Compared to Estimates, Snap (SNAP) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended March 2025, Snap (SNAP) reported revenue of $1.36 billion, up 14.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.04, compared to $0.03 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 billion, representing a surprise of +1.15%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.04.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.Here is how Snap performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Daily Active Users (DAU) - Total Global: 460 million versus 458.96 million estimated by 10 analysts on average. Average revenue per user (ARPU) - Total Global: $2.96 versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $2.95. Daily Active Users (DAU) - North America: 99 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 100.09 million. Daily Active Users (DAU) - Europe: 99 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 99.09 million. Daily Active Users (DAU) - Rest of World: 262 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 259.68 million. Average revenue per user (ARPU) - Europe: $2.26 versus $2.29 estimated by seven analysts on average. Average revenue per user (ARPU) - Rest of World: $1.17 compared to the $1.23 average estimate based on seven analysts. Average revenue per user (ARPU) - North America: $8.41 versus the six-analyst average estimate of $7.99. Employees (full-time; excludes part-time, contractors, and temporary personnel): 5.06 billion versus 4.99 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Geographic Revenue- Europe: $224.02 million versus $231.11 million estimated by eight analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.4% change. Geographic Revenue- Rest of World: $307.51 million compared to the $321.62 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20.2% year over year. Geographic Revenue- North America: $831.69 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $793.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.9%. View all Key Company Metrics for Snap here>>>Shares of Snap have returned +1.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Snap Inc. (SNAP): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks