Key Takeaways From the Big Tech Earnings
29 Octubre 2020 - 6:48PM
Noticias Dow Jones
By George Stahl
So, after all that, what did we learn?
--We learned that Amazon can post some mind-boggling numbers
(https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-sales-surge-amid-pandemic-driven-online-shopping-11604003107).
Its sales increased by $26 billion, or 37%, in the third quarter
from a year earlier, and the company added 50% more staff over the
past year. And this quarter could be bigger. "We're seeing more
customers than ever shopping early for their holiday gifts, which
is just one of the signs that this is going to be an unprecedented
holiday season," Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said. The
company expects sales of more than $112 billion this quarter.
--We learned that users and advertisers are attracted to YouTube
(https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-alphabet-googl-3q-earnings-report-2020-11603988595),
which pulled in more than $5 billion in advertising for the first
time, up 32% from a year ago. Meanwhile, do-it-yourself face mask
tutorials have been viewed more than 1 billion times on the
service. Overall, digital ad revenue returned to growth for Google
parent Alphabet after a dip negative in July. "We're pleased the
way advertisers have reactivated their budgets," said Chief
Financial Officer Ruth Porat.
--We learned that Apple is under pressure to deliver strong
iPhone sales this quarter
(https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-aapl-4q-earnings-report-2020-11604003762).
iPhone revenue fell 21% in the quarter that ended in September,
worse than analysts had expected, as the company didn't unveil the
iPhone 12 until October. That means Wall Street will want the $2
trillion company to deliver on those iPhone sales this quarter,
even though some versions of the iPhone 12 aren't available until
next month. "We're really off to a great start," Chief Financial
Officer Luca Maestri said in an interview Thursday.
--We learned that Facebook can still do pretty good
(https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-fb-3q-earnings-report-2020-11603992607),
even with government scrutiny and ad boycotts. Revenue jumped 22%
to $21.47 billion in the three months through September, and the
company said revenue will grow even faster during the fourth
quarter, as the holiday season bolsters ad spending. Facebook's
total user numbers grew in every market except the U.S., where the
number of daily active users dropped to 255 million from 256
million.
--We learned that Twitter remains far behind the other tech
companies
(https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-twtr-3q-earnings-report-2020-11604005611)
that reported earnings Thursday. Twitter posted its slowest user
growth in years and warned that uncertainty surrounding the U.S.
election could weigh on ad spending in the current quarter. The
company added one million daily users from the previous quarter to
187 million, the smallest increase since late 2017, the earliest
period that Twitter has provided such data. Analysts polled by
FactSet had expected the user count to rise to 196 million. Its
stock fell 17% in after-hours trading.
--We learned that it takes more than strong year-over-year
growth to satisfy investors. Apple (down 4%), Amazon (down 1.5%)
and Facebook (down 2.6%) each saw their stock fall in after-hours
trading. Of course, though, each stock also has had a strong year
so far. Before the earnings reports, Apple was up 57% in 2020,
Amazon 74% and Facebook 37%. In contrast, Alphabet rose nearly 7%
but was only up 16% in 2020.
And now we learned that this event has concluded. Thanks, all,
for following along.
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