Unity Software Q2 revenue rises on subscription growth
Unity Software Q2 revenue rises on subscription growth
Overview
Game engine provider's Q2 revenue rose 24% yr/yr but missed analyst expectations
Q2 adjusted EBITDA beat analyst expectations, driven by higher revenue and cost control
Company's revenue growth led by Unity Vector AI and Grow Solutions; non-strategic revenue declined
Outlook
Unity sees Q3 strategic revenue of $540 mln to $550 mln, up 44% to 47% YoY
Company expects Q3 adjusted EBITDA of $185 mln to $190 mln, up 69% to 74% YoY
Result Drivers
UNITY VECTOR AI - Co said growth in Unity Ads Network, driven by Unity Vector AI, contributed to higher Grow Solutions revenue
SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE - Co said Create Solutions revenue increase was driven by higher subscription revenue, partially offset by declines in cloud and hosting services
NON-STRATEGIC REVENUE DECLINE - Co said decrease in non-strategic revenue was primarily due to the sunset of ironSource Ads Network and sale of Supersonic publishing business
Company press release: ID:nBw4V6X7Za
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenue | Miss | $328.96 mln | $514.61 mln (20 Analysts) |
Q2 Adjusted EPS |
| $0.28 |
|
Q2 Loss Per Share | Beat | $0.05 | $0.09 (13 Analysts) |
Q2 Net Loss |
| $22.67 mln |
|
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA | Beat | $160 mln | $136.28 mln (19 Analysts) |
Q2 Free Cash Flow |
| $202 mln |
|
Q2 Operating Income |
| -$32.22 mln |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 20 "strong buy" or "buy", 9 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Unity Software Inc. is $37.00, about 4.3% above its August 5 closing price of $35.47
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