NASDAQ$CRNC
Cerence Inc. · Q1 2025 earnings
Q1 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations
Briefing
Cerence reported its first quarter fiscal year 2025 results, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA beating the upper end of guidance, and strong free cash flow.
Cerence announced its first quarter fiscal year 2025 results, reporting revenue of $50.9 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.4 million. The company exceeded its top-line revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, demonstrating solid momentum for 2025 with progress on generative AI roadmap and continued automaker customer wins.
- Q1FY25 revenue was $50.9 million, beating the upper end of guidance.
- Adjusted EBITDA for Q1FY25 was $1.4 million, also exceeding the upper end of guidance.
- The company achieved strong free cash flow in Q1FY25.
- Significant progress was made on the generative AI roadmap, including critical development milestones for its next-gen agentic, conversational AI platform.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Cerence · Revenue · Quarterly
$50.9M
Revenue by segment
Cerence · $80.8M total across 3 segments · Q4 2023
- License$43.1M+126.9%53.4%
- Connected Services$19.2M+5.9%23.7%
- Professional Services$18.5M-12.1%22.9%
Forward guidance
For the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025 (Q2 FY25), Cerence expects revenue to be between $74 million and $77 million, including $20 million from projected Fixed License revenue. Gross margins are projected to be between 74% and 76%, and net income between $1 million and $5 million. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $18 million to $22 million. Guidance for the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, remains unchanged.
Tailwinds
- Expected revenue growth for Q2 FY25 compared to Q1 FY25.
- Projected positive net income for Q2 FY25.
- Anticipated positive Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 FY25.
- Full fiscal year 2025 guidance remains unchanged, indicating confidence in future performance.
- Projected Fixed License revenue of $20 million for Q2 FY25.
Headwinds
- No specific negative forward guidance points were explicitly stated in the provided text.
- The text does not contain any explicit negative outlooks or risks for the upcoming quarter or fiscal year.
- No specific challenges or headwinds were mentioned in the forward guidance.
- No downward revisions to previous guidance were noted.
- No specific concerns about market conditions or operational challenges were highlighted.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025
+6.5%
Avg return
Earnings day
+6.5%
Avg return
5 days after
+8.5%
Avg return
30 days after
67%
20 / 30 earnings
Positive
+155.3%
Q4 2024
Best reaction
-44.0%
Q2 2024
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | +3.8% | +1.3% | +0.5% | |
| Q1 2026 | +4.1% | -18.6% | -29.2% | |
| Q4 2025 | +26.8% | +29.5% | +41.7% | |
| Q2 2025 | -12.1% | +1.7% | +1.8% | |
| Q1 2025 | +13.7% | +12.1% | -19.1% | |
| Q4 2024 | +155.3% | +129.4% | +172.0% | |
| Q3 2024 | +6.3% | +6.1% | +23.2% | |
| Q2 2024 | -44.0% | -47.8% | -68.2% | |
| Q1 2024 | -20.2% | -16.6% | -29.5% | |
| Q4 2023 | +2.2% | +1.7% | +15.4% | |
| Q3 2023 | +2.1% | +1.4% | -7.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | -13.6% | -10.7% | +14.5% | |
| Q1 2023 | +3.7% | +1.9% | -9.5% | |
| Q4 2022 | +33.5% | +25.0% | +22.1% | |
| Q3 2022 | -20.4% | -20.7% | -37.3% | |
| Q2 2022 | -1.6% | +10.2% | +11.3% | |
| Q1 2022 | -28.0% | -31.8% | -48.5% | |
| Q4 2021 | -24.8% | -25.9% | -30.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | +12.9% | +10.0% | -1.4% | |
| Q2 2021 | -4.3% | -5.3% | +29.0% | |
| Q1 2021 | -3.8% | +6.2% | -19.1% | |
| Q4 2018 | +19.0% | +22.7% | +43.0% | |
| Q4 2020 | +6.0% | +27.4% | +42.4% | |
| Q3 2019 | +4.3% | -1.3% | -1.4% | |
| Q3 2020 | +31.2% | +21.3% | +24.4% | |
| Q2 2019 | +9.3% | +8.0% | +63.5% | |
| Q2 2020 | +13.8% | +27.1% | +83.3% | |
| Q1 2019 | +3.3% | +2.5% | -25.7% | |
| Q1 2020 | +2.5% | +5.9% | -28.6% | |
| Q4 2019 | +15.5% | +21.1% | +21.0% | |
| Q3 2018 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2018 | — | — | — | |
| Q1 2018 | — | — | — |
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