Shopify reports Q1 loss, revenue up 27 per cent from year ago

Shopify president Harley Finkelstein is pictured at the the company's headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA - Shopify Inc. reported a net loss of US$682 million in its first quarter compared with a loss of US$273 million in the same quarter last year as its revenue rose 27 per cent.

The e-commerce technology firm, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the loss amounted to 53 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31 compared with a loss of 21 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.

Shopify says its net income excluding the impact of its equity investments amounted to US$226 million for its latest quarter, up from US$144 million a year ago.

Revenue totalled US$2.36 billion for the quarter, up from US$1.86 billion in the same quarter last year.聽

Subscription solutions revenue totalled US$620 million, up from US$511 million a year ago, while merchant solutions revenue amounted to US$1.74 billion, up from US$1.35 billion.

In its outlook for its second quarter, Shopify says it expects revenue to grow at a mid-twenties percentage rate on a year-over-year basis. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue are expected to be 39 to 40 per cent.

This report by 春色直播was first published May 8, 2025.

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