Zoom Video Communications (ZM) reported April-quarter earnings that handily beat estimates, thanks to cost cutting moves. ZM stock climbed as revenue also topped Wall Street targets amid slowing growth.
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Zoom earnings for the company’s first quarter rose 13% to $1.16 per adjusted per share. Revenue climbed 3% to $1.105 billion.
Sales growth slowed for the ninth-straight quarter as the company adjusts to slower product demand in the post-coronavirus emergency era. Analysts have debated when decelerating sales will hit a bottom.
A year earlier, Zoom earned $1.03 a share on sales of $1.074 billion.
Zoom stock analysts had projected earnings of 99 cents a share on sales of $1.084 billion for the period ended April 30.
ZM Stock: Revenue Guidance Tops Views
The company reported Zoom earnings after the market close on Monday. Zoom stock rose 3.9% to 74.05 in extended trading on the stock market today.
For the current quarter ending in July, Zoom said it expects earnings of $1.05 a share at the midpoint of its outlook, in line with estimates. The company forecast revenue of roughly $1.13 billion vs. estimates of $1.11 billion.
ZM stock had advanced 5% in 2023 heading into the earnings report.
Zoom’s cloud-based software sets up video calls, with chat tools available. Zoom Video aims to morph into a broader communications platform for business customers.
Zoom stock owns an IBD Relative Strength Rating of only 25 vs. a best-possible 99, according to IBD Stock Checkup.
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