WIX Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher Revenues, Shares Jump

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Wix.com Ltd WIX reported non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $1.50 for third-quarter 2024, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44. The company had reported EPS of $1.10 in the year-ago quarter.

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Total revenues increased 13% year over year to $444.7 million and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $443.6 million.

At the end of Sept. 30, 2024, registered users were 278 million.

In response to the results, WIX’s shares went up 14.4% in pre-market trading on Nov. 20. WIX's shares have gained 87.2% compared with the industry’s growth of 21.3% in the past year.

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Quarter in Detail

Creative Subscriptions’ revenues (71.7% of total revenues) increased 10% year over year to $318.8 million. Business Solutions’ revenues (28.3% of total revenues) rose 22% to $125.8 million.

In the third quarter, Creative Subscriptions annualized recurring revenues were $1.31 billion, up 11% year over year.

Wix.com Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Wix.com Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Wix.com Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Bookings of $449.8 million improved 16% year over year. Creative Subscriptions’ bookings increased 15% year over year to $326.6 million. Business Solutions’ bookings rose 17% to $123.1 million. Solid uptake of WIX Studio, artificial intelligence (AI) product suite, healthy business pipeline and expanding commerce platform drove the strong bookings performance in the quarter under discussion.

Bookings growth for Studio subscriptions increased significantly compared to the previous quarter. This was driven by strong new purchases and many existing customers renewing their subscriptions. In the third quarter, 75% of bookings from new customers came from Studio accounts, as more agencies adopted Studio for their projects.

Partners revenues in the third quarter were $155.2 million, up 30% year over year.

Region-wise, North America, Europe, Asia and others, and Latin America contributed 60%, 25%, 11% and 4%, respectively, to third-quarter 2024 revenues, up 12%, 17%,11% and 5% year over year.

Operating Details

Non-GAAP gross margin was 69%, up from 68% in the prior-year quarter, driven by improving gross margins across Creative Subscriptions and Business Solutions segments.

Wix reported a non-GAAP operating income of $88.4 million compared with $58 million in the year-ago quarter.

Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

As of Sept. 30, 2024, Wix had cash and cash equivalents of $439.4 million compared with $802.4 million as of June 30, 2024.

Cash flow from operations amounted to $129.8 million compared with $64.1 million in the year-ago quarter.

Capital expenditures totaled $2.1 million. Free cash flow was $127.8 million.