Income Statement
Quarterly Data
The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
Revenue exhibits a general upward trajectory over the analyzed period, growing from 2.56 billion US dollars in the first quarter of 2015 to 3.60 billion US dollars by the first quarter of 2020. While quarterly fluctuations are present, peaking at 4.35 billion US dollars in the fourth quarter of 2019, the top-line growth suggests a steady expansion of market presence. Gross profit margins remain consistently strong, typically tracking closely with revenue increases, which indicates a stable cost of sales relative to pricing power.
- Operating Expense Trends
- Research and development expenses show significant volatility, notably peaking at 1.26 billion US dollars in the third quarter of 2015 before stabilizing between 400 million and 600 million US dollars. Selling and marketing costs remained relatively consistent, generally fluctuating between 700 million and 970 million US dollars. General and administrative expenses were largely stable throughout most of the period, with the exception of a substantial spike to 1.09 billion US dollars in the third quarter of 2019.
- Impact of Non-Cash Charges
- Amortization represents a persistent and significant drag on operating income, consistently ranging between 1.4 billion and 1.9 billion US dollars per quarter. Furthermore, the financial results are heavily impacted by periodic impairment charges. Significant goodwill impairments were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2018 (2.84 billion US dollars) and the first quarter of 2019 (2.47 billion US dollars). Asset sales and impairments also caused extreme volatility, most notably a 3.87 billion US dollar charge in the third quarter of 2017 and a 2.59 billion US dollar charge in the fourth quarter of 2018.
- Operating and Net Profitability
- Operating income remained negative for the vast majority of the analyzed quarters, driven primarily by the aforementioned amortization and impairment charges rather than a failure of the core business model to generate gross profit. Interest expenses showed a steady decline from approximately 340 million US dollars per quarter in 2015 to 184 million US dollars by the first quarter of 2020, suggesting a reduction in debt burden or improved financing terms.
- Net Income Volatility
- Net income figures are characterized by extreme variance due to the influence of discontinued operations and one-time impairments. Substantial gains from discontinued operations in the third quarter of 2015 (6.16 billion US dollars) and the third quarter of 2016 (15.22 billion US dollars) created temporary spikes in net income that mask the underlying trend of losses from continuing operations. By the end of the period, net income from continuing operations showed signs of stabilization, returning to a positive 379 million US dollars in the first quarter of 2020.
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