NasdaqGS:KNBE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
30 Sep 22	311	16	216	35
30 Jun 22	289	8	204	33
31 Mar 22	268	-13	205	31
31 Dec 21	246	-12	190	28
30 Sep 21	226	-16	180	26
30 Jun 21	207	-16	167	23
31 Mar 21	189	1	138	21
31 Dec 20	175	-2	130	20
31 Dec 19	121	-128	215	11
31 Dec 18	71	-9	66	3

Quality Earnings: KNBE has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: KNBE became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KNBE has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 77.1% per year.

Accelerating Growth: KNBE has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: KNBE has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (1.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: KNBE's Return on Equity (6.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2023/02/02 16:34
End of Day Share Price	2023/01/31 00:00
Earnings	2022/09/30
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

KnowBe4, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Jonathan Ruykhaver	Baird
Joshua Tilton	Berenberg
Tal Liani	BofA Global Research

This company has been acquired

KnowBe4 Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

KnowBe4, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

KnowBe4, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 16, 2022

Recent updates

KnowBe4, Inc.(NasdaqGS:KNBE) dropped from NASDAQ Composite Index

KnowBe4, Inc.(NasdaqGS:KNBE) dropped from S&P Global BMI Index

Andrews & Springer LLC Files Lawsuit Against KnowBe4, Inc

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Consensus forecasts updated

KnowBe4 Launches New Mobile Learner App for Anytime, Anywhere Cybersecurity Learning

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

KnowBe4's New SecurityCoach Helps to Reduce Risky Behavior With Real-Time Security Coaching

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$322k worth of stock

Director exercised options and sold US$322k worth of stock

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$167k worth of stock

KnowBe4 jumps 12% after report Vista Equity nears deal for about $4.5B

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

KnowBe4, Inc. Simplifies Overwhelming Compliance Requirements for Healthcare Privacy

President exercised options and sold US$4.3m worth of stock

Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC proposed to acquire remaining stake in KnowBe4, Inc. (NasdaqGS:KNBE) for $4.2 billion.

KnowBe4 jumps 29% after Vista Equity offers $24/share in takeover

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$107k worth of stock

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$54k worth of stock

Ani Banerjee Joins KnowBe4 as Chief Human Resources Officer

Now 25% undervalued after recent price drop

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Returns At KnowBe4 (NASDAQ:KNBE) Are On The Way Up

Consensus forecasts updated

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

KnowBe4, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter and Full Year of 2022

KnowBe4 Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

KnowBe4, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNBE) Shares Could Be 21% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

KnowBe4, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

KnowBe4 Kicks Off Ransomware Awareness Month With Resource Kit

KnowBe4 Grows While Producing Profits And Free Cash Flow

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$162k worth of stock

Consensus forecasts updated

Forecast breakeven date moved forward to 2023

KnowBe4, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year of 2022

Price target decreased to US$26.92

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

KnowBe4: Moving To The Sidelines

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

High number of new directors

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$377k worth of stock

Forecast breakeven date pushed back to 2024

Calculating The Fair Value Of KnowBe4, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNBE)

Forecast breakeven date moved forward to 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

KnowBe4, Inc. Announces CFO Changes

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

KnowBe4, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 16, 2022

KnowBe4: Widening The Moat With SecurityAdvisor Acquisition

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Are KnowBe4, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNBE) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.009 loss per share

Co-President notifies of intention to sell stock

Founder exercised options and sold US$39m worth of stock

KnowBe4, Inc. Adds Six Languages to Its Platform and Launches Automated Security Awareness Program 2.0

KnowBe4, Inc.: A Play On Strong Trends For CyberSecurity Training As-A-Service

Forecast breakeven pushed back to 2023

KnowBe4, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third Quarter and Full Year of 2021

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

KnowBe4 Launches New Compliance Plus Training Module

KnowBe4, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year 2021

KnowBe4 Launches PhishFlip to Turn Active Phishing Attacks into Safe Templates

KnowBe4 Launches Artificial Intelligence-Driven Phishing Feature

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown