monday.com (MNDY.US) 2025年第三季度业绩电话会
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Monday.com reports 26% revenue growth to $317M in Q3 FY2025, achieving record non-GAAP operating profit with a 15% margin. The company outlines a strategic shift towards upmarket expansion, multi-product offerings, and AI capabilities, projecting 22%-23% revenue growth for Q4 and FY2026, aiming for $1.8B by FY2027. Emphasis on ROI-focused investments, product bundles, and AI adoption, particularly Vibe, underpins confidence in future revenue targets and market strategies.
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The operator welcomes participants to Monday.com's Q3 FY2025 earnings call, where Vice President of Investor Relations highlights the release of financial results. Forward-looking statements are noted for potential risks, and non-GAAP measures are discussed with reconciliations provided. CEO and CFO present insights on the company's performance and future expectations.
The company reported robust Q3 performance, achieving strong customer expansion, record profitability, and increased engagement with AI offerings. Strategic investments in sales, mid-funnel targeting, and multi-product development have yielded higher-quality pipelines and accelerated cross-sell momentum. New AI products and pricing models have been well-received, setting the stage for sustainable growth and long-term shareholder value.
Monday.com reports solid Q3 revenue growth, operational efficiency, and record operating income. Outlook for FY2025 includes revenue growth of 26%, operating margin of 14%, and adjusted free cash flow margin of 27%. Plans for 30% headcount growth and continued MDR stability at 111%.
A discussion on customer spending priorities, the effectiveness of the company's go-to-market strategy focusing on larger deals, and the positive impact of AI features on customer interest and revenue potential, highlighting a strong demand across all customer segments and confidence in future growth.
The dialogue discusses the impact of moving upmarket on deferred revenue, emphasizing RPO as a better metric for future growth. It outlines expected revenue growth for 2026, aligning with previous commitments, and highlights the focus on expanding operating and free cash flow margins.
A discussion on strategic investments aimed at enhancing product offerings and expanding customer base, highlighting successful market penetration and anticipated growth through innovation, particularly in AI features and platform capabilities, alongside a planned deceleration in headcount expansion by 2026.
The company launched product bundles combining work management and CRM solutions, targeting industries with consistent use cases. These bundles offer commercial advantages, ease of use, and immediate value, resulting in positive market traction.
The dialogue discusses adjustments in guidance due to timing effects of investment rebalancing towards ROI areas, emphasizing positive momentum despite short-term impacts. It highlights successful transitions upmarket, evidenced by accelerated metrics and notable wins from large clients, showcasing the effectiveness of strategic investments in performance marketing and brand capabilities.
The dialogue discusses the company's observations on market trends, emphasizing the stabilization of new sign-ups and healthy pipelines across various market segments, including large, mid-market, and down-market businesses. It highlights solid growth in high-quality opportunities and confidence in the effectiveness of recent strategic investments and channel rebalancing efforts.
The dialogue discusses the strategic shift in marketing budget towards tailored sources like AIO to offset losses from Google search, aiming for a net neutral position by Q4 or early 2026, highlighting the potential of these channels to mature and deliver ROI.
AI tools are demonstrating significant impact, with one European insurance company and a large retailer using them to create effective reporting solutions in under 30 minutes, saving time and resources compared to traditional methods. This highlights the platform's power and ease of integration within organizations, offering immediate value and encouraging further adoption.
The discussion focuses on adjusting sales and marketing investments, with a decline in performance marketing's share of total spending. The strategy involves a more moderate increase in headcount and leveraging existing customer bases, aiming for efficient channel utilization and leveraging past momentum.
Discussion covered the performance of Google AdWords and other marketing channels, noting stabilization and growth trends. Confidence in future revenue targets was attributed to increasing demand, product adoption, and AI monetization potential.
CRM service products are gaining significant traction, contributing notably to ARR, with a focus on SMB and mid-market segments. The company is bullish on CRM growth, anticipating acceleration in the latter half of the year due to strategic shifts in marketing channels and spend, while maintaining confidence in consensus growth projections for the upcoming year.
The discussion revolves around achieving $1.8 billion in revenue by fiscal year 27, with confidence in the projection based on current trends, cross-selling, new product launches, AI monetization, and customer base expansion. Consensus numbers for the next year are also deemed confident.
The dialogue explores the impact of a new AI pricing model on business visibility and forecasting, noting its current limited significance. It also highlights an upward trend in contract durations as the market expands, with longer-term agreements becoming more prevalent, contributing to a significant portion of annual recurring revenue.
Discussed adjustments to RPO numbers post Investor Day for improved consistency and accuracy, ensuring reliable future revenue visibility.
The dialogue highlights strong upmarket pipeline acceleration, with potential for even greater growth if not for longer sales cycles. It emphasizes the promising adoption of AI offerings, particularly 'Vibe', which is generating significant excitement and value for customers, alongside its potential to unlock new customer segments and monetization opportunities.
Discussed adapting to longer sales cycles with market expansion, maintaining high-velocity SMB sales, and the strategic importance of growing a diverse partner ecosystem, particularly in emerging markets, to support AI and CRM offerings.
The dialogue discusses consistent sales cycles as the company moves upmarket, emphasizing no concerns with elongated cycles. It highlights improved gross retention rates in the SMB segment, attributing success to market strategies, price adjustments, and customer quality. The conversation also touches on market uncertainties impacting decision-making timelines, noting a positive brand momentum despite these challenges.
Discussion highlights the impact of AI on enhancing sales team productivity, predicting future revenue growth from AI products, and the importance of cross-selling existing products to increase customer retention and platform stickiness.
Discussion focused on strategic shifts towards acquiring higher-quality, upmarket customers, affecting short-term metrics but aligning with long-term goals. Concerns over market stabilization were addressed, emphasizing confidence in future financial projections based on current trends and product performance.
要点回答
Q:What are the financial results for Monday.com's third quarter fiscal year 2025?
A:Monday.com reported strong results for its third quarter fiscal year 2025, with a focus on disciplined execution, increasing customer expansion, record profitability, and surging engagement with AI offerings. They delivered another quarter of strong results and are on track toward their revenue target of $1.6 billion for FY 2025, with over 100K plus and 500K plus 10 customers. The company also reported its largest ever non GAAP operating profit.
Q:What is the significance of the Elevate User Conference and its outcomes?
A:The Elevate User Conference in New York City and London was significant as it reached new heights in scale and impact, with attendance more than doubling year over year. These events amplified customer enthusiasm and engagement, generated record engagement, and created a strong pipeline heading into 2026, setting the stage for continued customer expansion and growth.
Q:How is the multi-product strategy performing and what are its benefits?
A:The multi-product strategy is delivering program results, expanding Monday.com reach across more teams and use cases. New products now account for over 20% of total ARR, surpassing the 2025 goal ahead of schedule. A new bundle offering combining work management with CRM service is providing a unified, cost-efficient experience and accelerating cross-selling momentum within CRM.
Q:What are the results and features of the new AI Power campaign product?
A:The new AI Power campaign product has seen rapid adoption since its September launch, with customers creating over 60,000 apps to automate their unique workflows. A new pricing model offers various tiers of access, and Agent Factory has been introduced, allowing anyone to design and manage intelligent agents for automated complex workflows. A new AI credit system is also being introduced in Q4, providing transparency and intuition for AI usage and impact scaling.
Q:What is the company's outlook for the fourth quarter and full year 2025?
A:The company expects revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 to be in the range of $328 million to $330 million, representing growth of 22% to 23% year over year. The expected non GAAP operating income is between $36 million and $38 million, and the operating margin is expected to be 11% to 12%. For the full year 2025, the revenue is expected to be in the range of $1.226 billion to $1.228 billion, with approximately 26% year-over-year growth. The full year non GAAP operating income is expected to be between $167 million and $169 million, and the operating margin is expected to be approximately 14%. The adjusted free cash flow for the year is expected to be between $330 million and $334 million, with an adjusted free cash flow margin of approximately 27%.
Q:What factors are contributing to the measurable increase in investment ROI and customer growth?
A:The measurable increase in investment ROI and customer growth is primarily due to timing effects as the company re-balances investment towards higher ROI areas. New products, like Monday service CRM in digital channels such as video and social media, have been providing higher ROI and have a longer sales cycle, but are showing a positive momentum in customer acceleration.
Q:What are the expected impacts of customers using multiple products from the company?
A:The expected impact of customers using multiple products is a significant contribution to revenue. The company's recent world tour with Elevate revealed that many customers are not taking full advantage of the products offered, indicating a significant opportunity for the company as it embarks on a multi-product journey.
Q:What is the difference between the new metric RPO and the traditional metric of deferred revenue in measuring the company's business performance?
A:RPO (Revenue Pursuit Opportunity) is a new metric introduced by the company that represents a better measurement of the business performance compared to the traditional deferred revenue. RPO reflects the full contract value expected to be recognized as revenue and captures the timing of billings which is why it's considered a more accurate representation of the company's performance.
Q:How does the company plan to manage growth and headcount in the upcoming fiscal year?
A:The company plans to manage growth and headcount by focusing on sales, R&D, and G&A with an estimated 30% growth in headcount by the end of the year. However, this growth is expected to decelerate in H2 and the investment in headcount is anticipated to be less in the following year as most of the significant investment has already been made.
Q:What is the purpose of the new product bundles being introduced, and what market segments are they targeting?
A:The purpose of the new product bundles is to provide customers with ready-built solutions that they can deploy quickly and start using for work management and service CRM, which are particularly prevalent in the market. These bundles are designed to cater to industries where these services are widely used and to offer commercial advantages and ease of use to the customers.
Q:What are the key metrics for moving up market and what was the performance in the recent quarter?
A:The key metrics for moving up market include converting 500K, 250, and 500K, with an acceleration in all of those figures. A $500,000 deal typically starts at $50,000 and grows over time, illustrated by three large wins that all started around $50,000 and have grown into seven-figure deals.
Q:Can you provide examples of recent large customers and their use cases?
A:Recent large customers include a logistics company in Europe that consumes 5,000 script seats, with 1,500 of those being CRM seats, and a tech company that uses the product across 10 departments, particularly for M&A management.
Q:What was the overall trend in the top of the funnel and new sign-ups for Q3?
A:Top of funnel trends in Q3 were initially choppy with continued volatility in phase Ve. However, there was encouraging stabilization towards the end of the quarter in new sign-ups and double funnel activity, indicating a healthy pipeline for both upmarket and mid-market parts, with solid growth in large and high-quality opportunities.
Q:How is the company dealing with the potential loss from the Google search site and what are the plans for recovery?
A:The company is shifting its marketing budget towards more tailored sources, rebalancing, and focusing on ROI. While it's too early to tell if it can achieve a net neutral position, the company is already using a different strategy to mitigate the impact of losing budget on the Google search site.
Q:Can you describe a specific use case where AI functionality is showing early traction?
A:A large, highly regulated insurance company in Europe built a better tool in 20 minutes using AI functionality, which was more valuable than the expensive software they were considering. Another large retailer developed a reporting tool in less than 30 minutes with the company's help, resolving an issue they had been trying to solve for a year.
Q:How should one model the leverage of sales and marketing in the near term as the company shifts to new channels?
A:In the near term, the company expects a more moderate investment in headcount while the performance marketing as a percentage of total spend may stay flat or slightly below. There will be a focus on investments within the quota-carrying partners, sales channels, and customer success areas.
Q:What is the company's strategy regarding sales and marketing investment as it pivots to new channels?
A:The company's hybrid model includes performance marketing, quota-carrying partners, sales channels, and customer success. Investment priorities include a potential decline in the share of performance marketing as a percentage of total spend, with a shift towards more moderate, headcount investment.
Q:What was the performance of the Google AdWords channel in Q3 and how are the new channels ramping up?
A:The Google AdWords channel accounts for less than a script of new revenue. The company experienced choppiness in Q3 but saw stabilization towards the end of the quarter across Google AdWords and other channels, with very healthy double funnel activity. The pipeline is growing and the company is confident in its acquisition strategy.
Q:What factors give confidence in achieving the $1.8 billion number for the coming years, especially with lapping price increases?
A:Confidence in achieving the $1.8 billion number comes from several factors: year-over-year growth acceleration for all upmarket customers, improving metrics like vek and vek, increasing multi-product adoption with CRM becoming significant, improved air and product engagement, and the acceleration of AI product monetization. The company is also encouraged by stabilization in the top of the funnel.
Q:What are the recent trends in sales cycles and expectations for the upmarket movement?
A:The speaker indicates that sales cycles have not changed in terms of moving up market and are consistent with expectations. There is no concern about increased complexity or length in deal cycles, and the upmarket strategy is proceeding as anticipated, with better results in some instances.
Q:What are the expectations for gross churn in the SMB market segment?
A:Gross churn in the SMB market is near term and the expectations are part of the discussion, although specific figures or changes from previous expectations are not clearly provided in the transcript excerpt.
Q:What is the impact of the AI offering on sales productivity and what is expected for future improvement?
A:The impact of AI on sales productivity is significant, with AI agents and customer success AI agents enhancing the productivity of sales teams. The speaker expresses excitement about the AI's role in making sellers more productive and anticipates even greater improvement in activity and productivity next year due to changes with AI agents.
Q:What is the projected contribution of AI products to the 2027 revenue target, and how does cross-selling play a role?
A:AI products are expected to make a moderate contribution to the 2027 revenue target, with a focus on the retention of the existing customer base rather than direct revenue from AI products. Cross-selling between different products like services, work management, and CRM is anticipated to be strong, contributing to the overall revenue growth.
Q:How does the change in customer acquisition type affect sales growth and what was the reason for the edqm cut?
A:The change in customer acquisition type, with a shift to higher quality customers, has led to a different type of pipeline that takes longer to convert. This did not make sales growth more challenging; rather, it was a deliberate strategy to acquire higher quality customers that may not have immediately offset choppiness or softness down market, leading to the edqm cut.
Q:What is the outlook for the work management business and its role in the company's strategy?
A:The work management business is seen as a 'living product' with success in the upmarket strategy, contributing to the company's overall strategy and growth potential.

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