NASDAQ$HCAT

Health Catalyst Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Achieved strong performance with revenue exceeding guidance midpoint.

Health Catalyst reported strong Q4 2020 results, exceeding the midpoint of quarterly and full-year guidance for both revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. The company's technology played a key role in supporting customers' pandemic response.

  • Achieved strong performance across the business in Q4 2020.
  • Exceeded the mid-point of quarterly and full-year guidance for both revenue and Adjusted EBITDA.
  • Data and analytics technology played a key role in enabling customers’ response to the pandemic.
  • Chargemaster Management product was ranked as Best in KLAS for 2020.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$53.3M

Previous: $43.5M+22.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.16

Previous: -$0.21+23.8%
Capital Expenditures

$5.7M

Previous: $741K+669.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$9.85M

Previous: -$13.8M+28.7%
Net Income

-$43M

Previous: -$14.3M-201.5%
Operating Income

-$38.9M

Previous: -$13.7M-184.7%
Gross Profit

$26.8M

Previous: $21.8M+22.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$92M

Previous: $18M+409.9%
Total Assets

$578M

Previous: $302M+91.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$10.7M

Previous: $4.82M+121.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Health Catalyst · Revenue · Quarterly

$53.3M

Q4 2020+22.5%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 4 of 12 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Health Catalyst · $53.3M total across 2 segments · Q4 2020

  • Technology
    $32.3M+43.1%
  • Professional Services
    $21M+0.2%

Forward guidance

For the first quarter of 2021, Health Catalyst expects total revenue between $53.0 million and $56.0 million, and Adjusted EBITDA between $(3.9) million and $(1.9) million. For the full year of 2021, the company expects total revenue between $225.1 million and $228.1 million, and Adjusted EBITDA between $(16.0) million and $(13.5) 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 Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

-3.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-4.0%

Avg return

30 days after

41%

11 / 27 earnings

Positive

+27.3%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-36.6%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-9.9%-21.7%+4.6%
Q4 2025-26.3%-35.2%-44.4%
Q3 2025-5.6%-20.5%-10.2%
Q1 2025+5.3%+8.1%+3.3%
Q4 2024-11.1%-8.5%-7.9%
Q3 2024+14.2%+7.2%+7.6%
Q2 2024+27.3%+7.3%+22.9%
Q1 2024-3.6%+2.9%-2.3%
Q4 2023-14.7%-8.9%-14.4%
Q3 2023+5.1%-0.4%+5.3%
Q2 2023-8.0%-5.0%-12.4%
Q1 2023-18.9%-14.8%-4.3%
Q4 2022+7.3%+5.8%-14.8%
Q3 2022+16.2%+42.9%+59.2%
Q2 2022-36.6%-34.7%-35.9%
Q1 2022-2.6%+24.6%+10.5%
Q4 2021+1.5%-7.1%-3.7%
Q3 2021-6.2%-6.1%-26.9%
Q2 2021+1.5%-2.3%-2.8%
Q1 2021-2.3%-8.6%-2.4%
Q4 2020+0.6%+0.1%-2.1%
Q3 2020-0.2%-3.5%+6.2%
Q2 2020-7.2%-10.9%-3.4%
Q1 2020-1.9%-0.5%-5.0%
Q4 2019+1.3%-5.8%-20.1%
Q3 2019+1.9%-0.8%-1.1%
Q2 2019-11.5%-7.8%-13.1%
Q4 2018
Q3 2018
Q2 2018
Q1 2018

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