Construction management software maker Procore (NYSE:PCOR) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 16.2% year on year to $302 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $302 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.01 per share was 91.2% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Procore (PCOR) Q4 CY2024 Highlights:
- Revenue: $302 million vs analyst estimates of $297.8 million (16.2% year-on-year growth, 1.4% beat)
- Adjusted EPS: $0.01 vs analyst expectations of $0.11 (91.2% miss)
- Management’s revenue guidance for the upcoming financial year 2025 is $1.29 billion at the midpoint, beating analyst estimates by 0.8% and implying 11.8% growth (vs 21.5% in FY2024)
- Operating Margin: -21.9%, down from -14.4% in the same quarter last year
- Free Cash Flow Margin: 0.1%, down from 7.8% in the previous quarter
- Customers: 17,088, up from 16,975 in the previous quarter
- Billings: $387.4 million at quarter end, up 14.5% year on year
- Market Capitalization: $11.04 billion
Company Overview
Used to manage the multi-year expansion of the Panama Canal that began in 2007, Procore (NYSE:PCOR) offers a software-as-service project, finance, and quality management platform for the construction industry.
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Sales Growth
Examining a company’s long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul. Over the last three years, Procore grew its sales at an impressive 30.8% compounded annual growth rate. Its growth beat the average software company and shows its offerings resonate with customers, a helpful starting point for our analysis.
This quarter, Procore reported year-on-year revenue growth of 16.2%, and its $302 million of revenue exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by 1.4%. Company management is currently guiding for a 12.1% year-on-year increase in sales next quarter.
Looking further ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 10.8% over the next 12 months, a deceleration versus the last three years. Despite the slowdown, this projection is above the sector average and implies the market is factoring in some success for its newer products and services.
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Billings
Billings is a non-GAAP metric that is often called “cash revenue” because it shows how much money the company has collected from customers in a certain period. This is different from revenue, which must be recognized in pieces over the length of a contract.
Procore’s billings punched in at $387.4 million in Q4, and over the last four quarters, its growth was solid as it averaged 16.8% year-on-year increases. This alternate topline metric grew slower than total sales, meaning the company recognizes revenue faster than it collects cash - a headwind for its liquidity that could also signal a slowdown in future revenue growth. 
Customer Base
Procore reported 17,088 customers at the end of the quarter, a sequential increase of 113. That’s worse than what we’ve observed previously, but we wouldn’t put too much weight on one quarter given its billings growth over the last year.
Key Takeaways from Procore’s Q4 Results
We enjoyed seeing Procore exceed analysts’ revenue and billings expectations this quarter. We were also happy its full-year revenue guidance narrowly topped Wall Street’s estimates. On the other hand, its EPS missed. Overall, this was a mixed quarter, but the stock traded up 9.2% to $82 immediately after reporting due to the top-line momentum.
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