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Pinterest (PINS) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended September 2023, Pinterest (PINS - Free Report) reported revenue of $763.2 million, up 11.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.28, compared to $0.11 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $743.34 million, representing a surprise of +2.67%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +33.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.21.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Pinterest performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Monthly Active Users - Global: 482 versus 472 estimated by seven analysts on average.
  • ARPU - Global: $1.61 compared to the $1.57 average estimate based on seven analysts.
  • Monthly Active Users - International: 258 compared to the 249 average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Monthly Active Users - United States: 96 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 96.
  • Monthly Active Users - Europe: 128 versus 126 estimated by five analysts on average.
  • ARPU - Rest of World: $0.12 compared to the $0.13 average estimate based on five analysts.
  • ARPU - Europe: $0.91 versus $0.82 estimated by five analysts on average.
  • ARPU - United States: $6.46 versus the five-analyst average estimate of $6.34.
  • Geographic Revenue- Europe: $114 million compared to the $103.09 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +32.6% year over year.
  • Geographic Revenue- International: $31 million compared to the $32.25 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.2% year over year.
  • Geographic Revenue- United States: $618 million versus $606.95 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.5% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for Pinterest here>>>

Shares of Pinterest have returned -9.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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