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Twilio Inc.  (NYSE: TWLO) Q3 2020 earnings call dated Oct. 26, 2020

Earnings: Twilio (TWLO) reports surprise profit for Q3; revenues beat. Twilio Inc. (NASDAQ: TWLO) reported higher earnings for the third quarter of 2020, contrary to expectations for a loss. The bottom-line benefitted from a 52% growth in revenues, which also topped the Street view. The company’s stock dropped on Monday evening, immediately after the announcement. The cloud communications platform reported adjusted earnings of $0.04 per share for the September-quarter, compared to $0.03 per share in the same period of last year. Analysts had forecast a loss for the latest quarter. On a reported basis, it was a net loss of $116.9 million or $0.79 per share, compared to last year’s loss of $87.7 million or $0.64 per share.

Corporate Participants:

Andrew Zilli — Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer

Jeff Lawson — Founder, Chief Executive Officer, & Chairman

George Hu — Chief Operating Officer

Khozema Shipchandler — Chief Financial Officer

Analysts:

Meta Marshall — Morgan Stanley — Analyst

Nikolay Beliov — Bank of America — Analyst

Michael Turrin — Wells Fargo — Analyst

Matt Stotler — William Blair — Analyst

Derrick Wood — Cowen & Company — Analyst

Alex Kurtz — KeyBanc — Analyst

Rishi Jaluria — D.A. Davidson & Company — Analyst

Ittai Kidron — Oppenheimer & Company — Analyst

Alex Zukin — RBC — Analyst

Brent Bracelin — Piper Sandler — Analyst

Mark Murphy — JPMorgan — Analyst

Will Power — Baird — Analyst

Siti Panigrahi — Mizuho — Analyst