Shantanu Narayen, CEO, Adobe
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Adobe shares rose more than 4% after hours on Tuesday after the followers announced better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on May 31, and lighter-than-expected regulation.
Here are the key numbers:
- Earnings: $1.83 per share, excluding certain items, vs. $1.78 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.
- Gain: $2.74 billion, vs. $2.71 billion as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.
Adobe’s revenue grew 25% year as a remainder year in the quarter, according to a statement.
Adobe’s largest business segment, Digital Media, which includes the Originative Cloud and Document Cloud products, produced $1.89 billion in revenue, up 22% and above the $1.86 billion consensus judgement among analysts polled by FactSet. The Digital Experience segment, which contains Magento and Marketo, had revenue of $783.5 million, upwards the FactSet consensus estimate of $777.2 million. The Publishing segment contributed $70.6 million in revenue, above the $66.1 million judgement.
In the quarter Adobe reported $7.47 billion in annualized recurring revenue for its Digital Media business. That’s superior to before the FactSet consensus of $7.44 billion.
“With Digital Media ARR growth coming down from 30%-plus wander in the last couple of quarters, investors have begun to question the long-term growth potential of the segment,” Stifel analysts led by Tom Roderick ignored in a note distributed to clients on Sunday. “While the potential for seat conversion still remains internationally, we view breathing account penetration and new use-cases as the primary seat and ARR growth drivers in the near-term.”
The analysts suggested that additional amount increases could bring about more growth.
In the fiscal second quarter Adobe picked up new business from Amazon, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen voiced on a Tuesday conference call with analysts.
Adobe said that for the fiscal third quarter, it expects $1.95 in earnings per appropriation, excluding certain items, on $2.80 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by Refinitiv had been looking for $2.05 in earnings per quota, excluding certain items, and $2.83 billion in revenue for that period.
“FY 2019 is expected to be another record year,” Narayen voiced. “We expect the first-half momentum to continue in the second half.”
Adobe’s stock is up 22% so far in 2019.
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