Snap (SNAP) Tops Q4 EPS by 3c, DAUs Climb to 187M
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.13), $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.16). Revenue for the quarter came in at $285.7 million versus the consensus estimate of $252.95 million.
Operational Highlights
- Daily Active Users (DAU)(1) increased 8.9 million or 5% sequentially to 187 million, representing the highest net adds since Q3 2016. DAUs increased 28.8 million or 18% year-over-year.
- Revenue was $285.7 million in Q4 2017, up 72% year-over-year and 37% sequentially, driven by auction traction and seasonality. Full year revenue was $824.9 million, up 104% year-over-year.
- Average revenue per user (ARPU)(2) was $1.53 in Q4 2017, up 46% year-over-year and 31% sequentially. Cost of revenue per user (CoRPU)(3) was $1.02 in Q4 2017, up 5% year-over-year and down 14% sequentially.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss was $(158.9) million in Q4 2017, an increase of 4% year-over-year and an improvement of 11% sequentially. Full year Adjusted EBITDA was $(720.1) million and was $(459.2) million in 2016.
- Cash and marketable securities were $2.0 billion at December 31, 2017. Cash management reduced Q4 2017 cash burn to $255 million, down 49% sequentially. Capital expenditures remained modest in Q4 2017, given our capital light business model, at $21.2 million compared to $20.4 million in Q4 2016 and $25.9 million in Q3 2017. Full year capital expenditures were $84.5 million, less than $0.50 per DAU.
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