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疫情红利吃完了,Netflix回归“成熟”

疫情红利吃完了,Netflix回归“成熟”

Lucas Shaw, 彭博社 2020-10-22
专家认为,增长放缓是业务趋于成熟的标志,高增长不可能永远持续下去。

Netflix的业绩和前景预测均未能达到华尔街的预期,再次引发了人们对该公司在各地纷纷解封之后能否继续保持增长的质疑,导致其股价在逾时交易中大幅下跌。

Netflix是全球规模最大的付费流媒体服务平台。上个季度仅增加了220万订阅用户,远低于分析师预测的332万,甚至不及公司自己较为保守的预测。Netflix还预测其本季度将增加600万订阅用户,低于654万的预估数据。

在新冠肺炎疫情期间,Netflix曾经警告称,订阅用户的大幅增加不可持续,而且新用户激增事实上可能会抑制公司未来的增长。但Netflix很难预测具体的时间。虽然Netflix对第二季度的预测被证明太过谨慎,但其对第三季度的展望却过于美好。

许多用户,尤其是欧洲和亚洲等地的用户,已经恢复到接近正常的日常生活,减少了他们在Netflix刷剧的时间。而且美国的职业体育比赛已经恢复在电视上播出。这些因素都抑制了上个季度订阅用户的增长,且三个地区的增长都出现了问题。

市场咨询公司Forrester Research的分析师吉姆•纳伊说:“这是业务趋于成熟的标志。无限增长不可能永远持续下去。”

今年第三季度的用户增长,是Netflix自2015年以来同期增幅最小的一次。而在2015年,该公司还没有将业务拓展到全世界的大部分地区。在写给投资者的信中,Netflix的管理层将原因归咎于“向前拉动”效应:今年上半年的快速增长,影响了最近几个月的业绩。该流媒体服务公司还警告投资者,未来几个季度的增长会进一步放缓。

Netflix的股价在盘后交易中下跌7.4%,跌至每股486.50美元。截至10月20日收盘,公司的股价在今年上涨了62%,其市值达到2,317亿美元。

内容储备

Netflix的表现依旧胜过了许多电视台和电视服务公司,因为后者在疫情期间很难找到新的节目。而Netflix上线了大量电影、电视剧和纪录片。在2020年的前9个月,总部位于加州洛思加图斯的Netflix增加了2,810万付费会员,超过了去年全年新增的付费会员数量。

但Netflix最受欢迎的节目依旧以英文节目为主,这可能限制了其在海外的扩张。查理兹•塞隆主演的动作电影《永生守卫》(The Old Guard)是第三季度观看量最多的影片,紧随其后的是《超能计划》(Project Power)和《亲亲小站2》(The Kissing Booth 2)。

9月上映的《美式谋杀:隔壁邻家》(American Murder: The Family Next Door)有望成为Netflix史上最热门的纪录片。

而该公司的原创作品的表现却不复往日的辉煌,这或许可以解释Netflix为什么要重组其电视部门。

Netflix淡化了新冠疫情对其新节目的影响。公司表示从最初停工至今,50个项目已经制作完成,明年新发布的作品将超过2020年。

Netflix表示:“我们将为会员提供一系列精彩纷呈的节目,尤其是相对于其他娱乐服务选择而言,我们对此信心十足。”(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

Netflix的业绩和前景预测均未能达到华尔街的预期,再次引发了人们对该公司在各地纷纷解封之后能否继续保持增长的质疑,导致其股价在逾时交易中大幅下跌。

Netflix是全球规模最大的付费流媒体服务平台。上个季度仅增加了220万订阅用户,远低于分析师预测的332万,甚至不及公司自己较为保守的预测。Netflix还预测其本季度将增加600万订阅用户,低于654万的预估数据。

在新冠肺炎疫情期间,Netflix曾经警告称,订阅用户的大幅增加不可持续,而且新用户激增事实上可能会抑制公司未来的增长。但Netflix很难预测具体的时间。虽然Netflix对第二季度的预测被证明太过谨慎,但其对第三季度的展望却过于美好。

许多用户,尤其是欧洲和亚洲等地的用户,已经恢复到接近正常的日常生活,减少了他们在Netflix刷剧的时间。而且美国的职业体育比赛已经恢复在电视上播出。这些因素都抑制了上个季度订阅用户的增长,且三个地区的增长都出现了问题。

市场咨询公司Forrester Research的分析师吉姆•纳伊说:“这是业务趋于成熟的标志。无限增长不可能永远持续下去。”

今年第三季度的用户增长,是Netflix自2015年以来同期增幅最小的一次。而在2015年,该公司还没有将业务拓展到全世界的大部分地区。在写给投资者的信中,Netflix的管理层将原因归咎于“向前拉动”效应:今年上半年的快速增长,影响了最近几个月的业绩。该流媒体服务公司还警告投资者,未来几个季度的增长会进一步放缓。

Netflix的股价在盘后交易中下跌7.4%,跌至每股486.50美元。截至10月20日收盘,公司的股价在今年上涨了62%,其市值达到2,317亿美元。

内容储备

Netflix的表现依旧胜过了许多电视台和电视服务公司,因为后者在疫情期间很难找到新的节目。而Netflix上线了大量电影、电视剧和纪录片。在2020年的前9个月,总部位于加州洛思加图斯的Netflix增加了2,810万付费会员,超过了去年全年新增的付费会员数量。

但Netflix最受欢迎的节目依旧以英文节目为主,这可能限制了其在海外的扩张。查理兹•塞隆主演的动作电影《永生守卫》(The Old Guard)是第三季度观看量最多的影片,紧随其后的是《超能计划》(Project Power)和《亲亲小站2》(The Kissing Booth 2)。

9月上映的《美式谋杀:隔壁邻家》(American Murder: The Family Next Door)有望成为Netflix史上最热门的纪录片。

而该公司的原创作品的表现却不复往日的辉煌,这或许可以解释Netflix为什么要重组其电视部门。

Netflix淡化了新冠疫情对其新节目的影响。公司表示从最初停工至今,50个项目已经制作完成,明年新发布的作品将超过2020年。

Netflix表示:“我们将为会员提供一系列精彩纷呈的节目,尤其是相对于其他娱乐服务选择而言,我们对此信心十足。”(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

Netflix tumbled in late trading after its results and outlook both missed Wall Street estimates, renewing doubts about its ability to maintain growth as pandemic lockdowns go away.

The world’s largest paid streaming service added just 2.2 million new subscribers last quarter, well short of the 3.32 million predicted by analysts -- and even the company’s own more conservative projection. Netflix also predicted that it will sign up 6 million new subscribers this period, below the 6.54 million estimate.

Throughout the pandemic, Netflix has warned that the subscriber boom wouldn’t last -- and in fact, that its surge in new customers could suppress growth in the future. But it has struggled to predict the timing. While Netflix’s forecasts for the second quarter proved too cautious, its outlook for the third quarter was too rosy.

Many viewers -- especially in Europe and Asia -- have returned to something closer to normal day-to-day life, reducing the amount of time they can spend on Netflix binges. And pro sports has returned to Americans’ TV screens. All of that hampered subscriber gains last quarter, with growth suffering in all three regions.

“It’s the sign of a maturing business,” said Jim Nail, an analyst at Forrester Research. “Infinite growth can’t go on forever.”

It was Netflix’s weakest third-quarter gain since 2015, back when the company wasn’t yet operating in most of the world. In its letter to investors, management blamed a “pull forward” effect: Rapid growth in the first half of the year stole from results in more recent months. The streaming service also warned investors that it would see slower growth in the quarters ahead.

Netflix shares fell as much as 7.4% to $486.50 in after-market trading. The stock had been up 62% this year through October 20’s close, giving the company a market value of $231.7 billion.

Program Pipeline

Netflix has still outshined many TV networks and services, which have struggled to find new programming to air during the pandemic. The company released a full slate of movies, TV shows and documentaries. And through nine months of 2020, the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company has added 28.1 million paid memberships, topping all of last year.

But its most popular shows are still primarily in English, potentially limiting its overseas expansion. “The Old Guard,” an action movie starring Charlize Theron, was its most-watched title in the third quarter, followed by two other films, “Project Power” and “The Kissing Booth 2.”

“American Murder: The Family Next Door,” released in September, is on pace to be the service’s most-watched documentary ever.

The performance of its original series was less strong, which may help explain why the company just restructured its TV division.

Netflix played down the impact of the pandemic on its pipeline of new shows. The company said it has completed 50 projects since the initial shutdown in production, and it will release more programs next year than it did in 2020.

“We’re confident that we’ll have an exciting range of programming for our members, particularly relative to other entertainment service options,” the company said.

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