Slack Slumps Despite Topping Earnings, Revenue in Q2

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Investing.com – Slack Technologies (NYSE:WORK) slumped more than 16% in aftermarket trading.

The company reported Tuesday second-quarter results that beat on both the top and bottom lines as the work-from-home trend boosted demand. 

The company reported second-quarter earnings of $0.00 on revenue of $215.9 million, beating consensus estimates for a loss of $0.03; and revenue of $209.08 million. 

Paid customer growth, a key performance metric was up 30% on the prior-year period, while calculated billings rose 25% to $218.2 million.

For the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, Slack currently expects a non-GAAP net loss per share of $0.06 to $0.05 on revenue of $222 million to $225 million, representing year-over-year growth of 32% to 33%. 

“Our largest customers are standardizing their work on Slack, and we ended the quarter with 87 Paid Customers spending over $1 million annually, up 78% year-over-year,” the Slack said.