FIVN - Earnings call transcript Q3 2017

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Operator

Good day, and welcome to the Five9, Inc.

Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I’d like to turn the conference over to Lisa Laukkanen. Please go ahead.

Lisa Laukkanen

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Mike Burkland

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Barry Zwarenstein

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Operator

take Instructions] ahead. And JPMorgan. go we you. [Operator will from Auty Sterling Thank Please first our with question

Sterling Auty

Yes. Thanks.

and most and you after you with more importantly, my prayers cancer’s many, many, and many ass. thoughts you plan for I kick working First are Mike, with on years

Mike Burkland

I’m Thank agree for ready battle. you, Sterling wholeheartedly. the and I

Sterling Auty

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for kudos business. So Onto courage. the the

their and You the two – through win gone things getting Are closed That as Avaya rates anything mentioned but the process? any stayed seems the same? bankruptcy improving like has competitors, biggest updates versus for has changed cloud does on part not tougher, opportunity the displacement?

Mike Burkland

we expect in the even them anybody in with from to our billion replaced still. terms cloud $X eventually largest on they’re they’re the players Avaya. we gift keeps XX, have be emerge clearly, more legacy of against debt, that for if going we rates same win continues the replace Well, Sterling. gone giving competitors up Yes. And of keeps over as mentioned We’ve the to be call, But the Avaya yes, they Chapter hamstrung else. from than and

legacy opportunity is this like to think a we players So decade-plus-long replace to Avaya. continue these

Sterling Auty

Sounds good. then question. And one follow-up

third size is, think for year and initial quickly Given back average for you ago? what where seeing like second terms of at are the customers enterprise can customer I the those enterprise coming what this in an enterprise us versus a business how deal today is XX% And purchases? tell you the of point,

Mike Burkland

Yes.

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Sterling Auty

Got it. you. Thank

Operator

take Hynes with from And Canaccord. next our we’ll question David

David Hynes

thanks Hey, guys.

the at best. want Sterling’s Everybody obviously, Mike, sentiments. First, really you wishes Canaccord to echo

priority You’ll we’ll takes you. be missing in be these so calls, times, these but thinking certainly top yourself getting of better

Mike Burkland

DJ. Thanks,

David Hynes

about I will obviously VAR that’s do think in know competitors. It’s of those – the hire of challenge your to of for new I capacity? I those How some guys partners. capacity. terms area direct you and continue as an implementation folks ask leveraging aggressively about been for you channel

and some of how if how you services work to do of So hand-off and – the to that closed plan partners? manage

Mike Burkland

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David Hynes

Yes.

to acquisition I then about And Cisco’s of BroadSoft. Okay. want ask

you they’re could Center space? do there. known the the that curious How But also PBX. is impact so think strategy have Contact I thoughts? Any in you more think they solutions, Cloud what cloud a

Mike Burkland

have do up I and around for part all Transera, that’s BroadSoft’s around long a that it mean, But small business, technology years a there’s acquired infrastructure, solution contact ago center R&D but virtually Yes. if that was center unified and to away investments, work business toward know very an end years know They to kind Transera. is for how used I the technology a do long, they long years a center few the for Interesting Dan pretty deal. of acquired pivoted communications. a ago. been will. there. to don’t I to run He and two pretty, they of we’ll team much contact of you see do well. But the there kind if lot that contact a perspective so that enterprise-grade their Cisco, from ago. competitor, of it’s Transera fact, analytics they a last technology BroadSoft’s sales focusing be knows It’s from – has get of is, time. of Actually, future

David Hynes

Yes. All thanks right, guys.

Operator

from Lenschow Raimo We’ll next question with take Barclays. our

Raimo Lenschow

question. Thanks taking my for

Let and me the as all comments echo Sterling’s best, well, Mike.

Mike Burkland

Raimo. Thanks,

Raimo Lenschow

little about the you On – guys? bit a on relationship you, evolving that’s Verint Mike, the talk how the and business, for to can

Mike Burkland

It’s Yes, becoming important Raimo. us. partnership for absolutely, a very

now customers. Verint implementations flow, our to on, had and we’re and within time successful beyond As deployments It’s initial with deal FiveX get goes integrated great that. we’ve and enterprise

just going factor growth nice going to to forward. us think be that’s we a for continue So

mix have continue like partner our solutions to well, that other we player such as offer in We great of to WFO customers. and players established but large a with it’s WFO to Verint can

Raimo Lenschow

you. Thank

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business just and XX-ish, I then it. I last quarter the next understand Was because it and part the on, of So at enterprise – every being look enterprise kind there of of me bigger getting is up? a from of healthy your more total, dynamic me, – and then becoming Help somewhat life moment grown of bigger from revenue low it’s clip. has your how it’s just better? at year, tough comps, kind you But it’s a decelerating your these you’ve do two – of getting if kind kind at year, business at that can’t the growing very for marry explain

Mike Burkland

Yes.

fact subscription number in I tough of And of the there’s QX in revenue, last deployments that’s comp large live talked in QX extremely enterprise that enterprise So a the decelerated. just is couple think, equation part here, about we that, Raimo. definitely had Remember, go and quarters, we especially the an Q, of last of the year, XXXX. of

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Raimo Lenschow

Perfect, best and the it’s very Mike, soon. well get clear. all

Mike Burkland

Raimo. again, Thanks,

Operator

Nikolay Beliov next take with America. Bank our from We’ll question of

Jacqueline Chung

you Jacqueline best. actually is our taking for Mike, question. Chung, Nikolay. This we’re Thanks wishing for on the

just that the add to So to questions on asked was earlier.

last between from enterprise XX% of down relationship the three that months pipeline quarter. just Avaya to three the also that from driving been XX% understand, and last just this And pipeline, record bookings recognition? to and bankruptcy, XX% decelerating and XX% XX total quarters, to over revenues the trying the has we’ve business trying and last have market light quarters So every the noticed in is to come XX% opportunity, the to to quarter, what revenue we’re understand we’re XX%

Mike Burkland

XX% long and year-over-year. again, XX% The part and It revenue, Yes. ago, is high-growth the it’s capacity has this year change revenue come rate down think in subscription to curve business. to, opportunity is opportunity, a XX% as very that the in and in in terms interesting, the caught this potentially again, long so of enterprise low-XXs. our subscription to But as that consistent as of kind growth that I’ve portion of blended Sure, enterprise sales said, in Actually, multiple long-term business expect our I wouldn’t business the – a well growth of abnormally our this that growth in rate. too growth, our slope enterprise times, very is subscription decade drive extraordinary said, a of as in multi wishes. we haven’t much most and get run, growth underpenetrated, I the important of stable sustainable for mix, to story. large And off Ashley, we zone multi-decade the is thanks

Jacqueline Chung

more question. thank Okay, you. we have And

Dreamforce So week this the up broader to a at a we pick seems customer. be spent there by in digitization and initiatives

long-term you, So trend a continue how a from from and to product go-to-market that are perspective? perspective, leverage

Mike Burkland

question. great Yes,

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Jacqueline Chung

Thank Great. you so much.

Mike Burkland

you. Thank

Operator

Please from our Needham. go Berg with take we’ll And next Scott question ahead.

Peter Levine

you family, echo your – This is Peter Levine, Mike. in for and to Scott. To

at and the you you continue sales the and are conference at saw your hear Dreamforce and guys we the people hiring to strong week, We’re competitors. booth, from that leaders we for guys

I So XXXX, sales does mean, look what approach as your you capacity like?

Mike Burkland

Yes, Peter.

of again, rep as I’ve expand we we – XX% said. that in XX%, continue quota-bearing capacity to So to enterprise,

really and to over years enterprise sales have fortunate recruit people in We’re is established else management just bring that anybody organization sales than Dan a a industry. the really our in different such very new and team his on cohesive ability spot. the

recruiters. going through we’re So not typically

We’re typically here track at action. great that network from enterprise have hire seen work the other companies worked known FiveX be to have that proven us folks already, quantities the hiring at that that able sales to and it’s record in of people in for

growth. that same sales to we’ve the we year-over-year, So expect again, which at and drive at we’re XX% going to continue capacity expand to been revenue rate XX% to bookings continue to

Peter Levine

Great.

deals. to other more company The see considers the thing influence partners is

that you contact hear subscriptions with space selling for not or we the onboard – this going do right? perpetual center move products are license, However, So partners forward? in not onboarded as how

Mike Burkland

to this a seen Well, months. the prior in Yes. on Peter, that mentioned we’ve over nine I’d I’ve shift big last, say, XX calls.

that the one. over If we ago, you had look number Avaya at resellers a of FiveX, look we a little you back reselling if had year

there’s were that on on-premise be been that that partners used to bias large re-up for that a forced, the not model, the Avaya going really part have not are to now months. is economics solution. partners on-premise last And toward We being channel amongst them. of increased the really know the nine change dramatically channel but over in because those better enterprises mainly are Those they their mentality

they’ve So to they’ve alternate. got a got have to have cloud and an alternative,

we’ve will, Avaya, scales, large FiveX alternative where on-premise Avaya and you example. So point, us be VARs as for to a the cloud leaned come seen actually in tipping hard inflection the of to have a able these a to if offer to

Operator

from Northland with And our Mike Markets. Capital question will last take Latimore we

Mike Latimore

your thinking recovery. Mike, for we’ll definitely be of you

Mike Burkland

Thank you.

Mike Latimore

What does just on not the all sort percent influences, quarter, – side. the specifically? bookings of the the bookings the but channel this represent the On channel, of

Mike Burkland

Yes.

and from more bigger agents XX% XX% But So represented right? influenced the as perspective, master a we the by resellers deals. count were ecosystem, our said, than deal of

deals more had ever it – in dollar we and – business, and quarter. deals heard about. $X bookings, I our you below the from than million-plus – quarter was XX% mainly those this direct perspective because probably talked a a side on large We of – we However, signed

master a and from perspective, deal over but count dollars, XX% resellers. the altered that So agents for

Mike Latimore

just deal you. the up. know you’ve it I Got migrating on about talked And size,

more this Given or of a size, little bit a quarter, migration like the there’s a in efforts? sign still number deal it of of mentioned almost of it stairstep-up deals your you is seems

Mike Burkland

these million a Yes, million $X.X million $X those are quarter deal, are this million, about I our a back special. I quarter a pretty $X.X deals. a earnings a great this – look was large for you and the talked at calls $X.X deal, past, if was in mean, –

Mike Latimore

then last, that. add that like you more on as relatively is people? just – And Yes sales productivity, consistent

Mike Burkland

Yes. we’ve slightly steady, increasing, very that capacity sales enterprise. very not to to fortunate to keep continued be as add been if to We’ve able

Mike Latimore

you. it. Thank Got

Mike Burkland

Mike. Thanks,

Operator

with take we’ll Go from next ahead. our question Jeff Craig-Hallum. Van Rhee And

Jeff Van Rhee

Great, in and tough thanks. intense Mike, – really so sorry all and is best looking to focus think news, culture wish on very being you the benches the well-placed the hear the as I your family point. at certainly this and

best. a in So team certainly, wish strong the living you but you’re place,

Mike Burkland

much, so you Jeff. Thank

Jeff Van Rhee

bet. You

it in bookings year-over-year question to can there to a bookings, respect How minute a last does up standpoint, acceleration you’ve in So that if you of with respect the growth? terms guess, few growth bunch color you bookings with will, certainly, of for couple posted compare give the this ago, quarter does a on a quarters, me. deals namely Mike’s mark I an here. front? Is any more from big to

Mike Burkland

record news some curve, as to that’s, I this again, wouldn’t Even part the model. characteristic our And business the that, of news that’s of lumpy. characterize high, of this growth. in transactions good magnitude the we I of relatively real that’s is as would had well. And the large us Well, us enterprise say, being And it’s a order the it smooth of many our for business a a it’s off commented on I continues terms not Jeff, large as pipeline good beauty deals, or that quarter deals I though record high, so was say quarter an Yes. charts also we per these and – with and too. have and clearly general, is for mentioned, even would in

Jeff Van Rhee

Yes.

talked, at certainly think, you Okay. And tough length, about on the then compares quarter I basis. coming a year-over-year the into

decelerate. enterprise or the you don’t that So with – make conclusions. bottom subscription respect not this Would to growth you rate? the it’s tough to surprised we LTM expect the floor growth that see necessarily the given to any quarterly, is Do see

Mike Burkland

I – as to proxy I’ve is would and it is would zone, say, that. and I XX% And that I good would leave that, XX% run. expect over very, the and tried where I’ll really are. at to be tell of very range, we a XX% that again, over us over Jeff, everyone in in to long kind

Jeff Van Rhee

Yes. Got it.

of that Okay, might portions incremental seeing been people of just last six from terms in not solution you’re any me. With respect the color what to set the ago? gravitate to months three, pipeline, the have case

Mike Burkland

our But sell. to one to those through base. most one can our able and product pipeline. in right? we say to the a large of more would but SKUs up-sell still anything of our than core just in it’s is of Yes. majority that that added kind of bulk offer the the just set on new the pipeline pipeline SKUs. MPLS, I goes that more products There’s omni-channel, more about talked it our SKUs. deals, still the product, deal agent mix SKUs of WFO mentioned product add multi-channel, core of would be But core expansion It’s past our of our more to the in many in still in with but are nice terms I’ve – is on. interesting. are offering, that So not in connect, and so it more we also of list the continue deals I

Jeff Van Rhee

Great. much. this. wishes Best so Thanks All to beat right.

Mike Burkland

Thank you, Jeff.

Operator

are take we’ll And question from with KeyBanc. next Brent our Bracelin

Brent Bracelin

been the go your wishes Historically, back two you. the you’ve over back family just best win Thank sincere in the rate. I’ll enterprise win last thoughts extend wanted and and about to also rate XX% really quarter. Mike, my I One, talking to questions. to you year, had go if an I here.

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Mike Burkland

question. of seen market. a for our about two their big benefiting in parent Summer a some some think those the namely continues increase to good it’s it have it’s so right, been very the being lead. awareness the the quarters, these one I new mean, win the I the Release It’s case, time, two quarter. in That from through we extending our a have of but talking it’s distractions absorbed case. Brent, for helping also, of against of brand the product same few Probably rates us, by Yes, inContact believe, think, things. that a And Interactive I it’s than in still over a we we’ve And competitors, case and we’re competitors At function been more rates. both going continued cloud that and number last just be Intelligence competitors and win happening, our our but key companies. you’re And function was

Brent Bracelin

Very is last And my then Barry helpful. for here. question

the leverage in sequentially. just we tripled operating profits think here business, about the you – may As tripled operating year-over-year

But to going year leverage, what’s off your those. front were seasonal make to going your around operating model, you components like some investments in some the think be you load continue to that? sounded about leverage and drive understanding to here As comments there’s driving next to appetite

Barry Zwarenstein

Yes.

about quarter. margin keep of we’ve very to despite gross remain of we the the operating XX%-plus. return on So, same and very report the it of goal the and leverage in just recipe, were committed, in And continuing first XX% expansion Brent, of we’re XXXX, to half we investments. stove. more got talking happy been And meaningful target the of We’ve to increased consistent second all, those this doing

Brent Bracelin

Okay, thank you.

Barry Zwarenstein

Brent. Thanks

Operator

Richard And Roth we’ll take our Capital. with from Baldry next question

Richard Baldry

few add you’re FiveX of also your you successful been Thanks, battle these for best the my past wishes, and helm in hope have years. as at

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Mike Burkland

the spot our where – easier culture the amongst you great were first got of the helps on. know to get their historical these come is up market, very whale-hunting too. again, But good experience I a for table have Yes, mean, grow that so speak, It’s here, And on sales years to the and much, game, it’s – and up organization. quarter we you Rich, will, into commissions and a better from folks sweet been. you we – the you moved urge that standpoint. bread do some in hard nearly to wishes is when bottom just and there’s market. from medium They go starting thank puts to be you’re to We right speak But down years an whale really And hunters, if mid-market on These if but butter, ago, and as it’s mentality and business XX to news go were ago. we market much to small volume every know into larger really to there. the here. than anyone. so it will, deals, years the I focused up, larger urge has pulled to really we enterprise, our the what when you

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Richard Baldry

cetera? you enterprise changes, lot every to the two how Or vertically growing you of need as to year, do a XX% or you’re years scale deals, by now pace team grows heads et state, about that now if the steady to there’s sort go XX% of with as you see that to really added geographically, structural really Can market any a that’s given quickly? you’re market so. capacity, going XXXX how And whether of it talk

Mike Burkland

Yes.

news I got terms of capacity. the much think our sales – we the of still so good expansion headroom is for us, in Rich, that

expand done we organizational, a to structure more making some opportunities future take see just structural much organizational to in we opportunity some still a and over still vertical. lot but also go in I been And regions But that which from of managers beyond And approach vertical the territories a standpoint we’ve there’s not so multiple of definitely and below. having terms opportunity and there wouldn’t regional of that, in bit little changes, are have we geographic an to but time that, org geographically. think future, call managers continue changes sales. that, to make them we’ve But promoting an into they’re beyond certain we area

Richard Baldry

quarter Okay, congrats good and luck. a on great

Mike Burkland

Thanks Rich.

Operator

Marshall with our Morgan last Meta And we from will Stanley. question take

Yuuji Anderson

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Mike Burkland

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Yuuji Anderson

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Mike Burkland

I hear can now. you Yes,

Yuuji Anderson

Great, yes.

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Mike Burkland

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Yuuji Anderson

to and speedy of Great. so recovery. Thank you much a luck best

Mike Burkland

Thanks so much.

Operator

session. remarks. does that back the like I’d for conference any And additional conclude to to Burkland question-and-answer Mike turn our

Mike Burkland

to the cohesiveness joining but Executive be execute team involved market. very perspective. me FiveX great Chairman, and thanks continue to with you today’s I for battle, great, just on combined go good call, health is to what extremely is, around But got and all extend from I it that much our am so the guys, lead the reiterate and want thank depth ready wishes. to it We’ll this a speak, I’m and I’ve with actively given our FiveX in team, I to as will will also confident the of that team, this of also

the excited chapter next here. about we’re So

for So thanks, again, joining.

Operator

And disconnect. once today’s and you you may for again, conclude thank that participation, now all your presentation. We

Five9 (FIVN) 8 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript