LOS ANGELES :Streaming video pioneer Netflix disappointed Wall Street on Wednesday with second-quarter revenue that fell short of analyst estimates, sending shares tumbling more than 5 per cent in after-hours trading.
"While we’ve made steady progress this year, we have more work to do to reaccelerate our growth," the company said in its quarterly letter to shareholders. Quarterly revenue climbed 2.7 per cent from a year earlier to $8.2 billion, shy of analyst forecasts of $8.3 billion. The company estimated third-quarter revenue would hit $8.5 billion. Wall Street had been forecasting $8.7 billion.
While the company added subscribers, it said average revenue per member fell 3 per cent from a year earlier. That was partly because many of the new sign-ups came in countries where Netflix charges lower prices.