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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business: nCino, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively "the Company"), is a software-as-a-service ("SaaS") company that provides software solutions to financial institutions to streamline employee and client interactions. The Company is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina and has various locations in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and South Africa. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to "we," "us," "our," "nCino," and the "Company" refer to nCino, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Fiscal Year End: The Company's fiscal year ends on January 31. References to fiscal year 2026, for example, refer to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2025. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include accounts of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as a variable interest entity in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the interim periods but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the full fiscal 2026 or any future period.
Variable Interest Entity: The Company holds an interest in a Japanese company (“nCino K.K.”) that is considered a variable interest entity ("VIE"). nCino K.K. is considered a VIE as it has insufficient equity capital to finance its activities without additional financial support. The Company is the primary beneficiary of nCino K.K. as it has the power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of nCino K.K. and has the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive expected benefits that could be significant to nCino K.K., in accordance with accounting guidance. As a result, the Company consolidated nCino K.K. and all significant intercompany accounts have been eliminated. The Company will continue to assess whether it has a controlling financial interest and whether it is the primary beneficiary at each reporting period. Other than the Company’s equity investments, the Company has not provided financial or other support to nCino K.K. that it was not contractually obligated to provide. The assets of the VIE can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIE and the creditors of the VIE do not have recourse to the Company. The assets and liabilities of the VIE were not significant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, except for cash which is reflected on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2 "Variable Interest Entity and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest" for additional information regarding the Company’s variable interest.
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest: Redeemable non-controlling interest relates to minority investors of nCino K.K. An agreement with the minority investors of nCino K.K. contains redemption features whereby the interest held by the minority investors are redeemable either at the option of the (i) minority investors, or (ii) the Company, both beginning on the eighth anniversary of the initial capital contribution. If the interest of the minority investors were to be redeemed under this agreement, the Company would be required to redeem the interest based on a prescribed formula derived from the relative revenues of nCino K.K. and the Company. The balance of the redeemable non-controlling interest is reported at the greater of the initial carrying amount adjusted for the redeemable non-controlling interest’s share of earnings or losses and other comprehensive income or loss, or its estimated redemption value. The resulting changes in the estimated redemption amount (increases or decreases) are recorded with corresponding adjustments against retained earnings or, in the absence of retained
earnings, additional paid-in-capital. These interests are presented on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets outside of equity under the caption “Redeemable non-controlling interest.”
Use of Estimates: The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions made by the Company’s management are used for, but not limited to, revenue recognition including determining the nature and timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, variable consideration, and stand-alone selling price; the average period of benefit associated with costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts; fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for business combinations; fair value of contingent consideration; the useful lives of intangible assets; income taxes and the related valuation allowance on deferred tax assets; redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interest; and stock-based compensation. The Company assesses these estimates on a regular basis using historical experience and other factors. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers: The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents exceeded federally insured limits at January 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025. The Company maintains its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash with high-credit-quality financial institutions.
As of January 31, 2025, no individual customer represented more than 10% of accounts receivable and, as of April 30, 2025, one individual customer represented 11% of accounts receivable. For the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2025, no individual customer represented more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues.
Restricted Cash: Restricted cash consists of deposits held as collateral for the Company's bank guarantees issued in place of security deposits for certain property leases and credit cards at January 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025. Restricted cash is included in long-term prepaid expenses and other assets and on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Allowances: The Company records allowances for doubtful accounts based upon the credit worthiness of customers, historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable, current market and economic conditions, and supportable forecasts about the future. Relevant risk characteristics include customer size and historical loss patterns. This estimate is analyzed quarterly and adjusted as necessary. The Company records the allowance against bad debt expense through the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, included in general and administrative expenses, up to the amount of revenues recognized to date. Any incremental allowance is recorded as an offset to deferred revenue on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Receivables are written off and charged against the recorded allowance when the Company has exhausted collection efforts without success.
A summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts and reserve for expected credit losses is as follows:
Three Months Ended April 30,
20242025
Balance, beginning of period$1,451 $1,229 
Charged to (recovery of) bad debt expense(131)202 
Charged to deferred revenue— 20 
Write-offs and other(220)(184)
Translation adjustments— 2 
Balance, end of period$1,100 $1,269 
Investments: The Company's investments are non-marketable equity investments without readily determinable fair value and for which the Company does not have control or significant influence. The investments are measured at cost with adjustments for observable changes in price or impairment as permitted by the measurement alternative. The Company assesses at each reporting period if the investments continue to qualify for the measurement alternative. Gains or losses resulting from observable price changes are recognized currently in Other income (expense), net on the Company's unaudited condensed
consolidated statements of operations. The Company assesses the investments whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the investments may not be recoverable.
Foreign Currency: The functional currency of the Company's foreign subsidiaries is generally the local currency. Adjustments resulting from translating foreign functional currency financial statements into United States ("U.S.") dollars are recorded as a separate component on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss recorded in foreign currency translation line item. All assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the period. Equity transactions are translated using historical exchange rates.
Foreign currency transaction gains and losses due to transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in other income (expense), net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and were $(0.8) million and $14.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2025, respectively, primarily related to remeasurement of various intercompany loans.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted: In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The guidance includes amendments to enhance existing income tax disclosure requirements, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis with the option to apply the ASU retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects to adopt 2023-09 in its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026. The adoption will require certain additional disclosures in the notes to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). The guidance includes amendments to require public companies to provide additional disclosure about certain costs and expenses. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.