NRDY - Earnings call transcript Q2 2022

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Operator

Good afternoon. Thank you for attending the Nerdy Second Quarter 2022 Results Conference Call. My name is Matt, and I will be the moderator for today’s call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to pass the conference over to our host, Molly Sorg, Head of Investor Relations. Molly, please go ahead.

Molly Sorg

you call. us thank quarter Nerdy’s and earnings XXXX afternoon for for joining second Good are Cohn, Financial me Nerdy With Chuck and Officer Chief Jason of Executive Pello, Chief Officer. Founder, Chairman and

outlook. over significant and Before I that discussion opportunities, operating respect limited results, contain will to Chuck, not and will statements but expectations remind strategy, this including, to These forward-looking to, turn involve everyone I Nerdy’s forward-looking call statements the with results future plans actual of to materially and Nerdy of uncertainties any cause changes risks any revisions any discussion statements for in statement and any today’s quarter or expectations shareholder of today’s as discuss let the could the events, any results. with or updates to shareholder expected second made does accept to forward-looking release filings forward-looking to the today’s differ Any to on or refer that from the With and risks. in Not non-GAAP SEC change of publicly statements based. letter with GAAP. obligation Please measures. Chuck? in call or not to are the undertake any date is financial are a disclaimers circumstances these turn prepared today Chuck. such that, results company’s refer which that for accordance Please reconciliations will to letter me we in Nerdy’s measures over all conditions announcing reflect the financial

Chuck Cohn

joined today. Thanks, Molly, you who and thank everyone us to has

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Jason Pello

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Chuck Cohn

all for of today. to again joining you thanks and Jason, us Thanks,

ed past contributions to Nerd’s this extensive Eric companies he makes the and Stuart the team a trusted on company our over Stuart and listing been and period over public and to for the year. years, provided education our critical years, through XXXX his for His brings with by districts in over our grateful raise I’d and operator to which the time. X for time are the to get successful also track company. and tech category significantly schools. an me to capital started the the included counsel leadership at Board. thank joins Blashford through team this and call I’m advisor to for for Eric advising growth service addition offerings institutional a from the evolving a leading administrators welcome Nerdy record past Board like growth first at turn expanding critical Udell invaluable our when has like its him building scaling we with and we experience Before Q&A, I’d

we always, the dialogue to As and in that, the for company. I’ll this interest look appreciate the continuing Operator? With time your operator Q&A. for Nerdy exciting forward over turn to it during

Operator

question first of Anmuth The is the Instructions] Doug [Operator from JPMorgan. line with

Your line open. now is

Doug Anmuth

kind Thanks for some could model. ask color just you taking about what was kind with on hoping you of other missed uptake then but further it, as and the DTC can that kind want couple seeing mix providing and with have but early, you’re revenue? know Thanks. questions. then a traction you quarter? And I memberships I you and rates, I are separately, in to and the still provide I well? a conversion the membership if revenue retention And number just may it’s clarify there of this of just bookings

Jason Pello

Doug. Thanks, Good questions.

consistent rate we to for and this our conversion that our in of So last and favorable quarterly we one-to-one shared is memberships year-over-year. earnings is open compared things was with I that call what one the think see,

full a So we’re to that package. seeing tutoring memberships people convert favorably bought

compared seeing consumption time. there’s on several over the we’ve we’re people separation and Then of actually thus begin they’re of based package what course far, over that the membership continue more patterns customers. encouraging. months, consistently seen to in those leading what trends significant very that actually And that’s customers So

that’s encouraging. So really

significantly customers historically customer historically in that rates and We’re at actually memberships class multi-modality products, inclusive a additional engage also and seen learning. when that we’ve in the seeing higher enrollments package engages

those that’s testing, really the is that And So are LTV related that to satisfaction well. up that that as the perceived, has us us on something then and all customer based could metrics be their encouraged. adaptive significantly. StarCourses, classes how value that be goes be And metrics could could

we’re that kind that And so their metrics those and to, we’re and there of by encouraged the wallets. all are paying the attention big metrics customers building customer-centric indicate metrics with

Chuck Cohn

of on in customers you began for seeing our to that to then what cohort. I’d to in across And the one-to-one our customers, in greater memberships we’ve And customer July. Doug, we experience been that starting and together late a extent based is, accounted if July, into strong tutoring our continue clients third add memberships membership add signal to over

on of portion, into we our as majority expect so, new in season, we move back-to-school purchase scripted mentioned call the learners the our will the as earlier And we the membership.

Jason Pello

the end our Yes, majority of of course. consumer,

Chuck Cohn

lastly… then And

Doug Anmuth

Got it.

to related booking? comments Any Okay.

Jason Pello

month basis, as then time. considered recognizing with in an we We over the the only is are first membership are And prepaid bookings model, yearly not sharing actually that ongoing revenue bookings. on

the So to that in see of be metrics the in that’s the share changes make don’t context. one going really bookings that a you’ll membership is sense to

And into things doing package we’ll that to relative back-to-school visibility centric better so models. membership bring metrics post that one performing the all is it’s be the how of those sharing

forward So call the information that in next back-to-school on we to season. after November look providing

Doug Anmuth

thank you Okay, both.

Operator

you your question. Thank for

with from of next question Our the Boone JMP Securities. Andrew is line

Your line now is open.

Andrew Boone

Good Hi, taking for questions. my Thanks guys. afternoon.

membership. Another the couple on

just in go-to-market users you to trying guys so kind terms was Can and like, gave else. the you XQ get guys look to everything terms XQ what of a estimate about double-click But just really Is the that way strategy? slowdown? the the start curve? can of much. would conversion what given what So like-for-like if just you to about metrics would reconcile I’m between a you cause of I’m of a terms would the in to all Thanks about trying active transition. is positive that secondly, guidance, guidance like start think helpful. there in The apples-to-apples normalized at versus separation slowdown And our chart a to J you letter of talked what talk see? look then

Jason Pello

in slowdown with with start active I’ll transition. users the the Yes.

to things Chuck it. in the keep and mind, mentioned of One

that up either this customers our offering, build were membership. academic focus in into classes new we we’re or all-inclusive Richmond the rolling As

historically, so to a numbers included from our the in counted We customers, of from absolutely we’re already is unique is value user basis. the now separately higher And both a a thing perspective, levels retention seeing they’re the of to level on think and go-forward providing this those that right from perspective, driving do we’re and engagement.

Chuck Cohn

Yes.

other that moderated we’re is I’d customer segment spend And that as expectations ends spend that customer improved payback as means thing the degrees impacting that, related up in class waiting in related we The our we’re the and to mention and marketing periods. segment. our to branded where fast are one-to-one StarCourses means to rating in sped. related not disproportionately payback It

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we’re the the into marketing head on with enhanced profitability spend path active and really improved revenue on focusing unit-level we payback. high-value as economics, order per customers and an to so marketing And improve focus back-to-school the

percentage class then in which And fewer total. total, drives that results orders so in some slowdown active then of as in customers the a of

You’re value see towards customers. mix shift revenue significant to going a higher

Jason Pello

our through Consistent address with Memberships. those and into We be as lead And to all-inclusive as which year then on J per prior believe and conversion, move maybe the J QX be curve into low the we X classes. impact enrolling account we still expected the Learning revenue just to retention, we your average months we the QX in member curve, separation. our greater think do that represent taking about guidance, to point question this

be basis on like-for-like in forward we exit we going more As XXXX. year, should the a

Andrew Boone

you, guys. Thank

Operator

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Ryan MacDonald

that over the a should Maybe Jason, then [Technical And revenue? thanks Codeverse in time? of talk about the on how my question. Codeverse, you of in matures, quarter. contribution as the we the taking on can offering rolling Thanks. think acquisition you Codeverse Difficulty] about Hi, for touching the into great terms relationship Congrats the membership made.

Jason Pello

in And revenue impact we absolutely. expecting acquisition all-inclusive into any quarter. are then mean, on no to Yes, good go-forward Since the because I a July, revenue not perspective, the was going financial questions. a basis, second product and incremental from Memberships. completed be we’re customers. how just think rolling of that provide we on more our a impact. perspective, capabilities can value EBITDA minimal that perspective We And importantly, our from but think it increased we Learning that’s from then an side, increased to example another about during

We small. have over a there, team was

to punch we’re board, all They’ve go-forward part it way as development. to relates as product about excited team able on on We’re their and come a have really the to them as basis.

Chuck Cohn

the expect integrate Yes. in The of as manifest we’d is to way will P&L itself for the business this we that, which be back-to-school. post

the next the into big you compelling levels this would base particularly product the or could and drive product K-X retention is also Codeverse interesting leveraging customer higher will time. actually conversion more in by of and of products, portion have, aggregating integrate point our expect number we learning then customer over base summer. the of product this to membership a that a So higher deliverables then large see summer And levels period, that key we K-XX of given making

Ryan MacDonald

Super me. helpful. maybe And for as just follow-up a

what On XX contracts Schools, – for the schools I’m curious of saying, in in XXXX this the you’re you sort fall selling quarter Thanks. really to decided healthy on solution implemented year? third motivated and into they on signed the guess, the to I motivated of Are pipeline launch? momentum great a into see quarter. quarter. are third Verity to terms Or were still Tutors heading a pipeline seeing get the season for as go we

Chuck Cohn

pipeline growing a have as we we into back-to-school. Yes, head

the of different the the a through contracts. we thinking forcing that things of start that of specific the year start school elements is one think last year is final saw to function real I

so schools been we contracts. last And the completed building as saw pipeline into year, turned started that had actually

growing. good the that that funding, $XX then the So we’ll fact then the those ARD And been about bookings aside the we also We quarter. learning things that signed billion rescue just year feel at that And thinking loss funding. spent start the of actually is XX XX% to starts, contracts the the specific of one school programs. learning about the that the plan naturally from only American total pipeline about good increases in XX% have and urgency heard for loss, about seen the the we’ve is we COVID implementing feel was we’ve funds that of set

available. funding And so plenty of there’s

the has We’re the hearing past well with products relationships chat-based or by. are been two Assigned which lines And have is course encouraged live it Demand year, many over online if tutoring that it. and any schools teachers in and we solution case the that student that or that of up considering then that interested solution as to Teacher longer-term interact need the something On allows in we’re assign district-wide new

I about align into the good think the two pipeline back-to-school. long-term So feel well need and the products with going

Ryan MacDonald

Excellent. Thanks Congrats for the color. again.

Chuck Cohn

Ryan. Thanks,

Operator

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Eric Sheridan

of on how step to for be we revenue X tailwind of question. you a sort questions. so pipeline your would much thinking revenue? in us then picture the take two, for you should the when out And turns the And how maybe high-value shift Thanks as component can sense X or pipeline about you That and at should of of next maybe we means over terms any seeing, marketing? channels deeper are you’re which back Maybe cost on marketing taking look be absolute of how of the view so marketing, Thanks of to thinking refresh growth into how the a terms in what a high-value just big multiyear going on years? that that and be ROI much. spend and thinking result about marketing a about a as terms in marketing and there as comments operating your that

Jason Pello

perspective, bit Hey take conversion I question, are From the VTS question. little Eric. the a question. answer the Thanks marketing those Chuck lumpier. for will pipeline pipeline will a

to little our You a takes through longer school approval, side. superintendent, than it have way got and bit work board consumer certainly your

because populations in focus meet sales we we larger to to that those are in are seeing a team’s needs the proportion on are have contracts, student-based We and those students’ also focus traditionally higher higher year-over-year switching of able districts. recurrence

a once thereafter, an is contract year as relates products, since would to revenue per is than less on little implementation see a typically, start per Demand and the it longer On contract bit specific been then Assigned Chuck basis, recognized and the lastly, linearly those recognized then across XX% mentioned just on funding are on the monthly to high dosage about being Teacher you products. deployed. to SRX XXXX new are a it the period signed, month then those at especially And the So, funding. a maybe There are as thinking more that a of the schools relates how of had spending term only end perspective. those student bonds. is clip And

And the so deploy expect to we to look greater over those X.X much a would would next extent. schools years

monies beyond before because they cliff, are extend if spending We contract multiyear also cliff. of with those conversations the around the end to contracts the they can’t schools have starting

so quite we runway feel high opportunity like remains front set us of in still And the

Chuck Cohn

relationships part are one different the multiple your consumer long-term that product interested so multiple need the is potentially with subjects focusing side on things students the second of in question, and that Membership are time. And over then those support on states. Learning And ongoing we with on across orders of are the

leverage So, periods time solution service better learn however the they over of subjects these they want across student longer can and and different outcomes.

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Eric Sheridan

Thanks for question. the

Operator

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Maria Ripps

the and question. afternoon Good thanks Great. for

margins around here? quick sort economics are to gross classes? you compared there I is some mind And a in so of then this anything share the the takes how First, And small of all-inclusive of what puts group to your have or offering can to memberships? keep one-on-one And follow-up.

Jason Pello

think Yes. I historical Thanks, expect, margins. to the said caveat that, discovery relates the But included continue gross and good package experiment Maria. with offering will price on the One be to impact what’s Learning has we accretive the I memberships, to say the this going customers, based on we as I slightly about of pricing that that really would forward. Memberships would feel frequency we that would thing it accretive with is on the call, pricing. and last margins still current do be we it

Maria Ripps

secondly, past evolved so. that year has much Got your it. the then or given product so And over

messaging On product align just maybe you the your creative about you can and strategy brand your marketing side, talk now? how with

Chuck Cohn

Sure.

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Maria Ripps

Okay. much color. very Thanks helpful. so That’s for the

Operator

for Thank from question of Brett The is Fitzgerald. you Knoblauch Cantor your question. next with the line

Your line is now open.

Brett Knoblauch

Hi Congrats. guys. taking for question. Thanks my

the guidance, beat on was question at a of XQ, about that you follow this guys generally impacting a third big and not appears was it macro you due to And Just a through. at said quarter it macro all. reduction is

So, and near-term the can that stronger you of that I thinking membership just experiencing a I guidance through Am guess, is unchanged? puts headwinds? is offering, walk the be of adoption takes which in right in why may result faster

Jason Pello

question. for thanks the Brett, Yes.

different I moving the think there it couple relates as pieces guide, So, to a there. is in of

summer. a significant So the the towards macro again, impact we tail didn’t end see of

it seeing key as the not we season. are back-to-school enter We now

that we say travel, enrichment number during things the high did of the was classes. see summer decrease the did that and One experienced of the in with we a

the then continue memberships that the this The and us us year allows this curve perspective to into last camps, we exacerbates rolling way a lead year. demand. the a fell to it from signal as is demand guide, one, past greater subsequent about allowing to extent. it got the That to to are summer forward, J So, significant positive off full is thinking begins extent, the out that certainly compared we we relates before to a summer, greater membership just quarters last offered but roll guidance. And one those and had

So, really The continue affect up the the puts If mentioned full strong those signal, going within and where continue the caveat lean will to portion. memberships and year are we to are end this the guidance. that in takes. we we into the we to scripted see

Chuck Cohn

to bookings any to quarterly we bit what that I factors little just earnings slowdown to And as straddled and/or closer clarify, didn’t we this the event said think to international fact people concept in wanted call of a seen vacations. we call. travel, a thing, very said attribute little we last Yes. proven And saw with summer purchasing headed – potentially need. just people the macroeconomic in one significant case we and the quarter’s the rather has travel, And be share of we heightened last we into did between have a in bit was

of actually actually as back-to-school that fact what head we as did not in are The encouraged today. in into occur. now, get Now, travel are back impact the seeing session. is are seeing happened each we trends And we all by any us we wave of schools macroeconomic

Brett Knoblauch

membership? Okay. one-on-one most and we one time be It’s Should coming think extremely we through conversion of expect of about helpful. And over eventually membership the revenue should revenue? maybe would then how that the the

Chuck Cohn

are the that earlier. all we I across be by different Well, really to encouraged it metrics the fact cited resonating that seems

confidence in we it caused that what the the to of presented So, our us making that that’s majority option customers. new

customers. selling to point we a to package still model be the it there. happens we what to customers And as think the actively we improve great of but trying proportion to I the process business, a relates able shift are to are higher package where might model, membership to the it’s experience

are So, better. product deliver actively that our teams is we back-to-school They that. it we to feel for a That on continuing are focused said, great exceptional. make

the away to be we would there. I be in further model metrics, it lean too were ultimately causes happens and to pull-through But to the membership conversion that as think to from so, economics packages. improved see or what And speak premature thing us would to that that

Brett Knoblauch

Appreciate you, guys. helpful. Thank really It’s Understand. it.

Chuck Cohn

Thanks Brett.

Operator

is question the Thank of you Barclays. line Mario your from with next Lu for The question.

Your line is now open.

Mario Lu

Alright. Tutors I Varsity couple on a have Thanks taking the for for Schools. question.

over you you school So, contracted since mentioned inception. districts XXX

have that the districts, school this up. to trended over curious the Just earlier you year? an in shift trended. guidance of year does larger of of impact those XX% the terms total this to how the of strategy districts districts last school so? retention that you XX% year revenue terms how where prior Thanks. in be I the are believe mentioned of And Curious that have or these

Jason Pello

to schools. and the into those it focused, student Mario. relates say, to tutoring build. we offerings shift Thanks We together, we Yes. team population bundled higher joining Teacher continue high by continues sales also guide, about feel guess On would districts towards good did Assigned and still sell the I as the the Demand, on school as pipeline, dosage focusing I to

positioned. million year bookings We changing not are are today perspective, quarter, about of feel $XX would Program continue we good million. to it’s I year-to-date, relates guidance that $X for during the and this second schools you nearly tell our a million. we to-date, to the did $X current From for where expectations students bookings, that’s

the well deliver for market. in its as a that estimate the growth, that to it’s that’s kind capability So, I one think products how product to first as year the it’s team of delivered resonating offering of within the

Chuck Cohn

Yes.

of the fall have have Some signed conversation. of these throughout and our we and another contracts you then to this contracts, the option course X-year

the day it’s starts as and that renewal in that. advance of the of And approaching conversation so really those, product that some renewed renewal not for happens

potentially So, past different than bundling back-to-school. together course about conversations good the allow of way year. feel going the different new that to the into pipeline about is us And in a over these the implementation I the we different products products think actually for have

allow collectively, So, for conversation itself towards new line us, solutions. actually the products strategic more those I mean lends district that

Mario Lu

Alright. Thank you.

Operator

for question. of Northland the is Greg Securities. you question your line Thank The from Gibas with final

open. Your now line is

Greg Gibas

Thanks Jason. your the if you or this, and tutoring if how and the address dynamics missed I wondering trend going? wages but you maybe tutor questions. to the Chuck expect Hey taking relating pay could base Apologies for

Jason Pello

the are excited other We of marketplace. about always the side

that billing perspective immense experienced are So, from tutors algorithms able the because student – what them related of the to seeing are our we side we from a we to value an providing to get the tutor the across administrative best United because the is of source we provide States. And experts that inflationary on from perspective from that to haven’t matching an to platform to-date, experience. entire

be going haven’t case that the to-date to expect that We seen and forward. to yet continue

Chuck Cohn

add actively having do is different experimenting of focus one incentive can to who on And the thing and aiming Yes. drive more things compensation. we offerings different are fewer high-quality is disproportionate we LTV. very one of forms The would that engagement experts with relationships are with I in

LTV shift teams of our try so who actively then work of to progress volume are some disproportionately inception. can experts of the top trying on And to some engagement an those

which So, one counts of that learner to active the is increase invest the aiming engagement as of course, metrics higher into students. are and it those on existing levels that we instead of much, change for that’s good are actively to cost not associated with driving experts, particularly retention outcomes disproportionately

Greg Gibas

acquisition. there? should possible some just of complementary to one is your helpful. other we what if enhancements or kind And to that to focusing be I Are potential are strategy seeing relating from me I it. guess the am you more offering. you of this – expect these primarily subscription Got last Codeverse wondering targets M&A Very

Chuck Cohn

into that be replicating that be incorporated would conversion that a lifetime our in acquisition value is may can drives for with and is institutional The in prove can audience our an a it is think external interested consider product interesting or we that addition about Yes, leverage retention. the us we value better we acquisitions Codeverse that future extend actually Learning I to this consumers. Membership thing that the that in resource good of existing example additional to way allows we enhance either acquire is how and in

integrate year institutional into school later And the and product our so offerings. then it is end our next to before year this of Membership into year, our intent Learning Codeverse the integrated

well. So, can as school it K-XX students districts leverage at

capabilities segment, audiences investments. as out is leverage across case for think then and us we we built. it build the Of The course, other fact whether really we all it compelling to that the products get all institutional it allows relates our more the it’s the consumer product as to buy leverage and well once here solution have both is can of or as and our

Greg Gibas

Thanks guys.

Chuck Cohn

Thank you.

Operator

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Nerdy (NRDY) 16 Aug 222022 Q2 Earnings call transcript