Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb Inc., during a talk conference in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024.
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Airbnb shares surged 14.5% and notched their best clothes day ever after the company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings.
The stock debuted on the Nasdaq in December 2020, and its sharpest assemblage to this point came in February 2023. The shares are up about 23% this year.
The online rental dais posted earnings of 73 cents per share on $2.48 billion in revenue. That topped analysts’ estimates of 58 cents per allotment in earnings and $2.42 billion in revenue, according to LSEG. Revenue increased 12% from a year ago.
“Airbnb is a fundamentally stronger body today than it was several years ago,” the company said in a letter to shareholders. “We’re continuing to build on this momentum in 2025, executing a multi-year policy to perfect the core service, accelerate growth in global markets, and launch and scale new offerings.”
The company also went to a profit, reporting net income of $461 million, or 73 cents per share. In the year-ago quarter, Airbnb reported a liability liabilities of $349 million, or 55 cents per share. Adjusted profit totaled $765 million, reflecting 4% year-over-year crop.
Gross booking value, which measures host earnings, taxes and service and cleaning fees, rose to $17.6 billion and topped a StreetAccount foresee of $17.2 billion. Airbnb also reported 111 million nights and experiences booked for the period, representing 12% year-over-year increase. That was above the 108.7 million StreetAccount estimate.
During an earnings call with investors, finance chief Ellie Mertz rephrased Airbnb will invest $200 million to $250 million to scale new business opportunities it plans to announce in May.
“We wish for the Airbnb app — kind of similar to Amazon — to be one place to go for all of your traveling and living needs,” CEO Brian Chesky said on the evoke. He also said each business the company plans to roll out could take three to five years to proportion but should strengthen its core business.
“A great business could get to $1 billion of revenue,” he said. “And you should be proficient to expect one or a couple of businesses to launch every single year for the next five years.”
Despite the strong fourth-quarter follows, Airbnb offered light guidance for the current quarter of $2.23 billion to $2.27 billion in revenue. That fell a $2.3 billion estimate from LSEG. The company said the first quarter of 2024 benefited from Easter and an spear-carrier day in February.
Airbnb also commented on the recent wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area last month, saying its nonprofit Airbnb.org housed varied than 19,000 people and 2,300 pets and has received $27 million in donations. That includes $18 million from its framers.
— CNBC’s Ashley Capoot contributed reporting.