Block reports better-than-expected earnings for second quarter

  • 📰 CNBC
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 50 sec. here
  • 8 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 44%
  • Publisher: 72%

Earnings Noticias

Fintech,Technology,Cryptocurrency

Block, formerly known as Square, reported better-than-expected earnings for the quarter even as revenue missed estimates.

The company reported $6.16 billion in sales, vs. $6.28 billion expected.beat on profit in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock rose in extended trading.Earnings per share:Block, formerly known as Square, posted $2.23 billion in gross profit, up 20% from a year ago. Analysts tend to focus on gross profit as a more accurate measurement of the company's core transactional businesses.

The company reported net income of $195.3 million, or 31 cents per share, up 91% from $102 million, or 17 cents per share, a year earlier. The Cash App business, the company's popular mobile payment platform and a significant contributor to overall profitability, reported $1.3 billion in gross profit, a 23% year-over-year jump. Block, run by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, said its Cash App Card monthly active users increased 13% year-over-year to more than 24 million in June.said in a note to staffers that the company had laid off a "large number" of workers. This followed a round of layoffs in December.

The company raised its full-year guidance for gross profit, adjusted earnings and adjusted operating income. Dorsey also announced that Afterpay CEO and co-founder Nick Molnar would be expanding his role at Block and will lead a "centralized sales function across Block, inclusive of Square." The position will report directly into the Block CEO.

 

Gracias por tu comentario. Tu comentario será publicado después de ser revisado.
Hemos resumido esta noticia para que puedas leerla rápidamente. Si estás interesado en la noticia, puedes leer el texto completo aquí. Leer más:

 /  🏆 12. in MX

México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares

Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.

Union Square to debut Night Market in JulyFor four consecutive Thursdays in the summer, Union Square will have its own night market starting on July 11. 
Fuente: amNewYork - 🏆 336. / 59 Leer más »