Why Shares of Shopify Popped Today

Shares of cloud-based e-commerce platform-provider Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) soared on Tuesday following a blowout second-quarter report. Shopify handily beat analyst estimates across the board, maintaining a blistering pace of growth. The stock closed about 12.5% higher.

Shopify reported second-quarter revenue of $151.7 million, up 75% year over year and about $8 million higher than the average analyst estimate. Subscription-solutions revenue jumped 64%, to $71.6 million, driven by a record number of merchants joining the platform, while merchant-solutions revenue surged 86%, to $80.1 million, driven by a 74% increase in gross merchandise value. Gross merchandise value hit $5.8 billion during the quarter, with $2.2 billion of that being processed by Shopify Payments.

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