What's Going On With SoundHound AI Stock Friday?
What's Going On With SoundHound AI Stock Friday?
SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) stock is trading lower Friday after the company reported an upbeat second-quarter print, boosted its guidance, and announced a fresh acquisition Thursday.
週五，SoundHound AI, Inc.（納斯達克代碼：SOUN）股價下跌，因爲公司在週四發佈了季報，業績表現優異，下調了指引並宣佈了一項新收購。
The voice AI and speech recognition company reported revenue of $13.5 million, up 54% year over year and beating the analyst consensus estimate of $13.1 million.
這家語音人工智能和語音識別公司報告的營業收入爲1350萬美元，同比增長54%，超過了分析師共識1310萬美元。
EPS loss of $(0.04) beat the analyst consensus loss estimate of $(0.09).
每股收益爲（0.04）美元，超過了分析師預期的虧損（0.09）美元。
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分析師稱：由於汽車和餐飲行業的強勁需求，SoundHound的人工智能推動了營收激增。
SoundHound AI doubled its cumulative subscriptions & bookings backlog to $723 million.
SoundHound AI的累計訂閱和預訂積壓額翻倍，達到7,2300萬美元。
The company's annual run rate of queries grew by 90% Y/Y to over 5 billion.
公司的年運行詢問率同比增長90%至50億次以上。
The adjusted gross margin plunged 1,350 bps to 66.5%.
調整後的毛利率下降了1,350個點子，至66.5%。
SoundHound expects 2024 revenue to exceed $80 million (prior $65 million-$77 million) versus analyst consensus of $70.5 million. SoundHound expects 2025 revenue to exceed $150 million, versus the consensus estimate of $103.5 million.
SoundHound預計2024年營業收入將超過8000萬美元（原來爲6500萬-7700萬美元），超過分析師預期的7050萬美元。SoundHound預計2025年營業收入將超過1.5億美元，超過分析師預期的1.035億美元。
The company snapped Amelia, an enterprise AI software company, for $80 million, with earnout potential aligned to revenue milestone achievements.
該公司以8,000萬美元的價格收購了企業人工智能軟件公司Amelia，並以營收里程碑的實現爲目標。
Combined revenue in 2025 will likely exceed $150 million, with Amelia contributing over $45 million in recurring AI software revenue.
2025年合併後的收益可能超過1.5億美元，其中Amelia將爲其提供超過4500萬美元的AI軟件收入。
The transaction will likely be accretive to SoundHound earnings in the second half of 2025, with meaningful revenue and cost synergies.
交易可能會增加SoundHound在2025年下半年的收益，併產生重要的收入和成本的協同效應。
The combined company holds $160 million in cash and $39 million in debt.
合併公司持有1.6億美元的現金和3,900萬美元的債務。
Keyvan Mohajer, CEO and Co-Founder of SoundHound AI, said,"We believe the demand for voice and conversational AI is increasing and are committed to strengthening our leadership position in this growing market."
SoundHound AI的首席執行官兼創始人Keyvan Mohajer表示：「我們認爲人工智能語音和對話的需求正在增加，並致力於在這個不斷增長的市場中壯大我們的領導地位。」
SoundHound has experienced a turbulent journey since its 2021 SPAC merger, initially valued at $2.1 billion. By 2023, it laid off nearly half its workforce and secured additional funding to stabilize, TechCrunch reports.
自2021年SPAC合併以來，SoundHound度過了一段動盪的時期，初始估值爲21億美元。根據TechCrunch的報道，在2023年，該公司裁員近一半，並獲得了額外的資金以維持業務。
SoundHound is acquiring Amelia to expand into new financial services and healthcare sectors. This acquisition allows SoundHound to quickly enter markets with complex integration needs, as Mohajer told TechCrunch. Although the price disparity between Amelia's past funding and its sale is notable, Mohajer emphasized the strategic value of the deal in advancing both companies' growth in the competitive AI landscape.
SoundHound正在收購Amelia，以擴展到新的金融服務和醫療保健領域。這項收購讓SoundHound能夠快速進入具有複雜集成需求的市場，正如Mohajer告訴TechCrunch的那樣。儘管Amelia過去融資和售價的差異顯著，但Mohajer強調了在競爭激烈的人工智能領域中推動兩家公司增長的交易的戰略價值。
SoundHound AI stock gained 153% in the last 12 months.
SoundHound AI的股票在過去12個月中上漲了153%。
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brett Knoblauch upgraded SoundHound AI from Neutral to Overweight and raised the price target from $5 to $7.
Cantor Fitzgerald的分析師Brett Knoblauch將SoundHound AI的評級從中立升級爲增持，並將價格目標從5美元提高到7美元。
Price Action: SOUN shares are trading lower by 4.5% at $4.87 at last check Friday.
股價目前下跌了4.5%，爲4.87美元/股。
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