NASDAQ$TENB

Tenable Holdings Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Tenable completed the acquisition of Vulcan Cyber, enhancing the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform.

Tenable acquired Vulcan Cyber to expand its Exposure Management platform, aiming to enhance visibility, prioritization, and remediation across the attack surface. The financial outlook for Q1 2025 includes revenue between $233.0 million and $235.0 million, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $0.26 and $0.27.

  • Tenable closed its acquisition of Vulcan Cyber.
  • The acquisition aims to enhance Tenable's Exposure Management platform.
  • Financial outlook for Q1 2025 projects revenue between $233.0 million and $235.0 million.
  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for Q1 2025 are expected to be between $0.26 and $0.27.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$236M

Previous: $213M+10.5%
EPS

$0.02

Previous: $0.25-93.8%
Calculated Current Billings

$302M

Previous: $272M+11.3%
Remaining Performance Obligations

$868M

No prior period
Unlevered Free Cash Flow

$85.7M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.84M

Previous: -$2.75M-3.4%
Net Income

$1.87M

Previous: -$21.6M+108.6%
Operating Income

$13.6M

Previous: -$14.3M+195.0%
Gross Profit

$184M

Previous: $165M+12.0%
R&D Expense

$44.7M

Previous: $37.2M+20.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Tenable · Revenue · Quarterly

$236M

Q4 2024+10.5%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Tenable · $202M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Subscription Revenue
    $183M+16.9%
  • Perpetual License and Maintenance
    $12.2M-3.6%
  • Professional Services and Other
    $6.06M+11.6%

Forward guidance

Tenable provided financial outlook for Q1 2025 and full year 2025, incorporating the impact of the Vulcan Cyber acquisition.

Tailwinds

  • Q1 2025 revenue is projected to be in the range of $233.0 million to $235.0 million.
  • Q1 2025 non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be in the range of $40.0 million to $42.0 million.
  • Q1 2025 non-GAAP net income is projected to be in the range of $32.0 million to $34.0 million.
  • Q1 2025 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share are forecasted to be in the range of $0.26 to $0.27.
  • FY 2025 calculated current billings are expected to be in the range of $1.045 billion to $1.060 billion.

Headwinds

  • Q1 2025 assumes interest income of $3.8 million, interest expense of $7.0 million and a provision for income taxes of $3.6 million.
  • FY 2025 revenue is projected to be in the range of $975.0 million to $985.0 million.
  • FY 2025 non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be in the range of $205.0 million to $215.0 million.
  • FY 2025 non-GAAP net income is projected to be in the range of $175.0 million to $185.0 million, assuming interest income of $15.3 million, interest expense of $28.3 million and a provision for income taxes of $13.4 million.
  • FY 2025 unlevered free cash flow is projected to be in the range of $265.0 million to $275.0 million.

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 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

-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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