Bumble shares fall 30% after its annual revenue forecast cut sparks growth fears
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By Jaspreet Singh
Aug 7 (Reuters) -Bumble BMBL.O slashed itsannual revenue growth forecast on Wednesday, stoking worries about the dating app operator's growth plans among investors, sending its shares down 30% after the bell.
It alsomissed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue unlike bigger rival Match Group MTCH.O, which reported upbeat second-quarter revenue last week, driven by stabilizing trends at Tinder and robust growth at Hinge.
The results sparked concernsabout the company's growth initiatives, including the launch of a refreshed Bumble app and new features such as "opening moves", which allows women to set up a custom question that all potential matches can reply to, helping kickstart a conversation.
Bumble trimmed its annual revenue growth forecast to between 1% and 2%, from prior expectations of an 8% to 11% range.
"Bumble's downward revisions on revenue and earnings guidance have investors concerned that the company is unclear around what its growth story will be from here," Third Bridge analyst Jamie Lumley said.
Bumble, which operates its eponymous app, expects third-quarter revenue between $269 million and $275 million, compared with analysts' average estimate of $296.1 million, according to LSEG data.
Revenue for the second quarter was $268.6 million, missing analysts' average estimate of $273 million.
"Macroeconomic conditions and the online dating market have become generally less favorable as younger consumers' tastes and willingness to pay continue to change," said M Science research analyst Chandler Willison.
The Austin, Texas-basedcompany's total paying users increased to 4.1 million in the quarter, compared with 3.6 million a year earlier.
"While our efforts may turn away some lower engagement users in the near term, we believe this will ultimately result in a more authentic and better experience for our users over time," CEO Lidiane Jones said in an earnings call.
The company will launch new features on the Bumble app, including more options for making "opening moves" through the Fall and in early winter, Jones said. It will also introduce an AI-assisted photo picker to ease profile creation, she said.
Bumblereported a profit per share of 22 cents, versus an estimate of 13 cents.
It will now also slow down certain monetization efforts, such as expanding its Premium+ offering, which was planned for the second half of the year.
Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai
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