Digitalocean Holdings, Inc. · NYSE:DOCN
Digitalocean — Q4 2024 Earnings Presentation
26 slides from Digitalocean's earnings presentation, Feb 25, 2025
Slide 1: Earnings Presentation Q4 2024
Earnings Presentation Q4 2024 February 25, 2025
Slide 2: Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor This presentation contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial This presentation includes statistical and other industry and market data that we risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking obtained from industry publications and research, surv
Slide 3: Our mission
Our mission Our mission is to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world 2025 DigitalOcean. All rights reserved
Slide 4: Large and Rapidly Growing Market Opportunity
Large and Rapidly Growing Market Opportunity Individuals and Companies with <500 Employees IaaS PaaS $251Bn $121Bn $138Bn 22% CAGR $60Bn $130Bn $78Bn 2025 2028 Source: IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide Feb 2025 2025 DigitalOcean. All rights reserved
Slide 5: DigitalOcean Differentiators
DigitalOcean Differentiators Pay less for reliable, highly capable infrastructure Simple that just works. Build your business on a solid—yet flexible—foundation Scalable with expert support. Get the most out of your infrastructure with robust Approachable developer resources and hands-on help when y
Slide 6: Comprehensive cloud and AI services that are developer-friendly and built to scale
DigitalOcean offers comprehensive cloud and AI services that are developer-friendly and built to scale with growing businesses Cloud Simplest VPS hosting infrastructure scalable cloud 2012-2015 2015-2018 2018-2025+ Droplets: Simple and Key components Essential elements to help developers and scalabl
Slide 7: We Have a Comprehensive Product Portfolio
We Have a Comprehensive Product Portfolio. 2025 DigitalOcean. All rights reserved
Slide 8: Global Infrastructure Supports Customers in approximately 190 Countries
Global Infrastructure Supports Customers in approximately 190 Countries 16 Data Centers Across 9 Regions Customers in 190 Countries Amsterdam Toronto London Frankfurt New York San Francisco Atlanta (Coming soon!) Asia Europe 24% of revenue 28% Bangalore North America of revenue 38% of revenue Singa
Slide 9: Q4'24 Earnings Key Takeaways
Q4’24 Earnings Key Takeaways Entered 2025 with Increased NDR to 99%, grew revenue 13% momentum year-over-year and delivered 18% free cash flow margin Increased product Released more than four times the amount of product velocity features vs Q4‘23 Traction with Higher Drove 37% year-over year revenue
Slide 10: Key Growth Performance Indicators: Q4 & FY2024
Key Growth Performance Indicators: Q4 & FY2024 Y-o-Y Y-o-Y Q4’23 Q4’24 FY’23 FY’24 Growth Growth Revenue $181M $205M 13% $693M $781M 13% Annual Run-rate Revenue (“ARR”) $723M $820M 13% Net Dollar Retention Rate (“NDR”) 96% 99% 300 bps 101% 98% 300 bps Average Revenue per User (“ARPU”) $92.63 $105.
Slide 11: Key Profitability Performance Indicators: Q4 & FY2024
Key Profitability Performance Indicators: Q4 & FY2024 Y-o-Y Y-o-Y Q4’23 Q4’24 FY’23 FY’24 Growth Growth Gross Margin 57% 62% 500 bps 57% 60% 300 bps Adjusted EBITDA Margin 41% 42% 100 bps 40% 42% 200 bps Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin 16% 18% 200 bps 22% 17% 500 bps Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income
Slide 12: Customer Concentration, Revenue Contribution and Growth
Customer Concentration, Revenue Contribution and Growth 165K $205M Customer ARPU ARR % of Growth % Growth % Growth % 0.5K Revenue (figures as of YoY YoY YoY Q424 Total Higher Spend 88% 6% 9% 16% Customers Scalers+ 22% 17% 18% 37% Scalers 36% 10% 2% 12% Builders 30% 6% 2% 7% Testers Learners Builde
Slide 13: Financials
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Slide 14: Revenue Details
Revenue Details Revenue (M) Net Dollar Retention Rate Notes: 2025E based on the midpoint of financial outlook as of February 25, 2025 2025 DigitalOcean. All rights reserved
Slide 15: Healthy Profitability Metrics
Healthy Profitability Metrics Adjusted Free Cash Flow (M) Adjusted EBITDA (M) 42% 40% 39% 22% 17% 17% Adj. Free Cash Flow Adj. Free Cash Flow Margin Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin Notes: 2025E based on the midpoint of financial outlook as of February 25, 2025 2025 DigitalOcean. All rights res
Slide 16: Financial Outlook
Financial Outlook Metric Q1 2025 FY 2025 (as of 2/25) Revenue $207$209M $870$890M Revenue Growth 12%13% 11.5%14% Adjusted EBITDA Margin 38%40% 37%40% Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Share $0.41$0.46 $1.85$1.95 Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin NA 16%18% Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted Average 10310
Slide 17: Appendix
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Slide 18: Key Business Metrics Definitions
Key Business Metrics Definitions Customers Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2024, we changed our methodology to calculate customer count as the average number of customers as of the last day of the month for each month in the most recent quarter. Customers are classified in separate categories base
Slide 19: Key Business Metrics Definitions
Key Business Metrics Definitions ARR Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2024, we changed our methodology to calculate ARR by multiplying the revenue for the most recent quarter by four. For our ARR calculations, we include the total revenue from all customers, including Testers, Learners, Builders, S
Slide 20: Financial Highlights and Key Business Metrics
Financial Highlights and Key Business Metrics Q4’22 Q1’23 Q2’23 Q3’23 Q4’23 Q1’24 Q2’24 Q3’24 Q4’24 Revenue (M) $163.0 $165.1 $169.8 $177.1 $180.9 $184.7 $192.5 $198.5 $204.9 Revenue Growth Year-over-year 36% 30% 27% 16% 11% 12% 13% 12% 13% ARR (M) $652 $661 $679 $708 $723 $739 $770 $794 $820 ARR In
Slide 21: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 1 For the year ended December 31, 2024, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes $0.1 million as it is presented in Restructuring related charges. For the year ended December 31, 2023, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes the $31.3 million reversal
Slide 22: Non-GAAP Net Income
Non-GAAP Net Income 1 For the year ended December 31, 2024, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes $0.1 million as it is presented in Restructuring related charges. For the year ended December 31, 2023, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes the $31.3 million reversal related to the former
Slide 23: Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income per Share
Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income per Share 1 For the year ended December 31, 2024, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes $0.1 million as it is presented in Restructuring related charges. For the year ended December 31, 2023, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes the $31.3 million reversal rela
Slide 24: Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin
Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin 1 For the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily consists of executive reorganization charges. For the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily consists of salary continuation charges and executive reorganization charges, including CEO sear
Slide 25: Non-GAAP Operating Expenses
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses 2025 DigitalOcean. All rights reserved
Slide 26: Non-GAAP Operating Expenses (cont.)
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses (cont.) 1 For the year ended December 31, 2024, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes $0.1 million as it is presented in Restructuring related charges. For the year ended December 31, 2023, non-GAAP stock-based compensation excludes the $31.3 million reversal relate
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