NASDAQ$CRNC

Cerence Inc. · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cerence reported third quarter results, showing a slight decrease in revenue but strategic wins in major geographic markets.

Cerence's third quarter revenue was $74.8 million, a slight decrease from the previous year. However, the company saw strong bookings momentum and generated $19.3 million in cash flow from operations. They also successfully refinanced their debt, leading to significant annual interest savings.

  • Bookings momentum continued with the second highest total in the company’s history.
  • Fiscal year-to-date revenue reached $238.8 million, up 8% year-over-year.
  • Generated adjusted EBITDA of $23.8M and adjusted EBITDA margin of 31.8%.
  • Successfully refinanced total debt resulting in more than $10M annual cash interest expense savings.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$74.8M

Previous: $77.6M-3.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.31

Previous: $0.05+520.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$16.1M

Previous: $396K-4159.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$44.3M

Previous: $26M-270.1%
Net Income

-$28.2M

Previous: $1.77M-1692.1%
Operating Income

-$4.7M

Previous: $3.26M-244.0%
Gross Profit

$47.2M

Previous: $53.9M-12.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$133M

No prior period
Total Assets

$1.67B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$17.4M

Previous: $7.83M+122.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Cerence · Revenue · Quarterly

$74.8M

Q3 2020-3.6%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 7 of 9 quarters(78%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cerence · $80.8M total across 3 segments · Q4 2023

  • License
    $43.1M+126.9%
  • Connected Services
    $19.2M+5.9%
  • Professional Services
    $18.5M-12.1%

Forward guidance

For the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020, GAAP revenue is expected to be in the range of $76M to $80M. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $23M to $26M.

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 Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+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

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (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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