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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Quarterly Earnings Preview: A Focus on AI Investments and Market Challenges
Feb 4, 2025 4:00 AM - Alex Lavoie
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- Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is set to release its quarterly earnings with an estimated EPS of $2.12 and projected revenue of $96.67 billion.
- The company's significant investment in AI, totaling $50 billion in 2024, aims to enhance cloud services and search features.
- Despite a slowdown in revenue growth, a 12.2% year-over-year increase is expected, with operating income forecasted at $30.1 billion and a 31% margin.
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL), the parent company of Google, is a leading player in the technology sector, known for its search engine, digital advertising, and cloud services. As it prepares to release its quarterly earnings on February 4, 2025, Wall Street analysts estimate an earnings per share of $2.12 and project revenue to be around $96.67 billion.
Investors are expected to focus on Alphabet's significant expenditures on artificial intelligence (AI), which amounted to $50 billion in 2024, with further increases anticipated in 2025, as highlighted by Reuters. This substantial investment is aimed at enhancing its cloud services and AI-driven search features, crucial for maintaining market share and boosting advertising revenue.
Despite the anticipated revenue growth slowdown due to challenges in the advertising and cloud sectors, analysts at Wedbush project a 12.2% year-over-year increase in fourth-quarter revenue, reaching $96.8 billion. This aligns closely with Wall Street's consensus of $96.7 billion. The operating income is forecasted at $30.1 billion with a 31% margin, slightly below the consensus of $30.4 billion.
Alphabet's financial metrics, such as a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.23 and a price-to-sales ratio of 7.28, reflect its market valuation. The company's low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.086 indicates a strong financial position, while a current ratio of 1.95 suggests it can comfortably cover short-term liabilities with its assets.
The emergence of Chinese startup DeepSeek, which introduced low-cost AI models, could trigger a price war in the AI industry, adding pressure on Alphabet to justify its AI spending. Similar concerns have been raised with other tech giants like Meta, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed AI-related expenditures during their earnings call.
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