Twilio Gains Traction From Partnership Wins, Global Growth

Twilio’s (NYSE:TWLO) efforts toward expanding its global footprint are commendable. The company is making strategic alliances as well as employing more employees outside the U.S. office to enhance international operations.

Notably, the company recently announced new partnerships with seven local consulting firms in Japan to widen its presence in the country.

The new consulting partners in the region include NTT Communications, NTT Data Smart Sourcing, Pound4Technology, Serverworks, TerraSky and UL Systems.

Moreover, to strengthen its expansion efforts in the country, the company hired former Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Workday executive Yoshihiro Konno as head of Japan.

Talking about its expansive efforts in Japan, management stated that its partnership with Japan-based KDDI Web Communications (KWC) in 2013 has helped it witness phenomenal growth in the region over the last six years.

Focus on Fortifying International Footprint: A Key Driver

Twilio is benefiting from the growing uptake of its platform in the international market. Increasing digital transformation among organizations is leading to higher demand for Twilio’s communication platform, which is fuelling growth for the company.

The company is continuously making investments in catering to the needs of a broader range of global developers and enterprises. Its focus on broadening its operations outside the United States by collaborating with global strategic partners is a tailwind.

The company serves more than 180 countries currently. Notably, revenues from international customers accounted for 25% in 2018 compared with 23% in 2017. International revenues soared 83% year over year to $165.3 million last year.

Growth in the company’s products usage, particularly Programmable Messaging products and Programmable Voice products by the existing international Active Customer Accounts is driving revenues.

Moreover, relationships with consulting partners are helping the company offer enterprises with limited software development expertise consulting and development services to incorporate build Twilio platform in their software applications.

Stretching partnership deals with consulting partners to develop the ecosystem for its solutions will aid the company to boost awareness and adoption of its products, which in turn, will drive the company’s growth.

Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider

Twilio currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). A few better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Anixter International (NYSE:AXE) , LogMeIn (NASDAQ:LOGM) and Perficient (NASDAQ:PRFT) , each flaunting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Long-term earnings growth rate for Anixter, LogMeIn and Perficient is currently projected to be 8%, 5% and 10.8%, respectively.

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