NASDAQ$UPWK

Upwork Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Achieved highest year-over-year growth since going public.

Upwork's Q4 2020 revenue grew 32% year-over-year to $106.2 million. Marketplace revenue grew 34% to $96.9 million. Net income was $0.9 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to a net loss of $5.5 million, or $(0.05) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2019.

  • GSV increased by 33% year-over-year to $727.7 million.
  • Revenue grew 32% year-over-year to $106.2 million.
  • Marketplace revenue grew 34% year-over-year to $96.9 million.
  • Gross margin expanded two percentage points year-over-year to 73%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$106M

Previous: $80.3M+32.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.01

Previous: -$0.05+120.0%
Gross services volume

$728M

Previous: $547M+33.0%
Capital Expenditures

$110K

Previous: $522K-78.9%
Free Cash Flow

$8.84M

Previous: -$1.47M+703.6%
Net Income

$925K

Previous: -$5.5M+116.8%
Operating Income

$656K

Previous: -$6.88M+109.5%
Gross Profit

$77.4M

Previous: $57.4M+34.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$94.1M

Previous: $48.4M+94.4%
Total Assets

$529M

Previous: $446M+18.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.98M

Previous: $7.94M-24.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Upwork · Revenue · Quarterly

$106M

Q4 2020+32.2%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 6 of 13 quarters(46%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Upwork · $96.9M total across 1 segment · Q4 2020

  • Marketplace
    $96.9M+34.2%

Forward guidance

Upwork is providing the following guidance for its first quarter and full year 2021: For the first quarter of 2021, Upwork expects to report: Revenue in the range of $107 million to $109 million. For the full year 2021, Upwork expects to report: Revenue in the range of $460 million to $470 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 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-5.1%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

14 / 30 earnings

Positive

+48.0%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-19.1%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.1%-20.7%-17.2%
Q4 2025-19.1%-29.6%-36.9%
Q3 2025+13.2%+11.6%+25.3%
Q1 2025+18.0%+26.7%+13.3%
Q4 2024+6.6%+8.6%-18.9%
Q3 2024+12.9%+10.4%+17.9%
Q2 2024-13.2%-16.5%-11.9%
Q1 2024+11.0%+7.9%-9.7%
Q4 2023-0.3%-1.4%-14.1%
Q3 2023+17.3%+21.8%+21.4%
Q2 2023+43.5%+44.6%+49.3%
Q1 2023-9.2%-8.6%-0.2%
Q4 2022-10.3%-11.0%-23.8%
Q3 2022+1.4%+5.0%-8.0%
Q2 2022-14.2%-16.5%-20.8%
Q1 2022+10.0%+15.8%-3.5%
Q4 2021-6.0%-8.7%-16.7%
Q3 2021-15.5%-15.4%-35.1%
Q2 2021-10.8%-10.5%-23.8%
Q1 2021-6.5%-4.1%+3.8%
Q4 2020+3.8%+4.8%-15.5%
Q3 2020+48.0%+42.7%+63.0%
Q2 2020-10.3%-11.7%-13.0%
Q1 2020+4.3%+19.3%+40.0%
Q4 2019+5.0%+1.4%-21.9%
Q3 2019-15.9%-19.5%-26.0%
Q2 2019+10.0%-3.0%-9.0%
Q1 2019-18.6%-20.3%-30.5%
Q4 2018-6.1%-4.1%-19.9%
Q3 2018-6.9%-8.8%-11.9%
Q2 2018
Q1 2018
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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