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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) of Coursera, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation, and its subsidiaries (“Coursera,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and following the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP can be condensed or omitted. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) have been prepared on the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that are necessary for a fair statement of our financial information. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or for any other interim period or for any other future year.

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024 (“Form 10-K”).

Description of Business

Coursera is an online learning platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions with the goal of providing world-class educational content that is affordable, accessible, and relevant. We combine content, data, and technology into a platform that is customizable and extensible to both individual learners and institutions. We partner with university and industry partners (collectively, “educator partners”) to bring quality higher education to a broad range of individuals, businesses, organizations, and governments. We also sell directly to institutions, including employers, colleges and universities, organizations, and governments, to enable their employees, students, and citizens to gain critical skills aligned to job markets. Our corporate headquarters is located in Mountain View, California.

Reporting Segments

We conduct our operations through three reporting segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. Refer to Note 13 for additional information.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) include the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no significant changes to our significant accounting policies, other than the updates described below, as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Form 10-K.

Concentrations of Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. We only invest in high-credit-quality instruments and maintain our cash equivalents and marketable securities in fixed-income securities. We place our cash primarily with domestic financial institutions that are federally insured within statutory limits.

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For the purpose of assessing the concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable and significant customers, we treat a group of customers under common control or customers that are affiliates of each other as a single customer. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we did not have any customers that accounted for more than 10% of our revenue. As of September 30, 2024, we did not have any customers that accounted for more than 10% of our net accounts receivable balance.

Our business model relies on educational content and credentialing programs from educator partners. Our largest educator partner has global brand recognition and supplies a variety of in-demand content across multiple domains. The loss of or significant reduction in this partnership or one of our other large partners could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

Treasury Stock

We record repurchases of our common stock as treasury stock, at cost. Incremental direct costs to repurchase our shares of common stock, including excise tax, are included in the cost of the shares acquired. We use the average cost method to account for reissuances of our treasury stock. For shares of treasury stock reissued at a price higher than its cost, the gain is recorded to additional paid-in capital. For shares of treasury stock issued at a price lower than its cost, the loss is recorded to additional paid-in capital to the extent there are previous net gains included in the account. Only once there is no additional paid-in capital will losses in excess of previous net gains be recorded to accumulated deficit.

Loss Contingencies

Legal fees related to potential loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. Insurance recoveries associated with loss contingencies are recognized when realization becomes probable and estimable, the associated costs have been recognized in the financial statements, and the losses are clearly attributable to the insured event.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience, current conditions, and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant items subject to such estimates, judgments, and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those related to the determination of principal versus agent and variable consideration in our revenue contracts; stock-based compensation expense; period of benefit for capitalized commissions; internal-use software costs; useful lives of long-lived assets; the carrying value of operating lease right-of-use assets; the valuation of intangible assets; loss contingencies and potential recoveries; and income tax expense, including the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, among others. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and any such differences could be material to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires public entities to disclose information about their reportable segments’ significant expenses and certain other segment items on an interim and annual basis if they are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. Upon transition, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. We expect that the adoption of ASU 2023-07 will not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and related disclosures.

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In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities on an annual basis to disclose (1) specific categories in the tax rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis, though retrospective application is permitted. We are currently evaluating whether the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and related disclosures.

In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, which requires public entities to provide certain climate-related information in their annual reports and registration statements. The rules will require disclosure of material climate-related risks, how the board of directors and management oversee and manage such risks, and the actual and potential impact of such risks on the company. It will also require disclosure about material climate-related targets and goals, and the financial impact of severe weather events and other natural conditions. The rules require disclosures beginning with annual reports for the year ending December 31, 2025. In April 2024, the SEC voluntarily stayed the final rules pending the completion of a judicial review. We are currently evaluating the impact on our disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disclosure, on an annual and interim basis, of specified disaggregated information about certain costs and expenses. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2024-03 will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and related disclosures.

3. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Contract Balances

Contract assets and liabilities were as follows:

Revenue recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 that was included in the corresponding deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each year was $129,774 and $107,448.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) and unbilled amounts that will be recognized as revenue in future periods. As of September 30, 2024, we had remaining performance obligations of $308,152 and expect to recognize approximately 71% as revenue over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter.

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Costs to Obtain and Fulfill Contracts

The following table presents our capitalization and amortization of commissions and related payroll tax expenditures recorded within sales and marketing in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):

Deferred commissions and related payroll tax expenditures included in deferred costs and in other assets were as follows:

No impairment losses were recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

4. INVESTMENTS

Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes our investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis by balance sheet classification and investment type:

Gross unrealized and realized gains and losses related to our cash equivalents and marketable securities were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

As of December 31, 2023, our available-for-sale marketable securities were comprised of U.S. Treasury securities, with a contractual maturity less than one year, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. There wereno credit or non-credit impairment losses recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Our existing equity investments are remeasured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when an identifiable event or change in circumstance may have a significant adverse impact on its fair value. No such events or changes occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

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5. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS

Restricted Cash

The reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash was as follows:

Property, Equipment, and Software, Net

Property, equipment, and software, net consisted of the following:

The following table presents depreciation and amortization expense related to property, equipment, and software as well as the portion of amortization expense related to internal-use software and website development that is recorded within cost of revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited):

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

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Capitalization of content assets and amortization expense for intangible assets were as follows:

As of September 30, 2024, future expected amortization expense for intangible assets was as follows:

6. LEASES

We have entered into various non-cancelable office space operating leases with lease periods expiring through June 2030. These leases do not contain residual value guarantees, covenants, or other restrictions.

In May 2022, we entered into an agreement to sublease a portion of our existing office space in Mountain View, California. The sublease is classified as an operating lease. The term commenced on June 1, 2022 and terminates on October 31, 2024. Sublease income from this agreement was $680 and $2,040 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

In August 2024, we entered into a new operating lease agreement for office space in Mountain View, California to replace our existing headquarters lease, resulting in the recognition of an operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability of $3,038. The lease term commenced in September 2024 and terminates in June 2030.

7. INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense or benefit for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter, we update the estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if the estimated tax rate changes, we record a cumulative adjustment.

Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was (12.4%) and (3.3%). For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, our effective tax rate was (6.1%) and (4.4%). The difference between the effective tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory rate is primarily due to a valuation allowance for our federal and state net deferred tax assets, income taxes on foreign operations, U.S. state income taxes, and stock-based compensation expense.

As of September 30, 2024, we continued to have a full valuation allowance against our U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets. Management regularly evaluates the realizability of our deferred tax assets. Adjustments are recorded to income during the period in which management makes the determination a deferred tax asset is more likely than not to be realized.

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8. NET LOSS PER SHARE

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

The following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share calculations for the periods presented because the impact of including them would have been anti-dilutive:

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Purchase Obligations

Our purchase obligations primarily relate to a third-party cloud infrastructure agreement, subscription arrangements, and service agreements used to facilitate our operations. As of September 30, 2024, we had approximately $13,903 of future minimum payments under our non-cancelable purchase obligations with a remaining term in excess of one year, which are expected to be paid through 2026.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims, and threatened litigation. The outcomes of legal proceedings and other contingencies are inherently unpredictable, subject to significant uncertainties, and could be material to our operating results and cash flows for a particular period. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on our business because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors. Other than the matters described below, we are not currently party to any legal proceeding that we believe, as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows, or financial condition should such litigation or claim be resolved unfavorably.

We regularly review the status of each significant matter and assess its potential likelihood of loss or exposure. We record an accrual for loss contingencies for legal proceedings when we believe that an unfavorable outcome is both (i) probable and (ii) the amount or range of any possible loss is reasonably estimable. The actual liability in any such matters may be materially different from the Company’s estimates, if any, which could result in the need to adjust the liability and record additional expenses.

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Privacy Class Action Lawsuit and Arbitration Matters

In November 2023, a putative class action lawsuit captioned Iman Ghazizadeh, et al v. Coursera, Inc.(the “Ghazizadeh lawsuit”) was filed against Coursera, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”). The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), and alleges, among other things, that without consent or knowledge of the plaintiff, Coursera disclosed the video viewing history and certain other information of the plaintiff to a third-party company and made similar disclosures without the knowledge or consent of other unidentified users. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages for certain violations under the VPPA, including interest and reasonable attorneys’ fees. We filed a motion to dismiss in January 2024 and a motion to compel arbitration in April 2024. The Court granted the motion to compel arbitration in June 2024. In August 2024, the parties agreed to settle the Ghazizadeh lawsuit in principle. The amount is not material for disclosure.

In addition, law firms representing approximately 30,000 claimants have threatened to file or filed individual arbitration demands that allege claims similar to those in the VPPA class action lawsuit described above, with certain firms also claiming violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act, and/or various state wiretapping and unfair or deceptive practices laws. Under the VPPA, each claimant may be entitled to recover damages in the maximum amount of $2,500 for each alleged violation of the VPPA, as well as punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and equitable relief. In October 2024, without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, we reached a settlement to resolve the claims threatened on behalf of approximately 7,300 claimants. We are in settlement discussions with the majority of the remaining claimants.

With respect to certain of the VPPA matters, inclusive of the aforementioned settlements, we have accrued $8,120 within other current liabilities and recognized a related insurance loss recovery asset of $4,745 within other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2024. While we maintain insurance policies intended to provide coverage for such claims and have notified our insurance carriers about these claims, there can be no assurance regarding if or to what extent our insurance may cover any such claims or any future claims.

With respect to the remaining claimants, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the probability that we will ultimately prevail or be held liable for the alleged violations, nor is it possible to reasonably estimate the loss, if any, or range of loss that could result from these matters, given the procedural posture and the nature of such matters. We dispute the claims and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Legal fees related to these matters were insignificant during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and $1,226 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, we enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide for the potential of general indemnification obligations. Our exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves future claims that may be made against us but have not yet been made. To date, we have not paid any material claims and have not been required to defend any actions related to our indemnification obligations; however, we may record charges in the future as a result of these indemnification obligations. In addition, we have indemnification agreements with certain of our directors, executive officers, and other employees that require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service with Coursera. The terms of such obligations may vary.

10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Share Repurchase Program

On April 26, 2023, our board of directors approved a share repurchase program with authorization to purchase up to $95 million of our common stock, excluding commissions and fees. We funded these share repurchases with our existing cash and cash equivalents and completed the purchase authorization on May 7, 2024.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we repurchased an aggregate of 3,099,800 shares of our common stock for $36.7 million, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we repurchased an aggregate of 309,510 and 4,829,803 shares of our common stock for $3.9 million and $58.5 million.

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11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Stock Incentive Plans

Our 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) provides for the granting of incentive and non-statutory stock options, RSUs, PSUs, and other equity-based awards. Pursuant to our 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), eligible employees may purchase shares of our common stock through payroll deductions at 85% percent of the lower of the market price of our common stock on the date of commencement of the applicable offering period or on the last day of eachsix-month purchase period.

As of September 30, 2024,16,796,095 shares and 5,352,623 shares of our common stock were reserved for future issuance under the 2021 Plan and ESPP. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we began reissuing shares of our common stock from treasury stock to settle stock option exercises, vesting of RSUs, and ESPP purchases.

Stock Options

We grant stock options at prices equal to the grant date fair value. Typically, these stock options expireten years from the grant date and vest ratably over afour-year service period.

Stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:

RSUs and PSUs

RSU grants have a service-based vesting condition, which is satisfied generally either (i) over four years with a 25% cliff vesting period afterone year and 6.25% vesting each quarter thereafter for new hires, or (ii) over four years with 6.25% vesting each quarter for new grants to existing employees. The related stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

In March 2024, we granted PSUs to certain executives under the 2021 Plan. PSU grants have both performance and service-based vesting conditions. The ultimate number of units that will vest is determined based on the achievement of annual revenue against a pre-established target (with defined threshold and maximum amounts ranging from 50% to 150% of target). If annual revenue is below the threshold amount, none of the PSUs will vest. If annual revenue is equal to or exceeds the threshold amount,25% of the PSUs ultimately granted will vest afterone year, and the remaining PSUs will vest quarterly (6.25%) over the subsequent three years. The fair value of each unit is determined on the grant date, and the related stock-based compensation expense is recognized using the accelerated attribution method. We evaluate the vesting conditions on a quarterly basis and recognize stock-based compensation expense if the achievement of the performance condition is probable.

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RSU and PSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:

(1) For PSUs, the amount presented as the number of units granted is based on the performance condition being achieved at the target level. Once the performance period is complete, the number of units that will vest may range from 0% to 150% of the target amount based on actual performance.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) as follows:

We capitalized $2,132 and $1,719 of stock-based compensation related to our internal-use software during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and $6,222 and $5,324 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

The table below presents unrecognized employee compensation cost related to unvested shares and the weighted-average period over which it is expected to be recognized as of September 30, 2024:

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Common Stock Reserved for Issuance

The following table presents total shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance:

401(k) Plan

We have a 401(k) savings plan that provides for a discretionary employer-matching contribution. We made matching contributions of $157 and $179 to the plan for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and $1,541 and $1,640 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

12. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

We have a content sourcing agreement with DeepLearning.AI Corp (“DeepLearning.AI”), which was entered into in the normal course of business and under standard terms. Dr. Andrew Ng, one of our co-founders and Chairman of our board of directors, owns DeepLearning.AI. Content fees earned by DeepLearning.AI during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $1,951 and $1,974. Content fees earned by DeepLearning.AI during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $6,391 and $5,479. Content fees earned by DeepLearning.AI were recorded within cost of revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited). As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, outstanding educator partner payables related to this content sourcing agreement were $1,951 and $3,895.

13. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Segment Information

Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our Chief Executive Officer. For the purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance, the CODM examines three segments, which relate to our three revenue sources: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. This is also consistent with how we disaggregate revenue.

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Financial information for each reportable segment was as follows:

Geographic Information

Revenue

The following table summarizes the revenue by region based on the billing address of our customers:

No single country other than the United States represented 10% or more of our total revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Long-lived assets

The following table presents our long-lived assets, consisting of property, equipment, and software, net of depreciation and amortization, and operating lease right-of-use assets, by geographic region:

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14. RESTRUCTURING RELATED CHARGES

As we refine our business strategy and hone our focus, we have also been reducing our expenses and prioritizing investments in key initiatives that are expected to drive long-term, sustainable growth.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 we recognized a reversal of stock-based compensation expense of approximately $5.6 million, resulting from the forfeiture of RSUs and stock options associated with our November 2022 global workforce reduction.

In January 2024, we implemented a plan to restructure our Enterprise segment sales force and recognized restructuring related charges of $2.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. There wereno restructuring related charges during the three months ended September 30, 2024. Related cash payments were $2.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and are reflected as cash used in operating activities within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited).

On October 24, 2024, we announced a commitment to further reducing overall expenses including a reduction of our global workforce by approximately 10% to better align our cost structure and personnel needs with our business objectives, growth opportunities, and operational priorities. Expense reduction efforts will begin in the fourth quarter of 2024 and are expected to be primarily completed by March 31, 2025.

As a result of this initiative, we expect to recognize incremental expenses of $7 million to $9 million, primarily within operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024 and mainly consisting of personnel expenses, such as employee severance and benefits costs, all of which will result in cash expenditures over the next two fiscal quarters. We also expect the reversal of stock-based compensation expense of $2 million to $3 million, the majority of which will be recognized in the first quarter of 2025, when the forfeiture of unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options is expected to occur. As a result of the foregoing, the net effect on operating expenses is estimated to be $5 million to $7 million over the next two fiscal quarters. The charges that we expect to incur and the timing of related cash expenditures are subject to a number of assumptions, and actual expenses and timing may differ materially from these estimates.