The downturn has especially hit Palantir's revenue from newly public firms that use its services as economic uncertainty torpedoes the market for U.S. stock listings. That revenue is expected to nearly halve in the first quarter to $16 million from a year earlier.
Still, company executives said the AI surge sparked by the rise of ChatGPT was proving to a be bright spot and would help its business in 2023, mirroring remarks from Big Tech firms. "There are many different ways we can integrate with technologies like ChatGPT and apply those technologies to our customers data," said Chief Revenue Officer Ryan Taylor.
The company's revenue rose 18% to $509 million in the fourth quarter, beating analysts' estimates for the period when it signed deals with U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin CorpPalantir, known for its work with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, has clinched more defense business following Russia's war with Ukraine, selling software to visualize an army's positions and help enterprises vet their supply chains or reduce costs.
It reported its first quarterly net income attributable to common shareholders of $30.9 million, or 1 cent per share in the October-December period, compared with a net loss of $156.2 million, or 8 cents per share, a year earlier.