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Mar 31, 2023

Cloudflare Q1 2023 Earnings Report

Cloudflare's financial performance for Q1 2023 demonstrated strong revenue growth and improved profitability.

Key Takeaways

Cloudflare announced a 37% year-over-year revenue increase to $290.2 million for Q1 2023. The company also achieved record operating profit and margin for the third consecutive quarter and significantly outperformed on free cash flow.

Revenue increased by 37% year-over-year, reaching $290.2 million.

GAAP loss from operations was $47.3 million, representing 16% of total revenue.

Non-GAAP income from operations reached $19.4 million, or 7% of total revenue.

Operating cash flow was $36.4 million, or 13% of total revenue, with free cash flow at $13.9 million, or 5% of total revenue.

Total Revenue
$290M
Previous year: $212M
+36.8%
EPS
$0.08
Previous year: $0.01
+700.0%
Gross Margin
75.7%
Previous year: 77.8%
-2.7%
Free Cash Flow Margin
5%
Gross Profit
$220M
Previous year: $165M
+33.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$256M
Previous year: $152M
+68.7%
Free Cash Flow
$13.9M
Previous year: -$64.4M
-121.6%
Total Assets
$2.67B
Previous year: $2.35B
+13.3%

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Forward Guidance

Cloudflare anticipates macroeconomic uncertainty will persist, leading to extended sales cycles and backend-weighted linearity. Despite this, Cloudflare provided guidance for Q2 2023 and full year fiscal 2023.

Positive Outlook

  • Q2 2023 total revenue is expected to be between $305.0 to $306.0 million.
  • Q2 2023 non-GAAP income from operations is projected to be $14.0 to $15.0 million.
  • Q2 2023 non-GAAP net income per share is expected to be $0.07 to $0.08, utilizing approximately 345 million weighted average common shares outstanding.
  • Full year fiscal 2023 total revenue is projected to be $1,280.0 to $1,284.0 million.
  • Full year fiscal 2023 non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be $73.0 to $77.0 million.

Challenges Ahead

  • Increasing macroeconomic uncertainty may lengthen sales cycles.
  • Backend-weighting of linearity is expected to persist.
  • External headwinds are anticipated to continue through the end of the fiscal year.
  • Actual results may differ materially due to various factors.
  • Guidance assumes continued reacceleration of new pipeline generation and sustained high win and renewal rates.