Five9 (FIVN) 6 Nov 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Company Profile

Participants

Lisa Laukkanen	IR, The Blueshirt Group
Rowan Trollope	CEO
Dan Burkland	President
Barry Zwarenstein	CFO
Sahil Sharma	JP Morgan
Scott Berg	Needham
Meta Marshall	Morgan Stanley
Vijay Dewar	Northland Capital Markets
Matt VanVliet	Stifel
Raimo Lenschow	Barclays
Zack Turcotte	Dougherty
Jeff Van Rhee	Craig-Hallum
Terry Tillman	SunTrust
David Heinz	Canaccord

Call transcript

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Operator

Good day everyone and welcome to the Five9 Inc.

Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Ms. Lisa Laukkanen. Ma’am. ahead, go Please

Lisa Laukkanen

by and on everyone. discuss today’s results. CFO. being quarter operator, President; Dan for Barry and FiveX’s thank joining XXXX Zwarenstein, hosted is call us conference Today’s Trollope, good you, CEO; And Burkland, afternoon you third Rowan Thank call to

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Rowan Trollope

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Dan Burkland

Thank you, Rowan.

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Barry Zwarenstein

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Operator

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Sahil Sharma

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Rowan Trollope

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Dan Burkland

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Operator

Thank you.

will come Needham. question from Berg next Our Scott with

Scott Berg

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Rowan Trollope

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Scott Berg

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Dan Burkland

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Operator

from Please will question Marshall next Our with Meta go Stanley. Morgan ahead. come

Meta Marshall

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Rowan Trollope

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Meta Marshall

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there in is Just excess any you usage was it this kind kind seasonality? QX, but of of think of normal above contribution

Dan Burkland

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Barry Zwarenstein

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Operator

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Vijay Dewar

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Rowan Trollope

Vijay, this is Rowan.

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Vijay Dewar

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Rowan Trollope

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Barry Zwarenstein

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Operator

with to move Stifel. We Matt ahead. Please next go VanVliet

Matt VanVliet

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Dan Burkland

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Matthew VanVliet

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Rowan Trollope

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Dan Burkland

Yes and to just that. add

extract intelligence becoming customers probably are I contact last now commodity If thought mentioned, the a my I right of the them into several the are a minded talking in XXX is really got that Are As out, about, of was lot is able as of there. it dispositions the that CRM key could relied about. And the voice last with play. piece? years, voice agents have just those agents then so finding transcribe data all of on, coming a just to digital And what's elements is and CRM a with with of agents do valuable have finding And even about those coming important. the conversations so that being the may into in conversations. AI Over and that to solutions they mentioned from we're and the the And figuring conversation, us. there have more the into more calls doesn’t on you in now importance it and interaction Rowan assistance day that's stored But centers, perhaps the voice voice? opposite. XXX and easy all categories happening data that advent that so, artificial cutting indefinitely agent mean of I of in interested with ultimately capabilities have data couple I what available Google the put and year how is and call of you touch or virtual more the what is to the customers we're along. all channels about become earlier

to conversations They’re do do I you look out, listen been they them of them. pull can do voice them? resurgence important finding data. to keep them transcribe data actually important that calls? can the to of to transcribe indefinitely? people and historically, them? that those you it’s mind want How out only when really that if So because data And then how pull so just to do So making X% I and I have of I difficult is have so, capture calls, how out and -- How they a and, enterprises. get record data they voice, I And at to my becoming very sit

a new very, So, much very trend.

Operator

with come go question will from ahead. next Barclays. Lenschow Please Our Raimo

Raimo Lenschow

what the. I guy going about is AI and to that first AI? question. be It Barry, that CRM that like you going about on vendor? Rowan that help was the, to the is stay to Can Is you that from the talked has comes that the as subject with my think If be stuff and or then from

words be to versus So where system intelligent more the CRM how vendors like, go? used in need does other much to needs

Rowan Trollope

referring center. very about This we’ve really It’s Thanks is exclusive what a combination, and Rowan. was Dan talking what to is just contact but the Raimo. to been

enterprise dark of the probably source biggest is that on sitting data today. in the voice And conversations. We’re customer

that product or I they But of is we that billion what really, think it year artificial You’re mentioned want you was intelligence that’s train all turns and use problems having a service. out your are telling that what talking from what we they’re earlier, our data, data. you X.X your customers systems. through -- can And to pipes again, that minutes flows with

that it’s from needs amount of incredibly think so directly and extracted that absolutely, And huge the value be or is us. come vast the value valuable I to that majority from of to going

on with but are working is several now. are Google partner, we right the partnered our back So end. as with technology customers we other actually pilot vendors well

so to the bear that X And exclusively we’re this customers stool we any pilots technology it’s we’re legs of with initial and around not point. ideas our can at doing we So and the Google. to choose. that learning We bring X sort AI have

that to that boring do going longer to the see the just technology the the out. than and day drudgery existing larger not is TAM is that But in opportunity term we that again, day probably So And a really opportunity really selling most years. today. XX opportunity returns call quarters, in times you’re centers here the presents. measured It in AI do but automate,

to into massive coming about and agents. year, are repetitive ultimately is So calls replace of think in labor. the about at TAM train our there’s those to only intelligence labor to billion $XXX artificial center per to routine $XX year sitting automate spent that way and but scenarios and that to contact And is get data access a amounts and start current augment systems billion the

opportunity. the that’s So

Raimo Lenschow

to it’s Genesis. has how out Verint. Can double acquisition obviously landscape the little are then partner what it work in is you're and just the on click on bit working market need now quarters with key a double you little NICE evolving competitive the you’ve seeing And they bit like there? click as few that they a for been in

Rowan Trollope

Yes.

part that of that in is category. NICE obviously. lead and share So our the We partner are tremendous the as WFO a both competitor deliver partner. of is Verint perspective partner service. lot and that market There from

deliver to as WFO higher a end part NICE our part So of when -- bring customers sorry, solution, especially service Verint host with we the and at the our in choose and of go service. of as a

we the that use we vendors WFO, end partnering that's lower market of space. other WFM the the have also for and so We how

those We well. really partners have of they're and number working

In see terms inContact. obviously, of NICE we competitively,

see ability of side latest on the If of the the presence. in just and remained NICE of right we market you I down think quadrant FiveX, to with a I reflection competitor Gartner dropping our that's upper Quadrant, hand Magic top sort third and And both execute.

contact are leaders in So that FiveX breakaway clear the the and space. center fact NICE is

Operator

next to Please Dougherty. with Zack Turcotte ahead. go We'll

Zack Turcotte

back for Catherine the contact center is on to sort want jump to Trebnick. Zack just again. multichannel I This of approach

capabilities and this in since they and build Twilio they might widen? solutions build have have capabilities first, So companies as of past secondly, addition inherency see expanding sense the a size toolkits like Vonage changing customer channels? and competitive how more features think e-com XX during deal customized advantage their APIs, somewhat do demands average and API of these months that past more with across And and do have you your you can to

Rowan Trollope

take Do to Dan? want you first part, the

Dan Burkland

Yes, Zack. sure

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So contribute you're up them the effective can been adopted over their market security, see than customize size. customers. ton in size deal the cloud others trusting has uplift that building our and to But of each the a from the is innovate show centers then scalability people that them the and further an they those uplift solution areas. cloud more size the the solution. main today and and in doesn't reliability improving giving the years further also The as premises of cloud the in contact to The with ability

all going kind to proper it's the number there It's couldn't openness, needs it's people have already that, API they have and perception an I and argue cloud would interesting of finished a am in when do the requirements. it a or want missed because want an if solution customers sometimes misplaced platform email most to don't They that to less and and build and they go they less but it contact building is sets that's flexibility in I to I tailored the the multichannel further customers. openness be premise. and that truth, come, been And to APIs the center, product, still that. want enjoy to have and yet the build from do out said that want all has those them for where with their that of our make So figure they SDKs They the the of built give go features for how customization into capability something that's earlier as own to specifically flexibility we ability in remarks.

So, Rowan?

Rowan Trollope

that when would And that feature if need the do you’ve segment I process. very and attempted earlier from product I you what sort for are compared delivering with APIs centers Yes tune good that developers and their time over gotten the to it what it we specific do would can you enter. been working refining really to just hiring contact is, quickly. customize has The to at our each said to time you do it two use deployed product and we’ve developers our of customers XXX add value environment. in that, to very, that our honing us yourself the length decade iteratively doing through our really, that And deal, for no short last the until we’ve same. new and talk of take is first still and to

CPAS, or well communications hugely into for had And very to done a developers your originally it's CPAS that’s came space Twilio obviously their that the as up It both, in I has Nexmo that as Many think think sort be about to of embed Plivo positive ours, your of to than -- CPAS. think applications. development the origination I customers, question a to Now as able answer different I and to right. well speak specifically our Tropo. with

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often Sometimes they’re similar, but they’re orthogonal.

a about communications in more the customers, those and classic reflection through the contact places you the embed CPAS, how of it’s the said I an more your adjunct. transform your authentication that our which and need can with ultimately, and an communicate doing of that communications with the earlier, about all trend build more, Look, we slow on communications center it’s or can center. and a new building -- so into into building capabilities and really it’s case, And you sort app mobile In more is. it’s to of on. that so an SMS that better. it’s think you to your And those same the contact with In your it is interesting But customer. take customer case

market for out. and adjunct see step plays I this and think so new we’ll an And it here interesting it’s how a

Operator

Please We’ll from Rhee question with Jeff ahead. next take go our Van Craig-Hallum.

Jeff Van Rhee

Several me. questions for

high at I had at the roughly on starting right if math First guide, ’XX. I just, I XX%, look the if a level, guess

several a early and stand look it, at I out you get you growth, accelerating When last with followed you’re long quarters, this essentially two number comfortable forward growth. obviously that particularly been showing Just you really the the point I saying quarters at time. consensus. just Last it's

are that caution you of days conservative see suggests what the asking. and level you XX really and might but then anything outperformance cautious go, demands deceleration You that just and deliver thought guys as Do incremental you or have ago?

Dan Burkland

short your no. Jeff, is answer

guidance, be seasonality wait emerges as and we able to see been and our to we before say remains it that business just business of and of just to have very anything we robust. see XXXX exactly now aspect and beyond the want not I turns prudent. enterprise We’re that commit across beginning at XX%. closer it. into how The This commercial both There should the out traditionally be stage is happens we what get we'll what but as

Jeff Van Rhee

Dan, maybe side. the on sales

you've Because changing? add bringing you ads of entities remarkably that's people sales about thinking extent you've scaling, pace thinking sort with 'XX bit thus about consistent the to what's can recruiting just to open -- trending 'XX? and and be Just amount lot far talk share about you're across willing the the talk year are of for a sort of talk to about how certainly is what of that ended your know I of that historically preliminary just little would there share but capacity, a gone about know then me you're

Dan Burkland

every work just a things reasons of our opportunity the look more day not the continues the to There how channel the success question. our we continues It do more that we great, ecosystem mentioned that and brand, and better growth our that's I mean and get customers growth accelerated at that for to on our to great validated by to with our think testament better. work a I culture. is with place mention earlier makes get happening Yes, business reach partners them. our you when and great partners. lot integrity to And FiveX our question I

get recruiting be very, we place better process. very to It's think selective more knocked continue door to I quarter-in-quarter-out. better our as envious it that and more us on and through So attractive we go a gotten and we to have be and more allows and and more

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there So I on hitting sales. we're in shape it great think when and all comes cylinders to we're

Jeff Van Rhee

top market? quarter this extent months? it terms of environment obviously how what last rate I the guess market in acceleration. say does in with ago the one. in differently, compared feel overall of months last To the growth XX XX accelerated spend Ask Then to is And itself line the in

Dan Burkland

dollars, I there. is those a I of to way in immune on spending you solutions it pretty the different think some the premise back think I but the was we’re CapEx selling when macroeconomic days CapEx conditions. certainly the mean needed we're much and little

tough. or way more television It’s continue back a spending, to about we’re the done I they earlier. a you turn in of mentioned mean, business. that times you to left momentum you We’ve they and often all had see more competition in the from see way aside be the well, commercial seeing more on it today experience. get market, media, Rowan even change when it’s companies and But talk realizing and I today That the more, behind said and experience over what deliver better deliver better I’m to going having something going said you’re So even we’ve about my to that, were More a and the work years. giving I’m company. product need that It’s out enjoy they’re about going the about to you deliver you and product. to think and that that they seen better today’s really you’re a going building to to I’m a with customer want

me optimal And where and visibility to I’ve my data. got transformation to first that through get have to control experience. customer to where this over and deliver go so in realizing, that I a I get And gives step translates companies do off legacy messaging that, solution difference the to the the is can technology the old

my ones which and get customers to and know working. journey the working to what are ones and are it So I I’ve got which can insights not are inspect thinking. customer

I So, big to how the in part customer deliver an the just of part but big, experience of it. that make the contact big, contact center, in it’s I can big changes that a center, that’s not a in

to because him. change allow succeeding change recognize customer a or to my to I So I’ve needs and the got with foundation navigate get able my and change, recognize I that be on me I’m that platforms them on the as customer not wants

Rowan Trollope

continue cloud that win every, of to to We as just we that. which What around around the do good have win. rate, I’ll deals good our Rowan, don’t have strong, around of data add we is three the this side growth. data quarters about market remain on And specifically

remains And so that strong.

I the what you cloud need So we attention getting our And think, share. to is, to customers to are are vendors, fair only answer transition our getting to not pay as share? to is, public, look we fair

dollar quarter very wrong, over And again, correct up share, second, me which a our fair rates. move more retention more at and mind. great. you to XXX% our on platform, but retention tell base when look I’m is And our if base that should keep customers moving XXX% this are getting platform, is they And then rates. those only We’re than on important buy what our not they our to that’s to in really dollar

base the So strong rate XXX% robust have shift retention don’t the people it to accelerate and to dollar and as like rates remaining the win it feels, data, certainly continue market we while is cloud. feels

Operator

Move Terry ahead. Please with to now Tillman go SunTrust.

Terry Tillman

but try even we’re go congrats. these fast the an I’ll commercial also to really through hour, business through and pass

over seen couple last be the in year? reason this higher can’t On growth you’ve the sustained business, and quarter the commercial quarters that next any why fourth

Dan Burkland

Well, that certainly remember year, that the compares factor. so weak from one previous some had we

perspective. from But to We repeat the execution quarters have what we trend. quarter. last team Two don’t make changes said made I’ll a an

So, prudent enterprise forecasting or regards say X in enterprise guess being continue X business a X look X the of market. pack-to-LTV to that also market to versus we’re ratios invest being at to see LTV to I should is X to faster. which We growing you being part that the want and X. our just you commercial you tax to Obviously when

awareness in strong. is and continues think working. And strong, market is obviously is commercial and that's presence brand I in our we've changed our to strong we're team economy now of be that what the the brand So confident overall

joining our well us. as CMO we've So got new

to So accelerate. continue we think that that's going to

good we commercial of the but a about there factors So variety is feel business, there.

Terrell Tillman

some Okay. And interactions. the expand significant then that just work lastly, idea Will it's that potentially related -- I could rolling. the conversation appreciate to initiatives of pilot automated the home AI to stream the for these the software? could deals Thanks meaningful some changed how in you charge start And of again. driven in 'XX. makeup kind revenue of become your at AI of

Rowan Trollope

of been first. depends The which traction that customers. one take are with gets I'll questions way them a that piloting those at three so Yes, we've it there time. sort of we offers different charge, And

we call or of based insights One we business on what translate is then extrapolate the to and were. where them IQ dispositions text the capability calls business those all

automated possible. the a business not can a out previously say customers in what offer to charging we new have the customers That that and is do scale that a one that be we pull or way is way, at of new we would an might So insights new customers.

assist. agent that virtual is agent, Second and

that On the of today to agent hour per basis different that's I can virtual agent, sale similar minute It's modeling we we usage. one charge to that look on sale that. a to for and for charge ways we seat be then an may per an interest LD think an or

So agent. I a think that it to having would to attached human attached a but that's be similar would virtual it instead be

in the be agents linked we the call center. of no So number would longer to

agents You additional scale from get agent might licenses for from us. up example human licenses us buy X,XXX virtual but X,XXX and

world false So for the There work the think and a that's really practical. speculation up that's of I taking I any And including XXXX. at that a our a revenue solution get and that been long in don't right. any of works this think this general AI And term this in point down. which the we're market. We're went make hype just reflective time in in place sort a with materially our transition this promises question customers to is sure is assuming of affecting think long It's revenue soon. time I the lot second get in on we we want We careful haul. that recent coming bot that to should sort about and is of in

Operator

today question go Please David will Canaccord. final Our Heinz come from of ahead.

David Heinz

me. So, two competitive for questions

like that sign decision they potential guys traction are that any know cloud. the that's in rates [indiscernible] slowing retention speak can it's at don't that And product made have win have call have they can But talking having leverage? strong they defectors. to down to? since decisions clearly a now you all, least they go Any spoken. now X improving at at months making among if point cloud migration some I So, they least

Rowan Trollope

your know spoken don't we have because retention no. and business center. too that, surface slowdown the on to their we contact but question SaaS not cloud about is in visibility them and a our ask We're no could not seeing the You certainly a answer what

seem doesn’t X our it So Dan? iota, business to impacting be

Dan Burkland

not all. at Yes,

David Heinz

Okay.

Dan Burkland

donor replace to and installed we that be base the of legacy continue solutions each day. They every biggest

David Heinz

more one the on then, competitive And front.

of put Gartner the lot out whole credence in influences know things. them. called we you of attention. of play And a buyers there guys, Quadrant. a But pay new you are lot Magic Obviously, So and we don’t

need I ask. to So

inability this perception year, any that of So in thoughts comments the field? left inContact or driving to what’s NICE ahead FiveX there execute on

Rowan Trollope

they say of left in wouldn’t measured ahead us. I These are Well, millimeters.

the marketplace. wouldn’t with doing but at judgment. Let’s about we terrifically which out agree well, X rate, into that are NICE what every in win We deals. think necessarily visibility do have certainly X our remains clear. We And is into be we we have don’t executing visibility of

confident customer after So pretty of because takeout Cisco, still NICE move which a you platform, cloud they has wouldn’t third are. to biggest extremely is after that. but remains Avaya, that we’re inContact, strange and they And again, moved a our assume would

some visibility drive With the those interesting our that’s to that’s of point what that we an lay regards to. and data they that Magic pretty Quadrant, Gartner have clearly. So factors out

their where customers. interest just is hearing came back And huge guess, is are hearing from One NICE -- they’re partners And said earlier, the Europe. channel. a with the I And FiveX. I gets I of also their channel wave traction and there for attraction them of from credit, international it

channel. the were Like It’s for make channel. sure integrations wanted and And going long this the to quickly AI, So really we’ve channel. we ready we been thoughtful to about it go how we easy that our for the too we’re we’re the in to want sure haul with leverage make get and right. to product capabilities

key investment It’s to a a of it’s key be forward. so, going us going for for And growth us. forever area

Operator

like session That will back today. to I’d any our over or the management for question-and-answer to conclude turn additional remarks. closing for call

Rowan Trollope

to a great our to of operator for Thanks another and give questions. call special thank everybody all quarter. to yet thank all, And employees like you delivering you the for I’d today. our for customers most and stellar our joining Thanks

me summarize where to our call let today, we up So are. wrap

the in results First, that’s recognition. we our market, industry our growth reflected opportunity financial in see and an in enduring

last call by in and joining to the Next, in today. as execute Thanks thanks in that finally, contact I combined. And center all space best FiveX we’re to the confident in change years than our of going X Thanks the center leader the self-learning XX believe is Good to intelligent a more and next contact world our for cloud our powered customers. on AI. by delivering delivered to afternoon. to the ability continue has years it team our the through

Operator

will conclude Thank you That and you conference. once may again for all today’s now participation disconnect. your

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