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Palantir’s US commercial customers increased 124% year-over-year in Q3
Palantir's quarterly earnings report shows that the U.S provided for the majority of the 22% revenue growth this year.
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Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 6:54 pm UTC
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Data analytics software company Palantir’s third-quarter earnings report showed that the company’s revenue increased by 22% year-over-year, mostly thanks to the U.S. Military, while its U.S.-based commercial customers increased by 124%.
According to the Nov. 7 release, Palantir’s total revenue reached $477.9 million, compared to $392.1 million a year ago, and the company’s entire customer number grew by 66%.
The company’s adjusted net income was $16.1 million. This is around 80% less than the Q3 2021 adjusted net income of $82.1 million. On a per-share, basis, adjusted income for Q3 was 1 cent per share, versus 4 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
Role of the U.S. Military
Palantir CEO Alexander Karp announced the result by sending a letter to all company shareholders and pointed at Palantir’s cooperation with the U.S. military as a reason for the growth. The letter stated:
“The significant increase in contract value this quarter was principally driven by the expansion of our work with the United States military,”
The report mentioned that Palantir inked $1.3 billion worth of contracts during the quarter. Around $1 billion worth of contracts were made with the U.S. government. In the meantime, Palantir’s U.S. commercial customer count increased by 124% year-over-year, increasing to 132 from 59 in 2021 Q3.
Palantir also said that it expects fourth-quarter revenue to continue its growth. However, it also acknowledged that the currency exchange rates would remove around $5 million from the total revenue. To give a window, Palantir expected the fourth quarter’s total revenue to be between $508 million and $510 million.
A poll held amongst analysts indicates that they expect the revenue to be $506.8 million for the fourth quarter.
Stock fall
Despite bullish news, Palantir’s stock (PLTR) fell by 1% to retreat to $7.85 upon the report’s release. The PLTR has followed a downward trend, falling 8.2% in the last seven days.
At the time of writing, it is being traded for $6.92.
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