Aug 8, 2019

Uber stock price drops after missed Q2 expectations

Kia Kokalitcheva

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Uber's stock price dropped by more than 12% after its Q2 revenue and losses missed analyst expectations.

By the numbers:

Revenue: $3.17 billion , versus $3.3 billion expected.
Net loss: $5.24 billion, versus losses of $3.4 billion expected. Uber says its losses include $298 million in IPO-related driver rewards and $3.9 billion in employee stock compensation.
Loss per share: $4.72, versus a loss of $3.19 per share expected.
Gross bookings: $15.76 billion, up 31% from a year ago.
Monthly active platform consumers: 99 million, up 30% from a year ago.

Yesterday, rival Lyft posted better-than-expected revenue for Q2 and raised its outlook for the rest of 2019.

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Lyft eases off price war post-IPO

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Since going public in March, Lyft is now easing off its price-cut war with rival Uber, instead competing on “brand and experience."

The bottom line: As part of its Q2 earnings, the company revealed that its sales and marketing expenses for incentives — meaning ride "coupons" — have dropped by 40% from the first quarter. It’s also quietly raising some prices at the end of June to improve its margins.

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WeWork files for long-awaited IPO

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WeWork on Wednesday filed to raise $1 billion in an initial public offering, although the ultimate offering amount is expected to be at least three times larger.

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Startup employees spend three times more on Uber than Lyft

While Lyft is slowly growing its share of work-related rides taken by U.S. startup employees, rival Uber commands about 75% of the total, according to data from Brex, which supplies credit cards to startup companies.

Why it matters: Business riders are an important — and lucrative — category of customers for ride-hailing companies. Workers often need transportation when they travel, to get to and from airports, for business meetings, and can be less price conscious since convenience is a high priority.

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