NYSE$WK

Workiva Inc. · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported strong first-quarter results driven by secular tailwinds and an expanding addressable market after Workiva Q1 2021 Earnings Report.

Workiva Inc. announced strong financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, with total revenue reaching $104.2 million, a 21.5% increase from the previous year. The company also raised its full-year revenue guidance due to improved market demand and an expanding addressable market.

  • Increased Q1 2021 Subscription & Support Revenue by 24.2% over Q1 2020
  • Generated Total Q1 2021 Revenue of $104.2 Million, up 21.5% over Q1 2020
  • Achieved 48% YOY Growth of Customers with Annual Contract Value Over $150K
  • Expands Total Addressable Market with Launch of ESG Solution

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$104M

Previous: $85.8M+21.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.12

Previous: $0.03+300.0%
Number of customers

3.8K

Previous: 3.5K+8.4%
Customers with ACV > $100K

884

Previous: 670+31.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$849K

Previous: -$688K-23.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$8.17M

Previous: -$11.3M+27.4%
Net Income

-$7.32M

Previous: -$10.6M+30.7%
Operating Income

-$4.14M

Previous: -$9.15M+54.7%
Gross Profit

$80.5M

Previous: $63.4M+27.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$331M

Previous: $393M-15.8%
Total Assets

$708M

Previous: $644M+10.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$11.6M

Previous: $9.94M+17.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Workiva · Revenue · Quarterly

$104M

Q1 2021+21.5%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 6 of 16 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Workiva · $104M total across 2 segments · Q1 2021

  • Subscription and support
    $84.9M+24.2%
  • Professional services
    $19.3M+10.7%

Forward guidance

Workiva provided revenue guidance for Q2 2021, expecting total revenue to be in the range of $101.0 million to $102.0 million. For the full year 2021, Workiva expects total revenue to be in the range of $418.0 million to $420.0 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 Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+1.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

25 / 45 earnings

Positive

+21.1%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-15.3%

Q4 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.0%-16.2%-11.9%
Q4 2025+3.6%-0.3%+2.5%
Q3 2025+6.4%+13.6%+12.5%
Q1 2025-9.7%-8.9%-9.5%
Q4 2024+7.0%+3.2%-5.7%
Q3 2024+10.9%+14.4%+24.7%
Q2 2024-2.1%-3.3%+6.0%
Q1 2024+1.7%+2.2%-4.1%
Q4 2023-12.6%-6.7%-9.7%
Q3 2023-6.9%-4.1%+2.5%
Q2 2023+5.4%+4.8%+8.3%
Q1 2023-6.7%-4.9%+3.9%
Q4 2022-0.7%-0.9%+10.4%
Q3 2022-6.9%-7.9%+13.0%
Q2 2022+5.2%+4.1%-2.4%
Q1 2022-9.2%-20.0%-21.5%
Q4 2021-9.8%-2.1%+7.7%
Q3 2021+8.7%+9.9%-11.4%
Q2 2021+7.5%+3.2%+12.6%
Q1 2021-0.5%-0.7%-0.3%
Q4 2020+3.0%-0.7%-13.2%
Q3 2020+21.1%+19.8%+35.5%
Q2 2020+0.6%-2.6%-2.6%
Q1 2020-4.0%+1.6%+19.2%
Q4 2019-3.4%-7.9%-39.9%
Q3 2019-6.6%+0.2%+6.0%
Q2 2019+11.2%+12.6%-16.3%
Q1 2019-0.6%-0.1%+4.7%
Q4 2018+9.3%+10.7%+7.7%
Q3 2018+16.4%+3.1%-0.1%
Q2 2018+17.1%+18.7%+50.8%
Q1 2018+15.0%+20.1%+17.2%
Q4 2017-15.3%-12.6%-10.9%
Q3 2017+0.0%-2.2%-6.3%
Q2 2017+4.4%+1.0%+3.4%
Q1 2017+7.8%+6.6%+12.6%
Q4 2016+7.8%+10.7%+11.9%
Q3 2016-10.3%-11.9%-17.0%
Q2 2016+7.3%+14.7%+30.1%
Q1 2016-4.4%
Q4 2015-2.1%
Q3 2015+7.5%
Q2 2015+2.1%
Q1 2015+0.1%
Q4 2014-4.8%
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014
Q4 2013
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013

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