Bird Global, Inc.

OTCPK:BRDS.Q Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.8k

Bird Global Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Bird Global has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.4%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 13.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 27.2% per year.

Key information

6.36%

Earnings growth rate

97.39%

EPS growth rate

Transportation Industry Growth15.63%
Revenue growth rate27.21%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin-54.42%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Jun 05

Bird Global Rides Into A Possible Chapter 11

Summary Bird Global's stock has declined by 88% over the last year due to liquidity issues and a high cash burn rate. Despite aggressive cost-cutting measures, Bird's net loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was $44.3 million, around 150% of revenue and 148% of the company's current market cap. BRDS's management is guiding for positive free cash flows by the end of fiscal 2023, but the current cash burn and debt position make the stock a risky investment to be avoided. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Nov 14

Bird Global reports Q3 results

Bird Global press release (NYSE:BRDS): Q3 Net Loss of $9.8M Revenue of $72.9M (19% Y/Y). "Ride Profit (before Vehicle Depreciation) was $37.7 million, representing an increase of 41% compared to $26.7 million in the prior year period. Ride Profit Margin (before Vehicle Depreciation) was 55%, up 10 percentage points compared to 45% in the prior year period, benefiting from lower operating costs," report. Adjusted EBITDA was $0.2 million compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of $9.9 million in the prior year period. Outlook: The management said, "Upon completion, we expect to record on-going breakage revenue and anticipate booking a true-up that would increase our revenues next quarter. As a result of these two accounting adjustments, we are withdrawing our previous fiscal year 2022 revenue guidance of $275 to $325 million.”
Seeking Alpha • Oct 11

Bird amends its apollo vehicle financing credit facility

Bird Global (NYSE:BRDS) has announced that its subsidiary, Bird R ides has amended its existing $150 million vehicle financing credit facility with MidCap Financial Investment Corporation and MidCap Financial Trust. Bird Global is a leader in eco-friendly electric transportation and the Company will pay down $45 million of the current facility loan balance using its restricted cash, which will significantly reduce future interest and amortization payments. Apollo has been a supportive, long-standing partner, helping us structure a first-of-its kind micro mobility vehicle financing facility to cover substantially all of our global vehicle capital expenditures. The amendment provides the Company meaningful financial and operational flexibility, along with cash management benefits,” said Ben Lu, chief financial officer of Bird Global. Company are pleased to continue to support Bird through an amendment of the credit facility. Our long-standing relationship has expanded over time, and we remain confident in Bird’s ability to continue to execute and deliver against their plans,” said Aaron Kless, MidCap Managing Director. Source: Press Release
Seeking Alpha • Sep 21

Bird Global appoints CEO, CFO, chief technology officer

Electric transportation company Bird Global (NYSE:BRDS) appointed President Shane Torchiana the company's president and CEO. Torchiana succeeds Travis VanderZanden, who will remain board chairman. Torchiana is also appointed to the board, subject to stockholder approval. Ben Lu is appointed CFO, succeeding Yibo Ling. Lu most recently was the CFO of Archer Aviation. Senior Vice President of Engineering Lance Bradley has been promoted to the post of chief technology officer. The appointments are effective immediately. Additionally, Justin Kan has resigned from the board with immediate effect. Source: Press Release
Seeking Alpha • Aug 23

Cities permit Bird Global extension of shared e-mobility programs, company expands

Electric transportation company Bird Global (NYSE:BRDS) said it has been permitted an extension of shared e-mobility programs by certain cities, and is expanding to new cities in the country. The company partners with cities and universities to offer students, residents and visitors eco-friendly transportation alternatives. Cities including San Diego, California, Memphis, Tennessee, Newark, New Jersey, Durham, North Carolina, Louisville and Kentucky will extend their shared e-mobility programs with the company. Also, it will return to Minneapolis and Minnesota and expand to Bradenton, Florida, Knoxville, Tennessee, the University of Oregon and Eugene, Oregon, UNC Wilmington and North Carolina before students return to college campuses for the fall semester. Source: Press Release
Analysis Article • Mar 18

Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Bird Global, Inc. (NYSE:BRDS) Price Target After Its Latest Report

One of the biggest stories of last week was how Bird Global, Inc. ( NYSE:BRDS ) shares plunged 35% in the week since...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Bird Global makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:BRDS.Q Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 23202-11014720
30 Jun 23220-10013528
31 Mar 23239-41119336
31 Dec 22245-35925040
30 Sep 22225-37132144
30 Jun 22213-40933641
31 Mar 22202-14428335
31 Dec 21191-23022631
30 Sep 21160-22614225
30 Jun 21140-22314726
31 Mar 2194-21714926
31 Dec 2090-20917334
31 Dec 19151-38720941

Quality Earnings: BRDS.Q is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: BRDS.Q is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BRDS.Q is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 6.4% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare BRDS.Q's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: BRDS.Q is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Transportation industry (-29.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: BRDS.Q's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/08/05 23:13
End of Day Share Price 2024/08/02 00:00
Earnings2023/09/30
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Bird Global, Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard TullisCapital One Securities, Inc.
Thomas WhiteD.A. Davidson & Co.
Eric SheridanGoldman Sachs