"We closed the year 2018 with a solid quarter," said Gaofei Wang, CEO of
Fourth Quarter 2018 Highlights
- Net revenues were
$481.9 million , an increase of 28% year-over-year. - Advertising and marketing revenues were
$417.0 million , an increase of 25% year-over-year. - Value-added service ("VAS") revenues were
$64.9 million , an increase of 44% year-over-year. - Net income attributable to
Weibo was$166.5 million , an increase of 27% year-over-year, and diluted net income per share was$0.73 , compared to$0.58 for the same period last year. - Non-GAAP net income attributable to
Weibo was$183.6 million , an increase of 26% year-over-year, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share was$0.80 , compared to$0.64 for the same period last year. - Monthly active users ("MAUs") were 462 million in
December 2018 , a net addition of approximately 70 million users on year over year basis. Mobile MAUs represented 93% of MAUs. - Average daily active users ("DAUs") were 200 million in
December 2018 , a net addition of approximately 28 million users on year over year basis.
Fiscal Year 2018 Highlights
- Net revenues totaled
$1.72 billion , an increase of 49% year-over-year. - Advertising and marketing revenues were
$1.50 billion , an increase of 50% year-over-year. - VAS revenues were
$219.3 million , an increase of 43% year-over-year. - Net income attributable to
Weibo was$571.8 million , an increase of 62% year-over-year, representing a net margin of 33%, compared to 31% in 2017. Diluted net income per share was$2.52 , compared to$1.56 in 2017. - Non-GAAP net income attributable to
Weibo was$624.2 million , an increase of 54% year-over-year, representing a non-GAAP net margin of 36%, compared to 35% in 2017. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was$2.73 , compared to$1.80 in 2017.
Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Results
For the fourth quarter of 2018,
Advertising and marketing revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were
VAS revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were
Costs and expenses for the fourth quarter of 2018 totaled
Income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2018 was
Non-operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 was
Income tax expenses were
Net income attributable to
As of
Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results
For fiscal year 2018,
Advertising and marketing revenues for 2018 were
VAS revenues for 2018 were
Costs and expenses for 2018 totaled
Income from operations for 2018 was
Non-operating income for 2018 was
Income tax expenses were
Net income attributable to
Financial Impact from New Revenue Guidance
As the Company adopted new revenue guidance ASC Topic 606 on
The Company's current period reported results which reflected the impact from the adoption of the new revenue guidance are as follows:
Three months ended |
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December 31, 2018 |
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Adjustments |
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Old Basis |
VAT |
Barter |
New Basis |
|||||
($ In thousands, except for percentage) |
||||||||
Net revenues |
460,772 |
(25,945) |
47,048 |
481,875 |
||||
Cost of revenues |
108,885 |
(25,945) |
- |
82,940 |
||||
Operating expenses |
||||||||
-Sales and marketing |
97,975 |
- |
42,550 |
140,525 |
||||
Income from operations |
178,532 |
- |
4,498 |
183,030 |
||||
Operating margin |
38.7% |
38.0% |
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Twelve months ended |
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December 31, 2018 |
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Adjustments |
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Old Basis |
VAT |
Barter |
New Basis |
|||||
($ In thousands, except for percentage) |
||||||||
Net revenues |
1,703,644 |
(95,470) |
110,344 |
1,718,518 |
||||
Cost of revenues |
373,118 |
(95,470) |
- |
277,648 |
||||
Operating expenses |
||||||||
-Sales and marketing |
418,004 |
- |
109,420 |
527,424 |
||||
Income from operations |
608,340 |
- |
924 |
609,264 |
||||
Operating margin |
35.7% |
35.5% |
Business Outlook
For the first quarter of 2019,
Conference Call
The conference call can be accessed as follows:
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+1 866-519-4004 |
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800-906-601 |
China Toll Free: |
400-620-8038 |
International: |
+65 6713-5090 |
Passcode for all regions: |
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A replay of the conference call will be available from 22:00 China Standard Time on
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP costs and expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to
The Company's non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, goodwill and acquired intangibles impairment, net results of impairment on, gain/loss on sale of and fair value change of investments, non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items for the income/loss attributable to non-controlling interests, provision for income tax related to the amortization of intangible assets and fair value change of investments (other non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items have no tax effect), and amortization of convertible debt issuance cost. Adjusted EBITDA excludes interest income, net, income tax expenses, and depreciation expenses. The Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in their financial and operating decision-making, because management believes these measures reflect the Company's ongoing operating performance in a manner that allows more meaningful period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in the following ways: (i) in comparing the Company's current financial results with the Company's past financial results in a consistent manner, and (ii) in understanding and evaluating the Company's current operating performance and future prospects in the same manner as management does, if they so choose. The Company also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains (losses) and other items (i) that are not expected to result in future cash payments or (ii) that are non-recurring in nature or may not be indicative of the Company's core operating results and business outlook.
Use of non-GAAP financial measures has limitations. The Company's non-GAAP financial measures do not include all income and expense items that affect the Company's operations. They may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how the Company defines its non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the section below titled "Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Results."
About
Weibo is a leading social media for people to create, share and discover content online. It combines the means of public self-expression in real time with a powerful platform for social interaction, content aggregation and content distribution. Any user can create and post a feed and attach multi-media and long-form content. User relationships on Weibo may be asymmetric; any user can follow any other user and add comments to a feed while reposting. This simple, asymmetric and distributed nature of Weibo allows an original feed to become a live viral conversation stream.
Weibo enables its advertising and marketing customers to promote their brands, products and services to users. Weibo offers a wide range of advertising and marketing solutions to companies of all sizes. The Company generates a substantial majority of its revenues from the sale of advertising and marketing services, including the sale of social display advertisement and promoted marketing offerings. Weibo has developed and is continuously refining its social interest graph recommendation engine, which enables its customers to perform people marketing and target audiences based on user demographics, social relationships, interests and behaviors, to achieve greater relevance, engagement and marketing effectiveness.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that relate to, among other things,
Contact:
Investor Relations
Phone: +86 10 5898-3336
Email: ir@staff.weibo.com
WEIBO CORPORATION |
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, |
September 30, |
December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2018 |
2017 |
|||||||
Net revenues (1): |
|||||||||||
Advertising and marketing |
$ 417,016 |
$ 332,305 |
$ 409,273 |
$ 1,499,180 |
$ 996,745 |
||||||
Value-added service |
64,859 |
45,140 |
50,898 |
219,338 |
153,309 |
||||||
Net revenues |
481,875 |
377,445 |
460,171 |
1,718,518 |
1,150,054 |
||||||
Costs and expenses: |
|||||||||||
Cost of revenues (1)(2) |
82,940 |
72,005 |
70,016 |
277,648 |
231,255 |
||||||
Sales and marketing (1)(2) |
140,525 |
92,665 |
141,059 |
527,424 |
275,537 |
||||||
Product development(2) |
62,515 |
57,904 |
66,222 |
249,873 |
193,393 |
||||||
General and administrative(2) |
12,865 |
9,592 |
10,361 |
43,755 |
42,315 |
||||||
Goodwill and acquired intangibles impairment |
- |
- |
10,554 |
10,554 |
- |
||||||
Total costs and expenses |
298,845 |
232,166 |
298,212 |
1,109,254 |
742,500 |
||||||
Income from operations |
183,030 |
145,279 |
161,959 |
609,264 |
407,554 |
||||||
Non-operating income (loss): |
|||||||||||
Impairment on, gain/loss on sale of and |
(12,936) |
(2,683) |
31,683 |
15,713 |
(4,733) |
||||||
Interest and other income , net |
11,038 |
4,363 |
11,218 |
43,865 |
14,290 |
||||||
(1,898) |
1,680 |
42,901 |
59,578 |
9,557 |
|||||||
Income before income tax expenses |
181,132 |
146,959 |
204,860 |
668,842 |
417,111 |
||||||
Income tax expenses |
(14,895) |
(17,045) |
(37,882) |
(96,222) |
(66,746) |
||||||
Net income |
166,237 |
129,914 |
166,978 |
572,620 |
350,365 |
||||||
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to |
(270) |
(1,068) |
1,661 |
797 |
(2,225) |
||||||
Net income attributable to Weibo |
$ 166,507 |
$ 130,982 |
$ 165,317 |
$ 571,823 |
$ 352,590 |
||||||
Basic net income per share attributable to Weibo |
$ 0.74 |
$ 0.59 |
$ 0.74 |
$ 2.56 |
$ 1.60 |
||||||
Diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo |
$ 0.73 |
$ 0.58 |
$ 0.73 |
$ 2.52 |
$ 1.56 |
||||||
Shares used in computing basic |
|||||||||||
net income per share attributable to Weibo |
224,479 |
222,189 |
224,060 |
223,751 |
220,555 |
||||||
Shares used in computing diluted |
|||||||||||
net income per share attributable to Weibo |
232,558 |
230,465 |
232,660 |
232,683 |
225,363 |
||||||
(1) On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" using the modified retrospective method, which |
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(2) Stock-based compensation in each category: |
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Cost of revenues |
$ (618) |
$ 1,067 |
$ 1,684 |
$ 3,522 |
$ 3,716 |
||||||
Sales and marketing |
(1,205) |
2,216 |
3,243 |
6,837 |
8,264 |
||||||
Product development |
2,243 |
5,248 |
7,829 |
21,187 |
21,879 |
||||||
General and administrative |
1,975 |
3,504 |
2,598 |
9,465 |
14,178 |
||||||
(3) The Company adopted ASU 2016-01 "Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments" beginning the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. |
WEIBO CORPORATION |
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(In thousands) |
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December 31, |
December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
|||||
Assets |
||||||
Current assets: |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 1,234,596 |
$ 1,000,953 |
||||
Short-term investments |
591,269 |
791,730 |
||||
Accounts receivable, net |
369,093 |
170,100 |
||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(1) |
212,435 |
69,233 |
||||
Amount due from SINA |
61,705 |
16,356 |
||||
Current assets subtotal |
2,469,098 |
2,048,372 |
||||
Property and equipment, net |
45,623 |
33,793 |
||||
Goodwill and intangible assets, net |
50,449 |
13,937 |
||||
Long-term investments |
694,586 |
452,337 |
||||
Other assets |
14,926 |
13,380 |
||||
Total assets |
$ 3,274,682 |
$ 2,561,819 |
||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||
Accounts payable |
$ 123,730 |
$ 64,043 |
||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
317,437 |
268,615 |
||||
Deferred revenues |
99,994 |
81,311 |
||||
Income tax payable(2) |
88,683 |
70,907 |
||||
Current liabilities subtotal |
629,844 |
484,876 |
||||
Long-term liabilities: |
||||||
Convertible debt |
884,123 |
879,983 |
||||
Other long-term liabilities |
12,577 |
2,166 |
||||
Total liabilities |
1,526,544 |
1,367,025 |
||||
Shareholders' equity : |
||||||
Weibo shareholders' equity(3) |
1,745,459 |
1,192,587 |
||||
Non-controlling interests |
2,679 |
2,207 |
||||
Total shareholders' equity |
1,748,138 |
1,194,794 |
||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$ 3,274,682 |
$ 2,561,819 |
||||
(1) Included short-term loans to SINA of $43.6 million as of December 31, 2018. |
||||||
(2) Commencing on January 1, 2018, in order to enhance comparability with industry peers, income tax payable has |
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(3) The Company adopted ASU 2016-1 "Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments" beginning the |
WEIBO CORPORATION |
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UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP RESULTS |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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Three months ended |
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December 31, 2018 |
December 31, 2017 |
September 30, 2018 |
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Non-GAAP |
Non-GAAP |
Non-GAAP |
|||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
Adjustments |
Results |
Actual |
Adjustments |
Results |
Actual |
Adjustments |
Results |
|||||||||||||
Advertising and marketing |
$ 417,016 |
$ 417,016 |
$ 332,305 |
$ 332,305 |
$ 409,273 |
$ 409,273 |
|||||||||||||||
Value-added service |
64,859 |
64,859 |
45,140 |
45,140 |
50,898 |
50,898 |
|||||||||||||||
Net revenues |
$ 481,875 |
$ 481,875 |
$ 377,445 |
$ 377,445 |
$ 460,171 |
$ 460,171 |
|||||||||||||||
(15,354) |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||||
(2,395) |
(a) |
(12,035) |
(a) |
(90) |
(b) |
||||||||||||||||
(925) |
(b) |
(163) |
(b) |
(10,554) |
(c) |
||||||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses |
$ 298,845 |
$ (3,320) |
$ 295,525 |
$ 232,166 |
$ (12,198) |
$ 219,968 |
$ 298,212 |
$ (25,998) |
$ 272,214 |
||||||||||||
15,354 |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||||
2,395 |
(a) |
12,035 |
(a) |
90 |
(b) |
||||||||||||||||
925 |
(b) |
163 |
(b) |
10,554 |
(c) |
||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
$ 183,030 |
$ 3,320 |
$ 186,350 |
$ 145,279 |
$ 12,198 |
$ 157,477 |
$ 161,959 |
$ 25,998 |
$ 187,957 |
||||||||||||
15,354 |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||||
2,395 |
(a) |
12,035 |
(a) |
90 |
(b) |
||||||||||||||||
925 |
(b) |
163 |
(b) |
10,554 |
(c) |
||||||||||||||||
12,936 |
(d) |
2,683 |
(d) |
(31,683) |
(d) |
||||||||||||||||
(64) |
(e) |
(528) |
(e) |
1,560 |
(e) |
||||||||||||||||
(145) |
(f) |
(41) |
(f) |
9,582 |
(f) |
||||||||||||||||
1,035 |
(g) |
690 |
(g) |
1,035 |
(g) |
||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Weibo |
$ 166,507 |
$ 17,082 |
$ 183,589 |
$ 130,982 |
$ 15,002 |
$ 145,984 |
$ 165,317 |
$ 6,492 |
$ 171,809 |
||||||||||||
Diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo |
$ 0.73 |
* |
$ 0.80 |
* |
$ 0.58 |
* |
$ 0.64 |
* |
$ 0.73 |
* |
$ 0.75 |
* |
|||||||||
Shares used in computing diluted |
|||||||||||||||||||||
net income per share attributable to Weibo |
232,558 |
232,558 |
230,465 |
230,465 |
232,660 |
232,660 |
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA: |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo |
$ 183,589 |
$ 145,984 |
$ 171,809 |
||||||||||||||||||
Interest income,net |
(11,476) |
(5,562) |
(11,733) |
||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expenses |
15,040 |
17,086 |
28,300 |
||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation expenses |
4,915 |
4,350 |
4,437 |
||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ 192,068 |
$ 161,858 |
$ 192,813 |
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WEIBO CORPORATION |
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UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP RESULTS |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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Twelve months ended |
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December 31, 2018 |
December 31, 2017 |
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Non-GAAP |
Non-GAAP |
||||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
Adjustments |
Results |
Actual |
Adjustments |
Results |
||||||||||||||||
Advertising and marketing |
$ 1,499,180 |
$ 1,499,180 |
$ 996,745 |
$ 996,745 |
|||||||||||||||||
Value-added service |
219,338 |
219,338 |
153,309 |
153,309 |
|||||||||||||||||
Net revenues |
$ 1,718,518 |
$ 1,718,518 |
$ 1,150,054 |
$ 1,150,054 |
|||||||||||||||||
(41,011) |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||||
(1,348) |
(b) |
(48,037) |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||
(10,554) |
(c) |
(636) |
(b) |
||||||||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses |
$ 1,109,254 |
$ (52,913) |
$ 1,056,341 |
$ 742,500 |
$ (48,673) |
$ 693,827 |
|||||||||||||||
41,011 |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||||
1,348 |
(b) |
48,037 |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||
10,554 |
(c) |
636 |
(b) |
||||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
$ 609,264 |
$ 52,913 |
$ 662,177 |
$ 407,554 |
$ 48,673 |
$ 456,227 |
|||||||||||||||
41,011 |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||||
1,348 |
(b) |
48,037 |
(a) |
||||||||||||||||||
10,554 |
(c) |
636 |
(b) |
||||||||||||||||||
(15,713) |
(d) |
4,733 |
(d) |
||||||||||||||||||
1,655 |
(e) |
(864) |
(e) |
||||||||||||||||||
9,354 |
(f) |
(159) |
(f) |
||||||||||||||||||
4,140 |
(g) |
690 |
(g) |
||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Weibo |
$ 571,823 |
$ 52,349 |
$ 624,172 |
$ 352,590 |
$ 53,073 |
$ 405,663 |
|||||||||||||||
Diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo |
$ 2.52 |
* |
$ 2.73 |
* |
$ 1.56 |
$ 1.80 |
* |
||||||||||||||
Shares used in computing diluted |
|||||||||||||||||||||
net income per share attributable to Weibo |
232,683 |
232,683 |
225,363 |
1,166 |
(h) |
226,529 |
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA: |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo |
$ 624,172 |
$ 405,663 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest income, net |
(46,722) |
(15,947) |
|||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expenses |
86,868 |
66,905 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation expenses |
18,499 |
14,693 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ 682,817 |
$ 471,314 |
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(a) To exclude stock-based compensation. |
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(b) To exclude amortization of intangible assets. |
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(c) To exclude goodwill and acquired intangibles impairment. |
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(d) To exclude net results of impairment on, gain/loss on sale of and fair value change of investments. |
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(e) To exclude non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items for the income/loss attributable to non-controlling interests. |
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(f) To exclude the provision for income tax related to item (b) and (d). Other non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items have no income tax effect. |
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The Company considered the tax implication arising from the reconciliation items and part of these items recorded in entities in tax free jurisdictions were without relevant tax implications. |
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For impairment on investments, valuation allowances were made for those differences the Company does not expect they can be realized in the foreseeable future. |
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(g) To exclude the amortization of convertible debt issuance cost. |
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(h) To adjust the number of shares for dilution resulted from convertible debt which were anti-dilutive under GAAP measures. |
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* Net income attributable to Weibo is adjusted for interest expense of convertible debt for calculating diluted EPS. |
WEIBO CORPORATION |
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UNAUDITED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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(In thousands) |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, |
September 30, |
December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2018 |
2017 |
||||||
Net revenues |
||||||||||
Advertising and marketing |
||||||||||
Small & medium-sized enterprises and key accounts |
$ 385,464 |
$ 293,951 |
$ 380,745 |
$ 1,381,484 |
$ 912,057 |
|||||
Alibaba |
31,552 |
38,354 |
28,528 |
117,696 |
84,688 |
|||||
Subtotal |
417,016 |
332,305 |
409,273 |
1,499,180 |
996,745 |
|||||
Value-added service |
64,859 |
45,140 |
50,898 |
219,338 |
153,309 |
|||||
$ 481,875 |
$ 377,445 |
$ 460,171 |
$ 1,718,518 |
$ 1,150,054 |
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