Facebook (FB) Tops Q4 EPS by 6c
(Updated - January 28, 2015 4:02 PM EST)
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported Q4 EPS of $0.54, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.48. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.85 billion versus the consensus estimate of $3.78 billion.
- Mobile DAUs were 745 million on average for December 2014, an increase of 34% year-over-year.
- Monthly active users (MAUs) were 1.39 billion as of December 31, 2014, an increase of 13% year-over-year.
- Mobile MAUs were 1.19 billion as of December 31, 2014, an increase of 26% year-over-year.
Q4 Highlights:
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 totaled $3.85 billion, an increase of 49%, compared with $2.59 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013. Excluding the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates, revenue would have increased by 53%.
- Revenue from advertising was $3.59 billion, a 53% increase from the same quarter last year. Excluding the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates, revenue from advertising would have increased by 58%.
- Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 69% of advertising revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014, up from approximately 53% of advertising revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013.
- Payments and other fees revenue was $257 million, a 7% increase from the same quarter last year.
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