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. (NASDAQ:SOUN)股票報告樂觀的第二季度業績後交易走低，公司上調了指導意見並於週四宣佈了一項新收購。
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AI和語音識別公司報告了1350萬美元的營收，同比增長54%，超過了分析師共識預估的1310萬美元。
EPS loss of $(0.04) beat the analyst consensus loss estimate of $(0.09).
每股收益虧損(0.04)美元，超過了分析師共識預估的(0.09)美元。
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SoundHound AI doubled its cumulative subscriptions & bookings backlog to $723 million.
SoundHound AI的累計訂閱和預訂訂單翻了一番，達到了7.23億美元。
The company's annual run rate of queries grew by 90% Y/Y to over 5 billion.
該公司的年化查詢量增長了90%至50億以上。
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年的營業收入將超過8,000萬美元（之前爲6,500萬至7,700萬美元），超過分析師共識預估的7,050萬美元。SoundHound預計2025年的營業收入將超過1.5億美元，超過共識預估的10,350萬美元。
The company snapped Amelia, an enterprise AI software company, for $80 million, with earnout potential aligned to revenue milestone achievements.
公司以8,000萬美元的價格收購了企業AI軟件公司Amelia，並將基於營收里程碑實現賺取額外回報的潛能。
Combined revenue in 2025 will likely exceed $150 million, with Amelia contributing over $45 million in recurring AI software revenue.
2025年的聯合收入可能超過1.5億美元，其中Amelia將提供超過4500萬美元的可重複使用的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.
本次交易預計將對SoundHound的收益產生增益，對2025年下半年的收入和成本協同效應產生影響。
The combined company holds $160 million in cash and $39 million in debt.
合併後的公司持有1.6億美元的現金和3900萬美元的債務。
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CEO和聯合創始人Keyvan Mohajer表示:"我們相信對聲音和交談AI的需求正在增加，我們致力於在這個不斷增長的市場中加強我們的領導地位。"
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.
TechCrunch報道稱，自2021年與SPAC合併以來，SoundHound的旅程一波三折，最初被估值爲21億美元。到2023年，該公司裁員近一半，通過獲得額外的資金來穩定局面。
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。正如Mohajer告訴TechCrunch的那樣，這次收購使SoundHound能夠快速進入整合需求複雜的市場。儘管Amelia過去的資金和銷售價格之間的差距值得關注，但Mohajer強調了這項交易在推動兩個公司在競爭激烈的AI領域的增長方面的戰略價值。
SoundHound AI stock gained 153% in the last 12 months.
SoundHound AI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超配，並將價格目標從5美元上調至7美元。
Price Action: SOUN shares are trading lower by 4.5% at $4.87 at last check Friday.
價格走勢:截至上週五，SOUN股價下跌4.5％至4.87美元。
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