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Summary of business and significant accounting policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Telenav, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Our 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 overall operating results for fiscal 2019, fiscal 2018 or 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 consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions made by us include the determination of revenue recognition and deferred revenue, including estimating and allocating the transaction price of customer contracts, the recoverability of accounts receivable, 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.

Revenue recognition

The core principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those products or services. This principle is achieved through applying the following five-step approach:


•	Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer


•	Identification of the performance obligations in the contract


•	Determination of the transaction price


•	Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract


•	Recognition of revenue when, or as, the company satisfies a performance obligation

We generate revenue primarily from software licenses, service subscriptions and customized software development fees, as well as the delivery of advertising impressions. We evaluate whether it is appropriate to recognize revenue based on the gross amount billed to our customers or the net amount earned as revenue. Since we control the products or services prior to their transfer to the customer, we report our automotive, advertising and mobile navigation revenue on a gross basis. This

assessment is based primarily on our ultimate primary responsibility for fulfilling the promises made with respect to the products and services as well as the degree of discretion we have in establishing pricing.

Royalties for on-board navigation solutions are generally earned at various points in time, depending upon the individual customer agreement. We earn each royalty upon either the re-imaging of the software on each individual memory card or the time at which each vehicle is produced. Royalties for brought-in navigation solutions are earned upon vehicle sales reporting or upon initial usage by the end user.

Product revenue

We generate product revenue from the delivery of our on-board automotive navigation solutions, specified map updates and customized software development.

We recognize revenue from on-board automotive navigation solutions upon transfer of control of the customized software and any associated integrated content together forming a distinct performance obligation. Transfer of control generally occurs at a point in time upon acceptance. Any royalties for the use of distinct software combined with integrated content, with an allocation of the transaction price based on the relative SSP of map updates, specified upgrades, and other services as applicable, are recognized at the later of when the royalties are earned or when transfer of control of the related performance obligation has occurred.

For hybrid automotive solutions, which contain on-board software and cloud functionality, the transaction price allocated to the on-board component is generally recognized as product revenue as described above, and the transaction price allocated to the included cloud functionality based on relative SSP is generally recognized as services revenue. Since the on-board software is still the predominant item in the hybrid solution, the royalties recognition guidance applies as it does for on-board navigation solutions described above. Our brought-in automotive navigation solutions as described below are subject to variable consideration and constraint guidance.

Services revenue

We derive services revenue primarily from our brought-in automotive navigation solutions and, to a lesser extent, from the cloud functionality that is a component of our hybrid automotive navigation solutions as discussed above. Since contracts for our brought-in automotive navigation solutions typically contain a substantial amount of variable consideration that does not meet the allocation objective of ASC 606 and is required to be estimated and included in the transaction price, we include in the transaction price only variable consideration such that it is probable that a risk of significant revenue reversal will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Total variable consideration to be received is estimated at contract inception and updated at each reporting date. We utilize the expected value method and consider expected unit volume combined with a risk-based probability based on factors including, but not limited to: model year cycles, customer history, technology life cycles, nature of competition and other contract-specific factors. Because customers of our brought-in automotive navigation solutions simultaneously receive and consume the benefit from our performance, we recognize revenue ratably over the period the services obligation is expected to be fulfilled, generally 8 to 12 years, as this provides a faithful depiction of the transfer of control.

We also derive services revenue from the delivery of advertising impressions. We recognize revenue when transfer of control of the related advertising services occur based on the specific terms of each advertising contract, which are generally based on the number of ad impressions delivered. Substantially all contracts for advertising services are cancellable within a short period of notice, and we assess whether pricing within such contracts create any material right which could extend the expected term of the contract beyond the cancellable term.

In addition, we derive a declining amount of services revenue from subscriptions to access our mobile navigation services, which are generally provided through our wireless carrier customers that offer our services to their subscribers. Our wireless carrier customers typically pay us based on a revenue sharing arrangement or a monthly subscription fee per end user, which is considered variable consideration. For such variable consideration related to our mobile navigation services, these fees are recognized in the month in which they are earned because the terms of the variable payments relate specifically to the outcome from transferring the distinct time increment (month) of service, which is consistent with the allocation objective when considering all of the performance obligations and payment terms in the contract.

We recognize as revenue monthly fees related to our mobile navigation services in the month we provide the services. We defer amounts received or billed in advance of the service being provided and recognize the deferred amounts when the obligation has been fulfilled. Our agreements do not contain general rights of refund once the service has been provided.

In certain instances, due to the nature and timing of monthly revenue and reporting from our customers, we may be required to make estimates of the amount of revenue to recognize from a customer for the current period. Estimates for revenue include our consideration of certain factors and information, including subscriber data, historical subscription and revenue reporting trends, end user subscription data from our internal systems, and data from comparable distribution channels of our other customers. We record any differences between estimated revenue and actual revenue in the reporting period when we determine the actual amounts. To date, actual amounts have not differed materially from our estimates.

Contracts with multiple performance obligations

Some of our contracts with customers contain multiple performance obligations. For these contracts, we account for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations on a relative SSP basis. We determine SSP based on, if available, observable prices for those related products and services when sold separately. When observable prices are not available, we determine SSP based on our overall pricing trends and objectives, taking into consideration market conditions and other factors, including the value of the contracts, the products and services sold, and stated prices for renewal. In such instances, we apply the expected cost plus margin method and the residual method in cases where we have not yet established a price and the product or service has not previously been sold on a standalone basis.

We have used the practical expedient to reflect the aggregate effect of all contract modifications that occurred before our earliest reporting period, fiscal 2017, when i) determining the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, ii) determining the transaction price, and iii) allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations.

Contract assets

Contract assets relate to our rights to consideration for performance obligations satisfied but not billed at the reporting date. As of June 30, 2019 and 2018, we had no contract assets.

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue consists primarily of amounts that have been invoiced, and for which we have the right to bill, in advance of performance obligations being satisfied and revenue being recognized under our contracts with customers. Deferred revenue associated with performance obligations that are anticipated to be satisfied during the succeeding 12 months is recorded as current deferred revenue, and the remaining portion is recorded as non-current deferred revenue in our consolidated balance sheets.

In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, we do not adjust consideration for the effects of a significant financing portion for periods of one year or less, for example, in the case of customized software development fees paid in advance of acceptance of the software. Substantially all brought-in automotive navigation solutions contain consideration paid significantly in advance of our provision of the services. In these cases, we have determined such contracts do not include a significant financing component, since neither we nor the applicable automobile manufacturer or tier one is substantially in control of such consideration, as revenue from these contracts is driven by future sales demand of a particular vehicle.

Cost of revenue

Our cost of revenue consists primarily of the cost of third-party royalty based content, such as map, points of interest, or POI, traffic, gas price and weather data, and voice recognition technology that we use in providing our personalized navigation services. Our cost of revenue also includes the cost of third-party exchange ad inventory as well as expenses associated with outsourced hosting services, data center operations, customer support, the amortization of capitalized software, recognition of deferred customized software development costs, stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired developed technology.

Deferred costs

We capitalize and defer recognition of certain third-party royalty-based content costs associated with the fulfillment of future automotive product and services obligations, and we recognize these deferred content costs as cost of revenue as we transfer control of the related performance obligation. Deferred costs are classified as current or non-current consistent with the periods over which the performance obligations are anticipated to be satisfied. We do not capitalize advertising commission costs, as we have applied the practical expedient under ASC 606 to allow such incremental costs of obtaining a contract to be expensed in the period incurred if the amortization period is one year or less. Incremental costs of obtaining advertising contracts with amortization periods greater than one year are immaterial.

Deferred costs also include the cost of customized software we develop for customers. We begin deferring development costs when they relate directly to a contract or specific anticipated contract and such costs are incurred to satisfy performance obligations in the future, provided they are expected to be recovered. We recognize these deferred software development costs as cost of revenue upon transfer of control of the associated performance obligation. We evaluate contract cost deferrals for impairment on a quarterly basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a project may require recognition of a contract loss. We did not record any impairment losses during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017.

In connection with our usage of licensed third-party content, our contracts with certain licensors include minimum guaranteed royalty payments, which are payable regardless of the ultimate volume of revenue derived from the number of paying end users. These contracts contain obligations for the licensor to provide ongoing services and, accordingly, we record any minimum guaranteed royalty payments as an asset when paid and amortize the amount to cost of revenue over the applicable period. Any additional royalties due based on actual usage are expensed monthly as incurred.

Foreign currency

We translate the financial statements of certain of our foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is their local currency. Adjustments resulting from translating foreign functional currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are recorded as part of a separate component of comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in our net income for each year. All assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at the average monthly exchange rates during the year. Equity transactions are translated using historical exchange rates.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

The amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, was determined using the specific identification method and the amount was included in other income, net, for fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Cash equivalents and short-term investments

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid fixed-income investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase, including money market funds and commercial paper. Short-term investments consist of readily marketable debt securities with a remaining maturity of more than three months from time of purchase and marketable equity securities. Short-term investments are classified as current assets, even though maturities may extend beyond one year, because they represent investments of cash available for operations. We classify all of our cash equivalents and short-term investments as “available-for-sale,” as these investments are free of trading restrictions. We may or may not hold securities with stated maturities greater than 12 months until maturity. After consideration of our risk versus reward objectives, as well as our liquidity requirements, we may sell these securities prior to their stated maturities. As we view these securities as available to

support current operations, we classify securities with maturities beyond 12 months as current assets under the caption short-term investments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Marketable debt securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income and included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses are recognized when realized. When we have determined that an other-than-temporary decline in fair value has occurred, the amount of the decline that is related to a credit loss is recognized in earnings. Gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.

Concentrations of risk and significant customers

Financial instruments that subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. We maintain our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments with well-capitalized financial institutions. At times, such deposits may be in excess of federally insured limits. Cash equivalents consist primarily of money-market accounts and commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. Our primary customers are automobile manufacturers and tier ones, and advertisers and advertising agencies, and we do not require collateral for accounts receivable. To manage the credit risk associated with accounts receivable, we evaluate the creditworthiness of our customers. We evaluate our accounts receivable on an ongoing basis to determine those amounts not collectible. To date, we are not aware of circumstances that may impair a specific customer’s ability to meet its financial obligations to us, other than those customers for which an allowance for doubtful accounts has been established.

Fair value of financial instruments

The estimated fair market value of financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximates the carrying values of those instruments due to their relatively short maturities.

We measure certain other financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. We have established a hierarchy, which consists of three levels, for disclosure of the inputs used to determine the fair value of our financial instruments.

Level 1 valuations are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 valuations are based on inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, other than quoted prices included within Level 1. Such inputs used in determining fair value for Level 2 valuations include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other

inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 valuations are based on information that is unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Computers, software and equipment have useful lives of three years and automobiles, furniture and fixtures have useful lives of five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the related lease.

Long-lived assets

We evaluate our long-lived assets, including intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If long-lived assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized and is tested for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. These tests are based on our operating segment and reporting unit structure.

Leases

We lease our office facilities under operating lease agreements. Office facilities subject to an operating lease and the related lease payments are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets. The terms of certain lease agreements provide for rental payments on a graduated basis; however, we recognize rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease period. Any lease incentives or contracted sublease income are recognized as reductions of rental expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The lease term begins on the date we become legally obligated for the rent payments or when we take possession of the office space, whichever is earlier.

Stock-based compensation

We account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements under the fair value recognition method, which requires us to measure the stock-based compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value, and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the employees’ requisite service period. We recognize compensation expense for the fair value of these awards with time-based vesting on a straight-line basis over the employee’s requisite service period of each of these awards, net of estimated forfeitures.

Equity instruments issued to nonemployees are recorded at their fair value on the measurement date and are subject to periodic adjustment as the underlying equity instruments vest.

Income taxes

We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, whereby deferred tax asset or liability account balances are calculated at the balance sheet date using current tax laws and rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized.

Research and software development costs

We expense research and development costs as incurred. For costs incurred under ASC 985-20, Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased, or Marketed, we typically do not achieve technological feasibility prior to incurring such costs and, as a result, all such costs are expensed as incurred. We account for the costs of computer software we develop for internal use by capitalizing qualifying costs, which are incurred during the application development stage, and amortizing those costs over the application’s estimated useful life, which generally ranges from three to five years depending on the type of application.

Advertising expense

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

Recently adopted and recent accounting pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (ASU 2017-04), which removes the second step of the goodwill impairment test that requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and will be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for annual or any interim impairment tests with a measurement date on or after January 1, 2017. We early adopted this guidance as of April 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued new guidance to clarify how entities should present restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The new guidance requires that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending total amounts shown in the statement of

cash flows. The new standard was effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019 and requires a retrospective method of adoption. We adopted this standard on July 1, 2018 on a retrospective basis, resulting in immaterial changes to our previously reported consolidated statement of cash flows for fiscal 2018.

In August 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which clarifies how companies present and classify certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. The new standard was effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019. We adopted this standard on July 1, 2018, and it did not have a material impact to our consolidated statements of cash flows.

In March 2016, the FASB issued new guidance to clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations for reporting revenue gross versus net. The guidance includes indicators to assist an entity in determining whether it controls a specified good or service before it is transferred to the customer. The new standard was effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019. We adopted this standard on July 1, 2018 in connection with our adoption of ASU 2014-09 discussed below, and it did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the accounting and disclosures of financial instruments, including a provision that requires equity investments (except for investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in current earnings. A practicality exception applies to those equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value. These investments may be measured at cost, adjusted for changes in observable prices minus impairment. The new standard was effective prospectively for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019 for our equity investments that were previously accounted for under the cost-method. We adopted this standard on July 1, 2018 and it did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. Under Topic 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 Topic 606, a new subtopic, ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs - Contracts with Customers, was also issued. The updated standard replaces most existing revenue recognition and certain cost guidance under GAAP. Collectively, we refer to Topic 606 and Subtopic 340-40 as “ASC 606.”

We adopted ASC 606 effective July 1, 2018, utilizing the full retrospective transition method. Adoption of ASC 606 resulted in changes to our accounting policies for revenue recognition and deferred costs as detailed below. We applied ASC 606 using a practical expedient where the consideration allocated to the remaining performance obligations or an explanation of when we expect to recognize that amount as revenue for all reporting periods presented before the date of the initial application is not disclosed.

The effect of adopting ASC 606 on fiscal 2018 was material to our statements of operations and balance sheets as a result of its impact on the recognition of revenue and associated third-party content costs for certain of our on-board and brought-in automotive navigation solutions. The adoption of ASC 606 had no significant impact on our advertising and mobile navigation business segments. The adoption of ASC 606 resulted in reductions to deferred costs (asset) and deferred revenue (liability) balances, and accelerated the recognition of revenues and deferred costs in the automotive segment.

With respect to on-board automotive solutions, historically we recognized revenue and associated content costs over the life of our contractual obligations when map updates were included, and we deferred substantially all revenue and associated content costs pending the delivery of future specified upgrades. Instead, as of July 1, 2018, we recognize revenue related to royalties for distinct software and content that has been accepted as transfer of control takes place, with an allocation of the transaction price based on the relative standalone selling price, or SSP, of map updates, specified upgrades, and other services as applicable, which we will recognize with the associated content costs at a point in time or over time as we transfer control of the related performance obligation.

Regarding brought-in automotive solutions, historically we recognized revenue for each royalty over the expected remaining term of the service obligation. Effective July 1, 2018, since these contracts contain variable consideration that does not meet the allocation objective of ASC 606 to recognize the fees in the month in which they are earned because the terms of the variable payments do not relate specifically to the outcome from transferring the distinct time increment (month) of service, we will estimate the total transaction price each reporting period, subject to a constraint, and then recognize revenue ratably over the period the services obligation is expected to be fulfilled, as further described in the section titled “Services revenue” of this Note 1.

Development costs subject to ASC 340-40 incurred to fulfill future obligations under certain actual or anticipated contracts for automotive solutions are capitalized, provided they are expected to be recovered, and then recognized as control

of the related performance obligations is transferred. Historically, such costs were not capitalized until receipt of a signed contract or purchase order for a fixed amount, provided the costs were probable of being recovered. Under ASC 340-40, we are required to capitalize such costs in anticipation of a contract, provided the costs are expected to be recovered; thus, increasing the amount of costs we capitalize under ASC 340-40. For on-board automotive solutions, such capitalized costs represent the customized portion of software development, which will continue to be recognized upon acceptance of the software under ASC 340-40 since acceptance is generally required for control of the software to transfer. For brought-in automotive solutions, such costs will be amortized over the period the services obligation is expected to be fulfilled, since software development does not represent a distinct performance obligation in the case of brought-in automotive solutions. Historically, we recognized such costs for brought-in automotive solutions upon acceptance of the software.

We adjusted our consolidated financial statements from amounts previously reported due to the adoption of ASC 606.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) which supersedes the guidance in topic ASC 840, Leases. The new standard, including subsequent amendments, requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today.

Topic 842 is effective for us beginning July 1, 2019. We will adopt the standard on a modified retrospective basis and intend to elect the package of transition expedients and the current period adjustment transition method that allows us not to restate the comparative periods in our financial statements in the year of adoption. We are assessing the impact of Topic 842 on our internal controls over financial reporting.

While the adoption of Topic 842 remains in progress, we expect that adoption will result in the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases that were not previously recognized, which will increase total assets and liabilities on our balance sheet. We expect that adoption will have no impact to our results of operations or cash flows.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, or ASU 2018-15, which requires a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to defer and recognize as an asset. This guidance is effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted and the guidance allows for a retrospective or prospective application. We are evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.