Uber Q3 revenue rises 10%, slightly beats estimates
Overview
Ride-hailing platform's Q3 revenue grew 10% yr/yr, slightly beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q3 rose 35% yr/yr but missed analyst estimates
Company's gross bookings grew 20% yr/yr, driven by record consumer engagement
Outlook
Uber sees Q4 gross bookings of $63.25 bln to $65.25 bln, up 18-22% YoY
Uber forecasts Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.95 to $0.99, up 34-39% YoY
Company expects Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $3.13 bln to $3.23 bln
Result Drivers
CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT - Co said gross bookings growth was driven by record audience and consumer engagement, per CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
TRIP AND USER GROWTH - Trips grew 16% yr/yr to 4.1 bln, driven by 14% MAPC growth and a 2% rise in monthly trips per MAPC
EQUITY REVALUATIONS AND TAX – Net income fell to $512 mln as Q3 included a $476 mln equity-investment revaluation loss versus prior-year tax and investment gains
Company press release:
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q3 Revenue | Slight Beat* | $14.77 bln | $14.70 bln (45 Analysts) |
Q3 Adjusted EPS | Miss | $0.88 | $0.96 (39 Analysts) |
Q3 Net Income | $512 mln | ||
Q3 Free Cash Flow | $2.54 bln | ||
Q3 Gross Bookings | $59.82 bln |
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 45 "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the online services peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Uber Technologies, Inc. is $100.00, about 50.2% above its November 3 closing price of $66.60
The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 19 three months ago
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