PL - Earnings call transcript Q4 2022

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Operator

Good evening. My name is Selina and I will be your conference operator today. I would like to welcome everyone to the Planet Labs PBC Quarterly Earnings Call. At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to Chris Genualdi, Vice President of Investor Relations for Planet Labs PBC. Please go ahead Chris.

Chris Genualdi

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Ashley Fieglein Johnson

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Operator

[Operator from Twigg question Please with proceed. you. Instructions] comes Thank The Weston Piper Sandler. first

Weston Twigg

to very of Hi, follow-up a any offerings mentioned through guidance thanks you Planet's guidance awareness could if customers for to are the on my of quickly. question. was embedded wanted gained Ukraine wondering add potential you could more that to more taking there couple or either fairly the maybe I commentary provided had just but which customers just I'm year? you is that related increased helpful, in

Will Marshall

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Weston Twigg

- Okay, commercial that’s and customers to you're that the applications call opportunity about right think government we types seeing? be would applications there is that or if these that the other or way are it non-U.S. some based of

Will Marshall

last certainly and thing driving their they that supplying region. isn't NGOs And really teeing our in there, now that's remember, that our and is happening, see companies, addition not producer for that And can we up, that seeing couple very because are and a therefore customers, to of because of commodities with as partnership it also is what's sciences, also environmental it I the wheat also sort in but and especially thanks is are quite mentioned expanded in we're And paying big important. a this true. this for and data concerned often example, had monitoring. to ag government lot Ukraine other imagine the there, well. for that's that of important, was opening a remarks, government's, because in quarter increasing fact, a happening are what we're we And the Well, of

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Weston Twigg

Thank you. That very is helpful. all. That's

Will Marshall

Welcome Weston.

Operator

The Ryan comes Needham Please from proceed. & Co. question Koontz next Thank with Weston. you,

Ryan Koontz

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Will Marshall

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Ashley Fieglein Johnson

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Ryan Koontz

it. helpful. Got It

Will Marshall

your answer Ryan? question, That

Ryan Koontz

Thank Yes, you, does. it Will.

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Will Marshall

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Ryan Koontz

Ashley. Got it. Really Thanks helpful. Thanks Will.

Operator

Please you, question with Northland. comes Thank Latimore from Ryan. next The Mike proceed.

Mike Latimore

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Will Marshall

there's investments the made think one we've underneath of I in is the made second is investments software in Well, the things that we've customer couple success. a and

feel It's we the smaller NPS. clients, these side, that software, in in now it building success we're increase more last way our everything investments retention, markets. top we're we've data initial applied quite to easing customer who So, it's on is simply more their systems. success, else. access a doing capabilities to of enable to long year. It's with to right? to people to And just online rapidly come making the easily image we've and similarly that pleased enable in quality easing with ease-in-use, software as on have again, consistent, of those the those round dramatic, customers how the it started but get new we've pleased we foundations have big vertical on on net then mainly barriers been the been course, software everyone our the And similarly, for Also, focused with in started side, the we

customer this. So, its I success, software its investments, have lead and think global

to that? anything add Ashley to

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

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Mike Latimore

provide factors what on a for that couple then game? upper you you that just the or can are lower year, And assessment guidance of little end the would of to more just Great. get a bit

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

timing new that's met talked we I factor guidance, a come range on to as this rates, factor our and these Day renewal as of of of of business going them timing some views the swing in from to amount we we Analyst come drive And our so, larger expect fall, we is year that And into with then into well Yes, that biggest the in. of business. for accounts the the the when have. our visibility we about book when significant

Mike Latimore

Got it.

you. great. Thank Okay.

Operator

from Goldman Thank you, with Mike. Sachs. Poponak Please The Noah comes next proceed. question

Noah Poponak

evening, good everybody. Hi,

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

Hi.

Will Marshall

Hi.

Noah Poponak

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Will Marshall

you. hear can we Yes,

Noah Poponak

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Ashley Fieglein Johnson

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Noah Poponak

to previously, you years costing to does. the invest about It thinking would there spending to than more opportunity thought? business, the revenue either that had numbers And out it's if the but two, they out-year you similar, year are have looks in get imply in or there's more then how one, because you you you're this more

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

our starting of obviously, we see sooner, as forecasting about growth, opportunity. it of double be business just anticipate our to solidify high them out believe those or the good feel a a growth us markets pulling view to the that some rate investments continues just enable because And that very still to we we're to and I this lot materialized We triple into growth years. want and we forward these year-over-year make investments really sooner.

Will Marshall

tripling quite or in $XXX And a increasing meaningful vertical doubling sense, to the mentioned, which to customers feel markets, mentioned. $XXX rate $XXX from expanding, are vertical again, already pretty our examples. a that's this million add we because of across slightly is as demand revenue million range, like Can broad new even from year, growth lot I in this new seeing million current we we're couple we markets, I customers board, current as just

some And at addition into things. based time so are that that And we'd that growth, sense? sort of trends so to initiatives very invest ROI lead everything makes I into to given that of us doing revenue and we we mean, that's and think carefully, be to to that not demand. that sense higher Does I feeling. they're mentioned, secular this we're in on. on make those leaning sustainability but crazy We're the just pulling it

Noah Poponak

lot Absolutely, a sense. of I appreciate that that. makes

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Will Marshall

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Noah Poponak

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Will Marshall

look, don't we -- going it's to happen but I think within so I that. mean, know months, beyond

Noah Poponak

lot. appreciate I a Okay. it. Thanks

Will Marshall

for government -- the itself.

Noah Poponak

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Operator

Noah. Rhee you, comes Craig-Hallum. The with Thank from next Jeff Van Please question proceed.

Jeff Van Rhee

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Will Marshall

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and And on. about scaling what we're very a just bullish focused question It's of that's we execution feel so that and demand.

Jeff Van Rhee

change So, she to no summary? that perspective as a is more other, which steady real may the from your drive goes, than

Will Marshall

on Yes, track I go think that's right. We overall.

Jeff Van Rhee

Yes.

are Is one side a concrete year top insights, ultimately quicker data of you're talked sort software customers. about You've accomplish the two lot goals to trying coming that this or that value trying to solution to app there very , of really deliver list?

Will Marshall

On the I software side you can say? -- mean

Jeff Van Rhee

Yes, yes.

Will Marshall

team scaling there. we're lot the think I quite a look, Well,

And that SAR we're fact as piece I One That's grew areas. planning that we general they sort that thing And XX% new look enables XX% that with of this. top sit the the We're on just fusion insurance, of enables to the and team. doing and enables for there's image enhancements, into capabilities then is focused foundation, our that, last which on like to enables in example. data work fusion, we're over year-on-year, markets. are same that things products, about Just vertical data at over ease-of-use, VanderSat, data new two pulling the grow that that enabled of have XX% adoption, markets growth mentioned, year. and

really And software of so combinations most side. of focusing the where those energy we're is things our in

investments? to that our anything to to -- add Ashley

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

drive And just defined raw to on to things data exactly to by through on algorithms the opposed right. that value that analytic these that's time to broadly down time delivering improved capacity No, imagery. also as the series usability then or It new layer systems. that spreadsheets and testing comes to the markets -- service top enables us enhancing like

Jeff Van Rhee

in a end the in on quickly things few then you Ashley, but mention? pipeline And pipe there, the to want anything you where reps? quarter for the Two did just pipe composition you've -- front, come else going talked out quota that. call last than might on prior didn't that composition, sales I Helpful. Yes. to that to in are And different two, on back that up about you be the

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

why and In leaning really I'd seeing some we're finance these newer that and seeing believe in strong I as terms markets, insurance. prepared is I software that, we're into which we've growth growth about, these the that of pipeline is investments mentioned the pipeline, talked remarks, in say in of of some

gives to us people are some are the market on opportunity a markets, impact vessel whether seeing confidence in can just that's and food markets, the There's commodities going represents pipeline, wanting there. trends leading have very in et understand excited understand tracking, of these We lot global we're on about to that cetera. insecurity that that that or of that that now, a very, right energy supply chain to which opportunity our lot of wanting

above In come we about reps ramp the terms sales for numbers either talked we to of terms as are track in year. in said, that at the headcount, on I or of

above as we our I want the we said XX that on we're or target target in was reps, year and -- hit come ramp think progresses. actually to

Jeff Van Rhee

you. Okay, Thank great.

Operator

Thank with Henry [Operator question Quilty proceed. Caleb next Please you, Instructions] The comes from Jeff. Analytics.

Caleb Henry

Will questions. of couple Hi Ashley, and

that was a last three this hasn't lot software any discussion there don't was and your just maybe M&A. mentioned about investing at about quarter, hardware, omission bit during I in know M&A. been deliberate investing, of in if hardware, last and talked investing but -- then -- First, it intentional, a call an or you little areas, software, the

or for on that focus if year growing the curious you're internally a backburner at putting first? kind of just still that's the was I look to kind So, ahead, of

Will Marshall

focus. a still It's

-- for the are it, of forecast the thinking phrase space so high would I next marketing especially These acquisitions -- our investments, furthest not where systems. continued the biggest it, good of market. But our think about in is we and resolution along. strategy. feel our also in good that, we the accelerate natural in we're business but VanderSat to just terms want look consolidator Planet, bit. about our Let M&A the software A continue very that think it's We and investment that will but the something accelerate and last accelerate to time our here already, small on the slightly in good really piece we that because differently. feel me of Planet to areas we And sales the will product we and then the like and for and of will -- look here introduced we remains acquisition a do position to it I focus. generation, we Obviously, they way continue different two one are is lot time, accelerate players or acquisitions consolidate join the little a traction

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Caleb Henry

Thank Okay. you.

you've can the any an if a SkySat also SkySat status seen thruster fleet? that you satellite? if thruster across that call, And had there wondering issues last During of issues. of mention was the satellite I update give other the then on was

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

an give can I Yes, update there.

satellites. last same issues satellite is it thrusters in change and satellite, with with had our design particular, to ability the generate to on we've other we the no fleet enables of So, of of impact performance And the it to again, thing just is our doesn't for customers. us with one the mentioned that like it the the one to revenue of if challenges, facing redundancy, that have so kind fleet or the life work we call the in I operational on you continues said useful estimate until is that of the team remind satellite still no fully other this

Will Marshall

Yes, we got redundancy.

Caleb Henry

any if a the chain Okay. discussion And curious experiencing spacecraft was Satellite XXXX lot or of a about lot Planet then manufacturing? if addressing them? affecting how issues of you're of there's at of so, the And Show supply industry, the at least is kind been discussion, there

Will Marshall

Yes, supplies. building of -- an numbers scale by aren't on, I really did ensure talking we these -- mean, have for industry not huge of standards the really. remember we bit things. Because it of a chips that just mainly, early about we we're addressed that that inventory and by

And our continue our interruptions and construct no can so manufacture little bit things to to build stations of sure we other ability a ground we we and make that far, satellites, So ourselves. stockpile to that

major no interrupt. So,

ensure a so on We don't situation that good. continuing to we diversification are, caught so But supply that up that. like we of far, get of generally, is that to in something course, at and chain focus look

Caleb Henry

Thank questions. All right. Those all you are both. my

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

Thank you.

Operator

comes The with Wedbush. Thank John proceed. Katsingris from Caleb. Please you, next question

John Katsingris

over little Katsingris years? and Hi, Ives. the quick Had that Dan question, you. on talk next could this how out playing John with into year if and the coming deeper see a Rabobank is a deal you for bit Thank you

Will Marshall

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new one expand vertical And especially to it's the so company vertical of adjacent between bought exactly reasons markets. the we an markets, finance enables agriculture. And it and into that's of to because and sort intersection us

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and very a example us was so as for of that is Rabobank case. use it one And that great natural a a

John Katsingris

Thank you.

Operator

Thank questions you, time. John. this at There waiting are no additional

remarks. pass Marshall I'll CEO, to closing So, for Will the conference

Will Marshall

to everyone. global lot the drive and in that the in tailwinds economy and on deals I want we're in both the economy peace of of and just thanks, transformation of are global in a sustainable demand, working digital Well, particularly that summary the we market and helping seeing transformation quite security. say the secular to

our forecast. what accelerating Planet growth conviction and is we're So, drive are have to in about trends revenue and doing. leaning these growth acceleration that that only dramatic Recent we

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joining QX. forward look for today to after everyone I thanks So, updating and you

Operator

the call. you concludes Planet quarterly participation. That Thank earnings PBC Labs your for

now may your disconnect You line.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) 1 Apr 222022 Q4 Earnings call transcript