NASDAQ$TENB

Tenable Holdings Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Tenable's Q4 2022 financial results exceeded expectations with strong growth in revenue and calculated current billings.

Tenable announced strong Q4 2022 results, exceeding expectations for both revenue and profitability. The company saw significant traction with Tenable One and added 571 new enterprise platform customers. Revenue increased by 24% year-over-year, and calculated current billings grew by 23%.

  • Added 571 new enterprise platform customers in Q4 2022.
  • Revenue was $184.6 million, up 24% year-over-year.
  • Calculated current billings was $238.9 million, up 23% year-over-year.
  • Unlevered free cash flow was $32.1 million, compared to $22.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$185M

Previous: $149M+23.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.12

Previous: $0.05+140.0%
Calculated Current Billings

$239M

Previous: $194M+23.1%
New Enterprise Platform Customers

571

Previous: 562+1.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.55M

Previous: $2.79M-263.0%
Free Cash Flow

$26.7M

Previous: $19.2M+39.1%
Net Income

-$21.5M

Previous: -$11M-95.5%
Operating Income

-$14.1M

Previous: -$12.9M-9.6%
Gross Profit

$139M

Previous: $118M+17.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$301M

Previous: $278M+8.2%
Total Assets

$1.44B

Previous: $1.25B+15.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$30.7M

Previous: $21.1M+45.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Tenable · Revenue · Quarterly

$185M

Q4 2022+23.9%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Tenable · $185M total across 3 segments · Q4 2022

  • Subscription Revenue
    $166M+25.7%
  • Perpetual License and Maintenance
    $12.5M-1.0%
  • Professional Services and Other
    $5.89M+43.5%

Forward guidance

For the first quarter of 2023, Tenable expects revenue in the range of $186.0 million to $188.0 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.02 to $0.03. For the year ending December 31, 2023, Tenable expects revenue in the range of $800.0 million to $810.0 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.52 to $0.56.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue in the range of $186.0 million to $188.0 million for Q1 2023.
  • Non-GAAP income from operations in the range of $9.0 million to $10.0 million for Q1 2023.
  • Non-GAAP net income in the range of $3.0 million to $4.0 million for Q1 2023.
  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.02 to $0.03 for Q1 2023.
  • Calculated current billings in the range of $915.0 million to $925.0 million for FY 2023.

Headwinds

  • Non-GAAP income from operations in the range of $86.0 million to $91.0 million for FY 2023.
  • Non-GAAP net income in the range of $63.0 million to $68.0 million for FY 2023.
  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.52 to $0.56 for FY 2023.
  • Assumes interest expense of $7.5 million and a provision for income taxes of $2.1 million for Q1 2023.
  • Assumes interest expense of $31.3 million and a provision for income taxes of $9.3 million for FY 2023.

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

-1.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.6%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

13 / 31 earnings

Positive

+20.6%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-21.4%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+5.1%-2.1%+31.5%
Q4 2025+0.2%+16.1%+6.7%
Q3 2025+0.7%-2.0%-7.4%
Q1 2025-9.2%-7.2%-4.3%
Q4 2024+1.5%-1.8%-10.1%
Q3 2024-5.2%-7.4%+0.4%
Q2 2024-9.9%-14.9%-12.4%
Q1 2024+0.5%+1.2%-6.2%
Q4 2023+6.7%+10.5%-0.6%
Q3 2023-16.1%-12.1%-3.2%
Q2 2023+11.3%+10.0%-1.3%
Q1 2023-21.1%-20.5%-17.3%
Q4 2022+6.8%+4.6%+1.8%
Q3 2022+20.6%+24.3%+17.3%
Q2 2022-21.4%-19.7%-13.6%
Q1 2022-2.1%-4.6%-14.5%
Q4 2021-1.8%-1.5%+8.5%
Q3 2021-1.2%+0.5%-3.1%
Q2 2021-0.6%-5.5%-3.5%
Q1 2021-8.1%-13.1%-2.5%
Q4 2020-8.0%-8.9%-24.9%
Q3 2020-1.9%-6.8%-4.1%
Q2 2020+16.9%+10.8%+18.4%
Q1 2020+6.0%+0.6%+20.7%
Q4 2019-2.8%-3.6%-16.7%
Q3 2019+12.5%+7.3%+17.4%
Q2 2019-17.8%-19.6%-27.7%
Q1 2019-9.6%-13.7%-20.0%
Q4 2018-9.1%-8.2%+3.4%
Q3 2018-8.2%-9.5%-11.2%
Q2 2018+6.1%+15.2%+18.2%
Q1 2018
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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