DBX - Earnings call transcript Q2 2019

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Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining Dropbox’s Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a 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.

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Darren Yip

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Drew Houston

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Ajay Vashee

Thank you, Drew.

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back now closing to for it Drew turn I'll remarks.

Drew Houston

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Operator

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Howard Ma

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Drew Houston

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Ajay Vashee

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Drew Houston

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Operator

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Dan Church

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Ajay Vashee

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Heather Bellini

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Ajay Vashee

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Operator

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Richard Davis

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Operator

Thank you.

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Mark Murphy

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Ajay Vashee

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Mark Murphy

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Ajay Vashee

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Operator

Thank you.

go comes Our Please Ader Jason William Blair. from next question from ahead.

Jason Ader

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Jason Ader

quick full-year impact any there one guide then Ajay. to FX? What housekeeping and for to quarter the was from FX in And the impact this revenue is

Ajay Vashee

good Yes, question.

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to would currency constant and X%. add about QX, in So, for growth about year the X.X% the rate

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Operator

Thank you.

Our comes go Please America. from ahead. next from question Bank of Post Justin

Shaun Hannon

said, the And unpack on Shaun guys if win I wondering in higher you how at the am is QX? ads here? you side know of net are you can this the individuals quarter, Justin. side? little through bit, the enterprise that Hey, the enterprise consumer you and a subscriber to I for rates end what can compare deals seeing Hannon but

Ajay Vashee

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Yamini Rangan

healthcare efficient and attention a expand and is that in we tech Ajay What something talked and remarks. Yes, is we solid this education motion had really are the be continues quarter here that quarter and broadcasting motion performance wins is is that critical in side, to outbound and of another very we earlier I to saw and paying our and think in particular number is well. during of land his notable about working efficient, wins

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Shaun Hannon

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appreciated? give street there half. what of I really better so think is will looking a are a majority be to sense of us can it second anything greatly sort think for seeing in consistent you of yourself, the net up the makes I guys you want I ads get and

Ajay Vashee

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Shaun Hannon

enterprise there what one the like, other relative quarter a more this little closure to Okay can, to on and on on advance on the if the I a looks and standard teams like subscriber side last is I pricing want signal tiers just per basis? get it seems

Ajay Vashee

customer. negotiated so. with enterprise kind were the It depends the it's for our on pricing customer that So, that of SKU deployment targeting and and

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Yamini Rangan

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Operator

Our Deutsche Bank. Keirstead next from comes Karl question ahead. from Please go

Karl Keirstead

like that’s Ajay strokes broad turn context the in in XX, in little analyst you of conversion a over first of guess see elaborate what half conversion the change just I’m do the months. color likely that? us timing change for on result maybe out we just maybe I what's changes day give specific understand back or plus half Ajay, little if at mix bit more the plus Question figure a look will Maybe just you the as of of when the is could the price the here trying as but next to XX be to we XX bit can versus a you see trying to price would a second ARPU

Ajay Vashee

level, in features of Day certainly good September, It’s upgraded we more and a the but a high June. Analyst at provide the in plan and our plus question can detail were

we're point, conversions converting began new the renewing the price subscribers a plus in price plan higher beginning higher so points in existing June, at And July. at

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Karl Keirstead

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Ajay Vashee

and and can similar profitability consistent and absolutely level, focused from the perspective towards. on driving committed say been Quite balancing at what here growth I margin remain a driving internal high expansion. just we've to we're

was on includes to in reserving to marketing related some initiatives question our that spend your and to specifically, September. are and conference QX, new desktop Drew in to, the that upcoming application relates talking adoption we it product flexibility As user late

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we as that's, meaningful indicated. that's and signals and year-over-year and about the that up for as X you noted, with pretty So that's sequential plan our points year-over-year consistent implied guide year to what drive margin QX, we expansion previously we exited

Operator

Our next Davidson. Please go from Jaluria ahead. from question Rishi D.A. comes

Hannah Barkdoll

taking questions. for is Rishi. This Hannah Thank on my guys. for Hi you

was could if to how you talk about in performed the the what if you've seen off, I to you with could quarter? algorithm speak success And identified? wondering, community's quantitatively the First you've selling

Yamini Rangan

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Hannah Barkdoll

Dropbox effects lot in could you device seen the then, the you've quarter? the free limit of on conversions And from talk a paid about you've Basic? And from to three as seen

Ajay Vashee

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Operator

Thank you.

Our comes next from question from Chris Eberle ahead. Please go Nomura.

Chris Eberle

QX? from increases implied you of price and us for some what idea ARPU impacts the Could QX give the

Ajay Vashee

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XXXX that converting continue our as higher are is folks are to for to professional rates going advanced and that that higher the and folks our tailwind of that and converting at base So visibly plan have to we remainder skew well.

and driving factors those of some pretty both QX see significant expansion across you'll QX. for ARPU us So

Chris Eberle

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Ajay Vashee

quarter to consistency you the shipping the certainly and Ajay. net is that how has we're important driven in fair both over the paying initiatives a we quarters. both in This we user important. are in us that managing are based entered amount of few been new They been last those given That's both the will been ads not and are initiatives. we've see intentional. They us on that’s levers varying degrees There

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for think quarter see you'll us I to quarter of see against both so, us the you happening expansion will you both with rate levers business. execute on forward to that And be see based what's important going vary but will

Operator

go Our ahead. next Mahaney from question Markets. Please comes RBC Mark from Capital

Zachary Schwartzman

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Drew Houston

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Operator

last time for have one question. We

from ahead. from Our comes JMP last question Securities. Pat go Please Walravens

Pat Walravens

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Drew Houston

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Pat Walravens

you. Thank

Darren Yip

with really joining everyone, today. our at Day Well, your forward September. right. us look support you Analysts and to you, All appreciate thank We speaking for in

Operator

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Dropbox (DBX) 8 Aug 192019 Q2 Earnings call transcript