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LYFT Gains on Narrower-Than-Expected Q1 Loss & Revenue Beat
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Lyft, Inc. (LYFT - Free Report) incurred a loss (excluding 95 cents from non-recurring items) of 36 cents per share in the first quarter of 2021, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 54 cents. Moreover, total revenues of $609 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $556.8 million. Following this better-than-expected performance, shares of the company gained 6.1% in after-hours trading on May 4.
The top line, however, declined 36.3% year over year due to 36.4% drop in Active Riders (riders who take at least one ride during a quarter on Lyft’s multimodal platform through its app). Active Riders totaled 13.49 million in the quarter under review. This San Francisco-based company’s Revenue per Active Rider inched up 0.2% year over year to $45.13.
With continued recovery in rideshare rides, Lyft’s first-quarter performance improved sequentially. Total revenues increased 7% from the fourth quarter of 2020 with 7.5% rise in Active Riders. During the first-quarter conference call, the company stated that it expects ride volumes to continue to improve as more Americans get vaccinated and coronaviurs-led restrictions ease. It remains confident of being able to achieve adjusted EBITDA profits in the third quarter itself.
Adjusted EBITDA loss for the first quarter improved $12.2 million year over year to $73 million. The adjusted EBITDA loss margin came in at 12% compared with 8.9% in the year-ago period. Total costs and expenses fell 25.1% year over year to $1.02 billion in the quarter.
Contribution deteriorated 38.4% year over year to $337.3 million. Contribution margin dipped to 55.4% from 57.3% a year ago. Lyft, carrying a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), exited the first quarter with unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.2 billion compared with $2.25 billion at the end of 2020.
AMETEK’s first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.07 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.9%. Net sales of $1.22 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 billion. The stock carries a Zacks Rank #3.
T-Mobile, carrying a Zacks Rank #3, reported first-quarter 2021 earnings of $0.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. Total revenues of $19.76 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.85%.
Carrier Global, carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reported first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 26.3%. Net sales of $4.70 billion beat the consensus mark by 6.9%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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LYFT Gains on Narrower-Than-Expected Q1 Loss & Revenue Beat
Lyft, Inc. (LYFT - Free Report) incurred a loss (excluding 95 cents from non-recurring items) of 36 cents per share in the first quarter of 2021, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 54 cents. Moreover, total revenues of $609 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $556.8 million. Following this better-than-expected performance, shares of the company gained 6.1% in after-hours trading on May 4.
The top line, however, declined 36.3% year over year due to 36.4% drop in Active Riders (riders who take at least one ride during a quarter on Lyft’s multimodal platform through its app). Active Riders totaled 13.49 million in the quarter under review. This San Francisco-based company’s Revenue per Active Rider inched up 0.2% year over year to $45.13.
With continued recovery in rideshare rides, Lyft’s first-quarter performance improved sequentially. Total revenues increased 7% from the fourth quarter of 2020 with 7.5% rise in Active Riders. During the first-quarter conference call, the company stated that it expects ride volumes to continue to improve as more Americans get vaccinated and coronaviurs-led restrictions ease. It remains confident of being able to achieve adjusted EBITDA profits in the third quarter itself.
Lyft, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Adjusted EBITDA loss for the first quarter improved $12.2 million year over year to $73 million. The adjusted EBITDA loss margin came in at 12% compared with 8.9% in the year-ago period. Total costs and expenses fell 25.1% year over year to $1.02 billion in the quarter.
Contribution deteriorated 38.4% year over year to $337.3 million. Contribution margin dipped to 55.4% from 57.3% a year ago. Lyft, carrying a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), exited the first quarter with unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.2 billion compared with $2.25 billion at the end of 2020.
Performance of Other Computer & Technology Stocks
Within the broader Computer and Technology sector, AMETEK, Inc. (AME - Free Report) , T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS - Free Report) and Carrier Global Corporation (CARR - Free Report) recently reported earnings numbers.
AMETEK’s first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.07 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.9%. Net sales of $1.22 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 billion. The stock carries a Zacks Rank #3.
T-Mobile, carrying a Zacks Rank #3, reported first-quarter 2021 earnings of $0.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. Total revenues of $19.76 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.85%.
Carrier Global, carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reported first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 26.3%. Net sales of $4.70 billion beat the consensus mark by 6.9%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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