AI-powered customer engagement firm RingCentral Q3 revenue beats on subscription growth

RingCentral

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Overview
AI-powered customer engagement platform's Q3 revenue grew 5.9% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations
Non-GAAP EPS for Q3 rose yr/yr
Company repurchased $18 mln in shares during Q3

Outlook
RingCentral raises full-year revenue outlook to $2.650 bln-$2.657 bln
Company expects Q4 revenue of $673 mln-$680 mln
RingCentral raises full-year non-GAAP EPS outlook to $5.07-$5.12

Result Drivers
SUBSCRIPTION GROWTH - Co said Q3 revenue growth was driven by higher subscriptions revenue, up 6% yr/yr
AI PRODUCT ADOPTION - Co said annual recurring revenue from customers using paid AI products nearly doubled yr/yr
EXPANDING MARGINS - Co attributed improved operating margins to strong execution and focus on profitable growth, per CFO Vaibhav Agarwal

Company press release: ID:nBw1swCPca

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
Beat
$676.04 mln
$667.04 mln (14 Analysts)
Q3 Net Income
 
$569.70 mln
 
Q3 Gross Profit
 
$494.30 mln
 
Q3 Income from Operations
 
$53.89 mln
 
Q3 Pretax Profit
 
$28.01 mln
 

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 10 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for RingCentral, Inc. is $45.00, about 45.4% below its October 21 closing price of $82.42
The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago

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