The Trade Desk suffers massive miss as shareholders head for exit

The Trade Desk missed broadly on EPS and revenue for Q2.
Management cuts revenue guidance for Q3 by $155 million below consensus.

Clay Webster FXStreet

The Trade Desk (TTD), once a growth darling, is down on its luck. The digital advertising auction house offered up a rare double miss on Thursday.

The company reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 in the second quarter, missing consensus by $0.06. Revenue of $715.1 million missed the mark by $36.4 million and grew just 3% on an annual basis.

In response, the market traded TTD shares down over 20%, with shares exchanging hands in the $13 range. This is the lowest TTD has traded in six or seven years.

The most significant cause of the major sell-off was the Q3 guidance. Management said it now expects revenue of at least $650 million versus $805 million consensus. Most observers will read this as a sign that earlier anxiety over Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) stepping into the digital advertising auction space was correct.

The Trade Desk Q2 earnings chart — TTD 4-hour stock chart

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Clay Webster grew up in the US outside Buffalo, New York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He began investing after college following the 2008 financial crisis.

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