Mar 31, 2020

Fastly Q1 2020 Earnings Report

Revenue increased, enterprise customer count grew, and guidance was raised.

Key Takeaways

Fastly's Q1 2020 revenue increased by 38% year-over-year to $63 million. The enterprise customer count rose to 297, and the company raised its full-year 2020 guidance.

Revenue was up 38% year-over-year, reaching $63 million.

The Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate (DBNER) was 133%.

Net Retention Rate (NRR) stood at 130%.

The total enterprise customer count increased to 297, up from 288 in Q4 2019.

Total Revenue
$62.9M
Previous year: $45.6M
+38.1%
EPS
-$0.06
Previous year: -$0.107
-44.1%
DBNER
130%
Enterprise Customers
297
Gross Profit
$35.7M
Previous year: $25.8M
+38.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$22.5M
Free Cash Flow
-$19M
Total Assets
$324M

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Forward Guidance

Fastly expects continued customer expansion and raised full-year 2020 guidance, remaining optimistic about the demand for its services.

Positive Outlook

  • Continued customer expansion on the platform.
  • Increase in internet traffic from social distancing measures.
  • Optimism about the demand for mission-critical services.
  • Underlying growth of the business.
  • Confidence in ability to deliver incremental annual gross margin expansion.

Challenges Ahead

  • Gross margin will continue to be affected by the timing of personnel and infrastructure investments.
  • Gross margin will be affected by the seasonal fluctuations of platform usage by customers.
  • Uncertainty regarding costs and expenses that may be incurred in the future.
  • Global economic uncertainty.
  • Capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue to be approximately 13% to 14% of revenue.