NASDAQ$FIVN

Five9 Inc · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record revenue with strong growth in enterprise subscription.

Five9 reported a strong third quarter with revenue growing 38% year-over-year to a record $154.3 million. The growth was driven by the Enterprise business, with LTM Enterprise subscription revenue growing by 51% year-over-year.

  • Revenue for the third quarter of 2021 increased 38% to a record $154.3 million, compared to $112.1 million for the third quarter of 2020.
  • GAAP gross margin was 56.5% for the third quarter of 2021, compared to 58.5% for the third quarter of 2020.
  • Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2021 was $20.0 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $18.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2021 was $27.4 million, or 17.8% of revenue, compared to $24.1 million, or 21.5% of revenue, for the third quarter of 2020.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$154M

Previous: $112M+37.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.28

Previous: $0.27+3.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$28.5M

Previous: -$20.4M-39.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$49M

Previous: -$31.8M-53.9%
Net Income

-$20.5M

Previous: -$11.4M-79.7%
Operating Income

-$19M

Previous: -$1.79M-963.9%
Gross Profit

$87.2M

Previous: $65.6M+32.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$82.5M

Previous: $302M-72.7%
Total Assets

$1.15B

Previous: $1.01B+13.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$27.4M

Previous: $17.3M+58.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Five9 · Revenue · Quarterly

$154M

Q3 2021+37.6%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 15 of 16 quarters(94%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

For the full year 2021, Five9 expects to report revenue in the range of $600.5 to $601.5 million and non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $1.09 to $1.10. For the fourth quarter of 2021, Five9 expects to report revenue in the range of $164.5 to $165.5 million and non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $0.36 to $0.37.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue in the range of $600.5 to $601.5 million for the full year 2021.
  • Non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $1.09 to $1.10 for the full year 2021.
  • Revenue in the range of $164.5 to $165.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Non-GAAP net income per share in the range of $0.36 to $0.37 for the fourth quarter of 2021.

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 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+3.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.1%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

28 / 48 earnings

Positive

+29.4%

Q2 2018

Best reaction

-24.4%

Q2 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+29.2%+27.3%+41.6%
Q4 2025+12.6%+3.9%-9.6%
Q3 2025-7.9%-2.6%-4.1%
Q1 2025-1.3%+0.4%+5.7%
Q4 2024+1.0%-9.0%-27.7%
Q3 2024+17.0%+24.7%+34.9%
Q2 2024-24.4%-22.9%-30.7%
Q1 2024-0.6%-3.1%-19.7%
Q4 2023-13.6%-11.0%-14.6%
Q3 2023+13.7%+16.6%+42.9%
Q2 2023-13.2%-12.4%-10.0%
Q1 2023-1.8%-3.1%+24.2%
Q4 2022-6.4%-13.5%-20.2%
Q3 2022+8.9%+27.8%+29.9%
Q2 2022+13.4%+17.8%+5.2%
Q1 2022+9.1%+13.4%+1.1%
Q4 2021-6.3%-3.8%-7.0%
Q3 2021+12.4%+8.6%-4.0%
Q2 2021-0.7%+1.5%-7.9%
Q1 2021+4.7%-4.0%-1.3%
Q4 2020-6.5%-2.7%-16.8%
Q3 2020+5.8%+4.0%+5.4%
Q2 2020+7.0%+2.0%+5.2%
Q1 2020+4.6%+13.8%+9.8%
Q4 2019-2.4%-6.0%-18.7%
Q3 2019+8.8%+9.4%+20.4%
Q2 2019+16.6%+12.4%+28.0%
Q1 2019-7.3%-3.9%-3.2%
Q4 2018-5.1%-2.3%+4.1%
Q3 2018+15.5%+12.2%+9.1%
Q2 2018+29.4%+26.5%+40.4%
Q1 2018+10.5%+7.6%+18.8%
Q4 2017+13.3%+11.4%+13.1%
Q3 2017+1.1%-0.7%-8.1%
Q2 2017-1.3%-2.0%-1.2%
Q1 2017+10.2%+8.1%+28.1%
Q4 2016-1.3%-1.9%+7.3%
Q3 2016-2.9%-4.3%+4.8%
Q2 2016+1.2%+7.5%+25.5%
Q1 2016+3.5%
Q4 2015+3.7%
Q3 2015+25.3%
Q2 2015+4.7%
Q1 2015-0.7%
Q4 2014+0.3%
Q3 2014+19.5%
Q2 2014-9.0%
Q1 2014-1.0%
Q2 2013
Q4 2012
Q3 2012

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