Marqeta (MQ) Reports Q3: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Leading edge card issuer Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what to look for.

Marqeta beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.1% last quarter, reporting revenues of $125.3 million, down 45.8% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a decent beat of analysts’ total payment volume estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Marqeta’s revenue to grow 17.8% year on year to $128.2 million, a reversal from the 43.2% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.03 per share.

The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Marqeta has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 5% on average.

Looking at Marqeta’s peers in the finance and hr software segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Paylocity delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 14.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.9%, and Paycom reported revenues up 11.2%, topping estimates by 1.1%. Paylocity traded up 3.3% following the results while Paycom was also up 21.3%.

Read our full analysis of Paylocity’s results here and Paycom’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the finance and hr software segment, with share prices up 6.4% on average over the last month. Marqeta is up 27.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $7.22 (compared to the current share price of $6).

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