IT project management software company, Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) reported Q2 FY2023 results topping analyst expectations, with revenue up 26.7% year on year to $872.7 million. The company expects that next quarter's revenue would be around $900 million, which is the midpoint of the guidance range. That was in roughly line with analyst expectations. Atlassian made a GAAP loss of $205 million, down on its loss of $77.4 million, in the same quarter last year.
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Atlassian (TEAM) Q2 FY2023 Highlights:
- Revenue: $872.7 million vs analyst estimates of $849.4 million (2.73% beat)
- EPS (non-GAAP): $0.45 vs analyst estimates of $0.29 ($0.16 beat)
- Revenue guidance for Q3 2023 is $900 million at the midpoint, roughly in line with what analysts were expecting
- Free cash flow of $146.4 million, up 92.8% from previous quarter
- Customers: 253,177, up from 249,173 in previous quarter
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 82.1%, down from 83.2% same quarter last year
“We closed out 2022 with quarterly revenue of $873 million, up 27% year-over-year, driven by subscription revenue growth of 40% year-over-year,” said Scott Farquhar, Atlassian’s co-founder and co-CEO.
Founded by Australian co-CEOs Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar in 2002, Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) provides software as a service that makes it easier for large teams of software developers to manage projects, especially in software development.
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Sales Growth
As you can see below, Atlassian's revenue growth has been very strong over the last two years, growing from quarterly revenue of $501.3 million in Q2 FY2021, to $872.7 million.
This quarter, Atlassian's quarterly revenue was once again up a very solid 26.7% year on year. On top of that, revenue increased $65.3 million quarter on quarter, a very strong improvement on the $47.5 million increase in Q1 2023, which shows re-acceleration of growth, and is great to see.
Guidance for the next quarter indicates Atlassian is expecting revenue to grow 21.5% year on year to $900 million, slowing down from the 30.2% 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 21% over the next twelve months.
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Customer Growth
You can see below that Atlassian reported 253,177 customers at the end of the quarter, an increase of 4,004 on last quarter. That is a little slower customer growth than what we are used to seeing lately, suggesting that the customer acquisition momentum is slowing a little bit.
Key Takeaways from Atlassian's Q2 Results
Sporting a market capitalization of $43.5 billion, more than $1.67 billion in cash and with positive free cash flow over the last twelve months, we're confident that Atlassian has the resources it needs to pursue a high growth business strategy.
It was good to see Atlassian outperform Wall St’s revenue expectations this quarter. On the other hand, it was unfortunate to see the slowdown in customer growth. Overall, it seems to us that this was a mixed quarter for Atlassian. The company is down 10.8% on the results and currently trades at $162.5 per share.
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