Cybersecurity firm Tenable's Q3 revenue beats estimates

Reuters10-30
Cybersecurity firm Tenable's Q3 revenue beats estimates

Overview

  • Tenable Q3 revenue grows 11% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats consensus, driven by demand for Tenable One platform

  • Company repurchased 2 mln shares for $60 mln, indicating confidence in market position

Outlook

  • Tenable expects Q4 revenue between $249.1 mln and $253.1 mln

  • Company forecasts full-year revenue of $988.0 mln to $992.0 mln

  • Tenable anticipates 2025 calculated current billings of $1.040 bln to $1.048 bln

Result Drivers

  • DEMAND FOR PLATFORM - Strong demand for Tenable One Exposure Management platform drove better-than-expected Q3 results, per Co-CEO Steve Vintz

  • INDUSTRY SHIFT - Co-CEO Mark Thurmond attributes growth to industry shift towards preemptive cybersecurity approaches

  • CUSTOMER TRUST - Enterprises increasingly trust Tenable's platform for proactive risk management, according to Co-CEO Mark Thurmond

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$252.44 mln

$247.30 mln (21 Analysts)

Q3 Net Income

$2.26 mln

Q3 Gross Profit

$195.68 mln

Q3 Operating Expenses

$188.55 mln

Q3 Operating Income

$7.13 mln

Q3 Pretax Profit

$2.81 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 12 "strong buy" or "buy", 11 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Tenable Holdings Inc is $40.00, about 24.1% above its October 28 closing price of $30.35

  • The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 21 three months ago

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