Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
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Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
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Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#218% drop in after hours trading... ouch
https://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=NYSE%3ATWTR&ei=68TyUrjPF4...
Anyone who knows more about Twitter, how exactly can they make such a big loss? What exactly are they doing?
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#318% drop in after hours trading... ouch https://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=NYSE%3ATWTR&ei=68TyUrjPF4... Anyone who knows more about Twitter, how exactly can they make such a big loss? What exactly are they doing?
They're a big company with lots of employees and infrastructure and not a whole lot of revenue stream. The question isn't so much how can they make a big loss, it's how could anybody have expected different.
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#418% drop in after hours trading... ouch https://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=NYSE%3ATWTR&ei=68TyUrjPF4... Anyone who knows more about Twitter, how exactly can they make such a big loss? What exactly are they doing?
> Net loss - GAAP net loss was $511 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $9 million in the same period last year. The company's Q4 GAAP net loss included $521 million of stock-based compensation expense, of which $406 million was for restricted stock units previously granted to employees, for which no expense had been recognized, until the effective date of our initial public offering in accordance with GAAP.
— https://investor.twitterinc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=...
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#518% drop in after hours trading... ouch https://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=NYSE%3ATWTR&ei=68TyUrjPF4... Anyone who knows more about Twitter, how exactly can they make such a big loss? What exactly are they doing?
Tons of employees + tons of machines + tons of bandwidth - very little advertising revenue = big loss
Have you purchased anything or viewed many ads on Twitter?
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#6I like how the article introduces Twitter as "Microblogging site Twitter..." as if you haven't heard of Twitter but are familiar with this thing called microblogging.
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#7Duh? Who really thought Twitter would suddenly become profitable after the IPO? The VCs cashed out and walked away laughing at the imploding building.
THERE (STILL) IS NO PROFIT MODEL.
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#818% drop in after hours trading... ouch https://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=NYSE%3ATWTR&ei=68TyUrjPF4... Anyone who knows more about Twitter, how exactly can they make such a big loss? What exactly are they doing?
> Net loss - GAAP net loss was $511 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $9 million in the same period last year. The company's Q4 GAAP net loss included $521 million of stock-based compensation expense, of which $406 million was for restricted stock units previously granted to employees, for which no expense had been recognized, until the effective date of our initial public offering in a…
So everyone should have known?
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#918% drop in after hours trading... ouch https://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=NYSE%3ATWTR&ei=68TyUrjPF4... Anyone who knows more about Twitter, how exactly can they make such a big loss? What exactly are they doing?
They're a big company with lots of employees and infrastructure and not a whole lot of revenue stream. The question isn't so much how can they make a big loss, it's how could anybody have expected different.
Per the article, everyone expected a big loss. The stock price dropped because their user growth is slowing.
Re: Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013
#10I like how the article introduces Twitter as "Microblogging site Twitter..." as if you haven't heard of Twitter but are familiar with this thing called microblogging.
I think it's more about making Twitter sound less relevant, as if it is "one of many".