DDOG - Earnings call transcript Q2 2022

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Q2 2022 Datadog Earnings Call. My name is Sheryl, and I will be your operator for today's call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over to Yuka Broderick.

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Yuka Broderick

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Olivier Pomel

for Thanks, Yuka. joining this us morning. And all you thank

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David Obstler

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Operator

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Sanjit Singh

a thank impressive guess in about what of assuming to of stabilize the question with that to framing respect sort a you I And you the business us or context how taking in helpful? to David, guidance terms some to see the for talk were the guidance usage in you're you I that results framing quarter is, comment Yeah, particularly give in some with trends then, and that If the back the you're be would some these verticals? bit as slower these some you the a back questions improve little worsen? or half progressed, start some sense the sort when and did QX? trends of July, wanted on in super of the that? could first half, XX% seeing are on did terms it of of seeing give of just you're the trends you QX with really of And us you respect in and can growth. of it, the QX Is how guide. give

Olivier Pomel

Okay.

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David Obstler

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Sanjit Singh

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Olivier Pomel

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Sanjit Singh

Makes I total it. very sense. got you much. Thank

Operator

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Olivier Pomel

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Olivier Pomel

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David Obstler

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Raimo Lenschow

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Olivier Pomel

Yeah.

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Raimo Lenschow

Okay, perfect. Thank you.

Operator

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Kash Rangan

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Olivier Pomel

Yes.

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David Obstler

Definitely.

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Olivier Pomel

business And And to actually this, like manage us about billings. just aligns customers. our to because very don't we it theoretically, be that's clear with the

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Kash Rangan

and David. Oli you, Thank Appreciate it.

Olivier Pomel

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you.

Our next comes Boolani from question from Citi. Fatima

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Fatima Boolani

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Olivier Pomel

Yes.

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their concentrate to more opposed efficient efforts actually - where adds as been reinventing business expensive there have their We were to and way it themself.

Fatima Boolani

their as that. of quarters rate And historically, you, to RPO think think your I tied type David, in customers business committed and some moderating you three levels moderate just I appreciate contracts. roughly you've commitment card mentioning that categorical characterized very for were of committed are the I that is level. And

that commit much very get and the your to the well month as levels perspective impact usage is of as your translates I on the business around was X So to into next sort quarter on of increased that how XX conservatism average-oriented. curious

for you of that of it month more a from for If here? me. us to just X could kind XX that's in frame frame And

David Obstler

thanks for the haven't Yes, - seen yes, we question.

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Olivier Pomel

offer times commitments. it down. with customers, align we're play that, We way. and fine business we're usually design, that, again, our success designed that, discounts don't very We we And to or to with time In large the for the that happy it the that's And way. by of want large always way. that keep like by like -- actually

Fatima Boolani

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you.

Our from Hedberg next from Matt question comes Markets. RBC. Capital

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Matt Hedberg

verticals fairly maybe assumptions guys. for your question Maybe follow-up, I question, they David, slow sounded my actually Raimo's Thanks from this great. beyond usage? their like guidance Hey, consumer think discretionary smaller to strong assume were philosophy, It taking quarter. really the did And earlier, in what a are you other customers?

David Obstler

retention. We the part, we to always take think and we in net consistent saw smaller our second very gross I that do Yes, had customers, that.

down. takes or So organic it our guidance new always growth be drivers, usage the always and it takes which would the the logos,

So we every in that do quarter.

following inject overall, the that And But I of think I less mentioned down level things through conservatism. the beat guidance. incremental our an all the us. of of quarter, passing know in providing philosophy from of by remains it taking of basically core this we philosophy you and of those at that

Matt Hedberg

Got it.

the element a geographic? Okay. And there was then of Or a there consumption? sort of in the any of geographic it European Was was element? just to kind slowdown broad-based

David Obstler

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we be but it more large did As that to not based, see spend we tended or industry either geographically. mentioned,

Matt Hedberg

Got lot. it. Thanks a

Operator

Thank you.

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Kamil Mielczarek

One Thanks for taking everyone. maybe. question. morning, Good Olivier, for my

of solutions. them new First has of products done historically Dave and launching rapidly acquisition Seekret. congrats as a the job all, great on always integrating these of

year is one a Dash, products at to for think the turnaround that these I solutions. typical become you mentioned Datadog stand-alone

now generation making trend your changed valuations However, and more equivalents and market upward are given around potentially in billion, the have thoughts the cash approaching cash $X your decline especially a transformative in acquisition, today? given

Olivier Pomel

But valuations that. businesses see like really those more is higher larger some looked to we're down looking for value It's of at in us possible. there. the Everything opportunities and is coming open. past. themselves the presenting We've some We at

general, in side. very So active M&A the everything is But we're on possible.

I only say. we'll can temporarily more But now. as there's more are much be active not think right I markets

Kamil Mielczarek

as a year, you see we again follow-up. saw investments And engine, sales quarter. Great. into Earlier building and this I and this its accelerated marketing out just recruiting Datadog

hire T&E. the even think more you Can other Thank aggressively think out given the the balance you these after you. And maybe on versus how between about focused? preserving where end. continuing margin do adjusting to incremental are for I environment, us coming investments macro update on and stronger

Olivier Pomel

really capacity. we -- it. And of now, an the in right interesting We're So funding because success. as from of a very predictor at We're as successful are aggressively I efficient. disciplined very a been future We're it see the situation building recruiting. we're company, company. We've

than that for of you since million we've a a who than less generated time, our more on burned those then. and followed us $XX have IPO, long we way cash For lot to

company. the So discipline is DNA getting into of the

very that profitable. growing and also would past is We while quarters built extremely model this being And fairly around business two frictionless I efficiency, the by efficient. fast shown say, over the we've

there's profitability - minds the our company. in about doubt long-term the no we of profile So

could what like year, invest, spend will little didn't everybody does This year, opportunities bit invest us different. it's I it not that to could this the is money, that this, times really affords matter. it the a Last rest in of think So market everybody have.

from that those and the innovate, see an as really all opportunity we break build capacity back and to things. So even further self

is obviously, discipline as Now of said the earlier, I the company. DNA in

environment the is. looking future. do want more? are have or some maintain need to you we comment So we always profitability David, at we're adjust to the macro levers we can our the all in what margins And so

David Obstler

investments. feel cetera. periods this are as we all what top banded we line, invest as by marketing top what we Yes. investment just said we and a try to it's XX%. steady on along the integrate, went we the an execute, many focused was, can't on acceleration, maintain that that when And in hire, is I times sales to which there and And line what to can want can add is where we profile, et -- we fast up said R&D

costs margin part expansion. exaggerated our happen there that have you're That was were normal So operations. business in going of are that because COVID some didn't to

the line, at this flows deceleration, So to margin see of then of maintain acceleration profile you And might high see and such through is with top if we you try that it marginal a variability that you the a expansion. investment might a less because steady rate. see of

of advantage it's our but philosophy, invest long-term take the always that's So and opportunity. to

Olivier Pomel

as Yes. about attaches, or deployments. brand as The of opportunity product customers last about in thing or the ability see I'd product just for new well it's say feel the products that I new the pipeline, mentioned our new great it ship success as processes of us We -- pipeline to whether general. we are sales earlier, with logos, we feel great the in leading indicators

though that. around demand all us makes bit fine that. bit confident show are be this a great feel a There we with challenged. about but us more our So the a environment to longer is is time these will And possible What's investments. for we that of into investments, very

Kamil Mielczarek

That’s very helpful, Thanks. color.

Operator

Thank you.

Jefferies. from Brent Thill from comes question next Our

open. Your line is now

Brent Thill

David, everyone think Good is a little confused. morning. I still

a are inversion with you're you this of Many half? Can seeing with And an more SMB companies enterprise. seeing back view SMB You're large. conservative think what's kind the not you are happening explain at weakness and in in large inversion? why you embedding

David Obstler

inversion. an not Yes,

we X,XXX to a that of where a you're which or employees enterprise act more a et in had more was And That or substantial remember X,XXX up. look segments, differently two, a it in an been mentality. was or X,XXX, think is SMB, had. areas less, X,XXX there whether mid-market costs. what we where certain expansion, of us was what was we than is What customers at for SMB not consumer, -- saw saying, and what it's cost the conservative larger regardless said mid-market said did and happened I cetera, SMB we see did they smaller had -- we not enterprise

that in terms year, assume don't we wasn't But the fell determinations. guide the were half that those lower all those the sectors So organic and have in we it was growth we know. always, And what out. And of things. we wasn't for us we second might historically Europe, expect. It it SMB than in of the

inversion spend the what the what industry. happened of think and an driver wrong this SMB the it whether of the because thing mid-market -- look enterprise, So was level cost the what but is I was was not or

Olivier Pomel

- customers. is it see, deliver We're critical to we to we're critically value. way One important, our

more be to them have We efficient.

going on spending bit look the more whatever see the that So money, savings of the of larger the on there's us. and us, you in earlier, -- can customer whether is, levels But we're customers not And and for block. spend size chopping the mentioned they're where to of with as general, some optimize, they're especially product. going volume-based always a little at with spend they're a to we

David Obstler

retention at gross way, enterprise. the stayed SMB, by same all And the the and different levels, mid-market

do So you retention the when we do of solution, have gross to in you're our talking no across solution, you saw continuing the all customer are about, change sizes.

Brent Thill

Thanks for clarifying.

Operator

Thank you.

from comes Our Mizuho. next Gregg Moskowitz question from

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Gregg Moskowitz

to Okay, this in and for Datadog they questions of you're pricing commentary frequently totally environment? thank would be Oli, lot levels speaking, about on raising are customers, the a your taking more that you helpful. Any speaking questions.

Olivier Pomel

want deal, a because products. think from to to be want always a be CFOs use They more optimistic They and of situations more in with it's our wants And like be and conservative. this more truer to so I true. problem mandate true, - even to have want going it'd for were them. that's the there's our product. of that's So to actually been always better buy but They a -- we Everybody conversion very customers where them. more more

anecdotally, see very with customers, So but we what we're bullish. from --

Gregg Moskowitz

And interesting on wondering you it. of over there or the if consolidation script, examples then I'm but Datadog? so, Got on trajectory in months has your look or you any whether Okay. to six change been not past the back some touched were customer to or standardization

Olivier Pomel

see But their it. -- the the think, we is what It's software do. of by macro the majority keep on consolidating So customers legacy now prolonged to we seeing if there market, and not might on like we save really us. we issues and again, in to of more more still consolidation want more try

what the do majority definitely happen. not but see not that's as today. that That's we of So of what Again, that's think we that projections our might any possibility. on, we we base a something

Gregg Moskowitz

helpful. Thank you. that’s Okay,

Operator

Thank you.

Cikos from comes & Our Needham next Company. question from Mike

Your now line is open.

Mike Cikos

be SMB to pay [ph] those you're has either Or less the when your it at out to I to guess, for for enterprise. just taking thanks want here, other deals? that may Hey, guys. usage-based really, previously, did back larger regarding impact to an characterize of wallet been to the because of is vendors? it license their they're less some these just I SMB that with Is you're a come movements possible questions share the, seeing level, And organizations exposure you products. it is point the versus have SMB looking more fair

Olivier Pomel

simply but your to the the what's They exposure is, $X,XXX. difference same Probably not. have time say,

If And you're time with a much sell we what $XXX,XXX. that's see to larger it's worth your optimizations. those customer,

Mike Cikos

adoption plus time first the then deciding smaller parse implication from sequentially out me help follow-up think the at will multiproduct be helpful. could I product from from XX% actually And this look Understood. declined seen you for take is later date? there trends pay if if would -- to metric, your your customers, the that your Is or I that I another at you for again, a the is we've module two product starting customers had to that now XX%. you are And adoption

Olivier Pomel

products, are because I mechanicals we two think we said with our landing we more of - new logos. have more logos new just It's XX% and

bit. this down so pushes the a And number little

David Obstler

XX% no you these just in nothing, all XX%, nothing, know, There's - are change there's trend.

Mike Cikos

Got it. Thank you, guys.

Operator

you. Thank

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Peter Weed

rationalization that to in on. that taking actually at it's with cloud pricing Datadog or managing pulled Datadog? two customers going as even into overall cloud see the Datadog part doing some a see my Or Datadog. interested those whether that a as of and effect may that's that happens topology broader just to their And you just is be on focus. that It splash the you pulls customers not cloud are rationalization. of Help cost Thank and it something is targeted more for things, that gets me or unpack question. broader trying unpack, focused I'm directly down are

Olivier Pomel

cost It's focused just their on structure.

layoffs. optimize. So seen decreasing see and a in they line can and they to heat number of up again, that do everyone up order decreasing their number And expenses they -- least had they you've what a customers by at

going structure. we're cost that are Their they're structures core So their after cost there and workforce -- hard part that. their of

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Peter Weed

Okay.

and that So not is Datadog a line of... item on necessarily focused just on a you're splash saying very this effect as

Olivier Pomel

know they're they're save They're trying money a these those, cloud on guarantee working spending spend. customers on cloud that saying their some I'm also what providers also And in spending helping that. we for they're are money let's more lot focusing And money. money of the you, of I to there. No, with spending on. with

think customers of the these help us. be have efforts everybody trying relationship we most them where they get again, We times with to make to on actually them. customers. We they And make we side successful in like them. our to long-term and work we I providers with to what been want so And aligning successful in a the them what of there. customers involved to the spend can most their cloud is want have. on this, the of want have have we help

David Obstler

just at real-time monitoring cost of on and on their it you when at than rationalize other that at but said, more. we looking how experience if as newspapers, see less things structure, you look things feel there that you're look are clients, been application Datadog, opportunities, Datadog is And to the the read stickiness important - retention, given you businesses. focused your has focused gross other it's the generally, and Now But the what you that for across. to did our we you is

Peter Weed

other one sense. may. you Yes. Yes. No, if no, last that And makes question,

you to see some with those of think alluded there improvements kind of how may of even that In about of type caution the July quarters of thing. been juxtaposed some have contracts momentum and them I this Can comment timings some and you're over some some that on some talking of you closing the other you improvements and and have contracts. of to. in

Olivier Pomel

were in The the the contracts. a is which think closings quite one were the not fairly the improvements I contracts about usage mentioned closing everything and about July from selling else. trends, and I force

where pipeline, -- -- very we've sell with which we happy seen commented about what and we're side the in great also usage. this We July, a again, but is

David Obstler

bill We because as the is is or this ARR timing Yes, to positive, -- when to was not to try point I some time. on it's commitment calls when differences is. quarter. like out they're think out over correlated in it always been Every if billing the is not goes the call, revenues there -- as the

when we that less, that plus everybody not everybody we major drives remind the we just all remind that's And not we on - model going company. it. And it's minus. when and read the said every to to of want we I line top growth want plus, almost into the earnings it's to anything that variability time everybody you're because every remind call, - that So the metric and think that to of have land-expand

Peter Weed

a in kind utilization, I turn do think mentioning revenue and additional should positive But of it you're if future mean, trajectory, got see... I you've you periods, into Sure.

Olivier Pomel

actually same. Like the others no there's delay billings. it's period. a there and the revenue two was - in between are same There's we two. Usage - But those now is one delay were

Peter Weed

at going I revenue what How in is, guess July, are the you seeing I'm period. that and into you if forward... positive getting that trajectory it will Yes, turn see in

David Obstler

a unlike growth yes, was growth. We had Yes. - telling usage and in we're the -- But places that a in we're but that better and second on basically we're what usage we lot marginal, little What we was formative usage there in that you not is strong here. telling there we're making had where COVID the that pockets hope see a is what We're we're market reporting in helpful we growth, July, saw saying calling in saying average, we most of quarter. the way.

So yes...

Peter Weed

Okay. Thank you.

Operator

This CEO, back session. turn you. Pomel, call comments. will to closing for has the over concluded Thank question-and-answer I now the Olivier

Olivier Pomel

great the Thank call. to customers. of All spending fantastic want quarter everyone all thank employees continuing with I build again, and you. a a of Datadog right. so I proud our and for want time for us to for And on thank company

thank quarter. you see and next we'll So all, you

Operator

ladies Thank for and gentlemen. you, This participation. you conference. today's Thank your concludes

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Datadog (DDOG) 4 Aug 222022 Q2 Earnings call transcript