NASDAQ$COIN

Coinbase Global Inc · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Coinbase experienced strong growth and diversification in Q2 2021.

Coinbase had a strong Q2 2021, with significant growth in retail MTUs, trading volume, and assets on the platform. The company generated $2.0 billion in net revenue and $1.6 billion in net income, driven by a strong crypto market environment and increased user engagement.

  • Retail Monthly Transacting Users (MTUs) grew to 8.8 million, up 44% from Q1 2021.
  • Net revenue reached $2.0 billion, including $1.9 billion in transaction revenue.
  • Net income was $1.6 billion and Adjusted EBITDA was $1.1 billion.
  • Institutional Trading Volume was $317 billion, an increase of 47% compared to Q1.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.23B

Previous: $186M+1095.4%
EPS (adj)

$6.42

Previous: $0.16+3912.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$235K

Previous: $837K-128.1%
Free Cash Flow

$1.61B

Previous: $167M+864.6%
Net Income

$1.61B

Previous: $32.3M+4879.4%
Operating Income

$875M

Previous: $42.1M+1978.4%
Gross Profit

$2.23B

Previous: $163M+1267.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.37B

Previous: $687M+535.1%
Total Assets

$15.8B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$189M

Previous: $12.6M+1397.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Coinbase · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.23B

Q2 2021+1,095.4%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 3 of 8 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Coinbase · $317M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Interest and Finance Fee Income
    $243M+138.2%
  • Blockchain Rewards
    $74.5M+18.6%

Forward guidance

Coinbase anticipates volatility in the crypto industry will persist in the near term, resulting in unpredictable quarterly financial results. They are focused on long-term execution and believe products like DeFi will be used by mainstream customers and institutions soon.

Tailwinds

  • Continue to deliver consistent platform performance.
  • Bring more assets to Coinbase faster.
  • Ship more products in international markets.
  • Integrate with third-party interfaces and self-custody.
  • Scale to match industry growth.

Headwinds

  • MTUs can fluctuate with crypto asset prices and volatility.
  • Trading Volume can fluctuate with crypto asset prices and volatility.
  • Transaction revenue can fluctuate with crypto asset prices and volatility.
  • Regulatory clarity remains slow to come.
  • Business is inherently unpredictable.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2021

Historical avgQ2 2021

-2.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.0%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

32%

8 / 25 earnings

Positive

+20.1%

Q1 2023

Best reaction

-35.7%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.1%+4.6%-21.0%
Q4 2025+16.5%+16.3%+38.6%
Q3 2025-2.2%-2.8%-17.0%
Q2 2025-16.7%-19.6%-19.4%
Q1 2025-3.6%+27.6%+21.7%
Q4 2024-8.0%-13.2%-38.6%
Q3 2024-18.4%-15.2%+34.8%
Q2 2024-8.9%-13.5%-18.3%
Q1 2024+6.3%+2.0%+7.5%
Q4 2023+12.4%+8.1%+51.1%
Q3 2023+10.3%+14.5%+71.9%
Q2 2023-3.5%-2.6%-13.8%
Q1 2023+20.1%+24.2%+33.1%
Q4 2022-6.2%-10.4%+1.7%
Q3 2022-3.1%-16.3%-21.5%
Q2 2022-4.0%-7.7%-25.4%
Q1 2022-35.7%-18.7%-23.6%
Q4 2019+6.2%+8.3%+4.0%
Q4 2021+2.4%+13.6%+8.1%
Q3 2020-5.9%-3.4%-28.4%
Q3 2021-7.2%-3.1%-25.4%
Q2 2020-4.9%-4.8%-7.9%
Q2 2021-0.7%-6.9%-8.6%
Q4 2020-6.4%-15.2%-15.5%
Q1 2021-8.9%-15.7%-21.0%
Q1 2020
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019

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