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OOMA INC (OOMA)·Q4 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q4 FY2025 revenue was $65.1M (+6% YoY) and non-GAAP EPS was $0.21, with adjusted EBITDA at $6.9M; non-GAAP net income materially beat company guidance, driven by R&D operating leverage and lower-than-expected tax expense .
- FY2025 revenue was $256.9M (+8% YoY) and non-GAAP EPS was $0.66; adjusted EBITDA reached $23.3M, ahead of prior FY2025 guidance ranges .
- FY2026 guidance: revenue $267–$270M; non-GAAP EPS $0.77–$0.82; adjusted EBITDA $27.5–$29.0M with margin ~11% as operating leverage improves .
- Catalysts: Marriott brand certification for AirDial, large national cable reseller launch, SONIFI partnership in hospitality; management remains cautious on near-term installation ramp timing and residual IWG churn in Q1 FY2026 .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
What Went Well
- Non-GAAP profitability inflected: “our non-GAAP net income took a significant step up versus prior quarters,” with Q4 non-GAAP NI $5.8M vs guidance $4.5–$4.8M, aided by R&D leverage and lower tax .
- Strategic wins and partnerships: Marriott certified AirDial as the preferred POTS replacement; a top-tier national cable company chose to resell AirDial; SONIFI selected Ooma to expand into voice across 5,000 properties .
- Cash generation and de-leveraging: record operating cash flow ($26.6M FY25) and FCF (
$20.2M FY25), full debt repayment, and buybacks ($8.9M) .
What Went Wrong
- Core users declined sequentially due to anticipated IWG seat reductions; total core users fell to 1,234,000 (from 1,242,000 in Q3), with net dollar retention at 98% (vs 99% in Q3) .
- Product gross margin remained negative (−55%), with overall GAAP gross margin flat YoY due to heavier product mix; improvements stem from consuming high-cost components procured during the pandemic .
- Near-term AirDial ramp visibility remains limited: launch timing and sales pace at new partners are uncertain; Q1 FY26 assumes additional churn from IWG .
Financial Results
Results vs Prior Periods and Guidance/Estimates
Q4 FY2025 Actuals vs Wall Street Consensus
Note: S&P Global Wall Street consensus data was unavailable during retrieval; comparisons to consensus cannot be provided at this time.
Segment Breakdown
KPIs
Guidance Changes
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- “For Q4 FY ’25… we achieved $65.1 million of revenue and $5.8 million of non-GAAP net income. Our growth was solid, and our non-GAAP net income took a significant step up versus prior quarters.” — Eric Stang, CEO .
- “Q4 non-GAAP net income was $5.8 million, meaningfully above our guidance… as we saw the benefit of the R&D operating leverage… [and] lower-than-expected tax expenses.” — Shig Hamamatsu, CFO .
- “Marriott… extended brand certification to AirDial… making AirDial the only current de facto POTS replacement solution recommended and supported by Marriott.” — Eric Stang, CEO .
- “With strong free cash flow generation, we fully paid off the debt in Q4 and spent a total of $8.9 million during fiscal ’25 to buy back stock.” — Shig Hamamatsu, CFO .
- “We intend to add resale partners every quarter… [and] believe the POTS replacement market opportunity is quite sizable in the millions of lines.” — Eric Stang, CEO .
Q&A Highlights
- AirDial ramp visibility: Management expects the large cable partner to launch, but sales pace is uncertain; cable partner relationships open enterprise and public sector doors .
- IWG churn trajectory: Additional churn expected in Q1 FY2026, then stabilization; potential upside from new initiatives with IWG beyond current use cases .
- Business subscription growth cadence: Expect faster growth in H2 FY2026 given installation timing; business subscription growth guided at 5–6% for FY2026 .
- AirDial and competition: Less than ~10% of POTS lines converted; Ooma sees aggregators as main competitors but views AirDial as superior turnkey solution .
- 2600Hz monetization: Growth to come largely from new customer wins; impact more pronounced next fiscal year and beyond as migrations take time .
Estimates Context
- Wall Street consensus (S&P Global) for Q4 FY2025 revenue and EPS was unavailable at the time of analysis; therefore, results are compared to company guidance rather than consensus. Q4 non-GAAP EPS ($0.21) and non-GAAP net income ($5.8M) exceeded company guidance ranges, and FY2025 adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS surpassed the prior guidance midpoint .
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Profitability momentum: Non-GAAP EPS and adjusted EBITDA beat in Q4, with FY2026 guidance implying ~11% EBITDA margin and 26% YoY non-GAAP NI growth at midpoint — supporting a margin-expansion thesis .
- AirDial leverage via channel: Marriott certification, top-tier cable reseller, and SONIFI partnership expand access to hospitality/public sector; installation pace is the swing factor near term .
- Mix-driven ARPU uplift: Continued premium tier adoption (60% of new Office users) and rising ARPU ($15.26) underpin resilient subscription economics despite modest core user declines .
- Cash discipline: Strong cash generation enabled debt payoff and buybacks; reinvestment remains focused, particularly inventory builds and selective channel investment .
- Watch IWG stabilization: Expect residual churn in Q1 FY2026; management indicates stabilization thereafter and potential upside from new initiatives .
- 2600Hz optionality: Modern API-rich platform gaining marquee customers; revenue impact ramps with migration cycles — a medium-term growth driver .
- Execution focus: Near-term stock reactions likely hinge on partner launch updates (cable/Frontier), Marriott-driven hospitality wins, and confirmation of FY2026 profit trajectory .
Sources
- Q4 FY2025 8-K earnings press release and financial tables .
- Q4 FY2025 earnings call transcript .
- Q3 FY2025 8-K and transcript .
- Q2 FY2025 8-K and transcript .
- Related press releases: SONIFI partnership (Mar 6, 2025) , Frost & Sullivan award (Feb 27, 2025) .