
Consumer Internet Stocks Q4 Teardown: Remitly (NASDAQ:RELY) Vs The Rest
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the consumer internet industry, including Remitly (NASDAQ:RELY) and its peers.
The ways people shop, transport, communicate, learn and play are undergoing a tremendous, technology-enabled change. Consumer internet companies are playing a key role in lives being transformed, simplified and made more accessible.
The 50 consumer internet stocks we track reported a mixed Q4. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.
Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 22% since the latest earnings results.
Remitly (NASDAQ:RELY)
With Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as an early investor, Remitly (NASDAQ:RELY) is an online platform that enables consumers to safely and quickly send money globally.
Remitly reported revenues of $351.9 million, up 32.9% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 2.4%. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations.
“We delivered an exceptional fourth quarter and full year, exceeding expectations, as our product strength and customer loyalty drove durable growth and improving profitability,” said Matt Oppenheimer, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Remitly.

The stock is down 23.2% since reporting and currently trades at $19.91.
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Best Q4: Carvana (NYSE:CVNA)
Known for its glass tower car vending machines, Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) provides a convenient automotive shopping experience by offering an online platform for buying and selling used cars.
Carvana reported revenues of $3.55 billion, up 46.3% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 6.2%. The business had an exceptional quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and impressive growth in its units.

Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 35.7% since reporting. It currently trades at $181.15.
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Weakest Q4: Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ)
Taking a new twist at video gaming, Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) offers developers a platform to create and distribute mobile games where players can pay fees to compete for cash prizes.
Skillz reported revenues of $20.37 million, down 34.5% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 18.7%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a decline in its users.