AP – Lyft shares tumbled to their biggest loss in more than a year on Wednesday after the ride-hailing app reported gross bookings that spooked investors.
Shares of Lyft were down close to 13 per cent in midday trading to USD9.54 per share, even as the San Francisco company turned in its first quarterly profit, earning USD5 million.
Lyft reported gross bookings for the second quarter at the low end of its forecast range of USD4 billion to USD4.1 billion. It’s projecting the same range for the third quarter, which came in below Wall Street analysts’ forecasts of USD4.15 billion.
Lyft defines gross bookings as the total dollar value of transactions invoiced to rideshare riders including taxes, tolls and fees but excluding tips. It also includes amounts billed for other offerings, including bike and scooter rentals.
Lyft’s results came just a day after a strong earnings report from its chief rival, Uber, sent that company’s shares up more than 10 per cent.
On the bright side, Lyft posted an adjusted profit of USD0.24 per share on USD1.44 billion in revenue, both figures coming in above Wall Street targets. The company also posted quarterly bests in active riders, rides and driver hours.
