Yahoo Finance fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) Reports Upbeat Q1, Stock Soars
Live sports and TV streaming service fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) beat analysts' expectations in Q1 CY2024, with revenue up 24% year on year to $402.3 million. It made a non-GAAP loss of $0.11 per share, improving from its loss of $0.37 per share in the same quarter last year.
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fuboTV (FUBO) Q1 CY2024 Highlights:
Revenue: $402.3 million vs analyst estimates of $381.3 million (5.5% beat)
EPS (non-GAAP): -$0.11 vs analyst estimates of -$0.15
Gross Margin (GAAP): 6.9%, up from 1% in the same quarter last year
Free Cash Flow was -$70.76 million compared to -$5.85 million in the previous quarter
Domestic Subscribers: 1.51 million
Domestic ARPU: $84.54
Market Capitalization: $464.8 million
Originally launched as a soccer streaming platform, fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) is a video streaming service specializing in live sports, news, and entertainment content.
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Sales Growth
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This quarter, fuboTV reported remarkable year-on-year revenue growth of 24%, and its $402.3 million of revenue topped Wall Street estimates by 5.5%. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 11.9% over the next 12 months, a deceleration from this quarter.
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Cash Is King
If you've followed StockStory for a while, you know we emphasize free cash flow. Why, you ask? We believe that in the end, cash is king, and you can't use accounting profits to pay the bills.
Over the last two years, fuboTV's demanding reinvestments to stay relevant with consumers have drained company resources. Its free cash flow margin has been among the worst in the consumer discretionary sector, averaging negative 16.9%.
fuboTV burned through $70.76 million of cash in Q1, equivalent to a negative 17.6% margin, increasing its cash burn by 9.6% year on year. Over the next year, analysts predict fuboTV will continue burning cash, albeit to a lesser extent. Their consensus estimates imply its LTM free cash flow margin of negative 11.8% will increase to negative 4.8%.
Key Takeaways from fuboTV's Q1 Results
We were impressed by how significantly fuboTV blew past analysts' revenue and EPS expectations this quarter. That was driven by outperformance in its domestic average revenue per user (ARPU) of $84.54 compared to estimates of $79.81. On the other hand, it was still unprofitable from an adjusted EBITDA perspective, though its loss did meet Wall Street's projections. Zooming out, we think this was a great quarter that shareholders will appreciate. The stock is up 5.2% after reporting and currently trades at $1.63 per share.
fuboTV may have had a good quarter, but does that mean you should invest right now? When making that decision, it's important to consider its valuation, business qualities, as well as what has happened in the latest quarter. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it's free.
