CrowdStrike Lifts FY Guidance After 1Q Revenue Surges

By Ben Glickman CrowdStrike raised its full-year guidance after the company’s revenue rose sharply and topped expectations in the first quarter. The Austin, Texas-based cybersecurity software company reported a profit of $42.8 million, or 17 cents a share, in the quarter ended April 30, compared with a profit of $491,000, or less than 1 cent a share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a per-share profit of 17 cents. Stripping out certain one-time items, the company posted an adjusted profit of 93 cents, greater than the 89 cents expected by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Revenue rose 33% to $921 million, beating the $904.6 million expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Ending annual recurring revenue was up 33% from a year earlier at $3.65 billion. CrowdStrike now expects revenue of $3.98 billion to $4.01 billion in fiscal 2025, compared with its previous outlook for $3.92 billion to $3.99 billion. […]

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CFRA Keeps Buy Rating On Shares Of Spotify Technology S.a.

We up our target $30 to $355 on a forward TEV/EBITDA of 42.1x our 2025 EBITDA estimate at EURO1.7B, a premium to SPOT’s peer group. In our opinion, SPOT does not have any competitors in music entertainment that can match its world class platform for streaming to a growing membership of 615M (+13.5M net adds in Q1). We are confident that SPOT can grow profitably with higher unit volumes and widening margins. We like the music streaming market’s attractive growth and stability vs. the disruption seen in video streaming. SPOT is executing its strategy of realizing higher MAU and revenue growth, while also growing earnings. We keep our 2024 EPS view at EURO4.85 and 2025’s at EURO6.30; our respective revenue forecasts are EURO15.8B and EURO18.0B. We think content costs/investments are likely to remain elevated, offset by higher revenue. SPOT has room to grow in developing countries and deeper penetration of

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Wedbush’s Dan Ives Says WWDC 2024 Is ‘Most Important Event For Apple In Over A Decade’: What To Expect

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives believes next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be a “pivotal moment” for Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as he sees it ushering in the company’s next growth cycle, driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Apple To Introduce AI: Apple’s WWDC 2024 is set to kick off on June 10. Ives expects a formal announcement from Apple regarding a partnership with OpenAI, including a chatbot with exclusive features building upon on-device Apple large language models (LLMs) and cloud-powered Apple LLMs. In a new note released Tuesday, Ives predicted that Apple would lay the groundwork for an AI App Store on its new AI software stack, which will lead to additional growth in the company’s Services segment in the coming years. Ives highlighted Apple’s “rock solid” Services segment and its double-digit growth as key drivers of the company’s valuation. The Wedbush analyst also expects the iPhone 16 to include new

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MongoDB, Inc. (MDB) Baird 2024 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference (Transcript)

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB) Baird 2024 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference June 4, 2024 1:25 PM ET Company Participants Michael Gordon – Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating OfficerSerge Tanjga – Senior Vice President, Finance Conference Call Participants Will Power – Baird Will Power All right. We’re going to go ahead and get started. Thanks, everybody, for attending. Good afternoon. My name is Will Power. I cover cloud software for Baird. It’s my great pleasure to have MongoDB here. MongoDB, as many of you all know, is really a leader in next-generation databases. From the Company, we have Michael Gordon, who is the Chief Financial Officer, COO; and Serge Tanjga, who is the Senior Vice President of Finance. So, thanks so much for being here. Michael Gordon Thanks for having us. Serge Tanjga Thank you for having us. Will Power Yes Michael, maybe just for the sake of the audience, just

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CrowdStrike Q1 Earnings: Revenue Beat, EPS Beat, Raised Guidance On Positive Momentum, ‘Exceptional Strength’

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 after the market close on Tuesday. Here’s a look at the key details from the quarter. Q1 Earnings: CrowdStrike’s first-quarter revenue increased 33% year-over-year to $921 million, beating the consensus estimate of $904.66 million. The cybersecurity company reported adjusted earnings of 93 cents per share, beating analyst estimates of 89 cents per share. Annual recurring revenue increased 33% year-over-year to $3.65 billion after the company added $211.7 million of net new ARR in the first quarter. Net cash generated from operations was $383.2 million and free cash flow came in at $322.5 million. The company ended the quarter with $3.7 billion in cash, equivalents and short-term investments. “CrowdStrike started the fiscal year from a position of momentum and exceptional strength, with net new ARR of $212 million growing 22% year-over-year and ending ARR growing 33% year-over-year to

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Tighter IT Budgets Not a Problem for CrowdStrike

Enterprise software companies have been flagging customers tightening the belt on deals, but that doesn’t seem to be weighing on CrowdStrike’s results. CFO Burt Podbere says on a call with analysts that the macro environment is still challenging, but he notes that the company has had larger platform deals, strong win rates and record pipeline levels for the year. Podbere says the company is sticking with prudent assumptions in guidance and says second-quarter guidance assumes year-on-year net new annual recurring revenue growth in the double digits to the low teens. Shares rise 6.8% to $326.24 after-hours.

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CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call June 4, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Maria Riley – Vice President of Investor Relations George Kurtz – President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Burt Podbere – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Nowinski – Wells Fargo Saket Kalia – Barclays Brian Essex – JPMorgan Tal Liani – Bank of America Hamza Fodderwala – Morgan Stanley Matthew Hedberg – RBC Capital Markets Fatima Boolani – Citi Gabriela Borges – Goldman Sachs Alex Henderson – Needham John DiFucci – Guggenheim Securities Operator Good day, everyone, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to CrowdStrike Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand it over

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Visa Inc. (V) BofA Securities 2024 Global Technology Conference

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) BofA Securities 2024 Global Technology Conference Call June 4, 2024 6:20 PM ET Company Participants Chris Suh – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jason Kupferberg – Bank of America Jason Kupferberg I’m Jason Kupferberg, the payments, processors and IT services analyst here at Bank of America. And we’re super excited to have Chris Suh here from Visa, CFO. He’s been here almost a year. It’s your first time at the conference. Thank you for doing it. I hope you come back next year. Question-and-Answer Session Q – Jason Kupferberg We’re going to jump right in and talk about a variety of issues and questions at Visa. And of course, I have to kind of start big picture, current trends in the business, what are you seeing? It’s been an interesting year, right, because the year-over-year compares have been all over the place. You had bad weather

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Apple GPT, AI-Siri, VisionPro’s Global Rollout: What To Expect At WWDC 2024

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to unveil significant advancements at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 10-14, 2024, with a highly anticipated keynote on June 10. The tech giant is expected to spotlight new AI-powered features across its core applications, along with updates to its operating systems, according to a recent note by Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng. AI Integration Across Apple Ecosystem Goldman Sachs anticipates Apple’s AI strategy will focus on embedding generative AI tools within its core applications like Safari, Photos, and Notes, providing practical tools for users through a blend of on-device and cloud processing. Ng stated, “We expect Apple’s AI strategy to be focused on embedding generative AI tools within its core applications to provide practical tools for users.” The upcoming iOS 18, traditionally announced at WWDC and released in mid-to-late September, is poised to be a cornerstone of Apple’s AI integration. Ng noted

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Broadcom’s AI Shine Has Worn Off. It Could Still Be a Winner Ahead of Earnings.

The rally in Broadcom stock has leveled off as doubts set in about the sustainability of the AI boom for any company not named Nvidia. However, there are still plenty of believers in on Wall Street and analysts at Melius Research are joining the ranks. Broadcom stock is up 65% over the last 12 months, but is also down nearly 6% over the past three months. Its full-year guidance for revenue of $50 billion, which accompanied its first-quarter earnings back in March, didn’t wow the market and its rally stalled. However, with Broadcom’s earnings due on June 12, Melius Research’s Ben Reitzes sees reasons to get on board now, and most have to do with artificial intelligence. “Broadcom is one of the must-own AI stocks due to its leadership as a fabless semiconductor provider across many categories — but its Networking division (30% of revenue) should drive upside with AI

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NVIDIA, Other Chip Stocks Set for Growth Despite Near-term Challenges, BofA Securities Says

NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), and other chip stocks might face some challenges in the short term, however, cloud computing, the automotive industry, and complexity continue to back a bullish view, BofA Securities said in a note Monday. Analysts, including Vivek Arya, said that the SOX index has gone up 23% this year, with semiconductor companies now being among the biggest in the S&P 500 index. Previously, chip stocks and the broader market or SPX had similar price-to-earnings ratios, but since November 2022, the SOX index has been trading at a higher premium. In the short term, however, the SOX might face some challenges due to factors like increasing interest rates, US elections, geopolitical tensions, negative news about artificial intelligence, and seasonal weakness in Q3, the analysts added. The top five global semiconductor equipment stocks are currently trading at a 46% premium versus their historical average, with a price-to-earnings ratio of

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Rockwell Automation Expands Nvidia Artificial Intelligence Partnership to Include Robotics

Rockwell Automation (ROK) said Monday that it expanded its artificial intelligence partnership with Nvidia (NVDA) to include robotics. After the company partnered with the chipmaker in March to increase the scale and scope of AI in manufacturing, Rockwell said their collaboration will now evolve to include the development of “safer and smarter” autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, for industrial production. “We’re invigorated by this continued collaboration with Nvidia,” said Ryan Gariepy, chief technology officer of Rockwell Automation’s OTTO Motors. “Rockwell’s industrial AI expertise, combined with Nvidia AI and robotics technologies, is going to help drive an exciting new generation of autonomous mobile robots.” Rockwell will integrate Nvidia’s Isaac robotics platform, which helps clients leverage the “latest advancements in accelerated computing, physically based simulation, and generative AI to build more accurate, performant autonomous machines faster than ever before,” according to Nvidia’s website. Nvidia did not immediately respond to MT Newswires’ request

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