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Earnings Highlights and Summary

Twilio's total revenue was $115.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, up 41% from revenue of $82.0 million in Q4 2016. During Q4 2017, Twilio's Base revenue surged 40% to $105.3 million. The Company's reported better than analysts' estimates of $103.7 million.

For Q4 2017, Twilio's GAAP loss from operations was $20.2 million compared to GAAP loss from operations of $12.8 million for Q4 2016. The Company's non-GAAP loss from operations for the reported quarter totaled $3.9 million compared to non-GAAP profit from operations of $0.1 million for the prior year's same quarter.

Twilio's GAAP net loss was $18.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for Q4 2017 compared to $12.6 million or $0.15 per share for Q4 2016. The Company's non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $0.03 per share, compared to non-GAAP net profit attributable to common stockholders of $0.00 per share. Twilio's reported numbers were better than Wall Street's estimates of $0.06 per share.

For full year (FY) 2017, Twilio recorded total revenue of $399.0 million, up 44% from revenue of $277.3 million in FY16. The Company's Base revenue soared 49% to $365.5 million for FY17.

Twilio's GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $0.70 per share for FY17 compared to GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $0.78 per share for FY16.

The Company's non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $0.19 per share compared to non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $0.16 per share for FY16.

Business Metrics

As of December 31, 2017, Twilio had 48,979 Active Customer Accounts compared to 36,606 Active Customer Accounts as of December 31, 2016. The Company's Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate was 118% for the reported quarter compared to 155% for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Chief Financial Officer Transition

Twilio announced plans for a transition in finance leadership. Lee Kirkpatrick, who has served as Twilio's Chief Financial Officer since May 2012, has informed the Company and its Board of Directors of his decision to leave Twilio. To ensure an orderly transition and continuity of operations, Kirkpatrick will continue to serve as CFO until his successor is found and has moved into the role. Twilio stated that the search process will begin shortly and is expected to be completed before the end of the year 2018.

Outlook

For the first quarter ending March 31, 2018, Twilio is forecasting revenues in the range of $115 million and $117 million. The Company's Base revenues for the upcoming quarter is anticipated in the band of $108 million to $109 million.

For the full year ending December 31, 2018, Twilio is projecting revenues to be in the band of $501.6 million and $514 million. The Company is estimating base revenues to be in the range of $356.5 million to $357.5 million.

Stock Performance Snapshot

March 20, 2018 - At Tuesday's closing bell, Twilio's stock advanced 1.44%, ending the trading session at $40.89.

Volume traded for the day: 1.43 million shares.

Stock performance in the last month – up 23.57%; previous three-month period – up 61.11%; past twelve-month period – up 31.06%; and year-to-date – up 73.26%

After yesterday's close, Twilio's market cap was at $3.78 billion.

The stock is part of the Technology sector, categorized under the Application Software industry.

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