NYSE$NOTE

Fiscalnote Holdings Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Exceeded forecast and raised adjusted EBITDA for the full year.

FiscalNote reported Q3 2024 financial results, exceeding forecasts with total revenues of $29.4 million and adjusted EBITDA of $3.4 million. The company raised its full year 2024 adjusted EBITDA guidance and continues to focus on deleveraging its balance sheet and simplifying its product portfolio.

  • Reported Q3 2024 total revenues of $29.4 million and adjusted EBITDA of $3.4 million, both exceeding previously provided forecast.
  • Recorded fifth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA.
  • Raised full year 2024 adjusted EBITDA to approximately $9 million, from approximately $8 million, driven by increased focus on profitability, and revises full year 2024 revenues to approximately $120 million, from approximately $121 million, driven in part by the recent Aicel Technologies divestiture in Q4.
  • Provided Q4 2024 guidance of $29 million in total revenues and $2.5 million in adjusted EBITDA.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$29.4M

Previous: $34M-13.4%
EPS

-$0.11

Previous: -$0.11+0.0%
Annual Recurring Revenue

$110M

No prior period
Pro Forma ARR

$92.2M

No prior period
Adjusted Gross Profit

$25.4M

No prior period
Adjusted Gross Margin

86.0%

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$3.4M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

12.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.45M

Previous: -$1.87M-30.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$14.9M

Previous: -$14.5M-3.2%
Net Income

-$14.9M

Previous: -$14.5M-3.2%
Operating Income

-$6.81M

Previous: -$13.5M+49.4%
Gross Profit

$26K

Previous: $26K+0.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$25.7M

Previous: $16.5M+55.8%
Total Assets

$338M

Previous: $401M-15.7%
R&D Expense

$3.25M

Previous: $4.54M-28.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.18M

Previous: $6.22M-32.8%

Revenue & EPS history

FiscalNote · Revenue · Quarterly

$29.4M

Q3 2024-13.4%vs Q3 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

FiscalNote provided financial guidance for full year 2024 and Q4 2024, reflecting management's expectations based on the most recent information available.

Tailwinds

  • The forecast for the full year 2024 reflects further operating efficiencies.
  • The forecast for the full year 2024 reflects the realization of improved operating leverage resulting from continued investments in product innovation and platform investments focused on enhanced customer experience to drive higher customer engagement and retention rates.
  • The forecast of $9 million in adjusted EBITDA marks the Company’s first full calendar year of adjusted EBITDA profitability in the Company’s history.
  • The Company expects to continue to drive deleveraging of its capital structure.
  • The Company expects to reduce complexity of its product portfolio, and strengthen customer experience and retention rates through the ongoing optimized product strategy and roadmap through to the end of 2024 and in 2025.

Headwinds

  • The forecast for the full year 2024 reflects slower non-subscription growth.
  • The forecast for the full year 2024 reflects the divestiture of Aicel.
  • Full Year 2024 total revenues are updated to approximately $120 million from a previous forecast of approximately $121 million.
  • Q4 2024 total revenues are expected to be $29 million.
  • Q4 2024 adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $2.5 million.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 17 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-3.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-11.4%

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
Q1 2026-3.1%+4.6%
Q4 2025-1.5%-42.9%-72.3%
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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