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With a significant uptick in revenue and share price, Netflix emerges from its impasse, following the launch of its ad-inclusive offers.
As a result of better-than-expected statistics, the streaming mogul reported on Tuesday that its shares rose by more than 14%. According to Netflix, it added more than 2.41 million new subscribers. The total exceeds the company’s expectations from earlier surveys more than twofold. In addition, Netflix still promises to crack down on password sharing. The giant streaming service claims that its agents will start working in 2023.
Netflix reported the following:
EPS: $3.10 vs. $2.13 per share, according to Refinitiv.
Revenue: $7.93 billion vs. $7.837 billion, according to Refinitiv survey.
Expected global paid net subscribers: Addition of 2.41 million subscribers vs. addition of 1.09 million subscribers, according to StreetAccount estimates.
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Number of Netflix subscribers
The Asia-Pacific area witnessed significant development. There are now 1.43 million customers in the region. However, only 100,000 more members were added for the US-Canada market during this quarter, falling behind in the per-region comparison.
“We’re still not growing as fast as we’d like. We are building momentum, we are pleased with our progress, but we know we still have a lot more work to do,” said Netflix’s chief financial officer, Spencer Neumann.
In the first quarter of next year, Netflix will have about 4.5 million members, with additional customers taking advantage of its services. According to the corporation, a $7.8 billion revenue is also expected from the additional amount. However, they claimed that the rise is affected by the dollar’s strengthening.
Netflix and its offerings
The company looked into ad-inclusive deals. The current minimum price offered by the streaming service is $6. In contrast, Netflix declared that starting in November, it will provide more affordable ad-supported subscriptions. Netflix continues to feel confident that consumers will keep using its services thanks to the shows it offers. The advertising endeavor serves as one of the things bringing in money for the business.
The business said that they anticipate increased membership levels as the year draws to a close. According to yearly estimates, Netflix also observes a spike in viewership in the final three months of the year, when new shows are also introduced to the schedule.
“After a challenging first half, we believe we’re on a path to reaccelerate growth. The key is pleasing members. It’s why we’ve always focused on winning the competition for viewing every day. When our series and movies excite our members, they tell their friends, and then more people watch, join and stay with us,” said the company.
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A report to investors
Netflix made some disclosures in a report to shareholders, including:
- Revenue, operating income and membership slightly exceeded our forecast in Q3’22.
- We had big hits across TV and film in Q3 – launching some of our most-watched series and films of all time, including:
- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Stranger Things S4, Extraordinary Attorney Woo,
- The Gray Man and Purple Hearts
- Our lower-priced ad-supported plan launches in 12 countries in November – just six months after our initial announcement. Our existing plans remain ad-free.
- Netflix has higher engagement than any other streamer – with room for growth:
- In the UK, Netflix accounts for 8.2% of video viewing, 2.3x Amazon and 2.7x Disney+ ;
- In the US, Netflix accounts for 7.6% of TV time, 2.6x Amazon and 1.4x Disney + Hulu + Hulu Live.
- Our competitors are investing heavily to drive subscribers and engagement, but building a large, successful streaming business is hard – we estimate they are all losing money, with combined 2022 operating losses well over $10 billion, vs. Netflix’s $5 to $6 billion annual operating profit.
