Technology
Pinterest beats on earnings and revenue even as monthly user number drops
Benjamin “Ben'” Silbermann, co-founder and chief executive officer of Pinterest.
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Pinterest’s stock jumped in extended trading on Thursday fell after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter even as monthly users dropped
Here are the key numbers:
- Adjusted earnings per share: 28 cents vs. 23 cents expected by Refinitiv
- Revenue: $633 million vs. $630.9 million expected by Refinitiv
- Monthly active users: 444 million vs. 460 million expected by StreetAccount
- Average revenue per user: $1.41 vs. $1.38 forecast by StreetAccount
Pinterest said monthly active users fell 2% to 444 million, down from the 454 million the company reported in July.
Revenue climbed almost 43% from a year earlier. Pinterest also posted a net income of $94 million, even with its profit from a year ago.
Pinterest provided a fourth-quarter revenue growth estimate “in the high teens” on a year-to-year basis. That was below Refinitiv expectations of 23.9% growth.