NYSE$NOTE

Fiscalnote Holdings Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Exceeded previous forecast and reported fourth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA while implementing accelerated AI product strategy and roadmap.

FiscalNote reported strong Q2 2024 results, exceeding previous forecasts with total revenues of $29.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 million. The company marked its fourth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA and its first year of positive adjusted EBITDA on a trailing LTM basis. They are focused on AI product strategy and roadmap.

  • Reported Q2 2024 total revenues of $29.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 million, both exceeding previously provided forecast
  • Recorded fourth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA, FiscalNote’s first year of positive adjusted EBITDA on a trailing LTM basis
  • Provided Q3 2024 forecast with total revenues of approximately $29 million and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2 million; continued focus on profitability, raises and tightens full year adjusted EBITDA forecast, with higher expected full year adjusted EBITDA margins
  • Maintained commitment to invest in new products and product enhancements to drive higher customer engagement, retention rates, revenue growth and operating leverage anticipated in 2025

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$29.2M

Previous: $32.8M-10.9%
EPS (adj)

-$0.09

Previous: -$0.23+60.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$2.74M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$12.8M

Previous: -$31M+58.8%
Net Income

-$12.8M

Previous: -$31M+58.8%
Operating Income

-$7.96M

Previous: -$17M+53.1%
Gross Profit

$25K

Previous: $26K-3.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$30.6M

Previous: $37.3M-17.7%
Total Assets

$346M

Previous: $423M-18.1%
R&D Expense

$3.21M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$3.53M

Previous: $5.48M-35.6%

Revenue & EPS history

FiscalNote · Revenue · Quarterly

$29.2M

Q2 2024-10.9%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

FiscalNote · $30.1M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Subscription Revenue
    $30.1M+15.3%

Forward guidance

The Company expects Q3 2024 total revenues of approximately $29 million and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2 million. They raised and tightened profitability forecast, reflecting realization of continued operational efficiencies.

Tailwinds

  • Continued focus on profitable growth.
  • Expects 2024 to deliver its first full calendar year of adjusted EBITDA profitability in the Company’s history.
  • Company continues to focus on reallocating resources towards higher returning sources of revenue
  • Company continues to focus on investments in improving retention rates, margins and profitability among our subscription customers.
  • Company expects continued investments in product innovation and platform investments focused on improved customer experience to drive higher customer engagement, retention rates and, as a result, revenue growth and improved operating leverage as it progresses through the second half of 2024 and into 2025.

Headwinds

  • Recently experienced lower than expected rates of customer retention driven by a number of factors, including macroeconomic headwinds and delays in the launch of certain product enhancements.
  • These impacts have temporarily led to slower than expected ARR growth
  • Revision to total revenues for the full year reflects the impact to the second half of 2024 from recently experienced lower than expected rates of customer retention driven by a number of factors, including macroeconomic headwinds and delays in the launch of certain product enhancements.
  • There can be no assurance that the strategic review will result in any transaction or other outcome.
  • The Company has not set a timetable for completion of the review and does not intend to disclose developments or provide updates on the progress or status of the review unless and/or until it deems further disclosure is appropriate or required.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 16 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

-3.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-7.6%

Avg return

30 days after

28%

5 / 18 earnings

Positive

+25.7%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-37.9%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025-1.5%
Q1 2026-3.1%+4.6%
Q3 2025+2.0%-9.3%-33.7%
Q1 2025-2.8%+5.1%-23.1%
Q4 2024-4.4%+4.7%-30.6%
Q3 2024-17.8%-14.4%-3.7%
Q2 2024-5.8%-7.9%-14.4%
Q1 2024+4.1%+24.6%-6.6%
Q4 2023-17.2%-13.8%-36.9%
Q3 2023-37.9%-39.4%-11.4%
Q2 2023-27.2%-18.3%-40.0%
Q1 2023+15.5%+22.4%+74.5%
Q4 2022+5.6%+23.9%+0.0%
Q3 2022+25.7%+22.6%+17.3%
Q2 2022-3.3%+1.4%-12.9%
Q1 2022-0.2%-0.2%-0.4%
Q4 2021-0.1%+0.0%+0.2%
Q3 2021-0.2%+0.1%-0.1%

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