By Ben Glickman
Shares of Dada Nexus fell after the company's results missed estimates in the fourth quarter.
American depositary receipts of the company were down 17% to $2.11 on Tuesday. Shares are down about 36% since the start of the year.
The Chinese retail and delivery company's revenue rose 2.7% to CNY2.75 billion ($381.1 million) in the fourth quarter, falling short of the CNY3.13 billion forecast by analysts polled by FactSet and below the company's guidance.
Dada Nexus posted a loss of CNY1.28 billion, or CNY1.22 a share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with a loss of CNY370.6 million, or CNY0.36 a share, a year earlier.
Stripping out certain one-time items, the company's loss came to CNY0.15 a share, compared with the CNY0.34 profit expected by analysts.
The company's board authorized a share buyback program for up to $40 million of American depositary shares over two years.
Write to Ben Glickman at ben.glickman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 26, 2024 15:12 ET (19:12 GMT)
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