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Snapchat beats revenue and user growth estimates, announces $500 million buyback

Economic TimesEconomic Times ยท 8m ago
Snapchat beats revenue and user growth estimates, announces $500 million buyback
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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, exceeded Wall Street's expectations in terms of quarterly revenue and user growth. The company has been successful in attracting advertisers back by improving its ad features. Snap also announced a share repurchase program worth up to $500 million. While Snap initially experienced a stock decline after the news, shares eventually rose to $12. The company has faced challenges from competitors like Facebook and Meta Platforms, but has invested in machine learning and made advertising on Snapchat more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses. In Q3, Snap's revenue reached $1.37 billion, surpassing the average analyst estimate. Snap anticipates Q4 revenue between $1.51 billion and $1.56 billion, and the company expects its new ad formats to boost demand from large advertisers. Daily active users grew by 9% YoY to 443 million, surpassing analyst estimates of 441 million. Snap also reported adjusted earnings per share of 8 cents, higher than the anticipated 5 cents.

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MyGate announces ESOP buyback for over 50 employees

EntrackrEntrackr ยท 1y ago
MyGate announces ESOP buyback for over 50 employees
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Community management app MyGate has announced employees stock buyback program for more than 50 employees. The buyback has come on the back of improved financial results for the Bengaluru-based company in the last and current fiscal year. MyGate has announced the buyback plan of 20% of vested shares for employees who have completed four years at the firm. โ€œWe are in the strongest financial position that we have ever been and well capitalised to fuel our growth and new initiatives,โ€ said Abhishek Kumar, co-founder of MyGate. MyGate grew without raising venture capital money for nearly four years. The firmโ€™s operating revenue jumped 77.3% to Rs 71.10 crore in FY23 from Rs 40.1 crore in FY22. During the period, it managed to cut losses to the tune of 35%. The company primarily generates income through subscription revenue from resident welfare associations and from brands promoting themselves on the MyGate app. The firm also said that it achieved zero cash burn in November 2023. MyGate raised $56 million in a Series B round in October 2019. Later, it raised strategic money worth $12 million from home service marketplace Urban Company and insurance provider Acko in November 2022. Entrackr exclusively reported the development. While the number of ESOP buybacks saw a downward trend in 2023, the amount of buyback and payout created a new record in the last year. As per data compiled by TheKredible, the total EOSP buyback/payout/liquidity in 2023 stood at nearly $802 million. In 2021 and 2022, the buyback amount was recorded at $440 and $200 million respectively. Last month, edtech company Classplus announced ESOP buyback for more than 150 employees.

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