NYSE$COUR

Coursera Inc. · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Coursera's third-quarter performance reflected the continued urgency with which companies, campuses, and governments around the world invested in digital skills.

Coursera's total revenue was $109.9 million, up 33% from $82.7 million a year ago. Large-scale reskilling efforts drove Enterprise growth of 75% year-over-year.

  • Total revenue was $109.9 million, up 33% from $82.7 million a year ago.
  • Gross profit was $67.7 million or 61.6% of revenue, up 55% from $43.7 million a year ago.
  • Net loss was $(32.5) million or (29.5)% of revenue, compared to $(11.9) million or (14.4)% of revenue a year ago.
  • Free cash flow was $7.1 million, compared to $(4.2) million a year ago.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$110M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.06

No prior period
Net Retention Rate

113.0%

No prior period
Paid Enterprise Customers

711

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$32.5M

No prior period
Net Income

-$32.5M

No prior period
Operating Income

-$31.4M

No prior period
Gross Profit

$67.7M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$801M

No prior period
Total Assets

$955M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$23.4M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Coursera · Revenue · Quarterly

$110M

Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 11 of 13 quarters(85%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Coursera · $98.3M total across 2 segments · Q3 2021

  • Consumer
    $66.5M
  • Enterprise
    $31.8M

Forward guidance

Coursera provided revenue guidance for the fourth quarter fiscal year 2021 and full year fiscal year 2021.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue in the range of $109 to $113 million for fourth quarter fiscal 2021.
  • Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $(16.5) to $(19.5) million for fourth quarter fiscal 2021.
  • Revenue in the range of $409 to $413 million for full-year fiscal 2021.
  • Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $(32.5) to $(35.5) million for full-year fiscal 2021.
  • 2021 revenue outlook anticipates 40% year-over-year growth for the full year.

Headwinds

  • Actual results may differ materially from Coursera’s Financial Outlook.
  • Expenses that may be incurred in the future is uncertain.
  • The potential variability of expenses that may be incurred in the future is uncertain.
  • Stock-based compensation expense-related charges are impacted by the timing of employee stock transactions.
  • Stock-based compensation expense-related charges are impacted by the future fair market value of our common stock, and our future hiring and retention needs.

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 Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.6%

Avg return

30 days after

39%

9 / 23 earnings

Positive

+48.5%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-14.7%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-11.6%+2.3%-10.9%
Q4 2025-1.2%-4.0%+3.0%
Q3 2025-12.6%-20.0%-23.2%
Q2 2025+0.2%-4.5%-7.7%
Q1 2025+13.6%+9.4%+10.0%
Q4 2024-8.9%-9.2%-6.4%
Q3 2024-8.1%-5.2%-5.1%
Q2 2024+48.5%+32.1%+15.8%
Q1 2024-14.6%-19.7%-35.8%
Q4 2023-4.9%-7.3%-16.8%
Q3 2023-0.6%+0.2%+13.4%
Q2 2023+15.0%+18.4%+26.9%
Q1 2023+21.8%+10.6%+21.8%
Q4 2022-14.7%-4.8%-28.0%
Q3 2022+4.5%+4.4%+11.4%
Q2 2022-12.2%-8.8%-23.1%
Q1 2022-2.5%-5.0%-16.3%
Q4 2021-11.3%-6.1%-20.8%
Q3 2021-13.0%-9.7%-22.4%
Q2 2021+19.9%+10.9%+8.8%
Q2 2020+19.9%+10.9%+8.8%
Q4 2020+1.2%+9.5%+26.9%
Q1 2021-8.9%-21.6%-14.1%

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