DBX - Earnings call transcript Q2 2018

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Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining Dropbox's Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

As a reminder this conference call is being recorded and will be available for replay from the Investor Relations section of Dropbox’s website following this call. the team. to hand Dropbox's Yip now Relations Investor will call Darren over from I ahead. go Please

Darren Yip

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Drew Houston

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Drew Houston

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Dennis Woodside

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Ajay Vashee

Thank you, Dennis.

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Drew Houston

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Operator

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Zachary Lountzis

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Ajay Vashee

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Zachary Lountzis

Great, okay. Thanks a lot, guys.

Operator

Thank you.

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Ted Lin

actually is taking very Ted for this much on question. Heather. Thank my you Hi, Lin for

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Drew Houston

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Ajay Vashee

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Ted Lin

That's thanks. helpful. Great, very

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Drew Houston

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Ted Lin

color. for Excellent. Thank you the

Operator

you. Thank

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Mark Murphy

you. Dropbox to advertising user is getting views drive and or telemetry thank Are Yes, way? that RPU of or last in helping on launched, campaign year? early additions effectiveness your believe, television retention impressions late you're any the curious I I'm what there measurable the you the

Dennis Woodside

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So, the was majority way made channels digital brand campaign feel our prospective of effective that's investments we in because of large customers. highly our and reaching through by a actually

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Mark Murphy

Dennis. you, Thank Okay.

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Ajay Vashee

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Mark Murphy

Okay, thank you very much.

Operator

you. Thank

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Alex Zukin

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Ajay Vashee

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Alex Zukin

figure picture one question bigger who when A in significance enterprise you enterprise boil Dennis. on these or Drew for for a pipeline your one just up companies, and maybe Then general, deal to larger of traction. great. Then Okay, kind budget enterprise content are what -- more a player? you and are Thanks, again. area? the as of to out considering I'm in collaboration and usurping? management trying are usually productivity they Or you next-generation you displacing

Dennis Woodside

is CIO Typically, or the a here. selling we're Dennis with enterprises, This IT into senior when we're director. level dealing larger

and in someone is the cases, Sometimes, CIO, storage. displace the solutions. on not a that's if for We dedicated is different collaboration. responsible it it's for who the of lot times, some depends Other who's person responsible, infrastructure responsible who organization,

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Drew Houston

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Alex Zukin

Okay. Thank you, guys.

Operator

Thank you.

Our next of Richard question Davis with comes from the line Canaccord.

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Richard Davis

Thanks.

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Drew Houston

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Richard Davis

you. Got Thank helpful. it, that's very

Operator

you. Thank

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Ryan Goodman

Thanks Justin. Two for for taking the question. This is me. Ryan for Goodman

the one, think a talked about first lot upsell The I you've strategy.

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some there been the On quarter. during has noise landscape, the competitive

competitors be Have Just storage stand-alone enhancing cloud dynamic Thank to you in Are their on been this? go-to-market Others any change larger the that your enterprise solution. announced One of conversations any had would your you at all? the a have around as well. in offerings you. customer adjust color approach seeing helpful. of

Drew Houston

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Ryan Goodman

thank you. Okay,

Operator

Thank you.

with Our of Deutsche next Bank. comes question from Karl the line Keirstead

open. Your line is

Karl Keirstead

follow-up XXX,XXX Thanks. quarter and impact last if sub-adds, mentioned wondering little to Ajay, I've but of got XQ if XXX,XXX await compared could might that, XXX,XXX a prior I'm it solid, bit in just go us question, two that but can the then back you bunch that was the to you we for understand a for help it quarters. In what I've your to zero was to you just in on Ajay. put light you. on generally the a response could and got variables up

Ajay Vashee

Sure.

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Karl Keirstead

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I you haven't thought think in be impact. a I may revenues non-U.S. I'd kind ask. it's dollars, of decent portion Dropbox small? FX Maybe denominated yet any of But an mention heard I

Ajay Vashee

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Karl Keirstead

Ajay? in FX XXXX, there let's or say flow on cash there Was it. by Got any would impact

Ajay Vashee

FX guidance the we net we're today. in currency for gave that flow cash movements of seeing revenue that free is say any can I and for Well, and that

Karl Keirstead

good. Thank very Okay, you.

Operator

Thank you.

question with next Sarah of Hindlian comes the line from Our Macquarie.

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Sarah Hindlian

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Drew Houston

Sarah. Hi,

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Ajay Vashee

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Sarah Hindlian

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Drew Houston

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Sarah Hindlian

you Thank much. right. All very

Operator

you. Thank

Our question next McDowell comes with of the Securities. line JMP Greg from

Your open. line is

Greg McDowell

Magic very and ask much. to first I want Pocket. you thank infrastructure about Great,

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Drew Houston

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Ajay Vashee

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Drew Houston

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Greg McDowell

question Professional Advanced of I professional about quick introduced the 'XX, which Advanced. I Not Thanks. individuals, wanted ask SKU the months which really should full SKU to Dropbox against contrasted so the to November about beat was phenomenon grandfathering, sitting in feeling after 'XX, a think tailwinds the individuals we're actually for a we compared introduced the of was my Advanced, for January of XX SKU? and so hereXX that how One grandfathering lot dead expiration in guess is about Thanks. a expiration grandfathering but talked horse we've this months later. follow-up. with

Drew Houston

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Ajay Vashee

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Drew Houston

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Greg McDowell

thanks. it, Got

Operator

Thank you.

Mark comes question from Markets. Mahaney next Capital line of Our RBC with the

open. is line Your

Mark Mahaney

can those just have be something? get color markets? questions on Thanks the two. you're going color but been the start-up on get Dennis, of I may asked why to cryptocurrency already that or Thanks. down, be on performing the all Any lot. challenging? Most a give that maybe for go may down? so details. stepping answered, and all a better, you stepping a international We you more your Then are Those details little Now join

Dennis Woodside

great a Thanks for the idea. question. That's

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public First We've it a done that. it to into then scale but scale really time. company, over

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Mark Mahaney

and Dennis Thanks, Okay. congratulations.

Drew Houston

to echo that's opportunity we're an very truly that Lin and can provides into to think and I want for team that to the just transition be I that built. a excited replaced, Yamani Dennis testament has Dennis but roles step never the bigger

Operator

you. Thank

for We have call. one time more

last comes D.A. Rishi the line question of Jaluria Davidson. with Our from

Your line is open.

Rishi Jaluria

guidance Ajay, of me us on parts is year. on year-to-date from are it you margins what half drop little then help some reflecting? year. XX.X% on to Is wanted follow-up a us just of dive to understand back just to Thanks little a far of a give moving in going your I deeper the X% the Drew. here margin of in. Operating so for the the based guidance Can this ramp quick the a squeezing and investments? color for Maybe

Ajay Vashee

QX between in of for in to what Two Two, would operating that in due we are committed quarters we and primary reasons and things efficiency for timing the QX, spend, that but some guided the spend between operating it's we one, up I for variability bumping preserving there annual and of drove say note delivered more year-over-year flexibility like we're spend I QX the hiring operating margin and expansion so to the margin margin marketing basis. in year. would year we QX. what an and the driving we be across QX. certainly to on outlook to to continue our business

Rishi Jaluria

impact Okay. early any European GDPR Thanks, you any front, had theaters. just the from inbound the Thanks. that's the on if insights business adoption commentary since international helpful. of on been and Drew, there's interest or in wondering

Drew Houston

couple out months and a did I Actually, couple customer and leadership ago. I were Dennis a visits. the Europe in team

where and GDPR. there GDPR Dropbox for we something the that. around to think I does handle as to certainly IT get as and in for a really on They see It way Dropbox a want do their they wrap for their administrators to minds higher so arms is puts be our powerful need like it. data create their good customers urgency navigate

Rishi Jaluria

guys. Thanks, Great.

Operator

call Thank our question-and-answer like the to now you. back turn to over I'd concludes session. Houston. That Drew

Drew Houston

All everyone. right,

and joining speaking us thank your look to quarter. for really more again and you today forward you appreciate one with next Just we support

Operator

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Dropbox (DBX) 9 Aug 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript