Affirm Holdings IncAFRM
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Stock fell 4.26% despite record profitability, with CEO stepping back and guidance matching prior year.
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Affirm Holdings IncAffirm Holdings reported its most profitable quarter ever, yet the stock fell 4.26%, and CEO Max Levchin announced he is stepping back from day-to-day execution to focus on next-generation products. The Affirm Card is now central to growth, with a 19% attach rate and cardholders spending twice as much as average users, while 30% of card transactions occur offline. Pay-in-X volume grew 41%, and the Services vertical nearly doubled year over year. Fiscal 2027 guidance targets revenue less transaction costs of 4.2%, matching fiscal 2026, with funding through non-consolidated ABS deals. Levchin promoted Michael Linford to President and Pat Suh to SVP and GM of Global Markets, and highlighted a bank partner platform called Affirm Edge with pilots in the second half of the year. Risks include underwriting 0% consumer loans, which Levchin called a "really, really hard science," and multi-quarter sales cycles for large merchants. Hedge fund ownership slipped from 61 to 57 funds, short interest is 4.96% of float, and the stock trades at a forward P/E of 40.16.
Affirm Holdings IncStock fell 4.26% despite record profitability, with CEO stepping back and guidance matching prior year.