Online learning platform Coursera (NYSE:COUR) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after market close. Here's what investors should know.
Last quarter Coursera reported revenues of $147.6 million, up 22.6% year on year, beating analyst revenue expectations by 6.39%. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analyst estimates and a growing number of users. The company reported 124 million users, up 21.6% year on year.
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This quarter analysts are expecting Coursera's revenue to grow 17.2% year on year to $146.2 million, slowing down from the 22.2% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.10 per share.
Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company only missed Wall St's revenue estimates once over the last two years, and has on average exceeded top line expectations by 3.73%.
Looking at Coursera's peers in the consumer internet segment, some of them have already reported Q2 earnings results, giving us a hint of what we can expect. Netflix delivered top-line growth of 2.72% year on year, missing analyst estimates by 1.24% and Teladoc reported revenues up 10.1% year on year, exceeding estimates by 0.5%. Netflix was down 2.97%, and Teladoc was up 7.59%. Read our full analysis of Netflix's results here and Teladoc's results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer internet segment, with the stocks up on average 9.19% over the last month. Coursera is up 3.16% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $17.6, compared to share price of $13.05.
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