SNAP's second-quarter 2024 results reflect steady user growth and an increase in Snapchat+ users, driven by continued demand for Spotlight, Stories and AR Lens.
Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) is down a 23.9% to trade at $9.74 at last check, after the social media company's outlook for the fiscal third quarter came in dramatically short of analysts' expectations.
Snap Inc. SNAP reported worse-than-expected second-quarter revenue results on Thursday.
Shares of Snap slumped 17% premarket on Friday, after a dour forecast from the Snapchat parent reinforced Wall Street's worries that the company would continue to cede business to bigger rivals amid intense competition in the advertising space.
Snap shares plunged more than 16 percent on Thursday when a disappointing financial outlook eclipsed a rise in users of the image-centric social network Snapchat.
Social media company Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP)'s shares bombed in after-hours trading following the Snapchat developer's second-quarter earnings print. This is despite Snap hitting or exceeding its previously laid-out metrics.
Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 5:30 PM ET Company Participants David Ometer - Head, Investor Relations Evan Spiegel - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Derek Andersen - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Kenneth Gawrelski - Wells Fargo Daniel Salmon - New Street Research Richard Greenfield - Lightshed Partners Eric Sheridan - Goldman Sachs Operator Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Snap Incorporated's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Snap (SNAP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Snap (SNAP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.02 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to loss of $0.02 per share a year ago.
Shares of Snapchat parent Snap fell sharply after market as earnings for the June quarter fell short of Wall Street estimates. Revenue of $1.24 billion was up 16% from the year earlier quarter, but below expectations. Losses narrowed to $249 million from $377 million. Daily active users of 432 million were up 9%.
Snap said that third-quarter revenue guidance will fall in the range of $1.335 billion to $1.375 billion. Analysts were expecting $1.36 billion.
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