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Fastly Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Fastly's Q4 2022 financial results were announced, revealing record quarterly revenue that exceeded the high-end of the guidance range and a 22% year-over-year growth.

Fastly reported record quarterly revenue of $119.3 million, exceeding the high end of its guidance range, representing 22% year-over-year growth. The company's GAAP gross margin improved sequentially, and the trailing 12 month net retention rate increased to 119%.

  • Record quarterly revenue exceeded the high-end of the quarterly guidance range and grew 22% year-over-year.
  • GAAP gross margin grew 380 bps sequentially; non-GAAP gross margin grew 340 basis points sequentially.
  • Trailing 12 month net retention rate (LTM NRR) increased to 119% in the fourth quarter from 118% in the third quarter 2022.
  • Total customer count was 2,958 in the fourth quarter, up 33 from the third quarter; 493 were enterprise customers in the fourth quarter, up 11 from the third quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$119M

Previous: $97.7M+22.1%
EPS (adj)

-$0.08

Previous: -$0.10+20.0%
Enterprise customer count

493

Previous: 445+10.8%
Capital Expenditures

$8.53M

Previous: $3.55M+140.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$20.7M

Previous: -$11.5M-80.3%
Net Income

-$46.7M

Previous: -$57.5M+18.9%
Operating Income

-$48.5M

Previous: -$56.7M+14.5%
Gross Profit

$62.6M

Previous: $49.8M+25.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$143M

Previous: $166M-13.7%
Total Assets

$1.9B

Previous: $2.15B-11.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$31.4M

Previous: $39.6M-20.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Fastly · Revenue · Quarterly

$119M

Q4 2022+22.1%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 11 of 14 quarters(79%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Company provides Q1 2023 revenue guidance of $114 - $117 million and full year 2023 revenue guidance of $495 - $505 million.

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 Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

-2.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.4%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

10 / 27 earnings

Positive

+72.3%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-38.5%

Q1 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-38.5%-39.8%-42.8%
Q4 2025+72.3%+89.7%+164.0%
Q3 2025+36.0%+48.6%+30.4%
Q1 2025+25.7%+35.5%+27.0%
Q4 2024-20.9%-18.9%-32.0%
Q3 2024+6.5%-6.4%+42.1%
Q2 2024-16.3%-14.9%-19.3%
Q1 2024-30.5%-30.6%-38.0%
Q4 2023-28.6%-31.0%-45.0%
Q3 2023+12.3%+13.0%+23.0%
Q2 2023+12.8%+15.6%+34.3%
Q1 2023-16.5%-12.1%+16.2%
Q4 2022+19.6%+18.4%+14.8%
Q3 2022+2.9%+2.6%+19.6%
Q2 2022-5.9%-2.2%-31.2%
Q1 2022-17.3%-29.7%-25.6%
Q4 2021-34.9%-36.6%-42.1%
Q3 2021+10.3%+6.2%-27.2%
Q2 2021-13.6%-4.7%+1.0%
Q1 2021-28.6%-28.8%-20.2%
Q4 2020-17.7%-21.7%-27.4%
Q3 2020-8.2%-12.6%+13.2%
Q2 2020-22.8%-32.7%-30.3%
Q1 2020+47.7%+50.9%+98.3%
Q4 2019-4.5%-15.2%-26.8%
Q3 2019-3.8%-2.0%+9.1%
Q2 2019-11.7%-18.5%+60.7%
Q1 2019
Q4 2018
Q3 2018
Q2 2018
Q1 2018

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