ZENVIA Reports Q1 2025 Results

Core Insights - Zenvia Inc. reported a strong revenue growth of 39.2% year-over-year, reaching BRL 295.9 million in Q1 2025, driven primarily by a 58.5% increase in CPaaS revenues [11][24][13] - The transition to Zenvia Customer Cloud is progressing as planned, with expectations for completion by year-end 2025, which is anticipated to enhance long-term performance [2][6] - General and administrative expenses (G&A) decreased by 24% year-over-year, resulting in G&A as a percentage of revenues improving to 8.0% [17][18] Financial Performance - Normalized EBITDA for Q1 2025 was BRL 20 million, down 15.1% from Q1 2024, attributed to lower gross profit from the CPaaS segment due to increased SMS costs [11][18] - Gross profit decreased by 23.7% year-over-year to BRL 61.7 million, with a gross margin of 20.8%, down 17.2 percentage points from the previous year [11][24] - Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit reached BRL 74.2 million, a decline of 20.8% year-over-year, with a Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 25.1% [11][31] Segment Analysis CPaaS Business - CPaaS revenues totaled BRL 215.2 million, reflecting a 58.5% increase year-over-year, although Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit fell by 38.7% to BRL 30.8 million, resulting in a Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 14.3% [10][13] - The growth in CPaaS was primarily driven by higher SMS volumes from large clients, which have lower margins [11][15] SaaS Business - SaaS revenues increased by 5.1% year-over-year to BRL 80.7 million, with a slight increase in gross profit to BRL 30.9 million, but the gross margin decreased to 38.2% [7][9] - The transition to Zenvia Customer Cloud is impacting SaaS margins, which are expected to improve as the business scales [9][16] Customer Metrics - Total active customers decreased to 10,462, down 21.1% year-over-year, with a notable decline in both SaaS and CPaaS customer bases [11][24] - Active customers in the SaaS segment were 5,668, down 20.6% year-over-year, while CPaaS active customers were 4,794, down 25.8% [10][11]