DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of the Business

SecureWorks Corp. (individually and collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Secureworks” or the “Company”) is a leading global cybersecurity provider of technology-driven solutions singularly focused on protecting the Company’s customers by outpacing and outmaneuvering adversaries.

On April 27, 2016, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”). Upon the closing of the IPO, Dell Technologies Inc. (“Dell Technologies”) owned, indirectly through Dell Inc. and Dell Inc.’s subsidiaries (Dell Inc., individually and collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Dell”), all shares of the Company’s outstanding Class B common stock, which as of April 29, 2022 represented approximately 82.5% of the Company's total outstanding shares of common stock and approximately 97.9% of the combined voting power of both classes of the Company's outstanding common stock.

The Company has one primary business activity, which is to provide customers with technology-driven information security solutions. The Company’s chief operating decision-maker, who is the Chief Executive Officer, makes operating decisions, assesses performance and allocates resources on a consolidated basis. There are no segment managers who are held accountable for operations and operating results below the consolidated unit level. Accordingly, Secureworks operates its business as a single reportable segment.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimations that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s financial statements and notes. The inputs into certain of the Company’s assumptions and estimations considered the economic implications of the coronavirus 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the Ukrainian/Russian conflict and inflation concerns on the Company’s critical and significant accounting estimates. The condensed consolidated financial statements include assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of all majority-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Effective beginning with the three months ended July 30, 2021, the Company presents Net revenue and Costs of revenue recognized from Subscription and Professional services offerings, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Historically, these amounts were presented as a single amount within the Net revenue and Cost of revenue line items, respectively. The Company concluded that the discrete presentation of these revenue streams provides a more meaningful representation of the nature of the revenues generated by the Company's service offerings. Certain prior year amounts have been conformed to the current year presentation.

For the periods presented, Dell has provided various corporate services to the Company in the ordinary course of business, including finance, tax, human resources, legal, insurance, IT, procurement and facilities-related services. The cost of these services is charged in accordance with a shared services agreement that went into effect on August 1, 2015. For more information regarding the related party transactions, see "Note 10—Related Party Transactions."

During the periods presented in the financial statements, Secureworks did not file separate federal tax returns, as the Company is generally included in the tax grouping of other Dell entities within the respective entity’s tax jurisdiction. The income tax benefit has been calculated using the separate return method, modified to apply the benefits for loss approach. Under this approach, net operating losses or other tax attributes are characterized as realized or as realizable by Secureworks when those attributes are utilized or expected to be utilized by other members of the Dell consolidated group. See "Note 9—Income and Other Taxes" for more information.

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Friday closest to January 31. The Company refers to the fiscal year ending February 3, 2023 and the fiscal year ended January 28, 2022 as fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively. Fiscal 2023 has 53 weeks and fiscal 2022 has 52 weeks. In fiscal 2023, each quarter has 13 weeks, except for the fourth quarter, which will have 14 weeks. Unless otherwise indicated, all changes identified for the current-period results represent comparisons to results for the prior corresponding fiscal periods.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates are revised as additional information becomes available. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, estimates are used when accounting for revenue arrangements, determining the cost of revenue, allocating cost and estimating the impact of contingencies. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, estimates are used in determining the valuation and recoverability of assets, such as accounts receivables, inventories, fixed assets, capitalized software, goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets. Estimates are also used in determining the reported amounts of liabilities, such as taxes payable and the impact of contingencies. All estimates also impact the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Actual results could differ from these estimates due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukrainian/Russian conflict and inflation concerns. The Company considered the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and current economic and geopolitical uncertainty on its estimates and assumptions and determined there was not a material impact to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended April 29, 2022. As the COVID-19 pandemic and current economic environment continue to develop, many of the Company's estimates could require increased judgment and be subject to a higher degree of variability and volatility. As a result, the Company's estimates may change materially in future periods.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Business Combinations – The Company has adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers.” The guidance requires contract assets and contract liabilities (i.e., deferred revenue) acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” ASU 2021-08 was effective for the Company beginning on January 29, 2022. There was no impact to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of adoption of this standard update.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no significant changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as of and for the three months ended April 29, 2022, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2022.