Digital casino game platform PlayStudios (NASDAQ:MYPS) fell short of analysts' expectations in Q2 CY2024, with revenue down 6.7% year on year to $72.59 million. The company's full-year revenue guidance of $290 million at the midpoint also came in 8.3% below analysts' estimates. It made a GAAP loss of $0.02 per share, down from its loss of $0.01 per share in the same quarter last year.
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PlayStudios (MYPS) Q2 CY2024 Highlights:
- Revenue: $72.59 million vs analyst estimates of $74.55 million (2.6% miss)
- EPS: -$0.02 vs analyst estimates of -$0.01 (-$0.01 miss)
- The company dropped its revenue guidance for the full year from $320 million to $290 million at the midpoint, a 9.4% decrease
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 75.1%, in line with the same quarter last year
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 19.5%, down from 20.9% in the same quarter last year
- Monthly Active Users: 13.6 million, down 281,000 year on year
- Market Capitalization: $258.6 million
Andrew Pascal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PLAYSTUDIOS, commented, “We had a busy and productive quarter completing many strategic initiatives that better position our company for future growth. While persistent industry weakness continues to be a challenge for our Social Casino portfolio, I believe we have opportunities in our portfolio that will eventually override this pressure. We have been steadily making progress on these efforts and continued to do so this quarter. Longer term, our focus remains on building a strong and durable business that can produce exceptional returns regardless of industry dynamics.”
Founded by a team of former gaming industry executives, PlayStudios (NASDAQ:MYPS) offers free-to-play digital casino games.
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Sales Growth
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This quarter, PlayStudios missed Wall Street's estimates and reported a rather uninspiring 6.7% year-on-year revenue decline, generating $72.59 million of revenue. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 7% over the next 12 months, an acceleration from this quarter.
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Key Takeaways from PlayStudios's Q2 Results
We struggled to find many positives in these results. Its full-year revenue guidance was lowered and this quarter's revenue and EPS fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a bad quarter for PlayStudios, but the stock traded up 1.5% to $1.98 immediately after reporting due to some news about the company repurchasing shares from Microsoft.
So should you invest in PlayStudios right now? When making that decision, it's important to consider its valuation, business qualities, as well as what has happened in the latest quarter. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it's free.