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Block調低2025年盈利預測,因消費疲弱影響季度業績

支付科技公司Block周四調低了2025年的盈利預測,原因是其季度盈利未能達到市場預期,反映出消費者支出疲弱,令公司股價在盤後交易中下跌16%。

美國前總統特朗普的貿易政策引發市場對消費支出的擔憂,而消費支出佔美國經濟活動超過三分之二,市場同時對停滯性通脹(stagflation)憂慮加劇。

Block在致股東的信中表示,隨著季度推進,公司觀察到「消費者支出的變化」,並指出其盈利預測已考慮到當前宏觀經濟環境的波動性。

公司將2025年毛利增長指引由15%下調至12%,並預計第二季度毛利為24.5億美元,低於華爾街預期的25.4億美元。

由傑克·多爾西(Jack Dorsey)領導的Block,第一季度盈利同比大跌60%,主要因比特幣投資產生了9340萬美元的重新估值損失,而去年同期則錄得2.334億美元的收益。

Block透過私營經紀商購買比特幣,並在平台上以小幅溢價轉售,促進用戶購買比特幣。

截至3月31日止季度,比特幣相關收入下跌15.7%至23億美元,反映出整體市場下滑,比特幣價格在第一季度跌約12%。

歸屬於普通股股東的淨利潤為1.899億美元,每股盈利30美分,較去年同期4.72億美元及每股74美分大幅下滑。

根據倫敦證券交易所集團(LSEG)數據,Block調整後每股盈利為56美分,遠低於分析師預期的87美分。

旗下的Cash App提供點對點移動支付服務,毛利增長約10%,低於去年同期的25%。

這家金融科技公司交易收入為15.5億美元,未達市場預期的15.9億美元。

Block於2009年成立,前身為Square,並於2021年改名。公司積極拓展「先買後付」市場,以應對科技巨頭在數字支付領域的激烈競爭。

市場挑戰與未來展望:Block是否面臨轉型關鍵期?

隨著2024年股票估值高企,投資者對持續投入資金感到猶豫不決。雖然市場永遠存在機會,但相比去年,尋找潛力股變得更具挑戰。對於投資者而言,觀察今年表現最佳的投資組合或許能提供啟發。

金融科技巨頭Block的最新業績顯示,消費者支出放緩和加密貨幣市場的波動對其盈利構成壓力。尤其是其比特幣業務面臨價值重估損失,突顯出加密貨幣市場的不確定性。

此外,儘管Cash App仍有增長,但增速明顯放緩,反映出競爭加劇和市場飽和的現實。Block在「先買後付」領域的努力,雖然是應對競爭的策略,但也意味著公司需要不斷創新和調整,以保持市場地位。

整體而言,Block的現況揭示了科技與金融融合領域的風險與機遇並存。對於投資者來說,了解這類企業如何應對宏觀經濟變化及市場波動,將是判斷其長遠價值的關鍵。Block未來能否成功轉型並重拾增長動力,值得持續關注。

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