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Godaddy INC
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8-K: GoDaddy Reports Strong Q4 and Full Year 2024 Results, Driven by Profitable Growth and Strong Cash Generation
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Earnings Release
13 February 2025 4:09 PM
GoDaddy announces robust financial results for Q4 and full year 2024, highlighting significant progress in strategic initiatives and shareholder value creation.
Worse than expected
Net income decreased by 32% year-over-year for the full year 2024, primarily due to a non-routine, non-cash income tax benefit in the prior year.
Net income for Q4 2024 decreased by 82% year-over-year, also impacted by a prior year tax benefit.
Summary
- GoDaddy reported its Q4 and full year 2024 financial results.
- Total revenue for the full year was $4.6 billion, an 8% increase year-over-year.
- Total bookings for the full year reached $5.0 billion, up 9% year-over-year.
- Net income for the full year was $936.9 million, a 32% decrease year-over-year, representing a 20% margin, impacted by a prior year tax benefit.
- Normalized EBITDA for the full year was $1.4 billion, a 23% increase year-over-year, representing a 31% margin.
- Free cash flow for the full year was $1.4 billion, a 25% increase year-over-year.
- Gross payments volume from GoDaddy's commerce offerings grew to $2.6 billion, up 55% year-over-year.
- For Q4 2024, total revenue was $1.2 billion, up 8% year-over-year.
- Q4 total bookings were $1.2 billion, up 9% year-over-year.
- Q4 net income was $198.6 million, down 82% year-over-year, representing a 17% margin, impacted by a prior year tax benefit.
- Q4 Normalized EBITDA was $384.7 million, up 19% year-over-year, representing a 32% margin.
- Q4 free cash flow was $342.0 million, up 12% year-over-year.
- GoDaddy expects Q1 2025 total revenue to be between $1.175 billion and $1.195 billion, representing 7% year-over-year growth at the midpoint.
- For full year 2025, GoDaddy targets total revenue between $4.860 billion and $4.940 billion, representing 7% year-over-year growth at the midpoint.
- GoDaddy expects Q1 2025 Normalized EBITDA margin of approximately 30%.
- For full year 2025, GoDaddy expects Normalized EBITDA margin expansion of approximately 100 basis points.
- GoDaddy expects free cash flow of at least $1.500 billion for full year 2025.
Sentiment
Score: 7
Explanation: The sentiment is moderately positive. While revenue and cash flow are up, the decrease in net income due to tax-related issues tempers the overall positive outlook. The company's focus on AI and shareholder value creation is encouraging.
Positives
- GoDaddy demonstrated strong operational execution and financial performance in 2024.
- The company made significant progress across key strategic initiatives.
- GoDaddy is innovating around GoDaddy Airo and enhancing its integrated technology platform.
- The company is dedicated to optimizing topline growth and profitability to maximize free cash flow over the long term.
- Total bookings increased by 9% year-over-year for the full year 2024.
- Gross payments volume from GoDaddy's commerce offerings grew significantly, up 55% year-over-year.
- GoDaddy is committed to creating shareholder value.
Negatives
- Net income decreased by 32% year-over-year for the full year 2024, primarily due to a non-routine, non-cash income tax benefit in the prior year.
- Net income for Q4 2024 decreased by 82% year-over-year, also impacted by a prior year tax benefit.
- Total customers decreased by 2.4% year-over-year.
Risks
- The forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.
- Actual results could differ materially from current expectations due to factors such as the rapidly evolving market, fluctuations in financial results, service interruptions, security breaches, competition, and macroeconomic conditions.
- The company's ability to deploy new and evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and similar tools, in our offerings may impact future results.
Future Outlook
GoDaddy anticipates continued growth in 2025, projecting total revenue between $4.860 billion and $4.940 billion and free cash flow of at least $1.500 billion. They also expect Normalized EBITDA margin expansion of approximately 100 basis points.
Management Comments
- GoDaddy demonstrated strong operational execution and financial performance in 2024, making significant progress across our key strategic initiatives, said GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani.
- Looking ahead to 2025, we are excited to further innovate around GoDaddy Airo, enhance our integrated technology platform and create even more value for our customers, said GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani.
- GoDaddy delivered strong 2024 financial results and we have an exciting path ahead for continued shareholder value creation, said GoDaddy CFO Mark McCaffrey.
- We remain dedicated to executing on our strategy, optimizing topline growth and profitability to drive us toward our North Star of maximizing free cash flow over the long term, said GoDaddy CFO Mark McCaffrey.
Industry Context
GoDaddy's focus on AI-powered solutions like GoDaddy Airo aligns with the industry trend of leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance user experience and streamline business operations for small businesses. The company's commitment to the WordPress community also reflects the importance of open-source platforms in the web development ecosystem.
Comparison to Industry Standards
- Comparing GoDaddy's revenue growth of 8% to peers like Wix (which has seen revenue growth in the range of 10-15% in recent quarters) suggests GoDaddy is performing competitively but not leading in growth rate.
- Shopify's GPV growth has been significantly higher, indicating GoDaddy has room to expand its commerce offerings.
- Companies like Squarespace have similar ARPU figures, indicating GoDaddy is in line with industry standards for monetization per user.
- GoDaddy's focus on free cash flow generation is a positive sign, especially when compared to companies that prioritize growth at the expense of profitability.
Stakeholder Impact
- Shareholders can expect continued focus on shareholder value creation.
- Customers will benefit from enhanced products and services, including AI-powered solutions.
- The WordPress community will benefit from GoDaddy's donation and support.
- Employees can expect continued investment in the company's technology platform.
Next Steps
- GoDaddy will host a webcast to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2024 results on February 13, 2025.
- The company will continue to focus on innovating around GoDaddy Airo and enhancing its integrated technology platform.
- GoDaddy will execute on its strategy to optimize topline growth and profitability.
Key Dates
- December 31, 2024: End of the fourth quarter and full year for which financial results are reported
- December 2024: GoDaddy refinanced $1.5 billion of term loans.
- February 13, 2025: Date of the earnings release and conference call.
- March 31, 2025: End of the first quarter for which revenue guidance is provided.
- December 31, 2025: End of the full year for which revenue and free cash flow guidance is provided.
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