Peloton narrows full-year sales outlook and posts quarterly profit

11 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 7

For the quarter ended 31 March, it earned $26.4 million, or 6 cents a share, on revenue of $631 million, beating revenue estimates but missing earnings forecasts.
Annual sales guidance was tightened to $2.42 billion-$2.44 billion from $2.40 billion-$2.44 billion after a 1% revenue rise, helped by stronger-than-expected Connected Fitness subscriptions across Peloton and Precor.
Paid subscriptions fell 7.6% year on year to about 2.7 million, underscoring that the turnaround remains uneven despite improved profitability and earlier reports of stronger commercial offerings and upgraded equipment.

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