Box (BOX) Tops Q3 EPS by 1c
Box (NYSE: BOX) reported Q3 EPS of $0.22, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.21. Revenue for the quarter came in at $224 million versus the consensus estimate of $218.49 million.
“Our strong third quarter results show the continued momentum of our long-term growth strategy, as more customers are turning to the Box Content Cloud to deliver secure content management and collaboration built for the new way of working,” said Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO of Box. “In addition to our solid financial and customer metrics, we made meaningful product announcements in the third quarter, including the rollout of Box Sign globally, new malware deep scan capability in Box Shield to combat ransomware, and deeper integrations with Microsoft Office and Teams, Salesforce, Slack and Zoom. The confluence of remote work, digital transformation and cybersecurity challenges is causing enterprises to rethink how they work with their content. We believe Box’s leadership in the Content Cloud market is driving the acceleration of our growth and the expansion of our customer footprint.”
“We achieved strong third quarter results, marking our third consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth,” said Dylan Smith, co-founder and CFO of Box. “Strong Suites momentum is accelerating customer traction and adoption, driving a third quarter Net Retention Rate of 109%, up 600 basis points from 103% in the year ago period and up 300 basis points sequentially. Today we raised our outlook for FY22 revenue, non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP EPS and our ongoing momentum provides us further confidence we will achieve our FY24 financial targets.”
GUIDANCE:
Box sees Q4 2022 EPS of $0.22-$0.23, versus the consensus of $0.22. Box sees Q4 2022 revenue of $227-229 million, versus the consensus of $222.93 million.
Box sees FY2022 EPS of $0.83-$0.84, versus the consensus of $0.81. Box sees FY2022 revenue of $868-870 million, versus the consensus of $858.51 million.
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