https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/10/coinbase-coin-earnings-q1-2022.html Skip Navigation logo * watchlive logo Markets * Pre-Markets * U.S. Markets * Currencies * Cryptocurrency * Futures & Commodities * Bonds * Funds & ETFs Business * Economy * Finance * Health & Science * Media * Real Estate * Energy * Climate * Transportation * Industrials * Retail * Wealth * Life * Small Business Investing * Invest In You * Personal Finance * Fintech * Financial Advisors * Options Action * ETF Street * Buffett Archive * Earnings * Trader Talk Tech * Cybersecurity * Enterprise * Internet * Media * Mobile * Social Media * CNBC Disruptor 50 * Tech Guide Politics * White House * Policy * Defense * Congress * Equity and Opportunity CNBC TV * Live TV * Live Audio * Business Day Shows * The News with Shepard Smith * Entertainment Shows * Full Episodes * Latest Video * Top Video * CEO Interviews * CNBC Documentaries * CNBC Podcasts * CNBC World * Digital Originals * Live TV Schedule Watchlist Investing Club * Newsletter * Morning Meeting * Trade Alerts * Trust Portfolio PRO * Pro News * Pro Live * Subscribe * Sign In Menu * Make It * USA * INTL * watchlive Search quotes, news & videos Watchlist SIGN IN logo Markets Business Investing Tech Politics CNBC TV Watchlist Investing Club PRO Menu Crypto World Watch Daily: Monday - Friday, 3 PM ET Crypto World Coinbase revenue drops 27% from a year ago, stock slides Published Tue, May 10 20224:23 PM EDTUpdated 1 Min Ago thumbnail MacKenzie Sigalos@KENZIESIGALOS WATCH LIVE Key Points * Coinbase reported first-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. * The earnings come amid a major sell-off across the crypto market. * Coinbase earnings missed analyst estimates and shares fell as much as 19% in extended trading. In this article * COIN Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coinbase reported first-quarter results that missed analysts' revenue estimates after the bell on Tuesday. Shares fell more than 15% in after-hours trading, building on a drop of 12.6% during regular trading hours before the results dropped. Here are the key numbers: * Loss per share (EPS): $1.98 * Revenue: $1.17 billion, versus $1.48 billion expected, according to Refinitiv The stock has lost more than 70% of its value since late March, as a broader slide in tech stocks and the value of cryptocurrencies hit Coinbase particularly hard. Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, briefly dropped below the symbolic price threshold of $30,000 on Monday, and is down more than 30% this year. Overall, usage on Coinbase declined from the fourth quarter. Retail monthly transaction users (MTUs) fell to 9.2 million, down from 11.4 million in the fourth quarter, while total trading volume dropped from $547 billion in Q4 to $309 billion. Revenue fell 27% from a year ago, and it also reported a net loss of $430 million in the first quarter. But Coinbase doesn't appear to be worried about its long-term prospects. The company doubled down on an argument that it has made before, reminding shareholders that its stock should be thought of as a long-term investment due to the volatile nature of cryptocurrency price moves. "We believe these market conditions are not permanent and we remain focused on the long-term," the company wrote in a letter to shareholders accompanying its earnings release. It also said that it's focusing on the next generation of crypto opportunities beyond trading. "While we continue to invest and enhance our core investment platform, the application era of crypto is upon us, led by NFDs and decentralized finance, and we are increasingly focusing our efforts on these market opportunities." Increased spending also helped to drag down the company's bottom line. Overall operating expenses came in at $1.72 billion, outstripping revenue for the first time since the company began reporting finances publicly. General and administrative expenses were $414 million, up 39% compared to the prior quarter. Coinbase attributed the rise to higher expenses related to full-time and contractor-related headcount. The purpose of that spending, according to the company, was to "invest to strengthen and scale our customer support, legal, compliance, and business support functions." Emilie Choi, president and chief operating officer of Coinbase, added on the company's earnings call that the company invests heavily in compliance. "That's important to us, because it helps us solidify our relationship with our customers and regulators, so that's another piece of headcount that matters," Choi said. While Coinbase had previously disclosed plans to increase headcount, operating expenses jumping nearly 70% in six months does suggest the company is still spending like it is in a hyper-growth phase, even though users and transaction volume dipped between quarters. Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas said on the company's call with analysts that it could have grown more slowly to focus on profits, but chose to spend on growth and diversifying product lines instead. Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube. 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