Netflix reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results.
Earnings per share: $4.88 vs $4.74 per share expected by LSEG
Revenue: $9.56 billion vs.9.53 billion expected by LSEG
Total memberships: 274.4 million paid memberships expected, according to StreetAccount
Advertising has become an increasingly important business model for media companies to boost — or in some cases, achieve — profitability for streaming. Netflix’s stock has been uplifted in recent quarters by its push to gain subscribers on its cheaper, ad-supported tier, in addition to its crackdown on password sharing.
The company has also begun adding live sports, such as NFL games on Christmas Day over the next three years, a move that will likely attract more ad dollars for the streamer.
Netflix had roughly 270 million global subscribers at the end of the first quarter, up 16% from the same period in year prior and surpassing expectations.
When Netflix made its pitch to advertisers during its Upfront presentation in May, the company said its ad-supported tier had amassed 40 million global monthly active users, nearly double the figure it had shared months earlier.
Last quarter Netflix warned investors it would stop providing quarterly membership numbers or average revenue per user beginning next year, noting the company is “focused on revenue and operating margin as our primary financial metrics — and engagement (i.e. time spent) as our best proxy for customer satisfaction.”
This decision showcases Netflix’s “pivot from a high-growth, low-profit business to a slow-growth, high-profit business,” according to an analyst note from Wedbush last week. However, the note emphasizes that although Netflix has a big lead ahead of its competitors when it comes to the streaming business, that pivot “is far from complete.”
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/18/netflix-nflx-earnings-q2-2024.html
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