eBay headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.
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Shares of eBay slid as a lot as 11% in prolonged buying and selling Wednesday after the net market posted its fourth-quarter earnings and gave guidance for the primary quarter that fell in need of Wall Avenue’s expectations.
This is how the corporate did versus Refinitiv consensus expectations for the quarter:
- EPS: $1.05 per share ex-items, versus 99 cents anticipated
- Income: $2.61 billion, versus $2.61 billion anticipated.
EBay predicted first-quarter income would are available between $2.43 billion and $2.48 billion, representing a decline of seven% to five% yr over yr, whereas analysts had on common anticipated income of $2.61 billion, in accordance with FactSet.
The corporate mentioned it expects $1.01 to $1.05 in adjusted earnings per share within the first quarter, which was under consensus estimates of $1.08 per share, in accordance with FactSet.
The disappointing steering overshadowed eBay’s better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter. The corporate posted earnings per share of $1.05, adjusted. Analysts polled by Refinitiv had anticipated 99 cents per share.
Income was $2.61 billion, according to Wall Avenue’s estimates.
Annual lively consumers declined 9% throughout the quarter to 147 million, effectively in need of the 156 million lively consumers forecast by analysts, in accordance with FactSet. Annual lively sellers additionally slid 8% to 17 million.
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