Airbnb reports continued deceleration in nights and experiences booked
PUBLISHED THU, AUG 3 20234:15 PM EDT
UPDATED 17 MIN
Jordan Novet @JORDANNOVET
CNBC.com
KEY POINTS
-- Airbnb said nights and experiences booked in the second quarter increased by almost 11%, missing analysts’ expectations.
--The company introduced Rooms as an affordable option for renting out a bedroom during the quarter.
Airbnb shares slid as much as 6% in extended trading on Thursday after the short-term home-rental company reported a smaller sum of nights and experience booked in the second quarter than analysts had projected.
Here’s how the company did:
Earnings: 98 cents per share
Revenue: $2.48 billion.
It was not immediately clear whether these numbers are comparable with analysts’ estimates.
Airbnb’s revenue grew 18% year over year in the quarter, according to a statement. Net income reached $650 million, compared with about $379 million, or 56 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
The company reported $19.1 billion in gross booking value for the quarter. That was up 12% from the second quarter of last year and above the $18.99 billion consensus among analysts surveyed by StreetAccount.
Airbnb said it had 115.1 million nights and experiences booked during the quarter, up almost 11%, but less than the 117.6 million StreetAccount consensus. Nights and experienced booked increased 19% in the first quarter.
In a letter to shareholders, Airbnb said the nights and experiences booked number was up against a tough comparison.
“We saw an improvement in year-over-year Nights and Experiences Booked growth during the quarter from 10% in April to 15% in June,” the company said. “In particular, we were encouraged by the acceleration in year-over-year nights in North America throughout the quarter, and the recovery in EMEA in June following challenging holiday comparisons in May.”
Gross booking value per night, at $166.01, was up 1% year over year.
With respect to guidance, Airbnb called for $3.3 billion to $3.4 billion in third-quarter revenue, or 14% to 18% growth. Analysts polled by Refinitiv had been looking for $3.22 billion. Management called for a “modest” sequential acceleration in nights and experiences booked.
During the quarter Airbnb introduced Rooms in an effort to play up the appeal of affordable private bedrooms to rent out, at $67 per night on average.
Notwithstanding the after-hours move, Airbnb shares have risen about 64% so far this year, outperforming the S&P 500 stock index, which is up 17% over the same period.
Executives will discus the results with analysts on a conference call starting at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Airbnb (ABNB) Q2 earnings report 2023 (cnbc.com) |
