Ser Jing and I manage an investment fund that invests in a number of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies.
Over the past few weeks, a handful of them reported their quarterly earnings results. Here’s a quick summary of how they performed and highlights from their respective analyst briefings.
DocuSign Inc (NASDAQ: DOCU)
The leader in e-signatures posted a solid set of results for the quarter ended 30 April 2021. Revenue was up 58% year-on-year to US$469.1 million, billings grew 54% to US$527.4 million, the gross margin improved to 78%, and free cash flow more than tripled to US$123.0 million. DocuSign’s free cash flow margin (free cash flow as a percentage of revenue) is also now a healthy 26%.
To me, the most impressive part was that the company’s revenue grew 9% sequentially. This is a solid achievement considering that DocuSign’s last three quarters prior to the latest reporting quarter have been positively impacted by COVID-19....