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Square shares rose about 4% in extended trading on Thursday after reporting fiscal first-quarter earnings that blew past Wall Street’s expectations.
Here’s how the company did:
- Earnings per share: 41 cents, adjusted, vs. 16 cents per share expected in a Refinitiv survey of analysts, though the result might not be comparable
- Revenue: $5.06 billion vs. $3.36 billion expected by Refinitiv
First quarter revenue rose to $5.06 billion, up 266% year over year, largely thanks to gains in bitcoin revenue. Square reported $3.5 billion in bitcoin revenue, up eleven times year over year.
Gross profit grew 79% year over year to $964 million in the quarter that ended Mar. 31, according to a statement.
Cash App gross profit came in at $495 million, up 171% year over year. In March, Square’s peer-to-peer competitor to Venmo began offering customers the ability to instantly send bitcoin for free.
Excluding the after-hours move, Square stock has risen about 2.3% since the start of the year, while the Nasdaq is up about 5.8% over the same period.
The company is hosting a webcast to discuss its financial results starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
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