Renren Beats on the Top Line

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Renren (NYS: RENN) reported earnings on Aug. 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Renren beat expectations on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly and GAAP earnings per share.


Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
 Renren booked revenue of $44.8 million. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted sales of $42.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 47% higher than the prior-year quarter's $30.4 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at -$0.06. The six earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged -$0.04 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.06 for Q2 against $0.00 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 62.3%, 1,870 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -49.5%, 5,170 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -55.6%, 5,810 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $51.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.03.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $177.6 million. The average EPS estimate is -$0.14.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 185 members out of 255 rating the stock outperform, and 70 members rating it underperform. Among 44 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 17 give Renren a green thumbs-up, and 27 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Renren is hold, with an average price target of $4.88.

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