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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
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For the Transition Period from to
Commission File Number: 001-35469
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
94-3354663
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Vocera Communications, Inc.
525 Race Street
San Jose, CA 95126
(408) 882-5100
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
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As of June 30, 2015, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock
held by non-affiliates was approximately $206 million based upon the $11.45 closing price reported for such date on the New York Stock Exchange. For purposes of this
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VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE ANNUAL PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
Item 1.
Business
Item 1A.
Risk factors
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Properties
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
INDEX
PART I
PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
Item 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Item 9B.
Other Information
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
PART III
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule
Signatures
Index to Exhibits
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PART I
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that are based on our beliefs and assumptions regarding future events and circumstances,
including statements regarding our strategies, our opportunities, developments in the healthcare market, our relationships with our customers and contract
manufacturer and other matters. These statements are principally contained in Item 1, Business; Item 1A, Risk Factors; Item 7, Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements include
statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by words such as “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,”,
"seeks", “continue,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potentially,” “will” or “may,” or other similar words and phrases.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
results anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include those we discuss in this annual report in Item 1A, Risk
Factors. You should read these risk factors and the other cautionary statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as being applicable to all related
forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. It is not possible for us to predict all risks that could affect us, nor can we
assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Moreover, new risks emerge from time to time.
The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no
obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Item 1.
Business
Overview
We are a provider of secure, integrated, intelligent communication solutions, focused on empowering mobile workers in healthcare, hospitality, energy, and other
mission-critical mobile work environments in the United States and internationally. Today, the significant majority of our business is generated from sales of our
solutions in the healthcare market to help our customers improve patient safety and experience, and increase operational efficiency. As of December 31, 2015, our
solutions had been selected by more than 1,400 facilities worldwide.
Our Communication solution, which includes an intelligent enterprise software platform; a lightweight, wearable, voice-controlled communication badge; and
smartphone applications, enables users to connect instantly with other staff simply by saying the name, function or group name of the desired recipient. It also
securely delivers text messages and alerts directly to and from smartphones, replacing legacy pagers.
At the core of our Communication solution is a patent-protected, enterprise-class server software platform. Our software platform is built upon a scalable
architecture and recognizes more than 100 spoken commands. Users can instantly communicate with others using the Vocera communication badge or through
client applications for iPhone and Android devices. Our solution lets users communicate and collaborate with each other using voice or HIPAA-compliant secure
texting, and unlike other solutions, allows users to reach people by their role, room assignment or department, without needing to know a person’s name or phone
number. The system can also broadcast emergency messages to a single department or to an entire company. Our Communication solution can be integrated with
other clinical systems, including Electronic Health Records (EHR), nurse call, and patient monitoring, to provide critical data, alerts and clinical context, and
enable consistent workflows. Today, we have integrations with more than 70 other clinical systems. We have recently expanded our Communication solution to
include our Clinical Workflow Engine, which provides connectivity to leading nurse call and physiological monitors and includes alarm analytics software that
enables nurses and clinicians to view, prioritize and respond to critical alarms and set better alarm policies via intelligent analytics, which helps reduce alarm
fatigue and improve patient safety.
Beyond healthcare, our Communication solution is used to quickly and contextually connect staff in other mission-critical mobile-worker environments. Our
communication solution is used in the nuclear power industry to facilitate instant, efficient communications during maintenance shutdowns. In the hospitality
industry, Vocera connects front-of-house and back-of-house staff to improve guest experience and staff productivity.
Over our 16-year history, we have significantly enhanced and added features and functionality to this solution through ongoing development based on frequent
interactions with our customers.
Vocera Care Experience is a hosted software solution suite that coordinates and streamlines provider-to-patient and provider-to-provider communication to
improve patient safety and experience, reduce care provider's risk and improve reimbursements. The
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solution provides personalized patient instructions and education; provides alerts and notifications to physicians and caregivers of patients’ changing care plans or
status; and tracks patient experience before, during and after hospitalization.
Our Experience Innovation Network, a thought leadership collaborative, is a membership-based program designed to spread the adoption of leading strategies to
improve patient and staff experience.
As of December 31, 2015, our solutions were selected by over 1,150 hospitals and healthcare facilities, including large hospital systems, small and medium-sized
local hospitals, and a small number of clinics, surgery centers and aged-care facilities. Over 1,400 facilities, including non-healthcare users, have selected our
solutions. We sell our solutions to our healthcare customers primarily through our direct sales force in the United States, with resellers for certain U.S. Government
business, and through both direct sales and select distribution channels in international markets.
We were incorporated in Delaware on February 16, 2000. Our corporate headquarters are located at 525 Race Street, San Jose, CA 95126, and our main telephone
number is (408) 882‑5100. We maintain a website at www.vocera.com. The contents of our website are not incorporated into, or otherwise to be regarded as part
of, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Vocera® is our primary registered trademark in the United States. Other trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.
Industry overview
Vocera provides communication solutions for mobile workers in healthcare, hospitality, energy, education and other industries. Healthcare is our largest vertical
market.
Hospital communication is still predominantly conducted through multiple disparate, non-integrated systems, including pagers, overhead paging, portable in-
building wireless phones and individuals’ personal mobile phones. These non-integrated communication methods are inefficient and often unreliable; not providing
“closed loop” communication, workflow standardization, or the scale required by health systems. Further, they often contribute to noisy environments for patients
and negatively impact healing, safety, quality of care and operational efficiency.
Broadly, we believe the changes occurring in the healthcare industry enhance the need for better communication to meet increasing requirements for care quality,
patient safety, efficiency and patient satisfaction. These changes also require greater coordination of care among clinicians for the industry’s shift towards
population health and paying for value instead of the traditional fee-for-service reimbursement model. This shift to value-based purchasing incorporates financial
incentives for hospitals to improve the quality of care and patient satisfaction. A number of non-government organizations, such as The Joint Commission, are also
requiring improvements in patient safety and quality of care. These forces are driving hospitals to invest in technology and process improvements to manage their
operations more efficiently and to improve safety, quality and cost of care and patient satisfaction. Our communication and patient experience solutions help
hospitals increase productivity and reduce costs by streamlining operations, improving patient and staff satisfaction by enabling secure, integrated and intelligent
communication.
We also serve other industries, including hospitality, nuclear energy and education. In the hospitality industry, our Communication solution can be used to increase
guest experience and loyalty, as well as staff productivity and responsiveness. In the nuclear energy industry, Vocera can be used to instantly connect people and
resources, reducing turnaround times and workers’ exposure to radiation. Schools can leverage our Communication solution to increase security and staff
communication, and libraries can use our Communication solution to enable their librarians to be more mobile and attentive to their patrons.
Our strategy
Our goal is to extend our leadership position as a provider of communication solutions in the healthcare market and add new customers in non-healthcare markets.
Key elements of our strategy include:
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Expand our business to new U.S. healthcare customers. We believe our communication and collaboration platform can provide significant value to both
large and small hospitals. We plan to continue to add new customers among hospitals of all sizes, and expand to outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities
and physician practices. We have structured and incentivized our sales organization to focus on sales to new customer sites, particularly within large health
systems.
Further penetrate our existing installed customer base. Typically, our customers initially deploy our Communication solution in a few departments of a
hospital and gradually expand to additional departments as they come to fully appreciate the value of our solution. We recognize the significant opportunity to
up-sell and cross-sell to our existing customers, including into new hospitals that are part of an existing healthcare system customer. Key sales strategies
include promoting further adoption of our Communication solution, and demonstrating the value of our new solutions to our existing customers. We
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plan to continue expanding within our existing customers in order to grow our revenue and maintain and improve customer experience.
Extend our technology advantage and create new product solutions. We intend to continue our investment in research and development to enhance the
functionality of our communication solutions and further differentiate them from other competing solutions. We plan to invest in product upgrades, product
line extensions and new solutions to enhance our portfolio, including further development of applications for iPhone and Android devices.
Invest in partnerships. In order to gain access to clinical data and patient context needed to create a highly efficient communication system for the entire care
team, we plan to continue to broaden our ecosystem of technology partners, including vendors that provide nurse call systems, patient monitoring systems and
EHRs. We are developing a range of business partnerships to broaden our overall market presence and accelerate the sales of our offerings.
Pursue acquisitions of complementary businesses, technologies and assets. We have completed six small acquisitions since 2010 to expand our solutions
offering, demonstrating that we can successfully source, acquire and integrate complementary businesses, technologies and assets. We intend to continue to
pursue acquisition opportunities that we believe can accelerate the growth of our business.
Grow our international healthcare presence. Today, in addition to our core U.S. market, we sell into other English-speaking markets, including Canada,
the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. As of December 31, 2015, our solutions were selected by over 170 healthcare facilities outside the United
States. We plan both to utilize our direct sales force and leverage channel partners to expand our presence in other English-speaking markets. We have also
introduced localized versions of our Communication solution for English speakers in Singapore, Malaysia and Middle Eastern countries including the United
Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. We believe that the rapid pace of investment in new healthcare facilities in these developing international markets provides a
significant opportunity for growth.
Expand our communication solutions in non-healthcare markets. While our primary focus is on the healthcare market, we believe that our
communication solutions can also provide value in non-healthcare markets. Our communication solutions have been selected by over 270 facilities in markets
beyond healthcare including hospitality, energy and other mission critical mobile worker environments. Currently, this is not a material portion of our revenue,
but longer term, we believe these markets could represent potential opportunities for growth.
Our products, technology and services
Our solutions include the Vocera Communication System, Vocera Care Experience suite and our Experience Innovation Network, a thought leadership
collaborative. To complement our solutions, we provide services, support and education to help our customers optimize the benefits of our solutions.
Vocera Communication System
The Vocera Communication System is comprised of a unique software platform that connects communication devices, including our hands-free, wearable, voice-
controlled communication badges, and third-party mobile devices that use our software applications to become part of the Vocera system. The system transforms
the way mobile workers communicate by enabling them to instantly connect via voice or text messaging with the right person simply by saying or selecting the
name, function or group name of the person they want to reach, often while remaining at the point-of-care. Our system responds to over 100 spoken commands.
Some examples of common commands are shown below.
Action
Call by name
Call a group member
Dial a phone number or extension
Initiate a broadcast to a group
Locate nearest member of a group
Send a voice message
Spoken commands
Call John Smith.
Call an Anesthesiologist.
Dial extension 3145 .
Broadcast to Emergency Response Team .
Where is the nearest member of Security ?
Record a message for Pediatric Nursing .
Components of the Vocera Communication System include:
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Vocera Communication Platform. At the heart of our Vocera Communication System is a patent-protected, enterprise-class software platform that runs on
our customers' Windows-based servers. The intelligence of our client-server system is contained primarily within our server-software. This platform contains
an optimized speech recognition engine, intelligent call routing
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and management functionality, reporting and analytics tools, clinical directories and user profiles. In addition, the platform contains our robust workflow
capability that enables customization of workflow patterns for each customer. Recognizing the rapidly expanding footprint of care, our scalable software
platform can support multiple geographic sites and multiple facilities within a healthcare system to help clinicians stay connected to the current status of their
patients.
Vocera Communication Badge . Our communication badge is a wearable device weighing less than two ounces that operates over customers’ industry-
standard Wi-Fi networks. The badge is worn clipped to a shirt or on a lanyard. It can be used to conduct hands-free communication and is the only hands-free
device of its kind. It enables instant two-way voice conversations without the need to remember a phone number or use a handset. An over-the-air update
mechanism seamlessly updates device software. Our badge also incorporates automatic diagnostic mechanisms that feed data on wireless network
performance back to the software platform for reporting and diagnosis of problems. The Vocera B3000n badge, our fifth generation communication badge,
builds upon the improved durability, louder speaker for noisy environments and proprietary acoustic noise reduction technology of the fourth generation
B3000 badge, and adds new wireless capability by supporting the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard. In April 2014 the Vocera B3000 communication badge
received FIPS 140-2 certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and we are in the process of applying for these certifications for the
B3000n. In January 2015, we received an Authority to Operate (ATO) certification from the U.S. Department of Defense. Both of these certifications are
requirements to sell our solutions to U.S. government and military hospital and medical facilities.
Vocera Collaboration Suite. The Vocera Collaboration Suite provides a seamless multi-mode communications and collaboration experience; combining the
unique calling, texting, alerting and content distribution capabilities of Vocera into a secure, easy-to-use smartphone application. Available and certified for
use on commercially-available iOS and Android devices, the Vocera Collaboration Suite supports both personal (BYOD) and shared device usage models. The
Collaboration Suite includes both our instant voice communication solution and our secure enterprise messaging and alerting solution that enable the robust,
reliable and HIPAA-compliant delivery of critical pages, text, messages, alarms and alerts. Users can receive and send messages from smartphones, and send
through a web-based console, or through integrated third-party clinical systems. Our software platform provides a highly reliable push messaging mechanism
as well as centralized routing intelligence, a directory of clinical users and contacts and the monitoring controls that display a real-time dashboard of delivery
and receipt confirmations and responses.
Vocera Secure Texting. Launched in mid-2015, Vocera Secure Texting is an easy to use alternative to non-secure SMS texting that enables HIPAA-
compliance and includes our cloud-based Secure Texting application, extending the power of the Vocera Communication Platform to physicians and care
teams that are located both inside and outside the hospital. Vocera Secure Texting balances security and convenience by providing an easy-to-use,
HIPAA-compliant alternative to non-secure SMS texting and includes basic voice capabilities to enhance communication and collaboration. The solution
integrates seamlessly with the Vocera Communication Platform , providing texting and voice capabilities across a wide range of end points including
iPhone and Android devices and all popular browsers. Vocera Secure Texting is available at no additional cost to existing Vocera customers who are
current with their software maintenance contract.
Clinical Integration. Our platform has the ability to integrate with a diverse set of standards-based and customized adapters to a variety of telephony, clinical
and EHR systems. We can integrate and manage workflows with over 70 third-party clinical systems, including nurse call, patient monitoring and EHR
systems. Our integration platform provides the content, context and workflow that enable the immediate delivery of interactive alerts and contextually relevant
data to hospital workers, helping to improve patient safety and satisfaction. For some integrations, customers can use the Vocera Clinical Workflow Engine to
integrate with these clinical systems and reduce the need for additional middleware, by enabling the Vocera Communication Platform to connect with a variety
of nurse call and patient monitoring systems. For example, as a result of our acquisition of mVisum, Inc., in 2014 we offer an FDA cleared solution that acts as
a secondary alarm notification system and provides clinical context, including waveforms, like EKGs and vital signs, providing decision support and insight
into the criticality of each alarm. The integration uses patented push notification technology to connect with and distribute data from many hospital alarm-
generating devices and deliver alarms and patient details to physicians and specialists on their smartphones. Configurable dashboards allow users to monitor
alarms and alarm responses at the floor, nurse and individual bed levels. Our Clinical Analytics module works in conjunction with the Vocera system and
provides hospitals with the evidence needed to manage and improve their alarm management strategy with the goal of reducing alarm fatigue, improving
patient safety, and enhancing care team efficiency.
Choice of Devices. In July 2015, we announced that we will resell Zebra Technologies MC40-HC Android mobile computer (MC40). The MC40 will be
offered as a bundled solution with the Vocera Collaboration Suite to provide a complete, turnkey solution for our customers’ clinical communication needs.
We also work closely with Apple Inc. to offer a bundled solution that delivers our solution on iOS devices. This gives our customers a choice of different
devices to access the power of the Vocera Communications platform, including both iOS and Android devices.
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Vocera Care Experience
Our Care Experience solution is a hosted software suite we developed to improve patient and staff experience. Vocera Care Experience suite offers caregivers
communication solutions that span the entire care continuum - before admission, during treatment and after discharge. This patient-centric solution is designed to
enable hospitals and health systems to improve care quality and safety, enhance patient experience and satisfaction, simplify and automate manual tasks and
procedures, improve patient satisfaction scores under the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey (HCAHPS), and otherwise
increase revenue and decrease costs.
Vocera Care Experience includes the following modules:
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Pre-Arrival Communication - Enables organizations to send timely information to patients prior to scheduled procedures, streamlining the arrival
process, decreasing no-shows and last minute cancellations and improving patient engagement.
• Good to Go® - Live discharge instructions are recorded and securely made available for patients, families and other care providers to review at any time,
using any device.
Care Calls - Streamlines patient follow-up calls and workflows using best practice checklists, risk stratification information and recorded discharge
instructions.
Care Rounds - Measures and manages patient experience during a hospital stay in real-time to evaluate gaps in satisfaction and provide service recovery
interventions.
Business Intelligence - Multi-dimensional dashboards identify gaps in communication, compliance and performance for each patient, by department and
for the entire enterprise, across the continuum of care.
Care Transition Notification - Patient updates can be sent by hospital staff via text and/or email to primary care physicians and skilled nursing facilities
about patient admissions, status updates, and hospital discharges helping to keep primary care physicians up-to-date on their patients’ care, and ensuring
safer care transitions to skilled nursing facilities.
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Services
Our customer-centric strategy is supported by our services and support capabilities, which help customers optimize their use of Vocera solutions and enhance users'
experience with our products. Our services organization consists of the following:
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Experience Innovation Network. T he Experience Innovation Network is a membership program that partners with healthcare provider organizations to
further the development of innovations and solutions that improve patient experience and clinical and operational performance. Services offered by the
Experience Innovation Network include: advisory services focused on developing organizational alignment around patient experience strategy and priorities,
developing process improvement plans to increase patient and caregiver satisfaction, providing curriculum and implementation tools on topics such as
improving plan of care communication, service line experience mapping, and developing physician and nurse partnerships.
Professional services. Our professional services are critical to helping customers successfully deploy, manage, update and/or expand their Vocera systems
in order to gain the full benefits of our solutions. As of December 31, 2015, our professional services team consisted of 44 professionals with expertise in
wireless communication, clinical workflow, end-user training, speech science and project management, approximately half of whom are nurses who
understand and can assist clients in addressing the challenges of clinical communication issues. We offer a full suite of services, including clinical workflow
design, wireless assessment, solution configuration, training and project management, enabling customers to integrate our solutions and improve workflow
efficiency and staff productivity. We also provide classroom and distance learning curricula for systems administrators, information technology professionals
and clinical educators.
Technical support . We provide 24x7 technical support to our customers through our support centers in San Jose, California; Toronto, Canada; Knoxville,
Tennessee and Reading, United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2015, our technical support team consisted of 44 technical support professionals with expertise
in wireless, telephony, integration, servers and client devices. Our team utilizes remote diagnostic tools to proactively assess the performance of customer
systems. Each support center includes bilingual French/English engineers. We assign technical account management resources to our largest accounts to help
them expand the use of our solutions and facilitate adoption of new functionality. Additional services, including an annual Remote System Health Assessment
and biweekly technical webinar education, are offered as project-based consulting or through our membership collaborative.
Vocera University. We provide hands-on, interactive educational experience through classroom training, distance learning or customized courseware covering
best practices, implementation and use of our solutions. Training courses are provided for systems administrators, IT professionals and industry-specific, end-
user educators.
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Sales and marketing
Sales
Our sales employees call on hospitals and healthcare systems in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and several
countries in the Middle East. As of December 31, 2015, we had 126 sales and account support employees. The sales team is organized to allow us to better serve
our customers and to support the different elements of our sales strategy. Certain members of the sales team focus on the development of new customer
relationships with large integrated health systems and government healthcare facilities. Our compensation is structured to incentivize new account development.
We supplement our sales organization by utilizing a U.S. government-authorized reseller to facilitate our sales to Veterans Administration and Department of
Defense healthcare facilities. Sales team members also focus on new customer development with smaller systems and individual hospitals. The sales team further
includes account managers who focus on service and additional sales to existing customers. We enhance our sales efforts by including in our sales staff individuals
with nursing backgrounds to address clinical uses with, and provide utilization advice to, customers and potential customers. We have also staffed our sales team
with system engineers who focus on the technical elements of system optimization, particularly wireless, and overall product configuration. We have a small direct
sales team to focus on developing our non-healthcare business, including hospitality, energy and other mission critical mobile work environments.
We strive to hire sales employees with at least 10 years of experience selling enterprise solutions in healthcare and who have experience selling in competitive and
complex environments with multiple decision makers. In markets outside the United States, our sales efforts are supplemented by a select group of resellers and
distributors.
Marketing
Our marketing efforts focus on building awareness and generating demand. We believe continuing to increase our brand recognition is important for the growth of
our business as well as generating demand for our solutions. As of December 31, 2015, we had 24 employees in marketing, product management and business
development.
Our customer-centric marketing strategy is important to generating new sales leads as word of mouth promotion and testimonials are some of our most valuable
marketing tools. A number of our customers have agreed to participate in video testimonials, white papers and case studies that validate the efficacy and the
financial benefits of our solutions. We have been featured in numerous articles and on network television demonstrating increased patient satisfaction, streamlined
hospital operations and enhanced employee safety. Additionally, we sponsor numerous customer-led webinars to demonstrate customer success and to let
prospective customers hear from their peer group about the positive impact that our solutions have made on their hospitals. Many of our sales leads come from
referrals of existing customers or users who have moved from a hospital already using Vocera to a new facility or health system.
We have an integrated product management organization that manages the full lifecycle of our products and services; from strategy through execution to end-of-
life. Our product roadmaps are driven by current and prospective customers and continually validated using primary and secondary research. We collect customer
feedback through surveys and focus groups, customer visits, a customer advisory board, user forums and participation in industry standards organizations. Integral
to this team are product managers and user experience designers skilled in clinical and operating workflows and business development resources that create and
manage the ecosystems of clinical and technology system partners.
Customers
Our customers include over 1,150 hospitals and other healthcare facilities, of which over 170 are outside of the United States. In addition, our Vocera
Communication solution has been selected by over 270 facilities in other non-healthcare markets. Our healthcare customers include national and international
health and hospital systems, large and medium-sized independent and academic hospitals, small hospitals and healthcare facilities, and U.S. governmental hospitals
and care facilities. Our diverse customer base has very low customer revenue concentration.
During 2015 and 2014 , non-U.S. markets represented approximately 8.8% and 9.9% of our revenue, respectively. We are developing plans to offer our solutions
in a wider range of international markets.
Competition
We do not believe any single competitor offers a similar intelligent communication system to the healthcare market that allows instant, hands-free communication
through voice-activated, role-based and activity-based calling, secure texting, and clinical integrations and workflows on a combination of dedicated, proprietary
devices, as well as third-party smartphones and other devices.
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At this time, the primary alternative to our system consists of a combination of traditional communication methods utilizing wired phones, wireless in-building
phones, smartphones, pagers and overhead paging systems.
The most significant alternative with which we compete for sales in the hospital are in-building wireless telephones. While we compete with the providers of these
wireless phones in making sales to hospitals, they do not at this time purport to contain the system intelligence, integrated workflow and convenience of our
Communication solution. The market for in-building wireless phones is dominated by large communications companies such as Cisco Systems, Ascom and
Spectralink.
We believe that the use of mobile smartphone apps for healthcare will continue to expand in our target market and may represent a source of competition but this
trend also represents an opportunity to expand our communication solutions with our Collaboration Suite smartphone apps, which enable all members of the
patient's care team to connect to our software platform and participate as users on our Communication system.
We believe that the primary competitive factors at work in our market include:
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comprehensiveness of the solution and the features provided
product performance and reliability
the initial cost and ongoing cost of ownership
customer service and support capabilities
We may face increased competition in the future, including competition from large, multinational companies with significant resources. Potential competitors may
have existing relationships with purchasers of other products and services within the hospital, which may enhance their ability to gain a foothold in our market.
Research and development
Our continued investment in research and development is critical to our business. We have assembled teams of engineers with expertise in various fields, including
software, firmware, database design, applications, speech recognition, wireless communication and hardware design. We employ research and development
personnel in San Jose, California; Knoxville, Tennessee; Toronto, Canada and Bangalore, India. There were 88 full-time research and development employees as
of December 31, 2015 . We also utilized small teams of contractors in India and Ukraine to assist with quality assurance testing and automation, and targeted
development efforts. Our research and development expenditures were $17.0 million , $18.0 million and $14.9 million in 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively.
Intellectual property
Our success depends, in part, upon our ability to protect our core technology and intellectual property. To accomplish this, we rely on a combination of intellectual
property rights, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks, as well as customary contractual protections.
We held 29 U.S. patents as of December 31, 2015, including patents on many capabilities of our software platform and communication badge. The expiration
dates of these patents range from 2018 through 2032. One or more utility patents have also been issued in Australia, Canada, India, Japan and the European Patent
Office (with validation in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands). A European Community design patent has been issued that protects the
design in multiple European jurisdictions.
In addition to the foregoing protections, we generally control access to and use of our proprietary software and other confidential information through the use of
internal and external controls, including non-disclosure agreements and other statutory and contractual protections applicable to employees, contractors, customers
and partners. These protections include U.S. and international copyright laws.
Our solutions include software developed and owned by us as well as software components we have licensed. These non-exclusive licenses are terminable by the
licensor for cause. Certain of these licenses are for a contractually specified term and cannot be renewed without the assent of the licensor. In the event one or more
of these licenses is terminated or is not renewed, we could be required to redesign substantial portions of our software in order to incorporate software components
from alternative sources. An unplanned redesign of our software could materially and adversely affect our business.
Manufacturing operations and suppliers
We outsource the manufacturing of our device products to original design manufacturers and contract manufacturer, SMTC Corporation (SMTC). Our
communication badge is currently built in Mexico using custom tools and test equipment owned by us. Initial volumes of new products may be manufactured by
our contract manufacturer in U.S. facilities. Most of our accessories, including batteries, chargers and attachments, are built by original design manufacturers in
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These manufacturers are responsible for procuring all the components included in our products, as specified and approved by us. Some of these components are
sole-sourced off-the-shelf and some are custom components built exclusively for our products. In the event we are unable to procure certain components, we could
be required to redesign some of our products in order to incorporate technology from alternative sources. An unplanned redesign of our products could materially
and adversely affect our business.
We require our suppliers to perform both incoming and outgoing product inspections. In addition, we perform in-house quality control and ongoing reliability
testing.
In July 2015, we announced that Vocera will resell Zebra Technologies MC40-HC Android mobile computer (MC40). The MC40 will be offered as a bundled
solution with the Vocera Collaboration Suite to provide a complete, turnkey solution for our customers’ clinical communication needs.
Employees
As of December 31, 2015 , we had 387 employees, consisting of 18 in manufacturing and quality operations, 88 in research and development, 150 in sales and
marketing, 88 in services and 43 in general and administrative. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement or are represented by a
labor union. We consider current employee relations to be good.
Backlog
Our backlog of undelivered orders was $58.2 million and $33.1 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. Of the current backlog, all but $28.7 million
is expected to be delivered in 2016.
Government regulations and standards
Substantially all of our revenue is derived from the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry is highly regulated and is subject to changing political, legislative,
regulatory and other influences. These factors affect the purchasing practices and operations of healthcare organizations, as well as the behavior and attitudes of
our users. Healthcare reform has been recently enacted at the federal level. We expect federal and state legislatures and agencies to continue to consider programs
to reform or revise aspects of the U.S. healthcare system. These programs may contain proposals to increase governmental involvement in healthcare or otherwise
change the environment in which healthcare industry participants operate.
HIPAA privacy and security standards
In connection with our healthcare communications business, we access personal health information on behalf of our customers. Accordingly, in the United States,
we are subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and its implementing regulations, which established uniform standards
for certain “covered entities” (healthcare providers engaged in electronic transactions, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses) governing the conduct of certain
electronic healthcare transactions and protecting the security and privacy of protected health information. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
included sweeping expansion of HIPAA’s privacy and security standards as reflected in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act,
(HITECH). Among other things, the new law makes certain HIPAA privacy and security standards directly applicable to “business associates” - independent
contractors or agents of covered entities that receive or obtain protected health information in connection with providing a service on behalf of a covered entity.
HITECH also increased the civil and criminal penalties that may be imposed against covered entities, business associates and possibly other persons, and gave state
attorneys general new authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce the federal HIPAA laws and seek attorney’s fees and
costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions. Most of our customers are covered entities under HIPAA and, to the extent that we access personal health
information on their behalf, we are their “business associates” and are subject to HIPAA and associated contractual obligations, as well as comparable state privacy
and security laws.
In addition, we are subject to privacy and security regulations in other jurisdictions. For example, the European Union (EU) adopted the Data Protection
Directive (DPD) (officially Directive 95/46/EC), imposing strict regulations and establishing a series of requirements regarding the storage of personally
identifiable information on computers or recorded on other electronic media. This has been implemented by all EU member states through national laws. DPD
provides for specific regulations requiring all non-EU countries doing business with EU member states to provide adequate data privacy protection when receiving
personal data from any of the EU member states. Similarly, Canada’s Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Documents Act provides Canadian
residents with privacy protections in regard to transactions with businesses and organizations in the private sector and sets out ground rules for how private sector
organizations may collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities.
These statutes, regulations and contractual obligations impose numerous requirements regarding the use and disclosure of personal health information with which
we must comply, and subject us to material liability and other adverse impacts to our business in the event we fail to do so. These include, without limitation, civil
fines, criminal sanctions in certain circumstances, contractual liability to our customer, and damage to our brand and reputation. We endeavor to mitigate these
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to be appropriate for the specific circumstances, including storing personal data under our control on password-protected systems in secure facilities, counseling
our customers as to best practices in using our solutions, and encrypting such information.
Medical device regulation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates certain products, including software-based products, as “medical devices” based, in part, on the intended
use of the product and the risk the device poses to the patient should the device fail to perform properly. We have concluded that our communication products are
general-purpose communication devices not subject to FDA regulation. However, either the FDA could disagree with our conclusion or changes in our product or
the FDA’s evolving regulations could lead to the imposition of medical device regulation on our products. In this event, we would be subject to extensive
regulatory requirements, including the expense of compliance with Medical Device Reporting and Quality System regulation and the potential of liability for
failure to comply, and we could be required to obtain 510(k) clearance or premarket approval of our products from the FDA prior to commercial distribution. Some
of the new products acquired as a result of the mVisum acquisition are regulated by the FDA as Class II medical devices under applicable law and FDA
regulations, including being subject to the 2.3% excise tax that was in effect under the Affordable Care Act through December 31, 2015. Class II devices are
devices classified by the FDA as posing a moderate to high risk and therefore subject to both “general controls” and “special controls”, as such terms are defined in
the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. Further, for other products we could become subject to the 2.3% excise tax if the FDA were to determine in the future that they
constitute medical devices.
Electrical standards and FCC regulations
Our products emit radio frequency energy in the 2.4 and 5.0 GHz spectrum bands for which licensing by U.S. and other regulatory authorities is not required,
provided that the products conform to certain requirements, e.g., maximum power output and tolerance of interference from other devices sharing that spectrum
band. We subject our products to testing by independent testing laboratories for compliance with the relevant standards issued by various U.S. and international
bodies, including the EU (with respect to the “CE” mark), the International Electrotechnical Commission, the Australian Communications and Media Authority,
Underwriters Laboratories and CSA International.
Information about segment and geographic revenue
Information about segment and geographic revenue is set forth in Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K. In addition, financial information regarding our operations, assets and liabilities, including our total net revenue and net income (loss) for the years
ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , and our total assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 , is included in our Consolidated Financial Statements under
Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Executive officers
The names of our executive officers, their ages as of March 12, 2016, and their positions are shown below.
Name
Brent D. Lang
Justin R. Spencer
Jay M. Spitzen, Ph.D., J.D.
M. Bridget Duffy, M.D.
Paul Johnson
Age
Position
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44
66
56
52
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Chief Medical Officer
Executive Vice President of Sales and Services
The Board chooses executive officers, who then serve at the Board’s discretion. There is no family relationship between any of our directors or executive officers.
Brent D. Lang assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2013. Mr. Lang served as our President and Chief Operating Officer
from October 2007 through May 2013. From February 2007 to October 2007, he served as our Executive Vice President, from January 2007 to June 2007, he
served as our Acting Chief Executive Officer, and from June 2001 through January 2007, he served as our Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
From September 1995 to June 2001, Mr. Lang served as senior director of marketing for 3Com Corporation, a networking company, where he was responsible for
3Com’s digital home products. From June 1991 to June 1993, Mr. Lang worked as a strategy consultant for Monitor Company, Inc., a consulting firm, advising
Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Lang earned a B.S. degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. degree from the
Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Justin R. Spencer has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2014. From September 2008 to November 2013, he served
as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Symmetricom, Inc., a provider of precise timekeeping and synchronization solutions, which was
acquired by Microsemi Corporation in November 2013. From June 2007 to April 2008, Mr. Spencer served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer at Covad Communications Group Inc., a provider of broadband integrated voice and data communications. From November 2002 until May 2007,
Mr. Spencer served in various positions at Covad Communications Group Inc., including Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Director
of Corporate Development. Mr. Spencer holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from The Wharton School of
Business.
Dr. Jay M. Spitzen has served as our General Counsel since April 2011 and as our Corporate Secretary since June 2011. Dr. Spitzen has served as our counsel since
our founding in February 2000. From 1994 to 2000, he was a partner at Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP (now DLA Piper LLP), a law firm. From September
1988 to 1994, Dr. Spitzen was an attorney with Ware & Freidenrich P.C., a law firm. From 1982 to 1985, he held positions as an engineering manager and vice
president of planning for Convergent Technologies, Inc., a workstation company that he co-founded in 1979. From 1978 to 1979, Dr. Spitzen was a staff scientist
with Xerox Corporation, a document management company. From September 1974 to March 1978, he worked as a software engineer with SRI International, Inc.,
an independent, nonprofit research institute. Dr. Spitzen earned an A.B. degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College, Ph.D. and S.M. degrees in Applied
Mathematics from Harvard University, and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.
M. Bridget Duffy, M.D. has served as our Chief Medical Officer since January 2013. Previously, Dr. Duffy was the co-founder of ExperiaHealth, Inc., which
became a subsidiary of Vocera in November 2010. Dr. Duffy served as its Chief Experience Officer from July 2009 through October 2010, and as its Chief
Executive Officer from November 2010 through July 2013. From July 2007 to June 2009, Dr. Duffy served as chief experience officer of the Cleveland Clinic, a
non-profit academic medical center. Dr. Duffy earned her Doctor of Medicine in June 1991 from the University of Minnesota and currently holds a Physician and
Surgeon license in both the states of Minnesota and California.
Paul Johnson has served as our Executive Vice President of Sales and Services since October 2013. From August 2013 to October 2013, Mr. Johnson served as
Vice President of Sales at Digital Insight, a provider of online and mobile banking solutions. Mr. Johnson served as Vice President of Sales and Relationship
Management at Intuit’s Financial Services Division (which was renamed Digital Insight following Intuit’s sale of this business in August 2013) from January 2011
to August 2013. From November 2007 to December 2010, he served as the Executive Vice President, North America, Sage Business Solutions for Sage Software,
Inc., a provider of business management software and services. In addition, Mr. Johnson previously served in various sales and services functions at International
Business Machines Corporation. Mr. Johnson earned his M.B.A and B.S degrees in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Available information
We make available our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or
furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), as amended, free of charge on our website at
www.vocera.com , as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.
Additionally, copies of materials filed by us with the SEC may be accessed at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 or
at www.sec.gov. For information about the SEC's Public Reference Room, contact 1-800-SEC-0330.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the
other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our business, financial condition, results of operations or future prospects could be materially
and adversely harmed if any of the following risks, or other risks or uncertainties that are not yet identified or that we currently believe are immaterial, actually
occur. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks or uncertainties, and, as a result, you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks related to our business and industry
We have incurred significant losses in the past, and will likely experience losses in the future.
We have incurred significant losses in the past and reported a net loss of $17.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015 , we had
an accumulated deficit of $109.8 million . If we cannot achieve profitability in future periods, our business and our stock price may be adversely affected.
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Our ability to be profitable in the future depends upon continued demand for our communication solutions from existing and new customers. Further market
adoption of our solutions, including increased penetration within our existing customers, depends upon our ability to improve patient safety and satisfaction and
increase hospital efficiency and productivity, and to bring value to customers outside of healthcare. Additionally, further adoption of our solutions in non-
healthcare markets depends on our ability to modify our products to successfully respond to the challenges in those markets and our sales efforts to reach the
customers in those markets. In addition, our profitability will be affected by, among other things, our ability to execute on our business strategy, the timing and size
of orders, the pricing and costs of our solutions, macroeconomic conditions affecting the health care industry and the extent to which we invest in sales and
marketing, research and development and general and administrative resources.
We depend on sales of our Vocera Communication solution in the healthcare market for substantially all of our revenue, and decrease in sales in the
healthcare market would harm our business.
To date, substantially all of our revenue has been derived from sales of our Vocera Communication solution to the healthcare market and, in particular, hospitals.
Sales of our Vocera Communication solution to the healthcare market accounted for 94%, 90% and 91% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 ,
December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. We anticipate that sales of our Vocera Communication solution will represent a significant portion of our revenue for
the foreseeable future.
We obtain a significant portion of our sales from existing hospital customers. While we are seeking to sell our Vocera Communications solution to non-healthcare
customers, we do not anticipate that sales of our Vocera Communication solution in non-healthcare markets will represent a significant portion of our revenue for
the foreseeable future.
Our success depends in part upon the deployment of our Vocera Communication solution by new hospital customers, the expansion and upgrade of our solution at
existing customers, and our ability to continue to provide on a timely basis cost-effective solutions that meet the requirements of our hospital customers. Our
Vocera Communication solution requires a substantial upfront investment by customers. Typically, our hospital customers initially deploy our solution for specific
users in specific departments before expanding our solution into other departments or for other users. The cost of the initial deployment depends on the number of
users and departments involved, the size and age of the hospital and the condition of the existing wireless infrastructure, if any, within the hospital.
Even if hospital personnel determine that our Vocera Communication solution provides compelling benefits over their existing communications methods, their
hospitals may not have, or may not be willing to spend, the resources necessary to install and maintain wireless infrastructure to initially deploy and support our
solution or expand our solution to other departments or users. Hospitals are currently facing significant budget constraints from unpredictable patient population
trends and commercial reimbursements, and increasing demands from, and competition for, patients. In addition, both governmental and commercial hospitals are
experiencing lower Medicare reimbursement rates and higher compliance demands, and penalties from the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and other healthcare reform legislation. As a consequence, we may experience slowdowns and deferral of orders for our solution that
could negatively impact our sales. We might not be able to sustain or increase our revenue from sales of our Vocera Communication solution, or achieve the
growth rates that we envision, if hospitals continue to face significant budgetary constraints and reduce their spending on communications systems.
If we fail to offer high-quality services and support for any of our solutions, our operating results and our ability to sell those solutions in the future will be
harmed.
Our ability to sell our Vocera Communication or Care Experience solutions is dependent upon our professional services and technical support teams providing
high-quality services and support. Our professional services team assists our customers with their wireless infrastructure assessment, clinical workflow design,
communication solution configuration, training and project management during the pre-deployment and deployment stages. Once our solutions are deployed within
a customer’s facility, the customer typically depends on our technical support team to help resolve technical issues, assist in optimizing the use of our solutions and
facilitate adoption of new functionality. If we do not effectively assist our customers in deploying our solutions, succeed in helping our customers quickly resolve
technical and other post-deployment issues, or provide effective ongoing support services, our ability to expand the use of our solutions with existing customers
and to sell our solutions to new customers will be harmed. If deployment of our solutions is deemed unsatisfactory, we may incur significant costs to attain and
sustain customer satisfaction or, in extreme cases, our customers may choose not to deploy our solution. As we rapidly hire new services and support personnel, we
may inadvertently hire underperforming people who will have to be replaced, or fail to effectively train such employees, leading in some instances to slower
growth, additional costs and poor customer relations. In addition, the failure of channel partners to provide high-quality services and support in markets outside the
United States could also harm sales of our solutions.
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As we continue to pursue opportunities for larger deals, we may experience a longer time period for the deals to deploy and as a result, our revenue recognition for
these deals may be delayed. Additionally, as we enter agreements with new and existing customers for larger and more complex deals across multiple sites, we
have been and may continue to be required to agree to customer acceptance clauses. Delays may occur in obtaining customer acceptance regardless of the quality
of our products and services, and may cause us to defer revenue recognition where such acceptance provisions are substantive in nature, or they may require us to
incur additional professional services or other costs in an effort to obtain such customer acceptance.
Our sales cycle can be lengthy and unpredictable, which may cause our revenue and operating results to fluctuate significantly.
Our sales cycles can be lengthy and unpredictable. Our sales efforts involve educating our customers about the use and benefits of our solutions, including the
technical capabilities of our solutions and the potential cost savings and productivity gains achievable by deploying them. Customers typically undertake a
significant evaluation process, which frequently involves not only our solutions but also their existing communications methods and those of our competitors, and
can result in a lengthy sales cycle of nine to twelve months or more. We spend substantial time, effort and money in our sales efforts without any assurance that our
efforts will produce sales. In addition, purchases of our solutions are frequently subject to budget constraints, multiple approvals, and unplanned administrative,
processing and other delays. For example, we experienced elongated sales cycles due to uncertainty surrounding healthcare reform and lower hospital admission
trends in 2013 and 2014. At this time, hospitals in the U.S. face significant uncertainty over the continuing impact of federal government budgets, and continuing
changes in the implementation and deadlines for compliance with the ACA and other healthcare reform legislation, as well as potential future statutes and
rulemaking.
Our business has gone through cycles of expansion, relative stability and contraction, and if we are not able to manage such cycles effectively, our operating
results may suffer.
We have experienced periods of expansion, relative stability and contraction in our revenues and operations in the past. Such fluctuation has placed, and may
continue to place, strains on our management systems, infrastructure and other resources. Especially during growth periods, we may plan to hire additional direct
sales and marketing personnel domestically and internationally, acquire complementary businesses, technologies or assets, and increase our investment in research
and development. Our future operating results depend to a large extent on our ability to successfully implement such plans and manage such investments. To do so
successfully we must, among other things:
• manage our expenses in line with our operating plans and current business environment;
• maintain and enhance our operational, financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures;
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develop and deliver new solutions and enhancements to existing solutions efficiently and reliably.
integrate acquired businesses, technologies or assets;
We expect to incur costs associated with the investments made to support our business strategy before the anticipated benefits or the returns are realized, if at all. If
we are unable to grow our business or manage our future growth effectively, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities or develop new
solutions or enhancements to existing solutions. We may also fail to satisfy customer requirements, maintain quality, execute our business plan or respond to
competitive pressures, which could result in lower revenue and a decline in the share price of our common stock.
Our revenue and operating results have fluctuated, and are likely to continue to fluctuate, making our quarterly results difficult to predict, which may cause us
to miss analyst expectations and may result in the price of our common stock to decline.
Our operating results have been and may continue to be difficult to predict, even in the near term, and are likely to fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many
of which are outside of our control.
Comparisons of our revenue and operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. You should not rely on our past results as an indication of
our future performance. Each of the following factors, among others, could cause our operating results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter:
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the financial health of our healthcare customers and budgetary constraints on their ability to upgrade their communications;
changes in the regulatory environment affecting our healthcare customers, including impediments to their ability to obtain reimbursement for their services;
our ability to expand our sales and marketing operations;
the announcement of new significant contracts or relationships;
the procurement and deployment cycles of our healthcare customers and the length of our sales cycles;
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variations in the amount of orders booked in a prior quarter but not delivered until later quarters;
our mix of solutions and pricing, including discounts by us or our competitors;
our ability to expand into non-healthcare markets;
our ability to develop significant new reseller relationships;
our ability to forecast demand and manage lead times for the manufacture of our solutions; and
our ability to develop and introduce new solutions and features to existing solutions that achieve market acceptance.
Developments in the healthcare industry and governing regulations have negatively affected and may continue to negatively affect our business.
Substantially all of our revenue is derived from customers in the healthcare industry, in particular, hospitals. The healthcare industry is highly regulated and is
subject to changing political, legislative, regulatory and other influences. Developments generally affecting the healthcare industry, including new regulations or
new interpretations of existing regulations, could adversely affect spending on information technology and capital equipment by reducing funding, changing
healthcare pricing or delivery or creating impediments for obtaining healthcare reimbursements, which together with declining admission trends, could cause our
sales to decline and negatively impact our business. For example, the profit margins of our hospital customers are modest, and pending changes in reimbursement
for healthcare costs may reduce the overall solvency of our customers or cause further deterioration in their financial or business condition.
Since 2009, three significant bills were signed into law that impact the U.S. healthcare system. Those bills include The Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act, enacted under Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HITECH Act), the ACA, and the Health
Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Together, these acts drive substantive changes over several years to the operating processes, reimbursements and
rules governing the U.S. healthcare system. The actual end effect of these laws on the marketplace is not yet fully understood.
We believe that our healthcare customers are unsure of the impact that a number of the elements of those acts will have on their business, and cannot predict the
timing and requirements of the final rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for these statutes, making managing their business
operations more difficult. Further, as has been experienced since 2010, as rules and agency guidance pursuant to these statutes are implemented and revised by
HHS, a number of aspects of the acts have been interpreted, modified or delayed. For example, sudden changes in the rules for individuals buying insurance
through state or federal health insurance exchanges, and individual and employer mandates to have and offer insurance coverage, have challenged hospitals’
abilities to forecast patient utilization and revenues, and to set operational plans and budget accordingly.
Federal budget activities also impact our customers. We believe that it is likely that additional legislative changes by Congress and rulemaking by HHS will
continue. Our customers include healthcare facilities run by the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. These potential customers
have been and may continue to be impacted by budgetary and legislative actions.
In addition, many state governments are changing or expanding their healthcare laws, adding additional complexity to understanding the potential impacts.
We are unable to predict the full impact of these new and changing rules on our hospital customers and others in the healthcare industry. Impacts of these rules
have affected and could continue to affect materially our customers’ ability to budget for or purchase our products. The healthcare industry has changed
significantly in recent years and we expect that significant changes will continue to occur. We cannot provide assurance that the markets for our solutions will
continue to exist at current levels or that we will have adequate technical, financial and marketing resources to react to changes in those markets.
We primarily compete in the rapidly evolving and competitive healthcare market, and if we fail to effectively respond to competitive pressures, our business and
operating results could be harmed.
We believe that at this time the primary competition for our Vocera Communication solution consists of traditional methods using wired and wireless phones,
pagers and overhead intercoms. While we believe that our system is superior to these legacy methods, our solution requires a significant infrastructure investment
by a hospital and many hospitals' spending is severely constrained by other priorities.
Manufacturers and distributors of product categories such as cellular phones, smartphone applications, pagers, mobile radios and in-building wireless telephones
attempt to sell their products to hospitals as components of an overall communication system. Of these product categories, in-building wireless telephones
represent the most significant competition for the sale of our solution. The market for in-building wireless phones is dominated by communications companies
such as Cisco Systems, Ascom and
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Spectralink. In addition, the proliferation of smartphones and related applications, including cloud-based applications, may represent a new category of competitive
offerings. While we consider secured text-messaging using smartphones a feature valued by many customers, we do not believe most of our potential customers
would consider that feature alone an adequate substitute for a voice communication solution. However, some customers may choose free text-messaging solutions
even if not HIPAA-compliant, given their budget constraints.
While we do not have a directly comparable competitor that provides a solution as richly-featured as the Vocera Communication system for the healthcare market,
we could face such competition in the future. Potential competitors in the healthcare or communications markets include large, multinational companies with
significantly more resources to dedicate to product development and sales and marketing. These companies may have existing relationships within the hospital,
which may enhance their ability to gain a foothold in our market. Customers may prefer to purchase a more highly integrated or bundled solution from a single
provider or an existing supplier rather than a new supplier, regardless of performance or features. Accordingly, if we fail to effectively respond to competitive
pressures, we could experience pricing pressure, reduced profit margins, higher sales and marketing expenses, lower revenue and the loss of market share, any of
which would harm our business, operating results or financial condition.
If we fail to increase market awareness of our brand and solutions, and expand our sales and marketing operations, our business could be harmed.
We intend to continue to add personnel and resources in sales and marketing as we focus on expanding awareness of our brand and solutions and capitalize on
sales opportunities with new and existing customers. Our efforts to improve sales of our solutions will result in an increase in our sales and marketing expense and
general and administrative expense, and these efforts may not be successful. Some newly hired sales and marketing personnel may subsequently be determined to
be unproductive and have to be replaced, resulting in operational and sales delays and incremental costs. If we are unable to significantly increase the awareness of
our brand and solutions or effectively manage the costs associated with these efforts, our business, financial condition and operating results could be harmed.
We depend on a number of sole source and limited source suppliers, and if we are unable to source our components from them, our business and operating
results could be harmed.
We depend on sole and limited source suppliers for several hardware components of our Vocera Communication solution, including our batteries and integrated
circuits. We purchase inventory generally through individual purchase orders. Any of these suppliers could cease production of our components, cease to provide
the necessary levels of support for our use of their components, experience capacity constraints, material shortages, work stoppages, financial difficulties, cost
increases or other reductions or disruptions in output, cease operations or be acquired by, or enter into exclusive arrangements with, a competitor. These suppliers
typically rely on purchase orders rather than long-term contracts with their suppliers, and as a result, even if available, the supplier may not be able to secure
sufficient materials at reasonable prices or of acceptable quality to build our components in a timely manner. Any of these circumstances could cause interruptions
or delays in the delivery of our solutions to our customers, and this may force us to seek components from alternative sources, which may not have the required
specifications, or be available in time to meet demand or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Any of these circumstances may also force us to redesign our
solutions if a component becomes unavailable in order to incorporate a component from an alternative source.
Our solutions incorporate multiple software components obtained from licensors on a non-exclusive basis, such as voice recognition software, software supporting
the runtime execution of our software platform, and database and reporting software. Our license agreements can be terminated for cause. In many cases, these
license agreements specify a limited term and are only renewable beyond that term with the consent of the licensor. If a licensor terminates a license agreement for
cause, objects to its renewal or conditions renewal on modified terms and conditions, we may be unable to obtain licenses for equivalent software components on
reasonable terms and conditions, including licensing fees, warranties or protection from infringement claims. Some licensors may discontinue licensing their
software to us or support of the software version used in our solutions. In such circumstances, we may need to redesign our solutions at substantial cost to
incorporate alternative software components or be subject to higher royalty costs. Any of these circumstances could adversely affect the cost and availability of our
solutions.
Third-party licensors generally require us to incorporate specific license terms and conditions in our agreements with our customers. If we are alleged to have
failed to incorporate these license terms and conditions, we may be subject to claims by these licensors, incur significant legal costs defending ourselves against
such claims and, if such claims are successful, be subject to termination of licenses, monetary damages, or an injunction against the continued distribution of one or
more of our solutions.
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Because we depend upon a contract manufacturer and original design manufacturers, our operations could be harmed and we could lose sales if we encounter
problems with these manufacturers.
We do not have internal manufacturing capabilities and rely upon a contract manufacturer, SMTC, to produce the primary hardware component of our Vocera
Communication solution. We have entered into a manufacturing agreement with SMTC that is terminable by either party with advance notice and that may also be
terminated for a material uncured breach. We also rely on original design manufacturers, or ODMs, to produce accessories, including batteries, chargers and
attachments. Any of these suppliers could cease production of our components, cease to provide the necessary levels of support for our use of their components,
experience capacity constraints, material shortages, work stoppages, financial difficulties, cost increases or other reductions or disruptions in output, cease
operations or be acquired by, or enter into exclusive arrangements with, a competitor. If SMTC or an ODM is unable or unwilling to continue manufacturing
components of our solutions in the volumes that we require, fails to meet our quality specifications or significantly increases its prices, we may not be able to
deliver our solutions to our customers with the quantities, quality and performance that they expect in a timely manner. As a result, we could lose sales and our
operating results could be harmed.
SMTC or ODMs may experience problems that could impact the quantity and quality of components of our Vocera Communication solution, including disruptions
in their manufacturing operations due to equipment breakdowns, labor strikes or shortages, component or material shortages and cost increases. SMTC and these
ODMs generally rely on purchase orders rather than long-term contracts with their suppliers, and as a result, may not be able to secure sufficient components or
other materials at reasonable prices or of acceptable quality to build components of our solutions in a timely manner. The majority of the components of our
Vocera Communication solution are manufactured in Asia or Mexico and adverse changes in political or economic circumstances in those locations could also
disrupt our supply and quality of components of our solutions.
Companies occasionally encounter unexpected difficulties in ramping up production of new products, and we may experience such difficulties with future
generations of our products. SMTC and our ODMs also manufacture products for other companies. Generally, our orders represent a relatively small percentage of
the overall orders received by SMTC and these ODMs from their customers; therefore, fulfilling our orders may not be a priority in the event SMTC or an ODM is
constrained in its ability to fulfill all of its customer obligations. In addition, if SMTC or an ODM is unable or unwilling to continue manufacturing components of
our solutions, we may have to identify one or more alternative manufacturers. The process of identifying and qualifying a new contract manufacturer or ODM can
be time consuming, and we may not be able to substitute suitable alternative manufacturers in a timely manner or at an acceptable cost. Additionally, transitioning
to a new manufacturer may cause us to incur additional costs and delays if the new manufacturer has difficulty manufacturing components of our solutions to our
specifications or quality standards.
If we fail to forecast our manufacturing requirements accurately, or fail to properly manage our inventory with our contract manufacturer, we could incur
additional costs and experience manufacturing delays, which can adversely affect our operating results.
We place orders with our contract manufacturer, SMTC, and we and SMTC place orders with suppliers based on forecasts of customer demand. Because of our
international low cost sourcing strategy, our lead times are long and cause substantially more risk to forecasting accuracy than would result were lead times shorter.
Our forecasts are based on multiple assumptions, each of which may introduce errors into our estimates affecting our ability to meet our customers' demands for
our solutions. We also may face additional forecasting challenges due to product transitions in the components of our solutions, or to our suppliers discontinuing
production of materials and subcomponents required for our solutions. If demand for our solutions increases significantly, we may not be able to meet demand on a
timely basis, and we may need to expend a significant amount of time working with our customers to allocate limited supply and maintain positive customer
relations, or we may incur additional costs in order to source additional materials and subcomponents to produce components of our solutions or to expedite the
manufacture and delivery of additional inventory. If we underestimate customer demand, our contract manufacturer may have inadequate materials and
subcomponents on hand to produce components of our solutions, which could result in manufacturing interruptions, shipment delays, deferral or loss of revenue,
and damage to our customer relationships. Conversely, if we overestimate customer demand, we and SMTC may purchase more inventory than required for actual
customer orders, resulting in excess or obsolete inventory, thereby increasing our costs and harming our operating results.
If hospitals do not have and are not willing to install, upgrade and maintain the wireless infrastructure required to effectively operate our Vocera
Communication solution, then they may experience technical problems or not purchase our solution at all.
The effectiveness of our Vocera Communication solution depends upon the quality and compatibility of the communications environment that our healthcare
customers maintain. Our solutions require voice-grade wireless, or Wi-Fi, installed through large enterprise environments, which can vary from hospital to hospital
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hospitals have not installed a voice-grade wireless infrastructure. If potential customers do not have a wireless network that can properly and fully interoperate with
our Vocera Communication solution, then such a network must be installed, or an existing Wi-Fi network must be upgraded or modified, for example, by adding
access points in stairwells, for our Vocera Communication solution to be fully functional. The additional cost of installing or upgrading a Wi-Fi network may
dissuade potential customers from installing our solution. Furthermore, if changes to a customer's physical or information technology environment cause
integration issues or degrade the effectiveness of our solution, or if the customer fails to upgrade or maintain its environment as may be required for software
releases or updates or to ensure our solution's effectiveness, the customer may not be able to fully utilize our solution or may experience technical problems, or
these changes may impact the performance of other wireless equipment being used. If such circumstances arise, prospective customers may not purchase or
existing customers may not expand their use of or deploy upgraded versions of our Vocera Communication solution, thereby harming our business and operating
results.
If we fail to achieve and maintain certification for certain U.S. federal standards, our sales to U.S. government customers will suffer.
We believe that a significant opportunity exists to sell our products to healthcare facilities in the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense (DoD). These
customers require independent certification of compliance with specific requirements relating to encryption, security, interoperability and scalability, including
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 and, as to DoD, certification by its Joint Interoperability and Test Command and under its Information
Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process. We have received certification under certain of these standards for military-specific configurations of the
Vocera communication solution incorporating the B2000 and B3000 badges. We are continuing to carry out further compliance activities. A failure on our part to
achieve and maintain compliance, both as to current products and as to new product versions, could adversely impact our revenue.
Failure to protect our information technology infrastructure against cyber-based attacks, network security breaches, service interruptions, or data corruption
could significantly disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and operating results.
We rely on information technology and telephone networks and systems, including the Internet, to process and transmit sensitive electronic information and to
manage or support a variety of business processes and activities, including sales, billing, customer service, procurement and supply chain. We use enterprise
information technology systems to record, process, and summarize financial information and results of operations for internal reporting purposes and to comply
with regulatory financial reporting, legal, and tax requirements. Our information technology systems, some of which are managed by third-parties, may be
susceptible to damage, disruptions or shutdowns due to computer viruses, attacks by computer hackers, failures during the process of upgrading or replacing
software, databases or components thereof, power outages, hardware failures, telecommunication failures, user errors or catastrophic events. Although we have
developed systems and processes that are designed to protect customer information and prevent data loss and other security breaches, including systems and
processes designed to reduce the impact of a security breach at a third party vendor, such measures cannot provide absolute security. If our systems are breached or
suffer severe damage, disruption or shutdown and we are unable to effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner, our business and operating results may
significantly suffer and we may be subject to litigation, government enforcement actions or potential liability. Security breaches could also cause us to incur
significant remediation costs, result in product development delays, disrupt key business operations and divert attention of management and key information
technology resources.
Our efforts to sell our communications solutions in non-healthcare markets may not be successful.
In recent years, we have actively engaged in sales efforts to customers outside the healthcare markets, including hospitality, energy and other mobile work
environments. We may not be successful in further penetrating the non-healthcare markets upon which we are initially focusing, or other new markets. To date, our
Vocera Communication solution has been deployed in over 250 customers in non-healthcare markets. Total revenue from non-healthcare customers accounted for
2% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 3% for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. If we cannot maintain these customers
by providing communications solutions that meet their requirements, if we cannot successfully expand our communications solutions in non-healthcare markets, or
if adoption of our solutions is slow, we may not obtain significant revenue from these markets. We may experience challenges as we expand in non-healthcare
markets, including pricing pressure on our solutions and technical issues as we adapt our solutions for the requirements of new markets. Our communications
solutions also may not contain the functionality required by these non-healthcare markets or may not sufficiently differentiate us from competing solutions such
that customers can justify deploying our solutions.
If we fail to successfully develop and introduce new solutions and features to existing solutions, our revenue, operating results and reputation could suffer.
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Our success depends, in part, upon our ability to develop and introduce new solutions and features to existing solutions that meet existing and new customer
requirements. We may not be able to develop and introduce new solutions or features on a timely basis or in response to customers’ changing requirements, or that
sufficiently differentiate us from competing solutions such that customers can justify deploying our solutions. We may experience technical problems and
additional costs as we introduce new features to our software platform, deploy future models of our wireless badges, which can require customers to perform
software upgrades to their systems, and integrate new solutions with existing customer clinical systems and workflows. In addition, we may face technical
difficulties as we expand into non-English speaking countries and incorporate non-English speech recognition capabilities into our Vocera Communication
solution. We also may incur substantial costs or delays in the manufacture of any additional new products or models as we seek to optimize production methods
and processes at our contract manufacturer. In addition, we expect that we will at least initially achieve lower gross margins on new models, while endeavoring to
reduce manufacturing costs over time. If any of these problems were to arise, our revenue, operating results and reputation could suffer.
If we do not achieve the anticipated strategic or financial benefits from our acquisitions or if we cannot successfully integrate them, our business and
operating results could be harmed.
We have acquired, and in the future may acquire, complementary businesses, technologies or assets that we believe to be strategic, such as our acquisitions of
mVisum in the first quarter of 2014 and Prana Technologies in the third quarter of 2014. We may not achieve the anticipated strategic or financial benefits, or be
successful in integrating any acquired businesses, technologies or assets. If we cannot effectively integrate the acquired business and products into our business, we
may not achieve market acceptance for, or significant revenue from, these new solutions.
Integrating newly acquired businesses, technologies and assets could strain our resources, could be expensive and time consuming, and might not be successful.
Our recent acquisitions expose us, and we will be further exposed, if we acquire or invest in additional businesses, technologies or assets, to a number of risks,
including that we may:
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encounter difficulties leveraging our existing sales and marketing organizations, and direct sales channels, to increase our revenue from acquired businesses,
technologies or assets;
find that the acquisition does not further our business strategy, we overpaid for the acquisition or the economic conditions underlying our acquisition decision
have changed;
have difficulty retaining the key personnel of acquired businesses;
suffer disruption to our ongoing business and diversion of our management's attention as a result of transition or integration issues and the challenges of
managing geographically or culturally diverse enterprises; and
experience unforeseen and significant problems or liabilities associated with quality, technology and legal contingencies relating to the acquisition, such as
intellectual property or employment matters.
In addition, from time to time we may enter into negotiations for acquisitions that are not ultimately consummated. These negotiations could result in significant
diversion of management time, as well as substantial out-of-pocket costs. If we were to proceed with one or more significant acquisitions in which the
consideration included cash, we could be required to use a substantial portion of our available cash. To the extent we issue shares of capital stock or other rights to
purchase capital stock, including options and warrants, the ownership of existing stockholders would be diluted. In addition, acquisitions may result in the
incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, large write-offs, or other unanticipated costs, events or circumstances, any of which could harm our operating results.
We generally recognize revenue from maintenance and support contracts and subscription arrangements over the contract term, and changes in sales may not
be immediately reflected in our operating results.
We generally recognize revenue from our customer maintenance and support contracts and subscription arrangements ratably over the contract term, which is
typically 12 months, in some cases subject to an early termination right. Revenue from our maintenance and support contracts accounted for 37% , 37% and 31%
of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 , December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. A portion of the revenue we report in each quarter is derived
from the recognition of deferred revenue relating to maintenance and support contracts entered into during previous quarters. Consequently, a decline in new or
renewed maintenance and support or subscription agreements by our customers in any one quarter may not be immediately reflected in our revenue for that quarter.
Such a decline, however, will negatively affect our revenue in future quarters. Accordingly, the effect of significant downturns in sales and market acceptance of
our services and potential changes in our rate of renewals may not be fully reflected in our operating results until future periods.
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Our success depends upon our ability to attract, integrate and retain key personnel, and our failure to do so could harm our ability to grow our business.
Our success depends, in part, on the continuing services of our senior management and other key personnel, and our ability to continue to attract, integrate and
retain highly skilled personnel, particularly in engineering, sales and marketing. Competition for highly skilled personnel is intense, particularly in the Silicon
Valley where our headquarters are located. If we fail to attract, integrate and retain key personnel, our ability to grow our business could be harmed.
The members of our senior management and other key personnel are at-will employees, and may terminate their employment at any time without notice. If one or
more members of our senior management terminate their employment, we may not be able to find qualified individuals to replace them on a timely basis or at all
and our senior management may need to divert their attention from other aspects of our business. Former employees may also become employees of a competitor.
We may also have to pay additional compensation to attract and retain key personnel. We also anticipate hiring additional engineering, marketing and sales, and
services personnel to grow our business. Often, significant amounts of time and resources are required to train these personnel. We may incur significant costs to
attract, integrate and retain them, and we may lose them to a competitor or another company before we realize the benefit of our investments in them.
Our international operations subject us, and may increasingly subject us in the future, to operational, financial, economic and political risks abroad.
Although we derive a relatively small portion of our revenue from customers outside the United States, we believe that non-U.S. customers could represent an
increasing share of our revenue in the future. During the year ended December 31, 2015 , December 31, 2014 and 2013, we generated 8.8% , 9.9% and 10.5% of
our revenue, respectively, from customers outside of the United States, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Republic of Ireland and New
Zealand. In the second quarter of 2014, we opened a new innovation center in India and a sales office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Accordingly, we are subject
to risks and challenges that we would not otherwise face if we conducted our business solely in the United States, including:
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challenges incorporating non-English speech recognition capabilities into our solutions as we expand into non-English speaking jurisdictions;
difficulties integrating our solutions with wireless infrastructures with which we do not have experience;
difficulties integrating local dialing plans and applicable PBX standards;
challenges associated with delivering support, training and documentation in several languages;
difficulties in staffing and managing personnel and resellers;
the need to comply with a wide variety of foreign laws and regulations, including increasingly stringent data privacy regulations, requirements for export
controls for encryption technology, employment laws, changes in tax laws and tax audits by government agencies;
political and economic instability in, or foreign conflicts that involve or affect, the countries of our customers;
difficulties in collecting accounts receivable and longer accounts receivable payment cycles;
exposure to competitors who are more familiar with local markets;
risks associated with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and local anti-bribery law compliance;
difficulties associated with resolving contract disputes in foreign countries with varied legal systems;
limited or unfavorable intellectual property protection in some countries; and
currency exchange rate fluctuations, which could affect the price of our solutions relative to locally produced solutions.
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Our solutions are highly complex and may contain software or hardware defects that could harm our reputation and operating results.
Our solutions incorporate complex technology, are deployed in a variety of complex hospital environments and must interoperate with many different types of
devices and hospital systems. While we test the components of our solutions for defects and errors prior to release, we or our customers may not discover a defect
or error until after we have deployed our solution, integrated it into the hospital environment and our customer has commenced general use of the solution. In
addition, our solutions in some cases are integrated with hardware and software offered by “middleware” vendors in order to interoperate with nurse call systems,
device alarms and other hospital systems. If we cannot successfully integrate our solution with these vendors as needed or if any hardware or software of these
vendors contains any defect or error, then our solution may not perform as designed, or may exhibit a defect or error.
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Any defects or errors in, or which are attributed to, our solutions, could result in:
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delayed market acceptance of our affected solutions;
loss of revenue or delay in revenue recognition;
loss of customers or inability to attract new customers;
diversion of engineering or other resources for remedying the defect or error;
damage to our brand and reputation;
delay in delivery of information;
increased service and warranty costs, including potential replacement costs for product recalls; and
legal actions by our customers and hospital patients, including product liability claims.
If any of these occur, our operating results and reputation could be harmed.
We face potential liability related to the privacy and security of personal information collected through our solutions.
In connection with our healthcare communications business, we handle and have access to personal health information subject in the United States to HIPAA or
HITECH, regulations issued pursuant to these statutes, state privacy and security laws and regulations, and associated contractual obligations as a “business
associate” of healthcare providers. These statutes, regulations and contractual obligations impose numerous requirements regarding the use and disclosure of
personal health information with which we must comply. Our failure to accurately anticipate the application or interpretation of these statutes, regulations and
contractual obligations as we develop our solutions, a failure by us to comply with their requirements (e.g., evolving encryption and security requirements) or an
allegation that defects in our products have resulted in noncompliance by our customers could create material civil and/or criminal liability for us, resulting in
adverse publicity and negatively affecting our business.
In addition, the use and disclosure of personal health information is subject to laws and regulations in other jurisdictions in which we do business or expect to do
business in the future. Any developments stemming from enactment or modification of these laws and regulations, or the failure by us to comply with their
requirements or to accurately anticipate the application or interpretation of these laws could create material liability to us, result in adverse publicity and negatively
affect our business.
For example, the EU adopted the DPD, imposing strict regulations and establishing a series of requirements regarding the storage of personally identifiable
information on computers or recorded on other electronic media. This has been implemented by all EU member states through national laws. DPD provides for
specific regulations requiring all non-EU countries doing business with EU member states to provide adequate data privacy protection when receiving personal
data from any of the EU member states. Similarly, Canada’s Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Documents Act, as well as a variety of provincial
statutes, provides Canadian residents with privacy protections in regard to transactions with businesses and organizations in the private sector and sets out ground
rules for how private sector organizations may collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities. A finding that we have failed
to comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information could create liability for us, result in adverse
publicity and negatively affect our business.
Any legislation or regulation in the area of privacy and security of personal information could affect the way we operate our services and could harm our business.
For example, the European Court of Justice recently invalidated the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework that had been in place since 2000, which allowed companies
to meet certain EU legal requirements for the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the United States. While other adequate legal
mechanisms to lawfully transfer such data remain, the invalidation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework may result in different European data protection
regulators applying differing standards for the transfer of personal data, which could result in increased regulation, cost of compliance and limitations on data
transfer for us and our customers. The costs of compliance with, and the other burdens imposed by, these and other laws or regulatory actions may prevent us from
selling our solutions or increase the costs associated with selling our solutions, and may affect our ability to invest in or jointly develop solutions in the United
States and in foreign jurisdictions. Further, we cannot assure you that our privacy and security policies and practices will be found sufficient to protect us from
liability or adverse publicity relating to the privacy and security of personal information.
The failure of our equipment lease customers to pay us under leasing agreements with them that we do not sell to third party lease finance companies could
harm our revenue and operating results.
In 2012 we began offering our badges and related hardware accessories to our customers through multi-year equipment lease agreements. In connection with each
sale, we recognize product-related revenue at the net present value of the lease payment stream once our obligations related to such sale have been met. We plan to
sell the bulk of these leases, including the related accounts receivables, to third party lease finance companies on a non-recourse basis. We will have to retain
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house, which will expose us to the creditworthiness of such equipment lease customers over the lease term. For the leases that we retain in-house, our ability to
collect payments from a customer or to recognize revenue for the sale could be impaired if the customer fails to meet its obligations to us such as in the case of its
bankruptcy filing or deterioration in its financial position, or has other creditworthiness issues, any of which could harm our revenue and operating results.
If our efforts to protect the security of information collected by our customers are unsuccessful, we could become subject to costly government enforcement
actions and private litigation and our sales and reputation could suffer.
The nature of our business involves the receipt and storage of information about our customers. We have implemented programs to detect and alert us to data
security incidents. However, because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and may
be difficult to detect for long periods of time, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventive measures. We believe that
companies have been increasingly subject to a wide variety of security incidents, cyber-attacks and other attempts to gain unauthorized access. These threats can
come from a variety of sources, ranging in sophistication from an individual hacker to malfeasance by employees, consultants or other service providers to state-
sponsored attacks. Cyber threats may be generic, or they may be custom-crafted against our information systems. In recent times, cyber-attacks have become more
prevalent and much harder to detect and defend against. Our network and storage applications may be vulnerable to cyber-attack, malicious intrusion, malfeasance,
loss of data privacy or other significant disruption and may be subject to unauthorized access by hackers, employees, consultants or other service providers. In
addition, hardware, software or applications we develop or procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture or other problems that could
unexpectedly compromise information security. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to gain access to our systems or facilities through fraud, trickery or other
forms of deceiving our employees, contractors and temporary staff. If we experience significant data security breaches or fail to detect and appropriately respond to
significant data security breaches, we could be exposed to government enforcement actions and private litigation. In addition, our customers could further lose
confidence in our ability to protect their information, which could cause them to discontinue using our products or purchasing from us altogether.
Our use of open source and non-commercial software components could impose risks and limitations on our ability to commercialize our solutions.
Our solutions contain software modules licensed under open source and other types of non-commercial licenses, including the GNU Public License, the Apache
License and others. We also may incorporate open source and other licensed software into our solutions in the future. Use and distribution of such software may
entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as licenses of these types generally do not provide warranties or other contractual protections
regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. Some of these licenses require the release of our proprietary source code to the public if we combine our
proprietary software with open source software in certain manners. This could allow competitors to create similar products with lower development effort and time
and ultimately result in a loss of sales for us.
The terms of many open source and other non-commercial licenses have not been judicially interpreted and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a
manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our solutions. In such event, in order to continue offering our
solutions, we could be required to seek licenses from alternative licensors, which may not be available on a commercially reasonable basis or at all, to re-engineer
our solutions or to discontinue the sale of our solutions in the event we cannot obtain a license or re-engineer our solutions on a timely basis, any of which could
harm our business and operating results. In addition, if an owner of licensed software were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of the
corresponding license agreement, we could incur significant legal costs defending ourselves against such allegations. In the event such claims were successful, we
could be subject to significant damages, be required to disclose our source code, or be enjoined from the distribution of our solutions.
Claims of intellectual property infringement could harm our business.
Vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights has resulted in protracted and expensive litigation for many companies in our industry. Although
claims of this kind have not materially affected our business to date, there can be no assurance of the absence of such claims in the future. Any claims or
proceedings against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time, result in
the diversion of significant operational resources, or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, any of which could harm our business and operating
results.
Intellectual property lawsuits are subject to inherent uncertainties due to the complexity of the technical issues involved, and we cannot be certain that we will be
successful in defending ourselves against intellectual property claims. In addition, we currently have a limited portfolio of issued patents compared to many other
industry participants, and therefore may not be able to effectively utilize our intellectual property portfolio to assert defenses or counterclaims in response to patent
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brought against us by third parties. Further, litigation may involve patent holding companies or other adverse patent owners who have no relevant products and
against whom our potential patents may provide little or no deterrence.
Many potential litigants have the capability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their intellectual property rights and to defend claims that may be
brought against them. Furthermore, a successful claimant could secure a judgment that requires us to pay substantial damages or prevents us from distributing
certain solutions or performing certain services. We might also be required to seek a license and pay royalties for the use of such intellectual property, which may
not be available on commercially acceptable terms or at all. Alternatively, we may be required to develop non-infringing technology, which could require
significant effort and expense and may ultimately not be successful.
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our competitive position could be harmed or we could be required to incur significant expenses to
enforce our rights.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to protect our proprietary technology. We protect our proprietary technology through patent, copyright, trade secret and
trademark laws in the United States and similar laws in other countries. We also protect our proprietary technology through licensing agreements, nondisclosure
agreements and other contractual provisions. These protections may not be available in all cases or may be inadequate to prevent our competitors from copying,
reverse engineering or otherwise obtaining and using our technology, proprietary rights or solutions in an unauthorized manner. The laws of some foreign countries
may not be as protective of intellectual property rights as those in the United States, and mechanisms for enforcement of intellectual property rights may be
inadequate. In addition, third parties may seek to challenge, invalidate or circumvent our patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, or applications for any
of the foregoing. Our competitors may independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent, or superior, to our technology or design around our
proprietary rights. In each case, our ability to compete could be significantly impaired.
To prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights, it may be necessary to prosecute actions for infringement or misappropriation of our proprietary
rights. Any such action could result in significant costs and diversion of our resources and management's attention, and there can be no assurance that we will be
successful in such action. Furthermore, many of our current and potential competitors have the ability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their
intellectual property rights than us. Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing or misappropriating our intellectual
property. While we plan to continue to protect our intellectual property with, among other things, patent protection, there can be no assurance that:
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our issued patents will protect our intellectual property and not be held invalid or unenforceable if challenged by third parties;
we will succeed in protecting our technology adequately in all key jurisdictions in which we develop technology, or we or our competitors operate; or
others will not independently develop similar or competing products or methods or design around any patents that may be issued to us.
Our failure to obtain patents with claims of a scope necessary to cover our technology, or the invalidation of our patents, or our inability to protect any of our
intellectual property, may weaken our competitive position and harm our business and operating results. We might be required to spend significant resources to
monitor and protect our intellectual property rights. We may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or to
establish the validity of our proprietary rights. Any litigation, whether or not it is resolved in our favor, could result in significant expense to us and divert the
efforts of our technical and management personnel, which may harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
Product liability or other liability claims could cause us to incur significant costs, adversely affect the sales of our solutions and harm our reputation.
Our solutions are utilized by healthcare professionals and others in the course of providing patient care. It is possible that patients, family members, physicians,
nurses or others may allege we are responsible for harm to patients or healthcare professionals due to defects in, the malfunction of, the characteristics of, or the
operation of, our solutions. Any such allegations could harm our reputation and ability to sell our solutions.
Our solutions utilize lithium-ion batteries and electronic components that may overheat or otherwise malfunction as a result of physical or environmental damage.
Components of our solutions emit radio frequency (RF) emissions which have been alleged, in connection with cellular phones, to have adverse health
consequences. Magnets in our badges may emit electromagnetic radiation and may be alleged to interfere with implanted medical or other devices. While these
components of our solutions comply with applicable guidelines, some may allege that these components of our solutions cause adverse health consequences. Also,
applicable guidelines may change making these components of our solutions non-compliant. Any such allegations or non-
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compliance, or any regulatory developments, could negatively impact the sales of our solutions, require costly modifications to our solutions, and harm our
reputation.
Although our customer agreements contain terms and conditions, including disclaimers of liability, that are intended to reduce or eliminate our potential liability,
we could be required to spend significant amounts of management time and resources to defend ourselves against product liability, tort, warranty or other claims. If
any such claims were to prevail, we could be forced to pay damages, comply with injunctions or stop distributing our solutions. Even if potential claims do not
result in liability to us, investigating and defending against these claims could be expensive and time consuming and could divert management's attention away
from our business. We maintain general liability insurance coverage, including coverage for errors and omissions; however, this coverage may not be sufficient to
cover large claims against us or otherwise continue to be available on acceptable terms. Further, the insurer could attempt to disclaim coverage as to any particular
claim.
Some of our solutions are, and others could become, subject to regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or similar foreign agencies, which could
increase our operating costs.
We provide certain products that are, and others that may become, subject to regulation by the FDA and similar agencies in other countries, or the jurisdiction of
these agencies could be expanded in the future to include our solutions. The FDA regulates certain products, including software-based products, as “medical
devices” based, in part, on the intended use of the product and the risk the device poses to the patient should the device fail to perform properly. Although we have
concluded that our wireless badge is a general-purpose communications device not subject to FDA regulation, the FDA could disagree with our conclusion, or
changes in our solutions or the FDA’s evolving regulation could lead to FDA regulation of our solutions. Any of our products deemed to be medical devices would
be subject to the 2.3% excise tax under the ACA. Canada and many other countries in which we sell or may sell our solutions could also have similar regulations
applicable to our solutions, some of which may be subject to change or interpretation. We may incur substantial operating costs if we are required to register our
solutions or components of our solutions as regulated medical devices under U.S. or foreign regulations, obtain premarket approval from the FDA or foreign
regulatory agencies, and satisfy the extensive reporting requirements. In addition, failure to comply with these regulations could result in enforcement actions and
monetary penalties. A clinical communications product acquired from mVisum is regulated by the FDA as a Class II medical device.
Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, floods and other natural catastrophic events, and to interruption by man-made problems such as power
disruptions or terrorism.
Our corporate headquarters are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region known for seismic activity, and many critical components of our solutions are
sourced in Asia and Mexico, regions known to suffer natural disasters. A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire or a flood, occurring at our
headquarters, our other facilities or where our contract manufacturer or its suppliers are located, could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
In addition, acts of terrorism could cause disruptions in our business, the businesses of our customers and suppliers, or the economy as a whole. We also rely on
information technology systems to communicate among our workforce located worldwide, and in particular, our senior management, general and administrative,
and research and development activities that are coordinated with our corporate headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Any disruption to our internal
communications, whether caused by a natural disaster or by man-made problems, such as power disruptions, in the San Francisco Bay Area, Asia or Mexico could
delay our research and development efforts, cause delays or cancellations of customer orders or delay deployment of our solutions, which could harm our business,
operating results and financial condition.
We may require additional capital to support our business growth, and such capital may not be available.
We intend to continue to make investments to support business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, which include the need
to develop new solutions or enhance existing solutions, enhance our operating infrastructure, expand our sales and marketing capabilities, expand into non-
healthcare markets, and acquire complementary businesses, technologies or assets. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financing to secure
funds. Equity and debt financing, however, might not be available when needed or, if available, might not be available on terms satisfactory to us. If we raise
additional funds through equity financing, our stockholders may experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, may involve covenants restricting our operations
or our ability to incur additional debt. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, our ability to continue to support our
business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited as we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate some or all of our
initiatives, which could harm our operating results.
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As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and may, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure and governance
requirements.
As an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), we are permitted to, and may, rely on exemptions from certain
disclosure and governance requirements. For example, for so long as we are an emerging growth company, which can last, at most, until the first fiscal year
following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering, we will not be required to:
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have our independent registered public accounting firm report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley Act);
comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a
supplement to the auditor's report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements;
provide the “compensation discussion and analysis” and certain compensation tables for our named executive officers in our Form 10-K or annual proxy
statement; and
submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as “say on pay” and “say on frequency.”
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We could be an emerging growth company until the first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering. However, if the market value of
our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30th of any year, we could cease to be an “emerging growth company” as of the
following December 31st. This threshold was not reached for June 30, 2015. After exceeding the threshold, as of each fiscal year end, our independent registered
public accounting firm will be required to evaluate and report on our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
While management has established plans to accommodate the additional assessment and attestation procedures and related costs of Section 404(b) compliance, we
may incur additional costs or require additional management time to comply with Section 404(b) in a timely manner.
If we do not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures in the future, the accuracy and timeliness of our
financial reporting may be adversely affected.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting annually and disclosure
controls and procedures quarterly. In particular, we must obtain confidence in our internal control over financial reporting to allow management to report on the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. To the extent we find a material weakness or
other deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting, the accuracy and timeliness of our financial reporting may be adversely affected.
Multiple negative consequences could ensue if a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting is identified in the future, or we are not able to
comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or we do not maintain effective controls. For example, our reported financial results could be
materially misstated or could be restated, we could receive an adverse opinion regarding our controls from our independent registered public accounting firm (once
such opinion is required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), or we could be subject to investigations or sanctions by regulatory authorities. All of these outcomes
would require additional financial and management resources, and the market price of our stock could decline.
We will continue to incur substantial costs as a result of operating as a public company and our management devotes substantial time to public company
compliance obligations.
As a public company, we incur substantial legal, accounting and other expenses, even though we as an “emerging growth company” may rely upon the disclosure
and governance exemptions under the JOBS Act. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and rules
subsequently implemented by the SEC and our stock exchange, impose various requirements on public companies, including certain corporate governance
practices. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance requirements. Moreover, these rules and regulations,
along with compliance with accounting principles and regulatory interpretations of such principles, as amended by the JOBS Act, have increased and will continue
to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and have made and will continue to make some activities more time-consuming and costly.
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We face risks related to securities litigation that could result in significant legal expenses and settlement or damage awards.
We are currently, and may in the future become, subject to claims and litigation alleging violations of the securities laws or other related claims, which could harm
our business and require us to incur significant costs. For example, a purported securities class action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of California against us and certain of our officers and directors. The suit purports to allege claims for allegedly misleading statements regarding our
business and financial results. Regardless of the outcome, these matters or future litigation may require significant attention from management and could result in
significant legal expenses, settlement costs or damage awards that could have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
The SEC “conflict minerals” rule has caused us to incur additional expenses, could limit the supply and increase the cost of certain metals used in
manufacturing our products and could make us less competitive in our target markets.
We are required to disclose the origin, source and chain of custody of specified minerals, known as conflict minerals, that are necessary to the functionality or
production of products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured. The SEC requires companies to obtain sourcing data from suppliers, engage in supply
chain due diligence and file annually with the SEC a specialized disclosure report on Form SD covering the prior calendar year. The rule could limit our ability to
source at competitive prices and to secure sufficient quantities of certain minerals used in the manufacture of our products, as the number of suppliers that provide
conflict-free minerals may be limited. In addition, we have incurred, and may continue to incur, costs associated with complying with the rule, such as costs related
to auditing our compliance with the rules, costs related to the determination of the origin, source and chain of custody of the minerals used in our products, the
adoption of conflict minerals-related governance policies, processes and controls and possible changes to products or sources of supply as a result of such
activities. Within our supply chain, we may not be able to sufficiently verify the origins of the relevant minerals used in our products through the data collection
and due diligence procedures that we implement, which may harm our reputation. Furthermore, we may encounter challenges in satisfying those customers that
require that all of the components of our products be certified as conflict free, and if we cannot satisfy these customers, they may choose a competitor’s products.
We continue to investigate the presence of conflict materials within our supply chain.
Risks related to our common stock
The market price of our common stock has been, and may continue to be, volatile, and your investment in our stock could suffer a decline in value.
There has been significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of equity securities, which is often unrelated or disproportionate to the financial
performance of the companies issuing the securities. These broad market fluctuations may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. The market
price of our common stock could fluctuate significantly in response to the factors described in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this Form 10-K and
other factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:
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actual or anticipated variation in anticipated operating results of us or our competitors;
the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;
announcements by us or our competitors of new solutions, new or terminated significant contracts, commercial relationships or capital commitments;
failure of securities analysts to maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to
meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;
developments or disputes concerning our intellectual property or other proprietary rights;
commencement of, or our involvement in, litigation;
announced or completed acquisitions of businesses, technologies or assets by us or our competitor;
changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of other technology companies generally, or those in our industry in particular;
price and volume fluctuations attributable to inconsistent trading volume levels of our common stock;
our public float relative to the total number of shares of our common stock that are issued and outstanding;
price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;
rumors and market speculation involving us or other companies in our industry;
any major change in our management;
unfavorable economic conditions and slow or negative growth of our markets; and
other events or factors, including those resulting from war or incidents of terrorism.
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If securities or industry analysts issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock or do not publish research or reports about our business, our stock
price could decline.
The trading market for our common stock depends in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us and our business. We do
not control these analysts or the content and opinions included in their reports. The price of our common stock could decline if one or more analysts downgrade our
common stock or if those analysts issue other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us or our business. If one or more analysts cease coverage
of our company or fail to regularly publish reports about our company, we could lose visibility in the financial market, which in turn could cause our stock price to
decline. Further, securities or industry analysts may elect not to provide research coverage of our common stock and such lack of research coverage may adversely
affect the market price of our common stock.
We have never paid cash dividends on our capital stock, and we do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.
We have never paid cash dividends on any of our capital stock and currently intend to retain our future earnings to fund the development and growth of our
business. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be the sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.
Our charter documents and Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or change in our management that
stockholders consider favorable and cause our stock price to decline.
Certain provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws and Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our
company or change in our management that the stockholders of our company consider favorable. These provisions:
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authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the number of outstanding shares and to discourage a
takeover attempt;
prohibit stockholder action by written consent, requiring all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of stockholders;
establish advance notice procedures for nominating candidates to our board of directors or proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at
stockholder meetings;
limit the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders;
prohibit stockholders from cumulating their votes for the election of directors;
permit newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors or vacancies on our board of directors to be filled only by
majority vote of our remaining directors, even if less than a quorum is then in office;
provide that our board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal our bylaws;
establish a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board are elected at one time;
provide that our directors may be removed only for “cause” and only with the approval of the holders of at least 66 2/3rds percent of our outstanding stock;
and
require super-majority voting to amend certain provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
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Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may also discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None
Item 2.
Properties
We do not currently own any of our facilities. The following table sets forth the location, approximate size, primary use and lease expiration dates of our leased
facilities. Our facilities are in good operating condition and adequately serve our business needs.
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Location
San Jose, California
Knoxville, Tennessee
San Francisco, California
Toronto, Canada
Reading, United Kingdom
Bangalore, India
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Approximate
square feet
Primary use
Lease expiration date
70,000
Corporate headquarters and product warehousing
March 31, 2022
7,502
3,093
4,578
Development, sales and support
Vocera Care Experience offices
Development, sales and support
865
Sales and support
3,906
Development
950
Sales and support
March 31, 2016
May 31, 2016
April 30, 2017
December 31, 2017
March 31, 2017
December 21, 2016
From time to time, we may be involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, consisting of intellectual property, commercial, employment and other
matters which arise in the ordinary course of business.
Securities Litigation
On August 1 and 21, 2013, two putative securities class action suits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against us
and certain of our officers, our board of directors, a former director and the underwriters for the initial public offering. On November 20, 2013, the court
consolidated the actions as In re Vocera Communications, Inc. Securities Litigation and appointed Lead Plaintiffs. Lead Plaintiffs filed their consolidated
complaint on September 19, 2014. The consolidated complaint names certain current and former officers and directors and the underwriters for our initial public
offering and secondary offering and alleges claims under Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act) and Section 10(b)
and 20(a) of the Exchange Act based on allegedly false and materially misleading statements and omissions in the registration statement for our initial public
offering and secondary offering and in communications regarding its business and financial results. The suit is purportedly brought on behalf of purchasers of our
securities between March 28, 2012 and May 2, 2013, and seeks compensatory damages, rescission, fees and costs, as well as other relief. On November 3, 2014,
Defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated complaint. On February 11, 2015, the Court granted Defendants' motion to dismiss the Securities Act claims, but
denied the motion as to the Exchange Act claims, allowing the matter to proceed on that basis. On April 27, 2015, Defendants filed answers to the consolidated
complaint.
In connection with a mediation, an agreement in principle to settle the suit was reached in October 2015. On March 4, 2016, the Court issued an order granting
Lead Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary approval of the settlement. The settlement, which is subject final approval of the Court, calls for payment of $9 million,
which will be funded entirely by our insurance carriers.
Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we cannot accurately predict the ultimate outcome of this matter. We are unable at this time to determine whether the
outcome of the litigation would have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flow. We have not established any reserve for any
potential liability relating to this lawsuit.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
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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 has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VCRA” since March 28, 2012. Prior to that date, there was no public
trading market for our common stock. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and low sales prices per share of our common stock as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange:
Year ending December 31, 2015
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Year ending December 31, 2014
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Holders of Common Stock
High
10.85 $
12.07 $
12.50 $
13.37 $
High
19.29 $
16.44 $
13.91 $
10.53 $
Low
8.96
9.68
10.67
10.14
Low
15.67
11.86
8.06
7.64
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
As of March 11, 2016 , we had 65 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders, and
includes stockholders who are beneficial owners, but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees. This number of holders of record also
does not include stockholders whose shares may be held in trust by other entities.
Dividend policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock, and we do not currently intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock for the
foreseeable future. We expect to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay dividends on
our common stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our financial condition, operating results, current
and anticipated cash needs, plans for expansion and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.
Stock Performance
This stock performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Vocera Communications, Inc. under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
The following stock performance graph compares the cumulative total return provided to holders of the common stock of Vocera Communications, Inc. relative to
the cumulative total returns of the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index and the Standard & Poors 1500 Health Care Technology Index since the pricing of
the initial public offering of Vocera’s common stock on March 28, 2012. An investment of $100 is assumed to have been made in our common stock and in each
of the indexes on March 31, 2012, including reinvestment of dividends, and its relative performance is tracked through December 31, 2015 .
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Vocera Communications Inc.
NYSE Composite
S&P Health Care Technology
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
03/28/12
12/31/12
12/31/13
12/31/14
12/31/15
100.00
100.00
100.00
119.35
105.02
101.94
74.23
132.62
146.38
49.55
141.57
169.80
58.01
135.78
158.01
During the three months ended December 31, 2015 , we did not repurchase any of our securities.
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Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. The selected consolidated financial data in this section are not intended to replace the consolidated financial statements and are
qualified in their entirety by the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We derived the consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of
December 31, 2015 and 2014 from our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this report. We derived the consolidated statement of operations data for
the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 from our audited financial
statements that do not appear in this report. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future.
(in thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated statements of operations data:
Total revenue
Gross profit
Net (loss) income
Less: undistributed earnings attributable to participating securities
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
$
104,086 $
95,421 $
102,498 $
100,957 $
64,576
(17,106)
—
58,185
(28,297)
—
64,189
(10,465)
—
64,336
2,893
(1,366)
79,503
47,996
(2,479)
—
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
$
(17,106) $
(28,297) $
(10,465) $
1,527 $
(2,479)
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders
Basic and diluted
$(0.66)
$(1.12)
$(0.43)
$0.08
$(0.74)
Weighted average shares used to compute net (loss) income per share
attributable to common stockholders
Basic
Diluted
(in thousands)
Consolidated balance sheet data:
25,971
25,971
25,329
25,329
24,621
24,621
17,979
20,608
3,370
3,370
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
As of December 31,
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
$
116,774 $
116,261 $
127,676 $
127,510 $
Total assets
Total borrowings
Convertible preferred stock warrant liability
Convertible preferred stock
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
162,261
159,628
173,107
167,305
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
104,431
109,712
125,563
123,125
14,898
49,818
8,333
1,853
53,013
(49,399)
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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 consolidated financial statements and
related notes included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. The
cautionary statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should be read as applying to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors,
including but not limited to those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business overview
We are a provider of secure, integrated, intelligent communication solutions, focused on empowering mobile workers in healthcare, hospitality, energy, and other
mission-critical mobile work environments, in the United States and internationally. Today, the significant majority of our business is generated from sales of our
solutions in the healthcare market to help our customers improve patient safety and experience, and increase operational efficiency. As of December 31, 2015, our
solutions have been selected by more than 1,400 facilities worldwide.
We outsource the manufacturing of our hardware products. Our outsourced manufacturing model allows us to scale our business without the significant capital
investment and on-going expenses required to establish and maintain manufacturing operations. We work closely with our contract manufacturer, SMTC
Corporation, and key suppliers to manage the procurement, quality and cost of components. We seek to maintain an optimal level of finished goods inventory to
meet our forecast sales and unanticipated shifts in sales volume and mix.
We primarily sell products, software maintenance and professional services directly to end users. Total revenue increased 9.1% to $104.1 million in 2015 from
$95.4 million in 2014 , and our 2014 revenue decreased 6.9% from $102.5 million in 2013 . For the year ended December 31, 2015 , we recorded a net loss of
$17.1 million compared to a net loss of $28.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 .
Our diverse customer base ranges from large hospital systems to small local hospitals, as well as other healthcare facilities and customers in non-healthcare
markets. We do not rely on any one customer for a substantial portion of our revenue. While we have international customers in other English speaking countries
such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and parts of the Middle East, most of our customers are located in the United States. International
customers represented 8.8% and 9.9% of our revenue in 2015 and in 2014 , respectively. We are developing plans to expand our presence in other English-
speaking markets and enter non-English speaking markets.
In recent years, U.S. hospital spending on information technology has been predominantly directed toward further investment in electronic health records and
preparation for utilizing new ICD-10 diagnosis coding, which are both driven by regulatory requirements and reimbursement earn-back incentives from federal
healthcare reform. In addition, as patient volumes and reimbursement levels continued to fluctuate for many healthcare providers, hospitals exercised strong
expense limits and reductions, also impacting capital purchases and departmental operating budgets through which our solutions are purchased. However, we
believe that healthcare providers are placing increased emphasis on and investment in solutions for communication and care coordination, a trend that we believe is
favorable for Vocera.
We believe certain international markets represent attractive opportunities for growth. We currently sell our solutions in Canada, the United Kingdom as well as
multiple English speaking countries in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions where we see significant investment in healthcare systems to improve capacity and
quality.
Components of operating results
Revenue. We generate revenue from the sale of products and services. As discussed further in the section titled “Critical accounting policies and estimates—
Revenue recognition and deferred revenue” below, revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is
fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured.
Revenue is comprised of the following:
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Product. Our solutions include both hardware and software. We refer to hardware revenue as device revenue, which includes revenue from sales of our
communication badges and badge accessories, which include batteries, battery chargers, lanyards, clips and other ancillary badge components. Software
revenue is derived primarily from the sale of perpetual licenses to our Vocera Communication System. We derive additional software revenue from the sale of
term licenses and hosted software
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subscriptions, which can be renewed on a subscription basis. Product revenue is generally recognized upon shipment of hardware and perpetual licenses and,
in the case of term licenses or subscription services, ratably over the applicable term.
Service. We receive service revenue from sales of software maintenance, extended hardware warranties and professional services. Software maintenance is
typically invoiced annually in advance, recorded as deferred revenue, and recognized as revenue ratably over the service period. Our professional services
revenue is based on both time and materials, and fixed price contracts, and is recognized as the services are provided. Extended warranties are invoiced in
advance, recorded as deferred revenue, and recognized ratably over the extended warranty period.
Cost of revenue. Cost of revenue is comprised of the following:
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Cost of product. Cost of product is comprised primarily of materials costs, software license costs, write-offs for excess and obsolete inventory, warranty,
and manufacturing overhead costs for test engineering, material requirements planning and our shipping and receiving functions. These overhead costs also
include facilities, equipment depreciation, amortization of developed technology and stock-based compensation expenses. We expect material costs to vary
with the product life cycle of our devices.
Cost of service. Cost of service is comprised primarily of employee wages, benefits and related personnel expenses of our technical support team, our
professional consulting personnel and our training teams. Cost of service also includes facility and information technology costs. We expect our cost of service
will increase as we continue to invest in support services to meet the needs of our customer base.
Operating expenses. Operating expenses are comprised of the following:
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Research and development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of employee wages, benefits and related personnel expenses, hardware
materials, and consultant fees and expenses related to the design, development, testing and enhancements of our solutions. We intend to continue to invest in
improving the functionality of our solutions and the development of new solutions.
Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of employee wages, benefits and related personnel expenses, as well as trade shows,
marketing programs and collateral and public relations programs. Sales commissions are earned when an order is received from a customer, and as a result, in
some cases these commissions are expensed in an earlier period than the period in which the related revenue is recognized. Historically, our bookings have
tended to peak in the fourth quarter of each year, driving higher sales commissions, and to be lowest in the first quarter. We intend to continue to expand our
direct sales force and invest in sales support functions and new marketing programs for the foreseeable future.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee wages, benefits and related personnel expenses, consulting,
accounting fees, legal fees and other general corporate expenses.
Interest income and other income (expense), net.
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Interest income. Interest income consists primarily of interest income earned on our cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances. Our interest
income will vary each reporting period depending on our average cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances during the period and market
interest rates.
Other income (expense), net. Other income (expense), net consists primarily of foreign exchange gains and losses.
Provision for income taxes. We are subject to income taxes in the countries where we sell our solutions. We anticipate that in the future as we expand our sale
of solutions to customers outside the United States, we will become subject to taxation based on the foreign statutory rates in the countries where these sales took
place and our effective tax rate could fluctuate accordingly. Currently, each of our international subsidiaries is operating under cost plus agreements where the U.S.
parent company reimburses the international subsidiary for its costs plus an arm's length profit.
Income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the
financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable
income. Valuation allowances have been established to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount reasonably expected to be realized. Changes in valuation
allowances are reflected as a component of provision for income taxes.
At December 31, 2015 , we held a $36.0 million valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. We review on a quarterly basis our conclusions about the
appropriate amount of our deferred income tax asset valuation allowance.
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Results of operations
The following table is a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 .
(in thousands, except percentages)
Amount
% Revenue
Amount
% Revenue
Amount
% Revenue
Consolidated statements of operations data:
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
Revenue
Product
Service
Total revenue
Cost of revenue
Product
Service
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Restructuring
Total operating expenses
Loss from operations
Interest income
Other expense, net
Loss before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net loss
$
55,716
53.5 % $
48,370
104,086
46.5
100.0
19,666
19,844
39,510
64,576
16,990
47,647
16,734
—
81,371
(16,795)
509
(347)
(16,633)
(473)
18.9
19.1
38.0
62.0
16.3
45.8
16.1
—
78.2
(16.2)
0.5
(0.3)
(16.0)
(0.5)
51,095
44,326
95,421
18,766
18,470
37,236
58,185
18,035
49,611
18,062
556
86,264
(28,079)
355
(249)
(27,973)
(324)
53.5 % $
62,393
60.9 %
46.5
100.0
40,105
102,498
39.1
100.0
19.7
19.3
39.0
61.0
18.9
52.0
18.9
0.6
90.4
(29.4)
0.4
(0.3)
(29.3)
(0.4)
21,714
16,595
38,309
64,189
14,915
44,928
14,906
—
74,749
(10,560)
257
(53)
(10,356)
(109)
21.2
16.2
37.4
62.6
14.6
43.8
14.5
—
72.9
(10.3)
0.3
(0.1)
(10.1)
(0.1)
$
(17,106)
(16.5)% $
(28,297)
(29.7)% $
(10,465)
(10.2)%
Year ended December 31, 2015 compared to year ended December 31, 2014
Revenue:
(in thousands, except percentages)
Product Revenue
Device
Software
Total product revenue
Service revenue
Maintenance and support
Professional services and training
Total service revenue
Total revenue
Years ended December 31,
2015
Amount
2014
Amount
Change
Amount
%
$
40,548 $
15,168
55,716
38,443
9,927
48,370
37,455 $
13,640
51,095
35,353
8,973
44,326
$
104,086 $
95,421 $
34
3,093
1,528
4,621
3,090
954
4,044
8,665
8.3%
11.2
9.0
8.7
10.6
9.1
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Total revenue increased $8.7 million , or 9.1% , for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase in total
revenue was a result of increases in both product and services revenue.
Product revenue increased $4.6 million , or 9.0% , for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. Device revenue
increased $3.1 million , or 8.3% , and software revenue increased $1.5 million , or 11.2% , for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to the year ended
December 31, 2014. The increase in device revenue, which related entirely to our Communication solution, was driven primarily by an increase in unit sales of
badges and related accessories to new customers making initial purchases and existing customers expanding deployments within their facilities to departments and
users. The increase in software revenue was mainly a result of an increase in unit sales of licenses of our Communication software.
Service revenue increased $4.0 million , or 9.1% , for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. Software maintenance
and support revenue increased $3.1 million , or 8.7% , and professional services and training revenue increased $1.0 million , or 10.6% , for the year ended
December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase in software maintenance and support revenue was primarily a result of having a
larger customer base. The increase in professional services and training revenue was due to the increases in implementation services for our Communication
solution.
Cost of revenue:
(in thousands, except percentages)
Cost of revenue
Product
Service
Total cost of revenue
Gross margin
Product
Service
Total gross margin
Years ended December 31,
2015
Amount
2014
Amount
Change
Amount
%
$
$
19,666
$
18,766
$
19,844
18,470
39,510
$
37,236
$
900
1,374
2,274
4.8%
7.4
6.1
64.7%
59.0
62.0
63.3%
58.3
61.0
1.4%
0.7
1.0
Cost of product revenue increased $0.9 million , or 4.8% , for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. The cost of
product revenue increased primarily due to a higher number of communication badges and related accessories sold. Product gross margin as a percentage of
product revenue increased in the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014 due to higher absorption of fixed overhead costs.
Cost of service revenue increased $1.4 million , or 7.4% , for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. The cost of
service revenue increased primarily due to an increase in the number of deployments of our Communication solution. Service gross margin as a percentage of
service revenue increased for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014 due to higher absorption of our fixed overhead
costs and improved resource utilization rates.
Operating expenses:
(in thousands, except percentages)
Operating expenses:
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Restructuring
Total operating expenses
Years ended December 31,
2015
Amount
2014
Amount
Change
Amount
%
$
16,990 $
18,035 $
47,647
16,734
—
49,611
18,062
556
$
81,371 $
86,264 $
(1,045)
(1,964)
(1,328)
(556)
(4,893)
(5.8)%
(4.0)
(7.4)
100.0
(5.7)
Research and development expense . Research and development expense decreased $1.0 million , or 5.8% , for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2014. This decrease was primarily due to a $1.1 million decrease in outside services. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of
$0.1 million in equipment supplies.
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Sales and marketing expense. Sales and marketing expense decreased $2.0 million , or 4.0% , for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2014. This was primarily due to a $0.6 million decrease in personnel and travel costs associated with lower compensation and timing of hiring as
well as a $1.6 million decrease in outside services and marketing programs. This decrease was partially offset by a $0.2 million increase in equipment and supplies.
General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense decreased $1.3 million , or 7.4% , from the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2014. This resulted primarily from a decrease of $0.4 million in outside services related to lower legal expenses and a lower reliance
on consultants.
Restructuring expense. Restructuring expense decreased $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014.
During the fourth quarter of 2014, we initiated a restructuring plan that resulted in $0.7 million of severance charges, of which $0.1 million was recorded to cost of
revenue and $0.6 million was recorded to operating expenses. See Note 6, Consolidated balance sheet components , in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements in Item 8 of this Report, for further discussion of our restructuring activities.
(in thousands, except percentages)
Non-operating income (expense) elements:
Interest income
Other expense, net
Income taxes:
Provision for income taxes
Loss before income taxes
Effective tax rate %
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
Change
$
509
$
(347)
355
$
(249)
154
(98)
(473)
(16,633)
(324)
(27,973)
(2.8)%
(1.2)%
(149)
11,340
(1.6)%
Interest income. Interest income increased $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014 due to the shift in
these periods from cash equivalents to higher interest-bearing short-term investments.
Other expense, net. The change in other expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily due to
foreign exchange fluctuations.
Provision for income taxes. The $0.5 million provision on $16.6 million of loss before income taxes in 2015 represented a negative effective tax rate of 2.8% . The
negative effective tax rate for 2015 was due primarily to the impact of pre-tax losses in the U.S. operations, offset by income taxes from foreign operations. The
negative effective tax rate of 1.2% in 2014 is due primarily to the impact of pre-tax losses in the U.S. operations, offset by income taxes from foreign operations.
Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013
Revenue:
(in thousands, except percentages)
Product Revenue
Device
Software
Total product revenue
Service revenue
Maintenance and support
Professional services and training
Total service revenue
Total revenue
Years ended December 31,
2014
Amount
2013
Amount
Change
Amount
%
$
37,455 $
13,640
51,095
46,636 $
15,757
62,393
(9,181)
(2,117)
(11,298)
(19.7)%
(13.4)
(18.1)
35,353
8,973
44,326
31,559
8,546
40,105
3,794
427
4,221
$
95,421 $
102,498 $
(7,077)
12.0
5.0
10.5
(6.9)
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Total revenue decreased $7.1 million, or 6.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease in total
revenue was primarily a result of an $11.3 million decrease in product revenue, partially offset by a $4.2 million increase in service revenue.
Product revenue decreased $11.3 million, or 18.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. Device revenue
decreased $9.2 million, or 19.7%, and software revenue decreased $2.1 million, or 13.4% for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2013. The decrease in device revenue, which related entirely to our Voice Communication solution, was driven primarily by a decrease in unit sales
of badges and related accessories. We believe that our product revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 was adversely affected by the conditions affecting
the U.S. healthcare industry as described above. The decrease in software revenue was mainly a result of a decrease in sales of Voice Communication software
licenses.
Service revenue increased $4.2 million, or 10.5%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. Software maintenance
and support revenue increased $3.8 million, or 12.0%, and professional services and training revenue increased minimally, for the year ended December 31, 2014
compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in software maintenance and support revenue was primarily a result of having a larger customer base
purchasing our maintenance and extended warranty offerings which increased software maintenance revenue by $2.8 million and extended warranty revenue by
$1.0 million. Professional services and training revenue increased $0.4 million, or 5%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2013. This increase was due to an increase in the total number of deployments in 2014, primarily related to our existing customer base.
Cost of revenue:
(in thousands, except percentages)
Cost of revenue
Product
Service
Total cost of revenue
Gross margin
Product
Service
Total gross margin
Years ended December 31,
2014
Amount
2013
Amount
Change
Amount
%
$
$
18,766
$
21,714
$
18,470
16,595
37,236
$
38,309
$
(2,948)
1,875
(1,073)
(13.6)%
11.3
(2.8)
63.3%
58.3
61.0
65.2%
58.6
62.6
(1.9)%
(0.3)
(1.6)
Cost of product revenue decreased $2.9 million, or 13.6%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The cost of
product revenue decreased primarily due to a decrease in the number of units of communication badges and related accessories sold, lower standard warranty
expense, partially offset by higher overhead costs.
Cost of service revenue increased $1.9 million, or 11.3%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase
was primarily due to a $1.4 million increase in employee wages and other personnel costs and a $0.3 million increase in travel related expenses in our services
organization to support growth in customer deployments and technical support. Extended warranty expenses increased $0.2 million due to an increase in badges
under the extended warranty program and related warranty claims.
Operating expenses:
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(in thousands, except percentages)
Operating expenses
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Restructuring
Total operating expenses
Years ended December 31,
2014
Amount
2013
Amount
Change
Amount
%
$
18,035 $
14,915 $
49,611
18,062
556 $
86,264 $
$
$
44,928
14,906
— $
3,120
4,683
3,156
556
74,749 $
11,515
20.9%
10.4
21.2
100.0
15.4
Research and development expense . Research and development expense increased $3.1 million, or 20.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2013. This increase was primarily due to a $2.2 million increase in personnel costs and other expenses associated with increases in
headcount, including acquisitions, a $0.5 million increase due to additional external resources for research and development projects, a $0.2 million increase in
materials for research and development projects and a $0.2 million increase in stock-based compensation.
Sales and marketing expense. Sales and marketing expense increased $4.7 million, or 10.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2013. This increase was primarily due to a $2.7 million in increased employee wages, commissions and personnel costs and $1.2 million in
increased stock-based compensation.
General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense increased $3.2 million, or 21.2%, from the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase was due primarily to an increase of $1.2 million in personnel costs, an increase of $0.8 million in stock-based
compensation, an increase of $0.4 million in legal expenses primarily related to litigation, an increase of $0.3 million in depreciation associated with the SAP ERP
deployment, an increase of $0.2 million in facilities-related expenses and an increase of $0.1 million in business insurance.
Restructuring expense. Restructuring expense increased $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
During the fourth quarter of 2014, we initiated a restructuring plan that resulted in $0.7 million of severance charges, of which $0.1 million was recorded to cost of
revenue and $0.6 million was recorded to operating expenses. See Note 6, Consolidated balance sheet components , in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements in Item 8 of this Report, for further discussion of our restructuring activities.
(in thousands, except percentages)
Non-operating income (expense) elements:
Interest income
Interest expense
Other expense, net
Income taxes:
Provision for income taxes
Loss before income taxes
Effective tax rate %
Years ended December 31,
2014
2013
Change
$
355
$
—
(249)
257
$
—
(53)
98
—
(196)
(324)
(27,973)
(109)
(10,356)
(1.2)%
(1.1)%
(215)
(17,617)
(0.1)%
Interest income. Interest income increased $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013 due to the shift in
these periods from cash equivalents to higher interest-bearing short-term investments.
Other expense, net. Other expense, net increased $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, primarily due
to foreign exchange fluctuations.
Provision for income taxes. The $0.3 million provision on $28.0 million of loss before income taxes in 2014 represented a negative effective tax rate of 1.2%. The
negative effective tax rate for 2014 was due primarily to the impact of pre-tax losses in the U.S. operations, offset by income taxes from foreign operations. The
negative effective tax rate of 1.1% in 2013 is due primarily to the impact of pre-tax losses in the U.S. operations, offset by income taxes from foreign operations.
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Liquidity and capital resources
(in thousands)
Consolidated statements of cash flow data:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
(135) $
(4,692) $
(3,751)
1,843
(14,427)
2,082
$
(2,043) $
(17,037) $
(1,259)
(56,717)
5,107
(52,869)
As of December 31, 2015 , we had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $116.8 million and no debt.
During 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , our purchases of property and equipment were $1.2 million, $2.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively. The expenditures in 2015
primarily relate to leasehold improvements and computer equipment. The expenditures in 2014 primarily relate to leasehold improvements and computer
equipment. The expenditures in 2013 included completion of the first phase of our ERP implementation in August 2013 and build out of additional leased space
available in April 2013.
We believe that our existing sources of liquidity will satisfy our anticipated working capital and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months. Our future
liquidity and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including our rate of growth, the rate at which we add personnel to generate and support
future growth, and potential future acquisitions.
In the future, we may seek to sell additional equity securities or borrow funds. The sale of additional equity or convertible securities may result in additional
dilution to our stockholders. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of debt securities or other borrowings, these securities or borrowings could have
rights senior to those of our common stock and could contain covenants that could restrict our operations. Any required additional capital may not be available on
reasonable terms, if at all.
Operating activities
Cash used by operating activities was $0.1 million in 2015, due in part to the 2015 net loss of $17.1 million , partially offset by non-cash items such as depreciation
and amortization of $3.3 million for property and equipment and acquired intangible assets and stock-based compensation of $11.0 million. With respect to
changes in assets and liabilities, cash was provided through a decrease of $0.6 million in inventory, a $1.1 million increase in accounts payable, a $2.8 million
increase in accrued liabilities and a $4.1 million increase in deferred revenue. These factors were offset by certain cash outflows, including an increase in accounts
receivable of $5.1 million, which is attributable to current period's billings exceeding collection on prior periods' invoices, and $0.3 million increase in prepaid
expenses.
Cash used by operating activities was $4.7 million in 2014, due in part to the 2014 net loss of $28.3 million, partially offset by non-cash items such as depreciation
and amortization of $3.0 million for property and equipment and acquired intangible assets and stock-based compensation of $11.1 million. With respect to
changes in assets and liabilities, cash was provided by a decrease in accounts receivable of $5.7 million, which is attributable to collection on prior periods'
invoices exceeding the current period's billings, a decrease of $1.9 million in inventory, a $1.1 million increase in accrued liabilities and a $2.8 million increase in
deferred revenue. These factors were offset by certain cash outflows, including a $1.7 million decrease in accounts payable and $0.3 million increase in prepaid
expenses.
Cash used by operating activities was $1.3 million in 2013, due in part to the 2013 net loss of $10.5 million, together with inventory growth of $3.0 million
attributable to downward revision of projections for our 2013 shipments which did not significantly reduce the lagged inventory receipt commitments until year-
end, accounts receivable growth of $1.9 million, and decrease in accrued and other liabilities of $1.9 million. These were partially offset by non-cash items,
including stock-based compensation of $8.7 million and depreciation of property and equipment and intangibles amortization of $2.5 million. Additional offset was
provided by the increase in deferred revenues of $4.2 million and the increase of $0.7 million in accounts payable.
Investing activities
Cash used in investing activities was $3.8 million in 2015, which was primarily attributable to $109.3 million in purchases of short-term investments, partly offset
by $106.7 million short-term investment maturities. An additional $1.2 million of cash was used for the purchase of property and equipment and leasehold
improvements.
Cash used in investing activities was $14.4 million in 2014, which was primarily attributable to $7.0 million for the acquisitions of mVisum and Prana
Technologies, net of cash acquired, and $112.3 million for purchases of short-term investments, net of maturities received of $102.7 million and $3.9 million in
sales of short-term investment. An additional $2.0 million of cash was used for the purchase of property and equipment, partly offset by the release of $0.3 million
in restricted cash.
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Cash used in investing activities was $56.7 million in 2013, which was primarily attributable to the purchase of short-term investments of $118.7 million, net of
maturities received of $65.7 million, plus the purchase of property and equipment and leasehold improvements of $3.8 million. The short-term investment
purchases primarily reflected our decision in early 2013 to migrate all investment and cash equivalents from our single asset manager into new portfolios, split
between two new asset managers. The maturities reflected the proceeds from the liquidation of the former asset manager's portfolio, as well as fairly short-term
maturities on the new portfolios, leading to a short-term investments balance of $88.0 million as of December 31, 2013, with the remainder invested in cash
equivalents.
Financing activities
Cash provided by financing activities was $1.8 million in 2015, primarily attributable to $1.2 million of proceeds from stock option exercises, $1.3 million of
proceeds from issuance of common stock from the employee stock purchase plan, $0.1 million of proceeds from common stock warrant exercises and $0.9 million
of cash from lease-related performance obligations. These items were partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease for employee taxes paid on net share settlement on
the vesting of restricted stock awards.
Cash provided by financing activities was $2.1 million in 2014, which was attributable to employee stock purchase plan proceeds of $1.6 million, exercises of
stock options of $1.1 million and cash from lease-related performance obligations of $0.6 million, partially offset by $1.2 million of taxes paid on behalf of
employees for net share settlement.
Cash provided by financing activities was $5.1 million in 2013, which was attributable to employee stock purchase plan proceeds of $3.0 million, exercises of
stock options of $1.8 million, cash from lease-related performance obligations of $0.8 million, exercise of common stock warrants of $0.2 million, partially offset
by $0.7 million of taxes paid on behalf of employees for net share settlement.
Contractual obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2015 :
(in thousands)
Operating leases (1)
Non-cancelable purchase commitments (2)
Total
Total
Less than 1
year
1-3 years
3-5 years
More than
5 years
$
$
9,656 $
7,768
17,424 $
1,632 $
7,768
9,400 $
2,975 $
3,052 $
—
—
2,975 $
3,052 $
1,997
—
1,997
(1) Consists of contractual obligations from non-cancelable office space under operating leases.
(2) Consists of minimum purchase commitments with our independent contract manufacturer and other vendors.
As of December 31, 2015 , we had $0.5 million of net deferred tax liabilities and $0.2 million from uncertain tax positions, both recorded within other long-term
liabilities. The timing and amounts of any payments that could result from the net deferred tax liabilities and unrecognized tax benefits will depend upon a number
of factors. Accordingly, the timing and amounts of any eventual payment cannot be estimated for inclusion in the table above. We do not expect a significant tax
payment related to these obligations to occur within the next 12 months. Such tax contingencies are separately disclosed and discussed in Note 10.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
During 2015 , we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated organizations or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose entities
that would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Critical accounting policies and estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis, including those related to product warranties, goodwill and
intangible assets, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, accounting for business combinations and the provision for income taxes. We base our estimates
and judgments on our historical experience, knowledge of factors affecting our business and our belief as to what could occur in the future considering available
information and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The accounting estimates we use in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements will change as events occur, more experience is acquired, additional
information is obtained and our operating environment changes. Changes in estimates are made
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when circumstances warrant. Such changes in estimates and refinements in estimation methodologies are reflected in our reported results of operations and, if
material, the effects of changes in estimates are disclosed in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. By their nature, these estimates and judgments are
subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty and actual results could differ materially from the amounts reported based on these estimates.
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 of the “Notes to our consolidated financial statements” included in Item 8, “Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data,” we believe the following reflects our critical accounting policies and our more significant judgments and estimates used in
the preparation of our financial statements.
Revenue recognition
We derive revenue from the sales of communication badges, smartphones, perpetual software licenses for software that is essential to the functionality of the
communication badges, software maintenance, extended warranty and professional services. We also derive revenue from the sale of licenses for software that is
not essential to the functionality of the communication badges, which may include Clinical Integration and Vocera Collaboration Suite as well as certain
subscription-based revenues including Vocera Care Experience. Sales tax is excluded from reported total revenue.
Revenue is recognized when all of the below criteria are met:
•
•
•
•
there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, in the form of a written contract, amendments to that contract, or purchase orders from a third party;
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered;
the price is fixed or determinable after evaluating the risk of concession; and
collectability is reasonably assured based on customer creditworthiness and past history of collection.
A typical sales arrangement involves multiple elements, such as sales of communications badges, perpetual software licenses, professional services and
maintenance services which entitle customers to unspecified upgrades, bug fixes, patch releases and telephone support. Revenue from the sale of communication
badges and perpetual software licenses is recognized upon shipment or delivery at the customers’ premises as the contractual provisions governing sales of these
products do not include any provisions regarding acceptance, performance or general right of return or cancellation or termination provisions adversely affecting
revenue recognition. Revenue from the sale of maintenance services on software licenses is recognized over the period during which the services are provided,
which is generally one year. Revenue from professional services is recognized either on a fixed fee basis based on milestones or on a time and materials basis as
the services are provided, both of which generally take place over a period of two to twelve weeks.
We also derive revenue from the provision of hosted services on a subscription basis. Revenue from these products is recognized ratably over the term of the
arrangement.
In arrangements with multiple deliverables, assuming all other revenue criteria are met, we recognize revenue for individual delivered items if they have value to
the customer on a standalone basis. We allocate arrangement consideration at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price
method. This method requires us to determine the selling price at which each deliverable could be sold if it were sold regularly on a standalone basis. When
available, we use vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of the selling price. VSOE represents the price charged for a deliverable when it is sold separately, or
for a deliverable not yet being sold separately, the price established by management with the relevant authority. We have established VSOE of the selling price for
our post-installation technical support services. When VSOE of selling price is not available, third-party evidence (TPE) of selling price for similar products and
services is acceptable; however, our offerings and market strategy differ from those of our competitors, such that we cannot obtain sufficient comparable
information about third parties' prices. If neither VSOE nor TPE are available, we use our best estimates of selling prices (BESP). We determine BESP considering
factors such as market conditions, sales channels, internal costs and product margin objectives and pricing practices. We regularly review and update our VSOE
and BESP information.
The relative selling price method allocates total arrangement consideration proportionally to each deliverable on the basis of its estimated selling price. In addition,
the amount recognized for any delivered items cannot exceed that which is contingent upon delivery of any remaining deliverables in the arrangement.
A portion of our sales are made through multi-year lease agreements with customers. When these arrangements are considered sales-type leases, upon delivery of
leased products to customers, we recognize revenue for such products in an amount equal to the net present value of the minimum lease payments. Unearned
income is recognized as part of product revenue under the effective interest method. We recognize revenue related to certain executory costs, including
maintenance and extended warranty, ratable over the term of the underlying arrangements. We recognize revenue related to battery refresh executory costs when
such executory costs are incurred.
For non-essential software arrangements with multiple-deliverables, including license, professional services and maintenance, we recognize license revenue using
the residual method of accounting pursuant to relevant software revenue recognition guidance.
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Under the residual method, revenue is recognized when VSOE for fair value exists for all of the undelivered elements in the arrangement, but does not exist for one
or more of the delivered elements in the arrangement. If evidence of fair value cannot be established for the undelivered elements, all of the revenue is deferred
until evidence of fair value can be established, or until the items for which evidence of fair value cannot be established are delivered. We have established VSOE
for post installation technical support services, which we refer to as maintenance and support. Our revenue arrangements do not include a general right of return
relative to the delivered products.
Proceeds from transfers of sales-type leases to third-party financial companies are allocated between the net investment in sales-type leases and the executory cost
component for remaining service obligations based on relative present value. The difference between the amount of proceeds allocated to the net investment in
lease and the carrying value of the net investment in lease is included in product revenue. Proceeds allocated to the executory cost component are accounted for
initially as financing liabilities, with subsequent amortization recorded in revenue for maintenance, extended warranty and battery refresh programs, offset by
interest expense.
Standard product warranties
We provide for the estimated costs of product warranties at the time the related revenue is recognized. Costs are estimated based on historical and projected
product failure rates, historical and projected repair costs, and knowledge of specific product failures (if any). The specific product warranty includes parts and
labor over a period generally ranging from one to three years. We provide no warranty for software. We regularly assess our estimates to evaluate the adequacy of
the recorded warranty liabilities and adjust the amounts as necessary. The total warranty expense under our standard warranty in 2015 was $0.9 million, compared
to $0.7 million in 2014 and $1.7 million in 2013. The key drivers to the warranty reserve calculation are the installed base of products under standard warranty, the
estimated return rate of the installed base of products under standard warranty, and the availability of refurbished units to fulfill expected warranty claims.
Stock-based compensation
Stock options
We record all stock-based awards, which consist of stock option grants, at fair value as of the grant date and recognize the expense over the requisite service period
(generally over the vesting period of the award). The expenses relating to these awards have been reflected in our financial statements. Stock options granted to our
employees vest over periods of 12 to 48 months.
We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock options on their grant date. This model requires the following major inputs: the
estimated fair value of the underlying common stock, the expected life of the option, the expected volatility of the underlying common stock over the expected life
of the option, the risk-free interest rate and expected dividend yield. The following assumptions were used for each respective period for employee stock-based
compensation:
Expected term (in years)
Volatility
Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Years ended December 31,
2015
5.39
41.3% - 41.8%
1.62% - 1.63%
0.0%
2014
5.41-5.45
41.4% - 48.2%
1.59% - 1.78%
0.0%
2013
5.38 - 5.43
46.7% - 48.1%
0.81% - 1.80%
0.0%
We base the risk-free rate for the expected term of options on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as of the grant date. The computation of expected life was
determined based on the historical exercise and forfeiture behavior of our employees, giving consideration to the contractual terms of the stock-based awards,
vesting schedules and expectations of future employee behavior. The expected stock price volatility for our common stock was estimated based on the historical
volatility of a group of comparable companies for the same expected term of our options. The comparable companies were selected based on industry and market
capitalization data. We assumed the dividend yield to be zero, as we have never declared or paid dividends and do not expect to do so in the foreseeable future.
Stock-based compensation expense is recognized based on a straight-line amortization method over the respective vesting period of the award and has been
reduced for estimated forfeitures. We estimated the expected forfeiture rate based on our historical experience, considering voluntary termination behaviors, trends
of actual award forfeitures, and other events that will impact the forfeiture rate. To the extent our actual forfeiture rate is different from our estimate, the stock-
based compensation expense is adjusted accordingly.
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Restricted Stock Units
During the year ended December 31, 2012, we began incorporating restricted stock units as an element of our compensation plans. Beginning in May 2012, we
granted certain employees restricted stock units, which vest one third on the first anniversary of the grant, one third on the second anniversary of the grant and one
third upon the third anniversary of the grant. We did not grant any restricted stock units prior to May 2012. The grant date fair value of the RSUs is the closing
market price on the date of grant; this amount is charged to expense ratably over the requisite service period. Beginning with 2012, RSU's have formed the largest
amount of stock compensation expense, in terms of grant type.
Goodwill and intangible assets
We allocate the purchase price of any acquisitions to tangible assets and liabilities and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Any residual purchase price is
recorded as goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price requires management to make significant estimates in determining the fair values of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed, especially with respect to intangible assets. These estimates are based on information obtained from management of the acquired companies
and historical experience. These estimates can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future, and the cost savings
expected to be derived from acquiring an asset. These estimates are inherently uncertain and unpredictable, and if different estimates were used the purchase price
for the acquisition could be allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities differently from the allocation that we have made. In addition, unanticipated events and
circumstances may occur which affect the accuracy or validity of such estimates, and if such events occur we may be required to record a charge against the value
ascribed to an acquired asset or an increase in the amounts recorded for assumed liabilities.
Goodwill
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level at least annually, or more often if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may
not be recoverable. Our historical annual assessment date was September 30 and the results of our assessment performed as of September 30, 2015 indicated no
impairment had been incurred. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 we changed our annual assessment date from September 30th to October 1st to better align
with our forecasting calendar. Further, we updated our goodwill impairment assessment as of October 1, 2015. No impairment was recorded in 2015 , 2014 or 2013
. As of December 31, 2015 , no changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill carrying values may not be recoverable. Application of the goodwill impairment
test requires judgment. Circumstances that could affect the valuation of goodwill include, among other things, a significant change in our business climate and the
buying habits of our customers along with changes in the costs to provide our products and services.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Upon completion of development, acquired in-process research and development assets are
generally considered amortizable, finite-lived assets and are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
Finite-lived intangible assets consist of customer relationships, developed technology, trademarks and non-compete agreements. We evaluate our intangible assets
for impairment at the asset group level, which means the intangibles grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows
are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Management has concluded that our asset groups align with our reporting units. The
intangible assets are allocated to the Product asset group, given that the Product asset group is the lowest level for which discrete cash flow information are
identifiable, independent from other assets. We assess the recoverability of these assets whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances or business climate
indicate that expected undiscounted future cash flows related to such intangible assets may not be sufficient to support the net book value of such assets. An
impairment is recognized in the period of identification to the extent the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the fair value of such asset. No impairment of
intangible assets was recorded in 2015 , 2014 or 2013 .
Significant judgments required in assessing the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets include the identification of reporting units, identifying whether
events or changes in circumstances require an impairment assessment, estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount and growth rates and other
assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value as to whether an impairment exists and, if so, the
amount of that impairment.
Income taxes
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, we record deferred income taxes based on temporary differences between
the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and use enacted tax rates and laws that we expect will be in effect when we recover those assets or
settle those liabilities, as the case may be, to measure those taxes. In cases where the expiration date of tax carryforwards or the projected operating results indicate
that realization is not likely, we
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provide for a valuation allowance. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
We have deferred tax assets, resulting from deductible temporary differences that may reduce taxable income in future periods. A valuation allowance is required
when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we estimate future
taxable income, considering the feasibility of ongoing tax-planning strategies and the realizability of tax loss carryforwards. Valuation allowances related to
deferred tax assets can be impacted by changes in tax laws, changes in statutory tax rates and future taxable income levels. If we were to determine that we would
be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of the net carrying amounts, we would decrease the recorded valuation allowance through an
increase to income in the period in which that determination is made. Due to the amount of net operating losses available for income tax purposes through
December 31, 2015 , we had a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. We continue to evaluate the realizability of our U.S. and Canadian deferred
tax assets. If our financial results improve, we will reassess the need for a full valuation allowance each quarter and, if we determine that it is more likely than not
the deferred tax assets will be realized, we will adjust the valuation allowance.
At December 31, 2015 , we had a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets of $36.0 million . We intend to review on a quarterly basis our conclusions
about the appropriate amount of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance. There is inherent uncertainty in evaluating the sustainability of the income tax positions
we take on our tax returns. We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon our management’s
evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will
be sustained, we have recorded the highest amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing
authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be realizable,
no tax benefit has been recognized in our financial statements.
We include interest and penalties with income taxes on the accompanying statement of operations. Our tax years after 2008 are subject to tax authority
examinations. Additionally, our net operating losses and research credits prior to 2015 are subject to tax authority adjustment.
Recently issued accounting guidance
In May 2014, the FASB together with the International Accounting Standards Board issued converged guidance for revenue recognition that will replace most
existing guidance, eliminate industry-specific guidance and provide a unified model for determining how and when revenue from contracts with customers should
be recognized. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that
reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard will also introduce additional disclosures,
changes in asset and liability accounting, and changes in gain/loss recognition for asset transfers unrelated to customer transactions.
In July 2015 the FASB affirmed a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new revenue standard. Our effective date for this standard will be the first quarter of
2018. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Two methods of
transition are provided: a full retrospective approach, with certain practical expedients allowed, and a cumulative effect method, with balance sheet adjustment as
of January 1, 2018. We are evaluating the effect the new standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We have not yet
selected a transition method nor have we determined the future effect of the standard on our financial position or results of operations.
In November 2015, the FASB issued new guidance to eliminate the requirement for companies to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current
and noncurrent amounts on the balance sheet. Instead, we will be required to classify all deferred tax liabilities and assets as noncurrent. We elected to early adopt
this new guidance during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 on a prospective basis, which did not result in a material change to our financial statements. Prior
periods were not retrospectively adjusted.
In February 2016, the FASB amended lease accounting requirements to begin recording assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. The new
guidance will also require significant additional disclosures about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows from leases. This new guidance will be
effective for us beginning on January 1, 2019 using a modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach includes a number of optional
practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the future effect of the standard on our
financial position or results of operations.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective,
historically we have invested in money market funds. With the proceeds from our two public offerings in 2012, we have invested in a broader portfolio of high
credit quality short-term securities. To minimize the exposure due to an adverse shift in interest rates, we maintain an average portfolio duration of one year or less.
Our primary exposure to market risk is interest income and expense sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of the interest rates in the United
States. However, because of the short-term nature of our interest-bearing securities, a 10% change in market interest rates would not be expected to have a material
impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
Historically our operations have consisted of research and development and sales activities in the United States. As a result, our financial results have not been
materially affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or economic conditions in foreign markets. We are developing plans to expand
our international presence. Accordingly, we expect that our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and economic conditions may increase in
future periods.
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Report of independent registered public accounting firm
Consolidated balance sheets
Consolidated statements of operations
Consolidated statements of comprehensive loss
Consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity
Consolidated statements of cash flows
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Index to financial statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Vocera Communications, Inc.
San Jose, California
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vocera Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2015 and
2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended
December 31, 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness
of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vocera Communications, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31,
2015 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Jose, California
March 14, 2016
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Vocera Communications, Inc.:
In our opinion, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December
31, 2013 presents fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of Vocera Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the year ended
December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit We conducted our audit of these
statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
San Jose, California
March 17, 2014
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Vocera Communications, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share and Par Amounts)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Accounts receivable, net
Other receivables
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Total current assets
Property and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other long-term assets
Total assets
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll and other current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current
Total current liabilities
Deferred revenue, long-term
Other long-term liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.0003 par value - 5,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014; zero
shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.0003 par value - 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014;
26,322,322 and 25,644,010 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Accumulated deficit
Total stockholders’ equity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
December 31,
2015
2014
$
20,572 $
96,202
22,605
1,009
2,713
2,165
22,615
93,646
18,008
694
3,462
2,017
145,266
140,442
3,620
2,375
9,988
1,012
5,122
3,171
9,988
905
162,261 $
159,628
$
$
2,932 $
13,339
31,495
47,766
8,097
1,967
57,830
—
8
214,421
(162)
(109,836)
104,431
$
162,261 $
1,913
10,863
28,474
41,250
6,974
1,692
49,916
—
8
202,515
(81)
(92,730)
109,712
159,628
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Revenue
Product
Service
Total revenue
Cost of revenue
Product
Service
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Restructuring
Total operating expenses
Loss from operations
Interest income
Other expense, net
Loss before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net loss
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted
Vocera Communications, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
55,716 $
51,095 $
48,370
104,086
19,666
19,844
39,510
64,576
16,990
47,647
16,734
—
81,371
(16,795)
509
(347)
(16,633)
(473)
(17,106)
44,326
95,421
18,766
18,470
37,236
58,185
18,035
49,611
18,062
556
86,264
(28,079)
355
(249)
(27,973)
(324)
(28,297)
62,393
40,105
102,498
21,714
16,595
38,309
64,189
14,915
44,928
14,906
—
74,749
(10,560)
257
(53)
(10,356)
(109)
(10,465)
$(0.66)
$(1.12)
$(0.43)
25,971
25,971
25,329
25,329
24,621
24,621
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share:
Basic
Diluted
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Vocera Communications, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(In Thousands)
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss, net:
Change in unrealized (loss) gain on investments, net of tax
Comprehensive loss
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
(17,106) $
(28,297) $
(10,465)
(81)
(104)
18
(17,187) $
(28,401) $
(10,447)
$
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Vocera Communications, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(In Thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Balance at January 1, 2013
Exercise of stock options
RSUs released and tax settlement
Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan
Vesting of early exercised stock options
Cash exercise of common stock warrants
Employee stock-based compensation expense
Income tax shortfall from employee stock plans
Repurchase of early exercised options
Net loss
Other comprehensive income
Balance at December 31, 2013
Exercise of stock options
RSUs released and tax settlement
Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan
Vesting of early exercised stock options
Employee stock-based compensation expense
Repurchase of early exercised options
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss
Balance at December 31, 2014
Exercise of stock options
RSUs released and tax settlement
Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan
Vesting of early exercised stock options
Cash exercise of common stock warrants
Employee stock-based compensation expense
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss
Balance at December 31, 2015
Common stock
Amount
Shares
24,229,356
420,492
71,824
215,039
—
34,142
—
—
(3,713)
—
—
24,967,140
293,615
225,149
160,936
—
—
(2,830)
—
—
25,644,010
191,906
324,178
145,487
—
16,741
—
—
— $
26,322,322 $
Additional
paid-in
capital
Accum. other
comprehensive
income (loss)
Accumulated
deficit
Total
stockholders’
equity
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
8 $
177,081
1,657
(703)
2,993
123
226
8,667
(64)
(14)
—
—
189,966
1,096
(1,270)
1,588
54
11,084
(3)
—
—
202,515
1,195
(1,719)
1,302
12
111
11,005
—
— $
214,421 $
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
18
23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(104)
(81)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(81)
(162)
(53,968)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(10,465)
—
(64,433)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(28,297)
—
(92,730)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(17,106)
$
$
— $
(109,836) $
123,125
1,657
(703)
2,993
123
226
8,667
(64)
(14)
(10,465)
18
125,563
1,097
(1,270)
1,588
54
11,084
(3)
(28,297)
(104)
109,712
1,195
(1,719)
1,302
12
111
11,005
(17,106)
(81)
104,431
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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Vocera Communications, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
(17,106)
$
(28,297) $
(10,465)
Depreciation and amortization
Non-cash interest income
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
Bad debt expense
Inventory write-down
Change in lease-related performance obligations
Stock-based compensation expense
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable
Other receivables
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll and other liabilities
Deferred revenue
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Payment for purchase of property and equipment
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Purchase of short-term investments
Maturities of short-term investments
Sales of short-term investments
Changes in restricted cash
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash from lease-related performance obligations
Payment for repurchase of common stock
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from the employee stock purchase plan
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Tax withholdings paid on behalf of employees for net share settlement
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for interest
Cash paid for income taxes
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
3,271
—
40
479
118
(925)
11,005
(5,075)
(234)
632
(295)
1,050
2,761
4,144
(135)
(1,151)
—
(109,310)
106,670
—
40
(3,751)
932
—
1,302
1,195
(1,697)
111
1,843
(2,043)
22,615
20,572
$
— $
159
64
3,014
(7)
77
61
310
(595)
11,084
5,660
188
1,894
(330)
(1,678)
1,100
2,827
(4,692)
(2,022)
(6,950)
(112,299)
102,656
3,923
265
(14,427)
635
(12)
1,588
1,096
(1,225)
—
2,082
(17,037)
39,652
22,615 $
—
175
16
2,542
(71)
—
16
136
(207)
8,667
(1,861)
(434)
(3,029)
446
690
(1,887)
4,198
(1,259)
(3,770)
—
(118,661)
65,714
—
—
(56,717)
847
(14)
2,993
1,758
(703)
226
5,107
(52,869)
92,521
39,652
—
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$
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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1.
The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Background
Vocera Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company”) is a provider of secure, integrated, intelligent communication solutions, focused on
empowering mobile workers in healthcare, hospitality, energy, and other mission-critical mobile work environments, in the U.S. and internationally. The
significant majority of the Company's business is generated from sales of its solutions in the healthcare market to help our customers improve patient safety and
experience, and increase operational efficiency. As of December 31, 2015, the Company's solutions have been selected by in more than 1,400 facilities worldwide.
The Vocera Communication System, which includes an intelligent enterprise software platform, a lightweight, wearable, voice-controlled communication badge,
and smartphone applications, enables users to connect instantly with other staff simply by saying the name, function or group name of the desired recipient. It also
securely delivers text messages and alerts directly to and from smartphones, replacing legacy pagers.
The Company was incorporated in Delaware on February 16, 2000. The Company formed wholly-owned subsidiaries Vocera Communications UK Ltd and Vocera
Communications Australia Pty Ltd. in 2005, Vocera Canada, Ltd. in 2010, Vocera Communications India Private Ltd. in 2013 and Vocera Communications
Middle East FZ LLC in 2014.
Since its inception, the Company has incurred significant losses and, as of December 31, 2015 , had an accumulated deficit of $109.8 million . The Company has
funded its operations primarily with customer payments for its products and services, proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with its initial
public offering ("IPO") and follow-on offering and, before the IPO, from the issuances of convertible preferred stock and from borrowings under its term loan
facility and the utilization of its line of credit. As of December 31, 2015 , the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $116.8 million .
The Company believes that its existing sources of liquidity will satisfy its working capital and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.
Basis of presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vocera Communications, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and
balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States (GAAP).
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense
during the reporting periods. The estimates include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, warranty reserves, inventory reserves, goodwill and intangible
assets, stock-based compensation expense, provisions for income taxes and contingencies. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences
could be material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
The Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investments consist of money market funds, commercial paper, U.S. government agency notes, U.S. Treasury
notes, municipal debt and corporate debt. These investments are classified as available-for-sale securities and are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains and
losses reported as a component of stockholders’ equity. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and re-
evaluates the available-for-sale designations as of each balance sheet date. Investments with an original purchase maturity of three months or less are classified as
cash equivalents, all those with longer maturities are classified as short-term investments, which are available-for-sale.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the Company’s receivables portfolio determined on the
basis of historical experience, specific allowances for known troubled accounts and other currently available evidence. The Company has not experienced
significant credit losses from its accounts receivable. The Company performs a regular review of its customers’ payment histories and associated credit risks as it
does not require collateral from its customers.
The following table presents the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts:
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(in thousands)
Allowance—beginning of period
Provisions for bad debts
Recoveries from bad debts
Write-offs and other
Allowance—end of period
Inventories
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
(53) $
(479)
60
21
(6) $
(53)
4
2
$
(451) $
(53) $
—
(29)
13
10
(6)
Inventories are valued at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis) or market (net realizable value or replacement
cost). The Company assesses the valuation of inventory and periodically writes down the value for estimated excess and obsolete inventory based upon
assumptions about future demand and market conditions.
Concentration of credit risk and other risks and uncertainties
Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. The
Company’s cash and cash equivalents are primarily deposited with high quality financial institutions and in money market funds. Deposits at these institutions and
funds may, at times, exceed federally insured limits. Management believes that these financial institutions and funds are financially sound and, accordingly, that
minimal credit risk exists. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents. Marketable securities are stated at fair value,
and accounted for as available-for-sale within short-term investments. The counterparties to the agreements relating to the Company’s investment securities consist
of major corporations, financial institutions and government agencies of high credit standing.
The primary hardware component of the Company’s products is currently manufactured by a third-party contractor in Mexico. A significant disruption in the
operations of this contractor may impact the production of the Company’s products for a substantial period of time, which could harm the Company’s business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is considered to be limited due to the diversity of the Company’s customer base and
geographic sales areas. At December 31, 2015 and 2014 , no customer accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable. For the years ended December 31, 2015 ,
2014 and 2013 , no customer represented 10% or more of revenue.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful economic lives of the assets. Assets generally have
useful economic lives of three years except for leasehold improvements, which are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the remaining lease
term or the estimated useful life of the related assets. Purchased or developed software also generally has a three year useful economic life, except for major ERP
implementations, for which the Company assumes a five year useful economic life. Upon retirement or sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and
amortization are removed from the consolidated balance sheet and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Maintenance and repairs which are not
considered improvements and do not extend the useful life of the assets are charged to operations as incurred.
The Company periodically reviews property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an
asset is impaired or the estimated useful lives are no longer appropriate. Fair value is estimated based on discounted future cash flows. If indicators of impairment
exist and the undiscounted projected cash flows associated with such assets are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recorded to write
the asset down to its estimated fair values. To date, the Company has not recorded any impairment charges.
Software development costs
For internal-use software, the Company capitalizes certain internal and external costs incurred in its acquisition and creation. Capitalized internal-use software is
included in property and equipment when development is complete and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the related asset,
generally three years, except that five years is assumed for major ERP implementations. Based on the authoritative guidance, costs incurred either before or after
the period satisfying the capitalization criteria, together with costs incurred for training and maintenance, are expensed as incurred. For the years ended
December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , the Company capitalized costs of zero , $0.2 million and $2.1 million , respectively.
Goodwill and intangible assets
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The Company allocates the purchase price of any acquisitions to tangible assets and liabilities and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Any residual purchase
price is recorded as goodwill.
Goodwill
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level at least annually, or more often if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may
not be recoverable. The Company has identified two operating segments (Product and Service) which management also considers to be reporting units. In testing
for goodwill impairment, we may elect to utilize a qualitative assessment to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less
than its carrying value. If our qualitative assessment indicates that goodwill impairment is more likely than not, we perform a two-step impairment test. The
Company performed its goodwill impairment assessment on September 30, 2015 using a qualitative assessment and determined that no impairment existed as of
the date of the impairment test because the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 the Company
changed its annual assessment date from September 30th to October 1st to better align with its forecasting calendar. The Company updated its goodwill impairment
assessment as of October 1, 2015 which determined that no impairment existed. As of December 31, 2015 , no changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill
carrying values may not be recoverable.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Upon completion of development, acquired in-process research and development assets are
generally considered amortizable, finite-lived assets and are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Finite-lived intangible assets consist of customer
relationships, developed technology, trademarks and non-compete agreements. The Company evaluates intangible assets for impairment by assessing the
recoverability of these assets whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances or business climate indicate that expected undiscounted future cash flows
related to such intangible assets may not be sufficient to support the net book value of such assets. An impairment is recognized in the period of identification to
the extent the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the fair value of such asset. No impairment of intangible assets was recorded in the years ended December 31,
2015 , 2014 or 2013 .
Revenue recognition
The Company derives revenue from the sales of communication badges, smartphones, perpetual software licenses for software that is essential to the functionality
of the communication badges, software maintenance, extended product warranty and professional services. The Company also derives revenue from the sale of
licenses for software that is not essential to the functionality of the communication badges, which may include Clinical Integration and Vocera Collaboration Suite
as well as certain subscription-based revenues including Vocera Care Experience. Sales tax is excluded from reported total revenue.
Revenue is recognized when all of the below criteria are met:
•
•
•
•
there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, in the form of a written contract, amendments to that contract, or purchase orders from a third party;
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered;
the price is fixed or determinable after evaluating the risk of concession; and
collectability is reasonably assured based on customer creditworthiness and past history of collection.
In arrangements with multiple deliverables, assuming all other revenue criteria are met, the Company recognizes revenue for individual delivered items if they
have value to the customer on a standalone basis. The Company allocates arrangement consideration at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using
the relative selling price method. This method requires us to determine the selling price at which each deliverable could be sold if it were sold regularly on a
standalone basis. When available, we use vendor-specific objective evidence ("VSOE") of the selling price. VSOE represents the price charged for a deliverable
when it is sold separately, or for a deliverable not yet being sold separately, the price established by management with the relevant authority. The Company has
established VSOE of the selling price for our post-installation technical support services. When VSOE of selling price is not available, third-party evidence
("TPE") of selling price for similar products and services is acceptable; however, our offerings and market strategy differ from those of our competitors, such that
the Company cannot obtain sufficient comparable information about third parties' prices. If neither VSOE nor TPE are available, the Company uses its best
estimates of selling prices ("BESP"). The Company determines BESP considering factors such as market conditions, sales channels, internal costs and product
margin objectives and pricing practices. The Company regularly reviews and update our VSOE and BESP information.
The relative selling price method allocates total arrangement consideration proportionally to each deliverable on the basis of its estimated selling price. In addition,
the amount recognized for any delivered items cannot exceed that which is contingent upon delivery of any remaining items in the arrangement.
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A typical sales arrangement involves multiple elements, such as sales of communication badges, perpetual software licenses, professional services and maintenance
services which entitle customers to unspecified upgrades, bug fixes, patch releases and telephone support. Revenue from the sale of communication badges and
perpetual software licenses is recognized upon shipment or delivery at the customers’ premises as the contractual provisions governing sales of these products do
not include any provisions regarding acceptance, performance or general right of return or cancellation or termination provisions adversely affecting revenue
recognition. Revenue from the sale of maintenance services on software licenses is recognized over the period during which the services are provided, which is
generally one year. Revenue from professional services is recognized either on a fixed fee basis based on milestones or on a time and materials basis as the services
are provided, both of which generally take place over a period of two to twelve weeks.
For non-essential software arrangements with multiple-deliverables, including license, professional services and maintenance, the Company recognizes license
revenue using the residual method of accounting pursuant to relevant software revenue recognition guidance. Under the residual method, revenue is recognized
when VSOE for fair value exists for all of the undelivered elements in the arrangement, but does not exist for one or more of the delivered elements in the
arrangement. If evidence of fair value cannot be established for the undelivered elements, all of the revenue is deferred until evidence of fair value can be
established, or until the items for which evidence of fair value cannot be established are delivered. The Company has established VSOE for maintenance and
support. The Company's revenue arrangements do not include a general right of return relative to the delivered products.
Revenue from sales-type leases
A portion of the Company's sales are made through multi-year lease agreements with customers. When these arrangements are considered sales-type leases, upon
delivery of leased products to customers, the Company recognizes revenue for such products in an amount equal to the net present value of the minimum lease
payments. Unearned income is recognized as part of product revenue under the effective interest method. The Company recognizes revenue related to certain
executory costs, including maintenance and extended warranty, ratable over the term of the underlying arrangements. The Company recognizes revenue related to
battery refresh executory costs when such executory costs are incurred.
Proceeds from transfers of sales-type leases to third-party financial companies are allocated between the net investment in sales-type leases and the executory cost
component for remaining service obligations based on relative present value. The difference between the amount of proceeds allocated to the net investment in
lease and the carrying value of the net investment in lease is included in product revenue. Proceeds allocated to the executory cost component are accounted for as
financing liabilities.
For the year ended December 31, 2015 , the Company transferred $1.5 million of lease receivables, recording an immaterial net loss and $0.9 million of new
financing liabilities for future performance of executory service obligations. For the year ended December 31, 2014 , the Company transferred $1.4 million of lease
receivables, recording an immaterial net gain and $0.6 million of new financing liabilities for future performance of executory service obligations.
For lease receivables retained as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 , the Company recorded $1.5 million and $0.9 million , respectively, of net investment in sales-
type leases, equivalent to the minimum lease payments for the delivered product.
Commissions expense
Sales commissions are recorded as sales and marketing expense and accrued as a current liability as orders are recorded; thus no contract acquisition costs are
capitalized.
Shipping and handling costs
Shipping and handling costs charged to customers are included in revenue and the associated expense is recorded in cost of products sold in the statements of
operations for all periods presented.
Research and development expenditures
Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred. Software development costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility
are included in research and development and are expensed as incurred. After technological feasibility is established, material software development costs up to
general availability of the software will be capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated product life, or based on the ratio of current
revenues to total projected product revenues, whichever is greater. To date, the time between the establishment of technological feasibility and general availability
has been very short and therefore no significant costs have been incurred. Accordingly, the Company has not capitalized any software development costs.
Advertising costs
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Advertising costs are included in sales and marketing expense and are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and
2013 were immaterial.
Product warranties
The Company offers warranties on certain products and records a liability for the estimated future costs associated with warranty claims, which is based upon
historical experience and the Company’s estimate of the level of future costs. The Company provides for the estimated costs of hardware warranties at the time the
related revenue is recognized. Costs are estimated based on historical and projected product failure rates, historical and projected repair costs, and knowledge of
specific product failures (if any). The specific hardware warranty includes parts and labor over a period generally ranging from one to three years. The Company
provides no warranty for software. The Company regularly re-evaluates its estimates to assess the adequacy of the recorded warranty liabilities and adjust the
amounts as necessary. Warranty costs are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations as cost of sales.
Stock-based compensation
For options granted to employees, stock-based compensation is measured at grant date based on the fair value of the award and is expensed on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period. The Company determines the grant date fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Restricted stock
awards and restricted stock units result in compensation expense, and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, based on the grant
date closing stock price. Equity instruments issued to non-employees are recorded at their fair value on the measurement date and are subject to periodic
adjustment as the underlying equity instruments vest. The fair value of options granted to non-employees is amortized over the vesting period, on a straight-line
basis.
For stock options issued to employees and non-employees with specific performance criteria, the Company makes a determination at each balance sheet date
whether the performance criteria are probable of being achieved. Compensation expense is recognized until such time as the performance criteria are met or when
it is probable that the criteria will not be met.
The Company will only recognize a tax benefit from stock-based awards in additional paid-in capital if an incremental tax benefit is realized after all other tax
attributes currently available to the Company have been utilized. In addition, the Company has elected to account for the indirect effects of stock-based awards on
other tax attributes, such as the research tax credit, through its statement of operations.
Income taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, the Company records deferred income taxes based on
temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and use enacted tax rates and laws that the Company expects will be in
effect when they recover those assets or settle those liabilities, as the case may be, to measure those taxes. In cases where the expiration date of tax carryforwards
or the projected operating results indicate that realization is not likely, the Company provides for a valuation allowance. Valuation allowances are established when
necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
The Company has deferred tax assets, resulting from net operating losses, research and development credits and temporary differences that may reduce taxable
income in future periods. A valuation allowance is required when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In
assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Company estimates future taxable income, considering the feasibility of ongoing tax-planning strategies and the
realizability of tax loss carryforwards. Valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets can be impacted by changes in tax laws, changes in statutory tax rates
and future taxable income levels. If the Company were to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of the net carrying
amounts, it would decrease the recorded valuation allowance through an increase to income in the period in which that determination is made. Due to the history of
losses the Company has generated in the past, the Company believes that it is not more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets in the U.S. and Canada can
be realized as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets for these
years.
At December 31, 2015 , the Company had a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets of $36.0 million .
There is inherent uncertainty in evaluating the sustainability of the income tax positions the Company takes on its tax returns. The Company assesses its income tax
positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon management’s evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at
the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company has recorded the highest amount of tax
benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information.
For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be realizable, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial
statements.
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The Company includes interest and penalties with income taxes in the accompanying statement of operations. All of the Company’s net operating losses and
research credit carryforwards prior to 2015 are subject to adjustment by tax authorities and all years after 2011 are still subject to tax authority examinations. The
Company is currently not subject to any income tax audit examinations by tax authorities in any jurisdictions including U.S. federal, state and local or foreign
countries.
Foreign currency translation
The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, monetary assets and liabilities in non-functional currency of these
subsidiaries are remeasured using exchange rates in effect at the end of the period. Revenues and costs in local currency are remeasured using average exchange
rates for the period, except for costs related to those consolidated balance sheet items that are remeasured using historical exchange rates. The resulting
remeasurement gains and losses are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Translation gains and losses have not been significant to
date.
Segments
Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and is evaluated regularly by the Company’s chief
operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief
Executive Officer. The Company has two operating segments which are both reportable business segments: (i) Product; and (ii) Service.
Comprehensive loss
For the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013, the only component of other comprehensive loss was unrealized (losses) / gains on available-for-sale
securities.
Related party transactions
During the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , the Company billed a related party, the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC), $0.4 million,
$0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for consulting services and technology solutions. One of the Company's board members is the President of UCMC.
These transactions were recorded at arms-length prices. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company billed a related party, the Hewlett-Packard
Company, approximately $9,200 for software and support, at arms’ length prices. Through July of 2013 one of the Company’s board members served as Treasurer
& Senior Vice President at Hewlett-Packard.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) together with the International Accounting Standards Board issued converged guidance for
revenue recognition that will replace most existing guidance, eliminate industry-specific guidance and provide a unified model for determining how and when
revenue from contracts with customers should be recognized. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods
or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard
will also introduce additional disclosures, changes in asset and liability accounting, and changes in gain/loss recognition for asset transfers unrelated to customer
transactions.
In July 2015 the FASB affirmed a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new revenue standard. The Company’s effective date for this standard will be the
first quarter of 2018. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Two
methods of transition are provided: a full retrospective approach, with certain practical expedients allowed, and a cumulative effect method, with balance sheet
adjustment as of January 1, 2018. The Company is evaluating the effect the new standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the future effect of the standard on its financial position or results of operations.
In November 2015, the FASB issued new guidance to eliminate the requirement for companies to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current
and noncurrent amounts on the balance sheet. Instead, companies will be required to classify all deferred tax liabilities and assets as noncurrent. The Company has
elected to early adopt this new guidance during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 on a prospective basis as permitted under the standard, which did not result in
a material change to our financial statements. Prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted.
In February 2016, the FASB amended lease accounting requirements to begin recording assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. The new
guidance will also require significant additional disclosures about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows from leases. This new guidance will be
effective for us beginning on January 1, 2019 using a
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modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. The
Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the future effect of the standard on its financial position or results of operations.
2. Fair value of financial instruments
The carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. As a basis
for determining the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company utilizes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair
value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are
observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data which requires the Company to develop its own
assumptions. This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when
determining fair value. For the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value instruments
and no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The Company's money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices. The fair value of
the Company's Level 2 fixed income securities are obtained from independent pricing services, which may use quoted market prices for identical or comparable
instruments or model-driven valuations using observable market data or other inputs corroborated by observable market data. The Company does not have any
financial instruments which are valued using Level 3 inputs.
The table below summarizes the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31,
2015 and 2014 , respectively. There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for these dates.
(in thousands)
Assets
Money market funds
Commercial paper
U.S. government agency securities
U.S. Treasury securities
Municipal debt securities
Corporate debt securities
December 31, 2015
December 31, 2014
Level 1
Level 2
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Total
$
7,532 $
—
—
—
—
— $
—
13,009
5,843
—
1,152
77,350
7,532
$
7,795 $
— $
—
13,009
5,843
—
78,502
—
—
—
—
—
3,225
5,955
4,043
3,924
7,795
3,225
5,955
4,043
3,924
82,517
82,517
Total assets measured at fair value
$
8,684 $
96,202 $
104,886
$
7,795 $
99,664 $
107,459
The financial accounts that are not subject to recurring fair value measurement include trade and other receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, total
current liabilities and deferred revenues, both current and long-term. Due to their short maturities, the carrying amounts of these accounts approximate their fair
values.
3. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
The following tables display gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses for cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments for the periods
presented:
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$
116,936 $
4 $
(166)
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(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Demand deposits and other cash
Money market funds
Corporate debt securities
Total cash and cash equivalents
Short-Term Investments:
U.S. government agency securities
U.S. Treasury securities
Corporate debt securities
Total short-term investments
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Demand deposits and other cash
Money market funds
Commercial paper
U.S. government agency securities
Corporate debt securities
Total cash and cash equivalents
Short-Term Investments:
Commercial paper
U.S. government agency securities
U.S. Treasury securities
Municipal debt securities
Corporate debt securities
Total short-term investments
December 31, 2015
Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
value
$
11,888 $
— $
7,532
1,152
20,572
13,038
5,855
77,471
96,364
—
—
—
—
—
4
4
— $
—
—
—
(29)
(12)
(125)
(166)
Amortized Cost
Unrealized Gains
Unrealized Losses
Fair value
December 31, 2014
$
8,802 $
— $
— $
7,795
1,365
100
4,553
22,615
1,860
5,856
4,042
3,922
78,044
93,724
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
5
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
—
—
(85)
(87)
(87)
$
11,888
7,532
1,152
20,572
13,009
5,843
77,350
96,202
116,774
8,802
7,795
1,365
100
4,553
22,615
1,860
5,855
4,043
3,924
77,964
93,646
116,261
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
$
116,339 $
9 $
The Company has determined that the unrealized losses on its short-term investments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 do not constitute an "other than
temporary impairment". The unrealized losses for the short-term investments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 have all been in a continuous unrealized loss
position for less than twelve months. The Company’s conclusion of no “other than temporary impairment” is based on the high credit quality of the securities, their
short remaining maturity and the Company’s intent and ability to hold such loss securities until maturity.
Classification of the cash, cash equivalent and short-term investments by contractual maturity was as follows:
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(in thousands)
Balances as of December 31, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
Short-term investments
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
Balances as of December 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
Short-term investments
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
One year or
Between 1 and
shorter
2 years
Total
$
20,572 $
— $
75,725
96,297
20,477
20,477
20,572
96,202
116,774
$
$
22,615 $
76,917
— $
16,729
22,615
93,646
99,532 $
16,729 $
116,261
(1) Includes demand deposits and other cash, money market funds and other cash equivalent securities, all with 0-90 day maturity at purchase.
All the above tables exclude restricted cash, primarily held in certificates of deposit, of zero and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 ,
respectively, which is classified in prepaids and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
4. Net loss per share
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net loss
Denominator:
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
(17,106) $
(28,297) $
(10,465)
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net loss per common share - basic and diluted
25,971
25,329
24,621
Net loss per share
Basic and diluted
$(0.66)
$(1.12)
$(0.43)
For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the following securities were not included in the calculation of diluted shares outstanding as the effect
would have been anti-dilutive:
(in thousands)
Options to purchase common stock
Common stock subject to repurchase
Warrants to purchase common stock
Restricted stock units
Restricted stock awards
5. Goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill
December 31,
2015
2014
2013
3,355
—
29
1,322
—
3,573
3,335
5
44
981
—
25
44
623
12
The Company had $10.0 million and $10.0 million of goodwill as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting
unit level at least annually or more often if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company has two reporting
units: Product and Service; as of December 31, 2015 all of the Company's goodwill resides in the Product reporting unit. The Company performed an impairment
assessment in 2015
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which determined that no impairment existed. For 2014, the Company performed the annual required test of impairment of goodwill by performing Step 1 under
authoritative accounting guidance. The Company’s annual impairment test indicated that the fair value exceeded the carrying value for each of its reporting units.
For 2015, the Company used the qualitative assessment permitted under authoritative accounting guidance. Among the qualitative factors considered were changes
since the prior impairment in the following: industry and competitive environment, business strategy, product mix, buyer and supplier bargaining power, potential
market size, consistency in operating margins and cash flows, change in reporting unit / product life cycle stage and earnings quality and sustainability. No
impairment was recorded in the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 or 2013 .
Intangible assets
The fair values for acquired intangible assets were determined by management with consideration of, in part, valuations performed by independent valuation
specialists. Acquisition-related intangible assets are amortized over the life of the assets on an accelerated basis that approximates the expected economic benefit of
the assets. This assumption results in amortization that is higher in earlier periods of the useful life. To date there has been no impairment of the Company's
intangible assets. The estimated useful lives and carrying value of acquired intangible assets are as follows:
(in thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships
Developed technology
Trademarks
Non-compete Agreements
Intangible assets - finite life
In-process R&D
Intangible assets, net book value
Weighted average
useful life
(years)
Gross
carrying
amount
Accumulated
amortization
Net
carrying
amount
Gross
carrying
amount
Accumulated
amortization
Net
carrying
amount
December 31, 2015
December 31, 2014
7 to 9
4 to 7
4 to 7
2 to 4
n/a
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,520 $
3,650 $
110 $
460
6,740 $
— $
6,740 $
1,934 $
2,094 $
79 $
258
4,365 $
— $
4,365 $
586 $
1,556 $
31 $
202
2,375 $
— $
2,375 $
2,520 $
2,710 $
110 $
460
5,800 $
940 $
6,740 $
1,722 $
1,693 $
63 $
91
3,569 $
— $
3,569 $
798
1,017
47
369
2,231
940
3,171
Amortization of intangible assets was $0.8 million , $0.8 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively.
Amortization of acquired intangible assets is reflected in the cost of revenues for developed technology and in operating expenses for the other intangibles. The
estimated future amortization of acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2015 was as follows:
(in thousands)
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter
Future amortization expense
6. Consolidated balance sheet components
Inventories
(in thousands)
Raw materials
Finished goods
Total inventories
$
Future
amortization
719
551
441
386
201
77
$
2,375
December 31,
2015
2014
$
$
36 $
2,677
2,713 $
759
2,703
3,462
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Property and equipment, net
(in thousands)
Computer equipment and software
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Leasehold improvements
Manufacturing tools and equipment
Construction in process
Property and equipment, at cost
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Property and equipment, net
December 31,
2015
2014
$
9,446 $
1,004
2,435
3,134
229
16,248
(12,628)
$
3,620 $
8,772
962
2,298
3,795
122
15,949
(10,827)
5,122
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 was $2.5 million , $2.2 million and
$1.8 million , respectively.
Net investment in sales-type leases
The Company has sales-type leases with terms of 1.25 to 4 years. Sales-type lease receivables are collateralized by the underlying equipment. The components of
our net investment in sales-type leases are as follows:
(in thousands)
Net minimum lease payments to be received
Less: Unearned interest income and executory revenue portion
Net investment in sales-type leases
Less: Current portion
Non-current net investment in sales-type leases
December 31,
2015
2014
$
$
2,772 $
(1,292)
1,480
(832)
648 $
1,882
(962)
920
(564)
356
There were no allowances for doubtful accounts on these leases as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 . There is no guaranteed or unguaranteed residual value on the
leased equipment. The current and non-current net investments in sales-types leases are reported as components of the consolidated balance sheet captions "other
receivables" and "other long-term assets", respectively.
The minimum lease payments expected for future years under sales-type leases as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
(in thousands)
2016
2017
2018
2019
Total
Future lease payments
1,266
812
522
172
2,772
$
$
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Accrued payroll, restructuring and other current liabilities
(in thousands)
Payroll and related expenses
Accrued payables
Deferred rent, current portion
Lease financing, current portion
Product warranty
Customer prepayments
Sales and use tax payable
Other
December 31,
2015
2014
$
8,162 $
1,835
326
706
701
941
285
383
7,009
1,715
299
645
497
283
293
122
Total accrued payroll and other current liabilities
$
13,339 $
10,863
During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company initiated a restructuring plan which resulted in $0.7 million of severance charges, of which $0.1 million was
recorded to cost of revenue and $0.6 million was recorded to operating expenses. All amounts have been paid as of December 31, 2015.
A reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty reserve for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
(in thousands)
Warranty balance at the beginning of the period
Warranty expense accrued for shipments during the period
Changes in estimate related to pre-existing warranties
Warranty settlements made
Total product warranty
Less: Long-term portion
Current portion of warranty balance at the end of the period
7. Commitments and contingencies
Non-cancelable purchase commitments
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
497 $
840
$
539
321
(551)
806 $
(105) $
701 $
723
(68)
(998)
497
—
497
$
$
$
297
1,185
536
(1,178)
840
—
840
$
$
$
$
The Company enters into non-cancelable purchase commitments with its third-party manufacturer whereby the Company is required to purchase any inventory
held by the third-party manufacturer that have been purchased by them based on confirmed orders from the Company. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014 ,
approximately $7.8 million and $1.9 million , respectively, of raw material inventory was purchased and held by the third-party manufacturer which was subject to
such purchase requirements.
Leases
The Company leases office space for its headquarters and subsidiaries under non-cancelable operating leases, which will expire between April 2016 and March
2022. In April 2015, the Company extended the lease on the San Jose, California headquarters through March 2022. Total rent expense for the years ended
December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 was $2.3 million , $2.0 million and $2.0 million , respectively. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis
over the lease period, and has accrued for rent expense incurred but not paid.
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Future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2015 under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:
(in thousands)
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter
Total minimum lease payments
Indemnifications
Operating
leases
1,632
1,515
1,460
1,503
1,549
1,997
9,656
$
$
The Company undertakes, in the ordinary course of business, to (i) defend customers and other parties from certain third-party claims associated with allegations of
trade secret misappropriation, infringement of copyright, patent or other intellectual property right, or tortious damage to persons or property and (ii) indemnify
and hold harmless such parties from certain resulting damages, costs and other liabilities. The term of these undertakings may be perpetual and the maximum
potential liability of the Company under certain of these undertakings is not determinable. Based on its historical experience, the Company believes the liability
associated with these undertakings is minimal.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that may require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers
against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of the individual.
The Company currently has directors and officers insurance. As there has been no significant history of losses, no expense accrual has been made.
Securities Litigation
On August 1 and 21, 2013, two putative securities class action suits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the
Company and certain of its officers, its board of directors, a former director and the underwriters for the Company's initial public offering. On November 20, 2013,
the court consolidated the actions as In re Vocera Communications, Inc. Securities Litigation and appointed Lead Plaintiffs. Lead Plaintiffs filed their consolidated
complaint on September 19, 2014. The consolidated complaint names certain current and former officers and directors and the underwriters for the Company's
initial public offering and secondary offering and alleges claims under Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the
Exchange Act based on allegedly false and materially misleading statements and omissions in the registration statement for the Company's initial public offering
and secondary offering and in communications regarding its business and financial results. The suit is purportedly brought on behalf of purchasers of the
Company's securities between March 28, 2012 and May 2, 2013, and seeks compensatory damages, rescission, fees and costs, as well as other relief. On
November 3, 2014 Defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated complaint. On February 11, 2015, the Court granted Defendants' motion to dismiss the Securities
Act claims, but denied the motion as to the Exchange Act claims, allowing the matter to proceed on that basis. On April 27, 2015 Defendants filed answers to the
consolidated complaint.
In connection with a mediation, an agreement in principle to settle the suit was reached in October 2015. On March 4, 2016, the Court issued an order granting
Lead Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary approval of the settlement. The settlement, which is subject final approval of the Court, calls for payment of $9 million ,
which will be funded entirely by the Company's insurance carriers.
Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company cannot accurately predict the ultimate outcome of this matter. The Company is unable at this time to
determine whether the outcome of the litigation would have a material impact on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flow. The Company has not
established any reserve for any potential liability relating to this lawsuit because this contingency is not considered probable and reasonably estimable.
From time to time, the Company may be involved in other lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, consisting of intellectual property, commercial,
employment and other matters which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the
outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses from existing matters that are probable or reasonably possible of being
incurred as a result of these matters would not be material to the financial statements as a whole.
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The Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, authorizes the Company to issue 100 million shares of $0.0003 par value common stock.
At December 31, 2015 , the Company has 1,366,097 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under stock option plans.
Incentive stock option plans
The Company has three equity incentive plans: the 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “2000 Plan”), the 2006 Stock Option Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and the 2012 Stock
Option Plan (the “2012 Plan”). On March 26, 2012, all shares that were reserved under the 2006 Plan but not subject to outstanding awards became available for
grant under the 2012 Plan. No additional shares will be issued under the 2006 Plan. The 2000 Plan terminated in March 2010 and no additional shares will be
issued under this plan. All options currently outstanding under the 2000 Plan and the 2006 Plan continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of those plans.
Under the 2012 Plan, the Company has the ability to issue incentive stock options (“ISOs”), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units
(“RSUs”), performance awards and stock bonuses. The ISOs will be granted at a price per share not less than the fair value at date of grant. Options granted to new
hires generally vest over a 4 -year period with 25% vesting at the end of one year and the remaining vest monthly thereafter, options granted as merit awards
generally vest monthly over a four-year period. Options granted generally are exercisable up to 10 years .
Early exercise of stock options
The Company typically allows employees to exercise options granted under the 2000 and 2006 Plans prior to vesting. The unvested shares are subject to the
Company’s repurchase right at the original purchase price. The proceeds initially are recorded as an accrued liability from the early exercise of stock options and
reclassified to common stock as the Company’s repurchase right lapses. At December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , there were unvested shares in the amount of zero
, 2,358 and 14,360 , respectively, which were subject to repurchase at an aggregate price of zero , $12,000 and $0.1 million , respectively.
Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes the combined stock option activity under the 2000 Plan, the 2006 Plan and the 2012 Plan and non-plan stock option agreements:
Options outstanding
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual term
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
Number
of options
3,418,624 $
224,290
(191,906)
(299,328)
3,151,680 $
9.8
9.89
6.23
15.68
9.47
3,085,578 $
9.41
2,304,946 $
8.26
(in years)
(in thousands)
6.24 $
12,167
5.5 $
5.43 $
4.46 $
14,587
14,494
13,589
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
Options granted
Options exercised
Options canceled
Outstanding at December 31, 2015
Options vested and expected to vest as of December
31, 2015
Options vested and exercisable as of December 31,
2015
At December 31, 2015 , there was $4.0 million of unrecognized net compensation cost related to options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-
average period of 2.19 years
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company modified 35,528 outstanding restricted stock units and 84,758 stock options to allow for continued
vesting of the awards pursuant to the terms of consulting arrangements entered into with the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer and Executive Chairman.
The stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period and remaining unamortized stock-based compensation expense as of December 31, 2014 for
the awards were not material and were fully recognized by June 30, 2015, the quarter in which the consulting arrangements are expected to terminate. The share
amounts and related compensation expense are included in the options and RSU tables below, as well as in the income statement allocation table. The Company
did not grant non-employee options in year ended December 31, 2013.
Using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, the weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted to employees during the years ended December 31,
2015 , 2014 and 2013 was $3.92 per share, $4.77 per share and $7.34 per share, respectively. Further
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information regarding the value of employee options vested and exercised during the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 is set forth below.
(in thousands)
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
Intrinsic value of options exercised during period
$
1,051 $
2,997 $
5,896
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock options on their grant date. This model requires the following major
inputs: the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock, the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the underlying common stock over the
expected life of the option, the risk-free interest rate and expected dividend yield. The following assumptions were used for each respective period for employee
stock-based compensation:
Expected Term (in years)
Volatility
Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Years ended December 31,
2015
5.39
41.3% - 41.8%
1.62% - 1.63%
0.0%
2014
5.41-5.45
41.4% - 48.2%
1.59% - 1.78%
0.0%
2013
5.38 - 5.43
46.7% - 48.1%
0.81% - 1.80%
0.0%
The computation of expected term is based on the historical exercise and forfeiture behavior of the Company’s employees, giving consideration to the contractual
terms of the stock-based awards, vesting schedules and expectations of future employee behavior. For the expected term so determined, the risk-free rate is the
U.S. Treasury Rate for that term on the grant date. The Company's expected common stock price volatility is based on the historical volatility of a peer group of
publicly-traded companies, using the same expected term. The peer group was selected based on industry and market capitalization data. The Company assumes
the dividend yield to be zero , as the Company has never declared or paid dividends and does not expect to do so in the foreseeable future.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company's 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock at a discount through payroll
deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation, subject to any plan limitations. The ESPP provides for six -month offering periods, except for the first
offering period which was for 11 months. Additionally, in April 2013, the Company's compensation committee determined that following the February 15, 2013
six-month offering period, the next offering period under the ESPP would last for three months (commencing August 15, 2013 and expiring on November 14,
2013) and, following the expiration of such offering period, offering periods thereafter will commence on November 15, 2013, and May 15, 2014 and so on, each
consisting of a single six-month purchase period.
At the end of each offering period, eligible employees are able to purchase shares at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Company's common stock on
the first trading day of the offering period or on the last day of the offering period. During the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , employees purchased
145,487 and 160,936 shares, respectively, of common stock at an average purchase price of $8.94 and $9.87 , respectively. As of December 31, 2015 , 393,608
shares remained available for future issuance under the ESPP.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of periodic ESPP offerings on their offer date. The following assumptions
were used for each respective period for the ESPP:
Expected Term (in years)
Volatility
Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Years ended December 31,
2015
0.5
33.6% - 57.8%
0.07% - 0.33%
0.0%
2014
0.5
35.9% - 57.7%
0.05% - 0.10%
0.0%
2013
0.25 - 0.50
33.3% - 36.0%
0.05% - 0.13%
0.0%
Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units
The Company issues restricted stock awards and RSUs as an element of its compensation plans.
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A summary of the restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below:
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding at December 31, 2015
Restricted Stock Units
Number of shares
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
per Share
1,062,590 $
905,929
(479,576)
(137,215)
1,351,728 $
13.79
10.75
15.10
11.28
11.54
At December 31, 2015 , there was $10.3 million of unrecognized net compensation cost related to RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-
average period of 1.86 years.
Allocation of Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense is recognized based on a straight-line amortization method over the respective vesting period of the award and has been
reduced for estimated forfeitures. The Company estimated the expected forfeiture rate based on its historical experience, considering voluntary termination
behaviors, trends of actual award forfeitures, and other events that will impact the forfeiture rate. To the extent the Company’s actual forfeiture rate is different
from the estimate, the stock-based compensation expense is adjusted accordingly.
The following table presents the stock-based compensation allocation of expense (both for employees and non-employees):
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total stock-based compensation
Exercise of common stock warrants
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
1,268 $
1,178 $
1,072
4,486
4,179
1,056
4,111
4,739
$
11,005 $
11,084 $
967
861
2,942
3,897
8,667
Prior to the April 2012 IPO, outstanding warrants to purchase preferred stock were classified as liabilities, which were adjusted to fair value at each reporting
period until the earlier of their exercise or expiration or the completion of a liquidation event, including the completion of an initial public offering, at which time
the preferred stock warrant liability automatically converted into a warrant to purchase shares of common stock and was reclassified to stockholders’ equity. The
Company recorded an expense in other income (expense), net of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 , respectively, to reflect the change in the fair
value of the outstanding preferred stock warrants. Since April 2012, the converted common stock warrants are classified within stockholder's equity.
9. Segments
The Company has two operating segments which are both reportable segments: (i) Product; and (ii) Service, which are comprised of the Company’s and its wholly-
owned subsidiaries’ results from operations. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available
that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (CODM), or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing
performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer.
The CODM regularly receives information related to revenue, cost of revenue, and gross profit for each operating segment, and uses this information to assess
performance and make resource allocation decisions. All other financial information, including operating expenses and assets, is prepared and reviewed by the
CODM on a consolidated basis.
Assets are not a measure used to assess the performance of the Company by the CODM, therefore the Company does not report assets by segment internally or in
its financial statements.
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The following table presents a summary of the operating segments:
(in thousands)
Revenue
Product
Service
Total revenue
Cost of revenue
Product
Service
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Product
Service
Total gross profit
Operating expenses
Interest income (expense), net and other
(Loss) income before income taxes
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
55,716 $
51,095 $
48,370
104,086
19,666
19,844
39,510
36,050
28,526
64,576
81,371
162
44,326
95,421
18,766
18,470
37,236
32,329
25,856
58,185
86,264
106
$
(16,633) $
(27,973) $
62,393
40,105
102,498
21,714
16,595
38,309
40,679
23,510
64,189
74,749
204
(10,356)
The following tables present the Company’s revenue by product line, as well as revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region.
(in thousands)
Revenue
Product
Device
Software
Total product
Service
Maintenance and support
Professional services and training
Total service
Total revenue
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
40,548 $
37,455 $
15,168
55,716
38,443
9,927
48,370
13,640
51,095
35,353
8,973
44,326
$
104,086 $
95,421 $
46,636
15,757
62,393
31,559
8,546
40,105
102,498
The Company’s revenue by geographic region, based on customer location, is summarized as follows:
(in thousands)
Revenue
United States
International
Total revenue
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
$
94,924 $
9,162
104,086 $
86,007 $
9,414
95,421 $
91,763
10,735
102,498
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The Company’s tangible long-lived assets by geographic region, consisting of net property and equipment, are summarized as follows:
(in thousands)
Property and equipment, net
United States
International
Total property and equipment, net
10. Income taxes
The components of (loss) income before income taxes are as follows:
(in thousands)
United States
International
Total (loss) income before income taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
$
3,335 $
285
3,620 $
4,852 $
270
5,122 $
5,249
116
5,365
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
$
(17,041) $
(28,442) $
408
469
(16,633) $
(27,973) $
(10,812)
456
(10,356)
(in thousands)
Current
Federal
State
Foreign
Deferred
Federal
State
Foreign
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
— $
— $
36
275
311
162
13
(13)
162
14
204
218
134
(4)
(24)
106
Total income tax provision
$
473 $
324 $
The Company had an effective tax rate of (2.8)% , (1.2)% and (1.1)% for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively.
71
—
(40)
74
34
60
4
11
75
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Reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the statutory rate to the Company’s provision for income tax is as follows:
(in thousands)
U.S. federal (tax benefit) provision at statutory rate
State (tax benefit) income taxes, net of federal benefit
Foreign income taxes at rates other than the US rate
Stock-based compensation
Change in valuation allowance
Non-deductible warrant expense
Research and development credits
Other
Total
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
$
(5,654) $
(9,511) $
(3,567)
(548)
119
187
6,764
—
(537)
142
(895)
43
763
10,203
—
(466)
187
$
473 $
324 $
(338)
(28)
549
3,911
—
(527)
109
109
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and
the amounts used for income tax purposes. The following table presents the significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
periods presented:
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss carryforward
Research and development credits
Depreciation and amortization
Reserves and accruals
Total deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance
Net deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax liabilities
December 31,
2015
2014
$
21,453 $
4,428
907
9,227
36,015
(35,964)
51
(543)
(492) $
$
19,190
3,360
650
6,900
30,100
(30,072)
28
(352)
(324)
The Company determines its valuation allowance on deferred tax assets by considering both positive and negative evidence in order to ascertain whether it is more
likely than not that deferred tax assets will be realized. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income, if any, the
timing and amount of which are uncertain. Due to the history of losses the Company has generated in the past, the Company believes that it is not more likely than
not that all of the deferred tax assets in the U.S. and Canada can be realized as of December 31, 2015 ; accordingly, the Company has recorded a full valuation
allowance on its deferred tax assets.
The Company’s valuation allowance increased by $5.9 million and $9.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. The change in the
2015 and 2014 valuation allowance was primarily due to the addition of current year loss carryforwards.
At December 31, 2015 , the Company had $79.9 million and $34.9 million , respectively, of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards. Included in the
gross amount, approximately $33.9 million of net operating loss is created by excess stock option deduction. An increase to additional paid-in capital within
stockholders' equity will be recorded when the excess stock option deduction reduces the income tax payable.
The federal net operating loss carryforward begins expiring in 2022, and the state net operating loss carryforward begins expiring in 2016, if not utilized.
In addition, the Company has federal research and development tax credits carryforwards of approximately $2.5 million and state research and development tax
credit carryforwards of approximately $3.8 million . The federal credit carryforwards begin expiring 2026 and the state credits carry forward indefinitely . The
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) contains provisions which limit the amount of net operating loss (NOL) and research credit carryforwards that can be used in any
given year if a significant change in ownership has occurred. As of December 31, 2015, $11.5 million of the Company's NOL carryovers and $0.5 million of credit
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are subject to an annual $0.6 million limitation, of which $5.3 million NOLs would be available to offset future taxable income in the twenty-year carryforward
period.
The following table displays by contributing factor the changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets since January 1, 2013:
(in thousands)
Balance at the beginning of the period
Net operating loss carryforwards generated (utilization)
R&D tax credit increase
Depreciation and amortization increase
Reserves and accruals increase
Deferred tax assets decrease (increase)
Balance at the end of the period
Years Ended December 31,
2015
2014
2013
30,072
$
21,030
$
2,263
1,068
257
2,327
(23)
7,317
551
362
840
(28)
35,964
$
30,072
$
21,193
(2,397)
172
204
1,558
300
21,030
$
$
The following table reflects changes in the unrecognized tax benefits since January 1, 2014:
(in thousands)
Gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of the beginning of the period
Increases related to prior year tax provisions
Decreases related to prior year tax provisions
Increases related to current year tax provisions
Gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of the end of the period
Years ended December 31,
2015
2014
$
$
1,265 $
100
(156)
130
1,339 $
1,092
25
—
148
1,265
As a result of the Company’s historic losses and related valuation allowances, the Company has recorded substantially all of the uncertain tax amounts above as
reductions to deferred tax assets which are subject to a full valuation allowance in its consolidated balance sheet with an insignificant portion recorded in other
long-term liabilities. The Company recognizes interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. For the years ended December 31,
2015 and 2014 , penalties and interest were $29,000 and $13,000 , respectively. As the Company is not currently under examination, it is reasonable to assume that
the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits will likely not change in the next twelve months.
The Company files income tax returns in the United States on a federal basis and in various states. The Company is not currently under any international or any
United States federal, state and local income tax examinations for any taxable years. All of the Company’s net operating losses and research credit carryforwards
prior to 2015 are subject to tax authority adjustment and all years after 2008 are still subject to the tax authority examinations.
The Company has not provided for U.S. federal and foreign withholding taxes on $1.4 million of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries’ undistributed earnings as
of December 31, 2015 , since the Company intends to reinvest this amount outside the U.S. indefinitely.
11. Business acquisitions
Acquisition of mVisum net assets
On January 13, 2014 , the Company acquired substantially all assets of mVisum, Inc., an innovative provider of alarm management technology solutions for health
systems (mVisum), for $3.5 million in cash consideration. The acquisition enabled the Company to enhance its existing platform with complementary
communications solutions for healthcare and other mission-critical environments.
The following table presents the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:
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(in thousands)
Accounts receivable
Intangibles
Developed technology
Non-compete agreement
Customer relationships
Trademarks and trade names
Goodwill
Total assets
Deferred revenue
Net assets acquired
Fair value of net assets
acquired
187
830
260
170
40
2,103
3,590
(90)
3,500
$
$
The estimated fair values of identifiable intangible assets were primarily determined using discounted cash flow models. The acquired intangible assets are
amortized over their estimated useful lives of 4.0 to 7.0 years with a weighted average amortization period of 5.7 years.
The excess of the acquisition consideration over the fair values of the underlying net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is largely attributable to
the synergy of mVisum’s proprietary solutions with the Company’s existing customer base, dedicated sales force and cross selling opportunities with the
Company’s other solutions. Goodwill is not amortized but instead is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment are
present. For federal income tax purposes, the entire purchase consideration, including goodwill, is deductible over fifteen years. The goodwill recorded from the
acquisition of mVisum is attributed to the Product reporting unit.
The Company incurred $0.2 million of acquisition-related costs that were expensed as incurred. These costs are recorded as general and administrative expenses in
the consolidated statement of operations. Additionally, in connection with the acquisition the Company established a retention bonus plan for mVisum with
potential additional compensation over a two-year period of approximately $0.5 million , based on achievement of operating objectives and continued employment.
Such amounts are not considered part of the purchase consideration and are being recorded as compensation expense as earned. The acquisition did not result in
material contributions to revenue or net loss in the consolidated financial statements at the acquisition date. Additionally, pro forma financial information is not
provided for consolidated revenue and net loss as such amounts attributable to mVisum were insignificant.
Acquisition of Prana Technologies assets
On August 8, 2014, the Company acquired substantially all assets of Prana Technologies, Inc. (Prana) for $3.45 million in cash consideration. The acquisition
provides the Company with technology critical to cloud-based applications extending our communication and collaboration network to include physicians and
other geographically dispersed users. The Company believes this will advance its vision of integrating voice, text, and content-based workflows, on a range of
devices and desktop solutions, across all care locations.
The following table presents the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:
(in thousands)
Intangibles
Non-compete agreement
In-process research and development
Goodwill
Total assets acquired
Fair value of net assets
acquired
200
940
2,310
3,450
The estimated fair values of identifiable intangible assets were primarily determined using discounted cash flow models. The non-compete intangible has an
estimated useful life of two years and the in-process research and development was initially classified
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as an asset with an indefinite life. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the product offering associated with the in-process research and development became
generally available. This developed technology has an estimated useful life of six years.
The excess of the acquisition consideration over the fair values of the underlying net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is largely attributable to
the synergy of Prana’s proprietary cloud technology expanding upon and being integrated with the Company’s other solutions. Goodwill is not amortized but
instead is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment are present. For federal income tax purposes, the entire purchase
consideration, including goodwill, is deductible over fifteen years. The goodwill recorded from the acquisition of Prana is attributed to the Product reporting unit.
The agreement also included contingent payments to the selling stockholders payable based on certain employee retention requirements and the achievement of a
post-acquisition quality milestone. The Company considered these contingent payments as a compensation expense due to the explicit and implied continuing
employment requirements associated with earning such contingent payments. The company paid $0.8 million in compensation-related elements at the acquisition
date, which was amortized in 2014. These costs are recorded primarily as general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. In
addition, the Company expensed as incurred $0.1 million of acquisition-related costs.
The acquisition did not result in material contributions to revenue or net loss in the consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date, other than the
compensation elements discussed above. Additionally, pro forma financial information is not provided for consolidated revenue and net loss, since the acquisition
was not material to the consolidated financial statements.
12. Quarterly results of operations (unaudited)
The following tables present certain unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for each of the eight quarters ended December 31, 2015 . This
quarterly information has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements and includes all adjustments necessary to state fairly the
information for the periods presented.
(In thousands, except per share data)
Quarter Ended
2015
Total revenue
Gross profit
Net loss
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic and diluted
Weighted average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share
attributable to common stockholders:
Basic and diluted
2014
Total revenue
Gross profit
Net loss
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic and diluted
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted
March 31,
June 30,
September 30,
December 31,
23,818 $
14,535 $
(4,487) $
(4,487) $
25,449 $
15,812 $
(5,171) $
(5,171) $
26,454 $
16,238 $
(4,464) $
(4,464) $
28,365
17,991
(2,984)
(2,984)
(0.17) $
(0.20) $
(0.17) $
(0.11)
25,667
25,832
26,131
26,248
Quarter Ended
March 31,
June 30,
September 30,
December 31,
24,676 $
14,872 $
(6,389) $
(6,389) $
23,019 $
14,070 $
(7,008) $
(7,008) $
23,124 $
13,535 $
(7,891) $
(7,891) $
24,602
15,708
(7,009)
(7,009)
(0.26) $
(0.28)
$
(0.31)
$
(0.27)
25,047
25,246
25,432
25,572
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls
and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of December 31, 2015 , we carried out an evaluation under the supervision of, and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as of December 31, 2015 .
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the
Exchange Act). Our management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in the
2013 version of the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based
on the assessment, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2015 based on these criteria. This
Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm on our internal control over financial reporting due to
an exemption established by the JOBS Act for "emerging growth companies."
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2015 that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, management recognizes that any controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is
required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required for this Item 10 is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2016 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required for this Item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement to be filed for our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required for this Item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement to be filed for our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required for this Item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement to be filed for our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information required for this Item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement to be filed for our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
1. Financial Statements:
The financial statements filed as part of this report are listed in the “Index to Financial Statements” under Part II, Item 8 of this report.
2. Financial Statement Schedule:
All schedules are omitted as the required information is inapplicable or the information is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8.
3. Exhibits:
See Exhibit Index following the signature page of this report.
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SIGNATURES
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.
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date: March 14, 2016
By:
/ S / Brent D. Lang
Brent D. Lang
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 14, 2016
By:
/ S / Justin R. Spencer
Justin R. Spencer
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Brent D. Lang, Justin R. Spencer and
Jay M. Spitzen, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in
his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Annual Report on Form
10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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 Company
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Signature
/s/ Brent D. Lang
Brent D. Lang
/s/ Justin R. Spencer
Justin R. Spencer
/s/ Brian D. Ascher
Brian D. Ascher
/s/ John B. Grotting
John B. Grotting
/s/ Jeffrey H. Hillebrand
Jeffrey H. Hillebrand
/s/ Howard E. Janzen
Howard E. Janzen
/s/ John N. McMullen
John N. McMullen
/s/ Hany M. Nada
Hany M. Nada
/s/ Sharon O'Keefe
Sharon O'Keefe
/s/ Robert J. Zollars
Robert J. Zollars
Title
Date
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Incorporated by reference
Exhibit title
Form File No.
Date
Number
Filed
herewith
10.05+
2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
S-1(A3)
Exhibit
Number
3.01
3.02
4.01
10.01
10.02+
10.03+
10.04+
10.06+
10.07+
10.8
10.9†
10.10†
10.11+
10.12+
Restated Certificate of
Registrant.
Incorporation of
the
S-1
Restated Bylaws of Vocera Communications, Inc., as
amended July 25, 2013.
Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement,
dated as of October 10, 2006, by and among the
Registrant and certain investors of the Registrant.
Forms of Indemnity Agreement by and between the
Registrant and each of its directors and executive
officers.
8-K
S-1
S-1
2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and form of
stock option agreement.
2006 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and form of
stock option agreement.
2012 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of equity
award agreements.
S-1(A2)
S-1(A2)
S-1(A3)
Form of Option Agreement dated July 31, 2007, by
and between the Registrant and each of Brent Lang
and Robert Zollars.
2010 Stock Option Agreement to purchase common
stock, dated as of November 3, 2010, issued by the
Registrant to DS Consulting Associates, LLC and
2011 Stock Option Agreement to purchase common
stock, dated as of November 3, 2010 issued by the
Registrant to DS Consulting Associates, LLC.
Lease Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2007,
by and between 525 Race Street, LLC and the
Registrant, as amended on February 17, 2011.
Original Equipment Manufacturer Agreement, dated
as of April 25, 2002, by and between Nuance
Communications, Inc. and the Registrant, as
amended through April 4, 2006.
Contract Manufacturing Agreement, dated as of June
7, 2010, by and between SMTC Corporation and the
Registrant.
S-1
S-1
S-1
S-1
S-1
333-
175932
001-
35469
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
333-
175932
August 24, 2012
July 30, 2013
August 1, 2011
3.01
3.01
4.02
August 1, 2011
10.01
February 24, 2012
February 24, 2012
March 13, 2012
March 13, 2012
August 1, 2011
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05
10.06
August 1, 2011
10.07
August 1, 2011
10.11
August 1, 2011
10.13
August 1, 2011
10.14
Form of Change of Control Severance Agreement by
and between the Registrant and each of its executive
officers.
S-1(A2)
333-
175932
February 24, 2012
10.15
Form of non-plan Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement for non-employee directors.
S-1(A2)
333-
175932
February 24, 2012
10.17
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10.13
21.01
23.01
23.02
Second Amendment to Lease, dated April 20, 2015, by
and between the Registrant and 525 Race Street, LLC
10-Q
001-
35469
August 6, 2015
10.01
List of subsidiaries.
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm.
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm.
24.01
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
31.01*
31.02*
32.01
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a),
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a),
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Schema Linkbase Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
† Portions of have been granted confidential treatment by the SEC.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
*
This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
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EXHIBIT 21.01
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Vocera Communications UK Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Vocera Communications Australia Pty Ltd. (Australia)
Vocera Canada, Ltd. (Canada)
Vocera Communications India Private Limited
Vocera Communications Middle East FZ LLC
Exhibit 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-180417, 333-186818, 333-194632 and 333-202705 on Form S-8 of our report
dated March 14, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Vocera Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Vocera Communications, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Jose, California
March 14, 2016
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-180417, 333-186818, 333-194632 and 333-202705) of
Vocera Communications, Inc. of our report dated March 17, 2014 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.
Exhibit 23.02
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
March 14, 2016
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002
EXHIBIT 31.01
I, Brent D. Lang, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vocera Communications, Inc.:
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant
and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely
to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Date: March 14, 2016
/s/ Brent D. Lang
Brent D. Lang
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 31.02
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002
I, Justin R. Spencer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vocera Communications, Inc.:
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant
and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely
to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Date: March 14, 2016
/s/ Justin R. Spencer
Justin R. Spencer
Chief Financial Officer
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
EXHIBIT 32.01
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Brent D. Lang, Chief Executive Officer of Vocera
Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), and Justin R. Spencer, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:
1. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 , to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32.01 (the “Periodic
Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have set their hands hereto as of the 14th day of March 2016 .
/s/ Brent D. Lang
Brent D. Lang
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Justin R. Spencer
Justin R. Spencer
Chief Financial Officer