Why Peloton Interactive Shares Are Sinking Today

Zinger Key Points
  • Peloton's Q2 sales fell 6% Y/Y to $743.6 million, beating estimates, but an EPS loss of $(0.54) missed consensus.
  • Despite a 4% decrease in members, Peloton's gross profit rose 27% to $299.4 million, driven by strong connected fitness product demand.
  • Peloton now expects the business to generate positive free cash flow in Q4 but to fall short of achieving its goal for the full year.

Peloton Interactive Inc PTON shares are diving today after it reported mixed second-quarter financial results and issued third-quarter 2024 revenue guidance below estimates.

Sales declined 6% Y/Y to $743.6 million, beating the consensus of $733.5 million

The exercise equipment and media company’s EPS loss was $(0.54), missing the consensus loss of $(0.53).

The total number of members in the quarter fell 4% Y/Y to 6.4 million. Ending connected fitness subscriptions rose 1% Y/Y to 3.00 million, and Ending App subscriptions fell 16% Y/Y to 0.718 million.

The average monthly paid app subscription churn was 7.2%, and the average net monthly paid connected fitness subscription churn was 1.2%.

Gross profit for the quarter increased 27% to $299.4 million, and the margin expanded 1,060 basis points to 40.3%, driven by connected fitness products.

The operating expenses plunged 14% to $486.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA loss for the quarter was $(81.7) million versus $(122.4) million last year.

The company held $798.1 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Peloton, which began taking Tread+ orders in December for third-quarter delivery, noted demand has been significantly stronger than expected.

Outlook: Peloton sees third quarter FY24 revenue of $700 million – $725 million, representing a decline of 5% Y/Y at the midpoint vs. consensus of $753.8 million.

The company expects FY24 revenue of $2.675 billion-$2.750 billion, representing a decline of 3% Y/Y at the midpoint vs. consensus of $2.748 billion.

The company expects third quarter ending paid connected fitness subscriptions of 3.05 million – 3.06 million.

Peloton now expects its business to generate positive free cash flow in the fourth quarter 2024 (vs. $(74) million in 4Q23) but to fall short of achieving its goal for the full year. 

Also Read: From Fitness Gear To Social Media, Peloton Partners With TikTok In A New Venture

Price Action: PTON shares are down 23.2% at $4.269 on the last check Thursday.

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