---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001827090-24-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CERT"
cik: "0001827090"
company_name: "Certara, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T19:51:54.891689+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Certara Q1 revenue $96.7M +7% YoY; net loss $4.7M, reiterates FY guidance

## Summary
- Revenue $96.7M (+7% YoY); software rev $39.3M (+19%), services $57.3M (flat).
- Net loss $4.7M vs net income $1.4M in Q1 2023; adjusted EBITDA $29.1M down from $32.3M.
- Software net retention ratio 114%.
- Reiterated full year 2024 financial guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001827090-24-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CERT
- cik: 0001827090
- company_name: Certara, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000182709024000011/0001827090-24-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000182709024000011/certara-20240507.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001827090-24-000011
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001827090-24-000011.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Certara, Inc. reported the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 results: revenue $96.7 million, net income Net loss was $4.7 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter of fiscal year 2024
  - Revenue: $96.7 million
  - Net income: Net loss was $4.7 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Inc. (Nasdaq: CERT), a global leader in biosimulation, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. First Quarter Highlights: • Revenue was $96.7 million, compared to $90.3 million in the first quarter of 2023, representing growth of 7%. • Software revenue was $39.3 million , compared to $33.0 million in the first quarter of 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000182709024000011/0001827090-24-000011-index.htm

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