Q2 Earnings: Is It a Net Positive If Lyft Is Getting Lean From the Pandemic?

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Q2 Earnings: Is It a Net Positive If Lyft Is Getting Lean From the Pandemic?

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Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT | LYFT Price Prediction) released second-quarter financial results after markets closed Wednesday. The ride-share firm said that it had a net loss of $0.86 per share and $339.3 million in revenue, which compared with consensus estimates that called for a net loss of $0.99 per share and $336.77 million in revenue. The same period from last year had a net loss of $2.23 per share and $867.26 million in revenue.

During the quarter, active riders decreased 60% year over year to 8.69 million, down from 21.81 million in the same period last year. Revenue per active rider is down 2% to $39.06, a decrease from $39.77.

Lyft reported $2.78 billion of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at the end of the second quarter, versus $358.32 million at the end of the previous fiscal year. In May, Lyft issued $747.5 million aggregate principal amount of 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2025. The net proceeds from this offering were roughly $733.2 million.

In April 2020, Lyft announced a restructuring effort to reduce operating expenses and adjust cash flows.  The restructuring charges in the second quarter included $32.1 million of severance and related employee benefit costs and $3.1 million of lease terminations and other costs. Lyft also incurred a stock-based compensation benefit primarily related to the reversal of previously recognized stock-based compensation expenses for unvested awards of $49.8 million, resulting in a net restructuring benefit of $14.5 million.

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The company did not offer any guidance for the third quarter. However, consensus estimates are calling for a net loss of $0.61 per share and $610.37 million in revenue for the coming quarter.

Shares of Lyft closed Wednesday at $30.52, with a 52-week range of $14.56 to $57.23. The consensus analyst price target is $42.01. Following the announcement, the stock was up 2.5% to $31.27 in the after-hours session.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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