Instacart tops estimates, issues upbeat outlook
Here's how the company did versus LSEG estimates:
"We delivered another strong quarter, reinforcing the essential role we play in helping families save time, money, and effort putting food on the table," wrote outgoing CEO Fidji Simo in a shareholder letter to employees.
Simo, who helped take the grocery delivery company public in 2023 and guided it through a massive growth period during the Covid-19 pandemic, will step down from her position later this month as she joins OpenAI as its new head of applications.
Simo will remain head of the board as business chief Chris Rogers steps into the role. Rogers, who joined the company in 2019, was appointed CEO in May.
Gross transaction value, a metric that tracks the value of goods sold, rose about 11% from a year ago to $9.08 billion and surpassed a FactSet estimate of $8.93 billion. Net income more than doubled from a year ago to $116 million, or 41 cents per share.
Instacart said it expects gross transaction value to range between $9 billion and $9.15 billion for the current quarter, surpassing the $8.93 billion analysts had forecast.
Shares have jumped 17% year to date.
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