SaaS website builder platform Wix.com Ltd (NASDAQ:WIX) reported its fiscal third-quarter 2024 results. Revenue grew 13% year over year to $444.7 million, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $444.0 million. Adjusted EPS of $1.50 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.43.
Also Read: XPeng Q3 Earnings: Revenue Beat, 16% Deliveries Growth, CEO Eyes AI Leadership And More
Creative Subscription revenue increased 10% Y/Y to $318.8 million. The Creative Subscriptions bookings climbed 15% Y/Y to $326.6 million. Creative Subscriptions ARR was $1.31 billion, up 11% Y/Y.
Partners revenue in the quarter was $155.2 million, up 30% Y/Y. Business Solutions' revenue rose 22% Y/Y to $125.8 million, and bookings jumped 17% Y/Y to $123.1 million.
The adjusted gross margin increased by 100 bps to 69%. As of September end, Wix.com generated $129.8 million in operating cash flow and held $961.2 million in cash and equivalents.
Wix Co-founder and CEO Avishai Abrahami highlighted the company's continued success this year, attributing it to a sharp focus on innovation and the strong performance of key growth initiatives. Studio, a significant growth driver, delivered outstanding results, with bookings from Studio subscriptions showing notable quarter-over-quarter acceleration. New purchases and renewals were particularly robust, with 75% of new Partner bookings coming from Studio accounts, up from the prior quarter.
Additionally, the AI onboarding process, featuring the AI Website Builder, significantly improved user experience, driving a 13% increase in conversion rates among recent Self Creator cohorts. Early results from the expanding AI business assistant suite also showed promise, enhancing conversion rates and customer care efficiency.
CFO Lior Shemesh reported another strong quarter of accelerating growth and expanding free cash flow (FCF) margins, driven by the effective execution of strategic priorities. Bookings grew to 16% year-over-year, fueled by Studio's momentum, the expanding AI product suite, solid commerce activity, and strong fundamentals. Stable operations supported sequential FCF margin growth to 29% of revenue.
Building on this solid performance, Shemesh announced an improved full-year outlook for bookings, revenue, and FCF. Second-half bookings growth is expected to reach 17% year-over-year, with an 18% growth rate anticipated by the end of 2024. These improvements reflect the success of product investments and strong customer cohorts. While surpassing the Rule of 40 this year, Shemesh expressed confidence in further growth acceleration and margin expansion in 2025 and beyond.
Related: Wix Is Set for Growth With Expanding Margins and Cash Flow, Analyst Upgrades Stock
Outlook: Wix.com expects fiscal 2024 revenue of $1.757 billion—$1.764 billion (prior $1.747 billion—$1.761 billion) vs. the consensus of $1.76 billion. Wix.com projects 2024 bookings of $1.822 billion—$1.832 billion (prior $1.802 billion—$1.822 billion).
The company expects to generate free cash flow, excluding headquarters costs, of $483 million—$488 million (prior view $460 million—$470 million).
Wix.com expects fourth-quarter revenue of $457 million—$464 million versus consensus $457.08 million.
Wix.com stock gained 56% year-to-date.
SaaS建站平台Wix.com有限公司(納斯達克股票代碼:WIX)公佈了其2024年第三財季業績。收入同比增長13%,達到4.447億美元,超過了分析師普遍預期的4.44億美元。調整後的每股收益爲1.50美元,超過了分析師普遍預期的1.43美元。
另請閱讀:小鵬第三季度收益:收入超過預期,交付量增長16%,首席執行官着眼於人工智能領導力等等
創意訂閱收入同比增長10%,達到3.188億美元。創意訂閱預訂量同比增長15%,至3.266億美元。創意訂閱年利率爲13.1億美元,同比增長11%。
合作伙伴本季度收入爲1.552億美元,同比增長30%。商業解決方案的收入同比增長22%,至1.258億美元,預訂量同比增長17%,至1.231億美元。
調整後的毛利率增加了100個點子至69%。截至9月底,Wix.com創造了1.298億美元的運營現金流,並持有9.612億美元的現金及等價物。
Wix聯合創始人兼首席執行官Avishai Abrahami強調了該公司今年的持續成功,將其歸因於對創新的高度關注以及關鍵增長計劃的強勁表現。Studio是重要的增長動力,取得了優異的業績,工作室訂閱的預訂量同比明顯加速。新購買和續訂尤其強勁,75% 的新合作伙伴預訂來自工作室帳戶,比上一季度有所增加。
此外,以人工智能建站神器爲特色的AI入門流程顯著改善了用戶體驗,推動了最近Self Creator群體的轉化率提高了13%。不斷擴展的人工智能業務助手套件的早期結果也顯示出希望,可以提高轉化率和客戶服務效率。
首席財務官Lior Shemesh報告稱,在戰略優先事項的有效執行的推動下,又一個強勁的季度增長加速,自由現金流(FCF)利潤率擴大。受Studio的勢頭、不斷擴展的人工智能產品套件、穩健的商務活動和強勁的基本面推動,預訂量同比增長16%。穩定的運營支持FCF利潤率連續增長至收入的29%。
在這一穩健表現的基礎上,Shemesh宣佈全年預訂量、收入和FCF前景有所改善。下半年的預訂量預計將同比增長17%,預計到2024年底將增長18%。這些改進反映了產品投資的成功和強大的客戶群。在今年超越了40條規則的同時,謝梅什表示對2025年及以後的進一步增長加速和利潤擴張充滿信心。
相關信息:隨着利潤率和現金流的擴大,Wix有望實現增長,分析師上調股票
展望:Wix.com預計2024財年的收入爲17.57億美元至17.64億美元(之前爲17.47億美元至17.61億美元),而市場預期爲17.6億美元。Wix.com預計,2024年的預訂量爲18.22億至18.32億美元(之前爲18.02億美元至18.22億美元)。
該公司預計產生的自由現金流(不包括總部成本)爲4.83億美元至4.88億美元(前值爲4.6億美元至4.7億美元)。
Wix.com預計第四季度收入爲4.57億美元至4.64億美元,而市場普遍收入爲4.5708億美元。
迄今爲止,Wix.com的股票上漲了56%。