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| So we feel really good about our ability to go out and land large logos |
| We're delighted to note that in 2023 we grew our revenue 21% without adding a single net new employee to our operations team, reflecting the true power of the network effect aided by Gen AI |
| Although the 98% is so routine for us that it's not really newsworthy, these gross retention numbers are truly exceptional across any business |
| We have a team of industry experts who ensure our client success and we are capitalizing on the latest technologies to improve both our internal operations and deliver unparalleled scale and growth opportunities for so many critical companies around the world |
| And we -- because of the efficiency on our system, we feel we can do both of those things while delivering an improved EBITDA number and we are guiding to 250 basis points this year |
| This shows that we are on our way towards our long-term gross margin goal of 80%, and reflects the operational improvements we have made over the prior two years |
| Adjusted EBITDA was 203 basis points higher than the previous year, and finally, our cash flow for the year increased by 57.2% |
| We're pleased to report that both our gross margin and EBITDA margin remain strong in Q4, following upon the strong profitability from the prior quarter |
| And I do think, like Jim pointed out, they have grown nicely and we do continue to believe that there will be outsized growth in these markets in the years to come |
| No surprise then that even though we did not add any operational headcount, we grew NPS and improved our employee satisfaction score |
| And so I think we see an opportunity to continue to win share in any of those market conditions |
| The successful rollout of Clearwater LPx, MLx, Prism and the JUMP solutions in 2023 has been a good harbinger of our pathway to the NRR 115% level |
| So I think we're confidently -- we try and guide confidently, and so we thought about it in that sense |
| This really reflects our best-in-class customer satisfaction |
| So we feel like the pipeline grew robustly |
| Number one, Investment Data Consolidation, which includes our Clearwater Prism product that offers a centralized hub of Investment Data which can then be used for client analytics and reporting, thereby helping our clients grow faster |
| So the booking continues to grow nicely |
| Also in 2023, we set the foundation for our go-to-market to more efficiently upsell our product offerings, and our clients are excited about Clearwater's dynamic ability to meet their specific needs in an ever-changing investment world |
| We grew the number of clients with over $1 million in ARR to 86, which represents an impressive 28% year-over-year growth, and proves that we are helping the most sophisticated clients with their most significant problems |
| In 2023, we're proud to have delivered year-over-year revenue growth of 21.3%, with full-year revenue of $368.2 million despite the challenging macro environment in the overall fintech industry |
| Our path to NRR 115% is based on our solid as bedrock gross revenue retention |
| We have spent another year, another year has gone by and we remain really confident about what we can build here |
| Gross margin was 139 basis points better than the previous year |
| We're very happy with how it performed |
| Full-year revenue grew at 21% year-over-year while expanding margin with Q4 EBITDA margin at 30.3% and full-year EBITDA margin at 28.8%, which was higher than the prior year's full-year EBITDA margin by 200 basis points |
| This client is an excellent example of successfully integrating the Clearwater platform with our JUMP OMS solution to provide a comprehensive platform |
| Are clients asking us proactively? No, I think at this point, we are -- I think we have a strong position in the clients' minds about a company which is sort of leading it a little |
| Our net revenue retention rate continued to remain healthy at 107% as of December 31, 2023, which is higher than last year's 106% |
| Let me start by saying that I'm incredibly proud of what we have achieved as a company over the last five years |
| On the heels of Q3's strong results, I'm happy to report robust results where we beat guidance on the top and bottom line for both Q4 and the full year 2023 |
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| The back office teams struggled to meet the demands of the front office group in a timely manner, resulting in a flood of emails reaching issuers, subadvisors, internal trade desks, fund accountants and other stakeholders |
| The front office group lacked insight into the underlying investments of their contracts, hindering the ability to evaluate new potential strategies and differentiate themselves in the market |
| In Q4, a global investment management firm operating with fully homegrown systems faced significant strain on their IT resources and the manual work from their operations team |
| And so they did not achieve that |
| And then maybe too, outside of reporting, obviously, risk management is key for some of your customer bases, maybe in particular, in insurance, they've seen some pressure to their models |
| Obviously, there's always some noise and fluctuations there, but it's been going down for the past two quarters |
| We have often talked about the power of our single instance multi-tenant platform and the network effect it produces, but the growth in Europe and then in Asia, and finally, new asset classes have masked the true impact |
| Before choosing Clearwater, this client struggled with a competing product that couldn't handle draws on construction loans |
| These large programs make us a little bit more cautious because they tend to be more lumpy, if you will |
| And in addition -- but I think we also have to be prudent and deliver throughout the period |
| They were struggling with custodial feeds, reconciliation and accurate tax slot data, and wanted a holistic view of their custody, brokerage and alternative assets |
| In Q4, equity-based compensation was $23.7 million, a decrease of $7.6 million from Q3 |
| And our platform which is truly disruptive, has never been more ready to scale |
| We completed the transition to the public cloud in less than a year, with little to no disruption to the operating teams or clients, thereby meaningfully altering our ability to scale the business |
| It was a significant headwind in 2022, and it was not in 2023 |
| You simply cannot solve this effectively with patchwork legacy technology |
| And so why don't I just start by saying that we were a little surprised with how much movement we got in December |
| And then the only other issue was new logos versus nonnew logos, if you will |
| Frankly, these two questions are exactly on the money because it is an issue |
| And if clients have a patchwork of legacy systems, it becomes really hard |
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