Bumble Stumbles in Afterhours as Q3 Guidance Falls Short

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Investing.com — Bumble reported wider-than-expected second-quarter losses and forecast softer current quarter guidance flagging a hit from the Ukraine war and a stronger dollar.      

Bumble Inc (NASDAQ:BMBL) was down more than 12% in afterhours trading following the report.

Bumble reported a loss of 3 cents, missing Wall Street estimates for a loss of a penny, but revenue of $220.45 million topped estimates for $219.6 million.

The beat on the top line was driven by a 33% increase in Bumble app revenue as app paying users grew 31% to 1.9 million, taking total paying users to 3.0 million, up from 2.9 million in the same period a year ago. 

Revenue per paying user increased to $23.65 from $20.88 as the company expanded into more markets globally.

Looking to the third quarter, the company forecast revenue in a range of $236 million to $240 million, flagging a $6 hit from the Ukraine war and $12 million from the stronger dollar. That compared with Wall Street estimates for $245 million. 

For the full-year, revenue was expected to be in a range of $920 million to $930 million, down from prior guidance of between $934 million to $944 million.