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Stock-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plan
Equity incentive awards which may be granted to eligible participants under our Fiscal Year 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") include restricted stock units, restricted stock, stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance units and performance shares.
Stock Options
The activity of stock options for the six months ended January 31, 2023 consisted of the following:
Outstanding
Stock
Options
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Balance as of July 31, 20221,673 $11.81 2.5$240,286 
Exercised(224)9.20 29,977 
Canceled, forfeited or expired(5)7.61 
Balance as of January 31, 20231,444 $12.24 2.1$161,644 
Exercisable and expected to vest as of July 31, 20221,501 $10.78 2.4$216,539 
Exercisable and expected to vest as of January 31, 20231,375 $11.60 2.1$154,769 
The aggregate intrinsic value of the options exercised represents the difference between the fair value of our common stock on the date of exercise and their exercise price. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022 was $30.0 million and $182.6 million, respectively. There were no stock options granted during the periods presented.
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Awards
The activity of restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance stock awards ("PSAs") consisted of the following for the six months ended January 31, 2023:
Underlying SharesWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair ValueAggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands, except per share data)
Balance as of July 31, 20227,388 $157.17 $1,145,526 
Granted2,365 157.94 
Vested(1,666)150.83 254,957 
Canceled or forfeited(738)168.08 
Balance as of January 31, 20237,349 $157.76 $912,413 
As of January 31, 2023, there were 0.1 million outstanding PSAs for which the performance metrics have not been defined as of such date. Accordingly, such awards are not considered granted for accounting purposes as of January 31, 2023 and have been excluded from the above table.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In fiscal 2018, we adopted the Fiscal Year 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). During the three months ended January 31, 2023, employees purchased 0.1 million shares of our common stock under the ESPP at an average purchase price of $99.59 per share, resulting in total cash proceeds of $11.4 million. ESPP employee payroll contributions accrued as of January 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, were $9.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively, and are included within accrued compensation in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Payroll contributions accrued as of January 31, 2023 will be used to purchase shares at the end of the current ESPP purchase period ending on June 15, 2023. Payroll contributions ultimately used to purchase shares are reclassified to stockholders’ equity on the purchase date.
In December 2022, certain outstanding ESPP offering periods were reset and automatically rolled over into a new ESPP offering period that started on December 15, 2022. The reset was accounted for as a modification, which resulted in incremental stock-based compensation of $8.3 million that will be recognized over the remaining term of the modified ESPP offering periods, ranging from approximately six months to 18 months.
The fair value of the purchase right for the ESPP was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
Six Months Ended January 31,
20232022
Expected term (in years)
0.5 -2.0
0.5 - 2.0
Expected stock price volatility
62.4% - 75.9%
44.1% - 57.4%
Risk-free interest rate
4.2% - 4.7%
0.1% - 0.7%
Dividend yield
0.0%
0.0%
Departure of the President of the Company
In October 2022, our President, who led research and development activities, resigned from his position as President of the Company, but will continue serving as a member of our Board of Directors. In connection with his resignation as President of the Company, we recognized a reversal of stock-based compensation of $9.9 million associated with the cancellation of unvested incentive equity awards, which was recognized in research and development expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended January 31, 2023.
Modification of Equity Awards
During the three months ended October 31, 2022, we modified the equity awards of certain employees. In accordance with the accounting for the modification, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $5.6 million in research and development expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended January 31, 2023.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
The components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended January 31,Six Months Ended January 31,
2023202220232022
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue$9,410 $5,481 $17,842 $10,467 
Sales and marketing54,213 44,586 107,848 85,307 
Research and development29,005 28,626 53,536 55,885 
General and administrative17,110 20,295 35,685 37,232 
Total$109,738 $98,988 $214,911 $188,891 
During the three months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, we capitalized stock-based compensation associated with the development of software for internal-use of $4.3 million and $2.7 million, respectively. During the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, the amount capitalized was $8.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively.