Workday's 1Q Losses Narrow As Sales Rise
May 26 2021 - 4:42PM
Dow Jones News
By Kimberly Chin
Workday Inc.'s losses narrowed in the first quarter while
revenue rose 15% as businesses continued to increase their use of
cloud-based online services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The developer of enterprise cloud applications reported a loss
of $46.5 million, compared with a loss of $158.4 million in the
comparable period a year earlier. Workday had a loss of 19 cents a
share for the quarter, compared with a loss of 68 cents a share a
year ago.
On an adjusted basis, earnings were 87 cents a share, up from 44
cents a share last year. Analysts had expected an adjusted profit
of 73 cents a share, according to FactSet.
Revenue increased to $1.18 billion from $1.02 billion a year
ago. Analysts were expecting revenue of $1.16 billion. Subscription
revenue reached $1.03 billion, a 17% increase from the year-earlier
period.
"It was a strong start to the year as more organizations turn to
Workday to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and meet
the evolving finance and workforce demands for a post-pandemic
world," Co-Chief Executive, Co-Founder and Chairman Aneel Bhusri
said in prepared remarks.
Write to Kimberly Chin at kimberly.chin@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 26, 2021 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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