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Uber (UBER) Stock Drops As Margin Reset Clouds Profit Surge
Uber Technologies just handed investors a sharp reality check. The stock closed at US$68.18, down 5.3% on Thursday, even as the latest quarter showed the company printing US$14.2b in revenue and US$2.4b in net income. The market focused on the hit to confidence. The numbers tell a more complex story.
Over the last year Uber converted its scale into US$9.6b of net income and a 17.3% profit margin. That margin sits below the prior year, which keeps pressure on the long view. The key question...