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Data Storage Stocks Report Mixed Q2 Results, Share Prices Dip

EditorVenkatesh Jartarkar
Published 20/10/2023, 21:24
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Data storage companies reported mixed second-quarter results in 2023, with average revenues exceeding analyst consensus estimates by 2.81%, while next quarter's revenue guidance was slightly lower by 0.22%. The average share prices of these firms dropped by 18.6%.

On Friday, MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB), established by the DoubleClick team, reported a year-on-year (YoY) revenue increase of 39.6% to $423.8 million, surpassing analyst expectations by 8.42%. According to InvestingPro data, the company's market cap stands at $24.71B USD with a revenue of 1487.0M USD. The company's optimistic revenue guidance for the next quarter and the addition of 94 enterprise customers could not prevent its stock price from falling 8.75% to $348.08. It's important to note that MongoDB has been showing a high return over the last year, as indicated by InvestingPro Tips, which might be a factor to consider for potential investors.

Snowflake (NYSE:NYSE:SNOW), founded by three Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) engineers, also reported a YoY revenue increase of 35.5% to $674 million on Friday, beating analyst expectations by 1.77%. InvestingPro data shows that Snowflake has a market cap of $48.67B USD, and a revenue of 2443.66M USD. Despite the positive revenue results, concerns over its net revenue retention rate overshadowed the addition of 29 enterprise customers paying more than $1m annually, leading to a stock price decline of 4.64% to $148.64. It's worth noting that Snowflake holds more cash than debt on its balance sheet, according to InvestingPro Tips, which could be a positive sign for the company's financial health.

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN), established by the Uretsky brothers, saw a YoY revenue increase of 26.8% to $169.8 million on Friday but narrowly missed analyst expectations by 0.06%. The company's stock fell sharply by 53.3% to a current trading price of $21.84 following disappointing full-year and next quarter's revenue guidance.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE), born from a merger between Membase and CouchOne, reported a modest YoY revenue increase of 8.41% to $43.1 million on Friday, exceeding analyst expectations by 3.42%. Yet, its stock price dropped by 10.9% to $14.71.

Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT), originally part of Bell Labs, reported flat YoY revenues of $198.2 million on Friday, meeting analyst expectations. This resulted in a stock price fall of 15.1% to $66.2.

In summary, the second quarter of 2023 saw data storage companies reporting mixed results, with revenues generally beating analyst expectations but share prices suffering significant declines. For more insights and tips such as these, consider exploring InvestingPro's additional tips available on their pro pricing page.

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