Office-sharing firm WeWork has today reported a smaller loss in its first quarterly result since going public last month.
A rebound in demand for office space due to easing Covid-19 related restrictions was helping to boost occupancy.
WeWork said occupancy in its offices, which cater to both individual and corporate members, was at 59% as of September 30, up 9% from a year earlier.
Total memberships were up at 578,000 from 542,000.
The pandemic has also prompted many companies to adopt a more hybrid model, where employees have the flexibility to work from offices, co-working spaces, public areas and home, partly helping Softbank-backed WeWork.
The company has attempted to cut losses by exiting unprofitable leases and selling non-core assets, after finally succeeding in going public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a $9-billion deal.
It reported a net loss of $844.3m in the third quarter ended September 30, compared with a loss of $999.5m a year earlier.
The loss also included one-time expenses of $262m, mainly from depreciation and impairment of assets.
WeWork said it ended the third quarter with cash and unfunded cash commitments of $2.3 billion.
