(May 12) FuboTV rose more than 17% in premarket trading. Earlier, FuboTV posted earnings, showing that, FuboTV EPS misses by $0.09, beats on revenue, raises FY2021 outlook.
- FuboTV Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.55misses by $0.09; GAAP EPS of -$0.59misses by $0.03.
- Revenue of $119.72M (+134.7% Y/Y)beats by $15.85M.
- Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) 1 per month increased 28% Y/Y to $69.09 vs. consensus of $63.15.
- The company expects Q2 revenue in the range of $120M-$122M vs. consensus of $98.37M and FY2021 revenue in the range of $520M-$530M vs. consensus of $472.69M
“The first quarter of 2021 was an inflection point for fuboTV,” said David Gandler, co-founder and CEO, fuboTV. “For the first time in any first quarter, we reported sequential revenue and subscriber growth, despite past seasonality trends. This tells us that consumers are increasingly cutting the cord. We believe they are choosing fuboTV, enticed by superior value, our year-round content offerings and a customer-centric, innovative consumer product experience relative to legacy pay TV (cable / satellite / telco). We see this trend continuing to accelerate as more consumers discover they can cut the cord without losing access to the sports teams, live channels and content they love.”
“As the shift of viewing from traditional pay TV accelerates, our differentiation in the marketplace - sports-focused programming, a tech-first and data-driven user experience and the planned integration of wagering and interactivity - firmly positions the company strongly for long-term growth,” said Edgar Bronfman Jr., executive chairman, fuboTV. “We remain steadfast in our mission to provide the world’s most thrilling sports-first live TV experience with the greatest breadth of premium content, interactivity and integrated wagering.”