Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) just released its fourth-quarter fiscal 2016 earnings results, posting earnings of $7.56 per share and revenue of $26.064 billion.
GOOGL was down 2.22% to $837.99 in after-hours trading shortly after its earnings report was released.
Currently, GOOGL has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), but it is subject to change following the release of the company's latest earnings report. Here are 5 key statistics from this just announced report below.
Alphabet Inc:
Missed earnings estimates . The company posted earnings of $7.56 per share, missing our Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.65 per share.
Beat revenue estimates . The company saw revenue figures of $26.064 billion. Taking out commissions of $4.848 billion paid to Google Network Members, Alphabet posted revenue of $21.26 billion, beating our estimate of $20.583 billion.
Revenues were up 22% year-over-year and 16% quarter-over-quarter.
Alphabet did comment on the Google Pixel phone or provide guidance in the earnings report itself.
"Our growth in the fourth quarter was exceptional -- with revenues up 22% year on year and 24% on a constant currency basis. This performance was led by mobile search and YouTube. We're seeing great momentum in Google's newer investment areas and ongoing strong progress in Other Bets, said CFO Ruth Porat.
Here's a graph that looks at Alphabet's recent earnings performance:
Alphabet Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Alphabet Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Alphabet Inc. Quote
Alphabet Inc., formerly known as Google, is engaged in the technology business. The company provides web-based search, advertisements, maps, software applications, mobile operating systems, consumer content, enterprise solutions, commerce and hardware products through its subsidiaries.
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