Investors’ Gamble Didn’t Pay Off

Video game software developer Unity probably wishes it could reload its last saved checkpoint after reporting another quarter of lackluster earnings. 👾

Although revenues of $609 million topped expectations of $451 million, management noted revenue would have been $510 million if its deferred revenues were not released. Meanwhile, the company’s net loss of $0.66 was narrower than last year’s $0.82 but still much higher than analysts’ $0.46 per share expectation. 🔺

Although mega-cap technology giants like Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon are having no trouble in the advertising market, smaller players like Snap are. That trend continued today, with Pinterest missing revenue estimates. Let’s take a look at the numbers. 👇

The social media company’s adjusted earnings per share of $0.53 topped the expected $0.51. However, revenues of $981 million were $10 million shy of estimates despite rising 12% YoY.

After Palo Alto Networks and other cybersecurity stocks failed to meet expectations, the market highly anticipated CrowdStrike’s earnings after the bell. And unlike its peers, the company delivered big time, so let’s take a look. 👇

Adjusted earnings per share of $0.95 beat expectations of $0.82, while revenues of $845 million topped the $839 million anticipated. Notably, the firm has reported GAAP net income for the past four quarters, and management expects that trend to continue. 💵

Network provider Cloudflare is surging after the bell following better-than-expected results. 📝

The company’s adjusted earnings per share of $0.15 on $362.50 million in revenues topped estimates of $0.12 and $353.10 million. YoY revenue growth of 32% was consistent with its third quarter, while its GAAP net loss narrowed significantly from the year prior.