Google parent Alphabet reports better than expected Q2 earnings; stock hits all-time high

Google parent Alphabet reported second quarter earnings of $10.58 a share, crushing Wall Street expectations of $9.52 a share. The earnings were actually $11.75 for each share before accounting for the $5 billion fine that was levied on the company by the EU Competition Commission last week. The EU says that by demanding that Android phone manufacturers install certain Google apps when they use Android on their phones, Google violated antitrust regulations. Google also had $1.1 billion in investment income that was excluded from the final earnings figure. Alphabet's operating profit margin hit 24%, up sequentially from the 22.5% the company achieved during the previous quarter.

Alphabet had $32.66 billion in revenue for the quarter, which beat analysts forecasts of $32.17 billion in gross for the company. $28.1 billion, or 86% of that figure, was generated by Google's on-line advertising business. Also of importance, during the quarter Google spent less money to acquire traffic on a year-over-year basis. That is the first time in three years that Google has been able to achieve that, and it is key to lowering expenses and driving up profits. Part of the reason for the decline is that Google is now in the second year of a multi-year contract to be the default search engine on the iPhone. Much of the expense of that contract was front loaded by Google, which should reduce its expenses and increase profits over the remainder of the pact.

The stock hit an all-time high after hours, and now sports a market cap of $875 billion. With that $50 billion rally, Alphabet moves within $5 billion of Amazon and $66 billion of Apple in the race to become the first trillion dollar public company.

During the subsequent conference call, Google CEO Sundar Pichai hinted that the company sees Google Maps as its next big source of revenue. The executive also stated that the Google Translate app translates 143 billion words a day and can work its magic on conversations in nearly real-time.

source: Reuters



1. Zylam

Posts: 1813; Member since: Oct 20, 2010

I am reminded of some beautiful words we were blessed with yesterday. Let us all enjoy them and feel honor to have with witnessed such. "It's a sad reality Isn't it about time for Apple to share its profits with the society What are they supposed to do with all that money It all started with Steve and couple more people Who owns this money now Who controls it Why governments don't control the profits Isn't it a lot of greed? Why not all these corporations share their profits with the world? Even 5 percent of their profits will change everything on this earth Pathetic"

3. Crispin_Gatieza

Posts: 3111; Member since: Jan 23, 2014

We're not communists. Whether it's Apple, Google or Microsoft - they made their money and if they wish to practice some form of philanthropy, it's at their discretion and not some mandate. Having said that, the least they could do is close the tax loopholes their bought-and-paid-for politicians have created for them. I pay my taxes, so should everybody else.

2. Crispin_Gatieza

Posts: 3111; Member since: Jan 23, 2014

This is good news. Now I know to change the default search engine in my 8 Plus to Bing or Duck Duck Go.

4. cmdacos

Posts: 3969; Member since: Nov 01, 2016

*second publicly traded billion dollar company.

5. Doakie

Posts: 2478; Member since: May 06, 2009

I'm sure Trump will take credit for this news! MAGA! WINNING!

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