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REINHARDT KRAUSE

CrowdStrike Earnings Top Estimates, But Recurring Revenue Metric Disappoints

Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings fell Thursday after the company reported April-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analyst estimates but growth in a key metric slowed. The cybersecurity firm's revenue outlook for CRWD stock edged by estimates.

CrowdStrike stock fell 1.6% to close at 157.55 on the stock market today.

CrowdStrike earnings for the first quarter rose 84% to 57 cents a share on an adjusted basis. Revenue, including acquisitions, climbed 42% to $692.6 million. Analysts polled by FactSet had projected earnings of 51 cents a share on revenue of $677 million for the period ended April 30.

A year earlier, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based firm earned 31 cents a share on revenue of $488 million.

CRWD Stock: Focus On Recurring Revenue

With CrowdStrike, Wall Street focuses on annual recurring revenue, or ARR. It's a key financial metric tied to subscription services growth. During the first quarter, ARR increased 42% to $2.73 billion, slowing from 48% the previous quarter, edging by views. Analysts had predicted ARR of $2.711 billion.

"Despite the ARR beat, management left the fiscal 2024 ARR guidance unchanged, which likely pressured the stock," Wells Fargo analyst Andrew Nowinski said in a note to clients.

For the current quarter ending in July, CrowdStrike predicted revenue of $722 million at the midpoint of its outlook, edging by estimates for $719 million.

Heading into the CrowdStrike earnings report, CRWD stock had climbed 46% thus far in 2023. CRWD stock owned an IBD Relative Strength Rating of only 84 out of a best-possible 99, according to IBD Stock Checkup.

The company uses machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, in its products. Meanwhile, it uses a specialized database to detect malware on laptops, mobile phones and other devices that access corporate networks.

Follow Reinhardt Krause on Twitter @reinhardtk_tech for updates on 5G wireless, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cloud computing.

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