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In an old cabinet, stashed away at the back of my closet, there are not one, not two, but three drawers full of old cables and devices. Every generation of USB is represented as is every major brand of gadget. I know that I won’t use these cables again, but I also know they don’t belong in the trash. I have no excuse for not recycling them.I’m not the only one. Globally, a paltry 12 percent of small electronics get recycled, according to a 2024 UN report. The numbers don’t get much better for larger electronics. That means billions of pounds of equipment, from old iPods to broken TVs, gets thrown away. Those discarded electronics, commonly known as e-waste, are filled with valuable metals that end up in landfills along with dangerous chemicals that can leach into the soil and groundwater. Beyond that, there’s a veritable treasure trove of critical materials that gets lost when these devices aren’t recycled. “One of the things that I think that consumers don’t know, and they should, is that it’s way easier to recycle electronics than you might think,” said Callie Babbitt, a professor in the Rochester Institute of Technology’s sustainability department.“By recycling a product, you’re able to offset the energy and the materials that it would take to manufacture a new one,” Babbitt added. “And that means we don’t have to mine as many materials from sometimes vulnerable and ecologically sensitive parts of the world.”Recycling e-waste is not as straightforward as recycling aluminum cans. It’s not exactly rocket science, either. Many big-box stores will recycle your old electronics for you, as will a growing list of recycling centers. But that fact won’t solve the global e-waste crisis. Humans created 137 billion pounds of e-waste in 2022, which makes e-waste one of the fastest growing solid waste streams in the world. Finding a place to put all that trash isn’t the only problem. It’s extremely energy intensive to mine for the critical metals needed to manufacture electronics, so reusing those components is essential in the fight against climate change. And we can all do our part to help address it.It might sound like an exaggeration to say that Americans have billions of dollars worth of world-saving materials in their junk drawers. But it’s not. It’s actually more like $60 billion worth of stuff. Now that the holiday season is fully upon us, consider giving those materials back to the world. If you just bought a new phone, for instance, don’t throw the old one in the trash. Definitely don’t put it in that drawer in the back of your closet. Someone will probably pay good money to take it off your hands.The surprisingly complex e-waste crisisThe term e-waste might make you think of boxes full of old circuit boards, and that’s partially correct. Old circuit boards, cables, and screens all contain small amounts of valuable elements like copper, gold, and silver that can be extracted and reused. However, as microchips have found their way into more and more products, the definition of e-waste has expanded to include everything from light-up kids’ toys to toasters. The world’s e-waste problem is getting bigger, in part because we’re just making and consuming more electronics, including products that can’t be repaired or were designed to have short lifecycles. (Looking at you, Apple AirPods.) That 137 million pounds of e-waste created by humans in 2022 breaks down to 17 pounds of e-waste per person. Only about 22 percent of it was formally collected and recycled. Compare that to the more than 50 percent of aluminum cans that get recycled and it’s easy to see we have some work to do.Ramping up e-waste recycling would make us less reliant on the destructive and energy-intensive mining operations around the world. In addition to their significant greenhouse gas emissions, mining for the types of metals we need to build electronics also damages local ecosystems and hurts biodiversity. Many of the critical minerals needed for things like smartphones and clean energy tech, including solar panels and EVs, also come from countries with records of abusive working conditions in mines. Those metals, which include indium (used in touchscreens), tantalum (for capacitors that store energy), and germanium (for semiconductors like microchips), typically aren’t found in the US, so recycled electronics are a key way to build up a domestic supply chain for these elements.“There is a global effort right now — almost a race, if you want to say it that way — for countries to have access to rare earth elements,” said Nena Shaw, director of the Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “And so the US wants to keep what we have.”We’ll need a lot more of those critical materials in the years to come, too. Demand for cobalt, which is essential for EV batteries, will grow fivefold by 2050, according to the International Energy Association. Demand for lithium, also a key battery ingredient, could grow tenfold by 2050.You probably have some lithium in a drawer somewhere, maybe inside an old phone’s battery. Throwing that phone in the trash is a bad idea, if only because lithium-ion batteries have an unfortunate tendency to catch on fire and then set entire landfills on fire. Recycling is a better idea but only if done right. The scramble to recapture an estimated $62 billion worth of unclaimed materials has created an informal e-waste recycling market with harmful consequences. That includes the rise of urban mining, where electronics are recycled and refined on the streets of low-income countries. This leads to toxic fumes harming local workers and residents and corrosive chemicals being dumped in rivers. The UN estimates that about half the world’s recycled e-waste goes through informal channels.So how can you make sure that phone ends up in the right place? The short answer is to go through a big-box retailer, like Best Buy. The longer answer is to seek out certified e-waste recyclers in your area, which requires a tiny bit of knowledge about how the industry works.How to recycle anything with a power switchThe world of formal e-waste collection and recycling is booming. After all, the stuff being recycled is literally full of gold and other very valuable minerals. E-waste recyclers face two big challenges, however. One, recycling old electronics is notoriously complex. Two, not enough people recycle old electronics.Let’s start with the complex bit. In order to get at the reusable parts of an old phone or TV, recyclers have to tear the thing down to its most basic components. That means ripping off the plastic shell, tearing out the circuit board, and so forth. Recovering the valuable material from those components is more difficult, as it usually involves either melting down the components or bathing them in acid. This process could work better, and plenty of people are trying to figure out how. One of them is Terence Musho, an associate professor of engineering at the West Virginia University. Musho led a DARPA-funded project to develop a modular e-waste recycling system.“The holy grail of e-waste recycling is if you could shred your whole iPhone, run it through some process, and get out select metals,” Musho told me. “We’re not quite there yet.”One thing that would help: More people need to recycle e-waste. Figuring out exactly where to go can be a challenge. All you really need to know is how to find certified e-waste recyclers. Just look for one of these two main certification programs out there: R2 and e-Stewards. (Click through those links to find recyclers near you.) Certified R2 and e-Steward recyclers will know how to handle your e-waste in a safe, environmentally friendly way, and they’ll also be mindful of your data security, since you don’t want a scavenger discovering an old hard drive with your banking info on it.You don’t have to hunt down an e-waste specialist to recycle your old gadgets, though. You can actually drop off most old electronics at big-box stores, including Best Buy and Staples. You can take batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and plastic bags to Home Depot. Everything else can go to certain Goodwill locations that have a partnership with Dell to recycle e-waste. If you’re still at a loss for drop-off sites, Earth911 and Call2Recycle have handy hyperlocal guides.There are also plenty of ways to get rid of your old electronics and get something back. Big-box retailers, including Best Buy and Amazon, have trade-in programs for certain devices, as does the popular refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market. There are also smaller sites like Decluttr and Swappa that accept old gadgets and give you credit on refurbished ones, kind of like a used book store would for your old books.If all else fails, there’s bound to be an e-waste recycling event in your town or county at some point in time. The New York City Department of Sanitation, for instance, had one at my local library last month. I regret missing it. After all, those drawers full of cords and old gadgets aren’t going to recycle themselves.A version of this story was also published in the Vox Technology newsletter. Sign up here so you don’t miss the next one!Kolpack: A major league meltdown for Bison in Vermillion
FORT FRANCES — As the month of November draws to a close, a special tea helped continue the mission of raising awareness around women's abuse in the Rainy River District. As part of the national Shine the Light Campaign, a Tea and Scones Fundraiser was held at Curvy Chick Boutique Tea and Event room in downtown Fort Frances on Nov. 15, which marked Wear Purple Day. The campaign, event, and Wear Purple Day are all in service of raising awareness around women's abuse and bringing solidarity to those who have or are currently experiencing it. Jacquee Loerzel is the community family violence counsellor for Riverside Community Counselling Services, and has been one of the leading figures in the annual campaign in the district for several years. She noted that the tea fundraiser held at Curvy Chick by owner Jennifer Horton was to give people an opportunity to learn more about the campaign and to show that sense of solidarity with others. “November is women Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, and we’re doing our campaign called Shine the Light,” she explained. “Riverside Community Counselling Services, in partnership with the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope, we are doing the campaign for the month started at the London Abuse Women’s Center in London, and we’re just trying to provide information and awareness. November 15 is always, always the official Wear Purple Day. "Purple represents courage, survival and honour. Jen has been willing over the last few years to do some fundraisers for us. She’s always so generous with her time and we really appreciate all of her support of the campaign over the last number of years.” Loerzel said the reception to the campaign this year has been extremely positive, with dozens of people purchasing tickets for the tea in advance, proceeds going to support the Women’s Shelter of Hope, and more businesses stepping up to help spread the message. “The reception has been amazing,” she said. “Anywhere that we bring posters or we bring information, people have been so willing and interested in getting the information, taking the posters. We see many, many posters up around town. So we’re really, really appreciative of the public and all of the organizations who’s been willing to support.” Having transitioned her business from mostly apparel to a tea and event space, Horton said she felt holding a tea and scones fundraiser was a natural thing to do this year to help support the campaign. “I always support campaign,” she said. “I do different things every year. So I thought with the new spaces and doing tea and scones, it seemed like a good fit. I think we pre-sold about 50 tickets, and we’ve had some walk-ins. Maybe this will be an annual thing. I’m proud to support such a good cause and organization.” If you missed the fundraiser and wear purple day, Loerzel said there’s still an event left this month to help learn more about the issue of women's abuse. “We’re having an information sharing and gathering around intimate partner violence on November 20 at the Shaw Room at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre,” Loerzel said. “I’s open to the public. We’re gonna have some refreshments, and it’s just more of a gathering to have a conversation and share information and even give support if needed.” Loerzel also noted that for any women in the district who are experiencing violence, there are organizations who are there to help them however they might need. “Our theme has always been to break the silence around that surrounds violence,” she explained. "So we really want people to know there are organizations, there are people willing to help, there are avenues that people can take. And so we want people to, if they are struggling, if they are know somebody that that’s hurting, that they know somebody needs help, to reach out to any of the organizations. There’s lots of us out there that are trying to be helpful.” Fort Frances Times / Local Journalism InitiativeAirport surfaces most likely to have a deadly virus lurking on them
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Syrian insurgents capture city of Hama
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad days after insurgents captured much of Aleppo, the country’s largest city. The stunning weeklong offensive appeared likely to continue, with insurgents setting their sights on Homs, the country’s third-largest city. Homs, which is about 25 miles south of Hama, is the gate to the capital, Damascus, Assad’s seat of power and the coastal region that is a base of support for him. The offensive is being led by the jihadi group HTS and an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army. Their sudden capture of Aleppo, an ancient business hub in the north, was a stunning prize for Assad’s opponents and reignited the Syrian civil war that had been largely a stalemate for the past few years. Hama is one of the few cities that has remained mostly under government control in the conflict, which broke out in March 2011 following a popular uprising. By sunset, dozens of jubilant fighters were seen shooting in the air in celebration in live footage from Hama’s Assi Square. The square was the scene of massive anti-government protests in the early days of the uprising in 2011, before security forces stormed it and got the city under control. The Syrian army on Thursday said it redeployed from Hama and took positions outside the city to protect civilians. Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the de facto leader of the Syrian insurgency, announced in a video message that fighters had reached Hama in a “conquering that is not vengeful, but one of mercy and compassion.” Al-Golani is the leader of the most powerful insurgent group in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which previously served as al-Qaida’s branch in Syria and is considered a terrorist group by the United Nations as well as countries including the U.S. The group that was known as the Nusra Front in the early years of Syria’s conflict changed its name and said in recent years that it cut ties with al-Qaida. Al-Golani publicly toured Aleppo on Wednesday and spoke about Hama on Thursday from an undisclosed location in what appeared to be a video filmed with a mobile phone. “This is a massive win for the rebels and a strategic blow for the (Syrian) regime,” Dareen Khalifa, a senior adviser with the International Crisis Group and an expert on Syrian groups. She said the question is whether the opposition will be able to reach Homs and take over the area, which she said would be a game-changer. “I think then we are going to have to pause and consider whether or not this regime can actually survive this war,” she added. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country supports the opposition fighters, reiterated during a telephone call with the U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres that the Syrian government should urgently engage with its people “for a comprehensive political solution.” Guterres said in a statement later that after 14 years of war in Syria, “it is high time” for all parties to engage seriously in talks to resolve the conflict in line with Security Council Resolution 2254.” That resolution, which was adopted unanimously in December 2015, endorsed a road map to peace in Syria. The measure called for a Syrian-led political process, starting with the establishment of a transitional governing body, followed by the drafting of a new constitution and ending with U.N.-supervised elections. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights — an opposition war monitor — said after fierce battles inside Hama, opposition gunmen now control the police headquarters in the city as well as the sprawling air base and the central prison from where hundreds of detainees were set free.Reports: Bill Belichick interviews for North Carolina jobDear Heloise: I seem to accumulate a lot of snack mixes over the football and holiday seasons, whether they were gifts or just left over from entertaining. I throw them in my food processor and make tasty crumbs for breading chicken, topping casseroles or adding to meatloaves. — C.K., via email Dear Readers: When baking, food inevitably spills over in the oven. To help clean it up, sprinkle salt onto the burned gunk. It will help eliminate smoke and odors, and it will also make it easier to clean up after baking. To prevent spills, put a baking sheet or aluminum foil under things containing foods that may bubble over onto the bottom of the oven. — Heloise Dear Heloise: After a recent bout of COVID and a subsequent disinfecting of my main bathroom, I removed the drain plug from my bathroom sink, ran an old bottle brush down the drain and cleaned the plug stem itself. This is a disgusting project but an important one once you see what is lurking in the drain. I did this when I moved to my new house as well as my old house. Another hint to simplify getting the plug out (there are great online videos on this for the lever-type drain plugs) is to have a plumber switch out the drain with a screw-in plug that you can pop up and down with your hand, as I did during a remodel at my old house! — C.J., in Ohio Dear Heloise: With climate change, there has been an upward trend of nasty winter storms with heavy snow and ice. The best thing to do is to try to expect the unexpected and be prepared. Here are a few things to think about for the safety of your family: Stock up on a few extra canned goods, bottled water and some frozen dinners. Don’t forget to have extra bags, boxes and cans of pet food, as well. If you have a camp stove or an outdoor grill, it might be a good idea to have some supplies to operate them in case your power goes out. Got a fireplace? Having some additional fire logs or wood to burn will help keep you warm. Wrap water pipes in unheated areas with insulation (such as the attic). Most hardware stores carry this product. Disconnect your outdoor hoses, and wrap up the hose bibbs. Check the edges of all doors for air leaks. By blocking those leaks, you can save money on heating your home instead of letting the heat out into the great outdoors. Have extra batteries on hand as well as flashlights, lithium light bulbs, a hand-cranked radio or a battery-operated one for weather updates, and a first-aid kit. If you are snowed in, it’s a good time to read the books you’ve been meaning to read, take naps or work on any projects that you have been putting off. — M.D., in Oklahoma Dear Heloise: During this cold and flu season, it’s a good idea to include a healthy dose of vitamin C by eating citrusy foods or any foods that contain this vitamin. Lemons and oranges also contain flavonoids, which have antibacterial and anticancer properties. — R.J., in New Mexico Send a money-saving or time-saving hint to Heloise@Heloise.com . Get local news delivered to your inbox!
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 5, 2024-- Smartsheet Inc. (NYSE: SMAR), the AI enhanced enterprise grade work management platform, today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2024. Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights Revenue: Total revenue was $286.9 million, an increase of 17% year over year. Subscription revenue was $273.7 million, an increase of 18% year over year. Professional services revenue was $13.2 million, a decrease of (2)% year over year. Operating loss: GAAP operating loss was $(3.4) million, or (1)% of total revenue, compared to $(35.5) million, or (14)% of total revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP operating income: Non-GAAP operating income was $56.4 million, or 20% of total revenue, compared to $19.4 million, or 8% of total revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Net income (loss): GAAP net income was $1.3 million, compared to GAAP net loss of $(32.4) million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. GAAP basic and diluted net income per share was $0.01, compared to GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share of $(0.24) in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP net income: Non-GAAP net income was $61.0 million, compared to $22.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share was $0.44 and $0.43, respectively, compared to non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share of $0.17 and $0.16, respectively, in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Cash flow: Net operating cash flow was $63.5 million, compared to $15.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Free cash flow was $61.8 million, or 22% of total revenue, compared to $11.4 million, or 5% of total revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Operational Highlights Annualized recurring revenue ("ARR") was $1.133 billion, an increase of 15% year over year Average ARR per domain-based customer was $10,708, an increase of 16% year over year Dollar-based net retention rate was 111% Number of all customers with ARR of $100,000 or more grew to 2,137, an increase of 20% year over year Number of all customers with ARR of $50,000 or more grew to 4,293, an increase of 15% year over year Number of all customers with ARR of $5,000 or more grew to 20,430, an increase of 5% year over year Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Business Highlights Announced that Smartsheet entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.4 billion, or $56.50 per share Sold out our U.S. ENGAGE customer conference for the second consecutive year, welcoming over 4,000 attendees to Seattle to participate in more than 60 breakout sessions Unveiled the most comprehensive transformation of our offerings to date, debuting a new user experience and a range of first-of-a-kind features to empower organizations to operate at their peak Introduced a Smartsheet connector for Amazon Q Business, which will give Amazon Q Business customers the power to ask an intelligent assistant for information about their work in Smartsheet, eliminating data silos and enhancing visibility The section titled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below contains a description of the non-GAAP financial measures with a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information. The section titled "Definitions of Key Business Metrics" contains definitions of certain non-financial metrics provided within this press release. Transaction with Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners In a separate press release issued on September 24, 2024, we announced that we have entered into a definitive agreement ("Merger Agreement"), to be acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners. A copy of the press release and supplemental materials can be found on the "Investors" page of our website at www.investors.smartsheet.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, website at www.sec.gov . Additional details and information about the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are available in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2024. Given the announced transaction, we will not be hosting an earnings conference call nor providing financial guidance in conjunction with this press release. For further detail and discussion of our financial performance, please refer to our third quarter 2025 Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2024, filed today with the SEC. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, as described below, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to such GAAP measures can be found in the accompanying financial statements included with this press release. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by our management for financial and operational decision-making. We are presenting these non-GAAP financial metrics to assist investors in seeing our financial performance through the eyes of management, and because we believe that these measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry. We define non-GAAP operating income as GAAP operating loss excluding share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, one-time costs associated with mergers and acquisitions, lease restructuring costs, and litigation expenses and settlements related to matters that are outside the ordinary course of our business, as applicable. We define non-GAAP net income as GAAP net income (loss) excluding non-recurring income tax adjustments associated with mergers and acquisitions and the same exclusions that are used to derive non-GAAP operating income. We define basic non-GAAP net income per share as non-GAAP net income divided by weighted-average shares outstanding ("WASO"). We define diluted non-GAAP net income per share as non-GAAP net income divided by diluted WASO. Diluted WASO includes the impact of potentially dilutive securities, which include stock options, restricted share units, performance share units, and shares subject to our 2018 employee stock purchase plan. There are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP measures as compared to GAAP operating loss and net income (loss), including that the non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation expense, which has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy. We use the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flow, which is defined as GAAP net cash flows from operating activities, reduced by cash used for purchases of property and equipment (inclusive of spend on internal-use software) and principal payments on finance lease obligations. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available, after capital expenditures and operational expenses, for investment in our business, share repurchases, and potential acquisitions. Free cash flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate excess cash beyond what is required for our operations. Once our business needs and obligations are met, cash can be used to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth. There are a number of limitations related to the use of free cash flow as compared to net cash from operating activities, including that free cash flow includes capital expenditures, the benefits of which are realized in periods subsequent to those when expenditures are made. Definitions of Key Business Metrics Annualized recurring revenue We define annualized recurring revenue, or ARR, as the annualized recurring value of all active subscription contracts at the end of a reporting period. We exclude the value of non-recurring revenue streams, such as our professional services revenue, that are recognized at a point in time. We use ARR as one of our operating measures to assess the strength of the Company’s subscription services. ARR is a performance metric and should be viewed independently of revenue and deferred revenue, and is not intended to be a substitute for, or combined with, any of these items. Both multi-year contracts and contracts with terms less than one year are annualized by dividing the total committed contract value by the number of months in the subscription term and then multiplying by 12. Annualizing contracts with terms less than one year results in amounts being included in our ARR calculation that are in excess of the total contract value for those contracts at the end of the reporting period. The value of subscription contracts that are sold through third-party resellers, wherein we do not have visibility into the pricing provided, is based on the list price. Average ARR per domain-based customer We use average ARR per domain-based customer to measure customer commitment to our platform and sales force productivity. We define average ARR per domain-based customer as total outstanding ARR for domain-based subscriptions as of the end of the reporting period divided by the number of domain-based customers as of the same date. We define domain-based customers as organizations with a unique email domain name. Dollar-based net retention rate We calculate dollar-based net retention rate as of a period end by starting with the ARR from the cohort of all customers as of the 12 months prior to such period end (“Prior Period ARR”). We then calculate the ARR from these same customers as of the current period end (“Current Period ARR”). Current Period ARR includes any upsells and is net of contraction or attrition over the trailing 12 months, but excludes subscription revenue from new customers in the current period. We then divide the total Current Period ARR by the total Prior Period ARR to arrive at the dollar-based net retention rate. Any ARR obtained through merger and acquisition transactions does not affect the dollar-based net retention rate until one year from the date on which the transaction closed. The dollar-based net retention rate is used by us to evaluate the long-term value of our customer relationships and is driven by our ability to retain and expand the subscription revenue generated from our existing customers. About Smartsheet Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR) is the modern enterprise work management platform trusted by millions of people at companies across the globe, including over 85% of the 2024 Fortune 500 companies. The category pioneer and market leader, Smartsheet delivers powerful solutions fueling performance and driving the next wave of innovation. Visit www.smartsheet.com to learn more. Disclosure of Material Information Smartsheet announces material information to its investors using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, and on its investor relations page of the company’s website at www.investors.smartsheet.com . SMARTSHEET INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenue Subscription $ 273,703 $ 232,470 $ 786,328 $ 659,993 Professional services 13,168 13,448 39,939 41,396 Total revenue 286,871 245,918 826,267 701,389 Cost of revenue Subscription 41,445 34,258 115,216 101,009 Professional services 12,291 12,780 36,693 38,948 Total cost of revenue 53,736 47,038 151,909 139,957 Gross profit 233,135 198,880 674,358 561,432 Operating expenses Research and development 63,477 58,257 189,514 172,805 Sales and marketing 127,854 137,920 383,315 382,685 General and administrative 45,155 38,153 124,489 109,654 Total operating expenses 236,486 234,330 697,318 665,144 Loss from operations (3,351 ) (35,450 ) (22,960 ) (103,712 ) Interest income 8,272 6,976 24,934 18,040 Other income (expense), net 47 (790 ) (593 ) (1,381 ) Income (loss) before income tax provision 4,968 (29,264 ) 1,381 (87,053 ) Income tax provision 3,644 3,164 1,057 8,602 Net income (loss) $ 1,324 $ (32,428 ) $ 324 $ (95,655 ) Net income (loss) per share, basic $ 0.01 $ (0.24 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.71 ) Net income (loss) per share, diluted $ 0.01 $ (0.24 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.71 ) Weighted-average shares outstanding used to compute net income (loss) per share, basic 139,007 135,189 138,287 133,868 Weighted-average shares outstanding used to compute net income (loss) per share, diluted 142,668 135,189 141,306 133,868 Share-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was as follows (in thousands, unaudited): Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Cost of subscription revenue $ 2,983 $ 3,164 $ 9,055 $ 9,980 Cost of professional services revenue 1,485 1,777 4,734 5,602 Research and development 17,763 17,220 54,036 52,263 Sales and marketing 14,453 17,462 45,472 55,505 General and administrative 9,151 10,024 29,827 30,099 Total share-based compensation expense $ 45,835 $ 49,647 $ 143,124 $ 153,449 SMARTSHEET INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share data) (unaudited) October 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 454,281 $ 282,094 Short-term investments 306,640 346,701 Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,335 and $6,560, respectively 200,436 238,708 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 69,840 64,366 Total current assets 1,031,197 931,869 Restricted cash 18 19 Deferred commissions 156,724 148,867 Property and equipment, net 39,139 42,362 Operating lease right-of-use assets 29,693 39,480 Intangible assets, net 20,635 27,960 Goodwill 141,477 141,477 Other long-term assets 4,408 5,445 Total assets $ 1,423,291 $ 1,337,479 Liabilities and shareholders’ equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,128 $ 2,937 Accrued compensation and related benefits 74,840 77,453 Other accrued liabilities 37,309 30,534 Operating lease liabilities, current 15,288 16,040 Finance lease liabilities, current 255 216 Deferred revenue 556,320 568,670 Total current liabilities 685,140 695,850 Operating lease liabilities, non-current 23,936 33,100 Finance lease liabilities, non-current 279 455 Deferred revenue, non-current 4,095 1,785 Other long-term liabilities 696 434 Total liabilities 714,146 731,624 Shareholders’ equity: Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding as of October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 — — Class A common stock, no par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 139,302,943 shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2024; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 136,884,011 shares issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2024 — — Class B common stock, no par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 — — Additional paid-in capital 1,621,429 1,468,805 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 196 (146 ) Accumulated deficit (912,480 ) (862,804 ) Total shareholders’ equity 709,145 605,855 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,423,291 $ 1,337,479 SMARTSHEET INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited) Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024 2023 Cash flows from operating activities Net income (loss) $ 324 $ (95,655 ) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Share-based compensation expense 143,124 153,449 Depreciation and amortization 21,121 20,008 Net amortization of premiums (discounts) on investments (6,059 ) (8,746 ) Amortization of deferred commission costs 50,328 38,439 Unrealized foreign currency (gain) loss (577 ) 684 Non-cash operating lease costs 7,513 9,450 Impairment of long-lived assets 3,237 1,448 Other, net 5,495 3,089 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 33,770 16,541 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (5,576 ) 1,060 Other long-term assets (1,039 ) (1,401 ) Accounts payable (1,665 ) (997 ) Other accrued liabilities 6,656 4,100 Accrued compensation and related benefits (5,483 ) 2,021 Deferred commissions (58,185 ) (58,705 ) Deferred revenue (9,952 ) 25,439 Other long-term liabilities 262 278 Operating lease liabilities (10,544 ) (12,326 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 172,750 98,176 Cash flows from investing activities Purchases of short-term investments (235,421 ) (375,387 ) Maturities of short-term investments 281,965 281,900 Purchases of property and equipment (1,437 ) (2,097 ) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 53 28 Capitalized internal-use software development costs (6,549 ) (7,850 ) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 38,611 (103,406 ) Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from exercise of stock options 10,957 1,330 Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units (14,896 ) (1,644 ) Proceeds from contributions to Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14,403 15,664 Principal payments of finance leases (141 ) — Repurchases of Class A Common Stock and related costs (50,000 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (39,677 ) 15,350 Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 379 (248 ) Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 172,063 9,872 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period 282,442 223,757 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 454,505 $ 233,629 Supplemental disclosures Cash paid for interest $ 43 $ — Cash paid for income tax 7,655 9,471 Accrued purchases of property and equipment, including internal-use software 1,081 1,264 Share-based compensation expense capitalized in internal-use software development costs 2,355 3,283 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities 558 1,684 Right-of-use asset reductions related to operating leases 2,832 4,451 Purchases of fixed assets under finance leases — 693 SMARTSHEET INC. Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited) Reconciliation from GAAP operating loss to non-GAAP operating income and operating margin Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 (dollars in thousands) Loss from operations $ (3,351 ) $ (35,450 ) $ (22,960 ) $ (103,712 ) Add: Share-based compensation expense (1) 46,842 50,170 145,511 154,919 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (2) 2,308 2,701 7,320 8,117 Lease restructuring costs (3) 40 1,934 3,359 2,051 One-time acquisition costs 10,525 — 10,525 — Non-GAAP operating income $ 56,364 $ 19,355 $ 143,755 $ 61,375 Operating margin (1 )% (14 )% (3 )% (15 )% Non-GAAP operating margin 20 % 8 % 17 % 9 % (1) Includes amortization related to share-based compensation that was capitalized in internal-use software and other assets in previous periods. (2) Consists entirely of amortization of intangible assets that were recorded as part of purchase accounting. The amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. (3) Includes charges related to the reassessment of our real estate lease portfolio. Reconciliation from GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP net income and per share data Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 (in thousands, except per share data) Net income (loss) $ 1,324 $ (32,428 ) $ 324 $ (95,655 ) Add: Share-based compensation expense (1) 46,842 50,170 145,511 154,919 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (2) 2,308 2,701 7,320 8,117 Lease restructuring costs (3) 40 2,142 3,359 2,258 One-time acquisition costs 10,525 — 10,525 — Non-GAAP net income $ 61,039 $ 22,585 $ 167,039 $ 69,639 Non-GAAP net income per share, basic $ 0.44 $ 0.17 $ 1.21 $ 0.52 Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted $ 0.43 $ 0.16 $ 1.18 $ 0.51 (1) Includes amortization related to share-based compensation that was capitalized in internal-use software and other assets in previous periods. (2) Consists entirely of amortization of intangible assets that were recorded as part of purchase accounting. The amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. (3) Includes charges related to the reassessment of our real estate lease portfolio. SMARTSHEET INC. Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited) Non-GAAP reconciliation from basic to diluted weighted-average shares outstanding Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 (in thousands) Weighted-average shares outstanding; basic 139,007 135,189 138,287 133,868 Effect of dilutive securities: Shares subject to outstanding common stock awards 3,661 3,232 3,019 3,653 Weighted-average common shares outstanding; diluted 142,668 138,421 141,306 137,521 Reconciliation from net operating cash flow to free cash flow Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 (in thousands) Net cash provided by operating activities $ 63,528 $ 15,146 $ 172,750 $ 98,176 Less: Purchases of property and equipment (414 ) (702 ) (1,437 ) (2,097 ) Capitalized internal-use software development costs (1,232 ) (3,035 ) (6,549 ) (7,850 ) Principal payments of finance leases (89 ) — (141 ) — Free cash flow $ 61,793 $ 11,409 $ 164,623 $ 88,229 View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205301940/en/ CONTACT: Smartsheet Inc. 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Watchdog finds FBI missteps before Jan. 6 riot, but no undercover agents were presentCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight. They arrived at the International Space Station the next day, only after overcoming a cascade of thruster failures and helium leaks . NASA deemed the capsule too risky for a return flight, so it will be February before their long and trying mission comes to a close. While NASA managers bristle at calling them stuck or stranded, the two retired Navy captains shrug off the description of their plight. They insist they’re fine and accepting of their fate. Wilmore views it as a detour of sorts: “We’re just on a different path.” “I like everything about being up here,” Williams told students Wednesday from an elementary school named for her in Needham, Massachusetts, her hometown. "Just living in space is super fun.” Both astronauts have lived up there before so they quickly became full-fledged members of the crew, helping with science experiments and chores like fixing a broken toilet, vacuuming the air vents and watering the plants. Williams took over as station commander in September. “Mindset does go a long way,” Wilmore said in response to a question from Nashville first-graders in October. He’s from Mount Juliet, Tennessee. “I don’t look at these situations in life as being downers.” Boeing flew its Starliner capsule home empty in September, and NASA moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight not due back until late February. Two other astronauts were bumped to make room and to keep to a six-month schedule for crew rotations. Like other station crews, Wilmore and Williams trained for spacewalks and any unexpected situations that might arise. “When the crews go up, they know they could be there for up to a year,” said NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio found that out the hard way when the Russian Space Agency had to rush up a replacement capsule for him and two cosmonauts in 2023, pushing their six-month mission to just past a year. Boeing said this week that input from Wilmore and Williams has been “invaluable" in the ongoing inquiry of what went wrong. The company said in a statement that it is preparing for Starliner's next flight but declined comment on when it might launch again. NASA also has high praise for the pair. “Whether it was luck or whether it was selection, they were great folks to have for this mission,” NASA's chief health and medical officer, Dr. JD Polk, said during an interview with The Associated Press. On top of everything else, Williams, 59, has had to deal with “rumors,” as she calls them, of serious weight loss. She insists her weight is the same as it was on launch day, which Polk confirms. During Wednesday's student chat, Williams said she didn't have much of an appetite when she first arrived in space. But now she's “super hungry” and eating three meals a day plus snacks, while logging the required two hours of daily exercise. Williams, a distance runner, uses the space station treadmill to support races in her home state. She competed in Cape Cod’s 7-mile Falmouth Road Race in August. She ran the 2007 Boston Marathon up there as well. She has a New England Patriots shirt with her for game days, as well as a Red Sox spring training shirt. “Hopefully I’ll be home before that happens -- but you never know,” she said in November. Husband Michael Williams, a retired federal marshal and former Navy aviator, is caring for their dogs back home in Houston. As for Wilmore, 61, he's missing his younger daughter's senior year in high school and his older daughter's theater productions in college. “We can’t deny that being unexpectedly separated, especially during the holidays when the entire family gets together, brings increased yearnings to share the time and events together,” his wife, Deanna Wilmore, told the AP in a text this week. Her husband “has it worse than us” since he's confined to the space station and can only connect via video for short periods. “We are certainly looking forward to February!!” she wrote. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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WASHINGTON — The FBI should have done more to gather intelligence before the Capitol riot, according to a watchdog report Thursday that also said no undercover FBI employees were on the scene on Jan. 6, 2021, and that none of the bureau's informants was authorized to participate. The report from the Justice Department inspector general's office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events that day, when rioters determined to overturn Republican Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden stormed the building in a violent clash with police. The review, released nearly four years after a dark chapter in history that shook the bedrock of American democracy, was narrow in scope, but aimed to shed light on gnawing questions that have dominated public discourse, including whether major intelligence failures preceded the riot and whether the FBI in some way provoked the violence. People are also reading... Rioters loyal to Donald Trump gather Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The report offers a mixed assessment of the FBI's performance in the run-up to the riot, crediting the bureau for preparing for the possibility of violence and for trying to identify known "domestic terrorism subjects" who planned to come to Washington that day. But it said the FBI, in an action the now-deputy director described as a "basic step that was missed," failed to canvass informants across all 56 of its field offices for any relevant intelligence. That was a step, the report concluded, "that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations in advance of January 6." The report found 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests on Jan. 6, including three who were tasked with traveling to the city to report on others who were potentially planning to attend the day's events. While four informants entered the Capitol, none were authorized to do so by the bureau or to break the law, the report said. Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Many of the 26 informants provided the FBI with information before the riot, but it "was no more specific than, and was consistent with, other sources of information" that the FBI acquired. The FBI said in a letter responding to the report that it accepts the inspection general's recommendation "regarding potential process improvements for future events." The lengthy review was launched days after the riot as the FBI faced questions over whether it had missed warning signs or adequately disseminated intelligence it received, including a Jan. 5, 2021, bulletin prepared by the FBI's Norfolk, Virginia, field office that warned of the potential for "war" at the Capitol. The inspector general found the information in that bulletin was broadly shared. FBI Director Chris Wray, who announced this week his plans to resign at the end of Biden's term in January, defended his agency's handing of the intelligence report. He told lawmakers in 2021 that the report was disseminated though the joint terrorism task force, discussed at a command post in Washington and posted on an internet portal available to other law enforcement agencies. "We did communicate that information in a timely fashion to the Capitol Police and (Metropolitan Police Department) in not one, not two, but three different ways," Wray said at the time. FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks March 11 during a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Separately, the report said the FBI's New Orleans field office was told by a source between November 2020 and early January 2021 that protesters were planning to station a "quick reaction force" in northern Virginia "to be armed and prepared to respond to violence that day in DC, if necessary." That information was shared with the FBI's Washington Field Office, members of intelligence agencies and some federal law enforcement agencies the day before the riot, the inspector general found. But there was no indication the FBI told northern Virginia police about the information, the report said. An FBI official told the inspector general there was "nothing actionable or immediately concerning about it." A cache of weapons at a Virginia hotel as part of a "quick reaction force" was a central piece of the Justice Department's seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes and other members of the far-right extremist group. Trump supporters, including Douglas Jensen, center, confront U.S. Capitol Police on Jan. 6, 2021, in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. The conspiracy theory that federal law enforcement officers entrapped members of the mob has been spread in conservative circles, including by some Republican lawmakers. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., recently suggested on a podcast that agents pretending to be Trump supporters were responsible for instigating the violence. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who withdrew as Trump's pick as attorney general amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations, sent a letter to Wray in 2021 asking how many undercover agents or informants were at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and if they were "merely passive informants or active instigators." Wray said the "notion that somehow the violence at the Capitol on January 6 was part of some operation orchestrated by FBI sources and agents is ludicrous." Images of chaos: AP photographers capture US Capitol riot Rioters scale a wall at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Supporters loyal to then-President Donald Trump attend a rally on the Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Trump supporters participate in a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) People listen as then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Supporters of then-President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A supporter of then-President Donald Trump is injured during clashes with police at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A rioter pours water on herself at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) A Trump supporter holds a Bible as he gathers with others outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) A demonstrator supporting then-President Donald Trump, is sprayed by police, Jan. 6, 2021, during a day of rioting at the Capitol.(AP Photo/John Minchillo) Rioters try to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) U.S. Capitol Police try to hold back rioters outside the east doors to the House side of the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Rioters gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Jacob Anthony Chansley, center, with other insurrectionists who supported then-President Donald Trump, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber in the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Chansley, was among the first group of insurrectionists who entered the hallway outside the Senate chamber. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) U.S. Capitol Police hold rioters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Lawmakers evacuate the floor as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Police with guns drawn watch as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Congressmen shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Members of Congress wear emergency gas masks as they are evacuated from the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The House gallery is empty after it was evacuated as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Members of the DC National Guard surround the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool) A flag hangs between broken windows after then-President Donald Trump supporters tried to break through police barriers outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) A flag that reads "Treason" is visible on the ground in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) An ATF police officer cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Fencing is placed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.