NASDAQ$SPT

Sprout Social Inc. · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sprout Social's Q3 2022 financial results were announced, exceeding guidance with revenue up 33% year-over-year.

Sprout Social reported a strong third quarter in 2022, with revenue reaching $65.3 million, a 33% increase year-over-year. The company's ARR also grew by 33% to $271.3 million. Despite these gains, the company reported a GAAP operating loss of $14.4 million and a GAAP net loss of $13.9 million.

  • Third quarter revenue was $65.3 million, up 33% year-over-year.
  • ARR reached $271.3 million, a 33% increase year-over-year.
  • GAAP operating loss was $14.4 million.
  • The number of customers grew to 34,258, a 12% increase year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$65.3M

Previous: $49.1M+33.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.02

Previous: -$0.03+33.3%
Customers > $50K ARR

843

Previous: 478+76.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.43M

Previous: -$662K-115.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$15.4M

Previous: -$7.66M-100.7%
Net Income

-$13.9M

Previous: -$6.99M-99.2%
Operating Income

-$14.4M

Previous: -$6.84M-110.4%
Gross Profit

$50M

Previous: $36.7M+36.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$95.1M

Previous: $115M-17.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Sprout Social · Revenue · Quarterly

$65.3M

Q3 2022+33%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 11 of 14 quarters(79%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sprout Social · $65.3M total across 2 segments · Q3 2022

  • Subscription
    $64.5M+32.9%
  • Professional services and other
    $771K+48.0%

Forward guidance

For the fourth quarter of 2022, Sprout Social expects total revenue between $69.8 million and $69.9 million, representing growth of more than 31% year-over-year. The company also anticipates a non-GAAP operating loss between ($1.0) million and ($0.9) million, and non-GAAP net loss per share of ($0.02) based on approximately 54.8 million weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding.

Tailwinds

  • Total revenue between $69.8 million and $69.9 million, or growth of more than 31% year-over-year.
  • Non-GAAP operating loss between ($1.0) million and ($0.9) million.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin improvement of more than 300bps year-over-year.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per share of ($0.02) based on approximately 54.8 million weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding.
  • Expect ACV growth to meaningfully accelerate into and through 2023.

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 Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

-0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.8%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

13 / 25 earnings

Positive

+26.8%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-42.3%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+8.8%-7.4%
Q4 2025-9.6%-5.1%-22.2%
Q3 2025-3.6%+0.9%+4.5%
Q1 2025+9.5%+11.0%-0.4%
Q4 2024+3.1%-1.1%-17.4%
Q3 2024-8.9%-1.8%+10.6%
Q2 2024-15.7%-21.9%-20.4%
Q1 2024-42.3%-45.7%-34.6%
Q4 2023-5.2%-1.3%-7.7%
Q3 2023+9.7%+16.4%+40.2%
Q2 2023-11.2%-11.4%+0.2%
Q1 2023-15.3%-21.3%-14.0%
Q4 2022+4.0%+2.1%+6.4%
Q3 2022+1.9%+12.9%+31.9%
Q2 2022+13.4%+18.2%+10.8%
Q1 2022-9.3%-19.2%-7.8%
Q4 2021+1.5%+22.1%+54.3%
Q3 2021-2.7%-3.0%-20.6%
Q2 2021+13.5%+18.0%+39.1%
Q1 2021-5.6%-2.8%+3.0%
Q4 2020+9.0%-3.2%-21.8%
Q3 2020-4.2%+5.3%+1.3%
Q2 2020+1.3%-5.0%+14.8%
Q1 2020+26.8%+36.6%+88.3%
Q4 2019+7.5%+8.6%-24.5%
Q3 2019
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Q4 2018
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