Financial automation software company BlackLine (NASDAQ: BL) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what to look for.
BlackLine beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $172 million, up 7.2% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ billings estimates but EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly. It lost -4 customers and ended up with a total of 4,451.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting BlackLine’s revenue to grow 7.3% year on year to $178.1 million, slowing from the 10.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.51 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. BlackLine has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 1% on average.
Looking at BlackLine’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. Flywire delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 27.6%, beating analysts’ expectations by 7.7%, and Paylocity reported revenues up 12.5%, topping estimates by 1.9%.
Read our full analysis of Flywire’s results here and Paylocity’s results here.
Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. While some of the finance and hr software stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 4.2% on average over the last month. BlackLine is up 9.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $61.83 (compared to the current share price of $56.98).
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