NASDAQ$CRWD

Crowdstrike Holdings · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

CrowdStrike delivered record results, exceeding expectations with strong subscription revenue growth and customer acquisition.

CrowdStrike reported a strong fiscal third quarter in 2021, with total revenue of $232.5 million, an 86% increase year-over-year. Subscription revenue grew by 87% to $213.5 million. The company added 1,186 net new subscription customers and achieved a record net new ARR of $117 million. CrowdStrike also demonstrated strong module adoption, with customers increasingly adopting four or more modules.

  • Total revenue increased by 86% year-over-year to $232.5 million.
  • Subscription revenue increased by 87% year-over-year to $213.5 million.
  • ARR increased 81% year-over-year to $907.4 million.
  • Added 1,186 net new subscription customers, reaching a total of 8,416 subscription customers.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$380M

Previous: $125M+203.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.08

Previous: -$0.07+214.3%
Annual Recurring Revenue

$907M

Previous: $0.00
Capital Expenditures

-$85.4M

Previous: -$66.8M-27.8%
Free Cash Flow

$330M

Previous: -$33M+1098.6%
Net Income

-$50.5M

Previous: -$35.5M-42.1%
Operating Income

-$40.3M

Previous: -$38.5M-4.5%
Gross Profit

$278M

Previous: $87.8M+217.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.91B

No prior period
Total Assets

$3.3B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$40.6M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Crowdstrike · Revenue · Quarterly

$380M

Q3 2021+203.8%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 6 of 10 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Crowdstrike · $232M total across 2 segments · Q3 2021

  • Subscription
    $214M+87.0%
  • Professional services
    $18.9M

Forward guidance

CrowdStrike is providing the following guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 (ending January 31, 2021) and increasing its guidance for fiscal year 2021 (ending January 31, 2021):

Tailwinds

  • Total revenue $245.5 - $250.5 million
  • Non-GAAP income from operations $18.5 - $22.1 million
  • Non-GAAP net income $17.7 - $21.3 million
  • Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted $0.08 - $0.09
  • Weighted average shares used in computing Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted 236 million

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+2.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+6.7%

Avg return

30 days after

64%

18 / 28 earnings

Positive

+26.9%

Q4 2020

Best reaction

-15.6%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2027+6.1%-4.9%
Q4 2026+0.8%+10.9%+2.0%
Q3 2026+0.6%-0.3%-12.2%
Q2 2026+12.9%-2.2%+13.9%
Q1 2026+2.0%+3.0%-7.2%
Q4 2025-6.3%-20.8%-17.6%
Q3 2025-4.4%-4.9%+0.4%
Q2 2025+0.7%+2.8%+5.9%
Q1 2025+10.8%+13.1%+25.4%
Q4 2024+5.0%+2.9%-1.5%
Q3 2024+11.6%+11.9%+21.9%
Q2 2024+11.1%+9.9%+14.1%
Q1 2024-0.7%-2.8%-7.4%
Q4 2023+1.0%-6.2%+0.2%
Q3 2023-15.6%-11.1%-25.0%
Q2 2023-4.9%-10.2%-13.7%
Q1 2023+0.4%+9.4%+11.0%
Q4 2022+21.8%+16.8%+39.2%
Q2 2022-5.7%-2.8%-14.2%
Q1 2022-6.2%-2.5%+14.5%
Q4 2021+3.7%-3.0%+6.3%
Q3 2021+9.3%+15.7%+43.6%
Q2 2021-10.0%-12.9%-2.7%
Q1 2021+3.4%-1.0%+13.1%
Q4 2020+26.9%+48.4%+67.6%
Q3 2020-7.4%-13.5%-7.7%
Q2 2020-10.9%-16.0%-25.2%
Q1 2020+17.6%+22.2%+35.3%
Q4 2019
Q3 2018
Q2 2018
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Q4 2017

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