MeridianLink Inc (NYSE:MLNK)
$ 24.42 0.37 (1.54%) Market Cap: 1.83 Bil Enterprise Value: 2.19 Bil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 4.15 GF Score: 62/100

Q1 2024 MeridianLink Inc Earnings Call Transcript

May 07, 2024 / 09:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: $17.26 (-0.63%)

Key Points

Positve
  • MeridianLink Inc (MLNK) reported a solid first quarter with GAAP revenue of $77.8 million, showing a 1% growth year-over-year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $31.8 million with a 41% margin, exceeding the top end of the company's guidance.
  • MeridianLink Inc (MLNK) demonstrated strong customer retention and growth through new logo and cross-sell wins, highlighting the effectiveness of its go-to-market strategy.
  • The company launched MeridianLink Insight Live, enhancing data analytics and reporting tools for customers, which supports data-driven decision-making.
  • MeridianLink Inc (MLNK) hosted a successful annual conference, MeridianLink Live, with record attendance, leading to significant pipeline creation for new logos and cross-sell opportunities.
Negative
  • MeridianLink Inc (MLNK) faces significant volume headwinds due to a generational low in mortgage originations and a multi-year slowdown in auto lending.
  • Subscription revenue declined year-over-year due to lower volumes, despite higher services and other revenue.
  • The company's mortgage-related revenue within lending software solutions declined by 1% year-over-year.
  • Data verification software solutions revenue declined by 12% year-over-year, primarily due to a decrease in mortgage-related revenue.
  • Despite improving volumes, the recovery in mortgage market volumes is slow, and it will take time for these to reflect significantly in revenue.
Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Meridian link First Quarter 2024 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) This call is being recorded on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

I would now like to turn the conference over to your first speaker today, Gianna Rotellini. Go ahead.

Gianna Rotellini
MeridianLink Inc - Investor Relations

Good afternoon, and welcome to Meridian Link's First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 earnings call. We will be discussing the results announced in our press release issued after the market close today. With me today are Meridian Ling Chief Executive Officer, Nicolas Vlok; Chief Financial Officer, Larry Katz; President, go-to-market, Chris Maloof.

Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that today's conference call will include forward looking statements based on the Company's current expectations. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties, and our actual results may differ materially. For a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that

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