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monday.com (MNDY.US) 2026年第一季度业绩电话会
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The company highlights a 24% year-over-year revenue growth, record operating profit, and a focus on AI, with 10% of net new ARR from AI products. Introduces a new AI Work Platform, re-architects its pricing model, and provides Q2 and full-year 2026 guidance, concluding with a Q&A session on financial and operational updates.
会议速览
First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Conference Call for Monday dot Com
Monday dot Com's leadership team discusses Q1 FY2026 financial results, including forward-looking statements and non-GAAP measures, inviting stakeholders to their earnings call for detailed insights.
Strong Q1 Growth, AI Integration, and Strategic Shifts at Monday Do Com
Monday Do Com reports a 24% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2026, highlighting AI's role in driving efficiency and customer value. The company introduces a new pricing model, aligns with consumption-based AI benefits, and acquires 1 AI 13 for voice agent capabilities, redefining its platform as an AI work solution.
Strong Q1 Revenue Growth and Updated Fiscal 2026 Guidance
Announces robust Q1 fiscal 2026 revenue growth of 24%, reaching $351 million, with an NDR of 110%; guidance indicates slight NDR decline for the fiscal year. Highlights 89% growth margin, down from 90% in the prior year, and reiterates financials adjusted for non-GAAP measures.
Q1 Financials, FY26 Outlook, and FX Impact on Operating Margins
The dialogue covered Q1 financials including R&D, sales, marketing, and G&A expenses, leading to an operating income of $49M and net income of $56M. It highlighted the negative FX impact on margins, ended with $2.21B in cash, and provided an FY26 outlook with revenue growth projections and adjusted free cash flow estimates.
Analysis of NDR Guide Stability and Top-of-Funnel Demand Trends
The dialogue discusses the updated NDR guide, highlighting stabilization across business cohorts and positive trends in gross retention and customer expansion. It also touches on cautious performance marketing management and high-quality lead influx, aligning with initial year expectations despite a soft overall environment.
Exploring New C+ Credits Pricing Model's Impact and Future Adoption
Discussion revolves around the introduction of a new C+ credits pricing model, detailing its structure for new and existing customers, and addressing future impacts, particularly by 2026, with an emphasis on gradual adoption and incentives for current customers.
Pricing Model Adaptation Amid AI Platform Demand and Market Expansion
The dialogue discusses the company's decision to modify its pricing model, not due to a decline in employee headcount or seat demand, but in anticipation of leveraging AI technology. It highlights strong market demand, particularly in emerging and upmarket segments, with double-digit growth observed. The conversation also touches on the trend of acquiring larger customers, noting less linearity in quarterly sales but consistent strong performance, especially in the final month of each quarter.
Investor Expresses Gratitude and Praises Strong Performance
A participant in the dialogue congratulates on an impressive performance, expressing thanks for the opportunity to speak and acknowledging the commendable results.
AI Integration in Work Platforms: Enhancing Collaboration and Efficiency
Discusses customer adoption of AI technologies, emphasizing integration with existing workflows for improved collaboration among agents and users, both internal and external, within work platforms.
Understanding AI's Direct Contribution to Q1 Revenue Growth
Exploration into how AI, excluding the agents product, contributed 10% to new AR in Q1, focusing on existing offerings like AI blocks and psychic services, and distinguishing direct AI contributions from AI-enabled enhancements.
Pricing Model Transition and AI Integration in 2027: Insights and Challenges
The dialogue discusses the gradual adoption of a new pricing model combining seat-based and usage-based pricing, with AI as an integral component. While specifics are still under development, the acquisition of a knowledgeable team is expected to accelerate AI integration and adoption, particularly among existing customers. Challenges remain in predicting exact adoption rates, especially differentiating between mid-market and large enterprise segments.
Analysis of Financial Headwinds and Headcount Expectations for the Year
Discussed factors impacting financial outlook including currency appreciation, foregone interest, and tax implications, with emphasis on headcount as a cushion. Benefits from hiring and currency dynamics noted, with impacts more pronounced in the upcoming year.
Revenue Upside Drivers and Agents Monetization Strategy Discussion
A discussion on the broad-based revenue upside factors, including strong momentum, record net head, and AI contribution. The conversation also covers the monetization angle for first and third-party agents, emphasizing Monday's own agents' collaboration and data access capabilities.
Customer Reception to New AI Credit Pricing and Impact on In-Quarter NDIS
A discussion unfolds on customer reactions to a new AI credit pricing structure, emphasizing concerns over potential costs, and explores the effects of recent pricing changes on in-quarter NDIS metrics.
AI Credits Transparency & Enterprise Deal Trends
Discussion highlights customer demand for AI credit transparency and control, emphasizing governance features. Enterprise deals trend towards larger, multi-year commitments, impacting NDR figures positively, with strong gross retention noted.
AI-Driven Revenue Alignment & Gross Margin Impact in Fiscal 2026
Discussion focuses on integrating usage-based pricing to better align AI costs with revenue, aiming for gross margin preservation amidst expected short-term AI computing cost increases, anticipating a shift from 90% to 80s margins by fiscal 2026.
Integrating Voice Capabilities for Enhanced Customer-Facing Applications
The dialogue highlights the strategic importance of incorporating voice capabilities into CRM and AG platforms to transform service into more customer-friendly applications. Emphasizing the need for customization and intuitive design, the discussion underlines the potential of voice agents in simplifying technology adoption for customers.
New Product ARR Growth and CRM Service Expansion
Discussed significant ARR growth from new products, exceeding 11%, with emphasis on CRM and service enhancements. Noted opportunities in sales augmentation and mid-market segments, highlighting successful adoption and cross-selling in enterprise and SMB markets.
Performance Marketing Shift Impact on Script Sales
Discussion on lower script sales attributed to marketing shift from lower to higher-end resources, with expectations for improved performance as seasonality progresses.
Analysis of Q1 Performance: AI Product Growth and FX Impact
The dialogue highlights the strong performance in Q1 driven by AI product growth, reaching nearly 10% of net revenue, and sustained upmarket momentum. FX contributed a minor tailwind, but its impact on overall growth was negligible. The conversation also touches on expectations for Q2 trends and annual guidance.
Engagement with MCP and Customer Trends in Expansion Activity
Discusses the growing agent sign-ups to the MCP platform, noting stronger retention among users. Highlights the trend of customer expansion activity and the impact of making Monday more accessible to agents.
Unpacking Lower Sequential Q2 Revenue Growth Forecast Amid Seasonal Strength
Discussion revolves around factors influencing a lower sequential revenue growth prediction for Q2, despite the quarter typically being stronger, examining prudence and new dynamics impacting the forecast.
Investment in AI and Cost Management Affecting Revenue Expectations
The dialogue highlights ongoing investments in AI, GT capabilities, and product development, which are expected to increase expenses throughout the year. Despite uncertainty in revenue growth, the focus remains on managing annual expectations rather than quarterly outcomes, implying a moderation in growth loops within the guidance.
AI Product Revenue Uncertainty in 2026 Guidance
The dialogue discusses the difficulty in predicting AI product revenue, especially for consumption-based models, for the 2026 guidance, noting that AI revenue from AI agents was not a significant source in the first quarter. The uncertainty around modeling revenue from AI agents and consumption is highlighted, with a promise for more clarity in the next quarter's update.
Incentivizing Enterprise Customers for New AI Package Model
Discussion focused on strategies to encourage current enterprise customers to adopt a new AI package model, offering incentives for bundled purchases without forcing migration, ensuring an opt-in policy.
要点回答
Q:What is the anticipated adjusted free cash flow for the full year 2026 and what is the expected adjusted free cash flow margin?
A:The expected full year adjusted free cash flow for 2026 is between $150 million to $155 million, resulting in an adjusted free cash flow margin of 10% to 10.5%, which assumes a negative FX impact of 100 to 200 basis points.
Q:How does the new NDR guide compare to the Q1 results and the full year guide?
A:The new NDR guide suggests more stability in results across cohorts compared to the Q1 results and the full year guide. The guide reflects stabilization throughout the business and higher gross retention rates, with double-digit renewal growth year over year in the mid-market and enterprise customer segments.
Q:What is the current status of top of funnel demand compared to the end of 2025?
A:The current status of top of funnel demand is soft, but it is in line with the company's expectations set at the beginning of the year. ACV of new land is increasing across both new and existing customers, resulting in high-quality leads. The company is managing performance marketing cautiously to ensure it meets expectations.
Q:Can you explain the new C+ credits pricing model and its impacts in 2026?
A:The new C+ credits pricing model allows customers to purchase additional AI credits, which means the more they consume AI credits, the more they pay. This model applies to both new and existing customers and is designed to align with customer feedback and consumption preferences. The company plans to transition customers to this new model over the next few years and incentivize adoption, especially among key customers where the company has invested time in building use cases.
Q:What are the assumptions for the impacts from the new pricing model on both new and existing customers?
A:For now, there is no significant impact or any impact on the numbers from the new pricing model. The company is still in a learning phase regarding the effects of the new model and will provide updates once there is more clarity.
Q:Are you seeing any signs of slowing in employee headcount growth or acceleration in existing customer usage?
A:There has been no degradation in demand relative to seats. Instead, there is an increase in customers looking to leverage AI, which is why the company has launched the new platform. Demand for new seats continues to be strong, and there is an acceleration in some emerging markets where the company has invested.
Q:How is the trend in larger landings with the direct sales motion in the upmarket segment?
A:The direct sales motion is targeting larger landings in the upmarket segment, and the trend is positive. While the exact details of how these larger landings are performing are not provided, the text indicates that the strategy is contributing to the company's growth.
Q:What does the speaker indicate about the seasonality of RPO and the performance in Q1?
A:RPO typically shows seasonal decline, which was in line with prior Q1 performance. March was one of the strongest months, indicating that as they move up market, they become more exposed to the buying cycles of larger customers, resulting in less linearity in quarterly performance but consistent delivery in the last month of every quarter.
Q:What advancements in code generation and no-code, low-code arenas are customers exploring?
A:The speaker suggests that customers are exploring advancements in code generation and utilizing no-code, low-code platforms, as indicated by the adoption of AI and the hybrid model of having agents, both internal and external, work together on the same platform.
Q:How are AI products being used by customers in relation to workflows?
A:Customers are using AI technology in different ways, but the speaker notes that many customers want to integrate AI into their work and workflows with other people, using it in a native and cooperative way within their work platforms.
Q:What drives the AI revenue currently and what is the expectation with the introduction of agents?
A:The AI revenue is currently driven by the existing offerings, including AI blocks and services like psychics. The introduction of agents is expected to contribute to AI revenue in the future, but precise figures for this are not yet available as the product was recently released.
Q:What is the company's outlook on the proportion of the customer base that will be on the new seat-based plus usage-based pricing model six months from now, and how does it expect adoption trends to differ between mid-market and large enterprise customers?
A:It's difficult to estimate the proportion of the customer base that will be on the new pricing model six months from now, but the adoption for agents is expected to be very gradual. The company plans to provide more information on this as time progresses. Pricing for AI will be part of the AI-grade consumption model, and the company is excited about the addition of a strong team with specialized knowledge.
Q:How does the company plan to integrate the new acquisition into its AI and CRM platforms?
A:The company plans to integrate the new acquisition deeply into the AI work platform and CRM, leveraging the expertise of the acquired team to enhance the integration and drive adoption.
Q:How should one view the monetization angle for first-party agents versus third-party agents?
A:The company is focused on the monetization angle for both first-party and third-party agents, and it is evaluating the right strategies for each. The details on the differentiation and monetization strategies for these agents were not provided in the transcript.
Q:What are the envisioned applications of agents in the future of work?
A:Agents are envisioned to be used as personal assistants and for various tasks, with the ability to collaborate effectively with people. They are built to execute and analyze work, working seamlessly with Monday's platform and allowing customization and integration with other platforms.
Q:What are the new pricing details for AI credits and how do they meet customer feedback?
A:The new pricing model for AI credits allows customers to have transparency, control, and governance over their credits. They can monitor who is using the credits, the purposes they are used for, and the work being done, enabling them to plan appropriately for their AI private usage. This pricing model has been designed based on customer feedback indicating their desire for these controls.
Q:How does the recent enterprise deal lending behavior and multi-year agreements impact the NDR?
A:Recent enterprise deals are showing larger numbers but typically involve customers committing to multi-year agreements, which is one of the reasons why the 100K NDR is slightly below the 50K1. The gross retention is at all-time high, and while there may be temporary pressure on metrics for the remainder of fiscal 2026 due to pricing benefits, the focus remains on maintaining strong customer relationships.
Q:Will the introduction of usage-based elements into the pricing model improve gross margin preservation?
A:The introduction of usage-based elements into the pricing model is expected to help match revenue with the costs tied to AI, potentially leading to better gross margin preservation over time. Although the significant impact on gross margin is not yet evident, the focus remains on managing costs related to AI growth.
Q:How will the addition of voice capabilities to one AI affect the transition of service into a customer-facing application?
A:The addition of voice capabilities to one AI is seen as an opportunity for the service team and is important across various products. These capabilities will aid in making technology easier to use, especially when compared to difficult-to-use user interfaces. Integration into CRM and AG platforms is a focus going forward, and voice agents can help customers adopt technology more easily.
Q:What details can be provided regarding the interplay between CRM and service and the progress in the quarter?
A:CRM and service interplay significantly, with new product arrangements (ARR) accounting for over 11% and growing in the SMB segment. Sales augmentation is being pursued, especially in the mid-market. Service ARR is driven by cross-selling with customer support workflows and seat and usage expansion. The focus is on accelerating sales across products, particularly in the mid-market segment.
Q:Why were script hundred thousand sequential adds lower and how does the shift in performance marketing impact?
A:Script hundred thousand sequential adds were lower due to some pull-forward from the previous year's Q4, which saw record net adds of 100K. The shift in performance marketing towards the upmarket higher end is not yet driving outperformance but is anticipated to contribute positively to results later in the year as seasonality improves.
Q:What was the impact of foreign exchange on revenue in the quarter and for the full year?
A:Foreign exchange had a small tailwind in the quarter, contributing very minimally to the overall reported growth rate, and it is not expected to significantly impact the full year guidance.
Q:What contributed to the strong revenue growth in the quarter?
A:The strong revenue growth in the quarter was primarily driven by an AI product that contributed to almost 10% of net revenue, alongside the continued upmarket momentum with enterprise customers growing.
Q:What trends have been observed with engagement levels and expansion activities among customers using the MCP?
A:The engagement levels with the MCP have been strong, with more agents signing up. However, the numbers are still small, and among those using it, there is a stronger retention profile. There has been an increase in the use of the platform, but it's not significant yet.
Q:How is the company managing expectations and investments in AI for the remainder of the year?
A:The company is focused on managing expectations for the year rather than just the next quarter. They are investing in product and go-to-market capabilities and expect AI-related expenses to increase throughout the year, which introduces inherent uncertainty in revenue projections.
Q:What is the expected revenue contribution from AI products in the 2023 guide and how should it be considered as a potential upside lever?
A:The AI revenue in the first quarter was not primarily from AI agents but mostly driven by VI, AB, and Syke. Modeling revenue from AI consumption is challenging and it's hard to predict its impact for the remainder of the year. The company plans to provide more clarity next quarter.
Q:What incentives will be offered to enterprise customers for adopting the new seaquest usage model?
A:Enterprise customers will continue to be able to buy AI capabilities a la carte, but the company plans to incentivize customers, especially new ones, to buy AI packages along with their products. The incentives are yet to be announced, and existing customers will be able to opt in without being forced to move, with the process being highly incentivized.
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