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In May this year, Alphabet Inc. GOOG unveiled a "total reimagining of search" with the launch of AI mode – the chatbot-style search engine feature that would let users converse with the search engine; besides using AI agents to execute tasks on behalf of the user. This announcement follows the launch of features like AI overviews that make Google Search a ‘Zero Click' affair. In search engine parlance, zero click refers to those internet searches that do not require the user to click and visit a webpage in order to get their questions answered. With AI overviews answering questions right on the search result pages, there is little incentive for search users to actually click and visit webpages to find their answers. This presents an existential threat to organizations that have built their business on top of Google's search engine platform. Ironically, Google's steadfast adoption of AI into their search engine is itself propelled by the existential threat presented by the emerging
LRN leads with 20% enrollment growth and a bullish 2025 outlook, while CHGG struggles with subscriber losses and AI-driven headwinds.
Chegg also plans to close its physical offices in the US and Canada by the end of the year, as well as cut back on new product development and reduce administrative costs.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Chegg (CHGG) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Chegg, Inc. (NYSE:CHGG ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 12, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Tracey Ford - Investor Relations Nathan Schultz - President and Chief Executive Officer David Longo - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ryan MacDonald - Needham & Company Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Chegg First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Chegg (CHGG) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.06 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.01. This compares to earnings of $0.26 per share a year ago.
Chegg said on Monday it would lay off about 22% of its workforce, or 248 employees, to cut costs and streamline its operations as students increasingly turn to AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT over traditional edtech platforms.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chegg, Inc. (NYSE:CHGG), the leading student-first connected learning platform, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. “In Q1, we exceeded our revenue and adjusted EBITDA expectations, delivered $16 million of free cash flow and continued to diversify our revenue streams. We are encouraged by the conversations in our strategic alternatives process and the value these organizations see in our business,” said Nathan Schult.
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Chegg (CHGG) for the quarter ended March 2025 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Large language models disrupted the business model of this education technology company, making its services arguably obsolete.