Add a note by highlighting text or Replying to an existing note.
Add a note by highlighting text or Replying to an existing note.
Three Months Ended December 31, 2017(1)
|
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
||||||
Revenues |
$32,323 |
$39,276 |
|||||
Increase in revenues year over year |
24 |
% |
22 |
% |
|||
Increase in constant currency revenues year over year |
24 |
% |
23 |
% |
|||
Operating income |
$7,664 |
$8,203 |
|||||
Operating margin |
24 |
% |
21 |
% |
|||
Other income (expense), net |
$354 |
$1,869 |
|||||
Net income (loss) |
($3,020 |
) |
$8,948 |
||||
Diluted EPS |
($4.35 |
) |
$12.77 |
||||
Diluted shares (in thousands) |
694,604 |
700,899 |
|||||
Effective tax rate |
138 |
% |
11 |
% |
|||
Number of employees |
80,110 |
98,771 |
(1) |
The Tax Act was enacted on December 22, 2017 and resulted in additional tax expense of $9.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017 primarily due to the one-time transition tax on accumulated foreign subsidiary earnings and deferred tax effects. |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
||||||
Google properties revenues |
$22,237 |
$27,022 |
|||||
Google Network Members' properties revenues |
4,990 |
5,613 |
|||||
Google advertising revenues |
27,227 |
32,635 |
|||||
Google other revenues |
4,965 |
6,487 |
|||||
Google segment revenues |
$32,192 |
$39,122 |
|||||
Other Bets revenues |
$131 |
$154 |
|||||
Google operating income |
$8,595 |
$9,700 |
|||||
Other Bets operating loss |
($748 |
) |
($1,328 |
) |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
||||||
TAC to Google Network Members |
$3,674 |
$3,930 |
|||||
TAC to Google Network Members as % of Google Network Members' properties revenues |
74 |
% |
70 |
% |
|||
TAC to distribution partners |
$2,776 |
$3,506 |
|||||
TAC to distribution partners as % of Google properties revenues |
12 |
% |
13 |
% |
|||
Total TAC |
$6,450 |
$7,436 |
|||||
Total TAC as % of Google advertising revenues |
24 |
% |
23 |
% |
Change from Q4 2017 to Q4 2018 (YoY) |
Change from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 (QoQ) |
||||
Paid clicks on Google properties |
66 |
% |
22 |
% |
|
Cost-per-click on Google properties |
(29 |
)% |
(9 |
)% |
|
Impressions on Google Network Members' properties |
7 |
% |
7 |
% |
|
Cost-per-impression on Google Network Members' properties |
5 |
% |
7 |
% |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
||||||
Operating expenses effect: |
|||||||
Accrued performance fees |
$18 |
$1,203 |
|||||
OI&E effect: |
|||||||
Gain (loss) on equity securities |
($15 |
) |
$5,460 |
||||
Income tax effect: |
|||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
($7 |
) |
894 |
||||
Release of deferred tax asset valuation allowance |
$0 |
($648 |
) |
||||
Net income effect |
($26 |
) |
$4,011 |
||||
Diluted EPS effect |
($0.04 |
) |
$5.70 |
December 31, 2017 |
December 31, 2018 |
||||||
(unaudited) |
|||||||
Assets |
|||||||
Current assets: |
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
10,715 |
$ |
16,701 |
|||
Marketable securities |
91,156 |
92,439 |
|||||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities |
101,871 |
109,140 |
|||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $674 and $729 |
18,336 |
20,838 |
|||||
Income taxes receivable, net |
369 |
355 |
|||||
Inventory |
749 |
1,107 |
|||||
Other current assets |
2,983 |
4,236 |
|||||
Total current assets |
124,308 |
135,676 |
|||||
Non-marketable investments |
7,813 |
13,859 |
|||||
Deferred income taxes |
680 |
737 |
|||||
Property and equipment, net |
42,383 |
59,719 |
|||||
Intangible assets, net |
2,692 |
2,220 |
|||||
Goodwill |
16,747 |
17,888 |
|||||
Other non-current assets |
2,672 |
2,693 |
|||||
Total assets |
$ |
197,295 |
$ |
232,792 |
|||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|||||||
Current liabilities: |
|||||||
Accounts payable |
$ |
3,137 |
$ |
4,378 |
|||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
4,581 |
6,839 |
|||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
10,177 |
16,958 |
|||||
Accrued revenue share |
3,975 |
4,592 |
|||||
Deferred revenue |
1,432 |
1,784 |
|||||
Income taxes payable, net |
881 |
69 |
|||||
Total current liabilities |
24,183 |
34,620 |
|||||
Long-term debt |
3,969 |
4,012 |
|||||
Deferred revenue, non-current |
340 |
396 |
|||||
Income taxes payable, non-current |
12,812 |
11,327 |
|||||
Deferred income taxes |
430 |
1,264 |
|||||
Other long-term liabilities |
3,059 |
3,545 |
|||||
Total liabilities |
44,793 |
55,164 |
|||||
Commitments and contingencies |
|||||||
Stockholders’ equity: |
|||||||
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding |
0 |
0 |
|||||
Class A and Class B common stock, and Class C capital stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value per share: 15,000,000 shares authorized (Class A 9,000,000, Class B 3,000,000, Class C 3,000,000); 694,783 (Class A 298,470, Class B 46,972, Class C 349,341) and 695,556 (Class A 299,242, Class B 46,636, Class C 349,678) shares issued and outstanding |
40,247 |
45,049 |
|||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(992 |
) |
(2,306 |
) |
|||
Retained earnings |
113,247 |
134,885 |
|||||
Total stockholders’ equity |
152,502 |
177,628 |
|||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
197,295 |
$ |
232,792 |
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||||||||
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
32,323 |
$ |
39,276 |
$ |
110,855 |
$ |
136,819 |
|||||||
Costs and expenses: |
|||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues |
14,267 |
17,918 |
45,583 |
59,549 |
|||||||||||
Research and development |
4,306 |
6,034 |
16,625 |
21,419 |
|||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
4,310 |
5,100 |
12,893 |
16,333 |
|||||||||||
General and administrative |
1,776 |
2,021 |
6,872 |
8,126 |
|||||||||||
European Commission fines |
0 |
0 |
2,736 |
5,071 |
|||||||||||
Total costs and expenses |
24,659 |
31,073 |
84,709 |
110,498 |
|||||||||||
Income from operations |
7,664 |
8,203 |
26,146 |
26,321 |
|||||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
354 |
1,869 |
1,047 |
8,592 |
|||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
8,018 |
10,072 |
27,193 |
34,913 |
|||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
11,038 |
1,124 |
14,531 |
4,177 |
|||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(3,020 |
) |
$ |
8,948 |
$ |
12,662 |
$ |
30,736 |
||||||
Basic earnings per share of Class A and B common stock and Class C capital stock |
$ |
(4.35 |
) |
$ |
12.87 |
$ |
18.27 |
$ |
44.22 |
||||||
Diluted earnings per share of Class A and B common stock and Class C capital stock |
$ |
(4.35 |
) |
$ |
12.77 |
$ |
18.00 |
$ |
43.70 |
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||||||||
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
||||||||||||
Operating activities |
|||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(3,020 |
) |
$ |
8,948 |
$ |
12,662 |
$ |
30,736 |
||||||
Adjustments: |
|||||||||||||||
Depreciation and impairment of property and equipment |
1,831 |
2,373 |
6,103 |
8,164 |
|||||||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
195 |
207 |
812 |
871 |
|||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
1,847 |
2,253 |
7,679 |
9,353 |
|||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
16 |
55 |
258 |
778 |
|||||||||||
(Gain) loss on debt and equity securities, net |
(30 |
) |
(1,237 |
) |
37 |
(6,650 |
) |
||||||||
Other |
102 |
(107 |
) |
294 |
(189 |
) |
|||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: |
|||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable |
(3,049 |
) |
(2,887 |
) |
(3,768 |
) |
(2,169 |
) |
|||||||
Income taxes, net |
9,076 |
(360 |
) |
8,211 |
(2,251 |
) |
|||||||||
Other assets |
(78 |
) |
33 |
(2,164 |
) |
(1,207 |
) |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
673 |
774 |
731 |
1,067 |
|||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
1,770 |
2,157 |
4,891 |
8,614 |
|||||||||||
Accrued revenue share |
773 |
679 |
955 |
483 |
|||||||||||
Deferred revenue |
162 |
99 |
390 |
371 |
|||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
10,268 |
12,987 |
37,091 |
47,971 |
|||||||||||
Investing activities |
|||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(4,307 |
) |
(7,081 |
) |
(13,184 |
) |
(25,139 |
) |
|||||||
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment |
18 |
29 |
99 |
98 |
|||||||||||
Purchases of marketable securities |
(13,486 |
) |
(12,818 |
) |
(92,195 |
) |
(50,158 |
) |
|||||||
Maturities and sales of marketable securities |
11,371 |
13,581 |
73,959 |
48,507 |
|||||||||||
Purchases of non-marketable investments |
(874 |
) |
(955 |
) |
(1,745 |
) |
(2,073 |
) |
|||||||
Maturities and sales of non-marketable investments |
318 |
407 |
533 |
1,752 |
|||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangible assets |
(14 |
) |
(39 |
) |
(287 |
) |
(1,491 |
) |
|||||||
Proceeds from collection of notes receivable |
0 |
0 |
1,419 |
0 |
|||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(6,974 |
) |
(6,876 |
) |
(31,401 |
) |
(28,504 |
) |
|||||||
Financing activities |
|||||||||||||||
Net payments related to stock-based award activities |
(1,055 |
) |
(1,041 |
) |
(4,166 |
) |
(4,993 |
) |
|||||||
Repurchases of capital stock |
(2,101 |
) |
(2,650 |
) |
(4,846 |
) |
(9,075 |
) |
|||||||
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs |
1,593 |
0 |
4,291 |
6,766 |
|||||||||||
Repayments of debt |
(1,615 |
) |
(5 |
) |
(4,377 |
) |
(6,827 |
) |
|||||||
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary shares |
0 |
950 |
800 |
950 |
|||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(3,178 |
) |
(2,746 |
) |
(8,298 |
) |
(13,179 |
) |
|||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
18 |
(107 |
) |
405 |
(302 |
) |
|||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
134 |
3,258 |
(2,203 |
) |
5,986 |
||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
10,581 |
13,443 |
12,918 |
10,715 |
|||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
10,715 |
$ |
16,701 |
$ |
10,715 |
$ |
16,701 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
12,987 |
|
Less: purchases of property and equipment |
(7,081 |
) |
|
Free cash flow |
$ |
5,906 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
||||||
YoY (using Q4'17's FX rates) |
QoQ (using Q3'18's FX rates) |
||||||
EMEA revenues (GAAP) |
$ |
12,350 |
$ |
12,350 |
|||
Exclude foreign exchange effect on Q4'18 revenues using Q4'17 rates |
367 |
N/A |
|||||
Exclude foreign exchange effect on Q4'18 revenues using Q3'18 rates |
N/A |
175 |
|||||
Exclude hedging effect recognized in Q4'18 |
(99 |
) |
(99 |
) |
|||
EMEA constant currency revenues (non-GAAP) |
$ |
12,618 |
$ |
12,426 |
|||
Prior period EMEA revenues, excluding hedging effect (non-GAAP) |
$ |
10,488 |
$ |
10,909 |
|||
EMEA revenue growth (GAAP) |
20 |
% |
13 |
% |
|||
EMEA constant currency revenue growth (non-GAAP) |
20 |
% |
14 |
% |
|||
APAC revenues (GAAP) |
$ |
6,056 |
$ |
6,056 |
|||
Exclude foreign exchange effect on Q4'18 revenues using Q4'17 rates |
146 |
N/A |
|||||
Exclude foreign exchange effect on Q4'18 revenues using Q3'18 rates |
N/A |
92 |
|||||
Exclude hedging effect recognized in Q4'18 |
(25 |
) |
(25 |
) |
|||
APAC constant currency revenues (non-GAAP) |
$ |
6,177 |
$ |
6,123 |
|||
Prior period APAC revenues, excluding hedging effect (non-GAAP) |
$ |
4,696 |
$ |
5,401 |
|||
APAC revenue growth (GAAP) |
29 |
% |
12 |
% |
|||
APAC constant currency revenue growth (non-GAAP) |
32 |
% |
13 |
% |
|||
Other Americas revenues (GAAP) |
$ |
2,201 |
$ |
2,201 |
|||
Exclude foreign exchange effect on Q4'18 revenues using Q4'17 rates |
211 |
N/A |
|||||
Exclude foreign exchange effect on Q4'18 revenues using Q3'18 rates |
N/A |
27 |
|||||
Exclude hedging effect recognized in Q4'18 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
Other Americas constant currency revenues (non-GAAP) |
$ |
2,412 |
$ |
2,228 |
|||
Prior period Other Americas revenues, excluding hedging effect (non-GAAP) |
$ |
1,909 |
$ |
1,827 |
|||
Other Americas revenue growth (GAAP) |
16 |
% |
20 |
% |
|||
Other Americas constant currency revenue growth (non-GAAP) |
26 |
% |
22 |
% |
|||
United States revenues (GAAP) |
$ |
18,669 |
$ |
18,669 |
|||
United States revenue growth (GAAP) |
21 |
% |
20 |
% |
|||
Revenues (GAAP) |
$ |
39,276 |
$ |
39,276 |
|||
Constant currency revenues (non-GAAP) |
$ |
39,876 |
$ |
39,446 |
|||
Prior period revenues, excluding hedging effect (non-GAAP) |
$ |
32,521 |
$ |
33,660 |
|||
Revenue growth (GAAP) |
22 |
% |
16 |
% |
|||
Constant currency revenue growth (non-GAAP) |
23 |
% |
17 |
% |
Three Months Ended |
|||||||
December 31, |
|||||||
2017 |
2018 |
||||||
Interest income |
$ |
400 |
$ |
542 |
|||
Interest expense |
(36 |
) |
(29 |
) |
|||
Foreign currency exchange losses, net |
(20 |
) |
32 |
||||
Gain (loss) on debt securities, net |
(13 |
) |
1,252 |
||||
Gain (loss) on equity securities, net |
43 |
(15 |
) |
||||
Income (loss) and impairment from equity method investments, net |
(64 |
) |
19 |
||||
Other |
44 |
68 |
|||||
Other income (expense), net |
$ |
354 |
$ |
1,869 |
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||||||||
2017(1)
|
2018 |
2017(1)
|
2018 |
||||||||||||
Revenues: |
|||||||||||||||
Google |
$ |
32,192 |
$ |
39,122 |
$ |
110,378 |
$ |
136,224 |
|||||||
Other Bets |
131 |
154 |
477 |
595 |
|||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ |
32,323 |
$ |
39,276 |
$ |
110,855 |
$ |
136,819 |
|||||||
Operating income (loss): |
|||||||||||||||
Google |
$ |
8,595 |
$ |
9,700 |
$ |
32,287 |
$ |
36,517 |
|||||||
Other Bets |
(748 |
) |
(1,328 |
) |
(2,734 |
) |
(3,358 |
) |
|||||||
Reconciling items(2)
|
(183 |
) |
(169 |
) |
(3,407 |
) |
(6,838 |
) |
|||||||
Total income from operations |
$ |
7,664 |
$ |
8,203 |
$ |
26,146 |
$ |
26,321 |
|||||||
Stock-based compensation(3):
|
|||||||||||||||
Google |
$ |
1,712 |
$ |
2,092 |
$ |
7,168 |
$ |
8,755 |
|||||||
Other Bets |
102 |
125 |
363 |
489 |
|||||||||||
Reconciling items(4)
|
33 |
36 |
148 |
109 |
|||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation |
$ |
1,847 |
$ |
2,253 |
$ |
7,679 |
$ |
9,353 |
|||||||
Capital expenditures: |
|||||||||||||||
Google |
$ |
3,809 |
$ |
6,849 |
$ |
12,619 |
$ |
25,460 |
|||||||
Other Bets |
105 |
61 |
493 |
181 |
|||||||||||
Reconciling items(5)
|
393 |
171 |
72 |
(502 |
) |
||||||||||
Total capital expenditures |
$ |
4,307 |
$ |
7,081 |
$ |
13,184 |
$ |
25,139 |
|||||||
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment: |
|||||||||||||||
Google |
$ |
1,935 |
$ |
2,499 |
$ |
6,608 |
$ |
8,708 |
|||||||
Other Bets |
91 |
81 |
307 |
327 |
|||||||||||
Total depreciation, amortization, and impairment |
$ |
2,026 |
$ |
2,580 |
$ |
6,915 |
$ |
9,035 |
(1) |
Segment information for 2017 has been recast to reflect the move of Nest from Other Bets to the Google segment in Q1 2018 and to conform to the current period segment presentation. Consolidated financial information is not affected. |
(2) |
Reconciling items are primarily comprised of the European Commission fines for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively, performance fees for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, and corporate administrative costs and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments for all periods presented. |
(3) |
For purposes of segment reporting, SBC represents awards that we expect to settle in Alphabet stock. |
(4) |
Reconciling items are primarily related to corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. |
(5) |
Reconciling items are related to timing differences of payments, as segment capital expenditures are on an accrual basis while total capital expenditures shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are on a cash basis, and other miscellaneous differences. |