The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 brought in a great deal of unpredictability into stock trading. While traders were having a hard time, advanced stock market trading software was helping them make informed decisions. Despite the unpredictability, the pandemic could serve as a guide to reveal industries and stocks that are strong, resilient, and worthy of long-term trading choices.

Criteo ($CRTO)
Online ad platform Criteo can always be in high demand because of the resourcefulness of its services, but Covid-19 did negatively impact the company in 2020:  

  • For Q1 2020, the company earned revenue worth $503 million, a year-over-year growth of 10%. Net income, however, dropped 23% year-over-year and was reported at $16 million.
  • Q2 2020 saw Criteo report revenue of $438 million, a year-over-year drop of 17%. This decline was blamed on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, affecting 19 points or $41 million of the year-over-year growth. Net income was reported at $6 million, a 51% year-over-year growth. 
  • In Q3, Criteo witnessed its revenue declining 10% year-over-year to drop to $470 million from $523 million in Q3 2019. Covid-19 contributed 15 points or $80 million to the year-over-year drop. Net income too dropped to $5 million, a year-over-year drop of 74%.
  • Q4 saw Criteo reporting revenue of $661 million, a year-over-year growth of 1%. Covid-19 contributed around 10 points or $68 million to the year-over-year revenue decline. Net income had a year-over-year growth of 13% to hit $47 million.
 
 
Beyond Meat ($BYND)
Meat alternative producer or plant-based meat producer Beyond Meat was a market disruptor, giving consumers new food choices. Though a promising concept, the company suffered the impact of COVID-19 significantly in 2020:

  • For Q1 2020, Beyond Meat reported revenue worth $97.1 million, a year-over-year growth of 141%. Net income was reported at $1.8 million, while gross profit grew to $37.7 million.
  • In Q2 2020, the company reported net revenue of $113.3 million, which depicted a year-over-year growth of 69%. The quarter also saw the company’s US grocery sales grow 194.9%.  
  • Q3 2020 saw net revenue for the company rise 2.7% year-over-year to $94.4 million, though it missed estimates of $132.8 million. The company had to deal with significantly reduced demand for its plant-based meat brought about by Covid-19. Restaurant-based sales also declined. The company had to report net loss worth $19.3 million.
  • For Q4 2020, Beyond Meat reported gross profit worth $25.4 million. This was significantly lesser than the $33.5 million earned in Q4 2019.  

Sea Limited ($SE)
Gaming company Sea Limited has created the highest grossing game for the mobile in Latin America and Southeast Asia – Free Fire. The Covid-19 shutdown in many countries only raised demand for the company’s games, as can be seen from its performance in the four quarters of 2020:
  • For Q1 2020, Sea reported total adjusted revenue worth $913.9 million, a year-on-year growth of 57.9% from the $578.8 million it earned in Q1 2019.
  • Q2 2020 saw the company report total adjusted revenue worth $1.28 billion, a year-over-year growth of 93.4% from the $665.4 million earned in Q2 2019.  
  • During Q3 2020, Sea earned total GAAP revenue worth $1.2 billion, a year-over-year growth of 98.7%. Gross profit reported was $407.6 million, a year-over-year growth of 100.6%.
  • For Q4 2020, Sea reported total GAAP revenue growing 101.6% to hit $1.6 billion from $777.2 million in Q4 2019.  

Angi ($ANGI)
Internet services company Angi saw increased demand for its services during the pandemic. As a result, it kept recording revenue growth in every quarter of 2020:
  • For Q1 2020, Angi reported revenue worth $343.6 million, a 13% growth over the Q1 2019 figure of $303.4 million.   
  • In Q2 2020, Angi earned revenue worth $375.1 million, a 9% growth over the Q2 2019 figure of $343.9 million.  
  • During Q3 2020, Angi’s revenue was $389.9 million which was a growth of 9% over the $357.4 million it earned in Q4 2020.
  • For Q4 2020, Angi reported revenue worth $359.3 million. That was a 12% growth from its Q4 2019 revenue of $321.5 million.


Successful online stock trading relies on data, and tons of it. The four quarters’ performance from a COVID-19 infested year such as 2020 can give vital pointers for the future.


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