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CyberArk's (CYBR) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates

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CyberArk Software Ltd. (CYBR - Free Report) reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2020 results. Non-GAAP earnings per share of 42 cents exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 61.5%. The bottom line, however, is lower than the year-ago quarter’s 59 cents.

CyberArk’s revenues grew 6.3% year over year to $106.5 million and beat the consensus mark of $101 million. Solid revenue growth across all geographical regions aided the top line. Moreover, an expanding customer base was a tailwind.

Increasing demand for privileged access security on the back of digital transformation and cloud migration strategies was a key growth driver. Moreover, growing pipelines across verticals such as banking, insurance, healthcare, global government, pharmaceuticals and utilities, which have been less affected by the coronavirus pandemic, boosted revenues.

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Quarter Details

Segment wise, License revenues (45% of total revenues) decreased 8.2% year over year to $47.9 million. Add-on business contributed 75% of license revenues in the second quarter.

The company’s products, Application Access Manager and Endpoint Privilege Manager, represented nearly 15 and 9% of license revenues, respectively.

Maintenance and Professional Services (55%) revenues were up 22% to $58.6 million. Within the segment, professional services revenues came in at $9.9 million, representing 9% of total revenues.

The company witnessed top-line growth in every region. On a year-over-year basis, revenues of $64.5 million from the Americas increased 4.4%. Revenues of $11.6 million from the APJ jumped 20%. EMEA revenues of $30.4 million rose 5.9%.

Operating Results

CyberArk’s non-GAAP gross profit was $90.7 million, marking year-over-year growth of 3.5%. However, gross margin contracted 300 basis points (bps) to 85% on lower license revenues.

The company reported non-GAAP operating income of $16.9 million compared with the year-ago quarter’s $26.5 million. Non-GAAP operating margin shrunk 10.5 percentage points to 15.9% on higher operating expenses.

Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

CyberArk exited the second quarter with cash, cash equivalents, short-term deposits and marketable securities of $1.1 billion, down from the $1.2 billion witnessed at the end of the previous quarter. The company’s balance sheet does not show any long-term debt.

During the first six months of 2020, the company generated operating cash flow of $53.3 million.

Guidance

For the third quarter of 2020, CyberArk estimates revenues of $107-$115 million.

Non-GAAP operating income is expected in the band of $8-$15 million. The company projects non-GAAP earnings in the 19-33 cents range.

Zacks Rank and Key Picks

Currently, CyberArk carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector include Benefitfocus , Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI - Free Report) and Synaptics (SYNA - Free Report) , all carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

The long-term earnings growth rate for Benefitfocus, Cogent and Synaptics is currently pegged at 30%, 10.6%, and 10%, respectively.

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