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$Nutanix Inc.(NTNX)$ is set to release its fiscal third-quarter 2025 earnings after the U.S. market closes on Wednesday, 28 May 2025. A conference call and webcast will follow at 4:30 p.m. EDT / 1:30 p.m. PDT on the same day.

Revenue: Analysts generally anticipate Nutanix to report revenue around $625-$626.6 million. This would represent a significant year-over-year growth of approximately 19-19.5%. The company's own guidance for Q3 fiscal 2025 revenue was between $620 million and $630 million.

Earnings Per Share (EPS): The consensus EPS forecast ranges from $0.06 to $0.38 per share. It's important to note the variation in analyst estimates. The company reported EPS of $0.01 for the same quarter last year (Q3 FY 2024). Nutanix has a history of beating analyst EPS estimates.

Nutanix Inc (NTNX) Last Positive Earnings Call Saw Share Price Gained 15.16%

Nutanix had a positive earnings call on 26 Feb 2025 which saw its share price gained 15.16% since.

Nutanix reported strong financial performance, exceeding guidance and achieving significant growth in new logos and ARR. The company improved its financial flexibility and raised its full-year guidance. Despite these positives, challenges remain with elongated sales cycles and variability in larger deals, alongside uncertainty in the federal market. Overall, the highlights significantly outweigh the lowlights.

Nutanix Inc (NTNX) Guidance

During the Nutanix Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call, the company reported financial results that surpassed its guidance across all metrics. The annual recurring revenue (ARR) grew 19% year-over-year, reaching $2.06 billion, while quarterly revenue hit a record $655 million, exceeding the guided range of $635 million to $645 million and marking a 16% year-over-year increase. Nutanix also achieved a non-GAAP operating margin of 24.6%, outperforming its guidance of 20% to 21%, and reported a non-GAAP net income of $165 million, equivalent to $0.56 per share.

Free cash flow was robust at $187 million, representing a 29% margin. The company raised its full fiscal year 2025 guidance, projecting revenue between $2.495 billion and $2.515 billion, a non-GAAP operating margin of 17.5% to 18.5%, and free cash flow of $650 million to $700 million. Nutanix attributed its performance to the strength of its Cloud Platform, successful customer acquisition, and increased leverage from OEM and channel partners, while also noting an ongoing focus on investment in sales, marketing, and R&D to capitalize on market opportunities.

Factors to Watch and Key Themes

Nutanix reported record quarterly revenue of $655 million, surpassing the guided range and representing a year-over-year growth rate of 16%. ARR grew 19% year-over-year to $2.06 billion.

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) Growth: As a subscription-based software company, ARR is a critical metric for Nutanix. In Q2 FY2025, Nutanix reported 19% year-over-year ARR growth to $2.06 billion. Investors will be looking for continued strong performance in this area, indicating sustained adoption and retention of their cloud platform.

Nutanix achieved year-over-year new logo growth exceeding 50% for the second consecutive quarter, with strength across all customer segments, including the Global 2000.

Subscription Model Transition: Nutanix has been undergoing a transition to a subscription-based business model. While this can sometimes cause revenue recognition headwinds in the short term, it typically leads to more predictable and higher-quality revenue streams over time. Investors will be keen to see the continued success and positive impact of this transition on their financials.

Customer Acquisition and Expansion: The company's ability to add new customers and expand its footprint within existing clients will be a key driver of growth. In Q2 FY2025, they added 710 new customers, expanding their base to 27,870. Updates on customer wins, particularly large enterprise and federal sector deals, will be important.

Profitability and Free Cash Flow: Nutanix has been demonstrating strong free cash flow generation and improving operational efficiency. While still technically in a transition phase, the market is closely watching their path to sustained profitability. Strong free cash flow is a positive sign of financial health and operational discipline.

Nutanix strengthened its balance sheet by issuing convertible notes at attractive terms and establishing a $500 million revolving credit facility. The company delivered strong free cash flow of $187 million, with a free cash flow margin of 29%.

Hybrid Multi cloud Adoption: Nutanix positions itself as a leader in hybrid multi cloud computing. The demand for solutions that simplify running applications and managing data across various cloud environments (on-premises, public cloud, edge) is growing. Commentary on their success in capturing this market and their competitive advantages will be crucial.

Strategic Partnerships: Nutanix has been active in forming and strengthening strategic partnerships. These collaborations, potentially with hardware vendors or cloud providers, can significantly expand their market reach and product capabilities. Updates on the impact of these partnerships will be of interest.

AI Infrastructure: As enterprises increasingly explore AI workloads, the underlying infrastructure becomes critical. Nutanix's architecture, which can manage compute-intensive applications efficiently, positions them to benefit from this trend. Any commentary or updates on their role in supporting AI deployments will be important.

Sales Cycle and Macroeconomic Environment: In previous periods, Nutanix has noted potential longer sales cycles and variability in deal timing due to the uncertain spending environment. Investors will be looking for any changes in this trend and how it impacts their outlook.

The company continues to see modestly elongated average sales cycles compared to historical levels, attributed to the current macroeconomic environment. There is more variability in timing, outcome, and deal structure with larger deals, although more of these closed in Q2.

Though federal business improved in Q2, uncertainty remains due to potential impacts from actions by the new U.S. administration.

Guidance for Q4 Fiscal 2025 and Full Year: The company's outlook for the upcoming quarter and any updates to its full fiscal year 2025 guidance will significantly influence investor sentiment.

Nutanix raised its full year revenue guidance to $2.495 billion to $2.515 billion, representing approximately 17% year-over-year growth at the midpoint.

Nutanix Inc (NTNX) Price Target

Based on 14 analysts from Tiger Brokers offering 12 month price targets for Nutanix in the last 3 months. The average price target is $89.19 with a high forecast of $100.00 and a low forecast of $73.11. The average price target represents a 11.68% change from the last price of $79.86.

Analyst ratings for Nutanix generally lean towards "Strong Buy" or "Outperform," although a recent downgrade from Raymond James to "Market Perform" suggests some caution.

Technical Analysis - Exponential Moving Average (EMA)

The average analyst price target indicates potential upside from current levels, though some estimates suggest potential downside if the GF Value is considered.

From the technical, we are seeing the bulls are in control with very nice upside though we are seeing some dip but the momentum remain positive, and I believe the confidence from Nutanix with its strong free cash flow would be able to push through the elongated sales cycle and federal market uncertainty.

Summary

Nutanix's Q3 FY 2025 earnings report will be a crucial indicator of its continued success in its subscription transition, its ability to maintain strong ARR growth, and its progress towards sustained profitability.

I think as investors, we might want to pay close attention to customer metrics, free cash flow generation, and the company's outlook in the evolving hybrid multi cloud and AI infrastructure markets.

I am planning to take a position on Nutanix today (23 May) or Tuesday (27 May).

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