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Twitter Results Beat in Q1, But Softer User Growth Weighs; Shares Slump

Published 04/29/2021, 04:30 PM
Updated 04/29/2021, 04:40 PM

By Yasin Ebrahim

Investing.com - Twitter reported Thursday first-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates, but user growth just missed consensus estimates taking some shine off the beat.    

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) was down 9% in afterhours trading.

The company posted Q1 EPS of $0.16 on revenue of $1.04 billion, beating estimates of $0.14 on revenue of $1.03 billion.

Monetizable daily active users increased to 199 million from 166 million year-on-year, just short of consensus estimates of 200 million. 

Advertising revenue rose 32% to $899 million. 

The growth was driven by "accelerating year-over-year growth in MAP revenue and brand advertising that improved throughout the quarter," the company said. 

Looking ahead to Q2, revenue is expected to between $980 million and $1.08 billion. That compared with analysts estimates for $1.06 billion. Operating loss is expected to be between $170 million and $120 million.

"[We] now expect headcount growth to more closely mirror expense growth in 2021, with headcount -- and total costs and expenses -- growing 25% or more on a year-over-year basis in 2021, ramping in absolute dollars over the course of the year," Twitter said in the statement.

 

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