Facebook (FB) beats the estimates by $0,10. Q1 EPS came in at $0,34. Revenue of $2,5B, beats the estimates by $160M. The stock slid -2,65% yesterday, but will open up about 5% later on today. Facebook stock trades at about 100 times earnings.
They still succeed on mobile advertising. 0% of their revenue came from mobile in Q1 of 2012. Now, mobile ad revenue accounts for 59% of Facebook`s total ad revenue. That is a big surprise for many investors.
Facebook is growing fast and the trend seems to continue. They have a growing base of monthly and daily active users. They have higher quality ad products, new ad products and the marketers spend more on their ads. Ad revenue growth in Q1, 2014 is 82%.
Facebook have so far been the king of social media but its crown has started to slip. The biggest thing for Facebook right now is mobile. The big question for me is what the acquisition of the instant messaging service, WhatsApp, will give them in return? It remains to be seen.
Apple Inc (AAPL) slid yesterday, trading down -1,31% to $524,75, but the stock will open up about 7% later on today. The stock is down -6,5% so far in 2014. Mr Tim Cook crushed expectations in the quarter.
Apple Inc earned $11,62 compared to consensus of $10,21. They generated $45,65 billion in sales. It is not a surprise to see the stock pop up today! Iphone sales are very strong at 43,7 million units. It was expected to see a sale of about 38,5 million phones.
We can confirm that the relationship with China mobile (CHL) is a success. Mac sales were also solid at 4,1 million, but iPad is disappointing with a sale of 16,35 million compared to the expectations of 19,8 million.
I think that the iPhone launch in Chine will power growth in coming quarters. All this thanks to the big and fat company in China called China Mobile, which have over 700 million active smart phone users. China dominates the digital world and are a hotbed of crazy innovation!
Apple Inc added $30 billion to its buyback, upped its divided 8% and announced a 7 for 1 split in the stock. That is very unusual nowadays. At 9x earnings, Apple shares are attractive at current levels.
Apple has bought 24 different companies in the last 18 months, but they will wait to lauch any new products, and will likely have to wait until the second half of the year for product launches. These results make it clear Apple is in a position of strength and sky is not falling.
This is good news for investors concerned about the slow growth in Apple. Some investors are worried that Apple has lost its innovative edge under CEO Tim Cook. What I am looking for is a mobile payment solution. Come on Apple!
I know you have 800 million iTunes accounts. Will credit cards linked to them be leveraged for a payment service in the near future? Think different and be innovative. This is the way to make more growth and happy investors.
Microsoft (MSFT) is also down. Slid -0,75% yesterday. It`s understandable to see Facebook grow like they do, because they are young and fresh. But what about Microsoft and Apple? They are big and fat and slow.
They have been strong rivals for many years and they both have a turbulent history. Take a look at their growth. The seven last quarters, the growth has stopped at the most fundamental level. How are they going to grow in the future? Are we in a tech bubble?
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