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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Lag Estimates
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Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG - Free Report) delivered first-quarter 2018 non-GAAP earnings of $11.17 per share missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9 cents. Further, the figure declined 6.9% from the year-ago quarter and 50.3% on a sequential basis.
Revenues of $2.837 billion lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.931 billion. The figure also decreased 3% year over year and 11.7% from the previous quarter.
This decline in the reported results can primarily be attributed to change in Easter timing and adverse effects of foreign exchange fluctuations. Moreover, declining Agency revenues negatively impacted the top line.
Additionally, the company witnessed weak performance of rental car days and its airline tickets unit remained flat year over year.
Notably, shares of Booking Holdings have lost 16.3% over a year compared with the industry’s decline of 2.5%.
However, the stock has surged 3.76% in the after-hours trade on May 9. This can be attributed to strong second-quarter 2019 outlook driven by robust growth initiatives and strategic investments.
The company witnessed strong growth in room nights booked number during the reported quarter, thanks to its robust properties portfolio. Moreover, its continued focus toward enhancing offerings of places to stay to customers is expected to continue aiding growth in the near term as well as the long haul.
Moreover, the company’s branding initiatives, strengthening direct channel and growing usage of mobile by the travelers for their travel planning remain tailwinds.
Top-Line in Detail
Booking Holdings generates bulk of revenues from the international markets, wherein the agency model is more popular. This is reflected in the merchant/agency split of revenues, which was 21.3/68.7% in the first quarter (previous quarter’s split was 21.8/70.3%).
Merchant revenues came in $603 million, up 14.6% year over year. The company is still focused on ramping up of merchant business.
Further, Agency revenues were $1.95 billion, down 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Advertising & Other revenues were $285 million (10% of total revenues), declining 1.4% from the year-ago quarter. These are basically non-inter company revenues from Kayak and OpenTable.
During the first quarter, the total room nights booked was 217 million, exhibiting year-over-year growth of 10.1%. This can be attributed to strong performance of the company’s direct channel, rising mobile share and growing alternative accommodation business.
Bookings
Booking Holdings’ overall bookings came in $25.4 billion were up 2% (8% in constant currency) from the year-ago quarter. This year-over-year growth based on constant currency was higher than management’s guided range.
Merchant bookings were $5.7 billion, up 29.3% from the prior-year quarter. However, agency bookings decreased 4.4% from the year-ago level to $19.7 billion.
Booking Holdings Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter was $718 million, down 10% from the year-ago quarter.
Per the company, operating income was $556 million, declined 23.8% year over year. Moreover, operating margin of 19.6% contracted 530 bps from the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet
As of Mar 31, 2019, cash and short-term investments balance was $4.3 billion compared with $6.3 billion as of Dec 31, 2018.
At the end of the first quarter, Booking Holdings had $7.6 billion of long-term debt.
During the reported quarter, the company generated $150 million of cash from operations, significantly down from $1.08 in the previous quarter.
Further, the company generated free cash flow of $39 million during the first quarter.
Guidance
For the second quarter of 2019, Booking Holdings expects room nights booked to improve 6-8%. Further, total gross bookings are anticipated to reflect year-over-year growth within a range of 4-6% on a constant-currency basis.
The company anticipates adjusted EBITDA in the range of $1.295 billion to $1.325 billion.
Pro-forma EPS is expected in the range of $22.15-$22.60. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $22.69.
Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider
Booking Holdings currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Lag Estimates
Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG - Free Report) delivered first-quarter 2018 non-GAAP earnings of $11.17 per share missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9 cents. Further, the figure declined 6.9% from the year-ago quarter and 50.3% on a sequential basis.
Revenues of $2.837 billion lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.931 billion. The figure also decreased 3% year over year and 11.7% from the previous quarter.
This decline in the reported results can primarily be attributed to change in Easter timing and adverse effects of foreign exchange fluctuations. Moreover, declining Agency revenues negatively impacted the top line.
Additionally, the company witnessed weak performance of rental car days and its airline tickets unit remained flat year over year.
Notably, shares of Booking Holdings have lost 16.3% over a year compared with the industry’s decline of 2.5%.
However, the stock has surged 3.76% in the after-hours trade on May 9. This can be attributed to strong second-quarter 2019 outlook driven by robust growth initiatives and strategic investments.
The company witnessed strong growth in room nights booked number during the reported quarter, thanks to its robust properties portfolio. Moreover, its continued focus toward enhancing offerings of places to stay to customers is expected to continue aiding growth in the near term as well as the long haul.
Moreover, the company’s branding initiatives, strengthening direct channel and growing usage of mobile by the travelers for their travel planning remain tailwinds.
Top-Line in Detail
Booking Holdings generates bulk of revenues from the international markets, wherein the agency model is more popular. This is reflected in the merchant/agency split of revenues, which was 21.3/68.7% in the first quarter (previous quarter’s split was 21.8/70.3%).
Merchant revenues came in $603 million, up 14.6% year over year. The company is still focused on ramping up of merchant business.
Further, Agency revenues were $1.95 billion, down 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Advertising & Other revenues were $285 million (10% of total revenues), declining 1.4% from the year-ago quarter. These are basically non-inter company revenues from Kayak and OpenTable.
During the first quarter, the total room nights booked was 217 million, exhibiting year-over-year growth of 10.1%. This can be attributed to strong performance of the company’s direct channel, rising mobile share and growing alternative accommodation business.
Bookings
Booking Holdings’ overall bookings came in $25.4 billion were up 2% (8% in constant currency) from the year-ago quarter. This year-over-year growth based on constant currency was higher than management’s guided range.
Merchant bookings were $5.7 billion, up 29.3% from the prior-year quarter. However, agency bookings decreased 4.4% from the year-ago level to $19.7 billion.
Booking Holdings Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Operating ResultsAdjusted EBITDA in the first quarter was $718 million, down 10% from the year-ago quarter.
Per the company, operating income was $556 million, declined 23.8% year over year. Moreover, operating margin of 19.6% contracted 530 bps from the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet
As of Mar 31, 2019, cash and short-term investments balance was $4.3 billion compared with $6.3 billion as of Dec 31, 2018.
At the end of the first quarter, Booking Holdings had $7.6 billion of long-term debt.
During the reported quarter, the company generated $150 million of cash from operations, significantly down from $1.08 in the previous quarter.
Further, the company generated free cash flow of $39 million during the first quarter.
Guidance
For the second quarter of 2019, Booking Holdings expects room nights booked to improve 6-8%. Further, total gross bookings are anticipated to reflect year-over-year growth within a range of 4-6% on a constant-currency basis.
The company anticipates adjusted EBITDA in the range of $1.295 billion to $1.325 billion.
Pro-forma EPS is expected in the range of $22.15-$22.60. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $22.69.
Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider
Booking Holdings currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Intuit Inc. (INTU - Free Report) , VMware, Inc. and Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A - Free Report) . All the three stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Long-term earnings growth rate for Intuit, VMware and Agilent is pegged at 16.21%, 13.4% and 11.75%, respectively.
Biggest Tech Breakthrough in a Generation
Be among the early investors in the new type of device that experts say could impact society as much as the discovery of electricity. Current technology will soon be outdated and replaced by these new devices. In the process, it’s expected to create 22 million jobs and generate $12.3 trillion in activity.
A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 7 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
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