Online platform company Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) will be reporting results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Coupang missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $7.97 billion, up 21.4% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but number of active customers in line with analysts’ estimates. It reported 23.07 million active buyers, up 9.8% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Coupang’s revenue to grow 13.3% year on year to $8.06 billion, slowing from the 22.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.05 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Coupang has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Coupang’s peers in the consumer internet segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Amazon delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 8.6%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Wayfair reported flat revenue, topping estimates by 0.7%. Amazon’s stock price was unchanged after the resultswhile Wayfair was up 11.5%.
Read our full analysis of Amazon’s results here and Wayfair’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer internet segment, with share prices up 18% on average over the last month. Coupang is up 21.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $29.79 (compared to the current share price of $24.09).
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