Bilibili Shares Plunge 11% on Bigger-than-expected Q1 Loss.
The company posted a net loss of 2.28 billion yuan, compared with a loss of 904.9 million yuan a year earlier.Bilibili Inc. dropped in morning trading after the Chinese e-commerce and gaming company reported first-quarter results.
The company posted a net loss of 2.28 billion yuan, or around $360 million, compared with a loss of CNY904.9 million a year earlier. Per-share loss widened to CNY5.80, or 91 U.S. cents per ADR, compared with CNY2.54 a year earlier.
Stripping out one-time items, the company's adjusted loss was 66 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had been expecting adjusted earnings of 61 cents a share.
Total net revenue for the quarter rose 30% to $797.3 million, or CNY5.05 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had been looking for sales of $759.8 million.
Bilibili also forecast that current-quarter revenue will fall sequentially from the first quarter. The company said it expects net revenue for the second quarter to come in between CNY4.85 billion and CNY4.95 billion.