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RingCentral RNG reported fourth-quarter 2024 non-GAAP earnings of 98 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.08% and increasing 14% year over year.
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Total revenues of $614.5 million beat the consensus mark by 0.37% and increased 7.6% year over year. A robust product portfolio and strong subscription revenues drove the upside.
Following the results, RNG shares fell 2.57% in the pre-market trading to $29.98, driven by concerns over the company’s subdued first-quarter 2025 outlook.
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However, RingCentral has growing prospects, driven by AI-powered product adoption, securing high-value enterprise deals and expanding profit margins.
RNG’s Quarterly Details
Software subscription revenues (96% of total revenues) increased 7.7% year over year to $589.7 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.26%.
Other revenues (4% of total revenues) increased 3.9% year over year to $24.8 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.95%.
Annualized Exit Monthly Recurring Subscriptions (ARR) increased 7% year over year to $2.49 billion. Enterprise ARR increased 7% year over year to $1.07 billion.
RingCentral secured more than 30 deals exceeding $1 million in total contract value in the reported quarter.
RingCentral’s Operating Details
The fourth-quarter 2024 non-GAAP gross margin contracted 110 basis points (bps) from the year-ago quarter to 77.3%.
On a non-GAAP basis, research and development expenses increased 3.5% year over year to $62.1 million.
Sales and marketing expenses increased 4.3% to $240.6 million. General and administrative expenses were up 2.6% to $41.4 million in the reported quarter.
On a non-GAAP basis, operating income was $131.2 million, up 12.1% year over year. The operating margin expanded 90 bps from the year-ago quarter to 21.3%.
The non-GAAP EBITDA margin was 24.9%, expanding 70 bps year over year.
RNG’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Details
As of Dec. 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents were $243 million compared with $213 million as of Sept. 30, 2024.
Cash flow from operations was $132.9 million in the fourth quarter compared with the third-quarter 2024 figure of $127.2 million.
The non-GAAP free cash flow was $111.8 million compared with $105.4 million reported in the previous quarter. The non-GAAP cash flow margin was 18.2% in the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, RNG bought shares worth $77 million. The current remaining repurchase authorization is $270 million.