NYSE$PINS
Pinterest Inc · Q1 2022 earnings
Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Pinterest's Q1 revenue grew by 18% year-over-year, driven by strength in retail advertisers, international business, and managed SMB advertisers, but global MAUs decreased by 9% year-over-year due to lapping of pandemic-influenced growth and lower traffic from search.
Pinterest's Q1 2022 results showed revenue growth of 18% year-over-year to $575 million, driven by retail advertisers, international business, and managed SMB advertisers. However, global MAUs decreased by 9% year-over-year to 433 million, primarily due to lapping pandemic-influenced growth and lower search traffic. The company reported a GAAP net loss of $5 million and an Adjusted EBITDA of $77 million.
- Q1 revenue grew 18% year over year to $575 million, driven by retail advertisers, international business, and managed SMB advertisers.
- Global MAUs decreased 9% year over year to 433 million, primarily due to lapping pandemic-influenced growth and lower search traffic.
- GAAP net loss was $5 million for Q1, compared to a net loss of $22 million in the year-ago quarter.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $77 million for Q1.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Pinterest · Revenue · Quarterly
$575M
Forward guidance
Pinterest expects Q2 revenue to grow around 11% year over year and non-GAAP operating expenses to grow around 10% quarter-over-quarter. For the full year, the company expects non-GAAP operating expenses will grow between 35-40% year-over-year.
Tailwinds
- Scaling native content ecosystem with emphasis on video and Idea Pins.
- Improving core search and recommendations to enhance user experience.
- Enhancing shopping experience to make it more personalized.
- Providing value for advertisers through new tools and partnerships.
- Investing in machine learning to improve ad marketplace efficiency.
Headwinds
- Continued year-over-year engagement declines due to pandemic-influenced growth in the year-ago quarter and lower search traffic.
- Time spent on competitive video-centric consumer platforms remains a headwind, particularly in mature markets.
- Decline in global MAUs from February 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 was primarily due to Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine.
- Macro headwinds, including supply chain issues, continue to impact CPG and some mid-market advertisers.
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compounded a difficult macro environment, impacting many advertisers in Europe.
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 2022
+1.0%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.7%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.4%
Avg return
30 days after
46%
13 / 28 earnings
Positive
+43.2%
Q2 2020
Best reaction
-23.2%
Q2 2021
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -1.4% | +2.2% | +3.8% | |
| Q4 2025 | -16.8% | -11.7% | -1.9% | |
| Q3 2025 | -21.8% | -17.9% | -18.7% | |
| Q1 2025 | +4.6% | +18.1% | +22.8% | |
| Q4 2024 | +19.1% | +16.4% | +2.1% | |
| Q3 2024 | -13.6% | -9.2% | -4.4% | |
| Q2 2024 | -14.5% | -22.1% | -16.5% | |
| Q1 2024 | +19.8% | +19.6% | +22.5% | |
| Q4 2023 | -9.7% | -12.5% | -14.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | +22.7% | +27.0% | +36.6% | |
| Q2 2023 | -3.9% | -8.0% | -5.2% | |
| Q1 2023 | -13.6% | -19.7% | -8.9% | |
| Q4 2022 | -3.7% | -9.6% | -6.3% | |
| Q3 2022 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +13.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | +14.5% | +15.8% | +18.3% | |
| Q1 2022 | +10.3% | +15.3% | +6.4% | |
| Q4 2021 | -0.3% | -2.4% | -11.5% | |
| Q3 2021 | +3.4% | +4.4% | -19.8% | |
| Q2 2021 | -23.2% | -21.7% | -25.3% | |
| Q1 2021 | -13.6% | -13.5% | -16.2% | |
| Q4 2020 | +6.2% | +2.9% | -11.7% | |
| Q3 2020 | +19.0% | +11.2% | +32.7% | |
| Q2 2020 | +43.2% | +42.4% | +40.3% | |
| Q1 2020 | -17.3% | -7.7% | -1.1% | |
| Q4 2019 | +15.0% | +9.7% | -15.5% | |
| Q3 2019 | -19.5% | -21.0% | -24.8% | |
| Q2 2019 | +15.8% | +12.7% | +18.7% | |
| Q1 2019 | -6.7% | -11.2% | -4.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2018 | — | — | — | |
| Q1 2018 | — | — | — | |
| Q4 2017 | — | — | — |
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