NASDAQ$MTCH
Match Group, Inc · Q1 2021 earnings
Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Revenue increased and operating income improved.
Match Group's total revenue grew by 23% year-over-year to $668 million. Operating income increased by 38% to $189 million, representing a 28% operating margin. Average Subscribers increased 12% to 11.1 million, and ARPU increased 9% to $0.64.
- Total revenue grew 23% over the prior year quarter to $668 million.
- Tinder Direct Revenue grew 18% year-over-year, driven by 15% Average Subscriber growth, and ARPU growth of 4%.
- Operating income was $189 million, an increase of 38% over the prior year quarter representing an operating margin of 28%.
- Average Subscribers increased 12% to 11.1 million, up from 9.9 million in the prior year quarter.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Match Group · Revenue · Quarterly
$668M
Revenue by segment
Match Group · $635M total across 1 segment · Q4 2020
- Direct Revenue$635M—100.0%
Forward guidance
For Q2 2021, Match Group expects total revenue of $680 – $690 million, representing 22%-24% year-over-year growth. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $255 to $260 million.
Tailwinds
- Total revenue of $680 – $690 million, representing 22%-24% year-over-year growth
- Both the Tinder and Non-Tinder businesses to contribute growth of 20%+
- Continue to see recovery across the portfolio, especially compared to Q2 2020, which was impacted by COVID.
- The accelerating re-openings in the U.S. have driven improvement at many of our brands.
- Increasingly confident that we are on track to achieve the high end of our previously provided ranges of mid to high-teens revenue and EBITDA growth for full year 2021.
Headwinds
- Anticipate investing into this momentum by spending an incremental ~$40 million on sales and marketing compared to Q2 2020.
- The situation in the rest of the world remains more mixed, with the COVID trends in India, Brazil, Japan and certain European markets worsening.
- Varying trends by country and slow progress on vaccine distribution make it clear that the post-pandemic recovery is going to take some time to play out.
- There will be incremental sales and marketing spend.
- COVID trends in some countries are worsening.
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 Q1 2021
+0.4%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.3%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.7%
Avg return
30 days after
54%
37 / 68 earnings
Positive
+28.5%
Q2 2019
Best reaction
-16.5%
Q3 2018
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | -3.2% | -10.0% | |
| Q4 2025 | +5.9% | +12.8% | +5.4% | |
| Q3 2025 | +5.2% | +5.6% | +9.4% | |
| Q1 2025 | -9.7% | -5.2% | +4.8% | |
| Q4 2024 | -7.9% | -7.8% | -10.6% | |
| Q3 2024 | -15.8% | -13.5% | -10.9% | |
| Q2 2024 | +14.9% | +10.5% | +12.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | -7.5% | -4.8% | +1.4% | |
| Q4 2023 | +0.0% | -2.5% | -6.1% | |
| Q3 2023 | -14.0% | -13.5% | -4.9% | |
| Q2 2023 | -1.6% | -5.8% | +0.8% | |
| Q1 2023 | -6.7% | -7.6% | +5.7% | |
| Q4 2022 | -1.9% | -7.5% | -20.4% | |
| Q3 2022 | +5.9% | -0.4% | +15.6% | |
| Q2 2022 | -14.0% | -7.8% | -24.6% | |
| Q1 2022 | +4.0% | -8.2% | +4.3% | |
| Q4 2021 | +4.7% | +2.9% | -8.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | -0.7% | +4.3% | -16.7% | |
| Q2 2021 | -6.7% | -9.6% | -8.8% | |
| Q1 2021 | -3.2% | -1.5% | -7.8% | |
| Q4 2020 | -5.4% | +9.5% | -1.6% | |
| Q3 2020 | +11.0% | +12.8% | +19.5% | |
| Q2 2020 | +9.3% | +5.0% | +0.1% | |
| Q1 2020 | +3.2% | -0.2% | +12.5% | |
| Q4 2019 | -4.1% | -8.6% | -20.9% | |
| Q3 2019 | -5.9% | -3.0% | -4.3% | |
| Q2 2019 | +28.5% | +19.9% | +14.5% | |
| Q1 2019 | +8.5% | +7.5% | +13.1% | |
| Q4 2018 | +0.1% | +3.7% | -4.8% | |
| Q3 2018 | -16.5% | -16.6% | -19.6% | |
| Q2 2018 | +18.7% | +32.3% | +31.3% | |
| Q1 2018 | +4.1% | +14.4% | +15.5% | |
| Q4 2017 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +31.1% | |
| Q3 2017 | +6.6% | +2.6% | +7.6% | |
| Q2 2017 | +4.2% | +3.1% | +19.2% | |
| Q1 2017 | -3.6% | +0.7% | +1.1% | |
| Q4 2016 | -5.4% | +0.2% | -8.0% | |
| Q3 2016 | -13.1% | -14.2% | -6.1% | |
| Q2 2016 | -2.2% | -1.7% | -2.2% | |
| Q1 2016 | +13.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +7.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +2.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +3.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +1.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -0.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +3.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -6.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +0.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +0.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +0.8% | — | — |
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