Netflix subscriber growth misses estimates; shares tumble

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(Reuters) – Netflix Inc missed Wall Street forecasts for U.S. and international subscribers, saying it had overestimated the pace of new additions for April through June but remained confident in long-term growth.

  • The Netflix logo is seen on their office in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

    • The company’s shares, which have more than doubled this year, fell 14 percent to $346.71 after the bell on Monday.

    The company added 670,000 subscribers in the United States, well below analysts’ estimates of 1.19 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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    Netflix signed up 4.47 million subscribers internationally, while analysts were expecting 4.97 million.

    Netflix, which faces competition from Amazon.com’s Prime Video service and Hulu, has been investing heavily to bolster its original content across different languages and strengthen its international presence.

    Net income rose to $384.3 million, or 85 cents per share, in the quarter ended June 30 from $65.6 million, or 15 cents per share, a year earlier.

    Total revenue rose 40.2 percent to $3.91 billion. Analysts had expected revenue of $3.94 billion.

    (Graphic: Netflix subscriber additions data – tmsnrt.rs/2Nm9YsK)

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