Shopify falls 7% after Q3 revenue and merchandise volume miss estimates

Dado Ruvic | Reuters

Shares of e-commerce platform Shopify plunged 9% in early trading on Tuesday after the company missed estimates on subscription gross profit and gross merchandise volume.

Shopify reported before the bell Tuesday and posted adjusted earnings of 49 cents per share, topping LSEG estimates of 46 cents per share.

Overall, quarterly revenue of $3.74 billion came in just below LSEG estimates of $3.75 billion. Shopify said it sees revenue growth in the "low thirties" range year over year for the fourth quarter, versus LSEG estimates of 32.1%.

Gross merchandise volume, which came in at $119.15 billion, missed analyst estimates of $120.03 billion for the quarter, according to StreetAccount. Subscription gross profit also missed estimates by nearly $20 million, coming in at $661 million compared to StreetAccount estimates of $680.3 million. Merchant gross profit beat estimates.

Subscription revenue of $836 million also missed analyst estimates of $848.1 million, according to FactSet. Merchant revenue beat estimates.

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