Facebook (FB) Tops Q4 EPS by 19c

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported Q4 EPS of $2.38, $0.19 better than the analyst estimate of $2.19. Revenue for the quarter came in at $16.91 billion versus the consensus estimate of $16.4 billion.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Operational and Other Financial Highlights

• Daily active users (DAUs) – DAUs were 1.52 billion on average for December 2018, an increase of 9% year-over-year.
• Monthly active users (MAUs) – MAUs were 2.32 billion as of December 31, 2018, an increase of 9% year-over-year.
• Mobile advertising revenue – Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 93% of advertising revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018, up from approximately 89% of advertising revenue in the fourth quarter of 2017.
• Capital expenditures – Capital expenditures were $4.37 billion and $13.92 billion for the fourth quarter and full year 2018, respectively.
• Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities – Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $41.11 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2018.
• Headcount – Headcount was 35,587 as of December 31, 2018, an increase of 42% year-over-year.

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