NASDAQ$RPD

Rapid7 Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Rapid7's Q4 2021 financial results were announced, showcasing growth in ARR, customer base, and revenue.

Rapid7 reported strong Q4 2021 results, with a 38% increase in ARR and eclipsing 10,000 customers globally. The company remains focused on enabling better security outcomes for its customers while driving durable growth and scaling profitability.

  • Annualized recurring revenue (ARR) reached $599.0 million, a 38% increase year-over-year.
  • Total revenue was $151.6 million, up 34% year-over-year.
  • The company grew to over 10,000 customers globally, marking an 18% increase year-over-year.
  • ARR per customer grew by 17% year-over-year, reaching $58.3 thousand.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$152M

Previous: $113M+34.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.16

Previous: -$0.07-128.6%
Annualized Recurring Revenue

$599M

Previous: $433M+38.4%
Capital Expenditures

$4.18M

Previous: $6.68M-37.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$2.18M

Previous: -$6.1M+64.2%
Net Income

-$44.6M

Previous: -$28.9M-54.3%
Operating Income

-$40.7M

Previous: -$20.6M-97.3%
Gross Profit

$102M

Previous: $79.5M+28.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$165M

Previous: $174M-5.2%
Total Assets

$1.3B

Previous: $913M+41.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$28.7M

Previous: $17M+69.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Rapid7 · Revenue · Quarterly

$152M

Q4 2021+34%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Rapid7 · $152M total across 2 segments · Q4 2021

  • Product subscriptions
    $141M+35.3%
  • Professional services
    $10.4M+18.2%

Forward guidance

Rapid7 anticipates annualized recurring revenue between $740 million and $750 million, and revenue between $153 million and $155 million for Q1 2022. For the full year 2022, the company expects revenue between $682 million and $690 million and free cash flow between $40 million and $45 million.

Tailwinds

  • Annualized recurring revenue is projected to grow 24% to 25% year-over-year in Q1 2022.
  • Revenue is expected to grow 30% to 32% year-over-year in Q1 2022.
  • Full-year 2022 revenue is projected to grow 27% to 29% year-over-year.
  • Non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be between $(7) million and $(5) million for Q1 2022.
  • Full-year 2022 non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be between $17 million and $24 million.

Headwinds

  • Non-GAAP loss per share is expected to be between $(0.18) and $(0.15) for Q1 2022.
  • Guidance does not include any potential impact of foreign exchange gains or losses.
  • The weighted average shares outstanding for Q1 2022 represent basic shares outstanding given the projected non-GAAP net loss.
  • Guidance is based on assumptions, estimates, and expectations as of February 9, 2022.
  • The reconciliation does not reflect any items that are unknown at this time, such as acquisition-related and litigation-related expenses, which we are not able to predict without unreasonable effort due to their inherent uncertainty.

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 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

-0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.0%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

22 / 44 earnings

Positive

+13.7%

Q4 2015

Best reaction

-29.0%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+3.1%-4.8%+12.4%
Q4 2025-29.0%-30.9%-34.4%
Q3 2025-20.1%-21.1%-10.3%
Q1 2025-8.2%-11.3%-11.3%
Q4 2024-5.4%-7.1%-23.9%
Q3 2024+2.9%+3.2%+8.4%
Q2 2024+8.6%+8.1%+8.2%
Q1 2024-17.8%-18.1%-22.1%
Q4 2023+2.7%+6.6%-5.7%
Q3 2023+1.4%+5.6%+20.6%
Q2 2023+9.1%+20.7%+16.6%
Q1 2023-2.9%-5.4%-3.2%
Q4 2022-0.5%-1.9%-17.9%
Q3 2022-27.8%-35.9%-24.9%
Q2 2022-0.8%-1.6%-21.2%
Q1 2022-17.2%-29.6%-23.8%
Q4 2021+1.7%-1.6%+4.4%
Q3 2021+10.8%+13.9%-7.1%
Q2 2021-1.4%-1.8%+8.3%
Q1 2021-1.4%+3.3%+8.8%
Q4 2020+0.8%-1.4%-10.1%
Q3 2020+7.4%+8.1%+15.9%
Q2 2020-2.7%-6.4%+0.6%
Q1 2020+2.2%-0.9%+4.5%
Q4 2019-6.2%-8.5%-32.0%
Q3 2019-0.3%+1.5%+6.8%
Q2 2019-4.5%-8.6%-11.5%
Q1 2019+0.0%+0.7%-0.4%
Q4 2018+10.1%+14.0%+11.5%
Q3 2018+8.6%+1.6%-4.6%
Q2 2018+13.0%+10.4%+28.9%
Q1 2018+2.0%-0.3%+2.9%
Q4 2017-1.6%+1.9%+13.0%
Q3 2017+7.4%+5.3%+4.7%
Q2 2017+0.1%+3.3%+12.9%
Q1 2017+4.8%+1.7%-0.2%
Q4 2016+10.8%+20.3%+17.1%
Q3 2016-16.6%-15.5%-7.4%
Q2 2016+8.8%+8.8%+27.4%
Q1 2016-4.5%
Q4 2015+13.7%
Q3 2014-3.3%
Q3 2015-5.3%
Q2 2015+7.9%
Q4 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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