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Dropbox Inc · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Dropbox had a strong first quarter, supported customers and community, delivered healthy growth, record operating margins, and GAAP profitability.

Dropbox announced its Q1 2020 results with a total revenue of $455.0 million, up 18% year-over-year. The company achieved GAAP profitability for the first time. Net cash provided by operating activities was $53.3 million, and free cash flow was $25.5 million.

  • Total revenue was $455.0 million, an increase of 18% from the same period last year.
  • Total ARR ended at $1.864 billion, an increase of 16% from the same period last year.
  • Paying users ended at 14.6 million, as compared to 13.2 million for the same period last year.
  • GAAP net income was $39.3 million, as compared to ($7.7) million in the same period last year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$455M

Previous: $386M+18.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.17

Previous: $0.10+70.0%
Paying Users

14.6M

Previous: 13.2M+10.6%
ARPU

$126.30

Previous: $121.04+4.3%
Total ARR

$1.86B

Previous: $1.61B+16.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$27.8M

Previous: -$29.7M+6.4%
Free Cash Flow

$11.5M

Previous: -$37.4M+130.7%
Net Income

$39.3M

Previous: -$7.7M+610.4%
Operating Income

$26.8M

Previous: -$21.3M+225.8%
Gross Profit

$352M

Previous: $287M+22.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$486M

Previous: $359M+35.4%
Total Assets

$2.72B

Previous: $2.13B+27.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$39.8M

Previous: $55.6M-28.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Dropbox · Revenue · Quarterly

$455M

Q1 2020+18%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 12 of 12 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Dropbox will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its conference call, webcast, and on its investor relations website at investors.dropbox.com.

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 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

-1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.4%

Avg return

30 days after

38%

12 / 32 earnings

Positive

+22.5%

Q4 2019

Best reaction

-22.6%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+15.2%+4.5%+9.7%
Q4 2025+2.7%-1.2%+1.2%
Q3 2025+7.6%+7.6%+2.3%
Q1 2025-0.7%-0.3%-0.7%
Q4 2024-16.2%-16.6%-16.9%
Q3 2024-3.1%+0.1%+4.2%
Q2 2024+3.5%+3.7%+6.5%
Q1 2024-0.8%+3.0%-8.1%
Q4 2023-22.6%-25.2%-26.5%
Q3 2023-0.6%-1.0%+10.0%
Q2 2023+6.3%+7.5%+7.7%
Q1 2023+7.2%+6.6%+19.1%
Q4 2022-12.2%-11.9%-17.2%
Q3 2022+3.5%+4.4%+12.8%
Q2 2022-0.8%+1.4%-10.8%
Q1 2022-5.6%-7.8%+1.9%
Q4 2021-7.6%-13.3%-7.5%
Q3 2021-9.5%-7.1%-22.0%
Q2 2021+2.5%+3.0%+3.1%
Q1 2021-0.6%+2.8%+14.6%
Q4 2020-2.7%-3.8%+11.5%
Q3 2020+3.2%-0.4%+9.7%
Q2 2020-10.9%-15.3%-14.9%
Q1 2020+7.5%+8.8%+8.0%
Q4 2019+22.5%+12.7%-4.0%
Q3 2019-3.7%-8.0%-11.1%
Q2 2019-9.9%-11.5%-8.6%
Q1 2019-0.7%-6.3%-2.7%
Q4 2018-8.0%-4.5%-14.8%
Q3 2018+2.2%-5.4%-14.0%
Q2 2018-1.6%-8.2%-15.2%
Q1 2018-0.4%-5.9%-4.6%
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
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Q4 2016
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