As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking at gig economy stocks, starting with Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT).
The iPhone changed the world, ushering in the era of the “always-on” internet and “on-demand” services – anything someone could want is just a few taps away. Likewise, the gig economy sprang up in a similar fashion, with a proliferation of tech-enabled freelance labor marketplaces, which work hand and hand with many on demand services. Individuals can now work on demand too. What began with tech-enabled platforms that aggregated riders and drivers has expanded over the past decade to include food delivery, groceries, and now even a plumber or graphic designer are all just a few taps away.
The 6 gig economy stocks we track reported a mixed Q1. As a group, revenues were in line with analysts’ consensus estimates while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 0.6% below.
Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 8.3% since the latest earnings results.
Best Q1: Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT)
Founded by Logan Green and John Zimmer as a long-distance intercity carpooling company Zimride, Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) operates a ridesharing network in the US and Canada.
Lyft reported revenues of $1.65 billion, up 13.8% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 1%. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company with strong growth in its users and EBITDA guidance for next quarter topping analysts’ expectations.
Lyft Total Revenue
Lyft achieved the biggest analyst estimate beat of the whole group. The company reported 28.3 million users, up 16.9% year on year. The results were likely priced in, however, and the stock is flat since reporting. It currently trades at $14.24.
Based in Tel Aviv, Fiverr (NYSE:FVRR) operates a fixed price global freelance marketplace for digital services.
Fiverr reported revenues of $105.5 million, down 1.6% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 1%. The business performed better than its peers, but it was unfortunately a mixed quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but a decline in its buyers.
Fiverr Total Revenue
Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 3.5% since reporting. It currently trades at $10.00.
Founded by Stanford students with the intent to build “the local, on-demand FedEx”, DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) operates an on-demand food delivery platform.
DoorDash reported revenues of $4.04 billion, up 33.1% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 2.8%. It was a slower quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and EBITDA guidance for next quarter slightly missing analysts’ expectations.
DoorDash delivered the fastest revenue growth but had the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. The company reported 933 million service requests, up 27.5% year on year. The stock is flat since the results and currently trades at $168.09.
Created by IAC’s mergers of Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor, ANGI (NASDAQ: ANGI) operates the largest online marketplace for home services in the US.
Angi reported revenues of $238.2 million, down 3.2% year on year. This result came in 1% below analysts’ expectations. Taking a step back, it was a mixed quarter as it also logged an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but a slight miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.
Angi had the slowest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is down 26.6% since reporting and currently trades at $5.44.
Notoriously funded with $7.7 billion from the Softbank Vision Fund, Uber (NYSE:UBER) operates a platform of on-demand services such as ride-hailing, food delivery, and freight.
Uber reported revenues of $13.2 billion, up 14.5% year on year. This print lagged analysts’ expectations by 0.8%. Overall, it was a slower quarter as it also recorded a slight miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.
The company reported 199 million users, up 17.1% year on year. The stock is flat since reporting and currently trades at $72.97.
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