NASDAQ – Dec 7 – It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Match Group. Shares have lost ~10.1% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500. Match Group's Q3 revenues of $443.9M surged 49.2% YOY and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $437M. The YOY growth was primarily driven by 23% increase in average subscriber base and 6% rise in ARPU. North America subscriber base increased 18%, while International jumped 29%. Tinder average subscribers increased 61% YOY and came in at 4.1M. Match, Meetic, PlentyOfFish and OkCupid also registered growth. Match Group anticipates Q4 2018 revenues between $440M and $450M. Tinder remains the key catalyst. Unfavorable foreign exchange and negative impact of GDPR is expected to hurt top-line growth. Currently, Match Group has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.
