{"id":80239,"date":"2023-11-03T10:16:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/investing\/expedia-stock-spikes-on-strong-earnings-big-buyback\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:16:49","slug":"expedia-stock-spikes-on-strong-earnings-big-buyback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=80239","title":{"rendered":"Expedia Stock Spikes on Strong Earnings, Big Buyback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-BAR-0000790211\">\n<div data-layout=\"wrap\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          wrap\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          article__inset--wrap\n    article__inset--lead\n  \"><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- eventually when we know what this card will be we can change it and leave this one --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        img-wrap\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;\" data-subtype=\"photo\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\"><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The online travel agency<br \/>\n        Expedia<br \/>\n       Group announced a huge stock-repurchase program and reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results, sending the stock higher.<\/p>\n<p>Expedia (ticker: EXPE) rose10% to $104.51 in the premarket session Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Expedia said its board authorized a $5 billion stock buyback program, effective immediately. That would represent more than 35% of the company\u2019s recent market valuation of $13.6 billion. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>CEO Peter Kern said in a statement that the large authorization \u201creflects out confidence in the long-term outlook and the cash generating power of our business, as well as our commitment to maximizing returns for our shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company said it has repurchased $1.8 billion of its common stock for the year to date.<\/p>\n<p>For the quarter, Expedia posted revenue of $3.93 billion, up 9% from a year ago, and slightly ahead of the Street consensus of $3.86 billion. Profits on an adjusted basis were $5.41 a share, up 33% from a year ago, and above the Street consensus forecast of $4.99 a share. <\/p>\n<p>Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in at $1.2 billion, up 13%. Gross bookings were $25.7 billion, up 7% from the year-earlier quarter, while the total of booked room nights rose 9% to 89.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur strong third quarter results with record revenue and profitability came in ahead of our guidance and reflect the resilience of travel demand and continued improvements stemming from the execution of our strategy,\u201d Kern said.<\/p>\n<p>Expedia said it continues to expect double-digit revenue growth for the year, with margins above the year-earlier level.<\/p>\n<p>Write to Eric J. Savitz at eric.savitz@barrons.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/articles\/expedia-stock-earnings-buyback-47f5330a?mod=investing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The online travel agency Expedia Group announced a huge stock-repurchase program and reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results, sending the stock higher. Expedia (ticker: EXPE) rose10% to $104.51 in the premarket session Friday. Expedia said its board authorized a $5 billion stock buyback program, effective immediately. 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