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Sep 30, 2020

GoDaddy Q3 2020 Earnings Report

GoDaddy experienced a strong third quarter, marked by accelerated growth in bookings and revenue, and a significant increase in net new customers.

Key Takeaways

GoDaddy reported a strong Q3 2020 with revenue of $844.4 million, up 11% year-over-year. The company added over 400,000 net new customers this quarter and over 1 million in 2020 to date. GoDaddy also saw accelerated growth in bookings and revenue across all three product categories.

Total revenue reached $844.4 million, an 11.0% increase year-over-year (or 11.2% on a constant currency basis).

Total bookings amounted to $945.0 million, reflecting an 11.0% increase year-over-year (or 11.2% on a constant currency basis).

Unlevered free cash flow was $223.9 million, up 17.0% year-over-year.

Over 1 million net new customers were added in 2020.

Total Revenue
$844M
Previous year: $761M
+11.0%
EPS
$0.38
Previous year: $0.31
+22.6%
Total Bookings
$945M
Previous year: $851M
+11.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$622M

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Forward Guidance

For the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2020, GoDaddy expects revenue of approximately $865 million, or approximately 11% year over year growth. For the full year, GoDaddy expects unlevered free cash flow of approximately $820 million, representing full year growth of 11% versus 2019.

Positive Outlook

  • Revenue is expected to be approximately $865 million, representing approximately 11% year-over-year growth.
  • Domains revenue growth is expected to approximate double-digit growth.
  • Business Applications revenue growth is expected to approximate high-teens growth.
  • Hosting and Presence revenue growth is expected to approximate mid-single-digit growth.
  • Full year unlevered free cash flow is expected to be approximately $820 million, representing full year growth of 11% versus 2019.

Challenges Ahead

  • 2020 includes 27 pay periods versus 26 in a normal year, resulting in an incremental cash outflow of approximately $18 million in the fourth quarter.
  • Projections of changes in individual balance sheet amounts are not possible without unreasonable effort
  • Release of reconciliations would imply an inappropriate degree of precision.
  • Unpredictable nature of rapidly evolving market
  • Fluctuations in financial and operating results