Block Climbing 2% After Earnings
Block Climbing 2% After Earnings
$Block (SQ.US)$ shares are gaining premarket on Friday. Yesterday, after the closing bell, the company reported first-quarter financial results with quarterly sales of $5.957 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.821 billion.
$Block (SQ.US)$ 周五股价盘前上涨。昨天，在收盘后，该公司公布了第一季度财务业绩，季度销售额为59.57亿美元，超过了分析师共识估计的58.21亿美元。
Block sees second-quarter gross profit from $2.165 billion to $2.185 billion.
Block预计第二季度的毛利从21.65亿美元增至21.85亿美元。
Block said it invested $220 million into bitcoin, and that investment has grown by approximately 160% to $573 million as of the end of the first quarter.
Block表示，它向比特币投资了2.2亿美元，截至第一季度末，该投资增长了约160％，达到5.73亿美元。
Chief Financial Officer Amrita Ahuja said in a call with CNBC that the company is increasing its outlook for the year to reflect its strong performance in the first quarter.
首席财务官阿姆里塔·阿胡亚在与CNBC的电话会议上表示，该公司正在提高今年的展望，以反映其第一季度的强劲表现。
Block will be investing 10% of its gross profit from bitcoin products into bitcoin purchases, the company said in a press release.
该公司在一份新闻稿中表示，Block将把比特币产品的毛利润的10％投资于比特币的购买。
In a note to shareholders, CEO Jack Dorsey said bitcoin will ultimately help Block "serve more people around the world faster."
首席执行官杰克·多尔西在给股东的报告中表示，比特币最终将帮助Block “更快地为全球更多人提供服务”。
"We're introducing an entirely new 3 nanometer ASIC mining chip, in addition to an entire mining rig system," Dorsey added.
多尔西补充说：“除了整个采矿设备系统外，我们还将推出全新的3纳米ASIC采矿芯片。”
In recent months, Block has streamlined its operations, CNBC reported. According to reports, informed staff in January of significant layoffs, following a similar round in December.
据CNBC报道，最近几个月，Block简化了运营。据报道，继12月的类似一轮裁员之后，在1月份告知了员工的大规模裁员。