Shares of ride-hailing platform Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) are 1% higher at $11.47 at last glance, as they look to log their third win in four sessions.
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) has announced it will be laying off staff and it will be making changes to its bikes and scooters offering as part of a restructuring plan aimed at cutting costs. The San Fransisco-based ride-share platform said it will lay off 1% of its nearly 3,000 employees as of the end of 2023 and will incur about $34 million to $46 million in charges largely related to asset disposal costs.
Lyft (LYFT) will cut some jobs and restructure its bike and scooter rental service as part of a broader effort to "align strategic priorities and to reduce operating costs" after reporting its first-ever profitable quarter last month.
Lyft disclosed Wednesday a restructuring of its bikes and scooters operation, which will lead to some job cuts and a charge of up to $46 million.
Ride-sharing platform Lyft said on Wednesday it will dispose some assets related to bikes and scooters and lay off 1% of its employees.
In the summer of 2023, Lyft was contemplating the sale of its micromobility business after receiving strong interest from prospective buyers. Today, the ride-hail company is doubling down on its docked scooter and bikeshare operations, positioning itself as the ideal partner for cities looking to enhance their urban transportation networks.
Rideshare operator Lyft Inc. NASDAQ: LYFT finally made good on its path to profitability, scoring its first-ever GAAP profitable quarter. Unfortunately, the good news was overshadowed by its soft forward guidance, which sent shares tumbling 17% following its second-quarter 2024 earnings release.
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Lyft expanded its offerings with earned wage access for drivers and a new service for pet owners. The earned wage access offering is one of several new features for the Lyft Direct debit card and banking app designed for drivers and powered by Payfare, the two companies said in a Tuesday (Aug. 27) press release.
In an effort to improve its security measures, Lyft announced Tuesday a new rider verification pilot program to help drivers verify riders' identities and ensure that they are indeed who they say they are.
Nomura upgraded Lyft stock from reduce to neutral. The company's operational improvements and cost-cutting efforts are paying off.
Lyft is down sharply from its IPO price, but the business is showing signs of improvement. David Tepper and Ken Griffin both bought the stock in the second quarter.