Summary of business and significant accounting policies

Description of business

Telenav, Inc., also referred to in this report as “we,” “our” or “us,” was incorporated in September 1999 in the State of Delaware. We are a leading provider of connected car and location-based platform products and services. We utilize our automotive navigation platform and our advertising delivery platform to deliver these products and services. Our automotive navigation platform allows us to deliver enhanced location-based services to automobile manufacturers, as well as original equipment manufacturers and tier one suppliers, to which we refer collectively as OEMs. Our advertising delivery platform, which we provide through our Thinknear subsidiary, delivers highly targeted advertising services leveraging our location expertise. We operate in three segments - automotive, advertising and mobile navigation. Our fiscal year ends on June 30, and in this report we refer to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 as “fiscal 2017” and the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 as “fiscal 2018.”

Basis of presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Telenav, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that our management believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the periods presented. These interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full fiscal year or for any subsequent interim period.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements also include the financial results of Shanghai Jitu Software Development Ltd., or Jitu, located in China. Based on our contractual arrangements with the shareholders of Jitu, we have determined that Jitu is a variable interest entity, or VIE, for which we are the primary beneficiary and are required to consolidate in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, subtopic 810-10, or ASC 810-10, Consolidation: Overall. The results of Jitu did not have a material impact on our financial statements for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

The condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto for fiscal 2017, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2017 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on August 25, 2017.

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Form 10-K for fiscal 2017.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions made by us include the determination of revenue recognition and deferred revenue, the recoverability of accounts receivable and short-term investments, the determination of acquired intangibles and assessment of goodwill for impairment, the fair value of stock-based awards issued, the determination of income taxes and the recoverability of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of risk and significant customers

Revenue related to products and services provided through Ford Motor Company and affiliated entities, or Ford, comprised 65% and 70% of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 65% and 69% of revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, receivables due from Ford were 58% and 74% of total accounts receivable, respectively.

Restricted cash

As of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, we had restricted cash of $3.4 million on our consolidated balance sheets, comprised primarily of prepayments from a customer.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related taxes, and activity as of December 31, 2017, were as follows (in thousands):



	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities			Total
Balance, net of tax as of June 30, 2017	$	(1,701	)	$	(233	)	$	(1,934	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax	565			(213		)	352
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—			6			6
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	565			(207		)	358
Balance, net of tax as of December 31, 2017	$	(1,136	)	$	(440	)	$	(1,576	)

The amount of income tax benefit allocated to each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss was not material for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017.

Long-term investments

As of December 31, 2017, the carrying value of our investments in privately held companies totaled $708,000. These investments are accounted for as cost method investments, as we own less than 20% of the voting securities and do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the entities. We regularly evaluate the carrying value of these cost method investments for impairment. We did not record any impairment charges for cost method investments during the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In October 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which is intended to eliminate diversity in practice and provide a more accurate depiction of the tax consequences on intercompany asset transfers (excluding inventory). The new guidance removes the current prohibition against immediate recognition of the current and deferred income tax effects of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. The new standard is effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019 and requires a modified retrospective method of adoption. We adopted early this standard under the modified retrospective method on July 1, 2017, and the adoption resulted in the elimination of prepaid taxes of $287,000 with a corresponding increase in accumulated deficit.

In March 2016, the FASB issued new guidance to revise aspects of stock-based compensation guidance which include income tax consequences, classification of awards as equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The new standard is effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2018.

We adopted this standard on July 1, 2017. As required by the standard, excess tax benefits recognized on stock-based compensation expense are reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as a component of the provision for income taxes rather than paid-in capital on a prospective basis. We also elected to prospectively apply the change in presentation of excess tax benefits wherein excess tax benefits recognized on stock-based compensation expense are classified as operating activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Since we do not recognize tax benefits on our net operating losses as well as excess tax benefits due to our full valuation allowance, this standard does not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations or statements of cash flows. The cumulative effect to retained earnings from previously unrecognized excess tax benefits, after offset by the related valuation allowance, was not material to our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Presentation requirements for cash flows related to employee taxes paid for withheld shares had no impact to all periods presented as such cash flows have historically been presented as financing activities. Further, we did not elect an accounting policy change to record forfeitures as they occur and thus we continue to estimate forfeitures at each period.

With the exception of the new standards discussed above, there have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the six months ended December 31, 2017, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2017, that are of significance or potential significance to us, other than the following update:

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance related to revenue from contracts with customers, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. Under this new guidance, ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 606, revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. In conjunction with this new revenue guidance, a new subtopic, ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs - Contracts with Customers, was also issued. The new guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition and certain cost guidance under GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the full retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of this guidance by one year. The updated standard will be effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2019; accordingly, we will adopt ASC 606 effective July 1, 2018.

While we are in the process of selecting a transition method, we anticipate this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Even though our assessment of the impact of this standard is not complete, we currently believe there will not be any significant impact on our advertising and mobile navigation business segments. We do believe there will be a significant impact on the recognition of revenue for certain of our automotive value-added and combined offerings, such as on-board navigation with map updates, and on-board and connected navigation. We anticipate our revenue recognition for certain of these offerings may change with respect to software and software related elements in the following manner: a) we may no longer recognize revenue over the life of our contractual obligations, and b) we may no longer defer substantially all revenue pending the delivery of future specified upgrades. Instead, to the extent delivered software represents a distinct performance obligation for which transfer of control has taken place, such revenue would be recorded either upon delivery or as the software is used. In addition, in conjunction with the adoption of ASC 340-40, we anticipate additional capitalization of certain research and development costs that are expected to be recovered and that are incurred to fulfill obligations under certain actual or anticipated automotive contracts; under the new standard, such costs are then amortized consistent with the transfer of products and services to which the capitalized costs relate. Costs associated with software development would be recognized when transfer of the software occurs, and costs associated with connected services would be amortized over the service period. Our conclusions are subject to the completion of our assessment of the impact of the standard.