NEWR - Earnings call transcript Q4 2018

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Jacqline, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the New Relic Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2018 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. you. Thank Instructions] [Operator may conference. you begin Parker, your Jon

Jonathan Parker

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Lew Cirne

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Mark Sachleben

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due primarily were were under expensed period to $X incorporates ASCXXX. Previously expenses Our the amortization million for which three in period a the incurred. commissions in commission they benefit QX year all expense guidance roughly

to expect year $XXX million, year-over-year. million from XXXX, fiscal revenue range a we XX% full the to XX% growth of to $XXX For

QX to We to expect diluted $XX per $X.XX year count share based expect the range I'd million, note to non-GAAP million. given of $XX.X we under significant having fiscal of year non-GAAP annual that to income to QX includes net with the in year of $XX in back $XX upon commissions. which will low occurred lead due hiring weighted turn And QX. fiscal Both profitability deferral previously mere with XXXX guidance currently the share benefit income for adjustments million certain in average the roughly I'll expecting sales operating of that, to the a expenses moved QX activity John. this $X.XX represent along to we're million ASCXXX, primarily of point this

Jonathan Parker

Mark. Thanks,

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Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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Lew Cirne

my more recall year. the the products 'XX consume investment that about talked the customers what it a field I about our it portion along going terrific our some feeding the time the this about make more easier want and And spending opportunities learned if deploy R&D over our fiscal love our strong to direct about better. customers and are the The that still to of lot is, and in for our even On and call a you R&D behind with what earnings in it if love more -- course time even even products and that's ago to broadly. I way customers was how philosophy year I this increase side, was

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Unidentified Analyst

competitive now? you Can infrastructure update an product there? your give on are overall on right environment competitors closest the just who And the us

Lew Cirne

Sure.

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Operator

next question Rob from from comes Baird. Your Oliver

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Unidentified Analyst

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Lew Cirne

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Unidentified Analyst

in the of And more what more year, come what follow-up; field? the just you you spent the biggest biggest in that spent time last and -- year the maybe that do one changes had over learning's were out field more you've the changes think

Lew Cirne

to capable overworked nothing as work products energizing as saw there and highly achieving to First on do visiting challenging want and make they New I of company, us they and a day us; every more excellent run busy a their customers from incredibly no-brainer goals people and to to deliver Relic's want all, but everywhere. customer put on incredibly flawless to it's easy systems your not rely aggressive who is complex for they trying to these sure data experience be absolutely rely they

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Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

acted lending what type infrastructure town? Relic in when it in surrounds there, New seeing infrastructure; a to deal sizes initial are extent you're of particularly what as And My has if has, the enterprise? question you

Lew Cirne

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sizes, deal I'd Mark to one. for like As that answer

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Mark Sachleben

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that to said, start more they APM they in is are getting enterprise, More is infrastructure For often, business. bit valuable as APM primarily realized enterprises in and Lew little adopting be or tend because included. but their APM how larger, run them a and the to helping we're with

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Unidentified Analyst

then past I could out. now might just think months can X-X And a if that think for you there was thought helpful. That's where Thanks. reason right any seem to remember, the it months I I now? to would Mark. stable quick move follow-up have durations X.X Is

Mark Sachleben

X heading I probably We're asymptotically months think like X curve X to towards that's is see range. to some you the months number X.X could slowing. X-X in then We're months, months. months X.X X.X to that the months from months,

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Unidentified Analyst

Great, thanks.

Operator

Derrick Cowen Your from Company. from comes Wood & next question

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Nick Altman

Yes. guys. for is on Hey, This taking Thanks our for questions. Derrick. Aldman Nick

infrastructure driving And notable Just going guess, rates seeing kind types for are on the of there? trends you're of are back tool? an demand I what tax Can to seeing the what give you're idea there then terms most you of the strength companies any us tool. the of infrastructure in

Lew Cirne

and all that our and/or technologies dynamic is moving. particularly rates containerization every wash for dynamic Day. highly question typically customers in is, cloud and of even in monitoring Sure. is opportunity without part at point going the of believe key But or more the technology these our that it's because and as disclosing business are computing, thing infrastructure companies very the in whole those between our from the seeing companies enterprises environments. And potentially who again, Analyst we the I all modern infrastructure can adapting these we're of these the environments tax customer all modern gives really experience more but of traditional where picture. hard environments, mindset don't in or today, R&D say any we're show The the an where take may would infrastructure that our relationship view, of are running the that environments, differentiate, that adapting I application of which not and data of projects which being more constantly best follow-up drive types the tools logic is only problem us the types application but then products and because we int. has to we segment, in to the That so think a place is are efforts growth is application to mindset it, for we're at the environments. We it's and that technology and market that, roll why more complex one's focusing the see infrastructure, start importantly, one the value teams and our vertical managing was the alongside bulk think is it's I and the where that for

Nick Altman

Got it.

to guys helpful. sustain that's Okay, growth how talk trending just what investments SMB of that and are there And is the in can making then about you sort growth? market then you guys

Lew Cirne

I'll take that. let Mark

Mark Sachleben

real strong been for us. quite be It of couple announced so is the continues pleased while to profitable It that quarters segment, for now. has a with we're growing. way that We've in Sure.

segment segment, enterprise behaves ways certain a the end performing buy to that I bit more try which a think call done is focus to in What market high that terms in we've and buying characteristics. investment X,XXX market, SMB the I they we we them, little commercial devote more that's of on like how think XXX to the well. of and an there bit

transactions get you that So good-sized in can area.

that of the drive our SMB So growth overall. helped business

business it healthy certainly is we expect growth being by for going driven in to us. real is said, so that of We very But the be enterprise. investment, our forward that terms continue the expanding

Nick Altman

Got you. it. Thank

Operator

question Stanley. next from Sanjit comes Morgan Singh from Your

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Josh Baron

Hi. This question. is Josh the Baron for Sanjit. Thanks for

when should compute You you briefly would and a on could is of expand mentioned triggered server prepared how how need list hoping just monitoring change in for remarks. term up, event your Thank pricing if as view your the follow on I impact models basis. longer computing you. was server-less distributed a

Lew Cirne

getting I This is technical. great. Oh, you love to Thank Josh.

for an uptake in application be of portion compute server-less bulk an how be in the of adaption technology. case in should going think architecture. think we very digital important XXX% rare But seeing We We an server-less be going it's applications. of the market -- significant work don't are to the it's and to it's functionality

do we going visibility on and that right price the given way we're beg conversations is we're it there to customers. point per server, out an to can question, monitor is 'how do on. you with figuring does we're it's Internally it out charge work say historically important to -- at more for this'? it. having invest server All And the started hard no I So be won't

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Operator

question UBS. comes from [ph] from next Your Low Jennifer

Your line is open.

Fatima Meneses

dynamic turnaround maybe Lew, you; this environment. question for a of computing the of just notion increasing

partner you the increase ubiquity? remarks New ubiquity platform; of prepared to lot a and better Relic have it talked go-to-market, be wondering is You channel distribution? it your feel do more it that levers to increasing is able you the what I'm about Is pricing, in

Lew Cirne

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in a the way this kind of similar -- to similar So where a technology experience. using of have of mindset case we -- through we then want Relic customer revenue products it's in delivers but case -- set advertising company think people continually oriented will just through that And the New to that with in they ubiquitous course consumer our and more obviously, downstream overtime. a great deployments drive consumer

Fatima Meneses

of for the the follow-up Mark, a your you sort retail the by if why as struck standpoint; you IBM I'm you. year that that maybe can mentioned and from you've talk how half guidance? there into to economics from in And you up decelerate the of a wondering should relationship And Mark. back incorporated guidance? maybe growth implied qualitatively upside Thank the

Mark Sachleben

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Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

how across how to months? spend go-to-market wanted metric? your a accelerate XX you change to you grow say spend ping will your enterprise know, standard Any will grow as your don't -- I of on on your journey that And average over customers. I time -- next it let's XX say and evolve become maybe your thoughts over the to sort that to and

Lew Cirne

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Lew Cirne

operator. go to can next You the question,

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Lew Cirne

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Keith Bachman

-- for couple out you. was the guidance robust seem doesn't there that? the revenue Thank you've outlook questions. one a the strong a yet cause you is, one actually was didn't And a we is if given might and then even have there of jibe the to to if wondering for just acceleration was the year, It the that number just of with quarter, call I I'm on ask billings should an aware deceleration last follow-up. -- us so Number revenue? so speak issue there year; of quarter, could you I look this wanted projecting deceleration a that billings to exceptionally -- we at you are previous and over duration you the

Mark Sachleben

early talk duration We did in from and renewals X came about March million increases. both, that $XX tailwind

So then something an out but us on had that is obviously next QX year. in impact that helped

one that's the that's So of certainly in factors playing there.

Keith Bachman

and yet as an Last I to growth tailwind, were recall year $X is some million year. deliver you well from in QX had similar XX% able right, as revenue circumstances this that you

it's underlying there some the So as of just is well. -- and an messages also conservatism of element perhaps just

Mark Sachleben

to I sure make talked want seasonal for we can make business set -- We that on want about. feel we and ourselves deliver we up the that as to we is success. like so more QX/QX what said, certainly I to getting that enterprise more think we sure coming and

Keith Bachman

XX% just --let's My up follow-up you sake, for this question growth argument a round end coming of doing is, say number year. revenue philosophical for fiscal

that at to This activities your investors let's philosophically, we of kind thinking next more years about for revenue be to journey mix as billion? about customer, journey billion? generating roughly should in should you're growing of the it be thinking couple $X the XX% well enterprise, Given durable $X the call how as your growth, per

Mark Sachleben

We existing getting to be saw customers that we like great by a we target the continue year. we think the put opportunity grow healthy customers of We've folks expanding XXXX of of and this end there. us talking to were for expect nice have Even we about put that some continue our the driven do things our now. $X around feel but in that's clip. past metrics to by go we've spend have the new billion March to to we lot so a ahead and enterprise, and what I us of average And going out XXXX, great up at that's the fiscal

$X we're is Day so to not Analyst -- June. point in our growth have there at billion heading on target. some updating this our We'll durable that And but at targets we updates think this more

Operator

the turn are questions. There call I'll back no further to over presenters. the

Lew Cirne

of Thank Francisco. you Thank you. in very much you in to look couple a everyone weeks San forward and seeing

Operator

This today's concludes call. conference

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New Relic (NEWR) 8 May 182018 Q4 Earnings call transcript