Certara Inc (NAS:CERT)
$ 10.61 -0.41 (-3.72%) Market Cap: 1.71 Bil Enterprise Value: 1.78 Bil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 1.62 GF Score: 73/100

Q3 2024 Certara Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Nov 06, 2024 / 10:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: $10.91 (+5.82%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Certara Inc (CERT) reported a 11% year-over-year increase in third-quarter revenue, reaching $94.8 million.
  • The company achieved a 13% increase in total bookings, indicating strong demand for its services.
  • Certara Inc (CERT) successfully closed the Chemaxon acquisition, expanding its biosimulation reach into the pre-clinical market.
  • The launch of Certara Cloud has provided easier access to software, reducing IT and security costs for customers.
  • Certara Inc (CERT) has seen strong performance in software bookings, with a 28% increase from the prior year period.
Negative
  • Certara Inc (CERT) experienced a lengthened decision-making process among larger customers, impacting growth predictions.
  • The regulatory services market has been more challenging than expected, leading to a modest revision of 2024 guidance.
  • There is a divergence in growth profiles between the regulatory services and core biosimulation businesses.
  • Certara Inc (CERT) has seen further deterioration in regulatory services bookings, affecting revenue assumptions for the fourth quarter.
  • The company is cautious about predicting second-half growth due to market dynamics and customer decision delays.
Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Certara third-quarter earnings conference call.(Operator Instructions) Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.

I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, David Deuchler. Please go ahead.

David Deuchler
Gilmartin Group LLC - Investor Relations

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for participating in today's conference call. On the call from Certara, we have William Feehery, Chief Executive Officer; and John Gallagher, Chief Financial Officer. Earlier today, Certara released financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is available on the company's website.

Before we begin, I would like to remind you that management will make statements during this call that include forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to slide 2 in the company materials for additional information which you can find

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