Financial Performance - Fourth quarter public cloud ARR reached 609million,anincreaseof151.16, up 90% year-over-year, while non-GAAP diluted EPS was 2.42,up171.474 billion from 1.570billion,adecreaseof61.750 billion, a decrease of 5% as reported and 3% in constant currency[8] - Total revenue guidance for 2025 is projected to decline between 6% to 8% year-over-year in constant currency[8] - Total revenue for Q4 2024 was 409million,adecreaseof11457 million in Q4 2023[26] - Recurring revenue for the fourth quarter was 351million,down6351 million in Q4 2024 from 372millioninQ42023[26]−Forthefullyear2024,totalsegmentrevenuewas1.75 billion, down 5% from 1.83billionin2023[32]CashFlowandAssets−Cashflowfromoperationsforthefullyearwas303 million, with free cash flow of 277million[5]−FreeCashFlowforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2024,was277 million, compared to 355millionin2023,withaguidanceof250 to 280millionfor2025[20]−CashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesforQ42024was156 million, down from 176millioninQ42023[20]−Cashandcashequivalentsincreasedto420 million as of December 31, 2024, from 348millionatSeptember30,2024[28]−Totalassetsdecreasedto1,704 million as of December 31, 2024, from 1,873millionayearearlier[28]−Totalliabilitieswere1,571 million as of December 31, 2024, compared to 1,738millionayearearlier[28]ProfitabilityMetrics−GAAPGrossProfitforQ42024was243 million, a decrease of 13% from 278millioninQ42023,representing59.4238 million, up 12% from 212millionin2023,withamarginof13.639 million, down 17% from 47millioninQ42023,accountingfor9.525 million, compared to a net loss of 7millioninQ42023,representingasignificantturnaround[26]−TotalgrossprofitforQ42024was243 million, a decline from 278millioninQ42023,representingagrossmarginof59.41.06 billion, compared to 1.11billionin2023[32]EarningsPerShare−GAAPEarningsPerShareforQ42024was0.26, compared to a loss of 0.07inQ42023,withguidanceforQ12025setbetween0.33 and 0.37[17]−Non−GAAPDilutedEarningsPerShareforthetwelvemonthsendedDecember31,2024,was2.42, up from 2.07in2023,withguidancefor2025setbetween2.15 and 2.25[17]StrategicInitiatives−ThecompanyannouncedaCFOtransitionplan,withCharlesSmothermanappointedasInterimCFO[3]−SignificantAItechnologyadvancementsweremadein2024,includingsupportforOTFsandBYO−LLM[2]−ThecompanyisfocusedonenhancingitscloudanalyticsanddataplatformforAItodrivebusinessresults[22]RevenueBreakdown−Productsalesrevenuedecreasedby8354 million in Q4 2024 from 384millioninQ42023[32]−Consultingservicesrevenuefellby2555 million in Q4 2024, down from 73millioninQ42023[32]−Fullyearproductsalesrevenuewas1.50 billion, a decrease of 2% compared to 1.54billionin2023[32]−Consultingservicesrevenueforthefullyear2024was248 million, down 16% from 296millionin2023[32]TaxRates−Thenon−GAAPeffectivetaxrateforQ42024was17.529 million of common stock in Q4 2024, compared to $7 million in Q4 2023[30]