Uber earnings report Q3 2023

Uber reported third-quarter results Tuesday that missed analysts’ expectations on prime and backside traces however confirmed energy in different areas, like gross bookings, which exceeded the corporate’s guidance from the second quarter.

Here is how the corporate did:

• Earnings per share: 10 cents vs. 12 cents anticipated by LSEG, previously referred to as Refinitiv.
• Income: $9.29 billion vs. $9.52 billion anticipated by LSEG.

Uber’s income for the quarter was up 11% from the identical quarter final yr. The corporate reported internet revenue of $221 million, or 10 cents per share, in contrast with a internet lack of $1.2 billion, or 61 cents per share, in the identical quarter last year. That features a $96 million headwind from revaluations of Uber’s fairness investments.

Shares of Uber had been up round 2% in premarket buying and selling Tuesday.

In a ready assertion, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi mentioned Uber’s third quarter was “very sturdy” and he noticed accelerations within the firm’s gross bookings, journeys and month-to-month lively platform shoppers. He added that the platform is seeing the continued advantages of shoppers shifting spending from retail to providers.

“These outcomes reveal that Uber continues to drive worthwhile progress at scale—and why we consider we’re properly positioned for the journey forward, in good or unhealthy macro environments,” he mentioned.

Uber reported adjusted EBITDA of $1.09 billion, up $576 million year-over-year and above the $1.02 billion anticipated by analysts polled by StreetAccount. Gross bookings for the quarter got here in at $35.3 billion, up 21% yr over yr and above the company’s guidance last quarter.

For the fourth quarter of 2023, Uber mentioned it expects to report gross bookings between $36.5 billion and $37.5 billion, in comparison with StreetAccount estimates of $36.5 billion, and adjusted EBITDA of $1.18 billion to $1.24 billion.

Here is how Uber’s largest enterprise segments carried out:

Mobility (gross bookings): $17.90 billion, up 31% year-over-year

Supply (gross bookings): $16.09 billion, up 18% year-over-year

Uber’s mobility section reported $5.07 billion in income, in contrast with supply’s $2.93 billion. Its freight enterprise booked $1.28 billion in gross sales for the quarter, a 27% decline yr over yr. The determine can be in step with the $1.28 billion Uber reported last quarter when Khosrowshahi advised CNBC freight has remained a difficult spot for the corporate.

The variety of Uber’s month-to-month lively platform shoppers reached 142 million within the second quarter, up 15% yr over yr. There have been 2.44 billion journeys accomplished on the platform throughout the interval, up 25% yr over yr.