Matt Flake
Analyst · RBC Capital Markets. Your line is open
Thanks Bob. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us on today’s call. I would like to start by sharing a few of our financial highlights from the quarter before discussing a few industry and business updates. I’ll then hand the call over to our CFO, Jennifer Harris, to discuss the financials and provide guidance for the fourth quarter and full year. In the third quarter, we generated $28 million in revenue exceeding the high end of our guidance of $27.8 million, representing a 33% year-over-year growth. In addition to strong revenue performance we also added more than 300,000 end user up 6% sequentially and 46% year-over-year. It was another great quarter for Q2 and I am excited about the momentum we have in the market place. We believe we're still in the early innings of a radical transformation of the banking industry from a legacy model, which emphasize the physical in-branch channel to model with increasing emphasis on self service and digital. Financial institutions of all sizes are aggressively investing to prepare for the digital feature. In Citi Bank's third quarter earnings call, CEO, Mike Corbat noted that in preparation for what they call a mobile first future they've closed or sold over 200 branches. They plan to exit 50 more before the end of the first quarter. This isn’t just limited to Citi. Bank of America also reported the closing of more than 200 branches over the same span. As these banks continue to reduce their physical presence they are investing and promoting the digital channel and as a result they've seen rapid growth in the use of digital channel. Even as Bank of America closed over 200 branches they added nearly 800,000 mobile banking users. JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States has grown their mobile banking users by double digits over the last year. We're seeing similar trends among our customers. As account holders continue to choose the digital channel to interact with their financial institution. One of our credit union customers in the North West is illustrative of the trends we are seeing in the market. In 2015 alone they have grown their digital user base by more than 20% and more than a quarter of their digital logins are coming through their mobile banking apps. Today, future plays an important role in driving the digital transformation of over 360 customers. I believe our single platform with its modern design, intuitive user experience and deep integration layer will continue to be a solution of choice for regional and community financial institutions looking to transform their business. In the context of these industry trends, I’d like to get into some of our highlights from the quarter. We continue to add new customers from across our target markets including the three Tier-1 financial institutions, a $15 million bank in the Western United States and a leading regional bank and a top-25 credit union both in the North East. All three of these wins were takeaways from traditional competitors. With Q2 single platform differentiating itself as a premier solution to meet the digital needs of large financial institution. With five Tier-1s added year-to-date our momentum in this market is exceeding our expectations from earlier in the year and we believe the size and reputation of these Tier-1 customers are illustrative of the Tier-1 financial institution we can attract to our platform. I am particularly proud of these wins in the Northeast because they represent our first Tier-1 wins in this geographic area since investing in the sales force in 2013 and early 2014. We've made a concerted effort to improve our sales coverage in that region both bank and credit union market. As these two wins demonstrate, I believe that effort is starting to pay off and as both of these institutions are regional influences, I hope these signs create a network effect in the region. I always like to point to our almost 20% market share among all banks in Texas, where Q2 we started and where we have deep relationships. With our prior investments in the sales organization our goal is to duplicate that success in other regions and I view these wins in the Northeast as the first steps to reaching similar success in that geography. I am encouraged by our continued success on the net new side and in addition, we’ve a dedicated relationship management group which focuses to cross sale and extend contracts with existing customers, another key part of our growth strategy. I would like to tell you about a customer in the Midwest that recently signed a renewal with us. This bank founded over a 100 years ago has been a Q2 customer for over five years. Over that span, the bank has added retail, commercial and noble products, helping them grow their digital presence and increasing Q2s monthly recurring revenue by nearly 100%. Another example I would like to share is a bank here in Texas that has been a Q2 customer since 2012. With 24 months left on their original agreement this bank shares to proactively renew with Q2 in the third quarter. This is an especially good renewal story, because the bank has been extremely successful on driving its account holder to the digital channel growing it's user base by nearly 30% this year alone. I believe these examples clearly demonstrate that our platform is playing a key role in the digital transformation for banks and credit unions, large and small. Customers are increasingly looking to Q2 and that’s why I remain confident they will continue to maintain 30% plus revenue growth into the foreseeable future. Finally last quarter we announced the acquisition of Centrix Solutions, which provides fraud management, risk mitigation and compliance products to financial institutions. Prior to acquisition Q2 is partnered with Centrix since 2007. As part of this partnership Q2 resold the Centrix products as they are complementary to our longstanding relationship has made this a natural fit for both companies and it’s my belief that both Q2 and Centrix are realizing the benefits of bringing Centrix under the Q2 umbrella. For Q2, the Centrix products represent an exciting cross-sell opportunity as they are completely platform independent, meaning they do not require the insulation of our platform but are only enhanced by its presence. We also view Centrix as a tremendous opportunity for us to approach the risk and fraud markets, which are Greenfield opportunities for Q2. For Centrix we’ve seen the Centrix sales pipeline grow since the acquisition. As a result of that momentum, we signed a Tier 1 Centrix customer and new customer of Centrix and Q2 and one of the largest Centrix customer today. We’re extremely pleased with the integration opportunity to this point and are committed to expanding the link in Nebraska office. We remain optimistic about Centrix's ability to help us expand our total adjustable market, improve growth margin and contribute to our revenue growth. With that, I'll hand the call over to Jennifer.