Twilio Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

  • Revenue of $1.134 billion, up 10% year-over-year
  • GAAP Loss from Operations of $5 million, a $104 million improvement year-over-year
  • Non-GAAP Income from Operations of $182 million; raised full year guidance to $700 to $710 million

SAN FRANCISCO--()--Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the customer engagement platform that drives real-time, personalized experiences for today’s leading brands, reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Twilio continues to operate with financial discipline, operating rigor, and focused innovation, which has enabled us to deliver a strong third quarter of double-digit revenue growth and solid free cash flow generation,” said Khozema Shipchandler, CEO of Twilio. “Twilio is uniquely positioned to bring the power of communications, plus contextual data, plus AI together to drive better customer experiences. Our continued product innovation and the outsized outcomes that we are delivering for customers illustrates our ability to be a winner in the age of AI.”

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

  • Total revenue of $1.134 billion, up 10% year-over-year. Communications revenue of $1.060 billion, up 10% year-over-year. Segment revenue of $73.4 million, flat year-over-year.
  • GAAP loss from operations of $4.9 million, compared with GAAP loss from operations of $108.9 million for the third quarter of 2023.
  • Non-GAAP income from operations of $182.4 million, compared with non-GAAP income from operations of $136.4 million for the third quarter of 2023.
  • GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, of $0.06 based on 159.1 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, of $0.78 based on 181.7 million weighted average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2023.
  • Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted, of $1.02 based on 161.1 million non-GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding, compared with non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted, of $0.58 based on 184.0 million non-GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2023.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities of $204.3 million and free cash flow of $189.1 million, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $206.4 million and free cash flow of $195.2 million for the third quarter of 2023.

Key Metrics

  • More than 320,000 Active Customer Accounts as of September 30, 2024, compared to more than 306,000 Active Customer Accounts as of September 30, 2023.
  • Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate of 105% for the third quarter of 2024 compared to Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate of 101% for the third quarter of 2023.
  • 5,535 employees as of September 30, 2024.

Dollars in millions, except per share amounts

Q3 2024
Results

Revenue

$1,134

Y/Y Revenue Growth

10%

 

 

 

 

Amount

Margin

GAAP loss from operations

$(5)

(0.4)%

Non-GAAP income from operations

$182

16.1%

Cash provided by operating activities

$204

18%

Free cash flow

$189

17%

GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders

$(10)

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders

$164

 

GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

$(0.06)

 

Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted

$1.02

 

Share Repurchase Program

In February 2023, Twilio’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which Twilio may repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding Class A common stock. Subsequently, in March 2024, Twilio’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $2.0 billion of share repurchases. To date, Twilio has completed over $2.7 billion of aggregate repurchases and is targeting to complete the remaining balance of the authorized repurchases before the end of 2024.

Outlook

Twilio is initiating guidance for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2024 and raising its non-GAAP income from operations range for fiscal year 2024 to $700 - $710 million, up from $650 - $675 million previously. Twilio also expects its full year 2024 free cash flow to be in the range of $650 - $675 million. Lastly, Twilio is increasing its full year 2024 organic revenue growth guidance to 7.5% - 8%, compared with 6% - 7% previously.

Dollars in millions, except per share amounts

Q4 2024
Guidance

Revenue

$1,150 - $1,160

Y/Y Revenue Growth

7% - 8%

Non-GAAP income from operations

$185 - $195

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (1)

$0.95 - $1.00

Non-GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding

156

 

 

Dollars in millions

2024 Full Year Guidance

Organic Revenue Growth

7.5% - 8%

Non-GAAP income from operations

$700 - $710

Free cash flow

$650 - $675

 

(1)

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance assumes no impact from volatility of foreign exchange rates.

Conference Call Information

Twilio is hosting a Q&A conference call today, October 30, 2024, to discuss its third quarter 2024 financial results. The conference call will begin at 2:00 p.m. (PT) / 5:00 p.m. (ET), and investors and analysts should register for the webcast in advance by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/9p9439nk/. The live webcast of the conference call, as well as a replay and transcript, and Twilio’s supplemental earnings presentation, will be available on the investor relations website at https://investors.twilio.com.

Twilio uses its investor relations website and its X (formerly Twitter) feed (@twilio), as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

About Twilio Inc.

Today’s leading companies trust Twilio’s Customer Engagement Platform (CEP) to build direct, personalized relationships with their customers everywhere in the world. Twilio enables companies to use communications and data to add intelligence and security to every step of the customer journey, from sales to marketing to growth, customer service and many more engagement use cases in a flexible, programmatic way. Across 180 countries and territories, millions of developers and hundreds of thousands of businesses use Twilio to create magical experiences for their customers. For more information about Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) visit www.twilio.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and the accompanying conference call contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “can,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call include, but are not limited to, statements about: our future financial performance, including our expected financial results and our guidance; our expectations regarding profitability, including when we will become profitable on GAAP and non-GAAP bases; our anticipated strategies and business plans; our expectations regarding our relationships with ISVs, partners and resellers, and our self-service and cross-sell efforts, and our ability to expand into new markets, larger deal sizes and more multi-year deals; our ability to execute on our announced plans and targets for Segment following our operational review; our ability to create synergies with our Communications and Segment products; the ongoing effects of our previous workforce reductions and other cost-saving measures; our expectations regarding compensation programs; our expectations regarding levels of stock-based compensation; the reorganization of our business and the shift in our segment reporting structure; our expectations regarding our sales pipeline; the benefits to us of recently signed deals, partnerships and new product releases; the effects of our increased investment and go-to-market focus to capture market share; our expectations regarding our revenue growth, profit potential and anticipated cash flows; our strategy for streamlining and adding value to the customer experience; our ability to be a winner in the age of artificial intelligence; our ability to develop products related to generative artificial intelligence and machine learning; our ability to deliver on our product roadmap and our focus on innovation; our expectations regarding share repurchases; and our expectations regarding the impact of macroeconomic and industry conditions, the impact of such conditions on our customers, and our ability to operate in such conditions. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.

The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things: our ability to successfully implement our cost-saving initiatives and to capture expected efficiencies; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of changes to our operating model and organizational structure; the impact of macroeconomic uncertainties and market volatility; our financial performance, including expectations regarding our results of operations and the assumptions underlying such expectations, and ability to achieve and sustain profitability; our ability to attract and retain customers; our ability to compete effectively in an intensely competitive market; our ability to comply with modified or new industry standards, laws and regulations applying to our business, and increased costs associated with regulatory compliance; our ability to manage changes in network service provider fees and optimize our network service provider coverage and connectivity; our ability to form and expand partnerships; and our ability to successfully enter into new markets and manage our international expansion.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties, and factors, including those more fully described in our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Should any of these risks materialize, or should our assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual financial results could differ materially from our projections or those implied by these forward-looking statements. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in the subsequent periodic and current reports and other filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks and uncertainties may emerge that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call.

Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release or the accompanying conference call to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this press release or accompanying conference call, as applicable, or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial information presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release and the accompanying conference call include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those listed below. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance, facilitate period-to-period comparisons of results of operations and assist in comparisons with other companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. We believe organic revenue, organic revenue growth, Communications organic revenue and Communications organic revenue growth are useful in understanding the ongoing results of our operations on a consolidated basis and at the segment level. We believe free cash flow and free cash flow margin provide useful supplemental information to help investors understand underlying trends in our business and our liquidity.

These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered substitutes for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included at the end of this press release. We have not provided the forward-looking GAAP equivalents for certain forward-looking non-GAAP measures presented in this press release and the accompanying conference call, or a GAAP reconciliation, as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as stock-based compensation expense. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance metrics to their corresponding forward-looking GAAP equivalents is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that material changes to reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results.

Non‑GAAP Gross Profit and Non‑GAAP Gross Margin. For the periods presented, we define non‑GAAP gross profit and non‑GAAP gross margin as GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles and payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation. Segment-level non‑GAAP gross profit and non‑GAAP gross margin are calculated using the same methodology, but using (and excluding, as applicable) only revenue and expenses attributable to the applicable segment.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit Growth. For the periods presented, we calculate non-GAAP gross profit growth by dividing (i) non-GAAP gross profit for the period presented less non-GAAP gross profit in the comparative period by (ii) non-GAAP gross profit in the comparative period.

Non‑GAAP Operating Expenses. For the periods presented, we define non‑GAAP operating expenses (including categories of operating expenses) as GAAP operating expenses (and categories of operating expenses) adjusted to exclude, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles, loss on net assets divested, acquisition and divestiture related expenses, payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, charitable contributions, restructuring costs, and impairment of long-lived assets.

Non‑GAAP Income (Loss) from Operations and Non‑GAAP Operating Margin. For the periods presented, we define non‑GAAP income (loss) from operations and non‑GAAP operating margin as GAAP loss from operations and GAAP operating margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles, loss on net assets divested, acquisition and divestiture related expenses, payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, charitable contributions, restructuring costs, and impairment of long-lived assets. Segment-level non‑GAAP income (loss) from operations and non‑GAAP operating margin are calculated using the same methodology, but using (and excluding, as applicable) only revenue and expenses attributable to the applicable segment.

Non‑GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders and Non‑GAAP Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders. For the periods presented, we define non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and non‑GAAP net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted (which we refer to as “non-GAAP diluted earnings per share”) as GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders and GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted, respectively, adjusted to exclude share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles, loss on net assets divested, acquisition and divestiture related expenses, payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, income tax benefit related to acquisitions, charitable contributions, share of losses from equity method investment, restructuring costs, impairment of long-lived assets and gains on or impairment of strategic investments.

Organic Revenue. For the periods presented, we define organic revenue as GAAP revenue, excluding (i) revenue from each acquired business and revenue from application-to-person (“A2P”) 10DLC fees imposed by major U.S. carriers on our core messaging business, in each case until the beginning of the first full quarter following the one-year anniversary of the closing date of such acquisition or the initial date such fees were charged and (ii) revenue from each divested business beginning in the quarter of the closing date of such divestiture; provided that (a) if an acquisition closes or such fees are initially charged on the first day of a quarter, such revenue will be included in organic revenue beginning on the one-year anniversary of the closing date of such acquisition or the initial date such fees were charged and (b) if a divestiture closes on the last day of a quarter, such revenue will be included in organic revenue for that quarter. A2P 10DLC fees are fees imposed by U.S. mobile carriers for A2P SMS messages delivered to its subscribers, and we pass these fees to our messaging customers at cost.

Organic Revenue Growth. For the periods presented, we calculate organic revenue growth by dividing (i) organic revenue for the period presented less organic revenue in the comparative period by (ii) organic revenue in the comparative period. If revenue from certain acquisitions, divestitures or A2P 10DLC fees is included or excluded in organic revenue in the period presented, then revenue from the same acquisitions, divestitures and A2P 10DLC fees is included or excluded in organic revenue in the comparative period for purposes of the denominator in the organic revenue growth calculation. As a result, the denominator used in this calculation will not always equal the organic revenue reported for the comparative period. Communications organic revenue growth is calculated using the same methodology, but using (and excluding, as applicable) only revenue attributable to the Communications segment.

Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin. For the periods presented, we define free cash flow and free cash flow margin as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities and operating cash flow margin, respectively, excluding capitalized software development costs and purchases of long-lived and intangible assets.

Operating Metrics

We review a number of operational and financial metrics, including Active Customer Accounts and Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. These metrics are not based on any standardized industry methodology and are not necessarily calculated in the same manner or comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Similarly, these metrics may differ from estimates published by third parties or from similarly titled metrics of our competitors due to differences in methodology. The numbers that we use to calculate Active Customer Accounts and Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate are based on internal data. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable judgments and estimates for the applicable period of measurement, there are inherent challenges in measuring usage. We regularly review and may adjust our processes for calculating our internal metrics to improve their accuracy. If investors or analysts do not perceive our metrics to be accurate representations of our business, or if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics, our reputation, business, results of operations, and financial condition would be harmed.

Active Customer Accounts. We define an Active Customer Account at the end of any period as an individual account, as identified by a unique account identifier, for which we have recognized at least $5 of revenue in the last month of the period. A single organization may constitute multiple unique Active Customer Accounts if it has multiple account identifiers, each of which is treated as a separate Active Customer Account. Active Customer Accounts excludes customer accounts from Zipwhip, Inc. (“Zipwhip”). Communications Active Customer Accounts and Segment Active Customer Accounts are calculated using the same methodology, but using only revenue recognized from accounts in the respective segment. The number of consolidated and Communications Active Customer Accounts is rounded down to the nearest thousand. The number of Segment Active Customer Accounts is rounded down to the nearest hundred.

Our business and customer relationships have grown since we began reporting the number of Active Customer Accounts using the above definition, which is anchored to a minimum $5 monthly revenue figure. We have a large number of Active Customer Accounts with relatively low individual spend that in the aggregate do not drive a significant portion of our revenue. Due to this dynamic, we believe that the number of Active Customer Accounts, as currently defined, is less informative now as an indicator of the growth of our business and future revenue trends than it has been in prior periods.

Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate. Our Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate compares the total revenue from all Active Customer Accounts and customer accounts from Zipwhip in a quarter to the same quarter in the prior year. To calculate the Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate, we first identify the cohort of Active Customer Accounts and customer accounts from Zipwhip that were Active Customer Accounts or customer accounts from Zipwhip in the same quarter of the prior year. The Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate is the quotient obtained by dividing the revenue generated from that cohort in a quarter, by the revenue generated from that same cohort in the corresponding quarter in the prior year. When we calculate Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate for periods longer than one quarter, we use the average of the applicable quarterly Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rates for each of the quarters in such periods. Revenue from acquisitions does not impact the Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate calculation until the quarter following the one-year anniversary of the applicable acquisition, unless the acquisition closing date is the first day of a quarter. As a result, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, our Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate excludes the contributions from any acquisitions made after July 1, 2023. Revenue from divestitures does not impact the Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate calculation beginning in the quarter the divestiture closed, unless the divestiture closing date is the last day of a quarter. As a result, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, our Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate excludes the contributions from any divestitures made after September 30, 2023. Communications Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate and Segment Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate are calculated using the same methodology, but using only revenue attributable to the respective segment and Active Customer Accounts and customer accounts from Zipwhip for that respective segment. Revenue from customer accounts from Zipwhip, which we acquired on July 14, 2021, has been included in our Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate beginning in the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

We believe that measuring Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate, on an aggregate basis and at the segment level, provides an important indication of the performance of our efforts to increase revenue from existing customers. Our ability to drive growth and generate incremental revenue depends, in part, on our ability to maintain and grow our relationships with existing Active Customer Accounts and to increase their use of the platform. An important way in which we have historically tracked performance in this area is by measuring the Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate for Active Customer Accounts. Our Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate increases when such Active Customer Accounts increase their usage of a product, extend their usage of a product to new applications or adopt a new product. Our Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate decreases when such Active Customer Accounts cease or reduce their usage of a product or when we lower usage prices on a product. As our customers grow their businesses and extend the use of our platform, they sometimes create multiple customer accounts with us for operational or other reasons. As such, when we identify a significant customer organization (defined as a single customer organization generating more than 1% of revenue in a quarterly reporting period) that has created a new Active Customer Account, this new Active Customer Account is tied to, and revenue from this new Active Customer Account is included with, the original Active Customer Account for the purposes of calculating this metric.

Source: Twilio Inc.

TWILIO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Revenue

 

$

1,133,649

 

 

$

1,033,670

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

555,020

 

 

 

517,351

 

Gross profit

 

 

578,629

 

 

 

516,319

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

260,903

 

 

 

241,654

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

212,576

 

 

 

262,898

 

General and administrative

 

 

106,350

 

 

 

114,071

 

Restructuring costs

 

 

3,694

 

 

 

3,437

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

3,162

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

583,523

 

 

 

625,222

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(4,894

)

 

 

(108,903

)

Other income (expenses), net:

 

 

 

 

Share of losses from equity method investment

 

 

(25,279

)

 

 

(31,058

)

Impairment of strategic investments

 

 

(803

)

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

 

27,325

 

 

 

1

 

Total other income (expenses), net

 

 

1,243

 

 

 

(31,057

)

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

 

(3,651

)

 

 

(139,960

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(6,075

)

 

 

(1,747

)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(9,726

)

 

$

(141,707

)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.78

)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

 

 

159,091,110

 

 

 

181,749,309

 

TWILIO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

583,969

 

 

$

655,931

 

Short-term marketable securities

 

 

2,114,279

 

 

 

3,356,064

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

550,901

 

 

 

562,773

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

299,173

 

 

 

329,204

 

Total current assets

 

 

3,548,322

 

 

 

4,903,972

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

194,677

 

 

 

209,639

 

Operating right-of-use assets

 

 

58,509

 

 

 

73,959

 

Equity method investment

 

 

514,977

 

 

 

593,582

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

265,841

 

 

 

350,490

 

Goodwill

 

 

5,243,266

 

 

 

5,243,266

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

211,665

 

 

 

234,799

 

Total assets

 

$

10,037,257

 

 

$

11,609,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

71,320

 

 

$

119,615

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

452,343

 

 

 

424,311

 

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

 

 

138,752

 

 

 

144,499

 

Operating lease liability, current

 

 

38,322

 

 

 

49,872

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

700,737

 

 

 

738,297

 

Operating lease liability, noncurrent

 

 

94,762

 

 

 

120,770

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

990,173

 

 

 

988,953

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

22,718

 

 

 

29,135

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,808,390

 

 

 

1,877,155

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

155

 

 

 

182

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

15,299,179

 

 

 

14,797,723

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

24,395

 

 

 

619

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(7,094,862

)

 

 

(5,065,972

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

8,228,867

 

 

 

9,732,552

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

10,037,257

 

 

$

11,609,707

 

TWILIO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(96,933

)

 

$

(650,033

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

156,170

 

 

 

218,968

 

Non-cash reduction to the right-of-use asset

 

 

14,157

 

 

 

21,815

 

Net amortization of investment premium and discount

 

 

(18,100

)

 

 

4,403

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

34,278

 

Stock-based compensation including restructuring

 

 

460,824

 

 

 

509,367

 

Amortization of deferred commissions

 

 

56,984

 

 

 

54,428

 

Unrealized loss on equity securities

 

 

2,641

 

 

 

9,750

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

18,123

 

 

 

41,454

 

Share of losses from equity method investment

 

 

78,794

 

 

 

93,838

 

Impairment of strategic investments

 

 

1,470

 

 

 

46,154

 

Loss on net assets divested

 

 

 

 

 

32,277

 

Other adjustments

 

 

7,673

 

 

 

15,807

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(12,646

)

 

 

(69,116

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

33,590

 

 

 

(56,506

)

Other long-term assets

 

 

(19,443

)

 

 

(15,367

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(49,256

)

 

 

(2,578

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

16,035

 

 

 

(59,677

)

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

 

 

(5,748

)

 

 

6,827

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

(35,391

)

 

 

(41,446

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(1,149

)

 

 

(2,436

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

607,795

 

 

 

192,207

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired and payments related to prior period acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

(5,770

)

Divestitures, net of cash divested

 

 

 

 

 

38,194

 

Purchases of marketable securities and other investments

 

 

(739,721

)

 

 

(1,391,975

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities

 

 

2,025,267

 

 

 

1,764,841

 

Capitalized software development costs

 

 

(40,259

)

 

 

(30,526

)

Purchases of long-lived and intangible assets

 

 

(3,548

)

 

 

(9,019

)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

1,241,739

 

 

 

365,745

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on debt and finance leases

 

 

(10,208

)

 

 

(13,763

)

Value of equity awards withheld for tax liabilities

 

 

(1,981

)

 

 

(2,536

)

Repurchases of shares of Class A common stock and related costs

 

 

(1,914,282

)

 

 

(548,871

)

Proceeds from exercises of stock options and shares of Class A common stock issued under ESPP

 

 

22,669

 

 

 

28,949

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(1,903,802

)

 

 

(536,221

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

108

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

(54,268

)

 

 

21,839

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH—Beginning of period

 

 

655,931

 

 

 

656,078

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH —End of period

 

$

601,663

 

 

$

677,917

 

TWILIO INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except shares, per share amounts and percentages)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

GAAP gross profit

 

$

578,629

 

 

$

516,319

 

GAAP gross margin

 

 

51.0

%

 

 

50.0

%

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

5,436

 

 

 

7,053

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

15,682

 

 

 

29,045

 

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

257

 

 

 

181

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

 

$

600,004

 

 

$

552,598

 

Non-GAAP gross margin

 

 

52.9

%

 

 

53.5

%

GAAP research and development

 

$

260,903

 

 

$

241,654

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(84,787

)

 

 

(94,085

)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

 

 

 

(420

)

Acquisition and divestiture related expenses

 

 

 

 

 

(41

)

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

(1,246

)

 

 

(1,634

)

Non-GAAP research and development

 

$

174,870

 

 

$

145,474

 

Non-GAAP research and development as % of revenue

 

 

15.4

%

 

 

14.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP sales and marketing

 

$

212,576

 

 

$

262,898

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(33,560

)

 

 

(51,345

)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

(11,755

)

 

 

(19,407

)

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

645

 

 

 

(1,103

)

Non-GAAP sales and marketing

 

$

167,906

 

 

$

191,043

 

Non-GAAP sales and marketing as % of revenue

 

 

14.8

%

 

 

18.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP general and administrative

 

$

106,350

 

 

$

114,071

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(30,048

)

 

 

(32,524

)

Acquisition and divestiture related expenses

 

 

 

 

 

(142

)

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

(191

)

 

 

(418

)

Charitable contributions

 

 

(1,301

)

 

 

(1,339

)

Non-GAAP general and administrative

 

$

74,810

 

 

$

79,648

 

Non-GAAP general and administrative as % of revenue

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

7.7

%

TWILIO INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except shares, per share amounts and percentages)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

GAAP loss from operations

 

$

(4,894

)

 

$

(108,903

)

GAAP operating margin

 

 

(0.4

)%

 

 

(10.5

)%

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

153,831

 

 

 

185,007

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

27,437

 

 

 

48,872

 

Acquisition and divestiture related expenses

 

 

 

 

 

183

 

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

3,337

 

Charitable contributions

 

 

1,301

 

 

 

1,339

 

Restructuring costs

 

 

3,694

 

 

 

3,437

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

3,162

 

Non-GAAP income from operations

 

$

182,418

 

 

$

136,434

 

Non-GAAP operating margin

 

 

16.1

%

 

 

13.2

%

GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(9,726

)

 

$

(141,707

)

GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders as % of revenue

 

 

(0.9

)%

 

 

(13.7

)%

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

153,831

 

 

 

185,007

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

27,437

 

 

 

48,872

 

Acquisition and divestiture related expenses

 

 

 

 

 

183

 

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

3,337

 

Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs

 

 

410

 

 

 

395

 

Income tax benefit related to acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

(159

)

Provision of income tax effects related to non-GAAP adjustments

 

 

(40,159

)

 

 

(28,197

)

Charitable contributions

 

 

1,301

 

 

 

1,339

 

Share of losses of equity method investment

 

 

25,279

 

 

 

31,058

 

Restructuring costs

 

 

3,694

 

 

 

3,437

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

3,162

 

Losses on impairment of strategic investments

 

 

803

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

163,919

 

 

$

106,727

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders as % of revenue

 

 

14.5

%

 

 

10.3

%

TWILIO INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except shares, per share amounts and percentages)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted*

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.78

)

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

0.95

 

 

 

1.01

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.27

 

Acquisition and divestiture related expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.02

 

Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision of income tax effects related to non-GAAP adjustments

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

(0.15

)

Charitable contributions

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.01

 

Share of losses of equity method investment

 

 

0.16

 

 

 

0.17

 

Restructuring costs

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.02

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

Losses on impairment of strategic investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other dilutive

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

0.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic

 

 

159,091,110

 

 

 

181,749,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding

 

 

1,999,970

 

 

 

2,287,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP weighted-average shares used to compute non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted

 

 

161,091,080

 

 

 

184,037,019

 

* Some columns may not add due to rounding

 

TWILIO INC.

Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except percentages)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Free cash flow

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

204,329

 

 

$

206,427

 

Operating cash flow margin

 

 

18

%

 

 

20

%

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Capitalized software development costs

 

 

(14,424

)

 

 

(10,451

)

Purchases of long-lived and intangible assets

 

 

(792

)

 

 

(765

)

Free cash flow

 

$

189,113

 

 

$

195,211

 

Free cash flow margin

 

 

17

%

 

 

19

%

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

$

267,355

 

 

$

(144,032

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

$

(642,780

)

 

$

(66,865

)

TWILIO INC.

Operating Results by Segment

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

Revenue:

 

 

Communications

 

$

1,060,250

 

Segment

 

 

73,399

 

Total

 

$

1,133,649

 

Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations:

 

 

Communications

 

$

267,773

 

Segment

 

 

(15,805

)

Corporate costs

 

 

(69,550

)

Total

 

$

182,418

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP income from operations to loss from operations:

 

 

Total non-GAAP income from operations

 

$

182,418

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(153,831

)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

(27,437

)

Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation

 

 

(1,049

)

Charitable contributions

 

 

(1,301

)

Restructuring costs

 

 

(3,694

)

Loss from operations

 

 

(4,894

)

Other income, net

 

 

1,243

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

$

(3,651

)

 

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Bryan Vaniman
ir@Twilio.com
or
Media Contact:
Caitlin Epstein
press@Twilio.com

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Bryan Vaniman
ir@Twilio.com
or
Media Contact:
Caitlin Epstein
press@Twilio.com