Shopify Q4 earnings tops Street estimates

Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) is trading down in premarket on Tuesday even though it reported market-beating revenue for its fourth financial quarter.

Shopify’s guidance for Q1

Investors are cheering also because the management issued upbeat guidance for the future. Shopify now forecasts its revenue to grow by more than 20% at least in Q1.

The New York listed firm noted a 21% and 31% year-on-year increase in its merchant solutions and subscription solutions revenues, respectively, in the fourth quarter. Harley Finkelstein – the president of Shopify Inc said in a press release today:

As we look ahead to 2024, our focus remains on driving innovation in an ever-evolving commerce landscape, delivering products that will propel our merchants’ businesses forward.

The eCommerce giant recently partnered with Amazon to introduce “Buy with Prime” option for its users. $SHOP is currently up more than 70% versus its low in late October.

Shopify Q4 earnings snapshot

• Earned $657 million versus the year-ago $623 million
• Per-share earnings also climbed from 49 cents to 51 cents
• Adjusted EPS printed at 34 cents as per the earnings report
• Revenue jumped 24% year-over-year to $2.1 billion
• Consensus was 30 cents a share on $2.08 billion revenue
• Operating income and FCF margins sat at 13% and 21%

$SHOP saw a better-than-expected 23% annualised growth in gross merchandise volume to $75.1 billion in Q4. According to Jeff Hoffmeister – its chief of finance:

For 2024, we look to build on the momentum that we achieved in 2023 and continue to deliver a strong combination of both top-line growth and profitability.