Etsy Stock Falls on Revenue Miss. 'Significant' Headwinds Hit Merchandise Sales. -- Barrons.com

Dow Jones
19 Feb

By Mackenzie Tatananni

Etsy stock slid after the e-commerce company posted fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

The parent of the secondhand marketplace Depop and Reverb, a platform for selling musical equipment, reported revenue of $852.2 million for the December quarter. While the figure marked a record for the company and a 1.2% increase from the prior year, it fell below the consensus call for $861.8 million among analysts tracked by FactSet.

Shares of Etsy slipped 5.9% to $53.90 in premarket trading.

CEO Josh Silverman cited "significant" headwinds affecting gross merchandise sales, or GMS, in 2024. In the fourth quarter, gross sales of merchandise on the Etsy marketplace declined 8.6% from the previous year to $3.3 billion, while consolidated GMS, representing the total dollar value of items sold across all Etsy-owned platforms, declined 6.8% to $3.7 billion.

Management pointed to pressure on discretionary spending, a highly competitive retail environment, and "challenging year-over-year comparisons in a shortened holiday season."

Write to Mackenzie Tatananni at mackenzie.tatananni@barrons.com

This content was created by Barron's, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. Barron's is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 19, 2025 08:43 ET (13:43 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

  1. 1
     
     
     
     
  2. 2
     
     
     
     
  3. 3
     
     
     
     
  4. 4
     
     
     
     
  5. 5
     
     
     
     
  6. 6
     
     
     
     
  7. 7
     
     
     
     
  8. 8
     
     
     
     
  9. 9
     
     
     
     
  10. 10