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ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q1 FY2019 10-Q, filed May 1, 2019. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from Feb 14, 2020.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2018 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Provides cloud-based software for human resources, payroll, and employee experience to businesses.

How Did They Make Money?

Customers pay monthly cloud subscriptions based on active employee counts, typically billed quarterly in advance. Implementation is usually a fixed fee billed over the implementation period; time-and-materials services are charged for work performed, and some products are paid for when shipped.

FY2018 revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

Markets UltiPro to enterprise, mid-market, and strategic-market organizations, primarily through its direct sales force, which works with prospects through meetings, calls, web demonstrations, and contract negotiation.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 6 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2018 and turned 13 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2018
7% of revenue
▲ +81% vs FY2017 ($44.5M, 5%)
Net income, FY2018
6% of revenue
▲ +363% vs FY2017 ($14.1M, 1%)
Free cash flow, FY2018
13% of revenue
▲ +5% vs FY2017 ($136.4M, 14%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2018 annual report
Latest quarter: Q1 FY2019, the three months to Mar 31, 2019
Revenue
▲ +21%
vs $276.8M in Q1 FY2018
Net income
▼ −37%
vs $21M in Q1 FY2018
  • May 3, 2019 Investor group completed its acquisition of Ultimate Ultimate became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and its common stock ceased trading on NASDAQ.

Grew. Revenue grew 2.3x in 4 years, from $505.9M in FY2014 to $1.1B in FY2018, about 23% a year.

Employee-experience offerings The older overview describes UltiPro as a human capital management suite; the latest also presents employee-experience products, including HR service delivery and employee-sentiment analysis.

Broader geographic reach The older report describes UltiPro as serving organizations based primarily in the United States and Canada, including those with global workforces; the latest describes customers with employees across Europe, Asia Pacific, and other locations.

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with ADP, Ceridian, Oracle, Lawson, Workday, Paychex, Paycom, and Paylocity

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