Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season

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The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so. What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...

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And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. 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If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. 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And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389231379,"gmtCreate":1612776459691,"gmtModify":1704874022192,"author":{"id":"3573777986146665","authorId":"3573777986146665","name":"loneorion","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9287cdb3ee6be9b43bebc696d605a871","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"idStr":"3573777986146665","authorIdStr":"3573777986146665"},"htmlText":"Good article","listText":"Good article","text":"Good article","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389231379","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. 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And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389631731,"gmtCreate":1612761992923,"gmtModify":1704873885381,"author":{"id":"3555414544558416","authorId":"3555414544558416","name":"车厘子tomato","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a6dbabc7e37fc0d611c52a5194f61d58","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3555414544558416","authorIdStr":"3555414544558416"},"htmlText":"wow","listText":"wow","text":"wow","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389631731","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389633742,"gmtCreate":1612761830086,"gmtModify":1704873883921,"author":{"id":"3569291088297790","authorId":"3569291088297790","name":"Prashant","avatar":"https://static.itradeup.com/news/3341dda1e5b07a40262f4d419ead3dfc","vip":1,"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3569291088297790","authorIdStr":"3569291088297790"},"htmlText":"Good","listText":"Good","text":"Good","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389633742","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389692497,"gmtCreate":1612760782019,"gmtModify":1704873876777,"author":{"id":"3568799766306568","authorId":"3568799766306568","name":"Jeromeee","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bebf990a014b83dc5b2aee37979e20e9","vip":1,"crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3568799766306568","authorIdStr":"3568799766306568"},"htmlText":"Please reply on my comment&nbsp;","listText":"Please reply on my comment&nbsp;","text":"Please reply on my comment","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389692497","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389692351,"gmtCreate":1612760720873,"gmtModify":1704873875472,"author":{"id":"3568799766306568","authorId":"3568799766306568","name":"Jeromeee","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bebf990a014b83dc5b2aee37979e20e9","vip":1,"crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3568799766306568","authorIdStr":"3568799766306568"},"htmlText":"Haha&nbsp;","listText":"Haha&nbsp;","text":"Haha","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389692351","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":3514480,"gmtCreate":1612760807936,"gmtModify":1680776071185,"authorId":3568799766306568,"author":{"id":3568799766306568,"idStr":"3568799766306568","authorId":3568799766306568,"name":"Jeromeee","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bebf990a014b83dc5b2aee37979e20e9","vip":1,"currentWearingBadge":{"badgeId":"1026c425416b44e0aac28c11a0848493-2","templateUuid":"1026c425416b44e0aac28c11a0848493","name":"Senior Tiger","description":"Join the tiger community for 1000 days","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0063fb68ea29c9ae6858c58630e182d5","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/96c699a93be4214d4b49aea6a5a5d1a4","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/35b0e542a9ff77046ed69ef602bc105d","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":1,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2023.08.16","individualDisplayEnabled":0,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1001},"crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":389692351,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"Haha","text":"Haha","html":"Haha"}],"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389698567,"gmtCreate":1612760375659,"gmtModify":1704873875310,"author":{"id":"3574988941786432","authorId":"3574988941786432","name":"seowy","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/305b7a9bc5e7d32e7fa275cec78b5809","vip":1,"crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3574988941786432","authorIdStr":"3574988941786432"},"htmlText":"please reply&nbsp;","listText":"please reply&nbsp;","text":"please reply","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389698567","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. 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It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. 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And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. 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And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389605413,"gmtCreate":1612758913332,"gmtModify":1704873865566,"author":{"id":"3574906731000207","authorId":"3574906731000207","name":"SSVC","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/545a5ea462ff4ac7cc100bd3d8d97f72","vip":1,"crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3574906731000207","authorIdStr":"3574906731000207"},"htmlText":"Nice","listText":"Nice","text":"Nice","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389605413","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389602136,"gmtCreate":1612758672025,"gmtModify":1704873863950,"author":{"id":"3554213821224025","authorId":"3554213821224025","name":"WMIING","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39217f40d9dc4a9a15fac00f34f63d83","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3554213821224025","authorIdStr":"3554213821224025"},"htmlText":"Nice","listText":"Nice","text":"Nice","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389602136","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389603369,"gmtCreate":1612757953451,"gmtModify":1704873858221,"author":{"id":"3559283513621894","authorId":"3559283513621894","name":"Sap","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2a00e2718679bd499f27764a78342e5c","vip":1,"crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"idStr":"3559283513621894","authorIdStr":"3559283513621894"},"htmlText":"Apple rocks","listText":"Apple rocks","text":"Apple rocks","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389603369","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389600297,"gmtCreate":1612757685519,"gmtModify":1704873855949,"author":{"id":"3571099496073631","authorId":"3571099496073631","name":"Lzoakz","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1b25fe5f61dfcb3947c3347cb6e1bd6f","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3571099496073631","authorIdStr":"3571099496073631"},"htmlText":"?&nbsp;","listText":"?&nbsp;","text":"?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389600297","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. 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And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":389875606,"gmtCreate":1612757125805,"gmtModify":1704873851880,"author":{"id":"3566532164444643","authorId":"3566532164444643","name":"ZEROHERO","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/62813b6df1c4722e559d112fadd5486a","vip":2,"crmLevel":8,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"idStr":"3566532164444643","authorIdStr":"3566532164444643"},"htmlText":"Let’s do it&nbsp;","listText":"Let’s do it&nbsp;","text":"Let’s do it","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/389875606","repostId":2108336760,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2108336760","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1612756871,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2108336760?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-02-08 12:01","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2108336760","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their","content":"<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.</p>\n<p>What’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.</p>\n<p>The FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&amp;P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.</p>\n<p>But the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&amp;P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.</p>\n<p>All of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.</p>\n<p><b>Sales and gross margins</b></p>\n<p>Leaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES</th>\n   <th>INCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>GROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>33.2%</td>\n   <td>32.3%</td>\n   <td>81.44%</td>\n   <td>83.44%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>21.6%</td>\n   <td>26.6%</td>\n   <td>40.05%</td>\n   <td>38.10%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>43.6%</td>\n   <td>41.4%</td>\n   <td>36.85%</td>\n   <td>38.27%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>23.7%</td>\n   <td>25.9%</td>\n   <td>54.16%</td>\n   <td>54.29%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>21.5%</td>\n   <td>20.5%</td>\n   <td>37.31%</td>\n   <td>36.61%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>16.7%</td>\n   <td>17.9%</td>\n   <td>67.05%</td>\n   <td>66.51%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Sales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.</p>\n<p>A company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.</p>\n<p>All the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.</p>\n<p><b>Operating margins</b></p>\n<p>The following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>OPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>52.14%</td>\n   <td>48.98%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>32.77%</td>\n   <td>30.65%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>11.15%</td>\n   <td>11.57%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>34.05%</td>\n   <td>27.37%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>59.73%</td>\n   <td>56.08%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>47.96%</td>\n   <td>46.32%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Operating margins expanded for all except Amazon.</p>\n<p>Of course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.</p>\n<p><b>EPS and net income margins</b></p>\n<p>A company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.</p>\n<p>With that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>EPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>NET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.88</td>\n   <td>$2.56</td>\n   <td>39.97%</td>\n   <td>34.86%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$1.68</td>\n   <td>$1.25</td>\n   <td>25.78%</td>\n   <td>24.24%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$14.09</td>\n   <td>$6.47</td>\n   <td>5.75%</td>\n   <td>3.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$22.30</td>\n   <td>$15.35</td>\n   <td>26.76%</td>\n   <td>23.21%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>$1.19</td>\n   <td>$1.30</td>\n   <td>8.16%</td>\n   <td>10.74%</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$2.03</td>\n   <td>$1.51</td>\n   <td>35.90%</td>\n   <td>31.56%</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Net income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.</p>\n<p><b>Free cash flow</b></p>\n<p>Free cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.</p>\n<p>Here are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020</th>\n   <th>FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>FACEBOOK INC. CLASS A</td>\n   <td>FB</td>\n   <td>$3.26</td>\n   <td>$2.75</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Apple Inc.</td>\n   <td>AAPL</td>\n   <td>$2.06</td>\n   <td>$1.59</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>$30.42</td>\n   <td>$28.41</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class C</td>\n   <td>GOOG</td>\n   <td>$25.18</td>\n   <td>$12.05</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Netflix Inc.</td>\n   <td>NFLX</td>\n   <td>-$0.63</td>\n   <td>-$3.48</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>$1.10</td>\n   <td>$0.93</td>\n  </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>FactSet</p>\n<p>Quite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.</p>\n<p>For Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.</p>","source":"market_watch","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere's how the FAANG companies stack up this earnings season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-08 12:01 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOG":"谷歌","NVDA":"英伟达","AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软","AMZN":"亚马逊","GOOGL":"谷歌A"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-faang-companies-stack-up-this-earnings-season-11612375398?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/599a65733b8245fcf7868668ef9ad712","article_id":"2108336760","content_text":"The FAANG stocks dominate earnings season — and rightly so.\nWhat’s remarkable is that, despite their size, they usually post big increases in revenue and display pricing power. And that was still true in the fourth quarter and all of last year, even in the pandemic environment.\nThe FAANG stocks are Facebook Inc.,Apple Inc.,Amazon.com Inc.,Netflix Inc.and Google holding company Alphabet Inc..Their combined market capitalization is $6.1 trillion, giving them an 18% weighting in the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY,+0.39%and a 33% weighting in the Invesco QQQ Trust,which track the S&P 500 Indexand the Nasdaq-100 Index,respectively.\nBut the FAANG acronym seems a bit long in the tooth. Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT,+0.08%market cap is $1.8 trillion, making it second in size among the S&P 500 after Apple. So the following tables include Microsoft, along with the FAANGs.\nAll of these companies have reported their results for the fourth calendar quarter. All have fiscal years that match the calendar year except for Apple, whose fiscal year ends in September. So the following figures are all for the three months through December.\nSales and gross margins\nLeaving the FAANG group in the same order, followed by Microsoft, here are growth figures for fourth-quarter sales and sales per share from a year earlier, along with a comparison of gross margins for both periods:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nINCREASE IN SALES\nINCREASE IN SALES PER SHARE\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nGROSS MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n33.2%\n32.3%\n81.44%\n83.44%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n21.6%\n26.6%\n40.05%\n38.10%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n43.6%\n41.4%\n36.85%\n38.27%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n23.7%\n25.9%\n54.16%\n54.29%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n21.5%\n20.5%\n37.31%\n36.61%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n16.7%\n17.9%\n67.05%\n66.51%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nSales per share numbers are included in addition to raw sales, because the per-share numbers point to increases or reductions in share counts. If sales per share grow faster than sales, it means the average share count has declined — share buybacks have outweighed the issuance of new shares to raise money (hardly likely for this group) or the shoveling of new shares to executives as part of compensation packages. A rising share count means shareholders’ ownership positions are being diluted. This lowers earnings per share and can be a drag on returns if it continues in a sustained way over long periods.\nA company’s gross margin is its sales, less the cost of goods sold, divided by sales. It doesn’t reflect overhead expenses, but it does factor in discounting, coupons, commissions or other selling expenses. If a company’s sales are expanding but its gross margin is contracting, it may be a sign that competition is becoming more difficult. If the gross margin is expanding while sales are growing, it’s a healthy sign of demand for products and services. Any one quarter or any one pandemic can lead to shifts in gross margins, but it is still a useful trend to follow.\nAll the above sales results are fantastic. Gross margins may have gone either way, but they also show the advantage of certain business models. Facebook’s gross margin is very impressive, even if it has narrowed a bit. Microsoft’s gross margin expanded and that high number reflects the success of its continued movement toward subscription distribution.\nOperating margins\nThe following operating margins are earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) divided by sales. Most investors are aware that GAAP earnings-per-share figures can be very much distorted by one-time items. The operating margins provide a measure of earnings from a company’s core business.\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nOPERATING MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n52.14%\n48.98%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n32.77%\n30.65%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n11.15%\n11.57%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n34.05%\n27.37%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n59.73%\n56.08%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n47.96%\n46.32%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nOperating margins expanded for all except Amazon.\nOf course, a company such as Amazon may expand for years by deploying the cash it generates into expansion of its current business or into entire new industries. This is likely to keep its profits and operating margins low. But as you can seehere, investors have gained handsomely from CEO Jeff Bezos’ long-term strategy.\nEPS and net income margins\nA company’s net income margin is its profit divided by revenue. In a market that greatly values sales growth (or subscriber growth), earnings per share may be one of the least important figures to look at each earnings season. Not only are EPS affected by myriad one-time items, the entire Wall Street apparatus is designed to set up “earnings beats” quarter after quarter to drive positive headlines. Even if a company’s overall business is in decline, with earnings and sales sliding, it is very likely to report EPS and sales that are higher than the consensus estimate among analysts.\nWith that out of the way, here are comparisons of quarterly earnings and net income margins for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nEPS - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nNET INCOME MARGIN - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.88\n$2.56\n39.97%\n34.86%\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$1.68\n$1.25\n25.78%\n24.24%\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$14.09\n$6.47\n5.75%\n3.74%\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$22.30\n$15.35\n26.76%\n23.21%\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n$1.19\n$1.30\n8.16%\n10.74%\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$2.03\n$1.51\n35.90%\n31.56%\n\n\n\nFactSet\nNet income margins expanded for all, except for Netflix.\nFree cash flow\nFree cash flow is remaining cash flow after planned capital expenditures. It is money that can be deployed for any corporate purpose, including expansion, share repurchases or dividends. It is incredibly important to the FAANGs and Microsoft, to drive new product and service development.\nHere are comparisons of quarter free cash flow per share for the group:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2020\nFREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE - CALENDAR Q4, 2019\n\n\n\n\nFACEBOOK INC. CLASS A\nFB\n$3.26\n$2.75\n\n\nApple Inc.\nAAPL\n$2.06\n$1.59\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n$30.42\n$28.41\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class C\nGOOG\n$25.18\n$12.05\n\n\nNetflix Inc.\nNFLX\n-$0.63\n-$3.48\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n$1.10\n$0.93\n\n\n\nFactSet\nQuite a bit goes into a cash flow statement, and for more insight, you really should take a look at the earnings releases forAmazonandAlphabet.\nFor Netflix, the big news wasthe outlook of the company’s managementfor its free cash flow to turn the corner and be “sustainably positive” in the future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":3514813,"gmtCreate":1612765813662,"gmtModify":1680776067002,"authorId":3566524398877459,"author":{"id":3566524398877459,"idStr":"3566524398877459","authorId":3566524398877459,"name":"angelA","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e50185d396d432695a2f2d904ac22dda","vip":1,"crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":389875606,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"Good","text":"Good","html":"Good"},{"id":3514266,"gmtCreate":1612757489413,"gmtModify":1680776062963,"authorId":3566532164444643,"author":{"id":3566532164444643,"idStr":"3566532164444643","authorId":3566532164444643,"name":"ZEROHERO","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/62813b6df1c4722e559d112fadd5486a","vip":2,"currentWearingBadge":{"badgeId":"972123088c9646f7b6091ae0662215be-3","templateUuid":"972123088c9646f7b6091ae0662215be","name":"Legendary Trader","description":"Total number of securities or futures transactions reached 300","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/656db16598a0b8f21429e10d6c1cb033","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/03f10910d4dd9234f9b5702a3342193a","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0c767e35268feb729d50d3fa9a386c5a","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":1,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2024.02.05","exceedPercentage":"93.31%","individualDisplayEnabled":0,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1100},"crmLevel":8,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"individualDisplayBadges":[{"badgeId":"9427a906234c4b18a82ec3d7730b7fa8-1","templateUuid":"9427a906234c4b18a82ec3d7730b7fa8","name":"Star Contributor","description":"Have published 3 or more picked posts, and have published at least one picked post and participated in comments within 30 days","bigImgUrl":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/1866dcf97a73be1c330f85862546aedc","smallImgUrl":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/4f5c5fa8e2c7683bb5a7fce8753ee456","redirectLinkEnabled":1,"redirectLink":"https://ttm.financial/activity/market/2023/star-contributors/","hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":0,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2024.12.23","individualDisplayEnabled":1,"backgroundColor":{"dark":"#675a37","tint":"#f9ebc2"},"fontColor":{"dark":"#ffffff","tint":"#ab7a0e"},"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":2007}]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":389875606,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"https://discord.gg/sat5pHXXWa","text":"https://discord.gg/sat5pHXXWa","html":"https://discord.gg/sat5pHXXWa"}],"langContent":"EN"}],"hasMoreComments":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":23,"commentSize":15,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false}}