Snap Inc. (SNAP - Free Report) just released its third quarter fiscal 2017 financial results, posting earnings of a loss of 14 cents per share and revenues of $207.9 million. Currently, SNAP is a #3 (Hold), and is down 16.3% to $12.64 per share in trading shortly after its earnings report was released.
Snap:
Beat earnings estimates. The social media company reported earnings of a loss of 14 cents per share, beating Street consensus estimates of a loss of 15 cents per share. Net loss came in at $443.2 million for the quarter.
Missed revenue estimates. The company saw revenues of $207.9 million, lagging behind our consensus estimate of $236 million.
Daily active users (DAUs) grew to 178 million in Q3, an increase of 17% year-over-year and 2.9% quarter-over-quarter. This sequential growth was much slower than the 4.2% in Q2 and 5% in Q1.
Average revenue per user (ARPU) was $1.17, reflecting an increase of 39% from the prior year period. Hosting costs per DAU grew as well, and were 68 cents for the quarter.
Here’s a graph that looks at Snap’s price, consensus, and EPS surprise:
Snap Inc. provides technology and social media services. The Company's principal product Snapchat, is a camera application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images. Snap Inc. is headquartered in Venice, California.
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Snap Inc. (SNAP - Free Report) just released its third quarter fiscal 2017 financial results, posting earnings of a loss of 14 cents per share and revenues of $207.9 million. Currently, SNAP is a #3 (Hold), and is down 16.3% to $12.64 per share in trading shortly after its earnings report was released.
Snap:
Beat earnings estimates. The social media company reported earnings of a loss of 14 cents per share, beating Street consensus estimates of a loss of 15 cents per share. Net loss came in at $443.2 million for the quarter.
Missed revenue estimates. The company saw revenues of $207.9 million, lagging behind our consensus estimate of $236 million.
Daily active users (DAUs) grew to 178 million in Q3, an increase of 17% year-over-year and 2.9% quarter-over-quarter. This sequential growth was much slower than the 4.2% in Q2 and 5% in Q1.
Average revenue per user (ARPU) was $1.17, reflecting an increase of 39% from the prior year period. Hosting costs per DAU grew as well, and were 68 cents for the quarter.
Here’s a graph that looks at Snap’s price, consensus, and EPS surprise:
Snap Inc. provides technology and social media services. The Company's principal product Snapchat, is a camera application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images. Snap Inc. is headquartered in Venice, California.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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