What happened Shares of Wayfair (NYSE: W) are falling today, down 12% as of 1:15 p.m. EDT, following the release of the e-commerce retailer's first-quarter results. The stock's decline was triggered by a worse-than-expected loss for the quarter, despite stronger-than-anticipated revenue. Image source: Getty Images. So what Revenue jumped 39% year over year to $1.94 billion. But the company's non-GAAP loss per share widened from $0.91 in the year-ago quarter to $1.62. Analysts, on average, expected a narrower loss of $1.60 per share on revenue of $1.92 billion. Helping support its growth, active customers in Wayfair's direct retail business notably increased 39.1% year over year to 16.4 million. "Our ongoing investments in building our logistics infrastructure, deepening our product offering, and finding new ways to serve our customer are just a few of the many areas that are driving the momentum we are seeing today," CEO Niraj Shah stated in the company's first-quarter earnings release. Now what Shah is optimistic about Wayfair's future. The CEO said, "We look forward to the sizable opportunity ahead as we continue to transform the experience of shopping for the home and remain well positioned to take share of the dollars that are coming online in the home category." 10 stocks we like better than WayfairWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Wayfair wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 1, 2019Daniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Wayfair. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source