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### Summary of Elastic N.V. (ESTC) Financial Performance and Strategic Overview **Financial Performance:** - **Revenue:** $1.483 billion for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, representing a 17% year-over-year growth. - **Net Income/Loss:** Net loss of $108.1 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, compared to net income of $61.7 million in 2024 and a net loss of $236.2 million in 2023. - **Gross Margin:** 74% for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. - **Operating Expenses:** Increased by 7% in research and development, 10% in sales and marketing, and 9% in general and administrative expenses. - **Earnings Per Share (EPS):** Basic and diluted EPS of $(1.04) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. - **Cash Flow:** Net cash provided by operating activities was $266.2 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. **Strategic Overview:** - **Product Leadership:** Continued investment in the Elastic Search AI Platform, focusing on AI and machine learning capabilities. - **Customer Base:** Approximately 21,500 customers as of April 30, 2025, with a focus on expanding within existing customers and increasing adoption of Elastic Cloud. - **Market Position:** Competitive landscape includes companies like Apache Solr, Lucidworks Fusion, MongoDB Atlas, and others in the search, observability, and security sectors. - **Risk Factors:** Includes macroeconomic conditions, competition, technological changes, and regulatory challenges. **Future Outlook:** - **Growth Strategies:** Focus on expanding product leadership, growing the Elastic community, converting users to paid subscribers, and increasing adoption of Elastic Cloud. - **Financial Condition:** Strong liquidity position with $1.397 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of April 30, 2025. - **Market Position Changes:** Continued focus on innovation and customer expansion to maintain and enhance market position. **Risk Factors:** - **Economic Conditions:** Potential impacts from inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical conflicts. - **Competition:** Intensifying competition from both established and emerging companies. - **Technological Changes:** Rapid advancements in AI and machine learning technologies. - **Regulatory Challenges:** Compliance with data protection, privacy, and information security regulations. **Financial Condition:** - **Liquidity:** Strong liquidity position with significant cash reserves. - **Debt:** $575.0 million in Senior Notes due July 15, 2029, with a net carrying amount of $569.7 million as of April 30, 2025. **Market Position Changes:** - **Customer Expansion:** Continued focus on expanding within existing customers and increasing adoption of Elastic Cloud. - **Innovation:** Ongoing investment in AI and machine learning technologies to maintain competitive advantage.