Netflix stock falls despite subscriber growth and "Bird Box" blowout
By Irina Ivanova
/ CBS/AP
Netflix stock dropped in after-hours trading after the video streaming service reported lower-than-expected revenue, despite blowout subscriber numbers.
The internet video service posted $4.19 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter, undershooting the $4.21 billion analysts had expected.
Netflix added 8.8 million subscribers in the last three months of 2018, a record number that beat the company's own prediction for 7.6 million new customers. Netflix now has 139 million paying subscribers globally, the service said. More than half of them—80 million—watched the hit film "Bird Box" in the first four weeks it was available, Netflix said.
For the current quarter ending in April, Netflix said it expects revenue in the range of $4.49 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $4.59 billion.
Netflix shares have climbed 32 percent since the beginning of the year, compared with an almost 5 percent rise for the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Shares surged on Tuesday after the company announced a price hike of 13 to 18 percent, but the stock fell nearly 5 percent after the close of trading on Thursday, when it issued its most recent financial results.
First published on January 17, 2019
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