Adobe Builds on Firefly Generative AI

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Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) recently reported its second quarter results that outpaced market expectations. Last quarter, it launched its generative AI tool called Adobe Firefly. Adobe continued to expand its AI capabilities by making Firefly a part of its other offerings.

Adobe’s Financials

Adobe delivered a record second quarter with revenues growing 13% to $4.82 billion, ahead of the market’s estimates of $4.76 billion. Adjusted EPS of $3.91 also beat analyst estimates of $3.76.

By segment, revenues from the Digital Media segment grew 14% to $3.51 billion with Creative revenue up 14% to $2.85 billion and Document Cloud up 14% to $659 million. Revenues from the Digital Experience segment grew 14% to $1.22 billion.

Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) was $14.14 billion. Net new Digital Media ARR was $470 million. Creative ARR was $11.64 billion, and Document Cloud ARR was $2.5 billion.

For the third quarter, Adobe expects revenues of $4.83-$4.87 billion and non GAAP EPS of $3.95-$4.00. The market forecast revenues of $4.84 billion and an EPS of $3.85. For the full year, Adobe forecast revenues of $19.25-$19.35 billion and non GAAP EPS of $15.65-$15.75. The market forecast revenues of $19.22 billion and an ELS of $15.44.????

Adobe’s AI Focus

Adobe recently announced its first integration of Adobe Firefly in Adobe Illustrator, allowing designers to quickly experiment with colors using simple text prompts. The integration, Generative Recolor, allows designers to accelerate previously time consuming color processes. Generative Recolor offers new opportunities like faster color capture, by recoloring graphics using simple text prompts, color discovery and transformation, allowing users to effortlessly experiment with various colors, palettes, and themes, and multiple colorway variations, allowing users to generate numerous color variations from a single artwork file.?

Firefly’s direct integration into Illustrator displays Adobe’s commitment to leverage AI capabilities into every creative workflow. It has embedded Firefly directly into creators’ workflows and has designed it to generate commercially safe, professional-quality content. Adobe plans to enable enterprises to custom train Firefly with their own branded assets and generate content in the brand’s unique style and brand language using APIs to increase automation. Enterprises will also have the opportunity to obtain an IP indemnity from Adobe for content generated by certain Firefly-powered workflows, allowing them to deploy it across their organization with confidence.

Adobe’s stock is currently trading at $489.27 with a market capitalization of $224.4 billion. It touched a 52-week high of $518.74 earlier this month. It was trading at a 52-week low of $274.73 in September.

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