SpaceX posts loss in first report as a public company but less than expected
- SpaceX reported a loss of $541 million, or 9 cents per share, in its first quarterly report as a public company.
- The company's revenue surged to $7.8 billion, an increase of over 90% from the previous year.
- SpaceX's connectivity business, primarily through its Starlink service, saw revenue jump 66% with subscribers doubling to 12 million.
- The company's spending on infrastructure and R&D rose dramatically to $18 billion from less than $3 billion a year ago.
- SpaceX shares have fallen by roughly half since peaking in June after its initial public offering.
NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX reported a smaller loss than Wall Street expected along with a surge in revenue in its first quarterly report as a public company as it sharply boosted spending, particularly on artificial intelligence.
The company run by Elon Musk posted a loss of $541 million, or 9 cents per share, in the three months through June, less than half what financial analysts had forecast. Revenue jumped to $7.8 billion, up more than 90% from the year-earlier period.
A standout in the quarter was the company’s big cash source, its “connectivity” business, with revenue jumping 66% from a year earlier as the number of subscribers to its Starlink satellite communications service doubled to 12 million.
SpaceX shares have fallen by roughly half since peaking in June shortly after an initial public offering. Investors are worried Musk has oversold them on the company’s future prospects for space travel and its AI chatbot Grok.
SpaceX在首次作为上市公司发布的报告中亏损，但低于预期
纽约（美联社）——SpaceX在首次作为上市公司的季度报告中，报告的亏损低于华尔街的预期，同时收入激增，尤其是在人工智能方面的支出大幅增加。
由埃隆·马斯克领导的公司在截至6月的三个月内亏损5.41亿美元，每股亏损9美分，低于金融分析师的预期一半。收入激增至78亿美元，比去年同期增长超过90%。
该季度的亮点是公司的主要现金来源，其“连接”业务，收入同比增长66%，Starlink卫星通信服务的用户数量翻倍至1200万。
自首次公开募股以来，SpaceX的股票已下跌约一半。投资者担心马斯克可能夸大了公司在太空旅行和其AI聊天机器人Grok的未来前景。