Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) Surprises With Q2 Sales

Cloud storage and e-signature company Dropbox (Nasdaq: DBX) reported Q2 FY2023 results exceeding Wall Street analysts' expectations, with revenue up 8.7% year on year to $622.5 million. Dropbox made a GAAP profit of $43.2 million, down from its profit of $62 million in the same quarter last year.

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Founded by the long-serving CEO Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi in 2007, Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) provides a file hosting cloud platform that helps organizations collaborate and share documents.

The catch phrase "digital transformation" originally referred to the digitization of documents within enterprises. The growth of digital documents has spurred an explosion of collaboration within and between businesses, which in turn is driving the demand for e-signature and content management platforms.

Sales Growth

As you can see below, Dropbox's revenue growth has been unremarkable over the last two years, growing from $530.6 million in Q2 FY2021 to $622.5 million this quarter.

Dropbox's quarterly revenue was only up 8.7% year on year, which might disappoint some shareholders. Looking at the last two quarters, we can see that revenue increased by $11.4 million in Q2 compared to $12.3 million in Q1 2023. We'd prefer see growing absolute levels of quarter on quarter revenue gains.

Ahead of the earnings results announcement, the analysts covering the company were expecting sales to grow 4.54% over the next 12 months.

The pandemic fundamentally changed several consumer habits. There is a founder-led company that is massively benefiting from this shift. The business has grown astonishingly fast, with 40%+ free cash flow margins. Its fundamentals are undoubtedly best-in-class. Still, the total addressable market is so big that the company has room to grow many times in size. You can find it on our platform for free.

Customer Growth

Dropbox reported 18,040,000 customers at the end of the quarter, an increase of 140,000 from the previous quarter. That's in line with the customer growth we observed last quarter but a bit below what we've typically seen over the last year, suggesting that sales momentum may be slowing a little.

Key Takeaways from Dropbox's Q2 Results

Sporting a market capitalization of $9.05 billion, Dropbox is among smaller companies, but its more than $1.23 billion in cash on hand and positive free cash flow over the last 12 months puts it in an attractive position to invest in growth.

It was comforting to see that Dropbox topped analysts' revenue expectations this quarter, even if just narrowly. Free cash flow also exceeded expectations. These really stood out as positives in these results. Guidance will be given on the earnings call. Zooming out, we think this was a decent quarter, showing that the company is staying on target. The stock is up 4.13% after reporting and currently trades at $27 per share.

So should you invest in Dropbox right now? When making that decision, it's important to consider its valuation, business qualities, as well as what has happened in the latest quarter. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it's free.

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