Jun 30, 2021

Vertex Q2 2021 Earnings Report

Vertex's second quarter performance in 2021 reflected strong demand across all segments and product lines, driven by investments in go-to-market expansion and cloud platform, resulting in a 59.5% year-over-year increase in cloud business revenues.

Key Takeaways

Vertex announced its Q2 2021 financial results, reporting a total revenue of $104.9 million, up 15.0% year-over-year, and software subscription revenues of $89.6 million, up 15.9% year-over-year. The company's cloud revenues increased by 59.5% year-over-year, and the Net Revenue Retention rate was 106%. Net income stood at $0.8 million, a significant improvement from the previous year's net loss of $(29.1) million.

Total revenues reached $104.9 million, a 15.0% increase year-over-year.

Software subscription revenues grew to $89.6 million, up by 15.9% year-over-year.

Cloud revenues saw a substantial increase of 59.5% year-over-year, reaching $32.1 million.

Net income improved to $0.8 million, compared to a net loss of $(29.1) million in the same period last year.

Total Revenue
$105M
Previous year: $91.3M
+15.0%
EPS
$0.08
Previous year: $0.16
-50.0%
Annual Recurring Revenue
$336M
Previous year: $383M
-12.2%

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Forward Guidance

For the third quarter of 2021, Vertex expects revenues to be in the range of $104 million to $106 million, representing growth of 9.9% to 12.1% from the third quarter of 2020, and Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $15 million to $17 million, representing a decrease of $(5.5) million to $(7.5) million from the third quarter of 2020.

Positive Outlook

  • Revenues in the range of $104 million to $106 million, representing growth of 9.9% to 12.1% from the third quarter of 2020

Challenges Ahead

  • Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $15 million to $17 million, representing a decrease of $(5.5) million to $(7.5) million from the third quarter of 2020.