Market Cap
US$75.1b
Last Updated
2021/01/20 00:08 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Snap Inc. operates as a camera company in the United States and internationally. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Exceptional growth potential with mediocre balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Snap's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: SNAP is more volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 12% a week.
Volatility Over Time: SNAP's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-10.7%
SNAP
2.4%
US Interactive Media and Services
0.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
165.2%
SNAP
24.1%
US Interactive Media and Services
21.1%
US Market
Return vs Industry: SNAP exceeded the US Interactive Media and Services industry which returned 19.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SNAP exceeded the US Market which returned 19.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
SNAP | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | -10.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% |
30 Day | -4.9% | 0.3% | 3.3% |
90 Day | 38.1% | 8.1% | 14.2% |
1 Year | 165.2%165.2% | 24.2%24.1% | 23.8%21.1% |
3 Year | 253.6%253.6% | 42.6%42.4% | 45.0%35.4% |
5 Year | n/a | 145.3%144.7% | 127.7%102.3% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Snap's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Snap undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
34.03x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: SNAP ($50.39) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($18.64)
Significantly Below Fair Value: SNAP is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: SNAP is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average.
PE vs Market: SNAP is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate SNAP's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: SNAP is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (34x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (3.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Snap forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 36 analysts?
59.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: SNAP is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: SNAP is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: SNAP's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: SNAP's revenue (25.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: SNAP's revenue (25.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: SNAP's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (23.8%)
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Past Performance
How has Snap performed over the past 5 years?
-1.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: SNAP is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: SNAP is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SNAP is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 1.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare SNAP's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: SNAP is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Interactive Media and Services industry (-0.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SNAP has a negative Return on Equity (-48.77%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Snap's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SNAP's short term assets ($3.3B) exceed its short term liabilities ($610.1M).
Long Term Liabilities: SNAP's short term assets ($3.3B) exceed its long term liabilities ($2.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SNAP's debt to equity ratio (75.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if SNAP's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: SNAP has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if SNAP has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.
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Dividend
What is Snap current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate SNAP's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate SNAP's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SNAP's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SNAP's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of SNAP's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Evan Spiegel (29 yo)
8.67yrs
Tenure
US$1,669,810
Compensation
Mr. Evan Spiegel is a Co-Founder of Snap Inc. and served as its President. Mr. Spiegel has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Snap Inc. since May 2012. Mr. Spiegel has been a Trustee of The Paley...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Evan's total compensation ($USD1.67M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.55M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Evan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Co-Founder | 8.67yrs | US$1.67m | 12.28% $ 9.2b | |
Co-Founder | 8.67yrs | US$29.93k | 13.45% $ 10.1b | |
Chief Financial Officer | 1.67yrs | US$9.56m | 0.063% $ 47.4m | |
Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | 1.33yrs | US$4.58m | 0.017% $ 13.0m | |
General Counsel & Secretary | 3.5yrs | US$9.08m | 0.051% $ 38.4m | |
Chief People Officer | 1.67yrs | US$10.08m | 0.050% $ 37.8m | |
Senior Vice President of Engineering | 3.17yrs | US$3.38m | 0.15% $ 111.9m | |
Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
Chief Communications Officer | 1.75yrs | no data | no data | |
Chief Marketing Officer | 1.58yrs | no data | no data | |
Head of Global Strategic Partnerships | no data | no data | no data | |
Chief Business Officer | 2.17yrs | US$22.84m | 0.14% $ 103.4m |
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
45yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SNAP's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Co-Founder | 8.67yrs | US$1.67m | 12.28% $ 9.2b | |
Co-Founder | 8.67yrs | US$29.93k | 13.45% $ 10.1b | |
Independent Chairman of the Board | 4.33yrs | US$426.70k | 0.069% $ 51.6m | |
Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$400.04k | 0.012% $ 9.1m | |
Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$355.04k | 0.0013% $ 968.5k | |
Independent Director | 4.25yrs | US$330.04k | 0.0052% $ 3.9m | |
Independent Director | 5.08yrs | US$330.04k | 0.0033% $ 2.5m | |
Director | 0.083yr | no data | no data | |
Independent Director | 0.67yr | no data | no data | |
Independent Director | 2.42yrs | US$330.04k | 0.00094% $ 705.8k |
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SNAP's board of directors are considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: SNAP insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 6.4%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Snap Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Snap Inc.
- Ticker: SNAP
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 2010
- Industry: Interactive Media and Services
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: US$75.080b
- Shares outstanding: 1.49b
- Website: https://www.snap.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Snap Inc.
- 2772 Donald Douglas Loop North
- Santa Monica
- California
- 90405
- United States
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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1SI | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | DE | EUR | Mar 2017 |
SNAP | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | US | USD | Mar 2017 |
1SI | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | DE | EUR | Mar 2017 |
0RNH | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | GB | USD | Mar 2017 |
SNAP | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | CH | CHF | Mar 2017 |
SNAP | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | AT | EUR | Mar 2017 |
1SI | ETLX (Eurotlx) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | IT | EUR | Mar 2017 |
SNAP * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Class A Non-Voting Common Stock | MX | MXN | Mar 2017 |
SNAP | BASE (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange) | CEDEAR EACH 1 REP 1 COM USD0.00001 | AR | ARS | Apr 2019 |
Biography
Snap Inc. operates as a camera company in the United States and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a camera application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images called Sn...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/20 00:08 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/19 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.