NASDAQ$DUOL

Duolingo · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced record bookings and raised full year guidance.

Duolingo reported a strong first quarter with accelerating user growth, record quarterly bookings, and strong margins. Total revenues were $81.2 million, an increase of 47% from the prior year quarter.

  • Total bookings were $102.1 million, an increase of 55% from the prior year quarter.
  • Subscription bookings were $78.5 million, an increase of 56% from the prior year quarter.
  • Paid Subscribers totaled 2.9 million at quarter end, an increase of 60% from the prior year quarter.
  • Total revenues were $81.2 million, an increase of 47% from the prior year quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$81.2M

Previous: $55.4M+46.7%
EPS (adj)

-$0.31

Previous: -$1.04+70.2%
Monthly Active Users

49.2M

Previous: 39.9M+23.3%
Daily Active Users

12.5M

Previous: 9.5M+31.6%
Paid Subscribers

2.9M

Previous: 1.8M+61.1%
Total Bookings

$102M

Previous: $65.8M+55.0%
Subscription Bookings

$78.5M

Previous: $50.5M+55.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.33M

Previous: $839K-258.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$13.5M

Previous: $4.28M-414.7%
Net Income

-$12.2M

Previous: -$13.5M+9.8%
Operating Income

-$11.8M

Previous: -$13.4M+11.7%
Gross Profit

$59.7M

Previous: $40.3M+48.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$577M

Previous: $117M+391.5%
Total Assets

$685M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$14.6M

Previous: $2.55M+471.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Duolingo · Revenue · Quarterly

$81.2M

Q1 2022+46.7%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 7 of 10 quarters(70%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Duolingo · $61.4M total across 2 segments · Q1 2022

  • Subscription bookings
    $58M+44.8%
  • Other bookings
    $3.38M+239.9%

Forward guidance

Duolingo is providing the following guidance for the second quarter ending June 30, 2022 and the full year ending December 31, 2022:

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 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+5.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+9.4%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

14 / 23 earnings

Positive

+42.5%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-25.5%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.9%-3.0%-4.7%
Q4 2025+12.0%-18.1%-18.8%
Q3 2025-25.5%-25.0%-23.2%
Q1 2025+21.6%+23.9%+29.9%
Q4 2024-17.0%-22.1%-16.2%
Q3 2024+4.2%+5.0%+21.6%
Q2 2024+8.4%+10.1%+26.2%
Q1 2024-19.4%-27.3%-24.1%
Q4 2023+22.8%+15.5%+13.4%
Q3 2023+23.4%+29.7%+30.5%
Q2 2023+3.4%-0.9%+11.5%
Q1 2023+12.0%+7.3%+19.4%
Q4 2022+24.7%+34.0%+52.8%
Q3 2022-4.6%-4.1%-10.8%
Q2 2022-1.4%-5.9%-11.2%
Q1 2021+27.1%+18.5%+39.4%
Q1 2022+42.5%+29.0%+48.2%
Q4 2021-3.0%+3.9%+24.3%
Q3 2020-7.3%-6.8%-36.8%
Q3 2021+3.3%-4.3%-34.8%
Q2 2020+0.5%-1.8%+27.5%
Q4 2020+0.5%-1.8%+27.5%
Q2 2021-4.4%-3.6%+23.8%
Q1 2020

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