VMware Stock Struggles Despite 2Q Earnings Surprise

Proactive Investors2023-09-01

VMware Inc shares slid after hours Thursday despite a second-quarter earnings beat. 

The cloud computing company reported adjusted earnings of $1.83 per share on revenue of $3.41 billion, compared to analyst expectations of $1.71 per share on revenue of $3.46 billion. 

Subscription and software-as-a-service revenue for the quarter was $1.26 billion, an increase of 34% year-over-year. 

“We delivered solid Q2 results. Our customers continue to invest in our Multi-Cloud offerings as they modernize their infrastructure to run enterprise, cloud-native, and new AI workloads,” CEO Raghu Raghuram said in a statement. 

Raghuram also talked up the company’s work in artificial intelligence. 

“At the recent VMware Explore Las Vegas, we unveiled new offerings including the next evolution of VMware Cloud, NSX+, vSAN Max, and an enhanced Tanzu Application Platform, all designed to help customers innovate faster and reduce total cost of ownership. We also introduced VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA to accelerate AI-enabled applications in the enterprise.”

VMware stock fell 1.4% in extended trading to $166.43. 

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