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Google Earnings Slides (Q3, 2010)
Google Earnings Slides (Q3, 2010)
Google Earnings Slides (Q3, 2010)
Quarterly Earnings
Summary
Third Quarter 2010 Highlights
• Revenue growth of 23% Y/Y and 7% Q/Q
– Google properties revenue increased 22% Y/Y and 7% Q/Q
– Network revenues increased 22% Y/Y and 7% Q/Q
– International revenues were $3.8 billion
• Operational Highlights
– Strong financial metrics: revenue growth, profitability and cash flow
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Quarterly Revenues
Q3’10 Y/Y Growth = 23%
Q3’10 Q/Q Growth = 7%
$7,500 7,286
$7,000 6,820
6,674 6,775
$6,500
5,945 2,199
$6,000
5,367 5,541 5,701 5,509 5,523 2,044 2,036 2,063
$5,500 5,186
$5,000 1,801
($ in millions)
1,693
1,680 1,638 1,684
$4,500 1,655
1,686
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$4,833
$2,500 4,421 4,439 4,499
3,811 3,653 3,956
$2,000 3,530 3,672 3,693
3,400
$1,500
$1,000
$500
100 182 189 197 178 186 188 209 300 258 254
$0
Q1'08 Q2'08 Q3'08 Q4'08 Q1'09 Q2'09 Q3'09 Q4'09 Q1'10 Q2'10 Q3'10
90%
80%
51% 52% 51% 50% 52% 53% 53% 53% 53% 52% 52%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
49% 48% 49% 50% 48% 47% 47% 47% 47% 48% 48%
20%
10%
0%
Q1'08 Q2'08 Q3'08 Q4'08 Q1'09 Q2'09 Q3'09 Q4'09 Q1'10 Q2'10 Q3'10
US International
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Traffic Acquisition Costs
$1,900 40%
$1,800
$1,700
$1,600 35%
$1,500
$1,400
$1,300 29.2% 28.4% 30%
$1,200 27.9%
26.9% 26.9% 27.2% 27.1% 26.6% 26.4% 26.4%
($ in millions)
$1,100 25.7%
$1,000
25%
$900 1,805
1,721 1,711 1,732
$800 1,559
1,486 1,474 1,495 1,483 1,436 1,453
$700
$600 20%
$500
$400
$300 15%
$200
$100
$0 10%
Q1'08 Q2'08 Q3'08 Q4'08 Q1'09 Q2'09 Q3'09 Q4'09 Q1'10 Q2'10 Q3'10
Non-GAAP
($ in millions) Q3'09 Q2'10 Q3'10
Cost of Revenues $2,211 $2,459 $2,544
Percent of revenues 37% 36% 35%
Research & Development $562 $696 $750
Percent of revenues 10% 10% 10%
Sales & Marketing $436 $573 $586
Percent of revenues 7% 8% 8%
General & Administrative $344 $418 $479
Percent of revenues 6% 7% 7%
Total Costs & Expenses $3,553 $4,146 $4,359
Percent of revenues 60% 61% 60%
Note: Please refer to supporting Table 1 for reconciliations of non-GAAP costs and
expenses to GAAP costs and expenses
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Profitability
GAAP
($ in millions except per share amounts) Q3'09 Q2'10 Q3'10
Income from Operations $ 2,074 $ 2,365 $ 2,547
Operating Margin 35% 35% 35%
Net Income $ 1,639 $ 1,840 $ 2,167
EPS (diluted) $ 5.13 $ 5.71 $ 6.72
Non-GAAP
($ in millions except per share amounts) Q3'09 Q2'10 Q3'10
Income from Operations $ 2,392 $ 2,674 $ 2,927
Operating Margin 40% 39% 40%
Net Income $ 1,884 $ 2,079 $ 2,462
EPS (diluted) $ 5.89 $ 6.45 $ 7.64
Note: Please refer to supporting Table 2 for reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations
measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
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Free Cash Flow
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Overview of Q3 2010 OI&E and FX
• Excluding gains related to our FX cash flow hedging program, had foreign exchange rates
remained constant from Q2 2010 through Q3 2010, our revenue in Q3 2010 would have
been $9M lower. Excluding gains related to our FX cash flow hedging program, had foreign
exchange rates remained constant from Q3 2009 through Q3 2010, our revenue in Q3 2010
would have been $169M higher.
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Revenues by Geography
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International Revenues Excluding Hedging and FX Impact (Y/Y)
($ in millions) Q3'09 Q3'10 ($ in millions) Q2'09 Q2'10
UK revenues (GAAP) $765 $840 UK revenues (GAAP) $715 $770
exclude: exclude:
a) f/x impact on Q3'10 revenues using Q3'09 rates a) f/x impact on Q2'10 revenues using Q2'09 rates
(gains)/losses n/a 50 (gains)/losses n/a 5
b) hedging gains (25) (11) b) hedging gains (67) (19)
UK revenues excluding f/x and hedging impact (Non- UK revenues excluding f/x and hedging impact (Non-
GAAP) $740 $879 GAAP) $648 $756
a) f/x impact on Q3'10 revenues using Q3'09 rates a) f/x impact on Q2'10 revenues using Q2'09 rates
(gains)/losses n/a 119 (gains)/losses n/a (29)
b) hedging gains (14) (78) b) hedging gains (57) (60)
ROW revenues excluding f/x and hedging impact ROW revenues excluding f/x and hedging impact
(Non-GAAP) $2,364 $2,970 (Non-GAAP) $2,142 $2,673
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International Revenues Excluding Hedging and FX Impact (Q/Q)
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Table 1 - Reconciliations of non-GAAP costs and expenses
to GAAP costs and expenses
As a % of As a % of As a % of
($ in millions) Q3'09 Revenues (1) Q2'10 Revenues (1) Q3'10 Revenues (1)
Cost of revenues (GAAP) $ 2,226 37% $ 2,467 36% $ 2,552 35%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense (15) (8) (8)
Cost of revenues (non-GAAP) $ 2,211 37% $ 2,459 36% $ 2,544 35%
Research and development (GAAP) $ 758 13% $ 898 13% $ 994 14%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense (196) (202) (244)
Research and development (non-GAAP) $ 562 10% $ 696 10% $ 750 10%
Total costs and expenses (GAAP) $ 3,871 65% $ 4,455 65% $ 4,739 65%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense (318) (309) (380)
Total costs and expenses (non-GAAP) $ 3,553 60% $ 4,146 61% $ 4,359 60%
(1) Percentages based on revenues of $5,945 million in Q3'09, $6,820 million in Q2'10 and $7,286 million in Q3'10.
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Table 2 - Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations
measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
(1) Percentages based on revenues of $5,945 million in Q3'09, $6,820 million in Q2'10 and $7,286 million in Q3'10.
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Q3 2010
Quarterly Earnings
Summary