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T O   O U R   S T O C K H O L D E R S

2022 was another strong year for SPS Commerce. The ongoing transition to omnichannel retail and increasing complexity 
in  supply  chain  management  continued  to  fuel  the  need  for  automation.  The  fourth  quarter  of  2022  represented  our 
88th  consecutive  quarter  of  revenue  growth,  driven  by  our  network  effect,  community  go-to  market  approach,  retail 
expertise  and  execution,  all  of  which  culminate  in  excellent  customer  experience  and  underscore  SPS  Commerce’s 
competitive differentiation.

For  the  full  year  2022,  revenue  grew  17%  to  $450.9  million.  Recurring  revenue  grew  18%  year-over-year,  led  by 
Fulfillment  growth  of  19%.  Adjusted  EBITDA1  grew  24%  to  $132.3  million,  resulting  in  adjusted  EBITDA  margin1  of 
29%.  The  total  number  of  recurring  revenue  customers  increased  13%  year-over-year,  to  42,300  and  wallet  share, 
or average recurring revenue per recurring revenue customer, increased 4% to $10,500.  

In addition to our strong financial performance, achievements in 2022 include:

•  Continued momentum in Analytics sales with 10% year-over-year growth.
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 The  acquisition  of  GCommerce,  a  software  solution  provider  known  for  its  expertise  in  the  automotive 
aftermarket industry; and, the acquisition of InterTrade Systems, to strengthen our leadership across apparel 
and general merchandise markets.

•  We repurchased 361,745 SPS Commerce shares in 2022, for a total consideration of $43.2 million.
•  We ended the year with total cash and investments of $214.3 million.

Over the years, SPS Commerce has consistently executed on our mission to connect all retail trading partners through 
the easiest-to-join and use network. Since 2017, we realigned our sales force, increased our focus on digital marketing, 
and launched a new fulfillment solution and add-on products. We also remained laser focused on improving customer 
experience as we significantly enhanced full-service, omnichannel supply chain solutions and system integrations through 
internal development and targeted acquisitions.  

These strategic investments are consistent with our core value  — Win Today, Win Tomorrow — which helped us build the 
world’s  largest  cloud  retail  network  and  positions  us  for  continued  success.  Beyond  this  year,  we  maintain  our  annual 
revenue growth expectations of 15% or greater, and we continue to expect adjusted EBITDA1 dollar growth of 15% to 25% 
as we invest in the business to capitalize on market dynamics and support current and future growth. In the long-term, we 
maintain our target model for adjusted EBITDA margin1 of 35%.  

In closing, I would like to thank all our employees for their dedication to the company and the success of over 115,000 
SPS Commerce customers around the globe to date. We continue to deliver profitable growth and invest in the future to 
capitalize on existing and new opportunities across our expanding addressable market.   

Sincerely, 

Jmun) 

Archie Black  
CEO 

1  Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP measures of financial performance. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to 
management, our board of directors, and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. Our management 
uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses and planning purposes. Adjusted EBITDA is also used 
for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures can be found within the ‘Results of 
Operations’ section of Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, within the attached Form 10-K.

 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
FORM 10-K 

(Mark One) 
(cid:95)  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2022 

or 

(cid:134)  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 001-34702 

SPS COMMERCE, INC. 

@

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

41-2015127

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

333 South Seventh Street, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) 

(612) 435-9400 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 

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

Title of each class

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

Trading Symbol

SPSC 

Name of exchange on which registered

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Market) 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:95) No (cid:134) 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes (cid:134) No (cid:95) 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 
None  

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 (cid:95) No (cid:1407) 

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 (cid:95) No (cid:1407) 

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 

Non-Accelerated Filer

(cid:95)

(cid:134)

Accelerated Filer

Smaller Reporting Company

Emerging Growth Company

(cid:134)

(cid:134)

(cid:134)

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. (cid:134) 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting 
under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. (cid:95) 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes (cid:1407)(cid:3)No (cid:95) 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction 
of an error to previously issued financial statements. (cid:1407) 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the 
registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). (cid:1407) 

As of June 30, 2022, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of shares of the registrant’s common stock 
held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based upon the closing sale price of $113.05 per share on the Nasdaq Global Market on such date) was approximately $4.1 billion. 

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of February 10, 2023 was 36,312,238 shares. 

Portions of the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 12, 2023 (the “2023 Proxy Statement”), which is expected to be 
filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

Auditor Firm Id:

185

Auditor Name:

KPMG, LLP

Auditor Location:

Minneapolis, MN

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

 
SPS COMMERCE, INC. 
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 

PART I 

Business 

Risk Factors 

Unresolved Staff Comments 

Properties 

Legal Proceedings 

Mine Safety Disclosures 

PART II 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases 
of Equity Securities 
[Reserved] 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

Item 1. 

Item 1A. 

Item 1B. 

Item 2. 

Item 3. 

Item 4. 

Item 5. 

Item 6. 

Item 7. 

Item 7A. 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

Item 8. 

Item 9. 

Item 9A. 

Item 9B. 

Item 9C. 

Item 10. 

Item 11. 

Item 12. 

Item 13. 

Item 14. 

Item 15. 

Item 16. 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 

Controls and Procedures 

Other Information 

Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 

PART III 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 

Executive Compensation 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related 
Stockholder Matters 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services 

PART IV 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 

Form 10-K Summary 

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Unless the context otherwise requires, for purposes of the Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the 
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Form 10-K for the Annual Period ended December 31, 2022 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements regarding us, our business prospects and our results 
of operations are subject to certain risks and uncertainties posed by many factors and events that could cause our actual 
business, prospects and results of operations to differ materially from those that may be anticipated by such forward-
looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak 
only as of the date of this report. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: 
“anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” 
“potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable 
terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Similarly, statements that describe our 
future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may also be made from time to time 
in oral presentations, including telephone conferences and/or webcasts open to the public. Shareholders, potential 
investors, and others are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause 
results in future periods to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made in this report, including 
the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item IA, “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 
ended December 31, 2022, as may be updated in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or other filings from 
time to time. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as 
a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various 
disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) 
that advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business. 

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PART I 

Item 1. 

Business 

Overview 

SPS Commerce is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management services across our global retail 

network. Our products make it easier for retailers, grocers, distributors, suppliers, and logistics firms to communicate and 
collaborate by simplifying how they manage and share item, inventory, order and sales data across omnichannel retail 
channels. We deliver our products using a full-service model, which includes industry-leading technology and a team of 
experts that optimize, update, and operate the technology on customers' behalf. 

Our products enable customers to increase supply chain performance, optimize inventory levels and sell-through, 

reduce operational costs, improve order visibility, and satisfy consumer demands for a seamless omnichannel experience. 

As of December 31, 2022, we had 42,300 customers with ongoing contracts to pay us monthly fees, which we refer 

to as recurring revenue customers. In addition to our recurring revenue customers, to date we have provided our cloud-
based supply chain management services to 72,700 other organizations, and we refer to the combination as our customers. 
Once connected to the SPS Commerce cloud-based retail network, our customers often require additional integrations to 
new organizations that represent an expansion of our cloud-based network and new sources of revenues for us. 

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, we generated revenues of $450.9 million, $385.3 million, 

and $312.6 million, respectively. Our quarter ended December 31, 2022 represented our 88th consecutive quarter of 
revenue growth. Recurring revenues from recurring revenue customers accounted for 93%, 92%, and 94% of our total 
revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Our revenues are not concentrated with any 
customer, as our largest customer represented less than 1% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 
and 2020. 

Increasing Demand for a Retail Network 

The retail industry has undergone many changes in recent years, which have accelerated the need for a more 
automated supply chain. To navigate disruptions and meet growing consumer demands, companies across the retail 
ecosystem need to integrate their operations and communications from wholesale, eCommerce, and marketplace sales 
channels into a single omnichannel process. These channels no longer operate independently but instead in an 
interconnected fashion as consumers demand more buying and delivery options. The coordination needed to manage 
multiple channels adds complexity to supply chains and trading partner relationships. 

The SPS Commerce retail network offers a single destination where companies can manage item details, orders, 

shipments, invoices, and much more for any customer and any channel. The network provides businesses with a 
comprehensive view of retail transactions, enabling them to optimize inventory and fulfill orders efficiently, regardless of 
channel. Customers use our retail network to manage all channels in a single system, saving time and reducing errors. 

Our Products 

SPS Commerce operates one of the largest retail networks in the world to improve the way retailers, grocers, 
distributors, suppliers, and logistics firms manage digital item catalogs, fulfill omnichannel orders, optimize sell-through 
performance, and automate new trading relationships. To date, 115,000 customers across 85 countries have used SPS 
Commerce products to expand and optimize the performance of their trading relationships through the network. 

Our products fundamentally change how organizations communicate information to manage their omnichannel, 

supply chain, and other business requirements. Our products replace traditional, manual, or disparate approaches (such as 
email, phone, and fax), multiple channel-specific solution providers, as well as custom-built, point-to-point integrations by 
delivering a single smart connection to the entire SPS Commerce retail network of prebuilt connections to thousands of 
global trading partners. 

Our products include: 

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Fulfillment - Our Fulfillment product is a full-service electronic data interchange ("EDI") solution that scales 
as a business grows. Companies can use a single system to manage orders and logistics from all sales 
channels, including wholesale, eCommerce, and marketplaces. Fulfillment is configurable for any trading 
partner, document or business system used for order management and offers a full suite of tools to help 
businesses efficiently manage their supply chain. 

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• 

Analytics - Our Analytics product enables organizations to improve visibility into how products are selling 
through a single connection across all sales channels, including wholesale, eCommerce, and marketplaces. 
Analytics improves access and usage of sales and inventory data through a combination of our analytics 
applications, network of connections, and industry-leading expertise. 

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Other Products - We provide several complementary products, such as: 

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Assortment - Our Assortment product simplifies the communication of robust, accurate item data by 
automatically translating item attributes, and hierarchies through a single connection across all sales 
channels. 
Community - Our Community product allows organizations to accelerate digitization of their supply 
chain and improve collaboration with suppliers through proven change management and onboarding 
programs. 

In addition to these offerings, we also provide one-time services such as professional services and testing and certification. 

Growing Our Network 

As one of the largest providers of cloud-based services for retail supply chain management, SPS Commerce enables 

trading partner relationships among retailer, grocer, distributor, supplier, and logistics firms that naturally lead to new 
customer acquisition opportunities. 

“Network Effect” 

Once connected to our retail network, trading partners can exchange electronic supply chain information with each 

other. The value of our network increases with the number of trading partners connected to it. After joining our retail 
network, customers often find that many of their existing or new trading partners are already on the network, allowing for 
easy connections. The addition of each new customer enables that new customer to communicate with our existing 
customers and permits our existing customers to do business with the new customer. This “network effect” of adding 
additional customers to our products’ infrastructure creates a significant opportunity for existing customers to realize 
incremental sales by working with our new trading partners and vice versa. As a result of this increased volume of activity 
among our network participants, we earn additional revenues from these participants. 

Customer Acquisition Sources 

Community - As retailers and suppliers reshape how they do business in an omnichannel landscape, they need to 

bring new capabilities and services to their trading partner networks. Our Community product is designed to manage this 
process and bring suppliers into compliance with new requirements. For instance, a supplier may wish to collaborate with 
their retailers around point-of-sale analytics data, or a retailer may decide to change the workflow or protocol by which it 
interacts with its suppliers. In each case, the supplier and retailer may engage us to work with their trading partner base to 
enable the new capability. Performing these programs on behalf of retailers and suppliers generates supplier sales leads for 
us. 

Referrals from Our Customers - We also receive sales leads from our customers seeking to communicate 

electronically with their trading partners. For example, a supplier may refer a third-party logistics provider or manufacturer, 
which is not in our network, to us. 

Direct Marketing - We employ various marketing strategies. Our marketing programs include a variety of lead 
generating activities including digital marketing, conferences and trade shows, sponsored events, and public relations 
activities targeted at key decision makers within our prospective customers. 

Channel Partners - In addition to the customer acquisition sources identified above, we market and sell our products 
through a variety of channel partners, including software providers, resellers, system integrators, and logistics partners. For 
example, software partners such as Microsoft, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Sage, and their business partner communities 
generate sales for us as part of broader enterprise resource planning, warehouse management system and/or transportation 
management system sales efforts. Our logistics partners also drive new sales both by providing leads and by embedding our 
products as part of their service offerings. 

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Our Growth Strategy 

Our objective is to be the leading global retail network and provider of supply chain management products. Key 

elements of our strategy include: 

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Further Penetrate Our Current Market - We believe the global supply chain management market is 
underpenetrated. As the retail industry continues to respond to the changing requirements of the omnichannel 
marketplace, and as the supply chain ecosystem becomes more complex and geographically dispersed, we 
believe the demand for supply chain management solutions will increase. We intend to continue leveraging 
our relationships with customers and their trading partners to obtain new sales leads. 

Increase Revenues from Our Customer Base - We believe our overall customer satisfaction is strong and 
will lead our customers to further expand their use of our products they have purchased, as well as purchase 
additional products to continue improving the performance of their trading partner relationships, generating 
additional revenues for us. We also expect to introduce new products to sell to our customers. We believe our 
position as the incumbent supply chain management solution provider to our customers, our integration into 
our recurring revenue customers’ business systems, and the modular nature of our cloud-based products are 
conducive to deploying additional products with customers. 

Expand Our Distribution Channels - We intend to grow our business by expanding our sales capacity to gain 
new customers. We also believe there are valuable opportunities to promote and sell our products through 
collaboration with other providers. 

Expand Our International Presence - We believe our presence in Asia Pacific, as well as in Europe, 
represents a significant competitive advantage. We plan to increase our global sales efforts to obtain new 
customers around the world. We intend to leverage our current global presence to increase the number of 
integrations we have with retailers in foreign markets to make our products more valuable to their trading 
partners based overseas. 

Enhance and Expand Our Services - We intend to further improve and develop the functionality and features 
of our cloud-based products, including, from time to time, developing new offerings and applications. 

Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions - The nature of our market provides an opportunity for selective 
acquisitions. We plan to continue to evaluate potential acquisitions based on the number of new customers, 
revenue, functionality, or geographic reach the acquisition would provide relative to the purchase price, and 
our ability to integrate and operate the acquired business. In 2022, we acquired GCommerce, Inc. 
("GCommerce"), a leading EDI provider within the automotive aftermarket industry. Also in 2022, we 
acquired InterTrade Systems Inc. ("InterTrade"), a leading EDI provider within the apparel and general 
merchandising markets. These acquisitions further extend the capabilities of our network and added new 
customers and technology. 

Our Market Opportunity 

We believe we have a significant market opportunity to help organizations accelerate their omnichannel retail 

strategies with our retail network and supply chain products.  

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Omnichannel retail requires new connections/transactions - Each sales channel (wholesale, eCommerce, 
and marketplaces) brings new trading partners to the supply chain process. As customers expand their 
business, the SPS Commerce retail network is a core part of their omnichannel strategy. Each additional 
channel brings more reliance and volume to the network and increases customer revenue. 

Retail needs automation - With increased retail store openings and closings, labor shortages, supply chain 
disruptions, and new buying patterns, retailers are demanding more from their trading partners as they need to 
be agile and transition their businesses as markets change. Businesses using SPS Commerce products to 
automate supply chain functions with their trading partners can pivot quickly to new delivery models and 
capture market share. The visibility into orders, shipments, and inventory gained by automating trading 
relationships on the SPS Commerce retail network is critical to their success and offers a competitive 
advantage. 

Consumers want new products - Retail assortments are ever-changing with seasonality shifts and new 
product introductions from companies of all sizes. Consumers want the latest products and retailers are 
continually chasing trends, offering differentiated items, and introducing new products and suppliers to their 
supply chains. As retailers evolve, their trading partner relationships must support any new product 

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introductions or new suppliers to achieve their merchandising goals. The SPS Commerce retail network 
automates these relationships to quickly secure product details, initiate orders, and track performance to help 
keep operations running smoothly. 

Technology, Development and Operations 

Technology 

SPS Commerce was an early provider of cloud-services to the retail supply chain management industry, launching 
the first version of what would become our current services in 1997. We use commercially available hardware and cloud-
services with a combination of proprietary and commercially available software. 

Our cloud-service model treats all customers as logically separate tenants within a shared virtual infrastructure. As a 

result, we spread the cost of delivering our products across our customer base. Because we do not manage thousands of 
distinct applications with their own business logic and database schemes, we can scale our business faster than traditional 
software vendors, even those that modified their products to be accessible over the internet. 

Development 

Our research and development efforts focus on maintaining, improving, and enhancing our existing products, as well 

as developing new products and applications. Our multi-tenant products serve all of our customers, which allows us to 
maintain relatively low research and development expenses and release software updates more frequently compared to 
traditional on-premise licensed software products that support multiple versions. Our development efforts take place at our 
U.S. locations in Minnesota and New Jersey, as well as in Melbourne, Australia; Toronto, Canada; and Kyiv, Ukraine. 

Operations 

We operate our infrastructure in third-party data centers located throughout the United States ("U.S.") and in 
Australia, as well as provisioned services with cloud providers. In most cases, infrastructure and services are managed by 
us. 

We have internal and third-party monitoring software that continually checks our cloud-based network and key 

underlying components for continuous availability and performance, helping ensure that the network is always available 
and providing desired service levels. We have a technology team that includes system provisioning, management, 
maintenance, monitoring, and back-up. 

We operate a service architecture using industry best practices to ensure multiple points of redundancy, high 
availability, and scale as needed. Our databases are replicated between locations with a defined recovery point objective. 

Sales & Marketing 

We sell our products through an employed global sales force that focuses on retailers, grocers, distributors, suppliers, 

and logistics firms. 

Our marketing teams focus on driving awareness and demand for our products through the following activities: 

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Demand Generation - Engages with target audiences using the latest digital marketing strategies to bring 
opportunities to our sales teams. 

Communications - Manages our brand, public relations, and go-to-market support. 

Product Marketing - Equips our sales teams, performs market studies, and promotes the unique capabilities 
of each of our products using our go-to-market strategies. 

Events - Highlights our presence at industry trade shows and orchestrates virtual and in-person events. 

Customer Success 

The Customer Success team includes retail and technology experts who implement our products on our customers' 

behalf, provide ongoing support, and collaborate with accounts to identify opportunities for added value from their existing 
products. This team focuses on delivering services that build customer satisfaction and result in high customer retention 
rates. 

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Competition 

Vendors in the supply chain management industry offer products through three delivery methods: traditional on-

premise software, cloud-based managed services, and cloud-based full-service products. 

The market for cloud-based supply chain management products is fragmented and rapidly evolving. Cloud-service 

vendors compete directly with each other based mainly on the following: 

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the breadth of pre-built network connections to retailers, third-party logistics providers, and other trading 
partners; 

a history of establishing and maintaining reliable connections with trading partners; 

the reputation of the cloud-service vendor in the supply chain management industry; 

price; 

specialization in a customer market segment; 

speed and quality with which the cloud-service vendor can integrate its customers to their trading partners; 

functionality of the cloud-service product, such as the ability to integrate the product with a customer’s 
business systems; 

breadth of complementary supply chain management products the cloud-service vendor offers; and 

training and customer support services provided during and after a customer’s initial integration. 

We expect to encounter new and increased competition as this market segment consolidates and matures. 
Consolidation among cloud-service vendors could create a direct competitor that can compete with us more effectively 
than the numerous, smaller vendors currently offering cloud-service supply chain management products. Increased 
competition from cloud-service vendors could reduce our market share, revenues, and operating margins or otherwise 
adversely affect our business. 

Cloud-service vendors also compete with traditional on-premise software companies. Traditional on-premise 

software companies focused on supply chain integration management include IBM Sterling and OpenText. These 
companies offer a “do-it-yourself” method in which customers purchase, install, and manage specialized software, 
hardware, and value-added networks for their supply chain integration needs. This method requires customers to invest in 
staff to operate and maintain the software. Traditional on-premise software companies use a single-tenant approach in 
which information maps to retailers are built for and used by one supplier, as compared to cloud-service products that 
allow multiple customers to share information maps with a retailer. 

Managed service providers focused on the supply chain management market include IBM Sterling, OpenText, 
TrueCommerce and many other small providers. These companies offer a cloud-based product in which they develop and 
maintain the core technology, while the customer’s internal staff is responsible for the day-to-day customization, 
optimization, and operations of the technology.  

In contrast, full-service providers, including SPS Commerce, offer cloud-based products and expert resources that 

customize, optimize, and operate the technology. This approach offloads the time-intensive process of managing these 
products, which is not a core competency for most businesses.  

Customers of traditional on-premise software providers must typically make significant upfront investments in the 

supply chain management products these competitors provide, which can decrease customers’ willingness to abandon their 
investments in favor of a cloud-service product. Cloud-service vendors compete with these traditional software products 
based on the total cost of ownership and flexibility. 

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Content 

SPS Commerce relies on a combination of copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws as well as confidentiality 

procedures and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary technology and our brand. We enter into confidentiality 
and proprietary rights agreements with our employees, consultants and additional third parties, and control access to 
software, documentation, and other proprietary information. We have registered trademarks and pending trademark 
applications in the U.S. and certain foreign countries.  

Depending on the jurisdiction, trademarks are generally valid as long as they are in use or their registrations are 
properly maintained, and they have not been found to have become generic. Registrations of trademarks can also generally 

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be renewed indefinitely as long as the trademarks are in use. We have one patent we acquired through the acquisition of 
GCommerce. Our trade secrets consist primarily of the software we have developed for our SPS Commerce cloud-based 
products and network. Our software is also protected under copyright law, but we do not have any registered copyrights. 

Human Capital 

As of December 31, 2022, our employees worked across the following functional areas: 

Cost of revenues 
Sales and marketing 
Research and development 
General and administrative 
Total employees 

# of Employees 
1,122 
557 
359 
177 
2,215 

Substantially all of our employees are employed on a full-time basis, 84% of which are based in North America. We 

also engage independent contractors to support our operations. None of our employees are represented by a labor union. 

We believe our employees have and will continue to be a primary reason for our growth and success. SPS values 

diversity, equity, and inclusion and believes that our differences make us, our customers, and our communities better. We 
strive to create an organization where every employee feels welcomed and is empowered to do their best work. Our core 
values drive our culture and are foundational to how we create an engaging workplace, how we train and develop our 
teams, and how we identify the right talent for the organization. Our values guide our interactions with our customers, 
partners, and one another. 

We offer our employees pay and benefits packages that we believe are competitive with others in our industry, as 

well as within the local markets in which we operate, and that align individual performance with our success. To foster an 
engaged and motivated team we provide training, development, review and feedback programs to develop employees’ 
expertise and skillsets, as well as strive to provide a safe, harassment-free work environment guided by principles of fair 
and equal treatment. As a result, we believe our employees are committed to building strong, innovative, and long-term 
relationships with each other and our organization in order to succeed together and with our customers. The health and 
wellness of our employees is also very important to us. We have, where possible, offered remote work flexibility, without 
significant impacts to productivity. 

We support several Employee Resource Groups ("ERGs") to encourage connections across the globe and support a 
sense of belonging at SPS. Current ERGs include the Black Business Resource Group, the Diversity & Inclusion Group, 
the LGBTQ+ Resource Group, and Women in Tech. These groups provide support for employees and allies, give 
employees the chance to build community and connections, develop and grow, as well as further shape our culture to create 
a more inclusive workplace. 

Company Information 

We were originally incorporated as St. Paul Software, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, on January 28, 1987. On May 
30, 2001, we reincorporated in Delaware under our current name, SPS Commerce, Inc. Our principal executive offices are 
located at the address listed below. Our telephone number is (612) 435-9400 and our website address is 
www.spscommerce.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or any 
other report we file or furnish with the SEC.  

SPS Commerce, Inc. 
333 South Seventh Street 
Suite 1000 
Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Available Information 

We provide free access to various reports that we file with or furnish to the SEC through our website at 

www.spscommerce.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been filed or furnished. These reports include, 
but are not limited to, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K 
and any amendments to these reports. Our SEC reports can be accessed through the investor relations section of our 

@

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website or through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders may also request copies of these documents by writing 
to us at the address above, with attention to "Investor Relations". 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors 

Set forth below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in other documents we file with the SEC, 

are risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the 
forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other written and oral communications 
from time to time. You should carefully consider all of the following risks and the other information in this Report and our 
other filings with the SEC before you decide to invest in our Company or to maintain or increase your investment. Our 
business could be harmed by any of these risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these 
risks. In assessing these risks, you should also refer to the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-
K, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes. 

The risks included in this section are not the only ones we face. We operate in a very competitive and rapidly 
changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time-to-time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such 
risk factors, nor can it assess the potential impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, 
or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements. If 
any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects would 
likely suffer. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your 
investment.  

Business 

If we are unable to attract new customers, or sell additional products to existing customers, or if our customers do 
not increase their use of our products, our revenue growth and profitability will be adversely affected. 

To increase our revenue and achieve and maintain profitability, we believe that we must regularly add new 
customers, sell additional products to existing customers, and our customers must increase their use of the products for 
which they currently subscribe. We intend to grow our business by retaining and attracting talent, developing strategic 
relationships with resellers, including resellers that incorporate our applications in their offerings, and increasing our 
marketing activities. If we are unable to hire or retain quality personnel, convert companies that have been referred to us by 
our existing network into paying customers, ensure the effectiveness of our marketing programs, or if our existing or new 
customers do not perceive our products to be of sufficiently high value and quality, we might not be able to increase sales 
and our operating results will be adversely affected. If we fail to sell our products to existing or new customers, we will not 
generate anticipated revenues from these products, our operating results will suffer, and we will not be able to grow our 
revenues or maintain profitability as planned. 

We do not have long-term contracts with most of our recurring revenue customers, and therefore a lack of success 
in maintaining or improving forecasted renewal rates will have adverse effects on revenue and financial results. 

Most of our contracts with our recurring revenue customers allow the customer to cancel the contract for any reason 

with 30 to 90 days’ notice. Our continued success therefore depends significantly on our ability to meet or exceed our 
recurring revenue customers’ expectations because most recurring revenue customers do not make long-term commitments 
to use our products. In addition, if our reputation in the supply chain management industry is harmed or diminished for any 
reason, our recurring revenue customers have the ability to terminate their relationship with us on short notice and seek 
alternative supply chain management solutions. We may also not be able to accurately predict future trends in customer 
renewals, and our customers’ renewal rates may decline or fluctuate because of several factors, including their 
dissatisfaction with our services, the cost of our services compared to the cost of services offered by our competitors and 
reductions in our customers’ spending levels. If a significant number of recurring revenue customers seek to terminate their 
relationship with us, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected in a short 
period of time. 

Economic weakness and uncertainty could adversely affect our revenue, lengthen our sales cycles, and make it more 
difficult for us to forecast operating results accurately. 

Our revenues depend significantly on general economic conditions and the sustainability and health of retailers. 
Economic weakness and constrained retail spending may result in slower growth, or reductions, in revenues and gross 
profits in the future. We have experienced, and may experience in the future, reduced spending in our business due to 

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financial turmoil affecting the U.S. and global economy, and other macroeconomic factors affecting spending behavior. 
Uncertainty about future economic conditions increases the difficulty of forecasting operating results and making decisions 
about future investments. In addition, economic conditions or uncertainty may cause customers and potential customers to 
reduce or delay technology purchases, including purchases of our products. Our sales cycles may lengthen if purchasing 
decisions are delayed as a result of uncertain technology or development budgets or contract negotiations become more 
protracted or difficult as customers institute additional internal approvals for technology purchases. Delays or reductions in 
technology spending could have a material adverse effect on demand for our products, and consequently our results of 
operations and prospects. 

Our continued growth could significantly strain our personnel resources and infrastructure, and if we are unable to 
implement appropriate controls and procedures to manage our growth, we may not be able to implement our 
business plan successfully. 

We have experienced a period of rapid growth in our headcount and operations. To the extent that we are able to 

sustain such growth, it might place a significant strain on our management, administrative, operational, and financial 
resources, and infrastructure. Our success will depend in part upon the ability of our senior management to manage this 
growth effectively. To do so, we must continue to hire, train, and manage new employees as needed. To manage the 
expected growth of our operations and personnel, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial and 
management controls and our reporting systems and procedures. If we fail to successfully manage our growth, we will be 
unable to execute our business plan as expected. 

If we fail to attract, retain, and train members of our senior management team, including our Chief Executive 
Officer and other key personnel, our business plan would be impacted, and we might not be able to implement it 
successfully. 

Given the complex nature of the cloud-based technology through which our business operates and the speed with 

which such technology advances, our future success is dependent, in large part, upon our ability to attract, retain and train 
highly qualified key executive, managerial, technology, and sales personnel. Competition for talented personnel is intense 
and we cannot be certain that we can retain our key personnel or that we can attract, assimilate, or retain such personnel in 
the future to adequately scale our business. Additionally, the loss of any key or a significant number of personnel in our 
technology, customer success, or sales teams might significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business 
objectives and could materially harm our business, customer relationships, results of operations and financial condition.  

If the market for cloud-based supply chain management products declines or does not maintain its historical growth 
rates, our revenues may decline or fail to grow, and we may incur operating losses. 

We derive, and expect to continue to derive, substantially all of our revenues from providing cloud-based supply 

chain management products to retailers, grocers, distributors, suppliers, and logistics firms. The market for these products 
has historically experienced growth, but it is uncertain whether these products will continue or sustain growing levels of 
demand and market acceptance. Our success will depend on the willingness of retailers and their trading partners to accept 
our products as an alternative to traditional licensed hardware and software products. 

Some retailers, grocers, distributors, suppliers, or logistics firms may be reluctant or unwilling to use our cloud-

based products for a number of reasons, including their potential significant initial investment to replace existing 
investments in supply chain management hardware and licensed software and perceived loss of control over user data with 
a cloud-based product. Other factors that may limit market acceptance of our cloud-based supply chain management 
products include: 

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our ability to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction; 

our ability to maintain continuity of service for all users of our cloud-based products; 

the price, performance, and availability of competing products, both new and existing; and 

our ability to address customers’ confidentiality and security concerns about information stored within our 
cloud-based products. 

If customers do not perceive the benefits of our cloud-based supply chain management products, or if customers are 

unwilling to accept our cloud-based products as an alternative to the on-premise software or other options approach, 
demand for our products may not continue to grow or may grow more slowly than we expect, either of which would 
adversely affect our revenues, growth prospects, and overall operating results. 

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The markets in which we participate are highly competitive, and our failure to compete successfully would make it 
difficult for us to add and retain customers and would reduce or impede the growth of our business. 

The markets for supply chain management products are increasingly competitive and global. We expect competition 

to increase in the future both from existing competitors and new companies that may enter our markets. We face 
competition from: 

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cloud-service providers that deliver business-to-business information systems using a multi-tenant approach; 

traditional on-premise software providers; and 

managed service providers that combine traditional on-premise software with professional technology 
services. 

Moreover, our industry is highly fragmented, and we believe it is likely that our existing competitors will continue to 

consolidate or will be acquired. In addition, some of our competitors may enter into new alliances with each other or may 
establish or strengthen cooperative relationships with systems integrators, third-party consulting firms or other parties. New 
entrants not currently considered to be competitors may also enter the market through new technology offerings, 
acquisitions, partnerships, or other strategic relationships. Any such new offerings, consolidation, acquisition, alliance or 
cooperative relationship could lead to pricing pressure, loss of customers and loss of market share, and could result in one 
or more competitors with greater financial, technical, marketing, service and other resources, all of which could have a 
material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Increased competition could reduce our 
market share, revenues, and operating margins, increase our costs of operations, and otherwise adversely affect our 
business.  

To remain competitive, we will need to invest continuously in software development, marketing, customer service 
and support, product delivery and other cloud-based network infrastructure. However, we cannot assure you that new or 
established competitors will not offer products that are superior to ours or lower in price than ours, or both. We may not 
have sufficient resources to continue the investments in all areas of software development, marketing, customer service and 
support and infrastructure needed to maintain our competitive position which may diminish our market share and business 
prospects. 

We may not be able to successfully integrate or otherwise operate newly acquired companies or businesses, which 
could adversely affect our financial results. 

Acquisitions involve numerous risks including: 

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incurring significantly higher than anticipated capital expenditures and operating expenses; 

failing to assimilate the operations, customers, and personnel of the acquired company or business; 

disrupting our ongoing business; 

dissipating or distracting our management resources; 

dilution to existing stockholders from the issuance of equity securities; 

liabilities or other problems associated with the acquired business; 

becoming subject to adverse tax consequences, substantial depreciation, or deferred compensation charges; 

improper compliance with laws and regulations and exposure to other contingent liabilities; 

failing to maintain uniform standards, controls, and policies; and 

impairing relationships with employees and customers as a result of changes in management. 

Fully integrating an acquired company or business into our operations may take a significant amount of time and 

resources. In addition, we may only be able to conduct limited due diligence on an acquired company’s operations. 
Following an acquisition, we may be subject to liabilities arising from an acquired company’s past or present operations, 
including liabilities related to data security, encryption and privacy of customer data, and these liabilities may be greater 
than the warranty and indemnity limitations that we negotiate. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in 
overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered with acquisitions. To the extent we do not successfully avoid or 
overcome the risks or problems related to any acquisitions, our results of operations and financial condition could be 
adversely affected. Future acquisitions also could impact our financial position and capital needs and could cause 
substantial fluctuations in our quarterly and yearly results of operations. We also may not be able to achieve anticipated 

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synergies or financial results post acquisition, which could negatively impact our operations and financial results. 
Acquisitions could include significant goodwill and intangible assets, which may result in future impairment charges that 
would reduce our stated earnings. 

Because our long-term success depends, in part, on our ability to expand the sales of our products to customers 
located outside of the United States and expand operations to support such expansion, our business will be 
increasingly susceptible to risks associated with international operations. 

Our limited experience in operating our business outside of the United States increases the risk that our current and 

any future international expansion efforts will not be successful. Expanding international sales and operations subjects us to 
new risks that, generally, we have not faced in the U.S., including: 

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misjudging the markets and competitive landscape of foreign jurisdictions; 

fluctuations in currency exchange rates; 

unexpected changes in foreign regulatory requirements; 

longer accounts receivable payment cycles and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable; 

difficulties in managing and staffing international operations; 

differing technology standards; 

potentially adverse tax consequences, including the complexities of foreign value added tax systems and 
restrictions on the repatriation of earnings; 

localization of our products, including translation into foreign languages and associated expenses; 

the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws and different legal standards, including laws 
and regulations related to privacy; 

increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities; 

political, social, and economic instability abroad, terrorist attacks and security concerns in general;  

greater potential for corruption and bribery; and 

reduced or varied protection for intellectual property rights in some countries. 

The occurrence of any one of these risks could adversely affect our international business and, consequently, our 

results of operations generally. Additionally, operating in international markets also requires significant management 
attention and financial resources. We cannot be certain that the investment and additional resources required in 
establishing, acquiring, or integrating operations in other countries will produce desired levels of revenues or profitability. 

In addition, we operate in parts of the world that are recognized as having governmental corruption problems and 

where local customs and practices may not foster strict compliance with anti-corruption laws. Our continued operation and 
potential expansion outside the U.S. could increase the risk of such violations in the future. Despite our training and 
compliance programs, we cannot assure you that our internal control policies and procedures will protect us from 
unauthorized, reckless, or criminal acts committed by our employees or agents, including by third parties we utilize in 
foreign jurisdictions. In the event that we believe, or have reason to believe, that our employees or agents have or may have 
violated applicable anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, we may be required to 
investigate or have outside counsel investigate the relevant facts and circumstances, which can be expensive and require 
significant time and attention from senior management. Violations of these laws may result in severe civil and criminal 
sanctions and penalties, which could disrupt our business and have a material adverse effect on our reputation, results of 
operations or financial condition. 

Any unrest, military activities, or sanctions impacting our international operations, should they occur, could disrupt 

operations, and have a material adverse effect on our business. Any such disruption to our operations may be prolonged and 
require a transition to alternative workforce locations. An alternative workforce location may be more expensive to train, 
staff, and operate and may cause delays and shortfalls in programming deliverables and services, thus potentially harming 
our business. Given our significant international workforce in Ukraine and the Philippines and the potentially volatile 
political and civil unrest situations in both areas, including but not limited to Russian interference and civil unrest with 
multiple groups, respectively, we are more susceptible to disruptions there. Those potentially disruptive environments are 
out of our control and we cannot predict the outcome of future developments or reactions to such developments by the 
U.S., European, Asian, Oceanic, United Nations or other international authorities and organizations. 

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Our failure to raise additional capital or generate cash flows necessary to expand our operations and invest in new 
technologies could reduce our ability to compete successfully and adversely affect our results of operations. 

We may need to raise additional capital due to shortfalls in cash flow or for other reasons, and we may not be able to 

obtain debt or additional equity financing on favorable terms, if at all. If we raise additional equity financing, our security 
holders may experience significant dilution of their ownership interests and the value of shares of our common stock could 
decline. If we engage in debt financing, we may be required to accept terms that restrict our ability to incur additional 
indebtedness, force us to maintain specified liquidity or other ratios or restrict our ability to pay dividends or make 
acquisitions. If we need additional capital and cannot raise it on acceptable terms, we may not be able to, among other 
things: 

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develop and enhance our products; 

continue to expand our technology development, sales, and marketing organizations; 

acquire new or complementary technologies, products, or businesses; 

hire, train and retain employees; or 

respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated working capital requirements. 

Our inability to do any of the foregoing could reduce our ability to compete successfully and adversely affect our 

results of operations.  

The extent to which public health emergencies such as epidemics, pandemics, or similar outbreaks may adversely 
impact our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on on-going and future developments 
and outcomes, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. 

Our business operations and financial results may be adversely impacted by public health emergencies, such as 
epidemics, pandemics, and similar outbreaks. Despite our efforts to manage these impacts, their ultimate impact also 
depends on factors beyond our knowledge or control, including the duration and severity of any such outbreak and actions 
taken to contain its spread and mitigate its public health effects.  

Public health emergencies could have adverse impacts on our business operations by limiting our employees' ability 

to work and travel, disrupting our third-party technology providers, or causing internal operational workflow to change, 
among other potentially unforeseen circumstances given the uncertainties related to public health emergencies.  

Additionally, public health emergencies may cause significant disruptions and changes in the economic or political 
conditions in markets in which we operate. This may cause significant volatility in demand for our services due to, among 
other adverse impacts, disruption and downturns in our customers’ businesses and related supply chains, an acceleration of 
existing customer bankruptcies, or our customers’ inability to pay for our services when due or in full. Although certain 
customers may have a reduced demand for our services, we also may see increased demand by certain customer segments, 
potentially offsetting reduced demand. 

 The COVID-19 pandemic could have adverse impacts on our business, including causing significant volatility in 

demand for our services due to disruption and downturns in our customers’ businesses and related supply chains, 
disruptions to our third party technology providers, limitations on our employees' ability to work and travel, and significant 
changes in the economic or political conditions in markets in which we operate. 

Products and Service Offerings 

Any new products and changes to existing products we pursue could fail to attract or retain customers or generate 
expected revenues. 

Our ability to retain, increase, and engage our customers and to increase our revenues depends heavily on our ability 
to identify, develop, and launch successful new products. We may introduce significant changes to our existing products or 
develop and introduce new and unproven products which include or use technologies with which we have little or no prior 
development or operating experience. If new or enhanced products fail to garner expected customer demand in a timely 
manner or at all, we may fail to generate sufficient revenues, operating margin, or other value to justify our investments 
and our business may be adversely affected. 

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Our business is dependent on our ability to maintain and scale our technical infrastructure, and any failure to 
effectively maintain or scale such infrastructure could damage our reputation, result in a potential loss of revenue, 
and adversely affect our financial results.  

Our reputation and ability to attract, retain and serve our customers is dependent upon the reliable performance of 

our cloud-based products and our underlying technical infrastructure and cloud providers. As our user base and the amount 
and types of information shared on our cloud-based network continue to grow, we will need an increasing amount of 
technical infrastructure, including network capacity and computing power, to continue to satisfy the needs of our users. It is 
possible that we or our cloud providers may fail to effectively maintain and scale our technical infrastructure to 
accommodate these increased demands. Any failure to effectively maintain and grow our technical infrastructure could 
result in interruptions or delays in service which may damage our reputation, result in a potential loss of customers, and 
adversely affect our financial results. 

Our inability to adapt to rapid technological change could impair our ability to remain competitive. 

The industry in which we compete is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent introductions of new 

products and evolving industry standards. Existing products can become obsolete and unmarketable when vendors 
introduce products utilizing new technologies or new industry standards emerge, and as a result, it is difficult for us to 
predict the life cycles of our products. Our ability to attract new customers and increase revenues from customers will 
depend in significant part on our ability to anticipate technological changes, and the corresponding impact on customer 
needs, evolving requirements, and future industry standards, and to continue to enhance our existing products or introduce 
or acquire new products to keep pace with such technological developments. The success of our enhanced or new products 
depend on several factors, including the timely completion, introduction and market acceptance of the enhancement or 
product. Any new product we develop or acquire might not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner and might 
not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate expected revenues. If any of our competitors or new market 
entrants implement new technologies or upgrades to existing technologies before we are able to implement them, they may 
be able to provide more effective products than ours at lower prices. Any delay or failure in the introduction of new or 
enhanced products could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.  

We rely on third-party infrastructure, software and services that could take a significant time, and involve a 
complex transition, to replace or upgrade. 

We rely on infrastructure, software and services licensed from third parties to offer our cloud-based supply chain 
management products. This infrastructure, software, and services, as well as related maintenance and updates, may not 
continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we lose the right to use or upgrade any of 
these licenses, our customers could experience delays or be unable to access our products until we can obtain and integrate 
equivalent technology. There might not always be commercially reasonable alternatives to the third-party infrastructure, 
software, and services that we currently license. Any such alternatives could be more difficult or costly to replace than what 
we currently license, and integration of the alternatives into our cloud-based products could require significant work and 
resources and delays. Any delays or failures associated with our cloud-based products could damage our reputation with 
current and potential customers and have an adverse effect on our business. 

Interruptions or delays from third-party data centers or to the telecommunications infrastructure we use or rely on 
could impair the delivery of our products and our business could suffer. 

We use third-party data centers, located in the U.S. and internationally, as well as provision services from cloud 

providers, to conduct our operations. Our ability to deliver our services depends on the development and maintenance of 
telecommunications infrastructure by third parties. This includes maintenance of a reliable network backbone with the 
necessary speed, data capacity, bandwidth capacity, and security. Our operations depend on the protection of the equipment 
and information we store in these third-party centers, or utilize from third-party providers, against damage or service 
interruptions that may be caused by fire, flood, severe storm, power loss, telecommunications failures, natural disasters, 
war, criminal act, military action, terrorist attack, financial failure of the service provider, and other events beyond our 
control. In addition, third-party malfeasance, such as intentional misconduct by computer hackers, unauthorized intrusions, 
computer viruses, ransomware, or denial of service attacks, may also cause substantial service disruptions. A prolonged 
service disruption affecting our products could damage our reputation with potential customers, cause us to lose existing 
customers, expose us to liability, or otherwise adversely affect our business. We may also incur significant costs for using 
alternative equipment or taking other actions in preparation for, or in reaction to, events that damage the data centers or 

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infrastructure we use or rely on, including the additional expense of transitioning to substitute facilities or service 
providers.  

A failure to protect the integrity and security of our customers’ information and prevent cyber-attacks could 
materially damage our reputation, expose us to claims and litigation, and lead to service disruptions and harm our 
business. Additionally, the growing costs to avoid or reduce the risks of such a failure could adversely affect our 
results of operations. 

As demonstrated by the frequency and sophistication of material and high-profile data security breaches within the 
retail industry; computer malware, viruses, computer hacking, phishing attacks, spamming, ransomware, and other cyber 
threats have become more prevalent in our industry. Given the interconnected nature of the retail supply chain, our 
significant presence in the retail industry, and the occurrence of cyber-attacks on our system in the past, we believe that we 
are an attractive target for such attacks.  

Our business involves the collection and use of confidential information of our customers and their trading partners 

which sometimes requires our direct access to our customers’ information systems. Our security measures may be breached 
as a result of third-party action, including intentional misconduct by computer hackers via cyber-attacks, employee error, 
malfeasance, system errors or vulnerabilities, including vulnerabilities of our third-party vendors and customers, and result 
in someone obtaining unauthorized access to our customers’ information and information systems. Additionally, third 
parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees or customers into disclosing sensitive information such as 
usernames, passwords, or other information in order to gain access to our customers’ data or our data or IT systems. 
Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, or to sabotage systems, change frequently and generally are not 
recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate 
preventative measures. Malicious third parties may also conduct attacks designed to temporarily deny customers access to 
our services. 

Any failure to maintain performance, reliability, security and availability of our cloud-based products to the 

satisfaction of our customers, or any unauthorized access to our customers’ information or systems may cause service 
disruptions, harm our reputation, impair our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers and expose us to 
legal claims or government action, each of which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results 
of operations and growth prospects. Although we are allocating more resources to address cyber threats and safeguard our 
products and services, including insurance in the event of a breach, we cannot assure you that these efforts to protect this 
confidential information and prevent unauthorized access to such information systems will be successful, and the growing 
costs related to these efforts could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, because of the critical nature of 
information security and system access, any actual or perceived failure of our security measures could cause existing or 
potential customers not to use our products and harm our reputation. 

Businesses in the retail industry have experienced material sales declines after discovering data security breaches, 

and our business could be similarly impacted in the event of a breach or other cyber incident. Furthermore, many U.S. 
states and international jurisdictions have enacted laws requiring companies to notify consumers of data security breaches 
involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a data security breach often lead to widespread 
negative publicity, which may cause our customers to lose confidence in our products and the effectiveness of our data 
security measures. 

We may experience service failures or interruptions due to defects in the hardware, software, infrastructure, third-
party components or processes that comprise our existing or new products, any of which could adversely affect our 
business. 

Technology products like ours may contain undetected defects in the hardware, software, infrastructure, third-party 

components or processes that are part of the products we provide. If these defects lead to service failures, we could 
experience delays or lost revenues, diversion of technology resources, negative media attention or increased service costs 
as a result of performance claims during the period required to correct the cause of the defects. We cannot be certain that 
defects will be avoided in our upgraded or new products, resulting in loss of, or delay in, market acceptance, which could 
have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. 

Because customers use our cloud-based supply chain management products for critical business processes, any 
defect in our products, any disruption to our products or any error in execution could cause recurring revenue customers to 
cancel their contracts with us, cause potential customers to not join our network and harm our reputation. We could also be 
subject to litigation for actual or alleged losses to our customers’ businesses, which may require us to spend significant 
time and money in litigation or arbitration or to pay significant settlements or damages. We do not currently maintain any 

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warranty reserves. Moreover, defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and divert management’s 
attention and could cause our business to suffer. 

The insurers under our existing liability insurance policy could deny coverage of a future claim that results from an 

error or defect in our technology or a resulting disruption in our products, or our existing liability insurance might not be 
adequate to cover any or all of the damages and other costs of such a claim. Moreover, we cannot assure you that our 
current liability insurance coverage will continue to be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. The successful 
assertion against us of one or more large claims that exceeds, or is not insured by, our insurance coverage, or the 
occurrence of changes in our liability insurance policy, including an increase in premiums or imposition of large deductible 
or co-insurance requirements, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results. 

If open source, or other no-cost products and services, expand into enterprise application and supply chain software 
or products, our prices, revenues, and operating results may decline. 

The open source community is comprised of many different formal and informal groups of software developers and 

individuals who have created a wide variety of software and have made that software available for use, distribution, and 
modification, often free of charge. If developers contribute effective and scalable enterprise and supply chain application 
software to the open source community, or if competitors make such software or service available at no cost, we may need 
to lower our product pricing and alter our distribution strategy to compete successfully, and our revenues and operating 
results may decline as a result. 

The use of open source software in our products may expose us to additional risks and harm our intellectual 
property. 

Some of our products use or incorporate software that is subject to one or more open source licenses. Open source 

software is typically licensed under terms that require making the software freely accessible, usable, and modifiable. 
Failure to comply with these licenses may subject us to onerous requirements, such as offering our products that 
incorporate the open source software for no cost or making the source code we create based upon, incorporating, or using 
the open source software available for modifications or derivative works. If an author or third-party that distributes such 
open source software were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, we 
could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant 
damages, enjoined from the sale of our services that contained the open source software and required to comply with the 
foregoing conditions, which could disrupt the distribution and sale of some of our products. 

While we monitor the use of a majority of open source software in our products, processes and technology and work 

to ensure that open source software is not used in such a way as to require us to disclose the source code to the related 
product or products, such use could inadvertently occur. Additionally, if a third-party software provider has incorporated 
certain types of open source software into software we license from such third-party for our products, we could, under 
certain circumstances, be required to disclose the source code to our products. This could harm our intellectual property 
position and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. 

If we fail to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights adequately, our business could suffer material 
adverse effects. 

We believe that proprietary technology is essential to establishing and maintaining our leadership position. We seek 

to protect our intellectual property through trade secrets, copyrights, confidentiality, non-compete and nondisclosure 
agreements, license agreements, trademarks, domain names and other measures, some of which afford only limited 
protection. We do not have any registered copyrights. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized 
parties may attempt to copy or reverse engineer aspects of our technology or to obtain and use information that we regard 
as proprietary. We cannot assure you that our means of protecting our proprietary rights will be adequate or that our 
competitors will not independently develop similar or superior technology or design around our intellectual property. In 
addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. 
intellectual property protections may also be unavailable, limited or difficult to enforce in some countries, which could 
make it easier for competitors to capture market share. Our failure to adequately protect our intellectual property and 
proprietary rights could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. 

In addition, if we resort to legal proceedings to enforce our intellectual property rights or to determine the validity 

and scope of the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of others, the proceedings could be burdensome and 
expensive, even if we were to prevail. Any such legal proceedings, including litigation, that are pursued in the future could 

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result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating 
results, or financial condition, regardless of whether we prevail in such proceedings. 

An assertion by a third-party that we are infringing its intellectual property, whether or not correct, could subject 
us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses and our business might be materially harmed. 

The supply chain management industry and its enabling technologies are characterized by the existence of a large 

number of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement 
or other violations of intellectual property rights. As we seek to extend our products, we could be constrained by the 
intellectual property rights of others. 

We might not prevail in any intellectual property infringement litigation against us given, among other reasons, the 

complex technical issues, and inherent uncertainties in such litigation. Moreover, defending such claims, regardless of their 
merit, could be time-consuming and distracting to management, result in costly litigation or settlement, cause development 
delays, require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements or require us to redesign our products to avoid infringement. 
If our products violate any third-party proprietary rights, we could be required to withdraw those products from the market, 
re-develop those products or seek to obtain licenses from third parties, which might not be available on reasonable terms or 
at all. Any efforts to re-develop our products, obtain licenses from third parties on favorable terms or license a substitute 
technology might be unsuccessful and, in any case, might substantially increase our costs and harm our business, financial 
condition and operating results. We also face risk of infringement or misappropriation claims if we hire an employee or 
contractor who possesses third-party proprietary information and who decides to use such information in connection with 
our products, services, or business processes without such third-party’s authorization. Regardless of the source of such 
misuse of third-party intellectual property, any resulting withdrawal of our products from the market might materially harm 
our business, financial condition, and operating results. 

In addition, we incorporate open source software into our cloud-based products. Given the nature of open source 
software, third parties might assert copyright and other intellectual property infringement claims against us based on our 
use of certain open source software programs. The terms of many open source licenses to which we are subject have not 
been interpreted by U.S. or foreign courts, and there is a risk that those licenses could be construed in a manner that 
imposes unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our products. In that event, we could be 
required to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our products, to re-develop our products or to 
discontinue sales of our products, or to release our proprietary software code under the terms of an open source license, any 
of which could have a material adverse effect on our business. 

Regulation 

Privacy concerns and laws, evolving regulation of the internet and cloud computing, cross-border data transfer 
restrictions and other domestic or foreign regulations may limit the use and adoption of our products and adversely 
affect our business. 

Regulation related to the provision of services on the internet is increasing, as federal, state, and foreign 

governments continue to adopt new laws and regulations addressing eCommerce generally, data privacy and the collection, 
processing, storage and use of personal information, including but not limited to the European Union's General Data 
Protection Regulation. We are particularly sensitive to these risks because the internet and the collection, processing, 
storage, and use of personal information are critical components of our cloud-based business model. Further, laws are 
increasingly aimed at the use of personal information for marketing purposes, such as the European Union’s e-Privacy 
Directive, and the country-specific regulations that implement that directive. Such laws and regulations are subject to 
differing interpretations and are inconsistent among jurisdictions. These and other requirements could reduce demand for 
our products or restrict our ability to store and process data or, in some cases, impact our ability to offer, or develop new, 
services and products in certain locations. 

In addition to government activity, privacy advocacy and other industry groups have established or may establish 
new self-regulatory standards that may place additional burdens on us. Our customers may expect us to meet voluntary 
certification or other standards established by third parties. If we are unable to maintain these certifications or meet these 
standards, it could adversely affect our ability to provide our products to certain customers and could harm our business. 

The costs of compliance with and other burdens imposed by laws, regulations and standards are significant and may 

limit the use and adoption of our services and reduce overall demand for them, or lead to material fines, penalties, or 
liabilities for noncompliance. 

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Furthermore, concerns regarding data privacy may cause our customers’ customers to resist providing the data 

necessary to allow our customers to use our service effectively. Even the perception that the privacy of personal 
information is not satisfactorily protected or does not meet regulatory requirements could inhibit sales and adoption of our 
cloud-based products. 

Industry-specific regulation is evolving, and unfavorable or burdensome industry-specific laws, regulations or 
interpretive positions could harm our business. 

Our customers and potential customers do business in a variety of industries. Regulators in certain industries have 
adopted and may in the future adopt regulations or interpretive positions regarding the use of cloud computing and other 
outsourced services. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, industry-specific laws, regulations and 
interpretive positions may limit customers’ use and adoption of our services and reduce overall demand for our services. In 
addition, an inability to satisfy the standards of certain voluntary third-party certification bodies that our customers may 
expect may have an adverse impact on our business. If in the future we are unable to achieve or maintain these industry-
specific certifications or other requirements or standards relevant to our customers, it may harm our business. 

In some cases, industry-specific laws, regulations, or interpretive positions may also apply directly to us as a service 

provider. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with such requirements could have an adverse impact on our 
business. 

Ownership of Our Common Stock 

Our results of operations may fluctuate in the future, which could result in volatility in our stock price. 

Our quarterly revenues and results of operations have varied in the past and may fluctuate in the future. Fluctuations 

in our results of operations may be due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those listed below and 
identified throughout this “Risk Factors” section: 

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our ability to retain and increase sales to customers and attract new customers, including our ability to 
maintain and increase our number of recurring revenue customers; 

the timing and success of introductions of new products or upgrades by us or our competitors; 

the strength of the U.S. and global economy, in particular, as it affects the U.S. retail sector; 

the financial condition of our customers; 

changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors; 

competition, including entry into the industry by new competitors; 

the amount and timing of our expenses, including stock-based compensation and expenditures related to 
expanding our operations, supporting new customers, performing research and development, or introducing 
new products; 

changes in laws and regulations impacting our business; 

regulatory compliance costs and unforeseen legal expenses, including litigation and settlement costs; 

the timing, size, integration and operational success of potential future acquisitions; 

changes in the payment terms for our products; and 

system or service failures, security breaches or network downtime. 

Due to the foregoing factors, and other risks, including those identified in this “Risk Factors” section, comparing our 

operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. You should not rely on these comparisons of our past 
results of operations as an indication of our future performance.  

Our operating results in one or more future quarters may fluctuate, fall below the expectations of securities analysts 
and investors, or be less than any guidance we may provide to the market. If this occurs, the trading price of our common 
stock could decline significantly. 

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Our stock price may be volatile. 

Our stock price has fluctuated and may fluctuate in the future, depending on a number of factors, including: 

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fluctuations in our guidance and quarterly financial results or the guidance or quarterly financial results of 
companies perceived to be similar to us; 

fluctuations in our recorded revenue, even during periods of significant sales order activity; 

fluctuations in stock market volume; 

changes in estimates of our financial results or recommendations by securities analysts; 

failure of any of our products to achieve or maintain market acceptance; 

changes in market valuations of companies perceived to be similar to us; 

success of competitive products or services; 

changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of debt; 

announcements by us or our competitors of significant products, contracts, acquisitions, or strategic alliances; 

legal or regulatory developments in the U.S., foreign countries, or both; 

litigation involving our company, our general industry or both; 

additions or departures of key personnel; 

investors’ general perception of us; and 

changes in general economic, industry and market conditions. 

In addition, if the market for software or technology stocks or the stock market in general experiences a loss of 

investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial 
condition, or results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us 
to class action lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a distraction to management. 

Our charter documents and Delaware law may delay, discourage, or inhibit a takeover that stockholders consider 
favorable. 

Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and applicable provisions of Delaware law may delay, 
discourage, or inhibit transactions involving an actual or potential change in our control or change in our management, 
including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our 
stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests, and may ultimately result in the market price of our 
common stock being lower than it would be without these provisions. These provisions: 

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permit our board of directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences 
and privileges as our board may designate, including the right to approve an acquisition or other change in 
our control; 

provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed by resolution of the board of directors; 

provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, 
be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum; 

provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate 
candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide notice in writing in a timely 
manner, and also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice; and 

do not provide for cumulative voting rights. 

In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law generally limits our ability to engage in any 

business combination with certain persons who own 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock or any of our associates 
or affiliates who at any time in the past three years have owned 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock. These 
provisions may have the effect of entrenching our management team and may deprive you of the opportunity to sell your 
shares to potential acquirers at a premium over prevailing prices. This potential inability to obtain a control premium could 
reduce the price of our common stock. 

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We do not intend to declare dividends on our stock in the foreseeable future. 

We currently intend to retain all future earnings for the operation and expansion of our business and, therefore, do 

not anticipate declaring or paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Investors may need to sell 
all or part of their holdings of our common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to 
realize any future gains on their investment. Any payment of future cash dividends on our common stock will be at the 
discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our results of operations, earnings, capital requirements, financial 
condition, future prospects, contractual restrictions, and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. Therefore, 
you should not expect to receive dividend income from shares of our common stock. 

General 

Unanticipated changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other 
tax returns could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. 

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions, and our domestic and international tax 

liabilities will be subject to the allocation of expenses in differing jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be 
subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including: 

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changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; 

expected timing and amount of the release of tax valuation allowances; 

expiration of, or detrimental changes in, research and development tax credit laws; 

tax effects of stock-based compensation; 

costs related to intercompany restructurings; 

changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles or interpretations thereof; and 

future earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher 
than anticipated earnings in countries where we have higher statutory tax rates. 

In addition, we are subject to audits of our income, sales, and other taxes by the Internal Revenue Service and other 

foreign and state tax authorities. Outcomes from these audits could have an adverse effect on our operating results and 
financial condition. 

Our failure to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or to prevent or detect material misstatements in our annual or interim financial 
statements in the future could result in inaccurate financial reporting, or could otherwise harm our business and 
investor confidence in our financial reporting. 

Ensuring that we have internal financial and accounting controls and procedures adequate to produce accurate 

financial statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that needs to be re-evaluated periodically. The 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and 
disclosure controls and procedures. In particular, we are required to perform annual system and process evaluation and 
testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management and our independent registered public 
accounting firm to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Furthermore, implementing any appropriate future changes to our internal control over financial 
reporting may entail substantial costs in order to modify our existing accounting systems, may take a significant period of 
time to complete and may distract our officers, directors, and employees from the operation of our business. If we are not 
able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in the future, or if material weaknesses are identified, our business 
could be harmed and investor confidence in our financial reporting diminished. 

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Item 1B.      Unresolved Staff Comments 

None. 

Item 2. 

Properties 

Our corporate headquarters, including our principal administrative, marketing, sales, technical support, and research 

and development facilities, are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This location includes approximately 198,000 square 
feet of space and is under lease through 2027. We lease other smaller facilities across the U.S. and international locations. 
We believe that our current facilities are suitable and adequate to meet our current needs and that suitable additional or 
substitute space will be available as needed to accommodate expansion of our operations. For additional information 
regarding obligations under operating leases, see Note I of our consolidated financial statements, included in Part II, Item 
8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

Item 3. 

Legal Proceedings 

We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings. From time to time, we may be named as a defendant 

in legal actions or otherwise be subject to claims arising from our normal business activities. We believe that we have 
obtained adequate insurance coverage and/or rights to indemnification in connection with potential legal proceedings that 
may arise. 

Item 4. 

Mine Safety Disclosures 

Not applicable. 

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PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity 
Securities

Market Information - Our common stock is and has been traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol 

“SPSC” since April 22, 2010, the date of our initial public offering.

Stockholders of Record - As of February 10, 2023, we had 68 stockholders of record of our common stock, 

excluding holders whose stock is held either in nominee name and/or street name brokerage accounts.

Dividends - We have not declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain our 

future earnings, if any, to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and, therefore, we do not expect to pay cash 
dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Payment of future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion 
of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, 
current and anticipated cash needs, outstanding indebtedness and plans for expansion and restrictions imposed by lenders, 
if any.

Stock Performance Graph and Cumulative Total Return

Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary in any of our previous or future filings with the SEC, the following 

information relating to the price performance of our common stock shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the SEC or to be 
“soliciting material” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (“Exchange Act”), and it shall not be 
deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities 
Act”), or the Exchange Act, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.

The table and graph below compare the cumulative total stockholder return of our common stock with that of the 

Nasdaq US Benchmark TR Index and the Nasdaq Computer Index from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2022, 
utilizing the last trading day of each respective year. The return assumes that $100 was invested in shares of our common 
stock and the other indexes at the close of market on December 29, 2017, the last trading day of 2017, and that dividends, 
if any, were reinvested. The comparisons in this table and graph are based on historical data and are not intended to forecast 
or be indicative of future performance of our common stock.

Comparison of Cumulative Total Returns of SPS Commerce, Inc. to Comparable Indexes

Date

12/29/2017

12/31/2018

12/31/2019

12/31/2020

12/31/2021

12/30/2022

SPS Commerce

Nasdaq US 
Benchmark TR 
Index

Nasdaq 
Computer Index

$

100.00

$

100.00

$

169.54

228.11

446.96

585.92

528.63

94.56

124.03

150.41

189.36

152.00

100.00

96.32

144.80

217.17

299.39

192.28

Cumulative Total Return 

600.00 

500.00 

400.00 

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300.00 
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100.00 

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12/30/2022 

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Sales of Registered Securities 

Not applicable. 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers 

The share repurchase activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was as follows: 

Period 

October 1 - 31, 2022 
November 1 - 30, 2022 
December 1 - 31, 2022 
Total 

Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased 

  Average Price 
Paid per Share 

Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased as 
Part of Publicly 
Announced 
Program(1) 

Approximate 
Dollar Value of 
Shares that 
May Yet be 
Purchased 
Under the 
Program (1) 

1,291    $ 
3,024     
—     
4,315    $ 

120.06     
119.05     
—     
119.35     

1,291    $  47,368,000  
47,008,000  
3,024     
47,008,000  
—     
4,315    $  47,008,000  

For more information regarding our share repurchase programs, refer to Note J to our consolidated financial statements, 
included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

(1)  On July 26, 2022 (announced July 27, 2022), our board of directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $50.0 
million of our common stock. Under the program, purchases may be made from time to time in the open market or 
in privately negotiated purchases, or both. The new share repurchase program became effective August 26, 2022 and 
expires on July 26, 2024. 

Item 6. 

[Reserved] 

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Item 7. 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together 

with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes which are included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our actual results could differ materially from 
those anticipated in the forward-looking statements included in this discussion as a result of certain factors, including, but 
not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

Overview 

SPS Commerce is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management services across our global retail 

network. Our products make it easier for retailers, grocers, distributors, suppliers, and logistics firms to communicate and 
collaborate by simplifying how they manage and share item, inventory, order and sales data across omnichannel retail 
channels. We deliver our products using a full-service model, which includes industry-leading technology and a team of 
experts that optimize, update, and operate the technology on customers' behalf. 

Our products enable customers to increase supply chain performance, optimize inventory levels and sell-through, 

reduce operational costs, improve order visibility, and satisfy consumer demands for a seamless omnichannel experience. 

We plan to continue to grow our business by further penetrating the supply chain management market, increasing 
revenues from our customers as their businesses grow, expanding our distribution channels, expanding our international 
presence and, from time to time, developing new products and applications. We also intend to selectively pursue 
acquisitions that will add customers, allow us to expand into new regions, or allow us to offer new functionalities. 

Key Financial Terms, Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

Sources of Revenues 

Fulfillment - Our Fulfillment product is a full-service EDI solution that scales as a business grows. Companies can 

use a single system to manage orders and logistics from all sales channels, including wholesale, eCommerce, and 
marketplaces. Fulfillment is configurable for any trading partner, document or business system used for order management 
and offers a full suite of tools to help businesses efficiently manage their supply chain. 

Analytics - Our Analytics product enables organizations to improve visibility into how products are selling through a 
single connection across all sales channels, including wholesale, eCommerce, and marketplaces. Analytics improves access 
and usage of sales and inventory data through a combination of our analytics applications, network of connections, and 
industry-leading expertise. 

Other Products - We provide several complementary products, such as: 

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Assortment - Our Assortment product simplifies the communication of robust, accurate item data 
by automatically translating item attributes, and hierarchies through a single connection across all 
sales channels. 

Community - Our Community product allows organizations to accelerate digitization of their 
supply chain and improve collaboration with suppliers through proven change management and 
onboarding programs. 

Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses 

Cost of Revenues - Cost of revenues consist primarily of personnel costs for our customer success and 

implementation teams, customer support personnel, and application support personnel, as well as amortization related to 
internally developed software. 

Sales and Marketing Expenses - Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel costs for our sales, 

marketing, product management teams, and commissions earned by our sales personnel and referral partners. 

Research and Development Expenses - Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs and 

stock-based compensation expense for development of new and maintenance of existing products, net of amounts 
capitalized as developed software. 

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General and Administrative Expenses - General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs 

and stock-based compensation expense for finance, human resources, and internal technology support, as well as 
professional services and other fees, such as bad debt expense and credit card processing fees. 

Overhead Allocation - We allocate overhead expenses such as rent, certain employee benefit costs, and depreciation 

of general office assets to cost of revenues and operating expenses categories based on expense type using department 
headcount or salary. 

Amortization of Intangibles Assets - Amortization expense consists of the expense recognition of acquired intangible 

assets over their estimated useful lives. 

Other Income (Expense), net 

Other income (expense) consists primarily of realized gain (loss) from foreign currency on cash and investments 

held and investment income.  

Income Tax Expense 

Income tax expense consists primarily of income taxes for U.S. federal jurisdiction in addition to income taxes for 

various state and international jurisdictions. 

Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

Recurring Revenue Customers - As of December 31, 2022, we had 42,300 customers with ongoing contracts to pay 

us monthly fees, which we refer to as recurring revenue customers. A small portion of our recurring revenue customers 
consist of separate units within a larger organization. We treat each of these units, which may include divisions, 
departments, affiliates and franchises, as distinct customers. 

Wallet Share - We calculate average recurring revenues per recurring revenue customer, which we also refer to as 

wallet share, by dividing the recurring revenues from recurring revenue customers for the period by the average of the 
beginning and ending number of recurring revenue customers for the period. 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures - To supplement our consolidated financial statements, we provide investors with 
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and non-GAAP income per share, all of which are non-GAAP financial 
measures. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to our management, board of 
directors, and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of 
operations. 

Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to compare our performance to that of prior periods for 

trend analyses and planning purposes. Adjusted EBITDA is also used for purposes of determining executive and senior 
management incentive compensation. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to an investor as they are 
widely used in evaluating operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are used to measure 
operating performance without regard to items such as depreciation and amortization, which can vary depending upon 
accounting methods and the book value of assets, and to present a meaningful measure of corporate performance exclusive 
of capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired. 

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures 

calculated in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant expenses and income that 
are required by GAAP to be recorded in our consolidated financial statements and are subject to inherent limitations. 
Investors should review the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures 
that are included in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates 

The discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial 

statements, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements 
requires us to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, 
expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, judgments, and assumptions. We base 
our estimates of the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities on historical experience and on various other 
assumptions that we believe to be reasonable. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different 
assumptions or conditions. 

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A critical accounting policy or estimate is one that is both material to the presentation of our financial statements and 

requires us to make difficult, subjective, or complex judgments relating to uncertain matters that could have a material 
effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Accordingly, we believe that our policies for revenue 
recognition, internally developed software, and business combinations are the most critical to fully understand and evaluate 
our financial condition and results of operations. 

Revenue Recognition 

Revenues are the amount that reflects the consideration we are contractually and legally entitled to, as well as the 
amount we expect to collect, in exchange for those services. Set-up fees are specific for each connection a customer has 
with a trading partner. These nonrefundable fees are necessary for our customers to utilize our services and do not provide 
any standalone value. Many of our customers have connections with numerous trading partners. 

Set-up fees constitute a material renewal option right that provide customers a significant future incentive that would 

not be otherwise available to that customer unless they entered into the contract, as the set-up fees will not be incurred 
again upon contract renewal. As such, set-up fees and related costs are deferred and recognized ratably over two years, 
which is the estimated period for which a material right is present for our customers. 

Internally Developed Software 

Internally developed software consists of capitalized costs incurred during the application development stage, which 

include costs related to the design of the chosen path, coding, installation of the hardware necessary to run the software, 
and any testing done before the operational stage. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post-
implementation stage are expensed as incurred. Additionally, maintenance of internally developed software are expensed as 
incurred. Internally developed software is amortized over the estimated useful life, three years, commencing on the date 
when the asset is ready for its intended use. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method.  

Business Combinations 

We allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and 
intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of 
purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such 
valuations may require us to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. 

Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets may include, but are not limited to, future expected cash 

flows from acquired customers and developed technology from a market participant perspective, useful lives, and discount 
rates. Significant estimates in valuing liabilities for contingent consideration may include, but are not limited to, discount 
rates, projected financial results of the acquired businesses based on our most recent internal forecasts, and factors 
indicating the probability of achieving the forecasted results. 

Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain 
and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. During the measurement period, which is not to 
exceed one year from the acquisition date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with 
the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are 
recorded to earnings. 

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Results of Operations 

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021 

The following table presents our results of operations for the periods indicated: 

($ in thousands) 
Revenues 
Cost of revenues 
Gross profit 
Operating expenses 

Sales and marketing 
Research and development 
General and administrative 
Amortization of intangible 
Total operating expenses 

Income from operations 
Other income (expense), net 
Income before income taxes 
Income tax expense 

Net income 

Year Ended December 31, 

2022 

2021 

Change 

$ 
$  450,875   
153,065   
297,810   

101,772   
45,748   
67,340   
11,768   
226,628   
71,182   
142   
71,324   
16,190   
55,134   

$ 

% of 
revenue(1) 

$ 

% of 
revenue(1) 

100.0 %   $  385,276   
131,678   
33.9 
253,598   

66.1 

22.6 

10.1 

14.9 

2.6 

50.3 

15.8 

— 

15.8 

3.6 
12.2 %   $ 

88,044   
39,038   
61,305   
10,126   
198,513   
55,085   
(1,544)  
53,541   
8,944   
44,597   

100.0 %   $ 
34.2 

65.8 

22.9 

10.1 

15.9 

2.6 

51.5 

14.3 
(0.4)      
13.9 

2.3 
11.6  %   $ 

$ 
65,599   
21,387   
44,212   

13,728   
6,710   
6,035   
1,642   
28,115   
16,097   
1,686   
17,783   
7,246   
10,537   

% 
17.0 % 
16.2 

17.4 

15.6 

17.2 

9.8 

16.2 

14.2 

29.2 
(109.2)   
33.2 

81.0 
23.6 % 

(1) Amounts in column may not foot due to rounding 

Revenues - Revenues increased for the 88th consecutive quarter. The increase in revenues resulted from two primary 

factors: the increase in recurring revenue customers, which is driven primarily by continued business growth and by 
business acquisitions, and the increase in average recurring revenues per recurring revenue customer, which we also refer 
to as wallet share. 

• 

• 

The number of recurring revenue customers increased 13% to 42,300 at December 31, 2022 from 37,500 at 
December 31, 2021 primarily due to sales and marketing efforts to acquire new customers and due to recent 
acquisitions. 

Wallet share increased 4% to $10,500 at December 31, 2022 from $10,050 at December 31, 2021. This was 
primarily attributable to increased usage of our products by our recurring revenue customers. 

Recurring revenues increased 18% in 2022, as compared to 2021, and accounted for 93% and 92% of our total 

revenues in 2022 and 2021, respectively. We anticipate that the number of recurring revenue customers and wallet share 
will continue to increase as we execute our growth strategy focused on further penetrations of our market. 

Cost of Revenues - The increase in cost of revenues was primarily due to increased headcount which resulted in an 

increase of $15.6 million in personnel-related costs and an increase of $1.9 million in stock-based compensation. 

Sales and Marketing Expenses - The increase in sales and marketing expense was primarily due to increased 
headcount which resulted in an increase of $9.4 million in personnel-related costs and an increase of $1.3 million in stock-
based compensation. Additionally, there was an increase of $1.2 million in sales commissions due to increased sales. 

Research and Development Expenses - The increase in research and development expense was primarily due to 

increased headcount which resulted in increases of personnel costs of $4.4 million and stock-based compensation of $1.3 
million. 

General and Administrative Expenses - The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to 

increased headcount which resulted in an increase in personnel-related costs of $1.9 million. There was also an increase of 
$1.3 million in stock-based compensation. Additionally, as we continued to support growing operations, there was an 

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increase in professional fees of $1.6 million and an increase of $1.3 million in software subscriptions, partially offset by a 
decrease of $1.3 million in bad debt expense. 

Amortization of Intangible Assets - The increase in amortization of intangible assets was driven by increased 

intangible assets related to recent business acquisitions. 

Other Income (Expense) - The change was primarily due to increased investment income and favorable foreign 

currency exchange rate changes. 

Income Tax Expense - The increase in income tax expense was driven by an increase in pre-tax income and a 
decrease in excess tax deductions due to the current period equity award settlements. This was partially offset by a decrease 
in nondeductible executive compensation. Excess tax benefits generated upon the settlement or exercise of stock awards 
are recognized as a reduction to income tax expense and, as a result, we expect that our annual effective income tax rate 
will fluctuate. 

Adjusted EBITDA - Adjusted EBITDA consists of net income adjusted for income tax expense, depreciation and 

amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, realized gain or loss from foreign currency on cash and 
investments held, investment income or loss, and other adjustments as necessary for a fair presentation.  

For the year ended December 31, 2021, other adjustments included disposals of cloud hosting arrangement 
implementation costs and accelerated tenant improvement benefit, which was incurred as part of executing a lease 
agreement. This tenant improvement adjustment was partially offset by accelerated depreciation, which is included within 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and was also incurred as part of executing a lease agreement.  

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA: 

(in thousands) 
Net income 

Income tax expense 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Stock-based compensation expense 
Realized loss from foreign currency on cash and investments held 
Investment income 
Other 

Adjusted EBITDA 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
2022 

$ 

$ 

55,134    $ 
16,190     
16,421     
11,768     
33,399     
1,026     
(1,670)    
—     
132,268    $ 

44,597  
8,944  
14,788  
10,126  
27,574  
1,456  
(278) 
(192) 
107,015  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin - Adjusted EBITDA Margin consists of Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. Margin, 

the comparable GAAP measure of financial performance, consists of net income divided by revenue. 

The following table provides a comparison of Margin to Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 

(in thousands, except Margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin) 
Revenue 

Net income 
Margin 

Adjusted EBITDA 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
2022 
385,276 
450,875 

   $ 

$ 

55,134 

44,597 

12 %  

12 % 

$ 

132,268 

   $ 

107,015 

29 %  

28 % 

Non-GAAP Income per Share - Non-GAAP income per share consists of net income adjusted for stock-based 

compensation expense, amortization expense related to intangible assets, realized gain or loss from foreign currency on 
cash and investments held, other adjustments as necessary for a fair presentation, and the corresponding tax impacts of the 
adjustments to net income, divided by the weighted average number of shares of common and diluted stock outstanding 
during each period.  

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For the year ended December 31, 2021, other adjustments included disposals of cloud hosting arrangement 
implementation costs and accelerated tenant improvement benefit, which was incurred as part of executing a lease 
agreement. This tenant improvement adjustment was partially offset by accelerated depreciation, which is included within 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and was also incurred as part of executing a lease agreement. 

To quantify the tax effects, we recalculated income tax expense excluding the direct book and tax effects of the 

specific items constituting the non-GAAP adjustments. The difference between this recalculated income tax expense and 
GAAP income tax expense is presented as the income tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments. 

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to non-GAAP income per share: 

(in thousands, except per share amounts) 
Net income 

Stock-based compensation expense 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Realized loss from foreign currency on cash and investments held 
Other 
Income tax effects of adjustments 

Non-GAAP income 
Shares used to compute non-GAAP income per share 

Basic 
Diluted 

Non-GAAP income per share 

Basic 
Diluted 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
2022 

55,134    $ 
33,399     
11,768     
1,026     
—     
(14,639)    
86,688    $ 

36,117     
36,953     

44,597  
27,574  
10,126  
1,456  
(192) 
(16,454) 
67,107  

35,928  
36,962  

2.40    $ 
2.35    $ 

1.87  
1.82  

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020  

The discussion of our results from operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended 
December 31, 2020 can be found in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

At December 31, 2022, our principal sources of liquidity were cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments 
totaling $214.3 million, and net accounts receivable of $39.4 million. Our investments are selected in accordance with our 
investment policy, with a goal of maintaining liquidity and capital preservation. Our cash equivalents and short-term 
investments are held in highly liquid instruments, primarily money market funds, certificates of deposits, and commercial 
paper. 

The summary of activity within the consolidated statements of cash flows was as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Net cash provided by operating activities 
Net cash used in investing activities 
Net cash used in financing activities 

Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities 

$ 

Twelve Months Ended 
December 31,  

2022 
100,052    $ 
(112,790)    
(31,631)    

2021 
112,893  
(46,703) 
(8,361) 

The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by changes in the amount and timing of 

settlement of operating assets and liabilities, primarily the change in accrued compensation. 

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Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities 

The increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to increased business acquisition activity. 

Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities 

The increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to the increased repurchases of common 

stock. 

The discussion of our liquidity and capital resources for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year 

ended December 31, 2020 can be found in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. 

Contractual and Commercial Commitment Summary 

Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2022 are summarized below: 

(in thousands) 
Operating lease obligations, including imputed interest  $ 
Purchase commitments 
Total 

$ 

Less Than 
1 Year 

Payments Due by Period 

1-3 Years 

3-5 Years 

  More Than 
5 Years 

Total 

8,854    $ 
4,889    $ 
3,126     
1,789     
8,015    $  10,643    $ 

5,029    $ 
—     
5,029    $ 

—    $  18,772  
—     
4,915  
—    $  23,687  

Future Capital Requirements 

Our future capital requirements may vary significantly from those now planned and will depend on many factors, 

including: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

costs to develop and implement new products and applications, if any; 

sales and marketing resources needed to further penetrate our market and gain acceptance of new products 
and applications that we may develop; 

expansion of our operations in the U.S. and internationally; 

response of competitors to our products and applications; and 

use of capital for acquisitions. 

Historically, we have experienced increases in our expenditures consistent with the growth in our operations and 

personnel, and we anticipate that our expenditures will continue to increase as we expand our business. 

We believe our cash, cash equivalents, investments, and cash flows from our operations will be sufficient to meet 

our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, investments in special purpose entities or undisclosed 

borrowings or debt. Additionally, we are not a party to any derivative contracts or synthetic leases. 

Foreign Currency Exchange and Inflation Rate Changes 

For information regarding the effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes, refer to the section entitled “Foreign 

Currency Exchange Risk,” included in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

During the last three years, inflation and changing prices have not had a material effect on our business and we do 

not expect that inflation or changing prices will materially affect our business in the foreseeable future. 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements, refer to Note A, General, in our Notes to 

Consolidated Financial Statements in the sections entitled “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements” and 
“Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted” as applicable, included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Instruments and 
Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

Interest Rate Sensitivity Risk 

The principal objectives of our investment activities are to preserve principal, provide liquidity, and maximize 
income consistent with minimizing risk of material loss. We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. 
However, based on the nature and current level of our cash, cash equivalents, and investments, we believe there is no 
material risk exposure. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. 

We did not have any variable interest rate outstanding debt as of December 31, 2022. Therefore, we do not have any 

material risk to interest rate fluctuations. 

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk 

Due to international operations, we have revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities that are denominated in currencies 

other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Australian and Canadian dollars. Our consolidated balance sheet, results of 
operations, and cash flows are, therefore, subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may 
be adversely affected in the future due to changes in foreign exchange rates.  

Our sales are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. Our expenses are generally denominated in the local currencies 

in which our operations are located. As of December 31, 2022, we maintained 11% of our total cash and cash equivalents 
and investments in foreign currencies.  

We believe that a hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates or an inability to access foreign funds 

would not materially affect our ability to meet our operational needs, result in a material foreign currency loss or have a 
material impact on our consolidated financials.  

We have not used any forward contracts or currency borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange 

risk, although we may do so in the future. 

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Item 8. 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

SPS Commerce, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Consolidated Balance Sheets 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

34 

37 

38 

39 

40 

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Form 10-K for the Annual Period ended December 31, 2022 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors  
SPS Commerce, Inc.:  

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SPS Commerce, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as 
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and 
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively, the 
consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material 
respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its 
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally 
accepted accounting principles. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria 
established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of 
the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 21, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness 
of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 

Basis for Opinion 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to 
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm 
registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. 
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the 
PCAOB. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and 
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material 
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material 
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that 
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and 
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and 
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial 
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

Critical Audit Matter 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial 
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts 
or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, 
subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on 
the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, 
providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates. 

Assessment of the capitalized internal costs for internally developed software 

As discussed in Note A to the consolidated financial statements, the Company capitalizes costs incurred for internally 
developed software during the application development stage. Capitalized internally developed software is recorded within 
property and equipment and depreciated over the estimated useful life. 

We identified the assessment of the capitalized internal costs for internally developed software as a critical audit matter. 
Subjective auditor judgment was required to assess the stage of software development for new internally developed 
software or upgrades and enhancements for existing internally developed software, which determines when costs should be 
capitalized. 

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and 
tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company's internally developed software 
process. This included controls related to the evaluation and approval of new internally developed software projects or 
upgrades and enhancements to existing internally developed software projects, monitoring of the software development 
stage, and capitalization of internal costs. We examined a sample of capitalized internally developed software costs to 
evaluate costs that were capitalized for new internally developed software or upgrades and enhancements for existing 
internally developed software. For each sample, we evaluated the capitalized costs and assessed the stage of software 

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development by inspecting underlying documentation and inquiring of the Company's technology developers performing 
the internally developed software activities regarding the specific nature, stage of completion, and hours incurred on the 
project. 

/s/ KPMG LLP 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013. 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 
February 21, 2023 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors 
SPS Commerce, Inc.: 

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

We have audited SPS Commerce, Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of 
December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the 
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all 
material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established 
in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related 
consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-
year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our 
report dated February 21, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. 

The Company acquired GCommerce, Inc. and InterTrade Systems Inc. during 2022, and management excluded from its 
assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, 
GCommerce, Inc. and InterTrade Systems Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting associated with total assets of 
3.7% and total revenues of 1.4% included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year 
ended December 31, 2022. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also excluded an 
evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of GCommerce, Inc. and InterTrade Systems Inc. 

Basis for Opinion 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its 
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's 
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB 
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the 
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform 
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in 
all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal 
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design 
and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other 
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our 
opinion. 

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting  

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with 
generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and 
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the 
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded 
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and 
that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and 
directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized 
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, 
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 
February 21, 2023 

/s/ KPMG LLP 

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SPS COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

ASSETS 

December 31, 

2022 

2021 

(in thousands, except shares) 

Current assets 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Short-term investments 
Accounts receivable 

Allowance for credit losses 

Accounts receivable, net 

Deferred costs 
Other assets 

Total current assets 

Property and equipment, net 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 
Goodwill 
Intangible assets, net 
Other assets 

Deferred costs, non-current 
Deferred income tax assets 
Other assets, non-current 

Total assets 

$ 

$ 

$ 

162,893    $ 
51,412     
42,501     
(3,066)    
39,435     
52,755     
16,319     
322,814     
35,458     
9,170     
197,284     
88,352     

17,424     
227     
2,185     
672,914    $ 

11,256    $ 
30,235     
7,451     
57,423     
4,277     
110,642     

4,771     
13,009     
7,419     
135,841     

—     

38     
(128,892)    
476,117     
193,221     
(3,411)    
537,073     
672,914    $ 

207,552  
49,758  
38,811  
(4,249) 
34,562  
44,529  
16,042  
352,443  
31,901  
10,851  
143,663  
58,587  

15,191  
182  
3,028  
615,846  

8,330  
31,661  
8,345  
50,428  
4,108  
102,872  

5,144  
16,426  
7,145  
131,587  

—  

38  
(85,677) 
433,258  
138,087  
(1,447) 
484,259  
615,846  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

Current liabilities 

Accounts payable 
Accrued compensation 
Accrued expenses 
Deferred revenue 
Operating lease liabilities 
Total current liabilities 

Other liabilities 

Deferred revenue, non-current 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 
Deferred income tax liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Commitments and contingencies 
Stockholders' equity 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding   

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 110,000,000 shares authorized; 38,309,144 and 37,798,610 
shares issued; and 36,158,046 and 36,009,257 shares outstanding, respectively 

Treasury Stock, at cost; 2,151,098 and 1,789,353 shares, respectively 
Additional paid-in capital 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

Total stockholders’ equity 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 

$ 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements. 

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SPS COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

(in thousands, except per share amounts) 
Revenues 
Cost of revenues 
Gross profit 
Operating expenses 

Sales and marketing 
Research and development 
General and administrative 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Total operating expenses 

Income from operations 
Other income (expense), net 
Income before income taxes 
Income tax expense 

Net income 
Other comprehensive income (expense) 

Foreign currency translation adjustments 
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of tax of $147, ($34), and 
($3) respectively 
Reclassification of (gain) loss on investments into earnings, net of 
tax of ($55), $63, and ($52), respectively 

Total other comprehensive income (expense) 

Comprehensive income 

Net income per share 

Basic 
Diluted 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
385,276    $ 
131,678     
253,598     

2022 
450,875    $ 
153,065     
297,810     

2020 
312,630  
99,836  
212,794  

101,772     
45,748     
67,340     
11,768     
226,628     
71,182     
142     
71,324     
16,190     
55,134    $ 

(2,240)    

441     

(165)    
(1,964)    
53,170    $ 

88,044     
39,038     
61,305     
10,126     
198,513     
55,085     
(1,544)    
53,541     
8,944     
44,597    $ 

(514)    

(102)    

190     
(426)    
44,171    $ 

75,955  
31,024  
50,119  
5,538  
162,636  
50,158  
2,522  
52,680  
7,094  
45,586  

1,097  

(10) 

(157) 
930  
46,516  

1.53    $ 
1.49    $ 

1.24    $ 
1.21    $ 

1.29  
1.26  

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Weighted average common shares used to compute net income per 
share 

Basic 
Diluted 

36,117     
36,953     

35,928     
36,962     

35,226  
36,285  

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements. 

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SPS COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 

Retained 
Earnings 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss 

Common Stock 

Treasury Stock  

(in thousands, except shares) 
Balances, December 31, 2019 
Stock-based compensation 
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 
Employee stock purchase plan activity 
Repurchases of common stock 
Net income 
Foreign currency translation adjustments  
Unrealized loss on investments, net of 

Reclassification of gain on investments 
into earnings, net of tax 
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 
Balances, December 31, 2020 
Stock-based compensation 
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 
Employee stock purchase plan activity 
Repurchases of common stock 
Net income 
Foreign currency translation adjustments  
Unrealized loss on investments, net of 

Reclassification of loss on investments 
into earnings, net of tax 
Balances, December 31, 2021 
Stock-based compensation 
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 
Employee stock purchase plan activity 
Repurchases of common stock 
Net income 
Foreign currency translation adjustments  
Unrealized gain on investments, net of 
t
Reclassification of gain on investments 
into earnings, net of tax 
Balances, December 31, 2022 

Shares 
  34,863,271    $ 
—     
934,015     
61,833     
(371,902)    
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
  35,487,217    $ 
—     
642,417     
55,726     
(176,103)    
—     
—     
—     
—     
  36,009,257    $ 
—    
440,427    
70,107    
(361,745)   
—    
—    
—    
—     
  36,158,046   $ 

Amount 

36     
—     
1     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
37     
—     
1     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
38     
—    
—    
—    
—    
—    
—    
—    
—     
38    

Shares 
1,241,348    $ 
—     
—     
—     
371,902     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
1,613,250    $ 
—     
—     
—     
176,103     
—     
—     
—     
—     
1,789,353    $ 
—    
—    
—    
361,745    
—    
—    
—    
—     
2,151,098   $ 

Amount  

(46,297)   $ 
—     
—     
—     
(18,950)    
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
(65,247)   $ 
—     
—     
—     
(20,430)    
—     
—     
—     
—     
(85,677)   $ 
—    
—    
—    
(43,215)   
—    
—    
—    
—     
(128,892)  $ 

Additional 
Paid-in 
Capital 
354,115    $ 
17,382     
18,591     
3,374     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
393,462    $ 
25,686     
9,373     
4,737     
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
433,258    $ 
31,275    
4,908    
6,676    
—    
—    
—    
—    
—     
476,117   $ 

48,973    $ 
—     
—     
—     
—     
45,586     
—     
—     
—     
(1,069)    
93,490    $ 
—     
—     
—     
—     
44,597     
—     
—     
—     
138,087    $ 
—    
—    
—    
—    
55,134    
—    
—    
—    
193,221   $ 

Total 
Stockholders' 
Equity 
354,876  
17,382  
18,592  
3,374  
(18,950) 
45,586  
1,097  
(10) 

(157) 
(1,069) 
420,721  
25,686  
9,374  
4,737  
(20,430) 
44,597  
(514) 
(102) 

190  
484,259  
31,275  
4,908  
6,676  
(43,215) 
55,134  
(2,240) 
441  

(165) 
537,073  

(1,951)   $ 
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
1,097     
(10)    
(157)    
—     
(1,021)   $ 
—     
—     
—     
—     
—     
(514)    
(102)    
190     
(1,447)   $ 
—    
—    
—    
—    
—    
(2,240)   
441    
(165)   
(3,411)  $ 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements. 

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SPS COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

55,134    $ 

44,597    $ 

45,586  

(in thousands) 
Cash flows from operating activities 

Net income 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating 
activities 

Deferred income taxes 
Change in earn-out liability 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Provision for credit losses 
Stock-based compensation 
Other, net 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions 

Accounts receivable 
Deferred costs 
Other current and non-current assets 
Accounts payable 
Accrued compensation 
Accrued expenses 
Deferred revenue 
Operating leases 

Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities 

Purchases of property and equipment 
Purchases of investments 
Maturities of investments 
Acquisitions of businesses, net 

Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 
Repurchases of common stock 
Net proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock 
Net proceeds from employee stock purchase plan activity 
Payment for contingent consideration 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash 
equivalents 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information 

Cash paid for income taxes 
Non-cash financing activities: 

$ 

$ 

(3,732)    
—     
16,421     
11,768     
3,359     
33,399     
220     

(6,435)    
(10,646)    
2,632     
144     
(3,786)    
(2,829)    
5,965     
(1,562)    
100,052     

(19,880)    
(160,427)    
158,937     
(91,420)    
(112,790)    

(43,215)    
4,908     
6,676     
—     
(31,631)    

(290)    
(44,659)    
207,552     
162,893    $ 

3,881     
—     
14,788     
10,126     
4,717     
27,574     
323     

(4,959)    
(9,299)    
(6,181)    
2,259     
6,775     
1,017     
14,483     
2,792     
112,893     

(19,588)    
(121,242)    
111,193      
(17,066)    
(46,703)    

(20,430)    
9,374     
4,737     
(2,042)    
(8,361)    

31     
57,860     
149,692     
207,552    $ 

4,241  
(85) 
13,127  
5,538  
5,660  
18,936  
(24) 

(5,922) 
(3,414) 
1,201  
1,214  
(1,257) 
563  
4,432  
(1,234) 
88,562  

(16,467) 
(74,797) 
69,461  
(98,666) 
(120,469) 

(18,950) 
18,592  
3,374  
(688) 
2,328  

19  
(29,560) 
179,252  
149,692  

16,076    $ 

9,979    $ 

1,656  

Contingent consideration related to acquisition 
Net purchases of property and equipment on account 

2,000     
(215)    

—     
(683)    

—  
(551) 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements. 

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SPS COMMERCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

NOTE A – General 

Business Description 

SPS Commerce is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management services across our global retail 

network. Our products make it easier for retailers, grocers, distributors, suppliers, and logistics firms to communicate and 
collaborate by simplifying how they manage and share item, inventory, order and sales data across omnichannel retail 
channels. We deliver our products using a full-service model, which includes industry-leading technology and a team of 
experts that optimize, update, and operate the technology on customers' behalf. 

Our products enable customers to increase supply chain performance, optimize inventory levels and sell-through, 

reduce operational costs, improve order visibility, and satisfy consumer demands for a seamless omnichannel experience. 

Basis of Presentation 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles 

generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of SPS Commerce, Inc. and its 
subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.  

Foreign Currency Translation 

The functional currency of our foreign operations is generally the applicable local currency. The functional currency 
is translated into U.S. dollars for balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date 
and for revenue and expense accounts using an average exchange rate during the year. The translation adjustments are 
deferred as a component of other comprehensive income within the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and 
the consolidated statements of stockholders' equity. Gains or losses resulting from transactions denominated in foreign 
currencies are included in other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. 

Use of Estimates 

Preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments, and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the 
date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual 
results could differ from those estimates. 

Business Combinations 

We allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and 
intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of 
purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill.  

Assets acquired include tangible and intangible assets. We use estimates and assumptions that we believe are 
reasonable as a part of the purchase price allocation, which includes the process to determine the value and useful lives of 
purchased intangible assets and the process to determine the value of any contingent consideration liabilities. We record the 
acquisition-date fair value of any contingent liabilities, such as earn-out provisions, as part of the consideration transferred, 
if present. The unsettled earn-out liability, if any, is subsequently remeasured at each reporting date at fair value. 

While we believe these estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and subject to 

refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we may 
record adjustments to the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Any such adjustments would be 
recorded as an offset to goodwill or a working capital purchase price adjustment as applicable. Upon the conclusion of the 
measurement period or final determination of the fair values, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments would be 
recorded in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. 

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Segment Information 

Our Chief Executive Officer acts as the Company’s chief operating decision maker and reviews financial 
information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. 
There are no segment managers who are held accountable by the chief operating decision maker, or anyone else, for 
operations, operating results and planning for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Accordingly, we 
determined we have one operating and reportable segment, which is supply chain management products. 

Concentration of Credit Risk 

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash 

equivalents in financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents 
are held with financial institutions that we believe are subject to minimal risk. 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than 90 days. 

Investments 

From time to time, we invest in money market funds, certificates of deposit, and marketable securities such as 
commercial paper, highly liquid debt instruments of the U.S. government, and U.S. corporate debt securities. Investments 
with remaining maturities of less than one year from the balance sheet date are classified as short-term investments 
whereas those with remaining maturities of more than one year from the balance sheet date are classified as investments, 
non-current.  

Securities classified as available for sale are carried at fair value and the unrealized gains and losses on these 
investments, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets. 
Realized gains or losses are included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of comprehensive 
income. Certain securities accrue interest that is included in other income (expense), net. When a determination has been 
made that the fair value of a marketable security is below its amortized cost basis, the portion of the unrealized loss that 
corresponds to a credit-related factor is realized through a credit allowance on the marketable security and the equivalent 
expense is realized in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. 

Fair Value Measurements 

The carrying amounts of our short-term financial instruments, which include cash, cash equivalents, accounts 

receivable, and accounts payable, approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.  

Recurring Fair Value Measurements 

We measure certain financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis based on a fair value hierarchy that requires us 

to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A 
financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is 
significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of inputs that are used to measure fair value are: 

• 

• 

• 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 

Level 2 – observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as (a) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, 
(b) quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or (c) 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or 
corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.  

Level 3 – unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair 
value of assets or liabilities. 

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements 

We measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including long-lived assets, goodwill, 

and indefinite-lived intangible assets. 

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Accounts Receivable 

Accounts receivable are initially recorded upon the sale and invoicing of products to customers. Credit is granted in 
the normal course of business without collateral. Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for credit losses, which 
represent estimated losses resulting from customers not making required payments on accounts receivables. When 
determining the allowance, we pool our outstanding accounts receivable invoices based on the contractual due date of 
payment. We take several factors into consideration for estimated credit losses by pool, primarily our historical credit 
losses, with additional adjustments made for current and future macro-economic conditions and retail bankruptcy trends. 
We write-off accounts receivable when they are determined to be uncollectible. Changes in the allowance are recorded as 
bad debt expense and are included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive 
income. 

Property and Equipment 

Property and equipment, including assets acquired under lease obligations, are stated at cost, net of accumulated 

depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense is calculated using the straight-line method over the 
estimated useful lives when placed in service. 

We capitalize and amortize eligible costs to acquire or generate internally developed software that are incurred 

during the application development stage. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post-implementation 
stage are expensed as incurred. Amortization expense for internally developed software is calculated using the straight-line 
method over the estimated useful life, commencing on the date when the asset is ready for its intended use. 

The estimated useful lives of property and equipment were as follows: 

Internally developed software 
Computer equipment 
Office equipment and furniture 
Leasehold improvements 

Estimated Useful Life 
3 years 
2-3 years 

5-7 years 
Shorter of the useful life of the asset or the remaining term of the lease 

Significant additions or improvements extending asset lives beyond one year are capitalized, while repairs and 
maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The assets and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are 
adjusted for asset retirements and disposals with the resulting gain or loss included in our consolidated statements of 
comprehensive income. 

Maintenance of internally developed software are expensed as incurred. The assets and related accumulated 
amortization are adjusted for abandoned internally developed software with the resulting loss included in our consolidated 
statements of comprehensive income. 

Leases 

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use 

assets, current operating lease liabilities, and non-current operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. 

Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities 

represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are 
recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use the implicit 
interest rate when readily determinable. We estimate the discount rate for a similar collateralized asset by estimating costs 
of borrowing. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and lease incentives that have been 
incurred. The options to extend our leases are not recognized as part of our ROU assets and lease liabilities unless it is 
reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term. For all leases, we combine non-lease components with the related lease components and account for it 
as a single lease component. The ROU assets are subject to the same impairment process as our long-lived assets. 
Additionally, we review our lease liabilities for remeasurement whenever there is a triggering event or when relevant facts 
and circumstances change. 

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Research and Development 

Research and development costs primarily include development, maintenance, and data conversion activities related 

to our cloud-based supply chain management products and are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs are 
net of amounts capitalized as developed software. 

Goodwill 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in 
business combinations. Goodwill is attributed to a trained workforce and other buyer-specific value resulting from 
expected synergies, including long-term cost savings, which are not included in the fair values of identifiable assets.  

We test goodwill for impairment annually at November 30, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances 

indicate that the asset might be impaired. The impairment test is conducted by comparing the fair value of the net assets 
with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. We determine the fair value of the reporting unit based on our market 
capitalization at the testing date. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, we would recognize an 
impairment loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds 
fair value.  

Intangible Assets 

Assets acquired in business combinations may include identifiable intangible assets such as subscriber relationships 

and developed technology. We recognize the fair value of the identifiable intangible assets acquired separately from 
goodwill. We have determined the fair value and useful lives of our purchased intangible assets using certain estimates and 
assumptions that we believe are reasonable. 

The purchased intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.  

The estimated useful lives for intangible were as follows: 

Subscriber relationships 
Developed technology 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets 

Estimated Useful Life 
7-10 years 
3-10 years 

We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the 
carrying amount may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if the carrying 
amount of an asset group exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual 
disposition of the assets at the date it is tested for recoverability, whether in use or under development. An impairment loss 
is measured and recorded as an expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as the amount by which 
the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. 

Revenue Recognition 

Revenues are the amount that reflects the consideration we are contractually and legally entitled to, as well as the 

amount we expect to collect, in exchange for those services. 

We determine revenue recognition through the following steps: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer  

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract  

Determination of the transaction price  

Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract  

Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation 

See Note C for further descriptions of our revenue recognition policy. 

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Deferred Costs 

Deferred costs are those that are incurred to fulfill or obtain customer contracts and that are considered incremental 
and recoverable costs. These consist primarily of customer implementation costs, commissions paid to sales personnel and 
referral partners, respectively. These costs are deferred and amortized over the expected period of benefit which we have 
determined to be two years. 

Customer implementation costs are based on actual costs incurred. Related amortization expense is included in cost 

of revenues in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. 

Sales commissions are calculated based on estimated annual recurring revenue to be generated over the customer’s 

initial contract period. Related amortization expense is included in sales and marketing expenses in the consolidated 
statements of comprehensive income. 

Stock-Based Compensation 

Stock-based compensation includes grants of incentive and nonqualified stock options, performance share units 
(“PSUs”), restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), deferred stock units (“DSUs”), employee 
stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) activity, and 401(k) stock match and is used to compensate employees, executive officers, 
and non-employee directors.  

We recognize the cost of all stock-based payments based on the grant date fair value of those awards. This cost is 
recognized over the period for which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award or the award 
performance period, except for expenses relating to retirement-eligible employees that have not given their required notice, 
which is recognized on a pro-rata basis over the notice period prior to retirement. For all awards, we recognize forfeitures 
as they occur. 

RSAs result in the issuance of new shares when granted. For other stock-based awards, new shares are issued when 

the award is exercised, vested, or released according to the terms of the agreement. 

Our ESPP allows participating employees to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount through payroll 

deductions. The plan is available to all employees subject to certain eligibility requirements. Participating employees may 
purchase common stock, on a voluntary after-tax basis, at a price that is the lower of 85% of the fair market value of our 
common stock at the beginning or end of each stock purchase period. The plan is a Type B plan, so the number of shares a 
participants can acquire is variable. Participants purchase more shares as the stock price decreases, up to the total amount 
originally elected to withhold at the beginning of the offering period. The plan consists of two six-month offering periods, 
beginning on January 1 and July 1 of each calendar year. 

The fair value of stock options and ESPP activity is estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The 

fair value for RSAs, RSUs, and DSUs is the closing market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant less the 
purchase price (if any). The fair value of PSUs is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation.  

Judgment is required in determining the expected volatility of common stock and the expected term individuals will 
hold their share-based awards prior to exercising. The expected volatility of the options is based on the historical volatility 
of our common stock. The expected term of the options is derived from historical data on option holder exercises and post-
vesting employment termination behavior. 

Additional valuation inputs include our expected non-issuance of future common stock dividends and the risk-free 

interest rate that is based on the U.S. Treasury rates at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equaling the 
expected life at the grant date. For PSUs, the Monte Carlo simulation utilizes multiple input variables that determine the 
probability of satisfying the performance conditions stipulated in the award.  

Income Taxes 

We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets 

and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial 
statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the 
financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the 
differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in our judgment, it is 
more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax positions are net by 
jurisdiction on the consolidated balance sheet. 

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We assess our ability to realize our deferred tax assets at the end of each reporting period. Realization of our 
deferred tax assets is contingent upon future taxable earnings. Accordingly, this assessment requires estimates and 
judgment. If the estimates of future taxable income vary from actual results, our assessment regarding the realization of 
these deferred tax assets could change. Future changes in the estimated amount of deferred taxes expected to be realized 
will be reflected in our consolidated financial statements in the period the estimate is changed, with a corresponding 
adjustment to our operating results. 

We recognize the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority 
would “more likely than not” sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the “more likely than not” 
threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of 
being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. 

It is our practice to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of 

income tax expense. 

Net Income Per Share 

Basic net income per share has been computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock 
outstanding during each period. Diluted net income per share also includes the impact of our outstanding potential common 
shares, including options, RSAs, RSUs, PSUs, and DSUs. Potential common shares that are anti-dilutive are excluded from 
the calculation of diluted net income per share. 

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted 

Standard 
ASU 2021-08, Business 
Combinations (Topic 805) 
- Accounting for Contract 
Assets and Contract 
Liabilities from Contracts 
with Customers 

Date of Issuance 
October 2021  This amendment requires that 

Description 

Date of Required 
Adoption 
January 2023 

an acquirer recognize and 
measure contract assets and 
contract liabilities acquired in a 
business combination in 
accordance with Topic 606, 
effective for all business 
combinations in the year of 
adoption and thereafter. 

Effect on the Financial 
Statements 
The adoption of this 
standard may have a 
material impact on the 
purchase accounting for 
business combinations 
depending on the specific 
amount of contract assets 
and liabilities being 
acquired. 

NOTE B – Business Acquisitions 

GCommerce 

Effective July 19, 2022, we acquired all of the outstanding equity ownership interests of GCommerce, Inc. 
("GCommerce"), a leading EDI provider within the automotive aftermarket industry. Pursuant to the definitive agreement, 
the purchase price was $45.1 million, including post-closing adjustments. The purchase accounting for the acquisition has 
not been finalized as of December 31, 2022 due to various items including valuation modeling completion; provisional 
amounts are primarily related to intangible assets and tax components. We expect to finalize the allocation of the purchase 
price within the one-year measurement period following the acquisition.  

InterTrade 

Effective October 4, 2022, we acquired all of the outstanding equity ownership interests of Canadian based 
InterTrade Systems Inc. ("InterTrade"), a leading EDI provider within the apparel and general merchandising markets. 
Pursuant to the definitive agreement, the purchase price was $49.1 million, including estimated post-closing adjustments. 
The purchase accounting for the acquisition has not been finalized as of December 31, 2022 due to various items including 
valuation modeling completion; provisional amounts are primarily related to intangible assets, net working capital, and tax 
components. We expect to finalize the allocation of the purchase price within the one-year measurement period following 
the acquisition. 

The definitive agreement included the potential for the seller to receive up to $2.0 million in cash, contingent upon 

the completion of a technological infrastructure migration project within a specified time period. Given the status of the 
project, at the date of acquisition as well as at December 31, 2022, we expected to pay the full contingent consideration 

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balance in 2023. As such, $2.0 million was included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 
2022. 

Purchase Price Allocations 

We accounted for the acquisitions as business combinations. We allocated each purchase price to the tangible and 

identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the 

acquisition dates: 

(in thousands)
Cash paid at transaction date 
Contingent consideration 
Post-closing adjustments 
Total consideration 

Estimated fair value of assets and liabilities 

Cash 
Accounts receivable 
Other current assets 
Operating lease right-of-use asset 
Intangible assets 

Subscriber relationships 
Developed technology 
Deferred income tax assets 
Accounts payable 
Accrued compensation 
Deferred revenue 
Operating lease liability 
Deferred income tax liabilities 

Total fair value of assets and liabilities acquired 

Goodwill 

$ 

$ 

$

$ 

$ 

2022 Acquisition Activity

GCommerce

InterTrade

Acquisition Date 
Estimated Fair 
Value as of 
December 31, 2022

Acquisition Date 
Estimated Fair 
Value as of 
December 31, 2022

Adjustments

Acquisition Date 
Estimated Fair 
Value as of 
September 30, 
2022

45,153 

 $ 

— 
(64)   
 $ 

45,089 

 $ 

230 

467 

288 

934 

18,225 

2,025 

5,291 
(266)   
(321)   
(262)   
(934)   
(5,144)   
 $ 
20,533 

 $ 

 $ 

 $

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(925) 
275 

1,440 

— 

— 

— 

— 

537 

1,327 

 $ 

45,153    $ 
—
(64) 
45,089    $ 

230    $
467

288

934

17,300

2,300

6,731
(266) 
(321) 
(262) 
(934) 
(4,607) 
21,860    $ 

47,165 

2,000

(93) 
49,072 

668

1,302

1,903

—

17,640

4,410

101
(2,337) 
—
(397) 
—
(6,228) 
17,062 

24,556 

 $ 

(1,327)   $ 

23,229    $ 

32,010 

The following table summarizes the estimated useful lives for each acquired intangible asset, each of which are 

subject to finalization: 

Subscriber relationships 
Developed technology 

Estimated Useful Life

GCommerce
8.0 years 
5.0 years 

InterTrade
8.0 years 
6.0 years 

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NOTE C – Revenue 

We derive our revenues from the following revenue streams: 

(in thousands) 
Recurring revenues: 
Fulfillment 
Analytics 
Other 
Recurring Revenues 
One-time revenues 
Total revenue 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

$ 

364,148    $ 
46,894     
8,005     
419,047     
31,828     
450,875    $ 

306,851    $ 
42,674     
5,481     
355,006     
30,270     
385,276    $ 

251,272  
38,824  
4,920  
295,016  
17,614  
312,630  

Revenues are the amount that reflects the consideration we are contractually and legally entitled to, as well as the 

amount we expect to collect, in exchange for those services. 

Recurring Revenues 

Recurring revenues consist of recurring subscriptions from customers that utilize our Fulfillment, Analytics, and 

Other supply chain management products. Revenue for these products is generally recognized on a ratable basis over the 
contract term beginning on the date that our service is made available to the customer. Our contracts with our recurring 
revenue customers are recurring in nature, generally ranging from monthly to annual, and generally allow the customer to 
cancel the contract for any reason with 30 to 90 days’ notice. Timing of billings varies by customer and by contract type 
and are either in advance or within 30 days of the service being performed. 

Given that the recurring revenue contracts are for one year or less, we have applied the optional exemption to not 

disclose information about the remaining performance obligations for recurring revenue contracts. 

One-time Revenues 

One-time revenues consist of set-up fees and miscellaneous fees from customers. 

Set- up revenues 

Set-up fees are specific for each connection a customer has with a trading partner. These nonrefundable fees are 

necessary for our customers to utilize our services and do not provide any standalone value. Many of our customers have 
connections with numerous trading partners. 

Set-up fees constitute a material renewal option right that provide customers a significant future incentive that would 

not be otherwise available to that customer unless they entered into the contract, as the set-up fees will not be incurred 
again upon contract renewal. As such, set-up fees and related costs are deferred and recognized ratably over two years 
which is the estimated period for which a material right is present for our customers. 

The table below presents the activity of the portion of the deferred revenue liability relating to set-up fees:  

(in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of year 
Invoiced set-up fees 
Recognized set-up fees 

Balance, end of year 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
2022 

$ 

$ 

14,459    $ 
15,457     
(14,917)    
14,999    $ 

11,118   
15,931  
(12,590) 
14,459  

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The entire balance of deferred set-up fees will be recognized within two years. Those that will be recognized within 

the next year are classified as current, whereas the remainder are classified as non-current. 

Miscellaneous fees 

Miscellaneous fees primarily consist of professional services and testing and certification.  

The contract period for these one-time fees is for one year or less and recognized at the time service is provided. We 

have applied the optional exemption to not disclose information about the remaining performance obligations for 
miscellaneous one-time fee contracts since they have original durations of one year or less. 

Deferred Revenue 

In the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized revenue of $50.4 million from amounts included in deferred 

revenue at December 31, 2021. 

NOTE D – Deferred Costs 

The deferred costs activity was as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of year 
Incurred deferred costs 
Amortized deferred costs 

Balance, end of year 

NOTE E – Fair Value Measurements 

Cash Equivalents and Investments 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
2022 

$ 

$ 

59,720    $ 
72,509     
(62,050)    
70,179    $ 

50,595  
64,076  
(54,951) 
59,720  

 Cash equivalents and investments, as measured at fair value on a recurring basis, consisted of the following: 

December 31, 2022 
Unrealized 
Gains 
(Losses), net    Fair Value   

Amortized 
Cost 

December 31, 2021 
Unrealized 
Gains 
(Losses), net    Fair Value 

Amortized 
Cost 

Fair 
Value 
Level 

(in thousands) 
Cash equivalents: 

Money market funds 

  Level 1    $  73,368   $ 

—    $  73,368    $  138,205    $ 

—    $  138,205  

Investments: 

Certificates of deposit 
Marketable securities: 
Commercial paper 
U.S. treasury securities 

  Level 1     

6,813    

—     

6,813     

7,268     

—     

7,268  

  Level 2     
  Level 2     

44,224    
—    
   $  124,405   $ 

375     
44,599     
34,984     
7,500     
—     
—     
375    $  124,780    $  187,957    $ 

34,991  
7     
7,499  
(1)    
6    $  187,963  

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NOTE F – Allowance for Credit Losses 

The allowance for credit losses activity, included in accounts receivable, net, was as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of year 

Provision for credit losses 
Write-offs, net of recoveries 
Initial allowance for business combination acquired receivables 
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 

Balance, end of year 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

$ 

4,249    $ 
3,359     
(4,542)    
—     
—     
3,066    $ 

4,233    $ 
4,717     
(4,790)    
89     
—     
4,249    $ 

1,469  
5,660  
(4,319) 
354  
1,069  
4,233  

NOTE G – Property and Equipment, net 

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following: 

(in thousands) 
Internally developed software 
Computer equipment 
Leasehold improvements 
Office equipment and furniture 

Property and equipment, cost 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 

Total property and equipment, net 

Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment was as follows: 

December 31, 

2022 

2021 

$ 

$ 

49,994    $ 
30,310     
16,531     
10,981     
107,816     
(72,358)    
35,458    $ 

44,981  
29,329  
16,685  
10,972  
101,967  
(70,066) 
31,901  

(in thousands) 
Depreciation and amortization expense 

NOTE H – Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net 

Goodwill 

The activity in goodwill was as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of year 

Additions from business acquisitions 
Foreign currency translation 
Remeasurement from provisional purchase accounting amount 

Balance, end of year 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

16,421    $ 

14,788    $ 

13,127  

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
2022 
134,853  
143,663    $ 
8,914  
56,566     
(372) 
(1,618)    
268  
(1,327)    
143,663  
197,284    $ 

$ 

$ 

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Intangible Assets 

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following: 

($ in thousands) 
Subscriber relationships 
Developed technology 

($ in thousands) 
Subscriber relationships 
Developed technology 

December 31, 2022 

Gross 
Carrying 
Amount 

Accumulated 
Amortization   

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation   

$ 

80,101    $ 
40,610     
$  120,711    $ 

(22,255)   $ 
(9,934)   
(32,189)   $ 

(171)  $ 
1    
(170)  $ 

December 31, 2021 

Gross 
Carrying 
Amount 

Accumulated 
Amortization   

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation   

$ 

$ 

61,270    $ 
35,316     
96,586    $ 

(29,866)   $ 
(6,738)    
(36,604)   $ 

(1,395)   $ 
—     
(1,395)   $ 

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining  
Amortization 
Period 

Net 
57,675    6.8 years 
30,677    5.4 years 
88,352    6.4 years 

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining  
Amortization 
Period 

Net 
30,009    6.4 years 
28,578    6.8 years 
58,587    6.6 years 

The estimated future annual amortization expense related to intangible assets is as follows: 

(in thousands) 
2023 
2024 
2025 
2026 
2027 
Thereafter 
Total future amortization 

$ 

$ 

15,289  
14,098  
13,960  
12,956  
12,493  
19,556  
88,352  

NOTE I – Commitments and Contingencies 

Leases 

We are engaged in a lease agreement for our current headquarters located in Minneapolis, Minnesota where we lease 

approximately 198,000 square feet under an agreement that expires in 2027. The lease also has two options to extend the 
term for five years each at a market rate determined in accordance with the lease. We lease other smaller facilities across 
the U.S. and international locations. 

The components of lease expense were as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Operating lease cost 
Variable lease cost 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

$ 

3,087    $ 
3,576     
6,663    $ 

3,089    $ 
3,660     
6,749    $ 

2,719  
3,578  
6,297  

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities 

Operating cash flows from operating leases 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:  

Weighted-average remaining lease term 
Weighted-average discount rate 

December 31, 

2022 

2021 

$ 

4,639    $ 
934     

3,757  
992  

December 31, 
2022 
3.9 years   
4.0 %  

December 31, 
2021 
4.8 years 

4.0 % 

At December 31, 2022, our future minimum payments under operating leases were as follows: 

(in thousands) 
2023 
2024 
2025 
2026 
2027 
Total future payments 
Less: imputed interest 
Total operating lease liabilities 

Purchase Commitments 

$ 

$ 

4,889  
4,485  
4,369  
3,764  
1,265  
18,772  
(1,486) 
17,286  

We have entered into separate noncancelable agreements with computing infrastructure, customer relationship 

management, and performance and security data analytics vendors for services through 2025. At December 31, 2022, the 
total remaining purchase commitments were $4.9 million. 

Contingencies 

We may be involved in various claims and legal actions in the normal course of business. We believe that the 

outcome of any such claim or legal action is not expected to have a material effect on our financial position, results of 
operations, or cash flows. 

NOTE J – Stockholders’ Equity 

Share Repurchase Program 

Our board of directors has authorized multiple non-concurrent programs to repurchase our common stock. Details of 

the programs and activity thereunder through December 31, 2022 were as follows: 

(in thousands) 
2019 Program 
2021 Program 
2022 Program 

Effective Date 

Expiration Date   

Share Value 
Authorized for 
Repurchase 

Share Value 
Repurchased   

Unused & 
Expired Share 
Repurchase 
Value 

November 2019  November 2021    $ 
November 2021  August 2022 

August 2022 

July 2024 

50,000    $ 
50,000     
50,000     

29,611     $ 
49,992     
2,992   

20,389   
8   

N/A 

  $ 

Share Value 
Available for 
Future 
Repurchase 
N/A 
N/A 
47,008  

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The share repurchase activity by period was as follows: 

(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts) 
Number of shares repurchased 
Shares repurchased cost 
Average price per repurchased share 

 NOTE K – Stock-Based Compensation 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 
176,103     
20,430    $ 
116.01    $ 

2022 
361,745     
43,215    $ 
119.46    $ 

$ 

$ 

2020 
371,902  
18,950  
50.95  

Our equity compensation plans provide for the grant of incentive and nonqualified stock options, as well as other 

stock-based awards including PSUs, RSAs, RSUs, and DSUs, to employees, non-employee directors and other consultants 
who provide services to us. We also provide an ESPP and 401(k) stock match to eligible participants.  

We recognize stock-based compensation expense based on grant date award fair value. This cost is recognized over 

the period for which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award or the award performance 
period, except for expenses relating to retirement-eligible employees that have not given their required notice, which is 
recognized on a pro-rata basis over the notice period prior to retirement. At December 31, 2022 there were 13.2 million 
shares available for grant under approved equity compensation plans. 

Stock-based compensation expense was allocated in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as 

follows: 

(in thousands) 
Cost of revenues 
Operating expenses 

Sales and marketing 
Research and development 
General and administrative 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

8,684    $ 

6,760    $ 

3,948  

7,590     
5,634     
11,491     
33,399    $ 

6,248     
4,384     
10,182     
27,574    $ 

4,119  
3,626  
7,243  
18,936  

$ 

Stock-based compensation expense by grant type or plan was as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Stock options 
PSUs 
RSUs 
RSAs & DSUs 
ESPP 
401(k) stock match 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

$ 

1,903    $ 
7,509     
19,282     
437     
2,144     
2,124     
33,399    $ 

2,057    $ 
6,417     
15,388     
434     
1,391     
1,887     
27,574    $ 

2,232  
3,219  
10,367  
446  
1,117  
1,555  
18,936  

As of December 31, 2022, there was $38.6 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense under our 
equity compensation plans, which is expected to be recognized on a primarily straight-line basis over a weighted-average 
period of 2.4 years. 

Stock Options 

Options generally vest over four years and, upon vesting, the holder is given the option to purchase shares of 

common stock at a specific strike price until expiration, which is generally seven years from the grant date. 

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Our stock option activity was as follows: 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019 

Granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020 

Granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021 

Granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 

Outstanding at December 31, 2022 

Options  
(#) 
1,543,912    
127,974    
(712,074)    
(14,926)    
944,886    
53,223    
(311,378)    
(8,081)    
678,650    
56,430     
(164,393)     
(7,990)     
562,697     

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price 
($/share) 

30.03  
59.02  
26.11  
43.14  
36.71  
105.53  
30.10  
68.62  
44.76  
122.59  
29.86  
92.48  
56.24  

Of the total outstanding options at December 31, 2022, 0.5 million were exercisable. The outstanding and 
exercisable options had a weighted average exercise price of $47.80 per share and a weighted average remaining 
contractual life of 2.9 years. 

The table below presents additional information related to our stock options: 

(in thousands, except per share data) 
Fair value of options vested 
Intrinsic value of options exercised 
Intrinsic value of options outstanding 
Weighted-average fair value per share of options granted 

$ 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

1,996    $ 
16,705     
40,692     
41.34     

2,509    $ 
27,713     
66,235     
31.31     

3,000  
31,737  
67,918  
16.18  

The fair values of the options granted were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing 

model with the following weighted-average assumptions: 

Life (in years) 
Volatility 
Dividend yield 
Risk-free interest rate 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2020 

2022 

4.3  
38 %  
— 
2.50 %  

4.4  
35 %  
— 
0.59 %  

4.0 
33 % 
— 
0.99 % 

Performance Share Units, Restricted Stock Units and Awards, and Deferred Stock Units 

In 2022, 2021, and 2020 we granted PSU awards with certain target performance levels. These awards are earned 

based upon our Company’s total shareholder return as compared to an indexed total shareholder return over the course of a 
fiscal based three-year performance period, starting in the year of grant. Earned awards vest in the quarter following the 
conclusion of the performance period. Expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the performance period, 
regardless of whether the market condition is satisfied as the likelihood of the market condition being met is included in the 
fair-value measurement of the award. In 2022, PSU awards granted in 2019 were earned and vested at the maximum 
performance level and less than 0.1 million shares of common stock were issued. 

RSUs generally vest over four years and, upon vesting, the holder is entitled to receive shares of our common stock.  

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RSAs vest over one year and, upon vesting, the holder is entitled to receive shares of our common stock. In lieu of 

RSAs, a participant may elect to receive DSUs with one year vesting, but the participant directs delayed receipt of common 
shares of up to ten years after the end of service to us.  

Activity for our PSUs, RSUs, RSAs, and DSUs in aggregate was as follows: 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019 

Granted 
Vested and common stock issued 
Forfeited 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020 

Granted 
Vested and common stock issued 
Forfeited 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021 

Granted 
Vested and common stock issued 
Forfeited 

Outstanding at December 31, 2022 

Weighted 
Average 
Grant Date Fair 
Value ($/share) 
38.80  
62.78  
36.06  
30.09  
52.37  
101.85  
44.14  
66.35  
78.03  
126.44  
64.12  
99.37  
103.93  

(#)  
797,546    
331,264    
(222,606)    
(167,782)    
738,422    
314,290    
(331,669)    
(18,883)    
702,160    
312,880     
(276,872)     
(26,010)     
712,158     

The number of PSUs, RSUs, RSAs, and DSUs outstanding at December 31, 2022 included less than 0.1 million 

units that have vested, but the shares of common stock have not yet been issued, pursuant to the terms of the agreements. 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan 

Our ESPP activity was as follows:  

(in thousands, except share data) 
Amounts for shares purchased 
Shares purchased 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

6,676    $ 
70,107     

4,737    $ 
55,726     

3,374  
61,833  

A total of 1.7 million shares of common stock are remaining for issuance under the plan at December 31, 2022. 

The fair value was estimated based on the market price of our common stock at the beginning of the offering period 

using the following assumptions: 

Life (in years) 
Volatility 
Dividend yield 
Risk-free interest rate 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

0.5  
42 %  
—     
1.27 %  

0.5  
32 %  
—     
0.07 %  

0.5 
43 % 
— 
0.96 % 

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Note L – Income Taxes 

Our provision for income taxes was comprised of the following components: 

(in thousands) 
Current 

Federal 
State 
Foreign 

Deferred 

Federal 
State 
Foreign 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

$ 

13,881    $ 
4,149     
1,990     

(2,530)    
(751)    
(549)    
16,190    $ 

1,559    $ 
1,890     
1,610     

4,294     
(88)    
(321)    
8,944    $ 

—  
1,249  
1,608  

4,462  
244  
(469) 
7,094  

Our income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to pretax 

income as a result of the following: 

U.S. statutory federal income tax rate 
Increase (decrease) resulting from: 

U.S. state income taxes, net of federal tax effect 
Tax impact of stock activity 
Nondeductible compensation 
Research and development credit 
Foreign derived intangible income 
Other 

Effective tax rate 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

21.0 %  

21.0 %  

21.0 % 

4.6 
(4.7)    
3.5 
(1.5)    
(1.4)    
1.2 
22.7 %  

4.5 
(12.8)    
5.0 
(1.1)    
(1.3)    
1.4 
16.7 %  

4.5 
(12.9)   
1.8 
(0.6)   
(1.3)   
1.0 
13.5 % 

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The significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Deferred tax assets 

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards 
Stock-based compensation expense 
Accrued expenses 
Operating lease liabilities 
Research and development capitalized 
Other deferred tax assets 

Gross deferred tax assets 

Less: valuation allowance 
Total net deferred tax assets 

Deferred tax liabilities 
Deferred costs 
Right-of-use assets 
Depreciation and amortization 
Other deferred tax liabilities 

Total deferred tax liabilities 
Net deferred tax liabilities 

December 31, 

2022 

2021 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

9,970    $ 
5,084     
4,469     
4,384     
9,591     
2,408     
35,906     
(1,873)    
34,033    $ 

(17,696)   $ 
(2,338)    
(20,282)    
(909)    
(41,225)    
(7,192)   $ 

4,828  
3,934  
5,174  
5,235  
—  
2,778  
21,949  
(1,815) 
20,134  

(15,126) 
(2,787) 
(8,820) 
(364) 
(27,097) 
(6,963) 

Amounts for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been reclassified to be consistent with the current 

classification. 

As of December 31, 2022, we had net operating loss carryforwards of $40.9 million for U.S. federal tax purposes 

and $4.5 million for state tax purposes. If not utilized, the loss carryforwards will expire between 2023 and 2036 for federal 
tax purposes and between 2026 and 2042 for state tax purposes. Section 382 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code generally 
imposes an annual limitation on the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that might be used to offset taxable income 
when a corporation has undergone significant changes in stock ownership. As of December 31, 2022, all $40.9 million of 
our net operating loss carryforwards are subject to Section 382 limitations, of which we believe $6.8 million of federal 
losses will expire unused due to Section 382 limitations. Accordingly, our deferred tax assets are reported net of the Section 
382 limitations.  

We are subject to income taxes for U.S. federal and various state and international jurisdictions. We are generally 
subject to U.S. federal and state tax examinations for most prior tax years due to our net operating loss and R&D credit 
carryforwards and the utilization of the carryforwards in years still open under statute. 

NOTE M – Other Income and Expense 

Other income (expense), net included the following: 

(in thousands) 
Investment income 
Realized gain (loss) from foreign currency on cash and investments 
held 
Change in earn-out liability 
Other expense, net 

Total other income (expense), net 

$ 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

1,670    $ 

278    $ 

(1,026)    
—     
(502)    
142    $ 

(1,456)    
—     
(366)    
(1,544)   $ 

1,208  

1,753  
(85) 
(354) 
2,522  

Effective January 1, 2021, all realized gains or losses and interest income on our investments are included in 
investment income. Previously, realized gains and losses were included in other income (expense), net and interest income 
was included in interest income, net. Additionally, realized gains or losses from foreign currency on cash and investments 

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held were previously included in other income (expense), net. Amounts for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been 
reclassified to be consistent with the current classification. 

NOTE N – Net Income Per Share 

The components and computation of basic and diluted net income per share were as follows: 

(in thousands, except per share amounts) 
Numerator 

Net income 
Denominator 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic 

Options to purchase common stock 
PSUs, RSUs, RSAs, and DSUs 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted 

Net income per share 

Basic 
Diluted 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2020 

2022 

$ 

55,134    $ 

44,597    $ 

45,586  

36,117     
382     
454     
36,953     

35,928     
529     
505     
36,962     

$ 

$ 

1.53    $ 
1.49    $ 

1.24    $ 
1.21    $ 

35,226  
611  
448  
36,285  

1.29  
1.26  

The number of outstanding potential common shares that were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income 

per share as they were anti-dilutive was as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Anti-dilutive shares 

NOTE O – Retirement Savings Plan 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

75     

31     

26  

We sponsor a 401(k) retirement savings plan for our employees. Employees can contribute up to 80% of their 
compensation, subject to the limits established by law, and we match 50% of the employee’s contribution up to the first 6% 
of pre-tax annual compensation. A portion of our match is in Company stock, which is purchased from the open market by 
our plan provider and immediately deposited into the employee’s 401(k) account. Additionally, we make statutory 
contributions to retirement plans as required by local foreign government regulations. 

Our total contributions to the plan were as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Retirement contributions 

NOTE P – Geographic Information 

Revenue 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

5,386    $ 

4,790    $ 

3,889  

The percentage of domestic revenue, which we define as the percentage of consolidated revenue that was 

attributable to customers based within the U.S., was as follows: 

Domestic revenue 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

84 %  

84 %  

85 % 

No single jurisdiction outside of the U.S. had revenues in excess of 10%. 

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Property and Equipment 

The percentage of property and equipment, net located at subsidiary and office locations outside of the U.S. was as 

follows: 

International property and equipment 

NOTE Q– Related Party Transactions 

December 31, 

2022 

2021 

13 %  

12 % 

The SPS Commerce Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a Minnesota non-profit organization exempt from federal 
taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation was formed in 2015 to engage in, advance, 
support, promote and administer charitable activities. The directors of the Foundation are also our corporate officers. These 
directors receive no compensation from the Foundation or us for the management services performed for the Foundation. 
The Foundation is not a subsidiary of ours and the financial results of the Foundation are not consolidated with our 
financial statements. We have no current legal obligations for future commitments to the Foundation. Our contributions to 
the Foundation were as follows: 

(in thousands) 
Foundation contributions 

Year Ended December 31, 
2021 

2022 

2020 

$ 

2,750    $ 

2,400    $ 

1,800  

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Item 9. 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 

None. 

Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures 

Assessment of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

We assessed the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 

31, 2022, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This assessment was done under the 
supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial 
Officer (“CFO”). Disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures that are designed to provide 
reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, 
such as this Annual Report on Form 10-K, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods 
specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and 
procedures designed such that information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and 
CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this assessment, our CEO and CFO 
have concluded that as of December 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. 
Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process 
designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officer and effected by our board of 
directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting 
and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those 
policies and procedures that: 

• 

• 

• 

pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and 
dispositions of our assets; 

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial 
statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in 
accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and 

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or 
disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. 

Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may 
deteriorate. 

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive and financial 

officers, we assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria for effective 
internal control over financial reporting established in the Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the 
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. 

Based on this assessment, management concluded that we maintained effective internal control over financial 

reporting as of December 31, 2022 based on the specified criteria. 

Pursuant to the SEC’s general guidance that the assessment of a recently acquired business' internal control over 

financial reporting may be omitted in the year of acquisition, as of December 31, 2022, our scope of the assessment of our 
internal control over financial reporting excluded GCommerce and InterTrade, which were acquired in July 2022 and in 
October 2022, respectively. Our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 
31, 2023 will include GCommerce and InterTrade.  

As of December 31, 2022, excluding net intangible assets and goodwill, GCommerce and InterTrade combined 
represented 3.7% of our consolidated assets. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, GCommerce and InterTrade 
combined represented 1.4% of our consolidated revenues.  

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 has been audited by 
KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included under Item 8 of 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 

that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 9B.  Other Information 

The information included in this Item 9B is provided in lieu of filing such information on a Current Report on Form 

8-K under Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year. 

On February 17, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company amended and restated the Company’s Amended and 

Restated Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the “Bylaws”), primarily to implement certain procedural mechanisms 
related to stockholder nominations of directors under Rule 14a-19 (“Rule 14a-19”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, as amended. These amendments took immediate effect. The amendments implement the following changes to the 
Bylaws, among other things: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

require a stockholder soliciting proxies in support of nominations of persons, other than the Company’s 
nominees, for election to the Company’s Board of Directors to certify their compliance with Rule 14a-19 and, 
upon request of the Company, to deliver reasonable evidence of such compliance to the Company no later 
than five business days prior to the date of the applicable meeting of stockholders; 

provide that, unless otherwise required by law, if a stockholder provides notice under Rule 14a-19 and 
subsequently: (i) notifies the Company that such stockholder no longer intends to solicit proxies in support of 
director nominees other than the Company’s director nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19; (ii) fails to 
comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19; or (iii) fails to provide reasonable evidence sufficient to satisfy 
the Company that the requirements of Rule 14a-19 have been met, then the stockholder’s nominations shall 
be deemed null and void and the Company shall disregard any proxies or votes solicited for any nominee 
proposed by such stockholder; 

establish additional rules governing the conduct of meetings of stockholders; 

update references to meetings using remote communication; 

reserve white proxy cards for use by the Company’s Board of Directors only; and 

incorporate other technical, clarifying and conforming changes. 

The foregoing description of the amendments to the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 
Bylaws.  The Bylaws, along with a copy marked to show changes from the prior version, are included as Exhibits 3.2 and 
3.3, respectively, to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 9C.  Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 

Not Applicable. 

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PART III 

Item 10. 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 

The information required by this item will be included in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the captions “Election of 

Directors,” “Executive Compensation,” and “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance” 
and is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 11. 

Executive Compensation 

The information required by this item will be included in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the captions “Executive 

Compensation,” and "Security Ownership" and is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 12. 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 

The information required by this item will be included in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the caption “Security 

Ownership” and is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 13. 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 

The information required by this item will be included in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the captions “Certain 

Relationships and Related Transactions,” “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance,” and 
"Election of Directors" and is incorporated herein by the reference. 

Item 14. 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services 

The information required by this item will be included in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the caption “Audit 

Committee Report and Payment of Fees to Our Independent Auditor” and is incorporated herein by reference. 

PART IV 

Item 15. 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 

The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

Financial Statements: The financial statements filed as a part of this report are listed in Part II, Item 8. 

Financial Statement Schedules: The schedules are either not applicable or the required information is 
presented in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. 

Exhibits: The exhibits incorporated by reference or filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are 
listed in the Exhibit Index prior to the signatures to this report. 

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Exhibit 
Number 

Exhibit Description 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

Incorporated By Reference 
Date of 
First 
Filing 

Exhibit 
Number 

Form 

Filed 
Herewith 

8-K 

05/21/2020 

3.2 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3 

4.1 

10.1 

10.2 

10.3 

10.4 

10.5 

10.6 

10.7 

10.8 

10.9 

10.10 

10.11 

10.12 

10.13 

10.14 

21.1 

23.1 
24.1 

31.1 

Ninth Amended and Restated Certificate of 
Incorporation 

Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of 
February 17, 2023 

Amended and Restated Bylaws, marked to show 
amendments effective as of February 17, 2023 

  Description of Capital Stock 

2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended effective 
October 29, 2014** 

Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under 
2010 Equity Incentive Plan** 

Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement 
(Employee) under 2010 Equity Incentive Plan** 

Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement 
(Director) under 2010 Equity Incentive Plan** 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement 
under 2010 Equity Incentive Plan** 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under 
2010 Equity Incentive Plan** 

Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement under 
2010 Equity Incentive Plan** 

  10-K 

  2/23/2021 

10-K 

02/20/2015 

4.1 

10.6 

8-K 

02/17/2012 

10.2 

8-K 

  02/17/2012 

10.4 

10-Q 

  05/08/2012 

10.6 

Form of Deferred Stock Unit Agreement under 2010 
Equity Incentive Plan 

10-Q 

04/26/2019 

10.2 

Form of Indemnification Agreement for Independent 
Directors** 

S-1/A 

01/11/2010 

10.18 

Form of Indemnification Agreement for Archie C. 
Black** 

S-1/A 

01/11/2010 

10.19 

  Management Incentive Plan** 

  8-K 

  02/03/2016   

10.2 

Amended and Restated Executive Severance and 
Change in Control Agreement between the Company 
and Archie C. Black** 

8-K 

02/18/2020 

10.1 

Form of Amended and Restated Executive Severance 
and Change in Control Agreement** 

8-K 

02/18/2020 

10.2 

  Non-Employee Director Compensation Summary** 

  Subsidiaries of the registrant 

  Consent of KPMG LLP 
  Power of Attorney (included on signature page) 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant 
to Rules 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, as amended 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 
X 

X 

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Exhibit 
Number 

31.2 

32.1 

101 

104 

Exhibit Description 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant 
to Rules 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, as amended 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief 
Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as 
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002 

Interactive Data Files Pursuant to Rule 405 of 
Regulation S-T 

The cover page from the Annual Report on Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 2022, formatted 
in Inline XBRL 

Incorporated By Reference 
Date of 
First 
Filing 

Exhibit 
Number 

Form 

Filed 
Herewith 

X 

X 

X 

X 

** 

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. 

Item 16. 

Form 10-K Summary 

None. 

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. 

SIGNATURES 

Dated: February 21, 2023 

SPS COMMERCE, INC. 

By:  /s/ ARCHIE BLACK 
Archie Black 
Chief Executive Officer 

Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Archie Black and Kimberly Nelson, and each of them (with full power to 

act alone), as attorneys and agents for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and in the name, place and stead 
of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, any and all amendments and exhibits to this annual report on Form 10-K and any and all applications, instruments, 
and other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to this annual report on Form 10-
K or any amendments thereto, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever 
requisite and necessary or desirable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has 
been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 21, 
2023. 

Name and Signature 
/s/ ARCHIE BLACK 
Archie Black 

/s/ KIMBERLY NELSON 
Kimberly Nelson 

/s/ JAMES RAMSEY 
James Ramsey 

/s/ MARTY RÉAUME 
Marty Réaume 

/s/ TAMI RELLER 
Tami Reller 

/s/ PHILIP SORAN 
Philip Soran 

/s/ ANNE SEMPOWSKI WARD 
Anne Sempowski Ward 

/s/ SVEN WEHRWEIN 
Sven Wehrwein 

  Title 
  Chief Executive Officer and Director  
  (principal executive officer) 
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
  (principal financial and accounting officer) 
  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

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Executive Officers
Archie Black, Chief Executive Officer
Kim Nelson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jim Frome, President and Chief Operating Officer

Board of Directors
Archie Black
James Ramsey
Marty Réaume
Tami Reller
Phil Soran
Anne Sempowski Ward
Sven Wehrwein

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Toll-free: (866) 245-8100

Market Listing
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Annual Meeting
Friday, May 12, 2023

Independent Public Accountants
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Legal Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
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