Financial Report Outlook | DocuSign (DOCUS) is expected to achieve a 6.7% year-on-year increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, lower than the same period last year.

Electronic signature solution provider DocuSign (DOCU.US) will announce its fourth quarter financial results after the US stock market closes on Tuesday (early on the morning of March 18 Beijing time). The market expects DocuSign's fourth quarter revenue to increase by 6.7% to $828.2 million compared to the same period last year, which is lower than the 9% growth seen in the previous year. Earnings per share are expected to be $0.95, an increase of 10.5% year-on-year. Looking at DocuSign's competitors in the productivity software field, some companies have already reported their fourth quarter performance, allowing investors to glimpse at their future development trends. Box's revenue increased by 9.4% year-on-year, exceeding analyst expectations by 0.5%; while Dropbox's revenue declined by 1.1%, also surpassing expectations by 1.1%. For the next fiscal year, the market generally expects DocuSign to earn $4.16 per share, representing a 9.7% increase from the same period last year. For the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year, total revenue is expected to be $3.21 billion and $3.42 billion respectively, with year-on-year growth of 7.9% and 6.6% respectively.