Q3 2024 Rapid7 Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Nov 06, 2024 / 09:30PM GMT

Key Points

Positve
  • Rapid7 Inc (RPD) ended the third quarter of 2024 with $823 million in ARR, showing growth in their Threat Detection Response business.
  • The company exceeded revenue and operating income expectations, with third-quarter revenue of $215 million, an 8% increase over the prior year.
  • Rapid7 Inc (RPD) has seen strong demand for its consolidated offerings, with over $175 million in ARR from threat detection and risk management.
  • The launch of the Command Platform, including Exposure Command, has been well-received, increasing the pipeline for risk management by over 70% compared to the previous quarter.
  • The company has made significant progress in expanding its partner ecosystem, with 90% of new ARR bookings sold through partners, marking a milestone in collaboration efforts.
Negative
  • Rapid7 Inc (RPD) experienced elongated deal cycles, particularly for larger deals in North America, impacting ARR results.
  • The company's ARR growth rate for 2024 is expected to be modest, with a range of $835 million to $845 million, reflecting only a 4% to 5% increase over the prior year.
  • Customer budgets remain in flux, leading to longer approval processes and impacting new ARR in the third quarter.
  • Despite strong pipeline growth, the conversion of this pipeline into material ARR contributions remains uncertain, with expectations for 2025 being cautious.
  • The company has faced challenges in achieving significant upgrades and upsells within its installed base, particularly in risk management offerings.
Operator

Hello greetings, and welcome to the Rapid7's third-quarter 2024 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions)

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Elizabeth Chwalk, Senior Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Elizabeth Chwalk
Rapid7 Inc - Senior Director of Investor Relations

Thank you, operator, and good afternoon, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today to discuss Rapid7's third-quarter 2024 financial and operating results in addition to our financial outlook for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024. With me on the ball today are Corey Thomas, our CEO; and Tim Adams, our CFO.

We have distributed our earnings press release over the wire, and it is now posted on our website at investors.rapid7.com, along with the updated company presentation and financial metrics file. This call is being broadcast live via webcast, and following the call, an audio replay will be available at investors.rapid7.com.

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