By Dade Hayes Finance Editor Snapchat parent Snap Inc. delivered better-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, but slightly undershot Wall Street analysts’ forecast for earnings (or lack thereof).
Total revenue came in at $462.5 million, a 44% gain from the same quarter a year ago. The company had projected quarterly revenue of $450 million to $470 million, higher than analysts’ consensus for $431 million.
Snap recorded a loss of eight cents a share, which was wider than analysts’ expectation of a 7-cent loss, but it marked an improvement from a year ago, when the loss was 10 cents.
The number of daily active users (DAUs) climbed to 229 million, which was ahead of internal guidance and a 20% leap from the same period a year ago.
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