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Data analytics software provider Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2024, with sales up 6.5% year on year to $75.22 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $76.5 million at the midpoint, 1% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.03 per share was also 281% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Amplitude (AMPL) Q3 CY2024 Highlights:
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Revenue: $75.22 million vs analyst estimates of $74.12 million (1.5% beat)
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Adjusted EPS: $0.03 vs analyst estimates of $0.01 ($0.02 beat)
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Adjusted Operating Income: $1.57 million vs analyst estimates of -$1.83 million (186% beat)
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Revenue Guidance for Q4 CY2024 is $76.5 million at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $75.73 million
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Gross Margin (GAAP): 75.1%, in line with the same quarter last year
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Operating Margin: -26.6%, up from -29.6% in the same quarter last year
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Free Cash Flow Margin: 6%, down from 9.3% in the previous quarter
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Annual Recurring Revenue: $298 million at quarter end, up 9.2% year on year
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Customers: 3,486, up from 3,224 in the previous quarter
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Market Capitalization: $1.23 billion
"We are on the path to reaccelerating growth," said Spenser Skates, CEO and co-founder of Amplitude.
Company Overview
Born out of a failed voice recognition startup by founder Spenser Skates, Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) is data analytics software helping companies improve and optimize their digital products.
Data Analytics
Organizations generate a lot of data that is stored in silos, often in incompatible formats, making it slow and costly to extract actionable insights, which in turn drives demand for modern cloud-based data analysis platforms that can efficiently analyze the siloed data.
Sales Growth
A company’s long-term performance can give signals about its business quality. Even a bad business can shine for one or two quarters, but a top-tier one grows for years. Over the last three years, Amplitude grew its sales at a solid 25.5% compounded annual growth rate. This is a useful starting point for our analysis.
This quarter, Amplitude reported year-on-year revenue growth of 6.5%, and its $75.22 million of revenue exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by 1.5%. Management is currently guiding for a 7.1% year-on-year increase next quarter.
Looking further ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 6.9% over the next 12 months, a deceleration versus the last three years. This projection doesn't excite us and illustrates the market believes its products and services will face some demand challenges.