Finance and HR software company Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after market hours. Here’s what to expect.
Workday beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.09 billion, up 16.7% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company. While profitability metrics like EBITDA also beat analysts' estimates, some of the key top-line metrics, including billings and annual recurring revenue, fell below expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Workday’s revenue to grow 14.2% year on year to $2.13 billion, slowing from the 16.7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.76 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Workday has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 0.8% on average.
Looking at Workday’s peers in the finance and HR software segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Bill.com delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 17.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.3%, and Flywire reported revenues up 27.2%, topping estimates by 7.1%. Bill.com traded up 17.6% following the results while Flywire was also up 14.8%.
Read our full analysis of Bill.com’s results here and Flywire’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the finance and HR software segment, with share prices up 18.1% on average over the last month. Workday is up 14.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $292.00 (compared to the current share price of $269).
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