On June 5, DocuSign declined 5.08% overnight, trading at $48.09/share, with trading volume of $136,100. The drop was triggered by a classic buy-the-rumor-sell-the-news dynamic after the company posted Q1 results that beat expectations but issued full-year guidance merely in line with consensus.
DocuSign reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $1.09, up 21.11% year-over-year, beating the analyst consensus of $0.99 by 10.1%. Revenue rose to $830.2 million from $763.7 million a year earlier, also exceeding the $824.7 million estimate. However, full-year revenue guidance of $3.49 billion to $3.502 billion was essentially flat with the FactSet consensus of $3.49 billion, failing to deliver an upside surprise on the outlook.
Ahead of the earnings release, DocuSign shares had rallied significantly on anticipation of strong results, gaining 5.02% on May 29 and 5.12% on June 1. With the actual guidance failing to justify further upside, pre-positioned speculative capital exited in a concentrated wave of profit-taking, pressuring the stock overnight.
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