Digital storytelling platform WEBTOON (NASDAQ:WBTN) will be reporting results this Monday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
WEBTOON met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $320.9 million, down 1.5% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly. It reported 145 million monthly active users, down 3.3% year on year.
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This quarter, the market is expecting WEBTOON’s revenue to decline 1.2% year on year, a reversal from the 8.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. WEBTOON has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at WEBTOON’s peers in the media & entertainment segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Stride’s revenues decreased 2.7% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.4%, and People reported a revenue decline of 13.5%, topping estimates by 0.9%. Stride traded up 2.6% following the results while People was also up 10.4%.
Read our full analysis of Stride’s results here and People’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the media & entertainment segment, with share prices up 7.9% on average over the last month. WEBTOON is down 23.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $12.14 (compared to the current share price of $8.85).
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