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Zoom Video Communications Inc / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Zoom Video Communications reported a solid performance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, showcasing growth in several key areas despite macroeconomic challenges.</li><li>The company generated $1.175 billion in revenue, reflecting a 3% year-over-year increase, and reported stronger-than-expected earnings with non-GAAP diluted net income per share reaching $1.43, surpassing guidance by $0.12.</li><li>The company attributed this performance largely to robust growth in its enterprise segment, which now constitutes 60% of total revenue.</li></ul>

Zoom Video Communications reported a solid performance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, showcasing growth in several key areas despite macroeconomic challenges.The company generated $1.175 billion in revenue, reflecting a 3% year-over-year increase, and reported stronger-than-expected earnings with non-GAAP diluted net income per share reaching $1.43, surpassing guidance by $0.12.The company attributed this performance largely to robust growth in its enterprise segment, which now constitutes 60% of total revenue.

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<ul><li>Zoom Video Communications reported mixed financial results, with its fourth-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion meeting expectations, but its guidance for the first quarter and full year falling short of analyst estimates.</li><li>The company projected first-quarter revenue between $1.16 billion and $1.17 billion, below the expected $1.18 billion.</li><li>Full-year revenue guidance of $4.79 billion to $4.8 billion also came in below the consensus estimate of $4.81 billion.</li></ul>

Zoom Video Communications reported mixed financial results, with its fourth-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion meeting expectations, but its guidance for the first quarter and full year falling short of analyst estimates.The company projected first-quarter revenue between $1.16 billion and $1.17 billion, below the expected $1.18 billion.Full-year revenue guidance of $4.79 billion to $4.8 billion also came in below the consensus estimate of $4.81 billion.

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<ul><li>Zoom Communications, Inc. recently presented its financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.</li><li>The company's revenue grew by approximately 4% year-over-year to reach $1.178 billion, surpassing their guidance by $13 million.</li><li>Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, Zoom managed to showcase significant improvements in both its enterprise and online segments.</li></ul>

Zoom Communications, Inc. recently presented its financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.The company's revenue grew by approximately 4% year-over-year to reach $1.178 billion, surpassing their guidance by $13 million.Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, Zoom managed to showcase significant improvements in both its enterprise and online segments.

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TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

<p>As one  analyst put it on the call, Zoom “just delivered one of, if not, the greatest all-time quarter in enterprise software history.”</p><p>It was pretty amazing. The question is...how much are we paying for a high churn, potentially transitory customer base?</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.</p></div>

As one  analyst put it on the call, Zoom “just delivered one of, if not, the greatest all-time quarter in enterprise software history.”It was pretty amazing. The question is...how much are we paying for a high churn, potentially transitory customer base?Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.

<ul><li>Zoom Video Communications delivered strong financial performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, surpassing market expectations and demonstrating resilience in a competitive landscape.</li><li>The company's revenue rose by 2.1% year-over-year to $1.16 billion, slightly exceeding analyst forecasts.</li><li>Adjusted earnings per share also impressed, reaching $1.39, which was significantly higher than the anticipated $1.21.</li></ul>

Zoom Video Communications delivered strong financial performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, surpassing market expectations and demonstrating resilience in a competitive landscape.The company's revenue rose by 2.1% year-over-year to $1.16 billion, slightly exceeding analyst forecasts.Adjusted earnings per share also impressed, reaching $1.39, which was significantly higher than the anticipated $1.21.

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Zoom Video Communications, Inc. develops a people-centric cloud service that transforms real-time collaboration experience. The Company offers unified meeting experience, a cloud service that provides a 3-in-1 meeting platform with HD video conferencing, mobility, and web meetings. Zoom Video Communications serves customers worldwide.

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