Deep Dive Review of Google’s Q2 Earnings: Negative Cash Flow, Massive Capital Expenditures, and the Market’s Mispricing
Just concluded—Google’s Q2 earnings report looks quite impressive from the core data. Total revenue was $119.8 billion, up 24% year over year, exceeding market expectations of 22%. Operating profit was $40.8 billion, up 30%, also beating expectations. Among the most closely watched is Google Cloud, which jumped 82%, far above the market’s 72% forecast, and its profit margin continues to improve as well. Overall, the results beat expectations—especially the double improvement in cloud growth and profitability—which should have supported the stock’s performance. However, the market is not buying it. After the earnings were released, Google’s stock price fell for two consecutive days, with a cumulative decline of more than 10%. In stark contrast, Microsoft and Amazon—also deeply invested in AI and with outstanding performance in their cloud businesses—saw their stock prices rise by 15% or more after their earnings reports. As two of the big three cloud providers and both making major investments in AI, why was Google the one that was met with a cold reception? Can it catch up with the gains like Microsoft and Amazon did? This article will break down the earnings report and outline the key judgments about Google’s outlook going forward.
Hello, I’m a U.S. stock salty fish. If I can lie down during the day, I’ll lie down; if I can slack off, I definitely won’t work overtime. And at night? When the U.S. market opens, it’s time to get serious and start cranking out effort.
Going forward, I’ll update: - Important U.S. stock news and earnings report breakdowns (in plain human language) - Some of the companies and logic I’m personally looking at - Occasionally some live-account rambles (losses too—I’ll say it; gains too—I’ll say it) - And all kinds of “salty fish” style complaints
No pretending to be a big-shot, no hype calls, no acting tough. Just a regular salty fish who wants to understand U.S. stocks a bit more clearly.
If you’re also: - Interested in U.S. stocks but don’t want to stay up late every day - Want to see some real, down-to-earth thoughts - Or you just think the persona “salty fish staring at U.S. stocks” is kind of funny
Then follow along. Let’s be salty fish together, and study together. See you next time. #美股 #bstocks
Log in to explore more content
Join global crypto users on Binance Square
⚡️ Get latest and useful information about crypto.