Shares of Docusign (DOCU 0.70%) jumped on Friday, finishing the day up 4.8% after climbing as much as 8.9% earlier in the session. The move came as the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.26%) dropped 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.48%) was flat.
The software maker reported its Q2 earnings Thursday evening, beating expectations across the board and raising its outlook as artificial intelligence (AI) features gain traction.
Docusign delivers a clean beat
The company reported Q2 adjusted earnings per share of $0.92, beating analyst estimates. Sales jumped 9% year over year (YOY) to $800.6 million, while sales specifically from ads jumped 13% YOY.
Customer growth showed steady momentum, with the total number of customers increasing by 9% to exceed 1.7 million. Management raised guidance for the coming quarter, citing strength in its expanding AI capabilities.
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CEO Allan Thygesen said of the performance, "Q2 was an outstanding quarter, with AI innovation launches and recent go-to-market changes leading to strong performance across the eSignature, CLM, and IAM businesses."
The company also repurchased more than $200 million of its stock and finished the quarter with a healthy balance sheet that includes more than $1 billion in cash and short-term investments.
DOCU looks solid
Docusign is executing well on its transition beyond simple e-signatures into broader agreement management and AI-powered contract analysis. The stock carries a very solid PEG ratio -- a handy valuation metric that combines P/E and growth rates -- of 0.4.
Docusign remains a mature software company in a competitive market, but I think it is positioning itself well and will continue to grow. It makes a nice addition to a well-diversified portfolio.
