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Benzinga
  • 3 years ago
Snapchat's parent company Snapchat reported its second-quarter results, beating analysts' estimates, reporting revenue of $1.07 billion compared to the $1.05 billion expected and a loss per share of 2 cents compared to the 4 cents expected. Company shares dropped 17% following the report due to the weaker-than-expected forecast for the current quarter. Snap projected total sales between $1.07 billion and $1.13 billion. The company's second-quarter sales saw a 4% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, marking the second consecutive quarter of declining year-over-year revenue. Analysts closely monitor Snap's earnings to gauge any signs of recovery in the digital advertising market. The online advertising market has been described as "still soft," but there are indications of a slow rebound in digital ad spending.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:03 Snapchat's parent company, Snapchat, reported its second quarter results, beating Analyst
00:07 Estimate's reporting revenue of $1.7 billion compared to the $1.5 billion expected and
00:13 a loss per share of 2 cents compared to the 4 cents expected.
00:18 Company shares dropped 17 percent following the report due to the weaker-than-expected
00:21 forecast for the current quarter.
00:24 Snap projected total sales between $1.7 billion and $1.13 billion.
00:29 The company's second quarter sales saw a 4 percent decline compared to the same period
00:33 in the previous year, making the second consecutive quarter of declining year-over-year revenue.
00:38 Analysts are closely monitoring Snap's earnings to gauge any signs of recovery in the digital
00:42 advertising market.
00:44 The overall online advertising market has been described as "still soft," but there
00:48 are indications of a slow rebound in digital ad spending.
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