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Sep 30, 2020

Rapid7 Q3 2020 Earnings Report

Rapid7 reported strong Q3 performance, exceeding growth and profit expectations.

Key Takeaways

Rapid7 announced strong Q3 2020 financial results with revenue of $105.1 million, a 26% year-over-year growth, and an ARR of $398.7 million, up 29% year-over-year. The company is raising full-year 2020 guidance for ARR and revenue.

ARR reached $398.7 million, a 29% increase year-over-year.

Revenue totaled $105.1 million, reflecting a 26% year-over-year growth.

GAAP operating loss was $(17.9) million, while non-GAAP operating income was $2.4 million.

The company released its Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) Governance module for DivvyCloud.

Total Revenue
$105M
Previous year: $83.2M
+26.4%
EPS
-$0.498
Previous year: $0.01
-5079.4%
Annualized Recurring Revenue
$399M
Previous year: $310M
+28.5%
Number of customers
9.35K
Previous year: 8.63K
+8.4%
ARR per customer
$42.7K
Previous year: $36K
+18.6%
Gross Profit
$74M
Cash and Equivalents
$239M
Free Cash Flow
$7.91M
Total Assets
$867M

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Forward Guidance

Rapid7 anticipates annualized recurring revenue, revenue, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, and non-GAAP net loss per share to be in the following ranges: Fourth Quarter 2020Full-Year 2020(dollars in millions)Annualized recurring revenue$418.0 to$422.0 Year-over-year growth23 %to25 %Revenue$107.9 to$109.5 $406.2 to$407.8 Year-over-year growth18 %to20 %24 %to25 %Non-GAAP (loss) income from operations$(1.8)to$(0.8)$1.0 to$2.0 Non-GAAP net loss per share$(0.09)to$(0.07)$(0.12)to$(0.10)Weighted average shares outstanding52.1 51.0

Positive Outlook

  • Annualized recurring revenue is projected to be between $418.0 million and $422.0 million for Q4 2020.
  • The year-over-year growth for ARR is expected to be between 23% and 25%.
  • Revenue is anticipated to be between $107.9 million and $109.5 million for Q4 2020.
  • Full-year 2020 revenue is projected to be between $406.2 million and $407.8 million.
  • Year-over-year revenue growth is expected to be between 18% and 20% for Q4 2020 and between 24% and 25% for the full year.

Challenges Ahead

  • Non-GAAP loss from operations is projected to be between $(1.8) million and $(0.8) million for Q4 2020.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per share is expected to be between $(0.09) and $(0.07) for Q4 2020.
  • Full-year 2020 non-GAAP income from operations is projected to be between $1.0 million and $2.0 million.
  • Full-year 2020 non-GAAP net loss per share is expected to be between $(0.12) and $(0.10).
  • The guidance does not reflect any items that are unknown at this time, such as acquisition-related expenses and litigation-related expenses for the fourth quarter of 2020, which we are not able to predict without unreasonable effort due to their inherent uncertainty.