May 29, 2020

Adobe Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue driven by strong demand across Creative Cloud and Document Cloud.

Key Takeaways

Adobe reported record quarterly revenue of $3.13 billion, representing 14 percent year-over-year growth. Digital Media segment revenue was $2.23 billion, with Digital Media ARR growing to $9.17 billion. Diluted earnings per share was $2.27 on a GAAP basis, and $2.45 on a non-GAAP basis.

Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue of $3.13 billion, a 14% year-over-year increase.

Digital Media segment revenue reached $2.23 billion, growing 18% year-over-year.

Digital Media ARR grew to $9.17 billion, with a quarter-over-quarter increase of $443 million.

GAAP diluted earnings per share was $2.27, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $2.45.

Total Revenue
$3.13B
Previous year: $2.74B
+14.0%
EPS
$2.45
Previous year: $1.83
+33.9%
Digital Media ARR
$9.17B
Remaining Performance Obligations
$9.92B
Gross Profit
$2.71B
Previous year: $2.34B
+16.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$3.04B
Previous year: $2.08B
+46.1%
Free Cash Flow
$1.09B
Previous year: $964M
+12.9%
Total Assets
$21.6B
Previous year: $19.7B
+9.8%

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Forward Guidance

Adobe provided third quarter financial targets factoring current macroeconomic conditions, continued impacts of the pandemic, typical Q3 summer seasonality and its updated strategy for Advertising Cloud.

Positive Outlook

  • Total revenue approximately $3.15 billion
  • Digital Media segment revenue approximately 16 percent year-over-year growth
  • Digital media annualized recurring revenue (ARR) approximately $340 million of net new ARR
  • Digital Experience subscription revenue ~5% year-over-year growth
  • Non-GAAP diluted net income per share $2.40

Challenges Ahead

  • Digital Experience segment revenue flat year-over-year
  • In light of the macroeconomic environment and the strategic shifts for Advertising Cloud, Adobe is withdrawing the annual fiscal 2020 targets provided in December 2019.
  • Tax rate GAAP: ~10 percent
  • Tax rate Non-GAAP: ~10 percent
  • Share count ~485 million shares

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income