On August 5, Toast, Inc. fell 5.35% in after-hours trading, trading at $32.78 per share, with turnover of $14.40 million. The decline followed the company's second-quarter earnings release after the close on August 4.
Toast reported Q2 adjusted earnings per share of $0.26, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $0.20 by 30%, representing a 100% year-over-year increase from $0.13 in the prior-year period. Revenue came in at $1.908 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.871 billion. Despite the double beat, shares came under selling pressure in after-hours trading, suggesting investors may have been pricing in higher expectations or reacting to forward-looking concerns.
For context, ahead of the report, the company had guided Q2 non-GAAP subscription services and fintech gross profit of $565 million to $575 million, with adjusted EBITDA of $185 million to $195 million. In Q1, Toast had already beaten estimates with EPS of $0.20 versus $0.15 expected, and raised full-year EBITDA and gross profit guidance. The company had also expanded its addressable market through partnerships with Preferred Hotels & Resorts and Instacart, and launched integrated drive-thru technology.
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