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Atlassian (TEAM) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates

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Atlassian (TEAM - Free Report) reported third-quarter fiscal 2022 non-IFRS earnings per share (EPS) of 47 cents beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. The figure decreased 2.1% from the year-ago quarter’s non-IFRS earnings of 48 cents per share.

Atlassian’s fiscal third-quarter revenues surged 30% to $740.5 million and surpassed the consensus mark of $696.3 million. The company witnessed solid demand for its cloud-based products, primarily led by smaller customers. Meanwhile, the cloud migration momentum continued for larger clients.

Since first-quarter fiscal 2022, Atlassian modified its revenue reporting style. Based on deployment options, the company started reporting revenues under four segments: cloud, data center, server, and marketplace and services. Also, it started excluding Trello single-user accounts while updating its active customer count from the first quarter of fiscal 2022 onward.

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Quarterly Details

During the third quarter of fiscal 2022, Atlassian added 8,054 net new customers, bringing the total count to 234,575 customers on an active subscription or maintenance agreement basis. A large number of customers are opting for cloud offerings amid the ongoing cloud migration. Such new additions and increased pricing on certain products contributed to the company’s quarterly revenues.

Segment-wise, Subscription revenues surged 59% year over year to $555 million. Sales from the Maintenance business decreased 9.5% year over year to $120.3 million, while Other revenues (which included perpetual license revenues) slumped 24.3% year over year to $65 million.

During the quarter under review, cloud revenues were $399.5 million, indicating 59.9% year-over-year growth. Meanwhile, revenues from the data center surged 59.5% to $151.1 million. Marketplace and services revenues were $57.6 million, reflecting a 3.8% year-over-year downfall. Revenues from Server declined 19.4% to $132.3 million.

The company’s non-IFRS gross profit climbed 2.9% year over year to $638.6 million. Non-IFRS gross margin contracted 100 basis points (bps) to 86.2% during the quarter.

Atlassian’s non-IFRS operating income increased 2% year over year to $179.2 million, while operating margin contracted 700 bps to 24%.

Balance Sheet

The company ended the third quarter of fiscal 2022 with cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $1.28 billion, up from $986 million at the end of the second quarter.

During the third quarter, TEAM generated operating and free cash flow of $353 million and $312.3 million, respectively. In the first nine months of fiscal 2022, the company generated operating and free cash flow of $653.1 million and $569.1 million, respectively.

Fourth-Quarter Outlook

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, the company anticipates revenues between $710 million and $725 million. Atlassian’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue guidance is higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $677.1 million.

Non-IFRS gross margin is estimated in the range of 84-85%. Non-IFRS operating margin is projected to be approximately 15%. The company anticipates reporting non-IFRS EPS of 24 cents approximately. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal fourth-quarter earnings is pegged at 30 cents per share.

Zacks Rank & Key Picks

Atlassian currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Shares of TEAM have climbed 13.9% in the past year.

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