified as available-for-sale securities.

In order to grow our business, we intend to increase our personnel and related expenses and to make significant investments in our platform, data centers and general infrastructure. The timing and amount of these investments will vary based on our financial condition, the rate at which we add new clients and new personnel and the scale of our module development, data centers and other activities. Many of these investments will occur in advance of experiencing any direct benefit from them, which could negatively impact our liquidity and cash flows during any particular period and may make it difficult to determine if we are effectively allocating our resources. However, we expect to fund our operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments principally with cash flows from operations, and to the extent that our liquidity needs exceed our cash from operations, we would look to our cash on hand or utilize the borrowing capacity under our credit facility to satisfy those needs.

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Funds held for clients and client fund obligations vary substantially from period to period as a result of the timing of payroll and tax obligations due. Our payroll processing activities involve the movement of significant funds from accounts of employers to employees and relevant taxing authorities. Though we debit a client’s account prior to any disbursement on its behalf, there is a delay between our payment of amounts due to employees and taxing and other regulatory authorities and when the incoming funds from the client to cover these amounts payable actually clear into our operating accounts. We currently have agreements with various major U.S. banks to execute ACH and wire transfers to support our client payroll and tax services. We believe we have sufficient capacity under these ACH arrangements to handle all transaction volumes for the foreseeable future. We primarily collect fees for our services via ACH transactions at the same time we debit the client’s account for payroll and tax obligations and thus are able to reduce collectability and accounts receivable risks.

We believe our current cash and cash equivalents, future cash flow from operations, and access to our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our ongoing working capital, capital expenditure and other liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months, and thereafter, for the foreseeable future.

The following table sets forth data regarding cash flows for the periods indicated:


	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2023
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	78,757	$	137,212
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(296,060)		(164,815)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	190,253		150,851
Capitalized internal-use software costs	(19,740)		(29,483)
Purchases of property and equipment	(6,663)		(6,142)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	—		(12,015)
Other investing activities	29		(583)
Net cash used in investing activities	(132,181)		(62,187)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in client fund obligations	(922,079)		642,416





Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	8,450		9,534
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(79,369)		(35,390)
Other financing activities	(864)		13,356
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(993,862)		629,916
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,047,286)	$	704,941

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $78.8 million and $137.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The change in net cash provided by operating activities from the six months ended December 31, 2022 to the six months ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to improved operating results after adjusting for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense and deferred income tax expense (benefit), partially offset by net changes in operating assets and liabilities during the six months ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2022.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $132.2 million and $62.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The net cash used in investing activities is significantly impacted by the timing of purchases and sales and maturities of investments as we invest portions of funds held for clients in highly liquid, investment-grade marketable securities. The amount of funds held for clients invested will vary based on timing of client funds collected and payments due to client employees and taxing and other regulatory authorities.

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The change in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to $131.2 million in fewer purchases of available-for-sale securities, partially offset by $39.4 million in fewer proceeds from the sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities, $12.0 million in additional amounts paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired and $9.7 million in additional capitalized internal-use software costs during the six months ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2022.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities was $(993.9) million and $629.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The change in net cash provided by (used in) financing activities was primarily the result of an increase in the net change in client fund obligations of $1,564.5 million due to the timing of client funds collected and related remittance of those funds to client employees and taxing authorities during the six months ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2022.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

At December 31, 2023, our principal commitments consisted of $70.1 million in operating lease obligations, of which $10.6 million is due in the next twelve months. We also had $59.6 million in purchase obligations, of which $40.4 million is due in the next twelve months.

Capital Expenditures

We expect to continue to invest in capital spending as we continue to grow our business and expand and enhance our operating facilities, data centers and technical infrastructure. Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of sales growth. In the event that our sales growth or other factors do not meet our expectations, we may eliminate or curtail capital projects in order to mitigate the impact on our use of cash. Capital expenditures were $6.7 million and $6.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, exclusive of capitalized internal-use software costs of $19.7 million and $29.5 million for the same periods, respectively.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 2 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We have operations primarily in the United States and are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily include interest rate and certain other exposures including risks relating to changes in the general economic conditions in the United States. Refer to “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023 for risks related to our business.

We have not used, nor do we intend to use, derivatives to mitigate the impact of interest rate or other exposure or for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

As of December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $366.9 million and funds held for clients of $3,271.7 million. We deposit our cash and cash equivalents and significant portions of our funds held for clients in demand deposit accounts with various financial institutions. We invest portions of our excess cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients in marketable securities including money market funds, commercial paper, corporate debt issuances, asset-backed debt securities, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities and other. Our investment policy is focused on generating higher yields from these investments while preserving liquidity and capital. However, as a result of our investing activities, we are exposed to changes in interest rates that may materially affect our financial statements.

In a falling rate environment, a decline in interest rates would decrease our interest income earned on both cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients. An increase in the overall interest rate environment may cause the market value of our investments in fixed rate available-for-sale securities to decline. If we are forced to sell some or all of these securities at lower market values, we may incur investment losses. However, because we classify all marketable securities as available-for-sale, no gains or losses are recognized due to changes in interest rates until such securities are sold or decreases in fair value are deemed due to expected credit losses. We have not recorded any credit impairment losses on our portfolio to date.

Based upon a sensitivity model that measures market value changes caused by interest rate fluctuations, an immediate 100-basis point increase in interest rates would have resulted in a decrease in the market value of our available-for-sale securities by $7.1 million as of December 31, 2023. An immediate 100-basis point decrease in interest rates would have resulted in an increase in the market value of our available-for-sale securities by $7.1 million as of December 31, 2023. Fluctuations in the value of our available-for-sale securities caused by changes in interest rates are recorded in other comprehensive income and are only realized if we sell the underlying securities.

Additionally, as described in Note 8 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, we maintain a credit agreement that provides for a revolving credit facility (“credit facility”) in the aggregate amount of $550.0 million, which may be increased up to $825.0 million. Borrowings under the credit facility generally bear interest at a rate based upon the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus the SOFR Adjustment or an adjusted base rate plus an applicable margin based on our then-applicable net total leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2023, there were no amounts drawn on the credit facility. To the extent that we draw additional amounts under the credit facility, we may be exposed to increased market risk from changes in the underlying index rates, which affects our interest expense.

Inflation Risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Nonetheless, if our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act refers to controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to a company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon such evaluation, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the three-month period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may become involved in litigation related to claims arising from the ordinary course of our business. We believe that there are no claims or actions pending or threatened against us, the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on us.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)Sales of Unregistered Securities

Not applicable.

(b)Use of Proceeds

On March 24, 2014, we completed our initial public offering or IPO, of 8,101,750 shares of common stock, at a price of $17.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. The offer and sale of all of the shares in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-193661), which was declared effective by the SEC on March 18, 2014. With the proceeds of the IPO, we repaid amounts outstanding under a note issued by us to Commerce Bank & Trust Company on March 9, 2011, which totaled $1.1 million, paid $9.4 million for the purchase of substantially all of the assets of BFKMS Inc. and paid $9.5 million for the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Synergy Payroll, LLC.

On December 17, 2014, we completed a follow-on offering of 4,960,000 shares of common stock at a price of $26.25 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. The offer and sale of all of the shares in the follow-on offering were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-200448) which was declared effective by the SEC on December 11, 2014. There have been no material changes in the planned use of proceeds from the follow-on as described in the final prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) on December 12, 2014.

(c)Purchases of Equity Securities

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Item 5. Other Information

None

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Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Nos.						Description

3.1						Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 of Paylocity Holding Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 4, 2023 (File No. 001-36348)).

3.2						Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Paylocity Holding Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 of Paylocity Holding Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 4, 2023 (File No. 001-36348 )).

10.1						2023 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 of Paylocity Holding Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 4, 2023 (File No. 001-36348).

10.2						Form of U.S. Executive Restricted Stock Unit Notice of Grant and Award Agreement under 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 of Paylocity Holding Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 4, 2023 (File No. 001-36348).

10.3						Form of Market Stock Unit Notice of Grant and Award Agreement under 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.3 of Paylocity Holding Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 4, 2023 (File No. 001-36348).

10.4*						Amendments to Multi-Tenant Office Lease Agreement dated June 1, 2016 by and between Paylocity Corporation and RPAI Schaumburg American Lane, L.L.C. and Landmark Schaumburg Towers LP. **

31.1*						Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-4 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*						Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-4 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.3*						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-4 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1***						Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Co-Chief Executive Officer.

32.2***						Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Co-Chief Executive Officer.

32.3***						Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Chief Financial Officer.

101.INS*						Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

101.SCH*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

104*						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).


*						Filed herewith
**						Schedules or exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
***						Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


		PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Date:	February 9, 2024	By:	/s/ Steven R. Beauchamp
		Name:	Steven R. Beauchamp
		Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director

Date:	February 9, 2024	By:	/s/ Toby J. Williams
		Name:	Toby J. Williams
		Title:	President, Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director

Date:	February 9, 2024	By:	/s/ Ryan Glenn
		Name:	Ryan Glenn
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)