Enterprise workflow software maker ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
ServiceNow beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.80 billion, up 22.2% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ current remaining performance obligation estimates but decelerating growth in large customers. It added 32 enterprise customers paying more than $1 million annually to reach a total of 2,020.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting ServiceNow’s revenue to grow 21.5% year on year to $2.96 billion, slowing from the 25.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $3.66 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. ServiceNow has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 0.8% on average.
With ServiceNow being the first among its peers to report earnings this season, we don’t have anywhere else to look to get a hint at how this quarter will unravel for productivity software stocks. However, there has been positive investor sentiment in the segment, with share prices up 3.4% on average over the last month. ServiceNow is up 7.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $1,133 (compared to the current share price of $1,153).
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