Klarna Group (KLAR) Climbs 20% on Stellar Earnings, Upbeat Outlook
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Klarna Group snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday, soaring 20.31 percent to end at $16.47 apiece, after a strong earnings performance in the first three months of the year and posting an upbeat outlook for the second quarter and full-year 2026.
In an updated report, Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR) said that it swung to a profit of $1 million in the quarter ending March, reversing a $99 million net loss in the same period last year.
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Revenues surged by 44 percent to $1.04 billion from only $701 million year-on-year, with growth pointed primarily to fair financing, supported by new originations and the compounding effect of prior-period volumes as interest income accrues over the life of the loan.
Gross merchandise volume (GMV), on the other hand, climbed 33 percent on the back of higher customer engagement for a broader range of services.
Encouraged by the results, Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR) posted an upbeat outlook for the second quarter, with revenues targeted to grow by 16.6 percent to 21.5 percent to a range of $960 million to $1 billion, from the $823 million in the same period last year.
Gross merchandise volume is expected to grow by 13.8 percent to 17 percent to a range of $35.5 billion to $36.5 billion, versus $31.2 billion year-on-year.
Meanwhile, Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR) reaffirmed its growth outlook for the full-year period, with revenues projected to grow by more than 2.8 percent, and with GMV to hit over $155 billion.
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