{"id":210311,"date":"2024-03-05T07:34:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T07:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/gitlabs-weak-earnings-guidance-is-punishing-its-stock\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:21:13","slug":"gitlabs-weak-earnings-guidance-is-punishing-its-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/gitlabs-weak-earnings-guidance-is-punishing-its-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"GitLab\u2019s weak earnings guidance is punishing its stock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-417254\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0003063296\" role=\"document\">\n<p>GitLab Inc.\u2019s stock dropped 22% in after-hours trading Monday after the company posted quarterly results that topped analysts\u2019 estimates but issued weak guidance. <\/p>\n<p>GitLab<br \/>\n        <a data-track-hover=\"QuotePeek\" data-charting-symbol=\"STOCK\/US\/XNAS\/GTLB\" class=\"qt-chip positive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/investing\/stock\/GTLB?mod=MW_story_quote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTLB,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/206616641\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.58%<\/bg-quote><\/a><br \/>\n       reported a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss of $37.6 million, or 23 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $42.1 million, or 26 cents a share, in the same quarter a year ago. Adjusted earnings were 15 cents a share. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>Revenue climbed 33% to $163.8 million from $122.9 million in the year-ago quarter. <\/p>\n<p>Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected on average net income of 8 cents a share on revenue of $157.9 million. <\/p>\n<p>GitLab projected full-year adjusted earnings of 19 cents a share to 23 cents a share, while FactSet analysts are forecasting 35 cents a share.<\/p>\n<p>In a conference call with analysts, GitLab Chief Financial Officer Brian Robins chalked up conservative guidance to churn and contraction among customers. <\/p>\n<p>Shares of GitLab have soared 45% this year, while the broader S&amp;P 500 index<br \/>\n        <a data-track-hover=\"QuotePeek\" data-charting-symbol=\"INDEX\/US\/S&amp;P US\/SPX\" class=\"qt-chip negative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/investing\/index\/SPX?mod=MW_story_quote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPX,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/210599714\/realtime\" class=\"negative\">-0.12%<\/bg-quote><\/a><br \/>\n       has increased 27%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/gitlabs-stock-drops-8-on-weak-earnings-guidance-d071619f?mod=mw_rss_topstories\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] GitLab Inc.\u2019s stock dropped 22% in after-hours trading Monday after the company posted quarterly results that topped analysts\u2019 estimates but issued weak guidance. 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