Box: Huge Billings Growth Has Me Excited About This Business Again (Upgrade)

  • I'm upgrading Box to a buy after a strong Q1 "beat and raise" and accelerating billings growth, signaling renewed momentum. Box benefits from high-margin, sticky recurring revenue and is finally gaining market share from Dropbox, which is now shrinking. The company's Q1 results showcased a sharp acceleration in billings growth to 27% y/y from just 5% y/y in Q4. The company is benefiting from AI-related demand tailwinds.