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  Microsoft sales grow on cloud strength, shares dip on heightened valuation
  Microsoft exceeded analysts’ estimates on the top and bottom lines, as well as revenue guidance.Windows revenue growth from device makers was higher than the company had predicted.Azure cloud revenue growth was flat from the prior quarter.Microsoft shares moved 2.6% lower in extended trading Tuesday after the software maker announced fiscal third-quarter earnings and quarterly revenue guidance that came in stronger than analysts had expected. The company’s operating margin narrowed somewhat as c
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The company’s operating margin narrowed somewhat as cloud became a larger part of its business.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/37e56904b785cd612b360cb4662adcab\" tg-width=\"1302\" tg-height=\"833\"></p>\n<p>Here’s how the company did:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><b>Earnings:</b>$1.95 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.78 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.</li>\n <li><b>Revenue:</b>$41.71 billion, vs. $41.03 billion as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The software and hardware maker posted 19% annualized revenue growth for the quarter, which ended March 31, according to a&nbsp;statement. That’s the biggest quarterly increase the company has posted since 2018, thanks in part to&nbsp;gains in PC sales&nbsp;resulting from coronavirus-driven shortages last year.</p>\n<p>The company said its Azure public cloud, which competes with market leader&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Web Services, grew 50%, faster than the 46% growth analysts had expected, according to a CNBC review of 14 equity research notes. In&nbsp;the prior quarter&nbsp;Azure revenue grew 50%. Microsoft does not disclose Azure revenue in dollars.</p>\n<p>With respect to guidance, Microsoft is expecting $43.6 billion to $44.5 billion in revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, said Amy Hood, Microsoft’s finance chief, on a conference call with analysts. At the middle of the range that would represent 16% growth, more than the $42.98 billion consensus estimate among analysts polled by Refinitiv.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/04deaac8d015743ca14f06c8b77bd26e\" tg-width=\"1910\" tg-height=\"1549\"></p>\n<p>Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment delivered $15.12 billion in revenue in the fiscal third quarter. That was up 23% year over year and above the FactSet consensus estimate of $14.92 billion. Intelligent Cloud contains Azure, Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, GitHub and Enterprise Services.</p>\n<p>The Productivity and Business Processes segment, containing Office, Dynamics and LinkedIn, contributed $13.55 billion in revenue, up 15% and more than the $13.49 billion FactSet consensus. The Teams chat and calling app reached 145 million daily active users, up from&nbsp;115 million&nbsp;in October, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the call.</p>\n<p>The company’s More Personal Computing unit, which includes Windows, gaming, devices and search, came up with $13.04 billion in revenue. That was up almost 19% and higher than the $12.55 billion consensus. Technology research company Gartner&nbsp;estimated&nbsp;earlier this month that PC manufacturers shipped nearly 70 million units in the quarter, 32% more than in the year-ago quarter, the fastest growth since Gartner started tracking the PC market in 2000.</p>\n<p>That benefits Microsoft’s sales of Windows licenses to PC makers, which were up 10%. There are now over 1.3 billion monthly active devices running the Windows 10 operating system, Nadella said.</p>\n<p>The outcome was greater than Microsoft itself had forecast. In January, Hood called for Windows license revenue from device makers to be up in the low single digits.</p>\n<p>The PC market endured “significant ongoing constraints in the supply chain,” Hood said on Tuesday.</p>\n<p>At the same time, the gross margin for Microsoft’s broad Commercial Cloud category of products — including Azure, commercial subscriptions to the Office 365 productivity bundle, cloud-based Dynamics 365 enterprise applications and commercial parts of LinkedIn — narrowed to 70% from 71%. The number is important to investors who want to see that Microsoft can continue to make Azure more profitable.</p>\n<p>The operating margin for the Intelligent Cloud segment that includes Azure also narrowed to 42.5% from about 44.5%. Microsoft’s overall operating margin came in at 40.9%, down from 41.6%.</p>\n<p>Microsoft&nbsp;said&nbsp;in the quarter it had won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $21.9 billion over a decade for augmented reality headsets based on its latest HoloLens device. The company also&nbsp;issued patches&nbsp;to address vulnerabilities in its Exchange Server on-premises email and calendar software that Chinese hackers exploited. It also&nbsp;closed&nbsp;the $8.1 billion acquisition of video game maker ZeniMax Media.</p>\n<p>Notwithstanding the after-hours move, Microsoft shares are up 18% year to date, compared with a gain of around 12% for the S&amp;P 500 over the same time period.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"MSFT":"微软"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1157918353","content_text":"KEY POINTS\n\nMicrosoft exceeded analysts’ estimates on the top and bottom lines, as well as revenue guidance.\nWindows revenue growth from device makers was higher than the company had predicted.\nAzure cloud revenue growth was flat from the prior quarter.\n\nMicrosoft shares moved 2.6% lower in extended trading Tuesday after the software maker announced fiscal third-quarter earnings and quarterly revenue guidance that came in stronger than analysts had expected. The company’s operating margin narrowed somewhat as cloud became a larger part of its business.\n\nHere’s how the company did:\n\nEarnings:$1.95 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.78 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.\nRevenue:$41.71 billion, vs. $41.03 billion as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.\n\nThe software and hardware maker posted 19% annualized revenue growth for the quarter, which ended March 31, according to a statement. That’s the biggest quarterly increase the company has posted since 2018, thanks in part to gains in PC sales resulting from coronavirus-driven shortages last year.\nThe company said its Azure public cloud, which competes with market leader Amazon Web Services, grew 50%, faster than the 46% growth analysts had expected, according to a CNBC review of 14 equity research notes. In the prior quarter Azure revenue grew 50%. Microsoft does not disclose Azure revenue in dollars.\nWith respect to guidance, Microsoft is expecting $43.6 billion to $44.5 billion in revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, said Amy Hood, Microsoft’s finance chief, on a conference call with analysts. At the middle of the range that would represent 16% growth, more than the $42.98 billion consensus estimate among analysts polled by Refinitiv.\n\nMicrosoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment delivered $15.12 billion in revenue in the fiscal third quarter. That was up 23% year over year and above the FactSet consensus estimate of $14.92 billion. Intelligent Cloud contains Azure, Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, GitHub and Enterprise Services.\nThe Productivity and Business Processes segment, containing Office, Dynamics and LinkedIn, contributed $13.55 billion in revenue, up 15% and more than the $13.49 billion FactSet consensus. The Teams chat and calling app reached 145 million daily active users, up from 115 million in October, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the call.\nThe company’s More Personal Computing unit, which includes Windows, gaming, devices and search, came up with $13.04 billion in revenue. That was up almost 19% and higher than the $12.55 billion consensus. Technology research company Gartner estimated earlier this month that PC manufacturers shipped nearly 70 million units in the quarter, 32% more than in the year-ago quarter, the fastest growth since Gartner started tracking the PC market in 2000.\nThat benefits Microsoft’s sales of Windows licenses to PC makers, which were up 10%. There are now over 1.3 billion monthly active devices running the Windows 10 operating system, Nadella said.\nThe outcome was greater than Microsoft itself had forecast. In January, Hood called for Windows license revenue from device makers to be up in the low single digits.\nThe PC market endured “significant ongoing constraints in the supply chain,” Hood said on Tuesday.\nAt the same time, the gross margin for Microsoft’s broad Commercial Cloud category of products — including Azure, commercial subscriptions to the Office 365 productivity bundle, cloud-based Dynamics 365 enterprise applications and commercial parts of LinkedIn — narrowed to 70% from 71%. The number is important to investors who want to see that Microsoft can continue to make Azure more profitable.\nThe operating margin for the Intelligent Cloud segment that includes Azure also narrowed to 42.5% from about 44.5%. Microsoft’s overall operating margin came in at 40.9%, down from 41.6%.\nMicrosoft said in the quarter it had won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $21.9 billion over a decade for augmented reality headsets based on its latest HoloLens device. The company also issued patches to address vulnerabilities in its Exchange Server on-premises email and calendar software that Chinese hackers exploited. It also closed the $8.1 billion acquisition of video game maker ZeniMax Media.\nNotwithstanding the after-hours move, Microsoft shares are up 18% year to date, compared with a gain of around 12% for the S&P 500 over the same time period.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":147,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":371281287,"gmtCreate":1618941088849,"gmtModify":1634289734654,"author":{"id":"3582033172728351","authorId":"3582033172728351","name":"Yinchao","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e6e9c82a8a8455be0859b197a8998533","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3582033172728351","authorIdStr":"3582033172728351"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Are these good tips or whAt","listText":"Are these good tips or whAt","text":"Are these good tips or whAt","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/371281287","repostId":"2128842688","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2128842688","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1618930800,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2128842688?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-04-20 23:00","market":"us","language":"en","title":"2 Top Value Stocks to Buy Right Now","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2128842688","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Albertsons and Phillip Morris International offer excellent bang for your investment buck.","content":"<p>Savvy shoppers want more for less, and the same is true for investors looking for their next big bet in the stock market.&nbsp;<b>Albertsons</b> (NYSE:ACI) and <b>Phillip Morris International</b> (NYSE:PM) would make top choices because of their dirt-cheap valuations and resilient business strategies.</p><p>Let's dig deeper into the reasons why these two value stocks could boost your portfolio.&nbsp;</p><h2>1. Albertsons</h2><p>Albertsons is a national grocery chain that focuses on essentials like food retail and pharmacies -- a niche that can help keep its business stable, even in challenging economic conditions. Its relatively low valuation and its pivot to new opportunities such as e-commerce could send shares skyrocketing.&nbsp;</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F621485%2Fgettyimages-173198842.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p><p>Albertsons is a relative newcomer to the stock market, going public in mid-2020 with a valuation of around $9.3 billion. The company's market cap has since declined to $8.8 billion, giving it a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of just nine compared to its rivals&nbsp;<b>Kroger</b>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<b>Walmart</b>, which trade for P/E ratios of 14 and 26, respectively. Albertsons' valuation looks low in comparison, considering its solid operating performance. Albertsons does pay a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, but it has only been a public company for three quarters so it's too soon to determine its dividend yield. Its payout ratio is only 10.9%, so there is plenty of free cash flow to expand the dividend going forward.</p><p>Third-quarter revenue grew 9% year over year to $15.4 billion while net income increased 126% to $124 million. Digital sales drove much of the top-line growth -- expanding at an impressive 225% in the period due to ongoing tailwinds from the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;</p><p>Management hasn't revealed the size of Albertsons' online business, so it is likely still small. But CEO Vivek Sankaran is confident about the opportunity. He believes digital shopping behaviors adopted during the pandemic will continue after the crisis is over. The company plans to invest $300 million to accelerate its digital offerings with new features like zero-touch pay and compatibility with the SNAP food assistance program.&nbsp;</p><h2>2. Phillip Morris</h2><p>With a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 15, Phillip Morris is dirt cheap compared to the<b>&nbsp;S&amp;P 500</b>&nbsp;average of 42. The company's traditional cigarette business is a cash cow that helps it maintain its large dividend that yields 5.3%. But its biggest edge comes from a push into reduced-risk tobacco products, which can help power the next leg of long-term growth.</p><p>Phillip Morris trades at a higher multiple than its U.S. partner, <b>Altria Group</b>, which reports a forward P/E ratio of just 11. But the international tobacco giant deserves a premium because of its focus on commercializing heated tobacco technologies (HTU) like IQOS (a system that releases nicotine without combustion to reduce the production of harmful chemicals). IQOS represents 26% of Phillip Morris' revenue ($6.8 billion), while Altria, which has commercialization rights in the U.S., is just beginning to roll out the product.&nbsp;</p><p>Last year, the FDA authorized IQOS 2 and 3 for sale in the U.S., and Phillip Morris could earn substantial licensing revenue from Altria if the product proves popular with consumers.&nbsp;</p><p>Management expects net revenue to grow up to 7% in 2021 ($3.07 billion) and adjusted EPS growth of up to 11% to $5.75. The projection assumes a gradual easing of some pandemic-related headwinds and HTU shipment volume of 90 billion to 100 billion units compared to 76 billion units in 2020.&nbsp;</p><h2>Betting on value</h2><p>With the stock market soaring to sky-high valuations, this is a great time to bet on value stocks. Albertsons and Phillip Morris are great picks because they boast rock-bottom valuations and catalysts for success as they pivot to e-commerce and reduced-risk tobacco products, respectively.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>2 Top Value Stocks to Buy Right Now</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n2 Top Value Stocks to Buy Right Now\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-04-20 23:00 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/20/2-top-value-stocks-to-buy-right-now/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Savvy shoppers want more for less, and the same is true for investors looking for their next big bet in the stock market. Albertsons (NYSE:ACI) and Phillip Morris International (NYSE:PM) would make ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/20/2-top-value-stocks-to-buy-right-now/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"ACI":"艾伯森","PM":"菲利普莫里斯"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/20/2-top-value-stocks-to-buy-right-now/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2128842688","content_text":"Savvy shoppers want more for less, and the same is true for investors looking for their next big bet in the stock market. Albertsons (NYSE:ACI) and Phillip Morris International (NYSE:PM) would make top choices because of their dirt-cheap valuations and resilient business strategies.Let's dig deeper into the reasons why these two value stocks could boost your portfolio. 1. AlbertsonsAlbertsons is a national grocery chain that focuses on essentials like food retail and pharmacies -- a niche that can help keep its business stable, even in challenging economic conditions. Its relatively low valuation and its pivot to new opportunities such as e-commerce could send shares skyrocketing. Image source: Getty Images.Albertsons is a relative newcomer to the stock market, going public in mid-2020 with a valuation of around $9.3 billion. The company's market cap has since declined to $8.8 billion, giving it a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of just nine compared to its rivals Kroger and Walmart, which trade for P/E ratios of 14 and 26, respectively. Albertsons' valuation looks low in comparison, considering its solid operating performance. Albertsons does pay a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, but it has only been a public company for three quarters so it's too soon to determine its dividend yield. Its payout ratio is only 10.9%, so there is plenty of free cash flow to expand the dividend going forward.Third-quarter revenue grew 9% year over year to $15.4 billion while net income increased 126% to $124 million. Digital sales drove much of the top-line growth -- expanding at an impressive 225% in the period due to ongoing tailwinds from the coronavirus pandemic. Management hasn't revealed the size of Albertsons' online business, so it is likely still small. But CEO Vivek Sankaran is confident about the opportunity. He believes digital shopping behaviors adopted during the pandemic will continue after the crisis is over. The company plans to invest $300 million to accelerate its digital offerings with new features like zero-touch pay and compatibility with the SNAP food assistance program. 2. Phillip MorrisWith a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 15, Phillip Morris is dirt cheap compared to the S&P 500 average of 42. The company's traditional cigarette business is a cash cow that helps it maintain its large dividend that yields 5.3%. But its biggest edge comes from a push into reduced-risk tobacco products, which can help power the next leg of long-term growth.Phillip Morris trades at a higher multiple than its U.S. partner, Altria Group, which reports a forward P/E ratio of just 11. But the international tobacco giant deserves a premium because of its focus on commercializing heated tobacco technologies (HTU) like IQOS (a system that releases nicotine without combustion to reduce the production of harmful chemicals). IQOS represents 26% of Phillip Morris' revenue ($6.8 billion), while Altria, which has commercialization rights in the U.S., is just beginning to roll out the product. Last year, the FDA authorized IQOS 2 and 3 for sale in the U.S., and Phillip Morris could earn substantial licensing revenue from Altria if the product proves popular with consumers. Management expects net revenue to grow up to 7% in 2021 ($3.07 billion) and adjusted EPS growth of up to 11% to $5.75. The projection assumes a gradual easing of some pandemic-related headwinds and HTU shipment volume of 90 billion to 100 billion units compared to 76 billion units in 2020. Betting on valueWith the stock market soaring to sky-high valuations, this is a great time to bet on value stocks. Albertsons and Phillip Morris are great picks because they boast rock-bottom valuations and catalysts for success as they pivot to e-commerce and reduced-risk tobacco products, respectively.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":258,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":371283759,"gmtCreate":1618940918671,"gmtModify":1634289735213,"author":{"id":"3582033172728351","authorId":"3582033172728351","name":"Yinchao","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e6e9c82a8a8455be0859b197a8998533","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3582033172728351","authorIdStr":"3582033172728351"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Good&nbsp;","listText":"Good&nbsp;","text":"Good","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/371283759","repostId":"2128841791","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2128841791","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1618932901,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2128841791?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-04-20 23:35","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Snap Earnings: Here's What to Watch","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2128841791","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Expectations are high. Can the social media company deliver?","content":"<p>One of the most interesting earnings reports this week may be <b>Snap</b>'s (NYSE:SNAP). The parent company of social media platform Snapchat will give investors <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> of the first glimpses into how digital advertising is faring in 2021.</p>\n<p>Snapchat is a fast-growing platform with soaring digital advertising revenue. Expectations, therefore, are unsurprisingly high. Can the tech company deliver when it reports its first-quarter results on Thursday?</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/067b87a19abf33877fb63d4d59383146\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>Impressive momentum</h2>\n<p>Snapchat wrapped up 2020 with staggering momentum. Total fourth-quarter revenue rose 62% year over year to $911 million. This put total 2020 revenue at $2.5 billion, up 46% year over year.</p>\n<p>This top-line strength was fueled by a 22% year-over-year increase in daily active users and strength in average revenue per user (ARPU). ARPU increased 33% in the fourth quarter of 2020 versus the year-ago quarter.</p>\n<p>\"We continued to see strong adoption of our advertising products in Q4,\" explained Snap CFO Derek Andersen said about the company's growth drivers in Snap's fourth-quarter earnings call. Andersen continued:</p>\n<blockquote>\n Revenue from our commercials ad product more than doubled year-over-year in Q4 as we continue to see building demand from advertisers seeking to reach Gen Z and Millennial audiences at scale, and with a full screen video advertising product that is delivered adjacent to brand safe content.\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Why growth could accelerate</h2>\n<p>For Snapchat's first quarter of 2021, analysts are modeling for a slight deceleration in the social network company's revenue growth. On average, analysts are expecting Snapchat's revenue to increase 61% year over year. This is above management's guidance range for first-quarter revenue to increase 56% to 60% year over year.</p>\n<p>But it's possible that analysts are undershooting, even though the company's guidance range is lower than the consensus forecast. Management guidance typically proves to be quite conservative, barring the fourth quarter of 2019 when the company didn't anticipate lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 in late Q1 2020. If you rewind back to more normalized quarters pre-COVID, consider that Snapchat's revenue came in ahead of its guidance range in every quarter in 2019.</p>\n<p>If the company's track record of approaching its revenue guidance with conservatism is any indication of how Snap's first-quarter top line may trend, the company may not only beat analysts' forecasts but even post a higher growth rate than it did in Q4.</p>\n<p>Of course, there's no guarantee this happens. These are unprecedented times for both ad buyers and digital advertising platforms. In addition, there's elevated uncertainty for many companies. This makes forecasting for both management and analysts particularly tricky.</p>\n<p>Whatever happens, Snap's first-quarter revenue growth may shed light on how the overall digital advertising industry is doing in Q1. A stronger-than-expected quarter from the company could suggest many digital advertising companies are doing well. A weaker-than-expected quarter, on the other hand, could mean that advertisers are holding back. For Snap specifically, a strong quarter could highlight strength in the company's ad products and Snap's ability to capture wallet share from advertisers as the economy reopens.</p>\n<p>Snap reports its first-quarter results after market close on Thursday, Apr. 22.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Snap Earnings: Here's What to Watch</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nSnap Earnings: Here's What to Watch\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-04-20 23:35 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/20/snap-earnings-heres-what-to-watch/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>One of the most interesting earnings reports this week may be Snap's (NYSE:SNAP). The parent company of social media platform Snapchat will give investors one of the first glimpses into how digital ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/20/snap-earnings-heres-what-to-watch/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SNAP":"Snap Inc"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/20/snap-earnings-heres-what-to-watch/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2128841791","content_text":"One of the most interesting earnings reports this week may be Snap's (NYSE:SNAP). The parent company of social media platform Snapchat will give investors one of the first glimpses into how digital advertising is faring in 2021.\nSnapchat is a fast-growing platform with soaring digital advertising revenue. Expectations, therefore, are unsurprisingly high. Can the tech company deliver when it reports its first-quarter results on Thursday?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nImpressive momentum\nSnapchat wrapped up 2020 with staggering momentum. Total fourth-quarter revenue rose 62% year over year to $911 million. This put total 2020 revenue at $2.5 billion, up 46% year over year.\nThis top-line strength was fueled by a 22% year-over-year increase in daily active users and strength in average revenue per user (ARPU). ARPU increased 33% in the fourth quarter of 2020 versus the year-ago quarter.\n\"We continued to see strong adoption of our advertising products in Q4,\" explained Snap CFO Derek Andersen said about the company's growth drivers in Snap's fourth-quarter earnings call. Andersen continued:\n\n Revenue from our commercials ad product more than doubled year-over-year in Q4 as we continue to see building demand from advertisers seeking to reach Gen Z and Millennial audiences at scale, and with a full screen video advertising product that is delivered adjacent to brand safe content.\n\nWhy growth could accelerate\nFor Snapchat's first quarter of 2021, analysts are modeling for a slight deceleration in the social network company's revenue growth. On average, analysts are expecting Snapchat's revenue to increase 61% year over year. This is above management's guidance range for first-quarter revenue to increase 56% to 60% year over year.\nBut it's possible that analysts are undershooting, even though the company's guidance range is lower than the consensus forecast. Management guidance typically proves to be quite conservative, barring the fourth quarter of 2019 when the company didn't anticipate lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 in late Q1 2020. If you rewind back to more normalized quarters pre-COVID, consider that Snapchat's revenue came in ahead of its guidance range in every quarter in 2019.\nIf the company's track record of approaching its revenue guidance with conservatism is any indication of how Snap's first-quarter top line may trend, the company may not only beat analysts' forecasts but even post a higher growth rate than it did in Q4.\nOf course, there's no guarantee this happens. These are unprecedented times for both ad buyers and digital advertising platforms. In addition, there's elevated uncertainty for many companies. This makes forecasting for both management and analysts particularly tricky.\nWhatever happens, Snap's first-quarter revenue growth may shed light on how the overall digital advertising industry is doing in Q1. A stronger-than-expected quarter from the company could suggest many digital advertising companies are doing well. A weaker-than-expected quarter, on the other hand, could mean that advertisers are holding back. For Snap specifically, a strong quarter could highlight strength in the company's ad products and Snap's ability to capture wallet share from advertisers as the economy reopens.\nSnap reports its first-quarter results after market close on Thursday, Apr. 22.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":197,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":371283802,"gmtCreate":1618940834206,"gmtModify":1634289735670,"author":{"id":"3582033172728351","authorId":"3582033172728351","name":"Yinchao","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e6e9c82a8a8455be0859b197a8998533","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3582033172728351","authorIdStr":"3582033172728351"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Good tip","listText":"Good tip","text":"Good tip","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/371283802","repostId":"2128842616","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":170,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"defaultTab":"followers","isTTM":false}