By Adriano Marchese
Shopify's loss widened in the first quarter despite a rise in revenue and more dollars processed through its platform.
The e-commerce platform posted a widened net loss on Thursday of $682 million, compared with a loss of $273 million in the comparable quarter a year ago.
Revenues rose to $2.36 billion from $1.86 billion, in line with analyst expectations for the quarter.
Merchant solutions, the company's largest segment, saw revenue climb to $1.74 billion from $1.35 billion, while subscription solutions rose to $620 million from $511 million.
Gross merchandise volume, the total dollar value of all orders processed through its platform, rose to $74.75 billion from $60.86 billion.
Looking to the next quarter, Shopify expects revenue to grow in mid-twenties percentage rate. According to FactSet, analysts peg revenue to grow to $2.53 billion from $2.05 billion a year earlier, a 23.4% increase.
Gross profit dollars are projected to grow at a high-teens percentage rate, Shopify said.
For operating expenses, this is expected to be between 39% and 40% of revenue, with stock-based compensation of about $120 million.
Free cash flow margin is expected to be similar to the first quarter, in the mid-teens range.
Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com
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May 08, 2025 07:29 ET (11:29 GMT)
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