Why Lyft stock is crashing?

Shares of Lyft plunged nearly 15% in after-hours trading Thursday following the earnings results. The latest earnings report comes on the heels of Lyft shaking up its the C-suite and announcing plans to cut 26% of its employees as it fights for market share and profitability.



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High prices were pushing passengers to Uber or other modes of transportation, and the company said lower prices would benefit it down the road. Employees have worried for months about Lyft's poor stock performance, and some were even more alarmed by the recent plunge, two current employees said.

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LYFT Stock 12 Months Forecast Based on 25 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Lyft in the last 3 months. The average price target is $12.15 with a high forecast of $22.00 and a low forecast of $9.00. The average price target represents a 10.15% change from the last price of $11.03.

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LYFT Stock 12 Months Forecast Based on 25 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Lyft in the last 3 months. The average price target is $12.15 with a high forecast of $22.00 and a low forecast of $9.00. The average price target represents a 10.15% change from the last price of $11.03.

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Lyft lost $187.6 million, or 50 cents per share, during the first quarter, slightly less than its loss a year ago but significantly more than the 10 cents per share anticipated by analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.

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Lyft began the year mired in the same ditch it ended in last year, with its ride-hailing service struggling to recover from a pandemic-driven downturn that triggered a change in leadership and layoffs that wiped out a quarter of its workforce.

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Lyft reported a net loss of $187.6 million, or 50 cents a share, including stock-based compensation costs and related payroll expenses of $186.6 million. In the year-ago period, the company lost $196.9 million, or 57 cents a share.

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Largest shareholders include Fmr Llc, Vanguard Group Inc, FBGRX - Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund, BlackRock Inc., VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares, Ubs Asset Management Americas Inc, NAESX - Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Investor Shares, Two Sigma Investments, Lp, Voloridge Investment ...

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Given Lyft's liquidity position and cash burn rate, I do not believe it will survive through 2024. Lyft may eventually find an activist or strategic buyer, but it may lack sufficient strategic value in today's economy.

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Lyft has failed to attract the same number of customers as before the pandemic, with its 20.4 million active riders last quarter falling short of its 22.9 million customers in the last quarter of 2019. Uber's monthly active users have grown by 18% in the period, per FactSet.

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Lyft shares are down roughly 80% over the last two years while DoorDash shares have sank about 50%, far underperforming Uber's 15% gain during the period. Analysts project both DoorDash and Lyft to report nearly $200 million operating losses, according to FactSet data.

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How Much Debt Does Lyft Carry? As you can see below, Lyft had US$823.3m of debt, at March 2023, which is about the same as the year before. You can click the chart for greater detail.

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Lyft shares tanked after hours on Thursday after the company shared weak outlook for the next quarter. Lyft expects to make $975 million in revenue in the fiscal first quarter of 2023, lower than the $1.09 billion analysts anticipated, according to StreetAccount.

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