Jun 30, 2020

Fastly Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Record growth achieved through strong execution, with revenue up 62% year-over-year and guidance raised.

Key Takeaways

Fastly's Q2 2020 saw significant growth, driven by the increasing need for digital transformation. The company reported a 62% year-over-year increase in revenue, reaching $75 million, and expanded its customer base to 1,951. Profitability also improved, with the first positive adjusted EBITDA quarter.

Revenue increased by 62% year-over-year, reaching $75 million.

Net Retention Rate (NRR) increased to 138%, up from 130% in Q1 2020.

Total customer count grew to 1,951, marking the largest quarterly growth since IPO.

GAAP gross margin increased to 60.2%, up from 55.0% in Q2 2019.

Total Revenue
$74.7M
Previous year: $46.2M
+61.7%
EPS
$0.02
Previous year: -$0.16
-112.5%
DBNER
138%
Previous year: 136%
+1.5%
Enterprise Customers
304
Previous year: 297
+2.4%
Total Customer Count
1.95K
Gross Profit
$45M
Cash and Equivalents
$257M
Free Cash Flow
-$11.2M
Total Assets
$608M

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Forward Guidance

Fastly raised its full-year 2020 guidance, expressing optimism about the demand for its services and the continued momentum of its business.

Positive Outlook

  • Strong fundamentals driving customer expansion.
  • Elevated traffic levels across the internet due to people staying home.
  • Confidence in the demand for mission-critical services.
  • Underlying growth of the business expected to continue into Q3 and future periods.
  • Ability to deliver incremental annual gross margin expansion.

Challenges Ahead

  • Global economic uncertainty.
  • Gross margin will be affected by the timing of personnel and infrastructure investments.
  • Gross margin will be affected by seasonal fluctuations of platform usage by customers.
  • Uncertain economic environment.
  • Annual capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue to be approximately 13% to 14% of revenue.