Perficient has incurred expense on amortization of intangible assets primarily related to various
acquisitions. Perficient believes that eliminating this expense from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because the amortization of intangible assets can be inconsistent in amount and
frequency, and is significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of Perficients acquisition transactions, which also vary substantially in frequency from period to period.
Acquisition Costs
Perficient incurs transaction costs
related to merger and acquisition-related activities which are expensed in its GAAP financial statements. Perficient believes that excluding these expenses from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to
investors because these are expenses associated with each transaction and are inconsistent in amount and frequency causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.
Adjustment to Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
Perficient is required to remeasure its contingent consideration liability related to acquisitions each reporting period until the contingency is settled. Any
changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. Perficient believes that excluding these adjustments from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because they are related to acquisitions and
are inconsistent in amount and frequency from period to period.
Foreign Exchange Loss (Gain)
Non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses, inclusive of gains and losses on related foreign exchange
forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, are reported in net other expense (income) in our consolidated statements of operations. As our operations expand into countries outside of the United States, foreign
exchange gains and losses have and will become increasingly material. Perficient believes that excluding these gains and losses from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because foreign
exchange gains and losses will vary as the underlying currencies fluctuate, which makes it difficult to compare current and historical results.
Stock
Compensation
Perficient incurs stock-based compensation expense under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic
718, CompensationStock Compensation. Perficient excludes stock-based compensation expense and the related tax effects for the purposes of calculating adjusted EBITDA because stock-based compensation is a
non-cash expense, which Perficient believes is not reflective of its business performance. The nature of stock-based compensation expense also makes it very difficult to estimate prospectively, since the
expense will vary with changes in the stock price and market conditions at the time of new grants, varying valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and different award types, making the comparison of current results with forward-looking
guidance potentially difficult for investors to interpret. The tax effects of stock-based compensation expense may also vary significantly from period to period, without any change in underlying operational performance, thereby obscuring the
underlying profitability of operations relative to prior periods. Perficient believes that non-GAAP measures of profitability, which exclude stock-based compensation, are widely used by analysts and investors.
Transaction Expenses
Perficient has incurred a
variety of expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Management excludes these items for the purposes of calculating adjusted EBITDA. Perficient believes that excluding these expenses from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because these are one time expenses that are not reflective of the underlying operations of the business.
Business Optimization
Perficient incurs severance costs
for business optimization, which are not part of an ongoing written or substantive plan, and are expensed in its GAAP financial statements. Perficient believes that excluding these expenses from its non-GAAP
financial measures is useful to investors because these expenses are infrequent causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.