Cloud infrastructure analytics maker Sumo Logic (SUMO) beat analyst expectations in Q2 FY2023 quarter, with revenue up 25.9% year on year to $74.1 million. Guidance for next quarter's revenue was $74 million at the midpoint, which is 1.42% above the analyst consensus. Sumo Logic made a GAAP loss of $35.8 million, down on its loss of $32 million, in the same quarter last year.
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Sumo Logic (SUMO) Q2 FY2023 Highlights:
- Revenue: $74.1 million vs analyst estimates of $71.5 million (3.57% beat)
- EPS (non-GAAP): -$0.10 vs analyst estimates of -$0.14
- Revenue guidance for Q3 2023 is $74 million at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $72.9 million
- The company reconfirmed revenue guidance for the full year, at $291 million at the midpoint
- Free cash flow was negative $12.4 million, compared to negative free cash flow of $1.99 million in previous quarter
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 64.9%, down from 66.3% same quarter last year
“We continued to deliver improved revenue growth in the second quarter with year-over-year growth of 26% while also driving better operating efficiencies,” said Ramin Sayar, President and CEO of Sumo Logic.
Founded in 2010 by Christian Beegden who went from driving a cab in Germany to landing an internship at Amazon, Sumo Logic (NASDAQ:SUMO) is software as a service data analytics platform that helps companies get insight into what is happening in their servers and applications.
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Sales Growth
As you can see below, Sumo Logic's revenue growth has been strong over the last year, growing from quarterly revenue of $58.8 million, to $74.1 million.
This quarter, Sumo Logic's quarterly revenue was once again up a very solid 25.9% year on year. On top of that, revenue increased $6.25 million quarter on quarter, a very strong improvement on the $806 thousand increase in Q1 2023, which shows acceleration of growth, and is great to see.
Guidance for the next quarter indicates Sumo Logic is expecting revenue to grow 19.3% year on year to $74 million, in line with the 19.5% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Ahead of the earnings results the analysts covering the company were estimating sales to grow 17.6% over the next twelve months.
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Profitability
What makes the software as a service business so attractive is that once the software is developed, it typically shouldn't cost much to provide it as an ongoing service to customers. Sumo Logic's gross profit margin, an important metric measuring how much money there is left after paying for servers, licenses, technical support and other necessary running expenses was at 64.9% in Q2.
That means that for every $1 in revenue the company had $0.64 left to spend on developing new products, marketing & sales and the general administrative overhead. This would be considered a low gross margin for a SaaS company and we would like to see it start improving.
Key Takeaways from Sumo Logic's Q2 Results
Since it has still been burning cash over the last twelve months it is worth keeping an eye on Sumo Logic’s balance sheet, but we note that with a market capitalization of $958.2 million and more than $317.5 million in cash, the company has the capacity to continue to prioritise growth over profitability.
It was good to see Sumo Logic outperform Wall St’s revenue expectations this quarter. And we were also glad that the revenue guidance for the next quarter exceeded analysts' expectations. Overall, this quarter's results seemed pretty positive and shareholders can feel optimistic. The company is up 5.68% on the results and currently trades at $8.93 per share.
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