Virtual events software company (NYSE:ONTF) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Here's what to look for.
Last quarter ON24 reported revenues of $52 million, down 2.34% year on year, in line with analyst expectations. It was a slow quarter for the company, with the guidance for both the next quarter and the full year below analyst estimates.
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This quarter analysts are expecting ON24's revenue to decline 5% year on year to $47.5 million, a significant deceleration on the 102% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.15 per share.
Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company has a history of exceeding Wall St's expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years on average by 2.01%.
Looking at ON24's peers in the sales and marketing software segment, some of them have already reported Q1 earnings results, giving us a hint of what we can expect. Freshworks delivered top-line growth of 42.2% year on year, beating analyst estimates by 5.91% and Qualtrics reported revenues up 40.6% year on year, exceeding estimates by 3.06%. Freshworks traded down 0.52% on the results, and Qualtrics was up 4.31%. Read our full analysis of Freshworks's results here and Qualtrics's results here.
The technology sell-off has been putting pressure on stocks since November and software stocks have been swept alongside with it, with share price down on average 18.1% over the last month. ON24 is down 10.1% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $20.7, compared to share price of $12.01.
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