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How was the profit of technology giants in the first quarter
The closing of the results of the first quarter of 2019 presented a challenge scenario for the major technology companies in the United States.
The enterprise in the area of ​​computing and smartphones from institutions such as Apple, Samsung and Google reported a decline in profits in the first quarter of 2019. The company's apple revenue fell by 5%; quarterly profit by 16%.
Samsung's revenue fell 13.7% from the year-ago quarter.
The quarterly profit was $ 5.4 billion, the lowest value recorded in the first quarter since 2016. Alphabet, Google's parent company, saw a 29.2% drop in profits, but registered a 16.7% recipe.
On the other hand, companies like Microsoft and Amazon showed high in both revenue and net income.
Twitter reported revenue growth of 18% and a 213% increase in net income. However, there was a decrease in the number of active users.
Facebook, on the other hand, posted a 0.6% increase in revenues and profits, down 51%. The number of active users per day had 1 8% advance.
Netflix reported a 157% increase in net income compared to 2018. Tesla's company posted a loss of US $ 702.1 million and revenue of US $ 4.5 billion in the period.
These are the main results of technology companies in the first quarter of 2019.
-SAMSUNG
Revenue - US $ 44 billion
Net income - US $ 5.4 billion
In the first quarter, the South Korean company reported revenue of US $ 44 billion, down 13.7% compared to US $ 51 billion in 2018. Quarterly profit was US $ 5.4 billion, lower value recorded in the first quarter since 2016.
The main factors for the fall were the low sales of smartphones and lower demands of memory chips.
-HUAWEI
Revenue - $ 26 billion
Net income - not disclosed
The Chinese manufacturer reported a 39% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2019, at US $ 26 billion. In all, 59 million smartphones were sold in the period. The multinational, however, did not report the data on real net profit and value per share.
The crisis between Huawei and the US is part of the trade war between the Americans and the Chinese. The manufacturer's handsets have already been blocked in the 2 largest countries in Oceania - Australia and New Zealand. In justification, Donald Trump pointed to alleged espionage of Xi Jinping's government through the technology company.
-MICROSOFT
Revenue - US $ 30.5 billion
Net income - US $ 8.8 billion
Microsoft reported a global revenue of $ 30.5 billion in the first quarter of 2019, up 13 percent from $ 27 billion over the prior year. Profit rose 18.6 percent to $ 8.8 billion from $ 7.42 billion last year. Earnings per share for 2019 was $ 1.15.
Only the artificial intelligence and cloud computing service, the Intelligent Cloud, achieved 20 percent growth (from $ 8 billion to $ 9.6 billion).
-INTEL
Revenue - US $ 16.06 billion
Net income - US $ 3.97 billion
Intel reported net income of $ 3.97 billion in the first quarter of 2019. The number is 11 percent lower than the same period in 2018. Earnings per share were $ 0.87 to $ 0.93 from last year. However, Intel's net revenue was $ 16.06 billion, the same as last year.
-ALPHABET
Revenue - US $ 36.34 billion
Net income - US $ 6.66 billion
Alphabet, Google's parent company, posted net income of $ 6.66 billion in the first quarter of 2019. The figure represents a 29.2% decline compared to the same period in 2018. Earnings per share were from $ 9.50 to $ 13.33. On the other hand, revenue increased by 16.7% to US $ 36.34 billion.
-AMAZON
Revenue - US $ 59.7 billion
Net Income - 3.56 billion
The US company posted first-quarter profit above market estimates of $ 3.56 billion - more than double the same period in 2018 ($ 1.62 billion): a 120 percent increase. Earnings per share were $ 7.09, versus $ 3.27 in 2018. Revenue was $ 59.7 billion.
Operational expectation for the second quarter is $ 2.6 billion to $ 3.6 billion, compared to $ 3 billion in the second quarter of 2018.
-TWITTER
Revenue - US $ 787 million
Net income - US $ 191 million
The revenue recorded by the social network in the first quarter was US $ 787 million, an increase of 18% compared to the previous year. Quarterly profit also rose from $ 61 million (2018) to $ 191 million (2019). Growth of 213%.
The measure of active users was 330 million. Compared between the first quarters of 2018 and 2019, there was a decrease. The number is justified by the exclusion of millions of fake accounts that the network has made in the last year. Compared to the first quarter of 2019 with the third quarter of 2018), the number of users represented an increase of US $ 9 million.
For the second quarter of 2019, the platform will bring new measure that will count the daily monetizable active users, that is, those that bring more value to the company through engagement. The expectation for the next quarter is revenue between $ 770 million and $ 830 million and operating income between $ 35 million and $ 70 million. -FACEBOOK
Revenue - US $ 15.08 billion
Net income - US $ 2.42 billion
Mark Zuckerberg's total revenue was $ 15.08 billion, up 0.6 percent from the year-ago quarter - $ 14.98 billion. On the other hand, profit declined 51% to US $ 2.42 billion. The value per share was US $ 0.85.
In the reporting announcement, the company said it is holding cash for a fine that will be required by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is expected to spin around $ 3 to US $ 5 billion.
The charge is linked to the 2018 scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, where the social network has been accused of allowing improper use of information from its users.
The number of active users was around 1.56 billion, on average per day while the monthly average was 2.38 billion - both with an advance of 8% compared to the previous year.
-NETFLIX
Revenue - $ 4.5 billion
Net income - US $ 344 million
Streaming revenues totaled US $ 4.5 billion in the period and operating income reached US $ 344 million, up 157% from 2018, at US $ 134 million in the first quarter. Expectations for the second quarter of 2019, however, is a profit of US $ 249 million, with revenues around US $ 5 billion.
However, the platform has been gaining more and more competitors. Research by Ampere Analysis, published by the Hollywood Reporter website, shows that this form of TV consumption is increasingly popular. However, in Brazil alone, Netflix already holds almost 1/5 (18%) of streaming service customers, according to a survey conducted in June 2018 by the Business Bureau.
-TESLA
Revenue - $ 4.5 billion
Loss - US $ 702.1 million
With a low vehicle exit rate, the electric car assembler amounted to a loss of US $ 702.1 million, a reduction of 1% in relation to the loss of US $ 709.5 million registered in the same period of 2018. Per share the loss was $ 4.10.
The automaker already expected to close the period in the negative. But the strategy of reducing vehicle prices and investing more to try to increase car sales has not been achieved.
In total, US $ 4.5 billion in revenues, close to half of the US $ 7.2 billion in the third quarter of 2018. However, in relation to the first quarter of 2018, at US $ 3.4 billion, the of 32.3%. Thais Umbelino, Brazil