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Earnings Week Feb. 20 - 24

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Walmart

For the transcript and press release click HERE

  • Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.71 beats by $0.20.

  • Revenue of $164.05B (+7.3% Y/Y) beats by $5.38B.

  • U.S. comp sales grew 8.3% and 13.9% on a two-year stack.

  • eCommerce growth was 17% and 18% on a two-year stack. Continued to gain market share in grocery.

  • Sam’s Club comp sales increased 12.2%, and 22.6% on a two-year stack.

  • Membership income increased 7.1% with member count at an all-time high.

  • Global advertising business grew over 20%, led by 41% growth at Walmart Connect in the U.S.

  • Q1 Outlook: Consolidated net sales to increase 4% to 4.5% constant currency; Adjusted EPS of $1.25 to $1.30 vs. consensus of $1.37.


Coinbase

For the transcript and press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 GAAP EPS of -$2.46 beats by $0.05.

  • Revenue of $629.1M (-74.8% Y/Y) beats by $41.73M.

  • Revenue has been diversifying with Q4 net revenues increasing 5% Q/Q, driven by Subscription and Services. While transaction revenues declined 12% Q/Q in Q4, subscription and services revenue grew 34% Q/Q to $283 million.


Palo Alto Networks

For the transcript and press release click HERE

  • Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.05 beats by $0.27.

  • Revenue of $1.66B (+25.7% Y/Y) beats by $10M.

For the fiscal third quarter 2023, we expect:

  • Total billings in the range of $2.20 billion to $2.25 billion, representing year-over-year growth of between 22% and 25%.

  • Total revenue in the range of $1.695 billion to $1.725 billion, representing year-over-year growth of between 22% and 24% vs. $1.74B consensus.

  • Diluted non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $0.90 to $0.94, using 321 million to 327 million shares outstanding.

For the fiscal year 2023, we are updating guidance and expect:

  • Total billings in the range of $9.10 billion to $9.20 billion, representing year-over-year growth of between 22% and 23%.

  • Total revenue in the range of $6.85 billion to $6.91 billion, representing year-over-year growth of between 25% and 26% from prior guidance of $6.85B-$6.91B vs. $6.90B consensus.

  • Diluted non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $3.97 to $4.03, using 320 million to 326 million shares outstanding.

  • Adjusted free cash flow margin in the range of 36.5% to 37.5%.


Fiverr

For the transcript and press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.08.

  • Revenue of $83.1M (+4.2% Y/Y) misses by $0.36M.

  • Active buyers as of December 31, 2022 grew to 4.3 million, compared to 4.2 million as of December 31, 2021, an increase of 1% year over year.

  • Spend per buyer as of December 31, 2022 reached $262, compared to $242 as of December 31, 2021, an increase of 8% year over year.

  • Take rate for the period ended December 31, 2022 was 30.2%, up from 29.2% for the period ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 100 basis points year over year.

  • Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $9.4M, compared to $8.9M in the fourth quarter of 2021.

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin was 11.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 11.1% in the fourth quarter of 2021.

  • For 2023, we will build on the progress of 2022, to deliver further headway towards our long-term Adjusted EBITDA margin target of 25%. While the macro continues to be highly uncertain, with discipline and control, we are committed to accelerate the pace of our Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion this year.

  • Outlook: Q1 2023: Revenue of $86.5 million - $88.5 million vs. consensus of $87.31M; Adjusted EBITDA of $9.0 million - $10.5 million.

  • FY 2023: Revenue of $350.0 - $365.0 million vs. consensus of $365.87M; Adjusted EBITDA of $45.0 million - $55.0 million.


Nvidia

For the transcript and press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.88 beats by $0.08.

  • Revenue of $6.05B (-20.8% Y/Y) beats by $30M.

  • Fourth-quarter revenue was $3.62 billion, up 11% from a year ago and down 6% from the previous quarter.

  • Fourth-quarter revenue was $1.83 billion, down 46% from a year ago and up 16% from the previous quarter.

  • First quarter of fiscal 2024 outlook:

    • Revenue is expected to be $6.50 billion, plus or minus 2% vs. $6.32B consensus

    • GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 64.1% and 66.5%, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.

    • GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $2.53 billion and $1.78 billion, respectively.

    • GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are expected to be an income of approximately $50 million, excluding gains and losses from non-affiliated investments.

    • GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are expected to be 13.0%, plus or minus 1%, excluding any discrete items.


Unity

For the transcript and press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 GAAP EPS of -$0.82 misses by $0.38.

  • Revenue of $451M (+42.8% Y/Y) beats by $12.77M.

  • Create Solutions 2022 revenue grew 41% year-on-year. Revenue growth was broad-based with games up 24% year-over-year and industries (beyond games) up 118% year-over-year.

  • Grow Solutions 2022 revenue increased 12% year-on-year, which includes ironSource as of November 7.

  • Q1 23 Guidance: Revenue: $470-480M vs $524.21M consensus.

  • FY23 Guidance:  Revenue: $2.05-2.20B vs $2.17B consensus.


Teladoc

For the transcript and press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.23 misses by $0.04.

  • Revenue of $637.7M (+15.1% Y/Y) beats by $4.33M.

  • Access fees revenue grew 16% to $553.7 million and other revenue grew 10% to $84.0 million. U.S. Revenues grew 15% to $554.4 million and International revenues grew 17% to $83.3 million.

  • Q1 23 Guidance: Revenue: $610-625M vs $648.72M consensus. Net loss per share: -$0.55 - -$0.45 vs $-0.43 consensus.

  • FY23 Guidance: Revenue: $2.55-2.675B vs $2.7B consensus. Net loss per share: -$1.75 -  -$1.25 vs $-1.43 consensus.


Lemonade

For the transcript and press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 GAAP EPS of -$0.93 beats by $0.28.

  • Revenue of $88.4M (+115.6% Y/Y) beats by $10.17M.

  • Customer count increased by 27% to 1,807,548.

  • Premium per customer was $346 at the end of the fourth quarter, up 30% from the fourth quarter of 2021.

  • Fourth quarter gross earned premium of $151.3 million increased by $62.0 million or 69% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, primarily due to the increase of IFP earned during the quarter.

  • Q1 2023 outlook:

  • IFP $635 - $637 million

  • Gross earned premium of $148 - $150 million

  • Revenue of $87 - $89 million vs. $81.58M consensus

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss of ($65) - ($63) million

  • Full Year 2023 outlook:

  • IFP of $695 - $700 million

  • Gross earned premium of $632 - $636 million

  • Revenue of $375 - $379 million vs. $386.07M consensus

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss of ($245) - ($240) million


Wix

For the press release click HERE

  • Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.61 beats by $0.51.

  • Revenue of $355M (+6.0% Y/Y) beats by $3.12M.

  • Total revenue on a y/y constant currency basis was $361.4M, up 8% y/y.

  • Total bookings in the fourth quarter of 2022 were $371.8M, up 6% y/y.

  • Total bookings on a y/y constant currency basis were $385.8M, up 10% y/y.

  • Total non-GAAP gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 65%.

  • Full Year Outlook:

    • Total revenue to be $1,510 million - $1,535 million vs. consensus of $1.51B, representing approximately 9% - 11% y/y growth.

    • Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to increase to ~66% for the full year 2023 with an exit margin of ~67%.

    • Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be slightly down y/y to 59-60% of revenue for full year 2023 as operational efficiencies from our cost reduction efforts materialize.

  • Free cash flow excluding HQ investments is expected to be roughly $152 million - $162 million, or 10-11% of revenue in 2023.
    Expect free cash flow margin to improve as we progress through the year and exit 2023 with a free cash flow margin of ~12-13%, driven by the new efficiencies implemented in 1H23.

"We expect total revenue in Q1'23 to be $367 million-$371 million, representing approximately 7-9% y/y growth vs. consensus of $365.53M."


Lucid

For the press release click HERE

  • Q4 GAAP EPS of -$0.28 beats by $0.14.

  • Revenue of $257.7M (+876.5% Y/Y) misses by $15.89M.

  • 3,493 vehicles produced in Q4, up 53 percent sequentially

  • Ended the quarter with approximately $4.9B total liquidity

  • 2023 production guidance of 10,000 to 14,000 vehicles


Alibaba

For the press release click HERE

  • Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.79 beats by $0.39.

  • Revenue of $35.92B (+2% Y/Y)  beats by $40M.

I will cover this one later in the week so be sure to check out the channel.


Block

For the press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.22 misses by $0.08.

  • Revenue of $4.65B (+14.0% Y/Y) beats by $60M.

  • Excluding bitcoin revenue, revenue in the fourth quarter was $2.82 billion, up 33% year over year.

  • Transaction-based revenue was $1.47 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, up 13% year over year, and transaction-based gross profit was $605 million, up 10% year over year. We processed $53.16 billion in GPV in the fourth quarter, up 15% year over year.

  • Subscription and services-based revenue was $1.31 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, up 69% year over year, and subscription and services-based gross profit was $1.07 billion, up 70% year over year.


Mercadolibre

For the press release click HERE

I’ve also covered it on my channel.

  • Q4 GAAP EPS of $3.25 beats by $0.93.

  • Revenue of $3B (+40.8% Y/Y) beats by $40M.

  • $36.0 billion Total Payment Volume, up 80.0% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis $9.6 billion

  • Gross Merchandise Volume, up 34.7% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis


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