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LivePerson Inc · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

LivePerson exceeded high end of guidance on revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and gross profit margin in the first quarter and raised full-year guidance for adjusted EBITDA and gross profit margin.

LivePerson's Q1 2022 results demonstrated progress on its strategy to accelerate profitable growth, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA exceeding the top end of guidance. The company is improving its full year 2022 guidance for adjusted EBITDA and gross profit margin, and expects to see positive cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2022.

  • Total revenue was $130.2 million for the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21% as compared to the same period last year.
  • Business operations revenue for the first quarter of 2022 increased 22% year over year to $121.1 million.
  • LivePerson signed five seven-figure deals and 102 deals in total in the first quarter, comprising 26 new and 76 existing customer contracts.
  • Trailing-twelve-months average revenue per enterprise and mid-market customer increased 32% in the first quarter to another record high of $645,000.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$130M

Previous: $108M+20.7%
EPS (adj)

-$0.86

Previous: -$0.31-177.4%
Adjusted EBITDA

-$17.6M

Previous: $13.3M-232.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$13.1M

Previous: -$10.6M-23.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$78.5M

Previous: -$31.8M-146.7%
Net Income

-$65.4M

Previous: -$21.2M-208.4%
Operating Income

-$65.1M

Previous: -$13.6M-377.9%
Gross Profit

$80.6M

Previous: $74.4M+8.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$481M

Previous: $668M-28.1%
Total Assets

$1.2B

Previous: $1.04B+15.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$31.9M

Previous: $14.6M+118.1%

Revenue & EPS history

LivePerson · Revenue · Quarterly

$130M

Q1 2022+20.7%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

LivePerson · $101M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Hosted services
    $85.7M
  • Professional services
    $15.6M

Forward guidance

The Company is reaffirming a 2022 revenue guidance range of $544.8 million to $563.3 million, or 16.0% to 20.0% growth year-over-year. The company is raising its 2022 adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $1.0 million to $10.0 million.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue guidance range of $544.8 million to $563.3 million, or 16.0% to 20.0% growth year-over-year is reaffirmed.
  • Revenue guidance range for the second quarter is $132.5 million to $135.5 million, or 11.0% to 13.0% growth year-over-year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA guidance is raised to a range of $1.0 million to $10.0 million, or a 0.0% to 2.0% adjusted EBITDA margin.
  • Second quarter adjusted EBITDA is guided in a range of $(9.5) million to $(5.5) million or a (7.2)% to (4.1)% adjusted EBITDA margin.
  • Non-GAAP gross margin of 70% to 72% is expected for the full year 2022 and the second quarter of 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

-1.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.8%

Avg return

30 days after

35%

22 / 62 earnings

Positive

+43.3%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-56.4%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.9%-19.5%-21.1%
Q4 2025-1.1%-1.5%+1.9%
Q3 2025+12.4%-2.9%+1.3%
Q1 2025+8.1%+12.8%+0.0%
Q4 2024-16.0%-22.7%-38.2%
Q3 2024-25.7%-27.4%-23.1%
Q2 2024-11.6%-10.9%-4.7%
Q1 2024-2.0%+11.9%+10.2%
Q4 2023-50.6%-51.0%-61.1%
Q3 2023-9.0%-7.7%+15.0%
Q2 2023+18.2%+26.4%-1.2%
Q1 2023+27.9%+0.7%-17.4%
Q4 2022-56.4%-60.1%-44.1%
Q3 2022+20.4%+34.7%+12.0%
Q2 2022-17.8%-11.1%-26.5%
Q1 2022-5.4%-6.3%-14.1%
Q4 2021-20.7%+3.0%+4.7%
Q3 2021-5.3%-6.7%-32.3%
Q2 2021-2.5%-3.3%+3.7%
Q1 2021-3.1%-3.5%+1.2%
Q4 2020+9.1%+7.6%-13.5%
Q3 2020-5.5%-3.8%+2.4%
Q2 2020+24.0%+27.1%+17.6%
Q1 2020+43.3%+44.5%+47.6%
Q4 2019-23.3%-26.3%-53.3%
Q3 2019-16.3%-16.1%-9.8%
Q2 2019+3.6%-1.7%+21.9%
Q1 2019-0.8%-0.7%-3.2%
Q4 2018+4.3%+8.9%+7.4%
Q3 2018-7.5%-11.0%-16.7%
Q2 2018+3.9%+3.9%+15.9%
Q1 2018+8.4%+9.3%+17.5%
Q4 2017+15.3%+14.5%+21.3%
Q3 2017-17.9%-16.4%-21.4%
Q2 2017+17.9%+18.3%+11.8%
Q1 2017+22.6%+27.7%+41.5%
Q4 2016-0.7%+4.3%-4.3%
Q3 2016-3.0%+1.2%+0.0%
Q2 2016-15.0%-11.3%+4.4%
Q1 2016-3.5%
Q4 2015-18.8%
Q3 2015-7.9%
Q2 2015+12.3%
Q1 2015-10.3%
Q4 2014-1.1%
Q3 2014+0.7%
Q2 2014+21.8%
Q1 2014-3.0%
Q4 2013-8.0%
Q3 2013+20.8%
Q2 2013+0.7%
Q4 2012-6.1%
Q3 2012-12.5%
Q1 2011+7.7%
Q1 2012+2.1%
Q4 2009-0.4%
Q4 2011-0.4%
Q3 2010-4.2%
Q3 2011-4.2%
Q2 2010-3.5%
Q2 2011-3.5%
Q4 2010-3.5%

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